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Sand spill prompts health warning

BY RENÉE FRANCOEUR ADVOCATE STAFF Bashaw residents are being urged to take precautions after a spill of sand used for fracking was left for nearly a month before being cleaned up.

About 580 tonnes of frac sand was spilled on June 17 at the Wild Rose Country Commodities site near the Canadian National Railway in Bashaw, a town east of Ponoka.

A concerned citizen called the Environmental Public Health department of Alberta Health Services on July 15. “We were not aware of it until that day,� said Central Zone Medical Officer of Health Deena Hinshaw. “A site inspection was done that day and then an order for cleanup was issued the following day so the site was remediated within a couple of days.�

A health advisory was issued for the community on Wednesday as frac sand is a very fine crystalline silica material and can easily be mistaken for sand used in children’s sandboxes or playgrounds. It can pose a risk to public health through inhalation and direct exposure to the material. Silicosis, a lung disease, is caused by inhaling silica.

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Matt Sekura, part of the Parks Amenities crew, spruces up a Heritage Ranch sign on Thursday. Crews have been out all summer long replacing signs and refreshing others.

Developers lose lawsuit against Mountain View County

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF Developers behind a proposed residential project near Olds have lost their $32.3-million lawsuit alleging that Mountain View County acted in bad

NETOOK CROSSING NORTH faith when it changed its plans.

Calgary-based Neurose Properties, Style Realty Inc., Abe Neufeld and a pair of numbered companies sued

the county and two councillors, arguing that changes made to a Municipal Development Plan and the repealing of a concept plan for an area known as Netook Crossing North caused the company significant financial damage.

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‘Green roof’ goes brown without maintenance

BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF

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What used to be a green space atop the Sorensen Station Parkade in downtown Red Deer is now a brown patchy area.

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A living roof in downtown Red Deer has been allowed to go brown because of a planning oversight.

Almost four years have passed since city officials cut the ribbon to open the Sorensen Station transit terminal and parkade, crowned with a roof of sedum that designers promoted as a means of reducing the runoff and unwanted solar heating that are typically associated with large buildings.

It turns out that the green roof over Sorensen Station does not need a lot of maintenance, but it does need a little — and that can’t happen right now because there is no fall protection for the people performing those tasks, said parking co-ordinator Fried Dieno.

The sedum has died back, leaving a smattering of foxtail and other weeds in its place. “The plants that are up there are dormant right now,� Dieno said on Thursday. “If you noticed in spring, they were green and different colours. But they do go dormant. They are highly drought resistant. But they do have to be weeded twice a year and fertilized twice a year, and that hasn’t happened.�

Workers from the Montreal-based company that installed the roof performed those duties under warranty for the first three years, said Dieno.

However, regular maintenance is now the city’s job and city workers cannot go onto the roof until fall protection has been installed.

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Hwy 2 closed briefly due to semi fire A fiery semi truck sparked the closure of parts of Hwy 2, south of the 32nd Street overpass on Wednesday night.

Fire crews were dispatched to scene around 7:25 p.m.

The southbound lanes on Hwy 2 were closed for several hours as crews cleaned up the mess. All lanes are now open.

The truck was carrying ammonium nitrate, which is a flammable liquid.

Former prosecutor appointed as Alberta provincial judge EDMONTON — A former prosecutor and executive director for an Alberta agency that investigates police incidents involving serious injuries or death has been appointed a provincial judge.

Clifton Purvis received a bachelor of laws from the University of Alberta in 1989 and admitted to the bar in 1990.

Justice Minister Jonathan Denis says Purvis’s legal career and work with the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team shows his long-standing service to Albertans.

Besides serving with ASIRT, Purvis was an organized crime prosecutor.

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LAWSUIT: Developers taken aback by decision The lawsuit sought $28.75 million in loss of economic opportunity, along with $3.56 million in additional damages.

Naming the county and Councillors Paddy Munro and Kevin Good, the statement of claim from Neuroese Properties alleged the councillors and county acted in bad faith, used all powers at their disposal and attempted to deliberately sabotage Neuroese’s business with the dismantling of the Netook Crossing North Project, a commercial and industrial development near Hwys 2 and 27.

Netook Crossing North was to include an industrial-commercial subdivision and more than 400 homes in Netook Crossing Estates.

The developers claimed that planning changes that prohibited high-density residential developments along the lines proposed by Neurose were motivated by malice, not planning principles.

They was also alleged the county acted in bad faith by stalling Neurose’s project and in the way the planning changes were made, including the preceding review process. Bad faith was also alleged as being behind the termination of two planning employees at the county.

In his 28-page decision, Justice J.T. Prowse found that the county did not act in bad faith during their planning review process, although it did have some flaws.

“The developers’ attempt to build a case out of bad faith out of some shortcomings in the voluntary review process is hopeless,” Prowse writes.

The judge also takes issue with the developers’ assertion that if application had been dealt with before the Municipal Development Plan was changed, rezoning would have passed.

“There is no air of reality to that assertion,” says Prowse. He notes the county’s review of the plan had already been underway for a year before developers applied for rezoning.

The judge also dismissed suggestions of negligence, fraud, conspiracy or unlawful interference with economic interests in the county’s dealing with the developers.

Herb Styles, a realty adviser with Neuroese, was taken aback by the decision.

“It’s shocking that the judge would have leaned as far in the favour of the county,” said Styles.

“Some judges tend to give an awful lot of leeway to elected officials. We know the bar is much lower for elected officials than it is for you and I but I didn’t think it was that low.

“I’ll tell you, it certainly doesn’t look good what the county did but if they can get away with it, that’s even worse.”

Styles said developers plan to meet with their lawyers to discuss next steps.

Mountain View County said on Thursday that it expected to release a statement as early as today.

Citing the Alberta Municipal Government Act, the county had argued in its statement of defence that nothing in the planning and development part

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ROOF: ‘We dropped the ball on that one’ “We dropped the ball on that one,” said Dieno.

The city had to shop around to find a portable system that would do the job without becoming an eyesore.

A system has been found and will be installed as soon as contract details are worked out. But there will be no care for the plants until that system is in place.

“It’s going to take a year or two to bring (the sedum) back. It’s gotten quite weedy.”

Dieno said he has learned since the construction of Sorensen Station that barrel-shaped roofs can have problems, largely as a consequence of being buffeted by wind.

“It’s something we did learn the hard way. I’m not sure if it’s never going to be perfect.”

Dieno said he sees the roof from his window every time he stands up in his office at City Hall.

“It just really irritates me that we can’t do something about that sooner,” he said.

Red Deer architect George Berry said he is aware of the problem at Sorensen Station, which is visible from the green roof his company built on its office on Gaetz Avenue, immediately south of the Saputo plant. Customers of his have commented on the Sorensen Station roof while meeting with him on the roof of the Berry Architects building.

His company’s living roof was more costly to install than a regular roof, but worth every penny on a variety of fronts, said Berry. Part of the incentive was to address environmental concerns associated with the building, he said. The living roof cuts down significantly on unwanted solar heating, provides insulation to the building below and collects excess water that is used to flush the toilets.

The roof includes native grasses, a vegetable garden, a 2,000-square-foot patio suitable for meetings and parties, a small stream and a canoe. Maintenance was definitely a factor to be considered, but the amount of work required has declined over time and is definitely down from last year, when the first plants were started.

Berry said a similar but less extensive project has also been installed at Catholic Social Services, two blocks north of City Hall.

Likely the oldest green roof in Red Deer is the small lawn growing on the Norwegian Laft Hus, built in 1987 on a spot near the Recreation Centre and the Museum and Art Gallery.

Laft Hus Society members Stan and Betty Wulff said the sod was placed on the roof to mimic the style of a Norwegian farmhouse, which would typically include a wooden ramp for goats to go up and graze.

The Laft Hus roof was installed over an impermeable layer of specialized plastic, with a layer of birch bark around the edges to look more authentic. The

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SAND: Not sure if anyone took it home However, limited short-term exposure would not be expected to cause serious health effects, said AHS. “We issued the advisory because we’re not sure, given that the sand was out for a month with no restriction to public access, whether people might have taken some of that sand home to use in play boxes or that kind of thing and so we’re being very cautious,” Hinshaw said.

AHS also put posters up in Bashaw warning residents about the harmful effects of the sand.

“If people did take sand away, we recommend they dispose of it in a municipal landfill but they need to wet it down to reduce the possibility of dust and be sure not to breathe it in. Bag it. Wear gloves.”

Hinshaw said so far no reports have come in of any residents who have been in close contact with the sand or taken it away for person use.

Penny Shantz, mayor of Bashaw, said the town knew about the spill “very soon” after it happened.

“It’s a small town. We’d heard about it from other citizens ... I am assuming the company called the town office to report it but I can’t confirm that,” Shantz said.

Shantz said the spill was contained with a fence around it and that it’s the first frac sand spill the community has seen.

The sand was being stored in a large bin, waiting to be transported elsewhere by truck or rail, Shantz said.

“For whatever reason, that bin gave way.”

She said she was not aware that anyone had fallen ill or been hospitalized due to the spill.

“It’s a private company on private land and accidents happen,” said Shantz. “We’re pleased it’s been cleaned up and are moving forward.”

Wild Rose Country Commodities could not be reached for comment on Thursday.

Fracking is a controversial process of extracting hard-to-get oil. It is done by fracturing the shale bed with high-pressured injections of water and toxic fracking chemicals.

An American report found 750 chemicals are used in fracking, at least 29 of which are considered carcinogenic or toxic.

Environment Canada recently found itself in hot water after a number of environmental groups and experts criticized it for leaving fracking chemicals out of its updated list for the National Pollutant Release Inventory.

Anyone in Bashaw who believes they may have been exposed to the material should contact AHS Environmental Public Health at 1-877-360-6366. rfrancoeur@reddeeradvocate.com

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sod was installed in two layers, laid root to root, in part to increase its stability.

An irrigation system was also placed on the roof to keep it watered as necessary, and it has been mowed from time to time, said Stan Wulff.

Sorensen Station cost just over $21 million to build and was opened officially on Aug. 28, 2010. The roof is not accessible to the public. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com

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Putting an end to trust The question to bear in mind, when reading this whole sorry tale, is this: If Americans are, on average, no stupider than Germans, then why are their intelligence services so stupid?

After the most recent revelations about American spying in Germany, there was considerable speculation among members of the Bundestag (parliament) that Germany might “get even” by GWYNNE inviting U.S. DYER whistleblower Edward Snowden to leave his Moscow exile and come to Berlin instead.

But last weekend, Chancellor Angela Merkel, at her traditional presummer vacation press conference, rained all over that idea.

“We learned things (from Snowden) that we didn’t know before, and that’s always interesting,” she said — but “granting asylum isn’t an act of gratitude.” Given that one of the things she learned from Snowden was that the U.S. National Security Agency was bugging her mobile phone, this showed admirable restraint on her part, but even Merkel’s restraint only goes so far.

Only a week before, her patience with persistent American spying, even after Snowden’s revelations, snapped quite dramatically: she ordered the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency’s “chief of station” at the American embassy in Berlin to leave the country.

German media reports stressed that such drastic action had only been taken previously when dealing with “pariah states like North Korea or Iran.”

Clemens Binninger, the chair of the parliamentary committee that oversees the German intelligence service, explained that the action came in response to the U.S. “failure to co-operate on resolving various allegations, starting with the NSA and up to the latest incidents.” The “latest incidents” were the arrest of two German citizens, accused of spying for the U.S. — whose key contact was the CIA station chief in Berlin.

The United States has never formally apologized for tapping Merkel’s phone. It refused to give her access to the NSA file on her before she visited Washington in April. And it went on paying a spy who worked for the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND — Federal Intelligence Service) right down to this month.

“One can only cry at the sight of so much stupidity,” said Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, insisting that

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the information given to the U.S. by the spies was of no real value. That’s probably true — yet the American controllers paid their spy in the BND almost $40,000 in cash for 218 secret German documents downloaded to computer memory sticks and handed over at secret locations in Austria.

Some of those secret documents were even about the discussions of the German parliamentary committee that was investigating the earlier American spying efforts, including the bugging of Chancellor Merkel’s phone. The American spy agencies simply don’t know how to stop spying, even when they have been caught red-handed.

They only got away with such brazen behaviour for so long because the Germans naively trusted them. The spy from the BND, for example, simply sent the U.S. embassy an email asking if they were interested in “co-operation.” The German authorities didn’t pick up on it because they didn’t monitor even the uncoded communications of a “friendly” embassy.

The spy was caught only when he got greedy and sent a similar email to

the Russian embassy. Russian communications are monitored as a matter of course in all Western countries, so the German authorities put the spy under surveillance, and almost immediately they discovered that he was already selling his information to the Americans.

“We must focus more strongly on our so-called allies,” said Stephan Mayer, a security spokesman of Chancellor Merkel’s Christian Democratic Party, and one of the first consequences will be the cancellation of Germany’s “nospy” agreement with the United States.

In future, U.S. activities in Germany will be closely monitored by the German intelligence service.

What is clear from all this is that the American intelligence agencies are completely out of control. They are so powerful that even after the revelations of massive abuse in the past year very few politicians in Washington dare to support radical cuts in their budgets or the scope of their operations. They collect preposterous amounts of irrelevant information, alienating friends and allies and abus-

ing the civil rights of their own citizens in the process.

The German intelligence agency (there’s only one) doesn’t behave like that. It chooses its targets carefully, it operates within the law, and it doesn’t spy on allies.

Why the big difference?

It’s because the annual budget of the Bundesnachrichtendienst is just under $1 billion and it employs only 6,000 people.

The United States has only five times as many people as Germany, but its “intelligence community” includes 17 agencies with a total budget of $80 billion. There are 854,000 Americans with top-secret security clearances.

The American intelligence community grew fat and prospered through four decades of Cold War and two more decades of the War on Terror. It is now so big, so rich, so powerful that it can do practically anything it wants. And often it does stuff just because it can, even if it’s totally counter-productive.

Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles on world affairs are published in 45 countries.

Building barriers despite Constitution

BY DEREK JAMES FROM SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE

PROVINCIAL FREE TRADE

A call by the three Western premiers for the dismantling of internal trade barriers between their provinces is a great idea — one that is long overdue.

It would lead to more opportunities for enterprising businesses, lower costs for consumers and greater economic freedom.

But despite the publicly-stated good intentions by Saskatchewan’s Brad Wall, B.C.’s Christie Clark and Alberta’s interim leader, Dave Hancock, I remain sceptical.

What precisely are they proposing? You see, Canada’s Constitution already guarantees free-trade between the provinces, yet each successive batch of leaders has “conveniently” forgotten it.

And even though so-called “incrementalism” has been a highly successful policy of Canada’s political right for the past 20 years, this is an instance where it should not be applied.

Section 121 of Canada’s Constitution Act, 1867, says, “All Articles of the Growth, Produce, or Manufacture of any one of the Provinces shall, from and after the Union, be admitted free into each of the other Provinces.” The constitution is clear — interprovincial trade is to be unencumbered by taxes, tariffs and the like.

When maintaining existing trade barriers, Canadian governments are thumbing their noses at the Constitution.

Liquor laws offer the perfect example of the collusion between the federal and provincial governments to erect trade barriers.

In 1928, at the request of the provincial legislatures, the Canadian Parliament enacted the Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act — IILA for short.

This law makes individuals who transport an alcoholic beverage across provincial borders liable to a $200 fine. And repeat delinquent offenders could spend up to 12 months in prison. As Toronto lawyer Ian Blue put it, the IILA is very likely unconstitutional because it is in direct conflict with section 121.

The provincial liquor monopolies that we are all familiar with were created by the IILA. And, like all monopolies, the IILA prevents innovation and drives up prices. In an era where consumers do much of their shopping online, the IILA prohibits producers from selling their products directly to consumers in other provinces. There is no way for a Saskatchewan resident to order a bottle of B.C. wine online, or a B.C. resident to receive an Alberta microbrewery’s beer in the mail. According to the IILA, these practices are illegal, finable and worthy of jail time.

Making matters worse, provincial governments hide taxes in the retail purchase price. B.C. lawyer Mark Hicken has an online calculator that outlines all the fees and costs associated with the purchase of a bottle of wine in his province. As a result, retail purchasers are unaware that they are paying exorbitant taxes.

But were the IILA repealed or declared unconstitutional, the entire liquor distribution regime in Canada would be jeopardized. And there are some powerful interests that want to see the status quo maintained.

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The provincial distribution regimes propped up by the IILA are reliable and lucrative revenue streams for the provinces. In 2013, Alberta’s Gaming and Liquor Commission transferred over $728 million to the provincial coffers for liquor sales, while Saskatchewan’s received $478 million in 2013 and B.C.’s $911 million in 2012. Governments of all political stripes are equally complicit in maintaining these unconstitutional trade barriers.

Similarly, public sector unions don’t want section 121 of the constitution to be taken seriously.

These unions have advanced their self-serving opposition under the ruse of public safety. On its website, the Saskatchewan Government Employees’ Union issued a press release decrying the opening of two private liquor stores in the province. Union president Bob Bymoen said, “Alcohol is not just another consumer product. It is a drug that can and does cause serious problems for families and communities. Because of that, Saskatchewan citizens should have a say in how alcohol is sold in this province.”

Of course, he fails to mention that the union he represents has a vested interest in maintaining unconstitutional trade barriers.

While I do hope that the coalition of premiers makes strides towards a free trade zone in Western Canada, I am sceptical that much will come from it.

After all, the neglected section 121 has guaranteed free trade within Canada since 1867, and by not immediately complying with the constitution, each of these premiers has already shirked from their responsibility to Canadians.

Derek James From is a Calgary-based lawyer practising law with the Canadian Constitution Foundation.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Alberta’s school construction policy has lapsed into “fields of shattered dreams� and needs a complete rethink, Tory leadership candidate Thomas Lukaszuk said Thursday.

Lukaszuk promised new, “smarter� plans to work with private developers to get the schools built for the hundreds of thousands of recent newcomers to the province.

That includes making sure that a school is the first thing built in any new housing subdivision, he said.

The province, under former premier Alison Redford, promised more than two years ago to build 50 new schools by 2016.

The locations of the schools have

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BRIEF Killer of B.C. family 32 years ago waives his parole review WEST KELOWNA, B.C. — A man convicted of killing six members of a British Columbia family 32 years ago has withdrawn his application for day parole and waived his right to a parole review.

David Shearing, who changed his name to David Ennis, shot and killed George and Edith Bentley, their adult daughter Jackie and her husband, Bob Johnson in Wells Grey Provincial Park, near Clearwater in August 1982.

He kept the Johnsons’ daughters, 13-year-old Janet and 11-year-old Karen, alive for almost a week and sexually assaulted them before killing them.

Ennis was to attend a parole hearing in Calgary in September, but the National Parole Board says he has withdrawn the application.

Tammy Arishenkoff (air-eh-SHEN’KOFF’), who was Janet’s friend, says she’s was surprised by the news and thankful he didn’t wait until the last minute to cancel his hearing.

Arishenkoff launched an online petition supporting a bill put forward by local MP Dan Albas to increase parole ineligibility from 25 years to 40 years.

Pilot, plane OK after CF-18 hit by lightning near Whitecourt WHITECOURT — The pilot of a CF-18 on its way to an air show in northwestern Alberta landed safely Thursday morning after it was struck by lightning.

Whitecourt airport manager William Stewart says the pilot reported the plane’s electronics flashed, but that the jet still flew OK. “He said the electronics did a flash on him and he had a tingling sensation during the strike, but after that, every-

been announced, signs announcing the construction have been put in the ground, but to date, construction has yet to begin on even one of them.

Lukaszuk said that approach isn’t working. “Governments have the tradition of promising a school will be built one day on an empty field, and we know that up to 70 per cent of the time that simply never happens,� said Lukaszuk. “Those are fields of shattered dreams. Kids grow up, families move out, and schools are still not built.�

He also said the province has to look at making schools more community-oriented, with external entrances so that the school’s educational resources and gyms can be used after hours. “Those schools then become community hubs,� he said. “Once the population, the demographic, of the neighbourhood shifts 20, 30, 40 years down the road, even though the school may no longer be needed, the hub is still a very important asset for the community.�

Lukaszuk made the comments at a north end park, where he announced his infrastructure platform.

He is one of three candidates vying thing seemed to function as it was supposed to,� Stewart said.

Stewart said local firefighters rushed to the airport as a precaution and were there to greet the fighter jet.

He said the plane landed without incident and the pilot was fine. “I couldn’t see any visible damage on the aircraft and the pilot gave it a bit of a look-over while I was over by it, and he didn’t seem to see anything. So I’m sure they’ll be giving it a full onceover before it goes out.�

The military said it was still checking on the incident.

Whitecourt is about 175 kilometres northwest of Edmonton.

The CF-18 demonstration team is among numerous performers on the bill at the Hometown Heroes air show in Whitecourt. The Canadian Forces Snowbirds and Skyhawks parachute team will also be there. “Thankfully, our incidents are few and far between,� Stewart said.

Alberta health council board member resigns after CBC report about donations CALGARY — The Health Quality Council of Alberta says a board member has resigned after a media report about his illegal donations to the provincial Conservative party.

The council says John Vogelzang resigned Thursday, effective immediately.

CBC Edmonton reported it obtained expense records for Vogelzang that show he was involved in illegal political donations to the Conservative party while he was CEO of the David Thompson Health Region.

Dr. Tony Fields, chairman of the board of the council, said in a news release that it takes “very seriously� the impact the CBC report has on the group.

He says the council’s credibility with the public and its partners are critical to efforts to improve the quality and safety of health services for Albertans.

It’s against the law to use public money for political purposes in Alberta.

to become the next PC party leader and premier. Voting is to take place in September.

Infrastructure spending, particularly on schools, has been a key element of the campaign.

Candidate Jim Prentice has said he will revisit financing and resources to get the 50 schools built as soon as possible. He also said he will build 40 to 50 more if needed.

Candidate Ric McIver says while he was Infrastructure minister, he had a plan to partner with the private sector to get the schools built and that the goal of 50 by 2016 was still viable while he was in charge.

McIver stepped down from the job in May to run for the leadership.

The new Infrastructure Minister, Wayne Drysdale, has since said that 19 of the 50 schools will not be built by 2016 because the funding model with private developers was more expensive than if the province just paid the whole cost by itself.

McIver has also criticized Prentice for promising the extra schools on top of the 50 already committed.

McIver said Prentice is a “candy man� for making expensive and elabo-

rate promises without being able to see if such costs can reasonably be borne.

Lukaszuk declined Tuesday to be pinned down on hard numbers of schools to be built.

He said those numbers tend to be “political� and lead to unrealistic expectations. “I will not enter into that game,� he said. “We have to promise Albertans that we will build as many schools as we possibly can. “I know that the private sector is ready and willing to step up.�

He also promised to continue the government’s current plan to take on debt to pay for infrastructure.

The debt is expected to hit $21 billion by 2017.

He said with 100,000 people arriving in Alberta each year, the province can’t wait for the cash in hand to construct care centres, roads, hospitals, and schools. He wouldn’t commit to a defined repayment plan, saying he needs flexibility to deal with costs and priorities as they emerge.

But he said he would not borrow to pay for Alberta’s day-to-day operational spending.

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Wreckage from flight found in Mali AIR ALGERIE JETLINER WAS CARRYING 116 PEOPLE, INCLUDING FIVE CANADIANS

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS OUAGADOUGO, Burkina Faso — The wreckage of the Air Algeria plane that went missing Thursday has been found about 50 kilometres (31 miles) from the border of Burkina Faso near the village of Boulikessi in Mali, a presidential aide said.

The Air Algerie jetliner was carry-

ing 116 people, including five Canadians.

“We sent men with the agreement of the Mali government to the site and they found the wreckage of the plane with the help of the inhabitants of the area,” said Gen. Gilbert Diendere, a close aide to president Blaise Compaore and head of the crisis committee set up to investigate the flight.

“They found human remains and the wreckage of the plane totally burnt and scattered,” he said.

He told The Associated Press that they went to the area after hearing from a resident who described seeing a plane go down.

It vanished Thursday in a rainstorm over restive northern Mali, and French

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officials had said it has probably crashed — the third major international aviation disaster in a week.

French fighter jets, UN peacekeepers and others had been hunting for signs of wreckage of the MD-83 plane in the remote region. Scattered separatist violence may hamper any eventual investigation into what happened.

Families from France to Canada and beyond waited anxiously for signs of Flight 5017 and their loved ones aboard. Nearly half of the passengers were French, many en route home from Africa.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper issued a statement saying he was saddened at news of the crash.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with

the families and friends of the passengers and crew who lost their lives in this tragedy,” he said in the statement, adding that it was confirmed Canadians are among the victims.

The plane, owned by Spanish company Swiftair and leased by Air Algerie, disappeared from radar screens less than an hour after takeoff, en route from Burkina Faso’s capital of Ouagadougou to Algiers.

Before vanishing, the pilots sent a final message to ask Niger air control to change its route because of heavy rain, Burkina Faso Transport Minister Jean Bertin Ouedraogo said.

Burkina Faso’s government spokesman said on national TV the country will observe 48 hours of mourning.

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Seventy-five sand angels are on display along the beach in English Bay in Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday. The sand angels are to represent each person who drowned in the province of British Columbia in 2013 and is meant to raise awareness towards water safety. tral and South America, with a special emphasis on women’s rights.

But the submission to Industry Canada also needed the approval of the charities directorate of the Canada Revenue Agency, and that’s where the trouble began.

Agency officials informed Oxfam that “preventing poverty” was not an acceptable goal.

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Canada Revenue Agency says ‘preventing poverty’ not allowed as goal for charity UN demands release of man detained over immigration OTTAWA — The Canada Revenue Agency has told a well-known charity violations: lawyer that it can no longer try to prevent poverty around the world, it can only alleviate poverty — because preventing poverty might benefit people who are not already poor.

The bizarre bureaucratic brawl over a mission statement is yet more evidence of deteriorating relations between the Harper government and some parts of Canada’s charitable sector.

The lexical scuffle began when Oxfam Canada filed papers with Industry Canada to renew its non-profit status, as required by Oct. 17 this year under a law passed in 2011.

Ottawa-based Oxfam initially submitted wording that its purpose as a charity is “to prevent and relieve poverty, vulnerability and suffering by improving the conditions of individuals whose lives, livelihood, security or well-being are at risk.”

The international development group, founded in 1963, spends about $32 million each year on humanitarian relief and aid in Africa, Asia, and Cen-

TORONTO — A United Nations human rights monitoring group is calling for the immediate release of a man who has been languishing in a Canadian jail for more than eight years over immigration violations, a lawyer for the man said Thursday.

The call for Michael Mvogo’s release is contained in an “opinion” about Canadian immigration detentions released by the Working Group on Arbitrary Detentions, a copy of which was emailed to Mvogo’s lawyer, Macdonald Scott, last week.

Scott and a group of activists from the End Immigration Detention Network, who has been campaigning for

Mvogo’s release, delivered a copy of the document Thursday to immigration enforcement authorities in Toronto.

“We are hoping for good results that the Canada Border Services Agency will comply with international law and recommend Mr. Mvogo’s release in the very near future,” Scott said.

Mvogo, 46, was arrested in 2006, a year after he arrived in Canada on a forged American passport under the name of Andrea Walker.

He was dubbed the Man With No Name because authorities were unable to confirm his identity until early 2011, when Mvogo revealed his name and said he was a citizen of the African country of Cameroon. Efforts to deport him have been unsuccessful.

In its opinion, the Geneva-based UN group also called on the Canadian government to compensate Mvogo, saying the authorities have failed to demonstrate that his detention is necessary and proportionate.

“The inability of a state party to carry out the expulsion of an individual does not justify detention beyond the shortest period of time or where there are alternatives to detention, and under no circumstances indefinite detention,” the document said.

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TORONTO — Expanding the police use of Tasers, equipping officers with body-worn cameras and educating them on mental-health issues could help prevent deadly use of force when police deal with those in crisis, suggests a new report released Thursday.

The ideas were among 84 recommendations in a sweeping review of the Toronto Police Service’s guidelines and practices conducted by former Supreme Court of Canada justice Frank Iacobucci.

“If reasonable steps can be taken to prevent even one unnecessary death, then those steps must be taken,” Iacobucci said as he detailed his work.

“It is clear that the police are part of the mental-health system. They have become the front-line mental-health workers.”

Toronto police Chief Bill Blair commissioned the report last year after the death of a teenager shot by an officer on an empty streetcar sparked a public outcry over police use of force.

The release of the 346-page report came just days ahead of the one-year anniversary of 18-year-old Sammy Yatim’s death, and amid a lawsuit by the teen’s family against the officer who shot him and another who Tasered him as he lay dying.

“This is not a report that will gather dust. This is a report that will gather momentum,” said Blair, adding that his force would move to implement the report’s recommendations.

While the report was limited to making recommendations to the Toronto police, both Blair and Iacobucci said they wanted to share it with police forces across Canada.

“I hope those police forces will look at this report and find something of value to them,” said Iacobucci.

That shared learning was exactly what Marianne MacIsaac hoped the report would instigate. The Ajax, Ont., resident’s husband was shot to death by police last December after running out of the house naked after a seizure that came on while he had a high fever.

“The police officer shot my husband within 12 seconds,” said MacIsaac, wiping away tears as she spoke.

“We just hope that this can roll over into other police forces in Ontario. We don’t want to see another family go through what we did. It’s heartbreaking and it was a senseless, preventable shooting.”

It was clear Iacobucci had been impacted by the experiences of those like MacIsaac.

“You have to be robotic to not be moved by the human tragedy of this,” he said, noting that the Toronto police force alone deals with 20,000 encounters with people in crisis in a year.

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More remains arrive in Holland

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KHARKIV, Ukraine — Two more military aircraft carrying remains of victims from the Malaysian plane disaster arrived in the Netherlands on Thursday, while Australian and Dutch diplomats joined to promote a plan for a UN team to secure the crash site which has been controlled by pro-Russian rebels.

Human remains continue to be found a full week after the plane went down — underlining concerns about the halting and chaotic recovery effort at the sprawling site spread across farmland in eastern Ukraine. Armed separatists control the area and have hindered access by investigators.

All 298 people aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 — most of them Dutch citizens — were killed when the plane was shot down on July 17. U.S. officials say the Boeing 777 was probably shot down by a missile from territory held by pro-Russian rebels, likely by accident.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, who says he fears some remains will never be recovered unless security is tightened, has proposed a multinational force mounted by countries such as Australia, the Netherlands and Malaysia that lost citizens in the disas-

MALAYSIA AIRLINES ter. Abbott said Thursday he had dispatched 50 police officers to London to be ready to join any organization which may result.

Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop was travelling with her Dutch counterpart Frans Timmermans to Kyiv to seek an agreement with the Ukraine government to allow international police to secure the wreckage, Abbott said.

Details including which countries would contribute and whether officers would be armed and protected by international troops were yet to be agreed, Abbott said.

International experts found more remains still at the crash site both Wednesday and Thursday, Michael Bociurkiw, a spokesman for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, told reporters in Donetsk on Thursday. OSCE observers, sent to monitor the conflict, escorted a delegation from Australia to examine the wreckage Thursday for the first time.

More Australian specialists are expected to join them Friday, Bociurkiw said.

On Monday, the UN Security Coun-

cil unanimously approved a resolution proposed by Australia demanding that rebels co-operate with an independent investigation and allow all remaining bodies to be recovered.

The first remains arrived in the Netherlands on Wednesday and were met by Dutch King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima and hundreds of relatives. The two planes Thursday brought a total of 74 more coffins back to the Netherlands, said government spokesman Lodewijk Hekking.

Patricia Zorko, head of the National Police Unit that includes the Dutch national forensic team, said some 200 experts, including 80 from overseas, were working in Hilversum at a military barracks on the outskirts of the central city of Hilversum to identify the dead. Around the world some 1,000 people are involved in the process, which also includes gathering information from next of kin.

Staff will “examine the bodies, describe the bodies, take dental information, DNA and put all the information together in the computer and compare this information with the information they gathered from the families in the last days,” police spokesman Ed Kraszewski said in a telephone interview. “Then we have to see if there is a match.”

There are three scientific methods of identifying bodies — dental records, finger prints and DNA. After the experts believe they have positively identified a body, they defend their findings to an international panel. If both agree, the positive identification will be sent to a Dutch prosecution office, which has the power to release the body to the next of kin.

Zorko warned that the process of identification could be drawn out.

“Unfortunately this type of investigation often takes time,” she said.

“Count on weeks and maybe even months.”

The Dutch Safety Board said investigators in England successfully downloaded data from Flight 17’s Flight Data Recorder. It said “no evidence or indications of manipulation of the recorder was found.” It did not release any details of the data.

Meanwhile, police and traffic authorities appealed to the public not to stop on the highway as a convoy of hearses passes by Thursday on its way from Eindhoven Air Base to Hilversum.

On Wednesday, the convoy of hearses passed through roads lined with thousands of members of the public, who applauded, threw flowers or stood in silence as the cars drove by.

ST. LOUIS — The third problematic execution in the U.S. in six months offers more evidence for the courts that lethal injection carries too many risks and amounts to cruel and unusual punishment, death-row lawyers and other opponents said Thursday.

