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Rob Ford ends re-election bid An ailing Rob Ford ended his bid for re-election as mayor of Toronto, as his brother entered the race in his stead.

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RETRO: Still part of our living, collective memory When I think of the city I largely grew up in, friends are still meeting up at the foot of the Timothy Eaton statue in the downtown Eaton’s store — even though both disappeared to make way for an shiny new arena long after I moved away in 1982.

And while revisiting Toronto — where I studied fashion design before switching to journalism later in the 1980s — I’m always fleetingly surprised the Spadina area is no longer lined with cubbyhole button stores and fabric shops filled with dusty rolls of material. Ever since free trade stamped out much of Canada’s garment industry, they have been replaced by trendy boutiques, which are chic-er, for sure, but less interesting.

The bittersweet inevitability of most traces of the 1920s to 1980s disappearing from our cities had become an accepted fact of life. Change happens, I reasoned. Nothing ever stays the same.

But then my family drove through Medicine Hat this summer. And during a stopover in the Southern Alberta city on the way to a camping trip in Cypress Hills, I was overcome by an emotion I had a hard time pinpointing at first: nostalgia.

Upon re-entering this place I hadn’t seen since childhood, I felt like we had time-travelled back to 1975 and I was still stuck with my parents and ill-behaved siblings in a pale-blue station wagon en route to the annual family holiday grounds in Banff.

Here were the old-style motels I remembered, with their rickety exterior balconies and metal stairs. Here were business signs featuring a stylized star-burst, a kitschy cartoon cowboy wielding a lasso, and other motifs associated with mid-century modern design.

One Medicine Hat motel is even still called the Satellite, according to its Jetsons-like signage visible from the Trans-Canada Hwy. From the patchy stonework and vintage awnings of downtown stores, to leafy streets full of large, old homes with front porches, all the things I thought were forever gone were still around.

And I could just about cry.

This unexpectedly emotional reaction to Medicine Hat got me thinking: Why have virtually all vestiges of the latter part of the last century been gleefully stripped from cities, such as Red Deer, which became prosperous enough to get regular facelifts.

Why is ‘history,’ especially here in the West, perceived to be only pioneer history — a time most of us, who are still living, have no direct attachment to and no personal remembrance of?

What about valuing our more immediate history?

Is a preserved building from 1900 going to be that much more interesting in the long run than one from 1950 or 1970? I doubt it, since authentic structures from the mid-to-late last century will probably be harder to find in future. How long before someone suggests pulling down even the more iconic examples, such as Calgary Tower or the Saddledome?

I understand (and have even participated in) the mocking contempt reserved for the shag-carpet 1960s and ’70s, with their gold-coloured kitchen appliances, eight-track cassette players and macramé

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Lately, music shops are even being overtaken by vinyl records again. Even though you have to flip them over every 20 minutes, records seem to retain a certain retro cool.

My own cultural tastes are firmly rooted in the 21st-century, where I live. But whenever I think of the places I’ve been, my inner landscape continues to be littered with anachronisms.

For instance, somewhere high above Red Deer’s Kin Kanyon, a space-age kids’ climbing apparatus still looms large in my mind.

Although this play-time rocket ship disappeared from the hill one day, like so much scrap iron (deemed unsafe, like the too-tall slides and merrygo-rounds we miraculously survived as children), it’s still part of our living, collective memory — for now. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

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But doesn’t that frugly quirkiness make the decades memorable — or even fun, in the same way bulldogs or those weird hairless Chihuahuas are so unlovely that they’re cute?

Obviously, I’m not alone in feeling a pang for last-century style. Switch on your flat-screen TV and you’ll see a plethora of reality shows catering to nostalgia for times past. Shows about toy and comic collectors, furniture restorers and car buffs, appeal to a wide audience of viewers who are interested in that era.

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Lacombe County approves sewage plan

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City of Red Deer waste management technical specialist Myron McLelland, left, and Sheldon Tyrer of Clean Harbors Enviro Sort in Red Deer hold up one of the more odd items brought in to the City toxic waste roundup Friday. A bottle of mercury with a rusted cap is definitely something the city does not want residents to discard in their trash. Residents are encouraged to bring whatever toxic household items they may have to the landfill today. There is a long list of accepted items the city will accept; however, the city will not accept commercial or industrial waste, motor oil, and prescription or non-prescription drugs. Although the city runs a toxic waste roundup weekend this time of year, the landfill accepts toxic waste free of charge throughout the year.

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BRIEFS Trial date in theft case will be set on Oct. 6 A trial date will be set for two men accused of stealing a trailer and skid steer from a work site near Bowden in July.

Curtis Troy Sear, 39, and Sean Davis Olsen, 38, were charged with offences that included possession of stolen property and possession of cocaine.

On Friday in Red Deer provincial court, both waived their rights to a preliminary hearing that was scheduled to take place in the afternoon. Such hearings are held to determine the strength of the Crown’s case against the accused.

Sear and Olsen were charged after a member of the Innisfail RCMP detachment became suspicious when he saw two pickup trucks stopped at the side of a road near Penhold at about 6 a.m. on July 26.

The two men were in the midst of hooking up a trailer that had a skid steer mounted on its deck.

The case returns to court for arraignment on Oct. 6 in Court of Queen’s Bench to set a trial date.

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Area businesses will remain open during the work, but there will be periods where vehicle access may be limited. There will be additional parking available. Pedestrian access will be maintained throughout.

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Lacombe County will go ahead with a plan to tie in four Sylvan Lake subdivisions to a communal sewage system despite concerns from residents about their share of costs.

Council voted in favour on Thursday of providing $1.3 million to the project, which will also tap a $1.27-million Build Canada federal grant. A property owner connection fee of about $10,800 would make up the remaining $700,000 to $750,000 of the $3.2-million project’s cost.

Property owners in Blissful Beach, Yuill, Palm Bay and Kuusamo Krest will be given a period of time — council has not decided how much — to hook up the system, which will be a requirement.

The plan is to hook up houses in each neighbourhood so sewage goes to a communal holding tank.

Connecting to each house will boost total hook-up costs to around $14,000 to $22,000, including the connection fee, depending on what the property owner already has in place. Sixty-nine properties are affected.

Keith Boras, Lacombe County’s manager of environmental and protective services, said on Friday that the project is all about improving the lake and safeguarding water quality, which has always been the public’s prime concern when new developments are considered.

“I think it’s a really good thing for the lake,” he said of the project. “And I think over time the residents are going to see the benefits of it, too.”

Council considered but rejected a proposal to boost its contribution to $2.4 million, which would reduce property owner costs to a total of around $10,000 each. That was the figure that many residents suggested was palatable when asked to comment at an open house and through a survey.

Some will not like the additional cost, acknowledged Boras. However, the hook-up fee is about the same as what a new septic system would cost and will likely add value to the property.

The system is designed so when a regional sewage line extends around the lake it will be easy to hook up each of the communities. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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Crime spree nets more than a dozen charges

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From the left, Red Deer Special Olympics chairman Jerry Tennant, Dennis Hastings with Kitchen and Bath Classics a Worseley Company and Special Olympian Elliott Moskowy crowd into a shower unit during a silent auction and BBQ in Support of Special Olympics Red Deer on Friday. Funds raised during the event will go directly to Special Olympics programs in Red Deer. Moskowy, a Canadian National Team swimmer will be heading to the Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles in July 2015.

Dave Hancock resigns seat

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Premier Dave Hancock — the political wise man and warhorse of Alberta’s governing Progressive Conservatives — called it quits Friday, saying it’s time for renewal under incoming leader Jim Prentice.

“Timing is everything in politics. And there’s something to be said for going out on top ... leaving the stage while people are still clapping,” said Hancock.

“I don’t know if they’re still clapping,” he joked.

“But I’m leaving the stage.”

Hancock made the announcement at Government House. By his side was his wife, Janet, along with daughters Janis and Janine and grandson Kai. His son Ian was in British Columbia.

Hancock, 59, said his resignation from his Edmonton-Whitemud riding and from the legislature would be finalized in the coming days.

He was picked by the PC caucus in March to become the province’s 15th premier after Alison Redford resigned.

She quit after her lavish expenses sent the PCs

plunging in the polls and dried up her support in caucus.

Prentice, a former Calgary MP, won the party’s leadership race last weekend and is expected to be sworn in as the new premier Monday.

He has promised a clean sweep of government to eradicate the spending scandals and to restore integrity and fiscal accountability.

Hancock, an member of the legislature over five elections dating back to 1997, said he had been mulling his future for months, but decided this week he would go.

“The reality is you can’t have two premiers,” he said. “The new leader has got to be able to take the leadership role, and that means I’ve got to step out.

“While I’m still passionate about (politics), logic says this is the time (to go).”

He said Prentice’s call for party, caucus and government renewal resonated with him.

“You can’t refresh and renew unless some of the people who have been there for a while step out.

“I’m the longest-serving cabinet minister in the province and I’ve been in lots of portfolios, so I’m hardly a new face, although I’m still an agent of change.” reau of Canada says flooding is the leading cause of property damage across the country, costing insurers about $1.7 billion per year.

Chris Ward, branch manager for Edmonton’s drainage services division, says the reality for property owners is that they could be facing sewer rate increases for several years to help pay for upgrading.

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EDMONTON — A City of Edmonton report shows Alberta’s capital is facing a reality confronting many CALGARY — A bail hearing for a Calgary man other Canadian cities — aging sewer systems that can’t handle more turbulent storms resulting from climate change.

Figures compiled in SINCE the report to be studied next week show $2.4 billion will be needed to upgrade sewers in 150 older neighbourhoods, with the hope that the provincial and federal governments would help cover some of the cost.

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A man faces 14 charges in connection to a daylong armed crime spree throughout Central Alberta.

Sylvan Lake RCMP were first made aware of the spree at 7:15 a.m. when they received a report of a stolen car from the Hewlett park area of Sylvan Lake. A black car had been left running outside her residence to warm up and was stolen.

A couple of hours later, police received a report that a male was found in the basement of a rural residence west of Sylvan Lake. The home owner confronted the male intruder and asked him to empty his pockets, suspecting something had been stolen.

The male suspect became nervous and attempted to leave the residence. The home owner tried to stop the suspect from fleeing by holding onto the suspect until police arrived.

However, the suspect was able to break free and fled the residence. Police said, the home owner saw the suspect flee in the same black car that was reported stolen.

Police located the car a short distance away from the residence, but it was abandoned. Police Dog Services arrived and tracked a suspect to a nearby farm. According to RCMP, the suspect stole a truck.

Shortly thereafter, a call to police said that the truck was quickly abandoned for another truck.

Later in the afternoon, Blackfalds RCMP received a report of a truck being left at the Burnt Lake Stables, near Hwy 596 and Range Road 10. A male had been observed going through a parked vehicle and took $50 that had been it the vehicle. The suspect was last seen running down the highway on foot.

At 2:16 p.m. a residential alarm alerted Blackfalds RCMP to a rural location. On scene, a neighbour advised that he saw a male wearing dark clothing on a black quad with a rifle strapped to his back leaving the residence. The neighbour followed the male on a rural road, but the quad entered a field heading east.

Blackfalds, Innisfail and Innisfail Freeway RCMP all responded to the area, but were unable to locate the quad or the male.

At 4:29 p.m., Blackfalds RCMP received information the quad had been seen driving west on Township Road 374 near Range Road 283. Members spoke to the owner of one rural property, who told them a male on a quad with a firearm had crossed his field to the southeast.

Police made patrols and he was found at another rural property sitting on the quad. The male was arrested and police discovered a shotgun and a rifle.

Tyler Joseph Shaw, 29, of Rocky Mountain House faces three charges of break and enter, one charge of stolen property, four charges of theft and five weapons related charges.

He will appear in Red Deer provincial court on Monday. accused of torturing and killing a dog and a cat after obtaining the animals online has been adjourned until next week.

Nicolino Ivano Camardi, who is 19, faces charges of wilfully causing unnecessary pain, suffering or injury to an animal.

The Calgary Humane Society began investigating in January when a starved dog was found dead with tape around its muzzle.

A dead cat was found in the same area a week later with green painter’s tape covering most of its face.

Both animals showed signs of serious and prolonged physical abuse.

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Rob Ford ends re-election bid, brother takes his place ROB WILL SEEK CITY COUNCIL SEAT, DOUG PREPPING MAYORAL CAMPAIGN

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Doug Ford arrives at his mother’s Etobicoke home on Friday September 12, 2014. Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s brother says he is running for mayor in order to carry on the work the two of them started in the past four years. nect with people,” Siemiatycki said.

“He had a warm, fuzzy kind of dimension to him in terms of his outreach and connection with people.”

Ford, who said his heart was heavy at having to end his mayoral bid to focus on his health, said he would instead run in his west-end ward, where his nephew Michael Ford had been a registered candidate before withdrawing.

The dizzying round of political musical chairs followed two days of medical drama involving Ford, 45, whose admissions of crack-cocaine use, binge drinking and profanities have made him a household name across much of North America and recognizable around the world.

Ford had been admitted to hospital on Wednesday and doctors discovered a “fair sized” tumour in his abdomen.

After transferring him to a downtown hospital on Thursday, they did a biopsy and said it would be about a week before they knew whether the tumour was cancerous.

There was no further word on Ford’s condition Friday.

Discovery of the tumour Home of the came just over two months after Ford

returned to office from a stint in rehab that followed a scandal-plagued year in which he was forced to admit to using crack cocaine in a “drunken stupor,” was caught on video and audio recordings in profanity-laced rants, and became the target of a police investigation.

His litany of woes, gaffes and outrageous conduct also made him an international celebrity and the latest developments garnered media coverage around the globe.

The larger-than-life mayor — elected in 2010 on the strength of his cride-coeur of “it’s time to stop the gravy train” — had continued to campaign for re-election even as he trailed in polls for the Oct. 27 vote but nonetheless remained a viable candidate.

Ultimately, however, faced with the possibility of a cancer diagnosis and a long treatment regimen, Ford said he was stepping aside, hoping his socalled Ford Nation of die-hard followers will rally behind his brother.

Gail Chernesky, who worked on the mayor’s campaign before signing on with Doug Ford, said it’s “very likely”

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“I know it was a very difficult decision for Doug, but I felt very lost knowing Rob dropped out and a ton of bricks was off my shoulders — somebody’s going to carry the torch, someone’s going to continue the platform for the electorate, respect for their taxes,” she said.

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Voters, however, will still be able to choose a Ford to lead the country’s largest city as his councillor-brother, Doug, entered the mayoral race in his stead.

With a crush of reporters and photographers straining to keep up with the developments, a representative filed papers to take the mayor off the ballot for next month’s vote just ahead of the deadline to do so.

“People know me as a guy who faces things head on and never gives up,” Ford said in a statement issued a short while later.

