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Prentice urged to reverse Michener decision

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BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF

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Kristen Eagle, left, and Erik Rhine cruise along the sidewalk in East Red Deer Monday. The two boys did not seem to notice the foul weather as they made their way to a friends house after school. Unseasonably cold weather, rain and snow is expected to persist through Wednesday before the sun shows itself again on Thursday with warmer temperatures.

Mother charged with first-degree murder in daughter’s death

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS DIDSBURY — The mother of a nineyear-old girl found dead in a vehicle on a road in rural Alberta wept on Monday as she was charged with firstdegree murder.

Laura Coward, 47, appeared in court via closed-circuit television in the town of Didsbury, about 100 kilometres northwest of Calgary.

Coward, with shoulder-length blond hair and wearing a black sweatshirt, answered “yes” tearfully when asked if she could hear the judge.

She could be heard sobbing again when she was told the murder charge was replacing initial charges from last week of abducting the girl in violation of a court order, break and enter and theft.

Coward was arrested on Tuesday near Sundre when she was found

standing outside the vehicle in which her dead daughter, Amber Lucius, was discovered.

Coward’s next court appearance has been set for Oct. 6 in Calgary.

Amber’s father, Duane Lucius, issued a statement that said a funeral for his daughter would be held later this week.

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Central Alberta has a flashing neon message for Premier Jim Prentice — reverse the closure of Michener Centre.

R o a d s , health care, oil PRENTICE LOOKS FOR and gas pipe- QUICK RESET A3 lines and educational opportunities also made a local list of priorities put forward for the new premier.

Wildrose MLA Kerry Towle said Prentice must commit to keeping Michener Centre open.

“Premier Hancock could have done it and didn’t have the courage to do it. Premier Prentice can end this right now,” said Towle on Monday after Prentice’s weekend Progressive Conservative leadership win.

Not only have five Michener residents died after they were moved, a terminally ill resident still living at Michener is scheduled to be moved, she said.

“Today I was made aware of a resident who is terminally ill who is being moved in October. Why would we remove residents who are terminally ill?” Towle said.

“These people are being forgotten and ignored by the government. This is just shocking.”

The MLA for Innisfail and Sylvan Lake is trying to find out where the resident will be going, but the five former residents who passed away all went into continuing care or long-term care, she said.

Prentice was the only leadership candidate who did not commit to whether the longtime centre for the developmentally disabled should close or remain open.

Michael Dawe, the Red Deer North Liberal candidate in the 2012 provincial election, said allowing Michener residents to stay would go a long way for Prentice to build public trust.

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Octathlete on his way to mastering track and field disciplines

BY JOSH ALDRICH ADVOCATE STAFF

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Red Deer Titans Track and Field Club athlete Brayden Posyluzny competes at the Canadian Youth Legion Track and Field Championships in Langley, B.C., in August. He won gold in the octathlon, and silver and bronze in the relays.

He is now eying scholarships and a spot at the Pan American Junior Athletics Championships in Edmonton in July.

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The old cliche jack of all trades, master of none does not fly with Brayden Posyluzny.

The national champion Red Deer octathlete is well on his way to mastering all disciplines in track and field.

After winning gold at the Canadian Youth Legion Track and Field Championships in Langley, B.C., in August, he is preparing for his final year at Notre Dame High School, and is attempting to secure scholarships to universities with a successful indoor season.

Maybe the most impressive part is that Posyluzny, 17, has only been in track and field for four years.

“I knew going into track that I wasn’t the best, I’d always finish below eighth and I wasn’t always the top guy,” he said. “I told myself it would take time and commitment to develop my skills and it would take time for me to get better, especially with all of my events.

“I just started to learn to tell myself not to worry about results now, worry

about long-term goals and not to worry about what people think of you now because in the end it will all be OK.” The octathlon combines the 100-metre sprint, long jump, shot put, 400 metres, 110-metre hurdles, high jump, javelin and 1,000 metres over the course of two days. He finished with 5,104 points, besting silver medallist Philippe Baril (4,965) of Quebec and bronze medallist Sam Fennell (4,931) of Ontario.

The five-foot-10, 170-pound Posyluzny also picked up silver in the 4x100-metre relay and bronze in the 4x400-metre relay.

By the time they get to high school, most athletes start zeroing in on certain events as a specialty. Some will have a small handful of events that they do well in.

But octathletes have to focus on all of them. This year as Posyluzny moves up to the junior age group, he will add pole vaulting and discus and compete as a decathlete. Olympic gold medal decathletes are considered the greatest athletes in the world.

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The full moon rises over Lake Ontario as people walk along the shore line in Kingston, Ont., on Monday. This is the last in a string of three supermoons in a row.

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PRENTICE: Wants to meet with families first “It certainly would show a lot of courage and compassion and change of attitude if they not only ended the transfers, but also if there were people who were moved who wish to return were allowed to,” said Dawe, who is the guardian of a Michener resident.

During his campaign, Prentice said he wants to meet with families of Michener residents before making a decision.

“Judging by what (Prentice) has said on other issues, he has the sensibility to listen to people who are in the know and work towards a solution that will serve everybody’s needs,” said former Red Deer mayor Morris Flewwelling about Michener’s future.

Red Deer Mayor Tara Veer said the future of Michener Centre is a “long-standing and unsettled question.”

“City council’s official position is to keep Michener open. That continues to be our position. If the government continues on the closure, we have also indicated we need extremely fair and safe transition plans for the people of Michener Centre,” Veer said.

Michener Centre is public land and needs to be maintained as a public asset, she added.

The city also has a stake in transportation issues, including the reconfiguration of the south access to Red Deer to improve safety; the 20th Avenue ring road that would pull traffic from Hwy 2; and the protection of Maskepetoon Park from future upgrades to Hwy 2.

The city is waiting to find out when and where a new courthouse will be built, and whether municipalities can expect either a complete overhaul or minor revisions to Municipal Government Act. “We need the government to land on a really clear position one way or the other because the MGA ultimately charts our future. That’s an area of substantial uncertainty to us,” Veer said.

Flewwelling said getting oil and gas to market is serious business for Red Deer.

“The part we play in that industry will be diminished if we’re not producing large amounts of our products and not getting it to market with the Northern Gateway pipeline and the XL pipeline and the eastern pipeline. Getting our goods to market will be critical,” Flewwelling said.

Towle said Sylvan Lake residents have been calling for an urgent care centre and the PC government has been “stringing them along for the last two years.”

“Right now they have no ability to deal with a broken arm or stitches. Red Deer hospital has wait times in excess of 10 hours. A real focus on primary care, which includes urgent care centres, could do a lot to further exactly what is required in this province,” Towle said.

Dawe said Prentice has already come out in favour of a new provincial Alberta Health Services

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board. The last board was hand-picked by the premier’s office and eventually dissolved by government.

The board should be elected or involve some process for public input, he said.

“It’s not just enough to say we’ll restore the superboard. It has to be done with true public input, not just rhetoric,” Dawe said.

Red Deer South MLA Cal Dallas said as government minister, he couldn’t comment on the future of Michener Centre because of the judicial review.

But Dallas said he will be advocating on behalf of his constituents on a number of issues once Prentice officially takes over the premier’s office.

“Building capacity in terms of care provision for seniors is certainly a priority. Looking at opportunities for further expansion of the regional hospital is certainly one, and the vision being formulated around enhanced opportunities for students at Red Deer College, including more degree granting,” Dallas said. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

CHARGE: Father devastated by loss of daughter He urged parents not to take their children for granted and to make time to “have fun” with them because they could be taken from them at any time.

“I am devastated by the tragic loss of my innocent, sweet and lovely daughter,” he said. “My heart is broken.

The time I had with Amber was cut short, but the time I had with her will always be the most special time of my life.”

RCMP Insp. Garrett Woolsey said the medical examiner has not yet given police a cause or time of death, except that it was sometime between Amber Lucius Aug. 31 when she was reported missing and Sept. 2 when her body was found.

ATHLETE: 400 metres causes him the most difficulty “You have to have the mentality to push,” he said.

“Imagine the focus it takes to get a hole in one and then trying to do it eight times, that’s kind of the mentality you have to have to get through it.”

His best events are the long jump, the shot put and the 1,000 metres.

The 400 metre causes him the most difficulty.

“You’re running at a faster pace for a shorter period of time, but that faster pace really kills you,” said Posyluzny.

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His dad Darren Posyluzny has coached him with the Red Deer Titans Track and Field Club since he joined four years ago. He has watched him come a long way in a short time.

The question now is: how far can he go?

“As a coach, I think he’s got potential to compete at a higher class,” he said. “This national competition definitely was an eye opener ... and now that he’s a junior, we’ll be looking at several competitions across the border and that way we will see exactly where he is and where he ranks.”

Being both coach and parent has been a difficult line to walk for Darren. There have been ups and downs in their relationship, but taking on both roles has allowed Darren to be more hands on in Brayden’s athletic career.

“The good part of it is as a parent/coach, when he’s home, I know what he’s eating, I know if he’s hydrating enough, I know if he’s training,” he said.

“Where a normal coach, if I were to see him for just a few hours a day, you take for granted that you can tell him what to do but you just don’t know. As a parent, you can monitor what’s going on, but at times it’s a downfall too because you’re hypersensitive to everything that he’s doing.”

Brayden got into track after his dad joined the club five years ago. He had played other sports like soccer, basketball, badminton and hockey, but soon track took over. At first he was just into sprinting, but his drive took him to other events like jumping and throwing. The challenge to do well in all of them is almost an addiction.

Now moving up in age class, he is looking forward to tackling the pole vault and discus.

“I’m confident with my abilities (in pole vault) but I’m not confident in competition, because I always get nervous,” he said.

Track is now a year-round sport for the family.

During the summer, the Titans train at Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School and the athletes compete in a heavy outdoor schedule, both with the club and with their school teams.

When the mercury drops, they head indoors to the Collicutt Centre and compete throughout the winter at indoor events.

Right now, Posyluzny is angling for a scholarship, hoping a university or two has taken notice of his exploits.

Come summer, he will attempt to qualify for the Pan American Junior Athletics Championships in Edmonton from July 2 to 5. To get there, he has to meet standards at the Spring Challenge in Calgary in May. To meet those standards, he knows he has a lot of work to do.

“I’m working on more consistency,” he said. “You can’t just be outstanding in one event, you’ve got to be consistent in all of them.”

NOTES — Dacia Gramlick also competed at the Canadian Youth Legion Track and Field Championships for the Titans, finishing fifth in the heptathlon (100-metre hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200-metre sprint, long jump, javelin and 800 metre) with 4,320 points. jaldrich@reddeeradvocate.com

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HOPES TO BE SWORN IN, HAVE NEW CABINET WITHIN WEEK EDMONTON — Incoming Alberta premier Jim Prentice says he hopes to be sworn in and have a new, slimmeddown cabinet in place in about a week.

Prentice also says he is looking for a legislative re-set on his caucus, starting with a possible throne speech in the fall and non-elected appointees to cabinet.

“I’m hopeful that the swearing-in would happen very quickly, potentially next Monday, but those decisions haven’t been finalized yet,” Prentice said Monday at Government House prior to a meeting with current Premier Dave Hancock.

The former Calgary Conservative MP also said he has not decided on where he will run in a byelection to gain a seat in the house. The transition to the premier’s office takes priority for now, he said.

The only seat that is open belongs to

former premier Alison Redford, who resigned as member of the legislature for Calgary-Elbow last month. PC backbencher Neil Brown has offered his seat in Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill.

Prentice said he plans to announce the new cabinet at the same time he is sworn in. He said it will have about 20 members — about 10 less than the executive council run by Redford.

Prentice didn’t discount naming unelected Albertans to the cabinet.

“I’m giving full consideration to all the alternatives.”

In the closing days of the leadership race, there were reports that Prentice was considering appointing former Edmonton mayor Stephen Mandel to cabinet.

Mandel has said he would run for a seat under a Prentice government.

Prentice wouldn’t say Monday if he would appoint Mandel, who is currently helping out Prentice as part of his transition team.

But he did say: “You know how high-

BRIEF Travis Vader pleads not guilty during second trial on drug and weapons charges EDMONTON — A drug and weapons trial is underway for a man once charged in the slaying of two Alberta seniors.

First-degree murder charges were stayed against Travis Vader earlier this year and he has filed lawsuits against prosecutors and the RCMP. Lyle McCann and his wife, Marie, both in their 70s, were last seen alive when they fuelled up their motorhome in their hometown of St. Albert, north of Edmonton, in 2010.

Police discovered the charred remains of the motorhome but the McCanns have never been found.

Vader has pleaded not guilty to nine unrelated charges, including several involving drug trafficking and weapons.

He was convicted on several of the charges in 2012, but a judge later declared a mistrial.

Justice June Ross cited the RCMP as negligent because some evidence had not been properly disclosed to the defence.

Vader’s new trial is scheduled to last five days.

CALGARY — Engine failure during a flight to British Columbia from the Calgary region forced an experienced pilot to bring his single-engine plane down on a highway in Alberta’s Kananaskis Country.

RCMP say officers were called Sunday afternoon after getting a mayday call from a pilot flying over the mountainous and heavily treed region in southwestern Alberta.

Soon after, they learned the engine had failed but the pilot had managed to land safely on Highway 40.

The pilot, who was the lone occupant of the plane, was not hurt and the aircraft was not damaged.

Snow hampering police search for missing hiker in Banff National Park BANFF — Mounties say snow in the Alberta Rockies is hampering the search for a hiker who has not been seen for a week.

RCMP say 40-year-old Ralph Greenaway told friends on Sept. 2 that he was going to the Mount Rundle area in Banff for the day.

Police found his vehicle in the area, but so far there’s no sign of Greenaway, who’s described as an avid outdoorsman.

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EDMONTON — Longtime Edmonton Conservative MP Peter Goldring says he will not run again in the next federal election.

Goldring, who is 69, says it’s time to move on to other projects as well as spend more time with his family.

He was first elected in the riding of Edmonton East in 1997 under the Reform party banner.

He says highlights in his political career include his work on the unity committee following the 1995 Quebec referendum, three years as veterans affairs critic and his work in Ukraine.

He helped oversee the 2004 presidential election in that country and last May undertook a fact-finding mission for the federal government.

In 2013, Goldring was found not

guilty of failing to provide a breath sample during a police checkstop after a Christmas party in December 2011.

He resigned from the Conservative caucus after he was charged and sat as an Independent until he returned to the party after his acquittal.

Goldring acknowledged he had had a couple of drinks and argued in court that he wasn’t trying to avoid taking a test. He simply asked questions of the police officer that any person in his situation would have asked, he said.

Goldring has long criticized roadside breath tests as an infringement on a person’s rights.

He also revived his pitch earlier this year for Canada to annex the Caribbean island territory of Turks and Caicos and make it the 11th province.

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird quickly dismissed the idea.

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“That’s certainly an option that’s under consideration.”

A throne speech would be in keeping with Prentice’s promise during the campaign and on election night to launch a new era for the Tories, free from the scandal that forced Redford to resign as premier in March.

Under Redford, the Tories fell steeply in the polls as it was revealed that she and her office spent lavishly on travel and office perks.

The largesse included personal flights for Redford, along with trips for her daughter and her daughter’s friends.

Prentice has promised strict new rules on using government planes.

A bureaucrat was also paid to travel the world scouting out and laying the groundwork for Redford’s political trips.

Her office had also been quietly planning a penthouse retreat on top of a government building before the plan was scrapped.

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ly I think of him and I would love to have him on our team.”

Prentice won the PC leadership vote on the weekend. He handily defeated former Tory cabinet ministers Thomas Lukaszuk and Ric McIver by capturing 77 per cent of the vote.

He ran on a platform of democratic renewal and stepped into controversy when he promised to bring in a bill that would set finite limits on how long MLAs and the premier could stay in office.

That idea was met with immediate criticism as potentially unconstitutional. Prentice said at the time he might pursue the idea as simply PC party policy.

On Monday, he said he will still push discussions on that topic with the party, but added that putting forward legislation was not a priority.

He also said he may introduce a new legislature session in the fall, starting with a throne speech, rather than continue with the previous session.

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Prentice by the numbers Progressive Conservative Leader Jim Prentice will be Alberta’s 15th premier since Confederation.

In all the years since 1905, Alberta’s premiers have led just four different parties. At each succession, the losing party became a trivia question.

Two of those parties, the United Farmers and Social Credit, no longer exist or are no longer on anyone’s radar. The other non-Tory party to lead Alberta was the first of them all — the Liberals —whose dynasty lasted from 1905 to 1921.

The vast majority of Albertans today were not even alive or in the province when Peter Lougheed became the first Tory premier of Alberta.

Prentice will be only the sixth Tory leader to sit in premier’s GREG chair in the 43 years the party NEIMAN has ruled the province (seven if you count interim Premier Dave Hancock).

Here are a few interesting numbers around premier Prentice’s rise to power: 1 — The most crucial number of all. Prentice won on the first ballot on Saturday, as expected. Had there been a second ballot required (which would have been held on Sept. 20), it would have produced a candidate who was a lot of people’s second choice for premier. That lack of overt support, even in victory, would probably have doomed the party in the next general election.

23,386 — The number of votes cast in the ballot counted on Saturday. A new-fangled online voting system was used, which was supposed to make it easier for Albertans anywhere to vote in the leadership race. But it was subject to glitches, delays and breakdowns. Alison Redford won her leadership in a race where 59,000 votes were cast. For the campaign that elected Ed Stelmach, 97,000 were cast. Make of that what you will.

14 — The minimum age for someone to take out a party membership and vote for the leader. We’ll never know how many parents paid for a party membership and had their teenage children vote the family line, but that part is interesting.

6 — The number of months you had to be living in the province to participate in the vote. It would also be interesting to know how many people bought a party membership and voted who were not even in Alberta when Redford was premier.

20 —The number of digits in a PIN code your party membership gave you to enter into your computer, tablet or smart phone in order to vote. Most banking PINs are shorter than that. The PIN also included the numbers in your postal code — but not the letters — which was the cause of a whole lot of rejected online sign-ins to vote. Whatever IT firm created this system will not likely be rehired for future work of this sort. $1.8 million — The dollar figure Prentice raised to

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finance his campaign, outpacing by far the combined tallies of the other two candidates. Money is important in politics, not just for what it buys but for what it represents. The money goes to the winner almost all the time, because the money goes to the candidate perceived to become the winner.

50 — The number of elected MLAs who supported Prentice in this race. Right now there are 58 Tories in the legislature.

Smaller — The promised size of the next cabinet.

How having fewer people hold the ultimate reins of decision-making improves transparency, we have yet to see, but a smaller cabinet is easier to control. Interim Premier Dave Hancock’s cabinet had 17 members; Redford’s had 18.

2016 — The next Alberta general election. Since 2011, elections must be held between March 1 and May 31 of the fourth year since the previous election.

I wouldn’t expect a snap election call before that.

That leaves a maximum of 21 months for Prentice to preserve the Tory dynasty.

29 — The current percentage voter support for the

Tory party, released in a Leger poll just prior to the leadership vote. Wildrose holds a 33-point support level. Given the vagaries of polling accuracy — especially recently — that puts the two parties pretty well even. Maybe.

Had I not read in a news report that Prentice is considered a “red” Tory, I wouldn’t have suspected it. Two of the members of his transition team have high-level insider experience in oilsands boardrooms. And Prentice himself has been tight with decidedly “not red” Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

But Prentice did break ranks with the federal party as an MP on a free vote on gay marriage, withstanding extreme pressure within the party, and even threats of violence from the public.

That’s the kind of grit he’ll need if he is to turn an over-privileged dynastic party into something humble enough to win our votes in the next election.

Greg Neiman is a retired Advocate editor. Follow his blog at readersadvocate.blogspot.ca or email greg.neiman.blog@gmail.com.

A new threat we must take seriously Stephen Harper has dispatched as many as 100 military advisers to northern Iraq as part of a U.S.led “core coalition” to help degrade what we are told is a long-term threat to all NATO countries.

We know their mission will be reassessed in 30 days and a greater Canadian military contribution might be coming.

We know there have been at least 130 Canadians who have travelled to join radical fighting forces, including the Islamic State. At least 130.

That number was released early in the year and other estimates put the number much TIM higher.

HARPER We know that at least 80 of them have returned to this country, with the training and the motivation to cause much harm here.

We know should just one of them cross the U.S. border and carry out any attack, we will be plunged back to the black post-9/11 days when security concerns at the 49th parallel (misplaced as they were) broadsided our economy.

So why do Canadians feel so safe and secure?

When Abacus Data asked Canadians voters to rank the importance of 13 issues in a poll done last month, security and terrorism ranked 13th, cited by a mere six of 100 respondents as one of their top three concerns.

This I’m-alright-Jack attitude among Canadians, focused as they are on their economic interests, job creation and pensions, has always perplexed and

betrays a hermetically sealed sense of safety from distance.

Even as daily dispatches of Islamic State barbarism, mass executions, beheadings of two Americans with a Briton now much in danger, and genocide come into their homes, Canadians apparently believe it is something that merits a baleful shake of the head.

Maybe it’s because this new threat snuck up on them during the soothing summer warmth.

Maybe it’s simple fatigue with Middle East mayhem.

Maybe it’s because they don’t see any involvement in Iraq being debated in the House of Commons, and it’s unclear that they will ever hear differing views from their parliamentarians. There were signs in weekend polling that this may be changing, but Canadians remain split on our involvement in Iraq.

As NATO leaders met in Wales last week, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird brought two opposition critics, New Democrat Paul Dewar and Liberal Marc Garneau, with him on a surprise visit to Iraq.

After the Harper government was widely criticized for snubbing the opposition on a trip to Ukraine when Baird travelled there last winter, the foreign minister deserves praise for making this trip non-partisan. But there is also no better way to coopt any opposition.

“From the Liberal perspective, we all have the same interests here. ISIS is a scourge and we have come together to help Iraq here,” Garneau said from Baghdad, and if Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau was preparing a different response, his critic has boxed him in.

The real wake-up call for Canadians should be what is potentially brewing in our own country.

The Liberal public safety critic Wayne Easter, a

former solicitor general, has called for parliamentary hearings on this growing threat to national security.

He wants Canadians to hear firsthand from this country’s security agencies to determine what proactive measures are being taken, the extent of an RCMP intervention program and why so many have slipped through the security net already.

In a letter to Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney, Easter refers to recent measures announced

by British Prime Minister David Cameron, giving the country the right to seize the passports of suspected jihadis returning to the country.

He’s not sure we need to go that route — but wants to know whether the Conservative government is moving in that direction.

Easter points out that these returnees come home skilled in bomb-making and suicide bombings and “don’t give a damn” about human life or the value of innocence.

“This is an extremely dangerous situation.’’

The West may again being lured into a conflict in a country we don’t understand.

Once in, the question of mission creep, extensions and ultimately combat boots on the ground is a real possibility.