Death-penalty opponents say an Arizona inmate who gasped for breath for more than 90 minutes in a nearly twohour execution Wednesday showed that executions using different drugs and dosages are a callous trial-anderror process. The result: Every few months, a prisoner gasps, chokes and takes an unusually long time to die.

“These executions are experiments on human subjects,” said Cheryl Pilate, an attorney for several Missouri deathrow inmates. “The potential for things to go wrong is almost unlimited.”

Lethal injection has been challenged in the courts many times, mostly without success. The biggest recent obstacle for death-penalty states has been obtaining lethal chemicals after major drugmakers, especially Euro-

pean ones, stopped selling drugs for use in executions. That forced states to find alternative drugs.

Adding to the concern from opponents is the fact that the drugs are mostly purchased from loosely regulated compounding pharmacies. Arizona, Texas, Florida and Missouri refuse to name the supplier and offer no details about how the drugs are tested or how executioners are trained.

The Supreme Court will probably face increasing pressure to examine how American executions play out, said Deborah Denno, a Fordham University School of Law death penalty expert.

“Every time this happens, it makes it far more difficult for a state corrections department to justify using a drug such as midazolam that’s so consistently problematic, and to justify the secrecy,” Denno said.

Some death-penalty opponents are focusing on midazolam, a sedative commonly given to people with seizures. It was first used in an execution in October in Florida.

This year, three of the 10 U.S. executions using the drug have gone wrong.

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Gaza school caught in cross-fire

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GAZA, Gaza Strip — A UN school in Gaza crowded with hundreds of Palestinians seeking refuge from fierce fighting came under fire Thursday, killing at least 15 civilians and leaving a sad tableau of bloodspattered pillows, blankets and children’s clothing scattered in the courtyard.

Palestinian officials blamed Israel for the shelling, which wounded dozens and came on the deadliest day so far of the current round of fighting. However, the Israeli military said the school “was not a target in any way” and raised the possibility the compound was hit by Hamas rockets.

Ominously, meanwhile, violence spread to the West Bank, where thousands of Palestinians protesting the Gaza fighting clashed with Israeli soldiers late Thursday in Qalandia, near the West Bank city of Ramallah. At least one Palestinian was killed and dozens were injured, a Palestinian doctor said.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon angrily denounced the Gaza attack, saying the killing must “stop now.” But the frantic diplomatic efforts spanning the region were running into a brick wall: Israel demands that Hamas stop firing rockets without conditions, while Gaza’s Islamic militant rulers insist the seven-year Israeli-Egyptian blockade of the territory must end first.

“Many have been killed — including women and children, as well as UN staff,” Ban said in a statement, though he did not elaborate and a later U.N. communique made no mention of humanitarian workers being among the casualties.

In the aftermath of the attack, a child’s sandal decorated with a yellow flower lay in a puddle of blood, while sheep and cattle belonging to those seeking shelter grazed in the grass nearby. A large scorch mark scarred the spot where one of the shells hit.

Dozens of wounded, including many children, were wheeled into a nearby hospital as sirens wailed.

The UN said it had been trying to achieve a humanitarian pause in the fighting to allow the evacuation of civilians from the area.

Kamel al-Kafarne, who was in the school, said people were boarding buses when three tank shells hit.

“We were about to get out of the school, then they hit the school. They kept on shelling it,” he said.

It was the fourth time a UN facility has been hit in Gaza fighting since the Israeli operation began

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A displaced Palestinian girl who had lost her relative in an airstrike at a UN school cries at Beit Hanoun hospital in the northern Gaza Strip, Thursday. Tank shells hit a compound housing a UN school in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing more than a dozen of people and wounding dozens who were seeking shelter from fierce clashes on the streets outside, Palestinian officials said, as Israel pressed forward with its 17-day war against the territory’s Hamas rulers. on July 8. UNRWA, the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency, has said it discovered dozens of Hamas rockets hidden inside two vacant schools, but UN spokesman Farhan Haq said the school hit Thursday in the northern town of Beit Hanoun was not one of them.

The UN has also expressed alarm that rockets found in the schools have gone missing after they were turned over to local authorities in Gaza. “Those responsible are turning schools into potential military targets, and endangering the lives of innocent children,” UN staff and anyone seeking shelter

there, a UN statement said.

Who launched the attack against the UN compound in Beit Hanoun also was under dispute.

The Palestinian Red Crescent said Israeli shells hit the school. But Israel’s chief military spokesman, Brig. Gen. Moti Almoz, said the military was investigating and it was too early to know if the deaths were caused by an errant Israeli shell or Hamas fire. “We are not ruling out the possibility that it was Hamas fire,” he said.

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Stamps take down Eskimos

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Stampeders 26, Eskimos 22 EDMONTON — Rene Paredes nailed four field goals as the Calgary Stampeders became the sole remaining undefeated team in the Canadian Football League with a 26-22 victory over the Edmonton Eskimos on Thursday.

The Stampeders improved to 4-0 on the season while quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell improved to 7-0 as a CFL starter, tying former Stampeder Jeff Garcia’s league record for best start.

The Eskimos dropped to 4-1 on the year, missing out on a chance to surpass the total number of wins they had in a disappointing 4-14 campaign in 2013.

Edmonton’s defence was forced to come up big early as Eskimos punt returner Jamal Miles coughed up the ball just over a minute into the game on his own 27-yard line. That was as close as Calgary got, however, as the Stampeders were held to a 36-yard Paredes field goal.

The Eskimos came right back on their next possession with a 31-yard Grant Shaw field goal to tie it 3-3.

Calgary came up with another big special teams play with six minutes remaining in the first quarter as Keenan MacDougall blocked a Shaw punt deep in the Edmonton zone and was able to pick it up and ramble the remaining six yards into the end zone to put the Stampeders up 10-3.

Pat White replaced Mike Reilly at quarterback to start the second quar-

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Calgary Stampeders Jock Sanders (2) tackles Edmonton Eskimos John White (30) during first half action in Edmonton on Thursday. ter and instantly drew a pass interference call on an end zone pass. He would then take it in from the one-yard line to knot the game back up. It was

White’s first CFL touchdown.

Edmonton looked to have surged in front two minutes later on a 59-yard passing play from Reilly to Fred

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Charity golf tournament a chance to give back INNISFAIL EAGLES EVENT LOOKS TO RAISE MONEY TO HELP UNDERPRIVILEGED KIDS PLAY SPORTS

BY JOSH ALDRICH ADVOCATE STAFF The Innisfail Eagles took a big step towards the Allan Cup last year on the ice, this week they are hoping they have taken a big step towards it off the ice.

On Wednesday night they hosted their first ever Sportsman Dinner, headlined by Calgary Flames president Brian Burke, and on Thursday they held their fourth annual charity golf tournament at the Innisfail Golf Club.

Other NHLers at the event included current Calgary Hitmen president of hockey operations Kelly Kisio, former Flames general manager and current TSN hockey analyst Craig Button, Oilers scout Duane Sutter and former coach and player Rich Preston.

“They had everyone in their hands last night, it was a really nice evening” said Eagles head coach Brian Sutter. “It was just like sitting around the campfire, everyone was asking questions and they were talking about things. They are an awesome group of people and this part of the world was blessed to have them there last night.”

The Eagles lost out to the Bentley

Generals in three straight games in the McKenzie Cup final series to go to the Allan Cup in their first season back at the senior AAA level.

Sutter says they started preparing for the upcoming season the day after they were eliminated by their Central Alberta rival. Though he would not name who they’ve recruited, he says they have been busy beefing up their roster.

“You look for character, whether it be on defence or forward, and then you combine the character with the skill,” said Sutter.

“But you build around good people first.”

The Helping Hand Fund, which helps underprivileged kids play sports, is the Eagles’ charity of choice with their golf tournament, raising more than $7,500 in the first three years.

It is also an opportunity for them to give back to their sponsors and fan base.

“We wanted to get the community involved when we came here and we’ve taken a big step in that direction,” said Sutter.

“When you sell out the building like we did for a number of games last year, we probably had more people in the building for one night than other teams

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Edmonton Oilers scout Duane Sutter tees off on the fifth hole at the Innisfail Golf and Country Club on Thursday during the Innisfail Eagles Charity Classic Golf Tournament. had throughout the year. It tells you we’re getting the support but you’ve also got to have the product on the ice too, you’ve got to surround yourself

with good people.”

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Stanley takes advantage of conditions for early lead

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

CANADIAN OPEN

MONTREAL — Michael Putnam and Tim Petrovic mastered the afternoon winds to shoot six-under-par 64s and take a share of the first-round lead at the US$5.7 million RBC Canadian Open on Thursday.

But the surprise of the day was bighitting amateur Taylor Pendrith of Richmond Hill, Ont., who shot fiveunder 65 for a share of third place with Kyle Stanley.

Putnam and Petrovic played bogeyfree golf at the 7,153-yard par-70 Blue Course at Royal Montreal on a near perfect day for scoring, with sunny weather and soft greens from heavy rains the previous day.

A gust wind came in for the those with afternoon starts, but it didn’t stop Putnam or Petrovic from shooting the low scores of the day, which set the course record for an opening round.

“It was tough ball-striking, but somehow I was able to keep it in the fairway and take advantage of the soft greens

to hit a couple of shots close and make a couple of five-to-ten-foot putts,” said Putnam, who has been playing his best golf of the season of late with top-35 finishes in his last three outings.

The 47-year-old Petrovic didn’t know he would play until he got a call on Tuesday saying he was in as the seventh alternate. The former PGA Tour regular, playing only his eighth Tour event this season, didn’t even have his name on the program.

There was no rust in his game, however.

“I didn’t set my expectations high because I got in late, so this was kind of my practice round,” said Petrovic. “I walked the back nine (Wednesday).

“It wasn’t that I played conservative.

I was just trying to hit fairways and greens, trying to see the golf course and see if I could make a few putts. I drove the ball pretty good overall.”

There were 11 players tied at 4-under 66, including Nick Watney and

Charl Schwartzel, and another 16 at 3-under 67, including David Hearn of Brantford, Ont., and two-time Canadian Open champion Jim Furyk.

Another dozen were at 2-under 68 and there were 23 at 1-under 69, including top-ranked Canadian Graham DeLaet of Weyburn, Sask., and defending champion Brandt Snedeker.

Another sunny day is forecast for the second round on Friday, with a possibility of wet weather on the weekend.

The 23-year-old Pendrith, Canada’s top amateur, had a dream day in his first round of his first Canadian Open.

He recently graduated from Kent State University and hopes to play in the world amateur championships this summer before likely turning pro in the fall.

Although it’s early, he’s one stroke off the lead of a tournament no Canadian has won since Pat Fletcher in 1954.

“I never expected that,” said Pendrith.

“I was playing good golf coming in here, so I just played golf.

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“Five-under is pretty nice. Everybody has some nerves. If you didn’t have nerves on the first tee something would be wrong with you. But after I played the first hole, I felt calm and felt I should be here.”

He played in the last threesome to tee off in the afternoon, when the worst of the wind was up, but used his long drives to cut through the tree-lined fairways and get close to the greens.

He had seven birdies, including one on a putt that trickled in on the 18th, and two bogeys.

“The front nine suits my game a lot,” he said. “I can shoot driver nearly every hole.

“I had four birdies on the front nine, all with wedges.”

Pendrith is 18th in world amateur rankings, tops among Canadians. He and fellow national team members Adam Svensson of Surrey, B.C., who shot even-par 70, and Corey Conners of Listowel, Ont., who was at 4-over 74, were given entries into the Open.

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Cochrane wins gold VICTORIA SWIMMER WINS CANADA’S FIRST GOLD MEDAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS GLASGOW — Ryan Cochrane said before the Commonwealth Games it would be difficult to repeat his doublegold performance of four years ago.

The Canadian swimmer is already halfway there.

Cochrane powered past Australia’s David McKeon on the final lap Thursday to win the men’s 400-metre freestyle for Canada’s first gold medal on the first day of competition at the Games.

The 25-year-old from Victoria broke his own Canadian record set at the 2008 Beijing Olympics by catching McKeon with just 25 metres to go.

“I could tell I was reeling him in, but you also don’t know where everyone is in the pool,” said Cochrane. “You have to pick your battles of where you look.

There were some many great guys in that final that I was just happy to touch first.”

Cochrane won with a time of three minutes 43.46 seconds for the fastest time so far in 2014, but said it wasn’t his plan to allow McKeon — who wound up 0.63 seconds back — to get so far ahead.

The Australian jumped out to a big lead that he still held with 100 metres to go before Cochrane put things into overdrive.

“I went out hard, and he went out a little harder,” said Cochrane. “What worked for me was that it was hard but it was smooth. In the past I’ve got excited and it hasn’t really helped me, where this time I worked on my strengths and I think that really carried me through the entire race.”

Canada also picked up a bronze medal in the pool on Thursday with Montreal’s Victoria Poon, Alyson Ackman and Sandrine Mainville and Toronto’s Michelle Williams finishing third in the women’s 4x100-metre freestyle.

Canada won four total medals after Kirsten Sweetland — who grew up with Cochrane in Victoria — opened the day with a silver in triathlon and the Canadian women won gold in the rhythmic gymnastics team event. Canada stood fourth in the medal standings while England took the early lead with 17 total medals, including six gold.

A two-time Olympic medallist, Cochrane won gold in both the 400- and 1,500-metre freestyle at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi and is off to a great start in Scotland.

“It’s stressful swimming first day, almost first event, but it’s exciting to get a race done and see how that sets you up from the rest of the meet,” said Cochrane. “This was by far going to be the harder race, not to say the 1,500 will be easy, because it never is.

“Those guys (in the 400 metres) have gone fast time and time again so I’m happy I could do it when it counts.”

Cochrane added he’s hoping the

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performance will be a springboard as he prepares for next summer’s Pan American Games in Toronto, and what will almost surely be his final Olympics in 2016.

“I think getting the results here are fantastic and getting the podium and hearing our anthem is what we dream of,” said Cochrane. “But also going best time and working off that ... when I hadn’t got a best time year after year that was a bit difficult.

“I can build off that the next few years.”

Cochrane has been trying out new training methods this year and said he finally saw the results he was hoping for on a big stage.

“You always have to focus year after year on what your strengths are,” he said. “I think that race was something that, start to finish, was definitely one where I focused on what I do well instead of what other people do well.

“A lot of time I touch the wall and I’m happy with the result, but I can think of five things that I did wrong.

You’re always focusing on the next event. This time I was just so ecstatic to go best time and it was a swim I was really proud of.”

Later Thursday, Australia set a world record with a time of 3:30.98 in the women’s 4x100-metre freestyle, followed by England (3:35.72) and Canada

(3:40.00).

Poon said the Canadian swimmers were inspired by Cochrane’s performance.

“For sure it’s a positive motivation for us,” said Poon. “He won in the last 25 metres — I mean, come on.

“It’s just amazing to see him race and he gives us a really good vibe.”

England’s James Guy (3:44.58) was third behind Cochrane in a raucous Tollcross International Swimming Centre that cheered on Scotland’s first two gold medals on home soil.

Hannah Miley won the women’s 400-metre individual medley with a time of 4:31.76, powering away in the final 50 metres to set a Commonwealth Games record ahead of England’s Aimee Willmott (4:33.01) and Australia’s Keryn McMaster (4:36.35).

Ross Murdoch (2:07.30) and Michael Jamieson (2:08.40) then gave Scotland a 1-2 finish in the men’s 200-metre backstroke, with England’s Andrew Willis (2:09.87) taking the bronze.

Cochrane said the atmosphere was electric for all the athletes, not just the hosts.

“For 5,000 people it felt like 20,000 people. They’re just really excited,” he said. “The most important thing as an athlete is you can focus you own race (but) that excitement factor is something on top of what you can do and I

really felt it tonight.”

Gymnast Maria Kitkarska of Montreal also felt the power of the crowd as she helped her team, which also included Annabelle Kovacs of Vancouver and Patricia Bezzoubenko of Thornhill, Ont., to gold.

“We never competed in such a full house and the cheering was amazing and pumping us up for our routines,” she said.

Ottawa native Erika SeltenreichHodgson was the top Canadian in the women’s 400-metre individual medley behind Miley, followed by Vancouver’s Emily Overholt in fifth and Marni Oldershaw of Oakville, Ont., in sixth.

Toronto’s Brittany MacLean finished fifth in the women’s 200-metre freestyle, while Samantha Cheverton of Pointe-Claire, Que., was seventh.

MacLean was pleased with her race, but was thrilled for Cochrane.

“Oh my gosh that was so exciting,” said the 20-year-old. “He’s just as good a teammate as he is in the water. He really has been a leader on this team.”

Oakville’s Tera van Beilan finished second in her semifinal of the women’s 50-metre breaststroke to advance, Katerine Savard and Audrey Lacroix of Pont-Rouge, Que., qualified for the women’s 100-metre butterfly final and Calgary’s Russell Wood made the final of the men’s 100-metre backstroke.

reigning CFL Most Outstanding Player Jon Cornish, who was placed on the six-game injured list with concussion symptoms. Eskimos linebacker J.C. Sherritt missed his fourth game this season. Calgary came into the game having allowed just three sacks this season, while Edmonton’s defence led the league with 18. The Stamps entered the match-up having surrendered a CFL-low 10 points a game, and just one touchdown, compared to the 14.5 scored against the Eskimos. Fans were just as interested in the 50/50 draw as they were the game. In their last home game against Ottawa, the jackpot of $71,732 went unclaimed and carried over to the game against Calgary. The potential for a big draw ignited a frenzy, as fans endured long lines to get a crack at the pot, which ended up at an astounding and record-setting $348,534. Because of the heavy demand, the draw couldn’t be announced at the game. Instead plans were in place to announce it on the team website. ...

The attendance for the game was a league season-high 40,066.

Trooper will headline the seventh annual Gord Bamford Charity Golf Classic gala at the Sheraton Hotel Exhibition Hall in Red Deer on Aug. 13.

Also in attendance for the invitation only gala include musical artists Cowboy Troy, Byron Hill, Phil O’Donnell, Buddy Owens, Jason Blaine, Beverly Mahood, Aaron Pritchett and Duane Steele, along with Bamford.

Other celebrities at both the gala and the golf tournament at Lacombe Golf and Country Club include Olympians Natalie Spooner, Meagan Mikkelson, Shannon Szabados and Rebecca Johnston from the Canadian women’s gold medal hockey teams, curlers Kaitlyn Lawes and Jill Officer, Calgary Flames Curtis Glencross and Kris Russell and alumnus Theoren Fleury, and Canadian and World champion rodeo cowboys Dave Shields, Jr. and brothers Rod and Denny Hay. jaldrich@reddeeradvocate.com

long range putts that got the round going for me.”

The soft greens made for ideal scoring conditions, but Stanley said the course is still a challenge.

“That front nine is pretty difficult,” he said. “There’s a couple of mid-irons into the par-3s and a 500-yard par-4 (the fourth), so it’s a kind of sneakydemanding course.” Stanley is best known for posting his only PGA Tour win a week after a memorable collapse. In 2012, he blew a six-shot lead in the final round of the Farmers Insurance Open and lost in a playoff to Snedeker, then bounced back with a victory at the Phoenix Open.

This season has been trying for the 26-year-old. He sits 164th in FedEx Cup standings with only one top-25 finish, which was in October. He said it was premature to think about turning the season around after one good round.

“There’s a ton of golf left,” he said.

“It’s nice to get a round like this because it shows I’m working on the right things.”

Hearn had a great round going until he bogeyed the 14th and 15th on his back nine. He recovered with a birdie at the 16th.

“Any day you come off the course and shoot 3-under and feel you left a few out there, you feel it’s a good day,” said Hearn.

“I’m not overly disappointed with the way I played.

“I hit the ball great from tee to green. If I can continue to do that for the rest of the week I know I’m going to play well.”

The defensive battle continued as Fred Bennett picked off a Reilly pass at the Edmonton 45, eventually leading to a 36-yard Paredes field goal.

The Eskimos responded with a 40-yarder from Shaw. Edmonton tried a fake punt with 24 seconds remaining as defensive back Aaron Grymes took off with the ball from his own end zone.

It was a costly risk, however, as he was stopped just short of the first down, leading to a 16-yard touchdown pass from Mitchell to Jeff Fuller and a 20-13 Calgary lead at the half. The Eskimos atoned for the miscue six-and-a-half minutes into the third quarter as they stopped the Stamps on a third down gamble at the Calgary 32-yard line. On the next play, Reilly was able to pass to a wide-open Shamawd Chambers for the touchdown to tie it once again.

Calgary regained the lead in the pouring rain with just over a minute remaining in the third frame on a Stanley’s 5-under was the best 29-yard Paredes field goal and then among the early tee times. benefited from a bevy of Edmonton “I love this golf course,” the Gig Harpenalties to make it 26-20 six minutes bor, Wash., native said. “It’s similar to into the fourth quarter on a 30-yarder the one I grew up with in Washington, from their kicker. so I felt pretty comfortable.

Edmonton had a chance for an easy “I hit the ball well on my first nine first down with one-and-a-half min● Legendary Canadian rock back today. I was able to make a few of the utes down, but instead of driving it the inches necessary, tried a passing play only to see Reilly get sacked to force a punt. Calgary gave up SINCE 2004 a safety with 44 seconds left to run some time off the clock and put Edmonton on their own 35. The move allowed the Stamps to run out the clock from there. The Stampeders return home to face the B.C. Lions next Friday.

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Blue Jays rout Red Sox

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Blue Jays 8, Red Sox 0 TORONTO — Toronto Blue Jays manager John Gibbons couldn’t help but worry just a little.

Marcus Stroman had a no-hitter alive through six innings, but the prized 23-year-old prospect was up to 91 pitches in a game the Blue Jays were well on their way to winning.

Stroman’s third pitch of the seventh inning and 94th of Thursday afternoon hit Shane Victorino’s bat and landed in centre field for a bloop single.

The sellout crowd of 46,683 applauded, while Gibbons could take a deep breath knowing he wouldn’t have to make the impossible decision on whether or not to keep the young pitcher in the game.

Stroman ended up throwing seven innings of one-hit ball in an 8-0 victory over the Red Sox. “I can’t say that I’m glad he gave up a hit,” Gibbons said, trailing off.

“If this keeps going, you’ve got a young kid, you’re trying to win a division and you keep throwing him out there over and over. I don’t know if relieved is the word, but it didn’t hurt.

Sorry, Stro.”

A night after 22-year-old prospect Aaron Sanchez threw two perfect innings of relief in his major league debut, Stroman allowed just one hit over seven innings to give the Blue Jays (54-49) not only an important victory in the American League East race but optimism about the future of the pitching staff.

“He had good stuff,” Red Sox manager John Farrell said. “He was able to get the ball on the ground, get a ground ball double play when he needed to. A couple of different types of breaking balls, along with a cutter. Throws a lot of strikes.”

Stroman improved to 6-2 with a 3.21 earned-run average, admittedly surpassing his own expectations in his rookie year.

“It’s definitely been a ride so far,” Stroman said. “But I’m not surprised.

It’s just all the hard work that goes

into it and going out there having your game plan and attacking hitters. That’s the biggest thing is just attacking hitters and getting ahead in the count.”

Stroman attacked Red Sox hitters on Thursday with a still-relatively-new sinking fastball to go along with his curveball. He couldn’t locate his fourseamer well enough, so he adjusted, and the combination he stuck with helped him finish with seven strikeouts. Catcher Dioner Navarro joked that the best thing the young righthander did all day was not shake him off even once.

Better than that, he tamed a fearsome Boston lineup, including the same David Ortiz who tormented the Blue Jays earlier in the week.

“He barreled down, he got ahead of hitters and he’s not afraid of throwing the ball over the plate,” Navarro said of Stroman. “You’ve got to utilize your defence, we got a great defence out there and he did a great job, I think, getting ahead of hitters and finishing was a big key to the success he had today.”

The Blue Jays’ bats staked Stroman to a significant lead by beating up on Boston’s Rubby De La Rosa (3-3), who gave up six earned runs on nine hits in four-plus innings. First-baseman Juan Francisco (3-for-4 with 4 RBI) finished a double short of the cycle, and leftfielder Melky Cabrera drove in two more runs. It was an offensive explosion as the same Toronto team that got blown out 14-1 Monday to start the series put up 21 in the past three games to take three of four from the Red Sox (47-55). Despite being without Edwin Encarnacion, Adam Lind and Brett Lawrie, the Blue Jays moved to within 2 ½ games of the first-place Baltimore Orioles.

“It’s hard to go through the whole season with nobody getting hurt,” Navarro said. “Hopefully when we get those guys back they boost us up and we do what everybody wants us to do, which is make it to the playoffs.”

The long term — maybe not the playoffs but certainly the next couple of months — was on Gibbons’s mind as Stroman was mowing down the Red

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Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Marcus Stroman works against the Boston Red Sox during seventh-inning AL baseball action in Toronto on Thursday.

Sox. But even as the pitch count was rising and Gibbons thought the situation was “getting a little hairy,” Stroman was confident he wasn’t going to get pulled from the game had the nohitter remained.

“They’re definitely watching pitches so it becomes tough if I would’ve got up into the ninth and I would’ve had 120, 130 pitches,” he said. “It’s almost like ‘What do you do?’ But I’m pretty sure they would’ve let me go.”

Stroman only needed to make one mistake, hanging a curveball to Victorino, to make it a moot point.

“He was down in the count, so he battled and squeaked it in there,” Stroman said.

Consistently good since being called

up to the majors, Stroman made a statement with Thursday’s one-hit performance. His only lifetime no-hitter, to his recollection, came in a seveninning game at the age of 12 in Cincinnati. In the decade-plus since, Stroman has grown into a pitcher the Blue Jays are counting on for years to come.

With Toronto in the playoff hunt now, it’s helpful that he’s proving up to the challenge.

“He knows he belongs here. This was his goal,” Gibbons said.

Notes — Ortiz tweaked his back on a swing in the ninth and left the game.

Farrell called him day-to-day with back spasms. ... The 46,683 on hand marked the eighth sellout of the season at Rogers Centre.

Cavs sign rookie Andrew Wiggins NO. 1 OVERALL PICK CAN’T BE TRADED FOR 30 DAYS CLEVELAND — Andrew Wiggins has an NBA home. Maybe a temporary one.

The Cavaliers signed the No. 1 overall draft pick Thursday, a deal that prevents Wiggins from being traded for 30 days.

Wiggins has been linked to a possible blockbuster trade with Minnesota for All-Star forward Kevin Love. But any deal now involving Wiggins can’t be finalized for at least 30 days.

The Cavs and Timberwolves have had talks about a trade involving Love for months, long before Cleveland selected Wiggins, the former Kansas standout, with the first pick in May’s draft.

Those discussions have intensified lately, and the sides can still reach an agreement on a trade but nothing can be finalized until late August.

Now that Wiggins is under contract, the league’s seldom-used 30-day rule is in effect.

It was designed to prevent teams from circumventing salary cap rules.

There have been restrictions placed on trading newly signed rookies dating back at least to the 1998-99 collective bargaining agreement.

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BRIEFS Kuehn leads going into final MEDICINE HAT — Lynn Kuehn of Lacombe fired a 77 Thursday and held a two-shot lead going into today’s final round of the 54-hole Alberta senior women’s golf championship.

With a two-round total of 155 that included an earlier score of 78, Kuehn was two strokes up on Melanie Grant of Kelowna (77-80—157) with 18 holes to play.

Jackie Little of the B.C. Public Players Club (80-78) and Karen Kloske of Vancouver Island (76-82) were tied for third after 36 holes with 158 totals.

Cathy McMillan of Ponoka was tied for 15th at 167 (83-84), while Cathy Herbert of the Red Deer Golf and Country Club (RDG&CC) was in 25th spot after two rounds with a 170 sum (82-88).

Other Central Alberta results: Brenda Hargreaves, Ponoka, 8983—172, tied for 29th; Sharon Peart, RDG&CC, 87-88—175, tied for 34th; Brenda Morisseau, Ponoka, 89-93—182, 43rd; Wendy Wiltzen, RDG&CC, 89-95— 184, tied for 44th.

Braves opening qualifying tournament against Cardinals The Red Deer Midget AAA Braves will open up this weekend’s tier I provincial baseball qualifying tournament against the Edmonton Cardinals 2 on Saturday at 10 a.m. at Great Chief Park.

At that time, rookies were lumped in with all free agents into a rule that prevents any newly signed player from being traded for three months or before Dec. 15 of the next season — whichever is longer.

The rule was modified in the 2005 CBA, separating rookie contracts into a different category with the shorter, 30-day timeline between signing date and trade eligibility.

The spirit behind the rule is that if a rookie is traded immediately after he signs, it gives the appearance that the acquiring team is the one that is in fact signing him.

Cleveland’s decision to sign Wiggins actually makes it easier to trade him.

Before his deal, he had zero value on the salary cap but his contract — worth $5.5 million — could allow the Cavs to clear enough room to take on a player like Love, who is sent to earn $15.7 million next season.

Minnesota has received offers from other teams, including the Chicago Bulls, who reached out to the Timberwolves this week, according to a person with knowledge of the discussions who requested anonymity because the teams were not publicly commenting on the process.

With Wiggins unable to be moved

by Cleveland for a month, it’s possible

other teams may approach the Timberwolves to make a run at Love, a double-double machine and arguably the league’s top power forward. Love is entering his final year under contract in Minnesota and has said he does not intend to sign a long-term deal with the Timberwolves.

Golden State has also shown interest in the 25-year-old Love. But the Warriors have refused to include guard Klay Thompson in any offer, which has been a deal-breaker for the Timberwolves.

Cleveland had been reluctant to include Wiggins in a package for Love, but the team has softened its stance and may be willing to part with the 6-foot-8 forward with the 44-inch vertical leap.

The Cavs are interested in bringing in Love to form a “Big 3” with LeBron James and Kyrie Irving.

That trio would make the Cavs an overwhelming favourite in the Eastern Conference, and potentially put them in position to win the city’s first major sports championship since 1964.

Cleveland also signed rookie Joe Harris, taken with the first pick (No. 33 overall) of the second round.

Harris, who played at West Virginia, averaged 7.8 points in four summer league games in Las Vegas.

The top two teams from the six-team tournament will secure the final two spots for the provincial championships in St. Albert over the August long weekend.

The other four teams include the Calgary Rockies, the Calgary Redbirds Black, the Fort McMurray Oil Giants and the Calgary Redbirds Red. The teams will be split into two pools with a round-robin format on Saturday. The top two teams from each pool will advance to the semifinals on Sunday.

Red Deer’s second game will be at 1 p.m. at Great Chief Park 2.

If no tiebreakers are needed, the first semifinal will go at 10 a.m. on Sunday with the second semifinal at 1 p.m.

The finals are slated for 4 p.m.

son Louis was four-for five with two singles, two doubles and two RBI, and Curtis Bailey cracked a double.

The Riggers host the Tigers in a make-up game Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Great Chief Park.

Riggers pull out win against Tigers The Red Deer Riggers hung on for a 7-6 win over the host St. Albert Tigers Wednesday and ran their Sunburst Baseball League record to 17-1.

The Riggers led 7-0 heading into the bottom of the eighth inning, then promptly gave up six runs. A diving catch by left fielder Josh Edwards sealed the third out for the visitors.

Davin Gulbransen worked the first seven innings on the Red Deer mound, allowing eight hits without surrendering a run. He walked three batters and fanned three.

Matt Davis struggled in the eighth frame, giving up six earned runs on five hits and three walks. Joel Peterman came on to pitch a scoreless ninth inning and didn’t give up a hit, although he did walk one batter and hit another.

Jaret Chatwood went three-for-five at the plate for the Riggers, while Ja-

Red Deer Classic soccer tournament opens today The iHotel Red Deer Classic soccer tournament opens today at 6 p.m. at Edgar Park and McLean Park.

The annual tournament features teams from throughout the province — including Red Deer, Edmonton, Calgary, Sherwood Park, Spruce Grove, Coaldale, Medicine Hat, Lethbridge, St. Paul and Camrose— playing in tier one, two and three categories of age divisions from under-12 to under-18.

The tournament concludes Sunday with the final match scheduled for 4:30 at McLean Park East.

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Andrew Wiggins of the Cleveland Cavaliers prepares to take a free throw against the Milwaukee Bucks in an NBA summer league basketball earlier this month.

Nichols named AJHL supervisor of officials Red Deer’s Curtis Nichols has been named the supervisor of officials for the Alberta Junior Hockey League.

In the newly created role, Nichols will supervise officials in the South Division, assist with video reviews and the overall ranking of officials.

Nichols spent four years as chairman of the Hockey Alberta Referees’ Council and was a national supervisor for four years. He has been an active referee for 20 years and an AJHL referee for 14 years, during which time he has officiated in seven league finals and five Doyle Cups and the 2004 Royal Bank Cup in Grande Prairie.

He has also been the supervisor of officials at seven national championships, including the 2009 World Under 17 Challenge and the 2011 Royal Bank Cup.

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Nibali has victory in sight

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

TOUR DE FRANCE

ARGELES-GAZOST, France — As his team hoped, Vincenzo Nibali demonstrated he’s the “boss” of the Tour de France. Just don’t compare him to the last rider to regularly bear that sobriquet at cycling’s greatest race, Lance Armstrong.