“Now I could be facing a battle of my lifetime, and I want the people of Toronto to know that I intend to face this challenge head on.”

In his statement, Ford said his older sibling had been by his side from the start and shared his vision for the city.

“I have asked Doug to run to become the next mayor of Toronto, because we need him,” Ford’s statement said. “We cannot go backwards.”

Doug Ford, 49, had little to say as he registered.

But in an emotional speech outside his mother’s west Toronto home Friday evening, he vowed to carry on his brother’s legacy. “(Rob) told me that he needed me to take the torch while he focused on getting better,” the councillor said, his voice breaking at times.

“I realized that yes, I want to honour Rob’s request, but it’s also important to me that we continue the work that we have started. I want to continue to serve this great city and you fine folks.”

He asked for a few days to spend time with his family before hitting the campaign trail in full force next week.

The pugnacious and often abrasive councillor, the mayor’s staunchest defender and closest adviser, has himself clashed with the city’s chief of police, and frequently claimed an ongoing drug-and-gang investigation of his younger brother was politically motivated.

Although he has been less scandalprone, the councillor once referred to the mayor’s wife as a “Polack” and engaged in a war of words with renowned Canadian author Margaret Atwood over plans to close libraries in the city.

“I don’t even know her,” he said. “If she walked by me, I wouldn’t have a clue who she is.”

Ryerson politics professor, Myer Siemiatycki, said voters who loved the folksy younger brother might have a hard time warming to someone who appears to be “harder around the edges.”

“One of the real strengths of Rob Ford obviously was his ability to con-

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The case for legalizing pot TAX REVENUE ALONE WILL OVERCOME RELUCTANCE FROM CASH-STRAPPED GOVERNMENTS

BY ROBERT MCGARVEY SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE The Harper government’s response to Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau’s plan to legalize marijuana has been predictably dismissive and partisan. Unfortunately for the government, public support for the young Liberal leader’s plan is growing.

Despite obvious reservations, is there a conservative case for the legalization of marijuana?

I’ll admit, right off the bat, that as a non-smoker (and allergic), I find the prospect of more smoke in the air (marijuana or otherwise) appalling.

And, clearly, like conventional cigarettes, there are serious health problems associated with pot.

Increased pot use will create victims of vulnerable young people and undermine the health of the nation.

It will also compound the problem of driver impairment; driving under the influence of drugs is no less hazardous than with alcohol.

Let’s face it: although there are positive medical uses associated with marijuana use, its legalization is not a particularly welcome development.

But let’s assume for a moment that the government is interested in promoting traditional conservative values like preserving order and fiscal responsibility. What are the implications of legalization on these values?

It was preservation of ‘order’ that buttressed the original War on Drugs. In June 1971, U.S. President Richard Nixon declared drug abuse “public enemy No. 1.” Not only was drug use becoming more widespread at the time, more importantly, pot was the drug of choice for many protesting (anti-Vietnam war) youth.

Whatever the president felt about drugs, there’s no doubt he considered rebellious young people in the 1960s a real threat to public order in the United States.

Has the War on Drugs preserved public order as it was intended to do?

According to a recent report from the London School of Economics, the answer is no. Five Nobel Prize-winning economists at the school released an 84-page report entitled Ending the Drug Wars. The report declared the war lost and called for major drug law reforms.

The numbers are staggering. The (illegal) drug trade is a $300 billion per year business. Not only is it a cash-driven monster, the level of official corruption, murder and mayhem associated with the drug gangs is devastating many cities in Europe and North America.

In many drug-producing regions, criminal empires have infiltrated the government and the police, creating a criminalized culture that threatens to totally overwhelm these vulnerable nations.

Today, worldwide, approximately 3.5 million people are in jail for drug-related offences — almost 60 per cent of the U.S. prison population is drug related.

In other words, the War on Drugs has not diminished drug use nor has it preserved social order; it has done quite the opposite.

If the prohibition of alcohol taught us anything, it should have reinforced the notion that public ‘demand’ in a free society cannot be ignored. Banning alcohol might have seemed a good idea in those days;

alcohol was the cause of a lot of family violence, unruly behaviour and general chaos. Prohibition simply drove alcohol use underground and, in the process, made a mockery of the law.

The same forces are at work today in relation to marijuana, the difference being the ‘empire of crime’ associated with drugs is larger and much more violent.

Apart from another real war, drug-related violence (and corruption) is the most serious threat to civil society.

So, how do the numbers stack up? They also point in favour of legalization. The United States alone spends about $60 billion annually fighting the War on Drugs. Of course, drug related offences consume massive amounts of law enforcement time and drugrelated cases dominate the courts.

Legalization would reduce many of these costs.

Further, by legalizing the supply chain many predict a corresponding decrease in gang-related murders and other associated crimes.

Naturally, there are tax implications; there are billions of dollars of (what could be) legitimate profits at stake and that means tax revenue for cashstrapped governments.

On the whole, the conservative case for legalization of marijuana is negative; the empire of crime associated with drugs is a greater threat to public order than the obvious harm that will be done in legalization.

And, if that were not enough, the tax numbers will soon overcome official reluctance as they have in the past with gambling and other formally prohibited vices.

Robert McGarvey is an economic historian and cofounder of the Genuine Wealth Institute, an Albertabased think tank dedicated to helping businesses, communities and nations built communities of well-being.

He is the author of The Creative Revolution, an historical guide to the future of capitalism. This column was supplied by Troy Media (troymedia.com).

Consistently inconsistent politics in Brazil You mustn’t expect politicians in a democratic system to come up with ideologically pure, intellectually consistent policies.

Their job is to put together a winning coalition of voters who have different and even conflicting interests, and if that requires compromises and even contradictions, so be it. But they must appear to be consistent, and Marina Silva has mastered the art.

Until last month, Silva was the vice-presidential candidate of the smallest of Brazil’s three main parties, a woman with a national reputation as GWYNNE an environmental activist but DYER little prospect of high political office.

President Dilma Rousseff was cruising serenely towards re-election in the first round of the elections on Oct. 5, despite the fact the Brazil’s once-booming economy is in a recession.

And then a small plane crashed.

Marina Silva was supposed to be on that plane but changed her plans at the last moment.

All seven people who were on board died, including the presidential candidate of the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB), Eduardo Campos. With the election campaign already underway, the PSB had no choice but to promote Silva in his place, and suddenly the election became a real race.

A woman as president is no longer an innovation in Brazil. Dilma Rousseff broke through that barrier four years ago. A dramatic back story — Silva is the daughter of illiterate rubber tappers in the Amazon and only learned to read when she was 16 — is also not unusual in a Brazilian president: Rousseff was

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tortured and jailed by the military dictators who ruled Brazil in the 1970s.

But Silva really is different.

She is bright green: her own party, which she took into coalition with the PSB, is called the Sustainability Network.

Even more importantly in a country where half the population is non-white, Silva is a “caboclo,” the mixed-race combination of native Indian, black and white that is common in the Amazon.

On census returns, she calls herself “black.”

There has never been a serious presidential contender who was black before.

Only two weeks after Silva was chosen to replace the late Eduardo Campos, she has tripled the PSB’s support in the opinion polls.

There is now almost no chance that Dilma Rousseff will win outright in the first round of the elections. The polls predict that Silva will come second to Rousseff in that round — and then beat the incumbent by 47 to 43 per cent of the votes in the runoff three weeks later.

All very well but what would Silva actually do as the president of Brazil?

It’s an important question, because Brazil, the world’s fifth largest country (200 million people), is going through difficult times. Over the past 12 years, the governing Workers’ Party has lifted 40 million Brazilians out of poverty, but economic growth has now stalled. Many people blame the government’s highly protectionist policies.

Silva is a plain-speaking woman with no allegations of corruption trailing her around (as they do so many other Brazilian politicians), but she has been remarkably unforthcoming on what she would do about the economy.

This is because she now heads a political coalition whose major member, the PSB, is actually “business-friendly,” as they say.

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wing.” After the brutal reign of the generals in 196485, the phrase went out of use and all three major parties sound as if they are on the left: the Workers’ Party, the Brazilian Socialist Party and the Brazilian Social Democracy Party. But only the Workers’ Party is even moderately socialist; the other two are centre-left and centre-right.

Silva’s plans for the environment are equally obscure, beyond the well-known fact that she disapproves of giant hydroelectric dams in the Amazon (and she hasn’t even cancelled any of them). She still talks like a green, but her vice-presidential running mate, Beto Albuquerque, was responsible for pushing a law legalizing the use of genetically modified soybeans through Congress.

She is, in other words, a “typical politician” who is trimming her sails to the prevailing wind. She accepted Albuquerque as a running mate because she needs to appeal to the agribusiness sector, which accounts for almost half of Brazil’s exports and a quarter of the economy.

Indeed, Silva’s economic platform is practically identical to that of the centre-right candidate, Aecio Neves: she would end price controls and energy subsidies, strengthen the autonomy of the central banks and “streamline” (i.e. cut) the federal budget.

On the other hand, despite her pursuit of business support, she is still strong on environmental issues in general and an end to the deforestation of the Amazon in particular.

This is not consistent and ideologically pure Brazilian environmentalists are already disappointed in her, but she has nothing to apologize for. She has put together a set of policies and a coalition of supporters that are inconsistent and sometimes downright contradictory, but they may deliver her into the presidency. And that is the point of the exercise, after all: without power, policies are irrelevant.

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What is a good job?

When politicians promise to create more jobs, they typically promise ‘good jobs’ or ‘good middleclass jobs.’ But what do they mean by a ‘good job?’

Typically they don’t define it and instead end up focusing on the quantity of jobs rather than the quality. The quantity of jobs clearly matters. But a successful jobs policy must enhance the opportunity for good jobs as well.

Fortunately, there are efforts underway to help define what is meant by a good job. These efforts have been brought together by the Organization for Economic Co-opDAVID eration and Development in CRANE the 2014 edition of its annual Employment Report.

“Job quality,” the OECD report says, refers to “those aspects of employment that contribute to the well-being of workers.” This is not a bad definition of a good job. Policies, then, should be geared to the quality of job opportunities as well as the quantity. It’s the success in doing well in both that determines how well a country is doing.

Overall, the OECD report finds that Canada ranks somewhere in the middle among 32 countries when it comes to the quality of jobs, along with the United States. The best performers include Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland. This should be no surprise since these countries place a higher value on social cohesion and fairness than do Canada, the U.S. or the U.K.

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The report also finds there are three groups of workers that face many obstacles in securing a quality job. These include workers with low skills, workers with temporary jobs and young workers, while high-skill workers not only have access to more jobs but also to the best quality jobs.

The OECD report identifies three important factors that define quality jobs and contribute to worker well-being. These are: ● Earnings equality, which not only includes the level of earnings but also the distribution of earnings. It measures how well employment contributes to the material standard of living of workers and their families. But income inequality also matters.

“For a given level of average earnings, overall wellbeing tends to be higher the more equal is its distribution,” the OECD says. ● Labour market security refers to economic security and the risk of job loss and what this means for workers and their families. It is determined by the risk of unemployment, which includes the probability of becoming unemployed and the average expected time to get another job, and unemployment insurance, which includes unemployment benefit coverage. Laws providing for a minimum wage, workplace health and safety, and hours of work legislation, as well as retraining opportunities, all contribute to labour market security. ● Quality of work environment, which is determined by the nature and intensity of the job, the organization of the workplace and the workplace atmosphere.

The workplace environment “depends crucially on whether workers have autonomy in their job, are given learning opportunities and well-defined work objectives, and also receive constructive feedback,”

according to the OECD report. It adds that “when jobs and workplaces combine these factors, people are more apt to manage work pressure and difficult tasks, and they also tend to be healthier, more satisfied with their job and more productive.” This is a critical responsibility of management.

Canada ranks 12th out of 32 countries when it comes to high-quality earnings, 20th when it comes to high labour market security, and 11th in good working environment.

Overall, Canadians do better in quality jobs than their American counterparts, but not as well as workers in Scandinavia, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland.

While the OECD focus on quality of jobs is directed at improving life chances and individual wellbeing for workers, there are broader economic and social benefits to society as well.

Without labour market security, workers will be more resistant to change at a time when we need a greater openness to change. When workers have a high quality work environment, they will be healthier because they will not be exposed to cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure and other forms of stress-induced poor health.

They will also be more productive, enhancing the competitiveness of their employers, and have lower rates of absenteeism.

All of society benefits when we create the conditions for good jobs.

Quantity and quality of jobs, then, have to be our goals. Right now, we are getting only middling results on both. Quantity without quality is not a recipe for a successful economy.

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

less other celebrities in the “who cares” category have been filmed drenching themselves, screaming and playing for the camera, of course.

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, Martha Stewart and even 86-year-old Ethel Kennedy (who was nominated by President Barack Obama) have summarily ice-bucketed themselves. NHL star Sydney Crosby got doused. And even head Canuck honcho Stephen Harper (who, like Obama, declined to get wet) was nominated by none other than beleaguered Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who has been sodden himself (he has also been soaked in the ice bucket challenge).

In fact, I’ll bet someone you know personally has taken the challenge and, in fact, perhaps you yourself have been personally challenged to do the ice bucket dump. I know I have.

But here’s the thing: pouring ice on your head, unlike most viral silliness, is for a good cause. Every time someone succumbs to the arctic shower, they also donate to the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Society. ALS is a despicable disease made unfortunately infamous by baseball great Lou Gehrig and modern genius physicist Stephen Hawking.

At last count, ALS has received nearly 90 million ice bucket challenge dollars and that’s a heck of a lot more than a drop in the ice bucket for a society that didn’t spend a penny on fundraising, and in fact didn’t even start the campaign and probably have never dumped an ice bucket on anyone.

Turns out this whole viral phenomenon was started just a few months ago by one Pete Frates, a former Boston College baseball captain who is living with a motor neurone disease. I wonder if he, in his wildest dreams, could ever imagined the traction a little online video and a bucket of ice water would have?

So when my wild and crazy nephew Tyler had his

rotten kids dump a bucket of ice water on him on Facebook and named me as his challenge, I immediately texted him that he was out of his mind. No, actually I said “I’m in!” but it was in a weak moment.

Then, almost immediately my elder sibling (sister Heather) calls and says that she and my bro-in-law would graciously and generously undertake to dump said ice bucket on my personal head. Gee, thanks.

So, here goes. I’ve decided to do the ice bucket challenge right here, right now. In my column — an honest to goodness ‘virtual’ viral soaking, as it were.

There they are, Hedy and Norm, up on the small balcony deck at our house. I’m underneath. Hesitant.

Tense. Anticipatorially chilly. They have a huge plastic bucket full of water supplemented with two full bags of ice from the gas station.

