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The sun shines as a lifeguard watches over swimmers in the Recreation Centre’s outdoor pool.

ABOVE: A look at the dual waterslides at the G.H. Dawe swimming pool; A view of the Recreation Centre’s indoor pool.

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The Collicutt Centre’s pool boasts a number of unique features, including a wave pool, a lazy river, a children’s play area and a large waterslide.

Submerged in debate IN SPITE OF MANY YEARS OF DISCUSSION AND SEVERAL STUDIES, CITY COUNCIL IS STILL STRUGGLING TO MAKE A DECISION ABOUT A NEW MULTI-USE FACILITY

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Taking the plunge into building a $74.6-million aquatic multi-use centre will not be an easy decision for Red Deer city council.

Advocates argue that the multi-use facility would benefit the entire community, not just the competitive clubs and lane swimmers in the city.

But opponents say Red Deer doesn’t need another swimming pool and the city shouldn’t commit to such a costly project that would raise property taxes.

City manager Craig Curtis said there is no doubt the project would have an impact on tax bills but the city does have choices when it comes to paying for the project and reducing the impact.

He said it is too early to say what the impact would be if council approves the project.

“We can look at a combination of taxes, debenture funding and delaying or deferring other projects,” said Curtis. “If we delete or delay other projects, then we may be able to lessen the impact on taxes.”

Curtis said the taxes required for the project would decrease if any provincial or federal grants came through or if other projects were put on hold or scrapped.

Last year, council approved a resolution during budget talks to engage the public about a proposed aquatic centre and to form an ad-hoc aquatic committee with public members to determine the scope of the facility.

According to the committee’s report, the longer the city waits to build a fa-

Michener Aquatic Centre

● Opened in 1976 ● Average daily attendance: 265 ● Average weekly attendance: 1,860 ● Average monthly attendance: 7,440

Collicutt Centre

● Opened in 2001 ● Average daily attendance: 780 ● Average weekly attendance: 4,500 ● Average monthly attendance: 20,700

Recreation Centre Indoor pool

● Opened in 1962 ● Major renovations in 2005 and 2006. Re-opened in 2007. ● Average daily attendance: 310 ● Average weekly attendance: 2,170 ● Average monthly attendance: 8,680

Recreation Centre Outdoor pool

(Weather dependent) ● Opened in 1965. Renovations in 1994. ● Average daily attendance: 892 ● Average weekly attendance: 5,150 ● Average monthly attendance: 19,250

G.H. Dawe Community Centre

● Opened in 1980 ● Revitalized in 2008 and 2009. Reopened in 2010. ● Average daily attendance: 450 ● Average weekly attendance: 3,450 ● Average monthly attendance: 18,570 Figures change from season to season. The attendance numbers incorporate all types of programming. Source: the City of Red Deer.

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cility, the higher the price tag. In 2018, the projected cost for the aquatics centre would ring in around $96.5 million compared to an estimated $125.7 million in 2024.

The committee met several times between April and June and looked at the size, location, included amenities, cost and phasing of the multi-use aquatic centre.

They reviewed past concept and business plans and considered Rotary Recreation Park as a potential site.

The 2010-13 council footed $200,000 for the work.

Despite all the work, an aquatic centre has never been inked into the city’s long-term capital plan.

Jack Cuthbertson, a chairman of the Central Alberta Aquatics Centre Committee, was part of the city’s latest committee and part of the conversation four years ago when the conceptual plans were drawn up for the proposed centre. He has not grown tired of saying that Red Deer has a pool deficiency and is lagging behind smaller municipalities such as Grande Prairie.

He said there has been enough background work and studies, and now is time to finally put the multi-use centre into the plans.

“We want to extend the Rec Centre to make the aquatic centre,” said Cuthbertson. “The cost of building the new one and joining it on can’t be beat.”

Cuthbertson said other locations were considered, including a undeveloped green space somewhere else in the city that would tack on at least $28 million onto the project.

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Hail damaged property, vehicles

BY RENÉE FRANCOEUR ADVOCATE STAFF Hail pelted much of Central Alberta early Thursday evening, coating some areas in a bubbled, snowlike blanket and damaging properties and vehicles.

Thunder, lightning, sheets of rain and finally the hail hit Red Deer around 5:30 p.m., said Dan Kulak, warning preparedness meteorologist with Environment Canada.

A total of 8.2 mm of precipitation fell at the Red Deer Airport on Thursday. Toonie-sized hail belted Ponoka while Red Deer and Eckville reported multiple accounts of golf-ball-size hail.

Near Standard, in the southern part of the province, hail akin to baseballs was recorded, Kulak said.

Katharina Bauer and her husband Richard tried to cover their plants and vegetables with tarps but had to abandon ship when the hail began.

“We were getting red marks on our bodies and heads,” said Bauer, who lives in Red Deer’s Eastview Estates.

“It was certainly bigger than marbles. ... It’s just a disaster; leaves everywhere. All the plums are down off our plum trees. There’s cucumbers and zucchini and tomatoes smashed, laying all over.”

Bauer said she hadn’t seen such havoc wreaked on her garden by a storm since the 1990s, when 500 of her front-yard tulips were knocked over one night.

Berry Architecture’s rooftop garden took a hit as well in downtown Red Deer, with the weather whipping peppers from the plants and bashing baby tomatoes and squash, as the company reported on social media.

Flowers throughout the park at City Hall were damaged by the hail, as were the hanging baskets along Gaetz Avenue.

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

About 5:45 p.m. Thursday the skies over Red Deer opened up with rain, thunder and lightning and a pounding of large hail stones as shown here.

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POOL: ‘Council is faced with a juggling act’ As for Michener Centre, Cuthbertson said there is only so much the city can do when “you don’t own the property.” The fate of the recreation building is up in the air as the province plans to shut down the centre this year.

Cuthbertson said building an aquatics centre in Red Deer is past due.

“It has been studied to death,” he said. “Before council now there is a well-thought-out proposal, well-backed-up studies. (It) provides them with all kinds of information, more than they need to make a decision.”

Former mayor Morris Flewwelling waded in on the pool debate, saying the city needs and should have a 50-metre pool. He said the problem all along has been funding the project. He said provincial and

federal money has all but dried up in recent years.

“This community has been forced into some very rapid growth over the last 20 years,” said Flewwelling. “It has kept us with our nose to the grindstone to keep up with water and wastewater increases and some of the amenities in the community.”

Ten years ago, Red Deer’s population was 75,923 and now it is 98,585 and shows no sign of slowing down. At a medium growth rate of 2.23 per cent, city figures show “Red Deer can expect to grow to 128,420 in the next 10 years and reach 1750,000 by 2014.”

“Council is faced with a juggling act,” said Flewwelling. “And I think the jig is up, quite frankly. I don’t think they can study it anymore. I think somebody has to stick their neck out and say, ‘OK this is what we’re going to do’ and simply get on with it. If it means putting the pool in the ninth year of the 10-year plan, fine. That tells people something. If it says ‘No we’re never going to build that pool,’ that tells them something else.”

The proposed multi-use aquatic centre would feature a 10-lane, 54-metre pool with two bulkheads, a 25-metre outdoor pool, a separate diving tank, wellness area, moveable floor and other features.

Swimming advocates such as Mandi Smith, head coach of the Catalina Swim Club, said a 50-metre

pool would definitely put her athletes on a level playing field across the province and nationally.

The club competes in 50-metre pools and has access to the outdoor pool starting on June 1 with its longcourse season beginning on Jan. 1.

“For us at a competitive scale, being able to train in the same sort of facility that we race in would be extremely beneficial,” said Smith. “We drive to Edmonton or Calgary to do the training. From March on, it’s about once a week until the outdoor pool opens.”

But Smith said she would like to see more pool space in Red Deer in order to offer more swimming lessons, water safety courses, other water sports and to reduce the large waiting lists for everyone.

It would also add to the economic growth in the city with athletes travelling to and staying in Red Deer to compete in the provincial and national competitions, she said.

“I think the more Red Deer citizens get to educate themselves on what would make us a better city as a whole I think would help in the development of this city,” said Smith. “Especially when we look at it as a fit for life, swimmers for life mentality when we have to look at water safety in our area.” crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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Dallas defends flight TRIP TO CALGARY FROM GRANDE PRAIRIE WAS APPROPRIATE: MLA

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR Alberta International and Intergovernmental Relations Minister Cal Dallas insists that his use of a government airplane to travel to Calgary from Grande Prairie following a Progressive Conservative Party fundraiser in the northern city was appropriate.

The MLA for Red Deer South was responding to accusations by the Wildrose Party that he “misused public assets” by boarding the plane, which had been used by former premier Alison Redford to attend the Oct. 25, 2012 party dinner in Grande Prairie. Alberta auditor general Merwan Saher has cited the trip as an example of how Redford and her staff ran afoul of expense rules.

“We reviewed Premier Redford’s schedule for that day and did not identify any government business scheduled in Grande Prairie,” said Saher in a report that was released on Thursday.

Dallas has since been identified as one of eight Conservative MLAs who boarded the same plane for the return trip to Calgary. That prompted Wildrose MLA Kerry Towle, who rep-

‘I HAD NO KNOWLEDGE, NO REASON TO SUSPECT THAT THAT PLANE WAS NOT THERE (IN GRANDE PRAIRIE) CONDUCTING GOVERNMENT BUSINESS, AND HAD NO ISSUE WITH TAKING THE FLIGHT.’ — CAL DALLAS MLA FOR RED DEER SOUTH

resents the riding of Innisfail-Sylvan Lake, to say in a release on Friday that Dallas should apologize.

Dallas, however, said he was travelling to Calgary on government business.

“I was hosting the briefing of the Consular Corps. Representatives of a variety of different nations attend that briefing and I needed to be in Calgary the following morning.

“I had no knowledge, no reason to suspect that that plane was not there (in Grande Prairie) conducting government business, and had no issue with taking the flight.”

Dallas added that he flew to Grande Prairie for the fundraiser aboard an airplane that had been chartered by the Progressive Conservative Party.

The auditor general’s report concluded that Redford and her staff misused taxpayers’ money, including

through expenses incurred for partisan and personal trips.

Acting Premier Dave Hancock has ordered that the report be forwarded to the RCMP. Redford, who stepped down as premier in March, resigned her seat as a Calgary MLA on Wednesday.

The report makes several references to Alberta International and Intergovernmental Relations — and other provincial departments — in describing the process through which expenses by the premier’s office were approved and paid. But Dallas said these do not suggest any wrong-doing.

“He did not identify that there was any specific responsibilities related to myself or the ministry more generally. He did identify opportunities for potential improvement and we certainly appreciate that and I expect to act upon that.

“The challenge now is to make sure that we fully comprehend exactly what his intent is with those specific recommendations.”

For example, said Dallas, the report describes how Redford, her staff and other MLAs travelled to India and Switzerland at a stated cost of $131,374, when in fact the total expense including advance planning, security and other costs was about $450,000. Dallas pointed out that much of the discrepancy relates to preliminary work over a two-year period that was done to reach trade agreements signed during the mission.

“Those are the kinds of things that I’ve got to have his office provide some clarity to us, in the context of what they mean.”

Dallas said late Friday that the controversy surrounding the Grande Prairie flight had generated “significant” media interest, but he had not received a great deal of negative feedback from constituents on the issue.

Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith has called for a public inquiry into the issues raised in the auditor general’s report to determine if inappropriate expense practices are occurring elsewhere in government. hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

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HAIL: Eckville hammered “And of course a lot of folks’ vehicles have a few more dents in them,” said Trevor Poth, parks superintendent with the city. “Just lots of standard hail damage. Nothing overly significant.”

The intense rainfall also triggered some erosion behind the Pidherney Centre curling club, along Waskasoo Creek, where a small slope eroded right back to the trail, Poth added.

He said crews will be out over the next week tidying things up.

The rain also made a mess along a portion of 67th Street, which had to be closed between Golden West Avenue and 65th Avenue for about two hours, due to flooding.

“It’s a lower lying area there and when we get high-intensity rains like that it does cause some over-the-road flooding and it does overpower the pumping system,” said Jeremy Bouw, who is with the developmental services division at the city.

Crews were on standby and were deployed to the site with an extra pump to manage the situation, said Bouw. No extensive damage was done, with the exception of one vehicle that tried to plow through the rushing water and was flooded out.

“One of our guys on scene was able to help that person and her child out of that vehicle and keep them dry and warm in his vehicle until the tow truck came,” Bouw said.

The town of Eckville took a hammering as well, with hail the size of grapes still on Mayor Helen Posti’s deck at 11 a.m. on Friday.

“I live on Main Street and when you look out there, all our hanging baskets look pretty well battered,” Posti said. “Most people with holiday trailers are reporting damage to the siding and a lot of houses, especially in the west end, with that new siding. ... Some of the windshields look like they’ve been shot with a gun.”

The storm was so loud and ominous-looking that Posti and her visiting niece fled to the basement for cover when it hit. She said it pummeled the roof of the house for about 20 minutes.

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“We have a big, 40-foot pine tree in our backyard and you haven’t been able to see through it to the alley for years. Well this storm just sheared it.

I can see through it now for the first time in probably 15 years; it just took off the needles, huge bare spots,” Posti said. “This was really a hammering.”

Rob Clarke of Clarke Insurance Services Inc. in Red Deer said anyone with damage to their property from the hailstorm has one to two years to report it.

“The best thing people can do when a storm like this hits is have a little bit of patience. Most of the damage on vehicles here is all cosmetic so it may not look the best but at least they can still utilize the vehicle because it will take a few weeks at least to have the repairs started and for the adjustors to have a look at it,” Clarke said.

His company had calls Friday morning from Airdrie, where damage from the storm was much more intense, he said.

As for crops around the region, the Lacombe-headquartered Agriculture Financial Services Corp. (AFSC) has yet to determine how badly they were affected by the hail.

“Some areas were hit pretty hard,” said Brian Tainsh, manager of on-farm inspections with the AFSC. “If a crop is in the centre of a storm and it’s a bad one, it will do 100 per cent damage or 90-plus. ... Last night was pretty active for storms all over here so there will be quite a few claims coming in; we just don’t have any numbers yet.”

The year 2012 was rough for farmers when it came to hail. A record $450 million was paid out in 11,500 claims to Alberta producers. Last year, more than $257 million was paid out on over 6,400 hail claims.

Things haven’t become that dire yet but hail season isn’t over and the storms “from July 17 on are usually the big ones,” said Tainsh. rfrancoeur@reddeeradvocate.com

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BRIEFS Dozens of speeding tickets issued at playground zone It was a big fail for local drivers this week in one particular playground zone.

Red Deer RCMP issued 45 speeding tickets over three days in the playground zone on 47th Avenue between 46th and 48th Streets.

Police used radar for several hours Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Within about an hour on Monday, they issued about 20 tickets to speeders. On Tuesday and Wednesday, radar at the same playground zone resulted in 25 more speeders getting tickets.

RCMP also issued 10 warnings to drivers for other violations.

The posted speed limit for playground and school zones in Red Deer is 30 km/h. Playground zones are in effect every day of the week from 8:30 a.m. until one hour after sunset.

Playground zones, school zones and construction zones all mean speed fines double.

Drivers going 50 km/h in a playground or school zone face a fine of $289 for driving 20 km/h over the posted speed limit.

RCMP remind drivers that speed limits save lives every day, especially in playground and school zones. The faster a person is driving, the longer it takes them to stop and the greater the impact.

City issues official proclamation for second annual Pride event

BY RENÉE FRANCOEUR ADVOCATE STAFF Central Alberta Pride is welcoming another official proclamation from the City of Red Deer for its second annual event on Aug. 15.

Co-chair of the Central Alberta Pride Society, Tony Jeglum, said he’s delighted a proclamation will be signed again.

“It’s very important because despite the fact that by and large the LGBTQ community has most of the rights that every other Canadian has . . . that does not necessarily mean we are treated as equals,” Jeglum said.

“Ultimately, we wanted our elected officials to get up in front of the crowd and say they will treat members of the LGBTQ community just like everyone else. Because without it being said, it’s not necessarily assumed by everyone.

“There are still people assaulted in Red Deer because of their sexuality and we’re working towards the day where hopefully that doesn’t happen.”

Mayor Tara Veer said the proclamation

‘IT’S VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE DESPITE THE FACT THAT BY AND LARGE THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY HAS MOST OF THE RIGHTS THAT EVERY OTHER CANADIAN HAS . . . THAT DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN WE ARE TREATED AS EQUALS.’ — TONY JEGLUM

will be signed by Coun. Dianne Wyntjes on the first day of the Pride weekend.

Veer is unable to attend due to a family commitment.

“We will make sure to have city representation present,” she said.

Last year, former mayor Morris Flewwelling signed and read a proclamation for the first formal Central Alberta Pride celebration.

Pride starts with a kickoff party outside City Hall at 5 p.m. on Aug. 15, followed by a drag queen show at the Vat at 8 p.m.

An all-ages “fruit float” will take people down the Red Deer River on Aug. 16 from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., with an adult-only concert featuring performer Kate Reid at Fratter’s Speakeasy wrapping things up at 8 p.m.

Aug. 17 involves a 10:30 a.m. multi-faith church service at St. Andrew’s in Lacombe and a barbecue back in Red Deer at the Recreation Centre picnic area from 1 to 4 p.m.

Jeglum said there are family-friendly events all three days and he encourages everyone to come out.

All proceeds go to running next year’s event, as well as donations to Camp fYrefly, Canada’s only national leadership retreat for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans-identified, two-spirited, intersexed, queer, questioning and allied youth.

Anyone interested in becoming involved in Pride events year round is invited to attend the society’s annual general meeting on Aug. 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the Golden Circle.

For more information, visit www.caans. org/getting-involved/pride or the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/RedDeerPrideDays. rfrancoeur@reddeeradvocate.com

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Fraud, identify theft trial set for April 2015 A man accused of fraud and identity theft will go to trial in Red Deer provincial court in April 2015.

Junior Kabange, 27, of Montreal was arrested on June 10 after police investigated an attempted to withdraw money from the Royal Bank in north Red Deer.

His co-accused Darsel Nzikou, 27, of Montreal, missed his last court day on July 23 and a warrant was issued for his arrest.

Kidnapping, assault trial set for February 2016

Assault trial to resume in November An assault trial in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench that sat for one day in February will continue in November.

Chance McClellanHughes, 21, of Red Deer, is on trial by judge alone.

He is charged with aggravated assault after stepping into an argument between two others attending a house party in Johnstone Park on April 18, 2012.

McClellan-Hughes is accused of striking a man on the side of head with a glass.

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Kevin Roy Gladue, 36, was arrested by Rocky Mountain House RCMP, who were called to investigate after an oilfield worker found an injured woman walking alone alongside a remote road in July 2013.

Gladue is charged with aggravated assault, sexual assault and obstructing police.

The woman, whose name is withheld because she is alleged to be the victim of a sexual assault, said she was attacked 12 days earlier, escaped into the bush and became lost.

She told police that she survived on rainwater and berries.

The trial starts on Feb. 2.

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The economics of infection Ebola is a truly frightening disease, with a fatality rate as high as 95 per cent (although the death rate in the current outbreak in West Africa is only 55 to 60 per cent). At the moment, it is largely confined to a heavily forested inland area where the borders of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea meet, although cases have already appeared in the capital cities of all three countries.

It could get much worse. If ebola successfully made the jump to a more prosperous, densely populated country like Nigeria, whose citizens travel all over the world, the current 800 recorded deaths could become 8,000, or 80,000, or even more. And the worst of it is that there is no effective vaccine or treatment for ebola.

Let me rephrase that.

GWYNNE There is no approved vaccine DYER or treatment for ebola. There are candidates, some of which have shown promising results when tested on non-human primates. But they haven’t gone through the full testing process that is necessary before they are approved for human use, because nobody was willing to pay for it.

The normal procedure in the United States, home to more than half of the world’s major drug companies (“Big Pharma”), is that basic research for new drugs may be paid for by government grants or even by private philanthropy (like Bill Gates’s $200-million donation for research on a malaria vaccine), but the work of bringing the drugs to market is left to the commercial companies. All too often, they simply can’t be bothered.

It costs hundred of millions of dollars to take a drug through the whole approval process and put it on the market. That’s worthwhile if the drug will then sell at a high cost and be used regularly over long periods of time: a drug that fights “rich people’s diseases” like cancer or heart disease, say, or even something like Viagra.

But a one-shot vaccine that would mainly be used by poor Africans will never make a profit, so it is ignored.

Galvanized by the panic over ebola, the National Institutes of Health in the United States has now scheduled phase one trials of an ebola vaccine on human subjects for next month. But there are two more phases after that, and the earliest a vaccine could be approved for general use is next July.

And even in this emergency, it’s public money, not Big Pharma, that is funding the research.

The problem goes much wider than ebola and other tropical diseases. It extends, unfortunately, to the antibiotics that vanquished the bacterial infections that were once responsible for about 25 per cent of adult deaths. The last new class of antibiotics, carbapenems, was approved in 1980. Since then, nothing — even though the usefulness of existing antibiotics is rapidly eroding as resistant strains of bacteria emerge.

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EBOLA That’s a big threat, but antibiotics are still not big money-makers, as they are used for relatively short periods of time to fight some specific infection. So no new type of antibiotic has been developed by Big Pharma for more than three decades.

A minimum of 23,000 people in the United States died last year of infections that would once have been easily ended by antibiotics; in the European Union the total was 25,000.

There are some measures that would dramatically slow the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Far fewer prescriptions should be written for antibiotics, and doctors should be monitored to ensure that they are not over-prescribing.

Patients must complete any course of antibiotics that they begin, and report that they have done so.

Over-the-counter sales of antibiotics in countries like China and Russia must cease.

Above all, it should be a criminal offence to feed antibiotics to animals just to make them grow faster and bigger. (That is where 80 per cent of the antibiotics consumed in the United States go at the moment.)

And even when all that has been done, the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria will continue, though at

a much slower pace. Bacterial resistance is an evolutionary process that can only be slowed, not stopped.

So we desperately need new antibiotics, and there are none forthcoming.

Without them, warned Dame Sally Davies, chief medical officer for England, “Modern medicine would quickly go out of the window.”

Almost all surgery, including things as commonplace as caesarian sections and hip replacements, and most cancer treatments as well, involve a significant risk of infection that must be controlled by antibiotics.

As British Prime Minister David Cameron told The Times: “If we fail to act ... we are cast back into the dark ages of medicine, where treatable infections and injuries will kill once again.”

Yet Big Pharma will not fill the gap, for those companies are answerable to their shareholders, not to the public.

The case for direct state intervention to finance the development of the vaccines and antibiotics that the commercial sector neglects is overwhelming.

And very urgent.

Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles on world affairs are published in 45 countries. His new book, Canada in the Great Power Game 1914-2014, was published by Random House Canada on Aug. 4.

Wouldn’t you love to go to summer camp?

There are two kinds of people in the so-called ‘free world’ — those who went to summer camp and those who should have.

There were and still are all kinds of summer camps, of course: the horseback camp, the lake camp, wilderness camp, band camp, sports camp, arts camp and the ever popular get-theHARLEY kids-out-of-yourHAY hair-for-awhile summer camp.

I’m thinking about this on account of several of my nieces and nephews’ kidlets are away or have been away at various camps this summer and thinking about that got me to thinking about when I went to camp.