Canadians may be divided on this issue but they should be united in vigilance at home.

And they have the right to more transparency on this matter from their government, and it should start with public hearings.

This is not to unduly alarm the country. This is to inform the country about very real threats and what is being done to neutralize those threats. And maybe to provide a much-needed wake-up call.

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

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The premier-elect got 17,963 votes or 77 per cent of the roughly 23,000 cast votes to win the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta and ultimately be the next premier. It says something that he won with such a margin but was it a landslide victory?

Less than one-half of one per cent of the population voted for Alberta’s next premier; 99.5 per cent of the population had no voice in the matter.

In 2011, Alison Redford finally garnered 37,101 votes to win the leadership and become Alberta’s premier out of 72,592 votes. More than three times as many people voted in 2011 for a leader than in 2014. As a sidebar: in her leadership question at a PC convention, she got 77 per cent support from the delegates.

In 2006, Ed Stelmach finally garnered 51,764 votes to win the leadership and become Alberta’s premier out of 103,046 votes. More than four times as many people voted in 2006 for a leader than in 2014.

In 1992, Ralph Klein finally garnered 46,245 votes to win the leadership and become Alberta’s premier out of 78,251 votes.

Still more than three times as many people voted in 1992 for a leader than in 2014.

The population of Alberta was only 60 per cent of today’s population (2.4 million as compared to four million today).

At that time, 3.2 per cent of the population voted and if that was the case today, then 120,000 people should have voted in the 2014 leadership race.

Jim Prentice won the election but it was not a landslide for Alberta, it was a landslide for the privileged few in a small party but not for Alberta.

Some may write it off as voter apathy or a coronation with the inevitable outcome, while others see the end of a

matter, regardless of any response it might generate. As you can see, I can’t event keep a promise to myself.

I must have hit a nerve, because on Aug. 19, Greg Neiman, author of the Insight column in the Red Deer Advocate, attempted to explain his position on bike lanes by quoting all figures and supposedly facts as to why we need bike lanes in Red Deer.

I don’t question his information, but I believe anyone subscribing to any biking magazine would already have access to that type of information. All I wanted him to know is that the City of Red Deer is already borrowing money in an attempt to keep ahead of the problems a city of this size has. Is this an additional cost it needs?

John Johnson of Red Deer had some good points in his letter to the editor he wrote on Aug. 25. I agree with his comments warning walkers, cyclists not infuriating motorists and being more courteous. After making these good points, he changes his tone stating how many problems pedestrians cause cyclists.

He then relates to an incident at an intersection. I agree with him that the public should practise more courtesy to all. Perhaps Johnson was one of those cyclists I referred to in my letter.

Maybe he rode between the vehicles and curb to get to the lights. Perhaps the driver looked and there was nothing there, then the next thing he was going through the intersection. I say “perhaps” because maybe Johnson was there legally. He makes no mention of this not being what took place.

I can’t make assumptions as Johnson does. I am not a mind reader, nor do I try to read between the lines. I don’t dislike cyclists. I used to be one and my family still is.

Perhaps the laws and rules for cyclists should be updated to reflect the current use of our roads and streets, after all, they appear to be written when the horse and buggy were still in use. I am sure Neiman can tell us when they were written and last updated, after all, he has all the information that pertains to biking.

All I ask is that cyclists show some courtesy and respect for other users. I hope they learn and practise the rules for cycling. I would like to see an improvement in the image of the Red Deer cyclists.

Lee Hankey Red Deer

I just returned from Newfoundland where I had the privilege of attending the national senior AAA baseball tournament held in St. John’s, at St. Pat’s Baseball Park, as well as in neighbouring Mount Pearl, at Smallwood Baseball Park. The Red Deer Riggers represented Alberta in this 10-team event.

I wish to inform your readers that the players were great ambassadors for our city, as well as the province of Alberta, both on and off the ball fields.

In their 32-year history, the Riggers have been perennial representatives at the nationals in various cities. The Riggers have represented Alberta 20 times since 1981, the year they were inaugurated as an AAA team.

Dwayne Lalor, whose late father Wayne was one of the team’s founders, was an original member of the Riggers and played for 29 years before retiring to coach elite youth teams in Red Deer and Alberta.

The Riggers have won nationals just once — in 1997 — and that was interestingly, in St. John’s, N.L. Dwayne informed me that it was current head coach Curtis Bailey whose home run in the bottom of the seventh inning won the game and the championship for the Riggers. Dwayne Lalor, who teaches physical education at Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School, had been to the nationals more than 20 times, as he was also an add-on to other teams who’d qualified, among them the St. Albert Tigers, the Fort Saskatchewan Athletics and the Calgary Cardinals.

Bailey kept the Advocate informed of the Riggers’ games, and I wish to commend your sports staff for coverage that was provided your readers.

I read your coverage when I returned, and was grateful for the reviews.

Your readers need to be reminded that the Riggers will again represent Alberta at the nationals next August as they were once again the winners of the Sunburst Baseball League, having defeated the Fort Saskatchewan A’s three games to one.

Next year’s tournament will be held in Miramichi, N.B. Coach Bailey and co-coach Jordan Weinkauf have indicated that the Riggers will have most of their players back next year, but will look to boost their pitching staff.

With the experience many newcomers to the team got, they will be even stronger next season.

I wish to encourage Red Deerians to Jim Prentice will be Alberta’s next embrace this team, to get out to Great premier and this means change is in Chief Park next season, and not only to see some excellent baseball, but to experience one of the finest facilities, and meet some of the finest ambassadors of our city, the Riggers players, coaches, their families and loyal fans.

This year, there was no gate admission and in years past, two or three dollars was a very small price to pay!

City councillors and Mayor Tara Veer, it would be nice to see you at a game as well. Past councils have provided these excellent facilities, yet too often the diamonds and the footDrop off your household toxic waste: ball-soccer fields remain unused.

The senior Bucca10 a.m. a.m. to to 75 p.m.

Friday, September September 12 12 10 neers have left Red Deer When 10 a.m. a.m. to to 5 p.m.

Saturday, September September 13 13 10 to play in Lacombe. Baseball Diamond 2 could use Waste Management Facility Management Facility lights, which would give Where (1709-40 Avenue) Avenue) the Riggers the opportunity to host the nationals for a change. Perhaps far Toxic waste from city households only cilities’ rental fees need r No commercial or industrial waste accepted to examined.

St. John’s spent $1.4 r No used motor oil accepted million to rebuild the St. Pat’s Park. With lights at r Paint will be accepted but there will be no paint Diamond 2, the Riggers exchanged this year could play there while the field of Diamond 1 could be repaired and The City of Red Deer’s Waste Management Facility is improved. This would located on the east side of 40 Avenue, south of 19 Street guarantee future nationat 1709-40 Avenue. als to be hosted in Red Deer. The economic spinoff to our city, hotels, More information on The City of Red Deer’s waste restaurants and other management programs is available at amenities would be sigwww.reddeer.ca/envservices or by calling nificant.

Thanks to the Advo403.340.BLUE (2583). cate for its coverage of the local sports events.

Thanks to Danny Rode for his continued interest and attendance at the Riggers games, even after his retirement.

Thanks again to Red Deer Riggers for being excellent ambassadors for our wonderful city.

Gerry S. Stelmaschuk Red Deer

legacy coming down the road.

Either way, Prentice will be bringing in change, for political survival and to ensure that he is not the last Progressive Conservative premier in Alberta. I predict it will be an accelerated public slash and burn within both the party and the government. Cabinet will be changed, rules will be brought in, members will retire and fresh faces will appear.

But will it be enough?

Increased oil royalties will enable fresh spending, balanced budgets will be the norm, but will it be enough?

Today, I would say no. But in 2016, it may be a yes.

Premier Prentice may offer us a more mature, more ethical, more intelligent, and more responsive option that may appeal to the voters, but the numbers this leadership race achieved do not offer much hope.

Change is in the works, and today the odds are on a new political party taking over in 2016.

But then again, Jim Prentice just took over this past weekend. So we will see.

Garfield Marks Red Deer

Time for a refined identity, new name for RDC I am thrilled Red Deer College is moving towards degree-granting status.

It will save students and parents a huge bundle in big-city student housing, transport and the hassles of moving back and forth.

I hope it grows into a tech university.

Now we’ll have to convene a panel and encourage children to name the new institution!

Nanda Sologar Red Deer

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PM willing to battle extremists

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Jury selection begins in Magnotta trial MONTREAL — Luka Rocco Magnotta’s lawyer says he is looking for open-minded and intelligent people to serve as jurors in his client’s first-degree murder trial.

Many prospective jurors were exempted Monday — mainly over language proficiency — as the task of selecting a bilingual jury to hear Magnotta’s high-profile case began in earnest.

The accused has pleaded not guilty to five charges, including first-degree murder, in connection with the May 2012 slaying and dismemberment of Jun Lin, 33, a Chinese engineering student.

His lawyer, Luc Leclair, said he has no master plan in terms of how to find the jurors who will eventually determine Magnotta’s guilt or innocence.

Leclair said he is not concerned about the skin colour or the ethnic background of potential jurors.

“Will we choose men, will we choose women, who do we choose?” Leclair, a Toronto-based defence attorney, told a news conference at the Montreal courthouse.

“It’s not easy.”

Leclair spoke of a “long journey” since Magnotta’s arrest on June 4, 2012.

“He’s (Magnotta) been waiting a long time, I’ve been waiting a long time, we’ve been waiting a long time,” Leclair said.

“There was a time that we never thought this day would come.

Evidence will be presented starting Sept. 22.

The trial is scheduled to last between six and eight weeks.

B.C. teachers’ union offers provincewide vote on binding arbitration VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s teachers’ union is forging ahead in its pursuit of binding arbitration to end its ongoing strike, hoping another show of solidarity with a provincewide vote will convince a government that’s already firmly rejected the offer to come around.

The B.C. Teachers’ Federation is urging members to approve the settlement method in a vote on Wednesday and will promptly move to re-open schools if government agrees to the proposal and will take whatever contract an independent third-party determines is fair.

“Again, it’s us proposing solutions. We think it’s the fastest, easiest solution right now,” union president Jim Iker told reporters on Monday, as the strike marched into its second week of delaying the school year.

“What we’re saying by the vote is we’re already going to be saying ’Yes,’ if government agrees.”

Iker called the government’s refusal over the weekend to accept the resolution “a political knee-jerk reaction.”

But Iker said the union still has a pre-condition to binding arbitration: scrapping clause “E80.”

The contentious clause, introduced by government negotiators, deals with bargaining classroom conditions and includes an adjoining stipulation that if either side is unsatisfied with a pending court ruling on the matter, the collective agreement can be terminated.

“It’s time for this government to drop the single biggest hurdle,” Iker said.

OTTAWA — Stephen Harper’s willingness to send combat advisers to Iraq ahead of making a firm commitment of troops to NATO’s newly bulked-up rapid reaction force has as much to do with budget as it does with his government’s searing experience in Afghanistan.

A joint committee of MPs and senators will have the opportunity Tuesday to grill both Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and Defence Minister Rob Nicholson about the impending dispatch of dozens of special forces troops to advise Iraqi and Kurdish forces battling the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

Much to the alarm of the NDP and to a lesser extent the Liberals, Harper did not rule out making further commitments to battle extremists in the region following last week’s NATO summit in Wales.

Eric Morse, a former diplomat, said the prime minister is throwing his lot towards the threat the Americans see as the most immediate, something that may take some of the sting out of his testy relationship with Washington.

“Sending 100 special forces (soldiers), he

can hold the line on that and he’s showing the Americans he’s willing to play ball with them in an area that’s of interest to them,” Morse said.

The Obama administration is expected to lay out its strategy for dealing with ISIL on Wednesday. The Canadian government may also be under pressure to take on ISIL because of the threat of returning jihadist fighters, Morse added.

Steve Saideman, chair of the Paterson school of International Affairs at Ottawa’s Carleton University, said it also likely represents a mistrust of NATO in light of the alliance’s lethargic response to Canadian pleas for reinforcements in Kandahar.

Harper’s pleas for help in battling a resurgent Taliban early in Canada’s combat mission in Afghanistan fell largely on deaf ears. In the end, the U.S. provided a battalion of 600 troops to help stem the tide.

“The choice of ISIL versus the Baltics makes sense from two standpoints. One, the hostility towards NATO and the desire to do things in a bilateral and trilateral way,” said Saideman.

“The second, this government has been much more willing to fund and support special operations forces than the (regular) army, which has been quite vocal about be-

ing hollowed out by budget cuts.”

Further, special forces often operate secretly without drawing media attention, which Saideman said would be a plus to the government.

Canada’s contribution to reassuring eastern Europe involves fighter jets, a frigate and a company of soldiers for exercises, all of which are quick, low-cost demonstrations of solidarity. But Morse said Canada increasingly strengthened its ties with the U.S. military and treated commitments with established multilateral groups such as NATO and the UN with reservation.

The Liberals say ISIL must be confronted, but they want to know to what extent Canada will be involved and will support a non-combat mission. The NDP, meantime, are extremely wary of the Iraq deployment, even though it is slated to last only 30 days, and fear so-called “mission creep.”

But the risk of the mission growing larger isn’t great, said Morse, since budget cuts have hollowed out the army’s capacity to mount an expeditionary operation of the kind they conducted in Afghanistan.

“He doesn’t have the troops to do very much,” Morse said. “I don’t think we could get an expeditionary force, like the size we sent to Kandahar, together now.”

Atikamekw First Nation declares sovereignty

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QUEBEC — The Atikamekw First Nation has declared its sovereignty over 80,000 square kilometres of territory and says any development in that area must get its approval.

Armed with a Supreme Court of Canada judgment recognizing ancestral rights for First Nations in British Columbia, the Atikamekw want to have their say on projects located in the Nitaskinan region.

Constant Awashish, grand chief of the Atikamekw First Nation, says 35 years of territorial negotiations with governments have provided nothing.

Awashish said Monday that elected members of the aboriginal First Nation adopted the unilateral declaration of sovereignty to assert their right to self-government on the Nitaskinan region.

The grand chief says any companies thinking of pursuing projects in the area will have to do it in co-operation with the Atikamekw.

Three communities in particular lie in the affected zone — Manawan in the Laurentians; Opitciwan, which is 300 kilometres west of Roberval; and Wemotaci, which is on the shores of the St-Maurice River.

In June, Canada’s highest court granted declaration of aboriginal title to more than 1,700 square kilometres of land in British Columbia to the Tsilhqot’in First Nation.

It was the first time the court has made such a ruling concerning aboriginal land.

The ruling adressed how aboriginal title is determined and whether provincial laws apply to those lands.

It will apply in the case of outstanding

land claims. Awashish says that applies to the Atikamekw.

“Gone are the days of negotiating the rights of the Atikametw, which have not been surrendered, for the benefit of a state that imposes its rules as if such rights do not exist,” Awashish said at a news conference Monday.

“Our jurisdiction, our rules and our conditions must be respected.”

He said decades of indifference from the federal and Quebec government have blocked Atikamekw development.

Jean-Roch Ottawa, the Manawan chief, said his community is not opposed to development per se.

“We only oppose development that threatens our culture and way of life,” he said. “We must act.”

The elected Atikamekw officials said they will use all means at their disposal to defend their interests.

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Stafford scrambled to his right and threw deep to Johnson on the game’s first drive, and defensive backs Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and Stevie Brown appeared to collide. Nobody else on the Giants was anywhere near Detroit’s star receiver, who was able to jog into the end zone for a 67-yard touchdown. Later in the first, Stafford scrambled to his left, and then threw back to his right. Johnson made a diving catch in the back of the end zone for a 16-yard TD and a 14-0 lead.

“When Matt breaks the pocket, I know I have to keep working, because he can put the ball anywhere on the field,” Johnson said. “We worked out together a lot during the off-season, and we did a lot of footwork drills. You can see that it is paying off for him.

He’s making moves.”

Stafford’s two touchdown passes came on what looked like broken plays, and so did his 5-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. He scrambled up the middle on that one and cut to his left to avoid a potential tackler.

The Giants also missed the playoffs last season, thanks mostly to that terrible start. They were eager to begin on a better note against the Lions, but barely five minutes into the game, defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul went down with a neck injury. He was able to walk off the field, but he was taken in for Xrays. Pierre-Paul was back in the game in the second quarter. The Giants revamped their secondary in the off-season, but Stafford took advantage of a couple big breakdowns.

The Red Deer Rebels had room for three 17-yearold defencemen.

Four, as it turns out, was going to be too many.

Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter reassigned 1997-born rearguard Austin Shmoorkoff to the Okotoks Oilers of the Alberta Junior Hockey League Monday, leaving the club with a 25-man roster.

Shmoorkoff was in tough to beat out fellow 17-year-olds Hugo Jansons, Mario Grman and Austin Strand, particularly the latter.

“Strand has been excellent (during Western Hockey League preseason play). He’s probably been the best of all of our 17-year-olds, including the Euros,” said Sutter.

“We still have nine defencemen here and we know who are top six or seven are going to be.

At the same time, we had to consider what’s best for Austin’s development so that he can push to make our team next year as an 18-year-old.”

Sutter didn’t see sending Shmoorkoff back to his midget AAA team in Edmonton, the Canadian Athletic Club, as a reassignment option.

“We felt that playing junior A was best for him this season and Okotoks really wants him,” said the Rebels boss.

“We just felt that the best thing for him is to go there and play regularly instead of being a seventh to eighth to ninth defenceman here.

“This reassignment should give him the best chance to play on our team a year from now. He’s our top prospect in terms of defencemen who aren’t here. If we need a call-up this season he’s a guy we would certainly look at, although that would have to work around Okotoks’ schedule.”

The six-foot-three, 170-pound Edmonton native had two penalty minutes and a was a minus-2 in six regular-season games with the Rebels last season.

He appeared in two preseason games this fall, registering zero points and two minutes in penalties.

Sutter is currently non-committal regarding leaving his roster as is — in terms of numbers — for the next while, particularly with four players heading off to NHL camps this week.

“I’m open to carrying 25, we’ll just see how things unfold,” he said. “We have to get our guys back from pro hockey first.”

Defenceman Haydn Fleury and forward Conner Bleackley were selected in the first round of this year’s NHL entry draft and could get an extended audition with the Carolina Hurricanes and Colorado Avalanche, respectively. Wyatt Johnson (Anaheim) and Kayle Doetzel (Toronto) will also attend NHL camps.

“You have to think we’re going to have the other guys (Johnson and Doetzel) back before the start of the regular season, but with Conner and Haydn, we’re not sure when they’ll return,” said Sutter.

Forward Evan Polei was slated to report to the St. Louis Blues camp this week but suffered a cut hand during a scrap with Portland’s Adam De Champlain in a 4-2 preseason win Saturday.

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Detroit Lions tight end Joseph Fauria (80) breaks for a 26-yard run during the third quarter of an NFL football game against the New York Giants in Detroit, Monday.

Stafford leads Lions to win over Giants

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Lions 35, Giants 14 DETROIT — Matthew Stafford was at his best when improvising — and that alone may be a sign of improvement.

Stafford threw two early touchdown passes to Calvin Johnson, and Detroit beat the New York Giants 35-14 on Monday night in Jim Caldwell’s first game as Lions coach. It was a bright start for the Lions and their quarterback after the team collapsed down the stretch in 2013 — in part because of Stafford’s turnovers.

“I don’t work on my moves a lot during practice, but I know I have to be better with my feet this year so that we can keep plays alive,” Stafford said. “On both of the touchdown passes to Calvin, the offensive line got me a lot of time, and he was able to uncover himself and find somewhere open.”

The Lions intercepted Eli Manning twice in their first Monday night opener since 1971. Stafford went 22 of 32 for 346 yards, and Johnson had seven catches for 164 yards.

Manning was 18 of 33 for 163 yards and a touchdown for the Giants, who started 0-6 last season and never led in their 2014 opener.

“No excuses. We played very poorly,” Giants coach Tom Coughlin said. “We don’t have a lot to be proud of here. Couldn’t move the ball, couldn’t stop them, turned the ball over, got into that business again. Got a punt blocked, so you name it. It was a nightmare performance.”

Update

Cilic beats Nishikori at U.S. Open for first major title

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Marin Cilic was barred from last year’s U.S. Open during a doping suspension he still says was unjust.

Unable to compete, he watched the tournament on TV from his home in Croatia, while using the forced time away from the tour to improve under the tutelage of new coach Goran Ivanisevic.

Now, 12 months later, look at Cilic.

“Seems completely unreal,” he said, “to be called ’Grand Slam champion.”’

The 14th-seeded Cilic won his first major final Monday, beating 10th-seeded Kei Nishikori of Japan 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 at the U.S. Open by using 17 aces and the rebuilt game and confidence instilled by Ivanisevic.

“This is a second chance he got,” Ivanisevic said, referring to Cilic’s four-month ban in 2013, “and now he can just go forward and forward.”

Cilic earned a $3 million winner’s check and will rise to No. 9 from his pre-U.S. Open ranking of No. 16, which made him the first man from outside the top 10 to win a Grand Slam title in a decade.

“This,” Cilic said, “is (from) all the hard work in these last several years — and especially this last year.”

He prevented Nishikori from becoming the first man from Asia to win a major singles championship.

“Tennis has not been our biggest sport in Japan,” Nishikori said. “Hopefully I can win next time.”

There hadn’t been a matchup between players making their Grand Slam final debuts at the U.S. Open since 1997.

Lopsided and lasting less than two hours, this hardly qualified as a classic. It had been 40 years since a U.S. Open men’s runner-up failed to win at least four games in any set of the final.

“Both of us were pretty nervous in the first set, especially,” Cilic acknowledged.

Cilic won the last 10 sets he played in the tournament, including three against 17-time major champion Roger Federer in the semifinals, and three against 2010 Wimbledon runner-up Tomas Berdych in the quarterfinals.

Nishikori stunned No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the semifinals, so this was the first Grand Slam final since the 2005 Australian Open without Djokovic, Federer or Rafael Nadal, who won the U.S. Open in 2013 but is sidelined now by a wrist injury. That trio had won 34 of the past 38 major titles, but this was the second of this season that eluded them.

Some, including Cilic, had seen Stan Wawrinka’s victory at the Australian Open in January as an indication that the next tier — Cilic calls them “the guys from second line” — was about to get a crack at the hardware.

Cilic tested positive for a stimulant at a tournament in Germany in May 2013. The International Tennis Federation initially sought a two-year punishment; Cilic wound up with a much shorter suspension on appeal. He said he ingested the substance unintentionally via a glucose tablet bought at a pharmacy and says the process that led to his penalty “wouldn’t be fair to any tennis player.”

But he looks on the bright side.

“I just used the positive parts, which, you know, made me tougher,” Cilic said.

Plus, it was last September that he connected with the only other man from Croatia to win a major, 2001 Wimbledon champion Ivanisevic.