In a tour de force on Thursday, Nibali blew away the peloton on a Pyrenees ascent too tough to be rated in Stage 18, all but locking up victory when the race ends in Paris in three days.

Nibali has combined racing smarts, skill at bikehandling, and powerful climbing legs to methodically piece together a lead of more than seven minutes, gaining seconds “here and there,” as he put it after his fourth stage win.

That margin, if it holds, would be the second largest in 25 years: Jan Ullrich won by more than nine minutes in 1997. Armstrong won five of his seven titles from 1999 to 2005 by more than six minutes, but those victories were stripped after he was exposed as a doping cheat.

The last Italian to win the Tour was “The Pirate,” Marco Pantani, in 1998. Nibali too knows about nicknames.

His family calls him Enzino. An attacking rider, he’s been known as the “Shark of the Straits” in reference to the Strait of Messina off Sicily. One from his boyhood re-emerged on Thursday after the win at Hautacam resort: “Flea of the Pyrenees” — a nod

to its first bearer, Vincent Treuba of Spain, decades ago.

Alexandre Vinokourov, general manager of Nibali’s Astana team, said the Kazakh squad wanted the rider to show he deserved another. “We said, ’we need to show that there’s a boss,”’ Vinokourov said on French TV, recalling the team’s game plan before Thursday’s stage. He said the stage victory was “not by chance.”

But Nibali wasn’t impressed by the comparisons with the disgraced Armstrong.

“I came to the Tour with a good preparation and a good team. But I’m not a boss like Lance Armstrong was,” he said through a translator. “Let’s leave the past behind us. I’m very clear about myself.”

As a “flag-bearer of anti-doping,” he notes his career ascension has been gradual. He won the 2010 Spanish Vuelta and the 2013 Giro d’Italia, putting him on track to become only the sixth rider ever to win all three Grand Tours.

The Italian has worn the yellow jersey for all but two days: That was last achieved by Armstrong nine years ago.

Nibali’s bid was made easier after the pre-race favourites, 2013 champion Chris Froome and two-time winner Alberto Contador, withdrew due to crash injuries. Nibali noted he was leading them when they quit, and crashes are part of cycling.

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Riders tackled the famed Tourmalet pass — the highest Pyrenean peak in this Tour — before heading to Hautacam on Thursday. Both climbs are among the toughest in professional cycling.

On the big, final climb, Nibali broke out of the peloton, chased down breakaway riders, and rode solo in front for the last eight kilometres (five miles) uphill.

The emphatic win in the 145.5-kilometre (90-mile) leg from Pau to Hautacam, where Nibali padded almost two minutes to his lead, essentially reduced the race drama to who will join him on the podium on the Champs-Elysees.

“I didn’t want to lose command. My goal was to win here,” Nibali said. “The team worked really hard and this victory is for them.”

Thibaut Pinot and Jean-Christophe Peraud advanced their hopes to give France its first podium finisher since 1997. They each gained just under a minute on Alejandro Valverde in the final climb, bumping the Spaniard to fourth.

Those three will battle it out for the bottom two podium spots. Friday’s stage is mostly flat and unlikely to alter the top standings. Nibali’s lead is so big — 7 minutes, 10 seconds ahead of Pinot, and 7:23 on Peraud — that it would take a disaster for him to lose the lead before Sunday. Valverde is just two seconds slower than Peraud.

“Everything is possible,” Valverde said. “Before, I was ahead, now I’m behind, but it’s very tight. I’m pretty happy.”

Prospective ownership group studied Toronto sites

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BUFFALO BILLS

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A Buffalo Bills prospective ownership group that includes rocker Jon Bon Jovi has conducted a feasibility study into buying the NFL franchise and building a stadium in Toronto, a person close to the situation said.

The study identified at least three potential stadium sites, two in Toronto, including one on the waterfront, and another in the suburb of Mississauga, the person told The Associated Press on Thursday.

The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because Bon Jovi and his partners, Larry Tanenbaum and the Rogers family, have not publicly revealed details of their plans to purchase the team.

Andy Bergmann, responsible for overseeing the Bon Jovi group’s stadium plans, confirmed Thursday in an email to the AP that his company has conducted stadium studies, “but nothing related to any specific site.”

“We have undertaken engineering and design studies,” wrote Bergmann, co-founder of Torontobased Wessex Capital Partners, a growth equity investment firm that specializes in architecture, design and engineering services. “All of our work has been about a generic site and whether it was more rural or urban. We are aware of potential sites in the western NY and southern Ontario region, and are in fact meeting with two Buffalo area developers next week.

“No feasibility studies have been undertaken on any site to date.”

Tanenbaum is chairman of Maple Leaf Sports and

Entertainment, which controls the NBA Raptors and NHL Maple Leafs. The Rogers family includes Edward Rogers, deputy chairman of Rogers Communications, the Toronto-based communications giant.

The Bills are being sold following the death of Hall of Fame owner Ralph Wilson in March.

Under terms of the team’s lease with the state and county, the Bills — including Wilson’s estate — are not allowed to negotiate with anyone, who to their knowledge, has an intention of relocating the team before the end of the 2022 season, when the lease ends.

The feasibility study was commissioned about 18 months ago and overseen by an investment bank, the person said, adding that one of the stadium construction costs was between $800 million and $900 million.

The Bon Jovi group has not said they would relocate the team, but Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz told the AP on Wednesday that he has no doubt the group’s intentions are to move the Bills to Toronto.

“It is my personal opinion that any bid associated with the Toronto group has a long-term interest in moving the team to Toronto,” Poloncarz said, while attending Bills training camp in suburban Rochester, New York.

The Bills most recently were valued by Forbes at $870 million. They are projected to be sold for at least $1 billion, partly because NFL teams rarely go on the market.

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Vrooman projected the Bills to be valued at between $950 million and $1 billion in western New York, and about $1.5 billion if they moved to Toronto and even more in Los Angeles.

The Toronto group is represented by Goldman Sachs, and is one of at least 10 groups to have submitted a nondisclosure agreement form to Morgan Stanley, the banking firm overseeing the Bills sale on behalf of Wilson’s estate.

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U.S. comes up empty on day 1

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS OWINGS MILLS, Md. — A winless day left the topseeded United States with the feeling there’s nothing left to lose in their quest to capture the International Crown Yani Tseng made a 12-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole to give Taiwan a sweep of the Americans in the opening round of the 32-player, eight-team tournament Thursday. Tseng and Phoebe Yao never trailed in a 1-up win over Stacy Lewis and Lexi Thompson after Candie Kung and Teresa Lu beat Paula Creamer and Cristie Kerr 4 and 3.

“There’s probably more pressure with being No. 1, but we all knew coming into match play that anything can happen,” Lewis said. “It always comes down to one putt here and there.”

Tseng made the winning putt after Lewis failed from a bit farther out on her own birdie try.

“I haven’t had this feeling for a long time,” Tseng said. “I made that birdie putt, my hands were shaking.”

Thompson and Lewis had little doubt about whether the ball was going to drop.

“We both kind of had that feeling she was going to make that putt on 18, just the way she had putted all day and the just the way things had gone,” Lewis said.

Each team receives two points for a win and one for a tie. The U.S. was the only team that failed to secure a point on the first day.

LPGA INTERNATIONAL CROWN TOURNAMENT “You just have to keep positive and try to find the good in the day,” Kerr said. “We’re going to be coming out guns a blazing. We have nothing to lose from here on in.”

On Friday, the United States will face Spain (3 points) in Pool A, and Taiwan (4) will take on Thailand (1). Pool B matchups are Japan (3) against Australia (2) and South Korea (2) versus Sweden (1).

“There’s a lot of golf left this week, and some teams that maybe won three points today might get shut out tomorrow,” Kerr said.

Taiwan, which entered as the No. 8 seed, now appears to be the team to beat.

“We were having fun. That’s the key point for our team,” Kung said. “We don’t have a whole lot of high expectations. Of course we want to win, we want to take the cup home, but we’re trying to keep everybody low key, keep it calm.”

Japan took the lead in Pool B with a strong performance against Sweden. Although the Japanese team of Ai Miyazato and Sakura Yokomine led from start to finish, it took a birdie on No. 18 by Yokomine to secure a 2-up win over Pernilla Lindberg and Mikaela Parmlid.

“That was a great start, for sure,” Miyazato said.

“But still a long way to go. I’m exhausted already, because I used so much energy on the golf course.”

In Japan’s other match, Mamilo Higa and Mika Miyazato halved with Caroline Hedwall and Anna

Nordqvist, who trailed by two strokes with seven holes left.

“We played really well, both of us, and just gave ourselves a lot of chances,” Hedwall said. “Then they managed to hole a couple more putts than we did. But I think we fought back really nice, and it’s good to get one point at least.”

The first points of the tournament were secured

by Spain against Thailand in Pool A. Carlotta Ciganda and Azahara Munoz won 3 and 2 over Pornanong Phatlum and Onnarin Sattayabanphot, and Spain’s Belen Mozo and Beatriz Recari halved with sisters Ariya and Moriya Jutanugarn. That provided the elated Spaniards with three points.

“From the beginning we started playing really well and kept hitting fairways and greens,” Munoz said.

Ciganda and Munoz were no strangers on the golf course.

“I played with Azahara lots of years when we were amateurs, then we went to school together and we played last year at the Solheim Cup,” Ciganda said.

“Playing today with her, we were so comfortable out there, just having fun, laughing and making birdies.”

South Korea split with Australia. After Inbee Park and So Yeon Ryu forged a 3-and-2 win over Katherine Kirk and Lindsey Wright, Australia’s Karie Webb and 18-year-old amateur Minjee Lee beat I.K. Kim and Na Yeon Choi 2 up.

Canadiens sign Eller to four-year deal

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens avoided arbitration with centre Lars Eller, agreeing to terms of a four-year contract with the 25-year-old Thursday that reportedly pays him an average of US$3.5 million a season.

“Now it’s up to me to go out and play the best hockey I can,” he said by phone from the airport in Toronto, where he was waiting to catch a flight home to Denmark.

“This (Montreal) was the place I want to be. Four years was a term that both sides have been working on for quite some time.”

Eller was scheduled to have an arbitration hearing today. He reportedly asked for $3.1 million for next season while the team offered $1.65 million.

“Going to arbitration was really a last resort if all other options failed,” he said.

“We are very pleased to have agreed upon a long term agreement with Lars Eller,” general manager Marc Bergevin said in a statement. “He is an important part of our group of young veterans.

“He has a tremendous work ethic and a great attitude. He is the type of player you can rely on for his play at both ends of the rink. Lars can play big minutes against the opponents’ top players and still be an offensive threat. We are confident he will reach his full potential and become an impact player who will compete at a high level for many years to come.”

Eller made up for disappointing regular season production — 12 goals and 14 assists in 77 games — with a strong playoff performance. He had five goals

Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

Montreal Canadiens’ Lars Eller scores in an empty Boston Bruins net during the final minute of the third period NHL playoff hockey action Tuesday, May 6, 2014 in Montreal. The Canadiens avoided arbitration with Eller, agreeing to terms of a four-year contract with the 25-year-old Dane on Thursday. and eight assists in 17 games as the Canadiens advanced to the NHL Eastern Conference final, averaging 15:57 of ice time per game and leading Montreal

forwards in hits with 130.

But he said the team was basing its decision on more than the playoffs.

SCOREBOARD Local Sports

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FRIDAY, JULY 25, 2014

Baseball

Today ● Soccer: Red Deer City Soccer Association Outdoor Classic tournament at Edgar Park and McLean fields, first games at 6 p.m., last games at 7:30 p.m. ● Parkland baseball: Irricana at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park 1.

● Men’s second division rugby: Calgary Hornets at Red Deer, 2 p.m., Titans Park. ● Parkland baseball: Irricana at Lacombe, 7 p.m. ● Junior B tier 1 lacrosse: Edmonton Warriors at Red Deer, fourth game of best-of-five Rocky Mountain League North Conference semifinal, 7 p.m., Kinex.

Saturday ● Soccer: Red Deer City Soccer Association Outdoor Classic tournament at Edgar Park and McLean fields, first games at 9 a.m., last games at 7:30 p.m. ● Men’s third division rugby: Calgary Rams at Red Deer, noon, Titans Park. ● Peewee AAA baseball: Sherwood Park at Red Deer, doubleheader at noon and 3 p.m., Great Chief Park.

Sunday ● Soccer: Red Deer City Soccer Association Outdoor Classic tournament at Edgar Park and McLean fields, first games at 9 a.m., last games at 3 p.m. ● Peewee AAA baseball: Sherwood Park at Red Deer, 10 a.m., Great Chief Park. ● Parkland baseball: Red Deer at Innisfail, 7 p.m.

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BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Optioned OF Jimmy Paredes to Norfolk (IL).

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Placed RHP Zach Putnam on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Andre Rienzo from Charlotte (IL).

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Traded INF/OF Jimmy Paredes to Baltimore for cash considerations.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Placed OF Grant Green on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Monday. Recalled INF C.J. Cron from Salt Lake (PCL).

MINNESOTA TWINS — Recalled RHP Ryan Pressly from Rochester (IL) and INF Jorge Polanco from Fort Myers (FSL). Traded 1B/DH Kendrys Morales to Seattle for RHP Stephen Pryor and optioned Pryor to Rochester.

NEW YORK YANKEES — Agreed to terms with 2B Billy Fleming on a minor league contract.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Designated RHP Jim Johnson for assignment. Recalled RHP Evan Scribner from Sacramento (PCL).

SEATTLE MARINERS — Optioned RHPs Blake Beavan and Taijuan Walker to Tacoma (PCL).

TEXAS RANGERS — Optioned RHP Corey Knebel to Round Rock (PCL). Selected the contract of RHP Nate Adcock from Round Rock. Transferred 1B Mitch Moreland to the 60-day DL. Sent LHP Joseph Ortiz to Frisco (TL) for a rehab assignment.

National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Placed RHP Anthony Varvaro on paternity leave. Recalled RHP Gus Schlosser from Gwinnett (IL).

COLORADO ROCKIES — Assigned RHP Jair Jurrjens outright to Colorado Springs (PCL). Traded LHP Chris Capuano to the N.Y. Yankees for cash.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Sent SS Erisbel Arruebarrena to AZL Dodgers for a rehab assignment.

NEW YORK METS — Optioned OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis to Las Vegas (PCL). Recalled INF Wilmer Flores from Las Vegas. Assigned RHP Buddy Carlyle outright to Las Vegas (PCL).

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Agreed to terms with 2B Jake Gronsky on a minor league contract.

American Association AMARILLO SOX — Released RHP Andrew Brooks.

KANSAS CITY T-BONES — Traded INF David Espinosa to Wichita for RHP Patrick Mincey.

LINCOLN SALTDOGS — Signed INF Brandon Pinckney.

SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS — Signed RHP Alex Caldera. Released RHP Alex Pagano.

WINNIPEG GOLDEYES — Released RHP Jeffrey Stoner.

Can-Am League QUEBEC CAPITALES — Signed OF Yuniesky Gourriel.

Frontier League FLORENCE FREEDOM — Traded C Joe Staley to River City for a player to be named. Signed C Doug Joyce.

GATEWAY GRIZZLIES — Traded INF Niko Vasquez to Southern Illinois for a player to be named. Signed INF Josh Adams.

RIVER CITY RASCALS — Signed OF Ryan Deitrich. Released OF Tyler Zupcic.

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS — Signed RHP Steve Hagen. Released RHP B.J. Hyatt.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association CLEVELAND CAVALIERS — Signed G Andrew Wiggins.

ORLANDO MAGIC — Signed G Devyn Marble.

PHOENIX SUNS — Released G Dionte Christmas.

FOOTBALL National Football League NFL — Suspended Baltimore RB Ray Rice two games and fined an additional game check for conduct detrimental to the NFL in violation of the league’s personal conduct policy.

ATLANTA FALCONS — Agreed to terms with WR Roddy White on a four-year contract extension.

BUFFALO BILLS — Claimed C Jared Wheeler off waivers from Carolina. Waived-injured CB Brandon Smith.

CAROLINA PANTHERS — Signed G Fernando Velasco and C Kevin Matthews. Released C Jared Wheeler and LB Billy Boyko.

CINCINNATI BENGALS — Claimed WR Conner Vernon off waivers from Cleveland. Signed WR Jeremy Johnson. Placed OL Andrew Whitworth on the PUP list. Waived P T.J. Conley.

CLEVELAND BROWNS — Activated OL Chris Faulk and Jeremiah Warren, DL Jacobbi McDaniel and RB Terrance West from the non-football injury list. Released RB Jourdan Brooks and WR Kenny Shaw. Signed LB Edgar Jones.

DALLAS COWBOYS — Placed G Ronald Leary and DE Anthony Spencer on the PUP list and DT Amobi Okoye on the active/non-football illness list.

GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed LB Korey Jones. Released LB Shaun Lewis.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Placed FB Stanley Havili on the PUP list.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Signed OT Ryan Harris and LB Josh Mauga. Released LB DeRon Furr. Placed FB James Baker on the reserve/did not report list.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Released TE Chase Dixon. Waived/injured G Jared Smith. Signed WR Morrell Presley.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Placed DE Ronald Talley on active/non-football injury list.

Claimed LB Brandon Magee off waivers from Cleveland.

TENNESSEE TITANS — Agreed to terms with OT Taylor Lewan.

Arena Football League SPOKANE SHOCK — Announced DL Brandon Paguese, DB Sam Pope and QB Joe Southwick have been assigned to the team.

HOCKEY National Hockey League MONTREAL CANADIENS — Agreed to terms with C Lars Eller on a four-year contract.

NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Agreed to terms with G Kevin Poulin on a one-year, two-way contract.

VANCOUVER CANUCKS — Signed C Jared McCann to an entry-level contract.

WINNIPEG JETS — Agreed to terms with D Keaton Ellerby on a one-year, two-way contract.

ECHL READING ROYALS — Agreed to terms with D Jordan Heywood on a one-year contract.

MOTORSPORTS INDYCAR — Fined Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing $5,000 for a technical violation on its entry driven by Luca Filippi for a car weight violation following Toronto Race 1 qualifying and A.J. Foyt Racing $1,000 for an underwing height violation following Toronto Race 2.

LACROSSE National Lacrosse League COLORADO MAMMOTH — Signed coaches Pat Coyle, Chris Gill and Dan Stroup to two-year contracts.

SOCCER Major League Soccer NEW YORK CITY FC — Signed M Frank Lampard.

COLLEGE FRANCIS MARION — Named Trelanne Moore and Mike Hedrick women’s assistant basketball coaches and Kevin Simmons men’s assistant basketball coach.

HOUSTON — Named Greg Evans assistant softball coach.

LINCOLN (PA.) — Named Evan Camperell women’s soccer coach.

ROWAN — Named Brad Bowser men’s and women’s swimming and diving coach and Deana Jespersen women’s volleyball coach.

TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN — Named Willie Watson men’s assistant basketball coach.

CFL

Argos, Maple Leafs Sports & Entertainment partner on new practice facility TORONTO — The issues of ownership and playing at BMO Field remain unresolved but the Toronto Argonauts and Maple Leafs Sports & Entertainment are at least business associates.

The two organizations are partnering on a new practice facility for the CFL team at Toronto’s Downsview Park, next to the training ground for Major League Soccer’s Toronto FC, which is owned by MLSE. The new venue is expected to be ready sometime next month.

The timing couldn’t be better for the Argos. They’ve been at York University since the start of training camp in June but the school’s football team will need its field in August when it begins its preparations for the 2014 season.

The Argos will remain at York until the new venue is complete. They’d practised at the University of Toronto’s Mississauga campus for 18 years before moving to York.

Argos president Chris Rudge was relieved the practice facility issue had finally been resolved.

“We’ve been in very humble facilities for close to 15 years,” Rudge said via telephone from Italy, where he is vacationing.

“That’s not to speak poorly of the people at the University of Toronto at Mississauga, but they had what they had and no investment was ever made by any of the Argos owners in that facility for that period of time.

“I know Jim (Argos GM Jim Barker) and the coaches have been frustrated, I feel for them. I can’t say enough about how they’ve persevered

through this transition and yet continue to be consummate professionals.”

The Argos announced the partnership in a statement Thursday, which created the perception MLSE had taken a step closer to buying the money-losing CFL club and relocating it to a revamped BMO Field. But two sources told The Canadian Press that even with the agreement, neither scenario is closer to happening now.

In May, Tim Leiweke, MSLE’s president and chief executive officer, said his organization’s purchase of the Argos was never a condition of the BMO Field renovation. He admitted the subject had been discussed but wasn’t a priority, adding the idea of the of the CFL team playing at BMO had been placed on the back burner, for now.

“This is a business deal that stands on its own just as the current approach to whatever we might lease in BMO Field is something that would stand on its own,” Rudge said. “But I don’t think either of them preclude that other bigger deal being looked at at some point but that’s up to (Argos owner David Braley) and the proprietors of MLSE. “I think that this will at least stop some of the speculation there isn’t goodwill between the two organizations to try and do some things together that are mutually supportive. This is certainly I think an important step.”

In the statement, Bob Hunter, the chief project development officer for MLSE, called the partnership “an opportunity to assist the Argos in their search for a new training home. A dedicated training facility is instrumental to the success of any team and we know the Argos will benefit for years to come.”

The facility will include the Argos’ locker-rooms, therapy and meeting rooms and coaches’ offices.

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Thursday’s Games Philadelphia 2, San Francisco 1 Miami 3, Atlanta 2 San Diego 13, Chicago Cubs 3 Milwaukee 9, N.Y. Mets 1 Friday’s Games St. Louis (J.Kelly 2-1) at Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 7-9), 2:05 p.m.

Arizona (Miley 6-6) at Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 4-10), 5:05 p.m.

Washington (Roark 9-6) at Cincinnati (Simon 12-4), 5:10 p.m.

San Diego (Hahn 5-2) at Atlanta (A.Wood 7-7), 5:35 p.m.

Miami (Hand 1-2) at Houston (Keuchel 9-6), 6:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Za.Wheeler 5-8) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 5-5), 6:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Morton 5-9) at Colorado (B.Anderson 0-3), 6:40 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 11-6) at San Francisco (Lincecum 9-6), 8:15 p.m.

Saturday’s Games St. Louis at Chicago Cubs, 2:05 p.m.

Washington at Cincinnati, 2:05 p.m.

Arizona at Philadelphia, 5:05 p.m.

Miami at Houston, 5:10 p.m.

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

San Diego at Atlanta, 5:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Colorado 6:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 7:05 p.m.

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

Arizona at Philadelphia, 11:35 a.m.

Miami at Houston, 12:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Milwaukee, 12:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Chicago Cubs, 12:20 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Colorado, 2:10 p.m.

San Diego at Atlanta,3:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 6:05 p.m.

jica (8) and Vazquez; Stroman, Redmond (8), Rasmussen (9) and D.Navarro. W—Stroman 6-2. L—R. De La Rosa 3-3. HRs—Toronto, J.Francisco (15).

East Division W 56 53 54 49 47

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RED DEER LADIES FASTBALL Score Wednesday N. Jensen’s 4 Snell and Oslund 3 (N. Jensen’s wins best-of-three semifinal 2-0)

L 45 48 49 53 55

Pct .554 .525 .524 .480 .461

GB — 3 3 7.5 9.5

Pct .571 .505 .500 .476 .455

GB — 6.5 7 9.5 11.5

Pct .624 .600 .520 .412 .392

GB — 2.5 10.5 21.5 23.5

Central Division W 56 51 51 49 46

Detroit Kansas City Cleveland Chicago Minnesota

L 42 50 51 54 55

West Division W 63 60 53 42 40

Oakland Los Angeles Seattle Houston Texas

L 38 40 49 60 62

Thursday’s Games Toronto 8, Boston 0 N.Y. Yankees 4, Texas 2 Oakland 13, Houston 1 Chicago White Sox 5, Minnesota 2 Kansas City 2, Cleveland 1, 14 innings Detroit at L.A. Angels, late Baltimore 4, Seattle 0 Friday’s Games Toronto (Buehrle 10-6) at N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 6-6), 5:05 p.m.

Boston (Lester 10-7) at Tampa Bay (Price 10-7), 5:10 p.m.

Oakland (Hammel 0-2) at Texas (Williams 1-4), 6:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Joh.Danks 8-6) at Minnesota (Correia 5-12), 6:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Tomlin 5-7) at Kansas City (Ventura 7-8), 6:10 p.m.

Miami (Hand 1-2) at Houston (Keuchel 9-6), 6:10 p.m.

Detroit (Smyly 6-8) at L.A. Angels (Skaggs 5-5), 8:05 p.m.

Baltimore (Gausman 4-3) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 11-2), 8:10 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 11:05 a.m.

Baltimore at Seattle, 2:10 p.m.

Boston at Tampa Bay, 5:10 p.m.

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

Cleveland at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m.

Miami at Houston, 5:10 p.m.

Oakland at Texas, 6:05 p.m.

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

Sunday’s Games Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 11:05 a.m.

Boston at Tampa Bay, 11:40 a.m.

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

Cleveland at Kansas City, 12:10 p.m.

Miami at Houston, 12:10 p.m.

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

Baltimore at Seattle, 2:10 p.m.

Oakland at Texas, 5:05 p.m.

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Lewis, Feierabend (7), Mendez (8) and Chirinos; McCarthy, Warren (7), Thornton (7), Betances (8), Dav.Robertson (9) and Cervelli. W—McCarthy 2-0.

L—Lewis 6-8. Sv—Dav.Robertson (25). HRs— Texas, Arencibia (4).

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Feldman, Bass (6), Zeid (8) and Corporan; Samardzija, Scribner (9) and D.Norris. W—Samardzija 2-1. L—Feldman 4-8. HRs—Houston, Carter (20).

Oakland, Moss (23).

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Noesi, D.Webb (8), Petricka (9) and Flowers; P.Hughes, Deduno (4), Pressly (8) and K.Suzuki.

W—Noesi 5-7. L—P.Hughes 10-7. Sv—Petricka (5).

HRs—Minnesota, Da.Santana (3).

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Kluber, Shaw (10), Atchison (11), Rzepczynski (13), Axford (14) and Y.Gomes; Duffy, W.Davis (8), G.Holland (9), Bueno (10), Frasor (11), S.Downs (12), Crow (14) and S.Perez. W—Crow 5-1. L— Rzepczynski 0-3.

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W.Chen, O’Day (9) and C.Joseph; Iwakuma, Medina (8), Furbush (9) and Zunino. W—W.Chen 11-3. L—Iwakuma 8-5. HRs—Baltimore, D.Young (4).

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T.Hudson, J.Lopez (7), Machi (8) and Posey; Hamels, Papelbon (9) and Nieves. W—Hamels 5-5.

L—T.Hudson 8-7. Sv—Papelbon (24).

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H.Alvarez, Cishek (9) and Saltalamacchia; Harang, J.Walden (8), Kimbrel (9) and Gattis. W—H. Alvarez 7-5. L—Kimbrel 0-2. Sv—Cishek (24).

HRs—Atlanta, C.Johnson (8).

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T.Ross, Stauffer (7), Vincent (8) and Rivera; E.Jackson, Schlitter (6), W.Wright (6), Russell (7), Strop (8), H.Rondon (9) and Jo.Baker. W—T. Ross 9-10. L—E.Jackson 5-11. HRs—San Diego, Rivera (7).

New York 000 Milwaukee 141

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Gee, Matsuzaka (6), Eveland (8) and d’Arnaud; Garza, Gorzelanny (9) and Lucroy. W—Garza 7-7.

L—Gee 4-3. HRs—New York, Duda (16). Milwaukee, Lucroy (12), K.Davis (17), Braun (14).

Football CFL

Ottawa Toronto Montreal Hamilton

Calgary Edmonton Winnipeg B.C. x-Sask.

GP 3 4 4 3

East Division W L T PF 1 2 0 57 1 3 0 101 1 3 0 70 0 3 0 41

PA Pt 80 2 112 2 113 2 69 0

GP 4 5 4 4 3

West Division W L T PF 4 0 0 99 4 1 0 130 3 1 0 118 2 2 0 96 1 2 0 59

PA Pt 52 8 84 8 108 6 69 4 84 2

Week 5 Thursday’s results Calgary 26 Edmonton 22 Friday’s game Winnipeg at B.C., 8 p.m.

Saturday’s games Ottawa at Hamilton,5 p.m.

Toronto at Saskatchewan, 8 p.m.

Week 6 Thursday, July 31 Winnipeg at Hamilton, 5 p.m.

Friday, August 1 Toronto at Montreal, 5 p.m.

B.C. at Calgary, 8 p.m.

Saturday, August 2 Saskatchewan at Ottawa, 5 p.m.

Week 7 Thursday, August 7 Saskatchewan at Winnipeg, 6:30 p.m.

Friday, August 8 Edmonton at Montreal, 5 p.m.

Hamilton at B.C., 8 p.m.

TEAM STATISTICS

Thursday’s Summary CFL Stampeders 26, Eskimos 22 First Quarter Cgy — FG Paredes 36 2:17 Edm — FG Shaw 31 4:50 Cgy — Macdougall 77 fumble return (Paredes convert) 9:03 Second Quarter Edm — TD White 1 run (Shaw convert) 0:23 Cgy — FG Paredes 36 12:10 Edm — FG Shaw 40 13:50 Cgy — TD Fuller 16 pass from Mitchell (Paredes convert) 14:50 Third Quarter Edm — TD Chambers 32 pass from Reilly (Shaw convert) 6:29 Cgy — FG Paredes 29 13:44 Fourth Quarter Cgy — FG Paredes 30 6:05 Edm — Safety 14:16 Calgary 10 10 3 3 — 26 Edmonton 3 10 7 2 — 22 Attendance — 40,066 at Edmonton.

First downs Yards rushing Yards passing Total offence Passes made-tried Returns yards Interceptions-yards by Fumbles-Lost Sacks by 3 Punts-average Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

Calgary Edmonton 13 17 115 98 124 212 239 310 29-19 34-14 119 121 1-0 0-10 0-3 2-0 1 34-10 53-6 135-12 105-15 33:32 26:28

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Calgary: Sanders 16-86, Mitchell 3-19, Walter 1-5, Parker 1-3, Tate 2-2, Cote 1-1. Edmonton: J. White 11-41, Lawrence 2-24, Reilly 4-22, Grymes 1-10, P. White 1-1.

Receiving Calgary: Fuller 4-67, Sinopoli 3-24, Charbonneau-Campeau 1-7, Sanders 1-7, McDaniel 2-7, Parker 1-6, Walter 1-3, Cote 1-3. Edmonton: Chambers 5-68, Bowman 5-47, Lawrence 2-36, Guyton 3-25, Bailey 1-15, Coehoorn 1-9, McCarty 1-7, Stamps 1-5.

Passing Calgary: Mitchell 14-29-124-1-0. Edmonton: Reilly 19-34-212-1-1.

Golf CANADIAN OPEN At Royal Montreal Golf Club, Blue Course Montreal Purse: $5.7 million Yardage: 7,143; Par: 70 (35-35) First Round a-amateur Michael Putnam 31-33 Tim Petrovic 31-33 Kyle Stanley 35-30 a-Taylor Pendrith32-33 Justin Hicks 36-30 Charlie Wi 32-34 Greg Chalmers 34-32 Nick Watney 32-34 Robert Allenby 32-34 Troy Merritt 32-34 Bo Van Pelt 30-36 Dicky Pride 30-36 Charl Schwartzel 33-33 Jason Bohn 34-32 Joel Dahmen 34-32 Tim Wilkinson 35-32 Fdez-Castano 33-34 Matt Bettencourt 32-35 Jerry Kelly 34-33 Tim Clark 33-34 Scott Brown 34-33 Ken Duke 31-36 Andrew Svoboda31-36 Bryce Molder 31-36 Nathan Green 32-35 Alex Prugh 32-35 David Hearn 33-34 Charlie Beljan 33-34 Ben Curtis 33-34 Jim Furyk 34-33 J.J. Henry 36-31 Pat Perez 31-37 Stewart Cink 34-34 Hunter Mahan 33-35

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Daniel Chopra 33-35 M. Calcavecchia 33-35 Eric Axley 34-34 Andrew Loupe 32-36 Chad Campbell 33-35 Ryuji Imada 32-36 Woody Austin 35-33 G. McDowell 36-32 Will Wilcox 34-34 Danny Lee 35-34 Jeff Overton 35-34 Retief Goosen 37-32 Brandt Snedeker 32-37 Tim Herron 34-35 D.H. Lee 34-35 Luke Guthrie 36-33 Jamie Lovemark 35-34 M.Angel Carballo34-35 Kevin Foley 33-36 Steve Marino 36-33 William McGirt 36-33 Sean O’Hair 34-35 Aaron Baddeley 36-33 Roberto Castro 36-33 Matt Kuchar 33-36 Graham DeLaet 36-33 Vijay Singh 34-35 Charley Hoffman 32-37 Joe Durant 36-33 Morgan Hoffmann34-35 Tyrone Van Aswegen36-33 Eugene Wong 35-34 Troy Matteson 35-35 Mark Wilson 35-35 Jonathan Byrd 37-33 Ernie Els 35-35 Carl Pettersson 33-37 Sang-Moon Bae 35-35 Geoff Ogilvy 34-36 a-Adam Svensson33-37 a-Kevin Carrigan 35-35 Alex Aragon 33-37 Kevin Kisner 37-33

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LPGA International Crown Thursday At Caves Valley Golf Club Owings Mills, Md. Purse: $1.6 million Yardage: 6,628; Par: 71 Fourball Pool A Standings: Taiwan 4, Spain 3, Thailand 1, United States 0.