And how, sometimes, I wish I was 12 years old again. So I could go to summer camp again.

Mine was a lake camp and I spent two weeks there every summer for the three summers of junior high.

Now, it bears mentioning, to put things in proper perspective as it were, believe it or not our family didn’t even have a car then. (In fact, in a stunning case of bad timing for my parents, the ’58 Ford came along right about the time I was old enough to drive.) We didn’t really take vacations or go too many places and so when camp happed to me it was like I had suddenly been transported a million miles (1.6 million km) away, even though it was at Sylvan

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Lake, only 25 km (1.6 million miles) from our house.

I found myself somehow landing smack in the middle of what felt like Happiness Ranch on the Planet Summer Camp.

The camp consisted of a row of small wooden cabins (the “old” ones), a mess hall, a shower/bathroom building and several mysterious and inviting activities buildings. And up on the far hill, on the other side of the big playfield and across from the bonfire pit, were the “new” cabins, which were probably built just before the Second World War. These larger cabins had such luxuries as big living room-type windows (with bug screens!), and even a bit of wall paper and linoleum. Unlike ours, I think they even had some sort of heating, so of course that’s where the girls stayed.

Did I mention it was a co-ed camp?

No wonder it was so much fun.

But I loved staying the old cabins.

Facing the lake through the trees, built one by one down the sloping path like steps down to the dock where the canoes were waiting for us in the subzero, bone-chilling lake.

One of the best things about our cabins was that they had — get this — bunks beds that were three beds high!

It was and still is the only time in my life that I had even seen a three-tiered bunk bed, so of course every year I made sure, first thing, that I scrambled up there and called dibs on one of the top bunks.

I can clearly remember hunkering down in my red cloth sleeping bag waaay up there after “lights out,” cocooned under the covers with my flashlight reading Marvel and Archie comics. Now if that isn’t the very definition

of “summer camp” I don’t know what is.

However, I also vividly recall compulsory “swim time” in the aforementioned Arctic waters of Sylvan Lake, which consisted of sticking a very reluctant foot in the weedy, rocky shore by the dock and immediately watching your foot turn as blue as a bubblegumflavoured popsicle.

This was inevitably and immediately followed by the nearest person — usually a girl or one of the camp counsellors splashing the heck out of you until you just gave up and ran, plunging headlong into the freezing lake with wild abandon.

There’s nothing quite like risking having a heart attack at the age of 12 at summer camp.

But the nightly bonfires made up for the suffering of “swim time.” There always the compulsory guitar or two, and the compulsory sing-alongs like Michael Rowed the Boat Ashore and Kumbaya, and the campfire games like the one where you have a message that you whisper into the next person’s ear and they whisper to the next and so on around the campfire at the last person says out loud what the second last person whispered to him or her, and of course it isn’t even remotely close to the original message and is always highly amusing. Especially at a campfire with girls and everything.

And then there was everybody’s favourite: The Tuck Shop. This was a little cabin down by the volleyball court in the woods that turned into a little corner store once a day. At Tuck Time, you could go down there and spend something like 25 cents on goodies like chocolate bars, gumballs, and various and sundry delectable candy comestibles that were shaped like strawber-

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ries, or tiny ice cream cones or little Coke bottles.

And I know it’s difficult to fathom now, but that quarter could go a pretty long ways when some of the more popular sugar-boosting items were a penny each. I usually favoured a nice wad of licorice “shoestrings” — red or lime green — which I would tie in knots and chomp on one knot at a time.

In fact, I still do that when I happen to find the licorice strings. I blame it on Summer Camp.

But the very best part was meeting people and making friends.

There was the perfectly named “Glee” (her real name) who was from Calgary and who I wrote love letters to for almost a year after camp.

A crazy popular kid we nick-named “Specs” (yes, he had big horn-rimmed glasses) from Edmonton, and Diane, from my second summer — one of the first girls I ever held hands with.

And then there was the last night of my last year at camp. They had a Last Night Dance, and me being the shortest shrimp at camp danced with Dee Dee, one of the tallest girls from the new cabins up on the hill.

It turned out to be a waltz and much to my complete mortification, she picked me up in waltz position and proceeded around the crowded room, my feet dangling off the floor, flapping like the fish at the dock.

But you know, if I was 12 years old again I’d go to summer camp in a heartbeat. But I’d make sure I was a lot taller next time.

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The final parade CELEBRATING AN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE BETTERMENT OF OUR NATION’S YOUTH SPRINGBROOK CADET CAMP In a few days, the future leadership of our country will suit up for the last time at the Royal Canadian Air Cadet camp at Springbrook.

But it isn’t just a matter of rising early on that final parade morning.

For the youth who chose to spend part of their summer acquiring new skills, knowledge and life experience, the final parade at the camp is the DAVID culmination NAGY of their efforts throughout the training year.

Courses will have been completed, exams written and graded, and rehearsals held for the graduation parade held on the final day of summer camp.

But this year, it is the absolute final parade of cadets at Springbrook.

Many hours will have been spent putting the final touches on uniforms for the parade.

The spiffed-up columns of teenagers will gather — “form up” in military parlance — and then march to the parade square for the final inspection under the watchful eyes of trainers, parents and guests.

Salutes, inspections, handing out of awards and speeches will take place on the tarmac — weather permitting — of the former Canadian Forces Base Penhold.

After the final salute, reviewing parties will then leave the parade square, to be followed by the cadets and staff.

They will be led by a colour party that, like every other parade it since 1966, carry the colours of the nation and Cadet League.

The hundreds of final cadets to be trained in Central Alberta’s summer training facility will then march off the parade square into history.

Already we have heard how emotional a time this last summer for training has been for both cadets and staff.

The young people return home and either head back to school or pursue whatever professions they happen to choose.

Some friendships continue for many years after involvement with cadets and summer camps.

Tonight, about 200 former camp staff members — including this writer — cadets and former members of the Canadian Forces will gather for a reunion.

Although the event is being held outside the official circle of Air Cadet operations, it is a commemoration of a long history of cadet activities at former CFB Penhold, as it is affectionately remembered.

The gathering will be a military reunion of sorts since those who were involved as instructors were employed through a reserve branch of the Department of National Defence.

Thousands of young people have taken part in cadet activities here since 1966.

Some go on to careers with the Canadian Forces, although this is not compulsory.

Others — including members of my family as three siblings also went through the Air Cadet movement — will tell you it is a good source of discipline, responsibility and leadership, qualities that would well serve anyone in life.

The Cadet Program is for Canadians aged 12 to 18. They participate in a variety of fun, challenging and rewarding activities while learning about the sea, army and air activities of the Canadian Forces.

What’s wrong with rising early, making up your bunk — hospital style — polishing shoes, ironing your uniform (honestly, some of this stuff gets done the night before) and then forming up and marching to mess (breakfast) before 7 a.m.?

Isn’t that more productive than

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TOP: Cadet band 1972.

MIDDLE: Cadet Camp 1971 intake.

BOTTOM: 1973 staff photo. sleeping in after an all-night session of computer games?

Tonight I will reunite with former camp comrades I have not seen in 38 years.

Not all of our old friends will attend. Most of our former superior officers from those days are now gone.

Some of them earned the highest military honours in conflicts of the

past and later continued their involvement with the betterment of the nation’s youth.

Working with those veterans was just normal to us at the time, but they were the country’s real heroes, the ones who fought for the freedoms we enjoy today.

After our camp involvement was done, we went our separate ways, into

may professions, some to far-flung corners of the globe.

And after many years away from anything involving cadets, we will gather once again, not to herald ourselves, but to celebrate an organization dedicated to the betterment of our nation’s youth.

David Nagy is a former Advocate editor.

Reflecting on the circle of life Any day now, as a matter of fact any moment now, we expect the ‘Call.’ My wife is on pins and I’m on needles (the anticipation kind, not the drug kind) while we wait in expectation.

All the while life goes on as if this call was important to no one except us.

Can you imagine that?

CHRIS Meals are still SALOMONS being served, alcohol and Listerine are still flowing, and drugs are as rampant as ever.

A couple of weeks ago a real sweet lady passed away.

She hadn’t been feeling well for a few days, so it was they found her on her living room floor.

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She was always impeccably dressed and carried herself in a manner befitting a lady of culture. I was just starting to get to know her, but not well enough yet to know her story.

In the movie The Lion King, the main theme was the circle of life, and so it is here in our part of the world as well.

You see, while we reflect on the loss of one person, we wait in eager anticipation for the birth of a new person. This person we wait for will be the greatest second grandchild in the world. If you don’t believe me just ask me.

I’m not sure if you can tell at this point, but we are excited!

Whenever we go shopping, my wife has an auto homing device triggered by baby clothes and other items that might become useful for the raising of a new child.

All I hear is, “I wish I knew what they are having, then I would know what to buy.”

But because we don’t know, we really can’t buy all that much (except for

a trunk full of Huggies, which were on sale). Thank heaven for small mercies!

We don’t know the gender, because the parents have chosen not to know, but the utter frustration it has caused in our home is indescribable.

It’s almost as if our bank account existed only for the spoiling of this new child, but I’m now savvy to the wiles of an over-eager Oma, because we went through the same with grandchild No. 1.

Any day now, we will hear and then plan when we will be able to travel to Fort Nelson, B.C., to wonder at this new little creation.

I just hope that the time between knowing and leaving isn’t too long, otherwise we’ll be broke before we leave.

Actually, it’s not that bad — it just shows that we are eager to welcome this new life that will expand our family.

And it got me to thinking about this circle of life stuff.

In the work that we do, we see life at its most complex level. On the one

hand, we see the desire of people who desperately want to live beyond their troubles and addictions.

And then we see those who despite the knowledge of certain death, continue in a self destructive behaviour.

At times it becomes very difficult to live with, so when the promise of new life comes about, we grab on to it with an eagerness that is unparalleled to anything else in life, because in that promise we see and begin to understand the circle and the value of created life.

So, if in the next few weeks you don’t see my expectant face downtown, you will know that either we’re so broke we can’t even travel downtown, or we’re on our way (look for a car with 12 cases of Huggies strapped to the roof), to spoil another new part of this creation.

I’m banking on the fact that it will be the latter.

Chris Salomons is kitchen co-ordinator for Potter’s Hands ministry in Red Deer.

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Precautions taken with patient at hospital with Ebola-like symptoms BRAMPTON, Ont. — A patient at a hospital near Toronto has been isolated as a precautionary measure after showing flu-like symptoms similar to those characteristic of the Ebola virus, a public health official said Friday.

Dr. Eileen de Villa with Peel Public Health said the steps were taken because the patient at Brampton Civic Hospital recently travelled to Nigeria, which has been hit with an outbreak of the disease.

“Because there are some health concerns ongoing in West Africa, as a precautionary measure the hospital has put in heightened infection control measures, including isolating the patient,” she said in an interview.

De Villa said the patient is showing a fever and other flu-like symptoms but cautioned there has been no diagnosis yet.

“The hospital has to do its patient care work and diagnostic work in order to confirm what the exact diagnosis is.”

Ebola is a rare and severe disease that can infect both humans and non-human primates.

The virus is contagious and is spread by direct contact with blood or bodily fluids from a sick person.

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Bourque, wearing a plain grey T-shirt, sat emotionless during the proceedings, occasionally looking over toward the gallery. His eyes were barely visible through his shaggy brown hair.

“By pleading guilty you’re admitting all the facts and essential elements of the offence,” Smith told the packed court. “There will be no trial.”

Smith then asked if Bourque understood this, to which he replied, “Yes.” Bourque was recently found competent and mentally fit to stand trial after undergoing a psychiatric assessment. Details of that assessment have been sealed by the court.

MONCTON, N.B. — Justin Bourque admitted to murdering three RCMP officers and wounding two others Friday, a little more than two months after the shooting rampage that left New Brunswick’s second largest city in a state of siege.

Bourque pleaded guilty in the Court of Queen’s Bench in Moncton to three charges of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder, telling Justice David Smith in a calm voice “I plead guilty” or replying “guilty” as he was asked for his plea on each charge.

Smith told the court the Crown has given notice it will seek three consecutive life sentences on the first-degree murder charges, which means Bourque, 24, would not be eligible for parole for 75 years.

He returns to court Oct. 27 when victim im-

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As many as 300 people were affected by the water ban, which took effect on Monday when 10 million cubic metres of water and 4.5 million cubic metres of silt were released from the tailings pond at Imperial Metals’ Mount Polley gold and copper mine, about 600 kilometres northeast of Vancouver.

Dr. Trevor Corneil of Interior Health said the town of Likely, B.C., which is the closest town to the mine, and points north on the Quesnel River can use their water as they normally would. However, the ban remained in effect for residents and tourists along southern parts of the river and Quesnel Lake, along with Polley Lake and Hazeltine Creek, which are adjacent to the mine.

The water ban was partially rescinded as the provincial Environment Ministry released a second round of test results that showed water in the area was within guidelines for human consumption.

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ROULETTE THE ROYAL ST. JOHN’S REGATTA IS THE OLDEST ORGANIZED SPORTING EVENT IN NORTH AMERICA AND IS THE AUGUST HOLIDAY FOR RESIDENTS

We arrived in St. John’s on the eve of its famed regatta and just in time to experience a phenomenon locals refer to as “Regatta Roulette.”

The Royal St. John’s Regatta is the oldest organized sporting event in North America and is the August holiday for residents — the only civic holiday in Canada that is weather dependent.

Though the rowing races are traditionally held on the first Wednesday in August, no one knows for sure whether the regatta will go ahead as scheduled until 6 a.m. on the morning the races are scheduled to take place.

DEBBIE If conditions are deemed favourOLSEN able, city residents get the day off work and enjoy some amazing rowing competitions.

If it is stormy or windy, the races will be postponed and everyone will go to work until more favourable weather conditions are present.

Newfoundland’s weather conditions are notoriously erratic and there have been many times over the past two centuries when the regatta has been postponed and the holiday delayed.

The real dilemma comes in deciding how to handle yourself the night before the scheduled race. You can either play it safe and enjoy a quiet evening at home or roll the dice and go out and party it up.

If you choose the second option, there is a chance you might be going to work after a big night on the town — a situation that in most cases is less than ideal.

Since Newfoundlanders are such a fun-loving group of people, this difficult choice has become known as “Regatta Roulette.”

On the evening we arrived in St. John’s, the decision was a particularly difficult one for many locals. Tuesday evening was also the last night of the George Street Festival, one of the largest festivals of its kind in North America. During the festival, the numerous bars and pubs that line the best known Party Street drop their cover fees and there is live entertainment and food right out on the street.

“Most of us are pretty loyal to one pub, but the festival is a time for bar hopping and pub crawls,” explained St. John’s resident Janelle Hickey.

“There have been live concerts on the street every night of the festival and tonight Alan Doyle of Great Big Sea will be wrapping up the festival with a big street concert. It’s pretty tough to resist playing Regatta Roulette with that going on.”

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ABOVE: Signal Hill is perched on the top of the highest hill in the area and makes for good views.

LEFT: The ducks are always startled by the firing of the starter’s gun and the start of racing.

BELOW: On race day, thousands of people gather around Quidi Vidi Lake and enjoy the races, carnival games and food. Beavertails, sweet donuts shaped like their namesake, are always popular.

MIDDLE: Quidi Vidi is an historic fishing village that still supports the fishing industry today.

BOTTOM: Perched on a rugged cliff at North America’s most easterly point lies Cape Spear Lighthouse, the oldest surviving lighthouse in the province of Newfoundland.

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ABOVE: Apart from some family dwellings, Fort Amherst consists of a man-made harbour, a lighthouse and the remains of gun emplacements built during the Second World War to defend against German U-boats.

BELOW: The old houses in St. John’s are wonderfully colourful.

NEWFOUNDLAND: Capital has long, fascinating history Later that night, my husband and I decided to pop up to George Street to check out the festivities. We had an early appointment the next morning, so we agreed that we would leave the festival early.

The moment we stepped onto the street, it was immediately apparent that this year at least, many St. John’s residents were taking their chances with Regatta Roulette. Alan Doyle began his career playing in George Street pubs and thousands of people were packed into the street to hear their native son perform.

As I stood on a balcony near the outdoor stage, I finally understood the appeal of Regatta Roulette. There was no way we were going to leave this party early. We’d just deal with the consequences in the morning — like everyone else.

Five things to see in St. John’s As one of the oldest English-founded cities in North America, the capital city of Newfoundland and Labrador has a long and fascinating history

and wonderful historic architecture and sites to enjoy.

Even visitors who aren’t that intrigued by history can’t help but take an interest in the historical attractions of St. John’s.

Here are a few sites you really shouldn’t miss: ● Historic downtown St. John’s: The City of St. John’s is home to more than 20 of Canada’s National Historic Sites.

There is a lovely historic walk that will lead you past many of the city’s key historical buildings. In the downtown area, you should check out the historical architecture of the churches, including the Basilica of St. John the Baptist and the Anglican Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. The latter was built on a site formerly used for public hangings. ● Cape Spear Lighthouse National Historic Site: Cape Spear Lighthouse is the most easterly point in North America and one of the most beautiful spots in Canada. We stood on the edge of the rugged peninsula with our backs to the entire population of North America and watched whales breaching in the bay below. Constructed in 1836, Cape Spear is the oldest surviving lighthouse in Newfoundland. ● Signal Hill National Historic Site: One of the most spectacular views of St. John’s can be found atop Signal

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land and Labrador and the Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador. To understand the history of Newfoundland and learn about the culture, you really should visit this amazing facility. This summer, the art gallery is featuring a Rockwell Kent exhibit that celebrates the Rockwell Kent Centennial in Newfoundland. Rockwell Kent was a famous American artist who lived in Brigus from 1914 to 1915 and captured many of the dramatic images and landscapes of Newfoundland in his paintings. The provincial museum is also fascinating and lends some insight into the reasons Newfoundland decided to become the 10th province of Canada in 1949. ● George Street: George Street is small but it packs a real punch, with the highest concentration of bars and pubs of any street in North America.

The two-block-long street houses nothing but bars, pubs and restaurants and is pedestrian friendly. They only allow vehicular traffic on the street in the mornings — just long enough to restock the bars, pubs and restaurants. The annual Mardis Gras Festival, or the George Street Festival, is a great time to visit. (Don’t even think about getting home early.) Most pubs on the street can perform an official screeching in ceremony that involves a recitation and ends with a shot of Newfoundland screech (rum) and a certificate declaring the recipient to be an honourary Newfoundlander. It’s the closest one can come to becoming an official resident of the rock without moving.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHOBE NATIONAL PARK, Botswana — No sign of an elephant in all of two minutes, a tourist teased a guide at Botswana’s Chobe National Park, home to tens of thousands of elephants. A minute later, their vehicle cleared a knot of shrubs and elephants loomed ahead beside the dusty road.

Such joking wouldn’t be possible in many other parts of Africa, where recent years have yielded dire news about ivory poaching.

Poachers killed more than 20,000 elephants in 2013 amid rising demand for their tusks in Asia, particularly China, according to international conservation groups.

Botswana is a rare bright spot with estimates of its elephant population as high as 200,000. The southern African country’s political and economic stability, small human population and other factors make it an elephant haven, though pressure on habitats and conflict with the human population are increasing concerns.

Botswana is a challenging model for other African nations struggling to ward off the illegal wildlife trade, ranked by the United Nations alongside arms, drug and human trafficking because its illicit profits run into billions of dollars worldwide.

In all of Africa, there are about 420,000 to 650,000, according to some estimates.

Elephants roam widely outside conservation areas in landlocked Botswana, which has just 2 million people; in contrast, Kenya, under pressure from poachers, has almost as much territory as Botswana with about 35,000 elephants and 45 million people.

Elephants benefit from Botswana’s ban on commercial trophy hunting on state land that took effect this year to help other wildlife species whose numbers are in decline. Some elephants, who traditionally range across unfenced borders, may also have crossed into and stayed in Botswana as poaching escalated in neighbouring countries, some conservationists say.

While official corruption has hooks in African poaching, Transparency International in 2013 listed Botswana at 30th out of 177 countries and territories, based on how corrupt their public sector is perceived to be. It led all other African countries and was ahead of nations including Portugal, South Korea and Costa Rica in the survey by the Berlin-based watchdog group.

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These are some of the things that stood out on a visit to the Cyclades, a Greek island chain in the Aegean Sea. Little wonder the place draws gaggles of visitors — enough to make even crowd-loving extroverts long for a peaceful island paradise.

Oh, wait — that’s why we were there. And that’s why, whenever we could, we avoided busy town centres in favour of lying in the sun with a lazy glass of wine.

First stop was the island of Mykonos. My boyfriend and I arrived by ferry from Athens, then took a bus to the island’s centre of activity, the town of Mykonos, also known as Chora. It’s a busy place: long lines, picture-taking galore and overpriced trinkets bulging from store shelves. I was glad we’d opted to stay in another village, Ornos, about 2 miles (3.2 kilometres) away, in a hotel five minutes from the beach and a handful of restaurants. There we soaked up the sun by the sea and by the pool, drank wine and met some British travellers who also treasured the calm and quiet.

Early morning turned out to be a relatively tranquil time to see Chora — even if the walk there from Ornos meant dodging cars on the sometimesminuscule shoulder of the road. We spotted a donkey on the way, and in town, with the few other tourists there that early, we admired large windmills on hilltops that are among the island’s most photographed and visited features. Windmill construction on the island dates to the 16th century.

Then it was off to the winding roads of the Little Venice neighbourhood to get lost amid the white-

washed buildings with their colorful balconies. Going early also offered a chance to see a bit of local life behind-the-scenes: shopkeepers mopping up concrete slabs outside their storefronts and arranging their merchandise before the busy day began.

We also stopped by to see the ancient urns and memorial statues at the Archaeological Museum.

Mykonos is known for its nightlife, and we had every intention of experiencing it at least once. But staying in laidback Ornos with a glass of wine at a restaurant each night proved too appealing.

Next we visited the island of Santorini. Our hotel was in the village of Perissa, known for its black-sand beach but far less crowded than we expected. One morning, we got a cliff-top view of the island after a hike up Mesa Vouno mountain to Ancient Thira, the site of an excavated city dating to the ninth century B.C. Later on, we decided for once to brave the crowds and visit the town of Oia, known for its dramatic sunsets. The town is located on steep cliffs offering a panoramic view of the Santorini’s caldera, a volcanic crater that’s partly under the sea. We headed to find a good vantage point with thousands of other visitors eager to watch the sun dip down to the horizon.

A sliver of rail space at a parking lot was as good as we could get.

But it didn’t matter. The sunset was so glorious, I didn’t mind the crowds.

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The National Baseball Hall of Fame is teaming with IMAX, Major League Baseball and other partners for a national travelling exhibit featuring historical artifacts from the Cooperstown museum and state-of-the-art interactive digital media.

The announcement made Wednesday in New York says the tour will visit major league cities and spring training sites starting in the spring of 2016.

In addition to IMAX and MLB Advanced Media, the Hall of Fame is partnering on the project with Boston Red Sox Chairman Tom Werner and Creative Artists Agency, a leading entertainment and sports agency.

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Numrich wins tour event

BY JOSH ALDRICH ADVOCATE STAFF Grant Numrich was finally able to celebrate after a junior golf tournament on Friday afternoon, but his playing partners made him sweat it out.

