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A loud, shaky thrill ride MAID IN THE SHADE MAY NOT LOOK LIKE MUCH, BUT SHE’S GOT IT WHERE IT COUNTS TO GIVE EVEN THE MOST EXPERIENCED PILOT GOOSEBUMPS. THE OLD GIRL SHOWED ADVOCATE REPORTER PAUL COWLEY SOME OF HER CHARMS FRIDAY WHEN SHE STOPPED IN RED DEER AS PART OF A FUNDRAISER FOR A LOCAL AVIATION SOCIETY

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TOP: Maid in the Shade, a Second World War B-25 bomber, taxis at Red Deer Airport, where it will stay through Sunday. The flying veteran is here as part of a tour by the Arizona Wing of the Commemorative Air Force and as a fundraiser for the local Harvard Historical Aviation Society. Visitors can tour the plane for $5.

ABOVE: Glenn Bishell, of Carstairs, and Dwayne Sparks, of Calgary, check out the view in the rear of a Second World War B-25 from the Arizona Wing of the Commemorative Air Force.

Evidence points to violence Police investigating the disappearance of a boy and his grandparents say there was a violent incident in the home.

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Venerable bomber thrills fans B-25 MITCHELL STOPPED AT RED DEER AIRPORT AS PART OF FUNDRAISER FOR THE LOCAL HARVARD HISTORICAL AVIATION SOCIETY

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF For pilots, Maid in the Shade has a way about her.

Veteran flyers and aviation fledglings both couldn’t hide their grins after spending just a few minutes in the air with the venerable Second World War bomber.

The B-25 Mitchell bomber landed at Red Deer Airport on Friday morning as part of a summer-long North American tour by the Arizona Wing of the Commemorative Air Force and as a fundraiser for the local Harvard Historical Aviation Society.

Camrose’s Blain Fowler, 71, first took to the air in 1961 on an air cadet flying training scholarship.

“My dad was a pilot in the air force during the (Second World War). So it’s in my blood,” said Fowler, who is publisher of The Camrose Booster. “My earliest memory is of an airplane.”

A member of the Commemorative Air Force, he has owned a number of vintage planes, including an F-4 Corsair, a fighter plane that could hit 714 km/h (446 mph).

For Friday’s flight, Fowler took a seat up front, but passed on a perch in the Plexiglas nose. A little too claustrophobic, he explained.

In the back section of the fuselage, Carstairs’s Glenn Bishell and Calgary’s Brian Byl, pilots both, chuckled at the banging, coughing and smoke-spewing of the twin 1,700-horsepower Wright Cyclone engines as they were revved up for takeoff.

The 25-minute flight was a loud, shaky thrill ride.

Pilot Spike McLane wasn’t afraid to put the twinengined bomber through its paces and the seven passengers got a thrill as the bomber tilted and turned sharply over the countryside near Sylvan Lake.

Fast in its day, the plane could fly close to 480 km/h (300 mph) and carry upwards of 1,350 kg (3,000 pounds) of bombs.

After 25 minutes the plane was back on the ground with a reassuring bump.

“It was awesome,” said Byl, 59, who had flown his own gleaming silver Cessna 195 to Red Deer to make his B-25 connecting flight. “I checked that off the bucket list.”

It was not his first time in vintage aircraft. He flew in a B-17 Flying Fortress four-engine bomber three years ago.

The thrill isn’t gone, he said.

“It doesn’t get old at all.

His philosophy: “Get up while you still can when they’re still flying.”

Fowler has flown in a B-25 before, but wasn’t about to pass up a chance for a repeat ride.

“It was just an opportunity to do it again that I couldn’t pass up,” he said.

“To hear those R-2600 Wrights stoke up is just enough to give me goose bumps, I’ll tell you what,” he laughed.

He did not come away disappointed.

“It was a great experience. I loved the smell of the exhaust and the sound of the engines — just everything.”

Calgarian Dwayne Sparks, 49, only got his flying licence in April and was thrilled with his backseat

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RCMP say the case involves a constable and a civilian who was in custody at the RCMP detachment on Nov. 17, 2013.

Const. Chris Wilcox is charged with one count of assault and is to appear in court on Sept. 15.

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Pilot Spike McLane (right) and co-pilot Jerry Briggs, of the Arizona Wing of the Commemorative Air Force fly the restored Second World War B-25 bomber behind them. bomber experience.

“That was awesome,” said the Cessna pilot, who was hooked on flying after taking a seat in an open cockpit Tiger Moth while holidaying in New Zealand a couple of years ago.

For Bishell, the B-25 brought back some fond memories. As an air cadet in 1954, he and 1,500 other youngsters studied the bomber and all of its systems as part of their training.

“It was a great flight and unique for me.”

He got his ultralight licence in 1995 and his recreation flying licence followed in 2003, when he was 65 years old.

His instructor was so happy at teaching her first senior to fly she bought him a bottle of scotch, he recalled with a laugh.

Joe Maier, 60, got a seat as a Father’s Day present from his wife.

“I’ve always been interested in old warplanes,” said the Camrose heavy duty mechanic, who became a licensed pilot in 1984.

“I loved it,” he said after the flight. “If I could afford it, I’d buy one.”

Tony Lindhout flew in the plane from Edmonton’s Villeneuve Airport to Red Deer, about a 30-minute journey.

“It was just phenomenal,” said Lindhout, a retired Red Deer planner. “It’s unbelievable being in an old warbird like this and to try and understand what it used to be like flying one of these during the Second World War.” Maid’s co-pilot Jerry Briggs said the plane rolled off a Kansas assembly line and joined the United States Army Air Forces in 1944 and flew 15 missions out of Corsica to bombing targets in Italy.

The plane has the scars to prove it too. He points out a small patch that was used to fix battle damage

to the fuselage.

Flying the plane is an experience even for those who know it well.

“It’s very agile and it’s very fast,” he said. “It’s a great plane to fly.”

The B-25 was donated to the Commemorative Air Force in 1981 and 27 years were spent restoring it to its present condition.

Jodi Smith, president of the Harvard Historical Aviation Society, said the money raised from the weekend visit will go towards their new workshop and towards a major project to restore a donated Tiger Moth biplane trainer to flying condition this year.

The B-25 is open for viewing 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. today and Sunday. Tours cost $5 per person, with the proceeds going to the Commemorative Air Force.

For news on the society go to www.penholdbase. ca pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

Police say Wilcox will remain on active duty pending the outcome of the case. He will also face an internal RCMP Code of Conduct investigation.

Woman’s common-law husband charged after body found in woods

Crash victim was a Newfoundland man living in Fort McMurray

FORT VERMILION — Police in northern Alberta allege a woman who went missing last month was murdered.

Searchers began looking for Malena Loonskin after her disappearance in John D’Or Prairie, east of Fort Vermilion, on June 23.

RCMP her remains were found in a wooded area near her home on July 1 by a member of the public who was taking part in the search.

An autopsy has determined she was the victim of a homicide. Her common-law-husband has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder and committing an indignity to human remains.

Jason Tallcree will appear in court on Tuesday.

LAVOY — Mounties say a Newfoundland man was the victim in a fatal accident east of Edmonton.

Police say David Dominie, 35, had been living in Fort McMurray.

He died when the Ford F350 pickup truck he was driving went out of control Wednesday and rolled on Highway 16, about two kilometres east of Lavoy.

He was the only person in the vehicle.

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Choppers rescue quad driver west of Sundre

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF Two helicopters were needed to rescue a seriously injured quad driver from a remote area west of Sundre and get him to hospital late Thursday afternoon.

Kananaskis Public Safety used a helicopter to airlift a 56-year-old man out of the forest to a nearby ground ambulance that drove him a short distance where STARS air ambulance could land to fly him to Foothills Hospital in Calgary.

Sundre RCMP Cpl. Ryan Hodge said the man’s quad rolled and landed on top of him while he was driving down steep terrain. He was conscious and in stable condition when transported.

Hodge said the man was among a group of seven experienced off-highway vehicle operators, from the

Calgary to Three Hills area, who were equipped with a satellite telephone and GPS units to contact emergency services and provide their location.

“We see it every year that people aren’t properly equipped, whether it’s an emergency first aid kit, or survival equipment to last a night, or just some kind of communication device. People assume their cell phones will work out here and they don’t in a lot of spots,” Hodge said on Friday.

The group called police at about 3 p.m. Responders drove their vehicles for about an hour, then it took another hour for police and rescue workers using quads to reach the group near Pine Needle Creek, about 80 km west of Sundre.

Sundre RCMP co-ordinated the rescue, along with members of Sundre Fire and Rescue, Kananaskis Public Safety, Alpine Helicopters, Sundre Search and Rescue, Alberta Health Services and STARS Air Ambulance.

Hodge said the area is basically a remote forestry cut block where only experienced off-road operators go, including this group.

It was the first big rescue of the season in the area where such elaborate rescues are not the norm, he added.

“Kananaskis Public Safety does this kind of thing all the time throughout Alberta, but it’s a first for the Sundre area this year and actually the last couple of years.”

Hodge said so far this summer there’s been the usual number of horseback riders and off-road vehicle operators visiting the area who have experienced minor incidents.

“We hear of quad collisions and ATV collisions all the time, getting bucked off horses. There’s a bit of a risk going into those activities.” szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

Report shows helicopter pilot was drunk before fatal crash

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Tia Ramsfield works on a garage mural in Oriole Park. The mural was commissioned by David Sidwell who lives across the alley from this garage. He asked his neighbour if he could get it painted, and the neighbour agreed.

Back-alley wall inspires mural After 20 years of looking out his kitchen and staring across the alley at a boring white wall, David Sidwell decided it was a blank canvas instead of just the side of a garage.

So he approached his across-the-alley neighbour, Peter Olson, and asked him if he wouldn’t mind it being painted.

Olson was on board, and for four days this week a mural of the East Coast in the Gaspe peninsula area in Quebec has been painted where a white wall used to be, at 40 Oreston Close.

“We’ve been looking at this white wall for 20 years and I said, ‘Pete, I’d like to paint your wall,’” said Sidwell who lives at 14 Orillia Park. “He said ‘Sure, go ahead.’”

Doing the painting is local artist Tia Ramsfield.

She was thrilled to be asked to paint the mural, her first solo work of a project of this scale.

She sees plenty of opportunity in the back-alley mural, or in this case legal urban art.

“I thought maybe it would be intimidating to use the big space, but I think with the sunset as a simple image it really wasn’t that tough for me,” said Ramsfield. “It has flowed.”

Olson’s garage runs alongside the alley with the two doors parallel to it. Her canvas is a roughly a 10

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BRIEFS Maskwacis-area man charged with breaching release conditions A Maskwacis-area man awaiting trial for seconddegree murder was arrested in the Red Deer area on Thursday under allegations that he had breached bail conditions.

Lindsey Allen Bruno, 21, is set for trial in Wetaskiwin Court of Queen’s Bench next February, accused of killing Samson First Nation member Levonne Baptiste, 16, on Feb. 2, 2013.

An RCMP officer brought Bruno into Red Deer provincial court on Friday and he was remanded into custody by Judge Jim Mitchell on two counts of breaching release conditions. Details of the breaches were not read in court.

Bruno ha a bail hearing in Wetaskiwin on Tuesday.

Wildfire burning near Nordegg A small wildfire caused by a lightning strike west of Nordegg has been classified as “out of control,” but the plan is to let it burn.

The 49-acre fire is burning approximately 50 km west of Nordegg, near the North Saskatchewan Crossing junction and Banff National Park boundary.

Wildfire management officials plan to let the blaze continue, as fires can help to create healthy forests.

It is the only Alberta wildfire currently classified as “out of control.”

by 30-foot blank slate that she has turned in to a sunset over a seascape.

The idea to paint the wall came out of the blue for Sidwell.

“It’s refreshing and the neighbours are loving it and anybody that drives by the back alley, they slow down and watch and look,” said Sidwell.

“It’s really quite cool.”

Starting today, Sidwell and his family can look out their kitchen window and see the completed work while sipping their morning coffee. He hopes it will be a welcoming visual relief, especially in the winter time when it is -40C. “We went to Rona and because there are so many colours involved in the mural we got three gallons of primary colours,” said Sidwell. “So she had primary colours and made whatever colours she wanted.”

Ramsfield sees the project as an opportunity to showcase the beauty of urban art.

“I’ve wanted to do murals, I love street art and hidden art, like under bridges, abandoned buildings or trains,” said Ramsfield.

Ramsfield would like to see more walls in Red Deer with murals on them.

“Wouldn’t it be interesting if people took pride in their back alleys, a lot of people do, but every garage door is blah,” said Sidwell. “Maybe we should start a movement of back-alley art.” mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

seen by friends jumping into the water, but did not resurface.

RCMP were notified around 8:30 p.m. on July 1, and deployed boats and sonar to locate Beaverbones. An exhaustive search by land, air and water followed over the next 40 hours.

An RCMP release says the force is continuing its efforts to find Beaverbones.

Man accused of causing collision that killed girlfriend granted bail

CUC receives approval to drop college tag from name A decision by the Alberta government will allow five independent post secondary institutions to change their names from university colleges to simply universities.

The change was applauded by Lacombe’s Canadian University College. Mark Haynal, CUC president, said in an email they are delighted Premier Dave Hancock has given their institution and others in the province approval to refer to themselves as universities.

“Because the classification of ‘university college’ is unique to Alberta, potential students and administrators of post secondary institutions across Canada and around the world have always been uncertain and often confused by our name. Referring to ourselves simply as universities more clearly reflects our status and will enable our students to pursue graduate school and employment without having to repeatedly explain the nuances Alberta’s six sector model of post secondary education.”

The CUC has started the process of determining what their new name will be, with the board of trustees making the decision from discussion among staff, students, faculty and alumni during the 2014-15 academic year.

St. Mary’s, Ambrose, Concordia and King’s are all university colleges that can now be designated as universities.

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Rocky Mountain House RCMP continue to search for a missing man who was last seen jumping into the Brazeau Dam Canal on Canada Day. According to RCMP, Trent Beaverbones, 25, of the O’Chiese First Nation was swimming with friends at the dam 95 km northwest of Rocky Mountain House before becoming separated from the group. He was

Bail has been granted for a Leslieville-area man accused of causing the collision that killed his girlfriend.

Rocky Mountain House RCMP allege that Trisha Wise, 20, originally from Ontario, was struck and killed in the early hours of June 22 while she was walking along a gravel road near Range Road 54 and Hwy 11A, about 22 km northeast of Rocky.

Christopher William Ross, 28, was arrested at the scene on a charge of impaired driving causing death.

He was charged with assault in connection with an altercation between two men in Rocky on Sept. 25, 2012.

Represented by defence counsel Rory Ziv of Edmonton, Ross was brought into Red Deer for a bail hearing.

While Crown prosecutor John Baharustani argued against his release, Judge Jim Mitchell accepted the defence position and released Ross on $2,000 cash bail. His release conditions also include a curfew and absolute abstention from alcohol and recreational drugs.

Ross returns to court in Rocky on Wednesday to enter his plea.

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BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF

FOX CREEK — An investigation has determined a helicopter pilot was drunk when he died in a crash in northern Alberta last year.

A report by the Transportation Safety Board says the unnamed man had a blood alcohol level of about .35 — more than four times the legal limit for driving a vehicle.

“This amount of alcohol was more than sufficient to cause major impairment of judgment and performance,” said the report, released Friday.

“While piloting the helicopter under the influence of alcohol, the pilot made flight control inputs that caused the main rotor blade to contact the cabin and precipitate the in-flight breakup.”

The chopper, owned by Gemini Helicopters of Grande Prairie, was monitoring well sites when it went down on Jan. 27, 2013, in a wooded area near Fox Creek, about 260 kilometres northwest of Edmonton.

The board said the pilot had been with the company for nearly two years but hadn’t been following proper procedures before the crash. He didn’t file a flight plan that day and hadn’t filed itineraries on several other flights that week.

The night before, he drank three or four beers at a work camp. The day of the crash, he visited several oil sites then landed — after three approaches — at one site’s security gate.

“The pilot was observed to be staggering and smelling of alcohol,” the report said. “On being questioned, the pilot uttered some derogatory remarks.”

He flew off with an unauthorized passenger and spent 48 minutes at a remote cabin, where investigators later found an empty wine bottle and liquor bottle.

The pilot then dropped his only passenger back at the same security gate, before flying off erratically.

He crashed five minutes later.

A team of RCMP officers, firefighters and military searched the area on foot and by plane, and found the wreckage the next day.

The board said Gemini Helicopters has since made some changes.

It has improved its flight-following procedures and implemented a daily flight risk assessment tool used by its operations and dispatch departments.

A management team member also now authorizes each flight for every aircraft on a daily basis.

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Evidence points to violence CALGARY POLICE CONFIRM INCIDENT IN CASE OF MISSING BOY, GRANDPARENTS

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Calgary police investigating the disappearance of a fiveyear-old boy and his grandparents say there was a violent incident in the home where the three were last seen five days ago.

Homicide unit Staff-Sgt. Doug Andrus said police found forensic evidence at the grandparents’ home, but wouldn’t say what it was.

“Based on what we saw at the scene we believe there was a violent incident inside the residence,” Andrus said at a news conference Friday.

“We’ve sent the exhibits away and we will have a better understanding of that once we get the results back from those exhibits, but based on the evidence, I would say that somebody would be in medical distress.”

Nathan O’Brien and his grandparents Alvin and Kathy Liknes were reported missing Monday morning by the boy’s mother.

The boy had been at his grandparents’ on a sleepover after the couple held an estate sale at their Calgary home on the weekend.

Nathan’s parents appeared in front of reporters and cameras earlier this week and made a tearful plea for the

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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. return of the three. Rod O’Brien urged his son to be a superhero and stay strong.

Police initially said evidence in the home suggested that its residents didn’t leave voluntarily and their vehicles were all accounted for.

Andrus added Friday there were no signs of forced entry at the house. He said police still don’t have a motive for what took place.

Officers are still treating the case as a missing persons investigation, Andrus said, and the Amber Alert that was declared Monday remains in effect.

“I can’t go into details about what we found in the residence,” he said.

“We are continuing to assess that information and we are still hopeful we will find these individuals alive.”

Police are looking for the driver of a

pickup that was noticed several times in the area on Sunday night when the three were last seen.

A picture of the truck captured on closed-circuit video shows a late 80s or early 90s green Ford F-150 in very good condition.

Police aren’t calling the driver of the truck a suspect, but believe they may have more information about the missing people.

Investigators put out a call to the more than 200 people they believe went to the sale at the Liknes’ home over the weekend.

The pair were selling their things in preparation for a move to Edmonton and then on to Mexico.

Andrus said officers spoke with about 75 people from the sale on Thursday but hope to talk to more.

They’ve also received hundreds of tips in the case from people across the country in the past few days. Andrus said investigators are working with other police agencies in Canada and abroad.

Officers have several theories as to what might have happened to the three missing family members, but Andrus said he can’t reveal what those might be. He said it is an unusual case.

“We still have a lot of work to do and we have a lot of unanswered questions.”

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Manitoba planning controlled breach

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS WINNIPEG — Manitoba is preparing to deliberately flood a swath of land and threaten 150 homes as it struggles to contain a torrent of flood water coming from Saskatchewan.

Premier Greg Selinger told a hastily assembled press conference Friday night that more water is pouring into the province than officials predicted just a few hours ago.

“We’ve seen the water move more rapidly than anticipated, at higher levels,” Selinger said. “Preparations are Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS underway for a controlled breach at the Hoop and Holler Bend to reduce Parade Marshall William Shatner waves to the crowd during the Calgary Stampede parade, Friday. the high possibility of an uncontrolled breach.”

Selinger ordered the same measure in 2011, deliberately flooding the same 225 square kilometres and threatening 150 homes to save hundreds more big fan of the actor, got up at 5 a.m. to “This is fabulous for Calgary and I downstream. Work preparing the cut

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS stake out a prime spot. think this is wonderful that we get so is expected to begin Saturday with a “We barely slept. We were so ex- many people every year for the Stamdeliberate breach coming as early as pede parade.”

CALGARY — William Shatner got cited,” she said.

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Vern Neiley said he has never Before the parade began Jean CorThe move came just hours after an out-of-this-world welcome Friday Selinger declared a provincial state as throngs of fans jostled to catch a been able to make it out to the annu- nell sat on a curb with her 18-monthof emergency and called on the Cana- glimpse of the Canadian-born actor, al parade because he’s always had to old grandson squirming in her arms, dian military to help protect 200 rural who is serving as this year’s Calgary work. Now that he’s retired, he said while his siblings played nearby on a he couldn’t pass up a chance to attend blanket. homes from a surge of floodwater com- Stampede parade grand marshal.

She said seeing Shatner would be a Even before the parade began, some this year. ing from Saskatchewan. The summer “The big draw, I guess, was William treat. But for her the main attraction flood caused by torrential rain last people were yelling “bring out William weekend could topple records set in Shatner,” who played Capt. James T. Shatner. I’ve been a fan of his for a lot would be “watching these guys’ faces Kirk in the original “Star Trek” TV se- of years — ’Star Trek’ and all the other light up.”

2011, Selinger said. stuff that goes with it.”

On hand to watch the parade “We’ve updated the Canadian Forc- ries and subsequent films.

For Neiley’s wife, Sandy, it was a were Prime Minister Stephen HarpA crowd gathered as Shatner and es with these new projections and the er and federal Liberal Leader Justin need for more resources, more quick- his wife Elizabeth prepared to make similar story.

“William Shatner is one of my fa- Trudeau. ly,” he said. “Our priority remains en- their way down the parade route in the The Stampede runs through July 13. suring the safety of Manitobans and do- back of a light blue antique convert- vourites as well too and he’s my big ing everything we can to protect homes ible. Fans snapped pictures on cell- draw too,” she said. phones and clamoured for autographs. and businesses.”

“I’m excited that they’re excited,” Selinger said he spoke to Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Thursday said Shatner, who donned a white cowto brief him on the situation and de- boy hat.

He said with a laugh that he’s lookcided the province needs military help to shore up dikes along the swollen ing forward to the end of the parade.

Shatner intends to stay in Cowtown Assiniboine River.

The military will help fill up to one for a while to take in the rodeo and million sandbags needed to protect other attractions.

“I’m going to be part of the experivulnerable properties west of Winnipeg, he said. The province has two mil- ence,” he said. “That’s why we’re here, actually. We’re rodeo fans.” lion sandbags in stock.

About 250,000 people lined up early Reservists will also move quickly if dikes are breached and have spe- on downtown Calgary streets to get the cial equipment to get into isolated best vantage point.

Rae Thorogood, who said she is a areas, Selinger said. He didn’t know how many troops would be deployed but the first wave will come from Canadian Forces Base Shilo in Manitoba. They th are expected to be on the ground Saturday.

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Lac-Megantic marks disaster

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS LAC-MEGANTIC, Que. — Mayor Colette Roy Laroche said her council had to make a hard choice when it decided to continue to allow trains to run through Lac-Megantic, which one year ago this weekend was devastated by a derailment that killed 47 people.

“The municipal council juggled between reason and emotion but chose the survival of the local and regional community,” Roy Laroche told a news conference on the eve of ceremonies marking the one-year anniversary of the July 6, 2013, tragedy.

Lac-Megantic, which was built around the railroad, grabbed worldwide attention when a train loaded with volatile fuel oil careened off its tracks as it barrelled through town and exploded.

A large section of the town was destroyed in a series of explosions and fireballs that were picked up in satellite images from space.

While the tragedy is still keenly felt in the community of about 6,000, Roy Laroche said she feels the weekend’s events are important to help people move forward.

“The commemoration events . . . are an important step, an important step to make peace with this tragedy, to also find our serenity,” she said Friday. “There will be difficult moments, I know, but also moments where we come together as a community.”

Included in the events will be the planting of flowers by Roy Laroche and a group of local children as well as the release of a flock of butterflies.

A number of musical and social events will also be held.

A midnight mass followed by the vigil will complete Saturday’s activities.

On Sunday, dignitaries including Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard will join families and Lac-Megantic residents for a commemorative mass followed by the dedication of a monument and a procession.

Rev. Steve Lemay, the parish priest, said the Ste-Agnes Church and its statue of Jesus had become icons of deter-

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Federal Court finds Ottawa’s health-care cuts for refugees violate charter OTTAWA — The Conservative government has another legal battle on its hands after the Federal Court ruled against controversial reductions to health-care coverage for refugee claimants.

Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander says the government will appeal Friday’s decision

by Justice Anne Mactavish, which denounced the cuts as “cruel and unusual” treatment — particularly to the children of claimants who have sought refuge in Canada.

“We think it is absolutely incumbent on us as a government to defend the interests of taxpayers that weren’t being looked after under the previous system,” Alexander said at his constituency office in Ajax, Ont. “There was not just normal health care, but enhanced health care, that goes well beyond what most Canadians receive, going to people whose claims failed, whose claims were literally bogus.”

The Tories scaled back medical benefits for newcomers two years ago, leaving most immigrants with basic and essential health care, but without supplementals such as vision and dental care.

But rejected refugee claimants, and refugee claimants from countries the government considers safe, are now eligible for care only when they pose a threat to public health.

The changes have saved hundreds of millions of dollars at all levels of government, Alexander said.

The government cuts were challenged by a coalition including refugee lawyers and a doctors’ group.

In her 268-page decision, Mactavish said the changes put the health of children of refugee claimants at risk.

File photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

Wrecked oil tankers and debris from a runaway train in Lac-Megantic, Que. are pictured July 8, 2013. Periodic flurries of federal regulation, rule-making and reassurance followed the rail disaster last July that killed 47 people, destroyed dozens of buildings and contaminated waterways in a small Quebec town. mination in the community. A photo of the statue, its arms outstretched amid the fireballs of the July 6 explosions, had circulated around the world when the tragedy happened.

“Because of its location, the church became a powerful symbol of resiliance,” Lemay told a news conference.

“It stood up before the tragedy and it is for us an an example of people living through this ordeal, of standing up in front of the difficulties.”

The day will wrap up with a concert.

Many people say they will skip the

events as they continue to cope with the trauma.

The clinical co-ordinator for psychosocial assistance in the region has said her team treated 423 people in the Lac-Megantic area during the last 10 months.

Those interventions included 188 group and 2,035 individual therapy sessions.

Among the complaints were anxiety, flashbacks and a “terrible fear” of the area’s train tracks.

The disaster sparked a hard look at

rail safety by the government.

The federal government pledged to pull all old tank cars, known as DOT111s, off Canada’s rails during the next few years. The pledge involves removing up to 5,000 of the ruptureprone tankers from the tracks within a month.

The Transportation Safety Board also recommended that dangerous goods should not be left unattended on a main track and also that rail equipment be properly secured.

“The 2012 modifications to the Interim Federal Health Program potentially jeopardize the health, the safety and indeed the very lives, of these innocent and vulnerable children in a manner that shocks the conscience and outrages our standards of decency,” she wrote.

That, according to Mactavish, violates a section of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

It also creates two tiers of health coverage between refugee claimants from countries on the government’s safe list and those who are not, she wrote.

“It puts their lives at risk and perpetuates the stereotypical view that they are cheats and queue-jumpers, that their refugee claims are ’bogus,’ and that they have come to Canada to abuse the generosity of Canadians,” Mactavish wrote.

“It serves to perpetuate the historical disadvantage suffered by members of an admittedly vulnerable, poor and disadvantaged group.”

The judge suspended the effect of the ruling for four months.

deteriorating.

The affidavit was used by Justin Bourque’s lawyer in court Thursday to request a psychiatric assessment for his client, which was granted.

“I have met extensively with the father and to a lesser degree with the mother,” said defence lawyer Lutz.

“I’m aware of the circumstances that led up to this horrific incident and I feel based upon my experience that

this is an appropriate case (for an assessment), based on the content of the affidavit.”

The document contains assertions

by Victor Bourque that have not been proven in court, but in it he says his 24-year-old son went from living with his parents and six siblings in Moncton to buying a gun, getting kicked out of the house, and becoming depressed and paranoid.

Man accused of killing Mounties was paranoid, ranting: father

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MONCTON, N.B. — Just days before three Mounties were gunned down and two others wounded in Moncton, N.B., the man accused in the shootings was ranting against authority and growing paranoid, says his father.

The comments are contained in an affidavit signed by Victor Bourque that was filed Thursday in provincial court.

His son, Justin Bourque, faces three counts of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder. He has not entered pleas on the charges.

The two-page affidavit provides a view of the man accused of holding police at bay during a 30-hour manhunt last month that put much of the city under a virtual siege.

In the document, Victor Bourque said he did not notice any serious mental or emotional problems with his son until about 18 months ago when he said Justin Bourque’s condition began

Sure they do. And most cars have 4 wheels too. That is where the nd similarity ends. You can purchase a 'push-pull-shove' 2 hand vehicle for $100 that actually runs. You may not wish to see your 16 year old daughter driving it because who knows what kind of condition the brakes, transmission, steering etc are in. Some cars are destined to become refrigerator sized blocks of crushed metal to hopefully be recycled and made into something more useful.

In dentistry – there are storage units all over full of actual working dental equipment that shall never see the light of day. Someone paid a small fortune for it at one time so rather than discarding it, we (I'm guilty too – I have my own 'Smithsonian' storage locker full of dental gear) keep it and usually pay money for that pleasure. Sometimes it can be donated to third world countries, but all too often it gets discarded. I've seen practices where the handpieces are held together with duct tape. Someone can go to a close out sale and buy an entire dental office that ‘sort of works' for less money than a Honda Accord.

On the other hand – depending on the type of dentistry one chooses to focus on – I can show you what $1 million worth of equipment and technology provides.

It doesn't ever mean that the dentist using it is automatically 'better' but some equipment allows us to perform dental services more precisely and efficiently.

We have cone beam scanning units that show 3D images to not only see where the bone is in a patient's mouth but also to verify thickness for placement of implants. There are lasers that allow much more precise contouring around teeth. We have a machine that creates 'instant teeth' (perhaps not instant, but with a 3D Diamond Reduction of a ceramic block with water jets to assist that takes less than an hour). There are teeth straightening technologies using clear aligners that can be removed for eating, and popped back in after a meal to continue their good work virtually undetectable to others. Surgical technology allows dentists to recreate bone where it once was, but deteriorated with age.