“OK,” I say, pretending I’m brave. “Let’s DO THIS!” And three ... two ... one ... they chuckle with glee, tip the five-gallon pail, and WHOOSH! A waterfall ice cube avalanche hits like a freezing sledgehammer, soaking me. A drowned rat enveloped in a hypothermic tsunami.

I yell and sputter and stand there frozen (literally) in the spot, hoping against hope that my brain, heart and lungs will soon resume semi-normal function.

But I’ve survived, through sheer strength of will and latent stupidity. I’m not going to challenge anyone just yet, because I need all the friends I can get.

And by the way, I forgot to mention: when I was ice-bucketed just now? I was wearing a yellow industrial raincoat and a bicycle helmet. After all, a viral phenomenon doesn’t really have any rules, right?

Harley Hay is a local freelance writer, award-winning author, filmmaker and musician. His column appears on Saturdays in the Advocate. His books can be found at Chapters, Coles and Sunworks in Red Deer.

Have you been ice bucketed yet?

It’s funny how certain things catch on, isn’t it?

Like the pet rock, mood rings, deep fried mini donuts and the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party.

Every generation has had them, these phenomenon that seem to flare up like a, well, like a flare for no apparent reason and then sputter and die away as quickly and mysteriously as they originally fired up. Except for the PC Party, which has been flaring away for decades but now seems to be intent on burning itself out. And mini donuts.

Those things are going to be flaring forever (please!).

HARLEY OK, so I’m not so good at HAY point-making, but I think you get my drift.

The point is, the ice bucket challenge is one of these said phenomenon. For those of you who live in a cave or, even more unlikely, don’t have Internet, the ice bucket challenge involves getting a bucket of ice cold water (complete with ice) poured over your head. (This is the ice bucket part of the challenge).

Once you recover from a hypothermic heart attack, or even before you are ice-bucketed, you name one to three people who you double-dog-dare to have a bucket of ice water poured over their heads too.

(This is the challenge part of the ice bucket challenge). And when they accept the challenge and get doused, they name others, etc. And so it goes.

This freezing act of public drenching has snowballed into one of those aforementioned phenomenon that we now call “going viral,” although in my day “viral” had a much different meaning — mostly medical and mostly bad.

So these days you can hardly turn on any social media (even if you don’t have any) without seeing or hearing about someone you know or famous people you wish you did know or famous people you really wish you didn’t know taking the ice bucket challenge.

It was front page news when Kim Kardashian — who has no discernible talent or achievement other than walking around with a backside the size of that of a Budweiser Clydesdale and is only rich and famous for being rich and famous — took the challenge on the TV show Ellen — and of course took a selfie while getting doused. Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Lady Gaga, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and count-

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Society needs to find a way to control drug culture We were enjoying that long anticipated visit with our two most beautiful granddaughters in the world (the parents were thrown in as a bonus), when I received a text saying that the kitchen had been flooded and that there was extensive damage on two floors.

On my return, I of course went to the kitchen to re-orient myself with the week coming up.

As I walked in the door, I could smell that there had been water all over, but the kitchen for the most part still looked fairly normal.

Within a few days, the story CHRIS developed to the point that SALOMONS I could guess what had happened.

Apparently, a well-known fellow was swinging from the sprinkler system while stoned on crystal meth; a bag of which was evidently found in his pocket.

The flooding is not the point of this story; the fellow is.

When I first met “Jim,” he presented himself as a friendly person who was definitely into drugs. On greeting, his pat answer when asked how he was would be “Oh, all right I guess.”

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All of the services that could be offered to him were, but he did not always avail himself of many of them. I know that he went to detox a few times, but it seems as if it was only to get back to a reasonable level of health and then he would be back at it.

Of course, the use of drugs would require a large amount of cash, so a life of theft and other petty crimes were utilized to supply the money for the drugs he desired.

As expected, a lot of the crimes were committed while stoned, which rules out the smart factor; the courts and detention centres knew him well.

I would say this fellow is in his late 40s or early 50s, and the majority of these years were spent under the influence of alcohol and a variety of drugs and, of course, jail time.

Many efforts have been made to reach him with a way out of that lifestyle, and at one time he may even have tried to take them seriously.

But nothing that was offered and no person who offered to help was ever taken to heart; his choice was to take the easy way out.

Many times I have written about kids and adults who, refusing to change, becoming wards of the street. This now goes a step further.

Any and all drugs, from cigarettes to pot to heroin, cocaine to crack, all kinds of speed, and the worst of them all — crystal meth — change the brain and people’s thought patterns to varying degrees.

This is no rocket science, it’s just common-sense;

any time you introduce something to your body, your body reacts as a result.

Normal food, for instance, makes your body grow and keeps you alive. I think you get my point.

Without some form of control, whatever you ingest too much of, and for too long, will produce a negative result.

This is where “Jim” is at.

Not only has constant use of drugs left an indelible mark on him, it has now affected his brain. Without a miracle, there will be no turning back.

When I was 17, LSD hit the streets and I watched as many of my friends tried it.

The results terrified me.

One fellow used so much of it for a period of about six months that he fried his brain; he has lived in a mental institution ever since.

There are few things that the brain will just not recover from; the abuse of drugs over an extended period being first on that list.

I just hope and pray that society will one day be able to take this whole drug culture in hand and learn to control it better than it now is.

Law and its representatives can only do so much.

It will require all of society, and every facet of it, doing everything in its power to make a change.

If we don’t, how can we judge those who make no effort to change their own life?

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

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Pistorius convicted of culpable homicide PRETORIA, South Africa — A South African judge on Friday found Oscar Pistorius guilty of culpable homicide in the shooting death of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp and declared him not guilty of murder. Prosecutors said they were disappointed by the ruling but would decide on whether to appeal only after sentencing.

Judge Thokozile Masipa said there was not enough evidence to support the contention that Pistorius knew Steenkamp was behind a locked toilet door in his home when he shot through the door in the predawn hours of Valentine’s Day last year.

Masipa said prosecutors had not proven beyond a reasonable doubt that Pistorius intended to kill Steenkamp.

“It’s a big burden off us, off our shoulders,” Pistorius’ uncle, Arnold Pistorius, said. “We always knew the facts of the matter and we never had any doubt in Oscar’s version of this tragic incident.”

Pistorius said he mistook Steenkamp for an intruder when he shot her, while the prosecution said he killed her intentionally after an argument.

New sanctions target Russia banks, energy sector WASHINGTON — The United States hit Russia Friday with a new round of economic sanctions, levying penalties on Russia’s largest bank and expanding financing restrictions on major energy and defence companies.

The sanctions were imposed in co-ordination with the European Union, which unveiled its own package of penalties hours earlier. Officials said the parallel penalties are aimed at punishing Russia for deepening its provocations in Ukraine, including sending forces and weaponry across the border.

The penalties were levied despite a fragile cease-fire between Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists. However, officials said the sanctions could be rolled back if the separatists and Russia implement the agreement in good faith.

A prime target of the new sanctions is Sberbank of Russia, the country’s largest financial institution. The bank accounts for approximately a quarter of Russian banking assets and a third of its banking capital, according to the Obama administration.

Sberbank, along with five other previously sanctioned Russian banks, will now face restrictions if it seeks debt financing of longer than 30 days. The European Union issued similar re-

ons, ammunition and anti-aircraft systems.

U.S. expected to target ISIS in Iraq WASHINGTON — As U.S. forces gear up for airstrikes in Syria, the first demonstration of President Barak Obama’s more aggressive military campaign against the Islamic State group is like-

ly to unfold as early as next week — in Iraq.

Planes and drones will be conducting intelligence-gathering flights over Syria for future airstrikes.

But meanwhile, more targets are expected to come under attack over a wider area of Iraq.

Those could include strikes against Islamic State leaders, officials said Friday.

The Pentagon’s press secretary, Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby, said that with Obama’s new authorization, the air campaign in Iraq will soon switch from a mainly defensive approach to an offensive mode.

Kirby also said the Pentagon foresees training more than 5,000 Syrian rebels at bases in Saudi Arabia over the coming year.

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Solar storm strongest of year WASHINGTON — A solar storm zapped Earth on Friday but it was causing few, if any, problems. It also may allow more people to see the colorful northern lights.

Space Weather Prediction Center forecaster Chris Smith said the storm left the sun on Wednesday and first arrived on Earth at 9:55 a.m. EDT, and will continue disrupting the magnetic field through Saturday. It will likely only be noticed by specialized equipment.

He said it was a strong hit for Earth — the biggest since June last year.

But he said the strongest of the energized particles went just above Earth. Areas as far south as Seattle; Des Moines, Iowa; Chicago; Cleveland and Albany, New York, potentially could see the northern lights Friday and Saturday nights, depending on the weather and lighting conditions.

sian companies include Gazprom, the world’s largest extractor of natural gas, and Rosneft, an oil company owned by the Russian government.

The penalties could impact major U.S. companies that have partnered with key players in Russia’s energy industry.

Also targeted by the U.S. sanctions are five Russian defence companies that produce weap-

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The U.S. was also prohibiting U.S. entities from exporting goods services or technology to help Russian energy companies with the exploration of production of potentially lucrative oil projects.

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The sunset slowly transform a blue sky with delicate shades of pink and orange that gradually deepen to red.

It is an almost magical experience that I never tire of — especially when I am near the ocean.

Beach sunsets tend to be particularly dramatic, not only because the colours reflect off the rolling waves, but because the high concentration of salt particles above the water serves DEBBIE to scatter shorter wavelengths of light, creating OLSEN deeper reds and richer oranges in the evening sky.

As I sat on a bench in a small oceanside park on the Mazatlán beachfront Malecón recently, my gaze was diverted from the spectacular evening sky when I noticed a large group of people congregating beneath a rocky cliff.

A lone diver stood patiently perched on the edge of a small wooden platform high above the crashing waves while the sunset painted an increasingly more dramatic backdrop for his bold performance.

Acapulco has become famous for its dramatic cliff diving displays, but other parts of Mexico have also established cliff diving traditions. In Mazatlán, performances take place at Parque Glorieta Rodolfo Sanchez Taboada.

Since that is a mouthful for non-Spanish speakers, we just asked the taxi driver to drop us at El Clavadista, which means “the cliff divers,” and he knew where to go.

Divers at this spot must time their dives perfectly with the waves and tides, because the water below the cliff is very shallow. Most divers have at least two helpers to watch and advise on when to leap, one at the top and one below the cliff who examines the water more closely.

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CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: Many beautiful bronze statues line the Malecón, including this one called the Mazatleca Woman Monument. This monument celebrates the women of the city who are said to be amongst the most beautiful in the world. Situated on the Pacific Ocean, the waters are neither turquoise nor crystal clear, but they are gentle and warm, and are a pretty blue shade. Best of all, the beaches stretch for kilometres. A woman occupies herself by creating a giant sand sculpture or castle. Two little girls sit on the beach working up the courage to go into the water. Mazatlán has its own cliff diving tradition. At El Clavaditsa on the Malecón, visitors can watch divers plunge from a 15-metre (50-foot) high platform into water that is just a few feet deep.

This decorative dolphin fountain sits on the Malecón promenade boardwalk along the Pacific Ocean in Mazatlán, Mexico.

Before it’s time for the dive, though, those helpers wander through the crowd eliciting tips to reward the diver for his efforts.

They say the tradition of cliff diving in Mazatlán began in the mid-1900s when Mario Gonzalez Agilar dove from the viewing platform on the edge the cliff — purportedly on a bet.

Since then, it has become one of Mazatlán’s most exciting tourist attractions, with dives taking place several times per day.

When the divers are not on the platform, visitors can climb the steps and take in the view from the top. Moments before the divers arrived, we had done just that, taking in the dramatic view around the surrounding bay.

After depositing a tip in the proffered can, I sat waiting to see the dive. Though it appeared the dive would be taking place any minute, the assistants said the diver would not jump until there were enough tips in his jar to make the task worthwhile.

During the 45 minutes when tips were gathered, the diver stood on the edge of the platform in a classic diving pose while the sky slowly darkened.

Then suddenly in one dramatic leap, he was propelled far out from the cliff face and landed safely in the shallow waters below.

Watching the cliff divers was one of the most exciting aspects of our evening walk along Mazatlán’s Malecón. The 21-km-long pier is the longest in Latin America and serves as a popular gathering spot for locals and tourists alike.

Food vendors line various regions along the way and street performers gather to perform in front of the evening crowds. There are statues and monuments all along the walkway as well as shops, discos, restaurants and bars.

There is much to see while strolling along Mazatlán’s beachfront Malecón and everyone has their favourite stops. For me, the real highlight was the opportunity to watch dramatic sea views made even more impressive by a spectacular sunset.

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LEFT: If you walk along the Malecón at night, you’ll see plenty of street vendors selling roasted and spicy corn on the cob and other local delicacies.

RIGHT: There are a ton of beach vendors in Mazatlán but the best ones I saw were these guys. For a small tip, you can pay them to perform while you sit in your beach chair.

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MAZATLÁN: More than a beach Three easy ways to get off the beach in Mazatlán ● Stroll the Malecón: This 21-km walkway is the longest in Latin America and is punctuated with beautiful statues and monuments, lots of local vendors, shops and activities. ● Visit El Centro Historico: To find the heart and soul of Mazatlán, catch a pulmonia (open air golf-cart taxi) to old town. There you’ll find the Moorish and Gothic style Cathedral Basilica

de le Inmaculada Concepcion, which was constructed between 1856 and 1899. You’ll also find quaint shops, an open-air market and plenty of street vendors. ● Discover the culture of Carnaval: Feb. 12 to 17, 2015, is Carnaval week in Mazatlán. The third largest carnival celebration in the world, the Mazatlán Carnaval dates back 117 years and attracts thousands of people from around the world. There are parades, fireworks, live music and entertainment throughout this lively Mardi Gras and it’s a great way to experience the local culture.

If you go ● To learn more about Mazatlán, visit the official website of the Mexico Tourism Board at www.visitmexico. com or the website of the Mazatlán

Hotel Association at www.gomazatlan. com. ● There are direct flights from Calgary or Edmonton, and inexpensive all-inclusive hotel packages on offer with Sunwing Vacations and WestJet Vacations. These tour operators sometimes offer last-minutes deals to Mazatlán at significant savings. ● Mazatlán is one of the oldest and most popular beach destinations in Mexico and there are plenty of hotels and resorts to choose from. We stayed at El Cid Castilla Beach Resort (www. elcid.com/castilla_beach/), an allinclusive resort located in Mazatlán’s Golden Zone. The upgrade to an oceanview room was inexpensive when we stayed and totally worth the extra cost.

We found the à la carte dining options to be fairly good at this resort, but you had to stand in line each morning when the concierge centre opened in

order to get a reservation (unless you paid substantially more). You also had to lay out your beach towels very early in the morning if you wanted to get a shady spot on the beach or by the pool.