Not because they were close in on his heels, but because they got into his head.

While waiting for an opportunity to tee off on the final hole of the rain shortened Ford Series Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour event on Wolf Creek Golf Resort’s Links course, they had convinced him that Lacombe’s Jeremy Rietze had actually taken a one shot lead over him.

The Red Deer Golf and Country Club golfer missed the fairway on his tee shot, then on his third shot he flew the green. He came back with a solid chip to five feet of the pin and drained the put for the unconventional par.

It was only then that runner-up Jaxon Lynn from Sylvan Lake Golf and Country Club informed him that he actually did win the tournament with a 4-over-110. Rietze shot a 40 to finish fourth in the junior boys’ division at 12-over-117.

“It makes you bear down a bit more, but knowing the guy, it’s sometime hard to take him seriously,” said Numrich. “I just stuck to my own game and out a good par together on the final hole.”

It has been an up and down summer for the 17-year-old Hunting Hills High School student. He has had a few leads slip away in tournaments while in others he came up just short.

This week he was able to put together two solid rounds and earned an exemption into the Future Collegians World Tour Invitational in Las Vegas.

Numrich was the first round leader in the junior boys’ division, firing an even par 72.

The second round on Friday was cut down to nine holes after a thunder and lightning storm delayed it. He still fired a 38 to finish with a two-day total of 110, tying bantam golfer Korbin Allan of Lyalta for the overall lead in the tournament. Lynn finished two shots back of the division lead at 6-over-112 after shooting an 1-over-36.

“I’ve struggled a lot in tournaments this year and I was able to finally put together a couple of decent rounds,” said Numrich. “I was able to get up and down and was able to make a couple of big putts, which was nice.”

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Red Deer’s Grant Numrich lines up a putt on the 9th hole on Wolf Creek Resort’s links course to win the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour stop on Friday afternoon.

Numrich is entering his Grade 12 year at Hunting Hills, but is unsure of what he wants to do with his future.

Golf is his only sport, and if he can keep putting together solid finishes, colleges are likely to take notice.

Still he says he has much to work on in his golf game.

“My mental game and my consistency, that’s the one thing I’ve struggled with this year,” said Numrich. “I can play well on my own at my home course, but I’ve struggled a lot in tournaments this. It was nice to finally break through and get off that streak.”

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Reilly throws for two touchdowns as Eskimos beat Alouettes

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Edmonton Eskimos’ Eric Samuels, right, tackles Montreal Alouettes’ Duron Carter during first half CFL football action in Montreal, Friday.

MONTREAL — The Edmonton Eskimos built a big enough lead early in the game that it didn’t matter what the Montreal Alouettes did in the second half.

After taking a 22-point lead over the Als into the dressing room at halftime at Percival Molson Stadium on Friday night, Edmonton staved off Montreal’s second-half comeback to hold on for the 33-23 victory.

The loss extended the last-place Alouettes’ losing streak to four games.

“We played the first half really well,’’ said Eskimos coach Chris Jones, who spent six years as a defensive coach for the Als, from 2002 to 2007.

“If you can mirror the first and second half, that would be great. Unfortunately. We came out flat in the second half and let a good football team hang around. It was closer than what it should have been.’’

With Edmonton leading the Alouettes 30-8 at the half, Montreal was seemingly en route to a third consecutive blowout loss — the Als lost backto-back games by a combined score of 72-10 coming into Friday. But the Eskimos only scored three second-half points, giving a desperate Montreal side a glint of hope in the process.

Down by three scores, Montreal (15) put their best drive together at the start of the third quarter. The Als made five consecutive first downs — as many as they converted in the first half - for a 53-yard drive that lasted more than six minutes. But they couldn’t find the end zone, and were forced to settle for the field goal.

After cutting Edmonton’s lead to 16, Montreal was given a small lifeline early in the fourth quarter when Eskimos kick returner Jamal Miles dropped the ball after a punt. The fumble was recovered by Montreal at Edmonton’s 30. After yet another two-andout, the Als kicked a field goal to make the score 30-17.

With their team at the bottom of the standings with the worst record in the Canadian Football League, Alouettes fans let the team know they were unhappy with the decision to go for the three points instead of the touchdown.

“That was an excellent call,’’ said Als coach Tom Higgins, defending his team’s choice. “Anybody who thinks differently, that’s OK, that’s their opinion. It was third-and-ten. Two two-point converts? That’s probably not going to happen. It doesn’t play to your favour.

The decision, in my mind, is absolutely correct.’’

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Musil deviates from family hockey history to play for Canada

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — His father, grandfather and uncle played international hockey under the Czech Republic’s flag. His dual-citizen brother also chose that option.

Adam Musil went a different route.

The towering forward will play for Canada’s under-18 team in the annual Ivan Hlinka tournament starting Monday in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Canada has won gold at the annual summer tournament six years running and 18 of 23 times since 1991. The U.S., Sweden, Russia, Switzerland, Finland

and the host Slovaks and Czechs will attempt to end Canada’s run of titles.

The Canadians open the defence of their title against the Swiss in Piestany, Slovakia. But Musil is excited about Saturday’s pre-tournament game against the host Czechs in Breclav because he spent a decade living in the country.

“Maybe it will add a little more pressure because my friends and family will be there, but pressure is power and I’ll just use that to my advantage,” Musil said. “Knowing the language and everything, it makes it more special.”

Musil’s father Frank defected in 1986 from what was then Czechoslovakia. The defenceman played just under

800 NHL games for Minnesota, Calgary, Ottawa and Edmonton until 2001.

He represented the Czechs at the 1992 world championship. Frank is now an Edmonton Oilers scout and was an assistant coach of the Czech Olympic team in February.

Bobby Holik followed his brotherin-law to North America a few years later. He won a pair of Stanley Cups with the New Jersey Devils during his 18-year NHL career.

Holik represented the Czechs in a world championship and the 1996 World Cup of Hockey. Holik’s father Jaroslav was a Czechoslovak hockey star and went on to coach national teams.

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Adam’s brother David, an Oilers prospect born in Calgary, played defence for the Czechs at the 2012 and 2013 world junior championships.

Adam was born in Ottawa, but learned to play hockey while living in Jihlava, Czech Republic, between the age of three and 13. His family moved to the Vancouver area upon their return to Canada when David joined the Western Hockey League’s Vancouver Giants.

The way Adam tells it, there wasn’t much debate or even eyebrows raised in his family when he declared the country of hockey allegiance.

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Raonic upset by unseeded Lopez

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Canada’s Milos Raonic boasts one of the strongest power games on the men’s tennis tour.

On Friday night, his game was undone by an unseeded opponent who picked his style apart.

Spain’s Feliciano Lopez eliminated Raonic from the Rogers Cup with a 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3 quarter-final victory in front of a surprised crowd at Rexall Centre.

Raonic, the No. 6 seed from Thornhill, Ont., struggled early and was hampered by unforced errors on the stadium showcourt. Lopez will next play the winner of the late quarter-final between No. 2 Roger Federer of Switzerland and No. 5 David Ferrer of Spain.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France reached the semifinals earlier with a 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-4 victory over Britain’s Andy Murray. Seventh-seeded Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria also reached the final four by outlasting South Africa’s Kevin Anderson 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (6).

Raonic seemed handcuffed at times

by Lopez’s unique style. The crafty lefthanded Spaniard mixed things up with cut shots, chip-and-chase strokes and a nice variety of drops and lobs.

Raonic almost always answered with powerful ground strokes and the results were mixed. He was spraying shots and had a number of mishits.

His frustration was evident at times.

At 2-2 and with serve in the opening set, Raonic shouted out in frustration after dropping the first two points of the game. His next shot went long and another mishit gave Lopez the first service break of the match.

Raonic threw an exasperated look at his coach at the changeover and couldn’t pull even, with Lopez sealing the set with an overhead smash.

The Canadian came out strong in the second set by taking the first five points. He was still having trouble with the spin on some of Lopez’s shots but play started to open up with longer rallies and better flow.

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Feliciano Lopez, of Spain, retuns to Milos Raonic, of Canada,during in Rogers Cup tennis quarter final action in Toronto on Friday. onic converted his first set point when Lopez fired a ball long as he tripped while approaching the net.

Raonic had a glorious chance to pick up a break at 2-2 in the deciding set. He had a triple-break point opportunity and nine break chances in all before Lopez held to keep things on serve.

The Spaniard said he went heavy on his second serves and was fortunate to hang in there.

“I mean to save nine break points in the same game — even though I played great (for) most of them — I have to get a little bit lucky,” Lopez said.

Lopez made his move by breaking Raonic to hush the near-capacity crowd before closing out the match in one hour 57 minutes.

“Two mistakes, one break and that’s it. This is tennis,” Lopez said.

Earlier, the 13th-seeded Tsonga picked up his second straight upset vic-

tory by knocking off the eighth-seeded Murray, who had won nine of 10 previous meetings against the Frenchman.

Tsonga was coming off a convincing win over top-seeded Novak Djokovic.

“This week is kind of rewards for me,” Tsonga said. “To play like this, to beat two guys in the top 10. It’s good and I hope it will continue.”

Tsonga, who had an 18-7 edge in aces over Murray, won 83 per cent of points when his first serve was in.

Williams sisters to square off in semifinals

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — Venus Williams recalls the first time she played against younger sister Serena in a top-level match.

They were still teenagers. It was the second round of the 1999 Australian Open, and Venus won in two sets.

“I totally remember,” Venus Williams said Friday at the US$2.44 million Rogers Cup. “We had a tough match back then.

“That’s the trend that started and it hasn’t changed. I suspect this will be another tough match.”

The 34-year-old Venus and the

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CFL: Too little, too late for Als It was all too little, too late for the Alouettes, who finally found the end zone in the game’s final minute - the team’s first touchdown in 12 quarters.

Brandon Whitaker scored his second TD of the year at 14:31 of the fourth quarter after completing a 43-yard pass-and-run.

“We didn’t give up,’’ said Higgins of the second-half attempted comeback.

“We didn’t beat ourselves, we didn’t take foolish penalties, we caught the ball a little bit better, and we were able to get some first downs. We came out and played a lot better, disciplined football, the way it needs to be played.’’

GOLF: Berget shot par on the day Only one golfer, Spruce Grove’s Justin Berget, shot par on the day, shooting a 35 to win the juvenile boys’ division with a 5-over-111, two better than Landon Stellingwerff from Calgary.

“It was tough, I felt bad for the kids,” said MGT Alberta tournament director and national tournament operations manager Trent Matson. “One of the kids joked they had to hit a shot over the puddle and land it short of the pin to get to the next puddle. It was difficult out there.”

Red Deer’s Logan Hill and Ponoka’s Chandler McLaren finished seventh in the junior boys’ division at 14-over-120

32-year-old Serena have their 26th career meeting in the semifinals of the hardcourt event at Uniprix Stadium on Saturday.

Serena, ranked first in the world, is 15-10 against her 26th-ranked sister, although one was a walkover when her sister withdrew. She has won the last five head-to-head matches.

“I have to play well,” added Venus Williams, whose last win over Serena was at Dubai in 2009. “There’s no secret or science to it.

“I think anyone who has got any wins against her, they’ve pretty much played the match of their life. Granted, I’d like to imagine that I won’t have to play the match of my life. That’s tough

to do. But I know I need to play well.”

Both rallied from one-set deficits to win their quarter-final matches.

Serena Williams defeated Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 while Venus Williams dispatched 14thseeded Carla Suarez Navarro 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.

“I definitely don’t like playing her,” Serena Williams said of her sister. “I think I’ve lost to her more than anyone on the tour, so it’s definitely not a fun match.

“She’s tough. She has a great serve.

She runs every ball down. She has a great backhand. She hits winners off the forehand. She does everything well so it’s not an ideal matchup for anyone,

to be honest.”

In another quarter-final, Ekaterina Makarova ended the Cinderella run of American qualifier Coco Vanderweghe with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-1 victory. Vanderweghe had knocked off two former world No. 1’s en route to the quarter-finals.

Makarova will play the winner of a later quarter-final between Victoria Azarenka and Agnieszka Radwanska.

The sisters will meet for the first time since Serena Williams cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 win on clay at Charleston, S.C., in 2003.

Between them, the Williams sisters have won 24 grand slam tournaments, with Serena taking 17 and Venus seven.

while Ponoka’s Kolby Vold placed 12th at 17-over-123.

Emily Creaser beat Rayna Oosterhuis in an all-Edmonton playoff in the girls division after they finished the two rounds at 14-over-120. Ponoka’s Leidenius sister were right behind them with Daria third at 124 and Shaye fourth at 126. Red Deer’s Clare McMahon was seventh at 144.

Lacombe’s Chase Broderson was sixth in the bantam boys’ division with a 130 while Jordan Cooke from Sylvan Lake was one shot further back in eighth.

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Musil, six-foot-three and 190 pounds, had 11 goals and 18 assists in 60 games as a rookie with the WHL’s Red Deer Rebels last season.

“He’s a big strong kid that can get around the ice pretty well for his size,” under-18 coach Jody Hull said. “He’s not afraid to be physical when he has to be and get to the front of the net and create some havoc.

“At the same time, he’s able to play on some special teams. He’s going to be a very important part of our team as we move forward.”

Musil’s ability to speak Czech will come in handy on their travels too.

“That’ll be an asset for me, the rest of the coaches, plus the players,” Hull said.

Canada’s pool games against Switzerland, Sweden and Slovakia will be in Piestany, while the rest of the field plays pool games in Breclav. The top two teams in each pool advance to the semifinals and the championship game is Aug. 16.

Canada won the bronze medal in April’s world under-18 championship in Finland. Three forwards from that team will also play in the Ivan Hlinka tournament: Travis Konecny of the Ottawa 67’s, Mathew Barzal of Seattle Thunderbirds and Lawson Crouse of the Kingston Frontenacs.

“The nice thing is there’s three

players who were on the spring team, so they understand the importance of international play, the short tournament,” Hull said. “They’re going to be a real asset as far as leadership.

“We’re really solid up front. Our defence is very reliable. I wouldn’t say we’re going to be offensively gifted like some teams on the back end have been in the past. With the complement of our forwards and our solid goaltending, we’ve got a great team.”

Hull, also the coach of the Ontario Hockey League’s Peterborough Petes, chose Canada’s 22 players Tuesday from 44 invited to a selection camp in Calgary.

The roster includes eight players from the Western and Ontario major leagues and six from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Erie Otters forward Dylan Strome, brother of New York Islanders forward Ryan Strome, is on the team.

Hull was abruptly promoted from assistant to head coach of the under-18 team in July, when Derek Laxdal stepped down to take an AHL coaching job in Texas.

“There wasn’t a lot of time to make a lot of changes, but we’ve adopted a lot of the stuff that Canada has done in the past whether it’s (in Europe) or at Olympics,” he said. “The biggest thing for me is with the team now, I get the final say.”

MUSIL: Born in Canada “I was born here in Canada and I just want to represent my country where I was born,” Adam said. “My dad didn’t really care. I just told him I wanted to represent Team Canada.

He was totally fine with that and supported me in my decision.

“A few of my (Czech) friends weren’t too happy I made the decision with Canada, but I’m glad I made the decision and hopefully we will win gold.

You’ll always have a chance to win gold at any tournament that you play for Canada.”

Canada participates in a world under-18 championship every April, but that tournament conflicts with major junior hockey league playoffs. So Canada fields a team without the top talent in that age group.

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Baseball

Golf

Detroit Kansas City Cleveland Chicago Minnesota Oakland Los Angeles Seattle Houston Texas

GB — 5 6 10 15.5 GB — 2.5 7.5 9.5 12 GB — 3 10 23 25.5

Friday’s Games Tampa Bay 4, Chicago Cubs 3, 10 innings N.Y. Yankees 10, Cleveland 6 Baltimore 12, St. Louis 2 Detroit 5, Toronto 4 Kansas City 4, San Francisco 2 Houston 4, Texas 3 Boston at L.A. Angels, 8:05 p.m.

Oakland 6, Minnesota 5 Seattle 4, Chicago White Sox 1 Today’s Games Cleveland (Kluber 12-6) at N.Y. Yankees (McCarthy 4-0), 11:05 a.m.

Detroit (Scherzer 13-4) at Toronto (Stroman 7-3), 11:07 a.m.

St. Louis (Lackey 1-0) at Baltimore (U.Jimenez 3-8), 2:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 7-9) at Chicago Cubs (E.Jackson 6-11), 2:05 p.m.

San Francisco (Hudson 8-8) at Kansas City (Shields 10-6), 5:10 p.m.

Texas (Darvish 10-6) at Houston (Feldman 5-8), 5:10 p.m.

Boston (Buchholz 5-7) at L.A. Angels (Richards 12-4), 7:05 p.m.

Minnesota (May 0-0) at Oakland (Samardzija 2-1), 7:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Noesi 6-8) at Seattle (Paxton 2-0), 7:10 p.m.

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

Detroit at Toronto, 11:07 a.m.

St. Louis at Baltimore, 11:35 a.m.

San Francisco at Kansas City, 12:10 p.m.

Texas at Houston, 12:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Chicago Cubs, 12:20 p.m.

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

Minnesota at Oakland, 2:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Seattle, 2:10 p.m.

Monday’s Games Detroit at Pittsburgh, 5:05 p.m.

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

Tampa Bay at Texas, 6:05 p.m.

Minnesota at Houston, 6:10 p.m.

Oakland at Kansas City, 6:10 p.m.

Toronto at Seattle, 8:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct Washington 62 52 .544 Atlanta 59 56 .513 Miami 56 59 .487 New York 55 61 .474 Philadelphia 52 64 .448 Central Division W L Pct Milwaukee 64 52 .552 Pittsburgh 62 53 .539 St. Louis 61 53 .535 Cincinnati 59 57 .509 Chicago 49 65 .430 West Division W L Pct Los Angeles 66 51 .564 San Francisco 62 54 .534 San Diego 52 62 .456 Arizona 49 66 .426 Colorado 45 69 .395

FRIDAY’S LINESCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE GB — 3.5 6.5 8 11 GB — 1.5 2 5 14 GB — 3.5 12.5 16 19.5

Friday’s Games Tampa Bay 4, Chicago Cubs 3, 10 innings N.Y. Mets 5, Philadelphia 4 Pittsburgh 2, San Diego 1 Baltimore 12, St. Louis 2 Miami 2, Cincinnati 1 Atlanta 7, Washington 6 Milwaukee 9, L.A. Dodgers 3 Kansas City 4, San Francisco 2 Arizona 3, Colorado 3 Today’s Games St. Louis (Lackey 1-0) at Baltimore (U.Jimenez 3-8), 2:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 7-9) at Chicago Cubs (E.Jackson 6-11), 2:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Gee 4-4) at Philadelphia (Hamels 6-6), 5:05 p.m.

San Diego (Stults 4-13) at Pittsburgh (Liriano 3-7), 5:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 12-7) at Milwaukee (Fiers 0-1), 5:10 p.m.

Miami (Penny 0-0) at Cincinnati (Simon 12-7), 5:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Hudson 8-8) at Kansas City (Shields 10-6), 5:10 p.m.

Washington (Roark 11-7) at Atlanta (Harang 9-6), 5:10 p.m.

Colorado (J.De La Rosa 11-7) at Arizona (Cahill 1-8), 6:10 p.m.

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

N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 11:35 a.m.

San Diego at Pittsburgh, 11:35 a.m.

St. Louis at Baltimore, 11:35 a.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Milwaukee, 12:10 p.m.

San Francisco at Kansas City, 12:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Chicago Cubs, 12:20 p.m.

Colorado at Arizona, 2:10 p.m.

Washington at Atlanta, 6:05 p.m.

Monday’s Games N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 11:05 a.m.

Detroit at Pittsburgh, 5:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Atlanta, 5:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Miami, 5:10 p.m.

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

Colorado at San Diego, 8:10 p.m.

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Bauer, Hagadone (4), Axford (5), Rzepczynski (6), Shaw (6), Tomlin (7), Allen (8) and R.Perez; Rogers, Huff (6), Kelley (6), Warren (7), R.Hill (8), Betances (9) and McCann, Cervelli. W—Rogers 2-0.

L—Bauer 4-7. HRs—New York, Beltran (14).

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An.Sanchez, B.Hardy (5), Alburquerque (7), Nathan (9) and Avila; Dickey, McGowan (7), Cecil (8), Janssen (9), Loup (9) and Thole. W—Alburquerque 3-1.

L—Janssen 3-1. Sv—Nathan (24). HRs—Detroit, Castellanos (8), Suarez (4).

Texas Houston

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Mikolas, Sh.Tolleson (6), Mendez (7), Cotts (8) and G.Soto; Oberholtzer, Veras (8), Qualls (9) and J.Castro. W—Veras 2-0. L—Cotts 2-6. Sv—Qualls (13). HRs—Texas, Arencibia (8). Houston, Carter (25), Grossman (5).

Chicago Seattle

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Quintana, Belisario (6), Putnam (8) and Nieto; Iwakuma, Furbush (8), Medina (8), Rodney (9) and Zunino. W—Iwakuma 10-6. L—Quintana 6-8. Sv— Rodney (32). HRs—Chicago, Viciedo (16). Seattle, Zunino (18).

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Gibson, Swarzak (6), Burton (7), Thielbar (7), Fien (8) and K.Suzuki; Kazmir, Cook (7), Gregerson (8), Doolittle (9) and Jaso, D.Norris. W—Kazmir 13-4.

L—Gibson 10-9. Sv—Doolittle (18).

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Webster, Layne (7), Tazawa (8), Uehara (9) and Vazquez; Weaver, Grilli (7), Salas (8), Jepsen (9) and Iannetta. W—Webster 2-1. L—Weaver 12-7.

Sv—Uehara (24). HRs—Boston, Napoli (14).

INTERLEAGUE Tampa Bay 001 000 Chicago 100 100

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(10 innings) Archer, Jo.Peralta (7), McGee (8), Boxberger (9) and Casali; Wada, Schlitter (7), W.Wright (7), Grimm (7), Strop (8), Villanueva (9), H.Rondon (10) and Jo.Baker. W—Boxberger 3-1. L—H.Rondon 3-4.

HRs—Tampa Bay, De.Jennings (10).

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CFL GP 6 6 6 5

East Division W L T PF 2 4 0 141 1 5 0 129 1 5 0 98 1 4 0 94

PA 154 155 177 151

Pt 4 2 2 2

GP Edmonton 6 Winnipeg 7 B.C. 7 Calgary 5 Saskatchewan 6

West Division W L T PF 5 1 0 163 5 2 0 185 4 3 0 163 4 1 0 123 4 2 0 157

PA 107 163 145 77 124

Pt 10 10 8 8 8

Week 7 Thursday’s results Saskatchewan 23 Winnipeg 17 Friday’s results Edmonton 33 Montreal 23 B.C. 36, Hamilton 29 Saturday’s results Ottawa at Calgary, 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s games Winnipeg at Toronto, 5:30 p.m.

Week 8 Friday, August 15 Edmonton at Ottawa, 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, August 16 Calgary at Hamilton, 1 p.m.

Montreal at Saskatchewan, 5 p.m.

Sunday, August 17 B.C. at Toronto, 5:30 p.m.