“Any Croatian knows where he was at that time,” said Cilic, who was 12 and at summer camp.

Ivanisevic insisted the biggest change for Cilic is being more relaxed on court.

“He didn’t learn how to play tennis in this year,” Ivanisevic said. “He always knew how to play tennis.”

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Marin Cilic, of Croatia, kisses the championship trophy after defeating Kei Nishikori, of Japan, in the championship match of the 2014 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Monday, in New York.

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Bautista, Blue Jays clobber Cubs

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Blue Jays 8 Cubs 0 TORONTO — Blue Jays rookie Marcus Stroman always wanted a sinker in his pitching repertoire but he could never find a grip to his liking.

That all changed a couple months ago when he finally found something that worked.

“I was just fooling around with the ball and just gripped a two-seam kind of awkwardly and it was super-comfortable in my hand,” Stroman said. “The next day I came to the ballpark and started throwing it. Ever since then, I’ve been throwing it.”

That sinker has become one of his go-to weapons and it was on full display Monday as Stroman threw his first career complete-game shutout in an 8-0 rout of the Chicago Cubs. Stroman (105) allowed only three hits and struck out eight in the opener of a three-game series at Rogers Centre.

“It doesn’t get any better than that,” said Blue Jays manager John Gibbons.

“It really starts, you know, he’s commanding that fastball, I thought his breaking ball for a couple games kind of deserted him a little bit but it was back there tonight ... it was a dominating performance.”

Stroman, who threw 66 of his 93 pitches for strikes, became the first Toronto rookie to win 10 games since Ricky Romero won 13 games in 2009.

Jose Bautista hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning as eight different Blue Jays scored a run apiece. Bautista’s no-doubt blast was his 32nd homer of the season and 200th of his Blue Jays career.

“I’m very proud and honoured to have done it here,” Bautista said. “I’m just really happy but I think I’m going to enjoy this one — again, just like I always say with personal goals — more

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REBELS: Injury “Evan sustained an injury in our preseason game with the Portland Winterhawks on Saturday, and as a result will not be going to the training camp of the St. Louis Blues,” Sutter said in a press release late Monday afternoon.

“I talked with Doug Armstrong, the Blues general manager, and he felt if Evan can’t be at 100 per cent, it would be in his best interests to not attend.

His injury is a day to day situation, and he should be ready for the start of our regular season.”

The Rebels close out their preseason schedule with Friday and Saturday dates with the Edmonton Oil Kings and Medicine Hat Tigers at the Centrium and in Stettler. The Rebels host the Kootenay Ice in their regularseason opener Friday Sept. 19.

Just notes: Former Rebels netminder Darcy Kuemper and his agent are playing their trump card — the Kontinental Hockey League — in contract negotiations with the Minnesota Wild.

With veteran stoppers Josh Harding and Niklas Backstrom on one-way contracts, the Wild are offering Kuemper a two-way deal. His agent has confirmed that the goaltender is investigating his options to play in Russia’s KHL if he doesn’t get a one-way deal. Kuemper has limited NHL experience but posted a 3-1 record in last spring’s playoffs. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

NFL: The grind In the third quarter, he found Golden Tate for a 44-yard gain on thirdand-11, which led to a field goal.

Detroit’s secondary, meanwhile, looked solid despite an injury that kept newly acquired safety James Ihedigbo out of the game. Glover Quin’s interception in the third helped set up Stafford’s touchdown run that made it 27-7.

Johnson tied Herman Moore’s team record with his 107th straight game with a catch. He was banged up down the stretch last season, and Stafford struggled with turnovers as a playoff berth slipped away. Caldwell’s hiring was in many ways viewed as an attempt to help Stafford take another step forward.

The former No. 1 overall draft pick completed his first six passes Monday.

Stafford went 14 of 17 for 212 yards in

in the off-season than anything.

“We have a bigger goal that we’re focused on right now and that’s trying to make the playoffs.”

Toronto (74-69) started the day five games out of a wild-card spot. Jacob Turner (5-9) shouldered the loss for Chicago (64-80), losers of four straight.

Stroman gave up a single to Jorge Soler in the second inning and retired 19 straight before allowing a single to Mike Olt in the eighth.

“It was awesome, it was fun,” Stroman said. “Me and (catcher Dioner Navarro) were on a pretty good roll, I had all my pitches working, locating pretty good and I was down in the zone.”

Navarro, Adam Lind and Kevin Pillar had two hits apiece for the Blue Jays, who outhit Chicago 12-3. Stroman’s performance was the first complete-game shutout since Drew Hutchison’s win over the Texas Rangers on May 16.

“Stroman was very, very good,” said Cubs manager Rick Renteria. “Very aggressive, attacked the strike zone, first-pitch strikes were very high with him. Good life to his pitches, threw very, very well. He did a great job.”

Stroman was given a scare after throwing his second pitch of the night.

Leadoff man Chris Coghlan lashed a fastball back to the mound that just missed Stroman’s head.

The ball deflected off his glove and bounced to shortstop Jose Reyes, who made the throw to first in time. Stroman came up smiling after dusting himself off and went on to retire the side in order.

“That was the first time I’ve ever had a ball hit like that back at me,” Stroman said. “Praise the Lord I got out of the way. Just pure reaction. It ended up being a (complete game), I could have been out after the second pitch of the game.”

Stroman showed his athleticism in the first half.

Detroit led 14-7 at halftime, and Lions rookie Nate Freese made a 28-yard field goal early in the third, after an interception by DeAndre Levy gave the Lions the ball at the New York 18.

Freese added a 27-yarder later that quarter.

Rashad Jennings scored on a 1-yard run for New York in the fourth, but Detroit’s Joique Bell answered with a 3-yard scoring run and the Lions added a 2-point conversion.

“I thought the signature drive of the game was in the fourth quarter. They had cut into the lead, and we knew we needed to grind down the clock,” said Caldwell, who took over in the offseason after Jim Schwartz was fired.

“That’s what we mean when we talk about embracing the grind.”

OPEN: Jitters The 6-foot-6 (1.98-meter) Cilic, who is 25, and the 5-10 (1.78-meter) Nishikori, 24, each works with a guy with a major championship: Michael Chang is one of Nishikori’s two coaches.

The Arthur Ashe Stadium artificial lights were on and the stands were mostly empty when the players walked out to the court at 5 p.m. — which was 6 a.m. in Japan, but did not prevent folks there from gathering to watch on TV. There wasn’t much to cheer for.

Cilic won 19 of his last 20 service points in the opening set.

The biggest problem for Nishikori, really, was there were not many extended groundstroke exchanges — and when there were, he tended to lose them.

He was off, whether because of the wind, the accumulated fatigue from a pair of four-hour-plus victories over No. 3 Wawrinka and No. 5 Milos Raonic, or perhaps knowing what was at stake for him, his country and his continent.

Nishikori admitted feeling jitters early and getting “a little bit lazy.”

Cilic wound up with twice as many winners, 38-19.

“I guess Kei didn’t feel it today,” said Dante Bottini, who helps Chang coach Nishikori.

Nishikori only broke once, in the second set, and Cilic broke right back.

In the third set, trailing 4-2, Nishikori had three other break points. But one was erased by an ace and on the others, Nishikori slapped second-serve returns into the net — an escape Cilic termed “lucky.”

Soon enough, Cilic was kissing his shiny silver trophy.

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Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Marcus Stroman throws against the Chicago Cubs in Toronto on Monday. the third inning. Logan Watkins hit a slow grounder near the mound that Stroman backhanded before turning in the air and making an off-balance throw that was just in time for the out.

Toronto scratched out a run in the second inning and added another in the fourth when Edwin Encarnacion led off with a single before moving to third on Lind’s flare to right field.

Navarro hit a sacrifice fly to deep centre field that easily scored Encarnacion.

In the fifth, Ryan Goins and Anthony

Lions say QB Lulay suffered dislocated right shoulder

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SURREY, B.C. — The B.C. Lions say quarterback Travis Lulay suffered a dislocated right shoulder against the Ottawa Redblacks on Friday night.

The star QB was making his first start of 2014 following off-season surgery to the same shoulder.

“Travis has suffered a shoulder dislocation very similar to the one he had last season,” Dr. Bob McCormack said in a statement. “Due to the nature of the injury, the surgery which was performed on Travis’ shoulder last winter has essentially been undone.”

The Lions said Lulay will be placed on the six-game injured list and that his playing status will be reviewed by doctors and training staff as the season progresses.

Lulay separated the same shoulder — on his throwing arm — last September against the Montreal Alouettes but

returned to action in the final week of the regular season before opting for off-season surgery.

It was hoped that he would be ready for training camp in June, but the recovery took much longer than expected. Lulay dressed for three games as a backup before starting B.C.’s 7-5 victory over Ottawa.

The injury occurred late in the game when Lulay was attempting a pass. The ball slipped out of his hand and as he scrambled to recover the fumble, he got caught up in a pile of players.

Lulay is expected to meet the media on Tuesday afternoon at the club’s suburban practice facility.

Kevin Glenn started the first nine games of the season at quarterback for the Lions, leading them a 5-4 record.

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“He’s on some kind of roll but you guys have all seen that before,” Gibbons told reporters. “He’s one of the top hitters in the game. I mean he’s been that way for a few years now.”

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Ravens rid themselves of Ray Rice AFTER VIDEO OF NFL STAR PUNCHING FIANCEE WENT PUBLIC

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BALTIMORE — Ray Rice was let go by the Baltimore Ravens on Monday and suspended indefinitely by the NFL after a video was released showing the running back striking his then-fiancee in February.

The grainy video, released by TMZ Sports, shows Rice and Janay Palmer in an elevator at an Atlantic City casino. Each hits the other before Rice knocks Palmer off her feet and into a railing. Months ago, a TMZ video showed Rice dragging Palmer, now his wife, from the elevator at the Revel casino, which closed Sept. 2.

Earlier Monday, the Ravens said they never saw the new video. Hours later, they sent out a one-sentence release: “The Baltimore Ravens terminated the contract of RB Ray Rice this afternoon.”

The action represented a complete reversal for the team, even though an Atlantic City police summons stated that Rice caused “bodily injury to Janay Palmer, specifically by striking her with his hand, rendering her unconscious.”

The Ravens had used words like “respect” and “proud” in referring to Rice following his arrest.

When the NFL announced Rice’s two-game suspension for domestic violence on July 24, general manager Ozzie Newsome said, “We respect the efforts Ray has made to become the best partner and father he can be.

That night was not typical of the Ray Rice we know and respect. We believe

that he will not let that one night define who he is, and he is determined to make sure something like this never happens again.”

Mark Cohon, commissioner of the Canadian Football League, said in a statement Monday that the league will honour the NFL’s suspension of Rice.

A source also told The Canadian Press the CFL head office sent an email to its teams saying Rice couldn’t be added to any negotiation list and wouldn’t be allowed to sign with a club as a free agent.

Ravens coach John Harbaugh was scheduled to talk to the media on Monday night following a practice.

In late July, Harbaugh said, “The thing I appreciate about it is how Ray has handled it afterward by acknowledging it was wrong and he’ll do everything he can do to make it right. That’s what you ask for when someone does a wrong thing. So, I’m proud of him for that.”

A day after Harbaugh’s comments, Rice acknowledged in a news conference that his actions that night were “inexcusable.” But the Ravens never took action against him until after the second video was released.

The NFL, which has been working hard to promote the game to women, also took action after the explicit video was released. Commissioner Roger Goodell announced that, based on the new video evidence, Rice has been suspended indefinitely.

“We requested from law enforcement any and all information about the incident, including the video from inside the elevator,” NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said Monday morning.

“That video was not made available to us and no one in our office has seen it until today.”

Goodell indicated as much on Aug. 1 when during the Pro Football Hall of Fame induction weekend.

“When we’re going through the process of evaluating the issue and whether there will be discipline, you look at all of the facts that you have available to us,” Goodell said. “Law enforcement normally has more ... information, facts, than we have. We’ll get as much as we possibly can.”

Rice’s lawyer, Michael Diamondstein, declined to comment when contacted by The Associated Press.

Rice, 27, stood to make $4 million this year.

“Obviously, any video that depicts an act of violence in that video is disturbing to watch. For our union, we have an unshakable position against any violence, certainly domestic violence included,” NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith said at the Seahawks’ facility in Renton, Washington. “It will be a time for us now to catch up with everything else that has occurred today.”

He had been charged with felony aggravated assault in the case, but in May he was accepted into a pretrial intervention program that allowed him to avoid jail time and could lead to the charge being purged from his record.

After Goodell drew criticism not being tough enough on Rice, in a letter to all 32 NFL owners in August he wrote, “My disciplinary decision led the public to question our sincerity, our commitment, and whether we understood the toll that domestic violence inflicts

on so many families. I take responsibility both for the decision and for ensuring that our actions in the future properly reflect our values.”

“I didn’t get it right,” he added.

“Simply put, we have to do better. And we will.”

First-time offenders now face a sixgame suspension.

Rice began his suspension Sunday, when the Ravens opened their season with a 23-16 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. He was scheduled to return after Thursday night’s game against Pittsburgh.

He leaves the Ravens as the secondleading rusher in franchise history, behind only Jamal Lewis. A three-time Pro Bowl selection, Rice is the team’s career leader in total yards from scrimmage (9,214) and is the only player in Ravens history to rush for 1,000 yards in four consecutive seasons.

But those are mere numbers, and his actions in that elevator shed a new light on him.

“I don’t know Ray Rice, but I know that video is disturbing,” New Orleans Saints right tackle Zach Strief said.

“It’s tough to see and it’s unacceptable. ... It’s upsetting.”

Yet Strief was not sure whether the NFL should be able punish Rice more because, “You’d compare that to double-jeopardy.”

Rice hasn’t spoken often to the media since his arrest, but on July 31 he said this is “something I have to live with the rest of my life.”

He added: “I know that’s not who I am as a man. ... I let so many people down because of 30 seconds of my life that I know I can’t take back.”

Midfielder Bernier looks forward to 50th Canadian cap against Jamaica

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Saskatchewan Roughriders’ Darian Durant leaves the field after getting hurt during a play against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ at Investors Group Field in Winnipeg, Sunday.

Riders quarterback Darian Durant out at least a week with elbow injury

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS REGINA — Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Darian Durant will miss this week’s game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats due to an injured right elbow.

Whether the injury, suffered in Sunday’s 30-24 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, will keep Durant out of the lineup for an extended period of time is still not clear.

“I’m sure it’s going to be at least a week,” Chamblin said. “It’s week-toweek for me. I can’t get hung up on it being one or two or three weeks.”

Durant was attempting a pass in the third quarter Sunday when he was hit by Winnipeg defensive end Bryant Turner. Durant’s throwing arm was bent awkwardly on the play. The star quarterback dropped to the turf in considerable pain before he was helped to the locker-room. He did not return to the game.

“I wouldn’t want Darian’s season to be ended,” Chamblin said. “(But) we don’t work out of fear. If that’s what

we’re dealt then we just have to play the cards from there.”

Chamblin said Durant was scheduled to see a doctor later Monday.

Backup quarterback Tino Sunseri relieved the injured Durant and helped the Riders hang on for the win, the team’s seventh straight. Sunseri will start this Sunday for the Riders (82) when they visit the Hamilton TigerCats (2-7) later this week.

Sunseri has seen limited playing time this season as a reserve. He filled in for Durant when the starter was knocked out of an Aug. 24 game versus the B.C. Lions with a right hand injury.

Sunseri, in his second year with the Riders, is 13-for-25 passing this season for 152 yards and one touchdown.

“He has had his reps and it’s time for him to go in,” Chamblin said, adding the team is exploring options on adding another quarterback to the roster. “Pretty soon we’ll have to do something. We’ve looked at some options there and even in the past couple of weeks just because of what happened in the B.C. game. We’ll keep working and we’ll get something done.”

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SOCCER

TORONTO — The last time Patrice Bernier wore Canadian colours, he watched helplessly from the bench as Canada was humiliated 8-1 in Honduras.

It was October 2012, a defeat seared in Canadian soccer memories. The Canadian men went to the hostile confines of San Pedro Sula needing just one point to advance to the final round of World Cup qualifying.

Instead they were routed.

“It seems like long ago but let’s say it’s still fresh in the mind,” Bernier said Monday.

Almost two years on, the 34-year-old Montreal Impact midfielder is looking to make some more pleasant national team memories. Bernier is in line for his 50th cap as Canada hosts Jamaica in an international friendly Tuesday at BMO Field.

Jamaica is ranked 85th in the world, compared to No. 122 for Canada.

The game is the first on Canadian soil for coach Benito Floro, who took over the team in August 2013.

Canada is mired in a 16-game winless streak that dates back to the Honduras debacle and searching for its first win in seven games under Floro’s leadership.

The team is 0-4-3 under Floro but has tied its last two games against Bulgaria and Moldova.

Unlike the past when Canadian soccer regimes seemed to be looking for a quick fix, Canadian Soccer Association president Victor Montagliani said Floro will be given time to work with the team.

“As a federation, it’s important to have that vision. And now we’re starting to do that,” he said. “I think it will pay dividends, maybe not in four years but hopefully in eight years and 12 years and 16 years.”

The Canadian men have played their last 10 games on the road since a 1-0 loss to Costa Rica in an Edmonton friendly in May 2013 — the lone game at home since the loss in Honduras.

Edmonton aside, the Canadians have been soccer nomads with games in Austria, the Czech Republic, Eng-

land, Slovenia, Spain, Qatar and the U.S. Bernier says his summons to this Canada camp has helped erase some of the memories of his last call-up.

Brazil’s 7-1 loss to Germany in the World Cup semifinal this summer also helped.

“I understood OK, we’re not the only ones,” he said.

Bernier’s first cap came back in 2003 in a 5-1 loss to the Czech Republic in Teplice. At the time, the Cezchs were ranked 11th in the world and unbeaten in 18 games under coach Karel Bruckner.

He remembers exchanging shirts with Marek Jankulovski, who went on to play for AC Milan. “(Pavel) Nedved had come off at halftime. Everybody wanted his jersey,” Bernier recalled.

Judging from practice Monday, Bernier looks set to man the midfield Tuesday along with Dwayne De Rosario, Julian de Guzman, Atiba Hutchinson and Issey Nakajima-Farran with Tosaint Ricketts up front.

The backline looks to be Marcel de Jong, David Edgar, Dejan Jakovic and Karl Ouimette ahead of Milan Borjan in goal.

The Jamaican roster took a hit with news that Vancouver Whitecaps striker Darren Mattocks has a knock and will not travel to Toronto.

The Reggae Boyz roster includes Philadelphia Union goalie Andre Blake, defenders Wes Morgan of Leicester City, Nyron Nosworthy of Bristol City, Alvas Powell of the Portland Timbers, midfielder Je-Vaughn Watson of FC Dallas and forwards Simon Dawkins of Derby County, Deshorn Brown of the Colorado Rapids and Jamar Loza of Norwich City.

A Canadian Soccer Association official said a crowd of between 10,000 and 12,000 is expected.

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Tuesday’s Games Minnesota (May 1-4) at Cleveland (Bauer 5-7), 5:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Archer 8-8) at N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 10-8), 5:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 8-5) at Toronto (Buehrle 119), 5:07 p.m.

Kansas City (J.Vargas 11-7) at Detroit (Scherzer 15-5), 5:08 p.m.

Baltimore (Tillman 11-5) at Boston (Ranaudo 3-1), 5:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (H.Santiago 4-7) at Texas (Lewis 9-12), 6:05 p.m.

Oakland (Lester 13-10) at Chicago White Sox (Joh. Danks 9-10), 6:10 p.m.

Houston (McHugh 8-9) at Seattle (Elias 10-12), 8:10 p.m.

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

Minnesota at Cleveland, 5:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 5:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Toronto, 5:07 p.m.

Kansas City at Detroit, 5:08 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Texas, 6:05 p.m.

Oakland at Chicago White Sox, 6:10 p.m.

Houston at Seattle, 8:10 p.m.

National League East Division W L Pct 81 61 .570

Atlanta Miami New York Philadelphia

St. Louis Pittsburgh Milwaukee Cincinnati Chicago

Los Angeles San Francisco San Diego Arizona Colorado

74 70 69 66

70 72 75 77

.514 .493 .479 .462

8 11 13 15 1/2

Central Division W L Pct 80 64 .556 75 68 .524 74 70 .514 67 77 .465 64 80 .444

GB — 4 1/2 6 13 16

West Division W L Pct 82 62 .575 78 65 .545 66 77 .450 59 84 .413 59 85 .410

GB — 3 1/2 15 1/2 22 1/2 23

Sunday’s Games Miami 4, Atlanta 0 N.Y. Mets 4, Cincinnati 3 Washington 3, Philadelphia 2 St. Louis 9, Milwaukee 1 Pittsburgh 10, Chicago Cubs 4 L.A. Dodgers 7, Arizona 2 Colorado 6, San Diego 0 Detroit 6, San Francisco 1

Tuesday’s Games Atlanta (E.Santana 14-7) at Washington (Zimmermann 10-5), 5:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Volquez 11-7) at Philadelphia (D.Buchanan 6-7), 5:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 8-5) at Toronto (Buehrle 119), 5:07 p.m.

Colorado (Bergman 2-2) at N.Y. Mets (deGrom 7-6), 5:10 p.m.

St. Louis (Wacha 5-5) at Cincinnati (Leake 10-11), 5:10 p.m.

Miami (Koehler 9-9) at Milwaukee (Garza 7-8), 6:10 p.m.

San Diego (Cashner 2-7) at L.A. Dodgers (R.Hernandez 8-10), 8:10 p.m.

Arizona (Miley 7-10) at San Francisco (Y.Petit 4-3), 8:15 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Atlanta at Washington, 2:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 5:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Toronto, 5:07 p.m.

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

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

Miami at Milwaukee, 6:10 p.m.

San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, 8:10 p.m.

Arizona at San Francisco, 8:15 p.m.

Kan. City 002 000 210 — 5 8 2 Detroit 026 000 01x — 9 15 0 Guthrie, C.Coleman (3), L.Coleman (5), S.Downs (6), Frasor (7) and S.Perez; Verlander, Chamberlain (8), Nathan (9) and Avila. W—Verlander 13-12. L— Guthrie 10-11. HRs—Kansas City, L.Cain (4).

Baltimore 010 002 100 — 4 7 1 Boston 000 000 000 — 0 7 3 M.Gonzalez, Tom.Hunter (7), Matusz (8), O’Day (8), R.Webb (9) and C.Joseph; J.Kelly, Layne (7), A.Wilson (7) and D.Ross. W—M.Gonzalez 9-7.

L—J.Kelly 1-2.

Oakland 000 030 010 000 — 4 7 1 Chicago 200 001 001 001 — 5 6 0 (12 innings) Gray, Gregerson (8), O’Flaherty (9), Otero (10), J.Chavez (12) and De.Norris; Noesi, Surkamp (7), D.Webb (8), Belisario (9), Guerra (11) and Flowers.