Though this practice was discouraged by written signage, it was widely accepted and thus was absolutely necessary if you wanted a shady spot. The beach vendors were also abundant on the beach in front of the resort, but despite these drawbacks the price we paid was very low, the room was comfortable, the beach was nice and the sun was hot.

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

Fall tourism rising as travellers enjoy fewer crowds

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The beach in fall

NEW YORK — Fall used to be off-peak for tourism everywhere except New England and other fall foliage destinations. But autumn tourism is rising, with traditional summer hotspots increasingly busy September through November.

For empty-nesters, baby boomers and others oblivious to school calendars, the appeal of a fall vacation includes hotel and airfare bargains, fewer crowds because kids are back in school and mild weather — with the exception of the occasional hurricane.

Lara Berdine and Mark Petrella, New Yorkers in their 40s, visit Italy each fall because “it’s cheaper, the weather is cooler and we can see the country as it really is, rather than in high season when it’s inundated with tourists,” said Berdine. “You find people are more relaxed in stores and everyone is in a better mood. I’ve been to Rome in the dead of summer and it was hell.”

Hilarye Fuller, a Knoxville, Tennessee, mom who writes a travel blog at DottingtheMap.com, figured a summer trip to Disney World in Florida would be “miserably hot and supercrowded,” so she’s going in October. With kids ages 1, 3 and 5, “We don’t have to worry about school.”

Scott Berman, who analyzes the hospitality and leisure industry for PricewaterhouseCoopers, says September and October, when school’s back in session, have “historically been a slower period for leisure destinations. Not only are there fewer crowds, but it’s more economical.” And not just for U.S. travel: “You can fly to Paris for less than you would in July or August and get to see the Mona Lisa without crowds.”

But even traditional fall destinations say the season is getting busier.

“Everything used to close on Columbus Day, and now the weekend after is one of the busiest, with the help of group tours trying to get foliage into their itinerary but at a little bit of a lower rate,” said Jayne O’Connor, president of the White Mountains Attractions Association in New Hampshire. Between Halloween events in October and Christmas-themed attractions opening in November, “many attractions are now staying open straight up until the ski areas open.”

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, just launched a campaign called “The Secret’s Out: 60 More Days of Summer” to attract visitors in September and October when “we still have summerlike conditions — very warm air temperatures and the water is still beautiful,” said Scott Schult, executive vice-president of the Myrtle Beach Area Convention and Visitors Bureau.

One reason some folks like the beach in fall? Dogs are allowed! “The dogs think they’re in heaven. You can even throw tennis balls in the water for them,” said Craig Conroy, 69, who lives near Pittsburgh and vacations every September on Assateague Island in Maryland and Virginia. He loves dining out in the area, too: “You get much better service because they assume you’re a native, not a tourist. The tickytacky carnival things on the Ocean City boardwalk might be closed, but what they don’t have open are things you don’t really want.”

Florida also reports more fall tourists, especially among overseas visitors, who increased 20 per cent October-December between 2011 and 2013.

Panama City Beach’s lodging revenue is up 56 per cent for September and October since 2009. And while Labor Day in early September used to signal the end of Panama City’s tourist season, festivals — from beach concerts to pirate-themed parties — now attract visitors every fall weekend.

In New Mexico, September is nearly as strong as August, according to state tourism spokeswoman Jolene Mauer.

The International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque brings another spike in October. Colorado’s golden aspens and elk-mating have long drawn fall visitors, but as elsewhere, the season keeps getting longer. A half-dozen years ago, luxury guest ranch Vista Verde near Steamboat Springs closed in late September, but this year there’s enough demand to stay open until Oct. 19.

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BY DUANE MCCARTNEY SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE For nine days each October, the people of Cape Breton come alive with Celtic Colours, an International Celtic music festival involving 50 island communities and featuring over 40 concerts.

People from various parts of the world come to celebrate the island’s rich culture. It’s Celtic culture at its best. From concerts and dances, to workshops and community suppers, Celtic Colours has a full range of events against a gorgeous fall backdrop of maple trees.

The festival has been going for 18 years and features such well known Celtic artists as Natalie MacMaster, Ashley Maclsaac, the Vasen trio from Sweden, The Campbells of Greepe from the Isle of Skye, The piping MacDonalds of Glenuig of Scotland and the famous Men of the Deeps from Cape Breton. It truly is the who’s who of Celtic music.

We happened on the festival while on a trip to Nova Scotia. The festival hosts various concerts in small village halls and churches throughout the area. The trick is to plan your trip to coincide with the events you want to attend. Unfortunately for us, most of the tickets for the events were long sold out. However, we did get our fill of great music.

Cape Breton is noted for the famous Cabot Trail, which Lonely Planet calls “One of the most scenic destinations in the world” and our goal was the experience the fall colours of late October on the trail.

The village of Baddeck on the shores of Bras d’Or Lake is the starting point for the Cabot Trail. The inventor Alexander Graham Bell lived there for many years and you can visit his estate Beinn Bhreagh in addition to the Alexander Graham Bell National Historic site and museum. This is the site for the flight of the Silver Dart, the first powered flight in Canada and the British Empire.

Travelling up the coastline towards the northern tip of Cape Breton, the golden colours of the hardwood trees are spectacular. We arrived at the entrance to Cape Breton Highlands National Park in the late afternoon and spent the night at Castle Rock Country Inn at Ingonish Beach. This is a boutique hotel overlooking the magnificent vista of Middle Head Peninsula, the Atlantic Ocean and the mountain range of the Cape Breton Highlands.

The fall view was spectacular! We could see the famous Keltic Lodge in the distance. It’s well worth the drive to see this grandiose resort and spa.

The Cabot Trail was named after explorer John Cabot. The trail is 300 km and it’s a good eight-hour drive to do the loop properly. We took two days to do the trip with lots of scenic photo stops along the way.

The sugar maple trees in the Cape Breton Highlands National Park are all golden, rather than red, as the result of soil type and climate.

The Grande Anse Valley of Cape Breton Highlands National Park is internationally recognized for its old-growth hardwood trees, especially for its nearly pure stands of sugar maple.

Leaving the park and heading down the west coast, we drove through the most spectacular part of the trip with winding roads, high cliffs, steep hills and vast expanses overlooking the ocean. We passed through the Acadian villages of Cheticamp, St. Joseph du Moine and Cap Le Moine.

At East Margaree, we stopped at the Larch Wood factory and got a tour. They make the famous handmade, high-end larch cutting boards used by some of the world’s best chefs. Their work truly is functional art. Further south, the Cabot trail becomes part of the Ceilidh Trail. This region is home to Natalie MacMaster, the fiddle player, and the well-known Rankin Family. This is Celtic Country!

Our goal for the night was to dine and enjoy the local entertainment at the Red Shoe Pub, owned by some of the Rankin family in Mabou. You have to get there early to get a seat.

At 9 p.m., it’s standing room only in the little pub.

The drinks flow, the music is rocking and it continues well into the night. Just north of Mabou at Glenville is the Glenora Distillery, North America’s first single malt whiskey distillery. They have a great tour, pub and dinning room with a Ceilidhs, basically a traditional Gaelic social gathering featuring music most evenings. Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site on the far east side of Cape Breton is the largest historical reconstruction in North America.

It’s an 18th century French fortified town complete with the governor’s quarters, chapel, homes shops, restaurants, costumed soldiers and animators reenacting everyday life of the town in 1744.

During the Celtic Colours festival, the fortress features Music of the Night dining in 18th century fashion. The cobblestone streets are lined with candlelit windows and music and laughter is everywhere as the diners move from one stone building to the next.

There is baroque, Acadian, Quebecois and Cape Breton music in the air as the whole village becomes alive like it was 300 years ago.

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Top left: A great place to spend the afternoon in the fall at the Castle Rock Country Inn, Ingonish Beach, Cabot Trail, Cape Breton.

Top right: It’s standing room only at the Red Shoe pub owned by the Rankin Sisters in Mabou, Cape Breton, where nightly fiddle and piano music can be heard.

Above: A peaceful harbour setting between Lunenburg and Mahone Bay, N.S.

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Rebels down Oil Kings

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Rebels 5 Oil Kings 3 As the Western Hockey League preseason is winding down, the Red Deer Rebels are convinced that they’re winding up.

The Rebels ran their exhibition winning streak to three before roughly 3,000 fans at the Enmax Centrium Friday with a convincing 5-3 triumph over the Edmonton Oil Kings.

The Rebels outshot their guests 3221 and received excellent performances from veterans and rookies alike, including first-year forward Jeff de Wit and freshman rearguard Josh Mahura, who scored once and picked up a pair of assists.

“They’re 16-year-old players but they played well tonight,” said Red Deer GM/head coach Brent Sutter.

“There are some things that young kids are going to do, it’s a learning process with them. But they did a lot of really good things, too.”

De Wit, in fact, opened the scoring at 9:11 of the first period when he cruised through the neutral zone and — using an Oil Kings defenceman as a screen — beat netminder Patrick Dea with a wrist shot to the low corner.

Meyer Nell doubled the Rebels’ lead five minutes later, breaking in alone and scoring with a nifty deke after Edmonton defender Chance Patterson fell and coughed up the puck while heading out of his own zone.

The visitors stormed back in the middle frame with goals from Ben Carroll on a give-and-go with Andrew Koep, and Brandon Ralph on a two-onone break, but Mahura restored Red Deer’s lead five just over five minutes remaining in the period and the Rebels never looked back.

“I had a good feeling right from the start tonight,” said Mahura, Red Deer’s second-round pick in last year’s bantam draft. “But the biggest thing was getting the win here. We want to go into the regular season with an up and I think with our last three wins we’re setting ourselves up to do that. Now we have to go into tomorrow’s game with the same mindset and get another win.”

Mahura, who was referring to the Rebels’ final preseason outing tonight in Stettler against the Medicine Hat Tigers, will always remember his first WHL goal as a thing of beauty. With

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Red Deer Rebel Cole Chorney and Edmonton Oil King Cole Benson collide during third period pre-season action at the Centrium Friday.

Red Deer on a three-and-two break, the St. Albert native busted in alone and ripped a shot over the shoulder of Tyler Santos, who replaced Dea midway through the game.

“It feels really good. Like the guys have been saying, we want to get the wins here so we don’t start the (regular) season slow,” said Mahura. “These preseason games are pretty big for our confidence and hopefully we can hit the ice running next Friday (versus the visiting Kootenay Ice).”

Presten Kopeck redirected a perfect feed from fellow veteran Brooks Maxwell past Santos just 19 seconds after Mahura’s marker and second-year

forward Grayson Pawlenchuk cashed a power-play rebound at 3:53 of the third period to make it 5-2.

Oil Kings forward Brandon Ralph closed out the scoring with just over three minutes remaining, blowing a slapshot from the right faceoff circle past Taz Burman, who went the distance in the Rebels net and finished with 18 saves. Dea stopped 16 of the 18 shots he faced and Santos blocked 11 of 14.

“I thought our puck awareness at times wasn’t as sharp as it was last weekend,” said Sutter, in reference to 4-2 wins over the Tri-City Americans and Portland Winterhawks at Kenne-

wick, Wash. “We had some turnovers in the neutral zone and at the blueline we don’t want to have.

“But in the third period, expect for the last two and half minutes, we were flawless. We didn’t give up much at all in the third, and again, it’s another step. You also have to create offence to win games and we’ve been finding ways to do that.”

Sophomore forward Nell also picked up a pair of assists for a threepoint evening, while the likes of Maxwell, Kopeck and overage defenceman Brett Cote were more than efficient.

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Smith leads Cougars in upset over rival Raiders

BY JOSH ALDRICH ADVOCATE STAFF Cougars 22, Raiders 20 Johannes Smith proved even the smallest and youngest players can make a big impact in the game of football.

The Grade 10 starting running back for the Notre Dame Cougars had 30 carries for 110 yards and two touchdowns to upset arch rival Lindsay Thurber Raiders 22-20 at Great Chief Park in Central Alberta High School Football League action on Friday.

The five-foot-six, 170-pound Smith saved his biggest run of the night for the game’s biggest moment.

With Notre Dame staring down a second-and-17 with about four minutes to go, Smith, 16, broke a run for 20 yards to break into Lindsay Thurber territory and keep their drive alive and to kill two minutes off the clock.

“We had to keep our heads in the game and blocks were key,” he said. “I was looking forward to (starting) and hoping I would (play well).”

It’s not often teams will lean so heavily on a Grade 10 player, but Smith is proving he is deserving of the coach’s trust.

He opened the scoring at 2:25 of the second quarter on a four-yard plunge up the middle for a touchdown, and then made it 13-0 at 10:50 of second on a one-yard run up the left side — a bad snap botched the extra point.

“Johannes has a lot of grit,” said Cougars head coach Gino Castellan.

“He’s got a lot of pride and he just doesn’t quit.”

Notre Dame quarterback Keegan MacDonald had a big day punting the ball as well, burying the Raiders deep in their own end on multiple occasions.

On his first punt in the third quarter he backed LTCHS up to their own twoyard line and the Cougars forced Raiders kicker Owen Smith to surrender a safety — two points that wound up being the difference on the scoreboard.

Then, with under two minutes to go, MacDonald nailed a 43-yard punt out of bounds to give Thurber the ball on their own 13-yard line. They eventually turned the ball over on downs and Notre Dame was able to take three knees to end the game.

“Keegan’s a good athlete and good athletes make things happen,” said Castellan.

It was a frustrating game for the Raiders, who were coming off an emotional 8-7 win over the power house Hunting Hills Lightning in Week 1.

“We need to put a consistent game together, same as last week where we only showed up in the second half and eked out a one-point win,” said Raiders head coach Dave Smith. “We show up in the fourth quarter here and we lose by two. We have to show up for four quarters. We show up for four quarters and we’re hard to beat.”

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Lindsay Thurber Raider River Jonasson looks for some room to run during first quarter action against the Notre Dame Cougars at Great Chief Park Friday.

Reilly makes triumphant return to end Esk’s two-game skid

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Edmonton 33 Montreal 16 EDMONTON _ Mike Reilly scored a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns in his return as quarterback to help the Eskimos to a 33-16 victory over the Montreal Alouettes on Friday, ending Edmonton’s two-game skid.

The Eskimos improved to 8-3 and moved into a tie for second place in the CFL’s West Division with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. All three of Edmonton’s losses this season have come against Calgary.

Montreal had a two-game winning streak snapped to fall to 3-8, however

the Alouettes still have a share of the lead in the struggling CFL East, tied for first with Toronto. Montreal has failed to capture a road win this season in five attempts.

The game had a very slow start, with Edmonton taking a 2-0 lead midway through the opening quarter on a safety. The Eskimos added a 39-yard Hugh O’Neill field goal to lead 5-0 at the end of the first.