Sterilization technology keeps you safer, and a variety of other instruments allow patient comfort which allows a skilled dentist greater latitude to provide more dentistry for you in perhaps less time.

Not for a minute am I saying this is mandatory equipment, or that any dentist is simply 'better' because he/she has it. These are dental implements, which speed things up and can potentially add accuracy, safety, and comfort. Patients have different pain tolerance levels as well as time tolerance limits, and you would have to ask some of my patients whether or not they felt there was any advantage to having all this technology under one roof. We invested in it – and we can deliver more dentistry in less time with fewer patient repeat visits. Time for treatment is the single biggest complaint dental patients have in North America. I would suggest visiting a few offices of your choice, and then come in to our office and get our personal tour. You can be the judge if there are any differences!

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Putting the boot to ‘football’ They call it the most popular sport in the world. Once again, I don’t know who “they” is but I’m pretty sure “they” aren’t Canadian.

Because we all know who the Canucks are.

We are the ones who shake our heads with pity when people call hockey “ice hockey” and refer to soccer as “football.”

As we Canuckleheads all know, “footHARLEY ball” is played HAY on a rectangular field grid (not a ‘pitch’) by large men wearing 45 kg (28 pounds) of equipment while chasing a ball, which is called “pigskin” because it’s pointed on both ends.

Real “football” involves constant brutal contact between aforementioned armoured men the size of refrigerators bashing into and dog-piling onto each other whilst throwing, kicking, catching, hugging, running with and pouncing upon aforementioned pigskin.

This is with little or no obvious regard for personal safety or consideration of any resulting inconvenience such as extreme pain, broken bones or various mangled or missing body parts.

This is the real “football.”

The rest of the world, which apparently has a much larger population, seems to have popularized a different sport that they also call “football” and which most intelligent hockey fans call “soccer.”

In fact, several readers may have noticed that something called the World Cup is being played these days, on account of it is currently saturating every form of media including news reports normally covering Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and various cooking competitions.

In this kind of World Cup “football,” the ball is round and instead of cool helmets the players wear neon shoes and they aren’t allowed to touch the ball with their hands — or their opponents with a 10-foot pole.

In fact, in this kind of football (soccer), grown men drop like mortally wounded little girls whenever a member of the other team glances at, gestures at, or momentarily brushes against said grown man.

The mortally wounded player performs a dramatic swan dive that would score a 9.8 in any Olympic Games diving competition, and proceeds to roll around on the ground like he’s just had his spleen removed without the benefit of anesthetic.

Whereupon a “medical team” runs out onto the pitch (field) to somehow miraculously revive and repair the dying soccer player by spraying him with a can of miracle mist.

HAY’S DAZE

This aerosol treatment is supposedly some sort of freezing spray like nitrogen or perhaps methamphetamine that sooths the imaginary broken leg.

This allows the soccer player to miraculously fully recover and jump up unscathed as soon as he sees the referee flash a penalty card (the ace of spades) at the opponent who argues vehemently in a language the referee doesn’t understand.

I personally believe the miracle spray is probably your average DEET mosquito spray or possibly some nice Evian H2O vapour.

But the real issue here, of course, is why, out of 45 English speaking countries registered in FIFA (Fabulously Inconsistent Football Association), just two of them refer to football as “soccer.” Guess which two.

If you said the only two countries in the entire world that have football leagues with helmets and pigskins, you would be clever, insightful and correct.

Canada and the U.S. call soccer “soccer” partly because we already have football, thank you very much, to enjoy when hockey season is over.

Oh, and also, “soccer” was the original name of what international footballers like to call “The Beautiful Game” (especially when their team

wins the World Cup).

Yep, that’s right! Those wacky Brits who invented fish and chips, umbrellas and English accents also invented soccer.

According to some expert in something or other that I heard on a CBC radio program whilst I was driving somewhere trying not to be distracted by the radio program, way back in 1860-something, there was so much playing with balls in England that someone decided to make some rules and form some associations, which of course, led to hockey.

Just kidding, it led to such official sports as “Association Football” and “Rugby Football” (hang on, the “soccer” bit is coming soon).

According to this expert radio interviewee guy, British school boys like to nickname things, so fish and chips became “bangers and mash” (close enough), umbrella became “brolly” and rugby was often “rugger.”

Likewise (and here comes the payoff, as explained by TodayIFoundOut. com): Association Football was then slanged down to as “assoccer,” which quickly just became “soccer” and sometimes “soccer football.”

Clear as a British mud puddle?

Lack of common clarity and common sense notwithstanding, the whole irony

of the sad tale of the gradual oppression of the original “soccer” expression is that as the years went on (and more and more people started playing hockey instead), history shows us that the game gradually spread throughout the world under what had become the “lower class” name of “football.”

And get this — by then the often boring, occasionally beautiful game was officially referred as “soccer” by the heady heights of British upper crust “gentlemen.”

Of course, it remained for the Canadians and Americans to keep the classy name of “soccer” and let the rest of the world operate under the delusion that soccer is actually called “football.”

But wait a minute.

When you actually think about it, what would anybody call a sport where players manoeuvre the ball with their feet?

Never mind, it’ll be winter before you know it and we can all enjoy watching a bit of stickpuck.

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Science isn’t the only explanation One of the ways that I like to relax is gram a few years ago explaining the to lay back in my Lazy Boy and watch “scientific” reason for addiction (in nature and scientific shows. this case, alcoholism) and how with I’m not much of a movthis astounding new revelaie fan (much to my wife’s tion a team of researchers chagrin), and sitcoms and was beginning testing on the like are an insult to a drug to take care of the what little intelligence that problem.

I have, so about the only You see, according to the thing left is documentary latest scientific studies, it is type shows and the news. because of the deformation By now you will know of the 16th quadrant in the that I love to find out how left frontal vortex section of things work; what makes the brain that makes a perthem function, and how son 465,000 times potentialthey are put together. ly more prone to addiction Growing up, I was conthan “normal” people.

CHRIS stantly being chastised for I think I got that right.

SALOMONS taking apart a clock or a Knowing that, they asserted bicycle, or even a vacuum “because of this propensity, cleaner. it was no longer the fault There was nothing wrong of the individual that they with them; I just wanted to find out would become an alcoholic; it was the what made them tick. result of an inherited gene.”

But now that I have spent a lifeWhat really surprised me was that time on machinery, my attentions have the study avoided including the cirturned to people and how they func- cumstances that brought about the adtion instead; how do they make the diction to alcohol in the first place. choices they do, and why (I already The program concluded by making know how they are put together)? the statement that this particular study So you can imagine that my interest was authenticated because it searched was tweaked when I watched a pro- for the truth in all of its many facets;

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no stone was left unturned.

Right!

What is it other than “facts (physically oriented) only” that makes science lose touch with reality?

Is there an unwritten mandate that drives the science community to such a narrow view that they are even willing to expel or discredit some of their own members in order to promote a certain bias (Ben Stiller’s Report)?

The reason that I ask this is that when a person becomes an alcoholic, there are many circumstances that generally push that person to become what he is: choices made, warnings ignored, habits developed and the list goes on.

How do you develop a pill to take care of all these different circumstances?

I sometimes think that this is an effort to acknowledge the problem but keep it out of my backyard or at arm’s length, if you will.

Shift the blame to an unknown scientific answer so that the addict can blame something other than themselves for their problem.

Besides, if you have a pill to take care of the “inherited problem,” you won’t have to deal on a personal level

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You may think that I’m bashing science but really I’m not. I like science and the discovery of our world, and I prefer watching that to most other programs, but what irks me is when people use science as the only method to explain life.

It just doesn’t fit. Many facets of life are in total opposition to the basic tenants of science, and it does not and cannot explain the full spectrum of human emotion (all tickling of the left ventricle aside), nor can it fully explain the thought processes involved when a person reacts to abuse or pain in a way that leads them into addiction.

Science, like any other part of life, is only that — a part. It is not the whole.

The sooner we acknowledge that, the sooner we can get down to the business of truthfully and purposefully dealing constructively with addictions.

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We must close the innovation gap While our natural resources will continue to play an important role in our economy, as they have always done, they are too small a share of the economy to ensure a prosperous nationwide society.

Much more is needed — and that has to be based on brainpower and knowledge, not what’s buried in the ground.

That’s the way the world is DAVID headed.

CRANE As the McKinsey Global Institute underlined in a report earlier this year — Global flows in a digital age — “knowledge-intensive flows — rather than labour-, capitalor resource-intensive — increasingly dominate global flows” of goods, services, finance and talent.

They “include goods and services that have a high research and development component or utilize highly skilled labour.”

Examples include high-tech products such as semiconductors and computers, pharmaceuticals, automobiles and other machinery, and business services such as accounting, law and engineering.

The last era of globalization focused on the search for low-cost production, but the next era, it said, “will be one in which knowledge-intensive flows are an increasingly large and dynamic component of this cross-border activity.”

Canada must be part of this next globalization if it is to succeed.

One need is to much better commercialize the new knowledge that young Canadian talent is developing.

It is by successfully taking this new knowledge and converting it into commercial activity through the creation of viable new companies that Canada will develop the good jobs and wealth for a healthy future.

But Canada has an innovation gap.

One reason is the lack of a financial system that effectively supports new

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companies.

Governments, federal and provincial, have tried to address this, and the Harper government is no exception.

Since 2003, successive federal governments have committed $1.32 billion to venture capital funds as well as maintaining, with the provinces, generous tax deductions for Canadians investing in Labour Sponsored Venture Capital Corporations.

The 2013 Venture Capital Action Plan, with a $400-million commitment running over the next seven to 10 years, is the latest initiative; the goal is to persuade private sector investors and provincial governments to put up another $800 million.

While these are all positive developments, they likely are not enough.

At a recent Conference Board of Canada summit on innovation and commercialization, Stephen Hurwitz, a Boston lawyer and expert on crossborder venture capital, warned that Canada faced “a serious shortage” of venture capital, and while he praised the government’s Venture Capital Action Plan, he feared it would still fail to meet the real capital needs of emerging Canadian companies. He called this “Canada’s commercialization crisis.”

The lack of such capital, he said, was depriving Canadian entrepreneurs of the opportunity to take world-class R&D from our universities into commercial success in world markets.

“Even when Canadian companies do obtain venture capital funding, it is often insufficient to meet their capital needs,” he said, adding that an even bigger problem is obtaining follow-on financing.

“As a result, rather than blossoming into industry leaders,” he said, he has witnessed “many of these promising capital-starved, but R&D rich, companies being sold early in their lifecycles — and at low prices — and then being moved, along with the future jobs they will create, to the United States.”

Canadian venture capital firms, Hurwitz said are too small to be effective.

This is a major problem. They need a minimum of $200 million in capital, and the vast majority are what he called “sub-scale,” with well below $100 million in capital.

This means they cannot provide the ongoing funding necessary so that their portfolio companies have the chance to grow into viable enterprises.

A key reason is that institutional investors — banks, insurance companies, pension funds — are not providing capital for venture firms, in contrast to the U.S. experience.

Unless Canadian institutional investors, which have hundreds of billions of dollars in investible capital, invest in venture funds, Canada is unlikely to achieve the level of venture funding it needs, Hurwitz warned.

Canada has to be an important player in the next era of globalization.

Resources won’t do it.

We must close our innovation gap.

And that won’t happen unless, among other things, we do a much better job of helping our young knowledge-intensive companies successfully commercialize and grow their businesses.

That’s why we need to build the venture funding capability that these businesses require for success. Government has done some useful things but we are not there yet.

This must be a top priority for a successful and healthy Canada.

Economist David Crane is a syndicated Toronto Star columnist. He can be reached at crane@interlog.com.

Aging Australians balk at world’s oldest retirement age

BY JASON SCOTT SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE CANBERRA, Australia — Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey wants to raise the nation’s retirement age to 70, the highest in the world, to prevent an aging population from draining state coffers. Miner Noel Chatterton laughs at the idea.

“Good luck with that,” said the driller, who at 48 will be among the vanguard of workers who would be affected by the proposed change. “My hands are already about stuffed. The way my body is, I’ll be lucky to be able to work until I’m 60, let alone 70.”

Hockey is part of the Liberal-National coalition that won power in September pledging to end what he called the nation’s “Age of Entitlement” and repair a budget deficit forecast to reach A$49.9 billion ($47 billion) this fiscal year. Australia is leading the charge for a group of advanced economies from Japan to Germany that are pushing up the retirement age to head off a grey time bomb caused by a growing army of pensioners and a declining pool of taxpayers.

The ratio of working-age Australians to those over 65 in the world’s 12thlargest economy is expected to decline to 3:1 by 2050 from 5:1 in 2010. In Japan it’s already below 3:1 and in Germany it’s close to that level, according to the International Labour Organization.

“While Australia is the first to raise the age to 70, it won’t be the last,” said Steve Shepherd of international employment agency Randstad Group in Melbourne. “The world will be watching this.”Australia’s 2.4 million stateretirement-age pensioners draw about A$40 billion a year, making it the largest government spending program.

That’s forecast to rise 6.2 per cent a year over the next decade, according to an independent review commissioned

by Prime Minister Tony Abbott. The program provides the main source of income for 65 per cent of retired Australians.

“We should celebrate the fact that Australians are living longer, but we must prepare for adjustments in our society,” Hockey said in his May 13 budget speech. Under his plan, Australians born in 1966 or after will have to work until they are 70, from 65 now, before they can draw their government retirement allowance.

That isn’t popular with voters.

A Galaxy poll conducted last month found that 69 per cent of voters polled disagree with the plan to unlock pensions five years later by 2035. Failure to rein in the program would put a greater onus on younger workers to fund it through increased contributions and taxes. Raising the pension age may also mean more competition for those just starting in the workforce.

Unemployment among those ages 15 to 24 reached a 12-year high of 13.1 per cent in May, more than double the national average of 5.8 per cent. Yasmin Keany, 23, moved to Melbourne from Canberra four years ago hoping to start a career in arts conservation.

An attempt to work as a picture framer ended when the manager said he was looking for someone with more experience.

“I know a lot of people in their 30s who are still trying to break into the industry but have been forced to work in hospitality,” said Keany, who is now unemployed, after working as a parttime cook. “If there are a lot more old people looking for jobs, it’s only going to get worse.”

The decision to increase the retirement age is only going to exacerbate unemployment among the young, said Chris Riley, chief executive of Youth Off the Streets, a Sydney-based organization that provides accommodation and counseling.

“We’re willfully creating a jobless generation,” he said. Many older workers require additional training anyway, especially those like Chatterton, who might have to switch to less physically demanding work. “What’s the point of training up kids if there are no jobs for them?” Chatterton said from his home in the rural community of Lower Barrington, in north-west Tasmania state.

“This talk about retraining older workers is rubbish. Who’ll want to train me at 65 when I’m too old to work in the mines?”

When the nation introduced the retirement pension in 1909 for men of ages 65 and over, male life expectancy was 55.2 years. Now it’s 80.6 years, with women expected to live an extra four years. Retired workers receive as much as A$383 a week from the government depending on marital status, income and assets, which Hockey says has placed unsustainable pressures on the budget.

“It can’t keep going the way it is,” said Melbourne-based demographer Bernard Salt of KPMG, a global provider of tax and audit services. “When

the system was introduced, most Australians were expected to drop dead before they could claim the pension.”

Retirement ages are creeping up elsewhere, too. The Canadian Conservative government’s 2012 federal budget confirmed what many had expected: a plan to gradually raise the Old Age Security (OAS) benefit eligibility age in Canada from 65 to 67 starting in 2023. Germany and Britain both plan to raise the age to 67 from 65. The average pension age in the 34 nations that are members of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development is 65 years for men and 63.5 for women.

In the U.S., the eligible age to collect Social Security is rising to 67.

South Korea and Turkey tie for having the lowest official retirement ages for men at 60, according to the OECD. Retirement ages for women are lower in some countries.

While workers with tough jobs, like Chatterton, may have to retrain to keep employed, they are in the minority.

About 85 percent of Australia’s workforce is in the service industry, where most of the jobs aren’t physically demanding, KPMG’s Salt said, adding the government may have to introduce a system of medical tests to ascertain whether some blue-collar employees should retire before 70. The longer years at work can help boost the economy, said Saul Eslake, Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s Melbourne-based chief economist for Australia.

“The notion that there is only a fixed amount of work to be done and if someone stays in the workforce for longer there will be less for someone else doesn’t ring true,” said Eslake, 56. “If people are working longer, they will be earning and spending more, which creates more jobs.”

Abbott’s government will have to get the legislation through parliament,

which will require amending a 2009 law from the previous Labor government that increases the qualifying age to 67 starting in 2023.

The bill will have to get through the upper house, where the balance of power will be held by a grouping of small, independent parties. The opposition Labour party has signaled it will vote against the proposals.

The prime minister’s “only plan is for Australians to work longer and harder and retire later, with less,” opposition leader Bill Shorten said in a May 15 speech to parliament.

Veronica Sheen, a Melbourne-based researcher at Monash University’s School of Political and Social Inquiry, said raising the pension age is unnecessary and many employers will balk at hiring workers in their late 60s.

“We’ll have enough problems in getting people to work until they’re 67,” said Sheen, who has directed a federal government program for older, unemployed workers. “Middle-aged people don’t necessarily do well out of changes in the way the workforce operates. In the future, technology substitution and automation will play a bigger role.”

Joan Chapple had that experience losing her job in 2006, when she was 55. She spent three years unemployed and her morale plummeted when one company told her it wasn’t looking for “old people.”

“Not everyone wants to or can work for that long,” said Chapple, who is now 63 and looking forward to retiring in two years from her job as an executive assistant for a government infrastructure department. “What’s stopping the politicians from later changing the age to 75? How far can they go?”

Jason Scott writes for Bloomberg News.

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Clashes erupt in Jerusalem as Palestinians bury Arab teen killed in alleged revenge attack JERUSALEM — Israeli police clashed with rockthrowing Palestinian protesters in Jerusalem on Friday as thousands mourned at the funeral for an Arab teen who Palestinians say was killed by Israeli extremists in a revenge attack.

Palestinian militants, meanwhile, fired rockets and mortars from the Gaza Strip into Israel, and the Jewish state later carried out several airstrikes on what it described as “Hamas terror targets” in Gaza.

There were no immediate reports of casualties.

Also, the Israeli military said its troops opened fire after spotting two Palestinians planting explosives near the Gaza border fence.

An ambulance carried the body of 16-year-old Mohammed Abu Khdeir, wrapped in a Palestinian flag and traditional headscarf, to a mosque in the east Jerusalem neighbourhood where he lived. Then mourners carried the open casket through the crowd to a cemetery.

During the procession, scores of masked Palestinians threw rocks at Israeli police on duty nearby, and they responded with stun grenades, spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said. He said more than 2,000 people attended the funeral.

Rosenfeld said police also clashed with hundreds of Palestinian protesters in other neighbourhoods in the eastern part of the city, which has been rocked by violence since Abu Khdeir’s burned body was found Wednesday in a forest after he was seized near his home.

At least 13 Israeli officers were injured by rockthrowers, with six taken to the hospital, police spokeswoman Luba Samri said.

The Red Crescent said about 30 Palestinians were hurt by rubber bullets fired by Israeli forces. Dozens of others were treated for tear gas inhalation.

Police had beefed up security in and around Jerusalem as the funeral coincided with the first Friday prayer services of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.

Ukrainian forces win more ground in eastern Ukraine KIEV, Ukraine — Fighting in eastern Ukraine left at least nine Ukrainian soldiers dead Friday, as government troops pressed their offensive against proRussian insurgents using heavy artillery and combat jets and prospects of a truce appeared dim.

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Ukraine was ready to conduct another round of talks between representatives from Ukraine, Russia and the rebels on Saturday, but didn’t name their venue.

Two previous rounds of such negotiations held during a 10-day cease-fire have yielded no visible progress, but they brought the warring parties together for the first time.

Moscow strongly pushed for extending the truce and holding more talks in an apparent hope to negotiate a settlement that would allow it to secure a degree of influence over the neighbour. The continuing fighting is putting more pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has been facing increasingly angry nationalist demands to send troops to help the insurgency — a move that would inevitably trigger crippling Western sanctions.

Ukraine’s National Security Council chief Andriy Parubiy said Friday that Russia was massing troops near the Ukrainian border and claimed that it let insurgents attack the Ukrainian border posts from its side. The statements could not be independently verified.

The two neighbours, who share a 2,000-kilometre (1,250-mile) border that is unmarked and unguarded outside of a few checkpoints, have been trading claims and counterclaims ever since Ukraine began fighting pro-Russia separatists in April.

Guatemala ex-guerrilla becomes first rebel leader convicted GUATEMALA CITY — A Guatemalan court issued the first conviction Friday against a leftist guerrilla commander for a massacre committed during the country’s 1960-1996 civil war.

The three-judge court sentenced Solano Barrillas, 55, to 90 years in prison after convicting him of homicide and crimes against humanity for ordering the 1988 massacre of 22 pro-government farmers in the town of El Aguacate.

“This (sentence) is aimed at setting a legal prec-

edent, to prevent these acts from ever being repeated,” the court said in its ruling.

The massacre in El Aguacate began on November 22, 1988, when leftist rebels allegedly killed Carlos Humberto Guerra Callejas, a civilian liaison with the military in the village 40 miles (65 kilometres) west of Guatemala City.

According to the widows of those killed, Guerra Callejas had discovered a secret stash of clothes, food and other goods hidden by the rebels and had been stealing from it. He went missing and when relatives and friends went to search for him they were ambushed by suspected rebels.

Iraq’s al-Maliki says he will fight until militants defeated BAGHDAD — Despite mounting pressure to step aside, Iraq’s Nouri al-Maliki vowed Friday not to abandon his bid for another term as prime minister and pledged to stay on until the Sunni militants who have overrun much of the country are defeated.

The sharp words are certain to prolong the political impasse gripping Iraq, which is facing urgent demands for a new government that can hold the nation together in the face of an onslaught that threatens to cleave it in three along ethnic and sectarian lines.

The offensive by militants who have swept across much of northern and western Iraq since last month has been fueled in part by grievances among the country’s Sunni Muslim minority with al-Maliki and his Shiite-led government.

Al-Maliki, a Shiite who has been prime minister since 2006, has been accused by former allies and others of monopolizing power and contributing to the crisis by failing to promote reconciliation with Sunnis. The U.S. has urged the formation of a more inclusive government but has not explicitly called for al-Maliki to bow out.

In what has been seen as a rebuke of al-Maliki, Iraq’s top Shiite cleric, Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, has pressed lawmakers to quickly form a new government that can confront the militant threat and unite the country. Lawmakers failed in their first session of parliament on Tuesday to make any progress.

On Friday, al-Sistani lamented the inability of political leaders to agree on a new prime minister and urged them to redouble their efforts, a cleric who represents him told worshippers in a sermon in the holy city of Karbala.

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Photos by GREG and DEBBIE OLSEN/ Freelance

CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Castilleja, commonly known as Indian paintbrush or prairiefire; A carpet of glacier lilies sits below the mountain; Greg Olsen standing on top of the rock pile; On a clear, windless day, you can see a perfect reflection of Mount Ball in Shadow Lake; There are three sets of falls behind Shadow Lake and a rough trail that leads past each of them.

I leapt across two slippery rocks, almost landing face first into a rushing mountain stream, scampered up a rough dirt trail, hoofed it through a huge snowdrift and scrambled hand-overhand up a rocky moraine. It sounds like something from a Bond movie, but it was really just part of a backcountry hiking experience.

My husband and I were hiking behind Shadow Lake Falls in Banff National Park and I have to admit, I probably would have stopped at the falls and skipped the

more rugged part of the hike.

It was Greg’s idea to keep going.

If we had skipped the last bit of the hike, though, we would have missed the amazing carpet of glacier lilies beside the snowdrift and the incredible view from the top of the moraine — without another soul in site.

Canada’s oldest national park includes vast tracts of pristine wilderness that only a few backcountry travellers ever see.

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ABOVE: The first log cabin was built in 1928 by Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1990, the lodge was expanded. There are now 12 cabins, a dining cabin and a lounge cabin where guests can visit and relax.

BELOW: Shadow Lake Lodge does a great assemble-yourself lunch, so guests can enjoy lunch out on the trails. from local trails and others they had enjoyed around the globe.

Shadow Lake Lodge also opens up the backcountry to people who would otherwise have difficulty accessing it. We met a couple travelling with their two teenaged sons, a pair of 70-year-old grandparents having an adventure with their 12-year-old grandson, a young couple travelling with a four-month-old baby and another couple with an 18-month-old child.

“It truly is a pleasure to share the backcountry with our visitors and work in such a beautiful part of the Canadian Rockies,” said Alison Brewster while standing in her kitchen the next morning. “The Brewster name is an incredible legacy to live up to and Shadow Lake Lodge will always have a special place in my heart.

“My husband Bryan Niehaus and I helped my dad build the cabins back in 1990 and we’ve been managing it ever since. I have so many good memories here. My dad wasn’t much of a storyteller, but when he got up here he was. We’d sit in that meadow and he’d tell us about his adventures.”

As we put on our packs and made our way back to the Redearth Creek trailhead, I was certain that Shadow Lake Lodge would always have a special place in my heart, too.

There is something about the Canadian Rockies that can heal a weary soul — especially when you are in the solitude of Alberta’s backcountry.

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lowed by glory bowl spinach salad, steamed asparagus, rosemary potatoes and stuffed leg of lamb with balsamic fig sauce,” she said.

“Bon Appétit!”

As we started into the delicious soup, Claire and Jesse, a young couple from Toronto, recounted their adventures hiking Gibbon Pass earlier that day. “As we began hiking up the pass, we came across some backpackers who were coming over from the opposite side,” said Claire. “When they found out where we were staying, one of them asked me to tell him what we had for dinner last night. They had been living on dehydrated food for a few days, so it almost seemed cruel to describe the meals we have been having. I didn’t even bother to tell them about the spread for afternoon tea. You definitely don’t go hungry here.”

Guests at the lodge share a kind of camaraderie and over the course of our two-night stay, we visited with many other guests and exchanged hiking stories Louisville attraction.

The museum’s Six After Six summer promotion will allow guests to visit the museum for $6 on any tour that begins after 6 p.m. on Thursday through Saturday. The promotion runs through Aug. 10.

Museum Executive Director Anne Jewell says summer is the attraction’s busiest season. The museum is showing an exhibit on Warner Bros. cartoons that includes more than 70 original drawings, paintings and related objects used in the making of cartoons from the 1930s through the 1960s.

It’s the second year the museum has expanded its operating hours to 8 p.m. on certain days. Kids age 5 and under are admitted free.

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LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. — The London Bridge is not falling down, despite a British tabloid saying that the Lake Havasu City tourist attraction could be bulldozed to make way for drug tourism.

Lake Havasu City officials heard about the story in The Sun after a local resident who is from a town near London showed them a copy of it. They say it was a slap in the face and demanded a retraction and an apology.

Doug Traub with the Lake Havasu City ConvenTRAVEL WITH tion and Visitors Bureau said Tuesday that the city got a partial victory with the article no longer “because we care” appearing on The Sun’s website.

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● Brewster’s Shadow Lake Lodge and Cabins is open during the summer from late June to late September and in the winter from late January through March. The lodge is reached via a 13-km hike (or ski in winter) along the Redearth Creek Trail, which is located about 20 km west of Banff on the TransCanada Hwy. The trail into the lodge is rated as a moderate trail with a 440-metre elevation gain. ● Rates start at $390 per night for two people (depending on the dates of travel) and include three meals daily and afternoon tea. Discounted rates apply for children staying in the same room as their parents. The dining room is a licensed facility and beer and wine are available for an extra charge.

Guests who pack in their own alcoholic beverages can enjoy them in the privacy of their cabins. For more information on the lodge or reservations, visit www.shadowlakelodge.com or call 1-866-762-0114.

Debbie Olsen is a Lacombe-based freelance writer. If you have a travel story you would like to share or know someone with an interesting travel story that we might interview, please email: DOGO@telusplanet.net or write to: Debbie Olsen, c/o Red Deer Advocate, 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer, Alta., T4R 1M9.

WASHINGTON — The White House says tours of Michelle Obama’s produce garden will be operating again soon.

The tours were grounded after mandatory budget cuts went into effect last year. Public tours of parts of the White House also were halted due to the cuts but resumed after President Barack Obama signed legislation funding government operations.

The garden tours are scheduled to resume the week of July 14. They are open to community and school groups that are interested in gardening and healthy eating.

The first lady planted the garden in 2009 to help begin a national conversation about health and wellness and to inform her anti-childhood obesity initiative. The fruits and veggies grown there are served in meals at the White House.

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The price they pay for their exclusive tour of nature’s most wondrous mountain scenery usually comes in the form of a sacrifice of creature comforts — hot showers, warm beds and home cooked meals.

But there is another way to experience the backcountry. When Will and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, slipped away to Skoki Lodge near Lake Louise during their 2011 visit, Alberta’s backcountry lodges gained international attention.

A visit to a backcountry lodge makes it possible to experience Alberta’s amazing backcountry without having to sacrifice life’s little comforts.

The hike up to Shadow Falls was pretty spectacular, but what happened next was truly unbelievable.

After hiking back down the trail, we headed back to our comfy cabin at Brewster’s Shadow Lake Lodge and I freshened up before dinner with a hot shower — the one thing you don’t expect to find in the backcountry.

Shadow Lake Lodge uses a combination of solar and micro hydro power generation to stay almost completely off the grid. Though several people had showered before me, the on-demand hot water system ensured that the water remained hot for my entire shower, an exercise that proved to be a great way to clear the dust from the trail and soothe aching muscles that were not used to working so hard.

Unlike Will and Kate, who had a special permit to fly by helicopter inside the park, we hiked the 13 km into the lodge the previous day. Our packs were much lighter than they would have been if we had been camping, since we only needed a few extra clothes, camera gear, some trail mix and water. Despite this, after hiking two days in a row, I was feeling it.