W—Guerra 2-3. L—J.Chavez 8-8. HRs—Oakland, Reddick (11), Lowrie (6). Chicago, Gillaspie (7), Flowers 2 (14).

NATIONAL LEAGUE Atlanta 000 000 010 — 1 4 0 Wash.

100 000 10x — 2 7 0 Minor, Hale (7), J.Walden (8) and Laird; Fister, Clippard (8), Thornton (8), Stammen (8), Storen (9) and W.Ramos, Lobaton. W—Fister 13-6. L—Minor 6-10.

Sv—Storen (3).

Pittsburgh 000 020 040 — 6 12 1 Phila.

000 100 030 — 4 5 2 Locke, J.Hughes (8), Watson (8), Melancon (9) and R.Martin; K.Kendrick, Diekman (8), Lu.Garcia (8), De Fratus (9) and Ruiz. W—Locke 7-4. L—K.Kendrick 8-12. Sv—Melancon (27). HRs—Pittsburgh, S.Marte (11).

Colorado 010 000 010 — 2 9 1 New York 100 000 002 — 3 6 0 Lyles, Kahnle (7), B.Brown (8), Friedrich (8), Hawkins (9) and McKenry, Rosario; Niese, Carlyle (7), Black (8), C.Torres (9) and T.d’Arnaud. W—C.Torres 7-5. L—Hawkins 3-3. HRs—Colorado, Cuddyer (7), Arenado (18).

St. Louis 000 000 203 — 5 10 0 Cincinnati 000 000 000 — 0 3 0 S.Miller, Neshek (8), S.Freeman (9) and Y.Molina; Axelrod, Holmberg (1), M.Parra (7), LeCure (7), Dennick (7), Villarreal (7), Ondrusek (9) and Mesoraco. W—S.Miller 9-9. L—M.Parra 0-3. HRs—St. Louis, Ma.Adams (15).

Monday’s Major League Linescores AMERICAN LEAGUE Los Ang. 000 060 204 — 12 16 0 Cleveland 000 021 000 — 3 8 0 Weaver, Grilli (7), Salas (8), Ja.Diaz (9) and Conger; Salazar, McAllister (5), Crockett (7), A.Adams (8),

GB —

Hagadone (9), B.Price (9) and Y.Gomes, Gimenez. W—Weaver 16-8. L—Salazar 6-7. HRs—Los Angeles, Calhoun (14), Freese (7), Pujols (26), H.Kendrick (7). Cleveland, Chisenhall (13).

INTERLEAGUE Chicago 000 000 000 — 0 3 2 Toronto 010 130 12x — 8 12 0 Ja.Turner, Straily (7), Rosscup (8) and Castillo; Stroman and D.Navarro. W—Stroman 10-5. L—Ja. Turner 5-9. HRs—Toronto, Bautista (32).

Monday’s Games Washington 2, Atlanta 1 Pittsburgh 6, Philadelphia 4 Toronto 8, Chicago Cubs 0 N.Y. Mets 3, Colorado 2 St. Louis 5, Cincinnati 0 Miami 6, Milwaukee 4 San Diego 4, L.A. Dodgers 9

Monday’s Games L.A. Angels 12, Cleveland 3 Detroit 9, Kansas City 5 Toronto 8, Chicago Cubs 0 Baltimore 4, Boston 0 Chicago White Sox 5, Oakland 4, 12 innings Houston at Seattle, late

Miami 132 000 000 — 6 11 0 Milwaukee 200 000 020 — 4 6 1 Penny, S.Dyson (7), A.Ramos (8), Morris (8), Cishek (9) and Saltalamacchia; Gallardo, Estrada (4), Broxton (9) and Lucroy. W—Penny 2-1. L—Gallardo 8-9. Sv—Cishek (33). HRs—Miami, Ozuna (20), G.Jones (14), Stanton (37).

Football CFL East Division W L T 3 7 0 3 7 0 2 7 0 1 9 0

PF 235 183 193 141

PA 262 258 235 258

Pt 6 6 4 2

GP Calgary 10 Saskatchewan 10 Edmonton 10 Winnipeg 11 B.C. 10

West Division W L T 9 1 0 8 2 0 7 3 0 6 5 0 6 4 0

PF 292 258 261 284 219

PA 168 205 211 282 187

Pt 18 16 14 12 12

Week 11 Sunday’s results Montreal 38 Hamilton 31 Saskatchewan 30 Winnipeg 24 Week 12 Friday’s games Montreal at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Saturday, September 13 Toronto at Calgary, 5 p.m.

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

Sunday, September 14 Saskatchewan at Hamilton, 11 a.m.

Scoring Leaders TD Hajrullahu, Wpg 0 Paredes, Cgy 0 Shaw, Edm 0 Waters, Tor 0 McCallum, BC 0 Milo, Sask 0 Whyte, Mtl 0 Medlock, Ham 0 Maher, Ott 0 Grigsby, Wpg 9 Allen, Sask 6 Bowman, Edm 6 Ford, Sask 6 Arceneaux, BC 5 Fuller, Cgy 5 A.Harris, BC 5 Gable, Ham 4 LeFevour, Ham 4 McDaniel, Cgy 4 Mitchell, Cgy 4 Steele, Tor 4 Tate, Cgy 4 Walker, Ott 4 Barnes, Tor 3 Cornish, Cgy 3 Guyton, Edm 3 Kelly, Wpg 3 Kohlert, Wpg 3 Marsh, Mtl 3 Marve, Wpg 3 Owens, Tor 3

C 26 32 21 21 17 24 15 18 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Wednesday

● Heritage junior B preseason hockey: Red Deer Vipers at Three Hills Thrashers, 8 p.m., Trochu; Mountainview Colts at Stettler Lightning, 8 p.m.

FG 22 21 23 23 26 22 20 20 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

S 6 2 7 5 0 4 10 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pt 98 97 97 95 95 94 85 81 67 54 36 36 36 30 30 30 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18

Parker, Cgy T.Smith, Sask Banks, Ham D.Carter, Mtl Coehoorn, Edm Collins, Ott Cunningham, Cgy Fantuz, Ham Feoli-Gudino, Wpg Grant, Ham Green, Mtl Lawrence, Edm McCoil, Edm Miles, Ott Rodgers, Mtl Slaton, Tor Swain, Sask C.Taylor, BC Washington, Wpg Watson, Wpg Whitaker, Mtl P.White, Edm Willy, Wpg Yell, BC

3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Miami 1 0 01.000 33 N.Y. Jets 1 0 01.000 19 Buffalo 1 0 01.000 23 New England 0 1 0 .000 20

18 18 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

PA 20 14 20 33

Tennessee Houston Jacksonville Indianapolis

W 1 1 0 0

South L T Pct 0 01.000 0 01.000 1 0 .000 1 0 .000

PF 26 17 17 24

PA 10 6 34 31

Cincinnati Pittsburgh Cleveland Baltimore

W 1 1 0 0

North L T Pct 0 01.000 0 01.000 1 0 .000 1 0 .000

PF 23 30 27 16

PA 16 27 30 23

Denver San Diego Oakland Kansas City

W 1 0 0 0

West L 0 0 1 1

PF 31 0 14 10

PA 24 0 19 26

T Pct 01.000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000

Carolina Atlanta New Orleans Tampa Bay

W 1 1 0 0

South L T Pct 0 01.000 0 01.000 1 0 .000 1 0 .000

PF 20 37 34 14

PA 14 34 37 20

Minnesota Detroit Chicago Green Bay

W 1 1 0 0

North L T Pct 0 01.000 0 01.000 1 0 .000 1 0 .000

PF 34 35 20 16

PA 6 14 23 36

Seattle San Francisco Arizona St. Louis

W 1 1 0 0

West L 0 0 0 1

PF 36 28 0 6

PA 16 17 0 34

T Pct 01.000 01.000 0 .000 0 .000

Sunday’s Games Minnesota 34, St. Louis 6 Buffalo 23, Chicago 20, OT Houston 17, Washington 6 Tennessee 26, Kansas City 10 Atlanta 37, New Orleans 34, OT Pittsburgh 30, Cleveland 27 Philadelphia 34, Jacksonville 17 N.Y. Jets 19, Oakland 14 Cincinnati 23, Baltimore 16 Miami 33, New England 20 San Francisco 28, Dallas 17 Carolina 20, Tampa Bay 14 Denver 31, Indianapolis 24 Monday’s Games Detroit 35, N.Y. Giants 14 San Diego at Arizona, late Thursday, Sep. 11 Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 6:25 p.m.

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Philadelphia 1 0 01.000 34 N.Y. Giants 0 1 0 .000 14 Washington 0 1 0 .000 6 Dallas 0 1 0 .000 17

PA 17 35 17 28

Sunday, Sep. 14 Dallas at Tennessee, 11 a.m.

New England at Minnesota, 11 a.m.

Miami at Buffalo, 11 a.m.

Jacksonville at Washington, 11 a.m.

Arizona at N.Y. Giants, 11 a.m.

New Orleans at Cleveland, 11 a.m.

Atlanta at Cincinnati, 11 a.m.

Detroit at Carolina, 11 a.m.

Seattle at San Diego, 2:05 p.m.

St. Louis at Tampa Bay, 2:05 p.m.

Houston at Oakland, 2:25 p.m.

Kansas City at Denver, 2:25 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Green Bay, 2:25 p.m.

Chicago at San Francisco, 6:30 p.m.

Monday, Sep. 15 Philadelphia at Indianapolis, 6:30 p.m.

Buffalo Bills are close to identifying prospective owner

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The formal bids to buy for the Buffalo Bills have been submitted, and a prospective ownership candidate could be selected as early as Tuesday.

Two people familiar with the discussions told The Associated Press on Monday night that late owner’s Ralph Wilson’s estate is closing in on naming a candidate. One of the people said the sale is “moving quick,” and a prospective ownership group could be presented to the NFL for preliminary approval within days.

The people spoke on the condition of anonymity because the sale is being conducted privately.

Buffalo Sabres owners Terry and Kim Pegula have been considered the favourites since they first expressed interest in purchasing the team in early June. They were among at least three groups to submit binding bids before a deadline on Monday. The other two groups to submit bids were New York City real estate mogul Donald Trump and a Toronto group fronted by rocker Jon Bon Jovi, four people told the AP. The Pegulas have a net worth of more than $3.5 billion, and have the support of local business leaders and public officials because of their commitment to keep the Bills in western New York.

The bids were submitted to Morgan Stanley, the banking firm overseeing the sale.

Three of the people said the estate issued purchase agreements to at least four groups, and potentially five. The other groups’ identities are not known, and it’s unclear if they submitted bids.

The purchase agreements are formal documents that are negotiated separately by each of the parties and Proskauer Rose, the legal firm representing the estate. The agreements are binding documents that outline the terms and conditions of the sale.

Once those agreements were completed over the past week, the only outstanding question left was for each group to determine its bid price.

The franchise was last valued by Forbes at $935 million. But the sale price is expected to exceed $1 billion because NFL franchises rarely go on the block.

The Bills are on the market after Wilson, a Hall of Famer who founded the franchise, died in March.

The Cleveland Browns were sold for close to $1.05 billion two years ago. The Miami Dolphins sold for an NFL-record $1.1 billion in 2009, but their deal also included their stadium.

The timing of the sale process remains on track for the team to have a new owner before the end of the year — and potentially by next month.

Once identified, the prospective owner would be presented to members of the NFL Finance Committee, which is scheduled to meet next week. The candidate must also go through an extensive background check conducted by an NFL-contracted security firm.

The final step would be approval from threequarters of the league’s 31 other owners, which could come at league meetings next month.

After that, NFL owners are next scheduled to meet in December.

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer has stayed closely involved with the sale process to ensure the Bills stay in New York.

● WHL preseason: Edmonton Oil Kings at Red Deer Rebels, 7 p.m., Centrium. ● Heritage junior B preseason hockey: Red Deer Vipers at Stettler Lightning, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday

Thursday

● High school football: Sylvan Lake Lakers at Rocky Mountain House Rebels, 4:30 p.m.; Ponoka Broncs at Wetaskiwin Sabres, 6:30 p.m.; Hunting Hills Lightning at Lacombe Rams, 7 p.m., MEGlobal Athletic Park. ● Preseason men’s college hockey: SAIT Trojans at RDC Kings, 7 p.m., Penhold Regional Multiplex.

● Major midget girls hockey: Calgary Fire at Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs, 5 p.m., Collicutt Centre. ● WHL preseason: Medicine Hat Tigers at Red Deer Rebels, 7 p.m., Stettler. ● Heritage junior B preseason hockey: Wetaskiwin Icemen at Ponoka Stampeders, 3:30 p.m.; Stettler Lightning at Red Deer Vipers, 7:30 p.m., Arena; Strathmore Wheatland Kings at Three Hills Thrashers, 8 p.m., Trochu.

Friday

● High school football: Camrose Trojans at Stettler Wildcats, 4:30 p.m.; Lindsay Thurber Raiders at Notre Dame Cougars, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park.

Sunday

● Heritage junior B preseason hockey: Ponoka Stampeders at Blackfalds Wranglers, 7:30 p.m.

Hockey WHL Preseason EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Pt Regina 5 4 1 0 0 30 17 8 Red Deer 4 2 1 0 1 14 13 5 Swift Current 5 3 2 0 0 16 16 6 Saskatoon 4 2 1 1 0 12 11 5 Medicine Hat 3 2 1 0 0 12 11 4 Edmonton 4 2 2 0 0 13 15 4 Calgary 4 2 2 0 0 24 16 4 Moose Jaw 4 1 2 1 0 10 18 3 Prince Albert 4 1 2 0 1 10 20 3 Brandon 2 1 1 0 0 9 10 2 Lethbridge 3 1 2 0 0 7 11 2 Kootenay 3 0 3 0 0 9 18 0 WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Pt Portland 5 4 1 0 0 23 16 8 Prince George 4 3 0 1 0 20 15 7 Kamloops 4 3 1 0 0 13 12 6 Everett 5 3 2 0 0 16 10 6 Seattle 5 3 2 0 0 14 11 6 Tri-City 6 3 3 0 0 17 19 6 Spokane 5 2 2 1 0 11 16 5 Kelowna 4 2 2 0 0 10 11 4 Victoria 5 1 2 2 0 11 13 4 Vancouver 4 1 2 0 1 12 14 3 z-league title; y-conference title;d-division leader; xclinched playoff berth. Note: Division leaders ranked in top three positions per conference regardless of points; a team winning in overtime or shootout is credited with two points and a victory in the W column; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one point which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns Sunday’s results Victoria 4 Kelowna 1 Kamloops 5 Vancouver 1

GP 10 10 9 10

Toronto Montreal Hamilton Ottawa

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American League East Division W L Pct 84 59 .587 73 68 .518 74 69 .517 69 75 .479 63 81 .438

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Wednesday’s games Medicine Hat at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Prince Albert at Regina, 7 p.m.

Thursday, September 11 Vancouver at Victoria, 6:05 p.m.

Tri-City at Spokane, 8 p.m.

Swift Current at Saskatoon, 7:05 p.m.

Prince George at Kamloops, 8 p.m.

Kelowna at Vancouver, 8:30 p.m.

Seattle at Everett, 8:35 p.m.

Saturday, September 13 Calgary at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Saskatoon at Swift Current, 7 p.m.

Victoria at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m.

Everett at Seattle, 8:05 p.m.

Spokane at Tri-City, 8:05 p.m.

Sunday, September 14 Kootenay at Calgary, 2 p.m.

Brandon at Moose Jaw, 4 p.m.

Red Deer Rebels WHL preseason scoring (x-No longer with team) GP G Musil 4 2 W.Johnson 2 3 Maxwell 2 0 Charif 4 0 De Wit 4 2 Pawlenchuk 4 2 Feser 4 2 Kopeck 2 1 Nell 4 1 Polei 4 0 Strand 4 0 Chorney 4 1 Dixon 3 0 Jansons 3 0 McCarty 3 0 x-Bear 1 0 x-Weatherill 1 0 Burman 2 0 Cote 2 0 Fafard 2 0 x-Gladu 2 0 x-R.Johnson 2 0 x-Leschyshyn 2 0 Mahura 2 0 x-Shmoorkoff 2 0 Toth 2 0 Burke 3 0 Grman 3 0

A 3 1 4 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pts PIM 5 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 3 0 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 2 8 1 13 1 7 1 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4

+/2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 -1 1 0 -1 0 — — 2 -1 0 0 0 1 -1 — -1 1

Goaltenders

Friday, September 12 Moose Jaw at Brandon, 6:30 p.m.

Lethbridge at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Regina at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.

Toth Burman x-Weatherill

MP 90 90 59

GA SO 2 0 4 0 5 0

GAA Sv% 1.33 .944 2.67 .892 5.12 .815

Soccer MLS Eastern Conference GP W L T GF D.C. 27 14 8 5 42 Kansas City 28 12 10 6 39 New England 27 12 12 3 39 Columbus 27 9 9 9 38 Philadelphia 27 9 9 9 43 New York 26 8 8 10 41 Toronto 26 9 11 6 35 Houston 26 9 13 4 31 Chicago 26 5 7 14 33 Montreal 26 5 16 5 29

GA 30 34 38 34 41 39 42 48 39 48

Pt 47 42 39 36 36 34 33 31 29 20

Western Conference GP W L T GF 26 16 7 3 48 26 14 5 7 54 27 12 5 10 42 27 12 9 6 46 27 8 8 11 47 26 7 6 13 33 27 8 13 6 37 25 6 10 9 32 27 6 15 6 23

GA 35 27 32 36 46 34 46 36 47

Pt 51 49 46 42 35 34 30 27 24

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

Saturday’s results Toronto 0 Philadelphia 2 New York 2 Kansas City 1 Houston 3 Montreal 2 Vancouver 0 D.C. 0 Salt Lake 2 Dallas 1 Sunday’s results Columbus 3 Chivas 0 Portland 3 San Jose 3 New England 2 Chicago 1 Wednesday’s games Los Angeles at Montreal, 5:30 p.m.

D.C. at New York, 6 p.m.

San Jose at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

Friday, September 12 Kansas City at Chivas, 8:30 p.m.

Salt Lake at Seattle, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, September 13

New York at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

Montreal at New England, 5:30 p.m.

Columbus at Houston, 6:30 p.m.

Toronto at Chicago, 6:30 p.m.

Vancouver at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

Portland at Colorado, 7 p.m.

English Premier League GP W Chelsea 3 3 Swansea 3 3 Aston Villa 3 2 Man. City 3 2 Liverpool 3 2 Tottenham 3 2 Arsenal 3 1 Southampton 3 1 Hull City 3 1 Stoke 3 1 West Ham 3 1 QPR 3 1 Sunderland 3 0 Man. United 3 0 Leicester City 3 0 Newcastle 3 0 Everton 3 0 West Brom 3 0 Crystal Palace 3 0 Burnley F.C. 3 0

D 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1

L GF GA Pts 0 11 4 9 0 6 1 9 0 3 1 7 1 5 2 6 1 6 4 6 1 5 3 6 0 5 4 5 1 4 3 4 1 3 3 4 1 2 2 4 2 4 5 3 2 1 5 3 1 3 4 2 1 2 3 2 1 3 5 2 1 3 5 2 1 7 10 2 1 2 5 2 2 5 8 1 2 1 4 1

Sunday, Aug. 31 Aston Villa 2, Hull City 1 Tottenham 0, Liverpool 3 Leicester City 1, Arsenal 1 Saturday, Sept. 13 Arsenal vs. Manchester City, 1145 GMT Chelsea vs. Swansea, 1400 GMT Crystal Palace vs. Burnley F.C., 1400 GMT Southampton vs. Newcastle, 1400 GMT Stoke vs. Leicester City, 1400 GMT Sunderland vs. Tottenham, 1400 GMT West Brom vs. Everton, 1400 GMT Liverpool vs. Aston Villa, 1630 GMT Sunday, Sept. 14 Manchester United vs. Queens Park Rangers, 1500 GMT

Transactions Monday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL Major League Baseball MLB — Suspended Atlanta OF Justin Black 50 games for a positive test for an amphetamine in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

American League BOSTON RED SOX — Selected the contract of RHP Matt Barnes from Pawtucket (IL). Transferred OF Shane Victorino to the 60-day DL. LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Selected the contract of RHP Jairo Diaz from Arkansas (Texas).

Designated INF Ryan Wheeler for assignment.

SEATTLE MARINERS — Activated OF Michael Saunders off the 15-day DL. National League COLORADO ROCKIES — Activated OF Michael Cuddyer from the 15-day DL. LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Sent LHP Onelki Garcia to Chattanooga (SL) for a rehab assignment.

NEW YORK METS — Activated RHP Vic Black from the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Gonzalez Germen from Las Vegas (PCL).

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Recalled INF Greg Garcia, OF Tommy Pham and RHP Sam Tuivailala from Memphis (PCL). Designated C Audry Perez and OF Rafael Ortega for assignment.

FOOTBALL

Sidney Crosby says right wrist is feeling good NEW YORK — Sidney Crosby says the right wrist that bothered him last season is feeling good as the Pittsburgh Penguins and the rest of the NHL get ready to open training camp next week.

“It definitely feels good now and this summer it’s been good, it’s reacted well to everything so I’m happy with that,” Crosby said, referring to injections he got in the wrist.

National Football League NFL — Suspended RB Ray Rice indefinitely.

ARIZONA CARDINALS — Signed P Drew Butler.

BALTIMORE RAVENS — Released RB Ray Rice.

BUFFALO BILLS — Released DE Jacquies Smith.

CHICAGO BEARS — Signed S Ahmad Dixon off Minnesota’s practice squad. Released CB Demontre Hurst.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Released RB LaMichael James. Signed WR Kassim Osgood to a one-year contract.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Signed OT Andrew McDonald. Released G David Arkin and S Josh Aubrey from the practice squad. Signed G Nate Isles and safety Terrance Parks to the practice squad.

Placed CB Jeremy Lane on the injured reserve/ designated list.

Canadian Football League EDMONTON ESKIMOS — Signed K Luca Congi.

HOCKEY National Hockey League ARIZONA COYOTES — Named Steve Sullivan development coach.

ECHL UTAH GRIZZLIES — Signed D Patrick Wellar as player/assistant coach.

At the league and Players’ Association’s media tour, Crosby expressed relief that he and team doctors chose not to do surgery.

The Penguins announced in mid-July that Crosby would not have surgery on his wrist, not long after a report surfaced saying he would.

Crosby won the Hart Trophy as the NHL’s MVP with 36 goals and 68 assists for a league-leading 104 points.

He had just one goal and eight assists in 13 playoff games.

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Café Pichilingue closing Sept. 24

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR These are emotional times for Penny Elliott.