Things didn’t get much more exciting from there for quite some time.

Montreal responded with a 39-yard field goal of its own from Sean Whyte early in the second quarter.

Edmonton took a 6-3 lead with five minutes left after a missed O’Neill

field goal attempt.

The game’s first big play came with four minutes remaining as Kendial Lawrence returned a punt 51 yards in Montreal territory, however it wasn’t long before Tyler Thomas fumbled the ball away on a rushing play, with Winston Venable scooping it up for the Alouettes.

A 46-yard field by Whyte with 15 seconds remaining in the second quarter made it 6-6 at halftime. Montreal only had four first downs in the first half.

Edmonton surged back into the lead three minutes into the third quarter on a 16-yard O’Neill field goal, squandering a 54-yard passing play from Reilly to Fred Stamps that gave them first-

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and-goal from the Montreal 11 to make it just 9-6.

Whyte kicked a 42-yard three-pointer to tie it 9-9 with five minutes in the third quarter left.

The third quarter ended with yet another field goal as Edmonton went back up by three on a 31-yarder by O’Neill.

The pace picked up in the fourth quarter. Montreal finally became the first team to find the end zone 30 seconds into the fourth as quarterback Jonathan Crompton passed to a wideopen Duron Carter for a long 64-yard touchdown strike.

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Durie back in Argos lineup Karns blanks for game against Stamps Blue Jays in

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Receiver Chad Owens is a week away from returning to the Toronto Argonauts but slotback Andre Durie is back.

Durrie, 33, of Mississauga, Ont., has been out since suffering a broken collarbone the second game of the season. But he’ll play Saturday when the Argos (3-7) visit the Calgary Stampeders (9-1), who boast the CFL’s stingiest defence.

Owens, the CFL’s outstanding player in 2012, has appeared in just four games this season yet remains the team’s leading receiver with 431 yards.

After missing four games with a foot injury, Owens returned to action Aug. 23 in Edmonton, only to suffer a leg ailment. Toronto head coach Scott Milanovich expects Owens will be ready to play next week against the B.C. Lions.

Injuries have plagued Toronto’s receiving corps this season so quarterback Ricky Ray is pleased he will have the familiar target of Durie on Saturday.

Durie, an eight-year Argo, had three touchdown catches and 986 receiving yards in 2013.

“His ability is to make those ordinary plays into big plays,” Ray said Friday at McMahon. “Instead of them tackling us and making us punt, he’s able to make that first (tackler) miss and keep the chains moving.

“Those are the easy plays you need to have to change field position, to have some of those big plays that kind of gets everybody excited and builds momentum for you. He’s that guy for us and we need to have him back.”

The Stampeders want a win to remain in sole possession of first place in the West Division. Toronto also needs the victory as it enters weekend action tied with Montreal for top spot in the East despite its losing record.

Calgary and Toronto met in the 100th Grey Cup in 2012 with the Argos posting a 35-22 win at Rogers Centre.

Toronto has won three of its last four games at McMahon, including last season’s 33-27 victory Sept. 21.

That was Calgary’s lone loss at home in a season in which they went 14-4.

“There’s some feel-good moments that our players have had here,” Milanovich acknowledged. “That’s always a positive, but it’s a different season, new teams and a great football team we’re playing so we’ll have our hands full.”

The Stampeders are minus a full practice in their preparation for Toronto because of freak summer snowstorms in southern Alberta. Calgary was limited

REBELS: Older players showing leadership “Our older players have all been good right from the get-go. They’re paving the way to how we want to play,” said Sutter. “The leadership they’re bringing us is huge and that’s what we need. These guys are very responsible and dependable and they take a lot of pride in that and that’s what you want to see.

“The young kids just have to jump in line and follow.”

And youngsters like Mahura and de Wit seem to be doing just that.

“I’m trying to not let it get to my head,” said Mahura, who came into training camp with a can’t-miss tag.

“I’m still here and still trying to make the team. If I do I’m going to try and work my way up there. I want to be a good player for this team, not just put up points but help get the team some wins. That’s the biggest thing.

“We have some really good players on the back end. We have a lot of potential back there and it’s going to be a great season.” ● The Rebels, minus key veterans Wyatt Johnson, Conner Bleackley, Haydn Fleury, Kayle Doetzel and Evan Polei, dressed 12 returning players.

The Oil Kings had 10 returnees in their lineup and were missing the likes of Curtis Lazar, Mads Eller, Ashton Sautner, Dysin Mayo, Edgars Kulda and goalie Tristan Jarry, all vital members of last season’s Memorial Cup winning squad. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

COUGARS: Slick conditions With wet weather all day and a slick field, conditions made it tough to pass the ball and often to even snap the ball.

Both teams struggled with the exchange from the centre to the quarterback and punter. It was to the point where Notre Dame was forced to ditch their shotgun formations in the fourth quarter and coaches on both sides held their breath whenever the special teams units were on he field.

“Today we were a little bit spooked by the ball so we went away from the pitch and we went away from the throw,” said Dave Smith.

The slick football grounded the passing game almost completely.

Raiders quarterback Ben Pasiuk finished 1-for-7 for seven yards, and a touchdown to Jonathan Goulet though he ran for 106 yards on 18 carries and two touch-

downs.

MacDonald finished 2-for-6 for 93 yards, his first completed pass came on a botched snap on a punt attempt as he scrambled to find Parker Dahl 13 yards down field — Dahl, however, fumbled the ball after the reception. His second completed pass went for 80-yards and a touchdown to Jesse Kowalchuk to put the Cougars up 22-14 at 10:13 of the third quarter.

The win leaves the Cougars as the only undefeated team left in the top tier of the league after two weeks while Lindsay Thurber drops to 1-1.

Despite this being a victory over their rivals, Notre Dame is not about to celebrate too much — yet.

“It’s not that we knocked them off, we’ve got to see them again,” said Castellan “This is just one step at a time, we’ve got to play them in another three weeks.”

There is a double-header at Great Chief Park on Thursday next week, the Raiders host the Lacombe Rams at 4:30 p.m. and then Hunting Hills hosts the Cougars at 7:30 p.m. jaldrich@reddeeradvocate.com

debut for Rays

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

Tampa Bay 1 Toronto 0 TORONTO — Right-hander Nathan Karns needed just one swing of the bat for his first major league win.

Tampa Bay catcher Ryan Hanigan provided it with a solo homer to lead off the third inning. Karns did the rest, riding out a rocky opening to hold the Blue Jays to two hits over seven innings as the Rays blanked Toronto 1-0 Friday night.

The end result was the first major league win for Karns (1-0), summoned earlier in the day from tripleA Durham. The 26-year-old Karns, who made his three previous big league appearances last year with Washington, struck out eight while walking two.

“I thought he was pretty damn good,” Toronto manager John Gibbons said. “The chance to get him was in the first when he had trouble with the (strike) zone. He didn’t throw a lot of strikes ... Then after that things clicked for him. I thought Hanigan did a great job with him behind the plate.”

Karns walked two and hit a batsman in the first.

But he was rescued by a double play in an inning that saw him throw 25 pitches with only 10 strikes.

The Jays wasted a fine performance by left-hander J.A. Happ (9-10), who struck out seven and walked one while giving up just two hits in seven innings.

“He (Karns) was great tonight. Happ was great,” said Gibbons. “The difference was that solo home run. If you love good pitching, you saw it.”

Said Rays manager Joe Maddon: “He (Karns) got to the point where he had to throw a strike, he could ... He did a nice job. That really exceeded expectations.”

Jake McGee pitched the eighth for the Rays (7177) before Australian Grant Balfour came on in the ninth for his 12th save.

Toronto (76-70) came into the game having won four straight and nine of its last 11. Jays pitchers had posted an earned-run average of 2.36 during those 11 games, nosing the team back up the wild-card standings. Jays bats were hot in a three-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs at the start of the week that saw the National League visitors outscored 28-3. But they were quiet against Tampa as both teams managed just two hits on the night.

The Rays had lost two straight and three of their last six. Tampa blew leads of 4-0, 4-0 and 3-0 in those losses.

remaining.

Notes: Reilly returned to the lineup after being replaced by Matt Nichols for his team’s back-to-back losses to Calgary after suffering a thumb injury early in the Eskimos victory over Toronto on Aug. 23 With Edmonton kicker Grant Shaw lost for the season with an upper body injury, Hugh O’Neill took his place for the second straight game.

Veteran kicker Luca Congi was signed earlier in the week by the Eskimos, but did not suit up against Montreal Alouettes quarterback Jonathan Crompton

CFL: Esks in high gear in the Q4 However, Edmonton came roaring back to regain the lead two minutes later as a 48-yard passing play to Adarius Bowman eventually set up a one-yard TD plunge by Reilly to put Edmonton up 19-16.

The Eskimos stayed in the higher gear and put together a competent drive that was capped of when Thomas found a hole and scampered 20-yards across the goal line with seven minutes remaining in the final frame.

Edmonton continued to look like an entirely different team in the final quarter as they made it 33-16 on a seven-yard Reilly TD run with 1:37

started the season with the Eskimos, but found himself as the fourth-stringer and was released on July 9. Crompton earned wins in his first two starts with Montreal, helping his team defeat Ottawa and Hamilton before returning to face his former club on Friday The Alouettes are still in search of their first road win, the deepest they have gone into a season without getting one since 1983. No Montreal team has had fewer than three road wins in a season since the franchise rejoined the league in 1996.

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to a walk-through in ankle-deep snow Wednesday.

But the last of the snow was cleared from McMahon on Friday. The forecast for Saturday’s kickoff was 10 C. Toronto is coming off a bye week preceded by a 13-12 defeat in Hamilton on Labour Day. Calgary swept a home-and-home series with Edmonton after the two clubs were tied for the overall CFL lead two weeks ago.

Saturday’s game would appear to be a mismatch on paper but Toronto might be a test of Calgary’s concentration after an unusual week.

Stampeders quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell prefers to see their abbreviated prep as extra rest they can use at this point in the season.

“The physical reps weren’t there, but you got a lot more mental reps this week and that’s big,” Mitchell said. “It’s big to have a lot more extra time looking at your game plan, looking over things, seeing more film because that’s more things you get to see together as a group and be able to talk about.

“It doesn’t hurt to take a little break on the legs.

It’ll help some guys get their bodies back under them a little bit and come out hot.”

Stampeder running back Jon Cornish is in contention for a third straight CFL rushing title despite missing six games in July and August with concussion symptoms. The CFL’s outstanding player last year has posted consecutive games of over 100 yards.

Cornish is ranked seventh but trails leader Nic Grigsby of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers by only 210 yards.

Toronto needs strong punting from Swayze Waters to minimize the damage Cornish can do, but the key will be to just hang on to the ball, Milanovich said.

The Argos lead in the league in turnovers (29), while Calgary has the fewest (11).

“You protect the football. That’s it,” he said. “I can talk about the things that need to be done (Saturday) to beat this football team, stop Cornish, score in the red zone and all those things. But ultimately the only thing that matters is who holds on to the football.”

Toronto will remain in Calgary next week preparing for Friday’s game against the Lions.

“The west coast trips take a lot out of you,” Milanovich said. “We did the same thing a year ago.

We played here and went up to Edmonton.

“I think it’s a good thing for the team to be together and spend a week together. It breaks up the monotony of the routine and a long season. Calgary is a great city. Our guys enjoyed it last year. Hopefully they’re not enjoying it too much. They like the per diem too.”

SCOREBOARD Local Sports ● Tennis: Red Deer Tennis Club Memorial Tournament. ● Peewee football: Innisfail at Red Deer Hornets, 10:30 a.m., Great Chief Park; Red Deer Steelers at Stettler, 11 a.m. ● Bantam football: Hunting Hills at Notre Dame, 12:30 p.m., Great Chief Park; Lindsay Thurber at Ponoka, 1 p.m.; Drumheller at Rocky Mountain House, 1 p.m.; Lacombe at Stettler, 1 p.m.; Innisfail at Olds, 4 p.m. ● Major bantam hockey: Calgary Royals at Red Deer Rebels Black, 1:45 p.m., Arena; Calgary Flames at Red Deer Rebels White, 4:30 p.m., Arena. ● 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.

Sunday

WHL Pre-season EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Pt Regina 6 4 1 1 0 33 21 9 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 Prince Albert 5 2 2 0 1 14 23 5 Calgary 4 2 2 0 0 24 16 4 Edmonton 4 2 2 0 0 13 15 4 Medicine Hat 4 2 2 0 0 14 16 4 Lethbridge 4 2 2 0 0 12 13 4 Moose Jaw 4 1 2 1 0 10 18 3 Brandon 2 1 1 0 0 9 10 2 Kootenay 3 0 3 0 0 9 18 0

Transactions BASEBALL COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE — Suspended Baltimore 1B Chris Davis 25 games, including postseason, after testing positive for an amphetamine in violation of Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL — Suspended Miami RHP Anthony DeSclafani three games and fined him an undisclosed amount for intentionally throwing a pitch at Milwaukee OF Carlos Gomez during Thursday’s game. Fined Milwaukee RHP Mike Fiers an undisclosed amount for his actions during the same game.

American League KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Assigned RHP Blake Wood and LHP Chris Dwyer outright to Omaha (PCL).

LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Assigned INF Ryan Wheeler outright to Salt Lake (PCL).

NEW YORK YANKEES — Reinstated RHP David Phelps from the 15-day DL. OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Reinstated LHP Sean Doolittle from the 15-day DL. Extended their player development contract with Midland (TL) through the 2016 season.

National League COLORADO ROCKIES — Extended their player development contract with Modesto (Cal) through the 2016 season.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Designated RHP Red Patterson for assignment. Selected the contract of LHP Scott Elbert from Albuquerque (PCL).

Can-Am League NEW JERSEY JACKALS — Traded RHP Salvador Sanchez to Somerset for a player to be named.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association ATLANTA HAWKS — Announced general manager Danny Ferry is taking an indefinite leave of absence.

FOOTBALL National Football League NFL — Fined Chicago S Chris Conte $22,050; N.Y. Jets LB Calvin Pace, New England WR Chandler Jones and LB Dont’a Hightower, and Washington DE Jarvis Jenkins and CB Bashaud Breeland $16,537; and Pittsburgh WR Antonio Brown $8,268 for their actions during last week’s games.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Placed OT Jeff Allen on injured reserve. Signed CB Jamell Fleming from Baltimore’s practice squad.

NEW YORK JETS — Re-signed CB Ellis Lankster. Released CB Leon McFadden.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Placed DE Adrian Clayton on injured reserve. Re-signed DE Scott Solomon.

Canadian Football League WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Signed WR Clarence Denmark to a contract extension.