That night at dinner, we sat family style around tables with other travellers recounting our hiking adventures of the day. There are several great day hikes that can be easily accessed from the lodge — Shadow Lake (and the unofficial trail behind Shadow Falls), Gibbon Pass, Ball Pass, Haduk Lake and Whistling Pass. Everyone at our table had done a different hike and it was great to compare notes.

As our multi-course gourmet dinner was served, Alison Brewster popped out of the kitchen to welcome us and introduce the meal.

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Above: Cowboys still ride the open range in Nebraska.

Below: About 400,000 emigrants crossed Nebraska with covered wagons on their way west.

Left: Food in the Old West was often cooked over buffalo dung.

Was the Wild West really wild? Watching John Wayne westerns as a child, I believed early North American settlers faced constant peril from gunslingers, Cheyenne ambushes, and stagecoach robberies.

The West was not a California sound stage or even the most westerly of states.

It included many places in the Midwest that have much duller reputations today.

I set off to Nebraska, home of the Platte River Road and Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show, to uncover the truth.

During the mid 1800s, approximately 400,000 American settlers moved west from Missouri on the Platte River Road to Oregon, Utah and California. For the emigrants crossing Nebraska, western life was dangerous, but not from violence.

Although some people died in fights with Sioux or Cheyenne warriors, many more died from cholera, accidental gun discharges or trying to cross a river with eight oxen, a wagon and no swimming skills.

As I wandered among the exhibits at Chimney Rock Historic Site, it seemed settlers were more likely to describe the crossing as difficult, but tedious, with each day bringing more walking, insects and hard tack biscuits.

The Pony Express is perhaps one of the most enduring symbols of the Wild West. Nebraska had more miles of Pony Express trail than any other state and celebrates the partnership of horse and rider at a monument in Sidney, Neb. I felt like I was being told there was no Easter Bunny again, when local historian and city manager, Gary Person explained that the Pony Express, an enduring symbol of the Wild West, was only in existence for 18 months and was hailed by some as merely a publicity stunt.

Three gentlemen hoping to secure a government contract for mail delivery started the Pony Express. Riders carrying mail raced from Missouri to California on horses, changing horses every 16 km (10 miles). Riders were not grizzled cowboys, but 12- to 13-year-old boys, light as modern-day jockeys, asked to sign an oath swearing they would abstain from alcohol, swearing and fighting. Orphans were preferred; perhaps because riders were not issued guns, instead, they were instructed to outrun interlopers!

Train robberies really did happen in the Wild West, but not as often as I thought.

Union Pacific Railways was first robbed in 1877 at Big Springs, Neb. When bandits discovered there was more money on trains than stagecoaches, they started attacking people on rails. Train companies got tired of losing money and hired the newly-formed Pinkerton security company to be badder than the bad guys. Within in a decade, train robberies became much less common.

But there was one place were the West was truly wild. Sidney, Neb., became a major staging area from 1875 to 1891 for people seeking gold in the South Dakota’s Black Hills. There were 80 legal saloons on Front Street, brothels and an all-night theatre. There were lynching and murders — 56 during this time period — earning the town the moniker “Wicked Sidney.”

Three local newspapers struggled to keep up with the reports of the debauchery, popular with readers in eastern states.

Sidney had one sheriff for the town and a county area that was larger than some eastern states. Lawlessness prevailed and the Union Pacific Railway, tired

of the violence, told the town they had to restore order or they would no longer stop there. A notice was posted telling all criminals to get out of town or risk hanging.

The threat was so successful that nearby Dodge City, Kan., adopted it, creating the line made famous on the television show Gunsmoke. “Get out of Dodge was based on policy started in Sidney, but get out of Sidney doesn’t sound as good,” laughs historian and Sidney city manager Gary Person.

Today, Sidney is home to Cabela’s, a large hunting and outdoor recreation retailer, the new face of the Wild West.

I could still hear whispers of the Old West in Nebraska, but realized the violence of frontier life had been overstated on the westerns I loved as child. However, the wild was still there. The land that spawned the legends of gunfights, circling of wagons and train robberies was waiting to be explored. I put on my boots and headed out to find a prairie dog.

If you go ● Visit the home of the most famous Pony Express rider at Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical Park near North Platte (http://1.usa.gov/1qyesyf). ● Stop by the Pony Express monument in Sidney, Neb., honouring all the states that the riders journeyed to. Steps away, visit Cabela’s original retail store where guns are checked at the door. ● Learn more about the reality of frontier life at Chimney Rock Historical Site in Bayard, Neb. (www.nebraskahistory.org/sites/rock) Carol Patterson helps inspire everyday explorers within organizations. When she isn’t travelling for work, Carol is travelling for fun. More of her adventures can be found at www.carolpatterson.ca.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS LONDON — Canada’s Milos Raonic dropped a 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 decision to Switzerland’s Roger Federer in men’s singles semifinal play Friday at Wimbledon.

It was Raonic’s first appearance in a Grand Slam semifinal. Federer will next play Serbia’s Novak Djokovic, a four-set winner over Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov in the early semifinal.

Raonic said his service game wasn’t in top form and his opponent made him pay.

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Raonic’s loss leaves Eugenie Bouchard of Westmount, Que., as the last remaining Canadian in singles play. On Saturday, Bouchard will try to become the first Canadian to win a Grand Slam singles title. She will play Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic in the women’s final.

Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., has lost all five career matchups against Federer, who will go for his eighth career singles title at the All England Club. It will be the Swiss star’s 25th appearance in a Grand Slam final.

Federer, who owns 17 Slam titles, is back in a major final for the first time since winning Wimbledon in 2012.

Earlier, the top-seeded Djokovic ran off six of the final seven points in the tiebreaker to beat Dimitrov 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (7) to advance to his third Wimbledon final in four years.

It’s Djokovic’s 14th Grand Slam final — and 10th in his last 13 majors.

Raonic appeared a little nervous at the start of the match Friday, with Federer breaking his serve in the opening game. Federer picked up one break in each of the following sets and never appeared threatened.

“Losing serve in the first game was quite important,” Raonic said. “I would have given myself a lot more chances if I’d won that game. I would have taken more comfort and found my level.”

Before this tournament, no Canadian had ever reached a men’s or women’s Grand Slam singles final, according to Tennis Canada. The last Canadian to reach a singles semifinal at a major was Robert Powell at Wimbledon in 1908, the organization said.

Montreal native Greg Rusedski

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Milos Raonic of Canada plays a return to Roger Federer of Switzerland during their men’s singles semifinal match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Friday. reached the U.S. Open final in 1997 but he was representing Great Britain at that time.

Raonic had not been past the second round in each of his three previous appearances at Wimbledon. He will rise three positions to a careerbest ranking of No. 6 when the new ATP rankings are released Monday.

The Canadian said he was “quite disappointed” with his performance against the veteran Swiss star.

“I know I can do better,” Raonic said. “I was not expecting to play my best, but I was expecting much better.

I didn’t deal with the situation well today, that’s what I can learn from if I reach this situation again.

“The worst would be to feel the same way as I do right now.”

Djokovic, the 2011 champion and runner-up last year, overcame the loss of five straight games in the second set, seized control with a more aggressive game and took advantage of eight double-faults by Dimitrov — including three in a row in the third game of the fourth set and one in the final tiebreaker.

Djokovic is going for his seventh Grand Slam title. He lost in his last two major finals, falling to Rafael Nadal at the French Open last month and at the 2013 U.S. Open.

“All these matches, (I) could have won, so I’m looking forward,” Djokovic said. “ It’s a big challenge, it’s a big match. Whoever I play in the finals, I have to be on top of my game. This is Wimbledon final, and it’s the biggest

event we have in (our) sport.”

The 11th-seeded Dimitrov, with his girlfriend Maria Sharapova watching from his guest box on Centre Court, came in with a 10-match winning streak and had been seeking to become the first Bulgarian to advance to a major final. Nicknamed “Baby Fed” for a style of play resembling Federer’s and long billed as the game’s next big thing, he pushed Djokovic to the limit but came up short when he could have forced a fifth set.

“His first semifinal, but he was fighting,” Djokovic said. “It was a tough match. Fourth set could have gone either way. ... But overall, I’m just really glad to reach another Wimbledon final.”

Jays fall 1-0 to As in 12 innings

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Athletics 1 Blue Jays 0 (12ings) OAKLAND, Calif. — The Toronto Blue Jays matched Tommy Milone and Oakland’s superb bullpen every step of the way until the final play in left field.

Melky Cabrera couldn’t corral Nick Punto’s slicing double with one out in the 12th inning, allowing a run to score and sending the Athletics to a 1-0 victory over the Blue Jays on Friday.

“It’s frustrating. We had our chances. Not a lot of them,” Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. “We need to start picking up some hits to win some ballgames.”

Derek Norris led off the rally with a walk by Chad Jenkins (0-1), who tossed two innings of relief. After Jed Lowrie lined out, Punto poked a double down the line in left.

Cabrera moved to his right to cut off the ball, which squirted by his glove for an error. Norris, who runs well for a catcher, hustled from first for an odd ending to a game highlighted by stellar pitching performances by Milone, Toronto’s Marcus Stroman and both bullpens.

Dan Otero (7-1), the fifth Oakland reliever to toss a scoreless inning, earned the win. Cabrera never surfaced in the clubhouse during the time reporters were allowed in after the game.

“That’s not the game,” Gibbons said of Cabrera’s misplay. “It was great pitching on both sides.”

Stroman gave up seven hits in sev-

en innings. He struck out seven and walked three. Milone allowed four hits in six innings, striking out six and walking one intentionally. The lefthander is 6-0 in his last 11 starts and hasn’t lost since May 3 at Boston.

“That’s the definition of a pitching duel,” Milone said. “It’s exciting.

It’s fun to watch. But it was about that time.”

The pitchers quickly erased the few chances both offences had. Jose Reyes singled on the game’s first pitch, but Milone didn’t allow another hit until Steve Tolleson doubled on a pop fly leading off the fifth that landed between three players battling the bright sky, which caused problems all day.

Tolleson advanced to third on the second of two groundouts before Milone struck out Reyes.

Lowrie’s fielding error at shortstop extended the sixth for Toronto. But Milone rebounded the way he had all afternoon, striking out Brad Glenn to strand two.

“It the same thing he’s been doing all season. He changes speed and locates so well,” said Blue Jays centre fielder Darin Mastroianni, who singled with one out in the 12th for his only hit.

Stroman kept the A’s off-balanced and out of sync in similar fashion. He got some help from his defence, too, including Cabrera. With two on and two outs in the third, Cabrera made a diving catch on Yoenis Cespedes’ liner to left. Cabrera grabbed his midsection and jogged gingerly backed to the dugout afterward.

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Toronto Blue Jays’ Jose Reyes, bottom, steals second base as Oakland Athletics’ Nick Punto waits for the ball in the first inning of a baseball game on Friday.

Josh Donaldson started a double play by fielding Edwin Encarnacion’s grounder at third and threw from his backside to Punto, whose relay from second to first ended Toronto’s eighth.

Toronto caught its own defensive break when Brandon Moss sprained his left ankle coming out of the box, and the Blue Jays easily turned a double play to end the bottom of the inning. Moss said the ankle is sore but

hopes to play Saturday, though A’s manager Bob Melvin said Moss will likely get a day off.

Oakland’s Ryan Cook, Fernando Abad, Sean Doolittle, Eric O’Flaherty and Luke Gregerson all pitched a scoreless inning. Jenkins, Brett Cecil, Dustin McGowan and Aaron Loup combined to throw four scoreless innings before the A’s broke through in the 12th.

Whitaker, Cox help Alouettes down struggling Lions

BY BILL BEACON THE CANADIAN PRESS Montreal 24 B.C. 9 MONTREAL — Troy Smith is looking like he will grow into the job as the Montreal Alouettes starting quarterback after all.

After the offence was stifled in a season opening loss last week in Calgary, Smith and the entire Alouettes team were a notch better in a 24-9 victory over the struggling B.C. Lions on Friday night.

Montreal (1-1) posted the first win by an East Division team over a western club this season and dropped the Lions to 0-2.

“There wasn’t a lot of difference in play calls, it was just the quarterback making different reads and doing different things,” said Smith. “Obviously, having a little more time with the coordinator and the offensive line coach is going to help you.

“I’m kind of greedy in the sense that I like throwing touchdown passes and I didn’t get one, so I’m still chomping at the bit to get my first one of the season, but if we keep getting wins, that’s the most important statistic.”

Running back Brandon Whitaker and linebacker Chip Cox scored first quarter touchdowns and Sean Whyte kicked three field goals and a single for the Alouettes.

The defence made the real differ-

ence, sacking B.C. starter Kevin Glenn five times, picking off two passes and recovering a fumble. Smith was sacked only once and was not picked off.

Smith completed 17 passes for a relatively modest 187 yards, but he helped the Alouettes pick up 203 yards on the ground with a few timely rushing first downs.

The Lions produced only one Paul McCallum field goal with Glenn at quarterback. Backup John Beck had an eight-yard TD toss to Courtney Taylor with 1:20 left in the game on a drive aided by three Montreal penalties.

It was their first TD since they got two in the first quarter of a loss last week at home to Edmonton.

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because you can be so high one day and so low the next,” said the 35-yearold Glenn, who became the starter when Travis Lulay was placed on the six-game injured list with a shoulder injury. “We’ve just got to make sure we stick together and try to turn this thing around.

“It’s a long season. The most important thing is to stick together as a team.”

The concern for B.C. going into the game was having newcomer Ryan Cave starting at left tackle after only two practices with the team this week.

It wasn’t all his doing, but Montreal spent much of the first half in the Lions’ backfield, either sacking Glenn or hurrying throws.

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SCOREBOARD Local Sports

Sunday

● 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.

LADIES FASTBALL Thursday’s results Badgers 7 - Shooters 0 Rage 8 - Athletics 1 Bandits 14 - Heat 1 SENIOR MEN’S BASBALL Thursday’s results Printing Place Padres 9 Lacombe Stone and Granite 4 AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct 46 39 .541 47 41 .534 43 42 .506 38 47 .447 39 50 .438 Central Division W L Pct 48 35 .578 45 40 .529 41 44 .482 41 46 .471 38 47 .447 West Division W L Pct 53 33 .616 49 36 .576 47 39 .547 37 49 .430 36 52 .409

Baltimore Toronto New York Boston Tampa Bay Detroit Kansas City Cleveland Chicago Minnesota Oakland Los Angeles Seattle Texas Houston

Soccer 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) Quarterfinal Friday’s Games Germany 1 at France 0 Brazil 2 at Colombia 1 Today’s Games Belgium at Argentina, 10 a.m.

Costa Rica at Netherlands, 2 p.m.

Semifinal Tuesday, July 8 Germany at Brazil, 2 p.m.

Wednesday, July 9 TBAA at TBAH, 2 p.m.

Third Place Game Saturday, July 12 TBAA at TBAH, 2 p.m.

SATURDAY, JULY 5, 2014

Baseball

Today

● 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.

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Friday’s Games Baltimore at Boston, ppd., rain N.Y. Yankees 6, Minnesota 5 Oakland 1, Toronto 0, 12 innings Kansas City 7, Cleveland 1 Tampa Bay 6, Detroit 3 Chicago White Sox 7, Seattle 1 N.Y. Mets 6, Texas 5 L.A. Angels 7, Houston 6 Today’s Games Baltimore (Mi.Gonzalez 4-5) at Boston (Lester 9-7), 11:05 a.m., 1st game N.Y. Yankees (Phelps 3-4) at Minnesota (Pino 0-2), 12:10 p.m.

Seattle (F.Hernandez 10-2) at Chicago White Sox (Quintana 5-7), 12:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Archer 4-5) at Detroit (A.Sanchez 5-2), 2:08 p.m.

Kansas City (Guthrie 5-6) at Cleveland (House 0-2), 5:05 p.m.

Baltimore (U.Jimenez 3-8) at Boston (Lackey 9-5), 5:15 p.m., 2nd game Texas (Lewis 5-5) at N.Y. Mets (B.Colon 8-6), 5:15 p.m.

Houston (Feldman 4-5) at L.A. Angels (H.Santiago 0-7), 8:05 p.m.

Toronto (Buehrle 10-5) at Oakland (Kazmir 9-3), 8:05 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Kansas City at Cleveland, 11:05 a.m.

Texas at N.Y. Mets, 11:10 a.m.

Baltimore at Boston, 11:35 a.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Minnesota, 12:10 p.m.

Seattle at Chicago White Sox, 12:10 p.m.

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

Toronto at Oakland, 2:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Detroit, 6 p.m.

Monday’s Games Baltimore at Washington, 5:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Cleveland, 5:05 p.m.

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

Kansas City at Tampa Bay, 5:10 p.m.

Houston at Texas, 6:05 p.m.

San Francisco at Oakland, 8:05 p.m.

Toronto at L.A. Angels, 8:05 p.m.

Minnesota at Seattle, 8:10 p.m.

Miami at St. Louis, 12:15 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, 2:10 p.m.

San Francisco at San Diego, 2:10 p.m.

Monday’s Games Baltimore at Washington, 5:05 p.m.

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

Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, 5:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 6:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 6:15 p.m.

San Diego at Colorado, 6:40 p.m.

Miami at Arizona, 7:40 p.m.

San Francisco at Oakland, 8:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct Atlanta 48 38 .558 Washington 46 39 .541 Miami 41 45 .477 New York 38 48 .442 Philadelphia 37 49 .430 Central Division W L Pct Milwaukee 51 36 .586 St. Louis 47 40 .540 Pittsburgh 45 41 .523 Cincinnati 44 41 .518 Chicago 38 46 .452 West Division W L Pct Los Angeles 50 39 .562 San Francisco 47 39 .547 San Diego 39 47 .453 Colorado 36 51 .414 Arizona 36 52 .409

FRIDAY’S LINESCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE GB — 1.5 7 10 11 GB — 4 5.5 6 11.5 GB — 1.5 9.5 13 13.5

Friday’s Games Chicago Cubs 7, Washington 2 Pittsburgh 8, Philadelphia 2 San Diego 2, San Francisco 0 Cincinnati 4, Milwaukee 2 N.Y. Mets 6, Texas 5 St. Louis 3, Miami 2 Atlanta 5, Arizona 2 L.A. Dodgers 9, Colorado 0 Today’s Games Miami (Heaney 0-3) at St. Louis (S.Miller 7-7), 12:15 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Straily 1-2) at Washington (G.Gonzalez 5-4), 2:05 p.m.

Philadelphia (D.Buchanan 4-4) at Pittsburgh (Volquez 6-6), 2:05 p.m.

Arizona (Bolsinger 1-4) at Atlanta (Harang 7-6), 2:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Haren 8-4) at Colorado (J.De La Rosa 8-6), 2:10 p.m.

Milwaukee (Garza 5-5) at Cincinnati (Bailey 8-4), 2:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Hudson 7-5) at San Diego (Despaigne 2-0), 5:15 p.m.

Texas (Lewis 5-5) at N.Y. Mets (B.Colon 8-6), 5:15 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 11:10 a.m.

Texas at N.Y. Mets, 11:10 a.m.

Arizona at Atlanta, 11:35 a.m.

Chicago Cubs at Washington, 11:35 a.m.

Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 11:35 a.m.

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Darvish, Feliz (6), Poreda (8), Frasor (8) and Gimenez; Niese, C.Torres (1), Black (6), Familia (7), Mejia (8) and d’Arnaud. W—Mejia 5-3. L—Poreda 2-1. HRs—Texas, Choo (9), A.Beltre (10). New York, Duda (13).

Whitley, Huff (4), Warren (7), Betances (7), Dav. Robertson (9) and Cervelli; Gibson, Deduno (3), Thielbar (7), Fien (8), Perkins (9) and K.Suzuki. W— Huff 2-0. L—Gibson 7-7. Sv—Dav.Robertson (20).

HRs—Minnesota, Dozier (16), Colabello (5).

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HRs—Chicago, Ruggiano (4). Washington, Werth (8).

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Golf

Final Sunday, July 13 TBAA at TBAH, 1 p.m.

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF S.K.C. 7 5 4 25 22 D.C. 7 5 4 25 22 New England 7 7 2 23 23 Toronto FC 6 4 3 21 18 New York 4 5 8 20 26 Columbus 4 5 8 20 19 Houston 5 10 3 18 18 Philadelphia 4 8 6 18 26 Chicago 2 4 9 15 23 Montreal 3 7 5 14 16 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF Seattle 11 3 2 35 33 Real Salt Lake 7 3 7 28 27 Colorado 7 5 5 26 24 FC Dallas 7 7 5 26 30 Vancouver 5 3 7 22 25 Los Angeles 5 3 5 20 17 Portland 4 5 8 20 28 Chivas USA 4 7 5 17 16 San Jose 4 7 4 16 15

GA 14 17 23 16 26 19 34 30 26 26 GA 23 23 19 29 22 11 28 26 16

NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

——— Wednesday’s Games Chicago 1, Toronto FC 1, tie Chivas USA 1, San Jose 0 Friday’s Games Houston 2, New York 2, tie FC Dallas 2, Philadelphia 1 Colorado 1, Columbus 1, tie Real Salt Lake 2, New England 1 Portland at Los Angeles, 9 p.m.

Saturday’s Games D.C. United at Toronto FC, 5 p.m.

Seattle FC at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

Montreal at Chivas USA, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Chicago at Sporting Kansas City, 1 p.m.

NASCAR NASCAR-SPRINT CUP-COKE ZERO 400 After Friday qualifying; race Saturday At Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Fla. Lap length: 2.5 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 199.322 mph.

2. (36) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 199.221.

3. (40) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 199.194.

4. (33) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 198.97.

5. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 198.79.

6. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 198.776.

7. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 198.697.

8. (34) David Ragan, Ford, 198.684.

9. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 198.662.

10. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 198.575.

11. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 198.531.

12. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 198.474.

13. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 198.47.

14. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 198.373.

15. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 198.234.

16. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 198.229.

17. (26) Cole Whitt, Toyota, 198.116.

18. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 198.103.

19. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 198.068.

20. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 198.059.

21. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 198.055.

22. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 198.042.

23. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 198.033.

24. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 198.015.

25. (21) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 197.994.

26. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 197.85.

27. (95) Michael McDowell, Ford, 197.82.

28. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 197.741.

29. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 197.724.

30. (55) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 197.364.

31. (51) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 197.273.

THE GREENBRIER CLASSIC WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Scores Friday at the Greenbrier Classic, a $6.5 million U.S. PGA Tour event at the 7,287-yard, par-70 Old White TPC course: Second Round a-denotes amateur Billy Hurley III 68-63 — 131 Kevin Chappell 67-65 — 132 Chris Stroud 66-66 — 132 Troy Matteson 72-61 — 133 Steve Stricker 66-68 — 134 Chris Kirk 65-69 — 134 Brice Garnett 68-66 — 134 Camilo Villegas 68-67 — 135 Jim Renner 65-70 — 135 Pat Perez 66-69 — 135 Bubba Watson 68-67 — 135 David Lingmerth 67-68 — 135 Luke Guthrie 67-69 — 136 Johnson Wagner 68-68 — 136 Angel Cabrera 68-68 — 136 J.B. Holmes 68-68 — 136 Keegan Bradley 67-69 — 136 David Hearn 68-68 — 136 Danny Lee 65-71 — 136 Bronson La’Cassie 70-66 — 136 Joe Durant 65-71 — 136 Patrick Reed 67-69 — 136 Kevin Na 66-70 — 136 Charlie Beljan 67-69 — 136 Robert Allenby 67-70 — 137 George McNeill 70-67 — 137 Stephen Ames 69-68 — 137 Bud Cauley 69-68 — 137

Jason Bohn Jonas Blixt Tyrone Van Aswegen Patrick Cantlay Will Wilcox Scott Gardiner Greg Chalmers Brendon Todd Steven Bowditch Matt Bettencourt Cameron Tringale Josh Teater Andrew Loupe Oliver Goss Brendan Steele David Toms Michael Thompson Charles Howell III Justin Leonard Troy Merritt Tim Wilkinson Chad Collins Richard H. Lee Ken Duke Gary Woodland Carl Pettersson Tom Watson Kyle Stanley Brendon de Jonge Steve Marino Hudson Swafford James Hahn Gonzalo Fdez-Castano Michael Putnam Jeff Maggert

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NOVA SCOTIA OPEN At Ashburn Golf Club - New Course Halifax, Nova Scotia Purse: $650,000 Yardage: 6,906; Par 71 Second Round Roger Sloan

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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.

Week 4 Thursday, July 17 Edmonton at Winnipeg, 6:30 p.m.

Friday, July 18 Toronto at Ottawa, 5 p.m.

Hamilton at Calgary, 8 p.m.

Saturday, July 19 Montreal at B.C., 5 p.m.

PA Pt 38 2 36 0 31 0 45 0 PA Pt 49 4 8 2 10 2 20 2 51 0

Week 2 Thursday’s results Winnipeg 36 Ottawa 28 Friday’s results Montreal 24 B.C. 9 Hamilton at Edmonton, 8 p.m.

Saturday’s results

Mtl — FG Whyte 34 11:53 Mtl — FG Whyte 27 14:46 Third Quarter B.C. — FG McCallum 24 5:41 Fourth Quarter Mtl — FG Whyte 43 5:26 Mtl — FG Whyte 47 12:26 B.C. — TD Taylor 7 pass from Beck (pass from Beck to ) 13:40 B.C. 0 0 3 6 — 9 Montreal 14 6 0 4 — 24

Alouettes 24, Lions 9 First Quarter Mtl — TD Whitaker 32 run (Whyte convert) 13:27 Second Quarter

Attendance — 20,018 at Montreal.

TEAM STATISTICS B.C.Montreal First downs 16 17 Yards rushing 81 203 Yards passing 187 187 Total offence 268 390 Passes made-tried 30-17 29-15 Returns yards 115 81 Interceptions-yards by 0-25 3-0 Fumbles-Lost 1-2 1-1 Sacks by 1 5

Jurrjens from Colorado Springs (PCL). Optioned RHP Rob Scahill to Colorado Springs.

MIAMI MARLINS — Placed INF Derek Dietrich on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Jake Marisnick from New Orleans (PCL).

MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Recalled OF Logan Schafer from Nashville (PCL).

American Association AMARILLO SOX — Traded INF Michael Broad and RHP Casey Beck to San Angelo (UL) to complete an earlier trade. Traded RHP Erik Draxton to Fargo-Moorhead for cash.

FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS — Acquired RHP Curtis Camilli from Fort Worth (UL) for a player to be named. Released LHP Eric Kline.

KANSAS CITY T-BONES — Acquired RHP Casey Barnes from Long Island (Atlantic) to complete an earlier trade.

ST. PAUL SAINTS — Signed RHP Andy Johnson.

Can-Am League QUEBEC CAPITALES — Signed RHP Brett Schreiber. Released INF Samuel Domingue.

Frontier League FLORENCE FREEDOM — Signed INF Zak Blair, LHP Michael O’Neal and OF Ryan Solberg.

Released LHP Brent Choban, UTL Ryan Miller, OF Nick Stein and INF Bobby Joe Tannehill.

WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS — Signed RHP Travis McGee. Released RHP T.J. Larson.

HOCKEY National Hockey League CAROLINA HURRICANES — Agreed to terms with C Ben Holmstrom on a one-year contract.

NEW YORK RANGERS — Agreed to terms with F Nick Tarnasky.

OTTAWA SENATORS — Agreed to terms with C David Legwand on a two-year contract. Re-signed D Eric Gryba to a two-year contract.

TAMPA BAY Lightning — Re-signed D Andrej

FRIDAY’S SUMMARIES

Net offence is yards passing, plus yards rushing, minus team losses such as yards lost on broken plays.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing B.C.: Logan 6-28, Harris 7-26, Glenn 2-16, Williams 2-7, Jackson 1-3, Partridge 1-1. Montreal: Whitaker 12-76, Smith 6-55, Marsh 7-48, Lumbala 6-16, Stafford 1-8.

Receiving B.C.: Jackson 6-72, Taylor 5-52, Williams 2-38, Gore 1-14, Lumbala 1-11. Montreal: Green 3-66, London 5-51, Stafford 3-31, Whitaker 3-21, Deslauriers 2-20, Lumbala 1--2.

Passing B.C.: Glenn 13-25-159-0-2, Beck 2-5-28-1-0. Montreal: Smith 17-29-187-0-0.

Transactions BASEBALL Major League Baseball MLB — Named Quinn Wolcott to the full-time major league umpiring staff. Announced the retirement of umpire Gary Darling.

American League SEATTLE MARINERS — Activated DH-OF Corey Hart and 1B Justin Smoak from 15-day DL. Designated OF Cole Gillespie for assignment Sent 1B Justin Smoak to Tacoma (PCL).

TEXAS RANGERS — Recalled RHP Neftali Feliz from Round Rock (PCL). Optioned RHP Ben Rowen to Round Rock. Placed LHP Joe Saunders on waivers for the purpose of giving him his unconditional release.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Activated LHP Brett Cecil from the 15-day DL. Optioned OF Anthony Gose to Buffalo (IL).

National League COLORADO ROCKIES — Promoted RHP Jair

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VANCOUVER CANUCKS — Re-signed F Zach Kassian, G Joe Cannata and D Yannick Weber.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Signed Fs Tim Kennedy and Kris Newbury to one-year contracts.

MOTORSPORTS IMSA — Suspended Alex Tagliani one race and placed him on probation one additional race for “unjustifiable risk” during a practice session for last week’s United SportsCar Championship race at Watkins Glen.

COLLEGE EAST CAROLINA — Named Pete Buscaino director of baseball operations.

TEXAS TECH — Suspended women’s senior basketball G Amber Battle one month for her involvement in a fight with a football player at the university’s recreation centre.

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Brazil, Germany advance INJURED STRIKER NEYMAR RULED OUT OF THE REST OF THE WORLD CUP

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Brazil 2 Colombia 1 FORTALEZA, Brazil — Not long after celebrating another all-important win at the World Cup, Brazil was jolted by the loss of Neymar.