Week 9 Friday, August 22 Montreal at Winnipeg, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, August 23 Toronto at Edmonton, 2 p.m.

Edm — FG Shaw 35 7:12 Edm — TD Bowman 25 pass from Reilly (Shaw convert) 12:23 Edm — FG Shaw 42 14:39 Third Quarter Mtl — FG Whyte 28 9:45 Fourth Quarter Mtl — FG Whyte 29 3:27 Mtl — FG Whyte 32 11:14 Edm — FG Shaw 43 13:45 Mtl — TD Whitaker 43 pass from Smith (pass from Smith to ) 14:30 Edmonton 10 20 0 3 — 33 Montreal 5 3 3 12 — 23 Attendance — 20,054 at Montreal.

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

Edmonton Montreal 16 18 191 82 206 231 397 313 21-20 45-15 57 94 1-25 1-22 2-1 0-2 4 1 26-5 47-4 98-13 95-10 26:54 33:05

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

FRIDAY’S SUMMARIES Eskimos 33, Alouettes 23 First Quarter Edm — TD Lawrence 35 pass from Reilly (Shaw convert) 2:48 Mtl — Single Whyte 67 5:53 Edm — FG Shaw 30 8:46 Mtl — Single Whyte 56 12:07 Mtl — FG Whyte 30 14:18 Second Quarter Mtl — FG Whyte 32 3:44 Edm — TD White 58 run (Shaw convert) 4:52

Bumgarner and Posey; J.Vargas, Frasor (6), K.Herrera (7), W.Davis (8), G.Holland (9) and S.Perez. W—Frasor 3-1. L—Bumgarner 13-9. Sv— G.Holland (33). HRs—Kansas City, B.Butler (7).

NATIONAL LEAGUE San Diego 100 000 000 — Pittsburgh 200 000 00x —

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Kennedy, Thayer (7), Boyer (8) and Rivera; Worley, Watson (8), Melancon (9) and R.Martin. W—Worley 5-1. L—Kennedy 8-10. Sv—Melancon (21).

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B.Colon, Eveland (9), Mejia (9) and d’Arnaud; A.Burnett, Bastardo (7), De Fratus (8), C.Jimenez (9) and Ruiz. W—B.Colon 11-9. L—A.Burnett 6-12.

Sv—Mejia (17). HRs—New York, d’Arnaud (8).

Philadelphia, Byrd (22).

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Eovaldi, Cishek (9) and Saltalamacchia; Leake, LeCure (8), Hoover (9) and Mesoraco. W—Eovaldi 6-6. L—Leake 9-10. Sv—Cishek (28). HRs—Miami, Stanton (28).

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Strasburg, Detwiler (6), Clippard (8) and W.Ramos; E.Santana, Varvaro (7), J.Walden (7), Kimbrel (9) and Gattis, Laird. W—E.Santana 11-6. L—Strasburg 8-10. Sv—Kimbrel (33). HRs—Washington, Rendon (15), W.Ramos (5). Atlanta, J.Upton (20), B.Upton (8), F.Freeman (16), La Stella (1).

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R.Hernandez, J.Wright (7), Howell (7), League (7), Frias (8) and Butera; Lohse, Wooten (7), Duke (7), Jeffress (7), W.Smith (8), Kintzler (9) and Maldonado. W—Jeffress 1-1. L—League 2-3. HRs—Los Angeles, Ad.Gonzalez (16). Milwaukee, R.Weeks (4).

Colorado Arizona

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Matzek, Masset (6), Brothers (7), Ottavino (8) and McKenry; C.Anderson, O.Perez (7), E.Marshall (7), Ziegler (8), A.Reed (9) and M.Montero. W—C.Anderson 7-4. L—Matzek 2-7. HRs—Colorado, McKenry (4). Arizona, M.Montero (12).

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Edmonton: J. White 7-102, Lawrence 9-55, Reilly 4-21, Bowman 1-7, P. White 2-6. Montreal: Whitaker 15-79, Marsh 1-2, Whyte 1-1.

Receiving Edmonton: Bowman 7-81, Lawrence 4-68, Bailey 1-24, Guyton 2-17, Foster 1-16. Montreal: Carter 10-112, Whitaker 3-48, London 2-30, Deslauriers 2-18, Stafford 2-17, Tisdale 1-14, Bowling 1-6.

Passing Edmonton: Reilly 15-21-206-2-1. Montreal: Smith 20-45-231-1-1.

BASEBALL American League NEW YORK YANKEES — Designated RHP Matt Daley for assignment. Recalled RHP Bryan Mitchell from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).

TEXAS RANGERS — Activated C Geovany Soto from the 15-day DL. Designated RHP Jerome Williams for assignment.

National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Selected the contracts of LHP Andrew Chafin and OF Xavier Paul from Reno (CL). Optioned INF Nick Ahmed and OF Roger Kieschnick to Reno.

CHICAGO CUBS — Acquired RHP Jacob Turner from Miami for RHP Jose Arias and RHP Tyler Bremer. Designated OF Ryan Kalish for assignment.

MIAMI MARLINS — Recalled INF Ed Lucas, RHP Anthony DeSclafani and LHP Edgar Olmos from New Orleans (PCL). Optioned LHP Brian Flynn and INF Kike Hernandez to New Orleans.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Reinstated 3B Pedro Alvarez from the bereavement list. Designated RHP Ernesto Frieri for assignment.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Placed 1B Brandon Belt on the seven-day concussion list. Recalled INF Matt Duffy from Fresno (PCL).

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Placed RHP Jason Motte on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 1. Recalled LHP Nick Greenwood from Memphis (PCL).

American Association GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS — Signed RHP A.J. Quintero. Traded RHP Kevin Brahney to Schaumburg (FL) for future considerations.

Can-Am League NEW JERSEY JACKALS — Sold the contract of RHP Gabriel Perez to Arizona (NL). Signed C Chase Patterson.

TROIS-RIVIERES AIGLES — Signed INF Josh Hampton. Released INF Craig Massey.

Frontier League NORMAL CORNBELTERS — Sold the contract of RHP Alan Oaks to San Diego (NL).

SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS — Acquired LHP Kevin Brahney from Gary SouthShore (AA) for future considerations. Signed LHP Kevin Brahney and RHP Justin Erasmus. Released LHP Hunter Ackerman.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association PHOENIX SUNS — Signed F T.J. Warren and G Tyler Ennis.

WASHINGTON WIZARDS — Named Roy Rogers assistant coach.

FOOTBALL National Football League NFL — Suspended New York Giants OL Eric Herman and Miami S Reshad Jones for the first four regular-season games for violating the NFL policy on performance-enhancing substances.

CINCINNATI BENGALS — Waived DT Zach Minter, WR Conner Vernon and WR Jeremy Johnson.

MIAMI DOLPHINS — Named Mike Tannenbaum consultant. Promoted Ryan Herman to director of football administration. Named Chris Buford college scout, Max Gruder pro scout, Dennis Lock head analyst, Dave Regan sports science analyst, Brad Forsyth and Marcus Hendrickson college scouts, J.P. McGowan scouting assistant and Jonathan Gress assistant athletic trainer-physical therapist.

HOCKEY National Hockey League NEW YORK RANGERS — Agreed to terms with F Ryan Bourque.

WINNIPEG JETS — Agreed to terms with D Julien Brouillette on a one-year contract.

ECHL READING ROYALS — Agreed to terms with D Matt Campanale.

LACROSSE National Lacrosse League MINNESOTA SWARM — Agreed to terms with F Scott Jones, D Jordan Houtby and D Reid Actonto on one-year contracts.

SOCCER Major League Soccer VANCOUVER WHITECAPS — Acquired D Kendall Watson from Deportivo Saprissa (Costa Rica).

THOROUGHBRED RACING National Thoroughbred Racing Association NTRA — Appointed Judy Wagner, the 2001 National Handicapping Championship winner and 13-time NHC qualifier; Michael Rogers, president of the racing division of The Stronach Group; Scott Wells, president of the Thoroughbred Racing Associations and president and general manager of Remington Park and Lone Star Park for Global Gaming Solutions; and Joe Morris, representing the Thoroughbred Owners of California to the NTRA Board of Directors.

COLLEGE ALABAMA — Named Jerrod Roh men’s assistant soccer coach.

CARTHAGE — Named Phill Wiltshire men’s and women’s assistant track and field coach.

COLORADO STATE — Fired athletic director Jack Graham. Named John Morris interim director.

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Woods misses cut, McIlroy takes lead

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PGA CHAMPIONSHIP

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Rory McIlroy is making this PGA Championship feel like 2000 all over again at Valhalla.

Back then, it was Tiger Woods who was making the game look easy as he started to pile up majors. Now it’s McIlroy, the 25-year-old from Northern Ireland who produced superior shots with his long game and made all the right putts Friday for a 4-under 67 that gave him a one-shot lead over Jason Day and Jim Furyk.

“When I’m playing like this, it’s obviously very enjoyable,” McIlroy said. “I can’t wait to get back out on the course again tomorrow and do the same thing all over again.”

For Woods, such feelings are becoming distant memories.

He missed two short putts early — one for birdie, one for bogey — and looked as if he should never have tried to play the final major of the year with a sore back. Two birdies on his last three holes only kept it from being worse. Woods shot another 74 and missed the cut in a major for the fourth time.

“I tried as hard as I could,” Woods said. “That’s about all I got.”

Oddly enough, McIlroy opened with the exact same scores (66-67) as Woods did 14 years ago at Valhalla, when he barely outlasted Bob May in a playoff for his third straight major of the season on his way to an unprecedented sweep of golf’s biggest events.

McIlroy, who was at 9-under 133, isn’t nearly at that stage. And his competition going into the weekend is a little more experienced.

Furyk, a former U.S. Open champion who was runner-up last year at the PGA, got up-and-down from behind the green on the par-5 18th for birdie and a 68. Moments earlier, Day capped off the best round of a soggy day with a birdie on the 18th for a 65. Day has three runner-up finishes in the majors.

Right behind were Ryan Palmer (70) and Rickie Fowler (66), a runner-up in the last two majors.

Even so, McIlroy is dangerous when he gets in the lead, especially at a major. He learned his lesson at Augusta National in 2011 when he tried to protect a four-shot lead and wound up shooting 80. He bounced back for an eight-shot win at the U.S. Open, won the PGA Championship by a record eight shots a year later and only last month went wire-to-wire to win the third leg of the career Grand Slam at the British Open.

“My mindset has stayed the same since that day at Augusta,” McIlroy said. “If I’m two ahead going into the weekend here, I’m going to try to get three ahead. And if I’m three ahead, I’m going to try to get four ahead. ... I’m just going to try to keep the pedal down and get as many ahead as possible.”

He didn’t take his first lead until the par-5 18th hole, the midway point of his round.

McIlroy blasted his driver and couldn’t quite see where it went

against a cloudy sky.

“Is it good?” he asked caddie.

“Beautiful,” was all J.P. Fitzgerald said.

McIlroy hit 4-iron to the front of the green, and his eagle putt rammed into the back of the cup as if it had nowhere else to go. It was a moment where the No. 1 player in the world looked as if he had just seized control of the PGA Championship.

Except it wasn’t that easy. In sloppy conditions, McIlroy took bogey on the tough par-4 second hole, and then had to scramble for four straight pars. But on the par-5 seventh, after another big tee shot on the left side of the fairway, he hit a 5-wood over the water to 8 feet, a shot that reminded everyone why he’s the class of golf. That was one of the few putts he missed — he still made birdie — and McIlroy finished with a 15-foot birdie on the final hole.

“When he hits the driver that straight and that long, and the short game is incredible, it’s very difficult to beat him,” U.S. Open champion Martin Kaymer said. “His iron shots, they are very solid. He doesn’t miss many golf shots. So you just have to respect it a lot, how good he plays. There’s nothing wrong with his game.”

Fowler saw it during the final round at Royal Liverpool last month. He knows what kind of work is left for the guys chasing him.

It can be done. But they might need some help from McIlroy.

“He’s the best player in the world right now,” Fowler said. “And I would say a lot of that is his confidence right now with the way he’s driving the ball.

If he continues to drive it, he’s going to continue to be in contention at a lot of golf tournaments and win a lot of times.”

Maybe. But the final major is only at the halfway mark.

Day has been battling injuries to his wrist ever since winning the Match Play Championship, and he was pleasantly surprised to be in the hunt at another major. He is explosive, much like McIlroy, minus the experience of winning. The Australian showed that on the final holes with a wedge to 6 feet on the 450-yard 17th hole, and a nifty up-and-down over a bunker on the 18th.

“I’m clearly not the favourite,” Day said. “It’s going to be tough to beat him.

But then again, there’s a lot of great golfers behind us that are in form, as well.”

Woods had a one-shot lead over Scott Dunlap going into the weekend at Valhalla in 2000. Of the dozen players behind him that year, only Davis Love III had won a major. This leaderboard is more compelling. It even includes Phil Mickelson, who made eagle on the last hole for a 67 and was three shots behind.

It just doesn’t include Woods, who ended a sixth consecutive season without winning a major. And lately, he hasn’t even been close.

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Park shoots 66, takes lead BELMONT, Mich. — Inbee Park found a new putter — and her old touch.

The South Korean player took the secondround lead Friday in the Meijer LPGA Classic, birdieing her first three holes en route to her second straight 5-under 66.

The third-ranked Park finished on the front nine, adding birdies on the par-5 fifth and eighth holes in her bogey-free round at Blythefield Country Club. She won six times last year and took the Manulife Financial in June in Canada for her 10th LPGA Tour title.

“My putting feels like I’m back to last year,” Park said. “Hopefully, I can hole some more putts the next two days.”

After using a mallet putter since 2008, Park tried a friend’s blade putter Tuesday and started making putts. She hasn’t stopped since with 27 putts in each round after having TaylorMade quickly make her an identical version.

“I just never used that style of putter for a long,

par after a 72.

Pettersen, who won the last of her 14 LPGA Tour titles last year, is coming off a three-week break from competition, but free from back pain that hampered her earlier this year and eager to play again. She said it was nice to go low.

“It’s not like the easiest course if you miss the fairways,” she said.

The final round of the Guardian Capital Alberta Senior Men’s Championship was cancelled due to a sever storm on Friday, handing, Frank Van Dornick his third Alberta Senior Championship.

Camrose’s Van Dornick finished at 8-under-136, two strokes better than Calgary’s Jim Russell.

Red Deer’s Ken Evanecz (Red Deer Golf and Country Club) finished in a tie for eighth with DeWinton’s Albert Dowdell at 1-over-par for the tournament.

Ponoka’s Jim Hargreaves (3-over-75) and RDGCC’s Merv Dusyk (2-over-74) were in a large group tied for 12th at 3-over-147, while Tom Skinner (RDGCC) was one more shot back and tied for 17th.

Lacombe Golf and Country Club’s Norman Jubinville tied for 47th at 9-over-153 while Tom Sims (LGCC) was at 12-over-156. Stettler’s Ron Hilz (Pheasantback) was the last player to make the cut in 62nd place at 14-over-158.

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She said the improved putting was especially obvious in the second round.

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Fourth-ranked Suzann Pettersen was a stroke back.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO _ Nick Castellanos and Eugenio Suarez hit home runs in the ninth inning against Casey Janssen as the Detroit Tigers came back to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Friday.

Castellanos tied the game with a two-run homer against the Blue Jays closer and Suarez followed with the go-ahead solo blast.

The Blue Jays, who led 4-0 after two innings, wasted a solid outing from knuckleball pitcher R.A. Dickey. The right-hander allowed five hits, four walks and two runs in six innings. He struck out six before Dustin McGowan took over in the seventh.

Tigers right-hander Anibal Sanchez left the game with a runner at first and two out in the fifth with a right pectoralis strain after he threw over to first to hold Munenori Kawasaki. Left-hander Blaine Hardy replaced Sanchez.

Sanchez allowed 10 hits, one walk and four runs while striking out three in 4 2/3 innings.

Reliever Al Alburquerque (3-1) pitched 1 2/3 innings to pick up the win.

Joe Nathan pitched the ninth for his 24th save _ despite loading the bases.

Jose Bautista led off the home ninth with a single against Nathan.

Dioner Navarro, who had three hits in the game, was retired on a fly to right. Danny Valencia struck out and Colby Rasmus and pinch-hitter Juan Francisco walked to load the bases, but Josh Thole fouled out to left to end the game.

The Blue Jays (61-56) scored once in the first. Bautista walked, took third on a single by Navarro and a scored on a single by Valencia.

Toronto added three runs in the second. Kawasaki led off with a double on a fly to left centre that popped in and out of the glove of left fielder J.D. Martinez, who had a shaky night in the field.

Thole sacrificed Kawasaki to third.

Ryan Goins put down a squeeze bunt to score Kawasaki and was given credit for a single when he reached first safely – a call that withstood a Detroit challenge.

Jose Reyes singled to right. Melky Cabrera singled to left to score Goins with Reyes taking third on an error by Martinez. Bautista hit an RBI single to make the score 4-0.

The Tigers (63-50) cut the lead in half in the third. Dickey walked the No. 9 hitter, Suarez, and former Blue Jay Rajai Davis followed with his second double of the game. Ian Kinsler scored both runners with a single.

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Toronto Blue Jays’ Munenori Kawasaki scores on a suicide squeeze bunt hit by teammate Ryan Goins in the second inning of their AL baseball game against the Detroit Tigers in Toronto on Friday.

Dominant dynasties may be gone

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

filled 21-16 loss in a Super Bowl rematch against the Denver Broncos.

The history of the Super Bowl has often been very much about prolonged success, from the Packers’ triumphs in the first two meetings between the champions of the AFL and NFL, to the repeats by the Dolphins, Steelers (twice), 49ers, Cowboys, Broncos and Patriots.

So what happened?

Teams are less deep nowadays. That makes health more important, because if a key player goes down, there tends to be a bigger drop-off. Keeping a roster intact is tougher, because players depart via free agency (Seattle lost receiver Golden Tate and defensive end Red Bryant, for example). Assistant coaches get hired away. Younger players might think they’re under-appreciated and demand more money (Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch initially held out). Older players might not have the same drive anymore.

The shorter off-season, Baldwin pointed out, means champs “don’t have as much time to recover” physically or mentally. The instant-celebrity world and heightened media attention create more distractions.

Schedules get tougher for a winner — another element in the NFL’s path toward parity — and, of course, everyone wants to try to beat the previous season’s best.

“There’s always the unknown. Injuries. Off-the-field and off-season situations. Contract holdouts. Kind of that ’fog of war,’ I like to call it,” Sundquist said. “It’s like NASCAR: You can be flying along and all it takes is one cylinder to pop on you and you’re not running at full efficiency.”

The NFL does what it can via the draft, salary cap, free agency and, coming soon, expanded playoffs to engineer a sense of parity, making each team and each fan base believe it has a chance to win on any given Sunday — and to reach any season’s Super Bowl.

Those efforts might finally have brought about the death of dynasties: It’s been a decade since the New England Patriots won the 2003 and 2004 titles, the longest stretch without a repeat champion in nearly a half-century of Super Bowls.

“The days of the dominant teams may be gone forever,” said Ted Sundquist, a former general manager of the Denver Broncos and their director of college scouting when they won back-to-back Super Bowls in the late 1990s. “It’s hard. It’s beyond hard.

There are different types of players now, different types of systems set up.

The game’s changed.”

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CURRENT SITES Drivers can expect to see photo radar sites at the following locations in Red Deer until Aug. 16: Playground zones on 47th Avenue, Jewel, Oak, Dowler and Boyce streets, Davison Drive, Glendale Blvd., and 55th Avenue; traffic corridors on 40th, 49th, 50th and 30th and Gaetz Avenues; 32nd, 49th, 77th, Niven, Nolan and McLean streets; and Taylor Drive. Red Deer City RCMP reserves the option to change these location without notice.

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Top: The snow dump on the south end of the City of Red Deer is slowly melting away. Bottom right: The pond in front of the south dump. Left: The snow dump in the Edgar Industrial area.

RED DEER’S TRIO OF SNOW MOUNTAINS ARE SLOWLY MELTING AWAY PAPER QUILLING SEMINAR You too can get in touch with your artistic side through paper quilling, a form of art that uses strips of papers to make designs.

The Norwegian Laft Hus will be the location of an afternoon session teaching people how to do quilling.

It takes place 1 to 5 p.m. on Aug. 24. There is no charge to attend. For more information, email norweigianlafthus@gmail. com or call 403-347-2055.

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HEALTH-CARE SCHOLARSHIPS Applications are now being accepted until Sept. 15 for healthcare scholarships from the Red Deer Regional Health Foundation. Last year, over $26,000 in scholarships was given out for a variety of studies related to health care.

Students must reside in or their permanent address is within 100 km of Red Deer. Further information, including the complete list of scholarships, is on the website www. rdrhfoundation.com.

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BY RENÉE FRANCOEUR ADVOCATE STAFF Red Deer’s snow dumps, still miniature brown mountains despite more than a few days of sweltering summer temperatures, are seemingly on track for melting progress.

The Edgar snow storage site, which reached an astounding height of 31 metres this winter, has now melted by 80 per cent, said City of Red Deer roads superintendent Jim Chase.

A survey conducted last week found it stands at 17 metres high, with a total volume of 52,327 cubic metres.

“It’s melted 69 per cent since our last survey in the second week of June,” Chase said. “It looks like it’s on track.”

Chase said he expects they will still have to use equipment on top of the pile in a few weeks to remove the top layer of crusty debris to increase exposure to sun.

“Our plan is to look at it again in mid-August to see what we need to do to speed it up.”

The debris will be moved to the bottom of the site for now and after everything is melted, loaders and graders will be brought in to truck it out to a landfill, Chased added.

The city’s other permanent snow storage site, at the south end along 40th Avenue, is also slowly disappearing.

“It’s now at 63,696 cubic metres and 14 metres high,” said Chase. That’s a 78 per cent reduction in size since March.

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Red Deer RCMP officers out and about during their daily duties will also be looking for children who, in one way or another, are doing something positive in the community.

Over the rest of the summer, when they find young people behaving in a positive manner, officers will hand out about 400 “tickets” in the form of coupons for free ice cream, fries, drinks and other treats.

Some of the actions by children might be an act of kindness, picking up litter, wearing a bike helmet or other safety-conscious behaviour.

“Our point with positive ticketing is to encourage community-minded behaviours in youth, and to recognize and reward that behaviour when we see it,” said Const. Sumit Bishnoi.

It also allows RCMP members to initiate positive encounters with youth.

The coupons have been provided by McDonald’s, Tim Hortons and Wendy’s.

Police release sketch of assault suspect Red Deer RCMP have released a sketch of an attempted robbery and assault suspect.

A man assaulted a woman and unsuccessfully tried to rob her at knifepoint at approximately 8 a.m. on Wednesday in an alley driveway behind Deer Park residence.

The suspect approached the victim on foot and demanded valuables from her vehicle. He pulled a knife on the woman, who fought to get away. The suspect left the area without any of the victim’s property. The woman suffered minor scratches.

The suspect is described as: dark skinned, approximately 1.8 metres (six

by the end of January, at 550,000 cubic metres.

Due to such a massive snowfall this year, a third temporary snow storage site was opened off of 78 Street Crescent to meet the demand.