The longtime owner-operator of Café Pichilingue and Velvet Olive is preparing to bid farewell to her downtown businesses and the countless people she’s served there. And “sweet sorrow” is an apt description for the parting.

“So many good friends; so many good customers,” she reflected on Monday. “That’s what’s kept me here over the years.”

Sept. 24 will be the final day for Café Pichilingue, the assets of which have been sold to another restaurant operator. Elliott’s involvement with Velvet Olive will end three days later, although that business will continue under the ownership of Peter McGee, who has worked there the past 2 ½ years.

“Pete’s going to continue it the same — supporting the artists, supporting the musicians.”

Elliott opened Café Pichilingue in August 2000 and added Velvet Olive 4 ½ years later. Her husband Juan Villa has been her partner in the businesses for the last two years.

The decision to step away was motivated by rising rent and other costs, which meant working harder to keep pace.

“I don’t want to work any harder than I do. I already work 80 hours a

week.”

However, it’s going to be tough to leave downtown Red Deer and the tight-knit group of business owners there, Elliott acknowledged.

“That’s the hardest part,” she said.

“I love downtown.”

Elliott has even developed an affinity for the street people who frequent downtown Red Deer.

“When I came down here, I was afraid of them,” she admitted.

That changed as she became familiar with this subculture.

“Some of them are just so amazing to sit and talk to. To hear their stories, it blows your mind.”

Elliott describes how one of her customers recently brought a homeless man into Café Pichilingue and bought him breakfast.

“He ate half of it, and took the other half out and gave it to this (other) homeless fellow.”

Elliott plans to remain in Red Deer, although she expects to make up for years of missed holidays by taking her father to Cuba to visit a brother who’s been a missionary there for more than 60 years.

She also wants to spend time in Villa’s home country of Chile.

As for work, Elliott has no immediate plans.

“Right now, I just want to take a few weeks to settle my head and my body. I don’t want to commit to anything at this point in case I commit to the wrong thing.”

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Café Pichilingue owner Penny Elliott carries an order to a lunch customer Monday. With two weeks remaining at the café, Elliott is looking forward to a break from the downtown Red Deer business.

That said, she would like to work with the homeless and help train workers in the hospitality industry.

An open house at Velvet Olive is planned for Sept. 24, giving Elliott a chance to bid farewell to customers

Google says no to online regulations

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

CRTC HEARINGS

GATINEAU, Que. — Online delivery services such as Netflix and YouTube would be harmed — as would consumers — if regulations for Canada’s broadcast industry are extended to the digital world, says Google Canada.

The content driver issued the warning Monday at the start of two weeks of Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission hearings looking at how consumers view and pay for TV programming.

Some of Canada’s conventional broadcasters and distribution firms argue that online platforms should be forced somehow to make mandatory contributions to the country’s television programming system.

The CBC, as one example, argues that the CRTC should require unlicensed content providers and distributors with over $25 million in annual revenues to pay into the Canada Media Fund.

Others, including the media fund itself, along with Ontario’s culture ministry, have questioned whether online services should be exempt from licensing and regulation.

But legitimate online services do, in fact, contribute to the broadcasting system through licensing of content, said Jason Kee, Google’s public policy and government relations counsel.

Asking digital companies to contribute to Canadian-content funds, while at the same time not allowing them to

benefit from them, would stifle innovation, he said.

And, he added, any forced contributions would in the end result in added costs for consumers, if a contribution mechanism could even be devised and enforced.

“Mandatory contributions would likely increase costs to consumers in the form of increased subscription fees and creators in form of diminished license fees or revenue share for them,” Kee told the hearing.

In his presentation, Kee suggested that instituting an online content contribution system would also face “practical challenges.”

The federal government agrees that Internet video should not be regulated, Heritage Minister Shelly Glover said Monday night.

“The CRTC has in the past declined to regulate such services — a position that our government continues to firmly support,” Glover said in a statement.

“We will not allow any moves to impose new regulations and taxes on Internet video that would create a Netflix and Youtube tax.”

The CRTC opened the hearings, dubbed “Let’s Talk TV,” with the aim of developing new regulations to tackle the dramatic, technology-driven changes that have taken place in the television industry. Companies including Google and Netflix are now in the mix,

offering TV programs streamed online.

Their presence has put the conventional television industry under pressure, straining revenues as advertising dollars move to other media.

The big cable companies are also feeling the effects of change, particularly with a desire voiced by the federal government to move to a socalled pick-and-pay system that would require an unbundling of TV channel choices. In its submission at the hearing Monday, the Competition Bureau said it supported pick-and-pay, but could not say whether consumers would benefit.

“Prices could go down, they could go up,” said the bureau’s Renee Duplantis.

The bureau also had not come to any conclusion, said Duplantis, on whether consumers would benefit most from a strictly pay-per-channel model, or whether it would be best to go with a proposal from the CRTC that would see a flat-fee bundling of localonly channels, with consumers picking channels one at a time beyond that.

In August, the regulator proposed that Canadians be allowed to choose individual channels on top of what CRTC chairman Jean-Pierre Blais called a “skinny basic” service, with monthly prices capped at between $20 and $30. The CRTC has also proposed allowing local TV stations to shut down their transmitters, which would require consumers of free, over-the-air programming to pay for TV through one of many service providers.

WORK UNDERWAY AT DI-CORP SITE

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Work has begun on a frac sand transloading site west of Leslieville. The facilities, which are being built for Di-Corp (Diversity Technologies Corp.) on a 33-acre parcel, will include 12,000 tons of storage capacity in six silos, two drive-through loading lanes and a dustless loading and unloading system that can handle 350 tons of sand per hour. It will operate seven days a week and employ about 10 full-time workers.

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Skilled newcomers face hurdles trying to find jobs: report

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The Conservatives have made the recognition of foreign credentials for new immigrants a top priority, but skilled newcomers have told government-commissioned researchers there are “huge obstacles” preventing them from finding jobs even when they’re qualified to work here.

In a report prepared earlier this year by Environics Research, newcomers in 12 focus groups across the country said other issues hinder their ability to get work.

The participants — including doctors, pharmacists and engineers — said language barriers and requirements for Canadian experience on some job postings pose the biggest problems.

They said they suspected that Canadian experience requirements were “a coded way for employers to favour the Canadian-born,” the report said.

The participants also pointed to a lack of Canadian connections or networks and “difficulty in general social interactions due to language and cultural differences.”

The participants didn’t feel the issue of formal recognition of credentials was a major barrier to employment. There were also differences of opinion on the value of foreign credentials, depending on the participants’ country of origin.

“Many Chinese participants believe their training and work experience from China are of limited use in Canada because they feel that everything in China is so radically different from Canada that there is no way it could be applicable,” the report read.

“It was noted that a law degree from China in no way prepares anyone to practise law in Canada.”

A spokesman for Employment Minister Jason Kenney said the government commissioned the study in order to determine why skilled immigrants had trouble finding work. He added that the Tories plan to unveil initiatives soon aimed at tackling the problems.

“It’s a big priority for the fall,” said Nick Koolsbergen.

Earlier this summer, Kenney announced an agreement with the provinces to recognize 10 new occupations, including welders, carpenters and electricians, to improve foreign-credential recognition.

The government said one of the goals was to help lessen the need for temporary foreign workers by making better use of talent that’s already in Canada. Two years ago, the Conservatives also introduced foreign credential recognition loans. They’ve issued more than a 1,000 of them to foreigntrained professionals to help them pay to have their credentials recognized in Canada through further training and instruction. But the participants in the Environics report also urged the government to do more about raising awareness on credential issues.

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OF LOCAL INTEREST Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 102.43 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 46.13 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.15 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . 11.19 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.65 Cdn. National Railway . . 80.69 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 225.79 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 39.68 Capital Power Corp . . . . 28.11 Cervus Equipment Corp 20.10 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 54.31 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 55.43 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 33.46 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.89 General Motors Co. . . . . 33.24 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 20.55 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.41 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 55.38 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 75.05 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 39.35 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 12.03 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 60.30 Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 113.91 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.55 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 15.01 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 55.18 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 20.28 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market closed lower Monday as weak Chinese trade data depressed oil prices and energy stocks, and markets started to factor in the possibility of a win for Scottish independence forces. The S&P/TSX composite index dropped 60.53 points to 15,509.39.

The Canadian dollar tumbled 0.77 of a cent to 91.13 cents US as the American currency strengthened across the board in the wake of tepid job creation data Friday and worries about the future of the United Kingdom.

New York markets were largely lacklustre with the Dow Jones industrials down 25.94 points at 17,111.42. The Nasdaq was up 9.39 points at 4,592.29, while the S&P 500 index fell 6.17 points to 2,001.54.

Traders sharpened their focus on the U.K. after a YouGov poll showed rising support for Scottish independence. The British pound dropped to a 10-month low against the greenback (US$1.6103), with markets getting increasingly concerned that the gap between the Yes and No sides has narrowed considerably just days before the Sept. 18 referendum.

“It’s hard to say how this will play itself out, but the market is taking notice of the fact particularly since we have seen the U.K. economy really rebound,” said Craig Fehr, Canadian markets specialist at Edward Jones in St. Louis.

A Yes vote in the referendum would end Scotland’s 307-yearold union with England and plunge Britain into uncharted constitutional and economic waters. The energy sector led TSX decliners, down 1.5 per cent as the stronger American

Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.41 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 89.01 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76.53 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 30.58 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 18.37 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 20.77 First Quantum Minerals . 24.37 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 27.54 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . 11.16 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 3.98 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.26 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 37.70 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.13 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 24.14 Energy Aeroflex . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.79 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 28.81 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 67.25 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.70 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 62.82 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 44.72 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 21.87 Canyon Services Group. 14.94 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 33.60 CWC Well Services . . . . . 0.97 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 24.70 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.56 currency and weak Chinese trade data helped push October crude on the New York Mercantile Exchange down 63 cents to US$92.66 a barrel.

The gold sector faded about 2.25 per cent, adding to last week’s tumble of almost seven per cent as bullion prices continue to slide amid an environment of low inflation and more willingness to take on risk. December bullion moved $13 lower to US$1,254.30 an ounce. Centerra Gold (TSX:CG) dropped 39 cents to C$6.16.

The metals and mining sector moved down 0.5 per cent as December copper closed unchanged at US$3.17 a pound.

The TSX found limited support from the industrials sector with Bombardier (TSX:BBD.B) up two cents to $3.65 after the transportation company said that test flights had resumed for its CSeries aircraft on Sunday. The aircraft was grounded for more than three months due to an engine failure related to a problem with oil lubrication. Bombardier says the CSeries entry into service is still on track for the second half of 2015.

MARKET HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at the close of Monday at world financial market trading.

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 15,509.39, down 60.53 points Dow — 17,111.42, down 25.94 points S&P 500 — 2,001.54, down 6.17 points Nasdaq — 4,592.29, up 9.39 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 91.13 cents US, down 0.77 of a cent

Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 97.77 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 66.31 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.31 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 32.19 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 55.84 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 6.49 Penn West Energy . . . . . . 7.92 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . 0.085 Precision Drilling Corp . . 12.55 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 43.55 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 10.79 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 14.24 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 9.10 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 67.93 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 84.23 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 71.87 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.97 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 40.16 Carfinco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.65 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 32.29 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 52.27 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 72.83 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 22.00 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 53.20 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.88 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 80.81 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 41.59 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.44 Pound — C$1.7676, down 0.92 of a cent Euro — C$1.4155, up 0.62 of a cent Euro — US$1.2900, down 0.52 of a cent Oil futures: US$92.66 per barrel, down 63 cents (October contract) Gold futures: US$1,254.30 per oz., down $13.00 (December contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $21.53 oz., down 5.9 cents $692.19 kg., down $1.90 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: Nov. ’14 $0.50 lower $421.50; Jan ’15 $1.00 lower $426.20; March ’15 $1.20 lower $431.60; May ’15 $1.70 lower $435.30; July ’15 $2.70 lower $438.50; Nov ’15 $2.40 lower $432.90; Jan. ’16 $2.40 lower $438.40; March ’16 $2.40 lower $442.20; May ’16 $2.40 lower $442.20; July ’16 $2.40 lower $442.20; Nov. ’16 $2.40 lower $442.20.

Barley (Western): Oct. ’14 unchanged 124.00; Dec. ’14 unchanged $126.00; March ’15 unchanged $127.00; May ’15 unchanged $127.00; July ’15 unchanged $127.00; Oct. ’15 unchanged $127.00; Dec. ’15 unchanged $127.00; March ’16 unchanged $127.00; May ’16 unchanged $127.00; July ’16 unchanged $127.00; Oct. ’16 unchanged $127.00.

Monday’s estimated volume of trade: 533,180 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 533,180.

Apple appears poised to stir market with smartwatch iPhone with a larger screen.

As usual, Apple hasn’t said what’s on tap, though the company’s top executives have repeatedly promised major breakthroughs without providing any details.

“The location suggests this will be a historic event and the historic aspect will be their movement into a new category,” predicted technology analyst and longtime Apple watcher Tim Bajarin.

After Tuesday’s glimpse, it still may be several months before people get a chance to wear the device. There’s speculation that the smartwatch won’t be available until early next year, although Apple is expected to take orders during the holiday shopping season.

A smartwatch or high-tech bracelet would mark the first time that Apple Inc. has rolled out a new product line since the iPad’s release nearly fourand-half years ago.

In that time, the Cupertino, California, company, has been sprucing up its selection of iPhones, iPads and Macs with new models each year since Jobs died in October 2011 after a long battle with cancer.

The innovation void raised questions as to whether Apple’s creativity was fading under Cook, Jobs’ handpicked successor.

Those concerns have waned in recent months amid high hopes for the products Apple has lined up for the holiday shopping season.

The fervour propelled Apple’s stock to new highs last week, a dramatic swing in sentiment from 17 months ago when the shares were trading about 44 per cent below current levels.

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN FRANCISCO — Apple is poised to reveal its next big thing in a crucial attempt to prove its technological tastemakers still have the power to mesmerize the masses.

The trend-setting company is expected to rouse the still-slumbering market for wearable computers with a smartwatch or bracelet equipped to monitor health, help manage homes and even buy merchandise.

Apple is a late arrival to this relatively new niche: several other companies already sell smartwatches that are being greeted with widespread indifference.

If any company can transform the landscape, it’s likely to be Apple Inc. after the company shifted the direction of digital technology with the iPod, iPhone and iPad. Other MP3 music players, smartphones and tablet computers were first to market, but the devices didn’t enthrall consumers until Apple imbued them with a sense of elegance, convenience and wizardry.

“It means more to us to get it right than to be first,” Apple CEO Tim Cook explained to analysts earlier this year.

Apple is likely to provide the first peek at its wearable device at a Tuesday event in the same Silicon Valley auditorium where Apple’s late cofounder, Steve Jobs, unveiled the industry-shifting Mac computer 25 years ago.

Rumours have been swirling that U2, one of Jobs’ favourite musical groups, will perform live to promote its new album, as well as Apple’s latest gadgetry, which is likely to include an

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Coal exploration permits on hold in Klappan during talks VICTORIA — The B.C. government has placed a temporary hold on coal exploration permits in the Klappan, a northern area where the local First Nation has protested, blockaded and is going to court to protect. The order relates to existing coal tenures in the Mount Klappan area, lands the Tahltan First Nation calls the Sacred Headwaters, where the Skeena, Stikine and Nass rivers meet.

The First Nation and the provincial government have been working on a shared vision for development of land and resources in the area for a year, and last December the government deferred any decisions on new coal licences. The latest order affects existing coal tenures, which the Tahltan stated it wanted included in any discussions around development. In a news release, the government said it would be appropriate to defer permits and permit amendments for existing coal tenures while it looks at the potential of designated protected areas in the Klappan.

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Gravel pit plan ‘ludicrous’ APPEAL BOARD ASKED TO MAKE ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF

FLYIN’ BOB AT THE HUB Flyin’ Bob will perform at The Hub on Ross on Wednesday at 1 p.m. The local entertainer is billed as a one-man three ring circus. His zany brand of comedy often includes colourful costumes and daredevil tricks like high wire acts, chair stacking, juggling and unicycle riding. There is no charge to enter but donations will be collected. The Hub is located at 4936 Ross St. For more details, call The Hub at 403-340-4869. For more details about Flyin’ Bob, see www.flybob.com. html.

COUNTRY DRIVE LAST WEEKEND People who want to check out local market gardens, antiques or artisans in Central Alberta this weekend can take a Country Drive. On Saturday and Sunday, the Harvest Showcase Weekend will show off some farms, businesses and local cuisine in Red Deer County, Lacombe County and Mountain View County. Country Drive partners have opened their doors to visitors who want to buy their products right from the farm gate, meet a local farmer or experience local art. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both days. For maps and attraction locations, visit www.countrydrive.ca.

This is the fourth and final Country Drive of the year.

FOOD BANK BARBECUE People are asked to bring a donation for the food bank to a Feed the Need Food Drive and BBQ at City Hall Park on Sept. 15. The Stantec Community Day BBQ and Food Drive runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Receive a free barbecue lunch if you donate a minimum of five food items or $5 to the food bank. Larger cash or food donations are gratefully accepted. For details or for pickup of larger food donations, contact Shannon Van Parys at 403341-3320. Last year, the Stantec barbecue raised more than 3,600 kg of food for Red Deer and District Food Bank.

Environmental issues connected with a gravel pit application must be addressed

by Red Deer County’s subdivision and development appeal board, argued a lawyer representing residents opposed to the project.

Fred Laux said on Monday that even though Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development and the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans also have regulatory roles, the law is clear that the appeal board must consider the environment.

In the case of 6M Holdings Ltd.’s proposal to build a 28-acre gravel pit near the Medicine River just south of Markerville, that means taking into account the impact on aquifers, flood plains and nearby fish habitats.

Laux told the board it was “ludicrous” to allow the gravel pit in an area known to flood periodically.

Leaving it up to Alberta Environment to review and decide on all environmentrelated issues could put residents in the position of having to fork out more money to take a further appeal to the Environmental Appeal Board, said Laux, during the second day of an appeal hearing that began

last Friday.

“Don’t disappoint the community and its residents when it comes to the preservation of the environment,” he added later.

Janice Agrios, the lawyer representing 6M Holdings owner Wendell Miller, said the board’s job is to look at environmental issues in terms of land use.

Detailed technical analysis of potential impacts on ground and surface water and fisheries will be reviewed by experts in other levels of government before approvals are granted.

The gravel pit has been designed with various setbacks and buffers and other measures to ensure the environment is not damaged, he said.

Agrios said Red Deer County has updated its planning documents in recent years and chose not to prohibit gravel pits on flood plains. That was because it was determined that gravel pits remain a possible use “if done properly.”

She pointed out significant work has been done by consultants hired by Miller to ensure the project won’t damage the environment, studies that will also be reviewed by federal and provincial departments.

While there has been vocal opposition to the project, “it’s certainly not overwhelming opposition,” she said. The site was chosen because few residents live nearby — only one lives within 800 metres.

Noise at the nearest property lines is not expected to exceed 70 decibels, or the level of general traffic noise. The developer has also agreed to continue to monitor noise levels and take steps if there are problems.

Area landowner John McKechnie told the board he fears that approving the project will give other gravel pit developers a “foot in the door” to further mine in the area. Allowing more pits could see the Medicine River cut a new channel down an existing range road.

John’s wife Adele McKechnie said years ago residents were concerned that another gravel operation was illegally mining below the water table, but the province’s Environment Department said it did not have the staff to monitor pits on a “site-specific basis.”

She has no confidence the department will adequately monitor the proposed pit.

Another landowner, Dale Christian, said the auditor general has criticized the province for failing to monitor gravel pit reclamations, which are done when mining is complete and are supposed to restore the site to an agriculture equivalent condition.

The appeal board has 15 working days to make its decision once it has received all of the information it requires. However, the board was considering on Monday whether to arrange a tour of the site. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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Coptic Orthodox pope to visit

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF Calling it a once-in-a-lifetime visit, the small congregation of the St. Mary and St. George Coptic Orthodox Church is getting excited for that church’s pope to visit later this month.

Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria has a planned Alberta visit on Sept. 17. In between stops in Calgary and Edmonton, he is scheduled to spend an hour at the Mountview church, located at 4346 39th St. Church board member Dr. Kamal Daniel said about 100 people will be in attendance, including Red Deer Mayor Tara Veer and city Coun. Ken Johnston.

“We were so lucky because he’s going to Calgary to open the new church there and he’s driving to Edmonton and we were lucky that he has decided to stop at our church and give us a blessing,” said Daniel. “It’s a one-hour visit.”

The Coptic Orthodox church started in Red Deer with nine families. They first got their church in 2009 and have grown to include 20 families, which is how the church looks at the number of members in its congregation.

“Although we are very small community we were able to buy the church and the house beside the church for our future expansion,” said Daniel. “All our families are young families and we all have kids and that’s good. We have two young gen-

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Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria, the Coptic Orthodox Church pope, is scheduled to stop in Red Deer on Sept. 17. erations we hope come to the church and expand.”

At the church, Pope Tawadros II will give a small speech, tour the church and give a blessing.

Red Deer’s Coptic Orthodox Church is one of about 53 across Canada, but Daniel said the faith is growing.

The Coptic Orthodox Church is the largest Christian church in Egypt and the Middle East.

Pope Tawadros II is the 118th

pope in the church’s history.

His papacy began in November 2012.

Daniel said the Coptic Orthodox Church is expanding in the western world and has expanded significantly in Western Canada over the last 50 years.

“He (Pope Tawadros II) is planning to organize all these churches and make sure that we are exposed to the environment and culture we are from,” said Daniel.

“That’s what he wants our church to start doing and that is what we have planned.”

From there, Daniel said they want to engage the community and be part of it, and not just be enclosed within the church.

“When he became pope, he came with a completely different vision. He’s trying to get the east and west churches closer to each other.” mcrawford@reddeeradvocate. com

Fetal alcohol aid reaches into prison

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An initiative that targets Bowden inmates with signs of fetal alcohol exposure hopes to provide services that will keep them out of jail.

The initiative between the Central Alberta Fetal Alcohol Network Society and the Bowden Institution federal prison is starting to see some real results.

The program, started in 2010, aims to assess if individuals were exposed to alcohol in the womb. If they were, they are connected with a wide network of supports so they can get the help they need.

Betty-Lou Benson, Central Alberta FASD Network Society co-ordinator, said by connecting inmates with this help, they are making headway in preventing recidivism, making people less likely to re-offend once they are released from custody.

“We’re identifying the guys and having them assessed,” said Benson. “These guys are then connected to community and supports prior to them being discharged and that is absolutely important. If left to their own devices, many simply cannot manage in the community and often we see recidi-

vism rates high.

“We’ll see individuals who spent so much time in jail they just can’t cope outside. Usually within 48 to 72 hours, they’ll be back inside. What we’re doing with this project is demonstrating that when we understand what these men’s challenges and strengths are, we can get them set up to be supported in the community. Once they’re supported in the community, they don’t go back.”