HOCKEY ECHL SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS — Promoted Charles Liebenrood to equipment manager.

Southern Professional Hockey League PEORIA RIVERMEN — Re-signed F Dean Yakura to a one-year contract and Gs Paul Dorsey and Eric Mihalik to training camp contracts.

OLYMPIC SPORTS USA GYMNASTICS — Named Oklahoma men’s coach Mark Williams coach of the men’s World Gymastics Championships team.

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

GA 31 34 38 39 34 41 42 48 39 50

Pt 47 42 39 37 36 36 33 31 29 21

Western Conference GP W L T GF 26 16 7 3 48 27 14 5 8 56 27 12 5 10 42 27 12 9 6 46 27 8 6 13 35 27 8 8 11 47 27 8 13 6 37 26 6 11 9 32 27 6 15 6 23

GA 35 29 32 36 34 46 46 38 47

Pt 51 50 46 42 37 35 30 27 24

Wednesday’s results Montreal 2 Los Angeles 2 New York 1 D.C. 0 Vancouver 2 San Jose 0 Friday’s games Kansas City at Chivas, 8:30 p.m.

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

Saturday’s games 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.

Sunday’s games Los Angeles at San Jose, 1 p.m.

English Premier League GP W D L GF GA Pts Chelsea 3 3 0 0 11 4 9 Swansea 3 3 0 0 6 1 9 Aston Villa 3 2 1 0 3 1 7 Manchester City 3 2 0 1 5 2 6 Liverpool 3 2 0 1 6 4 6 Tottenham 3 2 0 1 5 3 6 Arsenal 3 1 2 0 5 4 5 Southampton 3 1 1 1 4 3 4 Hull City 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 Stoke 3 1 1 1 2 2 4 West Ham 3 1 0 2 4 5 3 QPR 3 1 0 2 1 5 3 Sunderland 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 Man. United 3 0 2 1 2 3 2 Leicester City 3 0 2 1 3 5 2 Newcastle 3 0 2 1 3 5 2 Everton 3 0 2 1 7 10 2 West Brom 3 0 2 1 2 5 2 Crystal Palace 3 0 1 2 5 8 1 Burnley F.C. 3 0 1 2 1 4 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

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 Vancouver 5 2 2 0 1 15 14 5 Spokane 5 2 2 1 0 11 16 5 Kelowna 4 2 2 0 0 10 11 4 Victoria 6 1 3 2 0 11 16 4 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

N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 5:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 6:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Houston, 6:10 p.m.

Detroit at Minnesota, 6:10 p.m.

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

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

Vancouver 3 Kelowna 1 Everett 4 Seattle 1

Wednesday’s results Lethbridge 5 Medicine Hat 2 Prince Albert 4 Regina 3 (OT)

Today’s games Calgary at Lethbridge, 5 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Red Deer, 5 p.m.

Saskatoon at Swift Current, 5 p.m.

Victoria at Kelowna, 6:05 p.m.

Everett at Seattle, 6:05 p.m.

Spokane at Tri-City, 6:05 p.m.

Thursday’s results Vancouver 3 Victoria 0 Tri-City at Spokane, late Friday’s games Brandon 6 Moose Jaw 2 Kootenay 2 Lethbridge 0 Red Deer 5 Edmonton 3 Prince Albert 4 Regina 1 Saskatoon 3 Swift Current 2 Kamloops 4 Prince George 3

Sunday’s games Kootenay at Calgary, noon Brandon at Moose Jaw, 2 p.m.

Baseball AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct 88 59 .599 76 70 .521 75 71 .514 71 77 .480 65 83 .439 Central Division W L Pct 81 66 .551 80 66 .548 76 70 .521 66 80 .452 62 84 .425 West Division W L Pct 91 55 .623 81 66 .551 80 66 .548 65 81 .445 55 92 .374

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

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

Monday, Sept. 15 Hull City vs. West Ham, 1900 GMT

SATURDAY, SEPT. 13, 2014

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St. Louis Pittsburgh Milwaukee Cincinnati Chicago

Friday’s Games Baltimore 2, N.Y. Yankees 1, 11 innings, 1st game Baltimore 5, N.Y. Yankees 0, 2nd game Tampa Bay 1, Toronto 0 Detroit 7, Cleveland 2 Texas 2, Atlanta 1 Boston 4, Kansas City 2 Minnesota at Chicago, ppd., rain Houston at L.A. Angels, 8:05 p.m.

Seattle 4, Oakland 2 Today’s Games Atlanta (Teheran 13-11) at Texas (Bonilla 0-0), 11:05 a.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Greene 4-3) at Baltimore (M.Gonzalez 9-7), 11:05 a.m.

Tampa Bay (Hellickson 1-3) at Toronto (Dickey 1212), 11:07 a.m.

Minnesota (P.Hughes 15-9) at Chicago White Sox (Quintana 7-10), 2:10 p.m., 1st game Cleveland (Salazar 6-7) at Detroit (Lobstein 1-0), 5:08 p.m.

Boston (R.De La Rosa 4-6) at Kansas City (Guthrie 10-11), 5:10 p.m.

Minnesota (Darnell 0-2) at Chicago White Sox (Carroll 5-10), 5:40 p.m., 2nd game Houston (Feldman 8-10) at L.A. Angels (Weaver 16-8), 7:05 p.m.

Oakland (Gray 13-8) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 14-5), 7:10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Tampa Bay at Toronto, 11:07 a.m.

Cleveland at Detroit, 11:08 a.m.

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

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

Atlanta at Texas, 1:05 p.m.

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

Oakland at Seattle, 2:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, 6 p.m.

Los Angeles San Francisco San Diego Arizona Colorado

W L Pct 83 63 .568 75 72 .510 72 76 .486 71 75 .486 68 79 .463 Central Division W L Pct 81 67 .547 78 69 .531 77 71 .520 70 78 .473 64 83 .435 West Division W L Pct 83 63 .568 81 65 .555 68 78 .466 59 88 .401 59 88 .401

GB — 8.5 12 12 15.5 GB — 2.5 4 11 16.5 GB — 2 15 24.5 24.5

Friday’s Games Pittsburgh 7, Chicago Cubs 3 Philadelphia 3, Miami 1, 10 innings N.Y. Mets 4, Washington 3 Texas 2, Atlanta 1 Milwaukee 3, Cincinnati 2 St. Louis 5, Colorado 1 San Diego 6, Arizona 5 L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 8:15 p.m.

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W—D.Price 14-11. L—Carrasco 7-5. HRs—Cleveland, Raburn (4). Detroit, J.Martinez (21).

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Webster, Layne (7), Badenhop (7), Uehara (8), Mujica (9) and Vazquez; Ventura, Frasor (8), G.Holland (9) and S.Perez. W—Webster 4-3. L—Ventura 1210. Sv—Mujica (6). HRs—Kansas City, Hosmer (7).

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(11 innings) McCarthy, Betances (8), Dav.Robertson (9), Warren (11) and J.Murphy; Gausman, A.Miller (8), O’Day (9), Z.Britton (10), Brach (11) and Hundley.

W—Brach 7-1. L—Warren 3-6. HRs—New York, C.Young (3).

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A.Wood, D.Carpenter (8), Avilan (8), Hale (8) and Bethancourt; D.Holland, Sh.Tolleson (8), Kirkman (8), Klein (8), Feliz (9) and Chirinos. W—Klein 1-2.

L—D.Carpenter 6-4. Sv—Feliz (9).

Karns, McGee (8), Balfour (9) and Hanigan; Happ, Aa.Sanchez (8) and D.Navarro. W—Karns 1-0.

L—Happ 9-10. Sv—Balfour (12). HRs—Tampa Bay, Hanigan (5).

Today’s Games Atlanta (Teheran 13-11) at Texas (Bonilla 0-0), 11:05 a.m.

Chicago Cubs (Doubront 1-1) at Pittsburgh (Locke 7-4), 5:05 p.m.

Miami (Hand 3-6) at Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 8-12), 5:05 p.m.

Cincinnati (Holmberg 0-1) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 8-9), 5:10 p.m.

Washington (Fister 13-6) at N.Y. Mets (Za.Wheeler 10-9), 5:10 p.m.

Colorado (F.Morales 6-7) at St. Louis (S.Miller 9-9), 5:15 p.m.

San Diego (T.Ross 13-13) at Arizona (C.Anderson 8-6), 6:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 14-8) at San Francisco (T.Hudson 9-10), 7:05 p.m.

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Sunday’s Games Washington at N.Y. Mets, 11:10 a.m.

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

Miami at Philadelphia, 11:35 a.m.

Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 12:10 p.m.

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

Atlanta at Texas, 1:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 2:05 p.m.

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

INTERLEAGUE

Monday’s Games Miami at N.Y. Mets, 5:10 p.m.

Washington at Atlanta, 5:10 p.m.

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

L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, 6:40 p.m.

San Francisco at Arizona, 7:40 p.m.

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

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G.Gonzalez, Barrett (7), Blevins (8) and W.Ramos; Gee, C.Torres (6), Familia (8), Mejia (9) and T.d’Arnaud. W—Gee 7-7. L—G.Gonzalez 8-10.

Sv—Mejia (26). HRs—Washington, Rendon (20).

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Corcino, Ondrusek (7), Villarreal (8), Ju.Diaz (9) and B.Pena; Lohse, Kintzler (7), Broxton (8), Fr.Rodriguez (9) and Maldonado, Lucroy. W—Fr. Rodriguez 5-5. L—Ju.Diaz 0-1. HRs—Cincinnati, Negron (5).

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J.De La Rosa, Masset (7), Scahill (8) and Rosario; Wainwright, Rosenthal (9) and Y.Molina. W— Wainwright 18-9. L—J.De La Rosa 13-11. HRs—St. Louis, Holliday (17).

San Diego 022 Arizona 100

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Stults, Vincent (7), Thayer (8), Quackenbush (9) and Rivera; Nuno, E.De La Rosa (6), Harris (8), Paterson (8), A.Reed (9) and M.Montero. W—Stults 7-16. L—Nuno 0-6. Sv—Quackenbush (3). HRs— San Diego, Rivera (10). Arizona, Pollock (7).

Football Toronto Montreal Hamilton Ottawa

GP 10 11 9 10

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

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

PF 235 199 193 141

PA Pt 262 6 291 6 235 4 258 2

PF 292 258 294 284 219

PA 168 205 227 282 187

Pt 18 16 16 12 12

Week 12 Friday’s games Edmonton 33 Montreal 16 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.

FRIDAY’S SUMMARIES Eskimos 33, Alouettes 16 First Quarter Mtl — Safety, 7:45 Edm — FG O’Neill 40 15:00 Second Quarter Mtl— FG Whyte 40 3:54 Edm— Single O’Neill 40 49 9:33 Mtl— FG Whyte 46 14:45 Third Quarter Edm— FG O’Neill 16 2:58 Mtl— FG Whyte 42 9:49

Edm — FG O’Neill 31 14:44 Fourth Quarter Mtl— TD Carter 64 pass from Crompton (Whyte convert) 0:15 Edm— TD Reilly 1 run (O’Neill convert) 2:37 Edm— TD Thomas 20 run (O’Neill convert) 7:48 Edm— TD Reilly 7 run (O’Neill convert) 13:23 Montreal 0 6 3 7 — 16 Edmonton 5 1 6 21 — 33 Attendance — 27,833 at Edmonton.

National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct Miami 1 0 0 1.000 N.Y. Jets 1 0 0 1.000 Buffalo 1 0 0 1.000 New England 0 1 0 .000 South W L T Pct Tennessee 1 0 0 1.000 Houston 1 0 0 1.000 Jacksonville 0 1 0 .000 Indianapolis 0 1 0 .000 North W L T Pct Cincinnati 1 0 0 1.000 Pittsburgh 1 1 0 .500 Baltimore 1 1 0 .500 Cleveland 0 1 0 .000 West W L T Pct Denver 1 0 0 1.000 San Diego 0 1 0 .000

PF 33 19 23 20

PA 20 14 20 33

PF 26 17 17 24

PA 10 6 34 31

PF 23 36 42 27

PA 16 53 29 30

PF 31 17

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14 10

19 26

PF 34 6 17 14

PA 17 17 28 35

PF 20 37 34 14

PA 14 34 37 20

PF 34 35 20 16

PA 6 14 23 36

PF 36 28 18 6

PA 16 17 17 34

Thursday, Sep. 11 Pittsburgh 6, Baltimore 26 Sunday, Sep. 14 Dallas at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

New England at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Jacksonville at Washington, 1 p.m.

Arizona at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.

New Orleans at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Detroit at Carolina, 1 p.m.

Seattle at San Diego, 4:05 p.m.

St. Louis at Tampa Bay, 4:05 p.m.

Houston at Oakland, 4:25 p.m.

Kansas City at Denver, 4:25 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Green Bay, 4:25 p.m.

Chicago at San Francisco, 8:30 p.m.

Monday, Sep. 15 Philadelphia at Indianapolis, 8:30 p.m.