Spain 3, Thailand 1 Ariya and Moriya Jutanugarn, Thailand, halved with Belen Mozo and Beatriz Recari, Spain.

Carlota Ciganda and Azahara Munoz, Spain, def. Pornanong Phatlum and Onnarin Sattayabanphot, Thailand, 3 and 2.

Taiwan 4, United States 0 Candie Kung and Teresa Lu, Taiwan, def. Paula Creamer and Cristie Kerr, United States, 4 and 3.

Yani Tseng and Phoebe Yao, Taiwan, def. Stacy Lewis and Lexi Thompson, United States, 1 up.

Pool B Standings: Japan 3, South Korea 2, Australia 2, Sweden 1 Japan 3, Sweden 1 Mamiko Higa and Ai Miyazato, Japan, halved with Caroline Hedwall and Anna Nordqvist, Sweden.

Mika Miyazato and Sakura Yokomine, Japan, def. Pernilla Lindberg and Mikaela Parmlid, Sweden, 2 up.

South Korea 2, Australia 2 Inbee Park and So Yeon Ryu, South Korea, def. Katherine Kirk and Lindsey Wright, Australia, 3 and 2.

Minjee Lee and Karrie Webb, Australia, def. Na Yeon Choi and I.K. Kim, South Korea, 2 up.

RUGBY

Canadian men’s rugby team heads to Europe on November rugby tour TORONTO — Canada will play Namibia, Romania and Samoa on its November rugby tour.

The matches are part of the International Rugby Board’s Tier 2 schedule.

Canada is ranked 17th in the world while Samoa is No. 9, Romania No. 16 and Namibia No. 22.

The Canadian men will open their tour on Nov. 8 against Namibia at a European location yet to be announced.

Kieran Crowley’s team will then meet Samoa in Vannes, Frances, on Nov. 14 and Romania in Bucharest on Nov. 22.

All three of Canada’s November opponents have qualified for the 2015 World Cup, with Romania in Pool D with Canada, France, Ireland and Italy.

“In 2014, Tier 2 countries will play 13 Test matches against Tier 1 opposition,” Mark Egan, IRB head of competition and performance Mark Egan said in a release Thursday.

“We were very pleased to see Fiji, Samoa

and Japan secure victories against Tier 1 opponents Italy in June and both Canada and U.S.A. put in very competitive performances against Scotland.

“There is increasing evidence that the competitiveness gap is narrowing and rugby fans can look forward to some exciting fixtures in the November Test window.”

The touring Scots beat Canada 19-17 and the U.S. 24-6.

Namibia qualified for the World Cup in July.

Needing to win their final match against Madagascar by 53 points, the Namibians triumphed 89-10 to claim the Africa Cup and a place alongside Argentina, Georgia, New Zealand and Tonga in Pool C. Samoa is in Pool B with Japan, Scotland, South Africa and the U.S. The November schedule includes some Tier 2 versus Tier 1 matchups.

No. 11 Fiji plays No. 6 Wales and No. 7 France while Samoa takes on No. 4 England and No. 14 Italy.

No. 13 Tonga takes on No. 8 Scotland and No. 15 Georgia faces No. 5 Ireland.

Canada lost 38-35 to the U.S. and 34-25 to Japan in its other June matches.

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Burris set to face former team

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Ottawa Redblacks quarterback Henry Burris says he isn’t holding any grudges, but you can bet this Saturday’s game has been circled on his calendar for a long time.

The Redblacks will face off against Burris’ former team, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, for the first time this season on Saturday.

The veteran quarterback spent the last two seasons with the Tiger-Cats and last year led them to the Grey Cup, where they eventually lost to the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

This past winter Burris was released as the team chose to go in a younger direction.

The 39-year-old Burris is one of the oldest players in the CFL, but remains one of the most competitive.

“I’ve been part of this a number of times that I don’t put too much onus on the fact of me going against whomever and trying to prove something as I feel I’ve proven enough,” said Burris. “But the bottom line is I want to help our team take the next step.

“Would it be a big victory, yeah for the future, because right now that would put us two games up on Hamilton.”

Burris has gone through this kind of situation previously in his career, and he said he can approach this game with more maturity.

He’s trying to pass along that insight to other teammates.

“I told guys like (John) Delahunt and Chevon (Walker) and Dobson (Collins) and guys that were part of Hamilton last year, that the biggest way that you can make your message heard as far as the decision that they made is going out and just doing what you can do over the course of the season and

all that will take care of itself,” said Burris.

While Burris is saying all the right things there’s no denying his desire to win, and with the Tiger-Cats being without starting quarterback Zach Collaros, who was signed to replace Burris, this could be the perfect situation to offer a little payback.

Hamilton will be relying on young quarterbacks this weekend, ones that Burris is familiar with. “I always want to see those guys have success, just not in this game,” said Burris.

“They’re good friends of mine and guys that we still keep in touch with and we still talk almost every week, but I believe if I just go out and do my job that will all speak for itself.”

Despite the Tiger-Cats early season struggles, Burris knows the Redblacks will have their hands full. Not only does Ottawa need to play better than they did last weekend when they defeated the Toronto Argonauts 18-17, they will need to contend with a cranky football team.

“We know they’ll be playing desperate football,” said Burris. “Right now the heat is on and I know how those guys operate down there. To go from being in the Grey Cup to 0-3 at this point isn’t something they could foresee as part of their future so I know Kent (Austin) has turned on the heat on those guys.

“For us to be able to go up on a team like Hamilton right now and keep them as far as in the hole that would be a huge victory for us moving forward coming back home to play Saskatchewan.”

Unlike Burris, Walker admits to wanting a little retribution this weekend.

“Going back is definitely going to give me a little extra motivation,” Walker said. “It’s going to be exciting,

Patriots’ star QB Tom Brady still sees room to improve

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Three quarterbacks took turns throwing as the New England Patriots began training camp Thursday.

It’s the 15th for Tom Brady, the fourth for Ryan Mallett and the first for Jimmy Garoppolo.

All had plenty to learn.

“It’s about making improvements and I think it goes from the guy who’s the newest on the team to the guy who’s the oldest on the team,” Brady said. “I don’t think you ever have it all figured out.”

Less than two weeks before his 37th birthday on Aug. 3, the two-time Super Bowl MVP participated in the first practice of camp. When the session, lasting more than two hours, was over, sweat dripped off his face as he was surrounded by reporters.

At his first Patriots camp in 2000, Brady was hardly the centre of attention after being drafted in the sixth round. He threw only three passes that season, the fewest of any of the three backups to Drew Bledsoe.

Now he’s the oldest Patriot by more than three years but retains his youthful energy and drive.

“It goes pretty fast so I think you just appreciate it and there’s very few people that have the opportunity that I have and I’m very appreciative of it,” Brady said. “You never know when the last one’s going to be, so you just appreciate the moments that you have.

“Every year is something different and this could be your last training camp. You never know. So you’ve got to make it count and you can’t take anything for granted in the NFL. So I try to do the best I can for this team and, hopefully, it leads to a great year.”

Brady did not have a great year in 2013.

His completion percentage of 60.5 was his lowest in 10 seasons. Excluding 2008, when he suffered a seasonending knee injury in the opener, his passer rating of 87.3 was his lowest in nine seasons and his 25 touchdown passes were his fewest in six.

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Ottawa Redblacks’ Henry Burris (1) plays the ball against the Toronto Argonauts during first half CFL action in Ottawa last Friday. it’s going to be fun going back. This is definitely one of those games where I’ll do whatever it takes to play 120 per cent, which I do every game, but this game gives me a little more incentive.”

Redblacks head coach Rick Campbell says one of the biggest factors for his team this weekend will be to capitalize on its opportunities, something they’ve struggled with in this early season.

“We just need to make sure we finish.”

Campbell dismisses the notion that the Tiger-Cats are struggling and says they’ve done a lot of good things and can’t be taken lightly.

“They run around well and do a lot of things well and are very athletic on both sides of the ball,” said Campbell.

“They played very well against Edmonton and Calgary. They didn’t get the job done, but they did a lot of things well and they do a lot of things right.”

The Tiger-Cats new stadium has been delayed and as such Saturday’s game will be played at McMaster University.

Notes: Rick Campbell anticipates minor roster changes for this Saturday’s game, but did say they would likely add a full-time returner. WR Jamill Smith and WR Tim Maypray could also return to action.

Cormier, Jones talking trash ahead of UFC 178

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

He had four new receivers last season, veteran Danny Amendola and rookies Aaron Dobson, Kenbrell Thompkins and Josh Boyce. He has some experience with them now but there’s still a long way to go for them to join Julian Edelman as a serious threat to defensive backs.

“There’s always a lot of work,” Brady said. “I don’t think there’s ever a day you could take off. Especially with the limited amounts of practice that we have, you have to make them all count.

You have to make the walkthroughs count. You have to make the practices count. You have to make the meetings count and each one of them becomes more and more valuable.”

He’s also getting reacquainted with his best pass catcher, Rob Gronkowski. The tight end played only seven games last season, missing the first six after forearm and back surgeries then suffering a season-ending knee injury in the 13th game. On Thursday, Gronkowski ran pass patterns and had a serious look when watching others go out for passes. There were few smiles from the hard-working, fun-loving star.

“If he’s not out there, we’ve still got to find a way to do it. I think, really, that’s the lesson that we’ve learned,” Brady said. “We’ve got to try to win no matter who’s out there. You’ve got to find a way to compete at a high level.’

Thompkins had a strong practice Thursday, diving to make a few catches.

“It’s exciting for a quarterback when you see a guy make those type of efforts, lay out and catch the ball like he did,” Brady said.

The free agent rookie last season had 32 catches in the Patriots first 12 games. But in the last six, including two in the playoffs, he was inactive in four and had no receptions in the other two.

“He’s another guy that’s put a lot of work in and fought really hard,” Brady said. “There’s nothing that’s ever been given to him.”

Brady wasn’t a highly touted rookie either. Now, 15 years later, one of the NFL’s best all-time quarterbacks is determined to get even better.

TORONTO — With No. 1 contender Alexander (The Mauler) Gustafsson sidelined by a knee injury, UFC lightheavyweight champion Jon (Bones) Jones and new challenger Daniel (DC) Cormier have wasted little time talking trash ahead of their UFC 178 main event.

The two will face off Sept. 27 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Cormier wasn’t asked to replace Gustafsson until Wednesday morning, meaning the gamesmanship has gone into top gear quickly.

Jones’ young daughter has even got into the act, via an Instagram video.

“DC. My dad’s going to beat you up.

Guaranteed,” said the six-year-old.

“I think it’s cute,” Cormier told The Canadian Press in an interview Thursday. “Kudos to Jon Jones. Let’s sell this fight, let’s make people want to watch this fight.”

Don’t mistakes Cormier’s comments for friendship with Jones, however.

The two have not got on since Cormier thought Jones disrespected him in 2010 when they met at UFC 121 in Anaheim where Cain Velasquez, Cormier’s training partner, defeated heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar.

“It never stops,” Cormier said. “Every time we’re around each other, there’s something .. It could be a little dig here or a little dig there but there’s always something.”

In the wake of their fight announcement, Jones sent Cormier a “I hope you’re ready to come to daddy” message on social media. Cormier tweeted his response to his followers, saying “I am. I’m going to (mess) you up” with an F-bomb thrown in for good measure.

Cormier also was quick to talk up his “Break Bones” T-shirts.

Tweeted Jones: “This is the fight I wanted in the first place. Nothing like fresh meat Champion2014” Cormier, ranked No. 2 among 205-pound contenders, stepped up when offered the fight by UFC co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta, who sent him a 6:30 a.m. text Wednesday. Cormier, who had put off knee surgery to clear up a lateral medial ligament issue, said yes after consulting his coaches.

Cormier (15-0) injured his knee in the leadup to his third-round submission of Dan Henderson in May at UFC 173. It was his second win as a lightheavyweight since moving down from heavyweight.

Cormier called out Jones in his postfight interview in the cage.

“Jon Jones, you can’t run away from me for ever, I’m the kid at the wrestling tournament that is always in your bracket. No matter where you go boy, I’m coming, You better hurry because I getting better.”

“If I decide to take Jon Jones down 100 times, I’ll take him down 100 times.

This is my Octagon, I’m the man,” he added.

Now he has a little more than nine weeks to prepare for the title fight.

“Hectic schedule but I’m a very very happy man,” said Cormier, while admitting he has work to do to get into fight shape.

The withdrawal of Gustafsson is just the latest bump for UFC 178. The card was originally announced for Toronto but was shifted to Las Vegas in what UFC president Dana White called a business decision.

Jones, who made seven successful title defences since winning the championship belt from Mauricio (Shogun) Rua at UFC 128 in March 2011, won a narrow five-round decision over Gustafsson when they met last September in an epic encounter in Toronto.

Jones (20-1) went on to win a convincing decision over Brazil’s Glover Teixeira at UFC 172 in April while Cormier clamoured to meet the champion.

“I’ve wanted to fight Jon for a long time. I’ve wanted to be a champion for a long time,” Cormier said.

The matchup pits the six-foot-four champion against the five-foot-11 challenger.

At 84 inches, Jones has the longest reach in the UFC and will hold a significant advantage over Cormier (71 inches) in that regard.

“I don’t care if a guy has long arms,” said Cormier.

“You’ve just got to move your head.

You’ve got to be going forward. You can’t stand on the outside. Reach becomes important whenever you stay on the outside and you allow a person to use it.

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Clouston added to Canada’s coaching staff for U18 Ivan Hlinka tournament CALGARY — Shaun Clouston has been added as an assistant coach of Canada’s under-18 men’s hockey team that will participate in the upcoming 2014 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup. Clouston, the head coach and general manager of the Western Hockey League’s Medicine Hat Tigers, replaces Eric Veilleux.

Veilleux was announced as part of the staff on June 12 but has accepted a position as an assistant coach with the AHL’s Norfolk Admirals.

The 46-year-old Clouston has been head coach in Medicine Hat for the last four seasons, and general manager for the last two. The Viking, Alta., native has been with the Tigers since the start of the 2003-04, serving as an assistant coach from 2003-10.

Clouston’s coaching career began in 1996, and has included stops as a head coach in Reno (WCHL), San Angelo (WPHL), Tulsa (CHL) and Tri-City (WHL), and as an assistant in Portland (WHL).

Hockey Canada also announced that Spokane Chiefs GM Tim Speltz will work with the Program of Excellence management group, replacing Mark Hunter, who is unavailable for the tournament. Canada has won the Ivan Hlinka tournament six years in a row and 16 of the last 18 years.

Jarrod Lyle shoots 67 in Web.com Tour event in first US start since second cancer bout OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Jarrod Lyle shot a 4-under 67 on Thursday in the Web.com Tour’s Midwest Classic, the Australian’s first U.S. event since his second bout with leukemia.

The 32-year-old Lyle, travelling with wife Briony and 2-year-old daughter Lusi, had four front-nine birdies in his bogey-free round at the Nicklaus Golf Club at LionsGate. He was three strokes behind leader Paul Haley II.Lyle also is set to play Web.com Tour events Aug. 7-10 in Springfield, Missouri, and Aug. 14-17 in Knoxville, Tennessee. When Lyle returns to the PGA Tour, he will have 20 events to earn $283,825 and reach the equivalent of No. 125 on the money list in 2012, the year he suffered a recurrence.

Lyle returned to play in November in the Australian Masters and also played in the Victorian Open near his hometown in February.

Jets sign defenceman Keaton Ellerby to one-year, two-way contract WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Keaton Ellerby to a oneyear, two-way contract worth US$700,000.

The 25-year-old from Strathmore, played in 51 games with the Jets last season recording six points (two goals, four assists) and two penalty minutes. The Jets claimed Ellerby off of waivers from the Los Angeles Kings on Nov. 2.He has 26 points (four goals, 22 assists) and 88 penalty minutes in 211 career games with Florida, Los Angeles, and Winnipeg.

He’s also played in 150 career AHL games with the Rochester Americans, recording 47 points (11 goals, 36 assists) and 86 penalty minutes. He was originally drafted by the Florida Panthers 10th overall, in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.

Ex-England star Frank Lampard joins New York City FC MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — The newest team in Major League Soccer is doing its part to fill Yankee Stadium with stars.

New York City FC introduced Frank Lampard in Brooklyn on Thursday after signing the 36-year-old former Chelsea midfielder to a two-year contract.

“Why not New York? Talk about ticking all the boxes. I want to carry on challenging myself.” Lampard said at a news conference . “That’s a great challenge, isn’t it?

City of hopes and dreams. That’s where you want to go to and play isn’t it?”

The club owned by Manchester City of the Premier League and the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball previously signed David Villa of Atletico Madrid.

Both City and Atletico won league championships last year, meaning the expansion soccer team set to begin playing home games at the ballpark in 2015 is also bringing more champions to the Bronx than Yankee Stadium’s full-time tenants have lately.

The news conference was held at Brooklyn Bridge Park, where several soccer fields share space on a pier in the East River across from Lower Manhattan. A couple dozen fans, many in blue Chelsea jerseys, gathered around to listen, at times cheering and getting laughs from the dais, where Lampard was flanked by club sporting director Claudio Reyna , chief business officer Tim Pernetti, and coach Jason Kreis.

Lampard, who has scored 211 goals for England and Chelsea, became the latest international star to move to MLS. Most famous was David Beckham, who joined the Los Angeles Galaxy in 2007 from Real Madrid.

“I think this is an incredibly exciting time for the league,” Kreis said. Lampard is “a rare talent, one that scores a lot of goals from midfield, yet is also a disciplined defender and someone who reads the game

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Frank Lampard, of England, answers a question after being introduced as a member of the MLS expansion club New York City FC, Thursday. brilliantly.”

Lampard was asked about a widely reported encounter with American travellers in 2001, shortly after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, when he and teammates were fined following reports they were behaving drunkenly and boorishly in front of the distraught Americans.

“I was naive and a young boy at the time and I have some regrets,” Lampard said. “I categorically didn’t insult anyone, set out to insult anyone, behave badly in front of Americans or in fact anyone. I’ve tried in

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Lampard, speaking with the skyline behind him across the river, said he “of course” plans to visit the Sept. 11 memorial.

“You visit this great city, you know what it means to New Yorkers. I think you go and pay your respects, so yes I will,” he said.

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A huge work crew tackles various construction tasks at Camp Alexo: organizers estimate the value of the work and material contributed totalled $1.2 million.

Weekend warriors set up camp RED DEER YOUTH AND VOLUNTEER CENTRE’S 315 VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE MUSCLE, SKILL

They laid foundations, erected walls, painted, stained, shingled and cleared debris.

And that’s not all, said Red Deer Youth and Volunteer Centre fund development manager John Johnston of the 315 volunteers who flocked to Camp Alexo last month to help with major renovations.

Johnston said he estimated the donated labour and materials added up to about $1.2 million.

“They’re our weekend warriors, is what we’ve been calling them and they all made a difference in a child’s life. Every one of them is really a part of our Camp Alexo family now,” he said.

More than 100 of the volunteers gathered on Wednesday evening at the Sheraton Hotel in Red Deer to celebrate the completed work on the camp for children and youth.

It was a chance to thank them for their hard work and commitment, said Johnston, noting some stayed for four days to help build new cabins and facilities on the campground near Nordegg. The facility is owned and operated by the Red Deer and District Boys and Girls Club.

“It was unprecedented. I was speechless all weekend,” Johnston said.

The renovations include two new 20-person cabins, two new activity centres, a wash house, four outhouses, woodsheds, tool sheds, outdoor basketball court, walking bridges and a refinished trail system.

Homebuilder Terry Loewen and restaurateur Bill Olafson were two of the main drivers of the initiative that saw volunteers raise their hammers from June 6 to 8.

“It was unbelievable how much got accomplished. I think there was 29 projects completed that weekend. ...

People were out there still working at 9 p.m. on Saturday night,” said Olafson. “This camp changed people’s lives. We’re still hearing comments from adults who remember their time there and say it was one of the best times of their childhoods so it makes it even more meaningful.”

Morgan Fairholm of Red Deer was one of the weekend warriors,

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She went to the camp as a child and volunteered there when she was a teen.

“Camp Alexo completely shaped who I am,” Fairholm said. “Seeing the new facilities for the kids that get to make the memories that I know I made is inspiring.”

Adding to the evening was a Skype call from a group of children and youth currently enjoying the summer programs at Camp Alexo to offer a personal thank you to all the volunteers.

“That’s what it’s all about,” said weekend warrior Joy Bickell, the manager of Cloverdale Paint in Red Deer. Bickell, who donated all the paint and stain, helped paint the two new cabins in the colours of the Hudson Bay Company. “It’s all for the kids.”

Camp Alexo, established 30 years ago, hosts about 450 children and youth every summer for canoeing and other fun outdoor activities. rfrancoeur@reddeeradvocate.com

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A group of weekend warriors who helped with the upgrades at Camp Alexo on the first weekend in June celebrate on Wednesday evening at the Sheraton Hotel in Red Deer. From left, Morgan Fairholm, Cameron Baldwin, JoAnne St. Onge, Jakob McKlusky and Shelly McKlusky.

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Police say it is a crime of opportunity and is more prevalent in summer months. Blackfalds RCMP also encourage people to report any suspicious activity.

Anyone with information is asked to call Blackfalds RCMP at 403-885-3300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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Forget waiting lists, late fees and long lineups at the theatre.

Hoopla, a streaming media service boasting thousands of movies, TV series, music titles, audio books and documentaries, is coming to the Red Deer Public Library.

Starting on July 30, library users can borrow content depending on the loan type. Movies and television episodes are available for up to three days while music and audio books will be available for one to two Photo by CRYSTAL RHYNO/Advocate staff weeks.

Red Deer Public Library’s Digital Library Co-ordinator All that is needed is Briana Ehnes holds up a tablet displaying some of a valid library card, a web browser, a tablet or the movies available on Hoopla. Next week, the a mobile phone. library will be offering the streaming service to card “It’s kinda like Netflix for the library,” said Bri- owners. ana Ehnes, the library’s digital literacy co-ordihome. This is another way for them to nator. offer streaming content.”

Ehnes said there’s something for Ehnes said public libraries are aleverybody in the database with thou- ways trying to provide materials that sands of titles. Patrons must go onto patrons want in any form. the Hoopla website or a smartphone “It keeps us relevant and that’s what app to sign up using their valid library keeps our customers happy,” said Ehcard, an email address and a PIN. nes. “I think offering something like Ehnes said borrowers can either this with a variety of titles and the vawatch the media streaming online in- riety of e-books, audio books that you stantly on any device or by download- can download, there’s a lot of choice ing the content temporarily to watch for people.” later. The content automatically reHoopla is being implemented in turns itself after the lending period. nearly 300 libraries across the provA limit of five checkouts each month ince, including those in the Parkland will be in place.

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A BIGGER BOOKSHELF Alberta’s library lovers have a much larger bookshelf to choose from thanks to the new Alberta Public Library’s ME Alberta Wide Borrowing program.

The provincially-funded initiative enables any public library member with a valid library card to walk into any participating library in Alberta and borrow items for free.

Library users can simply register online at www.melibraries.ca using their library card, and select which

libraries they would like to borrow from. A list of participating libraries is available at https://melibraries.ca/ participating.php).

Nicole Charles, IT Services manager at the Red Deer Public Library, said once the library user is registered, he or she can use his card to borrow materials from the libraries selected.

Items borrowed through the program can be returned to any participating Alberta public library.

Access to digital content (such as eBooks) is not available due to vendor licensing restrictions that limit access to local cardholders only.

Surveillance photos of suspects

Suspects sought after televisions go missing Ten flat screen televisions are missing from a Red Deer hotel under construction.

RCMP are investigating the theft, discovered on Monday, from the Marriott Hotel at 6822 66th St. They believe the incident occurred sometime over last weekend. The TVs were all 42-inch LG models.

Two male suspects were caught on video surveillance. Their vehicle was also recorded on video: a dark, four-door Ford Escape with a novelty licence plate and a large logo on the rear window. One of the suspects has a large tattoo on his left forearm.

Anyone with more information is asked to call RCMP at 403-343-5575 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.tipsubmit.com.

Thefts from vehicles Blackfalds RCMP are cautioning people to lock their vehicles after a rash of thefts from vehicles and vehicle thefts in the last two weeks.

In most cases, vehicles were left unlocked and in the case of stolen vehicles, the keys were left inside.

In one recent arrest, it was learned that suspects had checked 70 vehicles and found more than one-third unlocked.

Get your Indiana Jones on at the Rocky Mountain House National Site next month.

Parks Canada and the Confluence Heritage Society present the Invisible History program, a professionally supervised dig to uncover a part of the past.

Led by archeologists Peter Francis and Jack Porter, the program will run for three sessions from Aug. 5 to 7, 9 to 10 and Aug. 12 to 14.

Participants will excavate a small piece of land on the site where several early 19th century fur trade forts were erected along the North Saskatchewan River.

They will learn, trowels in hand, how to properly look for relics and lab methods and techniques as well as photography and mapping workshops.

The 2014 season of the program will focus on field study at the end of the Rocky Mountain House National Site where two Hudson’s Bay Company forts once stood. The forts were home to fur traders, clerks, voyagers, tradesmen and First Nations people.

Between these two forts, a temporary fort was built and believed to have been washed away by the river.

The quest continues to find this structure’s remains.

The three-day session costs $250 per person and the two-day session is $200.

Costs cover training, equipment, morning presentations and supervision. Lunches are also provided, along with one dinner. Participants must be at least 16-years-old and find their own accommodations.

No previous experience is required.

There is a maximum of 10 people per session. The registration deadline is Aug. 1.

To register, contact the Confluence Heritage Society at 403-854-6680 or email arachaeology@confluencehs.org.

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The issue came to council’s attention in April when a hog producer’s proposal to change the scope of the operation came before council.

Municipal politicians favoured the farmer’s plans only to find the county’s Municipal Development Plan (MDP) did not allow for the expansion.

Among the issues is that the hog operation, located about five km west of Gasoline Alley, falls within an exclusion zone where expansion of confined feeding operations or the introduction of new ones is not allowed.

Edwin and Sandra Spruit, of Spruit Farms Ltd., want to change their 811sow farrow-to-wean operation to a 500sow farrow-to-finish farm.

The change would mean doubling the existing barn space and twice as much manure would be produced.

Council, which favoured the farmer’s plans, directed planning staff to look at changing the MDP.

Cynthia Cvik, director of planning and development services, said council wants existing CFOs to be allowed to expand within areas designated for agricultural use that are covered by intermunicipal development plans.

Those plans are joint documents between two municipalities to ensure both are on the same planning page.

“Even if it’s in a growth area, (council) is saying if it’s currently ag they should get to expand,” said Cvik.

Planners will make the changes to the document and then take it back to communities covered by intermunicipal development plans for their input.

It will then go back to council.

It is actually up to the Natural Resources Conservation Board (NRCB) to approve confined feeding operations.

However, municipalities are routinely asked for their views on proposals that may affect them.

Approval officer Scott Cunningham said he is required to abide by the county’s plans before issuing an approval.

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One in four businesses affected by fraud NEARLY ONE HALF OF RETAILERS WERE VICTIMS IN PAST YEAR

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A quarter of Alberta businesses have been affected by fraud in the past year, with the figure jumping to nearly one-half when only retailers are considered.

These are among the findings of a survey conducted for ATB Financial last month.

Twenty-five per cent of small and medium-size business operators or owners canvassed said they had been the victim of a recent fraud or attempted fraud, including acts of deception or deceit, forgery, cyber-crime, information theft or theft of physical assets.

Of those affected, 41 per cent reported experiencing two to five incidents of fraud during the past year.

The average financial hit for those who suffered a loss was $24,000.

The retail industry was the most frequent target, with 49 per cent of respondents from that sector confirming that they had experienced an act of fraud or attempted fraud in the previous year. Businesses in the energy and construction industries each reported a 26 per cent rate of victimization.

Credit or debit card fraud was the most common problem, at 29 per cent.

Theft of property, and phishing or email hacking, each came in at 27 per cent. Supplier fraud was reported by nine per cent of the businesses, telephone-related fraud by seven per cent, and identity fraud, and theft of proprietary information or intellectual property, each affected five per cent of respondents.

When it came to detecting fraud, 16 per cent of the businesses surveyed said a financial institution spotted the problem. Thirteen per cent said they discovered it themselves, 12 per cent credited data-mining or analysis, 11 per cent said employees uncovered the issue, 11 per cent said it came to light during a scheduled audit and seven per cent said a surprise audit revealed

the fraud.

The ATB Financial survey, which is conducted quarterly, also asked business operators about their outlook for the economy and their business.

Eighty-seven per cent predicted that their business would be the same or better in six months, down two percentage points from the previous survey.

When it came to the economy, 94 per cent thought things would stay the same or improve, one percentage point fewer than in the last quarter.

The ATB Financial survey involved 300 owners of small or medium-sized businesses.

They were contacted randomly by telephone between June 2 and 16.

Wendy’s at 6781 Gaetz Ave. demolished MAKING WAY FOR A NEW LOOK WENDY’S TO START CONSTRUCTION IN THE FALL

BY ADVOCATE STAFF Anyone craving a Baconator and Frosty will be disappointed if they stop at the 6781 Gaetz Ave. Wendy’s in Red Deer.

The fast-food restaurant is gone — demolished this week after serving customers for nearly 25 years.

Michele Liang, marketing manager with Wendy’s Canada, said a new restaurant is planned for the site, with construction expected to be underway by fall.

The replacement will be developed with Wendy’s new design features, she added.

“We’re reinvigorating the brand,” said Liang, who listed the building design, logo and uniforms as among the elements being changed.

Wendy’s new look has already been tested in North America, with Red Deer the third location in Alberta to adopt it, following Leduc and Edmonton.

The old restaurant, which opened in January 1980, was a corporate-owned outlet.

It ceased operations the week of July 7.

Wendy’s continues to operate at two local locations: 2410 Gaetz Ave. and on the west side of Gasoline Alley, south of Red Deer.

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A crew cleans up debris on Wednesday following the demolition of the north Red Deer Wendy’s restaurant. The fast-food chain plans to replace the 6781 Gaetz Ave. restaurant with a new outlet featuring the company’s new design.

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BY ADVOCATE STAFF Aeroplan members have long used their points to buy everything from airplane tickets to electronics and other merchandise.

Now they can apply those points toward a degree, diploma or certificate from Red Deer College.

The college confirmed on Thursday that it’s joined HigherEdPoints, a program that allows students to apply loyalty program points toward their education fees.

Aeroplan is the only loyalty program currently participating in HigherEdPoints, but the company’s website says, “Plans are afoot to add more.”

HigherEdPoints was officially launched last November, and now has 31 post-secondary institutions involved.

In Alberta, SAIT Polytechnic, University of Lethbridge, Concordia University College of Alberta, Lethbridge College and Alberta College of Art + Design are all involved.

Charity Tonkin, Red Deer College’s student funding and awards co-ordinator, said HigherEdPoints should be a good way for students to cover some of their education costs. They can convert 35,000 Aeroplan points into $250, with parents, family and friends able to contribute their points as well.

Tonkin wasn’t aware of any RDC students who have registered in HigherEdPoints, but thinks interest in the program will grow as fall registration approaches. HigherEdPoints is currently running a contest that allows students at participating institutions to win one of 10, $250 prizes.

That contest closes on Sept. 30.Aeroplan was started by Air Canada in 1984 as an incentive program for travellers.

It later expanded to include purchases from other companies, as well as the use of certain credit cards. Aeroplan is now operated by Aimia Inc. For more information about HigherEdPoints, including how to register in the program and enter its contest, go to www.higheredpoints.com.

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The airline says Flight AC84 is leaving Toronto for Tel Aviv at 6:10 p.m. today as scheduled.

The Federal Aviation Administration also lifted its ban on U.S. flights in and out of Israel late last night.

All three U.S. airlines serving Israel resumed flights to Tel Aviv today.

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She says flights to and from Tel Aviv today and Friday will use planes that can take 138 more people to accommodate those affected by flight cancellations.

Flights to Tel Aviv were suspended Tuesday after a rocket landed less than two kilometres from the city’s Ben Gurion International Airport.

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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 98.91 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 50.50 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.61 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . 11.15 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.70 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.86 Cdn. National Railway . . 73.17 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 210.32 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 40.00 Capital Power Corp . . . . 26.33 Cervus Equipment Corp 21.90 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 53.84 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 55.05 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 31.69 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.94 General Motors Co. . . . . 35.74 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 20.72 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.63 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 56.51 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 69.67 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 38.08 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 12.67 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 56.08 Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 102.64 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.40 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 14.66 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 51.89 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market hardly changed Thursday despite encouraging Chinese manufacturing data and strong earnings reports.