Benson said the people who go through their program often have little knowledge of what support they can get from the government.

The Alberta government relies on IQ tests for some of its social funding. IQ results of an FASD person are comparable to people with developmental disabilities.

After the assessment, they learn what an individual’s IQ is and what struggles they have. Coming out of the assessment, they can be connected with the office of the public guardian, Persons with Developmental Disabilities, Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped, outreach support and the Red Deer Housing Team.

“Our FASD corrections staff person has been able to pave the way for the community supports to come right into the jail be-

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fore the guys are released,” said Benson.

But it took time to get the program working well. Over the first two years, Benson said they weren’t getting the referrals they needed to advance the program. They only received seven referrals over that period.

Realizing it was a manpower issue that led to so few referrals and the lack of paperwork and referrals, Benson said they got funding to add a staff member to work with both the Central Alberta FASD network and the institution. That person started working in March 2013, identifying inmates who may have FASD so they could be assessed.

“Lo and behold, in less than three months we had 20 referrals,” said Benson.

Benson said they are now having to worry about funding from the provincial government to assess the individuals from the Bowden Institution. So they have to go back to get the money to continue the work.

Today is International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Day. As part of the Alberta government’s 10-year plan to address and prevent FASD, they have funded 12 community organizations, programs or networks with $16.5 million a year in funding. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

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C2 RED DEER ADVOCATE Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014 then crossed the highway and rolled on its side through the south side of the ditch, and into a grain field.

The 40-year-old male driver, of Pincher Creek, was taken by ambulance to Pincher Creek Hospital and later transported to Lethbridge Regional Hospital.

Pincher Creek RCMP continue their investigation.

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Roof Mart theft being probed by police A late August break-in to a northside Red Deer business has police looking for public tips to advance the investigation.

Red Deer RCMP are investigating a break-in that occurred at the Roof Mart, at 7470 49th St. Cr., that occurred at about 4:30 a.m. on Aug. 28. Police said a truck pulled up to the business and a man and woman exited the vehicle and smashed the glass door to the building.

Once inside, they stole two air nailers, a compressor and a circular saw.

Anyone with information that may assist the police in identifying the suspects responsible for this incident are asked to call the Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575, Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-8477 or report it online at www. tipsubmit.com.

Surveillance video photo of Buster’s Pizza robbery suspect.

Pizza outlet holdup suspect being sought

Landowner awaits sentence on Water Act verdict

The armed robbery of an east-end pizza place last month has police looking for a suspect.

At about 9:20 p.m. on Aug. 29, Red Deer RCMP were called to a reported armed robbery at Buster’s Pizza in Deer Park.

According to an RCMP release, a lone male suspect entered the store located at 60 Donlevy Ave., brandished a knife and demanded money from the staff.

The suspect then left the store through the front door with an undisclosed amount of cash.

RCMP police dog services immediately attended to assist RCMP officers in searching the area, but the suspected was not located.

No staff were injured during the robbery.

Police describe the suspect as Caucasian, about 1.77 to 1.82 metres (five foot 10 to six feet) tall. He has a medium build and was clean shaven during the robbery. He wore black pants, a black toque, sunglasses and light brown leather gloves.

Anyone with information that may assist police in identifying the suspect is asked to call Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575, Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-8477 or report it online at www. tipsubmit.com.

A Red Deer-area landowner and his business will be sentenced on Oct. 28 for creating a water diversion that flooded neighbouring farmland.

Harry Veenstra and Auto Body Services Red Deer Ltd. were convicted on July 25 for infractions under the Alberta Water Act and the Alberta Environmental Enhancement and Protection Act. Charges were laid in the summer of 2010 after pumps were installed to remove water from a portion of Veenstra’s property directly east of the Blindman industrial subdivision. The land was being prepared for development at the time.

The maximum penalties are $50,000 for an individual and $500,000 for a corporation.

Drug sale suspect faces trial in 2016 Trial dates have been tentatively set for a Red Deer man accused of conspiring to sell drugs to benefit a criminal organization.

Croft Monroe-Bowes, 35, was arraigned in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench on charges laid on Dec. 12, 2012, following raids at a series of homes in Red Deer.

Monroe-Bowes, who is seeking a new lawyer, pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiring to traffic cocaine to benefit a criminal organization, trafficking in cocaine to benefit a criminal organization, trafficking in cocaine, possession of cocaine, careless use or storage of a .22-calibre rifle and careless use or storage of a .303-calibre rifle.

Monroe-Bowes, released in the summer of 2013 on $5,000 cash bail, was ordered to stand trial after a lengthy

Red Deer woman killed in crash near Pincher Creek A 49-year-old Red Deer woman died at the scene of single-vehicle rollover near Pincher Creek on Saturday night.

Pincher Creek RCMP said the woman was a passenger in a pickup truck and was ejected from the vehicle.

Her name was not being released pending the notification of next of kin.

Police said the westbound pickup crashed on Hwy 507, about six km east of Pincher Creek, at about 8:30 p.m.

The truck entered the north ditch,

Drug bust suspect faces trial in 2015 One of four people arrested in connection with a drug operation in Red Deer will stand trial by judge alone in the Red Deer Court of Queen’s bench.

Ronald Allan Rue, 43 at the time of his arrest, was arrested on May 16, 2013, during an operation by the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit. Investigators allege seizing 6.3 kg of marijuana, 28 grams of cocaine, some cash and drug-trafficking paraphernalia after raiding a downtown apartment suite and a business in the northwest area of the city.

Rue has pleaded not guilty to charges of possessing drugs for trafficking and possessing the proceeds of crime.

His trial has been set for March 16 and 18, 2015.

Surveillance video photo of one of the 7-Eleven robbery suspects.

Downtown Red Deer 7-Eleven held up

City man sought after missing court date A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a suspect who missed court in Red Deer on Monday.

Richard Bradley Krepps, 29, was scheduled for arraignment on drug and weapons charges arising from an incident in Red Deer on Oct. 17, 2013.

Red Deer City RCMP allege that members patrolling in Johnstone Park noticed what they believed to be a stolen car bearing a stolen licence plate.

A search of the car produced evidence leading police to a nearby residence.

Police say they seized drugs and a stolen firearm from the car, as well as several more firearms and a small amount of methamphetamine from the house.

Krepps was charged with numerous offences, including having firearms contrary to a court order, knowingly possessing prohibited firearms, possessing weapons obtained by crime, possession of property obtained by crime and possessing drugs for trafficking.

Distressed male call ends in tragedy A call to RCMP about a distressed male threatening to harm himself had a tragic end as the man was found dead north of Sundre.

On Sunday afternoon, members of the Sundre RCMP were called to a rural residence north of town. A 57-yearold man was reported to be armed with a firearm and was threatening to hurt himself.

Police responded with the assistance of the RCMP Emergency Response Team at about 4 p.m.

When they arrived at the residence, the man was found dead. The cause of death is to be determined pending an autopsy scheduled for later this week.

Police do not suspect foul play.

Family of the deceased man are requesting that his name not be released.

The armed robbery of the downtown 7-Eleven in Red Deer has police looking for two men.

Last Friday evening, police said two men entered the business located at 4702 50th St. with their faces covered.

One of the suspects brandished a knife and threatened staff.

The two suspects then fled east down the alley across from the store with several packages of cigarettes.

No staff were injured during the robbery.

Police describe the suspects as Caucasian males, they wore black hoodies with the hoods up. One wore a black bandana covering his face, while the other wore a red bandana. Both suspects were about 1.82 metres (six feet) tall.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or report it online at www.tipsubmit.com.

Woman’s trial awaits co-accused’s trial Trial dates for a woman arrested on drug charges have been adjourned for six months because her defence will hinge on the trial of the man arrested with her.

Summer Brook Kreiser, 31, and Brian Randall Buxton, 34, were arrested on Oct. 23, 2012, by Red Deer City RCMP, who had them under surveillance in connection with a drug operation.

Both have pleaded not guilty to charges of possessing drugs for trafficking, possessing proceeds of crime and possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose.

In Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench on Monday, defence counsel Will Willms asked that Kreiser’s trial, set for Dec. 15, be delayed because the outcome of Buxton’s trial in March will have an effect on hers.

Kreiser’s trial, by judge alone, was rescheduled to June 8 to 12, 2015.

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The love of good storytelling Humility and “The past is just a story we tell ourselves.”

— Author unknown “You tell the story, Jerry,” she said. “It’s always better when you tell it.”

“Oh, I don’t know about that,” Jerry replied. “It’s still the same old story.”

“But you make it fun,” she said. “You make the story come alive.”

Everyone loved to hear Jerry tell a story. Maybe it was the enthusiasm he brought to the telling. It could have been the gestures he used or that he did the voices of each character. Whatever the reason, Jerry’s stories were indeed captivating. Looking back, Jerry’s renderings could best be described as based on a true story. Sometimes the sequence of events would be changed, the humour heightened or the mundane downplayed. Occasionally, characters were omitted, new characters were introduced and dialogue was rewritten or fabricated.

“That’s not how it happened,” some people would jokingly complain.

“That’s how it looked from where I was standing,” Jerry would reply.

I sometimes wondered what would happen if under oath Jerry had been required to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. For Jerry, it seemed that embellishment was the key to good storytelling.

We all tell stories and most of us are skilled storytellers. We may not be weaving tall tales to enthrall an audience but each day we’re spinning yarns that impact our happiness and success. What we’re unknowingly writing is a happy and upbeat or sad and depressing narrative. I think much of what we experience in life is the result of the stories we’ve written for ourselves. We filter the future and edit the past to fit our preferred narrative. In short, we are writing a fictional account of our life story and most amazingly, we’re buying into it.

Much research has been done on the validity and accuracy of early childhood memories. As a result, science has ousted the notion that memory is a static, unchanging photograph. Quite the contrary. Memory is fluid and stored in the form of impressions, images, feelings and sensations.

Research has shown us that the simple act of remembering can actually change the memory and quite dramatically. Unlike a pristine transcript of our life experience, we constantly edit, embellish, assign and reassign meaning to our reflections each time we visit them. It’s one of the reasons eyewitness accounts often vary dramatically from person to person.

For me, this point was driven home when, a few years ago, I had the chance to watch some old home movies. The footage had been shot by relatives when I was still in single digits. I recall excitedly telling my children about what they were going to see. The memories were so clear in my mind – the people, the places, the experiences. However, when I ran the film though the projector, the images were not quite in keeping with my recollections. People looked different than I remembered. Setting had changed and even the events were slightly altered.

It appears that the more we remember something, the less accurate the memory becomes. We change our past all the time to suit our need in the moment. We pick and choose details that support a particular attitude or idea. In essence, we are not consulting a photograph but rather, a canvas that is constantly being repainted. Like Jerry, we emphasize, replay and exaggerate the details to fit MURRAY our story or omit details FUHRER that no longer fit the altered version.

So the question becomes: what stories are you telling yourself? Are they stories that inspire and drive you to greatness or stories that tear you down leaving your self-esteem in tatters?

If you’re not living the life you want then stop to ponder the stories you’ve been telling. I know many people who perpetually write dramas for themselves where they are the victim of every regrettable circumstance. If the narrative of your life story is not one where you, the protagonist triumphs in the end, it becomes incredibly difficult to triumph in life.

The truth is, most people don’t know the narrative that is shaping their life. When I began to delve deeply into my belief system, I was shocked to discover that many of my stories had been written for me by the key people in my early childhood existence. Perhaps you’re still operating with stories written for you by your parents, siblings, teachers, ministers, culture and so on.

Our stories begin to define who we are and what we’re capable of achieving. It follows then that if our thinking and reasoning is done in story, our decisions and future outcomes will be guided by the stories we hold most dear – the ones we persist in telling over and over again.

“We tell ourselves stories in order to live,” wrote American author and literary journalist, Joan Didion. “We interpret what we see, select the most workable of the multiple choices … [imposing] a narrative line upon disparate images.”

Many of us may fear changing our story because our identity has become inseparable from the stories we keep repeating. That can make change challenging and frightening. Even if it’s fiction and at some level you know this to be true, you may find the task daunting. But just maybe if you can recognize the stories you’ve told ourselves, you can write something far better.

Murray Fuhrer is a self-esteem expert and facilitator.

His new book is entitled Extreme Esteem: The Four Factors. For more information on self-esteem, check the Extreme Esteem website at www.extremeesteem.ca.

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The importance of the Oomph

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Question: The idea of “leadership” seems to be getting a lot of hype these days. Whether I’m at church, in a bookstore or at work, it seems the assertion that “everybody should strive to be a leader” is always being pushed. What are your thoughts?

Jim: The greatest leader who ever lived, in my opinion, had some revolutionary things to say about leadership, including the idea that whoever wants to be truly great must become a servant. His words were as revolutionary 2,000 years ago as they are today, and they have some pretty radical implications for our contemporary concept of “leadership.” In fact, a study of other great leaders, such as George Washington and Martin Luther King, could suggest that the reluctant leader is probably the best candidate for the job, and the person best suited to exercise authority is probably the one who wants it least.

Why is this? I’d suggest two reasons. The first is humility. The reluctant leader is a good leader because he acknowledges his own weakness and inadequacy. He looks to God for wisdom and surrounds himself with those who compensate for his deficiencies. The arrogant leader, on the other hand, easily falls prey to carelessness and invites disaster for his people.

The second reason is more subtle. A true leader understands the personal demands and self-sacrifice required of genuine leadership. He realizes that sleepless nights and lonely days — not privilege and perks — are part of the package of shepherding others.

The bottom line: Don’t JIM strive for or seek leadership DALY for its own sake. Rather, look to serve wherever you may be, and if God should put you in a position of leadership, exercise it with an attitude of fear and trembling.

Question: Just about every marriage expert I’ve ever heard says that healthy communication is vital to a strong marriage. They make it sound so involved.

Isn’t talking just talking? What’s the big deal?

Dr. Greg Smalley, Vice President, Family Ministries: Communication is the primary way that intimacy is achieved, and without intimacy it’s impossible to have a healthy marriage. There are five basic levels of communication, and each one is important. ● Level 1: Cliches. These are exchanges like “How are you doing?” This common courtesy can help maintain a positive interactive tone. ● Level 2: Exchanging facts and information. This is absolutely necessary for the effective everyday function of family life. ● Level 3: Sharing opinions. Here is where we begin to discover what another person thinks and where conflict can occur. When we express our thoughts, we make ourselves more vulnerable. ● Level 4: Sharing feelings. Sharing feelings creates opportunities to be heard and understood, and offers a glimpse into our true identities. In a healthy marriage, feelings are respected and can be openly expressed based on an established foundation of trust and safety.

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Today I want to write magnificent. To be stirred in a small way or moved about my Oomph. Now don’t absolutely immeasurably by the prose that a comget ahead of yourself people, plete stranger wrote is truly a uniting feeling. If ever “Oomph” isn’t some weirdo the words I carve — past, present or future — can code word for my lady parts claim these types of feelings in even one other huor something equally uncomman being I will feel prosperous in my endeavour as fortable that I would probaa writer. bly write about. No, “Oomph” And finally I write for my children. Yes I may is something much more imwrite embarrassing tales of their not-so-easy potty portant. training days and the weird and wonderful things I once thought my Oomph that they say and do on a daily basis, but they give Please see DALY on Page C5 was the crazy and ridiculous me such great material how can I resist? things I would do in the spur In all honesty, I owe my so-far writing career to LINDSAY of the moment to attract any them. Those beautiful little beings inspired me to BROWN kind of attention I could. The begin writing again after a long and saddening dry actions that would make a spell. They were the ones who allowed me to once passerby take a second look. ME PLUS THREE again find my true Oomph. And for that, I’m not sure The way I dressed or the inI can ever repay them.

September 15 sane misadventures I would But I can say this much, I will do everything in my Standing Committee get myself into. Now that I am older (and I hope a bit power to help Lars and Sophie discover their own (tour of local facility - no meeting) wiser), I know this to be untrue. niche. The thing that energizes and uplifts them into I have been asked so many times in my life why I the people they were always meant to be.

September 22 - Regular Council Meeting write. Why do I stay up far past bedtime to write an Whether it is mountain climbing, accounting, (Changed from Sept 23) article or wake up before the sun rises to complete a miming, marine biology, or something I cannot even poem that came to me in the wee hours of the morn- fathom within the limitations of my own mind.

Questions? Please see our website ing? www.blackfalds.com or call 403-885-6248 Each time I reply with a similar answer — be- Please see BROWN on Page C5 cause I have to.

I write for myself. I write for the calm as well as the challenge. I scroll words to paper to uncover hidden emotions and bask in the inner solitude those emotions create. I write to exercise my imagination. I write to achieve the goals that ENTER & constantly float in my alYOU COULD ways wandering mind.

Secondly, I write for the voice; a singing in the depths of my soul. It resides in a place deep down, a place that is cramped and lonely. Recently I’ve come to the understanding I must set this voice free of that place. I want this voice to be heard because it has many beautiful, funny, heartfelt, and glorious things to say. I’ve hid it away for far too long because I was afraid of criticism and censorship.

And undoubtedly some will hate the words this voice will warble — but ** now as confidence washes over me, that will only make me sing louder.

I write for the one person who actually hears the words.

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Baking a cake can be as easy as mixing the ingredients in a mug and cooking them in a microwave for a minute or two.

PREPARING SINGLE PORTIONS OF YOUR FAVOURITE COMFORT FOODS IS EASY WITH A MUG AND MICROWAVE When I asked my daughter what she is going to miss the most when she leaves for university, her answer was home cooked meals.

The surprise, however, was that it wasn’t the everyday mealtimes that my husband and I always insisted upon that she was going to miss, but instead it was her little comfort foods rituals that made everything right in her world.

She’d miss the smell of banana bread coming out of the oven that I would occasionally MADHU surprise her with as she BADONI came home from school, the warm brownies that were baked on Friday nights to celebrate the beginning of the weekend and end of long work week, and the French toast Sunday brunches that somehow spread into the early afternoons.

When I suggested to her that I could send her a care packages, she replied that it’s not really the act of eating, but it’s the feeling of freshly baked just for her that is the comfort.

I was pretty sure that I couldn’t package the emotions that she associated to her comfort foods, but I was determined to make sure she went with recipes that would evoke those memories.

Thinking back to my university years, I remembered that cooking as a student was a challenge. With very little time, money and illequipped kitchens, cooking or baking wasn’t even a priority. If any food was prepared, it was the instant pop-in-the-oven variety.

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You can reminisce about the Sunday brunches by spending only five minutes to prepare this French toast in a mug! No grills, frying pans or dirty dishes to clean up afterwards.

Brownie in a Mug 2 tablespoons butter, melted 2 tablespoons water ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract 1 dash salt 4 tablespoons granulated sugar 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour In a 12-ounce coffee mug, add water, butter, vanilla and dash of salt. Whisk well. Add cocoa powder, whisk well. Add sugar, whisk well. Add flour, whisk well. Microwave for 60 to 90 seconds. Centre should be slightly molten. Careful not to overcook. Enjoy with a spoon. Careful, brownie will be hot.

Banana Bread in a Mug Non-stick cooking spray 3 tablespoon flour 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon sugar 2 tablespoon brown sugar 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon baking powder 1/8 teaspoon baking soda 1 egg ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 tablespoon milk 1 ripe banana, mashed Spray a microwave-safe mug with cooking spray. In a bowl or right in the mug, whisk flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and soda. Add egg and combine until just incorporated with dry ingredients. Mix in vanilla, oil, milk and mashed banana. Microwave for up to three minutes. Check after 90 seconds for doneness.

Like all things that come out of the microwave, the inside of this will be hotter than the surface of the sun when you first remove it from the microwave. Give it a few minutes.

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If you don’t have the pan or the patience to bake an entire loaf, try this banana bread in mug. It takes three minutes to bake!

Quick French Toast In A Mug 16-ounce mug 1 tablespoon granulated sugar 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 large egg ½ cup milk ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract 1 ¼ cups bread cubes (preferably stale) or small plain croutons pure maple syrup, whipped cream In the mug, use a fork to whisk sugar, salt, cinnamon, egg, milk and vanilla until very well blended. Add bread cubes, stirring and pressing them down into the custard to absorb the liquid. Let stand for at least 15 minutes (so the bread absorbs the liquid). Press bread down with a fork to compact. Microwave on high for 1.5 to 2.5 minutes (checking at 1.5) or until firm to the touch and liquid is absorbed. Top with syrup and a dollop of whipped cream.

Mug Cheesecake 2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar 2 tablespoons fat-free sour cream 3 tablespoons low fat cream cheese 1/8 teaspoon lemon juice ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract ½ egg, beaten fluffy (egg substitute works, too) 1 vanilla wafer In a small bowl mix together sugar, sour cream, cream cheese, lemon juice and egg until well. Microwave on high for one minute.

Open microwave door for 20 seconds, close and microwave again for 45 seconds Take out of the microwave, let cool for 10 minutes, then transfer to the fridge for about two hours. Run a butter knife along the edge to nudge the cake loose from the bottom. Crush vanilla wafer and sprinkle on plate; invert cheese cake on top.

Top with fresh fruit.

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Always wanted to eat a whole cheese cake? Well now you can by preparing a dainty single serving size. Fancied up, no one will know that you spent only minutes to prepare.

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MUG: Summer cooking challenge So my cooking challenge during the summer months was to find recipes that required minimal utensils, that could be prepared in single portions and that were my daughter’s favourite comfort foods.

The answer is cooking in mug using a microwave!

I am not going to lay claim to this idea because I was inspired by the ‘mug cakes’ recipes that were floating around the Internet awhile back; ingre-

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BROWN: Finding oneself I will do all that is in my power to help them achieve it.

But this is no great feat, it is simply called parenting.

I want them to know that following a dream is never a wasted undertaking. There will be trials to overcome and tribulations to conquer, but if the dream is something worth chasing, anything can be attained.

I want my children to understand the importance of finding oneself. To venture into unknown territory, despite the misgivings and naysayers. To acknowledge that standing still for the sake of fear has never fared well for anyone.

I hope to teach them how to summon up the audacity to take a leap of faith. The boldness to walk blindly into a room when one has nowhere else to go but onward. Because this kind of hunger rejuvenates the soul. It feeds

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Even back then I thought it was ingenious because it was using everyday pantry ingredients, mixing them together and cooking right in the mug with very minimal dirty dishes generated.

While the taste wasn’t gourmet, it definitely could rival the boxed cakes.

The added bonus — only one serving was made so the eating-until-it-wasdone temptation was automatically eliminated.

I took the concept of cake in the mug and adapted it to my daughter’s favourite foods. After tweaking and adjusting, I slowly compiled recipes that she could take with her.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Montreal director Jean-Marc Vallee says his acclaimed new film Wild, based on Cheryl Strayed’s bestselling memoir, is a tribute to his late mother.