NFL Odds (Odds supplied by Western Canada Lottery Corp.; favourites in capital letters) Spread O/U Thursday Pittsburgh at BALTIMORE 2.5 44.5 Sunday NEW ENGLAND at Minnesota 3.5 49.5 NEW ORLEANS at Cleveland 6.5 47.5 Atlanta at CINCINNATI 4.5 48.5 Detroit at CAROLINA 2.5 43.5 Arizona at NY GIANTS 0.5 44.5 Dallas at TENNESSEE 2.5 49.5 MIAMI at Buffalo 0.5 42.5 Jacksonville at WASHINGTON 6.5 43.5 St. Louis at TAMPA BAY 5.5 37.5 SEATTLE at San Diego 5.5 44.5 NY Jets at GREEN BAY 8.5 45.5 Kansas City at DENVER 13.5 52.5 HOUSTON at Oakland 3.5 39.5 Chicago at SAN FRANCISCO 7.5 48.5 Monday Philadelphia at INDIANAPOLIS 2.5 54.5

Golf TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP At East Lake Golf Club Atlanta Purse: $8 million Yardage: 7,307; Par: 70 Second Round Billy Horschel Rory McIlroy Jason Day Chris Kirk Kevin Na Ryan Palmer Cameron Tringale Jim Furyk Rickie Fowler Justin Rose Russell Henley Bill Haas Matt Kuchar Sergio Garcia Bubba Watson Jordan Spieth Adam Scott Patrick Reed Martin Kaymer Jimmy Walker Hideki Matsuyama Zach Johnson Morgan Hoffmann Brendon Todd Webb Simpson Hunter Mahan Gary Woodland John Senden Geoff Ogilvy

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132 134 134 134 136 136 136 136 137 138 138 139 139 140 140 141 141 141 142 142 142 142 143 145 146 146 146 147 154

THE EVIAN CHAMPIONSHIP At Evian Resort Golf Club Evian-les-Bains, France Purse: $3.25 million Yardage: 6,453; Par: 71 Second Round a-amateur Brittany Lincicome Hyo Joo Kim Mi Jung Hur Suzann Pettersen Karrie Webb Stacy Lewis Moriya Jutanugarn Lydia Ko Anna Nordqvist I.K. Kim Mariajo Uribe Amy Yang Minjee Lee Shanshan Feng Lexi Thompson Paula Creamer Mina Harigae Julieta Granada Mi Hyang Lee Katherine Kirk Ha Na Jang Kris Tamulis Mika Miyazato Inbee Park Karine Icher Hee Young Park Sakura Yokomine Na Yeon Choi Azahara Munoz Line Vedel Ayako Uehara Beatriz Recari a-Celine Boutier

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132 133 135 136 136 137 137 137 138 138 138 138 139 140 140 140 140 140 141 141 141 141 141 141 141 142 142 142 142 142 142 143 143

Florentyna Parker Caroline Hedwall Candie Kung Ilhee Lee a-Emily K. Pedersen Sun Young Yoo Ji Young Oh Jodi Ewart Shadoff Charley Hull Meena Lee Gerina Piller Jennifer Song Se Ri Pak Lizette Salas Dewi Claire Schreefel Sandra Gal Marina Alex Cristie Kerr Eun-Hee Ji Jane Park Lee-Anne Pace Christina Kim a-Jing Yan Laura Davies Amelia Lewis Morgan Pressel Juli Inkster Sarah Jane Smith Laura Diaz Haeji Kang Pernilla Lindberg Jessica Korda Sarah Kemp Mirim Lee Sydnee Michaels Jenny Shin Kristy McPherson In Gee Chun Jaye Marie Green Missed cut

71-72 70-73 69-74 69-74 69-74 76-68 73-71 72-72 71-73 71-73 71-73 71-73 69-75 69-75 68-76 72-73 71-74 71-74 75-71 74-72 73-73 71-75 71-75 70-76 70-76 70-76 69-77 68-78 75-72 74-73 73-74 72-75 71-76 71-76 71-76 71-76 70-77 69-78 69-78

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143 143 143 143 143 144 144 144 144 144 144 144 144 144 144 145 145 145 146 146 146 146 146 146 146 146 146 146 147 147 147 147 147 147 147 147 147 147 147

Jennifer Johnson Kim Kaufman Angela Stanford Valentine Derrey Tiffany Joh Amy Anderson Cheyenne Woods Julie Greciet Gwladys Nocera P.K. Kongkraphan Pornanong Phatlum Joanna Klatten Kelly Tan Carlota Ciganda Catriona Matthew Kylie Walker Ai Miyazato Lindsey Wright Alison Walshe Alejandra Llaneza Jennifer Rosales Yani Tseng Belen Mozo a-Kristen Gillman Trish Johnson Caroline Afonso Jee Young Lee Nikki Campbell Camilla Lennarth Xi Yu Lin Brooke Pancake Dori Carter Caroline Masson Haru Nomura Brittany Lang Thidapa Suwannapura Katie M. Burnett

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148 148 148 148 148 148 149 149 149 150 150 150 151 151 151 151 151 151 152 152 152 152 152 152 152 153 153 153 153 153 153 153 154 154 154 154 155

Chella Choi Austin Ernst Christel Boeljon Danielle Kang Giulia Sergas Ashleigh Simon Alena Sharp Ariane Provot Paz Echeverria So Yeon Ryu

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155 155 155 156 156 157 158 162 164

NATIONWIDE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL At Ohio State University Golf Club, Scarlet Course Columbus, Ohio Purse: $1 million Yardage: 7,455; Par: 71 Second Round Derek Fathauer Vaughn Taylor Justin Thomas Kyle Stanley Tony Finau Bill Lunde Blayne Barber Andrew Loupe Sean O’Hair Steve Marino Alex Prugh Sam Saunders Matt Davidson Johnson Wagner Chase Wright Tom Gillis Tag Ridings Darron Stiles Patrick Rodgers Tyrone Van Aswegen Chad Campbell Richard Sterne Zack Sucher Mark Hubbard Bronson Burgoon Roberto Castro Kevin Tway Aron Price Michael Kim Doug LaBelle II Harrison Frazar Byron Smith Charlie Wi Cameron Percy Branden Grace John Mallinger Sung Joon Park Jim Herman Tom Hoge Sebastian Cappelen Hunter Haas Aaron Watkins David Lingmerth Eric Axley Whee Kim John Rollins Casey Wittenberg Adam Hadwin Max Homa Harold Varner III Jason Gore Chad Collins Gary Christian Spencer Levin Richard S. Johnson Dawie van der Walt Chez Reavie J.J. Henry Travis Bertoni

63-69 66-69 67-69 68-69 66-72 69-69 65-74 64-75 68-71 71-68 71-69 70-70 71-69 67-73 69-71 70-70 67-73 68-72 70-70 70-71 70-71 72-69 70-71 67-74 69-72 72-70 70-72 70-72 70-72 70-72 72-70 70-72 72-70 73-69 70-72 74-68 69-73 71-71 68-74 71-71 71-71 72-70 71-72 69-74 71-72 66-77 69-74 71-72 70-73 71-72 70-73 71-72 72-71 73-71 72-72 74-70 70-74 74-70 70-74

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132 135 136 137 138 138 139 139 139 139 140 140 140 140 140 140 140 140 140 141 141 141 141 141 141 142 142 142 142 142 142 142 142 142 142 142 142 142 142 142 142 142 143 143 143 143 143 143 143 143 143 143 143 144 144 144 144 144 144

Alistair Presnell Hudson Swafford Mathew Goggin Brett Stegmaier Steve Allan Roger Sloan Ashley Hall

72-72 70-74 74-70 72-72 69-75 68-76 75-69

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Failed to make the cut Carlos Sainz Jr Martin Piller Rod Pampling Y.E. Yang Scott Hend James Driscoll Wes Roach Jonathan Byrd Adam Crawford Sung Kang Will Wilcox Andrew Putnam Steve Wheatcroft Bronson La’Cassie Tim Herron Peter Malnati James Nitties Nick Taylor Peter Tomasulo Roland Thatcher Jonathan Randolph Kris Blanks Richard H. Lee Jason Allred Jeff Curl Miguel Angel Carballo Kyle Reifers Ben Curtis Zac Blair Troy Kelly Dicky Pride Scott Gardiner Andres Gonzales Josh Teater D.H. Lee Ryuji Imada Henrik Norlander Shane Bertsch Jamie Lovemark Tommy Gainey Alex Cejka Brad Fritsch Ryan Armour Troy Matteson Oscar Fraustro Heath Slocum Jon Curran Chris Wilson Dudley Hart Joe Durant Carlos Ortiz Tim Petrovic Manuel Villegas Kelly Kraft Greg Chalmers Matt Weibring

72-73 75-70 73-72 71-74 74-71 72-73 73-72 74-71 70-75 71-74 73-73 73-73 72-74 73-73 69-77 72-74 73-73 69-77 72-74 73-73 70-76 74-72 72-74 75-71 74-72 72-74 72-75 73-74 75-72 75-72 74-73 74-73 74-73 72-75 72-75 72-75 75-73 71-77 76-73 74-75 72-77 73-76 72-77 72-77 73-77 73-77 74-76 73-77 75-75 74-76 72-79 71-80 74-78 73-79 74-80 72-82

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RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014 B7

Horschel leads, McIlroy two shots back

Punter recovering from cleat kick

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA — Billy Horschel showed why he might be the hottest player in golf at the moment with another 4-under 66 on Friday in the Tour Championship. It was his 10th straight round in the 60s. He already has a victory and a runner-up finish in the FedEx Cup playoffs.

And now he gets to take on the best player in golf.

Rory McIlroy rode three big putts and one bizarre break — a tee shot landed in a spectator’s pocket — on his way to a 65 that left him two shots behind and put him in the final group at East Lake going into the homestretch of the FedEx Cup. At stake for both of them — along with Chris Kirk — is a shot at the $10 million bonus.

“I’m a guy that when I feel good about my game, I’ve got some confidence that I’m going to figure out some way to play well and post a number,” Horschel said.

That he has done.

Horschel is 35 under par in his last 10 rounds. He was runner-up at the Deutsche Bank Championship two weeks ago, when he squandered a shot to at least get into a playoff by chunking a 6-iron into a hazard.

And he followed that with a victory in the BMW Championship at Cherry Hills.

And now he has a pair of 66s, putting him at 8-under 132 at East Lake.

McIlroy made his only bogey with a buried lie at the face of a bunker on No. 4, causing him to blast out sideways. He bounced back with birdies, and poured it on at the end of his round with a 12-foot par save, a 20-foot birdie and a 25-foot birdie.

And then there was his par on the 14th, which looked ordinary only on paper. His tee shot drifted right into the pine trees, clattered around and dropped straight down. No one knew where it went until a fan realized it had fallen into the front pocket of his shorts.

PGA Tour rules official Robby Ware made sure the fan had not moved, and McIlroy was given a free drop under Rule 19-1-a.

Retrieving the ball? McIlroy wasn’t going there.

“I know how sweaty my pockets are. I’m not going into anyone else’s,” McIlroy said.

“I need to stop hitting it off line. Things happen there.”

McIlroy was joined by Jason Day, who made bogey on his last hole for a 67; and Kirk, who made two bogeys on the back nine that offset a run of four straight birdies around the turn for a 68.

Kirk, Horschel and McIlroy are among the top five seeds in the FedEx Cup, meaning a victory would guarantee the $10 million bonus.

McIlroy seized the No. 1 ranking by winning the British Open, a World Golf Championship and the PGA Championship in successive starts. He was the top seed going into the FedEx Cup, though because the points are reset for East Lake, the 25-year-old from Northern Ireland always knew it would come down to the Tour Championship.

As much as he wants to end a great year on a high note, McIlroy appears to be playing with no concerns.

“Before coming into these FedEx Cup playoffs ...

LEARNED HARD WAY THAT TACKLING ISN’T EASY

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Chris Kirk bites his club after missing a putt for birdie on the 18th hole during first round of play in the Tour Championship golf tournament. it was going to be a great season, anyway,” he said.

“I wanted to cap it off in style, and I’ve given myself a chance to do that over the next two days. I’m going into this week with nothing to lose. I’m the one that’s got the two majors this year. I’m the one that’s had the great season. Those are the guys that are trying to cap off a great season for themselves.

“No matter what happens over the weekend, it’s going to be OK,” he said. “But I still want to win this thing.”

McIlroy and Horschel first mixed it up seven years ago when they were amateurs at the Walker Cup. Horschel beat him in singles on the 18th hole, and the next morning teamed with Rickie Fowler in a foursomes win over McIlroy and Jonny Caldwell.

Horschel was shouting and pumping fists, as he always does, and it rubbed McIlroy the wrong way. In the final singles session, McIlroy beat him 4 and 2.

That was a long time ago. Neither harbours a grudge.

McIlroy has gone on to win four majors at age 25 — only Woods, Jack Nicklaus and Bobby Jones have done that — while Horschel picked up his second career win last week.

They last played together as pros at the Honda Classic this year, where McIlroy had rounds of 66-63 and Horschel missed the cut.

“He’s a good buddy,” Horschel said. “If I happen to come out on top and we’re battling out these next two rounds, that means a lot. The guy won three straight events in a row, and two of them happened to be majors. I think that’s pretty impressive.”

For all the diving catches and long runs during the NFL’s opening weekend, the most enduring image might have been a blooper.

The sight of Antonio Brown’s foot in Spencer Lanning’s face as the Pittsburgh returner was trying to elude the Cleveland punter last Sunday elicited sympathetic cringes and derisive laughs from far and wide.

“I caught a lot of grief from my friends. I saw the pictures because they were sent to me. I’ve seen all the videos, and I do think they’re pretty funny. I have to admit people do have some time on their hands,” Lanning said this week. “But at the end of the day, I probably would have had more fun with it had we won.”

Brown was fined $8,268 by the NFL on Friday.

At first glance, this was just another futile attempt by an undersized specialist at tackling a player paid for his speed, agility and size, not simply for the strength and accuracy of his leg. Lanning was at least a good sport about the gaffe. He said he wasn’t mad.

“He just should have given me a move, I thought, but whatever,” said Lanning, who had a sore neck and a bruise over his right eye but was uncertain whether that came from the collision.

Brown drew an unnecessary roughness penalty but said he meant no harm. After appearing to abort his hurdle mid-stride when realizing Lanning was not going to desperately dive at his knees and instead had him properly lined up like any defender would, Brown’s leg wound up headed straight for the front of the orange helmet.

“I tried to get over him,” Brown said after the game. “There was no intent to hurt him. It was just a bad outcome of a play.”

Fair catches and down-field tackles that prevent long returns, of course, are far more common than punters being part of the play.

Touchbacks for kickers have the same effect. Rare is the moment when the specialists are in sole position to stop a runback.

The task, however, is no joke.

If the kicker or the punter is in such a position, they’re often the last chance to prevent a touchdown that can make the difference in winning or losing.

Their disadvantage, against a returner approaching at full speed, in this scenario is stark.

“It’s icing on the cake if you can make a tackle and bring someone down,” said Kansas City punter Dustin Colquitt, who made the Pro Bowl in 2012.

Lanning’s peers, naturally, expressed pride in his effort, courage and technique.

Posposil, Raonic give Canada early lead

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS HALIFAX — Canada has a 2-0 lead in its Davis Cup tennis playoff against Colombia.

Vancouver’s Vasek Pospisil beat Santiago Giraldo 6-3, 7-6 (2) 6-3 in the opening singles match at the Halifax Metro Centre on Friday. Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont., then followed with a 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 decision over Alejandro Gonzalez.

“It certainly wasn’t the best tennis that I ever played but I am happy with the way I competed,” said the 24-yearold Pospisil. “I played really well on the big points. ”The court here in Halifax is very, very fast, which favours my serve, but also makes it difficult to set up points. But I managed to adjust, and that’s why I felt really happy after this first win“ Raonic dominated his match with a

powerful serve and forehand. Raonic finished Gonzalez off in one hour 45 minutes with 30 aces to the Colombian’s one.

“Canada is a very difficult opponent” said Colombian captain Mauricio Hadad. “Both our players had their chances, particularly Santiago, but Pospisil came up with some big serves and huge forehands in the most important moments of the match.”

Raonic was so focused on doing well and winning second point for Canada today that he wasn’t even bothered with the fact that the radar gun that measures the speed on the serve wasn’t working properly.

“I was serving quite well today despite some problems earlier in the match, and I know that this can be demoralizing for my opponents,” said Raonic. “I was really motivated to do well today, although my performance was probably at a B-plus level.”