Chase didn’t have any numbers for that pile as it was much smaller but noted it was “mostly” melted.

Red Deer isn’t alone in its summer snow blues.

feet) tall, short black hair, clean shaven, wearing blue jeans and a black T-shirt, having a deep voice with no accent and he spoke with a slight stutter. He also has a black chest tattoo that was visible at the neck of his T-shirt.

Anyone with Assault suspect information that may assist the police in identifying the suspect is asked to call Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575. If you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or report it online at www.tipsubmit.com.

City adds taxi licence Catching a cab is about to get easier.

The City of Red Deer is adding another plate to the roads with a random draw for an additional taxi licence plate on Aug. 28.

The increase in Red Deer’s population of 1,476 residents warranted the addition. For every 750 new residents, the city permits one additional taxi plate. This will bring the total to 136 cab licences in the city.

Carolyn Smith, a city licence and permit inspector, said only applicants who have been involved in the taxi industry in Red Deer as a driver or broker for at least 1,200 hours per calendar year for two consecutive years are eligible for the plate draw.

The 2014 taxi plate draw will take place in the Wapiti Room at City Hall at 3 p.m. on Aug. 28.

Qualified applicants can obtain a Taxi License Plate Draw application form from the Inspections and Licensing Department at City Hall.

A completed application form and a $21.90 non-refundable application fee must be received by the department by Thursday at 4:30 p.m.

Only one application per individual or broker is permitted.

The applicant drawn for the taxi licence plate must submit proof that they are a qualified applicant. The applicant must have a vehicle operating by 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 4.

Winnipeg is still reporting snow at all four of its dump sites, with one hill at 18 metres high.

If the melting rate cools by the third week of August, Winnipeg city staff say they will be sending in equipment to break up the pile as they want all sites cleared by the end of September. rfrancoeur@reddeeradvocate. com

Paving methods studied on road near Rimbey

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF Thirty km of Hwys 53 and 771 will be the testing ground for three paving techniques by Alberta Transportation.

The stretch of highway running west of Rimbey was chosen because it is a fairly homogenous road with consistent weather and driver wear, said Jamie Friesen, with Alberta Transportation communications.

“These techniques aren’t new, they’ve been used in other jurisdictions around the world and they have been used in some places in Alberta,” said Friesen.

“The reason they’re doing it on this part of the highway is it will provide them a comparison to see which technique is best for Alberta and its climate and traffic.”

The three techniques are cold-in-place recycling, full-depth reclamation recycling, and standard milling and paving.

Hwy 771 will get the current provincial standard technique, while Hwy 53 will receive a combination of cold-in-place recycling and full-depth reclamation recycling.

Friesen said full-depth reclamation involves scooping everything off the highway, recycling the asphalt using oil to rejuvenate it, laying it back down and recycling about 90 per cent of the asphalt.

The cold-in-place technique scoops off some of the road and uses oil again to lay it back down. This method recycles 50 to 60 per cent of the asphalt, depending on the thickness.

The results of this endeavour could have implications on how future highway rehabilitation projects are done in Alberta.

“The ones that recycle the existing asphalt are good because they’re a little less costly and they are recycling instead of creating more waste,” said Friesen. “That’s why we’re trying them, to see how they work.”

Crews will begin paving in the area soon and, weather permitting, the project should be complete by the end of October.

The project will cost about $10 million.

Motorists will be restricted to one lane of alternating traffic, controlled by flag persons, and speed will be reduced to 50 km/h during construction. Drivers should expect delays.

For more information visit www.511.alberta.ca. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

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

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Taking on television felt like we could not excuse this behaviour for any television company.”

It’s “extremely sad when mocking someone’s faith is someone’s entertainment,” she said.

Black Jesus will air late at night, well after most kids are in bed, but Cole said the time of day is almost irrelevant. “No excuse, blasphemy is blasphemy, no matter what time of day it is,” Cole said.

In a statement, Adult Swim said “Black Jesus is a satire and one interpretation of the message of Jesus played out in modern day morality tales; and despite what some may consider a controversial depiction of Jesus, it is not the intent to offend any race or people of faith.”

One Million Moms and the American Family Association, which have previously targeted Honey Maid graham crackers, the Disney Channel show Good Luck Charlie and JC Penney for gay-friendly messages, have launched a campaign asking people to send an email to the Turner Broadcasting Co. to pull the show before it airs. Supporters have sent more than 131,000 emails, according to the AFA. A similar petition to cancel the show, started by a group called Christian Network, has reached almost 7,000 signatures.

If the show stays on the air, Cole said, her group would go after the show’s advertisers. For now, an Adult Swim representative said Turner has no intentions to cancel Black Jesus.

DeWayne Wickham, dean of Morgan State University’s School of Global Journalism and Communication, wrote in USA Today that the show should stay on the air because it may actually convert people.

Referring to McGruder, Wickham wrote that “there’s always a positive message bur-

CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIANS REACT TO NEW PROGRAM BLACK JESUS

BY HEATHER ADAMS SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE Conservative Christian activists, led by the group One Million Moms and the American Family Association, are pushing Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim series to cancel the new show Black Jesus, which they call offensive and “full of lies.”

The show, which had its premiere on Thursday, is written and produced by Aaron McGruder, best known for the comic strip and animated series The Boondocks, about two young black brothers.

The new show stars Gerald “Slink” Johnson as a modern-day black Jesus living in rough-and-tumble Compton, Calif., spreading “love and kindness” with a “loyal group of downtrodden followers,” according to Turner Broadcasting System’s press release.

But Monica Cole, director of One Million Moms, said the show is “blasphemous, irreverent and disrespectful.” Her group is basing its criticisms on the show’s YouTube trailer, which shows Jesus using explicit language and includes violence and drinking. She, like other critics, hadn’t seen a full episode yet.

One Million Moms does not typically go after shows intended for adult audiences, but Cole said as a “Christian ministry, we

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ied just beneath the outrage that he doles out.”

Wickham argued that Jesus’s original disciples came from questionable backgrounds, just like in the show, and “though a pastor might tell these stories in church, such a message of deliverance from a life of sin might not reach deep into McGruder’s audience,” Wickham said.

This is not the first time racial depictions of Jesus have raised eyebrows. Last December, Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly irked black audiences when she said, “Jesus was a white man, too. It’s like we have, he’s a historical figure that’s a verifiable fact, as is Santa, I just want kids to know that.”

Robert Thompson, director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture at Syracuse University, said Jesus has been a tricky subject for artists going all the way back to Michelangelo’s frescoes in the Sistine Chapel.

“There has been a lot of visualizations of Jesus that have been on a whole spectrum of what might have been considered an accurate depiction of what he might have actually looked like,” Thompson said.

But Thompson said he thinks a lot of people who are upset about the show might be more concerned with “contemporary culture wars” rather than the show’s actual message.

“I think by and large, if you go to the actual basic teaching of love and turning the other cheek and feeding the poor, they are very, very good messages,” Thompson said. “And to me, if you can get to the base of that kind of story, it can be told in a lot of different contexts.”

Heather Adams is a Washington Post syndicated contributor.

United Kids Camp 2014 — It’s a Beautiful day in Our Neighbourhood — will run Aug. 11 to 15, 9 a.m. to noon for children ages five to 11 years at Gaetz Memorial United Church which will co-sponsor the camp with Sunnybrook United Church. Parent and youth volunteers welcome. Call 403347-2244, or 403-3476073, see Facebook, or gaetzmemorialunitedchurch.ca.

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Then, now and tomorrow IVAN DAINES FRIENDS AND HEROES COUNTRY MUSIC PICK-NIC BRINGS DIFFERENT GENERATIONS OF COUNTRY MUSIC TOGETHER

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF Ivan Daines bills his Country Music Pick-nic as “featuring the stars of yesterday, today and tomorrow” — and he’s not kidding.

Among the acclaimed artists who have performed at his live country music variety show in years past are rising Alberta stars Brett Kissel and Lindsay Ell, Canadian Country Music Association favourite Gord Bamford, hall-offamers Ian Tyson and Dick Damron, as well as George Canyon, George Fox, Pam Tillis and Terri Clark.

“I’m incredibly proud of what they’ve done,” said Daines of the bigname performers who began making waves at his annual events. But he believes new promising up-and-comers can be spotted at every one of his Picknics.

The lineup for the 38th annual Ivan Daines Friends and Heroes Country Music Pick-nic that runs Aug. 14 to 17 at the Daines Ranch near Innisfail, certainly includes a lot of impressive talent. There’s Red Deer singer Randi Boulton, award-nominated Tera Lee, the Command Sisters, Denver Daines, Jordan Doell, Dean Ray, Kylie Sitter, Tanya Nydokus, Jeannette Carrico and Cassidy Peisse.

Among the seasoned players are Red Deer-based country singer Duane Steele, hall-of-famer R. Harlan Smith, world champion yodeller Rod Erickson, Spirit of the West Roadshow MC Hugh McLennon, and cowboy poets Buddy Gale and Gerald Miller.

There’s also Ivan Daines himself, a former rodeo champ (he won three consecutive steer riding titles at the Calgary Stampede between 1959 and 1961, and was recently recognized with a Pioneers of Rodeo Award) who also sings and is launching his latest CD. “I have upwards of 100 entertainers,” said Daines — and they’re not all country crooners.

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The Command Sisters are one of the performers at the 38th annual Ivan Daines Friends and Heroes Country Music Pick-nic.

Challenge champ Kateri Cowley will be showing her skills, as will Wrangler Ruth, who will put on a trick roping workshop.

As well, there’s a new event this year for anyone who doesn’t mind landing in the dirt. “We’ve added the Voyageur Conquer the Course,” said Daines. The obstacle event can be entered, for an extra fee, in three categories — for ambitious hikers, bikers or

horse riders. It includes a mud bath, a pulling-a-tire challenge, and other feats of physical endurance.

Of course, there’s the Canadian Championship Horse Training Contest and natural horse competition.

There’s also a country music dance contest, and all-star Central Alberta Idol contest, pancake breakfast and cowboy church service.

Pre-sale tickets are available for

$50 ($20 for a one-day pass) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre and Innisfail Auction.

Tickets will also be available at the gate for $70 ($25 for a one-day pass).

For more information about the events, location, youth or group ticket rates, call 403-358-2295 or visit the Ivan Daines Facebook page. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

Cinematic comfort food At the The Hundred-Foot Journey 2.5 stars (out of four) Rated: PG It must be wonderful to inhabit whatever planet Swedish filmmaker Lasse Hallström resides upon. It sure ain’t nasty ol’ planet Earth.

It’s a place — let’s call it Lassetopia — where the sun always shines, except for brief pauses when nurturing rain drops briefly kiss the ground.

It’s a realm where rarely is heard a discouraging word, and any that trouble the ear are swiftly retracted as part of an enriching life lesson.

It’s a magiPETER cal kingdom HOWELL where, when turmoil and tragedy strike, wounds are swiftly healed and even the dead can continue to communicate with the living, for that all-important task of imparting life wisdoms.

Lassetopia, in short, is a place much like we find in The Hundred-Foot Journey, an act of pure fantasy adapted from Richard Morais’ bestseller.

It’s actually set and filmed in the real village of Saint-Antonin-NobleVal in southern France, but any connection with reality is as faint as for such previous Lassetopia journeys as Chocolat, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen and The Cider House Rules.

And much like Chocolat, the new film offers love and romance in two different enticements: for the film’s delightful characters, ably led by Helen Mirren, Om Puri, Manish Dayal and Canada’s Charlotte Le Bon, and also for the mouth-watering array of delectable dishes on display.

This is cinematic comfort food for mainstream appetites, which means you can’t rule out possible Oscar attention.

With production backing from Steven Spielberg and Oprah Winfrey, heavenly cinematography by Linus Sandgren (he makes sunbeams seem like candy) and a smile-widening score

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This image shows Helen Mirren in a scene from The Hundred-Foot Journey: the distance between the physical and mental.

by Slumdog Millionaire’s A.R. Rahman, the sky’s the limit for this handsome snack.

The only ingredient that seems out of place is screenwriter Steven Knight, who typically bangs out dark and nasty street sagas like Dirty Pretty Things, Eastern Promises and the recent Locke.

One must assume that even Knight is not immune to the charms of a tasty bauble and a lovely paycheque.

And it must be said that it goes down rather well, although full enjoyment requires that all cynicism be left simmering on the back burner.

The title refers to the distance both physical and mental (life lesson, ahoy!) between the Michelin-rated Le Saule Pleureur restaurant, run by uptight Madame Mallory (Mirren), and the down-home Maison Mumbai bistro of the recently arrived and resolutely up-

beat Kadam family, escapees from the slums of India.

The Kadams have come to France and to town by a combination of infinitely patient customs officials, fortuitous brake failure on their jalopy and celestial whispers from a departed relation.

Led by proud Papa (Puri), the Kadams wish only to delight the wellheeled inhabitants of Saint-AntoninNoble-Val with lovingly crafted victuals from their homeland, even if the locals prefer pigeon aux Truffes to tandoori goat.

Madame Mallory is not amused, and not above waging war against “zees people” who have dared intrude upon her turf.

Kadam family chef Hassan (Dayal) works with a magical spice kit bequeathed him by his saintly mama,

while Madame Mallory barks orders at a large kitchen helmed by her comely sous chef Marguerite (Le Bon).

Let’s study the bill of fare, my fellow diners.

What do you think the odds are that Madame Mallory and Papa will get into a spicy but enriching stew, that Hassan and Marguerite will sweetly caress the lips, and that The Hundred-Foot Journey will leave no senses unsated and no bitter aftertaste?

And for dessert, a sweet reminder that, even though Paris is one helluva town, there’s no place like home?

For the answers to these questions, look not at a menu but rather at an atlas of imaginary places, on the page marked “Lassetopia.”

Peter Howell is a syndicated Toronto Star movie critic.

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BRIEFS Fifth annual Fiestaval next week Turn up the heat and bring on the Spanish for Red Deer’s fifth annual Fiestaval on Aug. 16 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

The Latin Festival is free and will feature numerous artisan vendors and ethnic food booths exhibiting the tastes of Mexico, Chile, Cuba, Colombia and El Salvador.

There will also be a number of performers and live music, including a chair tease dance demonstration, tunes from Red Deer’s own Grupo Conga, the Mariachi Nacional de Mexico band from Guadalajara, Mexico and Dominican style dancers Bachata Con Cache out of Calgary.

This year’s event is focused on showcasing all of the diverse areas of the Latin culture throughout Central and South America, said Christian Greiffenstein, Fiestaval’s producer.

There will also be performances at the beer gardens, free Latin dance classes, Latin aerobics, Latin percussion workshops and more.

The festival takes place in front of City Hall.

For more information or to volunteer, call 403-453-7424 or visit www. fiestaval.ca.Experimenting with the power of heat is a new part of Red Deer College’s SummerScapes camp.

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There are certain attitudes, postures, colloquialisms and a self-deprecating sense of humour that come with being a southern man, Mount said.

“Hell, there’s a damn way you spit,” he said. “I could demonstrate it for you or I could coach somebody to try to do it but it’s just in the DNA. I couldn’t do it without having grown up in the south.”

The show isn’t filmed in the American southwest, however — it’s shot in Calgary, with scenic valleys and evergreen trees offering a stunning backdrop to the bloody storyline. Hell on Wheels also boasts many Canadians on its cast and crew, including producer Chad Oakes.

“We love working in Calgary. The crew here is phenomenal. They care about every single detail every single day and you can see it in the frame,” said Mount. “There are very few places that you can shoot a western set in the Great Plains on a television budget these days. There actually may not be another one at this point.”

The fourth season of Hell on Wheels is currently airing Saturdays on AMC. The first three seasons are on Netflix.

In the recent season premiere, Cullen’s new wife Naomi gave birth in a

chaotic scene that included his mother-in-law singing and a bishop speaking in tongues.

Asked how the birth of his baby affects Bohannon throughout the season, Mount questioned whether the outlaw hero was ready to raise a child.

“It’s a bit like a heroin addict saying, ‘You know what, I’m going to have a family now.’ It’s like, ‘Whoa, hold on, that’s the cart before the horse right there.’

“It’s one of those situations where your conscience wants you to do one thing and your gut wants you to do another. And by trying to do the right thing according to your conscience, you’re making the situation worse.”

But Bohannon is blinded by his own ambition, which is the central theme of the show, Mount said.

“The biggest weakness of every character in this television show is one thing: ambition. That’s what the show’s about,” he said.

“It’s an exercise in man’s hubris to think that he can lay a track from coast to coast. It’s man’s hubris to think he can go up against God’s creation and win. ... A lot of times we get bitten in the ass trying to do it. But I think for the most part we come out on top.”

that’s what sets it apart. It’s not watered down; it’s for kids who are serious about making art and being creative.”

The students will spend all week on campus and wrap up the camp with an exhibition for family, guests and the public on Aug. 16 at 10 a.m. in room 2901. Admission is free.

SummerScapes started in 1985, as part of the celebrations for the International Year of Youth as proclaimed by the United Nations. So far, 53 students have signed up for the 2014 version.

The cost of the camp is $525 plus GST and includes tuition, supplies, accommodations, food and a T-shirt.

For more information, visit www. rdc.ab.ca/summercamps.

lished author.

Her books include A Team Like No Other, The Saturday Appaloosa, Bibi and the Bull, The Strongest Man This Side of Cremona, Tiger’s New Cowboy Boots and more.

Her most recent book, Cub’s Journey Home, will be available next month.

She also creates a number of acrylic paintings available for purchase, largely inspired by Alberta’s wildlife and landscape.

Graham has a number of distinctions attached to her work, including the Shinning Willow Award, Alberta Children’s Title of the Year Award, the Alberta Book Illustration Award and was also shortlisted for the 2010 and 2013 Alberta Literary Award.

Exploring Life runs until Sept. 5.

The Gallery on Main is located at 4910 50th Ave. in Lacombe.

For more information, call 403-7823402 or visit www.georgiagraham.com.

Top young guitarist to perform in Red Deer A young guitarist who’s been called “One of the best 30 under 30” fingerstyle players will be performing in Red Deer.

Calum Graham, of Toronto, who’s on Acoustic Guitar Magazine’s list of amazing young players, will perform on Aug. 15 at a 7:30 p.m. house concert at the Gilmore Guitar shop.

Tickets are $20 from the store at Unit 6, 4676-61st St. (403) 872-0006.

A special three-week show at the Gallery on Main in Lacombe is showcasing new and old work from local artist Georgia Graham.

A beloved children’s book author/ illustrator and chalk pastel artist, Graham will be on hand to kick off her exhibit, Exploring Life, with an opening reception on Aug. 16 from 5 to 9 p.m.

Graham, who graduated from the Alberta College of Art in 1982, has been in love with chalk pastels since Grade 4. She started using her drawings to entertain children in her Sunday school classes and eventually became a pub-

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TORONTO — With his weathered good looks and genuine southern drawl, Anson Mount appears as though he was born to star in a gritty western.

But the Tennessee-raised actor says that before he was cast in AMC’s railroad drama Hell on Wheels, he suffered rejections from a number of television shows and films set in the American past.

“I got lucky,” Mount, 41, said in a phone interview with The Canadian Press. “I routinely did not get hired in period pieces because casting directors always told me I was too contemporary, whatever that means. I’m not sure how someone can look too contemporary. They still had two nostrils in the 19th century, I think.”

As Cullen Bohannon, a former Confederate soldier who sets out to avenge his wife’s death at the hands of Union officers, Mount brings his bona fide southern roots to the role. He hails from White Bluff, Tenn., and his greatgreat-great-grandfather was a Confederate colonel in the American Civil War. Mount said he’d always been in-

terested in western and action roles but found that casting directors were consistently looking outside the United States.

“These days, if you’ve got a role that involves any amount of testosterone whatsoever, they immediately start looking at Australians,” he said.

Examples of rugged actors from Down Under who have snapped up prime action roles include Chris Hemsworth in Thor and Sam Worthington in Avatar and Terminator Salvation. In SundanceTV’s Rectify, Australia-raised Aden Young plays a southern man released from death row.

But the creators of Hell on Wheels, brothers Tony and Joe Gayton, were determined to find an American to play Bohannon, Mount said. The show sets its story arc in 1865 within the westward construction of the Union Pacific Railroad, spanning Nebraska and future Wyoming territory.

“They wanted not just an American but they wanted ideally to find a southern American who had a genuine accent. I was available at the right time and the casting directors, Amanda Mackey (Johnson) and Cathy Sandrich, really got behind me, and I got the role,” he said.

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Moscow ‘belligerently’ banning food INDUSTRY MINISTER JAMES MOORE CALLS BAN SHORT-SIGHTED

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — The federal industry minister says Moscow’s decision to close its borders to western agricultural imports is a short-sighted move that will hurt Russia most.

“If some opportunities are going to be lost in Russia, that will be more than offset with the opportunities that will be opened up as a consequence of the Canada-Europe free trade agreement and the Canada-Korea free trade agreement,” James Moore said Friday after touring a brewery in St. John’s, N.L., to highlight the need to drop internal trade barriers.

“This should only embolden us as a Parliament to be more aggressive about opening more markets around the world for Canadian products to be sold elsewhere beyond Russia.”

Moore was responding to Russia’s announcement that it will halt food shipments from Canada, the United States and many other western countries for the next year. The blockade is in retaliation for sanctions aimed at getting Russia to stop supporting rebels in Ukraine.

Moore said it shows Russian President Vladimir Putin’s attitude on foreign policy.

“Russian consumers will be hit and hurt,” he said. “It’s very short-sighted of Vladimir Putin but it’s in keeping with his irresponsible and belligerent approach to foreign policy.”

At least one group isn’t so sure Russia will take the brunt of the fallout.

The Saskatchewan Manufacturing Council wants the federal government to consider special support for Canadian exporters affected by the sanctions.

Executive director Derek Lothian said Russia is a key customer and the

council would like Ottawa to create an emergency fund to offer short-term relief for agricultural processors, producers and related manufacturers that will be hurt.

The federal government should also communicate closely with Canadian companies that export to Russia, he said.

Russia is strategically important as a stand-alone market and as a gateway to other countries in Eastern Europe, he explained.

Lothian warns the sanctions on food products will have a ripple effect on related industries and could result in a loss of Canadian jobs.

“We are known around the world as probably the best supplier of agricultural equipment,” Lothian said.

“If there is no money to purchase that equipment in foreign or domestic markets, that equals jobs and investment here at home.”

Russia’s sanctions are aimed at meat, milk and dairy products, fruit and vegetables and fish from Canada, the U.S., the European Union, Australia and Norway.

Canada’s agricultural exports to Russia amounted to $563 million in 2012, mostly in frozen pork, according to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.

The council represents about 40 companies in Saskatchewan.

Canadian pork producers are especially concerned because frozen pork accounts for much of the country’s agriexports to Russia.

Moore said the departments of Finance and Agriculture will do an assessment on the impact of the Russian sanctions.

“But we’ll be there to support our industry,” he added. “We have been in the past and certainly in the short term the best thing that we can do is if the

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A woman choses sweets at a counter with imported food stuffs at a supermarket in downtown Moscow on Thursday. The Russian government has banned all imports of meat, fish, milk and milk products and fruit and vegetables from the United States, the European Union, Australia, Canada and Norway, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced Thursday. The move was taken on orders from President Vladimir Putin in response to sanctions imposed on Russia by the West over the crisis in Ukraine. The ban has been introduced for one year.