Like the ever-positive ailing matriarch played by Laura Dern in the drama, which is at the Toronto International Film Festival, Vallee says his mother was also strong and uplifting even while battling cancer.

“I lost my mom of cancer three years ago, so of course I related to the material,” he said in an interview. “I was crying like a baby when I read the book and I said, ‘Yeah, I’m going to make this film and really pay tribute to my mom and to this kind of female strong character.”’

Star/producer Reese Witherspoon is stirring up early Oscar buzz for her role as Strayed, who tries to flee her reckless and drug-addled past through a soul-searching and arduous hike spanning 1,600 kilometres along the Pacific Crest Trail. Guiding her through her journey are the memories of her late mother, Bobbi (Dern), who always had a sunny disposition and encouraged her to try to find her “best self.”

Nick Hornby wrote the big-screen adaptation that was critically lauded when it made its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival just over a week ago.

“My mom was a Bobbi,” said Vallee, “always so positive and annoying me with her ‘rich in love’ and ‘you can do it,’ ‘don’t worry, life is well-made and God is there for you and life will take care of you.’

“These strong women who devote their lives to their children and just loving their children and forgetting about themselves, and their mission on this Earth became, ‘I’m going to be there for them.’

It’s rare that you see a man in that position. It comes mostly from a woman, from mothers, therefore from women. I mean, there are some fathers, yeah, it’s strong. I’m a father.

“But there’s something about the connection with the mother.”

Vallee said the film is also an ode to women like Strayed.

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Star/producer Reese Witherspoon is stirring up early Oscar buzz for her role as Cheryl Strayed, who tries to flee her reckless and drug-addled past through a soul-searching and arduous hike spanning 1,600 kilometres along the Pacific Crest Trail. the end of the film she has 20 cents in her pocket, no job, no house, no apartment, no man, no relationship, no parents, and it’s a beautiful ending.”

Vallee was just at the Toronto film festival last year with Dallas Buyers Club, which went on to receive six Oscar nominations, including a nod for best picture. It won three, including best actor for Matthew McConaughey.

His next project is Demolition with Jake Gyllenhaal and Naomi Watts. He said he then plans to shoot another film next September, followed by a French feature and then a French-Canadian project

in Montreal.

“I’ve got the next four years lined up,” said Vallee, whose other films include The Young Victoria, C.R.A.Z.Y. and Cafe de Flore.

“I’m doing indie films, I’m not doing the Hollywood big thing. I’m picky in my choice — choosing your film is choosing your lifestyle. You’ve got to wake up and be happy.

“I haven’t made all the right choices before in my life, but now I think I’m choosing wisely.”

The Toronto International Film Festival runs through Sept. 14.

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LOS ANGELES — The star-studded Stand Up to Cancer telethon that aired on broadcast and cable networks in the United States and Canada raised $109 million.

Organizers said Monday that’s $28 million more than the 2012 telecast generated.

The hourlong broadcast Friday featured performances by The Who, Dave Matthews Band, Ariana Grande and a closing number by Jennifer Hudson, Common and Lupe Fiasco. Jennifer Aniston, Will Ferrell, Zooey Deschanel, Robert Downey Jr. and Halle Berry were among the stars appearing on the broadcast. Viewers were asked to donate what they

TORONTO — Canadian pop star Justin Bieber is “relieved” prosecutors have dropped an assault charge against him in connection with an alleged attack on a Toronto limousine driver, his lawyer said Monday.

The charge, which stemmed from an early morning incident on Dec. 30, was withdrawn because there was no reasonable prospect of conviction, prosecutors said in a brief court appearance.

Bieber was charged with one count of assault after he and five others were picked up by a limousine at a Toronto nightclub. Police alleged one of the passengers hit the limousine driver.

BRIEF How I Met Your Mother star Neil Patrick Harris marries in Italy NEW YORK — Kim Kardashian and Kanye West aren’t the only ones who tied the knot this year in Italy. So did Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka.

The How I Met Your Mother star and his actor-chef groom were married Saturday in Italy. They’d been dating for 10 years and are parents to 3-year-old twins, Gideon and Harper. The grooms wore custom Tom Ford tuxedos and Elton John performed at the reception.

“Yup, we put the ‘n’ and ‘d’ in ’husband,”’ Harris tweeted Monday. His publicist later confirmed the news.

Harris, 41, just won a Tony Award for his role in Hedwig and the Angry Inch. He has been in several Broadway productions, including Assassins, Proof and as the exuberant master of ceremonies in Cabaret.

Burtka, 39, played Tulsa in the Bernadette Petersled revival of Gypsy, was seen off-Broadway in The Play About the Baby and is also a chef.

How I Met Your Mother producer Pam Fryman officiated at the wedding.

The next celebrity couple to pick Italy to marry is George Clooney and human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin, who will tie the knot in Venice in a couple

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announcements QUARTEL (Nee Zuidhof) Afina Willemina Dec. 26, 1933 - Sept. 7, 2014 Called to her eternal home by her Heavenly Father, we lovingly remember Afina, a loving wife to Jack, for almost sixty years. She was born in Oterdum, The Netherlands.

Immigrating to Canada in 1951 with her family, they resided in Taber working in the sugar beets for one year. Red Deer was the next place of residence where she met Jack.

She was a nursing aid in the Red Deer Hospital until just after they were married. They exchanged wedding vows on October 29, 1954 and spent many wonderful years together.

Living on an acreage outside of Red Deer, they ran a trucking business together and raised a family. In 1978, they moved back into Red Deer in the Pines and in 2009, moved to their present condominium home. She was a wonderful mother and homemaker. She made many wonderful meals, enjoyed reading, handicrafts such as sewing, knitting and crocheting. In earlier years, she sang in the “Song Birds”, a church choir and served as a Calvinette Counselor for young girls. She loved taking time for the elderly and spent many hours volunteering each week at the Red Deer Nursing Home, and also delivered many “Meals on Wheels” with Jack. Afina loved people, and visiting, and cared deeply for them! She had a deep faith and tried to encourage those around her gently in their faith whether it was her children, grandchildren, friends or church family. She is lovingly remembered by her husband, Jack; John and Donna Quartel of Lacombe and their children, Sarah, Michael (and Kristin), Laura; Harvey and Trudy Quartel of Sturgeon County and their children, Stephanie (and Carmelo), Bradley and Matthew; Marion and Don Reitsma of Alhambra and their children, Marisa (and Devon Prins and their child - Landon), Michelle (and Shae Lowther and their child - Reece), Krystal; and Mike Quartel of Red Deer. She is also survived by her sister Grieta Winter of Red Deer and her sister-in-law Rika Zuidhof of Taber, as well as Jack’s siblings: Adri Boer of Zuid Byerland, Sien Blok of Emmeloord, and Ella & Wim Tuk of Klaaswaal - all of The Netherlands, along with numerous nieces, nephews, and friends. A Graveside Service will be held at Alto Reste Cemetery, Red Deer, on Thursday, September 11, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. for family members and close friends. A Memorial Service will take place at the First Christian Reformed Church, 16 McVicar Street, Red Deer on Thursday, September 11, 2014 at 1:30 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made in Afina’s honour to the CFGB (Canadian Food Grains Bank).

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MacLEAN Wayne Douglas MacLean, Wayne Douglas, after courageous battles with cancer, passed away at his home in Water Valley on July 26, 2014 with his loving husband, Brent Rock, his family and caregivers at his side. Wayne (also known onstage as Mr. Devon Mills) lived a full and fearless life and maintained an optimistic and spirited attitude with grace and dignity throughout his battle. Wayne was born in Pincher Creek October 27, 1963. While a young boy the family moved to Rimbey, AB formerly and more appropriately known as Kansas Ridge. Wayne graduated from high school a half a year early so he could “get out of dodge”. After attending SAIT, training as an optician, Wayne eventually became the marketing manager for Fort Optical, where he dedicated long hours in the service of the company. Wayne flourished in Calgary and proved to be a presence with which to be reckoned. With the emergence of Mr. Devon Mills, Wayne’s on-stage character, he became a highly successful entertainer. Using this creative outlet he raised much needed money for local charities including Donnie Peters Memorial Cut-a-thon and AIDS Calgary. Nineteen ninety-six proved to be a landmark year for Wayne: he and his partner were married in the United Church. In that same year they opened the Foxwood Bed and Breakfast, where Wayne was a stellar host who could always be counted on for his charm and quick wit. Wayne was “big into Karma” and proud to include the Foxwood in the Kid’s Help Phone ‘Home for the Holidays’ Tour. After selling The Foxwood, Wayne and Brent relocated to Water Valley, where again Wayne played gracious host at The Aspen Café and Gallery. Wayne developed his considerable talent as a watercolour artist and was subsequently invited to show his work with Beacon Original Art, in addition to sharing his art at The Aspen. In addition to his devoted husband, Brent, Wayne is survived by his mother Reta (Morley Dell), brother William (Carla) MacLean, sisters Colleen MacLean (Don Wierenga), Joanne (Keith) Bratten, niece Gillian MacLean, nephew Will MacLean and numerous extended family and friends. Wayne was predeceased by his father James. Wayne also insisted we also mention his beloved dogs Charlie (his little Buckaroo) and Patch. Heartfelt gratitude to the numerous medical staff who were so kind with Wayne’s care. A special thank you to Dr. McGinnis, Dr. Bergh, Dr. Ruether, Dr. Braun and Dr. Ho, Unit 47 at the Foothills Hospital. To Didsbury Home Care for the most amazing care as well as Nurses Next Door for your compassion. Also to Cher Hunter, you are truly an angel. A Celebration of Wayne’s Life will be held at Knox United Church, 506-4th Street SW, Calgary on Sunday, September 14th at 4:00 pm. Attendees are encouraged to arrive at the Church prior to 3:30 pm for pre-celebration music in the Sanctuary with the Rhonda Withnell Trio. Reception to follow downstairs. www.knoxunited.ab.ca If you so choose, please make a donation to your local Humane Society in honor of Wayne’s commitment to the welfare of our animals.

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Personals BAGGALEY Lenore Joyce “Norie” Oct. 28, 1927 - Sept. 3, 2014 Mom passed away peacefully at the Red Deer Regional Hospital on September 3, 2014.

She was predeceased by her husband Thomas “Tom”, her mom and dad, Edna and Fred Hain, her older brother Bruce and younger sister Doreen and by her greatgreat-grandchild Kaytanna.

Lenore will be lovingly remembered by her brother Bill (Ona) and sister June (Doug); children Mary Anne (Greg), Jim (Linda), and Ken (Chris); grandchildren Tracy (Bill), Kim (Kevin), Thomas, and Alyane; greatgrandchildren Trisha, Tasha (Tim), Trenna, Jessie, and Sammy; great-greatgrandchildren Jorga, Jared, Lily, Kaiden, Silas and Richard; as well as many other relatives and friends. A Celebration of Life will be held at Knox Presbyterian Church, 4718-50 Street, Red Deer on Wednesday, September 10 at 2:00 p.m.

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SHINSKI (nee Lugofett) Eva 1939 - 2014 Eva Shinski passed away at the Red Deer Hospice with her loving husband and children at her side on September 4, 2014 at the age of 75. She will be deeply missed by her husband, Ross; children, Garth (LeeAnne), Murray (Carol), Blair and Barb; grandchildren, Derek, Tyler, twins Zachary and Samuel, Kristy (Jeff), Dennis, Brett and Steven; and great grandchildren, Melodie, McKennah and Ethan. Eva is also survived by her sister, Ann and her family. She is predeceased by her parents, one brother, two sisters and an infant sister. Eva and Ross had 43 happy years of marriage.

She enjoyed motherhood and being a grandma and great grandma.

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Growing oilfield company and problem solving skills timhortons.com req’s F/T seasonal with the ability to be SWAMPERS BOILER OPERATORS RAMADA INN & flexible in managing for busy oilfield trucking for projects in NE. BC, and priorities as they change SUITES company. Top wages Central AB. Fly in camp -Strong communication, req’s Permanent Fax resume to: jobs as well as local. Exc. interpersonal and ROOM ATTENDANTS 403-346-6128, Attn: Pierre pay, safety bonuses and leadership skills Attendants. Exp. not nec.

No phone calls please! retention bonuses. will train. Approx. 35 - 40 -Self-starter who is able to Candidates require H2S, produce quality work with hrs/wk. Rate: $12.75 standard first aid, PST & minimal supervision and $14/hr. Duties incl’d but equivilant and current boilnot limited to: vacuuming, guidance er tickets. Equipment exp.

-Detail oriented dusting, washing floors, is also an asset. Work making beds, empty trash, scheduled to start within SAFETY WATCH disinfecting & cleaning the month. Please forward bathrooms. Performance -Clean class 5 drivers resumes to license based bonus program. careers@gtchandler.com Must be fluent with verbal -Good comprehension and or fax 403-886-2223. Succommunication skills l& written English, be TANKMASTER RENTALS cessful applicants will be -Good reading and writing physically fit. Applicants req’s Exp’d Class 1 Fluid contacted for interview. skills may apply in person at Haulers for Central - Good vision/hearing 6853 - 66 St. Red Deer Classifieds...costs so little Alberta. Oilfield tickets H2S Alive T4P 3T5 or fax 403-342-4433 Saves you so much! req’d. Competitive wages - PST/CSTS or email: and benefits.

LOCAL SERVICE CO. admin@tankmaster.ca or info@ramadareddeer.com -Standard First Aid/CPR in Red Deer REQ’S EXP. -Confined space entry/ fax 403-340-8818 VACUUM TRUCK SERVER -CUSTOMER monitor OPERATOR COUNTER - F/T -Fall protection Must have Class 3 licence Duties: Take customer w/air & all oilfield tickets. orders, portion raw food, Email: resumes Fax resume w/drivers package take-out orders, @newcartcontracting.com abstract to 403-886-4475 handle cleaning & store Fax: 1-403-729-2396 Wise Intervention Services Email all LOCAL Testing company Inc. is now hiring for the cleaning products, stock fridge, & collect money safety and trade tickets seeking experienced following positions. from costumer. $11.89/hr.

Well Testers.

CRIBBER & LABORERS 5 days/wk. Must be avail.

Positions available COIL TUBING SUPERVISORS wanted. Contact on weekends & holidays. immediately.

COIL TUBING OPERATORS Kristian @ 403-588-1581 Paula @ 403-347-8001 Day/Night Supervisors & HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC Assistants.

NITROGEN PUMP MUST HAVE valid H2S OPERATORS and First Aid. FLUID PUMP OPERATORS Trades Competitive wages and health benefits.

Email resumes and tickets Competitive wages and benefits. Preference will be to: welltesting365@ given to applicants with gmail.com relevant experience, Class 1 Drivers License and valid oilfield tickets.

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Wise is a leading oilfield services provider that is committed to quality and NOW HIRING safety excellence.

By Well Testing Personnel empowering our employees Experienced Supervisors it gives them a positive & Operators attitude, beliefs, percepMust have valid applicable tions and values. Our tickets. Email: lstouffer@ employees care about the testalta.com success of our company RED DEER based hot shot and each other. company looking for exp’d driver, 15/6 rotation, Please put in the subject company benefits, line if you are applying for performance bonus.

Red Deer or Grande PraiFax resume & rie. Email your resume to current abstract jobs@wiseisi.com or fax to 403-342-2152 (403) 340-1046.

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VALVE TECHNICIAN/SHOP ASSISTANTS Isolation Equipment Services Inc. an expanding Oil Service Company is willing to train the right candidates as valve technicians and/or shop assistants in its fast and mechanical environment.

Duties include but not limited to the following: • Assembling and repairing control valves/frac heads • Calibration, testing and troubleshooting of valves as well as measurement and valve related instruments • Disassembly, cleanup and evaluation of parts • Signing and documenting date compliance sheets • Pressure testing processes with experience, will train • Forklift experience/loader experience, will train • Must be 18 years of age or older to apply • Must supply driver’s abstract

Heavy Equipment Mechanic (3rd or 4th Year) Credentials: Heavy Duty Equipment Mechanic Trade Certification, 3rd period apprentice, 4th period apprentice, Heavy Duty Equipment Red Seal Endorsement, Commercial Vehicle Inspection Certificate an asset, must have a valid Class 1 or 3 Driver’s License.

JOB OVERVIEW • Diagnose/troubleshoot & complete repairs on all company equipment which includes, diesel/gas powered automobiles, Heavy Trucks, Oilfield Well Servicing Equipment, Cranes, loaders, forklift and trailers.

• Adjust equipment and repair or replace defective parts.

• Test repaired equipment for proper performance, clean, lubricate and perform other maintenance work, verify and repair emission control systems.

• Demonstrate continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times and streamline work processes.

• Use of computer to input information on the units and for the company maintenance program regarding work/purchase orders.

• Order material/parts that are required to complete the repairs • Be able to work under pressure in certain situations that require a quick turnaround process.

• Must be able to read, write, spell and verbally communicate clearly in English.

Benefits: • Excellent hourly wage • Lucrative Quarterly Safety Bonus and Christmas Bonus • Excellent benefit plan • Retirement plan Fax or email your resume and driver’s abstract to: Fax: (403) 347-3406 Email: l.enzie@isolationequipment.com or drop by #239 Clearview Drive Clearview Industrial Park Red Deer County Must be 18 years of age or older to apply, and able to pass a pre-employment test.

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Truckers/ Drivers

850

Branch Manager, Protective Services, Red Deer, AB

GardaWorld is seeking a Branch Manager for our Protective Services Branch Based in Red Deer, Alberta.

GardaWorld Protective Services protects people and assets in over 140 cities in Canada, a progressive company with over 20,000 employees in Canada. Exciting growth opportunities await the right applicant.

GardaWorld provides competitive salaries a full benefit plan and bonus /incentive structure. We offer flexible work hours, on the job training, state of the art tools for you to get the job done and a network of support staff. You are not alone when you join the GardaWorld team!

The Branch Manager will be responsible for the acquisition, development and application of resources necessary to fulfill service delivery commitments to the region including recruitment, scheduling, mobile division, office management and customer relations.

A priority to this position is the development of new business.

Acceptable candidates have 3-5 years of security management/supervision, managing experience in a Customer Service business line. Preference shall be given to those with previous experience in the Security business.

You have superior communications skills, can work independently & have strong leadership ability. Some travel will be required.

Interested candidates should submit their resume to Roger Maslen at roger.maslen@garda.com.

No phone calls please.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Trades

850

STAIR MANUFACTURER Req’s F/T workers to build stairs in Red Deer shop.

MUST HAVE basic carpentry skills. Salary based on skill level. Benefits avail. Apply in person at 100, 7491 Edgar Industrial Bend. email: earl707@telus.net. and/or fax 403-347-7913 Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

Truckers/ Drivers

860

GARNET’S OILFIELD TRUCKING

is looking for CLASS 1 BOOM TRUCK PICKER OPERATORS, BED TRUCK DRIVERS & WINCH TRUCK DRIVERS to join our growing company.

Competitive wages and benefits. Must pass preemployment substance screening. Fax or email resumes, drivers abstract & safety tickets 403-346-8992 admin@garnetstrucking.com No phone calls.

APPLIANCE DELIVERY DRIVER Family owned and operated, Trail Appliances continues to grow and due to this, we are looking to expand our delivery department. We are currently looking for an experienced Delivery Driver to work out of our Red Deer Warehouse located at #6 4622 61 St., Riverside Industrial District The ideal candidate will: • • • • •

be able to maneuver merchandise in excess of 100lbs possess exceptional customer service skills enjoy working within a diverse team hold a valid driver’s license and a clear drivers abstract The Company provides a comprehensive and competitive benefit program including such things as:

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880

FIELD Tec Trainee

Individual req’d to take simple measurements of equipment for insulation covers. Knowledge of petrochemical equipment would be an asset.

Suitable 4x4 req’d. (compensation paid). Will train in all aspects of the operation. $23/hr. while training, $25/hr. when complete. Reply to cover@telus.net with resume or info request.

880

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ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING

GAETZ SOUTH F/T P/T MEAT CUTTER. Apply within 5111 22nd St. Red Deer

FALL START GED Preparation Would you like to take the GED in your community?

• • • • • • • • • •

Red Deer Rocky Mtn. House Rimbey Caroline Castor Sylvan Lake Innisfail Stettler Ponoka Lacombe Gov’t of Alberta Funding may be available.

403-340-1930 www.academicexpress.ca

CASH CASINO is hiring a

F/T CLEANERS

GAETZ SOUTH FT/PT Morning Receiver Apply within 5111 22nd St. Red Deer

GAETZ SOUTH PT Bakery Evening Staff Apply within 5111 22nd St. Red Deer GREENHOUSE WORKER wanted at Meadowbrook Greenhouses, Penhold.

26 Full Time Seasonal Positions. No Exp, training provided. Starting Feb 2015. $10.20/hr, 44 hrs, 5 days per week, 3 month period. Fax resume to 403-886-2252.

Hiring students aged 17+ 3am - 11am shift. in HS and College. NonNeed to be physically fit.

• Medical & Dental student positions available.

Must have reliable benefit Program Flexible sched. with $17.25 transportation.

• Flex days guarranteed base pay, Please send resume attn: • Stat holidays off cust. sales/service, no exGreg Tisdale • Paid vacation time off perience necessary, we gtisdale@ • Employee & Family will train, conditions apply. cashcasino.ca or fax Assistance Program Visit 403-346-3101 or drop off • Referral Incentives at Cash Casino, 6350 - 67 St. www.work4students.ca/rda • Employee discounts or call 403-755-6711 to PART TIME available for • Boot Allowance APPLY NOW! CEA AIR Millwright on contract (Custom Energized Air Ltd) basis. No fear of heights, Trail is always looking for a respected leader in the service & repair people who want pneumatics industry is equipment. Fee will be opportunities to grow, take GROWING AGAIN and we negotiable. Email resume initiative and work well are looking for: to custbulk@xplornet.com within a team environment. or fax 403-340-2250 Exp’d Industrial Launch your career with a Inside Sales /Order well-known and respected PART TIME available for Desk Personnel company. Become a part Millwright on contract for our Red Deer Branch of the successful Trail basis. No fear of heights, Labourers, Flag A mechanical aptitude and team by submitting a service & repair /or knowledge in pneumatics Persons & Operators resume to equipment. Fee will be is an asset. Compensation reddeerjobs@ negotiable. Email resume Busy road construction is negotiable depending on trail-appliances.com to custbulk@xplornet.com company looking for or by fax to 403-347-3314. experience, includes health plan. or fax 403-340-2250 Labourers AND flag perWe look forward to hearing A security check will be sons. Work is throughout SHOP HELP AND/OR from you; please submit conducted on successful Alberta. Must have a Class APPRENTICE MECHANIC resumes to: candidates. We thank all 5 license. Fax resume to REQ’D IMMED. del.trynchuk@cea-air.com interested applicants, 403-309-0489 Truck exp. preferred. however, only those COMMUNITY 8:30-5. 15 mi. E. of BlackParty and Wedding selected for an interview falds. Fax: 403-784-2330 Support Worker will be contacted.