The tournament’s poster boy with the dyed-blonde fauxhawk fractured a vertebra in his back during Brazil’s 2-1 quarterfinal victory over Colombia on Friday. The injury has ruled the striker out of the rest of the competition, dealing a massive blow to the team’s chances of finally winning a World Cup at home.

Brazil advanced to the semifinals for the first time in 12 years, with the goals coming from defenders Thiago Silva and David Luiz. But the jubilation was quickly tempered when Brazil team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar said Neymar broke his third vertebrae and is expected to be out for several weeks, ruling him out of Tuesday’s semifinal match against Germany in Belo Horizonte.

“It’s a situation that leaves us in a difficult position for the match against Germany,” Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari said. “But we have great players and if I have to change something I will do it and we will be OK.” The 22-year-old Neymar has been the focal point of both the Brazilian team and the entire World Cup, and he lived up to expectations with four goals in the first three matches.

But he took a knee to the back late in the match against Colombia at the Arena Castelao in a collision with Juan Camilo Zuniga. The Brazilian star was crying in pain as he was carried off the field, and was taken to a private clinic.

He has since been released.

“He will not be in condition to play, he will need a few weeks to be fit again,” said Lasmar, the team doctor.

“He is very, very sad.”

The foul on Neymar came toward the end of one of the dirtiest games of the tournament as Brazil committed 31

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Sloan, Rodriguez top Nova Scotia Open leaderboard HALIFAX — Canada’s Roger Sloan shot a 6-under 65 on Friday for a share of the second-round lead with Mexico’s Jose de Jesus Rodriguez in the Web. com Tour’s Nova Scotia Open.

The 27-year-old Sloan, a former Texas-El Paso player from Calgary, Alberta, matched first-round leader Rodriguez at 10-under 132 on Ashburn Golf Club’s New Course.

Sloan hit 13 of 14 fairways and 14 of 18 greens.

“You really have to set up the next shot and you have to be conscious of the slope of the greens and where the pin is located,” Sloan said. “It’s fun to play golf like that because this year Mother Nature has given us some pretty soft courses and it becomes a putting contest. Out here it’s a battle. You have to be aware of where your ball is going at all times.”

Rodriguez followed his opening 63 with a 69.

“It was a good day. I hit it very good again,” Rodriguez said. “I lose two putts from 1 metre. The one on No. 10 was 2 feet, straight up. It was an easy putt but I moved my head. It’s OK. It’s golf.”

American Zack Sucher and England’s David Skinns were tied for third at 7 under. Sucher shot 66, and Skinns had a 70.

fouls and Colombia had 23.

Brazil will also be without Silva for Tuesday’s match against Germany. The captain must sit out after getting his second yellow card of the tournament after impeding Colombia goalkeeper David Ospina.

Brazil, which is trying to become the first host to win the World Cup since France in 1998, had been eliminated in the quarterfinals at the last two tournaments. The “Selecao” lost to the Netherlands in the quarterfinals in 2010 and to France in 2006 after winning its fifth title in 2002.

Back in 1950, Brazil needed only a draw in the final match to win the World Cup, but the team lost to Uruguay in a match known as the “Maracanazo.”

This time around, Brazil won its group and then beat Chile on penalties in the second round.

Germany 1 France 0 It just wouldn’t be the World Cup without Germany in the semifinals.

Harnessing all their big-game experience, the Germans delivered a performance of maturity and efficiency to hold off France 1-0 on Friday and become the first team to reach four straight semifinals in the sport’s marquee tournament.

Defender Mats Hummels scored the winning goal in the 13th minute, outmuscling his marker at a free kick to glance a header in off the underside of the crossbar.

Criticized for poor defending in earlier matches, Germany selected a more robust lineup and restricted a flat France team to only a handful of clearcut opportunities in muggy conditions.

“There was not much in it,” France coach Didier Deschamps said. But, “we don’t have the international experience Germany has.”

While France’s young players slumped to the ground and some shed tears after the final whistle, the Germans soberly saluted all corners of the Maracana Stadium.

One job done, nothing more.

And next up for Germany is a meeting with host nation Brazil, which beat Colombia 2-1 later Friday. It will be Germany’s 13th appearance in the semifinals in 20 editions of the World Cup.

get points, was very important at this time.”

Ottawa needed a top-two centre after trading Spezza to the Dallas Stars on Tuesday for right-winger Alex Chiasson, a draft pick and two prospects.

The Senators also re-signed defenceman Eric Gryba to a $2.5-million, two-year deal. Gryba, 26, had 11 points (2-9) in 57 games last season.

Murray said the Senators “continue to talk” about a trade, adding “it’s just a matter of if we can get satisfaction both ways.”

“We probably will do something else but I do feel comfortable with the roster,” Murray said. “I think that if we have to add we will, but it looks like our young players that have been drafted by the organization and have developed within — we’ve got a couple of guys that are ready and if they get a chance I’m sure they’ll perform very well.”

There have been reports that Ottawa has had discussions with the Philadelphia Flyers about veteran forward Vincent Lecavalier.

Vancouver Canucks re-sign forward Zack Kassian and blue-liner Yannick Weber VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks re-signed forward Zack Kassian and defenceman Yannick Weber on Friday.

Kassian had 29 points (14 goals, 15 assists) and 124 penalty minutes in 73 games for the Canucks last season. The 23-year-old native of Windsor, Ont., has 50 points (25-25) and 226 PIM in 156 career NHL games.

“Zack is a skilled, young player and

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an important member of this team,” Canucks general manager Jim Benning said in a release. “He has the ability to impact a game both with his talent and size. We look forward to seeing him continue to develop as a Canuck.”

Kassian won a silver medal for Canada at the 2011 IIHF world junior championships and helped the Windsor Spitfires win a MasterCard Memorial Cup in 2010.

Weber, who split last season between Vancouver and the Utica Comets of the AHL, had 10 points (6-4) and 16 PIM in 49 games for Vancouver. The 25-year-old Swiss blue-liner has 42 points (11-31) in 164 career NHL games with the Canucks and Montreal Canadiens.

Also Friday, the Canucks re-signed goaltender Joe Cannata. He spent last season with the Comets, his third in the AHL.

101st Tour de France ready to set off in England with Briton favoured to win 3-week race LEEDS, England — So your national team is out of the World Cup in Brazil, Wimbledon doesn’t seem the same without Serena Williams or Rafael Nadal and your baseball team is slumping.

This weekend, fans of many stripes could join die-hard cycling buffs and tune in to the start of the 101st Tour de France for that much needed sports fix.

Cycling’s big event gets going Saturday through bucolic countryside in northern England, where officials have paid for the right to host it, hoping to

draw tourists, capture media attention and feed the recent cycling craze among Britons.

It could first require getting over a nagging belief that, after Lance Armstrong’s doping exposure, the sport may still be dogged by drugs cheats.

Cycling chiefs and experts generally agree that the era of widespread doping is over, but few would claim to know that today’s pack is fully clean.

Drugs testers will conduct hundreds of blood and urine checks during the race.

Bookmakers’ odds foresee a victory either by defending champion Chris Froome, a 29-year-old Kenyan-born Briton who leads Team Sky, or twotime champ Alberto Contador — a 31-year-old Spaniard with Tinkoff-Saxo Bank — to take home the yellow jersey when the race finishes on Paris’ Champs-Elysees on July 26.

Few of the 198 riders on the 22 teams stand a realistic chance of winning, based on recent performances, skill sets and team priorities.

Most are “domestiques” who race above all to help their team leaders win. Vincenzo Nibali of Italy, plus Spaniards Alberto Valverde and Joaquin Rodriquez, stand an outside chance.

Conceding home-road advantage, Contador said Friday that “local hero” Froome remains the favourite. The Briton, who succeeded Sky teammate and compatriot Bradley Wiggins as Tour winner, said: “I don’t think many Tour champions get to come back as defending champions and can start in front of their home crowd.”

Five of the 21 stages end in summit finishes, which usually promise drama as the cream of the climbers rises to the top first.

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OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have begun the process of replacing Jason Spezza by signing veteran centre David Legwand to a US$6-million, two-year contract.

Legwand, 33, split last season between the Nashville Predators and the Detroit Red Wings.

He had 51 points (14 goals, 37 assists) in 83 games.

The Detroit native played the first 15 seasons of his NHL career with Nashville before a March 5 trade sent him to the Red Wings. He has 577 points (214-363) in 977 career NHL games.

“David is a good, veteran centre, a guy that skates pretty well, gets up and down the ice,” Senators general manager Bryan Murray said Friday in a statement.

“We just think the way things shook out for us that having an experienced centre that can be a decent faceoff man, be a good defensive player,

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Brazil’s Neymar is fouled by Colombia’s Juan Zuniga during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Brazil and Colombia at the Arena Castelao in Fortaleza, Brazil, Friday. Brazil’s team doctor says Neymar will miss the rest of the World Cup after breaking a vertebrae during the team’s quarterfinal win over Colombia.

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New reactor will boost capacity

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR

NOVA CHEMICALS

The skyline at Nova Chemicals Corp.’s Joffre complex took on a new look Friday, as a pair of cranes hoisted a 38-metre-high reactor into place.

The approximately 280-tonne piece of equipment is at the centre of a billion-dollar expansion of Nova’s polyethylene plant. It joins two existing reactors and is expected to boost total production capacity by 40 per cent — to approximately 2.5 billion pounds of linear low density polyethylene annually.

Rick Van Hemmen, Nova’s Joffre site leader, said it took more than an hour to lift the reactor, with a 440-tonne crawler crane and a 250-tonne tailing crane providing the mechanical muscle.

“The two cranes have to work perfectly in unison,” he said. “There’s a very detailed lift plan that goes into place.”

On June 23, a lighter but taller flare stack went up. And work on a pipe rack, cooling tower and other equipment and buildings are progressing quickly.

“We’ve certainly been noticing a change to the skyline in the last couple of months,” said Van Hemmen. “We’re at a period now where a lot of the large prefabricated pieces of equipment and structures have been showing up.”

Not far away, a new electricity substation is being constructed, and expansion of Nova’s rail yard is underway.

The latter project includes the planting of some 30,000 native trees, shrubs and other plants.

“It’s pretty interesting how well we are integrating the industrial components of this project with the agricultural and more natural environment

around us,” said Van Hemmen.

About 200 workers are currently involved in the expansion, and this number will ramp up as work intensifies.

“Well be more into the very, very heavy construction period with large quantities of workers by the time we get into the second quarter of next year, at which point we expect to see at least 600 workers and probably as many as 800,” said Van Hemmen.

The project, which started last spring, is expected to wrap up by mid2016.

The timing is good, said Van Hemmen, noting that with polyethylene prices generally strong and looking favourable in the long term, producers are rushing to take advantage.

“I think we’re kind of on the early side of that curve but there are a lot of projects that have been announced, certainly in the United States, really building off of the shale gas boom and the associated liquids within the natural gas streams that allow for petrochemical production.”

The new polyethylene production line is being developed within the Joffre complex’s existing footprint, and the increased ethylene feedstock that will be required can be provided by the three ethylene plants already operating there.

Van Hemmen said Nova is looking into opportunities to boost the output of one of its ethylene plants.

Meanwhile, the company has expanded the sources from which it obtains the ethane for ethylene production. In addition compounds stripped from Alberta’s natural gas, Nova is now obtaining ethane from shale gas in North Dakota and from the off-gasses that result from oilsands upgrading in

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The new reactor for Nova Chemical Corp.’s expanded polyethylene plant was lifted into place on Friday. The two existing polyethylene reactors can be seen in the background.

Northern Alberta.

“The feedstock side of the picture has come together very nicely and so our outlook is very optimistic,” said Van Hemmen.

Information about Nova’s polyeth-

Kinder Morgan skirting questions about Trans Mountain: City of Vancouver

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — Kinder Morgan has failed to answer many of the questions put to the company about its proposed Trans Mountain pipeline through the regulatory review process, charge a chorus of critics that includes the province of British Columbia and the city of Vancouver.

The city submitted 394 written questions as part of the National Energy Board’s regulatory review process but said the Texas-based company did not respond to 40 per cent of them, covering everything from emergency management plans to compensation in the event of an oil spill.

“We submitted almost 400 questions and only about 248 of them were answered,” said Sadhu Johnston, deputy city manager. The rest “were quite inadequate in the way they were answered, with either no answer or only partial answers.”

“As interveners we are trying to assess the proposed project and are finding it quite difficult to get information on the project.

“That does make it hard for us to fully evaluate the proposal and to prepare our experts and our expert testimony to ask the right questions and formulate an opinion.”

Both the city and the province submitted requests to the energy board Friday asking the regulator to compel Kinder Morgan to respond to the outstanding requests.

The B.C. Environment Ministry issued a statement saying they had submitted more than 70 information requests to the company through the board, dealing with maritime and landbased spill response, prevention and recovery systems.

“In a number of cases, Kinder Morgan’s responses to the information requests do not provide sufficient information,” the statement said. “That makes it difficult for the province to evaluate whether the Trans Mountain expansion project will include worldleading marine and land oil spill systems.”

As part of the board review of the pipeline that would link the Alberta oil sands to Port Metro Vancouver, the company had to respond to more than 10,000 questions submitted by hundreds of groups and individuals granted intervener status by the board.

Under new rules for the regulatory review, there is a strict timeline and the board decided not to allow direct oral questioning of company officials.

All questions must be submitted in writing ahead of hearings set to begin in early 2015. It’s a very restrictive process, Johnston said.

“It’s really become quite undemocratic, the way the NEB is running the process,” he said.

The city said the responses it did receive made it clear that the company will not cover the first responder costs incurred by Vancouver in the event of disaster and it said the responses from Kinder Morgan raise questions on the

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economic feasibility of the project.

B.C. Green MLA Andrew Weaver has also complained about the responses provided by the company to his 500 questions.

He filed a motion with the energy board Thursday asking for full and adequate responses and a revised review timetable to incorporate “new and reasonable” deadlines for information requests and evidence.

“Many of the answers I received are simply unacceptable,” Weaver, a Nobel Prize-winning climate scientist, said in a statement.

Kinder Morgan declined a request for an interview.

Scott Stoness, vice-president of regulatory and finance for the company, said in an emailed statement that Trans Mountain believes it provided robust responses to questions “that were within the scope of the regulatory review.”

Some of the information is market sensitive or would be a security risk to release, he wrote.

“It is normal in regulatory processes that there are debates about whether questions are appropriate and/or in scope,” Stoness wrote. “We understand some interveners may not be satisfied with the answers we provided. That is why the NEB process allows for interveners to make motions on the responses we submitted,” he wrote.

They will have another opportunity to question the company and to submit their own evidence later this year, he said.

Shaw to seek approval for all-news channel

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Shaw Media is making plans to launch a national TV news channel called Global News 1.

In filings to the CRTC, the media division of Shaw Communications (TSX:SJR.B), which operates Global Television, says it wants to launch a “hybrid local/national” English-language news channel.

A brief outline of the plans were included in Shaw’s submission to the broadcast regulator as part of the CRTC’s formal consultation on the evolution of the broadcasting system.

Global News 1 would fall under “Category C” guidelines, which cover all-news channels like the CBC News Network, CTV News Channel, RDI and the Sun News Network.

If approved, cable and satellite companies would have to offer their customers the option of subscribing to the

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new Global channel, though it would not be a mandatory part of basic cable packages.

Shaw told the CRTC that its application will be for “a service that will expand and diversify the amount of news and information-related programming in the Canadian broadcasting system.”

“There is no specialty news service that currently provides such a service in this country, namely the provision of uniquely local reflection,” it added.

While Shaw didn’t outline exactly how its proposed news channel would operate, it’s likely the company would tap into the assets of numerous local TV stations it owns across the country.

Shaw also operates a regional news channel in British Columbia called Global News BC 1.

Under its planned business model, the national news channel would help financially support local programming, Shaw told the regulator.

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Last week, the CRTC wrapped up a formal interventions process on the future of Canadian television, which collected comments from Canadians and the industry. Topics ranged from the so-called pick-and-pay model for cable channels to the future of local television.

Shaw made a few recommendations to the CRTC over changes to how it classifies news channels. The telecom company said the regulator should “introduce minimum thresholds to ensure that only truly national news services benefit from must-carry privileges.”

The list of requirements it believes the regulator should enforce include reporters posted in at least nine of the 13 provinces and territories, additional people based overseas to tell stores from a Canadian perspective, and at least 16 hours per day of original news coverage.

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Sales of Central Alberta homes through the Multiple Listing Service declined in June, but exceeded activity levels from a year ago.

The Central Alberta Realtors Association reports that there were 219 residential sales in Red Deer last month, down 11 per cent from the 247 deals in May, but an 18 per cent improvement over the 185 sales recorded last June.

In the surrounding region, sales last month numbered 311.

That was five per cent fewer than in May, when 329 homes sold, but a 17 per cent increase over the June 2013 tally of 268. The average selling price in the city last month was $353,403, up from $332,912 in May and $328,750 in June 2013. Outside Red Deer, the average price was $295,520 in June, a jump from $271,469 in May and $281,372 a year ago. The Central Alberta Realtors Association has cautioned that average prices may not provide a good indication of market trends, because the types and locations of the properties included vary from period to period.

Half way through this year, 1,068 homes had sold in Red Deer and 1,469 in the area covered by the association outside the city. Those figures were up nine per cent and 17 per cent respectively over the six-month totals for 2013, when there were 977 residential sales in Red Deer and 1,256 elsewhere in the region. Last month there were 321 Red Deer residential listings processed through the MLS system, as compared with 285 in June 2013 and 344 in May 2014.

Total new residential listings in the city during the first half of 2014 were 1,614, up from 1,540 for the same period in 2013. Outside Red Deer, new listings last month totalled 536, an increase from 509 a year ago and 640 this May. The tally for the January-toJune period was 2,826, which marked an increase from 2,743 in the first half of 2013.

Crops show mixed results A crop report prepared by Agriculture Financial Services Corp. and issued on Friday contains good news and bad news. On the positive side, 83 per cent of the crops in the province were rated as being in good or excellent condition as of June 30 — up seven per cent from two weeks earlier. In the case of Central Alberta, 76 per cent were rated at the upper end, which was an 18 per cent improvement from the previous report. The report attributes the change to timely precipitation. Unfortunately, crop development is behind long-term averages, it added.

That increases the risk of frost and weather damage if harvest is delayed.

First-cut haying was underway, but taking place seven to 10 days later than average.

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Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 102.31 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.90 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 14.74 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 47.72 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — Industrials and telecoms led the way to a minor advance Friday on the Toronto stock market at the end of a positive week.

Canada’s main stock market closed at another record high as the S&P/TSX composite index rose 7.85 points to 15,214.96.

Trading was much lighter than usual with U.S. markets closed for the Independence Day holiday.

The Canadian dollar edged down 0.15 of a cent to 93.84 cents US. The Toronto market racked up a solid weekly gain of 120.71 points or 0.8 per cent, led by mining and financial stocks after U.S. jobs data for June, released Thursday, came in far higher than expected. The report also increased optimism that the U.S. economy will rebound significantly after shrinking in the first quarter.

The Dow Jones industrials finished the week up 1.28 per cent and closed above the 17,000-mark for the first time.

The strong U.S. jobs data is the latest piece of data to show the world’s biggest economy continues to improve steadily.

Also helping stocks are solid corporate earnings and continued support from central banks.

Traders are now focused on the start of U.S. second-quarter earnings reports for reassurance about how the economy performed in the April-June period. Heavyweights reporting next week include Alcoa Inc. and Wells Fargo.

At the same time, analysts note that expectations for the quarter are rather modest.

“OK, but not spectacular,” said Bob Gorman, chief portfolio strategist at TD Waterhouse, in describing them.

“Firms have been lowering expectations so that may bring

Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 20.28 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.62 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 58.30 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.75 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 26.99 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 19.29 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.20 First Quantum Minerals . 25.04 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 29.33 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . 10.76 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 4.44 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.80 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 40.23 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.65 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 25.72 Energy Arc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31.75 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 34.09 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 75.06 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.78 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 63.93 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 49.01 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 24.07 Canyon Services Group. 19.88 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 34.46 CWC Well Services . . . . 1.030 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 24.41 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.75 some of the very strong sentiment down to earth a bit.”

The industrials sector was the biggest percentage advancer, up 0.6 per cent.

Telecoms also provided lift, ahead 0.42 per cent.

Commodity prices were mixed in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange with August bullion 70 cents higher late Friday afternoon at US$1,321.30 an ounce. The gold sector gained 0.15 per cent.

The base metals sector was the biggest decliner, down 0.55 per cent while September copper was off a penny at US$3.27 a pound.

The energy sector declined 0.36 per cent as August crude moved 29 cents lower to US$103.77 a barrel.

On the corporate front, Lassonde Industries Inc. (TSX:LAS.A) is acquiring U.S. branded juice company Apple & Eve for US$150 million in a bid to strengthen its presence in the United States. Lassonde shares ran ahead $9.14 or 8.32 per cent to C$119.

Shaw Media is making plans to launch a national TV news channel called Global News 1.

In filings to the CRTC, the media division of Shaw Communications (TSX:SJR.B), which operates Global Television, says it wants to launch a “hybrid local/ national” English-language news channel.

Shaw shares were 16 cents lower at $27.62.

Several cars in a Canadian National Railway (TSX:CNR) freight train have derailed northwest of Edmonton.

Two of the five cars were carrying crude oil. There were no injuries and no fire when the cars left the tracks early Friday morning. CN shares were up 42 cents to $70.02.

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Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . 102.59 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 70.97 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.49 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 34.61 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 57.12 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 7.56 Penn West Energy . . . . . 10.06 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . 0.105 Precision Drilling Corp . . 15.55 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 43.31 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 11.08 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 17.92 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . 12.37 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 72.99 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 78.89 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 71.80 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97.85 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 40.63 Carfinco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.18 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 30.60 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 51.41 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 73.81 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.82 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 45.80 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.20 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 77.16 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 39.94 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.28 TORONTO — Highlights at the close of Friday at world financial market trading.

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 15,214.96, up 7.85 points TSX Venture Exchange — 1,037.76, down 0.03 of a point TSX 60 — 869.81, up 0.75 of a point American markets were closed for the Independence Day holiday.

Currencies at close: Cdn — 93.84 cents US, down 0.15 of a cent Pound — C$1.8284, up 0.36 of a cent Euro — C$1.4487, up 0.11 of a cent Euro — US$1.3594, down 0.13 of a cent ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: July ’14 $1.50 higher $476.50; Nov. ’14 $1.50 higher $457.40; Jan ’15 $1.30 higher $460.80; March ’15 $1.30 higher $461.50; May ’15 $1.10 higher $460.20; July ’15 $0.80 higher $459.40; Nov ’15 $0.80 higher $459.40; Jan. ’16 $0.80 higher $466.20; March ’16 $0.80 higher $470.00; May ’16 $0.80 higher $470.00; July ’16 $0.80 higher $470.00.

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

Friday’s estimated volume of trade: 294,860 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 294,860.

CRTC has received more than 1,000 complaints since antispam law took effect THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — More than 1,000 complaints have been filed since the new anti-spam law took effect on Tuesday, says Manon Bombardier, the CRTC’s chief compliance and enforcement officer.

Hundreds of reports have been submitted daily at http://fightspam. gc.ca and investigators are already at work looking into whether companies have violated the new law, says Bombardier.

“We have received a number of complaints, and the numbers will keep going up for sure, but really for us the positive message is Canadians are seeing the importance of the legislation and they are reporting (spam) to the CRTC as the mechanism allows them to do,” she says.

“From what we’ve observed in social media the reaction seems to be quite positive.”

The federal legislation requires that businesses get written or oral consent before they send emails or other digital messages to consumers.

Companies must also clearly identify themselves in each message and allow consumers to unsubscribe from digital mailings.

Businesses that violate the law could face

financial penalties of up to $10 million per violation, while individuals could be fined up to $1 million per infraction.

Bombardier cautions that while she expects the law will reduce the amount of spam Canadians receive, it won’t keep their inboxes clear.

“The legislation is seeking to strike a balance between the privacy of Canadians and the legitimate businesses that need to communicate with Canadians, so there are some exemptions in the rules. People

will continue to receive emails but hopefully only legitimate ones,” she says.

Consumers who wish to report unwanted spam emails can forward messages to spam@fightspam.gc.ca or fill out an online form to register a complaint.

“We’re going to look at all the complaints we receive,” Bombardier says.

“We will be strategic in which ones we pursue for investigations but we will review all the complaints.”

Dear Working Wise: Can the owner of the self-serve gas station where I work make me pay for customers who drive away without paying for their gas?

I only make a little more than minimum wage and I don’t think this is fair. — Cashless Cashier Dear Cashless: No, your employer is not allowed to make you pay for losses due to customer theft.

CHARLES Alberta’s EmSTRACHEY ployment Standards Code pro- WORKING WISE hibits employers from deducting employee pay for faulty workmanship, cash shortages or loss of property if any person other than the employee had access to the cash or property.

This covers situations like cash shortages where two employees had access to the register, dine-and-dashes at restaurants and drive-a-ways at gas stations.

Faulty workmanship covers a wide variety of situations related to an employee failing to adequately do their job due to an accident, unforeseen circumstances, carelessness or incompetence. Faulty workmanship includes things like accidental damage to an employer’s vehicle, broken dishes in a restaurant, typos in a magazine or mistakes in production.

An employer can not deduct the cost of these errors and accidents, but they do have the right to terminate an employee who is costing them too much money.

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BRIEF Household debt worries ease as mortgage borrowing slows in May: RBC OTTAWA — The Royal Bank says Canadians have been slowing down the amount of debt they are taking on to buy real estate, easing concerns about household vulnerability.

The RBC paper notes that overall household debt accumulation remained flatlined at 4.2 per cent growth in May, about the same level as the previous three months.

Outstanding mortgage debt stood at $1.23 trillion as the annualized growth slowed slightly to five per cent from 5.1 per cent in April. But households increased their pace of non-mortgage borrowing, the bank says, to 2.2 per cent from two per cent in April. RBC says the steady pace of debt accumulation overall should give some comfort to the Bank of Canada, which has called household debt the No. 1 risk to the financial system and economy.

With the housing market expected to moderate further, the vulnerability posed by overly indebted households is easing, RBC says, clearing the way for the Bank of Canada to move toward higher interest rates by mid-2015.

Loonie declines, trading quiet with U.S. markets closed for Independence Day TORONTO — The Canadian dollar closed lower Friday in a quiet session with U.S. markets closed for the Inde-

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If your employer has deducted any losses due to customer theft from your paycheck, then he owes you your money back. There are helpful step-bystep instructions on the Employment Standards web page that will walk you through how to get your money back from your employer.

Visit http://work.alberta.ca/es and click on “Submit a Complaint” to get the step-by-step instructions. If you decide to ask for your money back, you will be asked to create an online account. You will be asked a series of questions about your job, such as your rate of pay, the date you started work, your supervisor’s name, the address of the business, etc. Have your records with you when you fill in the form to make it easy to get the information needed.

Once you have completed the online form, the system can generate a request for payment letter that you can give to the store owner. If the store owner refuses to respond to your request for payment letter, you can then submit a formal complaint to Alberta Employment Standards.

Employment Standards staff will contact you and your employer to get the full story and try to resolve the issue. Employment Standards will decide if the employer has not followed provincial standards and will tell both parties what the decision is. If Employment Standards determines the employer owes the employee money, the employer will be ordered to pay.

If you have any further questions, call the toll-free Alberta Employment Standards Contact Centre at: 1-877-4273731.

Working Wise is compiled by Charles Strachey, a manager with Alberta Human Services, for general information. He can be contacted at charles.strachey@gov. ab.ca. pendence Day holiday.

The loonie was down from session highs, off 0.15 of a cent to 93.84 cents US. The gain followed a rise of 0.24 of a cent on Thursday in the wake of a much stronger than expected U.S. employment report for June and other data showing Canada’s trade deficit with the world narrowed in May. The employment data increased optimism that the American economy will rebound significantly after severe winter weather pushed the economy into contraction in the first quarter.

Canadian jobs data for June will be released July 11. Commodity prices were mixed in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange with August crude 29 cents lower at US$103.77 a barrel. August gold bullion was 70 cents higher late Friday afternoon at US$1,321.30 an ounce, while September copper was down a cent at US$3.27 a pound.

Slight leak of crude oil when part of CN freight derails west of Edmonton WHITECOURT — Several cars in a Canadian National Railway (TSX:CNR) freight train have derailed northwest of Edmonton.

Emily Hamer, a CN spokeswoman, said there were no injuries and no fire when five cars in the slow-moving train left the tracks early Friday morning, about 15 km east of the town of Whitecourt. The southbound train was heading to Edmonton. Hamer said two of the five cars were loaded with crude oil. She said response crews including emergency services and environment teams were on site.

“There was a reported leakage from one of the valves from one of the tank cars,” she said. “It has been confirmed that it has been secured and there are no leaks.”

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HERITAGE AWARDS Nominations are being accepted for the Alberta Historic Resources Foundation Heritage Awards. Awarded every two years, they recognize the outstanding achievements of Albertans who work to preserve, protect and promote the province’s heritage.

Awards are presented in four categories, including heritage conservation, heritage awareness, municipal heritage preservation and outstanding achievement.

Full nomination packages are available online at www.culture.alberta.ca/ ahrf/heritageawards.aspx.

Nominations are due by July 15.

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF

COUNTY AG TOUR Tickets are on sale now for Red Deer County’s Enterprising Ag Tour on July 17. Tickets are $30, including lunch and bus transportation. The tour takes passengers to several innovative operations, including Springvale Meadows, Steel Pony Farms and Crop Production Services.

Tickets are available from the county office. Buses depart from CrossRoads Church at 8 a.m. sharp.

For details, call tour co-ordinator Donna Trottier at 403-347-0005.

For more information about Red Deer County, check www.rdcounty.ca.