Russian market is going to be closing for some time, then we should be that

much more aggressive in opening up new markets for Canadian pork.”

Ottawa wants premiers to Unemployment drop internal trade barriers rate rises, but still down from last year

NATION’S PREMIERS SET TO MEET AT THE END OF AUGUST IN P.E.I.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Federal Industry Minister James Moore says he’s pushing for agreement among all premiers by the end of the year to break down internal trade barriers across Canada.

“My ambition is to be very aggressive on this both in terms of time and in terms of scope,” Moore said.

He made the comment after touring the local Quidi Vidi Brewing Company in St. John’s, N.L., to stress how provincial regulations block the export of beer and other products around the country.

Moore said he hopes premiers will emerge united to promote more free trade across provincial boundaries when they hold their annual meeting at the end of the month in P.E.I. “We can act unilaterally in some regards,” he said when asked whether Ottawa would impose changes if talks stall.

But Moore said he’s encouraged by recent steps in the right direction. He cited increased labour mobility between Ontario and Quebec and in Atlantic Canada, along with a joint letter last month from the premiers of Saskatchewan, Alberta and B.C. calling for a knock-down of trade barriers.

The almost 20-year-old Agreement on Internal Trade came into effect when Canada had free-trade deals with two countries.

Today, Canada has pacts with more than 40 countries.

Free trade with Europe, if finalized as part of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement or

‘IT SEEMS A BIT RIDICULOUS THAT WE HAVE RIGHTS UNDER FOREIGN AGREEMENTS AND HTAT WE DON’T HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS UNDER OUR OWN AGREEMENT OF INTERNAL TRADE WITH OTHER PROVINCES.’ — TOM MARSHALL NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABROADOR PREMIER

CETA, would offer more foreign access to some Canadian markets than now exists domestically, Moore said.

“It’s, to me, critical that we have as much economic opportunity for Canadians within Canada as we do have trade opportunities around the world.

“I certainly hope that before the end of the year we’ll have a clear consensus amongst all provinces to move forward.”

Premier Tom Marshall of Newfoundland and Labrador met Friday with Moore and said his province is on board.

“It seems a bit ridiculous that we have rights under foreign agreements and that we don’t have the same rights under our own agreement of internal trade with other provinces,” he said in an interview.

“When CETA’s approved we’ll be able to sell into Europe but not necessarily be able to sell into other provinces. So it’s time for the agreement to be modernized.”

BY ADVOCATE STAFF Unemployment in the Red Deer region jumped last month, according to the latest figures from Statistics Canada. However, the local jobless rate still remained below three per cent.

The Red Deer area’s unemployment rate was calculated at 2.9 per cent in July, up from 2.5 per cent the previous month but well below the 5.5 per cent figure from a year ago.

The lowest rate among Alberta’s eight regions belonged to the Banff-Jasper-Rocky Mountain House area, which came in at 2.7 per cent. Unemployment in Camrose-Drumheller was 3.3 per cent, with in Athabasca-Grande Prairie it was 3.8 per cent, in Lethbridge-Medicine Hat it was 4.1 per cent, in Wood Buffalo-Cold Lake it was 4.3 per cent, in Calgary it was 5.2 per cent and in Edmonton it was 5.3 per cent.

The seasonally adjusted average for the province last month was 4.5 per cent, down from 4.9 per cent but unchanged from July 2013.

Saskatchewan had the lowest unemployment rate in Canada last month, at 3.3 per cent. The national average was 7.0 per cent, down 0.1 percentage points from June.

Employment in Alberta decreased by 5,000 positions from June to July, but this was more than offset by a 13,800-person decline in workers. During the past year, employment in the province has gone up by 62,600 positions: 42,300 full-time and 20,300 parttime.

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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 99.16 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 47.47 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.21 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . 10.34 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.82 Cdn. National Railway . . 72.65 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 207.83 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 38.53 Capital Power Corp . . . . 27.18 Cervus Equipment Corp 21.97 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 52.28 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 53.47 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 33.15 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.46 General Motors Co. . . . . 33.53 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 19.61 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.45 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 56.91 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 70.22 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 38.02 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 12.34 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 53.88 Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 108.49 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.85 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 14.76 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 52.39 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 19.07 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Canadian dollar tumbled Friday amid a huge miss in expectations for job creation last month.

The loonie was down of a 0.42 of a cent to 91.15 cents US as Statistics Canada reported that the economy created a paltry 200 jobs during July. Economists had generally expected that 20,000 jobs would be created.

The jobless rate dipped 0.1 of a point to 7.0 per cent.

Traders were risk-averse amid a number of geopolitical flashpoints and that also weighed on the loonie.

Traders bought into U.S. Treasuries and the yield on the benchmark 10-year bond stood at 2.42 per cent, down from 2.43 per cent late Thursday, which was already the lowest level of the year. The yield went as low as 2.37 per cent before rising after Russia’s Interfax reported that Russia had ended military exercises near the Ukraine border.

The Russia/Ukraine standoff was the primary focus for investor worry this past week as traders considered the odds of Russia invading its neighbour in order to prop up Ukrainian rebels. There is also concern about how sanctions and countersanctions could derail a still-fragile economic recovery in Europe.

Barclays Research noted that there are “fears that Russia may widen its ban on agricultural imports to include the car, shipping, and aerospace sectors” after announcing a ban in food imports from the West.

Meanwhile, President Barack Obama authorized U.S. airstrikes in northern Iraq, warning they would be launched to defend American troops and civilians

Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.09 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 68.40 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74.67 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 28.90 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 20.51 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.11 First Quantum Minerals . 24.84 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 30.79 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . 11.19 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 4.28 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 31.43 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 37.85 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.00 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 25.66 Energy Aeroflex . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.79 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 34.13 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 68.33 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.02 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 61.34 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 46.10 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 23.53 Canyon Services Group. 16.31 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 33.50 CWC Well Services . . . . 0.910 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 23.80 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.55 under siege from Islamic State militants.

On top of this, there was a breakdown in the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.

Gold prices turned lower after two days of gains with the December bullion contract in New York down $1.50 to US$1,311 an ounce.

Elsewhere on the commodity markets, September crude in New York gained 31 cents to US$97.65 a barrel and August copper was unchanged at US$3.18 a pound.

There didn’t seem to be much reaction to positive Chinese data. Exports jumped 14.5 per cent from a year earlier, double June’s 7.2 per cent growth, customs data showed Friday. However, imports fell 1.6 per cent, down from the previous month’s 5.5 per cent expansion.

The decline in July imports exceeded analyst forecasts and was a sign domestic economic activity might be weakening. So far this year, imports are down 0.8 per cent compared with the same period last year.

MARKET HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at the close of Friday at world financial market trading.

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 15,196.31, up 77.88 points Dow — 16,553.93, up 185.66 points S&P 500 — 1,931.59, up 22.02 points Nasdaq — 4,370.90, up 35.93 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 91.15 cents US, down 0.42 of a cent Pound — C$1.8407, up 0.20 of a cent

Cool summer raises expectations of record corn, soybean harvest DES MOINES, Iowa — A mild summer across much of the nation’s heartland has provided optimum growing conditions for the nation’s corn and soybean crops. Pair that with highyield seeds and other new farming technologies, and the U.S. is looking at busting records come harvest time.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture already has predicted a record soybean crop of 3.8 billion bushels. And the corn crop, it said in July, would be large but not bigger than last year’s record of 13.9 billion bushels. However, many market analysts and some farmers expect the USDA to revise expectations upward in a report based on field surveys that’s due out Tuesday.

“Conditions look just fantastic across most of the country,” Texas

Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 99.74 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 68.31 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.02 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 32.18 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 54.21 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 6.81 Penn West Energy . . . . . . 8.17 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . 0.100 Precision Drilling Corp . . 13.48 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 43.00 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 11.70 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 15.15 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 9.97 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 69.26 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 79.26 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 71.55 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99.35 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 41.05 Carfinco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.62 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 31.51 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 51.02 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 72.13 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.82 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 48.21 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.14 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 78.96 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 40.42 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.59 Euro — C$1.4715, up 1.18 cents Euro — US$1.3413, up 0.47 of a cent Oil futures: US$97.65 per barrel, up 31 cents (September contract) Gold futures: US$1,311.00 per oz., down $1.50 (December contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $22.734 oz., up 5.2 cents $730.90 kg., up $1.67 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: Nov. ’14 $3.00 higher $443.90; Jan ’15 $3.20 higher $449.10; March ’15 $3.30 higher $450.70; May ’15 $3.60 higher $448.00; July ’15 $3.60 higher $445.00; Nov ’15 $2.30 higher $438.70; Jan. ’16 $2.30 higher $444.70; March ’16 $2.30 higher $448.50; May ’16 $2.30 higher $448.50; July ’16 $2.30 higher $448.50; Nov. ’16 $2.30 higher $448.50.

Barley (Western): Oct. ’14 $0.50 lower 136.050; Dec. ’14 $0.50 lower $138.00; March ’15 $0.50 lower $139.00; May ’15 $0.50 lower $139.00; July ’15 $0.50 lower $139.00; Oct. ’15 $0.50 lower $139.00; Dec. ’15 $0.50 lower $139.00; March ’16 $0.50 lower $139.00; May ’16 $0.50 lower $139.00; July ’16 $0.50 lower $139.00; Oct. ’16 $0.50 lower $139.00.

Friday’s estimated volume of trade: 192,320 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 192,320.

A&M University grain marketing economist Mark Welch said.

In a typical growing season, at least some corn-growing states would have experienced drought or other production problems. But the 18 states that grow 91 per cent of the nation’s corn have experienced nearly ideal conditions this year, as adequate rain fell when plants emerged and cooler summer temperatures minimized heat stress.

That’s the case in Illinois, one of the nation’s top corn and soybean states.

“Illinois has largely been dealt to date pretty close to a royal flush on weather and I’m sure that the yields are going to be very high here,” said Scott Irwin, a University of Illinois professor of agricultural and consumer economics.

The expected large harvest has driven corn and soybean prices significantly lower, but it isn’t expected to make much of a short-time difference in consumer food prices.

Canada sees drop in full-time jobs in July 34,500 STOP LOOKING FOR WORK

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Trouble in Canada’s anemic jobs market continued into July as a paltry 200 jobs were added during the month, falling spectacularly short of expectations.

Economists thought the economy would bounce back from the unexpected 9,400-job decline in June, and add around 20,000 new jobs in July.

But Statistics Canada came out with a much lower figure Friday. Between June and July, the number of full-time jobs fell by 59,700 while part-time jobs increased by 60,000.

Even a slight dip in the unemployment rate came with a big asterix.

Statistics Canada reported the jobless rate fell one-tenth of a point to 7.0 per cent for the month — but only because 35,400 people stopped looking for work.

The participation rate, the percentage of working-age people with jobs or looking for work, declined to 65.9 per cent from 66.1 per cent in June. That’s the lowest it’s been since late 2001, BMO senior economist Benjamin Reitzes noted in a report.

Canada’s job numbers have been unpredictable of late, Finance Minister Joe Oliver acknowledged during a news conference in Toronto.

“Each monthly number is turning out to be fairly volatile,” he said. “This month there were more part-time jobs created, last month it was the reverse,

the previous month it was a reverse of that.”

Over the past 12 months, the economy has added 115,300 new jobs — or 0.7 per cent of the labour force — with all the growth in part-time work.

“Canada is rapidly becoming a nation of part-timers,” said Paul Ashworth, chief North American economist at Capital Economics in Toronto.

“Over the past 12 months, full-time employment has actually declined by a cumulative 3,100, while part-time employment has increased by 118,500.”

New Democrat MP Nathan Cullen, the party’s finance critic, focused on the low participation rate.

“These anemic job numbers are alarming. Not only have no full-time jobs been created on balance over the last year, but Canadians are now quitting the labour market in record numbers,” he said in an emailed statement.

“How does this government explain a labour force participation rate at its lowest level in 13 years? Canadians have been looking for quality, decentpaying jobs, and now far too many are being forced to give up.”

Most of the month’s job losses came in construction, health care and social assistance. However, employment in educational services and in information, culture and recreation rose in July.

The majority of new jobs were concentrated among people between the ages of 15 and 24, Statistics Canada says, while there were losses among people aged 55 and older.

CUPE goes to court over fewer Air Canada flight attendants

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — The union representing Air Canada flight attendants is taking the federal government to court, arguing that allowing the airline to fly with fewer flight attendants poses a serious safety issue.

The transport minister has granted Air Canada an exemption to a rule requiring one flight attendant per 40 passengers on planes with more than 50 seats, the Canadian Union of Public Employees writes in an application for judicial review.

The exemption, which instead allows Air Canada to have one flight attendant per 50 passengers on narrowbody aircraft with more than 50 seats, means one floor-level exit would be unstaffed by a flight attendant on certain aircraft, raising “serious safety considerations, particularly in the event of an emergency evacuation,” CUPE argues in its Federal Court filing.

A spokeswoman for Transport Minister Lisa Raitt wouldn’t comment because the matter is before the courts, but an Air Canada spokesman defended the exemption. The one-to-50 ratio is “absolutely safe” and is an internationally accepted standard, Peter Fitzpatrick said in a statement.

“We would never have sought the exemption if this was not the case,” Fitzpatrick wrote.

“It is the standard, and is recognized as safe in Europe and the United States, and we believe that the courts will agree that it is safe in Canada.”

Fitzpatrick said the 1:50 rule change for Air Canada’s narrow-body fleet “levels the playing field,” given that other Canadian carriers have been allowed to operate with this crew-to-passenger ratio since last year.

WestJet received its exemption last year, calling the ratio an “accepted” international practice that has been in place “for decades around the world.”

WestJet also said it would not lay off any flight attendants under the rule change. After the WestJet case, CUPE asked the minister to notify the union if other airlines — it also represents flight attendants at Air Transat, Calm Air, Canadian North, Canjet, Cathay Pacific, First Air and Sunwing — were seeking such exemptions to give it time to make a case before the government made a decision.

Now the union wants the Federal Court to quash Air Canada’s exemption because it says the minister breached procedural fairness. CUPE alleges the minister granted the exemption in circumstances that weren’t exceptional, as set out in Transport Canada’s civilaviation directive.

“In circumstances which are not unique or urgent, the minister is required to amend regulations through the appropriate regulatory process,” the union states in its court document.

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Daughter fed up with sister’s treatment of dad Dear Annie: I have one surviving ners and expecting sex right away. parent nearing I’ve experienced all of these.

90 years old, Ladies get prettied up and smelling who until five good, but end up with men who don’t years ago was care how they look or smell and think able to live comit’s OK. pletely indepenIt’s not. —N.C. Senior dently.

Dear N.C.: We heard from a great A serious many women, most of whom wanted us injury greatly to fix them up with “Lonesome Okie.” reduced Dad’s We don’t provide that kind of service, mobility and sorry. caused chronic Here’s one more: pain and hearDear Annie: Single older women ing impairment. outnumber similar men by a tremenMITCHELL But he is mendous number. & SUGAR tally competent In my Sunday school class alone, and able to live there are several women who would at home with love to have a man ask them out to some help. lunch or a movie, yet the one or two I live a cousingle men in the group seem to have ple of hours away, but I talk to Dad daily, supply nutritionally correct homemade frozen meals and make regular trips to help with house and yard work, minor repairs, appointments, errands and so forth.

I also have a job and provide limited care for an in-law, as well, and my husband has serious chronic health issues that also require significant care. I am spread thin, and I am tired.

The problem is my sister, who is single, retired, HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR PROGRAM has no children and lives The Continuing Education Department is seeking instructors to add to walking distance from a roster for contract opportunities to instruct in the Heavy Equipment Dad. Operator (HEO) Program. The anticipated terms of employment for She likes to play the these contract opportunities begin in September and March and end in December and June respectively; additional opportunities may martyr, insisting that become available. Instructors will be contracted as opportunities arise.

Dad’s condition is far Please forward a resume quoting competition #14100C. Preference worse than it really is will be given to applications received by August 24, 2014 however; and that he’s had dementhis competition will remain open until a suitable candidate has been tia for 20 years. selected.

50623H9 She claims to be his For information on this or other employment opportunities, 24-hour caregiver. please visit our website at www.oldscollege.ca/employment None of this is true.

In fact, Dad tells me that my sister rarely calls him, and when she does, she is verbally abusive.

Sis tells these lies to the extended family and friends, saying that I’m unwilling to help with Dad’s care.

I am not allowed to be a part of the family discussions about Dad’s HUMAN RESOURCE COORDINATOR needs. I am not allowed Permanent Part Time to be at family gatherings, as my presence The Safe Harbour Society requires a Human Resource would be “too upsetting” Coordinator to support the agency through a period of to my poor, long-sufferorganizational growth and evolution, further promoting ing sister. an employee-oriented, high performance culture She also tells the relathat emphasizes passionate leadership paired with tives not to call Dad bequality, productivity and standards; a forward thinking, cause he’s too incapacistreamlined and efficiently run organization; and the tated to know what’s gorecruitment, development and retention of a superior ing on. and diverse workforce.

It breaks Dad’s heart not to hear from anyone If you feel that you have what it takes to succeed in else. this important position on our TEAM then we want to Dad won’t correct this hear from you! misinformation, because he doesn’t want to emSend your resume to: barrass my sister or have Tricia Haggarty-Roberts her yell at him.

Director of Operations I have tried to hold tricia@safeharboursociety.org my head up, ignore gosFax (403) 347-7275 sip and calmly give facts when confronted, but I am tired of being the villain.

Above all, I am worried about Dad. How do I dig us both out of this mess? — ViliCONTROLLER fied Sibling Hydrodig Canada Inc is seeking a Controller to join their Dear Vilified: If your team on a permanent basis in Bentley AB. sister is verbally abusive, RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE: report it to your local • Supervision of all accounting functions Administration on Aging • Approve all payments before final execution and cheque (aoa.gov). signing We also recommend • Ensure accurate cost coding to project ledgers you phone or email the • Prepare GST returns • Ensure accounting entries are accurate and complete relatives and ask them to • Compile monthly revenue and payable accruals call Dad because he is • Completing monthly balance sheet reconciliations lonely and would appre• Corporate and operational budgeting ciate hearing from them • Cash flow forecasts and analysis regardless of his condi• Preparation of bi-weekly payroll, including submission of tion. company benefi ts, source deductions Then please contact • Monitor credit limits on accounts to adjust for fluctuations • Monthly bank reconciliations and credit card the Family Caregiver Alreconciliations liance (caregiver.org) and • Performing as Controller for our USA operations located ask about respite care for in Denver CO. Minimal travel required. yourself. You have your QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDE: hands full.

• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience in a fast Dear Annie: I read the paced environment letter from “Lonesome • CMA / CGA designation required Okie,” the widower who • Understanding of full cycle accounting with strong doesn’t understand why financial accounting and project reporting background • Strong communication and interpersonal skills women won’t go out with • Proven leadership ability him a second time.

• Be able to prioritize, delegate and provide technical I am a senior lady who guidance dates senior men.

• Strong organizational, planning and time management Here are some of skills the turnoffs: bad hy• Advanced computer skills required giene, dirty nails, sloppy Please email your resume in confidence to clothes, bad table manoperations@hydrodig.com.

ANNIE

no interest in doing so.

I am a neat, clean, self-responsible Christian woman, with my own car and home.

I can make easy conversation with men, but in my 10 years of widowhood, I have yet to be asked out even once.

I am self-sufficient and lonely for male companionship, but don’t want to get married again.

I have many gal pals I travel with, but I miss having a guy around.

Tell “Okie” not to give up. -- Red Hat Mama 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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San Francisco Board of Supervisors candidate George Davis stripped buck naked in Times Square on Wednesday to campaign for the right to be nude in public.

Davis spoke out against a 2013 San Francisco public nudity ban introduced by his opponent, Scott Wiener.

He says nudity is a form of expression.

After Davis’ speech he conducted interviews stark naked.

Then he walked to where artist Andy Golub was body-painting another naked man.

Times Square Batmans and Elmos and other onlookers gawked, laughed and took photos while moving out of Davis’ way.

One man loudly read Bible passages.

Davis ran for mayor in 2007 and for District 10 supervisor in 2010.

He has been arrested twice for public nudity.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthday, this year you become very serious about your home life and family.

LARISA MAIRA You’ll be able to clear up debt OZOLINS and save more as well. There will be some powerful truth emerging with your health, daily life, and work now.

Also, there is a great ability for you to learn more and advance in those areas to find that perfect balance you are seeking now.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Today will require you to cut down on spending too much.

I am sure there have been parties, but now is the time to look at your savings realistically. There could be some needless disputes with those you are in relations with. Just take some time for yourself now.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Issues with those within your home or with your family will arise today.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): There will be some issues on From left to right, Jean Richards, Phyllis Wilson and Helen Harder pose for a photo after winning your daily routine that will be hard to deal with. You might begold at the Club 55-Plus Ladies Triple Team Bowling National Championships. The team qualified come irritable and not feel good about your direction forward for nationals by winning at provincials in Calgary, and that was the first time they had played now. Anything that hampers your personal freedom or aims together. The trio regularly bowl at Red Deer’s Heritage Lanes in the seniors league. towards your passions will not be received kindly by you.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You might meet someone today that you will feel drawn to, but realize you are not seeCAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): There could be some PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): There will some revelations ing that area clearly now.

They will require you to bend your personal truth and this challenges between you and business partnerships and sig- that will be hard to understand today.

The topic will have to do with women’s rights, and figure will not be accepted by you. Watch out for needless disputes nificant relationships now.

You will not see eye to eye on your dreams and aspira- out the proper truth to express. with regards to savings and business dealings.

Do not allow anyone to disrupt your personal freedom, but LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Family and home life will test you tions. There could be some needless arguments over your finances now. show the same to others as well! today.

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July 17 at the Westerner’s race track.

A long time coming for Adamson

BY JOSH ALDRICH ADVOCATE STAFF

Lee Adamson may have been nipped out at the line in the dash for cash,, but the blow was softened by y wrapping pp ng up his second North American Pony Chuckwagon Championship — 20 years after the first — at the Westerner Days on Sunday.

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Cole Adamson, 18, was driving his grandfather’s — Ray Adamson — Pidherny’s wagon in Red Deer, the third event this year he’s had the chance to do o so.

After a couple of tough penalties knocked him out of contention the first couple of days, he was one of the fastest drivers over the last three heats.

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Updating the kitchen In decorative terms, we three-mm thick mirror (pre can fix anything. As design- cut by your local glazer) using ers, however, it’s not always strong contact adhesive. about starting from scratch.

Next, make a cardboard Sometimes our budgets only template of your decorative allow for a quick insert and transfer nip and tuck rather this to three-mm than full-scale reMDF using a jigstorative surgery. saw.

But come on — Paint these when bones are black and secure good, a little botox in place with glue. and a spot of filler can suitably dramatic, nest pas?