Equipment Stock Phone: 403-784-3811 Program Person Something for Everyone October Start Customer service. Pick Everyday in Classifieds Buying or Selling Accepting registrations for and pack customer orders your home?

6 mo. Community Support for pickup and delivery.

Check out Homes for Sale Worker Program.

Receive, count, sort and in Classifieds Funding may be avail. store incoming inventory.

403-340-1930 Stock and clean showSHUNDA Academic Express room. Assist customers for CONSTRUCTION event planning. Operate Adult Education & Training Requires Full Time computer and cash www.academicexpress.ca Carpenters register for transactions.

DAIRY equipment supplier Warehouse environment. & Apprentices looking for $13/hour plus benefits.

Competitive Wages GENERAL LABORERS Full-time days. Apply & Benefits.

For our parts & service dept.

5929 - 48 Ave or e-mail Fax resumes & ref’s to: CENTRAL AB based truckCompetitive wages and sales@ 403-343-1248 or email to: ing company requires benefits package. E-mail parklandrentals.com. admin@shunda.ca Owner Operators resume: info@prolineinc.ca PIANO INSTRUCTOR & Contract Drivers SHUNDA DISPATCHER REQ’D. Join our dynamic team and in AB. Home the odd night.

Knowledge of Red Deer CONSTRUCTION share your passion for Weekends off. Late model and area is essential.

Requires Full Time music with students of all tractor pref. 403-586-4558 Verbal and written ages and abilities. Now Equipment communication skills are CELEBRATIONS Hiring part time for Fall Operator/Truck req’d.

Send resume by fax 2014. Submit resume and HAPPEN EVERY DAY Driver to 403-346-0295 cover letter to: office@ IN CLASSIFIEDS Q Endorsement preferred. reddeerdancemagic.com F/T INSTALLER/REPAIR Competitive Wages CLASS 1 DRIVER TECH. RESIDENTIAL APT & Benefits. with super B and grain needed in Calgary.

MANAGER Fax resumes & ref’s to: hauling experience for Travel involved, expenses 23 suite apt. complex.

403-343-1248 or email to: Central AB. Call Wayne covered.

Valid Class 5 Live-in role. Responsibilities admin@shunda.ca 403-341-9113 license, weekends off. incl. cleaning, maintenance, Mechanical ability an SMALL RURAL MEAT yard care, administration.

CLASS 1 or 3 drivers req’d asset. Please email SHOP in central AB Fax to 403-346-5786 for moving equipment. resume to looking for F/T meat Resumes to be dropped off Classifieds...costs so little michelle@equipmentpro cutter. 8-5, no weekends. at Key Towing. 4083-78 St. Saves you so much! .ca or fax 403-279-8214 Knowledge of cutting Cres. Red Deer. hanging carcasses needed. Rental house F/T TRUCK drivers req’d. Misc. avail. within walking disMinimum Class 5 with air tance of meat shop at a and clean abstract. Exp. Help very reasonable rate with preferred. In person to Key paid utils. 403-843-4383 Towing 4083-78 St. Cres. jkcmeats@hotmail.ca Red Deer.

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RV TECHNICIAN/ RV TECH APPRENTICE Duties include: • All aspects of RV Service work • Seasonal extended hours • Customer interaction

OPERATOR 2 POSITION

Rahr Malting Canada Ltd., a leading manufacturer of Brewer’s Malt, is now accepting applications for a full time Operator 2 position.

The position includes Plant Operations and Sanitation duties.

Applicants must have a minimum Grade 12 diploma and must be available for shift work.

Experience in manufacturing or factory environment is preferred.

Application Closing Date: Sept 12, 2014.

Applicants should include a resume and apply in writing to: RAHR MALTING CANADA LTD. Attn: Human Resources Box 113, Alix, Alberta, T0C 0B0 FAX: (403) 747-2660 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

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Truckers/ Drivers

ACADEMIC Express

Professional Drivers

Benefits: • Excellent hourly wage • Lucrative Safety Bonus and Christmas bonus • Excellent benefit plan • Retirement plan Fax or email your resume and driver’s abstract to: Fax: (403) 347-3406 #239 Clearview Drive Clearview Industrial Park Red Deer County

We are currently seeking a well-organized and reliable individual to join our Fleet department out of Red Deer Alberta.

Trades

Our Equipment: • Pressure Trucks • Water/Chemical Trucks • Acid/Synthetic Tank Truck/Pups • Tractor Trailer Unit • Shower Units Some of your duties could be: • Loading & delivering acid or environmentally friendly acid to leases • Loading & delivering methanol or fresh water for pipeline pressure testing We offer: • On-site Mechanic to maintain equipment • Competitive wages based on hourly pay • Subsistence pay & hotel rooms for drivers • Extensive health & dental plan

Please send your resume and drivers abstract to pat@haulinacid.com or fax 403-314-9724

Attributes: • • • •

Previous experience Organized & Reliable Physically fit Mechanically inclined

Will consider: • Journeyman RV Technician status or equivalent related trade experience • Salary based on experience and ability • Company benefits • Top industrial wage for right person

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Oilfield

E-mail bill@unclebensrv.com Fax: (403) 346-1055 or drop off resume, Attn Bill/Service

Employment Training

900

ENROLL TODAY! Classes Starting Soon!

Medical Office Assistant / Unit Clerk On-site work experience Unit Clerk Specialty curriculum Under one-year full Diploma program Planning for a Successful Career Seminar Nationally recognized Medical Assisting First Aid / CPR Training Professional Certificate Hospital Scrubs included Train with Industry experts Perfect graduate job placement rate reported last year

Call Today (403) 347-6676 2965 Bremner Avenue, Red Deer

www.academyoflearning.ab.ca

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ROD’S WELDING is looking for F/T Laboure /Welders Fax resume to 403-746-5909 or call 403-746-5455 SOURCE ADULT VIDEO requires mature P/T help Fri & Sat. Graveyard Shift.

11 pm -7 am. Fax resume to: 403-346-9099 or drop off to: 3301-Gaetz Avenue

Antiques & Art

BEAM scale, straight razor in orig. box, ink pen, bottle, and stand $200 for all 403-865-0662

Children's Items

Employment Training

900

COMMUNITY Support Worker Program October Start

Accepting registrations for 6 mo. Community Support Worker Program.

Funding may be avail.

403-340-1930

Heavy

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Firewood

1660

AFFORDABLE

Homestead Firewood

Spruce & Pine -Split. Firepits avail. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472 FIREWOOD, 1/2 ton load $35.00 Call 403-728-3485 Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

LOGS

Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar.

Price depends on location.

Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346 Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / Delivery. Lyle 403-783-2275

stuff CLASSIFICATIONS 1500-1990

1630

TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

Academic Express

Adult Education & Training www.academicexpress.ca

1580

BABY swing, blue, like new, $60; 2 small homemade wooden tables $20/both 403-357-3247

TURPLE BROS. LTD. EquipmentIs taking resumes for: PARTS PERSON. F/T position avail. Wages dependent on experience, benefits avail. Please email resume to HR Department brenda@turplebros.ca

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Advocate Opportunities

CARRIERS REQUIRED To deliver the CENTRAL AB LIFE 1 day a week in: Eckville Bowden Olds Sylvan Lake Please call Debbie for details 403-314-4307

INGLEWOOD & MORRISROE Adult Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the

1680

Garden Supplies

FLOWER POTS, 3 large white, fibreglass, All for $70. 403-348-6449

Household Appliances

1710

FRIDGE, Kenmore 21 cu ft. 8 yrs. old, black, $150 o.b.o. 403-343-2754 FRIGIDAIRE, one piece stacking washer and dryer.

Gently used in one person household. Must pick up soon. $150. obo 403-307-2000 GE FRIDGE almond, runs great $100 403-309-1838 LG WHITE 1.72 Cu.ft. over the range microwave. $100 403-341-6866

Household Furnishings

1720

DARK maple table, 6 chairs, 2 leafs, $200 403-347-3849

WANTED

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

Stereos TV's, VCRs

1730

Misc. for Sale

1760

FERTILZER spreader, 20” Hopper, $25.; Garden Hose, 75’, $15; Part bag of Oil-dri (all purpose absorbent), $4.; Metal Tamping bar, $5; 3 short lengths of PVC pipe, 2 - 3” diameter, 1 - 4” diameter, all for $2.; white brackets for standards, 10-12” and 9-6”, all for $5; light truck tire Goodyear, P255-70R16 $5; 4 tri-pod garage sale signs, $2 ea.; 3D handles for shovels etc. all for $3; 2 water cans, $2. ea.; metal chapin sprayer tank 1.5 gal. $15; concentrated killex, 3/4 of Litre, $8; concentrated round up 1/2 Litre, $10; 5 Litre sprayer tank, $8; 16-20-0 fertilizer almost full bag. $10.

403-314-2026 GRAGE Door opener, List Master, 1/2 hp motor, with remote included. $120.

Like New! 403-348-6449 KENMORE dehumidifier Model 30 $65; Canon K920 copier $45; 2 wool accent matching carpets,5 x 7, and one matching oval octagon, clean $45/all or will sell individually 403-352-8811

KENMORE dehumidifier Model 30 $65; Canon K920 copier $45; 3 accent DS LITE w/19 games, $140. matching carpets, two 2’ x 403-782-3847 7’, one octagon $45/all or will sell individually; LEE PS2 w/10 games, $50.

Enfield .303 ammo magaGameboy w/1 game $60 zine $45 403-352-8811 403-782-3847 LADDER, Little Giant, c/w tray. NEW! $175.

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Sale

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A fantastic African native necklace, you can only believe once you see it and handle it. Truly a museum piece (still in its master display case), it is 3.5” x 10.5”x24”, $200. 403-347-7405 A TIGER HEAD PILLOW, approx. 55 yrs. old (still in great cond. - must see to believe) 16” square x 6” thick. $150.

403-347-7405 CANNING JARS, 12 jam jar size, 24-1 quart, 7-1.5 quart $15/all 403-302-4422 ELECTRIC fireplace w/adjustable flame, 19”w, 13” deep, 25”h, 1500 watts, 120V, like new, was $150, asking $70; computer desk, black, 48”w, 23”d, 30”h, like new was $250 asking $95 403-352-8811 FIRST Nations Medicine Man shields, approx.

20”x30”, $85.

403-347-7405

PEACOCK feathers, some in white, approx. 150. $1. ea.; 10 quart Reverware, stock pot, new cond. $18.

403-346-2231 TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

TELEPHONES, V TECH cordless 2 handsets, new Nov. 13. Asking $15. set.

403-309-7787

Music Lessons

1780

PIANO Lessons, beginner/ advanced, exam prep., rudiments/theory. Adult beginners welcome.

403-506-9778

Cats

1830

2 BALINESE KITTENS & 2 BERMAN KITTENS $50/ea. 403-887-3649

Advocate Opportunities

RED DEER ADVOCATE 6 Days a week!

Delivery to be done on/or before 6:30 am For More Information, Please call Prodie

CARRIERS REQUIRED

Phone 403-314-4301

CENTRAL AB LIFE & LACOMBE EXPRESS

To deliver the 1 day a week in:

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS NEEDED For Afternoon Delivery Wednesday, Thursday & Friday

LACOMBE BLACKFALDS

BOWER AREA

Please call Rick for details 403-314-4303

Bunn Cres.

Baile Close Boyce Street Byer Close Barrett Drive Bell Street Baker Ave. Broughton Cres.

Brookes Cres. Beatty Cres.

For more information or to apply, please call Ashley at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4316 NEWSPAPER CARRIERS NEEDED For Afternoon Delivery 3 Days/Week (Wed., Thurs. & Fri.)

GLENDALE Grimson Street, Goodall Ave. ALSO Gillespie Cres.

ALSO Gunn St. KENTWOOD Keen Cres. & Kendrew Dr.

For more information or to apply call Joanne at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4308

CARRIERS NEEDED

TREADMILL Vita Master Fitness, cushion deck walking surface w/speed control, display heartrate monitor, calorie count, speed, time, distance, ramp adjust, good cond., $200 403-352-8811

1900

Travel Packages

TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone.

Make your travel plans now.

2140

WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

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FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

3030

Condos/ Townhouses

Adult Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the

RED DEER ADVOCATE Monday through Saturday.

Delivery to be done on/or before 6:30 am.

Reliable vehicle needed.

EASTVIEW AREA

$605/mo.

For More Information, please call For More informaiton, please call Jamie 403-314-4306 ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Friday Forward ONLY 3 DAYS A WEEK in CLEARVIEW AREA Chappell Drive, Chism Close & 1 block of Cornett Dr. ALSO Carpenter St. $91/mo

ROUTES IN:

ANDERS AREA Alexander Cres.

Addinel Close Allsop Close Anquetel/Atlee Close MORRISROE AREA Metcalf Ave Muldrew Close/Martin Ave SUNNYBROOK AREA Stirling Close/Sherwod Cres.

LANCASTER AREA

VANIER AREA Vanier Drive Vicker Close Viscount Drive Vold Close Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info **********************

TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 403-314-4300

1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets.

403-596-2444

3080

Roommates Wanted

FURN. ROOM, use of full house, utils. & internet all incl. $475. 403-506-1907

3090

www.seibelprperty.com Ph: 403-304-7576 or 403-347-7545 6 locations in Red Deer ~ Halman Heights ~ Riverfront Estates

~ Westpark

~ Kitson Close ~ Kyte & Kelloway Cres. ~ Holmes St. S.D. $1000 Rent $1245 to $1445 3 bdrm. townhouses, 1.5 bath, 4 & 5 appls., blinds, lrg. balconies, no dogs.

N/S, no utils. incl. avail.

Sept. 15 & Oct. 1 References required.

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

3050

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

SUNNYBROOK 1999 CHRYSLER 22 SUTTON CLOSE Convertible JXI, $2200.

Beautiful private setting great cond., leather int., 6 near trails, pines, creek.

CD, cassette, A/C, c/w full 2390 sq. ft.+, bungalow, set snow tires used 1 fully dev., 5 bdrms, 3 bath, seson. 232,262 kms. dbl & single garages, vaulted ceilings, hardwood, 403-342-5861 after 5 pm theatre rm, $454,500 Call 1993 CADILLAC STS like for your private viewing new 200,000 kms, best of403-342-1241 fer 403-358-1614

Condos/ Townhouses

4040

5040

SUV's

NEW CONDO 2010 RAV4 50,000 kms.

1000 sq.ft. 2 bdrm., 2 bath. like new obo 403-358-1614 $192,000. 403-588-2550

4090

Manufactured Homes

14 X 70 mobile on own lot 50 x 140 in Bowden 403-865-0662

Businesses For Sale

4140

5050

Trucks

2300 F350 7.3L Diesel, FX4 Lariat, 283,000 kms., $14,000.obo 403-704-3714

5070

Vans Buses

2000 WINDSTAR Limited, $1800., leather, front/rear WELL established 25 yr. sep. heat & a/c. Very good old janitorial business. tires, traction control, 4 Fixed Government clean2 ROOMS avail. in CD, well maint. great cond. ing annual renewable furnished executive suite in 403-342-5861 after 5 pm contracts in Red Deer, Lacombe. 403-396-3616 Blackfalds, Lacombe, Stettler and Sylvan.

ROOM TO RENT very $70,000 obo 587-679-5563 Motorcycles large $400. 403-350-4712

Rooms For Rent

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3110

Offices

3140

SEIBEL PROPERTY

1999 FORD Taurus 4 dr. sedan, p. seat, windows, locks, remote keyless entry, 228,000 kms, $1000 obo 403-783-2676 eves, cell 403-350-8876

3150

MECHANICS DREAM, 26x30 heated garage in Mountview. $350/mo.

Call Rod 403-307-0910 or 778-478-4005

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wheels CLASSIFICATIONS 5000-5300

Automotive Services

5010

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1984 — Pope John Paul II arrives in Quebec City to begin a 12-day tour of Canada,

to Sept. 20. He speaks at a three-hour mass at Laval Stadium attended by over 250,000 people. He also visits the tomb of Bishop Laval, first pontiff to visit Canada. His itinerary is: Trois-Rivières, Montreal, St. John’s, Moncton, Halifax, Toronto, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Vancouver and Ottawa-Hull.

1954 — Marilyn Bell touches the CNE Breakwater, utterly exhausted, becoming the first person to swim 5l.5 km across Lake Ontario, from Youngstown, N.Y. The 16-year-old Bell does it in 20 hours, 59 minutes, battling lamprey eels and oil pollution.

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Royal couple expecting second child ing Prince Harry to fifth. George, who is 13 months old, is third and likely to become Britain’s monarch one day.

William is second in line, while his father, Prince Charles, is first.

Britain had changed its laws before George’s birth so that the couple’s first born would be in line for the throne regardless of its sex. Before the change, a girl would have lost her place in line if a boy was born later.

William and Kate have often expressed an interest in having a larger family.

The royal couple and their families are “delighted” with the baby news, said officials at Clarence House, the couple’s office. The announcement follows months of speculation in the glossy British and American press about a possible baby brother or sister for George.

After hospital treatment for severe morning sickness, hyperemesis gravidarum, Kate recovered and gave birth to George in July 2013 without further complications.

The current illness means the 32-year-old duchess may need extra hydration, medication and nutrients.

Britain’s Press Association news agency reported that Kate’s pregnancy hasn’t passed the 12-week stage, which is when she became ill in her first pregnancy.

Prime Minister David Cameron said he was “delighted by the happy news that they’re expecting another baby.”

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

File photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

This photo taken Wednesday, July 2, 2014, and released Monday, July 21, 2014, to mark Prince George’s first birthday, shows Britain’s Prince William and Kate Duchess of Cambridge and the Prince during a visit to the Sensational Butterflies exhibition at the Natural History Museum, London.

LONDON — Prince George is not going to be an only child for long — the toddler will soon have a baby sister or brother to share his fancy digs at Kensington Palace.

British royal officials said Monday that Prince William and the duchess of Cambridge, the former Kate Middleton, are expecting their second child.

Once again, Kate is being treated for acute morning sickness in the early phases of her pregnancy. The first time she was so ill she required hospitalization.

Now she is being treated by doctors at her residence in Kensington Palace.

She cancelled a planned engagement in Oxford to rest and receive medical care.

Prince William told well-wishers in Oxford that Kate should be over the worst of her symptoms in a few weeks.

He repeatedly thanked people for congratulating him and said Kate was disappointed she could not travel.

“She wishes she could be here,” he said.

“She’s feeling okay, thanks. It’s been a tricky few days — week or so — but obviously we’re basically thrilled, it’s great news, and early days. We’re hoping things settle down and she feels a bit better.”

The new baby, boy or girl, will become fourth in line to the throne, push-

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KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah said Monday that he will not accept the expected official results of the election, breaking a pledge he made to the U.S. secretary of state and injecting new tension into an already drawn-out political process.

Appearing tired and nervous, Abdullah told a nationally televised news conference that he believes he won both times Afghans voted this year — in April and again in a June runoff.

He accused election authorities of violating the desires of voters by ignoring widespread fraud and preparing to declare his opponent, former Finance Minister Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, the winner.

“We were the winners of the election,” said Abdullah. “We are the winners of the election based on the real vote of the people.”

Abdullah’s announcement effectively preempts the country’s election commission, which is expected to announce the second-round results later this week following a weekslong audit process to weed out the many fraudulent ballots cast. The winner would succeed the outgoing president, Hamid Karzai.

Abdullah and Ghani Ahmadzai had both pledged to Secretary of State John Kerry during a July visit to the country to abide by the audit’s results. The two also agreed to plans to form a government of national unity with participation of the losing side.

That second agreement also remains in peril. The two candidates met face-to-face on Monday, but Abdullah said the talks are deadlocked over how powerful to make a newly created position of government chief executive.

Kerry made a second visit to Afghanistan in August in a bid to keep the peace. The two candidates then pledged to set an inauguration before the end of that month, a date which sailed by without a hint of finality to the now five-monthlong election process.

In Washington, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said that Kerry had spoken with both candidates on Monday.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Friends will be very honest with you today. Do keep an open mind when they start sharing what they value about you and what they don’t. If they cross the line, you will have no problems with telling them what you think. Try to be prepared and not let it get to that stage.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You will be speaking the truth on a public level today. Your view and perspective on certain work dilemmas will be brought to other’S attention now. Do make sure to only discuss tangible theories or observations, nothing theoretical, as you will lose grounding if you do.

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Stick with your values and see how this wonderful year unfolds!

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had leftovers on my plate, she would ask to take them. Once, when I left the table, she had the waiter take the potato skin from my plate and box it up.

That was the last straw.

Her excuse was that she couldn’t waste food, but honestly, her dog needs my potato skin? I refuse to be an enabler of this odd behaviour, so I no longer go to restaurants with her.

This woman never starved growing up.

She has no money problems. She has a good job, owns her own home and has two cars. Is this connected to hoarding? She also has never invited me into her house. Whenever I picked her up, she was waiting outside. She only has friends for a short while and then stops calling them, claiming they have mental problems. Why would she behave this way? — Odd Behaviour Dear Odd: It’s possible your friend has a compulsive disorder that makes her take things from restaurants, and it could also tie in with her not wanting you to enter her home. It’s also possible she has financial problems or a gambling addiction or some other reason for needing table scraps. We don’t

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Dear Annie: I cannot stand to be better boundaries, but unless your around my mother-in-law. Since the wife agrees, you aren’t going to get anyday I married, “MIL” has where. Please don’t grant been telling my wife and me your mother-in-law so much how to live our lives. She isimportance. She has opinsues opinions on everything ions. You don’t have to take from how to raise our dog them seriously. Practise and decorate our house to nodding and ignoring her. how to parent our baby. We When she comes over, welcan’t go one visit without come her warmly and then her making numerous sugleave the room. It’s the type gestions. of diplomacy that married I have discussed this couples have practised for with my wife many times centuries. Your wife will apto no avail. I don’t feel it is preciate your graciousness, my place to set her mother and you’ll calm down. straight. I’ve told my wife Dear Annie: I have a MITCHELL that unless she speaks to friend — well, now she’s an & SUGAR her mom about her need to ex-friend — who would go to run our lives, nothing will a restaurant and, no matter ever change what she ordered, ask for How do I get my wife to extra this, extra that. If they understand that I don’t want provided rolls, she would to deal with this anymore? It stresses eat one and ask for more. She would me out so much that I’m almost will- ask for a doggie bag and load it with ing to end our marriage in order to get everything on the table. It was embaraway from my mother-in-law. Please rassing. I once asked whether she was help. — Frustrated in North Carolina going to take the salt and pepper shakDear North Carolina: Mom needs ers, hoping she would get the hint. If I