The S&P/TSX composite index climbed 0.07 of a point to 15,394.45 as China’s manufacturing rose in July to its highest level in 18 months.

The preliminary HSBC purchasing managers’ index rose to 52.0 in July from 50.7 in June. A reading above 50 indicates expansion.

The Canadian dollar declined 0.14 of a cent to 93.07 cents US. U.S. markets also stalled as traders also digested data showing new home sales in the United States plunged 8.1 per cent last month.

The Dow Jones industrials dipped 2.83 two points to 17,083.8, the Nasdaq gave back 1.59 points to 4,472.11 and the S&P 500 index edged up 0.97 of a point to 1,987.98.

In Canada, Teck Resources Limited (TSX:TCK.B) reported a second-quarter net profit of $80 million, or 14 cents share, compared with $143 million, or 25 cents per share, a year ago.

Adjusted profit, excluding items, was $72 million, or 13 cents per share, a penny better than estimates and its shares ran up 32 cents to $25.94.

However, one big reason for the improvement at the Vancouver-based minings company was a cost cutting program launched two years ago that Teck said has exceeded its initial goals.

Loblaw Companies Ltd. (TSX:L) posted a net quarterly loss of $456 million, or $1.13 per share, with results hit by costs involving the acquisition of Shoppers Drug Mart.

Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 20.65 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.80 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 59.88 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76.35 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 27.00 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 19.66 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 22.90 First Quantum Minerals . 26.03 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 29.27 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . 11.45 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 4.32 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.68 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 38.92 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.43 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 25.94 Energy Arc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.29 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 33.00 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 73.96 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.77 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 61.39 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 49.19 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 23.93 Canyon Services Group. 17.13 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 33.39 CWC Well Services . . . . 1.020 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 23.92 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.51 Adjusted earnings of 75 cents a share beat estimates by eight cents a share and its stock advanced 55 cents to $51.89.

In the U.S., there were major disappointments as recall costs chopped $1.5 billion from General Motors’ bottom line in the second quarter, cutting its net income by 85 per cent to $190 million, or 11 cents per share.

GM shares fell 4.46 per cent to US$35.74.

Construction equipment maker Caterpillar fell 3.08 per cent, to $105.04 as quarterly profit rose 4.1 per cent, which beat expectations. However, its revenue fell short of forecasts.

The tech sector led advancers, up 1.4 per cent while BlackBerry gained 61 cents or 5.79 per cent to $11.15 after the Financial Times reported the company is in talks with rival technology groups about partnerships to compete with the newly forged alliance between Apple and IBM. The energy sector slipped 0.11 per cent, while September crude declined $1.05 to US$102.07 a barrel.

MARKET HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at the close of Thursday at world financial market trading.

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 15,394.45, up 0.07 of a point TSX Venture Exchange — 1,011.65, down 0.58 of a point TSX 60 — 886.61, up 0.44 of a point Dow — 17,083.80, down 2.83 points S&P 500 — 1,987.98, up 0.97 of a point Nasdaq — 4,472.11, down 1.59 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 93.07 cents US, down

Encana hikes targets for cash flow, investment, liquids production CALGARY — Encana Corp.

(TSX:ECA) says strong performance in 2014 has led it it to hike its cash flow targets for the year.

The Calgary-based energy giant says cash flow is now expected to range from between $3.4 billion to $3.6 billion compared to $2.9 billion to $3 billion.

Canada’s economy will be weaker than expected: IMF

Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . 104.28 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 73.41 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.22 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 34.07 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 57.78 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 7.27 Penn West Energy . . . . . . 9.97 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . 0.120 Precision Drilling Corp . . 14.75 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 45.44 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 11.76 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 16.71 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . 11.44 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 73.82 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 81.89 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 73.30 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.18 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 41.18 Carfinco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.80 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 31.39 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 50.93 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 71.68 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.86 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 48.26 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.12 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 79.31 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 40.98 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.95 0.14 of a cent Pound — C$1.8253, down 0.28 of a cent Euro — C$1.4467, up 0.23 of a cent Euro — US$1.3464, up 0.01 of a cent Oil futures: US$102.07 per barrel, down $1.05 (September contract) Gold futures: US$1,290.80 per oz., down $13.90 (August contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $22.877 oz., down 54.5 cents $735.50 kg., down $17.52 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: Nov. ’14 $2.70 higher $440.70; Jan ’15 $2.60 higher $444.40; March ’15 $2.50 higher $444.90; May ’15 $2.60 higher $441.50; July ’15 $2.70 higher $437.40; Nov ’15 $2.90 higher $425.60; Jan. ’16 $2.90 higher $431.60; March ’16 $2.90 higher $435.40; May ’16 $2.90 higher $435.40; July ’16 $2.90 higher $435.40; Nov. ’16 $2.90 higher $435.40.

Barley (Western): Oct. ’14 unchanged $137.50; Dec. ’14 unchanged $139.50; March ’15 unchanged $140.50; May ’15 unchanged $140.50; July ’15 unchanged $140.50; Oct. ’15 unchanged $140.50; Dec. ’15 unchanged $140.50; March ’16 unchanged $140.50; May ’16 unchanged $140.50; July ’16 unchanged $140.50; Oct. ’16 unchanged $140.50.

Thursday’s estimated volume of trade: 404,660 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 404,660.

Production of valuable natural gas liquids is also expected to come in above previous targets at between 86,000 to 91,000 barrels per day from between 68,000 and 73,000 barrels per day.

Capital spending is expected to rise by about $300 million as a result of Encana’s $3.1 billion acquisition of land in the Eagle Ford formation in Texas.

Encana said it earned a secondquarter profit attributable to shareholders of $271 million, or 37 cents per share, compared with a profit of $730 million, or 99 cents per share a year ago.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The International Monetary Fund says Canada’s economy will be a little weaker this year than previously projected, although it will continue to lead all nations in the Group of Seven but one.

The downgrade of Canadian and global growth in the latest outlook was expected given the sharp slowdown in the U.S. and China — the world’s two largest economies — during the first quarter of the year.

But the report Thursday contained a few surprises, including that the United Kingdom will emerge as the growth leader among the G7 countries for the next two years — and that although forward momentum has resumed, weakness will likely be felt for a while longer.

“Key drivers supporting the recovery identified in the April 2014 (outlook) remain in place, including moderating fiscal consolidation and highly accommodative monetary policy in most advanced economies,” the Wash-

ington-based financial institution says.

“Nevertheless, some of the demand weakness in the first quarter appears to be more persistent, especially in investment globally, and is expected to result in lower global growth in 2014.”

The verdict is similar to the one delivered last week by the Bank of Canada, which also shaved global growth and subsequently Canada’s on the assumption that weaker demand for Canadian exports would continue to dampen activity domestically.

“Our serial disappointment with global economic performance for the past several years means that we remain pre-occupied with downside risks,” is the way bank governor Stephen Poloz put it.

Both the IMF and the Canadian central bank see the Canadian economy growing at just over two per cent in the next two years — 2.2 in 2014 and 2.4 in 2015.

Both are also on the same page as to what will happen in the U.S. The IMF’s forecast is for 1.7 and 3.0 per cent growth in 2014 and 2015 respectively.

Bombardier’s unexpected restructuring, layoffs raise concerns THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — Bombardier Aerospace’s unexpected layoff of 1,800 employees, an organizational restructuring and the retirement of its CEO, has left workers and some analysts concerned, even though the changes are seen to be financially positive for the aircraft manufacturer.

The Montreal-based company announced Wednesday the layoff of nonunionized employees and the retirement of Guy Hachey as it divided the aerospace division into three units, each reporting to Bombardier CEO Pierre Beaudoin.

In a letter to employees, Beaudoin said the aerospace division’s financial performance and execution have not met expectations, thus requiring a change that will impact employees around the world including at the corporate headquarters in Montreal.

Even though the job cuts won’t affect unionized manufacturing employees, machinists union representative Dave Chartrand said the change is worrisome.

The outlook for the aerospace industry is positive, but Chartrand said Thursday that unionized workers wonder if the large restructuring will eventually touch them through changes in collective agreements.

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“A huge change like that doesn’t go without certain ripple effects eventually,” Chartrand said in an interview.

Chartrand said he was surprised by the sudden departure of Hachey, who gave no signals that he was about to leave.

He described the former auto executive as someone who was respected by workers because he took the time to listen when visiting the shop floor.

“Guy was regarded as a very classy individual who actually took the time out to go and see people and then thank them for the work that they did.”

He doubts Hachey would have been held personally blamed for some of the division’s recent problems, including development delays of the new Learjet 85 business plane or the CSeries commercial jet, which is grounded because of an engine incident nearly two months ago.

“They expecting certain results and maybe that has something to do with it.”

Analyst David Tyerman of Canaccord Genuity said the restructuring, which effectively removes a layer of management, should improve the aerospace division’s margins, which he says have been weak for a very long time.

He’s surprised that so many workers can be removed, on top of 1,700 announced last January in Canada and the United States.

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SALT WATER MAY REPRESENT FUTURE FOR BATTERIES The world’s oceans cover the majority of the planet, some 71 per cent of its surface.

Salt water is possibly one of the world’s most abundant resources.

Imagine if this very common and, as of yet relatively untapped source of energy was able to provide a fuel from which electrical power could be extracted to provide for everything from transportation to common appliances.

It would be a major advance in the evolution of our technology and the industries it propels.

Countries with little or no hydrocarbons could provide for their citizens energy-producing infrastructure at far LORNE lower financial burden, and OJA claim almost zero impact on the environment.

It sounds like a pipe dream to provide electricity from salt water, but researchers have been delving into the mysteries of ionic charge for what seems like hundreds of years.

Devices, presently known as flow batteries, have been contrived to use the ionic charge of two solutions that are circulated past a membrane positioned between two electrodes.

Unlike conventional batteries, this solution, referred to as an electrolyte, is pumped from tanks and is simultaneously replaced with more fluid as its charge depletes.

Being stored in tanks, once the electrolyte is depleted it is replaced, similar to filling a fuel tank, with the spent electrolyte removed for recharge and reuse.

This design allows for storage of large amounts of energy, limited only by the size of tank.

Used most commonly in large industrial applica-

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tions for load balancing, flow batteries are also used by alternate energy companies.

Photovoltaic or wind generation plants benefit from this method of energy storage when the sun or wind is available, and supply when their output can’t meet demand.

Electric vehicles really benefit from the large storage capacity of flow batteries, or flow cells as they are also known. If linked to a super capacitor, the system produces some very impressive performance specs in the test vehicles and prototypes in development.

A company based in Switzerland has developed a prototype of an electric sports car that boasts some very impressive performance stats, but their most amazing, almost dubious, claim is the use of salt water to provide their “nanoFlowCell” with energy density of 600 Wh/kg.

This is remarkable when compared to a lithium ion batteries density of 120 Wh/kg.

Admitting only to a proprietary electrolyte with metal salts combined with salt water as the source of power behind their vehicle, they also make the claim there are “no environmentally damaging components to their electrolyte” and “it does not rely on rare or precious metals.”

It is a truly amazing claim by any standard.

If it is technology that can be verified, it will revolutionize the way we will travel in the future.

Issues such as cold climate will have to be overcome as even sea water freezes, but if the vehicle and its subsequent offshoots into stationary power make it further than prototypes, those in warmer climates will be among the first users, with colder environs anxiously awaiting the necessary adaptations.

Lorne Oja is an energy consultant, power engineer and a partner in a company that installs solar panels, wind turbines and energy control products in Central Alberta. He built his first off-grid home in 2003. His column appears every second Friday in the Advocate. Contact him at: lorne@solartechnical.ca.

Scientists find genetic revelation to mystery of schizophrenia

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Scientists have linked more than 100 spots in our DNA to the risk of developing schizophrenia, casting light on the mystery of what makes the disease tick.

Such work could eventually point to new treatments, although they are many years away. Already, the new results provide the first hard genetic evidence to bolster a theory connecting the immune system to the disease.

More than 100 researchers from around the world collaborated in the biggest-ever genomic mapping of schizophrenia, for which scientists had previously uncovered only about a couple of dozen risk-related genes.

The study included the genetic codes of more than 150,000 people — nearly 37,000 of them diagnosed with the disease. Researchers found 108 genetic markers for risk of getting the disease, 83 of them not previously reported. And scientists say there are still likely more to be found.

“It’s a genetic revelation; schizophrenia has been a mystery,” said study co-author Steve McCarroll, director of genetics for the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. “Results like this give you things to work on. It takes it out of the zone of guesses about which genes are relevant.”

The results were released Monday by the journal Nature. It takes large studies to ferret out genes related to schizophrenia risk because each gene generally has only a very weak effect.

Schizophrenia is a debilitating mental disorder that makes it hard to tell the difference between what is real and not real, and affects about one out of every 100 people. Studies estimate that it costs $60 billion in the U.S. each year. Scientists have long known that genes play a part, and this work further confirms that.

The results are a “big step” toward finding drug therapies, said study lead author Dr. Michael O’Donovan, deputy director of the MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics at Cardiff University School of Medicine in Wales.

While 108 genetic markers are a lot, the study authors say they tend to implicate a narrower group of biological functions, giving some but not too many hints for scientists to pursue.

“It’s a map or maze. It’s telling you were to start,

it’s not telling you where to end,” O’Donovan said.

Scientists who didn’t work on the study were excited by the possibilities it opens up.

“This makes me more optimistic than I was yesterday,” said American Psychiatric Association president Dr. Thomas Summergrad, psychiatrist-in-chief at Tufts Medical Centre.

Dr. Thomas Insel, director of the National Institute of Mental Health, which funded the work, said the study provides useful hints about the biology of the disease, especially the link to the immune system.

“This really is a big step forward,” Insel said. “It’s not an answer; it’s a step forward toward an answer.”

Scientists already knew that families with autoimmune disorders tend to have higher rates of schizophrenia, and there’s been a link between certain viral infections in the second trimester of pregnancy and higher rates of schizophrenia in offspring, Insel said.

With the new work, “now it’s very clear that there’s something going in the immune system” with schizophrenia, said Eric Lander, founding director of the Broad Institute, which was heavily involved in the research.

O’Donovan figures most people have at least 20 to 30 genes that nudge them toward developing schizophrenia, probably many more, but don’t have the disorder itself. That’s because it may still take an environmental or emotional trigger to bring on the illness.

Insel was especially excited about one study finding, that people with the most genetic markers were 15 times more likely to have schizophrenia than those with the fewest markers. He said he hoped that scientists can eventually develop a genetic test to identify young people at high risk for the disease, so they can be offered early treatment.

But O’Donovan and McCarroll said the work is way too preliminary to even hint at that. Even the people with elevated risk of schizophrenia according to the test were far more likely to be free of the disorder than to have it.

As for developing treatments, “I don’t want to pretend than anybody’s going to make drugs easily,” Lander said.

But he said the study of schizophrenia genetics is now to the point that “we can actually turn the lights on and see what’s going on.”

Globe sizzles to temperature record in June, hot on heels of record May

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The globe is on a hot streak, setting a heat record in June.

That’s after the world broke a record in May. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that last month’s average global temperature was 61.2 degrees (16.2 Celsius), which is 1.3 degrees higher than the 20th century average. It beat 2010’s old record by one-twentieth of a degree.

While one-twentieth of a degree doesn’t sound like much, in temperature records it’s like winning a horse race by several lengths, said NOAA climate monitoring chief Derek Arndt.

And that’s only part of it. The world’s oceans not only broke a monthly heat record at 62.7 degrees (17 Celsius), but it was the hottest the oceans have been on record no matter what the month, Arndt said.

“We are living in the steroid era of the climate system,” Arndt said.

Arndt said both the June and May records were driven by unusually hot oceans, especially the Pacific and Indian oceans.

Heat records in June broke on every continent but Antarctica, especially in New Zealand, northern

South America, Greenland, central Africa and southern Asia.

The United States had only its 33rd hottest June.

All 12 of the world’s monthly heat records have been set after 1997, more than half in the last decade. All the global cold monthly records were set before 1917.

And with a likely El Nino this year — the warming of the tropical Pacific which influences the world’s weather and increases global temperatures — it is starting to look like another extra warm year, said University of Arizona climate scientist Jonathan Overpeck.

The first six months of the year are the third warmest first six months on record, coming behind 2010 and 1998, according to NOAA Global temperature records go back to 1880 and this is the 352nd hotter than average month in a row.

“This is what global warming looks like,” Overpeck said in an email. “Not record hot everywhere all the time, but certainly a reflection that the odds of record hot are going up everywhere around the planet.”

Online: NOAA on June temperatures: http://1.usa. gov/1yQQQqb

Road Closure Announcement Korean War Cease Fire Day Memorial ServiceJuly 28, 2014 The following road will be closed this Monday, July 28th to accommodate the Korean War Cease Fire Day Memorial Service at Veteran’s Park.

Ross Street from 49th Avenue to Gaetz Avenue The road closure will be in effect from 10:3011:30am, Monday, July 28 2014 Please watch for detour signs and use alternative routes as indicated. For further information please contact Public Works at 403-342-8238.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Road Closure Announcement Centre Fest July 26 & July 27, 2014 The following roads will be closed this weekend to accommodate the staging of the Centrefest Street Festival.

Ross Street from 48th Avenue to 50th Avenue 49th Avenue from 49th Street to 51st Street Road closures will be in effect from Saturday July 26th at 6:00am until Sunday July 27th at 9:00pm.

Barricades will be set up as indicated on the map of the downtown core. Please watch for detour signs and use alternative routes as indicated. For further information please contact Public Works at 403-342-8238.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Development Officer Approvals On July 22, 2014, the Development Officer issued approval for the following applications: Permitted Use Deer Park 1. M & C Bruin – a 0.72 metre side yard and a 0.7 metre rear yard relaxation, to an existing shed, located at 168 Daniel Crescent.

2. Beta Surveys Ltd. – a 0.23 metre and a 0.05 metre relaxation, to an existing accessory structure, located at 17 Dunning Crescent.

Glendale 3. Compass Geomatics Ltd. – a 1.45 metre side yard relaxation, to an existing patio, located at 34 Gillespie Crescent.

Laredo 4. Gill Construction Ltd. – a 25.5m2 relaxation to the maximum site coverage, to a proposed single family dwelling with attached garage, to be located at 154 Lalor Drive.

Morrisroe 5. Bemoco Land Surveying – a 1.13 metre side yard relaxation, to an existing step, located at 71 Marion Crescent.

Vanier Woods 6. Platinum Homes and Developments Corp. – a 0.58 metre side yard relaxation, to a proposed single family dwelling with an attached garage, to be located at 27 Viking Close.

Discretionary Use Laredo 7. Fanta Homes Ltd. – sales of new homes from a show home, to be located at 77 Lazaro Close.

South Hill 8. The Brick GP Ltd. – a 167.26m2 temporary structure until September 30, 2014, to be located at 7 5111 22 Street.

Vanier Woods 9. J Vanden Dungen – a 7.29m2 relaxation, to the maximum site coverage to a proposed detached garage, to be located at 39 Vath Place.

You may appeal Discretionary approvals to the Red Deer Subdivision & Development Appeal Board, Legislative Services, City Hall, prior to 4:30 p.m. on August 8, 2014. You may not appeal a Permitted Use unless it involves a relaxation, variation or misinterpretation of the Land Use Bylaw.

Appeal forms (outlining appeal fees) are available at Legislative Services. For further information, please phone 403-342-8399.

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Middle-aged and ashamed of acne

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Please tell me what I can say to these people or whether I should just try to ignore it. — Ashamed Dear Ashamed: There is no reason to be ashamed of your face.

You already know that people aren’t trying to be cruel, so it would help if you could accept your face as it is.

What do you care what strangers think of your skin?

If you want better coverage, you can find Dermablend at most cosmetic counters.

You also can ask for assistance there and at makeup specialty stores.

And please make an appointment with a dermatologist to see what other remedies are available in your price range.

Dear Annie: I have two siblings with whom I have shared most everything.

Now that my dad is slipping mentally and physically, we have decided to sell his home and move him into a memory care facility.

My two siblings simply ignored my recommendation that we give the listing to our real estate agent.

Annie, within the past 15 years, my wife and I have sold three homes and purchased two through our very capable Realtor, while my siblings have

not been in the housing market for 20 years.

Instead, my brother wants his newly licensed Realtor friend to sell the house, even though she has never sold one.

My sister wants her son-in-law, who recently graduated college and works at his mother’s real estate firm, to handle the sale.

I recognize that there are individual interests here.

But the additional problem is which facility my father goes to.

Two are close to all of us.

But my brother and sister want to move Dad into an independent living facility we visited three years ago that does not include an assisted living option and is farther away.

I do not want a confrontation, just a fair shake for our beloved father, but I am afraid I have no input. Any suggestions? —Under the Table in Indiana Dear Indiana: Is there an unbiased friend or relative who would act as a mediator?

It might help for you and your siblings to be in the same room discussing these options with someone whose opinion all of you trust and respect.

Before this situation produces re-

sentment and finger pointing, please ask your siblings to consider this option to avoid ill will down the road.

Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Different Gods,” who is pagan and doesn’t want to celebrate Christmas with her boyfriend’s parents.

I believe she is showing a lack of respect.

My stepfather married my mother when we were adults.

He was Jewish, and we are Christian. Every year, he purchased Christmas gifts for everyone and participated in Christmas dinner.

We also helped him celebrate Hanukkah by lighting the candles and eating traditional Jewish foods.

We didn’t have to believe in each other’s traditions. It is a sign of respect to participate.

Going to church and praying are not necessary.

Compromising is more than just showing up.—Respectful of All Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@ comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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HOROSCOPES Friday July 25 be on the agenda, or maybe children.

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: You are focused in a very positive and Matt LeBlanc, 46; Iman Abdulmajid, 58; realistic way.

James Lafferty, 28 Simply don’t jump the gun on career THOUGHT OF THE DAY: moves now!

Mars will finally move into the LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Insign of Scorpio today! creased action at home and with So after a long time of intense family will create a better and and perhaps not so pleasant enmore realistic perspective of your ergy of Mars in Libra, now we will current circumstance. all reap the benefits of acting out Let the day unfold as it will, those hidden passions of ours. don’t trust to push your views on The energy of the day will anyone. not be one of verbal expression, The more clear you are with but watch and see the body lanregards to your inner feelings, guage of others. the more rational you will be!

Stick close to your own feelVIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): ings, act those out now!

After today you feel better about LARISA MAIRA HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If towhere you are located, what you OZOLINS day is your birthday, there will have learnt, and how you interbe great strides taken towards act with neighbours. greater fulfilment in your life — There will be an air of mysmore joy will enter as you make tery and discovery with all that each action you take count. you do today.

Great happiness and blessings are enterGo out and explore everything, learn as ing your life through increases in your per- much as you can. It will be a great day — ensonal worth and finances. joy!

Others will see you as someone to receive LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): More energy clear advice from and this will increase as the will be put into creating greater worth, through year goes forward! possessions or simply the effort your place ARIES (March 21-April 19): After a long towards increasing your financial situation. time of your ruler being in its detriment in LiYou will become more passionate, in a bra, today will mark a time when you will feel very conservative way, about what you ingest great. as well.

Vitality and energy should be back in full Passion is brought back — enjoy! form but simply think before you act now.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Mark this Emotions will be kept under wrap today, day in your calendar, as the day you started but at least you can act as you please. feeling a whole lot better about yourself and TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You will final- your life! ly act out as you please within interpersonal Your vitality will be up, you will be singing relationships. with the birds, okay, maybe humming along Perhaps you have felt to keep the peace with them, in your head. you must be the good little angel with others.

Still, this day will increase health, work and Well, now will be the start of your leading daily life! in that area of your life.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You Shout what you want, you will receive it will start to notice that you might have some and more! fears pop into your head.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Full action can This is when you will truly know you are on be taken towards improving your health, daily the right path. life, and work now.

You will only get nervous about things you After a long period of time trying to bal- are passionate about. ance your wants with those of others in your Exert your energy towards your passions life, it is time for you to take action forward. to release tension.

Friends might jump to conclusions, stay on CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Soon your path, and relax. your dreams will manifest into a tangible realCANCER (June 21-July 22): Now you will ity. be able to act out however you would like to Today will be the shift in energy when you with having fun and enjoyment. go from trying to balance all that is happenPerhaps even new creative projects will ing for you on a public level to fully moving

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towards what you can’t wait to see happen in your life.

Enjoy the increase in energy!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Lots of energy is going to be placed towards your career soon.

What is it that you are doing now, how can you become passionate about work again?

You will soon be recognized for your efforts on a world level.

Shine bright and allow for your name to be acknowledged!

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Soon you will be seen not only as someone who holds merit with regards to the larger perspective, but also an author of this knowledge.

Don’t spend foolishly today, take heed that you will have to be rational even when having fun and amusement.

Back your words with actions!

Larisa Maira Ozolins is an internationally syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her column appears daily in the Advocate.

BRIEF Couple marries in Omaha’s largest cemetery OMAHA, Neb. — A Nebraska couple chose an unusual venue for their wedding: the largest cemetery in Omaha.

Janyl Jumadinova and Oliver BonhamCarter exchanged vows Saturday in Forest Lawn Cemetery. They were surrounded by family, friends and more than 100,000 souls buried in the 349-acre cemetery. The bride, who is from Kyrgyzstan, said her culture holds a belief in spirits. Some of the groom’s ancestors are buried in the cemetery, the Omaha World-Herald reported.

“It’s not at all creepy,” BonhamCarter said. “We have thousands of witnesses — both alive and dead!”

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I don’t wear much makeup, just a tinted moisturizer, as I don’t want a mask.

I’ve tried more coverage, and people still look. I realize they aren’t trying to be mean.

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It has made me reclusive, and I only like to go out when it’s night and the lights are dim.

I can’t afford a chemical peel.

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Mortality: Hitchens’ journey with cancer

An insightful look at the lives of the last Grand Duchesses of Russia The Romanov Sisters

By Helen Rappaport St. Martin’s Press

FAMOUSLY OUTSPOKEN ATHEIST PROVIDES A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE ON END-OF-LIFE EXPERIENCE

The bookshelves are crowded these days with stories of neardeath experience, or battles with cancer, bravely fought.

They are PEGGY usually inspirFREEMAN ing, the former life changing and the latter descriptions of believing and peace.

This book is of a different sort.

The title makes it plain that death is present, but the writer looks forward to no bright lights or lasting peace.

He is Christopher Hitchens, the famously outspoken atheist, who scoffs at any notion described of life after death or a deity that cares either way.

He has a “saucy fearlessness,” that makes his story compelling.

In the 2010, Christopher Hitchens was launching a new book, he was sought after as a public speaker and raconteur, and his column in Vanity Fair was widely read.

Then he was diagnosed with stage four esophageal cancer.

He was 71 years old.

This book is about his journey with that disease.

He refuses to call it a battle, as the disease, has no “life” except by its presence in his body.

The well known stages leading to acceptance of a life-altering illness do not apply to Hitchens.

He does not bargain or deal with whoever is in charge (because he believes no one is).

He examines the decline of his faculties and reports back.

He has always read widely and now he remembers and quotes thoughts of death by well known writers.

He describes his symptoms of pain and hair loss throughout his bloodletting and the chemo treatments.

Caregivers and visitors would profit from his discourse on what should be discussed and what remarks are best left unsaid.

Because he remained in the public eye, autographing and speaking publicly, he came in contact with many people.

He received letters from “believers” suggesting esophageal cancer was his reward for speaking against religion.

He wonders if he has time to write an etiquette book on the subject of what to say to a person who is dying.

His own well recorded remarks about religion have been equally offensive in some quarters.

Of course, this book will be unappealing to many people.

Hitchens in debate can be very offensive, and a visit at a deathbed should not, perhaps, be a battle of words.

Like everyone else, he had grand plans, for books and speeches and lectures, for trips and activities with his children.

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Some people might offer to pray for a dying friend.

They would not be welcome in this case.

The strength of this book is in the writing.

He writes plainly and eloquently from, “Tumourville.”

He gathers his friends for deep and raucous conversation as long as his voice lasts, and he writes notes and ideas for future conjecture.

He believes his illness came to him from a lifetime of smoking, drinking and late nights.

He is probably right.

Christopher Hitchens is the author of several books, including God Is Not Great, Arguably: a Book of Essays and Hitch 20.

Peggy Freeman is a local freelance books reviewer.

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were born), the focus always returns to Alexandra. But I guess that is to be understood: they were mostly kept from the public eye and when it came to the children of Tsar Nicholas II, all attenHelen Rappaport, author of The Last tion was placed on his son and heir to the throne, Alexei.

Days of the Romanovs: TragIt is fascinating to read edy at Ekaterinburg, has outabout the daughters, whom done herself yet again by Alexandra called the “Big bringing forth another book Pair” (Olga and Tatianna) of Russian history. and the “Little Pair” (MaFor decades, the tragic ria and Anastasia), because murder of Tsar Nicholas each Romanov daughter II, his wife Alexandra and was completely different. their five children has been Grand Duchess Olga, first the topic of several novels born, was full of questions and films; Anastasia (1997 as a child, a dreamer and film), Nicholas and Alexanshowed extreme flashes of dra (1971 film) and The Last her dark side during those Romanov (2012 novel). With KIRSTEN dreadful puberty years. the assistance of fictional LOWE Grand Duchess Tatianna, reads and romanticized second born, was known as movies, the name of Rusthe most beautiful of the sia’s last Tsar is well known.

Romanov daughters. She But finally Rappaport brings new research to the table deal- was emotionally cautious and quite ing with an underlying subject that has reserved — like her mother (who many been left in the shadows — the infa- believed was Alexandra’s favourite daughter). mous Romanov sisters.

Grand Duchess Maria, third born, Rappaport doesn’t start with the birth of the Grand Duchess Olga; she was shy and suffered through many begins way back with the Tsarina’s years of being the middle child, and it mother Princess Alice of Great Britain. did not help that people often referred It may seem a little extreme to begin so to her as clumsy and sometimes awkfar back, but by learning how Tsarina ward. However, Maria had a strong gift Alexandra was brought up and what for painting and drawing.

Finally we have the famous Grand personality traits she inherited from Duchess Anastasia, who was a comher mother, readers are allowed to manding child with the gift of humour. view Alexandra in a new light.

The one fault with this book is that She definitely stands out compared to even though it is supposed to be about her sisters as the troublemaker; everyOTMA (a nickname the sisters game thing with her was a battle of wills. themselves, using the first letter of each of their names in the order they Please see SISTERS on Page C8

C8 RED DEER ADVOCATE Friday, July 25, 2014

Wayfaring Stranger powerful and ambitious novel

The Forsaken

by Ace Atkins Putnam Sheriff Quinn Colson has been working to clean up corruption and injustice in Ace Atkins’ compelling crime fiction series, but he can’t change the past of Jericho, Mississippi, when he’s faced with a decades-old crime that leads to scrutiny of his own past in The Forsaken.

In the fourth novel of this solid series, Quinn is approached by Diane Tull, who, back in 1977, was raped on a country road when she was 17 years old.

Her 14-year-old friend was murdered in the same assault. Three days later, a group of local men found a black man they blamed for the attacks and brutally murdered him.

Now, 37 year later, Diane wants Quinn to reopen that old case because she is sure the wrong man was killed. Quinn’s investigation leads to some uncomfortable facts about his father, who left his family more than 20 years ago and hasn’t made contact in years with either Quinn or his younger sister, Caddy.

Meanwhile, Quinn and his deputy, Lillie Virgil, are under investigation for killing two men who had tried to murder them. One of those men was a cop who had been in the pocket of Johnny Stagg, a prominent Jericho businessman and politician who also runs a lucrative criminal enterprise.

Atkins excels in solid pacing, effective dialogue and compelling characters in “The Forsaken.”

Quinn’s background as a former U.S. Ranger and his relationship with his family, which includes his mother, sister and her young son, add texture to the series. A good soldier, Quinn has now found his calling as the sheriff. Atkins shapes Quinn not as a superman, but as a flawed man who wants to do the right thing for his hometown.

Earlier this year, Atkins published Robert B. Parker’s Cheap Shot, his third novel about Boston private eye Spencer, which the Parker estate tapped him to continue. Atkins’ fresh approach to Spencer keeps faithful to the iconic detective’s past. But the excellent Quinn Colson novels, as illustrated in The Forsaken, are the true showcase for Atkins’ storytelling skills.

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SISTERS: Bad behaviour She was a major instigator of bad behaviour and did everything she was told not to do. Yet she is the most famous of her sisters due to the suspicions that she survived her family’s murder, turning her story into several novels and films about her escape. (All these rumours were apparently put to rest when the skeletons of what is said to be Anastasia and Alexei were discovered in 2007.)

Rappaport has delivered an insightful book that can easily touch your heart. From birth to death, with references to the Russo-Japanese War, Rasputin, terrorist attacks and revolution, we are finally able to see the life of OTMA, the last Grand Duchesses of Russia.

Kirsten Lowe is a Red Deer College student and freelance book reviewer.

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Author James Lee Burke is a descendant of tough Texas lawmen. In fact, his maternal great-grandfather once tangled with some of the West’s most notorious gunslingers.