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In our favour, COLIN & as we tackled this Our vision was JUSTIN reno: good overall inspired by black layout, perfect stove lacquer Chinese positioning and gorwedding cabinets. geous grey-toned All painted armarble flooring. eas completely dry, we added Sure, the doors were dilapi- the Midas touch using acrylic dated, but the carcasses were gold paste (craft stores stock good for another few years. this) applied around the edgAnd so it came to pass that, es and rubbed partially away with the addition of mirrors, with a lint free cloth. a dramatic worktop, a sexy This simple technique problack stove — and matching vides a lovely aged effect. ebony-toned sink — the modest zone was reborn.

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A great place for modern homesteading

Photos by STEVE MAXWELL/freelance

LEFT: Steve’s homestead house today, made from hand-quarried limestone and local beams.

Right: :Jacob Maxwell harvesting the crop of wheat he grew as part of his homesteading home schooling education.

Young people today are having less ple between 20 and 24 years old was success becoming homeowners and $13,800. Back in 1976, this same age self-supporting adults than their par- group enjoyed an income of $23,400 ents or grandparents did. each year adjusted for inflation — High student debt loads, nearly 10 grand more. low-paying jobs and expenEven Canadians of today sive housing is reducing up to their mid-40s are meathe rate of home ownership surably poorer than they among young people, and were decades ago in terms this is one reason there’s a of buying power. growing interest in modern Modern homesteading homesteading. is all about getting more This is also an option that of what you need in life dimakes especially good sense rectly with your own hands, in the Canada of today. in a rural setting, without As a young man faced earning and buying as much with the prospect of going within the money system. deeply into debt for my own And while my family and bit of urban real estate, I did I still buy plenty of things something different than all out here, homesteading alSTEVE my friends and headed out lows us the freedom to find MAXWELL as a modern-day homesteadthe sweet spot between purer on Manitoulin Island, chasing of goods and servicOnt., in 1985. es, and direct production I’d noticed that Canada with our own hands. had lots of rural acreage and many We still buy a little ice cream now small towns with vastly lower real es- and then, for instance, but we heat our tate prices than big cities, and I de- home with wood we cut ourselves. cided to make use of this.

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Since then, larger economic changes There’s also a huge advantage raishaven’t been friendly to the financial ing kids out here, too. picture of many Canadians.

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He’s even thinking of moving to Canada to do it.

“What about earning a living away from the office,” Daniel asked me in an email. “Should I be concerned about my fear of loneliness?

What’s the best way to get the homestead skills I need? Am I just being foolish thinking of a life in the country at all?”

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The Internet offers many opportunities for remote, online work, and this is the biggest reason the Internet is history’s most empowering technology in my book.

For the first time ever, the physical location of your home has nothing to do with your chance to earn money.

I’m surprised at how slow people are to abandon the urban commuter lifestyle for a lower-cost rural option, but things are changing.

Last month, I heard from a young man wondering how he might set himself up on a modern homestead. His name is Daniel, he lives in South Africa, he’s just earned a degree in mechanical engineering and he’s got a good job.

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WALLPAPER CAN MAKE ROOMS COME ALIVE AND THE VARIETY — LIKE TEXTURED WALLPAPER AND CONTEMPORARY STYLE PAINTABLE WALLPAPER — PROVIDES LOTS OF OPTIONS

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ABOVE: All white rooms come alive with textured wallpaper and the play of low and high sheens.

BOTTOM: Colour adds a new dimension to this contemporary paintable wallpaper design by Graham and Brown.

DEBBIE TRAVIS

5101 50th Ave., Little Gaetz,Red Deer age boxes, any flat surface. Always apply a high quality wallpaper primer before you hang wallpaper. Allow the paintable wallpaper to dry for at least 24 hours before painting.

Dear Debbie: Our home has a cedar plank wall that runs from the dining room into the living room with a red brick fire place and dark brown shaggy rug.

The cedar is tongue and groove and I don’t want to remove or paint it, but need ideas on how to update the rooms without ruining the beautiful wall. — Nicole Dear Nicole: There is no need to cover up the beautiful wood. Build in your own style with some new lighting and furnishings. (The brown shag rug could go.)

A book shelf layered with personal items of interest, photographs, books, objects collected on travels, small sculpture or ceramics will break up the expanse.

Hang two or three modern pendant lights from the ceiling and their shape and shades will introduce a contemporary edge without taking away from the integrity of the plank wall.

Note: In a recent column, a reader inquired about what to do with a couch that is too low.

Thanks to Judith who wrote us with an alternate solution to replacing the couch.

Judith experienced a similar challenge and found a set of furniture risers from Universal Furniture Risers on line that elevated her couch by three inches. These can be used for beds, too, and are almost invisible if you have skirted furniture.

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Dear Debbie: We are redecorating an older home that has less than perfect walls. I have read about your paint techniques that can camouflage dents and cracks, but what about wallpaper?

Our style is modern and I don’t think textured paint finishes would work here. — Sandra Dear Sandra: The paint techniques that camouflage imperfections are typically ones that suit styles that incorporate frescoes, marbling effects or layers of shading (aging techniques) that break up the solid surface to such an extent that the mars on the wall almost become invisible, or simply don’t matter.

These are a great solution for rooms that are Victorian, Italian Renaissance or other styles that suit aged or complex patterns.

Modern rooms call for simpler techniques. You can texture your walls, but with a more contemporary pattern. That’s where the new textured wallpapers come in. Of particular interest are the paintable wallpapers, as you can paint them any colour that fits your décor. Paintable wallcoverings are thicker than regular wallpaper and cover cracks well, a great solution for imperfect walls.

Look for paintable wallcoverings at your local home or decorating store or go on line to see the exciting variety of patterns available. Most will ship.

Shown here are two examples from Graham and Brown (www.grahambrown.com) that illustrate the ambience set up by these products.

Graham and Brown’s paintable textured wallpaper doesn’t need any coating. It can be left white or painted.

The textured paper in the white music room is Graham and Brown’s Theo.

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For a bedroom, the Large Squares design has been painted a soft cornflower blue that adds a contemporary feel and peaceful character.

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BONNELL Ellis Jack Bonnell passed away on August 5, 2014 at the age of 57. Ellis’s life was enriched by the loving presence of his devoted wife Sandra and children David and Susan, whom he leaves to mourn. He is also survived by his brothers, Myles and James (Dixie), sisters Carrie and Mona (Terry). Also mourning his loss are his extended family, father-in-law Fred Seefeldt, Nancy Seefeldt, Norma (Dan) Mickler, and Sharon (Tom) Thompson, and their children.

Ellis was predeceased by his parents Jack and Fern Lois Bonnell, his mother-in-law Elsie (Ma) Seefeldt, and his brother-inlaw and best friend John Seefeldt.

Ellis’s acreage home near Content Bridge was his sanctuary, his heaven on earth. He will rest looking down upon his beloved home from the hilltop of Great Bend Cemetery. A graveside service will be held at the Great Bend Cemetery on Wednesday August 13, 2014 at 2:00 p.m., followed by a Remembrance gathering in the basement of the Great Bend Church of Christ.

Everyone welcome. Memorial donations may be made to the Delburne and District Volunteer Fire Department, c/o the Village of Delburne, Box 341, Delburne AB, T0M 0V0.

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DUFFY Mae May 6, 1930 - Aug. 6, 2014 Mae Duffy was born May 6, 1930 in Clive, Alberta, the second oldest of eight children, to Roy and Crystal Hecht. On December 28, 1948, she married Cliff Duffy and they farmed north of Joffre. Mae moved to Red Deer in 2011 to Legacy Estates where she made many new friends. Mae is survived by her husband Cliff Duffy, her loving children Ray (Patricia) Duffy, Karen (Lynn) Watson, and Daryl (Myrna) Duffy; 8 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister Velva Lakeman and her brother Gerald Hecht. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, August 12, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. at Wilson’s Funeral Chapel, 6120 Hwy 2A, Lacombe, AB. If desired, memorial contributions may be made to the Alberta Cancer Foundation, 710, 10123-99 St NW, Edmonton, AB T5J 3H1. Condolences may be made by visiting www.wilsonsfuneralchapel.ca WILSON’S FUNERAL CHAPEL & CREMATORIUM serving Central Alberta with locations in Lacombe and Rimbey in charge of arrangements. Phone: 403.782.3366 or 403.843.3388 “A Caring Family, Caring for Families”

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EXP’D receptionist req’d for general and cosmetic dental office. 4 day work week Mon. - Thurs, guaranteed monthly salary, with generous active bonus plan. Please reply with resume to info@saby.com Resume may also be delivered to 100 3947-50a ave, Red Deer, AB. T4N 6V7.

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IMMEDIATE OPENING Sully Chapman Beattie LLP is looking for a well organized, fast working, legal assistant with experience in real estate conveyancing. Salary and benefits are negotiable and will be commensurate with experience. Please email your resume to kbeattie@ scblaw.ca Please Note: We will only reply to those candidates meeting our criteria.

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Land Survey Assistant Required. Just Graduated from High School? This job could be for you! Quest Geomatics is experiencing very positive growth with an increasing client base of work within the Red Deer area of Alberta If you enjoy working in the out of doors, are enthusiastic about learning new skills and would like to work toward a career in the recognized profession of Land Surveying then please visit our website at: www.questinc.ca Or email mailroom@questinc.ca LOCAL SERVICE CO. in Red Deer REQ’S EXP. VACUUM TRUCK OPERATOR Must have Class 3 licence w/air & all oilfield tickets.

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Work Monday APPLY: APPLICATIONS are to Friday during the day, APPRENTICE Please submit your invited to fi ll a 40 hour per with some evenings and resume and references by PIPEFITTERS week regular full-time Saturdays. We’re looking August 18 via fax to BOILDERMAKERS for someone with Heavy Duty 403-343-8805 • A commitment to We wish to thank everyone Journeyman Email: resumes excellence for their interest, however, Mechanic @newcartcontracting.com • Good physical fitness only those candidates position (two Fax: 1-403-729-2396 • Good hand/eye coordination selected for an interview positions are available). • Good communication skills Email all Duties are to commence safety and trade tickets will be contacted.

• Mechanical aptitude as soon as possible with Salary commensurate with TOO MUCH STUFF? the positions being based experience and skill set.

TJ PAVING is looking for Let Classifieds out of the Rocky Mountain Learn under the personal employees with paving House Transportation shop help you sell it. direction of one of North experience. Comp wages, which is a comfortable and America’s experts in great working atmosphere. well equipped facility. The Classifieds cleaning and restoration!

Come join our team. Email Division offers a trade Your place to SELL Drop off or mail resume + resume to tjpaving@ competitive salary rate Your place to BUY driver’s abstract to Mancuhotmail.com or fax plus a comprehensive so Cleaning @ #8-7428-49 403-346-8404. employer funded benefits Ave Red Deer, T4P 1M2 package as well as a Restaurant/ Defined Benefit Pension plan.

Hotel The ideal candidate will have a Heavy Duty Professionals Journeyman’s certificate, good communication skills, and the demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision. A Heavy Duty Apprentice or Journeyman Mechanic willing to work EAST SIDE MARIO’S towards Heavy Duty status HIRING FOR ALL POSITIONS may be considered.

Full Time & Part Time.

Duties will include regular Apply after 2 p.m. ask for maintenance of School the manager on duty.

Busses, completion of semi-annual inspections of Parkland Youth Homes is a non-profit, dynamic, You can sell your guitar School Busses and other for a song... learning organization that is passionate about related duties. Further or put it in CLASSIFIEDS details on the position providing quality service to youth and families and we’ll sell it for you! may be obtained by in the Red Deer area. We are seeking qualified, contacting Mr. Cal McRae, JJAM Management (1987) Shop Foreman, at motivated individuals to fill the following positions: Ltd., o/a Tim Horton’s 403 845-4255 Requires to work at these (1-866-445-4255 toll free in Red Deer, AB locations: - TEAM LEADER (FULL TIME) Alberta).

5111 22 St. This competition will 37444 HWY 2 S remain open until satisfac- YOUTH & FAMILY COUNSELLORS (FULL TIME) 37543 HWY 2N tory candidates are found.

700 3020 22 St. A complete application - YOUTH COUNSELLOR Manager/Food Services package will include a Permanent F/T shift. $18/hr. resume and a minimum of RESIDENTIAL COOK (FULL TIME) 40 hrs/week, + benefits , 1 three references. The Vacancy, 2-3yrs. exp., successful candidate will criminal record check req’d, - YOUTH COUNSELLOR (FULL TIME) be required to submit a Apply in person or fax Criminal Record Check and resume to: 403-314-1303 Intervention Record Check.

- YOUTH COUNSELLOR (.4 FTE) submit package to: Looking for a place Competition No. to live?

- YOUTH COUNSELLORS (RELIEF) MECH-2014-BUS Take a tour through the Wild Rose School Division CLASSIFIEDS Please visit our website 4912 - 43 Street Rocky Mountain House, www.parklandyouthhomes.ca JJAM Management (1987) AB T4T 1P4 Ltd., o/a Tim Horton’s for more information.

OR Requires to work at these Application package can Applicants are sincerely thanked in advance for their Red Deer, AB locations: be emailed to 5111 22 St. interest. Only those selected for an interview will be humanresources@wrsd.ca 37444 HWY 2 S (please show competition contacted. Competition closes when positions are filled.

37543 HWY 2N number and applicant 700 3020 22 St. name in Subject line) Resumes can be emailed to: FOOD ATTENDANT Competition No. Req’d permanent shift MECH-2014-BUS HR@parklandyouthhomes.ca weekend day and evening Only applicants selected both full and part time.

Faxed to: 403-346-3225 for an interview will be 15 Vacancies, $10.88/hr. + contacted. benefits. Start ASAP. or forwarded to: Job description CRYSTAL GLASS Human Resources www.timhortons.com needs EXP’ D GLASS Education and experience WORKER. Drop off reParkland Youth Homes Society not req’d. sume at: 4706-51 Avenue 4920 54 St., Red Deer, AB, T4N 2G8 Apply in person or fax or fax 346-5390 or email: resume to: 403-314-1303 branch208@crystalglass.ca •

820

810

SHUNDA CONSTRUCTION Requires Full Time

Carpenters & Helpers

Competitive Wages & Benefits.

Fax resumes & ref’s to: 403-343-1248 or email to: admin@shunda.ca

Truckers/ Drivers

Oilfield

800

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.

Sales & Distributors

CLASS 3 DRIVERS w/airbrake endorsement needed immed. for waste & recycling. Email resume with a min. of 2 references to: canpak@xplornet.ca

Professional Truck Driver

Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

Position Available www.ads-pipe.com

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

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.

Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

Fluid Experts Ltd. Of Red Deer is seeking experienced

Class 1 Operators

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

830

One of Alberta’s premium used vehicle operations is looking for a full-time sales consultant.

Sales Experience is a requirement.

Here’s what we offer: • Large Inventory – 2 locations to sell from • Flexible Hours • Excellent Reputation • Excellent Pay Structure • Excellent Benefit Plan

Contact Wayne or Daryl at 403-227-4456 for an interview.

Or send your resume to wkarach@truckranch.ca

Trades

Business Opportunities

870

START YOUR OWN COMMERCIAL CLEANING BUSINESS 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

ADS Drivers are required to safely operate company Misc. equipment and provide a Help high level of customer service, delivering our ACADEMIC Express products within Alberta.

ADULT EDUCATION ADS Drivers are required AND TRAINING to be drug free and maintain legal transportation paperwork and driving FALL START practices. This position requires a valid Class 1 • Community Support License, with previous off Worker Program road forklift experience a definite asset. We offer • GED Preparation quarterly cash safety bonuses as well as a Would you like to take the comprehensive GED in your community? medical plan.

• Red Deer BENEFITS INCLUDE: • Rocky Mtn. House • Signing Bonus paid • Rimbey upon completion of • Caroline a 60 day/120 day • Castor retention period • Sylvan Lake • Company provided • Innisfail Group Canadian Benefits • Stettler • Voluntary dental • Ponoka • Life insurance • Lacombe • Short-term and longterm disability Gov’t of Alberta Funding • Retirement Savings may be available.

Plan (RSP) and Deferred Profit Sharing Plan 403-340-1930 (DPSP) www.academicexpress.ca • Paid Vacation • Safety Bonus

880

All applicants are subject to a pre-employment physical and MVR check.

Interested Applicants may submit a resume, along with a current drivers abstract to:

FULL TIME SALES POSITION

CIRCULATION RUNNER (Part-time)

DO YOU: ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS CANADA INC. • Want extra income • Know the city well 4316 Gerdts Ave. • Posses a clean, valid Blindman Ind. Park drivers license Red Deer County, AB. • Have a friendly attitude T4S-2A8 • Enjoy customer service • Want part-time work Fax: (403) 346-5806 (12-22 hours per week) E-mail ken.mccutcheon@ As part of our customer ads-pipe.com service team, you will be dispatched in response to Position closing date: service concerns to deliver August 20, 2014 newspapers and flyers to customers or carriers.

A delivery vehicle is provided.

Work 3 to 4 shifts a week.

Hours of shifts are: Whatever You’re Morning shifts of Selling...

Monday through Friday 5:00 AM to 9:00 AM. We Have The Saturday starting at 7 AM. Paper You Need! Wednesday to Friday shifts starting at 1 PM.

★

Central Alberta LIFE & Red Deer ADVOCATE CLASSIFIEDS 403-309-3300

* All shifts based on 4 hours and likely run longer * $13.19/Hour.

Please address resume to the attention of Doug and drop off to 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer, AB or email: dsibbet@reddeeradvocate.com

850

IS HIRING!

437473H8

PARKLAND YOUTH HOMES SOCIETY Red Deer, Alberta

A local company requires an energetic person for shipper/receiver.

Email resume to mark@aesreddeer.com

860

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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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RESPONSIBILITIES: Posting Journal Entries Bank reconciliations Fixed asset tracking Completing monthly reports such as GST and other statistical reports Monthly account reconciliations

Truckers/ Drivers

Canyon Technical Services is a leader in the oilfield service industry, providing customized fracturing and pressure pumping solutions to oil and gas producers across the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. At Canyon, our employees are ‘Champions’, dedicated to fulfilling our Vision of “improving the industry one job at a time” - our ‘Champions’ have made Canyon one of the most sought-after providers in our industry. If you are looking for a career within a leading organization that promotes Integrity, Relationships, Innovation and Success, then Canyon is looking for you! Canyon is preparing for an extremely busy 2014/2015 and are looking for qualified employees.

WE’RE EXPANDING! We have the right customers We have the right jobs We have the right equipment Are YOU the right fit?

Ask ab ou t ou Hire r Ne Sta r w te r K inclu it des i t $$ in your pock et!

Class 1 Driver / Operators f Frac—Pump Operators and Bulk Transport Drivers f Coiled Tubing—Experienced Operators, Crane Operators, and Supervisors f Cement & Acid—Fluid Pump Operators

f Paid technical and leadership training f Career advancement opportunities f RRSP matching program

f Premium compensation package f New Equipment f 15/6 Schedule

437437H9

Why Canyon?

To apply for the above positions, in confidence, please email or fax your resume and a copy of a current drivers abstract. We thank all applicants; however only those selected for an initial interview will be contacted.

How to apply: online: canyontech.ca/careers fax: 888 249 3895

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Apprentice & Journeyman Required Immediately Welders Absolute Fusion is a Parts Delivery req’s Permanent Repair & Maintenance Driver / Warehouse ROOM ATTENDANTS IS NOW ACCEPTING and New Fabrication Must possess clean Attendants. Exp. not nec.

Facility. We are looking for APPLICATIONS FOR THE drivers abstract, know will train. Approx. 35 - 40 FOLLOWING POSITIONS: Welders with Mechanical city well. The individual hrs/wk. Rate: $12.75 Abilities to join our team. must be able to work $14/hr. Duties incl’d but Please forward your CERTIFIED QUALITY unsupervised in a fast not limited to: vacuuming, resume via Fax to CONTROL/QUALITY paced environment. Some dusting, washing floors, 403-309-7134 heavy lifting is required. making beds, empty trash, ASSURANCE Or via Email to info@ disinfecting & cleaning Applicants qualifications absolutefusion.ca bathrooms. Performance Parts Person should include: NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. based bonus program.

• Understanding of Quality Parts person required for Must be fluent with verbal rapidly expanding HD standards and Quality F/T COMMERCIAL l& written English, be Parts Supply Store.

Management systems GLAZIER physically fit. Applicants Must be able to work Journeyman & apprentices • Establish and maintain may apply in person at unsupervised in a fast a QC/QA program for We offer competitive 6853 - 66 St. Red Deer paced environment. monitoring supplier quality, wages.

Full benefi ts after T4P 3T5 or fax 403-342-4433 Have experience in the including audits and 90 days. Must have valid or email: heavy truck/trailer industry. controls info@ramadareddeer.com drivers licence. Email resume • Knowledge of pipe proMust possess strong to: d.generationglass customer service skills. cesses and operations @platinum.ca • Good technical writing Sales & or Fax: 403-886-5224 Above average wages, skills or Call 403-886-5221 Distributors benefits package.

• Strong communication Apply with resume @ skills and able to work GOODMEN WANTED: SALES PERSON Artic Truck, Email: within deadlines Above average wage & ROOFING LTD. • Capable of using Microsoft ron.cain@nfleetsolutions.com benefits. Flexible hours.

Fax: 403-348-5198 Requires Office, such as Excel, Drop off resume to 5211 50 Ave. Word and Outlook.

Start your career!

SLOPED ROOFERS See Help Wanted LABOURERS HUMAN RESOURCES & FLAT ROOFERS Trades

860

402881E23,24

810

Truckers/ Drivers

437834H9

Professionals

Restaurant/ Hotel

D6 RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014

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

FARGEY’S PAINT NOW HIRING

F/T & P/T POSTIONS. Competitive wages.

Must be energetic, & business minded. Some heavy lifting may be involved.

Own transportation a must.

Willing to work evenings, weekends & at other locations.

Please drop resume in person to Jenny or fax to 403-340-8636

FLUID Experts Ltd. Is seeking to hire

Shop Supervisor

880

Misc.

Help

HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS

is looking to hire for a FT

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 PIANO INSTRUCTOR Join our dynamic team and share your passion for music with students of all ages and abilities. Now Hiring part time for Fall 2014. Submit resume and cover letter to: office@ reddeerdancemagic.com

Advocate Opportunities

Maintenance Assistants Position.

Duties include but not limited to: check all equip. is operational, perform preventive maintenance, check AC units, follow up on guest requests, paint, silicone etc.

Applicants may apply in person at 2803 50 Avenue or fax resumes to 403-340-8540

880

Misc.

Help

PRECISION CYCLE KAWASAKI

We are accepting applications for a SERVICE DEPARTMENT WORKER. Duties to include new unit set up and minor service on units we sell. Mechanical experience an asset.

Drop off resume to John Ferguson Precision Cycle Works Gasoline Alley, East.

No phone calls please. Or email: precycle@telus.net SOURCE ADULT VIDEO requires mature P/T help Sat. & Sun. 7 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Fax resume to: 403-346-9099 or drop off to: 3301-Gaetz Avenue

LUBE TECH

TREMENDOUS POSITIONS AVAILABLE! Jackpot Casino Downtown Red Deer

Bunn Cres.

Baile Close Boyce Street Byer Close Barrett Drive Bell Street Baker Ave. Broughton Cres.

Brookes Cres. Beatty Cres.