STROKE WALK The Central Alberta’s Stroke Survivor’s sixth annual Walk and Roll event is back for another year at the CrossRoads Church on July 15. The fun gets underway at noon. Following the one-km walk, there will be a barbecue with entertainment. Donation envelopes can be picked up at the local Heart and Stroke Foundation office (202 5913-50th Ave. in Red Deer). For more information, call 403-3424435.

CORRECTION An Advocate story on Saturday, June 28, concerning a fatal collision in Red Deer on July 1, 2010, contained an error.

The story erred in stating that Jamie Chanminaraj, 18 at the time, was unable to attend the funeral of his younger brother, Jeffrey, who died at the scene.

Jamie was transported from Foothills Hospital in Calgary on July 10, 2010, so he could attend Jeffrey’s funeral.

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Quienten and Joseph Belcourt throw their hands up in the air on the Sidewinder at Wild Rapids Waterslide Park in Sylvan Lake. The park, which features slides for people of all ages, is open from noon until 8 p.m. daily through the summer.

Warning flashers added Advance warning flashers on some Red Deer intersections will change starting next week.

The city is modifying the operations of the advanced warning flashers at six signalized intersections to bring them up to Canadawide standards.

Currently at these intersections, the advance warning flashers flash all the time to notify drivers of traffic signals ahead. However, with the modification, the flashers will only flash when the traffic light is red or about to change red. Drivers are advised that when driving toward these intersections, be prepared to stop when they see the advance warning flashers activated.

In 2013, the city tested this operational

change at Hwy 11A and Gaetz Avenue.

The warning flashers will be modified on Tuesday and Wednesday Tuesday ● 30th Avenue and 19th Street, westbound approach ● 50th Avenue and 19th Street, northbound approach ● Taylor Drive and 19th Street, northbound approach Wednesday ● 55th Avenue and 43rd Street, northbound approach ● 51st Avenue and 52nd Street, southbound approach ● 50th Avenue and 45th Street, southbound approach

Woman faces three hearings Three separate preliminary hearings have been scheduled for a Red Deer woman facing charges in connection with multiple offences.

Lindsey Rae Mazzei, 32, is a suspect in a variety of incidents in Red Deer and the surrounding area and is accused of missing court dates on some of the charges against her.

She has asked to be tried in the Court of Queen’s Bench on three different sets of charges, with preliminary hearings to be held beforehand on each set.

Preliminary hearings may be held to test the Crown’s evidence before proceeding to

trial.

The series of charges against Mazzei include allegations that she played a role in an online escort scam, in which men would be lured to a location in Red Deer and then beaten and robbed.

The charges include armed robbery, extortion, kidnapping, forcible confinement, uttering threats, theft over $5,000 and a variety of firearms offences.

Preliminary hearings on the three sets of charges are scheduled for Sept. 10, Oct. 1 and Nov. 28.

Obstacle race for all ages Sundre Snake Hill Slam is back for a second year.

The five-km obstacle race is sponsored by the Greenwood Neighbourhood Place and Sundre Call to Action group.

It is an all ages event with space for 500 runners.

Join as a team, choose a team name and dress up, or compete as an individual for a more competitive experience.

All registrations received by Aug. 10, will receive an event T-shirt.

Entry is $30, or $20 for youth 18 and younger. Registration fee includes a T-shirt, water

SUNDRE bottle and medallion. Racers may sign up individually or on a team of four.

More than 50 volunteers are needed to ensure everything runs smoothly. Businesses can get involved by building an obstacle or by becoming an event sponsor.

For more information or to volunteer, call Kim Free at 403-638-1011 or email kim@ mygnp.org.

Visit the website at www.mygnp.org/sundre-snake-hill-slam-2014.

On Monday, a new provincial continuing care resolution team will begin fielding concerns about continuing care placement and care.

Alberta Health Services announced on June 24 that the team would work with patients and families to resolve issues in public and privately-operated continuing care facilities.

Louise White-Gibbs said she is happy her father, Gerald Beauchamp, 86, who is from Red Deer, was finally able to get a bed in a Red Deer long-term care facility a week ago after spending six weeks in a Stettler facility.

The Stettler placement meant Beauchamp was separated from his wife of 62 years, Theresa, who is 90. She lives in a Red Deer assisted living facility.

“It was just six weeks, but to us it felt like an eternity because every day you think about him,” White-Gibbs said.

Gerald Beauchamp was once president of the Central Alberta Council on Aging, which advocated for increased home care services.

On June 27, a bed became available for Beauchamp, who has escalating dementia and mobility issues, at Bethany CollegeSide.

The continuing care resolution team will report directly to the CEO at AHS, and will work with the Alberta’s Seniors and Health advocates to co-ordinate the response to concerns brought forward.

A Continuing Care Concerns phone line, 1-844-468-2930, and an e-mail, continuingcare@albertahealthservices.ca, will connect Albertans to resources and experts to provide guidance and resolution for placement or care concerns.

White-Gibbs said she’s glad her mother won’t have to travel to Stettler anymore to visit her husband, but is not sure how placement issues will be solved with the growing number of people requiring care due to aging demographics.

She said she will continue to advocate for improvements in care.

“Everybody is going to be at that stage some day and I don’t want to be separated from my family,” WhiteGibbs said.

Red Deer North MLA Mary Anne Jablonski, said the continuing care resolution team will be working on Albertans’ top concerns — getting seniors into facilities with the appropriate levels of care, finding a facility in their home communities, and keeping couples together.

“We have a very clear understanding of the needs of seniors as far as staying in their own communities close to family and friends, and for partners and spouses to be together when they’re in care and not to separate them,” said Jablonski, who was pleased with the work done so Gerald Beauchamp could return to Red Deer.

“But at the same time if they have a critical need right now, we have to get them into a care situation.”

Sometimes juggling immediate care needs of some seniors while relocating other seniors back to their home community is not as easy as people would like it to be, she said.

“We’ve been working hard to build continuing care facilities in many of the communities so that people, especially in our rural area, can stay in their home communities.”

The province also has to look at the way it does home care, Jablonski said.

“That’s a big part of this puzzle, so we’re working on that. It’s something Albertans expect and of course deserve.” szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

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BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF Two wild horse statues could soon grace the front of the Sundre and District Pioneer Village Museum, in honour of the community’s history and connection to the untamed beasts.

The two horses, designed and created by Calgary sculptor Julian Lee, cost the Sundre and District Historical Society $15,000, all of which will come through donations.

Society president Jack Nichol said they have raised $7,000 from two donors and hope to get the rest together shortly.

“I’m an advocate of preserving a reasonable number of the wild horses out west

of Sundre,” said Nichol. “We wanted to do something as Sundre is kind of the hub of the entrance to the area where there are a large number of wild horses.”

When completed, hopefully by the end of July, the statues will go in front of the museum at 211 1st St. in Sundre.

On top of the community’s connection to wild horses, the statues also honour the Chinese year of the horse, which is this year. Lee is familiar with Sundre, having done ice sculptures for the museum during the annual winter festival.

Nichol said the horses aren’t full-sized, but are a reasonable size and are rearedup, facing each other. The slightly scaled down size was chosen so they don’t tip over in heavy winds.

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Nichol is also the vice-president of the original Wild Horses of Alberta Society.

Though the Sundre and District Historical Society is familiar with Lee’s work, Nichol said it’s his first time making horses.

“He’s doing pretty good with no background with horses,” said Nichol. “We’ve had him up here and he’s studied different wild horses we’ve been working with.”

One of the statues is done and was put up in front of the museum. However, they had to take it down because it was not properly mounted. It’s in the museum now, awaiting its partner horse to arrive.

When it does arrive, the society will decide how to properly mount and display the two in front of the museum. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

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Nice guys don’t always finish last Hey Harlan; I recently took a girl out Dear Harlan; I’ve been friends with on a date and we were hitting it off. this guy for about two years now.

She pointed out to me that she At first, he liked me and wanted to would be more interested in dating be with me, but I was taken. When my a bad guy because she believes that relationship ended, he was there for she can fix a bad boy. However, there me, and said he would wait for me unare nice guys like me who don’t get til I was ready to date again. any love in terms of dating because we Once I was ready, he had gotten into want the best out of girls. a relationship and told me he didn’t I was told that nice and know I liked him, even HARLAN good guys typically stay in though I remember telling COHEN the dreaded “friend zone.� him that I did.

My question has two We stopped talking for a parts: (1) Is it true that girls couple of weeks, and I was typically date bad boys? (2) totally fine without him. He If you are a good guy, what happens to came back into my life and did the you? same thing two more times before sayThanks a lot for your time and ef- ing he didn’t have feelings for me anyfort, Harlan! — Rob more. My feelings disappeared when I Dear Rob; This is the biggest bunch noticed his obsession with ponies and of bull-oni. how he would take his anger out on Some women like bad boys — some me. love good guys. The problem isn’t beI’m finally at the point where I’m ing nice. It’s about being a nice guy ready to end things once and for all, who looks like he doesn’t have options. but I can’t seem to work up the courage That’s it. to tell him I don’t want to be his friend Nice guys love to blame being nice anymore. He gets mad over everything, for their lack of success with the ladies, and if I’m mad at him, he will get mad but it’s not true. I used to be a nice guy at me for being mad at him. who didn’t date. I was scared of reCan you please help me? — Angry jection. I didn’t want to make women Dear Angry; Want drama? Watch the uncomfortable. Then, something hap- second season of “Orange Is the New pened. I stayed nice, but I got great at Black.� That’s all the drama you need. taking risks and handling rejection. I You don’t care about ponies or anasked women out. I gave them permis- ger — you’re afraid of losing his atsion to want me or not want me. And tention. You must be bored. On some that’s when women started to want me. level, you like the back and forth. Once Become a nice guy who isn’t afraid you admit it, you can quietly distance to date lots of women. Then you’ll see yourself from him. that women love nice men — just not Blame the distance on personal isnice men who sit around waiting. sues, family problems or something

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that you aren’t comfortable sharing.

Don’t worry about getting him mad.

You just need to get him out of your life. But that means having a life that is still filled with attention and drama — get Netflix or join an online dating site. That’ll do it.

Dear Harlan; I never really found the right people growing up — I’ve mostly been a loner for my entire life.

My family and teachers all say I’m a nice guy, and some people who I do talk to in class seem to get along with me. Lately I’ve received acceptance to go to a university far from home and I’m super excited, but I’m afraid of not fitting in. I don’t want to be a loner anymore and I think it’s about time I find the right people.

How do I make new friends in college? Where do I start? How will I know if someone is a good person to be around or not? — Changing Dear Changing; I barely fit in. I’m the character in the movie who’s always on the fringe — the one who gets the makeover and becomes cool for a week.

The closest thing I experienced to having a group of guy friends was when I pledged a fraternity, joined an improv group and waited on tables.

So, pledge a fraternity, join an improv group and wait tables. Or join a social group (volunteer or religious group), join a team (athletics or performance) and get a job (be a resident assistant or work in a place with lots of people your age).

Find a role on campus that forces you to be around people and gives

you purpose. I’m a journalist because I don’t need to be invited to participate.

I can put myself in any situation and have a role.

Do things you love to do that force you to be around people. Then, give it time (at least two years). Get someone in your corner to coach you — pay a therapist or use free counseling.

Dear Harlan; I met a guy the first week I was studying abroad, and we were together the entire semester.

Now that I’m back in the States, we still chat and Skype regularly.

This is my first relationship — do you have any advice for making a longdistance relationship work? — Back in the States Dear Back in the States; There are thousands of men in the United States who would LOVE to date you. I know, that’s not what you want to think about, but it’s a fact. There’s no man shortage.

Yes, nothing can compare to the memories of soaking up the sun on the beaches of Santorini with your new guy, but you have options.

Ironically, knowing you have options will help keep you together. You won’t get scared or jealous. You’ll realize that being happy while away from each other is the way to stay together.

Find a beach, hang out with friends and learn to love being apart. Encourage him to do the same. If you can have as much fun without him and still want to Skype, date and visit him, this might work.

Write Harlan at harlan(at)helpmeharlan.com or visit online: www.helpmeharlan.com.

Valiant Hearts a melancholy tribute to the unseen heroes of WWI

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The 100th anniversary of the beginning of World War I has been relatively subdued, without much of the ceremony one would expect around such a historic date. Oddly enough, the most stirring tribute I’ve seen has come in the form of a video game — one that fully appreciates the grim ironies of “the war to end all wars.�

Valiant Hearts: The Great War (Ubisoft, for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, $14.99) is a bracing antidote to the gung-ho violence of popular combat games like Call of Duty. There’s little joy to be found in its depiction of the destruction that overwhelmed Europe from 1914 to 1919. Instead, it follows the struggles of four ordinary people to simply survive.

The protagonists are Emile, a French farmer called up to fight shortly after the war begins; Karl, Emile’s German son-in-law, who is forced to

leave France; Anna, a Belgian student who becomes a battlefield medic; and Freddie, an American expatriate with a grudge against the German army.

All four are well drawn, but the most memorable hero is Walt, a sadeyed Doberman pinscher that helps each of the humans survive. Walt can fetch supplies, distract enemy guards and drag unconscious soldiers out of harm’s way.

None of these characters are the type to run screaming into combat against an enemy army. Indeed, if you’re the type of gamer who enjoys wielding a machine-gun or a sniper rifle to blow the heads off your opponents, you’ve come to the wrong place.

Instead, Valiant Hearts more closely resembles the classic “graphic adventures� of the 1980s and ’90s. In most of the scenarios, you’re presented with a puzzle, like figuring out how to crack a safe or disperse the tear gas in a house.

You may need to dig tunnels under enemy forts, or just run as fast as

you can to escape bombardment. In Anna’s case, you need to use rhythmically timed button presses to bandage wounded soldiers. There isn’t a single instance in which you have to pull the trigger of a gun, although you are asked to drive a tank and shoot down German warplanes.

There are a few instances where the gameplay detracts from the storytelling, most notably a ridiculous episode where you fight a zeppelin with a pipe organ. For the most part, though, the puzzles are just challenging enough

to be satisfying — and hints abound if you get stuck and just want to move on with the story.

Valiant Hearts effectively communicates the melancholy of likable characters that have little control of the apocalypse unfolding around them. Even though they’re hand-painted and twodimensional, they’re more sympathetic than the “realistic� 3-D soldiers in, say, Gears of War. Not everyone makes it out alive, and the final scenes left a lump in my throat.

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A homecoming for McLaren MOVING TO TORONTO BROUGHT OUT THE COUNTRY FOR FORMER RED DEER JAZZ MUSICIAN SCOTT BLOCK

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF Go figure: It took moving to Toronto to turn former Red Deer jazz musician Rob McLaren into a folk-country artist.

“Ontario brought out the country in me,” said McLaren, a guitarist with the up-and-coming Toronto-based band Union Duke.

The group that blends big city rock with bluegrass and country is touring for the first time to Alberta’s cowboy country.

Union Duke will perform in McLaren’s hometown for a concert the Scott Block in downtown Red Deer on Sunday, July 20.

And McLaren is “super excited” about this first Western tour — which is long overdue, considering the band has already played in Eastern Canada and throughout Ontario, including at the Mariposa Folk Festival in Orillia.

But crossing four provinces is a long trip for five guys crammed into a van, said McLaren. “We had to put aside two weeks in July, where there were no festivals, to do it.”

The 23-year-old moved east to get a bachelor of music degree from Humber College after graduating from Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School in 2009. And he’s gotten acclimatized to life in the big city.

“It’s a whole different vibe. I spend a lot of time on public transit,” said McLaren, who also finds the Southern Ontario humidity to be draining. “It’s killing me — I much prefer weather in Red Deer, where the summers aren’t so hot and the winters don’t feel as cold.”

Although he misses his family and Red Deer friends, he maintains Toronto is a great place for a musician.

“I’m very happy where I am now,” add-

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Toronto-based band Union Duke perform at Scott Block on July 20. The band features former Red Deer musician Rob McLaren on guitar. ed McLaren. “For the past five years, I’ve made so many friends and connections.”

The other musicians in the band are vocalist/percussionist Matt WarrySmith, vocalist/guitarist Ethan Smith, banjo player Jim McDonald and bassist/percussionist Will Staunton.

All of them, except for Staunton, grew up together in Toronto. The bassist from Port Hope, Ont., joined the band along with McLaren before the recording of the last album, Bandits & Bridges.

Now the group has put out an en-

ergetic, dance-able new release, Cash & Carry, which is described as being more “evolved” and “pop-ier” than the former album. “Bandits & Bridges is more acoustic. This one’s got a slightly more electric sound to it,” said McLaren, who wrote one of the songs on it.

Quit This Town is based on a true story, about his great-grandfather’s farm near Ponoka, which was sold after his death.

“It’s about a pipe dream I had about moving back to Alberta and buying back the farm.”

The musician admitted he would

probably find it much altered from his childhood memories, “but I thought it was a good premise for a song.”

A breakup tune from Cash & Carry — A Little More, written by Smith — is already getting some CBC airplay.

McLaren is looking forward to a full summer of performing — particularly a return engagement at the Mariposa Festival, and playing for his Red Deer friends at the Scott Block.

Tickets are $10 for the 7 p.m. show and will be available from Sunworks in Red Deer. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

Locals to help in Passion Play KROGMAN, YOUNG A PART OF MASSIVE PRODUCTION

BY ADVOCATE STAFF

DRUMHELLER

More than 200 performers will take to an outdoor stage that’s more than six football fields wide this month for the 2014 Badlands Passion Play.

Now in its 20th season, the enormous production that re-enacts the birth, life and death of Jesus Christ will run from July 11 to 27 in Drumheller.

The play that includes many Red Deer-area actors and technicians — including Aaron Krogman in the role of Jesus and Adrian Young as production director — has been seen by more than a quarter-million people over the years.

This makes it one of Canada’s most popular theatrical events.

The re-enaction of “the greatest sto-

ry ever told” won a 2013 ALTO Award from Alberta Tourism, and is on the American Bus Association’s Top 100 Events in North America for 2014.

As these accolades indicate, the passion play draws a real mix of people — those who are religious, as well as those who don’t identify as religious but come to appreciate the grandeur and beauty of the production, said production executive director Vance Neudorf.

Audiences are there “to have an unparalleled cultural experience and be moved by the story, which is, I think, why we were given the ALTO honour, and why the audience continues to grow as it does,” Neudorf added.

This year’s passion play will feature an updated script, score and staging — all orchestrated by Alberta musicians, actors and artists.

More than 500 volunteers contribute to the production every year, making it the largest volunteer-driven event in Alberta and one of the biggest in Canada, with more than 45,000 volunteer hours annually.

For the first time, the play’s run is being extended to a third weekend.

There are some 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. performances, with tickets ranging from $43 to $63 for adults.

For more information, visit www. canadianpassionplay.com or call 1-888823-2001.

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Red Deer-area actor Aaron Krogman plays Jesus in Badlands Passion Play.

Tammy hits the road, with a splat Tammy 1.5 stars (out of four) Rated: 14A

tic dinner with their next-door neighbour (Toni Collette).

Tammy gets precious little sympathy from her mother Deb (Allison Janney) There is playing to your strengths when she tearfully shows up moments and there is cringing overkill and with later at her childhood home, demandthe road comedy Tammy, Melissa Mc- ing the keys to mom’s car so she can Carthy is getting awfully close to the get the hell out of Hicksville. Deb relatter. fuses, having seen too many Her aggressive comic outbursts like these in the style works best in small past. bursts in an ensemble cast, But Tammy finds a willas her Oscar-nominated turn ing co-conspirator in her in Bridesmaids hilariously grandma Pearl (Susan Saconfirmed. She can also sucrandon) who not only has a ceed if she’s paired with an car and a wad of cash but equally go-for-broke partalso a yen to see Niagara ner, as she was with Sandra Falls before Deb shoves Bullock in last year’s sumher into a nursing home. mer hit The Heat.

Before you can say ThelLeft to carry most of the ma and Louise, the gals are laugh load, however, Mctooling down the highway, PETER Carthy just isn’t ready for illegally hoisting brewskis HOWELL prime time, especially since to the tune of Canned Heat’s she has yet to move past the Going Up The Country (guess impulsive loudmouth charSteppenwolf’s Born To Be acter that brought her fame.

Wild was unavailable).

She co-wrote this mean-spirited and How’d you guess that Pearl would talent-squandering film with her come- also turn out to be a troublemaker? dian husband Ben Falcone, who also She’s into booze and sex, both of which acts and makes his directing debut. are provided by a rowdy farmer (Gary The pair prove themselves tone deaf Cole), much to the discomfort of his upwhen it comes to family projects. tight son (Mark Duplass).

McCarthy’s titular Tammy is a walkTammy, meanwhile, seems detering time bomb, or rather a driving one. mined to continue making a public After nearly killing a deer she care- spectacle of herself, as she rudely sets lessly struck on the highway, she ar- upon any person or machine that crossrives late for her job at a small Illi- es her path. Brace yourself for confronnois burger joint and immediately gets tations with cops, liquor store clerks, fired by her martinet of a manager water toy renters and burger stand (Falcone). drones, along with the inevitable third On her way out the door, hurling act bid for redemption and romance. oaths, Tammy retaliates by contamiNone of this is remotely mirthful — nating trays of food — and the “fun” as good as she is, Sarandon lacks the has only just begun. She arrives tired comic timing of a Sandra Bullock or and sweaty at her abode to find her Kristen Wiig — and some of it is painhusband (Nat Faxon) having a roman- ful to watch.

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This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Melissa McCarthy in a scene from Tammy.

Such as in a barroom scene, where Tammy sets out to prove she’s catnip to males boldly propositioning two men seated nearby.

When they politely turn her down, her response is to insinuate that they must be gay.

Homophobic much? There’s a lot of such crude humour in the film, which you expect from McCarthy, but what are we to make of the unspoken ageism in the film? It reinforces Hollywood’s implicit message that women over 40 have to play kooky or maternal characters.

McCarthy is 43, yet Janney, 54, is playing her mother while Sarandon,

67, is her grandmother. How does this make any sense outside of Hollywood?

The story could have been much better funnier had the three women played friends instead of multi-generational relations.

And why stop there? Make the film a true ensemble comedy by making better use of the very funny Toni Collette, and other amusing actors who are regrettably reduced to cameos: Kathy Bates, Sandra Oh and Dan Aykroyd.

But then Tammy is really only about Melissa McCarthy, which is where the problem begins and ends.

Peter Howell is a syndicated Toronto Star movie critic.

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BRIEFS Andy White to perform at house concert in Red Deer Irish singer Andy White has crossed the pond to perform “an evening of tall tales and troubadour soul” in Red Deer.

White is the Ireland-based half of the duo Fearing & White.

But he will be performing solo at a local house concert on Sunday, July 13.

With songs from his latest album 21st Century Troubadour to draw from, White is on a Canadian tour that includes putting on a songwriting workshop in Edmonton before performing at the Red Deer concert and potluck supper.

Donations of $20 will be collected for the musician at the event that starts with a 5 p.m. potluck supper and continues with music at 7 p.m.

It’s bring your own bottle, lawn chair and umbrella, in case it rains.

For more information, call Shannon at 403-3479112 or email absolutefractals@yahoo.ca.

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The Bull Skit sketch comedy and improv group will hold its annual fundraiser on Saturday, July 12. Admission for the special events is free, but donations are welcomed.

A funny fundraiser BULL SKIT HOSTS AN EVENING OF IMPROV COMEDY

BY ADVOCATE STAFF

SCOTT BLOCK

A full day of laughs will be provided, courtesy of Bull Skit, on Saturday, July 12.

The local sketch comedy and improvisation group is holding its annual fundraiser.

Admission to all of the special events is free, but donations are welcomed.

In the morning, local residents are encouraged to find the Bull Skit booth at the Red Deer Public Market, take a selfie at the site, and be entered to win tickets to future Bull Skit shows. (Tweet: @BullSkitComedy #RDbullskit).

From 2 to 3 p.m., families can attend a Calf Skit children’s show at the Scott Block, featuring a beloved fairy tale, free popcorn and chalk for anyone wanting to make sidewalk art.

Interested in improvisation? Against the Wall Theatre’s artistic director Jenna Goldade will be holding a fun how-to workshop from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Scott Block to teach spontaneity.

An evening of sketch comedy, improv and live music will begin at 8 p.m. at the Scott Block (doors open at 7:30 p.m.).

Members of the Bull Skit and up-and-coming Veal Skit crews will entertain with sketches about game show hosts and a runaway Snow White.

Improvs will feature some special guests from Calgary. Local band The Well Witchers will rock out

to tunes from various genres.

There will be a cash bar, a silent auction, raffle prizes and bids taken for a chance to pie your favourite (or least favourite) Bull Skit member in the face.

Goldade sees the day-long fundraiser as a chance to expose more Central Albertans to what the Bull Skit crew does at monthly shows from September to May. “The whole day of events will be what we do for a whole season.”

Season subscriptions for 2014-15 of Bull Skit and popular Calf Skit will be sold at the Scott Block, where the shows will be held, starting from September.

Here’s a listing for the new season of monthly Bull Skit shows, which start at 8 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.): Sept. 26-27, Oct. 24-25, Nov. 21-22, Jan. 30-31, Feb. 27-28, March 27-28, April 24-25, and May 22-23.

The new season of Calf Skit shows start at 2 p.m. on Sept. 27, Oct. 25, Nov. 22, Jan. 31, Feb. 28, March 28, and April 25.

Bull Prov Improv shows will be held on the Centennial Stage, through the back entrance of the Scott Block, at 7:30 and 10:00 p.m. on: Oct. 4, Nov. 8, Dec. 13, Jan. 17, Feb. 14, March 7, April 11, and May 9.

For more information, call 403-872-6706.

BRIEF SiriusXM fires host Cumia from Opie & Anthony show for hatefilled’ remarks NEW YORK — “Opie & Anthony” radio show host Anthony Cumia has been fired by satellite radio company SiriusXM, which cited his “racially charged” and “hate-filled” remarks on Twitter as the reason.

Cumia’s remarks and postings, including tweets and retweets that were degrading to women, were “abhorrent” to SiriusXM, its spokesman Patrick Reilly said Friday. The shock jock was fired late Thursday, Reilly said.

Cumia’s response Friday on Twitter included an obscenity in relation to SiriusXM. He said he was fired over material that was not aired and was not illegal.

Earlier this week, Cumia posted tweets and photos about what

including describing her as “pig face worthless” and using an anti-female expletive.

“This was an animal.

I shoulda smashed it’s face,” he wrote.

In later tweets, after being condemned as a racist in some Twitter postings, Cumia said he was the victim and was being unfairly derided over his views of violence in the black community.

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My Ladies: A curvaceous exhibit by Kathy Meany Paintings of voluptuous, anonymous Ladies will be showing at the Gallery on Main in Lacombe this month.

Artist Kathy Meaney did a series of paintings of rotund and curvaceous women cavorting in various natural settings.

“My Ladies came to me by accident as I took some ideas from my own sentimental journey,” said Meaney, who liked painting their voluptuous forms.

“As society dictates we must be a certain proportion, I say . . . we do not,” said Meaney, who believes her paintings carry that message.

“Women need to accept who they are . . . often I am thanked for that.”

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He said a woman, angered at being photographed, called him a “white mother (expletive)” and then repeatedly punched him. He said he defended himself without hitting back.

In subsequent tweets about the confrontation, Cumia let loose a string of profanity and insults against the black woman,

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SHOWTIMES FOR FRIDAY JULY 4, 2014 TO THURSDAY JULY 10, 2014 TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION (PG) (FRIGHTENING SCENES,NOT REC. FOR YOUNG CHILDREN,VIOLENCE) CLOSED CAPTIONED, NO PASSES FRI-SUN,THURS 1:00, 4:40, 8:20; MON-WED 1:50, 5:30, 9:10 TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION 3D (PG) (NOT REC. FOR YOUNG CHILDREN,FRIGHTENING SCENES,VIOLENCE) CLOSED CAPTIONED, NO PASSES FRI-SUN 2:10, 3:10, 5:50, 6:50, 9:30, 10:30; MON-WED 1:00, 3:10, 4:40, 6:50, 8:20, 10:30; THURS 1:50, 3:10, 5:30, 6:50, 10:30 MALEFICENT () CLOSED CAPTIONED FRI-SAT 2:20, 5:10; SUN 5:10; MON-THURS 2:10, 5:00 MALEFICENT 3D () CLOSED CAPTIONED FRI-SUN 7:40, 10:15; MON-THURS 7:30, 10:05 X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST () CLOSED CAPTIONED FRI-SUN 3:30, 9:35; MONTHURS 3:30, 9:50 DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES 3D (PG) (FRIGHTENING SCENES,VIOLENCE,NOT REC. FOR YOUNG CHILDREN) NO PASSES THURS 10:00 HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 (PG) CLOSED CAPTIONED FRI-SUN 1:30, 4:20; MON-THURS 1:10, 4:10 HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 3D (PG) CLOSED CAPTIONED FRI-SUN 7:00, 9:55; MON-THURS 6:50, 9:45 EDGE OF TOMORROW 3D (PG) (FRIGHTENING SCENES,VIOLENCE,NOT REC. FOR YOUNG CHILDREN) CLOSED CAPTIONED FRI-SUN 3:40, 10:05; MON-THURS 3:40, 9:35

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84-year-old producer debuts animated series

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Canadian Bill Freedman has been in show business “forever” but at 84 he’s debuting his first animated sitcom.

Warren United — a series about a soccer-crazed family man — premiered in Canada on BiteTV last month and Freedman said it was a slow labour of love, taking eight years to come to fruition.

Choosing animation for the show stretched the release date but Freedman said it allowed time for Canadians to get more familiar with soccer, especially with the introduction of Major League Soccer teams in Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal. Canada’s passion for the game is especially obvious now during the World Cup but the show was still a tough concept to sell in this country, Freedman said.

“The CBC turned us down because they said no one in Canada is interested in soccer, which I still think is really funny,” he said in a phone interview from Ventura, Calif. “They liked the idea (but asked) why we didn’t do it for hockey.”