Although Burke is most famous for hard-boiled crime novels featuring Louisiana lawman Dave Robicheaux, he has written seven fine novels inspired by the Hollan side of his family, changing the surname to Holland when he introduced Hackberry Holland, a hard-drinking lawyer, in Lay Down My Sword and Shield in 1971.

In Wayfaring Stranger, he introduces another member of the family, Weldon Avery Holland.

When we first meet him, it’s 1934, and Weldon, a teenager, is living on a hardscrabble Texas farm with his mentally ill mother and his grumpy grandfather, the man who had fought the likes of John Wesley Hardin, Bill Dalton and Pancho Villa.

But now, Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker wander into their lives, hiding out on the edge of the Holland property between bank robberies. Unsure if they are evil thugs or the avenging angels Depressionera popular culture made them out to be, Weldon is haunted by the encounter.

But later, as a second lieutenant, Weldon and his sergeant, Hershel Pine, discover what true evil is when a Waffen SS Tiger tank nearly takes their lives.

Separated from their unit, they accidentally wander into an abandoned Nazi death camp where Weldon saves a young woman named Rosita Lowenstein, who eventually agrees to be his wife.

After the war, Weldon and Hershel return to Texas where they go into business together, building pipelines for the booming oil business.

But rich and politically well-connected Texans are eager to destroy their business and acquire the unique welding process they have patented.

The two friends want to believe they left evil

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Wayfaring Stranger

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behind in Europe, but they soon discover that antiSemitism is not foreign to American soil, and that rampant greed is just another form of evil.

The forces arrayed against Weldon and Hershel bear down on them with all the force of a freight train, tearing at their marriages, threatening them with prison and even attempting to take their lives.

The epic story Burke has fashioned is thick with tension to the very end.

His characters, both heroes and villains, are superbly well drawn, and as in every Burke novel, the poetic descriptions of both urban and country settings bring Texas to life on the page.

Burke’s last three novels, Light of the World, Creole Belle and Feast Day of Fools, were arguably his best.

Wayfaring Stranger joins them as one of his most powerful and ambitious novels to date.

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Ontario bans paying people for blood

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Ontario plans to join Quebec in banning payments to people for their blood and blood plasma after a paidplasma clinic in Toronto opened its doors to donors.

The governing Liberals re-introduced legislation Wednesday that also incorporates recommended changes to pharmacy oversight after more than 1,200 cancer patients in Ontario and New Brunswick received diluted chemotherapy drugs.

The proposed measures include giving the Ontario College of Pharmacists the power to inspect and license hospital pharmacies and potentially other locations in the future.

They say British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick have similar rules.

The Liberals have been trying to prohibit any monetary compensation to people for their blood and plasma, such as reimbursing them for expenses, for more than a year.

The new bill would ensure the poor aren’t exploited or coerced, said Health Minister Eric Hoskins.

The only exceptions would be blood and plasma given only for research and emergency collection due to a major catastrophic event, he said.

“This decision to prohibit payment for blood and plasma donations will in no way reduce the supply or the availability of blood and blood products for Ontarians,” Hoskins said.

“But it will protect the integrity of our current blood donation system — a system that works.”

Plasma is a component of blood that can be used for transfusions and to make drugs that can treat patients for conditions like burns, severe infec-

tions and hemophilia.

The legislation would give the province the power to decide which facilities require a licence and which labs or specimen collection centres can have one.

Health Canada currently receives applications for licences, but the provinces and territories can decide whether to allow payment for plasma donors.

Canadian Plasma Resources invested about $8.5 million in three clinics: two in Toronto and one in Hamilton, said chief executive Barzin Bahardoust.

One clinic in downtown Toronto has been open to donors since March to collect plasma for research purposes, which is permitted by Health Canada.

Prospective donors go through a series of tests and interviews, and if they’re approved, they can receive a $25 charity donation to the Hospital for Sick Children or $25 Visa gift cards that

can’t be converted to cash, Bahardoust said.

The company applied for an establishment licence from the federal government in 2012 that would allow them to collect plasma to make pharmaceutical products, but Health Canada said it’s still under review.

Bahardoust said he hopes Ontario’s legislation will make a distinction between plasma used in manufacturing drugs — which is in short supply in Canada — and fresh blood and plasma used for transfusions, which should continue to be collected from voluntary donors.

“There are manufacturing steps that inactivate or remove viruses or parasites in the manufacturing of these drugs which are not applicable to blood or plasma for transfusion,” he said.

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They are not interchangeable.”

Death of Quebec mayor from wasp stings underscores need to be prepared The death of a Quebec mayor who was stung multiple times after stepping on a wasps’ nest while gardening is a tragic but cautionary tale for those who run afoul of bees, hornets or other stinging insects — especially if they have a severe allergy to their venom, experts say.

Lucie F. Roussel, mayor of La Prairie, died in hospital Sunday after being stung at least 15 times in the garden of her cottage near Stratford, Que., municipal authorities said.

There are conflicting reports as to whether the 51-year-old widowed mother of two teens had an allergic reaction, but La Prairie spokeswoman Chantal Charron said Roussel had never been diagnosed with an allergy to wasp stings.

“She was not diagnosed by a doctor. She did not know that she was allergic — if that was the case,” Charron told The Canadian Press, noting that Roussel had emergency injectable epinephrine at her home because her late husband had been allergic.

Dr. Susan Waserman, an allergist at McMaster University, said it’s extremely uncommon for someone to die as a result of insect venom directly, although there are a few cases in the medical literature.

“It’s possible, but it’s rare,” Waserman said Tuesday from Hamilton.

“This is not a common phenomenon.”

Most deaths that result from insect stings are caused by a severe allergic reaction known as anaphylaxis, which can be marked by such symptoms as breaking out in diffuse hives, having difficulty breathing, feeling lightheaded and sometimes vomiting, she said.

“Usually, most acute allergic reactions occur within minutes to an hour,” Waserman said, noting that people may

feel their tongue start tingling and their throat swelling.

“And if you have no reason to believe you are allergic, many people are caught off guard, and they don’t generally carry an epinephrine auto-injector.”

Symptoms of anaphylaxis can vary from one person to another and even from one reaction to the next, said Beatrice Povolo, a spokeswoman for the charitable advocacy group Anaphylaxis Canada.

What makes this allergic reaction so lifethreatening is that the airways swell and close up, the blood pressure plummets and the heart starts beating irregularly — all signs the person is experiencing anaphylactic shock.

“Our key messaging to patients is always to be prepared,” said Povolo, advising anyone with a diagnosed allergy to insect stings to carry two epinephrine auto-injectors, the second as backup or in case a double dose is needed.

Epinephrine is a form of adrenalin, given by a shot typically in the muscles of the thigh, that can counteract the allergic reaction until the affected person can receive medical treatment in hospital or by paramedics.

“Realize that all the EpiPen does is buy you time,” stressed Dr. Mitch Shulman, a Montreal emergency medicine specialist who has treated many patients for stings over the years, including some who developed anaphylaxis.

“If you’ve used the EpiPen, you must be seen in an emergency room or by somebody who’s competent. And the reason is the venom is still in your system,” he said, explaining that the epinephrine will wear off, potentially allowing a rebound reaction hours later, which can be even more serious than the original attack.

Waserman said that sometimes people don’t know they are allergic

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Anyone who suspects they may be allergic to stinging insects should ask to be referred to an allergist, who will do skin tests to confirm if they react to the venoms of particular bugs.

If any of the tests are positive, the patient can begin immunotherapy — a series of shots incorporating the venom that are usually given over a five-year period to gradually build up protective antibodies that prevent an allergic reaction.

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BY LAUREN LA ROSE THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — It was a staple of ’70s and ’80s fashion, but the recent revival of the jumpsuit has cemented the stylish staying power of the all-in-one look.

“I’ve never worn them before and now I’m totally sold,” said Canadian Living fashion and beauty director Julia McEwen, who has added four jumpsuits to her wardrobe.

“It’s like a dress in the same way that it’s one-piece dressing. If you want to style it and add elements, go for it.

But you don’t have to. It looks fabulous just the way it is.”

Pop star Rihanna, model Chrissy Teigen and actress Jennifer Garner are among the notable names who’ve recently stepped out in one-piece getups.

“They look chic, and when done right, (it) doesn’t look out of place, but rather stands out among cocktail dresses,” noted Sharon Ng Hayes of The Backseat Stylers, a Toronto-based fashion and style blog Ready to master the one-piece?

Some expert style tips.

Ensure you have the proper fit Alison Michelle, founder and lead stylist at King & Fox, a Toronto-based styling firm, said while the jumpsuit may be intimidating, she believes it’s “one of the most flattering pieces you can own.”

“A jumpsuit 99 per cent of the time will highlight the waist — like a belt at the waist — which is something that’s super-flattering on all body types, whether you want to create curves or hide certain body parts.

Michelle said a good starter jumpsuit is a halter or tank top style that’s fitted at the waist with a slightly wider leg in a solid dark colour.

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Singer Rihanna, left, arrives to launch her perfume Rihanna Rouge on the Champs Elysee Avenue in Paris in June. Right, Model Chrissy Teigen arrives at the ESPY Awards earlier this month in Los Angeles.

“It’s the flexibility of it — the same as a little black dress.”

Regardless of your height, Michelle said pant length is key.

“There’s nothing for me that I find more unflattering than seeing someone in a full-length jumpsuit — especially in a wider leg —that’s not hitting the floor with the shoes,” she said.

“You need to understand that you’re

going to buy one that you’re going to wear with flats or with heels. It’s not going to be both 99 per cent of the time.”

For petite women, McEwen favours a jumpsuit with an elasticized bottom.

“You can kind pull it up and style it however you want to — I think that’s very flattering. It’s never good when it pools around your ankles. If that’s the

case, just like a pair of pants you’re going to want to get it tailored.”

Taller women should seek out versions that are cropped at the ankle or slightly longer, she suggested.

Make sure you can comfortably dress and undress Unlike unzipping a pair of pants or hiking up a skirt when visiting the restroom, donning a jumpsuit requires the wearer to completely remove the outfit.

“I didn’t even realize that until this year when I first got one. (I thought): ‘Oh, this is kind of awkward, I’m at work and I’m shirtless,”’ McEwen said.

“I don’t know. I mean, that’s just something you have to get down with,” she added with a laugh.

Ng Hayes has been hooked on jumpsuits since buying her first one last year — a black lace sleeveless design.

With her newfound style obsession, she’s come to accept the added challenge that can come with wearing a one-piece.

McEwen said selecting a model that isn’t too fitted is key: “If it is more fitted, you want to make sure you have more of a structured material because I find that it can cling in weird areas.”

Select a colour and pattern close to your comfort zone Michelle acknowledged that the jumpsuit is “a lot of look” and that some be reticent to wear a very loud print or bold hue.

“If you’re going to go with a pattern, (go with one that is) maybe more subdued, or kind of a paisley, or do it in navy or creams instead of the bright colours.”

If wearing all one colour is too much, consider adding a piece to break up the ensemble like teaming it with a sleeveless blazer or vest, McEwen suggested.

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BY LINDA BARNARD SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE Feisty prop-spinner Dusty Crophopper makes another pass around the tower and finds a second chance gives him a new purpose in life in Planes: Fire and Rescue.

Once again voiced by comic Dane Cook, the fear of heights that grounded Dusty in 2013’s Planes is far behind him. He’s a full-fledged superstar racer. But there’s some turbulence ahead for him in Disney’s toon tribute to brave firefighters.

While the sequel doesn’t fly as high as the far superior Pixar Studios’ au-

to comedies Cars and Cars 2, it’s an improvement on the first animated adventure about the air and ground residents of Propwash Junction.

Dusty is midflight when he’s suddenly grounded by gearbox woes that can’t be repaired, even by ace mechanic Dottie the forklift (Teri Hatcher, one of a host of celebrity voices).

He can still fly, but she warns him he

can’t push his speed into the red like he once did.

Worse, Dusty’s stubborn insistence he can soar higher than his damage leads to a fire at the airfield that aging fire truck Mayday (Hal Holbrook) can’t handle. That brings in safety trucks who demand Propwash Junction up its fire protection.

Convinced he can make amends, Dusty decides to sign up for flying firefighter training to join Mayday’s team now that his racing career is on hold. He says goodbye to hometown pals like dimwitted-but-loyal Chug the fuel truck (Brad Garrett) and sets out for the aerial firefighting school at Yellowstone-clone Piston Peak National Park.

But it’s not going to be easy to learn how to battle forest fires. Tough helicopter Blade Ranger (Ed Harris) is Dusty’s firefighting instructor. He isn’t going to give him an easy ride,

constantly berating him for holding back when he needs to add speed.

Dusty isn’t about to share his faulty gearbox secret and as it turns out, Blade Ranger has something he’s keeping from Dusty, too.

Dusty’s engine gets plenty of revving anyway, thanks to the advances of star-struck water-scooping plane Dipper (Modern Family’s Julie Bowen), whose full-on crush makes Dusty decidedly nervous.

The earnest Smokejumpers team of wee forklifts and bulldozers who parachute into hot spots deliver laughs. But for the most part, Planes: Fire and Rescue is more about chuckles than big guffaws, coupled with thrilling 3-D flight and firefighting action scenes and lessons about friendship, respect and loyalty.

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Persistence, talent key to Jacobson’s success

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF Anyone who sees local guitarist Charlie Jacobson playing with blues heavyweights Kenny Wayne, Donald Ray Johnson and Russell Jackson will have one question in mind.

How the heck did a 21-year-old white kid from Red Deer get into this band of veteran U.S. musicians?

After all, New Orleans-raised Wayne is a prodigious boogie-woogie piano player who once played with Jimmy Reid.

Johnson is a blind Texan drummer who fronts the 10-piece Ray Charles Tribute Orchestra and won a 1979 Grammy Award for his stint in the soul/ disco group Taste of Honey.

And Memphis-born Jackson played bass for eight years in B.B. King’s band and has recorded with Willie Nelson, Charlie Musselwhite and Sonny Rhodes.

On top of the wide gap in musical experience and geography that exists between Jacobson and the rest of the band is the age variance.

“I am about 40 years younger,” said Jacobson, who noted the other musicians are either over 60, or soon to hit the six-decade mark.

The answer to his place in this seasoned band of blues men — who will perform together Aug. 1 and 2 at Fratters Speakeasy in Red Deer — lies in the young guitarist’s persistence and talent.

“I just fell into playing with the Russell Jackson band at Blues on Whyte in Edmonton. I knew the other guitar player and I was showing up and sitting in with the band,” he recalls.

Jacobson’s talent was soon recognized by Jackson, who invited him to play with his band on a regular basis.

The seasoned blues man, who now splits his time between the U.S. and Canada, became something of a mentor to the young Red Deer player. “He spends a lot of time with me, and I get to hear a lot of his great old stories and

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Russell Jackson, left, and Charlie Jacobson perform in Edmonton. Jacobson, Jackson, Kenny Wayne and Donald Ray Johnson will play Aug. 1 and 2 at Fratters Speakeasy in Red Deer. good advice,” said Jacobson.

“I really look up to him — but when I’m on stage, we’re a band.”

And there’s little doubt that Jacobson pulls his weight, since Jackson brought him on board as a guitar player during several gigs he’s playing with Wayne and Johnson in Central Alberta and Calgary.

Jacobson is thrilled to be in such es-

teemed musical company. “It’s a huge opportunity for me and a great deal of fun. I’m soaking up everything I can,” he said, adding “for me this is a dream come true.”

The local guitarist has mostly learned how to be “a true musical professional” from the older players, “and the importance of the groove — the importance of the musicality and the

feeling behind the music.”

Jacobson freely lets the music move him on stage, and dances while playing. “The blues to me is a release of emotion. Expressing the blues really helps you to feel better. It doesn’t get me down, it expresses hard feelings.

And the dancing is important.

“I’m very excited, so I’m all over the place when I play.”

With Wayne’s exuberant boogiewoogie piano melodies, he said audience members will also let loose on the dance floor. “These guys get everyone dancing.”

The Red Deer crowd will mostly hear original songs written by Wayne, as well as a few blues standards. “We’ll be playing a lot of good-time dance tunes,” said Jacobson, who aimed to be a musician for as long as he can remember.

His parents, Red Deer musicians Teresa Neuman and Bruce Jacobson, made up the core of the now-defunct local band Bull Simple in the 1990s.

Old blues and R&B records were regularly heard playing around the house while he was growing up.

Jacobson has performed in a number of bands before and after graduating from Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School, and still divides his time between playing straight-up blues and blues-rock with his Charlie Jacobson Band.

“I’ve played and listened to all kinds of music, but blues, R&B and soul music really speaks to me,” he said.

The musician is continuing to write original tunes for a first full-length album he intends to record with the Charlie Jacobson Band this fall. “I’m very excited to get these songs recorded. It’s been a long time coming,” said Jacobson, who has been songwriting since his teenage years.

“I’m going to take everything I’ve learned and put everything into the album.”

There’s a $15 cover charge for the 9 p.m. concert at Fratters. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

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Famke Janssen is pictured in a scene from Netflix’s ‘Hemlock Grove’ Season 2.

Series dishes out more chunks of flesh, streams of blood in second season NEW HEMLOCK GROVE SHOWRUNNER MOVES AWAY FROM MYTH AND DELVES INTO CHARACTERS

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Netflix series Hemlock Grove is shying away in its second season from the campy lore it introduced in its first season but continues to deliver plenty of gore — as shows about werewolves and vampires tend to do.

Chunks of flesh and streams of blood won’t surprise audiences familiar with Eli Roth’s work — the Hostel series filmmaker brought the Brian McGreevy novel of the same name to life as a show last year.

The quality of visual effects earned the series an Emmy nod for its first season, including those in the particularly horrific scene in the finale when, in a fit of rage, rich teenaged brat Roman Godfrey (Bill Skarsgerd) tears off his mother Olivia’s tongue with his teeth and spits the bloodied flesh out onto the floor beside her.

“I fast forward through those parts,” Famke Janssen, who plays the mysterious matriarch Olivia, said with a laugh during an interview at Toronto’s Shangri-La Hotel.

Janssen, known for her roles in Nip/Tuck and as Jean Grey in the X-Men series, describes her character as not just manipulative but “diabolical.”

“Olivia is very unlike from anyone else I’ve played,” said Janssen. “She’s challenging in a way where you’re giving emotions to a character where you never truly know whether she’s putting them on to achieve something or if she really means it.”

The show, shot in Toronto and set in a former Pennsylvania steel town, follows the grisly murders of teenage girls, which leads to an unlikely bromance between Roman and Peter Rumancek, the new kid in town who also happens to be a werewolf, played by Canadian Landon Liboiron. The pair teams up to find the creature perpetrating the crimes, a journey that doesn’t end well for any of the characters.

The trauma Olivia endures at the end of the first season is both physical and emotional — her teenage daughter Shelley has gone missing after being blamed for the murders, her close relationship with Roman is severed after she tells him he’s a vampire, and his vicious response to this revelation leads to Olivia being hauled away in a body bag. Her rebirth in Season 2 is in the hands of the mad doctor Johann Pryce (Joel de la Fuente) at the ethically questionable Godfrey Institute for Biomedical Technologies.

“She’s not in the best shape that we’ve seen her in, but she has a way of crawling out of anything and everything — she’s a survivor,” said Janssen.

Her crippled state transforms her, evoking unfamiliar emotions in Olivia.

“I like the whole vulnerability aspect we brought to her this season because that’s more who I am,” said Janssen. “I am not an evil, manipulative character by nature so those are the parts that are a little bit more challenging but certainly fun.”

After the first season answers the question “What are you?” — which both the audience and Olivia’s late husband ask in a flashback — the show takes a turn away from mythology.

“This season was about exfoliating the characters more, peeling back the layers of the onion to see what was underneath,” said Charles (Chic) Eglee, the series’ new showrunner.

Eglee, who also wrote for and produced The Walking Dead and Dexter, said he is primarily interested in exploring characters’ motivations and following “good rules of storytelling.”

“Certainly the characters witness horrific things, they find themselves in horrific situations, some of them may have even committed horrific acts,” said Eglee. “But the horrific moments, the horror moments come out of an emotional context, a character context.”

Despite describing elements of the show as “horrific,” Eglee said he doesn’t classify Hemlock Grove as a horror show, adding he isn’t familiar with horror or the tropes used in the genre.

This may prove to benefit the show since its first season received lukewarm critical reviews partly because of its reliance on tropes, including “serving up the predictable chorus line of pretty girls to be disembowelled for your viewing pleasure,” as Los Angeles Times critic Mary McNamara wrote.

This season’s plot follows a string of murders made to look like accidents that Peter is determined to solve, trying to enlist Roman’s help.

Both are also entangled in family struggles — Peter is trying to get his mother Lynda (Lili Taylor) out of prison while Roman deals with his mother’s attempts at reconciliation. The show elevates the significance of characters like Peter’s cousin Destiny (Kaniehtiio Horn) and Dr. Pryce while introducing Madeline Brewer as Miranda Cates, a new girl in town who has caught the attention of Peter and Roman.

All 13 episodes of Sea403.341.3366 son 2 of Hemlock Grove are on Netflix.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — We all know that one guy (or gal) who has an uncanny (occasionally annoying) knack for recalling lines from just about every episode of The Simpsons — of which there are currently 552 and counting.

That person is about to be replaced by a trickedout, multiplatform Simpsons World library available this fall from FXX that will allow TV subscribers to have access to every episode of the show since its 1989 debut, searchable and clippable by scene and subject, on any device.

Expect your social network feeds to soon be filled with lines from The Simpsons as users try to impress their friends with apropos dialogue once uttered

by Bart, Homer, Sideshow Bob, Mr. Burns, Marge’s sisters, Apu, Maggie, Ralph — you name it. No stone in Springfield appears to have been left unturned.

No more will you search YouTube hoping for fuzzily replicated clips of, say, the show’s Planet of the Apes musical. (“I hate every ape I see/ From chimpan-A to chimpan-Zee . . . “) Hard-to-impress reporters at the Television Critics Association’s annual summer press tour were slowly roused from their indifference (yawn. Another on-demand viewing app?) during a demo Monday morning of Simpsons World. For a moment, it felt a little bit like a scene out of HBO’s Silicon Valley, where every new product is touted for its ability to make the world a better place. (For better or worse, this will make the world a place inhabited by people who started playing around with Simpsons World and never looked up from their iPads again.)

Simpsons World will be accessible to users who get FXX through their cable or satellite providers.

The network told reporters it estimates that about 60 per cent of TV subscribers will be able to get it, with more expected. (A deal has yet to be reached with Verizon FiOS, for example.) If you post a Simpsons clip on your social network accounts, all your friends and followers will see it, whether or not they get FXX. For people who want to indulge in The Simpsons the old-fashioned way, FXX (which won exclusive cable and on-demand rights to “Simpsons” reruns in a 2013 bidding war) will air every episode in order, continuously, for 12 days starting at 10 a.m. Aug. 21. ★★★ Kids today: Of the big four broadcast networks, Fox is the one that most needs a hit this season. Ratings are down; longtime entertainment chief Kevin Reilly was shown the door earlier this summer and replaced by the two executives (Gary Newman and Dana Walden).

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The planes and ground support decide to take a night off for the big reopening of the Grand Fusel Lodge (get it?) but wouldn’t be so quick to sip the free oil if they knew developer Cad Spinner (a luxury SUV voiced by Bad Teacher’s John Michael Higgins) had diverted the firefighting budget to fancy up the resort.

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by Mark Mancina’s chirpy score, along with tunes from country star Brad Paisley, Spencer Lee and even some AC/ DC and Captain and Tennille.

Adults will smile at CHIPS’ Erik Estrada in a clever cameo and a pretty funny Burt Reynolds joke, plus Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara do a familiar shtick as devoted married RVs, Harvey and Winnie.

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BY MICHAEL CAVNA ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES In a world filled with seemingly daily disasters and endless turmoil, it’s no wonder that superheroes are as popular as ever, from blockbuster movies all the way to the local toy shop. “When the world gets scary, superheroes’ sales go up,” says Brad Meltzer, the bestselling political-thriller author and comicbook creator. “What resonates today is, as we look around at this scary world, we want someone to come save us.”

And to Meltzer, no superhero resonates quite like Batman. It was May of 1939, during the run-up to the Second World War, when Batman made his debut in the Detective Comics (later shortened to “DC”) book The Case of the Chemical Syndicate. The Caped Crusader immediately found an eager national audience. Now, so many thousands of crime-fighting adventures later, DC Comics is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the iconic character by declaring July 23 “Batman Day.” Comic-book outlets around the country are partnering with the publisher to offer various Bat-birthday collectibles, as well as a new comic written by Meltzer.

DC is also timing its Batman event to coincide with the Wednesday-night kickoff of San Diego Comic-Con, the granddaddy of American pop-culture conventions and festivals that draws more than 125,000 fans to the San Diego Convention Center over four and a half days. And Batman has had a huge hand in that: Comic-Con — which arose in the wake of the character’s hit 1960s TV show — enjoyed huge growth in the ’90s as Tim Burton’s Batman movies starring Michael Keaton reignited Hollywood’s interest in superheroes.

To help celebrate the Batman anniversary, DC Entertainment will have a sizable presence at this year’s festival, including a Batman 75: Legends of the Dark Knight panel. DC says it will continue the anniversary celebration Saturday by teaming with Random House for events at more than 1,000 American libraries.

And to think this was all spawned by a couple of young creators trying to come up with a character to rival the introduction of Superman — an emergence that sparked the entire multibillion-dollar superhero industry.

In 1938, the world’s first popular superhero was launched by Detective Comics. “As World War II started encroaching on our shores,” Meltzer says, “that’s when Superman took off, selling over a million copies.”

By the next year, the publisher was looking to replicate that success, and an editor tasked Bob Kane with creating another caped crime-fighter. Inspired partly by da Vinci’s drawings of flight, Kane rendered a birdlike bat-man, then took his idea to artistfriend Bill Finger, who sharpened and darkened the look of “the Batman.” In May 1939, in Detective Comics No. 27, Batman was born. (A copy of that issue can now fetch $1.5 million at auction.)

Soon, with help from teenage writer-illustrator Jerry Robinson, Batman had a sidekick (Robin) whose look was drawn from a Wyeth painting; a great villain (the Joker) inspired (according to Robinson) by a playing card; and a moody aesthetic influenced by everything from German expressionist films to Harry Clarke’s illustrations for the books of Edgar Allan Poe. Batman has persevered through so many phases, from a film-noir feel to the high camp of the ’60s TV show starring Adam West to the Dark Knight of a shadowy, psychologically tortured figure as popularized by Frank Miller’s graphic novels and Christopher Nolan’s feature films. The character endures by having as many entry points to his story as he has incarnations.

“Through these 75 years, Batman has been finetuned by hundreds of writers and artists into honed perfection,” Meltzer says. “He is perfectly defined and, I maintain, the most perfectly defined literary character. The odd part is, although he’s moved from camp, to dark, to self-hating, to self-confidence, you

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TELEVISION: Fargo in 2015 During a Q&A on Sunday on the press tour, Fox Networks Group chief executive Peter Rice was asked about the decision to shave another 13 hours off the beleaguered American Idol when it returns next spring.

“I think it is aging gracefully,” Rice said of the show. The judge-lineup issues seem to have worked out (with Harry Connick Jr., Jennifer Lopez and Keith Urban) to the mutual satisfaction of producers and fans. But Idol has lost some of its gleam. Why? “If I have a criticism of the show for us last year, it is that we haven’t found, in the last two years, a group of kids who have captured the imagination of the public. They’ve been really talented kids, but for whatever reason, there hasn’t been that catalyst behind the show.” With all the singing and talent shows, maybe America’s children are losing the taste for fame? Maybe they’re just not as good? Maybe they’re not there at all?

“Do you ever think there might not be any kids left?” one reporter asked.

Not missing a beat, Rice replied: “We’re always making more.”

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The 1988 graphic novel Batman: The Killing Joke was written by Alan Moore and drawn by Brian Bolland. always somehow know exactly what Batman ‘would do.’ There’s a core that never changes.”

For Batman Day, DC co-publisher Dan DiDio asked Meltzer to create a new comic that would rightly celebrate the Caped Crusader’s entire history. “I wanted the story to stay true to that original and honour all the came after,” Meltzer says. “No pressure.”

“Batman has stayed relevant,” DiDio says by phone from DC’s New York offices, “because he is constantly reinvented and reinterpreted by every generation.”

For the new comic, Meltzer and designer Chip Kidd deconstructed Kane and Finger’s first Batman story, then weaved in a trove of character history. “We took the story apart and then rebuilt it with those original images from the first story,” Meltzer says. “It was like doing a jigsaw puzzle.”

Meltzer and Kidd’s reimagined comic echoes the theme of need for superheroes in a scary world, as it alludes not only to young Bruce Wayne becoming an orphan after a theater performance, but also to the 2012 multiplex shooting in Aurora, Colorado, at a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises, the final installment of Nolan’s recent Batman trilogy.

“First and foremost, that was of course a call to his dead parents,” Meltzer says of a scene in his new Batman story. “But you better believe that those theater shootings were right there, too. For 75 years, Batman has been a cultural shield, protecting us from our deepest fears.”

So beneath the savvy marketing and cool collectibles, why exactly does Batman endure as a popcultural force?

“Thanks to Bill Finger, Batman was the first comWell, TV critics have now seen the first two episodes, and they’re remarkably similar to the original — sometimes down to the pauses. David Tennant, who starred in the British Broadchurch, also plays the same role (with an American accent) in Gracepoint, a murder mystery set in Northern California.

After a number of questions about the similarities (and whether or not the ending will be a surprise), executive producer Carolyn Bernstein finally was compelled to point out the hard truth: BBC America’s viewing audience for Broadchurch, Bernstein said, “represents, really, truly less than 1 per cent of the American television viewing population. We’re not particularly worried about the overlap.” ★★★ A second season of the highly praised miniseries Fargo will premiere in late 2015 at the earliest, FX’s chief executive John Landgraf told reporters during the network’s presentations on Monday. It will have a different cast and the story will be set in 1979 in Sioux Falls, S.D., Fargo, N.D., and Luverne, Minn.

(Filming will again take place in Canada.) Executive producer Noah Hawley said one of the characters will be a younger version of Lou Solverson, the retired cop played by Keith Carradine in the first season.

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When Fox announced last summer that it was going to remake the British hit miniseries Broadchurch (retitled as Gracepoint, premiering on Fox on Thursday, Oct. 2) everyone wondered if that was such a smart idea. The original, which aired on BBC America, was pretty perfect that way it was. But Fox said the American version would be different enough to lure viewers who would be judging it against the British version.

The increasingly experimental FX comedy from Louis C.K. has been renewed for a fifth season.

Expect seven or eight new episodes next spring.

ic-book superhero to have a psychological reason to wage war on crime,” says Marc Tyler Nobleman, the Washington-based author of Bill the Boy Wonder: The Secret Co-Creator of Batman. “While he was an original fusion of elements of earlier characters, it was this emotional motive that stood out most. We identify with Batman/Bruce Wayne not only because he has no powers, but also because he has no parents.

We empathize with his empathy.”

Glen Weldon, a Washington-based comics contributor for NPR and author of the forthcoming book The Caped Crusade: The Rise of Batman and the Triumph of Nerd Culture, believes Batman has remained relevant because of a crucial reinvention: he gained the psychology of obsession, thanks to writer Dennis O’Neil, who was hired to “fix” Batman after the campy TV show’s demise.

“O’Neil’s decision to introduce a note of obsession saved Batman, and indirectly the comics industry, by offering a masculine ideal with whom Nerds could identify, and cherish,” Weldon says.

“Batman was obsessed. Driven. Consumed by his passionate devotion. Nerds read him, and saw themselves — their inner lives — reflected in a dark mirror,” Weldon says.

Meltzer, by contrast, finds value in the constancy within Batman’s creative malleability.

“The ears gets taller, then shorter. The costume will get darker, then lighter. The utility belt will get pouch-y, then sleeker. But Batman’s character is as stubborn as the man beneath the cowl,” Meltzer says.

“He is immovable. He projects sheer will, convincing us we have a chance — even when we don’t. And. He. Will. Not. Change. We, as a people, need someone that committed to an ideal.”

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REDMOND Gwendolyn (Gwenne) Iva Florence (1943 - 2014) Our beloved wife, mother, sister and grandmother passed away peacefully at the Red Deer Hospice, July 22, 2014 at the age of 70 years. She is survived by her husband, Joe of Sylvan Lake; daughter, Raylene (Rob) McWade of Sylvan Lake and their children, Sean (Meghan) and Samantha (Travis); daughter, Lynne Redmond-Dorcas of Airdrie and her children Joel, Brett and Braden Jepson; daughter, Jennifer McCulloch of Didsbury and her children Carson and Rowan; her brother, John (Gale) Carswell of Lillooet, BC; sister-in-law, Sharon (Carol) Redmond of Nanaimo, BC as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Gwenne was predeceased by her parents; nephew, Rick Carswell; and son-in-law, Steve McCulloch.