OILFIELD TICKETS

“Low Cost” Quality Training

403.341.4544

24 Hours Toll Free 1.888.533.4544

R H2S Alive (ENFORM) R First Aid/CPR R Confined Space R WHMIS & TDG R Ground Disturbance R (ENFORM) D&C B.O.P. R D&C (LEL) #204, 7819 - 50 Ave. (across from Totem) (across from Rona North)

* Part Time * Full Time * * Great Wages * Contact Eleanor Fisher at 403-342-5825

Clothing

LADIES HARLEY DAVIDSON BOOTS. Like new, size 7.5.

Asking $125.

LADIES GREY COWBOY BOOTS, size 6.5. Like new.

Asking $75.

403-342-5056 VINTAGE WEDDING DRESS. Ivory brocade w/ detachable train. XS - Size 4. $200. 403-227-2976

1630

TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

CLASSIFICATIONS 1500-1990

Children's Items

1590

DESIGNER SIMON CHANG SUMMER HAT (Dress hat - weddings & special occasions) - Hot pink. 22” size. $50 403-227-2976

EquipmentHeavy

1580

FISHER PRICE TOYS, 2 houses, 2 schools, 1 garage, 1 school bus, 1 stove top. All for $175.

403-343-1503

Call Joanne 403-314-4308 for more information

CLEARVIEW AREA

RED DEER ADVOCATE

Comfort Close, Connell Close, Chappell Drive area

6 Days a week!

Delivery to be done on/or before 6:30 am For More Information, Please call Prodie

Farmers' Market

1650

To deliver the

CENTRAL AB LIFE & LACOMBE EXPRESS 1 day a week in: LACOMBE BLACKFALDS Please call Rick for details 403-314-4303

Household Furnishings

1720

GRAND FATHER CLOCK, battery operated. $50.

403-358-3798

KENTWOOD Kerr Close & Kingston Dr. For more information or to apply call Joanne at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4308

Monday through Saturday.

Delivery to be done on/or before 6:30 am.

Reliable vehicle needed.

41 & 42 Ave. between 40 St. and 44 St. area and 43 Ave. between 39 Ave. and 43 St. $77/mo.

$605/mo.

DEERPARK AREA

MOUNTVIEW AREA

Duval Cres, Doncaster Place area $332/mo.

3400 black of 44A Ave and 35 St. Cres. $48/mo

For More Information, please call Jamie 403-314-4306

3200 & 3300 blocks of 44A Ave & 33 St. & 33A St. $52/mo.

CARRIERS NEEDED FOR FLYERS, FRIDAY FORWARD & EXPRESS

3 days per week, no weekends ROUTES IN:

ANDERS AREA WOODLEA AREA 47A Ave, & part of 55, 56 & 57 St. $175./mo

Please call Debbie for details 403-314-4307

For More Information Call Jamie at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4306

Alexander Cres.

Ashley Ave/Ashley Close Andrews Close Archer Drive/Austin Dr. Anquetel/Atlee Close Allsop Ave/Atlee St. Allison Cres

CLASSIFICATIONS 1000-1430

To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

Call Classifieds 403-309-3300 classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com

1100

FENCES, decks, reno’s, complete houses.

Dave Deschner 350-7346

1300

Handyman Services

1200

ATT’N: Are you looking for help on small jobs around the house or renovate your bathroom, painting or flooring, or cutting small trees?

Call James 403-341-0617

Massage Therapy

1280

FANTASY MASSAGE International ladies

Now Open

401174E9

Specials. 11 a.m.-3 a.m.

Private back entry. 403-341-4445 MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161

VII MASSAGE INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS #7,7464 Gaetz Ave. Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. Eavestroughing Pampering at its with oilfield service BEST! companies, other small 403-986-6686 businesses and individuals EVESTROUGH / WINDOW CLEANING. 403-506-4822 RW Smith, 346-9351 Come in and see why we are the talk GUTTERS, soffit, fascia of the town.

403-391-2169 Contractors www.viimassage.com

1130

1100

1165

Misc.

Services

1290

Misc.

Services

1290

UNWANTED House & Garage Items, tree branches - Will haul to land fill. 587-877-4666

Painters/ Decorators

1310

JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp.

Free Est. 403-872-8888 LAUREL TRUDGEON Residential Painting and Colour Consultations.

403-342-7801.

Roofing

1370

PRECISE ROOFING LTD. 15 Yrs. Exp., Ref’s Avail.

403-896-4869 RE-ROOFING Specialist Quality work at an affordable price. 10 yrs. exp. 403-350-7602

Seniors’ Services

1372

HELPING HANDS

Home Supports for Seniors.

Est 1999. Cooking, cleaning, companionship. At home or facility. Call 403-346-7777 for information.

KAYLA 392-0891 *BUSTY* INDEPENDENT w/own car

Property clean up 340-8666

1420

CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

CENTRAL PEST CONTROL LTD. Comm/res.

Locally owned. BBB member.

403-373-6182 cpest@shaw.ca

ROBUST Cleaning Services WINDOW CLEANING outside/inside. Free quotes.

403-506-4822

Window 5* JUNK REMOVAL Cleaning

Stereos TV's, VCRs

1730

Misc. for Sale

1760

4X8 DYNAMO COIN OP POOL TABLE & Various Arcade & Pop Machines.

Call 403-314-0594 9000 BTU AIR CONDITIONER. 12.25”x19” $75.

403-782-7439 AIR GUN. Crossman 357 Shooters kit w/ 4” & 8” barrels, .177 cal. copperhead pellets.

Asking $50. 403-755-2760 BABY swing, blue, like new, $60; patio table w/4 chairs $30. 403-342-1934

DANBY DE-HUMIDIFIER, $150.

403-782-7439 FLOOR LAMP, exc. cond. $10; Bread Maker, $30.; Vegetable Juicer, $20.

403-358-3798 LADIES HARLEY DAVIDSON BOOTS. Like new, size 7.5.

Asking $125.

LADIES GREY COWBOY BOOTS, size 6.5. Like new.

Asking $75.

403-342-5056 LADIES RIGHT HAND GOLF CLUBS AND BAG $90. 403-342-7107 LAST one! Blackfoot Medicine Man’s shield 18 x 36” $75.

403-347-7405 MANTLES GRAND CASUAL BLUESTONE: 1 teapot, 1 cream & sugar set, 1 salt & pepper set, 2 platters, 1 dutch oven $80.

WHITEFRENCH CORELL large casserole dish $10.

Call 403-358-3073.

Pick up only.

PATIO TABLE, glass top Asking $40; Vinyl Lounge Chair, $15. 403-347-3814

Sunnyside Cres.

Savoy Cres./Sydney Close Sutton Close Sherwood Cres. & Stirling Close

PRINTER, HP Photosmart C4780 “All-In-One” printer.

Can print, scan, and copy.† Includes AC adapter.

Like new/has never been used. $100 obo.

Call (403) 342-7908.

LANCASTER AREA Lancaster Dr. also Lister Cres. & Lockwood Ave. also Ladwig Close Lund Close

SKATEBOARD HELMET. New, worn once. Large, matte black, Protec. $58 new, asking $20. 403-309-7787

VANIER AREA Vanier East Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info **********************

TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 403-314-4300

SE Red Deer

4280

Office Supplies

1800

PRINTER, HP Photosmart C4780 “All-In-One” printer.

Can print, scan, and copy.† Includes AC adapter.

Like new/has never been used. $100 obo.

Call (403) 342-7908.

BEAUTIFUL kittens, variety of colors, pink, peach, white, etc. desperately needing loving homes.

403-782-3130

1840

Dogs

GREAT Dane Border Collie X puppy, 1st. shots, dewormed, $200 403-429-0519

Sporting Goods

1860

GOLF BAG WITH MISC. CLUBS. $100.

For more info call 403-314-0804 LADIES RIGHT HAND GOLF CLUBS AND BAG $90. 403-342-7107

Travel Packages

1900

TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone.

Make your travel plans now.

Wedding Supplies

1910

VINTAGE WEDDING DRESS. Ivory brocade w/ detachable train. XS - Size 4. $200. 403-227-2976

AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

Horses

2140

WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

Grain, Feed Hay

2190

wegot

rentals CLASSIFICATIONS

FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

3020

2 BDRM. main flr. Close to RDC & Hospital. $1100/mo. utils. incl. N/S, no pets.

Avail. Aug. 15. 403-341-0156

Condos/ Townhouses

3030

SOUTHWOOD PARK 3110-47TH Avenue, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, generously sized, 1 1/2 baths, fenced yards, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets. www.greatapartments.ca

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

3050

2 BDRM. bi-level, avail. immed. $995. 403-314-0209 3 BDRM. 4 appls. no pets. $1000/mo. 403-343-6609

Suites

3060

2 BDRM. N/S, no parties, no pets. $850 rent/d.d.

403-346-1458 ADULT 2 BDRM. spacious suites 3 appls., heat/water incld., Oriole Park.

Mike 403-350-1620 403-986-6889

MORRISROE MANOR

1 & 2 bdrm., Avail. immed.

Adult bldg. N/S No pets 403-596-2444

SUNNYBROOK

2 bdrm. Water & heat incld, clean and quiet, great location, no pets.

403-346-6686

1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets.

403-596-2444

Offices

3110

2000 SQ.FT. OFFICE, 4836 51 Street.

Parking is avail. $1800/mo.

403-343-9300

Sylvan Lake

Warehouse Space

OPEN HOUSE Aug.9, 2-4 #2 Ardell Close $599,000.

Bungalow w/Bonus Room w/att. Dbl. Heated Garage 4 Beds/3 Baths 1770 sq ft.

A Must See to Appreciate!

Margaret Comeau 403.391.3399 RE/MAX real estate central alberta SATURDAY 9TH, 2-4 26 LEWIS CLOSE $524,500.

Gord Phillips, Maxwell Real Estate 403-357-7720

2 BALINESE KITTENS & 2 BERMAN KITTENS $50/ea. 403-887-3649

THE NORDIC

Tour These Fine Homes Sylvan Lake

1830

Cats

SKATEBOARD HELMET. New, worn once. Large, GLENDALE reno’d 2 bdrm. matte black, Protec. $58 new, apartments, avail. immed, asking $20. 403-309-7787 rent $875 403-596-6000 VITAMIX BLENDER, $200.

LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. 403-782-7439 SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111

Open House Directory

1810

PETSAFE DOG RUN from Petsmart 5x10x6h with top & door.

Small dog or cats.

New $299, asking $125.

403-755-2760

Houses/ Duplexes

SUNNYBROOK AREA

Metcalf Ave

Pets & Supplies

FIRST Cut, small sq. hay, BLACK leather jacket, no rain. $6. 403-340-3061 small, $50; Coolatron cooler $15 403-347-0325

PLAIN Indian Teepee 4’ diameter fur rug (composed of 100’s of fur pieces) $200.

403-347-7405

MORRISROE AREA

wegotservices

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

PSP w/5 games, $80.

GAMEBOY ADVANCED w/1 game, $60 403-782-3847

RED DEER ADVOCATE

Eckville Bowden Olds Sylvan Lake

DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301

LAWNMOWER rear bag,6.5 B & S motor, 1 yr. old $190. 403-314-0804

ORIOLE PARK Otterbury Ave

EASTVIEW AREA

To deliver the CENTRAL AB LIFE 1 day a week in:

BRIDGER CONST. LTD. We do it all! 403-302-8550

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Talk of genocide hastened airstrike authorization NO GROUND TROOPS RETURNING

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama had watched with alarm for most of the summer as an al-Qaidalinked insurgency seized more and more territory in northern Iraq. But it wasn’t until Thursday, when Obama learned that genocide could be imminent, that the president decided the U.S. military had to act.

Reports streamed into the Situation Room that morning from U.S. diplomats and intelligence officials: Stories of mass executions, women being enslaved as child brides, members of a small religious group trapped on a mountain and potentially dying of thirst.

Then the president, for the first time, was given an assessment that thrust the crisis into a new category.

As one top official put it: “I had not heard the word ’genocide’ used in the Situation Room before.”

By the time 90-minute meeting ended, it was clear Obama planned to order humanitarian aid to be airdropped to the Yazidis, a religious minority being targeted by the Islamic State militant group. But advisers were unsure whether Obama would go one step further: airstrikes in Iraq, just three years after the U.S. pulled out from a war that Obama never liked.

As the fast-growing Sunni rebellion overran major Iraqi cities in early June, Obama began weighing his options. A U.S. aircraft carrier was ordered into the Persian Gulf, and Obama began dispatching hundreds of special forces to advise Iraqis and protect U.S. personnel.

On one point, Obama was firm: No ground troops would be returning to Iraq. Yet the prospect of targeted airstrikes hung in the air. Obama was reluctant to take that step, but it could prove critical to preventing a security collapse in Iraq.

In July, some lawmakers were de-

manding immediate drone strikes, while others were urging the opposite.

A top senator threatened to block sales of arms to Iraq, and House of Representatives lawmakers easily passed a resolution to bar Obama from sending forces into Iraq long-term without their approval.

Pentagon leaders were reviewing what U.S. assistance might help Iraq’s beleaguered military, while diplomats pressed Iraqi leaders for a political transition that would bring disenfranchised Sunnis and Kurds into the government.

Wednesday was a tipping point.

Obama was in three days of meetings with nearly 50 African heads of state who had come to Washington at his invitation. But roughly 6,000 miles (9,655 kilometres) away, the Yazidis were in trouble, having fled to the mountains to escape the extremists.

Senior administration officials met throughout the day at the White House, where they learned that the Iraqis had tried, and failed, to resupply the Yazidis, who were in dire need of food and water.

The Kurds, America’s closest allies in Iraq, had sought to hold off the extremists. But on Wednesday, the Kurdish militia started falling back, moving away from Iraq’s largest hydroelectric dam as they sought to consolidate their forces to protect the city of Irbil.

Eventually, insurgents took the dam.

If fully breached, the dam could flood major swaths of land, endangering the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey, joined Obama for the limo ride back to the White House, where Obama said he knew the Yazidis’ humanitarian crisis must be addressed.

By Thursday morning, things had worsened. People were fleeing Irbil.

Obama made clear he was inclined to approve military action, officials said. The officials discussed Obama’s decision-making on the condition they

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Obama said American military planes already had carried out airdrops of humanitarian aid to tens of thousands of Iraqi religious minorities surrounded by militants and desperately in need of food and water. The Pentagon said the airdrops were performed by one C-17 and two C-130 cargo aircraft that together delivered a total of 72 bundles of food and water. They were escorted by two F/A-18 fighters. not be identified.

Obama met for two hours with his team in the Situation Room, where Secretary of State John Kerry and Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel, both abroad, were linked by videoconference.

Obama informed his staff he was authorizing two missions: airdrops for the Yazidis, and military strikes in the event Americans were in danger.

Cable news and Twitter soon were abuzz with reports about U.S. military action in Iraq. The White House didn’t

comment, fearing it could jeopardize the first humanitarian drop, which was underway in Iraq under the cover of night.

Just after 9 p.m., reporters were hastily summoned to the State Dining Room, where Obama spoke to the nation.

“When many thousands of innocent civilians are faced with the danger of being wiped out, and we have the capacity to do something about it, we will take action,” Obama said. “That is our responsibility as Americans.”

WHO: Ebola spread is an international health emergency WORLD’S COLLECTIVE HEALTH SECURITY DEPENDS ON CURBING SPREAD OF VIRUS

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON — The World Health Organization urged nations worldwide to donate money and resources to stop the spread of Ebola as it declared the outbreak in West Africa to be an international public health emergency.

The latest Ebola outbreak is the largest and longest ever recorded for the disease, which has a death rate of about 50 per cent and has so far killed at least 961 people, according to the U.N. health agency. It emerged in Guinea in March and has since spread to Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria.

“Countries affected to date simply do not have the capacity to manage an outbreak of this size and complexity on their own,” WHO chief Dr. Margaret Chan told a news conference Friday in Geneva. “I urge the international community to provide this support on the most urgent basis possible.”

She added that the world’s “collective health security” depends on curbing the spread of the killer virus in West Africa, even as she acknowledged that many countries would probably not have any Ebola cases.

The Nigerian government declared containing the Ebola virus in Africa’s most populous country a national emergency Friday, after two Ebola patients died and the health ministry said seven other cases were confirmed.

President Goodluck Jonathan approved spending $11.7 million to fight the disease and urged schools to extend a current holiday to give experts

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“Statements won’t save lives,” said Dr. Bart Janssens, director of operations for the Doctors Without Borders charity group. “For weeks, (we) have been repeating that a massive medical, epidemiological and public health response is desperately needed. ... Lives are being lost because the response is too slow.”

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“The situation is very critical and different from what we’ve seen before,” said Dr. Heinz Feldmann, chief of virology at the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease.

“There are so many locations with transmission popping up and we just need more people on the ground.”

WHO did not recommend any travel or trade bans Friday but said people who had close contact with Ebola patients should not travel internationally. For countries with Ebola, WHO issued various recommendations, including exit screening at international airports and border crossings to spot potential cases. It also discouraged mass gatherings.

WHO said countries without Ebola should heighten their surveillance and treat any suspected cases as a health emergency.

This week, two of the worst-hit Ebola countries — Liberia and Sierra Leone — brought in troops to enforce quarantines and stop people infected with the disease from travelling. Liberian authorities said no one with a fever would be allowed in or out of the country and warned some civil liberties could be suspended if needed to bring the killer virus under control.

The disease spread from Liberia to Nigeria when a man apparently sick with Ebola boarded a plane, according to the Nigerian government. Nigerian authorities say the man, who later died, was not placed into isolation for at least 24 hours after he was hospitalized.

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gency funding to help the countries affected by Ebola and strengthen public health systems across West Africa.

On Friday, the European Union said it would chip in an additional 8 million euros ($10.7 million) to Ebola efforts and send a second mobile lab to help with diagnostics. USAID also announced it would invest an extra $12.45 million to support the fight against Ebola.

In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has already warned Americans against travelling to West Africa due to the Ebola outbreak. The agency also put U.S. hospitals on alert for symptoms so they can spot potential cases.

Two Americans infected with Ebola recently received a drug never before tested in people.

The American doctor infected with Ebola, Dr. Kent Brantly, said in a statement Friday he’s getting stronger every day. He and another aid worker, Nancy Writebol, are being treated in an isolation unit at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.

Writebol’s husband, David, who remains in Liberia, told reporters Friday that his wife also appears to be improving.

Next week, WHO will hold another meeting to discuss whether it’s ethical to use experimental Ebola treatments in the current outbreak. There is no licensed drug or treatment for Ebola and no evidence in people that the experimental treatments work.

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1978 — Canadian swimmer Graham Smith wins Canada’s 26th gold medal at the Commonwealth Games, a record. A few hours later, he is a winner in the 400-metre medley, becoming the first athlete to win six golds at a single games.

1974 — U.S. President Richard Nixon formally resigns. Gerald R. Ford becomes the 38th president of the U.S. 1930 — Canadian sprinter Percy Williams establishes a world record of 10:03 seconds for 100 metres.

1878 — British Columbia legislature votes to secede from Canada, gives impetus to financing of CPR and Imperial loan guarantees.

1842 — U.S. Secretary of State Daniel Webster and Alexander Baring, Lord Ashburton, sign at treaty settling the Maine/New Brunswick boundary dispute.

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Members of the team were, back row (left to right): assistant coach Erin Hunter, manager Sharon Beaudoin, Taylor Kusk, Isabel Gogich, Abbie Eisenhawer, Claudia Turuk, Morgan Hunter, Mackenzie Clark, assistant coach Marsha Smalley and head coach Clayton Cassidy.

Front row: Cassidy Lyons, Allison Vesely, Spencer Beaudoin, Kailyn Smalley, Caleigh Meraw, Rylee Cassidy, Kaylie Lyons and Emily LeMasurier.

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HELP Dear Failing; Your son failed the class — not you. His struggles belong to him. Don’t make it about you.

Better it happen now than in college. Focus your energy on helping him figure out why he can’t graduate. Coach and help him.

Does he have a learning disability? Is he struggling emotionally?

Is he depressed? Is this intentional?

Give him access to the best support to figure it out. Then, get out of the way. Shift your expectations. Give him room to figure it out.

If you need an explanation for friends, tell them your son is taking a gap year and plans to get his basics out of the way at a community college.

Dear Harlan; I am 22 years old, a college dropout and a working man.

I left school with a bitter taste in my mouth a couple of years ago. I entered the workforce out of need and have worked as a cook/chef since.

I recently was able to pick myself up and work on getting back into school, this time going for something I think suits me more than my original degree.

Anyway, I found out that I am going to be living on campus with at least two fresh-out-ofhigh-school freshmen.

I also realized that I’ll have to work, probably full time, in order to maintain my schooling.

I am worried about work interfering with school and developing even a cordial relationship with those roommates. Do you have any suggestions for a fulltime working student? — Awkward Dear Awkward; Don’t be a grumpy old man.

Expect 18-year-olds to have different priorities (just like you did).

Focus on what you can control. Don’t try to control your roommates or classmates. Go into this with an awesome attitude. When a problem comes up, deal with it.

Don’t create them.

As for working and studying full time, be smart and efficient. Find smart people to help you.

Figure out how to work on campus (food services might be an option).

When you’re in class, meet the best students and study with them.

Also, get to you know your instructors, teaching assistants and advisers. These people will help, support and guide you.

If it’s too much, shift (work less or take longer to graduate). Your biggest enemy is going to be your attitude.

Yes, you’re older, but not much different. You just know more and value your education more.

Be an example — not bitter.

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Dear Harlan; My boyfriend and I are going through a difficult time.

He had a tough childhood, and he’s suppressed so many issues for so long that it’s caused him to build a wall.

He would be just fine living life as he has for the past 10 years, but I have pushed him during the past two years to make changes toward healing (going to church, seeing a counselor, cleaning his house) in order for us to build a healthy life together.

He has made great progress. However, he still is pretty resistant and is resentful that I am asking for so much that he doesn’t know if he can give me (a simple wedding to celebrate with family, and to put a woman’s touch on his bachelor pad to make it into a home where we can grow a family).

We very much want children. He’s 35 and I’m 28. I’ve been ready to marry him for over a year, and he’s been saying that he will propose soon. He wants to work through his issues before we get engaged, but he keeps making excuses and putting it off.

I’m afraid he will put it off forever and I will waste years of my life waiting for him to be ready. Am I being selfish for wanting to push him because I’m ready to start our life together?

Should I back off, break up with him to give him space, or stick by him and give him more time? — Getting Impatient Dear Impatient; How long do you want to stay married? A month? A year? The rest of your life?

You love a guy who can’t give you what you want. He refuses to deal with big life issues and resents you for helping.

And you’re asking me if you should marry him, have kids and spend the rest of your life together.

Think he has walls now? Just you wait until you get married and have a family. Figure out what you want. If he can’t give it to you after 10 years of dating, don’t expect to magically get it once you’re married.

Dear Harlan; Our 19-year-old son will not be graduating high school next week due to not passing a financiallit class and bombing the final yesterday.

He was accepted to one of the state’s small colleges months ago, but because he didn’t pass a few classes during his senior year, he had to go to summer school — so much for this year.

We don’t want him to go back to high school.

Do you think attending a community college and getting his GED might work?

We told everyone he was going to leave; now my husband and I feel like failures. — Failing

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