Freedman himself didn’t watch much sport beyond hockey and baseball until leaving Canada 50 years ago to produce theatre in London. He credits his late friend Eli Wallach for his obsession with the English Premier League team Arsenal FC. While at dinner with the actor, who was fresh off the release of the “Magnificent Seven,” Freedman’s wife suggested he get into local sports. The restaurateur, eager to impress Wallach, offered Freedman four Arsenal season tickets.

“I’ve been hooked ever since,” said Freedman.

“Warren United” portrays a typical lower-middle class Londoner whose world is “football and family,” said Freedman. The show is based on his own “insane” love for the game and how it brings his family together — his three children and all but one of his seven grandchildren are also loyal Arsenal fans.

The premiere is entitled “July” — the dreaded month where there is no soccer (barring World Cup years).

“I get sad in July,” said Freedman laughing.

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A scene from the TV show ‘Warren United’: the series about a soccer-crazed family man premiered on BiteTV last month.

The episode introduces 37-year-old kitchen salesman Warren Kingsley and his quirky family during this trying time. Warren’s Dutch wife Ingrid is so fed up with his moping she sends him to get shock therapy to wean him off soccer. His redirected energy into “helpful” behaviour around the house drives Ingrid and their son and daughter mad, sending Warren back to therapy to reverse the procedure.

The cast features accomplished actors including Darren Boyd as Warren, who won a BAFTA for his portrayal of John Cleese in 2011, and Georgie Glen — seen in “Les Miserables” and “Calendar Girls” — as Warren’s mother.

Freedman insisted on including a Canadian character, creating Reggie as the boyfriend of Warren’s mother.

“If you’re Canadian, why do you sound so weird?” Warren and Ingrid’s surly teenage daughter, Charlie, ask Reggie in the first episode.

When her grandmother explains he is French-Canadian, Harrison, Warren’s seven-year-old son, asks Reggie: “Can’t you decide which?”

“It’s the best of all worlds buddy — North American burger with a sophisticated European sauce,” replies the suave but slightly creepy Reggie, played by Canadian comedian Tony Law. The show is produced by Torontobased Smiley Guy Studios and Londonbased Baby Cow Animations, giving Freedman his first opportunity since 1979 to work in Canada, which he said has been a “real pleasure.”

He also said he feels very fortunate to work with British comedy greats to produce the show, including Philomena executive producer Henry Normal and Simon Nye, creator and writer of BBC’s hit comedy Men Behaving Badly.

“Having not really worked television I have fallen on my feet with the top people, which is rather nice.

They’re much easier to work with than dumb people,” said Freedman.

Landing among the greats isn’t surprising given Freedman’s vast experience in show business.

He got his start running his father’s movie theatres in Toronto. He showed his first play at Hart House Theatre, then moved up to showing plays at the Royal Alexandra Theatre.

He left Canada for New York and later settled in London with his wife, actress Toby Robins. Freedman said he was encouraged to make the move to London by the late former prime minister, Lester B. Pearson, who was a great admirer of Robin’s work and thought the pair could do more for Canada by working abroad. (Robins died of breast cancer in 1986.)

Despite his accomplished career, Freedman said he isn’t quite done yet.

“I’m still a boy, still a school boy. I still have lots of new projects,” he said.

Salsa label Fania Records celebrates 50 years

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A group of Latin musicians gave an historic concert at Yankee Stadium in the summer of 1973. About 40,000 fans danced to the beat of a genre that had a different flavour to the Sones, Guarachas and other Cuban rhythms of the era. It was called “salsa.”

The genre with percussion, keyboards, vocals and wind instruments was popular, especially in birthplace New York, thanks to its distinctive rock and jazz influence and its innovative arrangements that allowed improvisation and changes of instrument positions onstage. But it had never before brought together so many people.

It was made possible by Fania Records, which grouped its stars under one orchestra and name: Fania All Stars.

The concert featured Cheo Feliciano, Larry Harlow, Mongo Santamaria, Hector Lavoe, Willie Colon, Ray Barretto, Roberto Roena, Richie Ray, Bobby Valentin, Bobby Cruz and Ismael Miranda.

On Aug. 24, some of Fania’s stars will reunite in New York’s Central Park to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the record label that has been compared to Motown Records because of its acceptance in the U.S. and Latin America.

“Fania changed the outlook of the American popular music,” said Ev-

elyn Figueroa, project director at the Smithsonian Latino Center and a salsa expert. “It brought a diversity of rhythms, made a diversity of compositions where they blended everything, and it was all fascinating, and that creation and diversity made a tremendous change.”

The label, founded in New York in 1964 by lawyer Jerry Masucci and band leader Johnny Pacheco, promoted new Hispanic talent and focused on the quality of the music, Figueroa said.

“Fania made musical art, and that is different from doing music to sell.

That’s why it has endured, for the quality of the sound, the compositions, the rhythm,” she said. “Its goal was to create, not to sell.”

Musicians such as Celia Cruz, Tito Puente and Ruben Blades were part of the label, as well as luminaries like Eddie and Charlie Palmieri, Adalberto Santiago, Tite Curet Alonso, Papo Lucca, Yomo Toro, Ismael “Maelo” Rivera, Joe Cuba, Machito, Pete “El Conde” Rodriguez, Tito Rodriguez and Tommy Olivencia. The Associated Press recently spoke with Pacheco from his home in New Jersey.

“We gave it a sound that was only heard in New York,” Pacheco, 79, said.

“If you look at different rhythms, salsa is the simplest music there is, what happens is that we give it flavour and a distinct feeling.”

Salsa was eventually overshadowed by other genres, tendencies and tastes,

but Fania’s music had faithful followers — and attracted new ones. It influenced contemporary musicians like the Gran Combo of Puerto Rico and new generations that shine in other genres, like Calle 13.

Calle 13 vocalist Rene Perez said his rapping is inspired by the fluidity of Maelo Rivera’s soneo and his awareness as a composer of Blades, with whom he recorded the song La Perla.

“There has not been another one like him,” he said of Rivera.

Fania’s music is so original, said the other half of Calle 13, Eduardo Cabra, that if one doesn’t know what salsa is,

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“I just need to play them that song and that album,” Cabra said. “This song defines what salsa is, it has rhythm; Ray Barretto’s solo, adding his voice and Tito Tito Allen’s ’soneos.”’

The new owner of the label, Codigo Group, an entertainment company founded by New York-based group Signo Equity, wants to attract young people. It is offering new digital compilations on iTunes and on its website, and it has created the first app of Latin music for Spotify.

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Missionaries with iPads MORMON CHURCH MOVES FORWARD WITH USE OF MOBILE DEVICES, SOCIAL MEDIA

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SALT LAKE CITY — The Mormon church is moving forward with its plan to arm missionaries with iPad minis and broaden their proselytizing to social media.

A test program that began last fall with 6,500 missionaries serving in the United States and Japan went well, prompting the initiative’s expansion, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said in a news release this week.

Church leaders expect to have the specially configured mobile devices in the hands of more than 32,000 missionaries by early 2015.

Using the iPad minis has proved an effective tool for missionaries to communicate with church leaders and keep in touch with people who have expressed interest in joining the Mormon church, said David F. Evans, director of the church’s missionary department, in a video posted on Mormonnewsroom.org.

“We know in many parts of the world, the traditional forms of proselyting work very, very well,” Evans said.

“In some other places where technology and urban life has developed in such a way that missionaries have a harder time contacting people.

“We hope that these tools become even more valuable in those places.”

Scholars say this is the latest example of the LDS church’s gradual embrace of the digital age and its recognition that door-to-door proselytizing is not the most effective way to expand church membership.

The program will expand to all missions in United States, Canada, Japan and western Europe.

The iPad minis are outfitted with several apps that help men and women in their missionary work, including a gospel app that includes scriptures,

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manuals, magazines and other teaching materials.

Missionaries are encouraged to use Facebook to find new members.

“You think about what you’ve seen missionaries try to carry in their backpacks over the years, and all of that fits into a very nice, small, compact device that they can take with them and utilize in their teaching and their proselytizing,” Evans said.

In April 2013, the church also loosened its rules on Internet use for missionaries, allowing them to send emails to friends, priesthood leaders and new converts. Previously, missionaries could only email immediate family members.

Some have worried that giving youngsters more access to the Internet could lead to distractions and wasted time.

Speaking to that, Evans said the “only really effective filter for lifelong technology use is the individual heart and mind of the individual young person.”

Missionaries who come from developed countries will cover the $400 cost of the iPad mini, which will remain theirs after the mission, Evans said.

The church will work to help missionaries from other countries who can’t afford the cost, Evans said.

Missionaries already pay about $400 a month to serve a mission, which lasts two years for men and 18 months for women.

Some buy their own bicycles, too.

The church has more missionaries around the globe than at any time in history, spurred by an unprecedented influx after the church in October 2012 lowered the minimum age for missionaries from 21 to 19 for women and from 19 to 18 for men.

There are now 86,000 missionaries, up from 58,000 in October 2012.

That total is expected to peak at 88,000 later this year before settling in at around 77,000 next year, Evans said.

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The Vatican has formally recognized the International Association of Exorcists, a group of 250 priests in 30 countries who liberate the faithful from demons.

The Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano reported Tuesday that the Vatican’s Congregation for Clergy had approved the organization’s statutes and recognized the group under canon law.

More than his predecessors, Pope Francis speaks frequently about the devil, and last year was seen placing his hands on the head of a man purportedly possessed by four demons in what exorcists said was a prayer of liberation from Satan.

The head of the association, the Rev. Francesco Bamonte, said the Vatican approval was cause for joy. “Exorcism is a form of charity that benefits those who suffer,” he told L’Osservatore.

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How strong is that summer drink?

COCKTAIL CALCULATOR WANTS TO SHOW PEOPLE HOW MUCH ALCOHOL THEY ARE CONSUMING

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — How strong is that pina colada?

Depending on how it’s made, it could contain as much alcohol as two glasses of wine.

The National Institutes of Health is trying to spread the word: Take a look at its online alcohol calculator to see how much you’re really drinking with those summer cocktails. A “standard drink” is the amount of alcohol in a 12-ounce beer, 5 ounces of wine or 1.5 ounces of distilled spirits. It’s a useful way to track alcohol consumption.

But the multiple ingredients of mixed drinks make for a harder count.

“Most people don’t realize how much alcohol is actually in a drink,” said Dr. George Koob, director of the NIH’s National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

“Obviously it depends on the bartender and who’s mixing the drinks,” Koob adds.

Recipes matter: The calculator’s pina colada example, for instance, assumes it contains 3 ounces of rum. Plan on using 2 ounces instead? The calculator adjusts to show it’s like 1.3 standard drinks. What about a margarita? The calculator concludes it’s the equivalent of 1.7 standard drinks, if made with 1.5 ounces of tequila, an ounce of orange liqueur and half an ounce of lime juice. A mojito? 1.3 standard drinks. A martini, extra dry? 1.4 standard drinks.

Other favourites? Type them in: http://rethinkingdrinking.niaaa.nih.gov/ToolsResources/CocktailCalcu lator.asp .

Beyond beverage choice, Koob, who specializes in the neurobiology of alcohol, has some tips:

SUMMER HEAT Heat increases thirst but alcohol is a diuretic, Koob notes. So in addition to the usual advice to pace yourself — no more than one standard drink an hour — Koob says to stay hydrated by alternating some water or club soda with the alcohol.

GENDER DIFFERENCES Women’s bodies react differently to alcohol, and not just because they tend to weigh less than men.

They don’t metabolize alcohol as quickly, and their bodies contain less water.

On average, it takes one less drink for a woman to become intoxicated than a man of the same weight, Koob said. The NIAAA’s definition of low-risk drinking for women is no more than seven drinks a week and no more than three drinks on any single day, while for men the limit is no more than 14 drinks a week and no more than four drinks on any single day.

BEYOND DRINKING AND DRIVING The July Fourth holiday weekend historically is dangerous on the highways: 38 per cent of fatalities in the U.S. involved alcohol-impaired driving in 2011, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. But alcohol also doesn’t mix with boating, or swimming and diving, Koob warns.

HOLDING YOUR ALCOHOL What determines why one drink is plenty for one person while another routinely downs two or three?

Genes play a big role. So do environmental factors, such as getting used to drinking a certain amount.

That tolerance is a balancing act, Koob says.

He cites research showing the person who can drink others under the table is at higher risk for alcohol problems later in life than is someone more

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WHEN ALCOHOL IS A PROBLEM Alcohol use disorders affect an estimated 17 million Americans. There are two medications that can help, targeting different steps in the addiction cycle, Koob said. More medications that work in different ways are needed, but changing lifestyle, cognitive therapy and support groups all play a role, he said.

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German doctors say they have treated a Motorhead fan whose headbanging habit ultimately led to a brain injury, but that the risk to metal fans in general is so small they don’t need to give up the shaking.

Last January, doctors at Hannover Medical School saw a 50-year-old man who complained of constant, worsening headaches. The patient, who was not identified, had no history of head injuries or substance abuse problems but said he had been headbanging regularly for years — most recently at a Motorhead concert he attended with his son. After a scan, doctors discovered their patient had a brain bleed and needed a hole drilled into his brain to drain the blood. The patient’s headaches soon disappeared. In a follow-up scan, the doctors saw he had a benign cyst which might have made the metal aficionado more vulnerable to a brain injury.

“We are not against headbanging,” said Dr. Ariyan Pirayesh Islamian, one of the doctors who treated the man. “The risk of injury is very, very low. But I think if (our patient) had (gone) to a classical concert, this would not have happened.”

Islamian said the violent shaking of the head in headbanging can sometimes be enough to cause damage as the brain bumps up against the skull and noted a handful of previous injuries, also in heavy metal fans.

The latest case was described in a report published online Friday in the journal Lancet.

Motorhead is a British metal band known for helping create the “speed metal” genre, which inspires extremely fast headbanging. Islamian described the band as “one of the most hardcore rock ’n’ roll acts on earth.”

Doctors said headbangers shouldn’t be discouraged from enjoying their favourite bands.

“There are probably other higher risk events going on at rock concerts than headbanging,” noted Dr. Colin Shieff, a neurosurgeon.

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Daughter not helping at dinners Dear Annie: When my family gets together for him whenever he pleases and constantly disrespects holidays, my two daughters-in-law prepare and bring my sister. food. When dinner is over, they clean and do dishes.

I have recently noticed some disturbing behavior My daughter rarely brings food and in my nephew. never helps with the cleanup.

He has bursts of anger, displays reckThis embarrasses me, yet I do not want less behavior and copies his father’s to say anything that would spoil the day words, calling my sister some very bad for everyone. names.

Perhaps she will read this letter and reI worry that my nephew will become a alize that family members should do their sociopath like his father. share. What do you say? — Just a Mom Since I have the clinical diagnosis Dear Mom: We say you need to tell your from the psychologist, can I hire a lawyer daughter to do her share, but don’t wait to request that Ron have only supervised until the last minute. visits?

Before the next holiday gathering, simI realize that I’m meddling in my sisply ask her to bring a dish like everyone ter’s business, but she doesn’t have the else, and add that you expect her to parstrength to fight her ex. In fact, she wasn’t MITCHELL ticipate in the cleanup, along with her the one who asked for the divorce. Ron & SUGAR sisters-in-law. did.

And by the way, where are your sons?

My parents are very old, and none of They should be helping, as well. the other siblings cares about this. I feel We suggest that you make a matter-ofI should do something. — Can’t Stand By fact announcement to that effect and assign chores Helplessly Watching for everyone.

Dear Can’t: We understand your frustration and Dear Annie: When my sister dated “Ron,” he was concern, but without your sister’s cooperation, a very angry and controlling man. They fought con- there’s a limit to what you can do. stantly.

Would you be willing to claim that she is an inMy parents insisted they both see a psychologist competent mother and take custody of the boy? Can to work out their relationship issues. The psycholo- you show that she is putting her child at risk? gist diagnosed Ron as a sociopath, but my sister marWe think you should instead urge your sister to ried him anyway. get counseling to understand the ways in which she They divorced when their son was 5 years old. My is allowing her ex-husband to take advantage of her sister has sole custody, but Ron sees and speaks to and emotionally damage their child.

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She also should seek counseling for her angry son, who wants his father to love him, and so he emulates behavior that hurts his mother, whom he also loves.

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Dear Annie: I cried when I first read the letter from “Saddened,” whose wife has cut off all forms of intimacy.

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Sunday, July 6 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Sylvester Stallone, 67; Kevin Hart, 34; Dalai Lama, 78 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: The key for today is to listen to others. This will not only help you understand yourself more, but you will be able to offer others some great advice in the process.

You will be more inclined to view the changes going on for you in an optimistic and positive light now.

News from family members will cause you to become sentimental, it will be logical to be that way.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthday, this year will offer you changes on the professional and public front.

If you are single or taken, this year will promise greater enrichment in terms of love and you will go through great changes with them which will open you up to greater empowerment.

It will be a year to work through relationships with others in your life to create more peace of mind.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Communicate with family members or those within your home today.

There will be lovely dialogue shared and much support and advice offered both ways now. News from siblings with regards to their homes or families will create a sentimental atmosphere.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Meetings with women at work or throughout your daily life will go over well today. News about your family will reach you today and will create a need for you to reminisce on times gone by.

Listen to work colleagues if they are having issues, it will help you as well.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Today is a great day for personal self-expression.

Interactions with females, especially if you are a male, will go well.

They will help you break free from a façade about yourself and allow for you to be in touch with past passions you had with regards to your work.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Today will offer you a more logical approach to your feelings.

This will allow you to provide others with even greater advice, and those within your family unit and home will seek you out for just that.

Generosity and positivity will rule the day, listen as much as you speak now.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Communications with female friends will go well today.

They are there to help you to have a breakthrough with the ongoing transformations with family or within your home life. It might be time to see the bigger picture now, see through the

façade you have built up.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You will have a very optimistic stance on your aspirations today.

This will no doubt be helped by those in the public and within your career.

Even your mother will share some news that will make you sentimental, but this will allow you to become passionate again. Step forward!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Those at a distance from you will offer you the ability to release pent up emotions. Listen to your mother’s advice now, it will not only create more optimism but will allow you to learn more about your value. You will feel great and will have faith in the future once more.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Communications with business partners or your significant relationship will be generous and positive today. Share what fears you may have so that you can feel absolutely optimistic about the future you are swiftly approaching. Take that leap of faith, it will pay off!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Today will be a day to listen to female family members. Family members will have you reminiscing about the past and gain greater clarity towards your aspirations now. You will feel joyful and optimistic, will take into account past fears and will transform them now.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Those you meet on a professional and public level will teach you quite a bit today.

Your mom will leave you feeling gushy and romantic. Make sure to listen to the sage advice today, it will help you see another perspective on your career and those you interact with.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): This will be the day when your feelings are expressed openly. So take that opportunity to express yourself with your romantic partner now. There will be a positive outcome to the open dialogue now and it will trickle and be reflected in your daily routine, work, and health.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You have learnt a lot recently and today will not be any different.

News from family members will have you seeking to expand your horizon. Listen carefully to what they are sharing with you. A new take or perspective on world issues will help you become inspired once again!

Larisa Maira Ozolins is an internationally syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her column appears daily in the Advocate.

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The day does promise pleasant interactions with friends, but excitability to the atmosphere in general.

Your reasoning skills are off, trivial matters and important issues will be blurred. Align yourself with the correct actions now.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthday, this year will prove to have a great impact on you professional and intimate life. Home and family will allow for some much needed changes to occur.

Do not leap to conclusions this year, stick to what you see and work towards what you want to LARISA MAIRA achieve.

OZOLINS Your dreams and aspirations toward a home or your career objectives will be realized this year!

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Others will create some circumstances that will force you to take action. Weigh out your options before moving in any direction.

This energy is asking you to understand yourself at a deeper level, get into acknowledging your autonomy and stand your ground today!

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Sudden actions by others will create a need for you to balance your daily and work life appropriately.

Do not, under any circumstances, act before thinking of the precautions.

It will strongly challenge and affect your confidence at home and at work from this point on.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Romantic interests and children will present a challenge for you.

There will be a need to structure your budget accordingly to achieve satisfaction today. Great confidence in your emotions can be achieved by not impulsively acting out now. Become excited, not irritable.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Spending some time alone is your best option if others are challenging you a bit too much.

They might have this compulsive need to address issues that are no long relevant to you.

Your career will offer you some much needed excitement.

Channel that energy correctly.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The way you are expressing your point of view will create some much needed changes with your friendships.

Perhaps you are finally standing up for yourself or simply they are offering more excitement to your current situation and your aspirations. Take a stand and speak up!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Your view of your financial situation is slightly off today.

Do not make any moves towards monetary matters, work hard and advance that area, try not to spend. Do not overdo it at work; there is an excitement in the air today that is unstable.

Be sure to review each action today.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Today is going to offer you some very surprising actions from others. You are not in the frame of mind to know what is valid and what is not.

Try your best just to keep your feet on the ground and allow for those at a distance to calm you through lovely conversations.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Make sure you fully know what you are doing before you do anything today.

Your perspective with work, health, and your daily routine is about to shift today. It might make you briefly irritable, but allow for the changes to happen. Get out of your own way now!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Your ambitions will take on greater meaning today. Others will try to challenge your view on what is of value to you and what is not. Stick your ground and follow through.

Friends might make you slightly irritable, but that’s trivial compared to the changes coming in.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Today will be a stressful day. Take the actions needed to create more balance at work and for you on a public level now.

Family members could shake the boat and create a greater need for you to find your own home now. The challenge is to show compassion today.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Today will offer you a shake-up in your perspective.

Your daily routine, health, and work need a new view to create greater stability for you now. Knowledge that you’ve carried for a while will no longer apply to your current circumstances and will need to be updated!

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Your financial and personal values are about to have a shake up to revitalize them. Do not act on impulse, it will demean your savings and cause issues with others. Perhaps you are starting a creative project now, allow for it to challenge the structures of your life now.

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Is it possible to have too much wood?

EVEN AT THE COTTAGE? Wood. at Access Glass (www.accessFor the best part of a de- glassinc.com) came into their cade, since arriving on Can- own. We’d already worked ada’s verdant shores, we’ve with the team on the installabeen measuring, moderat- tion of shower screens in our ing and manoeuvring lum- bathrooms, so they seemed the ber whenever we — and our perfect destination to address clients — have seen fit. For our staircase reversion. And the most part we’ve simply so it came to pass that Rod‘streamlined,’ working to the ney arrived and listened as we premise that less is often dissected the pros and cons of more. various glazing permutations.

Come on; you know our Glass bricks? We disrules — too much knotty is patched this idea as, by defrankly, erm, naughty. sign, they can be a tad too enThat said, since launching closing. Bear in mind our plan ourselves upon cotto open the dark tage country, we’ve space and let light found that lumber flood in. remains popular.

Similarly, a comTake, for instance, bo of glass sections our cabin stairand wooden upcase, as we found it. rights (every eight Sure, in its initial inches or so) was incarnation it was dispatched as overrustic, but arranged ly fussy. against all the logs Rodney’s sugges— and with timber tion that we KISS treads and risers to to make it better boot — it was slightwas met with iniCOLIN & ly overpowering. tial confusion but, JUSTIN Settled at our upon explanation, drawing boards, his suggestion we sketched the elmade perfect sense. evation without the KISS, explained timber struts that the glass expert, is made up the bannister. But simply an acronym he uses to where there are stairs without ease confusion when clients spindles, there are attendant are making decisions. Keep It issues, not least the planning Seriously Simple. department who would have Glass, by its very nature, gone into meltdown. And be- can be etched, scribed or tintsides — the last thing we need- ed to match surroundings and, ed was to take a tumble, after in certain applications, finisha stout Chateauneuf-du-Pape, es can be mixed and matched while navigating the structure. — etched and sandblasted, in Which is where our friends a shower enclosure, for exam-

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Rodney’s words ringing in our ears, we concurred that, in our context, clear glass was the best way forward. Toughened, and strengthened, of course, to deliver compliance as far as planning and code were concerned. Sure there’s a little more cost to product such as this, but what price safety?

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Our cabin staircase, as we found it. Sure, in its initial incarnation it was rustic, but arranged against all the logs — and with timber treads and risers to boot — it was slightly overpowering.

To promote a slick, considered look, we elected to have the glazing panels suspended on nickel finish clips that hold everything securely in place.

ered look, we elected to have the glazing panels suspended on nickel finish clips that hold everything securely in place.

Our contractor cut out the previous rails, at which point we sanded everything to a smooth finish. Access Glass, it should be reported, turned the entire project around (from measure and specification to installation) in just seven short days and the results, we believe, speak for themselves.

In short, the realization of our project couldn’t be clearer. Literally.

And our step-by-step guide (sorry, couldn’t resist that pun) makes light work of a previously dark corner while adding a spot of modern punctuation into the bargain.

Now the logs behind the staircase can be seen in all their woody glory. Hey — a good job, well done. Happy supplier, and happy clients — in this case, our good selves.

Fax box ● Installation — Access Glass (www.accessglassinc. com) ● Berber — Taylor Carpet One Floor And Home (www. taylorcarpetonehuntsville. com) ● Chair — Casa Life (www. casalife.com) ● Side table — HomeSense (www.homesense.ca) ● Various ceramic jugs — Winners (www.winners.ca) ● Flytrap lamp — Pink And Brown (www.pinkandbrown. com) Colin and Justin are regular home and design experts in print and on TV. Find their international product range in stores like HomeSense, Winners and Marshalls. facebook.com/ColinJustin, twitter.com/colinjustin, colinandjustin.tv.

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Perking up your porch Porches come in all sizes from a tiny first glimpse of the homeowners’ percovered entranceway just big enough sonalities. Just as interior rooms are to hold a chair and welcome mat to a designed and decorated to capitalize roomy wraparound verandah. on what we hold dear and how we live, Traditional or modern, a porch de- so does the outer porch meet the challivers an invitation to come and sit, lenge. to relax alone, or to congregate with All the indoor comforts can be enfriends and family. There’s no better joyed under a covered porch. In the inplace to take in the view, whether it’s viting verandah shown here, every inch a busy streetscape or a magnificent of wall space is decorated. Two wagon mountain vista. wheel mirrors are flanked Porches have a charby small framed botanicals. acter all their own that A driftwood side table and speaks to the architecture architectural banister lamps of the house. They are genbeside the wicker sofa and erally part of the overall chairs create a cozy parlour design of the building, theme. made with materials that Fabric choices build on match or complement the the design; custom draperies exterior cladding. The exhang at the open side of the terior wall of the house verandah and series of pilbecomes the back wall of lows covered in Colfax and the porch. Here is where Fowler fabric line up on the stone and brick can mix sofa. with wood or wrought iron You can transfer some pickets and railings. of your interior decorating Because it’s covered, ideas to the porch, mixing DEBBIE a porch extends living flea market finds with anTRAVIS space to the great outdoors tiques, handcrafted items throughout most seasons with contemporary pieces. It of the year. Depending on may seem like a jumble, but your location, this outside finding a common link such room allows you to enjoy as a nature theme allows it the first buds of spring, the all to live happily together. lazy days of summer, autumn’s sym- Curtain panels come as a bit of a surphony of colour and even some sunny prise outside, but they work as well as winter days. blinds to provide privacy and protecIf you love your porch and all it has tion from the sun when needed. Mirto offer, take advantage of the space rors add the illusion of space and reand furnish it with your own style, just flect beautiful views. And you can find as you do inside. or make mirror frames that are unique In Lynn Monday’s new book South- and as whimsical as you choose. ern Mountain Living, the author takes Accessorize with flowers in repurus on a journey that illustrates the hos- posed containers — olive buckets, pitable rustic style of southern moun- milking pails, painted tins or antique tain homes. Fittingly, the first chapter pottery are fun accents that often come is all about the porches and verandahs with a good story. that are an integral part of these ruFlowers and plants are a perfect ral buildings. Here is where you get a cue to the time of year, and you can

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Be imaginative and whimsical decorating your porch with these ideas from Southern Mountain Living. make small changes or additions to your porch to match the shift in weather. A warm blanket and even a heater will prolong the time you can spend comfortably outside, so you never have to lose that extra wonderful living space.

Debbie Travis’s House to Home column is produced by Debbie Travis and Barbara Dingle. Please email your questions to house2home@debbietravis.com. You can follow Debbie on Twitter at www.twitter. com/debbie_travis, and visit Debbie’s new website, www.debbietravis.com.

How to fight mold and win Most Canadians have just enough knowledge about mould to foster a nagging sense that it’s dangerous, yet not enough knowledge to understand that there’s no need to fear mould if you’re prepared. Informed mould control brings a cleaner home and an easier mind, and that’s what you’ll get here.

Why mould grows Mould thrives whenever warmth, moisture and a food source come together. That’s because mould spores are everywhere, even on surfaces that appear synthetic and food-free.

Bathrooms are always a perennial source of mould because of the ample water, warmth and soap residue there, and windows are a particularly common Canadian STEVE mould breeding ground, too.

MAXWELL If your windows formed running condensation this past winter — and many did for the first time because of lower-than-usual temperatures — you probably have mould on the edges of your windows right now.

Walls can also form patches of mould during winter in areas where couches and drapes are pushed against exterior walls. Take a look at your place and see if mould grew this past winter.

Wherever mould grows indoors it can make you sick.

Don’t aim for coexistence with mould because it never sleeps. If it’s started to grow a little, it will continue to grow a lot unless you dry the area and kill the spores.

Outdoor mould is something of a different story.

It’s ugly and signals structural rot just setting in, but it won’t make you sick because there’s plenty of ventilation outside.

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Of the factors needed for mould growth — temperature, food source and moisture ñ the last is the only one you have much control over. That’s why lowering moisture levels is always the first step when killing mould, but that’s not enough on its own.

Living mould spores lie dormant after reduced moisture levels have shut down growth, but they’re ready to spring into action at levels of moisture that would be too low to start new growth on clean surfaces.

That’s why you need to apply a deep mould killer.

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Shades of distinction: finding the right lampshade

BY ELIZABETH MAYHEW SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE The other day I was lampshopping at one of my favorite bargain stores when I spotted a pair of antique-bronze-finished metal-based lamps.