Gwenne was born August 11, 1943 in Whitehorse, to Richard (Dick) and Daisy Carswell, long-time Yukon residents. She attended the University of Victoria and Victoria’s Jubilee Hospital School of Nursing. She worked for Dr. Buchan in Whitehorse and the Didsbury Nursing Home. Growing up she enjoyed participating in many sports such as curling and basketball.

In 1963 she was honored to be Miss Sourdough Rendevous Queen and represented the Territory as Miss Yukon. Her love of sports continued into adulthood with slowpitch ball, skiing and bowling, which she had the honor of participating at the Alberta Winter Games in 1980. Gwenne was a very active volunteer and dedicated time to many organizations including Didsbury Light Horse, American Saddlebred Horse Association of Alberta and the David Thompson Health Region. Gwenne and Joe were married in Whitehorse in 1965 and subsequently lived in Calgary, Devon, Didsbury, Abbotsford, Red Deer and Sylvan Lake. Despite being a Yukoner, she loved the mountains and prairies of Alberta and felt she was at home here. Joe and Gwenne were proud parents/grandparents and supported the many endeavors and activities of their family. She was a long time member of the Alliance Community Church in Sylvan Lake and her friends and family find great comfort in knowing that she is with her Heavenly Father. Her family thanks the dedicated medical professionals who were so caring, particularly Dr. Neil Stewart of Red Deer, Dr. Easaw and team of the Tom Baker Cancer Center, the Home Care staff in Sylvan Lake and the very special staff and volunteers of the Red Deer Hospice. A Celebration of Life for Gwenne will be held at the Alliance Community Church, 4404 - 47 Avenue, Sylvan Lake, AB, Friday July 25, 2014 at 11:00 am.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Gwenne’s memory to the Red Deer Hospice Society, 99 Arnot Avenue, Red Deer, AB T4R-3S6, www.reddeerhospice.com.

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DUNCAN Anne Duncan, beloved wife of John Duncan, passed away peacefully on July 23, 2014 in the Innisfail Hospital at the age of 91 years. When Anne lost her private battle to leukemia, she was surrounded by loved ones. John and Anne farmed west of Innisfail for over 50 years, moving into a beautiful condo in Innisfail in the summer of 2011. John is currently living in the Sunset Manor in Innisfail.

Anne was born in 1923 in Morpeth, England. She was the oldest daughter of James and Minnie Wight. The family moved to Canada when she was three years old - first to Alix and then to Red Deer where Anne completed her schooling. As an outgoing and vivacious young woman, Anne loved to curl and golf. She worked as a receptionist at the Snell Optometry Clinic for nearly 20 years.

Even as a young woman, Anne loved to travel. She and a group of young girlfriends toured Europe together. Anne met John through mutual friends; they married on November 11, 1961 in the chapel of the Gaetz Memorial United Church.

They moved onto family land to farm and quickly became an integral part of the little Red Deer District. Anne and John were happily married just short of 53 years. They were a busy couple - always looking for an adventure. Together they enjoyed downhill skiing, curling and golfing. The two of them were active members of the Spruce View Square Dance Club and Circle Chase in Innisfail. They square danced all over Alberta-even going as far as Phoenix, Arizona to dance. They loved to travel! Their many travels included trips to: Europe with extra time spent in England; China, where they walked the Great Wall; an Alaskan Cruise; Australia; New Zealand; and an unforgettable bus tour of the Maritime Provinces. Anne was a member of the Little Red Deer Dorcas WI. She loved to garden. Her mammoth vegetable gardens and flower gardens were the envy of many. Anne was a very accomplished seamstress. Every single one of her 100+ square dance dresses (with some matching ties and shirts for John!) were sewn by herself. Up to the very end, Anne loved to bake and was an exceptional hostess. She would set out a lovely tea cloth and her Royal Albert china to serve the delicious baking that she always had on hand. Anne was an outgoing and cheerful presence at all gatherings. She loved to talk and would be the first to make someone feel special. Her baking was especially renowned at Faye’s “Camp Grandma.”

Auntie Anne would treat her great nieces and nephews with TUBS of amazing cookies... and to their delight; she insisted that there was no cookie limit! Anne is survived by her loving husband John; her sister Grace Koss; sister in laws Mary Duncan and Elizabeth Anderson and numerous nieces, nephews and their families. She was predeceased by her parents James and Minnie Wight and her brother Matt Wight.

In Anne’s memory and in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Innisfail United Church or to the Innisfail Hospital.

Funeral services for Anne Duncan will be held in the Innisfail United Church on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at 2:00pm. A private family interment to follow at the Innisfail Cemetery.

HEARTLAND FUNERAL SERVICES, LTD., INNISFAIL entrusted with arrangements. Phone: 403-227-0006. www.heartlandfuneralservices.com

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LAWRENCE Christopher 1998 - 2014 It is with the deepest sorrow that we announce the sudden passing of our beloved son, as a result of an accident, Christopher ‘Chris’ Michael Lawrence near East Coulee, Alberta on Saturday, July 19, 2014 at the age of 15 years.

Chris was born on July 21, 1998 at Red Deer, Alberta and spent his early years in Penhold, Alberta and Red Deer. At the age of seven, the family moved to Blackfalds, Alberta, where Chris attended Iron Ridge Elementary Campus. He was well liked and made many friends there. Chris went on to attend school in Red Deer and also Innisfail for his Junior and Senior High but realized early on that the world would be his true classroom. Chris recently moved to Innisfail, where he had met Kristina Kinder, who very quickly became one of the most important parts of his life. He had been attending High School until obtaining employment in the Construction Industry for the summer months. Chris’s ambition was to become a Heavy Duty Mechanic like his Grandpa Blauel, with whom he shared a very special bond. Chris was an avid skateboarder spending entire days at the Skatepark when he could. We all feel such emptiness within but will cherish the many loving memories of our dear son, grandson, great grandson, brother, nephew and friend in our hearts forever. Chris will be lovingly remembered by his mother, Nicole Blauel and stepfather, Dave Sutherland of Blackfalds, Alberta, his father, Michael Lawrence of Red Deer, his girlfriend, Kristina Kinder of Innisfail, Alberta and his brothers and sister, Trevor Blauel, Riley Sutherland and Kieran Sutherland, all of Blackfalds.

He will also be very sadly missed by his Grandparents, Laurel Blauel, Doreen and Frank Mardian, all of Red Deer, Bill Lawrence of Penhold, Ian and Pamela Sutherland of St. Albert, Alberta and Heather and Albert Cramette of Red Deer; his great grandparents, Ken and Melba Stuart of Red Deer, Rose Mardian of Kindersly, Saskatchewan and Gladys Bigg of St. Albert; as well as numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and all his friends. Chris was predeceased by his grandpa, Barry Blauel. A Celebration of Chris’s Life will be held at Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer, Alberta on Sunday, July 27, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. If desired, Memorial Donations in Chris’s honor may be made directly to the Red Deer & District S.P.C.A. at www.reddeerspca.com or to a charity of the donor’s choice. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements in care of Gary W. Anderson, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer. 403.340.4040.

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In Memoriam MOREAU, Bud Mar. 19, 1932 - July 25, 1979 The beauty of the sunrise, a brand new day.

Freshly tilled soil, new mown hay.

Ripening fields with a golden hue, bring back loving memories of you.

Lovingly remembered.

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MULHALL (nee Platt) Nora Winifred (Win) 1924 - 2014 It almost seems as though World War II occurred so that we would meet and plan our lives together. I, Victor, was a new posting to her RAF station in June, 1943 and she, only 18, a member of the WAAF, was on staff at the Officer’s Mess. With my very first glance I fell in love, honestly she was so beautiful.

She was more hesitant, so dating had to wait. Win loved dancing and she was perfect on the dance floor. We were often apart over the war years, but we met at every opportunity. In April 1945 we married. Fortunately we had two more years in England, enabling Win to say a long good-bye to her Mom and Dad and her 2 sisters and 3 brothers. As a “War Bride” Win would leave them all behind as she headed to Canada in August 1947, and would never see her parents again. She settled first in Weyburn, Sask, a family of three in a “war time” house.

There, Win began her real chosen career: having and raising wonderful children.

She had eight (in twelve years), she had easy deliveries and often wished that others could be so blessed. She was absolutely devoted to her children: Allan (Di), Dennis (Sharon), Barbara (Yves), Jacqueline (Allan), Douglas (Judy), Gail (Alan), Michael (Pam), and little Victor (his twin) who, much loved, died in infancy. Her small house (with only one bathroom) had bunk beds everywhere, and she was up most nights ‘til midnight, ironing bed linen and the stack of cloth diapers regularly in use. While raising a large family, she was always involved in her community: on committees of home and school associations; canvassing for various illnesses, etc. She was a wonderful friend to the other veteran families on the street and her child-care and instinctive nursing skills were often consulted. Much of her time was spent guiding, molding, advising and helping her children become wise and good adults. Her personal example was always there for them to follow. As her children married and raised families, she spread her love and affection to all. In 1973 there was a move to Red Deer.

Now there are 16 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

In the early years, money was scarce but later Win made regular trips to England (she loved Wardair!). Her English family visited Canada too. She was a great knitter and adept at crosswords and cryptoquotes. At 55, she took up painting and presented minor masterpieces to her kids. After 69 years of marriage and one month short of her 90th birthday, she succumbed to her 5 year affliction Pulmonary Fibrosis on June 27, 2014. Cremation has already taken place. A tribute to her memory is planned for Saturday, July 26, at 1:30 pm. at Parkland Funeral Home, Red Deer (north end of Ethel Taylor Drive).

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GERVAIS Funeral Directors Vivian & Services 1960 - 2014 It is with the deepest sorrow that we announce the sudden passing of Vivian Gervais of Red Deer, Alberta on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at the age of 54 years. Vivian will be lovingly remembered by her mother and stepfather, Ena and Brad Screpnek her daughter, Donna (Chris) Hort and her beloved grandchildren, Heather and Caiden Hort, all of Red Deer, Alberta. She will also be very sadly missed by her brothers, Anthony Gervais and Roland (Tari) Gervais and her sister, Nancy Gervais (Anthony Fobert), also all of Red Deer.

Vivian was predeceased by her father, Noel Gervais in 2004. A Celebration of Vivian’s Life will be held at the Loyal Order of Moose Lodge, 140 Petrolia Drive, Red Deer, Alberta on Sunday, July 27, 2014 at Births 1:00 p.m. If desired, Memorial Donations in Vivian’s honor may be made directly to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Alberta and N.W.T. at www.heartandstroke.ab.ca.

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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GOULDING Chris and Crissie along with big brothers Colton and Ryland are pleased to announce the arrival of Ariana Marie MacKenzie on July 5, 2014 weighing 6 lbs.

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KENDAL SASVARY Congratulations to our GRANDDAUGHTER. Reach for the stars and may all your dreams come true.

Love Nanny and Grampy.

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Celebrations 90th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION for LORETTA SALTER Friends and family of Loretta Salter are invited to attend a 90th Birthday Come-and-Go Tea on Sunday, July 27th from 2-4 pm at the Victoria Park Retirement Residence, 9 Avery Street, Red Deer.

NO GIFTS PLEASE.

COME CELEBRATE WITH PEGGY COATES on her 90th Birthday at the Pioneer Lodge 4324 46A Ave, Red Deer, on July 26, 2 - 5 pm Bring Lawn chairs if weather permits.

HORN HILL - CLEARVIEW - HILLEND WAR MEMORIAL DEDICATION All current and former residents of these rural school districts are invited to help dedicate our war memorial.

August 2nd, 2014 at 10 a.m.

Hornhill Cemetery.

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Tell Everyone with a Classified Announcement OLMSTEAD - DEETJEN Friends and family would like to congratulate Kalee and Lorne on their wedding, taking place July 26, 2014, Wishing you love and happiness on your special day!

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Busy downtown Red Deer one lawyer office requires a full time legal assistant with 3 to 5 years experience in corporate/commercial and residential real estate.

Position includes conducting all aspects of real estate files, general office duties and telephone reception. Apply in confidence with salary expectation to susanallison@shaw.ca or fax 403-343-7016. Suitable applicants will be contacted for an interview.

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IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A CAREER & NOT A JOB...

If you have a vision to help others improve their health...

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Wellness Coach - Natural Pain Relief Centre requires energetic health conscious P/T Administrative & clinical assistant.

Please drop off convincing letter & resume in person to 30C Gaetz Ave. Crossing, Red Deer (Between Quiznos & Booster Juice) Tues. July 22nd - Fri. July 25 Between 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Medical Office Receptionist: Full-time position in Red Deer starting approx Aug 5/14.

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JOIN OUR TEAM! Based in Alberta/ TRICAN WELL SERVICE IS Canada’s largest pressure pumping company with operations in western Canada and around the world.

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lf you are a motivated, service-oriented team player with excellent attention to detail we invite you to apply for the following positions:

Oil & Gas Well Testing Night Foremen, Experienced/ Inexperienced Junior Day/Night Operators Must have H2S, First Aid, valid driver’s license.

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Has Opening for all positions! Immediately.

All applicants must have current H2S, Class 5 with Q Endorsement, (No GDL licenses) and First Aid. We offer competitive wages & excellent benefits.

Please include 2 work reference names and numbers.

Please fax resume to: 403-264-6725 Or email to: tannis@treelinewell.com No phone calls please. www.treelinewell.com TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

Experienced Day/Night Supervisors Operator Assistants (Entry Level Positions) Professionals

NOW HIRING

Well Testing Personnel Experienced Supervisors & Operators Must have valid applicable tickets. Email: lstouffer@ testalta.com Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

810

Boundary Technical Group Inc. Is now hiring for: - Technologist (Party Chief) - Technician (Rodman) In the Red Deer and surrounding area Boundary offers a competitive salary and benefits package as well as an RRSP program. We are a Construction/Land survey company based in Airdrie.

Please send resume to: FAX: (403) 948-4924 or email tanya.dowie@btgi.ca Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

Central Alberta Residence Society

Duties include but not limited to the following: • Assembling and repairing control valves/frac heads • Calibration, testing and troubleshooting of valves as well as measurement and valve related instruments • Disassembly, cleanup and evaluation of parts • Signing and documenting date compliance sheets • Pressure testing processes with experience, will train • Forklift experience/loader experience, will train • Must be 18 years of age or older to apply • Must supply driver’s abstract

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 mechanic and possess strong mechanical skills, be quick learners, motivated and hard working and live or be willing to relocate within a 20 minute commute to workplace location. This position offers a challenging work environment, attractive benefits with competitive pay and significant room for promotion.

Please submit resumes

Restaurant/

820

Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

TR3 Energy is at the forefront of reclamation and remediation in the oil & gas industry We are currently recruiting for:

Heavy Equipment Operators Requirements: Valid Driver’s License H2S Alive Standard First Aid WHIMIS and/or CSTS or PST Pre-Access A&D Testing Ground Disturbance Level 11 427381G21-H2

Benefits: • Excellent hourly wage • Lucrative Safety Bonus and Christmas bonus • Excellent benefit plan • Retirement plan Fax or email your resume and driver’s abstract to: Fax: (403) 347-3406 Email: l.enzie@isolationequipment.com or drop by #239-37428 RR273 Clearview Industrial, Red Deer County Attn: Lori Enzie

Trades

OIL & GAS OPERATOR

Red Deer division is Hotel currently accepting resumes for an oilfield equipment sales position. JJAM Management (1987) Ltd., o/a Tim Horton’s Experience in water conRequires to work at these tainment, Conical Trailer Red Deer, AB locations: and Frac Water heater is 5111 22 St. an asset. Candidates 37444 HWY 2 S must be self-motivated and 37543 HWY 2N willing to travel. Oilfield 700 3020 22 St. back ground, Class 1a and Manager/Food Services oilfield tickets and passport Permanent F/T shift. $18/hr. are an asset. Only selected individuals will be 40 hrs/week, + benefits , 1 Vacancy, 2-3yrs. exp., contacted for interviews. criminal record check req’d, Thank you.

Apply in person or fax Please forward resume to jeff.sahli@modernusa.com resume to: 403-314-1303

Isolation Equipment Services Inc. an expanding Oil Service Company is willing to train the right candidates as valve technicians and/or shop assistants in its fast and mechanical environment.

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WHO WE ARE Enseco Energy Services Corporation is a specialized oil and gas service provider with operations covering western Canada & the US. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Enseco is currently hiring the following Production Testing positions:

AVAILABLE DRAGON ENERGY

VALVE TECHNICIAN/SHOP ASSISTANTS

WORKING CONDITIONS: • 15 days on/ 6 days off, on call 24 hour basis • Must live near base of employment • Pre-employment medical testing required • Working in all weather conditions

JOIN THE TEAM

No experience necessary Desired candidates will for operator assistant possess a university position. Applicants must degree or technical have valid H2S, First Aid diploma with 3-5 years’ AB/BC, Driver’s License experience, be a member and will need to pass of a related Professional Pre-Employment screening.

Society, have excellent BENEFITS verbal and written Our team members enjoy communication skills with industry leading compenthe ability to partner with sation packages including internal and external competitive wages and a customers at all levels of fully comprehensive health the organization, and hold benefits plan. a class 5 driver’s license.

APPLY TODAY! A background in Enseco Energy Services environmental science or encourages all qualified engineering is a plus. Must individuals to fill out an be able to travel up to 60%, online job application form including overnight stays. located on the “Careers” section of our website: Interested candidates can enseco.com or fax your send a resume and cover resume to 780-532-1851 letter to oilfieldcanada @outlook.com.

Classifieds Your place to SELL LOCAL SERVICE CO. Your place to BUY in Red Deer REQ’S EXP. VACUUM TRUCK OPERATOR Must have Class 3 licence w/air & all oilfield tickets.

Fax resume w/drivers abstract to 403-886-4475 LOCAL Testing company seeking experienced Well Testers.

Positions available immediately.

Day/Night Supervisors & Assistants.

MUST HAVE valid H2S and First Aid. Competitive wages and health benefits.

Email resumes and tickets to: welltesting365@ gmail.com

800

TREELINE WELL SERVICES

HS&E Manager An established and respected oilfield service company in the Red Deer area is looking for an HS&E Manager to oversee activities directly related to the company’s various safety programs. Essential functions include enforcing compliance of operations personnel with administrative policies, procedures, safety rules, and governmental regulations, maintain safety and accident records, submit applicable annual reports, conduct safety audits, manage company’s drug and alcohol program and more.

Oilfield

Do you enjoy helping others achieve their full potential?

A CARF accredited agency has long been recognized for providing quality support services to individuals with MIDNITE OIL FLUSHBY developmental disabilities.

(Rod Rigs) Experienced We are currently seeking Manager/Operator & to fill a number of positions Derrickhand Positions which are necessary in Available All Tickets order to maintain the Something for Everyone Required. Email Resume level of supports we have Everyday in Classifieds to safety@midniteoil.ca or come to be known for.

Fax 1-866 452-0286 Successful candidates will be responsible to provide personal support and mentorship in accordance with individuals’ needs and aspirations, within their home and community.

Applicants should possess A RED DEER BASED prior experience in the Pressure Testing Company PRODUCTION TESTING human service field. req’s. Operators for testing EXPERIENCED Attn: Human Resources Full time positions offer BOP’s throughout AB. SUPERVISORS and email:kwolokoff@ competitive wages with Only those with Drilling rig TESTERS bearspawpet.com benefits. Vehicle and valid exp. need apply. Fax Day & Night Fax 403-252-9719 resume & driver’s abstract Must have tickets.

Mail: Suite 5309 333 96 driver’s license required. to: 403-341-6213 or email Top paid wages.

Ave. NE Calgary, AB T3K 0S3 Forward Resumes to: mikeoapt@gmail.com Based out of Devon, AB. CARS Only those selected for Email resume to: OILFIELD #101 - 5589 47 St. interview will be contacted. kathy@dragonsbreathpt.ca EQUIPMENT SALES Red Deer, AB T4N 1S1 POSITION Fax: 403-346-8015

Oilfield

WHAT MAKES US ATTRACTIVE: • Values-driven organization • Full coverage benefits program • Global technical leader within our industry • Focus on safety, training and development • Career advancement opportunities • RRSP matching program • Health Spending Account

800

CLASS 1 driver w/5 yrs. exp. and oilfield tickets.

Email resume: jkinsella @xplornet.com

Fracturing Crew Bus, Cement Bulk, Cement Operators EXPERIENCE & SKILLS: • Valid Class l license preferred; fewer than 6 demerit points • Pressure pumping experience is preferred • Physically fit- heavy lifting required • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Oilfield

Please e-mail or fax your resume to: hr@tr3energy.com Fax: (403) 294-9323 www.tr3energy.com

JJAM Management (1987) Ltd., o/a Tim Horton’s Requires to work at these Red Deer, AB locations: 5111 22 St. 37444 HWY 2 S 37543 HWY 2N 700 3020 22 St. FOOD ATTENDANT Req’d permanent shift weekend day and evening both full and part time.

15 Vacancies, $10.88/hr. + benefits. Start ASAP. Job description www.timhortons.com Education and experience not req’d.

Apply in person or fax resume to: 403-314-1303 THE RUSTY PELICAN is now accepting resumes for F/T DISHWASHER Apply within: 2079-50 Ave. 2-4 pm. Mon.-Fri. Fax 403-347-1161 Phone calls WILL NOT be accepted.

850

TO ADVERTISE YOUR SALE HERE — CALL 309-3300 WHISKER Rescue Annual Garage Sale July 25, 10-8, July 26 & 27, 10-6. Bsmt. of Professional Building 4808-Ross St. Sat. & Sun. come to front door.

2nd. location for Furniture, sports equipt., floor lamps, exercise equipt. and other large items at 3750-43A Ave. 1 blk. over from Sproule’s Mountview IDA. YARD SALE Sat. July 26, 10-4.

One day only 4810-54 St. Waskasoo Kiwanis Towers.

Eastview 106 ELY CLOSE Fri. 25th 4-7 & Sat. 26th 10-4 MOVING SALE! Lots of kids toys & books, household items, gardening supplies, etc.

3945 35 AVE. July 24, 4-9, July 25 & 26, 10-9. 3 family. Household, outdoor furniture, plants, table saw, misc.

Glendale VARIETY of items. Snowboards, exercise equipt. headache tack, guitar, etc.

July 26, 10-4.

158 Greig Drive.

Start your career!

See Help Wanted

Johnstone Park COME OUT TO 14 JOHNS STREET on Friday 25th 6-9 pm, or on Saturday 27th 9am-3pm.

Housewares, kitchen supplies, decorations, art, linens and clothing for sale!

See you there!

Michener Hill DOWNSIZING SALE Fri. 25th & Sat. 26th, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

21 Michener Place (Villas) Furniture, and lots more.

Looking for a place to live?

Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

Morrisroe PARKINSON ALBERTA Garage Sale Thurs. July 24 & Fri. July 25, from 1-7.

8 Muldrew Cres. All proceeds to Parkinson Alberta CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

Normandeau CLEAR OUT SALE! Everything must go!

83 NYMAN CRES July 25th - 27th Fri. & Sat 9-6 & Sun. 10-5 INDOOR moving sale. 42 Parkside Dr. (Parkside Estates Trailer Park) July 25, 1-8, July 26, 1-4. Household/clothing, priced to go

Pines 95 PHELAN CRES. July 26th 10-5. Stereo w/record player, computer, treadmill, recliner, TV stand, many misc. items.

West Lake HOUSEWARES, baby wear, kid’s stuff, various items. July 24, 4-7, July 25, 9-5, July 26, 8-4.

179 Wiley Cres.

IS HIRING!

Buying or Selling your home?

Check out Homes for Sale in Classifieds

Lacombe 35 LIBERTY CLOSE July 25 & 26, 9-4 Black slide in elec. stove, microwave/range hood, portable hot tub, sm. apt. size fridge, exercise equipt., loveseat, wood rocker and more.

Sylvan Lake ESTATE SALE Antiques, collectors plates, household, some furniture and appls. 114 Jarvis Bay Dr. July 25, 2-7, July 26, 8:30-6, July 27, 10-4.

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We are currently seeking the following to join our team in Blackfalds for all shifts: QUALITY CONTROL MANAGER CONCRETE FINISHERS CARPENTERS OVERHEAD CRANE OPERATORS Top wages paid based on experience. Full Benefits and Uniform Package included.

Visit our website for more detailed job descriptions at

www.eaglebuilders.ca Applicants are able to apply online or fax resume to 403-885-5516 ATTN: Human Resources

or email: hr@eaglebuilders.ca.

We thank all applicants but only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

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Downtown

D6 RED DEER ADVOCATE Friday, July 25, 2014

RAMADA INN & SUITES FRONT DESK CLERK SUPERVISOR - Permanent F/T Shift position open immediately $14-$18/hr(+bonus). 40 hrs/wk.

REQUIREMENTS: Experience preferred High school completion or higher DUTIES: Responsible for daily front desk operations. Balance inventory/sundry goods , schedule, complaint resolution, group bookings, supervise and train staff.

Must be legally entitled to work in Canada, good communication and computer skills.

Applicants may apply in person at 6853 - 66 St. Red Deer or fax 403-342-4433 or email gm@ramadareddeer.com

RAMADA INN & SUITES req’s Permanent ROOM ATTENDANTS Attendants. Exp. not nec. will train. Approx. 35 - 40 hrs/wk. Rate: $12.75 $14/hr. Duties incl’d but not limited to: vacuuming, dusting, washing floors, making beds, empty trash, disinfecting & cleaning bathrooms. Performance based bonus program.

Must be fluent with verbal l& written English, be physically fit. Applicants may apply in person at 6853 - 66 St. Red Deer T4P 3T5 or fax 403-342-4433 or email: info@ramadareddeer.com

Sales & Distributors

830

WANTED: SALES PERSON Above average wage & benefits. Flexible hours.

Drop off resume to 5211 50 Ave. Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

Trades

850

Apprentice & Journeyman Welders Absolute Fusion is a Repair & Maintenance and New Fabrication Facility. We are looking for Welders with Mechanical Abilities to join our team.

Please forward your resume via Fax to 403-309-7134 Or via Email to info@ absolutefusion.ca NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

Experienced Heavy Equipment Operators and Ready Mix Truck Drivers required for Lafarge Operations in Central AB. Must be able to pass a drug test and a physical.

Please include references.

Please send resumes Attn: Bruce.Ernst@lafarge.com or fax 403 347 8060 IMMEDIATE OPENING ARMOR INC is looking for licensed Diesel & Suspension Mechanic for light duty automotive performance shop. Diesel & transmission exp. preferred.

Starting @ $40/hr. Phone 403-346-9188 or email donavan@armorinc.ca

SHUNDA CONSTRUCTION Requires Full Time

Carpenters & Helpers Competitive Wages & Benefits.

Fax resumes & ref’s to: 403-343-1248 or email to: admin@shunda.ca

880

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Fluid Experts Ltd.

ACADEMIC Express

Of Red Deer is seeking experienced

ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING

to join our team of drivers hauling clean fluids for the Oil & Gas Industry.

Home most evenings, scheduled days off, company benefits with exceptional pay structure that includes guarantied salary + hourly when hauling. Must be able to work on their own with minimal supervision.

Fax resume w/all tickets and current drivers abstract to: 403-346-3112 or email to: roger@fluidexperts.com

FALL START • •

Community Support Worker Program GED Preparation Would you like to take the GED in your community?

• • • • • • • • • •

Red Deer Rocky Mtn. House Rimbey Caroline Castor Sylvan Lake Innisfail Stettler Ponoka Lacombe Gov’t of Alberta Funding may be available.

Professional Truck Driver Position Available www.ads-pipe.com Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc., the world’s largest and most innovative manufacturer of HDPE drainage products are expanding and are currently accepting applications for a certified Class 1 Driver, with a minimum of two (2) years B-train trailer experience.

ADS Drivers are required to safely operate company equipment and provide a high level of customer service, delivering our products within Alberta.

ADS Drivers are required to be drug free and maintain legal transportation paperwork and driving practices. This position requires a valid Class 1 License, with previous off road forklift experience a definite asset. We offer quarterly cash safety bonuses as well as a comprehensive medical plan.

403-340-1930 www.academicexpress.ca COMPANY req’s live in retired maintenance person for our apartment operations. Journeyman plumbing exp. an asset.

Call Mike for details 403-342-4923 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

DRIVER REQUIRED Experienced 3 ton van driver required.

Duties incl. driving Central Alberta, loading bags in to hopper, performing pre/post trip inspections.

General truck maintenance oil/grease. Must have valid Alberta drivers license, reliable transportation to and from shop and safety boots.

Please submit resume and current driver’s abstract to B&B Cowie Insulation.

Email: bbcowie@telus.net Fax: 403-347-8075

STAIR MANUFACTURER Req’s F/T workers to build stairs in Red Deer shop.

MUST HAVE basic carpentry skills. Salary based on skill level. Benefits avail. Apply in person at 100, 7491 Edgar EMF NUTRITION Industrial Bend. email: BENEFITS INCLUDE: RED DEER BRANCH earl707@telus.net. and/or • Signing Bonus paid is HIRING!! We are looking fax 403-347-7913 upon completion of to fill two positions: Packa 60 day/120 day aging Operator (Bagger) retention period Shipper/Receiver. Please • Company provided visit our website for more Group Canadian Benefits details: www.emf-nutrition • Voluntary dental .com Apply by July 31st, • Life insurance 2014 Email: hr@ • Short-term and longemf-nutrition.com TRUE POWER ELECTRIC term disability Mail/person: 4747-60th St. Requires • Retirement Savings Red Deer, Alberta Plan (RSP) and Deferred Fax: 204.233.7245 Profi t Sharing Plan QUALIFIED LANDSCAPING POSITION (DPSP) 1st yr. through to • Paid Physically demanding.

Vacation Own transportation & exp.

JOURNEYMAN • Safety Bonus an asset. Regular hours.

ELECTRICIANS Fax 403-341-3042 All applicants are subject to a pre-employment With Residential exp. a physical and MVR check. Employment must. Competitive wages & benefits. Fax resume to: Interested Applicants may Training 403-314-5599 submit a resume, along with a current drivers Truckers/ abstract to:

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Help

880

EUROSPORT Looking for mature person with retail sale experience for F/T position at Collicutt location. Interest in sports would be an asset. Apply with resume to: Eurosport Main #118, 5301 43 St. (Old Brew Plaza)

FLUID Experts Ltd.

Drivers

860

CLASS 1 or 3 drivers req’d for moving equipment.

Resumes to be dropped off at Key Towing. 4083-78 St. Cres. Red Deer.

DRIVERS for furniture moving company, class 5 required (5 tons), local & long distance. Competitive wages. Apply in person.

6630 71 St. Bay 7 Red Deer. 403-347-8841 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

880

FRONTIER BUS LINES Ltd. EXPERIENCED MOTOR COACH DRIVERS

Full time and part time positions available.

Must be willing to work evenings and weekends, and must have previous experience driving either motor coach or semi. Clean Class 1 or Class 2 with air.

HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC REQUIRED

Will consider either full or part time.

Previous motor coach repair experience preferred.

MOTOR COACH CLEANER

Part time position. Shop is located 6 miles from Red Deer. Applicants must have own transportation and be able to work flexible schedule.

Please email or fax resume to:

frontbus@platinum.ca 403-347-4999

ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS CANADA INC. 4316 Gerdts Ave. Blindman Ind. Park Red Deer County, AB. T4S-2A8 Fax: (403) 346-5806 E-mail ken.mccutcheon@ ads-pipe.com Position closing date: August 8, 2014

Business Opportunities

870

GROWING National company seeks mechanically inclined service person for Periodic basic equipment maintenance in the Red Deer area, for 5-10 service calls per month. Service times flexible. Perfect for a young retired person. Will train, must have own reliable vehicle and basic tools. Fax resume or letter of interest to 905-760-1233 or email to dispatch. canada@air-serv.com.

Revenue between $24,000 - $120,000 Initial cash required as low as $6,000 In Business for over 20 years *Guaranteed Cleaning Contracts Incl. *Training Incl. *Ongoing Office Support

Ph: 780-468-3232 or 403-290-0866

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880 CEA AIR

(Custom Energized Air Ltd) a respected leader in the pneumatics industry is GROWING AGAIN and we are looking for:

Exp’d Industrial Inside Sales /Order Desk Personnel for our Red Deer Branch A mechanical aptitude and /or knowledge in pneumatics is an asset. Compensation is negotiable depending on experience includes health plan.

We look forward to hearing from you; please submit resumes to: del.trynchuk@cea-air.com Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

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880

Production/Volunteer Manager

900

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

6 days/week in:

TWO 8’ x 12’ x 3”, 11’ x 12’ x 2”, two 2x4’s 12’ long, two 2x4’s x 11’, seven 4x4’s x 10’, 4x4x9’ $50 for all 403-342-0193

24 Hours Toll Free 1.888.533.4544

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

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

TURPLE BROS. LTD. Is taking resumes for: Accessories Dept. with experience in clothing or power sport industry.

F/T positions avail.

Please forward resume to HR Department Fax: 403-341-4910

KENTWOOD

Farmers' Market

Call Joanne 403-314-4308 for more info

SASKATOON BERRIES, east of 30th Ave on Hwy 11.

Open Mon. - Fri. 2-7, Sat. & Sun. 9-6. 4L U-pick $13.