A quick flip of the price tag proved they were a score — only $29.99 each — especially because they were dead-ringers for ones I had seen days before in a fancy decorator showroom. The problem was their shades. Poorly constructed with a lumpy trim tacked around the top and bottom edges, the shades cheapened the bases the same way poor quality shoes do an expensive outfit.

The lamps’ bright potential was clearly being hidden by the shades, so I bought them.

Now my hunt for the right shades began. A search online proved to be fruitful, but there was no one-stop site where I could find a broad range of shapes, fabrics and colors.

Restoration Hardware ($14$110, www.restorationhardware.com) has a decent but small offering of tasteful, tailored shades in linen and silk that are meant to coordinate with their bases (they make it easy by recommending exactly which shade you should pair with each of their bases) but would work on any similarly sized base.

Lux Fine Lampshades ($56-

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$189, www.luxlampshades. com) offers more classic Empire box pleated, smocked silk and shirred silk shades, including a collection from the decorator Bunny Williams.

Lamps Plus ($9.99-$299, www.lampsplus.com) has arguably the biggest selection and its search tool helps to narrow down choices by filtering for style, type, price and size, but to buy lampshades online you have to be confident and prepared.

Most Web sites provide tips on figuring out what size and shape shade is best for your lamp, but sales associate Ken Henderlong of Oriental Lamp Shade Co. in New York dismisses such advice.

“There are no hard and fast rules,” Henderlong says.

“To say that a shade has to be about three-fourths the height of a lamp’s base is an old formula.”

Any given lamp can take more than one style shade, and shade heights may vary by several inches. For example, a modern-looking drum shade is going to be shorter than a more traditional Empire shade — but both could work equally well.

Before you begin to shadeshop, decide what style you want not only for the lamp, but also for the design of the room — a cylinder drum shade immediately says ‘60s, while a Pembroke shade (sometimes called Euro) is very proper

and traditional.

You also need to take into account where the lamp will sit and what other lamps and shades are in the room. It’s okay to have different-shaped lampshades in a room, but there has to be some unifying trait among them, such as color or fabric.

Once you make your stylistic decisions, you need two measurements: the height of the lamp base (excluding the socket and the harp holder) and the lamp’s widest point.

That way you will be able to know proportionately what size shade you need.

Basically, you want the diameter of the bottom of the shade to be a couple of inches bigger than the widest part of your base; you want the shade to cover the harp and the socket; and you want the bottom of the shade to rest just above the top of the base.

If you let the shade hang too low on the base, it will look off the way a too-long hemline does on a dress.

Truly the best way to buy a lampshade is to take the base to a local shade store so you can try lots of shades on at once and you have the benefit of a trained and knowledgeable salesperson.

So with my lamps in tow I sought out Henderlong’s expert opinion.

He was incredibly patient while I pulled a Goldilocks routine: One shade was too

mould spores as it dries, and that’s why it offers residual killing action that goes beyond the old standby, bleach.

Besides being irritating to people, bleach smells strong enough that most registered bleach-based mould control products recommend you wear a respirator when using them.

Lab studies also show that bleach offers no resid-

ual mould control and isn’t always able to reliably penetrate porous surfaces like wood, concrete and drywall to kill mould roots. That’s the dynamic behind older mould infestations flaring up again, even on surfaces that don’t get sopping wet.

The ability to effect a complete mould kill is the main reason more advanced mould control options were developed.

A lamp the author bought at Home Goods is made over with a shade and a new cord.

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small, another too big and another too mod.

With his guidance, I finally ended up settling on a “just right” classic Empire boxpleated model that dressed up my bargain base.

The shades weren’t inexpensive (about $102 each) and I had to buy new harps ($4 each) so that the shade hit the base at the proportionately correct spot. I made one more change:

I asked to have the lamps’ electrical wires replaced with silk-wrapped cords ($20 for rewiring and $2 per foot for the cord), which gives the lamps an even more upscale look.

All told, I spent an additional $136 on each lamp, which still makes them a near-steal.

Mayhew, a Today show style expert and former magazine editor, is the author of Flip! for Decorating.

ing on outdoor wood.

Dry things out, kill mould and spores, then remove the stains. Keep these simple ideas in mind and you’ve got no reason to fear mould any more, no matter where it shows up at your place. Watch my video at www.stevemaxwell.ca/how-to-kill-mould to

learn more.

Steve Maxwell lives, works and occasionally battles mould in his home on Manitoulin Island, Ont. Sign up to stay informed and entertained by Steve with his free newsletters at www. realrurallife.com and www.stevemaxwell.ca.

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Mould can grow on just about anything, but you don’t need to fear it. Dry the area out, kill the mould and roots, then keep the area dry to prevent regrowth.

Mould that’s fully killed often still leaves behind stains that don’t come out, even with scrubbing.

That’s why oxygen-based mould removal products were invented. They break down to oxygen and water, but not before removing stains, indoors and outside.

The best stain removal product I’ve seen so far is another Canadian invention called Mold Stain Eraser. Mix this powder with warm water, let it sit for 10 minutes, then slosh it on. In some cases you can actually see the mould stains disappear as you watch.

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WALSH Dora Dora Walsh of Red Deer, formerly of Lacombe and Alix, passed away on June 26, 2014 one day short of her 87th birthday at the Michener Hill Extended Care Facility. Dora was born on June 27th, 1927 in Mission, BC to Norma and Lester Miller. She was the youngest of 3 children. Dora married Bill Walsh in 1949. They lived in Rocky Mountain House where 2 daughters; Maureen and Wendy were born. In 1950 they moved to Mirror and then in 1953 they moved to Alix and resided in the “Creamery House” for a few years, where Tracy was born, then eventually moved to their last house on the North end of town. Dora worked as an egg grader and cream tester for the Central Alberta Dairy Pool. Later on she worked for Mildred Wardley at the Gulf (99) restaurant and then Linda Watt at the Alix Hotel restaurant. She also excelled at gardening and it was common to find her tending to the garden if you came down to visit during the summer. She was well known for her cucumber and tomato growing ability. She enjoyed listening to music as well as playing it on the banjo. Her cooking talents also were noted and enjoyed by the many people she prepared meals for down at the house in Alix. The season of fall was a busy one for mom as she canned and preserved her garden produce. Her and Bill also travelled out to Creston, BC to bring fruit home for canning as well. As she and Bill grew older, it became harder to maintain the effort required to keep the large gardening activities going. They subdivided the property and sold it. That took care of 2/3rds of the garden. They looked after this smaller plot for a few more years and then when Bill passed away in 2002, it took too much effort for Dora to look after it on her own, she sold the Alix property in 2004 and moved to an apartment in Lacombe. She resided there until 2009 when she moved to Parkvale Lodge in Red Deer. She made many friends and really enjoyed the activities and the atmosphere there. She resided there until a couple of broken hips slowed her down to the point where she moved into Michener Hill Extended Care in 2011. She still spoke of dancing that she enjoyed once her hips got better enough to allow her to grace the dance floor again. She was predeceased, by her husband Bill, parents Lester and Norma, Sister Annie, Brother Lester, Stepson Jack, Step grandson Bill, Grandson Gary and Son-in-law Lawrence. She is survived by her daughters: Maureen (Clare) Portsmouth of Lacombe, Wendy Renschler of Red Deer, son Tracy (Sandy) Walsh of Red Deer, Step daughter-in-law Leona Walsh of Loyalist, step-daughter Vivian (Len) Poole of Campbell River, as well as numerous grandchildren, Step grandchildren, great-grandchildren, Step great grandchildren, great-great grandchildren, Step great-great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. At Dora’s request there will be no funeral or Memorial Service. In lieu of flowers, if friends wish donations can be made to the Lending Cupboard in Red Deer: 5406C 43rd Street, Red Deer, AB T4N-1C9.

DANDURAND Michel Michel (Mike) Gabriel Dandurand passed away on Wednesday, July 2, 2014 with his loving family at his side. Mike was born in Montreal, Quebec on April 19, 1947 to Gabriel and Madeleine Dandurand. He moved to Alberta in 1977 making a long and successful career in the real estate business. Mike is lovingly remembered by his family, wife Heidi (Hougan) of 24 years, his only son Ryan of Red Deer, daughter Elise and granddaughter Ella of Calgary, and daughter Rachelle at home. He also leaves behind his only sister Helene Dandurand and her husband Daniel Laplace and daughter Gabrielle of Montreal, the Hougan family of Red Deer and many dear friends, especially his Lake Louise Ski Friends family and his Pigeon Lake family. He was always there with a joke, a story, or just to sit around and tell stories of his crazy antics. He was extremely proud of achieving his Lifetime Pass for his volunteer Ski Friend role at Lake Louise. A celebration of life will be held at the Crossroads Church, located at 38105 Range Road 275, Red Deer County (accessed from 32 Street in Red Deer) on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at 1:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, a donation to the Alberta Cancer Foundation is greatly appreciated, 710, 10123 - 99 Street, Edmonton, AB, T5J 3H1 Messages of condolence may be left for the family at www.thedanderands@shaw.ca

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CHIMILAR Vivian Ida It is with heavy hearts that Vivian’s family announces her passing at the Red Deer Hospice. We want to celebrate Vivian as a daughter, wife, mother, sister, mother-in-law, grandmother, sister-in-law, niece, aunt, step-mom and friend. All are invited to a Celebration of Vivian’s Life on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. at Unity Baptist Church, 139 Northey Avenue, Red Deer. In lieu of flowers and as Vivian’s expressed wish, memorial donations may be directed to Ovarian Cancer Canada, www.ovariancanada.org or the Red Deer Hospice, 99 Arnot Avenue, Red Deer, AB T4R 3S6.

Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Ashley Paton, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

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MacDONALD William Duncan April 2, 1934 - July 2, 2014 William “Duncan” MacDonald passed away July 2, 2014 in Red Deer, Alberta. He leaves to mourn his loving wife Delores, his brothers Howard (Lorraine) MacDonald, Don (Jean) MacDonald, sister Jean Hagel, as well as six stepchildren, 12 step-grandchildren, and 4 step-great grandchildren.

A funeral service will be held on Monday July 7th, 2014 at 10:00 am at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820-45th Street, Red Deer, Alberta.

The burial will take place at Swalwell, Alberta with a reception to follow at Acme Hall, Acme, Alberta. In lieu of flowers donations may be made directly to The Lending Cupboard, 5406 43 St, Red Deer AB T4N 1C9 or to STARS, 1441 Aviation Park NE, Box 570, Calgary, Alberta, T2E 8M7.

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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RANDS Bertha 1920 - 2014 Bertha Rands of Red Deer passed away peacefully at Symphony Senior Living Inglewood June 30, 2014 at the age of 93 years. Bertha was born in Galahad AB to Robert and Ethel Lees the 4th child of their 6 children.

Bertha enjoyed a happy life on the farm at Galahad. On November 22, 1942 she married Alfred Rands of Alliance and together they built a successful mixed farming operation there. To their union were born 4 children, Linda, Harold (Carol), Judy (Trevor), and Kathleen (Fred).

Bertha enjoyed gardening and was a strong supporter of her community.

She served as a horticultural judge and was a leader for several years of the local 4H club. Bertha was a member of the Argyll WI for 65 years and served as a facilitator of the Flagstaff Adult Education Council. Her many memberships included the Order of the Eastern Star and the UCW. Bertha leaves to mourn her passing her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

She is predeceased by her husband Alfred, her parents, her siblings and son in law Ian. The family wishes to express a special thank you to the staff of the 2nd floor of Symphony Senior Living Inglewood for their excellent care and infinite kindness to Mother. A private family service will be held at a later date.

Cremation entrusted to the Rocky Mountain Crematorium.

As an expression of sympathy memorial donations may be made in Bertha’s name to the Forestburg Chapter of the Eastern Star or The Alzheimer’s Society.

SYLVAN LAKE AND ROCKY FUNERAL HOMES AND CREMATORIUM your Golden Rule Funeral Homes, entrusted with the arrangements. 403-887-2151

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DAVID W. KITT 1970-2011 No farewell words were spoken no time to say goodbye, you were gone before we knew it, and only God knows why.

Gone but not forgotten, and although we are apart your spirit lives within us, forever in our hearts.

Love always, Jacinda, Haley, Alex, Steven & Scout

ADRIENNE WHITE Congratulations on achieving a Master of Science in Health Care Delivery From Arizona State University Good luck in your career as a Research Analyst at ASU. Love Dad & Mom

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DON (Moose) MURRAY Nov. 20, 1947 - July 7, 2013

Congratulations on receiving your BSc in Civil Engineering with distinction from the U of A! Love Mom, Dad, Taryn & Maddie

His laughing eyes and cheerful bright face are pleasant to recall.

Always remembered and always loved Rachel and Tan RONALD GLEN CAMERON 1927 - 2013 In memoriam Carry on! Carry on! Fight the good fight and true; Believe in your mission, greet life with a cheer; There’s big work to do, and that’s why you are here. Carry on! Carry on! Let the world be the better for you; And at last when you die, let this be your cry: Carry on, my soul! Carry on!

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LASHMAR It is with deep sorrow that we announce the sudden passing of Diana Lashmar in the early hours of June 26, 2014, after a short bout with cancer. She leaves behind her loving husband, Barry, 3 sons and 1 daughter, 9 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. Son, Brad, his family: Jackey, Mitchell and girlfriend Amanda, Garret, Nicole, Hunter of Red Deer.

Son, Guy, his family: Carol, Dayton, Rhaelyn, Cale, Keaton of Calgary. Son Mark, his family: Teresa, Abigail, Gabriel of Edmonton. Daughter Holly of Calgary. Diana was born in Strathmore and spent most of her adult life in Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer.

While in Edmonton she and her husband operated a cleaning business. She later followed her passion for sewing and was well known in Edmonton sewing circles. In semi-retirement, she and her husband moved to Red Deer in 2000, where she was with a local ladies clothing store for some time. She also spent some time with a local hotel where she enjoyed meeting people selling tickets at conventions and other events.

Words cannot express how much she will be missed by family and friends.

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Canyon Technical Services is a leader in the oilfield service industry, providing customized fracturing and pressure pumping solutions to oil and gas producers across the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. At Canyon, our employees are ‘Champions’, dedicated to fulfilling our Vision of “improving the industry one job at a time� - our ‘Champions’ have made Canyon one of the most sought-after providers in our industry. If you are looking for a career within a leading organization that promotes Integrity, Relationships, Innovation and Success, then Canyon is looking for you! Canyon is preparing for an extremely busy 2014/2015 and are looking for qualified employees.

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DENTAL RECEPTIONIST We are looking to welcome a Dental Receptionist to join our growing team.

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CJ-CSM Inspection Ltd. Is presently accepting applications for Tubing Inspector. Consideration will be given to those who have oilfield experience, as well as current H2S, WHMIS, and First Aid Certification. Applicants are requested to forward resumes to: CJ-CSM Inspection 114-172 Clearview Drive Red Deer County, AB T4E 0A1 They may also be faxed to 1-403-347-1774 or emailed to cmcclelland@ cj-csminspection.ca. *No Phone Inquiries Please* 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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Bearspaw currently has a position in our Stettler field operations for an intermediate oil and gas operator. Applicants must have experience as a heavy duty mechanic or journeyman instrument Something for Everyone mechanic and possess Everyday in Classifieds strong mechanical skills, be quick learners, motivated and hard working and live or be willing to relocate Farm Work within a 20 minute commute to workplace location. This position offers a challenging F/T FARM LABOURER NEEDED IN RED DEER AREA. work environment, attractive Feed lot, hay, silage, crop benefits with competitive exp. an asset. Pen checking pay and significant room knowledge req’d. Will train for promotion.

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Experience with dual diagnosis, dementia, unique challenges or personal care are definite assets. Hours of work vary, with shiftwork and alternating weekends generally required.

Forward resumes to: C.A.R.S. #101 - 5589 47 St. Red Deer, AB T4N 1S1 Fax: 403-346-8015 Email: markw@carsrd.org

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Ph: 780-468-3232 or 403-290-0866

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Help

880

Valid First Aid and H2S tickets required.

We offer competitive wages, benefits package, and opportunities for advancement.

ACADEMIC Express

Please reply by fax 403-845-5370 or E-mail: hr@pidherneys.com

•

ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING

FALL START

• Looking for a place to live?

Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

RED DEER BASED TRUCKING COMPANY Looking for Class 1 Tank Truck Drivers & Pressure Truck Operators.

Exc. benefits package & top industry wages.

Please fax resume to: 403-346-3766 STETTLER TRANSIT MIX Drivers wanted for mixer/pumping concrete.

403-742-2134 or email:stettlertransitmix @gmail.com

Trades

PT office help and or Class room Instructor req`d. Please call Street Wise Driving School.

403-340-8848

CONSIDERING A CAREER CHANGE? Find the right fit.

Daily the Advocate publishes advertisements from companies, corporations and associations from across Canada seeking personnel for long term placements.

CENTRAL ALBERTA’S DAILY NEWSPAPER

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

INNISFAIL Adult Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the

SAFETY

For work in Rocky Mountain House area, as well as out of town locations.

Priority will be given to those candidates with experience.

•

GOLDEN HILLS SCHOOL DIVISION NO. 75 is accepting applications for the position of Dormitory Assistant in Drumheller, AB.

NOW hiring Summer Help for HS Students and nonstudents aged 17+ in your local city/town throughout central Alberta. Flexible Schedules with $17 guaranteed base pay, cust. sales/service, no experience necessary, we will train, conditions apply. Visit www.summeropenings.ca/rda or call 403-755-6711 to APPLY NOW!

Advocate Opportunities

900

PIDHERNEY’S

Grande Prairie Base

Dormitory Assistant - Golden Hills International Program

880

Misc.

Help

ADS Drivers are required to safely operate company equipment and provide a SIGN MAKER: FULL TIME high level of customer The Dormitory Assistant PERMANENT position service, delivering our will report to the Dormitory creating signage. products within Alberta.

Supervisor and assist Onyx / Graphtec. Work ADS Drivers are required with the following: independently in our sign to be drug free and maindivision. Top pay for tain legal transportation • Supervising dormitory industry for experienced paperwork and driving students and enforcing person only. Apply in practices. This position dormitory rules, regulations person. Minuteman Press requires a valid Class 1 and schedules 4646 Riverside Drive License, with previous off • Developing a rapport 403-348-0302 road forklift experience a with students to meet definite asset. We offer their social and cultural quarterly cash safety needs bonuses as well as a • Maintaining a positive comprehensive dorm atmosphere for SOURCE ADULT VIDEO medical plan. students requires mature P/T help • Guiding evening and Fri & Sat. Graveyard Shift.

BENEFITS INCLUDE: weekend activities 11 pm -7 am. Fax resume to: • Signing Bonus paid 403-346-9099 or drop off to: upon completion of This position commences 3301-Gaetz Avenue a 60 day/120 day September 1, 2014, retention period and can include • Company provided accommodation and meals in Group Canadian Benefits addition to a monthly salary.

• Voluntary dental SWAMPERS F/T • Life insurance The dormitory assistant needed immediately for a • Short-term and longwill provide supervision fast growing waste & term disability primarily on evenings and recycling company.

• Retirement Savings weekends based on a Heavy lifting involved Plan (RSP) and Deferred schedule. The successful (driver’s helper) position.

Profit Sharing Plan applicant should have Reliability essential. Own (DPSP) good interpersonal skills transportation required.

• Paid Vacation and enjoy working with Please email resumes to • Safety Bonus youth. Experience working canpak@xplornet.ca with children is an asset.

All applicants are subject Criminal and Child Welfare to a pre-employment checks will be required. physical and MVR check.

Please submit resume to the Employment Interested Applicants may undersigned on or before Training submit a resume, along 12:00 p.m. on August 1, 2014. with a current drivers abstract to: Human Resources Department TRAINING CENTRE ADVANCED DRAINAGE Golden Hills School OILFIELD TICKETS SYSTEMS CANADA INC. Division No. 75 Industries #1 Choice!

4316 Gerdts Ave. 435A Highway No. 1 “Low Cost” Quality Training Blindman Ind. Park Strathmore, AB TP 1J4 Red Deer County, AB. 403.341.4544 Phone: 403-934-5121 T4S-2A8 24 Hours Fax: 403-934-5124 or 403-934-5125 e-mail: Toll Free 1.888.533.4544 Fax: (403) 346-5806 humanresources@ghsd75.ca R H2S Alive (ENFORM) E-mail R First Aid/CPR ken.mccutcheon@ R Confined Space ads-pipe.com

requires experienced DRIVERS CLASS 1 ,3 & LOWBOY, FOREMAN, OPERATORS AND LABOURERS

HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC JOURNEYMAN OR APPRENTICE

880

Misc.

Help

DISPATCHER REQ’D. Knowledge of Red Deer and area is essential.

Verbal and written communication skills are req’d. Send resume by fax to 403-346-0295

Professional Truck Driver

Business Opportunities

850

860

Community Support Worker Program GED Preparation Would you like to take the GED in your community?

• • • • • • • • •

(across from Totem) (across from Rona North)

LABOURERS & FLAG PERSONS Busy road construction company looking for Labourers AND flag persons. Work is throughout Alberta. Must have a Class 5 license. Fax resume to 403-309-0489 LAST YEAR FOR THE PENHOLD CADET CAMP Hiring, dishwashers and servers. Age 14 and up.

Great for first time jobs, Flexible hours to suit students planned vacations.

Apply 8 am - 6 pm at the Penhold Camp at 3453 24st Springbrook.

Daniel.cormier@ compass-Canada.com 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

Phone 403-314-4316

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Friday Forward ONLY 3 DAYS A WEEK in WOODLEA AREA

Advocate Opportunities

47A Ave, & part of 55, 56 & 57 St. $175./mo

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

6 days/week in:

GRANDVIEW AREA 3900 - 4200 Blocks of 43A Ave.

GLENDALE

EASTVIEW Ellis St. Area $97./mo ALSO South Half of Embury Cres.

South half of 46 St. and 35 Ave. Close $70./mo

KENTWOOD

JOHNSTONE CROSSING Call Joanne 403-314-4308 for more info

For More Information Call Jamie at 403-314-4306

1000-1430

To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

403-340-1930 www.academicexpress.ca

COMPANY req’s live in retired couple to caretake and maintain our apartment operations.

Journeyman plumbing exp. an asset. Call Mike for details 403-342-4923

Call Classifieds 403-309-3300 classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com

1010

Accounting

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

Cleaning

850

1070

CLEAN FREAK FOR HIRE Avail. to start cleaning houses on July 7. Call: Sharla at 403-357-7801 pls leave msg.

VINYL SIDING / WINDOW / EAVSTROUGH CLEANING Package pricing.

Free quotes. 403-506-4822

Contractors

1100

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

IS HIRING! We are currently seeking the following to join our team in

CONCRETE???

Blackfalds for all shifts: - QUALITY CONTROL MANAGER - CONCRETE FINISHERS - CARPENTERS Top wages paid based on experience. Full Benefits and Uniform Package included.

Visit our website for more detailed job descriptions at

We’ll do it all...Free est.

Call E.J. Construction Jim 403-358-8197 or

Escorts

1165

TAHNEE 392-0891 *BUSTY* INDEPENDENT w/own car

Fencing

1169

Misc.

Services

1290

Dog Runs/ 403-304-5055

Flooring

1180

1372

5* JUNK REMOVAL

HELPING HANDS

Property clean up 340-8666

Home Supports for Seniors.

Est 1999. Cooking, cleaning, companionship. At home or facility. Call 403-346-7777 for information.

TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

CENTRAL PEST CHAINLINK FENCING CONTROL LTD. Comm/res.

Commercial/Residential Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

Seniors’ Services

Locally owned. BBB member.

403-373-6182 cpest@shaw.ca

Moving & Storage

1300

Painters/ Decorators

1310

Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

RV FLOORING SPECIALIST 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE BONDABLE. 403-596-7025

Massage Therapy

1280

FANTASY MASSAGE

International ladies

Now Open

Specials. 11 a.m.-3 a.m.

Private back entry. 403-341-4445

Window Cleaning

1420

JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp.

WINDOW CLEANING MASSAGE ABOVE ALL Free Est. 403-872-8888 outside/inside. Free quotes.

WALK-INS WELCOME DALE’S Home Reno’s 403-506-4822 Free estimates for all your 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161 LAUREL TRUDGEON reno needs. 403-506-4301 Residential Painting and OUTCALLS Colour Consultations.

DOORS, windows, siding, Swedish Relaxation Massage.

403-342-7801.

A Star Makes soffit, fascia and custom Call 403-550-8494 cladding. Call Dean @ Your Ad Central Alberta’s Largest 403-302-9210.

VII MASSAGE Car Lot in Classifieds A Winner!

★

www.eaglebuilders.ca

#7,7464 Gaetz Ave. Pampering at its BEST! 403-986-6686 Roofing EVESTROUGH / WINDOW Come in and see CLEANING. 403-506-4822 why we are the talk VELOX EAVESTROUGH PRECISE ROOFING LTD. of the town.

Cleaning & Repairs.

15 Yrs. Exp., Ref’s Avail. www.viimassage.biz Reasonable rates. 340-9368 403-896-4869

Eavestroughing 416954F28-G11

We thank all applicants but only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

Papers arrive at your home and are ready to deliver.

CLASSIFICATIONS

Gov’t of Alberta Funding may be available.

or email: hr@eaglebuilders.ca.

Six days per week.

Delivery by 6:30 a.m.

wegotservices

Red Deer Rocky Mtn. House Rimbey Caroline Castor Sylvan Lake Innisfail Stettler Ponoka

Applicants are able to apply online or fax resume to 403-885-5516 ATTN: Human Resources

RED DEER ADVOCATE

401174E9

820

278950A5

Restaurant/ Hotel

1130

1370

CALL:

309-3300 To Place Your Ad In The Red Deer Advocate Now!

RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, July 5, 2014 D7

CARRIERS REQUIRED To deliver the CENTRAL AB LIFE 1 day a week in Eckville Bowden Olds Sylvan Lake Please call Debbie for details 403-314-4307

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stuff CLASSIFICATIONS 1500-1990

1520

Antiques & Art

OLD stream line steam type electrical train. 80 yrs old.

W/original box. 403-505-3113

1540

Bicycles

KONA DR Good 53 cm. $450. 403-343-6001

EquipmentHeavy

1630

1660

1720

LARGE COMPUTER DESK, $85.

LOGS 2 DRAWER LATERAL Semi loads of pine, spruce, FILE CABINET, $35. tamarack, poplar.

403-347-4250 Price depends on location.

Lil Mule Logging SHELVING Unit, 6 drawer, 403-318-4346 lingerie, 5’ high, French Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner Provincial. $100. obo BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / 403-357-4880 Delivery. Lyle 403-783-2275 SINGLE box spring $40; 2 swivel metal bar stools, Garden black, $40/pair Supplies 403-346-0674

1680

CHAIN Link Fencing, (2) 9’ 8’ gates, 6’ panel, 4’ gate $199. obo 403-357-4880 LAWNMOWER rear bag,6.5 B & S motor, 1 yr. old $200. 403-314-0804 WILLOW BASKETS, ideal for flowers. (2) Large, $40. ea. (5) Small $15.ea. 403-346-7825

Lawn Tractors

1690

J. D. LA150 Lawn Tractor c/w 54” mower deck, hydrostatic drive, 26 hp. optional front bumper & electric hitch. As New. $2300. obo 403-347-7611

Household Appliances

1710

FRIDGE, McClary $100 obo. 403-314-0804 G.E. STOVE TOP, black, 30 x 21, Like New! $175.

403-342-1752

Household Furnishings

1720

TO GIVE AWAY: Microsuede sage green chair with ottoman. & Small rocking chair with red upholstery.

403-506-9453

1640

WHITE French Prov. Double Dresser with mirror, $50, Desk to match, $35.

Mattress & box spring 3/4 size, $40.

Book case, $30.

Arborite kitchen table, $25.

Arborite end table, $10.

403-347-4250

Misc. for Sale

1760

COMPRESSOR w/hose, electric, medium size, good cond. $75.

403-358-7678 LARGE (8-skin) sheepskin rug from New Zealand.† Never used.† $200.

Call (403) 342-7908 MATCHING SET of Dusty Rose Recliner Chair & Rocker Chair. $40/ea.

2 FAUX MINK BLANKET, floral, queen. $25/ea.

MIXED SET OF VISION GLASS POTS & LIDS, brown colour, exc. cond. $35. 403-348-6449

Musical Instruments

* Adults * Youths * Seniors *

1770

FENDER Stratocaster Guitar & Fender gdec 30 amp.

Like new. Asking $550 for both. 587-876-9497

INNISFAIL

Office Supplies

The papers arrive ready to deliver.

NO COLLECTING!

1800

LARGE COMPUTER DESK, $85.

20 DRAWER FILE CABINET, $35.

403-347-4250

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

STUDENT DESK, 5’, grey & black, $15.

403-357-4880

LADIES RIGHT HAND GOLF CLUBS AND BAG $95. 403-342-7107

Travel Packages

1900

TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone.

Make your travel plans now.

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

AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

Horses

2140

Grain, Feed Hay

2190

18 ALBERTS CLOSE July 4 & 5 Fri. 4-8 & Sat. 10 - 2 Household items, patio table, weed eater, purses, furniture, etc.

Start your career!

See Help Wanted

Devonshire 46 DARLING CRES. Back Alley July 6, Sunday 9 - 3 Tools, movies, books, household misc.

Rooms For Rent

3110

Fairview - Upper

3140

SHOP/OFFICE, 1500 sq. ft., over-head door, paved parking, $1000.

Phil 403-340-8603 (W), 403-350-0479 (C)

CLASSIFICATIONS

FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

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.

Condos/ Townhouses

3030

4000-4190

Realtors & Services

4010

2 BDRM. 1 1/2 bath condo townhouse unit in Sylvan, avail. now 403-341-9974

Super Clean, 3 bdrm.!

Many upgrades, fully developed. $289,900.

SOUTHWOOD PARK 3110-47TH Avenue, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, generously sized, 1 1/2 baths, fenced yards, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets. www.greatapartments.ca

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

3050

CLEARVIEW 2 bdrm. 4-Plex, 4 appls.

Rent $1075. incl. sewer, water and garbage. D.D. $650. Avail. Aug. 1.

403-304-5337

Suites

3060

Riverside Meadows

Inglewood 171 ISHERWOOD CLOSE July 4, 5 & 6 Fri. 1-8, Sat.10-7, Sun. 10-7 Keyboard, record player, books, household, lumber...

5808 56 AVE. July 3-5.

Thurs. & Fri. 11-8, and Sat. 11-6 Books, garage door opener, misc. stuff for everybody!

Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

Mustang Acres 104, 6834 59 AVE. Sat. 5th & Sun. 6th 10-6.

Crafts, household items, clothing, and many other items.

Oriole Park 125/127 OVERDOWN DR. July 5 & 6 Sat. & Sun. 10 - 4 MULTI FAMILY All Proceeds to Autism

Rosedale 21 ROSE CRES. Fri. 4th, 5-9, Sat. 5th 9-8 Sun. 6th 9-4. Downsizing.

Sporting goods, household items, tons of misc. items.

Out of Town

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

Large Garage/Acreage Sale 18 Otterbury Ave. July 3-5. Thurs. 4-8, JULY 4, 3-7 & July 5, 9-4.

Downsizing. Lots of tools, Fri. & Sat. 9-8 & Sun. 12-5.

38169 TWP RD 280. woodworking, elec. and From 32 St. overpass on hand tools, camping gear, Hwy 2 go west & follow ladders, oak table & chairs, treadmill, folding bike, etc. signs to Fort Normandeau.

Sylvan Lake

Sylvan Lake

Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

1994 CHEV Z71 e/c, fuel tank c/w 12V pump, tool box, runs good. 361,000 km. $4000 obo. 403-343-2058

MULTI-USE commercial/ residential, 2 large suites with separate shop & yard. $549,900. Help-U-Sell Red Deer 403-342-7355

4130

LAKE FRONT LOTS FOR SALE PINE LAKE - ALBERTA Lots have been developed to house recreational vehicles or park model.

SEASONAL LOT RENTALS “Cheapest in the area” $3000/seasonal 306-402-7776 www.sandycovepinelake.com

Lots For Sale

4160

MARA LAKE, BC. Two large beautiful hillside lots in quiet close. Fully serviced & ready to build on!! Across road from lake.

Asking $160,000/ea.

Call Keith Bickerton @ 403-350-5346

Investment Opportunities

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

Houses For Sale

Sturdy and affordable home in the quiet community of Sunnyslope, 2 bdrm., 2 bath, $98,000.

4020

in a remarkable community in Sundre. Custom built kitchen w/fireplace, library, office/den.

Backs onto park & creek. $378,000. Bareland condo.

No snow shoveling or yard work., $100/mo. 43 yrs +.

403-638-4247

HELP-U-SELL OF RED DEER 403-342-7355

Condos/ Townhouses

4040

BY OWNER ANDERS PARK $354,900 Bi-Level, 1380 sq. ft., 4 bdrms., 3 baths, fully finished, 22 x 24 garage.

403-343-3013

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

403-588-2550

wheels 5000-5300

Character home in Lacombe, 3 bdrms., 2 bath, Great opportunity at great price. $259.900.

2000 SQ.FT. HOME

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5010

RED’S AUTO. Free scrap vehicle & metal removal.

We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. AMVIC APPROVED. 403-396-7519

Antique & Classic Autos

5020

HOT NEW PRICE! $474,900.

Totally re-done, next to new. Travertine tile, new appls., cork floors, vaulted ceilings, 4 bdrm, 3 bath, groomed yard, 1 complete wall of custom cabinets in the family room.

2 ARDELL CLOSE Open house Sat. 5th 2-4 HOT NEW PRICE! $599,000 Margaret Comeau Re-Max Real Estate Central AB 403-391-3399 MargaretComeau @remax.net CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

Out Of Red Deer

Motorhomes

5100

CORSAIR 28’ Motorhome 403-783-2330 or 704-9109

2002 FORD Dynamax (B Plus) 25’, 25,000 mi. A1 cond., E450, V10, loaded, rear 3 pc bath, power bed slide-out. $31,500. 587-876-2308

5110

Fifth Wheels

2011 ALPINE 39’, 4 slides, satellite dish, 7500 w generator, king bed, $49,900.

403 358-403, 357-9541

5140

Utility Trailers

UTILITY Trailer 5’x9’. Like new. $425. 403-505-3113

Tires, Parts Acces.

5180

HITCH - fits Chevy. New. $100. 403-314-0804

Auto Wreckers

5190

RED’S AUTO. Free Scrap Vehicle & Metal Removal.

AMVIC APPROVED. We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. 403-396-7519

Misc.

Automotive

1977 LINCOLN with only 7000 original miles.

Like brand new!! Call now @ 403-350-5346 (Keith) Only $24,000 obo.

3 Bdrm. condo on south hill. Great investment or starter. $158,900.

HELP-U-SELL RED DEER 403-342-7355 NEW CONDO 1000 sq.ft. 2 bdrm., 2 bath. $192,000. 403-588-2550

Acreages

4050

5240

Cars

5030

EASY!

The easy way to find a buyer for items you want to sell is with a Red Deer Advocate want ad. Phone 309-3300.

2010 LINCOLN MKZ, white, 21,000 km. As new. $25,500. 403-783-2805

THE

2008 PONTIAC G6. New tires, brakes & battery. Ready to go. $7500. 403-346-6470

BUSINESS IS BUILT ON INFORMATION

2003 DODGE Neon loaded safetied 403-352-6995 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. Like new. Light gold colour. Only 1 owner.

Low mileage: 80,900 km. $8,500. 403-342-1683

Everything you need to know to keep your business humming . . . every day in the Business Section of the Red Deer Advocate.

2001 VOLVO S60. Loaded, very good cond. 182,000 km. $6500 obo. 403-343-2058

Tour These Fine Homes

7 LOGAN CLOSE Open house Sun. 6th 2-4

2006 KAWASAKI, ZZ-R250 black, 2468 kms., never dropped, lady driven. $3500. obo 403-340-1936

FREE removal of scrap vehicles. Will pay cash for some. 403-304-7585

Directory

4280

5080

4180

Open House SE Red Deer

Motorcycles

Cottages/Resort Property

Excellent Investment; Cash Flowing www.sabanasales.ca 403-615-1316

3 Bdrm. 4-plex, 4 appls., $1125. incl. sewer, water & garbage. D.D. $650, Avail. July 1 403-304-5337 NORMANDEAU 2 Bdrm. 4-plex. 1.5 bath, 4 appls. $1100. No pets, N/S Quiet adults. 403-350-1717

2001 SILVERADO 4x4, 8500 winch, snow tires, topper, $6500 obo. 403-304-1013

Caroline 4 Plexes for Sale

GLENDALE

2 BDRM. N/S, no parties, no pets. $850 rent/d.d.

403-346-1458

30 OBRIEN CRES. July 4, Fri. 4 - 8 July 5, Sat. 9 - 4 MULTI FAMILY Something for Everyone

Fully developed Lancaster bungalow! 5 bdrm., 3 bath.

Dbl. garage. $389,900

Move in ready home in Ponoka. Huge yard with Double garage and RV parking. $276,500

CLASSIFICATIONS

5050

Trucks

4100

You can save thousands!

Helping sellers sell for a low set fee. No advance fee.

Money back guarantee.

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homes

MOBILE in Benalto.

3 bdrm., 2 bath, bright/open design. Appliances included. $149,900.

Help-U-Sell R.D. 342-7355

Income Property

3190

Mobile Lot

rentals

6 BEAUTIFUL Kittens, ready to go! Free to Good Home. 403-343-2522

Oriole Park

2 Bdrm., 2 Bath. Many upgrades, $332,250.

Other home ready now.

All prices include legal fees, GST, appliance package, front sod & tree.

For private viewing call Lloyd Fiddler 403-391-9294

2000 SQ.FT. OFFICE, 4836 51 Street.

Parking is avail. $1800/mo.

403-343-9300

Warehouse Space

4090

Manufactured Homes

RISER HOMES BLACKFALDS BUNGALOW

3090

ROOM, kitchen access.

403-343-0421

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1830

TO ADVERTISE YOUR SALE HERE — CALL 309-3300

Anders on the Lake

1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets.

403-596-2444

4020

Houses For Sale

Penhold new home.

PADS $450/mo.

TIMOTHY & Brome square Brand new park in Lacombe. Best buy! 2 bdrm, 2 bath, 6 appls Upgrades. $294,900. bales, great for horses, apSpec Mobiles. 3 Bdrm., prox. 60 lbs. put up dry 2 bath. As Low as $75,000. and covered, $5/bale Down payment $4000. Call Sylvan area. 403-887-2798 at anytime. 403-588-8820

1 & 2 bdrm., Avail. immed.

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

63 AYERS AVE. Saturday 5th only!

9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Office items along with household items.

THE NORDIC

WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

MORRISROE MANOR

12, 64 & 137 AHLSTROM CLOSE July 4, Fri. 4 - 8 July 5, Sat. 9 - 3 Composter, queen bed, Inversion, couch, bikes, light fixtures, BBQ, golf clubs, books. Exc. items!

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

CRUELLY trapped and 2 BDRM. newly reno’d dumped in the country, $995; 2 bdrm. bi-level style CUSTOM BUILT orange and white neutered $1095. 403-314-0209 NEW HOMES Male 403-782-3130

by Mason Martin Homes ADULT 2 BDRM. spacious Kyle, 403-588-2550 suites 3 appls., heat/water FREE: incld., Oriole Park.

BEAUTIFUL KITTENS FREE Weekly list of Mike 403-350-1610 variety of colours properties for sale w/details, 403-342-4923 desperately need loving prices, address, owner’s home. 403-782-3130 GLENDALE reno’d 2 bdrm. phone #, etc. 342-7355 apartments, avail. immed, Help-U-Sell of Red Deer TO GIVE AWAY TO rent $875 403-596-6000 www.homesreddeer.com GOOD HOME 6 Kittens 8 weeks old.

LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. MUST SELL 587-679-6412 SUITES. 25+, adults only 1217 sq.ft. duplex. n/s, no pets 403-346-7111 4 bdrm., $191,900.

403-588-2550

Adult Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the

Anders Park

3060

Suites

Offices

2 BDRM. lrg. main level suite adult bldg, free laundry, very clean, quiet, Avail July 1/Aug. 1.$1050/mo., S.D. $650. 403-304-5337

Cats

PENHOLD SPRINGBROOK

BLACKBURN BRAND MAGTRAKSTAND. Bike training stand. $25.† Call (403) 342-7908

WANTED

1660

Carriers are Needed to Deliver Central Alberta Life afternoons & evenings one day per week

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Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

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403-348-1905 3 PC. Mahogany wall unit $125; 403-358-5568 O.S.B., 6 sheets, 5/8”, 2 @ Tools 24” W, 2 @ 17” W; 2 @ DESK, 29.5 x 60”. Good 16” W, All are 8’ long.

Cond. $35. Can view at CRAFTSMAN ELECTRIC All for $20; Kijjii Red Deer HEDGE TRIMMER, 2 sheets of 3/8” O.S.B., ID# 601488522 22 inch, 4.0 amp, works 1 @ 21” W; 1 @ 10” W; 403-342-5842 great. $55. all 8’ long and misc. pieces FUTON Black Tubular Call (403) 342-7908 of wood, All for $10; frame, w/mattress and Light truck tire, WELDING hoses with meters matching cushions, valued P255-70R16, Goodyear & wheels. $250. 403-505-3113 over $400. Like new! $200.

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An American wedding history TEXAS EXHIBIT FEATURES AMERICAN WEDDING GOWN FASHIONS FROM 1800S TO TODAY

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Toronto Men’s Fashion Week launches in August THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Toronto is poised to follow the path paved by other notable style capitals with a dedicated fashion week featuring menswear launching later this summer.

Toronto Men’s Fashion Week will make its debut on Aug. 12 to 14 at the Evergreen Brick Works.

“Toronto is such an international city. It has such a great fashion background and it really is surprising especially to me (and) I think to everyone else that there isn’t something like this already,” said Anya Nordstrom, the event’s director of public relations.

Nordstrom said they’re hoping to make the event a hub for North and South American designers on par with more established European shows in London and Milan.

Those have become gathering places to showcase contemporary and avant-garde menswear.

In addition to providing a platform for Canadian designers, the event also plans to have an international spotlight series featuring menswear designers from around the world.

The inaugural Toronto Men’s Fashion Week

also promises a potential windfall for a rising design talent in the field.

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Term of Employment: Commencement to September 30, 2015 Olds College is seeking a Systems Analyst – Interface Development and Data Migration for a term position through September 30, 2015.

Reporting to the Enterprise Applications Manager, the Systems Analyst is responsible for designing and implementing transformative technology-based solutions.

Please forward a resume quoting competition #14083C by July 16, 2014. This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.

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Events & Volunteer Engagement Coordinator

Central Alberta Chapter, Alberta & NWT Division Full-time, permanent position

Canada has the highest rate of multiple sclerosis in the world, with 100,000 Canadians living with MS. The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada is the country’s MS advocate, funding leading research in MS and programs & services that help people live well with the disease.

Reporting to the Regional Director, the Events & Volunteer Engagement Coordinator will be responsible for the organization, coordination, and execution of event logistics for the annual fundraising events as well as supporting all additional fundraising events with the Central Region. The successful incumbent will also be responsible for the coordination of event volunteers.

The successful incumbent will be required to complete a driver’s abstract as a condition of employment.

Responsibilities: • Coordinates all logistical aspects of the MS Walk and MS Bike Tour • Leads all administrative aspects of the MS Walk and MS Bike for the Central Region, including tracking and inputting participant registrations and generating reports • Provides support to participants with online registration and online fundraising • Supports teams by supplying fundraising tools, materials, signage, etc. and attending team fundraising activities when appropriate • Supports with preparation of event sponsorship packages and solicitation of sponsors • Helps organize event promotional events • Coordinates and maintains fundraising equipment • Develops and updates event operations plans and equipment lists • Promotes volunteer opportunities • Recruits, places, trains, supervises, recognizes and retains event volunteers • Updates volunteer instructions, position descriptions and training materials • Provides event information to relevant external groups: neighborhood residents, community groups, police, municipalities and emergency response • Communicates and builds relationships with community organizations, MS Society staff across the province/country, donors, volunteers, sponsors and suppliers • Assists the Regional Director with planning and execution of Chapter’s fundraising events beyond the Walk and Bike Tour • Maintains the Chapter event website Qualifications: • University Degree or Community College Diploma in related field, with 1 – 3 years’ experience in the coordination of fundraising events within a not-for-profit environment, or the equivalent and experience • A valid Class 5 driver’s License and access to a reliable vehicle are mandatory • Proven ability to coordinate, organize, initiate and complete events in a timely basis • Demonstrated experience in customer relationship management is required • Proven ability to manage and work successfully with volunteers • Strong communication skills, both written, verbal and presentation • Strong customer service orientation and relationship building skills • Ability to work within a dynamic team • Able to work in a fast paced, high pressure, professional environment • Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times • Ability to be flexible and respond to a diverse work load • Good organizational ability; able to attend to detail and able to prioritize effectively • Ability to solve problems and practice good decision-making • Strong conflict resolution and negotiation skills • Comfortable interacting with individuals with disabilities • Strong leadership and team building skills • Self-motivated, including an ability to develop goals and objectives as well as work with minimum supervision • Ability to represent the MS Society in an appropriate manner • Determination, patience and perseverance in conducting fundraising projects • Knowledge of multiple sclerosis and related issues affecting persons affected with multiple sclerosis would be an asset • Excellent computer skills with proficiency using MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook) and Internet and fundraising databases Additional Information: • Position is located in Red Deer with regional travel • Occasional evening and weekend work will be required Please submit cover letter and resume, including salary expectations, before end of day July 18, 2014 to:

Lorraine Evans-Cross, Regional Director #105, 4807 – 50 Ave Red Deer, AB T4N 4A5 lorraine.evanscross@mssociety.ca

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In this photo taken on July 1, Wedding dresses made in from left, 1982, 1894, 1905 are displayed display during the ‘American Brides: Inspiration and Ingenuity’ exhibition in Denton, Tex. Wedding dresses from the 19th century to now are featured in a new exhibit showcasing the evolving styles of American brides with more than 40 wedding gowns worn over a span from 1844 to last year.

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DENTON, Texas — Wedding dresses from the 19th century to the present day are featured in a new exhibit showcasing the changing styles of American brides, from a 1900s dress with a lace choker collar to a beaded flapper dress from the 1920s to a 1980s satin confection with an explosion of organdy ruffles.

More than 40 wedding gowns spanning from 1844 to last year are featured in the free exhibit that opened over the weekend in the North Texas city of Denton. Most of the dresses are from the University of North Texas’ Texas Fashion Collection — which includes more than 20,000 historic clothing items, while others were loaned from private collections.

“It’s going to bring up a lot of memories and sentiment,” said exhibit organizer Myra Walker, director of the Texas Fashion Collection.

“American Brides: Inspiration and Ingenuity” runs through Oct. 24 at the Greater Denton Arts Council’s Patterson-Appleton Center for the Visual Arts.

Walker said the exhibit not only shows the changing styles over the decades, but also highlights the elements that keep re-emerging. A Victor Costadesigned dress from 1993 for a wedding in Scotland with embroidered thistles features style elements from the late 1800s including a dust ruffle beneath the dress, covered buttons on the sleeves and a long train.

“It’s got a 19th century flavour but it’s really a 1990s dress,” she said.

A gown from 1982 with billowing sleeves inspired by the dress Princess Diana wore the year earlier when she married Prince Charles stands beside a Gibson Girl-inspired gown from 1894 with similarly voluminous sleeves. Walker said American style began to come into its own beginning in the 1890s with illustrator Charles Dana Gibson’s portrayal of American beauty.

“The show is not really about the white wedding dress, it’s really about the essence of American style,” said Walker, adding, “It is fashion history, social history, the birth of modern fashion and the birth of the American woman and the American woman becoming a fashion icon.”

“It really is like a walk through fashion history,” Walker said.

The exhibit also showcases dresses that stray from the traditional white, including an 1878 dress of deep plum silk satin featuring a boned bodice. “Everyone did not get married in a white wedding gown, often it was your best dress,” Walker said.

Walker’s own wedding dress from 1974 is part of the exhibit — an example of the earthy style of that decade. A neighbour made the cotton dress with a fabric featuring tiny flowers from a Vogue pattern for her outdoor wedding.

Dresses from last year include a strapless Michael Faircloth gown with a bodice featuring leather and a dress designed by Nardos Iman with a skirt of ostrich feathers.

A gown from 1952 of white cotton organdy embroidered with floral motifs was what Janie Stidham chose to wear to her 1994 wedding. She found the dress, featured in the exhibit along with one she designed, in a Dallas vintage store window after realizing she was too tall to wear her mother’s tea-length wedding gown as she had planned and not finding exactly what she wanted in upscale stores around town.

“It was perfect because we were in this old chapel and we rode from the chapel to the reception in a 1930s limousine,” she said.

When Stidham, an associate professor at UNT who teaches fashion design, created the 2007 gown for an Alaska wedding, she took inspiration from the location, choosing a grey satin fabric and embellishing the neck and wrists with shredded silk and organza to evoke the icy surroundings.

Steven Porterfield, who owns Cat’s Meow vintage store in the West Texas city of Midland and loaned several gowns from his collection, noted that wedding dresses have a special place in women’s wardrobes: “That’s one thing women keep,” he said.

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Please note: applicants must state salary expectations in order to be considered The MS Society has a bold vision for the future. We have a team of dedicated professionals who share a common goal to end MS and to improve the lives of those affected by MS. We strive to be an employer of choice and provide a working environment that values diversity, team work, and professional development.

The MS Society of Canada embraces diversity and encourages all qualified applicants to apply.

We appreciate your interest and will contact you if a meeting is required.

More information about the MS Society is available at www.mssociety.ca

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A place for pets to shed more than hair WITH 53 PER CENT OF DOGS OVERWEIGHT, FAT CAMPS OFFER PUDGY PETS ‘PAWLATES,’ ‘DOGA’ TO SLIM DOWN ercise balls, Montgomery said.

And the “Barko Polo” pool game varies from its human inspiration: A staffer will shout “barko” and whichever dog-paddling pooch yelps first gets a toy.

In all activities, “the dogs work for their meals. We praise and make the sessions fun and interactive,” Montgomery said. After the cardio come the doggie facials: a cleansing massage that wipes away organic food crumbs and exercise-induced slobber.

Bowers started sending her dog to the Morris facility months ago when Ceili hit 126 pounds. Usually, female golden retrievers weigh between 55 and 70 pounds, Montgomery said. Ceili got down to 118 but went to camp to lose more.

“We want her to be around for a long time,” Bowers said, adding that her 2-year-old son is more interested in running than throwing food these days.

Those extra treats are a culprit in canine obesity rates, besides a lack of exercise, Ward said. Over 80 per cent of owners give dogs two or more snacks a day.

He compared the rising problem to the same trend in kids.

to meet demand, so have slick imitators that compromise safety for quick cash. Before sending a pet to a fat farm or boarding facility, do some research to ensure they are legitimate, Ward warned.

“Safety is more important when you are dealing with an overweight pet because they are more prone to injury and distress than a leaner, fitter pet,” he said.

LOOKING FOR A MULTI-CULTURAL, FAMILY & GOAL ORIENTATED WORKPLACE? Apply now to provide value in the Human Services Industry Parkland C.L.A.S.S. exists to improve the quality of life of children and adults with developmental disabilities through: individual choice, dignity and rights. We strive to empower the people we serve, measuring our success against the goals they set for themselves.

We are recruiting for the following positions: • Children & Adult Residential Aides • Adult Community Bridgers • Independent Lifestyle Aides • Supported Home Placement Aides • Adult Residential Supervisors We offer a group bene¿t plan, health and wellness plan, an employee assistance plan, training at no cost and a friendly, caring and helpful working environment.

To get detailed information regarding any of these vacant positions, please visit our website at www.parklandclass.org – Job Opportunities.

Please check back often; vacancies are updated every Wednesday and Friday Feel free to contact us or submit a cover letter and resume to: 6010 45 Ave, Red Deer, AB T4N 3M4 Email: hr@pclass.org Fax: (403) 342-2677 • Phone: (403) 347-3333

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LOS ANGELES — It’s not just a people problem: Growing rates of obesity in pets have led to the emergence of fat farms offering “pawlates,” ”doga“ and ”Barko Polo,“ doggie versions of Pilates, yoga and Marco Polo to help slim down man’s best friend.

In the U.S., 53 per cent of dogs are overweight or obese, up from 45 per cent four years ago. In cats, the figure is almost 58 per cent, said Dr. Ernie Ward, a veterinarian and founder of the Association of Pet Obesity Prevention in Calabash, North Carolina. Overweight pets can suffer diabetes, joint problems, heart disease and decreased life expectancy, just like obese people, he said.

Most luxury pet hotels and spas nationwide will customize a fitness program for a pudgy dog or cat, but only a few facilities have fat camps for large groups.

For golden retriever Ceili, it was easy to fatten up when living with a boy who pushed tasty morsels over the edge of his high chair. The extra weight led Eileen Bowers of Bedminster, New Jersey, to sign up the more than 100-pound pooch for a five-day fitness camp last month at Morris Animal Inn. Besides the “pawlates,” the camp was filled with swimming, nature hikes, Powered by treadmill trots, facials, Central Alberta’s massages and healthy career site of choice. treats like organic granola, string beans and carrots. It was designed to give Ceili and 40 other dogs a head start on a healthier life, said Debora Montgomery, the New Jersey facility’s spokesTemporary woman.

Wonder how you get STUDENT RECRUITMENT OFFICER a dog to do a downward The Student Recruitment Department is seeking a temporary dog? You wouldn’t even Student Recruitment Officer - External who will be a member of recognize that yoga pose the strategic enrolment management team that is responsible for in the canine version. processes encompassing recruitment through enrolment of pro“Doga” and “pawlates” spective students at Olds College. The term of employment will are a lot alike — both are be from August, 2014 to September, 2015. The successful appliabout stretching while cant will be required to work some evenings and weekends. building strength, balance Please forward a resume quoting competition #14086A by and flexibility. In “doga,” July 16, 2014.

For information on this or other employment opportunities, stretches are close to please visit our website at the ground, while “pawlates” uses higher balance www.oldscollege.ca/employment equipment like large ex-

“Children and cats and dogs don’t feed themselves,” Ward said. “We treat our pets like children.”

The facilities help pet owners too busy for long walks or unable to afford a swimming pool or treadmill. Morris Animal Inn charges $59 a day or $249 for five days with all the amenities. It has offered two or three camps a year since 2009.

But as programs have cropped up

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Johns Manville is a Berkshire Hathaway Company and a world leader in the fiberglass manufacturing industry. Its modern Canadian insulation plant is located in Innisfail, Alberta. This attractive town is located close to Red Deer and 1 hour from Calgary: We require a:

In Partnership

Both Olds College and Red Deer College are designated Comprehensive Community Institutions (CCIs) within Central Alberta and, as such, share the responsibility for stewardship of rural postsecondary learning in the region. Through a joint venture, Campus Alberta Central (CAC) was created by the two colleges to fulfill their responsibility to steward post-secondary learning in the central region.

PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION MANAGER The PD Manager serves as a communication and coordination point between several functions, which can quite often have conflicting needs or goals. This candidate will provide management and leadership to a team to achieve safety, quality and productivity goals. The successful candidate will be responsible for inventory, scheduling, SIOP and meeting customer demands and provide maximum customer satisfaction. We require the following skills and qualifications: ± Bachelor Degree in a related field ± 5+ years experience Warehouse and Inventory management ± 4+ years of proven supervisory experience (salary and hourly) ± Proven, hands on experience with APO reporting system ± ERP experience ± Experience and demonstrated ability to champion the voice of the customer ± Technical proficiency in inventory control, warehouse management, sales and planning ± Ability to collaborate and influence cross function group[s including production, customer service and scheduling ± Superior communication skills, both written and verbal ± Ability to lead and develop others ± Prefer background in a manufacturing operation, but related experience and background will be considered We strive for safety, quality and customer service in everything we do. We offer a non-smoking environment that promotes quality of work life and employee involvement as well as an excellent compensation and benefit package. Please apply online at:

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Executive Director

The Campus Alberta Central Governance Team is seeking an Executive Director to lead and manage Campus Alberta Central (CAC). The anticipated start date is mid-September 2014.

Salary Range: $102,987.74 - $141,608.15 Duties: Reporting to the CAC Governance Team, the Executive Director has responsibility for providing leadership and stewardship for post-secondary learning in Central Alberta. Through community dialogues and other communication means, the Executive Director must: Liaise with community learning organizations, residents and special interest groups, postsecondary colleges, and local industries to create and maintain a network of community adult learning sites to satisfy the learning and skill requirements within the region; Develop appropriate programs, delivery models and services to meet these needs, and monitor results through community feedback ensuring that the highest quality of learning is achieved; Attract and lead a high caliber CAC team; and, Identify learning opportunities for staff members to support development and to ensure CAC’s Mission, Vision and Strategic Directions are met.

Qualifications: A Master’s degree combined with five (5) years of related experience in education, community development or a related field.

Must be an experienced innovative strategic thinker, planner and visionary, and will have a demonstrated track record and body of work focused on adult learner needs.

Have the ability to build and maintain relationships and work with partners to build capacity.

Have highly developed interpersonal skills, relationship building, excellent written and verbal communication, and strong project management skills.

The position is located in Olds, Alberta; however, the successful candidate may reside in an alternate location within central Alberta.

Please forward a resume quoting competition #14085M by July 13, 2014. For further information on this or other employment opportunities, please visit the Olds College / Red Deer College web sites at www.oldscollege.ca/employment and/or http://rdc.ab.ca/about/human-resources/employment Applications may be e-mailed to employop@oldscollege.ca or sent to the address below: Human Resources Olds College 4500 - 50 Street, Olds, Alberta T4H 1R6 Only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

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SAVANNAH, Ga. — The director of a movie about singer Gregg Allman and two others involved in the project have been indicted on criminal charges stemming from a fatal crash in which a freight train plowed into the crew in southeast Georgia, prosecutors said Thursday.

A grand jury returned charges of involuntary manslaughter and criminal trespass against “Midnight Rider” director Randall Miller as well as his wife and business partner, Jody Savin, and the film’s executive producer, Jay Severish, Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson said in a short news release.

The indictment comes more than four months after a train slammed into Miller’s crew Feb. 20 on a railroad bridge in rural Wayne County southwest of Savannah.

The collision killed Sarah Jones, a 27-year-old camera assistant, and injured six other crew members. Sheriff’s investigators have said that while filmmakers had permission to shoot on industrial property surrounding the train trestle, they had no permit to be working on the train tracks themselves.

Involuntary manslaughter is a felony carrying a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison under Georgia law. Criminal trespass is a misdemeanour punishable by no more than a year in prison.

Three civil lawsuits by victims of the crash are also pending in the case. Miller said during a court appearance in May that he didn’t know his crew was in danger.

“I did not know it was a live train trestle,” Miller said.

We are seeking:

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Our Red Deer AB branch is looking for enthusiastic people who want to be part of a team devoted to generating the best customer service in the marketplace! Previous experience in the oil & gas industry and knowledge about industry products is considered a definite asset but not required.

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D10 RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, July 5, 2014

We’re Losing Control One of the richest corporations in the United States has made a bid to buy the electricity grid that serves 85% of Albertans

The pending sale of AltaLink to Berkshire Hathaway has serious consequences for the province we call home • Loss of control of our critical infrastructure • Regulation oversight stops at the border • Potential for more power exports

If you think the Province and the Federal Government should conduct a policy review to determine who should own the infrastructure at the heart of Alberta’s prosperity, make your voice heard.

Contact your MLA, the Federal Minister of Industry at: minister.industry@ic.gc.ca or the Alberta Utilities Commission at: consumer-relations@auc.ab.ca