We pick $25 403-318-2074

AFFORDABLE

To deliver the CENTRAL AB LIFE 1 day a week in Eckville Bowden Olds Sylvan Lake

www.academyoflearning.ab.ca

Garden Supplies

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS NEEDED For Afternoon Delivery 3 Days/Week (Wed., Thurs. & Fri.)

For more info or to apply call Joanne at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4308

For More Information Call Jamie at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4306 CARRIERS NEEDED FOR FLYERS, FRIDAY FORWARD & EXPRESS

3 days per week, no weekends ROUTES IN:

ANDERS AREA

wegot

stuff 1500-1990

Adult Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the

1720

COMPUTER DESK (Paid $400 - Asking $40.)

Has open shelves on left side in both upper & lower sections.

LATERAL FILE CABINET, Oak colour, $10.

403-347-4250

Stereos TV's, VCRs

PSP w/5 games $80, Game Boy advanced w/1 game $60 403-782-3847

Misc. for Sale

For More Information, please call Jamie 403-314-4306

BEER making kit $30, Yard Works mulcher and shredder $40, inflateable queen size byo bed $40 403-309-3475

BOWER AREA

CROSSMAN AIR GUN. 357 Shooters kit w/ 4” & 8” barrels, uses .177 cal. copperhead pellets.

Asking $60. 403-755-2760

Bunn Cres.

Baile Close Boyce Street Byer Close Barrett Drive Bell Street Baker Ave. Broughton Cres.

Brookes Cres. Beatty Cres.

ELECTRIC Black & Decker Apartment Size Oven, $75 obo.

2 End tables, $15/pair.

Night Stand, $15.

403-348-1905

For more information or to apply, please call Ashley at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4316

HONDA 5000W generator $1100 403-877-0825 LADIES RIGHT HAND GOLF CLUBS AND BAG $90. 403-342-7107

ANDERS INGLEWOOD MORRISROE AND VANIER AREAS

SKATEBOARD HELMET. New, worn once. Large, matte black, Protec. $20.

403-309-7787

Office Supplies

Adult Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the

6 Days a week!

Delivery to be done on/or before 6:30 am For More Information, Please call Prodie

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

Phone 403-314-4301

1530

Cats

Short Notice

Location: 5037 50 St Sylvan Lake

Diablo Pizza & Main Street Grocery

1830

3 KITTENS TO GIVE AWAY. 403-782-3031 BEAUTIFUL kittens, variety of colors desperately needing loving homes.

403-782-3130

Sporting Goods

Monday July 28 11am * Viewing 10am

1860

CROSSMAN AIR GUN. 357 Shooters kit w/ 4” & 8” barrels, uses .177 cal. copperhead pellets.

Asking $60. 403-755-2760

Just North of the old Cobbs Grocery Partial List only

Double Door Pizza Oven – Upright Coolers – Refrigerated Prep Tables – Ice Cream Freezer – 6X8 Walk-in Cooler – Pizza Warmer – Stainless Steel Flour Bin – Pizza Cutting Table – Dough Mixer – Freezers – Meat Slicer – Triple Sink and Counter – 3 Barrel Slush Machine – Double Sided Shelving Units –Stainless Shelving Racks – Pizza Pans – Knives – Turkish Marble Bench – Cigarette Cabinets – Sharp Scanning Cash Register – Showcase – Canned Goods – Candy – Chips – Pop – And More Purchaser is responsible for disconnection of equipment Everything Must be Removed by July 31.

Complete list and Directions visit www.cherryhillauction.com Terms of Sale: Cash, Cheque, C/C, Everything must be paid for & removed. (NO EXCEPTIONS), 15% buyer’s premium.

Sale subject to Additions, Deletions, Errors and Omissions.

Phone 403-342-2514 or 403-347-8988

1800

COMPUTER DESK (Paid $400 - Asking $40.)

Has open shelves on left side in both upper & lower sections.

LATERAL FILE CABINET, Oak colour.

Commercial grade. $10.

403-347-4250

RED DEER ADVOCATE

Cherry Hill Auction & Appraisals

1760

4X8 DYNAMO COIN OP POOL TABLE & Various Arcade & Pop Machines.

Call 403-314-0594

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS NEEDED For Afternoon Delivery Wednesday, Thursday & Friday

Auctions

1730

PS2 w/10 games $40, DS Lite w/19 games $140 403-782-3847

MORRISROE AREA

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

Household Furnishings

Sims Br.. Leather chair.

Senior needs lift chair now.

Asking $150. New in March 2014. 403-309-0955.

CLASSIFICATIONS

Liquidation Auction

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

LAWNMOWER rear bag,6.5 B & S motor, 1 yr. old $190. 403-314-0804

SHELVING Unit, 6 drawer, lingerie, 5’ high, French Provincial. $100. obo 403-357-4880

Alexander Cres.

Ashley Ave/Ashley Close Andrews Close Archer Drive/Austin Dr. Anquetel/Atlee Close Allsop Ave/Atlee St. Allison Cres

Vanier East

1680

WANTED

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Friday Forward ONLY 3 DAYS A WEEK in

47A Ave, & part of 55, 56 & 57 St. $175./mo

LOGS Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar.

Price depends on location.

Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

Advocate Opportunities

WOODLEA AREA

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

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

Please call Debbie for details 403-314-4307

$536/month

Call Today (403) 347-6676

1660

Homestead Firewood

EASTVIEW AREA

3 On-Site Clinical Practicums No Waiting List Scrubs are provided

1650

COUCH & LOVESEAT (Matching). Sklar Peppler.

Good cond. $175.

403-356-9276

Advocate Opportunities

Classes Starting Soon!

Planning for a Successful Career Seminar Job Search and Resume Writing Course First Aid / WHMIS

Firewood CARRIERS REQUIRED

Monday through Saturday.

Delivery to be done on/or before 6:30 am.

Reliable vehicle needed.

HEALTH CARE AIDE

1630

TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

RED DEER ADVOCATE

ENROLL TODAY!

EquipmentHeavy

1550

GLENDALE

Grimson Street & Goodall Ave.

403.341.4544

VANIER AREA

427951G25

Paulo Mancuso, President at: president@centralalbertatheatre.ca or 4214 - 58 Street, Red Deer, AB T4N 2L6 403-343-6748

Employment Training

Industries #1 Choice!

LANCASTER AREA Lancaster Dr. also Lister Cres. & Lockwood Ave. also Ladwig Close Lund Close

Submit Applications by August 30, 2014 to:

Building Supplies

Please forward resume to: rdadmin@tartancontrols.com

“Low Cost” Quality Training

Sunnyside Cres.

Savoy Cres./Sydney Close Sutton Close Sherwood Cres. & Stirling Close

If you enjoy live theatre and working with people on a project basis, this is the job for you.

LOCATED: 6725 A Golden West Avenue - Red Deer.

Own mode of transportation required EDUCATION: Some high school EXPERIENCE: Some shop experience required, mechanically inclined a definite asset!

Willing to train the right candidate.

SKILLS NEEDED: A willingness to learn, good attitude, ability to work with a team or independently.

MUST HAVE: Steel Toed Boots WORK CONDITIONS: Must be able to pay attention to detail.

OILFIELD TICKETS

Metcalf Ave

The successful candidate will have strong organizational, communication, computer, and marketing skills and will show fiscal aptitude.

Responsibilities - Produce all CAT productions (5 shows 1 festival annually) - Liaise with volunteers for each production - Order scripts and secure royalties - Prepare Budget for each show and ensure bills are paid - Prepare and Conduct Marketing for each show - Manage Volunteer database (MS Access) - Organize orientations and recruitment This is a contract position, approximately 15-20 hours per week, on average. Position will be active as soon as possible through to the end of June 2015. Salary is commensurate with experience and education.

FULL TIME POSITION MONDAY TO FRIDAY 8:00 AM TO 4:30 PM Medical & Dental Benefits.

TRAINING CENTRE

SUNNYBROOK AREA

Central Alberta Theatre (CAT), an active, volunteer-based community theatre group, requires an energetic, people-oriented and organized person to oversee our productions and engage with our volunteers.

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2965 Bremner Avenue, Red Deer

START YOUR OWN COMMERCIAL CLEANING BUSINESS

LUBE TECH wanted for busy dealership, possible chance for advancement.

Fax resume to 341-5066

Advocate Opportunities

Shop Supervisor for our Red Deer location.

This position is a fulltime and is a salary based position with company benefits upon hire. 11-3 days off schedule. Duties include maintaining shop, assist minor repairs of units and equipment, monitor inventories, loading of fluid trucks with various products for the Oil & Gas industry. Will also be trained to blend various products supplied to our clients. Ideal candidate would be from the trucking industry with fluid Hauling experience with class 1 license. Fax resume w/all tickets and current drivers abstract to: 403-346-3112 or email to: roger@fluidexperts.com

Academy of Learning HCA program offers:

STETTLER TRANSIT MIX Drivers wanted for mixer/pumping concrete.

403-742-2134 or email:stettlertransitmix @gmail.com

880

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MEGA CRANES is now hiring exp’d Class 1 drivers.

Boom/crane truck tickets CRYSTAL GLASS an asset. Please email needs EXP. D GLASS résumé with drivers WORKER. Drop off reabstract to sume at: 4706-51 Avenue cathy@megacranes.com or fax 346-5390 or email: or fax 403-885-4292 branch208@crystalglass.ca

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SIDING INSTALLER with or without trailer & tools. F.T. year round work, must have truck and 2 yrs. exp. 90 cents - $1 per sq.ft. 403-358-8580 SOUTHPOINTE COMMON and BOWER PLACE Mall Locations.

Positions for SUPERVISORS. Looking for motivated and hard working individuals. Having your own transportation is a plus. On the job training, but experience in fast food is an asset, and must be avail. to work all store location hours.

Starting wage $13.50/hour with restaurant exp.

Please specify which store you are applying for.

No open LMO’s to hire foreign nationals at this time.

Email resume to awbsp@xplornet.ca or phone 403-391-0555 and ask for Lynn.

Truckers/ Drivers

GOLF BAG WITH MISC. CLUBS. $100.

For more info call 403-314-0804 LADIES RIGHT HAND GOLF CLUBS AND BAG $90. 403-342-7107 NORDICTRACK TREADMILL $250 obo. Must sell. Very gently used 2009. Lots of bells & whistles, c/w mat & manual. 403-358-5730 SIZE 7/8 KOBE WETSUITE. BRAND NEW! Never used. $35. 403-357-4880 SKATEBOARD HELMET. New, worn once. Large, matte black, Protec. $20.

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278950A5

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820

402881E23,24

Restaurant/ Hotel

1900

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Authorities search plane wreckage for clues TAIWAN

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS XIXI, Taiwan — Firefighters uncovered ID cards and body fragments as they picked through wreckage Thursday for evidence to identify the victims of a plane crash that killed 48 people on a Taiwanese island.

Hydraulic cranes, meanwhile, lifted twisted chunks of the aircraft from a narrow alley in a village to help about 100 criminal investigators, police and soldiers sort through the rubble for clues on what caused the ATR-72 to crash in stormy weather late Wednesday.

The plane operated by Taiwan’s TransAsia Airways was carrying 58 passengers when it crashed while trying to land in the scenic Penghu archipelago in the Taiwan Strait between Taiwan and China.

Identifying bodies that had been dug out of the wreckage overnight was the top priority, a disaster response official said. Family members of the dead were flown in to identify their loved ones.

“Today’s biggest challenge was that the street was too narrow and so we had a hard time finding people’s identities,” said Huang Hsih, a disaster official.

TransAsia said Thursday the plane, which flew from the city of Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan, may have crashed because of the stormy weather trailing behind a typhoon. That raises questions about why aviation authorities let flights resume Wednesday afternoon following some 200 cancellations earlier in the day.

Condos/ Townhouses AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

2010

Farm Equipment

JF 1350 sileage cutter, exc. cond. 403-588-0958

2140

Horses

WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

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3010

Acreages/ Farms

3030

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4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

3050

NORMANDEAU 2 Bdrm. 4-plex. 1.5 bath, 4 appls. $1100. No pets, N/S Quiet adults. 403-350-1717

3060

3030

Offices

3110

2000 SQ.FT. OFFICE, 4836 51 Street.

Parking is avail. $1800/mo.

403-343-9300

Warehouse Space

3140

RIVERSIDE Industrial 5280 sq. ft. ofÀce/show room, mezzanine, sump, overhead door.

403-588-4081

Mobile Lot

3190

PADS $450/mo.

Suites Brand new park in Lacombe.

Spec Mobiles. 3 Bdrm., 1 BDRM, rear lower level, 2 bath. As Low as $75,000. recently reno’d, new carpet, Down payment $4000. Call lino, paint, bathroom, to over at anytime. 403-588-8820 40 mature, quiet living working, N/S, individual for Aug. 1st.

Laundry on site, heat & water incl. for $750/mo. $750 S.D. Parkvale 4616-44 St. Apt. 5.

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3 BDRM, 1.5 bath townhouse for over 40 yr old employed tenants. 6appls, private yard & parking, 1 small pet with 1 & 2 bdrm., Avail. immed. additional Sec. Dep. of $500.

Adult bldg. N/S No pets Quiet people, no drugs, 403-596-2444 no partiers, no police etc.

Newly renovated bachelor, At #9, 15 Stanton Street, 1 & 2 bedroom suites Sunnybrook. Rent & S.D. $1400/mo. 403-341-4627. available in central location. leasing@rentmidwest.com NICE and clean 2 bdrm.

1(888) 679-8031 condo on ground Áoor, adult bldg, N/S, no pets, no partiers, in suite laundry, avail. immed, north end, 1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, $1100 + power, SD N/S. No pets. $1100 403-340-6807 403-596-2444 ( 8 am - 8 pm)

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1217 sq.ft. duplex.

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Houses For Sale

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Contractors

1100

INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS CONCRETE???

Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp.

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Caregivers

1060

WILL PROVIDE Before/After School Care and/or school vacation care. Transportation to/from schools in Red Deer also provided. Reasonable Rates. Mary 403-505-7699

Cleaning

1070

HONEST dependable lady will do house cleaning, laundry, ironing. In town or country. Call 403-309-4640

Contractors

1100

BLACK CAT CONCRETE Garage/patios/rv pads sidewalks/driveways Dean 403-505-2542 BRIDGER Const. Ltd. Decks, reno’s, rooÀng, Áooring. Free est. Call Geoff 403-302-8550 DOORS, windows, siding, sofÀt, fascia and custom cladding. Call Dean @ 403-302-9210.

FENCES & DECKS 403-352-4034

Eavestroughing

1130

EVESTROUGH / WINDOW CLEANING. 403-506-4822

Electrical

1150

ELECTRICIAN AVAIL. to do house reno’s, garages, etc. Free estimates.

780-268-5294

Handyman Services

1200

ATT’N: Are you looking for help on small jobs around the house or renovate your bathroom, painting or Áooring, or cutting small trees?

Call James 403-341-0617

Massage Therapy

1280

FANTASY MASSAGE

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1165

Fencing

1169

CHAINLINK FENCING Commercial/Residential Dog Runs/ 403-304-5055

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Services

1290

5* JUNK REMOVAL

Property clean up 340-8666

Acreages

4050

4090

Manufactured Homes

Misc.

Services

1290

CENTRAL PEST CONTROL LTD. Comm/res.

Locally owned. BBB member.

403-373-6182 cpest@shaw.ca

Painters/ Decorators

1310

JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp.

Free Est. 403-872-8888

Roofing

and a family of four, the newspaper United Daily News reported.

“How can this be?” said a friend of the family of four, according to the newspaper.

“It’s been just a few days since we saw them and now we’re forever separated by heaven.”

The TransAsia crash was Taiwan’s first deadly civil aviation accident since 2002, when a China Airlines plane went down shortly after takeoff, killing 225.

Investment Opportunities

4180

Caroline 4 Plexes for Sale

Between Red DeerSylvan Lake 1983 2 BDRM., 1 bath,

Farms/ Land

4070

carport, addition, back deck, new metal 8x10 shed, central air, peaked roof, new laminate Áooring & new ceiling texture.

Located in Innisfail. $49,500.

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4130

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LAKE FRONT LOTS

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457 Acres Prime Farmland 2,285,000. Surface Lease Rev. $37,535. 12 miles E. of Ponoka on Hwy. #53.

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Automotive Services

5010

OPEN HOUSE

THIS SUNDAY July 27th from 2:00-4:00.

107 Timberstone Way. $409,800.00.

Call today! Colleen Kelly Royal Lepage 403-928-1110

Antique & Classic Autos

5020

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It serves as the best single source for selling items, seeking jobs, finding housing, meeting new people and more.

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2009 KAWASAKI Vulcan 900. Orange, 7000 km. $5500 obo. 403-357-4335

5100

1978 TOYOTA Hi-Lux all orig., self contained, exc. cond, $5000 403-391-0631 2012 CAMARO 2SS Coupe 5500 km. Loaded. $41,900.

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5120

Holiday Trailers

1983 23’ Triple E. Good cond. $3500 obo. 403-728-0004

Tires, Parts Acces.

5180

HITCH - Àts Chevy. New. $100. 403-314-0804 2009 SMART FORTWO 11,970 KM’s Colour: Silver PARTS FOR 1992 Corisca Complete with a hitch plate Good tire - mounted on rim, & wired to be towed behind battery - only 2 yrs old. a Motorhome. it is in very 2 air Àlters, oil Àlter, good shape. $10,500. block heater - still in package.

Phone: 403-347-6817 EVERYTHING FOR or 403-357-0919 $25 obo. 403-347-4250 2008 PONTIAC G6. New tires, brakes & battery. Ready to go. $7500. 403-346-6470

Auto Wreckers

5190

RED’S AUTO. Free Scrap Vehicle & Metal Removal.

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Vehicles Wanted To Buy

5200

Vehicle Recycling

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403-506-4822

2004 DODGE Dakota 4x4 Good shape. $5700.

403-598-4131

1995 PINNACLE 32’ ready for the road, good cond, offers 403-986-2004

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2011 Dodge Ram 3500, SLT. 28,000 kms, $39,500.

Please call 403-506-7047

5030

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

Window Cleaning

5050

Trucks

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2008 BLACK BMW X5 full load, 75,500 kms, $30,750 NO GST 403-340-9577

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18 mo. old (BUILT GREEN) 1688 Sq.Ft. 2 Storey.

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5080

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5030

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23-year-old French women doing student internships at National Taiwan University in Taipei.

Scenes of grief filled the local television networks’ broadcasts. The mother of one passenger fell to the ground at the Kaohsiung airport and cried uncontrollably when she learned about the accident. Another covered her face and repeatedly cried, “I have no son.”

Among those who perished in the crash was a family of six, including two girls, who were returning to Penghu,

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Many upgrades, front att. garage. $372,000 incl.

GST, legal fee, appls. pkg.

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RISER HOMES Grand Opening of New Show Home

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Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A forensic team recovers human remains among the wreckage of crashed TransAsia Airways flight GE222 on the outlying island of Penghu, Taiwan, Thursday. Stormy weather on the trailing edge of Typhoon Matmo was the likely cause of the plane crash that killed more than 40 people, the airline said.

Aviation has suffered one of its worst weeks in memory, a cluster of disasters spanning three continents.

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The head of Taiwan’s Civil Aviation Administration, Jean Shen, defended the authority’s decision to allow those flights, saying weather conditions had met basic requirements for flying, according to Taiwan’s Central News Agency.

Speaking to reporters at the crash site, Shen said, however, that the weather seemed to have suddenly deteriorated.

Visibility at the time was adequate at 1,600 metres (one mile), aviation authority spokesman Lee Wan-lee told reporters, and two other planes had landed before TransAsia’s flight GE222 crashed.

In the village of Xixi, where the 14-year-old plane went down, disaster crews dug in silence through the dusty, ashen rubble of the aircraft cabin and parts of the eight stone houses destroyed in the crash.

Trucks with hydraulic cranes moved the pieces of wreckage to the airport for further inspection. The plane’s black box was found, damaged on the outside.

Just meters (yards) from the wreckage, about a dozen relatives of victims took turns in groups performing funeral rituals led by a Taoist priest in white and yellow robes.

The tearful relatives held photographs of the victims as the priest rang a bell and waved a white strip of cloth tied to a bamboo pole — a ritual believed to help the souls of the deceased find their way in the netherworld.

The airline, which has been operating for 63 years, apologized for the crash and offered victims’ families $6,600 in compensation and $27,000 for funeral expenses.

All four crew members died, along with the only foreign nationals, two

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Kurdish politician picked as president

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

IRAQ

BAGHDAD — Iraqi lawmakers elected a veteran Kurdish politician as the nation’s new president on Thursday, hours after an attack on a prison convoy killed dozens of people, brutally underscoring the challenges faced by the country’s leaders as they struggle to form a new government.

The 76-year-old Fouad Massoum, one of the founders of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan party led by Iraq’s previous President Jalal Talabani, accepted the mostly ceremonial position after winning two-thirds of the votes in parliament, noting the “huge security, political and economic tasks” facing the next government.

Massoum’s election comes as Iraq is facing its worst crisis since the 2011 withdrawal of U.S. troops amid the blitz offensive last month by al-Qaida breakaway Islamic State group that captured large swaths of land in the country’s west and north, including Iraq’s second largest city of Mosul.

The militants have also seized a huge chunk of territory straddling the IraqSyria border, and have declared a selfstyled caliphate in the territory they control.

Iraq’s large, U.S.-trained and equipped military melted away in the face of the militant onslaught, sapping morale and public confidence in its ability to stem the tide, let alone claw back lost turf.

Hours before Massoum was elected, militants fired mortar shells at an army base where suspects facing terrorism charges were being held in Taji, about 20 kilometres (12 miles) north of Baghdad. Fearing a jailbreak, authorities evacuated the facilities, officials said.

But as the prisoners were being bussed through an area nearby, militants attacked again, this time with roadside bombs, igniting a gunbattle that left 52 prisoners and eight soldiers dead, the officials said, adding that another eight soldiers and seven prisoners were wounded.

It was not immediately clear if the prisoners were killed by soldiers or militants, or if the Islamic State group was involved. No one immediately

claimed responsibility on the bus attack.

In the past, Islamic militants have staged several jailbreaks, including a complex, military-style assault on two Baghdad-area prisons in July 2013 that freed more than 500 inmates.

The vote for president — a post previously held by ailing Kurdish leader Talabani — is widely viewed as a step toward achieving consensus among political rivals, seen as necessary for tackling the deteriorating security crisis. Massoum is considered a soft-spoken moderate, known for keeping good relations with Sunni and Shiite Arab politicians.

He was born in what is now the Kurdish regional capital of Irbil in 1938. He entered politics when he was 16 years old, taking part in Kurdish-organized demonstrations. He joined the Kurdistan Democratic Party in 1964.

From 1973 to 1975, he was the Cairo representative of Kurdish rebels battling the Arab-dominated government in Baghdad, then went on to establish the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan with six other Kurdish politicians, including Talabani.

The next step in Iraq’s political transition will be for Massoum, who has already officially assumed the title of president, to select a candidate for prime minister to try to form a new government.

Salim al-Jabouri, Iraq’s new speaker of parliament, said at a press conference following the vote that Massoum should “use his constitutional powers to choose a candidate (for prime minister) from the largest political bloc.”

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s bloc won the most seats in April elections, but he has faced mounting pressure to step aside, with critics accusing him of monopolizing power and alienating the country’s Sunni and Kurdish minorities, contributing to the latest unrest.

Al-Maliki has however vowed to remain in the post he has held since 2006. U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon arrived in Baghdad earlier Thursday, urging lawmakers to “find a common ground” so they can address the crisis sparked

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

People pick through the rubble of the destroyed Mosque of The Prophet Younis, or Jonah, in Mosul, 360 km northwest of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday. The revered Muslim shrine was destroyed on Thursday by militants who overran the city in June and imposed their harsh interpretation of Islamic law. by the rapid advance of the Islamic State extremist group and allied Sunni militants across much of northern and western Iraq last month.

At a press conference with al-Maliki, Ban said Iraq is facing an “existential threat,” but one that could be overcome if it forms a “thoroughly inclusive government.”

Under an unofficial agreement dating back to the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, the presidency is held by a Kurd while the prime minister is Shiite and the parliament speaker is Sunni.

Speaking alongside the U.N. secretary-general, al-Maliki said he is committed to quickly forming a government.

“Despite the fact that we have prob-

Former Venezuelan intelligence official detained on request from U.S.

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BOGOTA, Colombia — Authorities in Aruba announced Thursday that they arrested a close confidant of late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez who was sent as that country’s consul to the Caribbean island despite being sanctioned by the U.S. government on charges of drug trafficking.

Hugo Carvajal, the former head of military intelligence under Chavez, was arrested at the request of the U.S. prosecutors and is expected to appear in an Aruban court Friday.

Carvajal was one of a number of high-ranking Venezuelan military officials blacklisted by the U.S. Treasury in 2008 for allegedly providing weapons to Marxist rebels in neighbouring Colombia and helping them smuggle cocaine to fund their insurgency. Despite the charges, he remained close to power circles in Venezuela and in January was appointed consul to Aruba by Chavez’s successor, Nicolas Maduro.

Maduro condemned the arrest, calling Carvajal detention a kidnapping that violates international law and the Vienna Convention granting diplomats immunity from arrest.

“Yesterday we witnessed an ambush against a soldier of the fatherland,” Maduro said in a fiery speech at a military ceremony in the western state of Zulia. “We don’t want problems with anyone in the world, but if Venezuela’s dignity is violated, Venezuela will respond with sufficient strength.

We won’t let our honour or that of any Venezuelan be sullied by campaigns orchestrated from the empire.”

Venezuela’s foreign ministry urged the Netherlands, which manages foreign affairs for the otherwise autonomously run Aruba, to immediately free Carvajal, warning that commercial and diplomatic ties could be affected.

There was no immediate comment from the Dutch government.

Officials in Aruba said they were initially confused about whether Carvajal had immunity since he holds a diplomatic passport from Venezuela.

However, they went ahead with the detention because he had yet to receive his accreditation.

“Immunity is always linked to a function,” prosecutors’ spokeswoman Ann Angela said in a phone interview.

“And he does not have any function here in Aruba. He is not the consul general; therefore he has no immunity.”

U.S. prosecutors now have 60 days to formalize their extradition request, Angela said.

The U.S. State Department said it does not comment on extradition matters.

Chavez was an instructor at the military academy in Caracas when Carvajal was a student there in the early 1980s. Like many other cadets from that era, Carvajal later took up arms with Chavez in a failed 1992 coup uprising that catapulted the young tank commander to fame and set the stage for his future rise to power through the

ballot box.

Carvajal appears to have been one of Chavez’s main envoys to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, frequently meeting in secret with its top commanders in Venezuelan territory, according to emails found on the computer of a rebel leader killed in a 2008 air raid. The U.S. government considers the FARC to be Colombia’s biggest drug-trafficking organization and has indicted all of its top leaders, including some of the commanders who met with Carvajal.

A push by Venezuela to secure Carvajal’s release is unlikely to faze authorities in Aruba, said Michael Sharpe, an assistant professor at New York’s York College who specializes in international relations and has published on the Dutch Caribbean.

Although Aruba is just 15 miles (24 kilometres) off Venezuela’s coast, it has more ties to Washington than Caracas.

“Despite Aruba at one time being the location of one of the largest oil refineries in the world refining Venezuelan oil, this is no longer the case.

Since the closing of the oil refineries in the 1980s, Aruba’s No. 1 source of revenue has been tourism and thus it has far more extensive ties to the U.S. economically than it does to Venezuela,” Sharpe said.

Aruba, unlike many of its Caribbean neighbours, has never been a member of Petrocaribe, a Venezuelan initiative to provide subsidized oil to allied nations.

Court: Poland violated rights in allowing CIA to torture terror suspects at black sites

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WARSAW, Poland — Europe’s top human rights court ruled Thursday that Poland violated the rights of two terror suspects by allowing the CIA to secretly imprison them on Polish soil from 2002-2003 and facilitating the conditions under which they were subjected to torture.

The ruling by the European Court of Human Rights marked the first time any court has passed judgment on the so-called “renditions program” that U.S. President George W. Bush launched after the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

Even though the rendition program has been abolished, lawyers for the suspects believe that the U.S. and other governments continue to operate in too much secrecy, using national security as a pretext for intrusive surveillance and other practices which violate individual liberties. They welcomed the ruling, hoping it will encourage limits on that kind of secrecy.

“Governments still engage in abusive practices and try to hide the facts,” said Amrit Singh, a lawyer at the Open Society Justice Initiative who represented al-Nashiri before the European court. “The broad message from today’s ruling is to end the impunity of national governments.”

The court, based in Strasbourg,

France, said Poland violated the European Convention on Human Rights by failing to stop the “torture and inhuman or degrading treatment” of Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri and Abu Zubaydah, who were transported to Poland in 2002.

It ordered Poland to pay 130,000 euros ($175,000) to Zubaydah, a Palestinian terror suspect, and 100,000 euros ($135,000) to al-Nashiri, a Saudi national charged with orchestrating the attack in 2000 on the USS Cole that killed 17 U.S. sailors.

Both suspects are now imprisoned at Guantanamo.

Leszek Miller, the Polish prime minister at the time, slammed the court’s decision as “unjust and immoral” and said it would be absurd for Poland to pay a fine to “murderers.”

“It’s unjust because it is based on rumours, speculation and slander. Material that Polish authorities sent to the court was rejected and not considered by the court,” Miller said. “It’s immoral because the tribunal put the rights of murderers above the rights of victims.”

Asked if he knew at the time that the CIA was operating a site where it tortured suspects, he said: “I have said many times that such a prison did not exist and I have nothing more to say on the matter.”

Poland’s Foreign Ministry said it could not immediately comment be-

cause its legal experts still needed to examine the more than 400-page ruling. It also said it had not yet decided whether to appeal the ruling to the Grand Chamber of the Court.

But the office of President Bronislaw Komorowski called the judgment “embarrassing” to Poland, and damaging both financially and to its image.

In a statement explaining its ruling, the court said the interrogations and ill-treatment of the suspects at the facility in Stare Kiekuty, a remote village in northern Poland, were “the exclusive responsibility of the CIA and it was unlikely that the Polish officials had witnessed or known exactly what happened inside the facility.”

It argued, however, that Poland should have ensured that individuals held in its jurisdiction would not be subjected to degrading treatment. It also faulted Poland for failing to conduct an effective investigation into the matter.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Marcin Wojciechowski said the ruling was premature and that Poland should have been given the chance to make its own ruling first.

However, the human rights lawyers who brought the case to Strasbourg did so “after it became clear that Polish domestic investigations were turning into a coverup,” said Reprieve, a U.Kbased legal group that represented Zubaydah in the case.

lems...we are moving at a confident pace to implement the mechanisms of the democratic work,” al-Maliki said.

More than a million Iraqis have been displaced this year, many of them fleeing the latest wave of violence, according to the U.N. Ban strongly condemned the persecution of religious and ethnic minority groups by jihadi militants in Mosul and elsewhere in Iraq, and offered continued U.N. support to the refugees fleeing the violence.

From Sweden, Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, said on his Twitter account that he warmly welcomes Massoum’s election, which he hopes would “pave way for inclusive and broadly based government.”

NIGERIA

More than 12 killed in two attacks

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BAUCHI, Nigeria — Two attacks in Nigeria’s north killed more than a dozen people, an official and resident said Thursday, as the death toll from twin blasts that targeted a prominent politician and sheik on Wednesday rose.

Five more victims from the bombs in Nigeria’s north city of Kaduna died overnight, bringing the death toll to at least 44, according to Kaduna State Commissioner for Information Affairs Ben Bako. Former military leader Muhammadu Buhari and Sheik Dahiru Bauchi were the intended targets of the blasts, but both escaped unharmed.

Witnesses say dozens more people died than the government reported.

The bombings were one of four attacks in the past two days, killing a total of 57 people. No one has claimed responsibility for the attacks but Boko Haram militants are widely blamed.

Boko Haram has killed more than 2,000 people this year alone in an escalating insurgency, according to Human Rights Watch.

At a bus station in Kano Thursday, one person was killed and eight others injured after a bomb exploded out of a discarded refrigerator, according to Kano State Police Commissioner Aderenle Shinaba.

“The investigation into the terrorism is ongoing,” he said.

In Borno state, one of three northeastern states that have been under emergency rule for more than a year, 12 people were killed, including a local traditional leader when gunmen dressed as soldiers raided a farming village around midnight Wednesday night, said resident Idrisa Garubula.

The traditional leader Alhaji Ibrahim Dawi was shot in the head and died on the way to the hospital.

The attack in Borno was in Biu a district bordering Damboa, where an onslaught of attacks decimated villages and killed more than 100 people last weekend.

Residents said Boko Haram militants overran some areas, hoisting their flags over villages. The Nigerian military denies this claim, saying it has not conceded “one inch” of territory to Boko Haram.

Biu residents fear the chaos is spreading.

“Federal government should do something urgently before the terrorists take over the area,” said Garubula, a farmer from the Garubula village in Biu, “The terrorists have succeeded in sending away the people of Damboa and other communities.”

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