DAVIS CUP Martin Laurendeau, the captain for Canada, praised both his players.

“It was a good day at the office. Two wins without losing a set, against solid team is very satisfying.” said Laurendeau. “But we still have to win one more point. It can happen on Saturday in doubles, but Colombians are a very good team. We have to play well again” Fast surface at the Halifax Metro Centre favours Canadian players who are used to hard courts and playing indoors.

“But doubles is a different story, there is no rallies, and if you are re-

turning well and can finish the point the big serve is not a deciding factor” said Laurendeau.

The best-of-five tie continues Saturday with Pospisil and Toronto’s Daniel Nestor facing Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah in doubles. On Sunday, Raonic plays Giraldo while Pospisil takes on Gonzalez.

Frank Dancevic of Niagara Falls, Ont., is Canada’s spare.

The winner of the tie moves into the elite World Group next season. Canada is looking to reclaim its World Group spot after a first-round loss to Japan earlier this year.

A loss to Colombia would relegate the Canadians to Americas Zone Group I for the first time since 2011.

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Peterson won’t play Sunday after child abuse charge An arrest warrant was issued Friday for star Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson after he was indicted in Texas on a charge of child abuse for using a branch to spank his son. His team benched him for this weekend’s game against New England.

Peterson’s attorney, Rusty Hardin, said the charge in Montgomery County accuses Peterson of using a switch to spank one of his sons, whose age was not disclosed. Hardin said Peterson has co-operated with authorities and didn’t mean any harm.

“Adrian is a loving father who used his judgment as a parent to discipline his son. He used the same kind of discipline with his child that he experienced as a child growing up in east Texas,” Hardin said. “Adrian has never hidden from what happened. He has co-operated fully with authorities and voluntarily testified before the grand jury for several hours. Adrian will address the charges with the same respect and responsiveness he has brought to this inquiry from its beginning. It is important to remember that Adrian never intended to harm his son and deeply regrets the unintentional injury.”

The Vikings, about an hour after is-

suing a statement acknowledging the case but deferring questions to Hardin, then said Peterson would be on the inactive list for their home opener against New England.

The allegations came during a week in which the NFL has been under heavy criticism and scrutiny for the way it handled a domestic violence case involving former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice and his then-fiancee.

Davis suspended for positive drug test BALTIMORE — Orioles slugger Chris Davis was suspended 25 games without pay on Friday following a positive test for an amphetamine, a punishment that will extend into the post-season and perhaps 2015.

Baltimore started Friday leading the AL East by 10 games with 17 left in the regular season, so the team will be without the 2013 home run champion deep into the playoffs.

“I apologize to my teammates, coaches, the Orioles organization and especially the fans,” Davis said in a statement.

“I made a mistake by taking Adderall. I had permission to use it in the past, but do not have a therapeutic use exemption this year. I accept my punishment and will begin serving my suspension immediately.”

Adderall is a drug often used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy, and 119 TUEs were issued for 40-man roster players in the year ending with the

2013 post-season. It is, however, also known as a performance and cognitive enhancer.

Initial positive tests for a banned stimulant result in the player being given an additional six unannounced urine tests over the 12 months following the violation. The 25-game discipline is the penalty for a second positive test.

men’s preseason hockey action Friday.

Also connecting for the Kings, who edged the Trojans 2-1 Thursday at the Penhold Regional Multiplex, were Riley Simpson, Pat Martens, Shamus Graham and Jodan McTaggart. Mike Salmon mades 22 saves for RDC, which held a 37-24 advantage in shots, including 20-3 in the third period.

The Kings return to preseason play next Thursday against the Camrose Augustana Vikings at 7 p.m. at Penhold.

Grizzlys hang on for win OKOTOKS — Jordan Piccolino made 28 saves Friday to backstop the Olds Grizzlys to a 4-3 Alberta Junior Hockey League win over the Okotoks Oilers.

Kodi Schwarz, Landon Kletke, Jack Goranson and Sean Richards scored for the Grizzlys, who jumped out to a 3-0 lead in front of 702 fans and then held on for the victory, their first of the season after two losses last weekend.

Matt McNair, Tanner Ockey and Tucker Bender replied for the Oilers, who trailed 2-0 after one period and 4-3 after 40 minutes. Devon Fordyce stopped 15 shots in the Okotoks net.

The Oilers were two-for-nine on the power play, while the visitors were one-for-eight with a man advantage.

The Grizzlys are in Canmore tonight to face the Eagles, then host Canmore Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Kings beat up on Trojans CALGARY — Riley Point scored twice to lead the RDC Kings to a 6-2 win over the host SAIT Trojans in Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference

Players approve HGH testing NEW YORK — Hours after the players’ union voted Friday to accept an NFL proposal on drug policy changes that included HGH testing, the league says it is not a done deal.

Player representatives to the union also voted for changes to marijuana testing, classification for amphetamines, punishment for driving under the influence, and neutral arbitration on appeals.

But NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said in an email to The Associated Press: “There are unresolved issues.

More negotiation ahead.”

Aiello did not specify which issues are not resolved, but called them “significant.”

Testing for human growth hormone was originally agreed upon in 2011, but the players have balked at the science in the testing and the appeals process for positive tests. If the proposal they voted on Friday is put into action, testing would begin for this season.

HOROSCOPES

SUN SIGNS

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): How you express yourself today will draw many to you.

At this stage, you are looking at your true value, and expressing that through all interactions that you have, especially romantic interests.

Perhaps you are even sharing wisdom with the younger generation.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You will have this inner solid foundation that will attract others to you now.

Conversations had will prove to be very enlightening, as they will instigate a need for you to take a different approach with your direction forward.

Your worth is strong — just be sure to walk your talk!

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Conversations with friends will leave an impact on you today.

There is even a possibility that you could meet someone while out with friends now, but do trust your instincts. It could be that you are simply finding out more truth when it comes to the global agenda.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): There is a great possibility for you to draw money to you through your profession and your public presence today.

Perhaps it is simply that your energy levels are high and you are more inclined to come across in a more optimistic and pleasant way with others now.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You will be drawing others to you now through your philosophy on life and your knowledge.

Just be extra careful to share the absolute truth.

There is a tendency to approach discussions with a sense of wonderment and not fully acknowledge the factual truth today.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): There may be some intense fears that pop up today in terms of close bonds you share with others.

Is there someone whom you trust, but perhaps is not fully being receptive to that energy, or vice versa? Today, it will draw out to a final look, and closure will happen naturally.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The key is in the details today.

Your business partner, friends, or significant romantic relationship in your life will have a powerful effect on your today.

There will be a need for you to understand what is healthy or not when discussing your interactions with them today.

Larisa Maira Ozolins is an internationally syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her column appears daily in the Advocate.

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CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Tyler Perry, 44; New actions and ideas will be flying around within all conBen Savage, 33; Stella McCartney, 42 versations with friends and your great ideas to implement proTHOUGHT OF THE DAY: Today will have Mars, the fessionally will emerge. planet of action, moving into Sagittarius, the sign of aims and CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): There will be a shift tothe higher mind. day. You will finally get to receive some rest after strenuously So, starting today, most of the actions you will be taking working towards your dreams and aspirations. will have consequences towards future events, so do keep Also, you will feel more in line with fate, and will be able that in mind. feel that karma is finally on your side.

Also, you are likely to take action in good faith, and most of Implement new ideas professionally now. the time that will pay off for you.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): A whole new perspective is Your mind will be running a mile a minute as well. coming in for you now.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthday, you will You will almost be able to take a leap forward with your know what direction you will want to go in terms of business aspirations and dreams and this will highlight a greater awarepartnerships and future aims within relationships. ness of what life had in store for you.

Home life will be uncertain the first half of the year, but all Great effort will reap even greater rewards starting now! will work out for the best in the long run.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Yes, your finances might There will be a keen focus on getting your point across, but seem a little unsteady now. remember to curb your tendency towards being too blunt.

Do not let that get you down, although, really, you will feel ARIES (March 21-April 19): Wow, okay, lots of ideas are like that today. You will be more able to achieve all your ambibeing thrown at you now. tions in less time than ever.

Some of them might create some uneasiness Truly this is starting tomorrow, but do have for you, but really, jump on board and go with faith, it is soon! the flow.

Work will run smoothly today and the new Sunday Sept. 14 ideas for future use will most likely be impleCELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Sam mented tomorrow.

Neill, 66; Robert Herjavec, 50; Faith Ford, 49 TAURUS (April 20-May 20): If anyone needs THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Today, there will to calm their mind today, it is you. be a shift in focus from the practicalities of life toThere will be some unexpected happenings wards simply learning and communicating more. going on for you within your daily life now. It Relationships today will seem more intense and just looks like so much will be going on that you there will be more truth revealed by others. might not know which way to go. Take your time Do trust your gut instinct now, it will serve and acknowledge the new vibe. you well, this will help you as you move forward GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You might betowards your aims.

LARISA MAIRA come a bit too frazzled today with all the activity Take that leap of faith now!

OZOLINS that is going on.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthday, Take some time, if needed, to rest and spend this year will be the year to draw in all that you some time alone. want.

All in all, this is a great day to encourage new You will be attracting many to you throughout ideas towards creating your dreams and aspirathe year, and this will be the year to clearly untions. derstand what it is you want from your life.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): The more you communicate There will be changes with how you enjoy yourself, for and interact with friends, the more you will see that there are some it will be as simple as joining a sports team, for others, it more options available for you on a professional and public can be a child is welcomed into the family. level.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Relationships with those at New ideas will surely be promoted by all groups you are work will be passionate and intense today. part of now.

Trust your instincts and intuition today; it will serve you So think big and then take that exact action! well, especially when it comes to understanding other’s moLEO (July 23-Aug. 22): There will be lots of discussions tives. today and a new perspective will emerge now.

They are simply trying to get you excited about the future!

Your finances and career objectives will take on a new, TAURUS (April 20-May 20): There will be an intense enrealistic understanding and this will lead to greater awareness counter today with a foreigner; most likely this will happen on of all creative possibilities that lay ahead for you. your daily routine and at work.

Just calm your over thinking!

This meeting will have you excited about your future with VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Your mind will be running wild savings and also with forming closer bonds with them. If you with regards to financial concerns. are thinking it today, it is true.

Perhaps, even your spouse or business partner has done GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Today you will be focused on something to create uneasiness with your saved resources. what you would like to have happen on a professional and Whatever the case, all will work out just fine by the end of the public front. day.

You will be very excited when it comes to others now, and LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): There will be tons of energy at there is reason to look forward to a celebration. Daydreams your disposal. are good, but make sure to think before you act.

It is truly up to you how you want to release it. Most likely, CANCER (June 21-July 22): You might wake up with you will want some time alone to sort through all that you need some sort of epiphany that will lead you to look at some relato get done, but on the other hand, there will be a need for you tionships in your life differently. to communicate with everyone you meet.

There is the ability to meet someone new who will have a SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Your thoughts will be danc- powerful imprint on you today. ing around your head today.

Do trust those dreams and intuition of yours, it will pay off New ideas for work, your health, and how to improve on for you! your daily life will emerge at lightning speed.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): There will be an interaction with You will find it absolutely easy to integrate them and this someone at work, who has similar traits to your father. process will most likely start tomorrow.

This meeting will have you reflecting back on a conversaSAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Mars is going to roll tion you had with him in regards to how to deal with intense into your sign later on in the day. situations that might arise.

This will increase your vitality and energy level tremenThe power struggle will create harmony.

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FRONT EARTHDANCE PEACE PARTY ON SEPT. 20 Red Deer will join a global peace party on Sept. 20 with an event downtown on Ross Street. Earthdance is the world’s largest annual synchronized global music and dance event for peace. Since 1997, Earthdance has been staged in 600 locations in 60 countries. The local promotion of peace will be at Veteran’s Park and Ross Street Patio between 3 and 6 p.m. Starting at 3 p.m., there will be peace activities for all ages, music by Randi Boulton, community artists, and a bake sale at the Hub on Ross. Bring your own mat for free community yoga at 4 p.m. The prayer for peace will be at 5 p.m., followed by dancing in the street to music by Jazz Experimental. The event is free, but donations will be welcomed for Central Alberta Refugee Effort.

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All things cultural THREE-DAY RED DEER CELEBRATION WILL OFFER TREMENDOUS VARIETY

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF

ALBERTA CULTURE DAYS

Ready to get cultured?

Alberta Culture Days brings a variety of fun arts and culture events to the city from Friday to Sunday, Sept. 26 to 28, including a pop-up gallery, writers’ reception, chalk artists and plays.

Red Deer’s second annual downtown Nuit Blanche Festival will also go Saturday evening, Sept. 27, bringing art, music and food trucks to Rotary Park, behind the Red Deer Recreation Centre, as part of the busy, arts-oriented weekend.

The three-day celebration of all things cultural gets rolling on Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with henna art demonstrations, art displays, book readings and ethnic snacks at the Central Alberta Refugee Effort (CARE) offices at 202 5000 Gaetz Ave. (The same program goes on Saturday afternoon, too.) ● Performances of Baba’s Perogies, an immigrant story written by local playwright Elena Rousseau through the Scripts at Work program, get underway at 2:15 p.m. Friday on the Centennial Stage (enter through the alley behind the Scott Block).

The play will be staged again at 6:30 p.m. at City Centre Stage in downtown Red Deer.

This evening performance also features the Mahana Polynesian Dancers, led by Teen Skeels, and singing by the newly formed multicultural Samasana Choir. ● A Friday night reception will be held

by the Writers Guild of Alberta to attract new members from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Coconut Room, upstairs at the Sunworks store on Ross Street. Free snacks and a cash bar are offered at the open house to welcome any local writers who want to connect with others and give their writing a supportive boost. ● Bull Skit offers sketch comedy and improvisation at the Scott Block Theatre on Friday and Saturday nights. There’s a cash bar and mature language and themes.

Tickets for the 8 p.m. shows are $23 ($18 students and seniors) from www.BullSkitComedy.com. ● The Red Deer Arts Council and the Central Alberta Retired Teacher Association (CARTA) jointly host a show and sale Saturday at a pop-up gallery in Stantec Executive Place, 4900 50th St., from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Art demonstrations and children’s activities are highlights. ● Heritage displays, including information about walking tours and public art, are showcased Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Veteran’s Park on Ross Street. And sidewalk chalk art and music is offered in downtown Red Deer from 1 to 5 p.m. ● The Hub on Ross lets participants kick up their heels from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday with the Country Pride dancers and Ukrainian dance demos. As well, artist Michael Huyzer offers hands-on heritage craft mak-

ing, and there will be free activities for the whole family. ● A Calf Skit show is staged at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Scott Block, allowing children and their parents to interact with actors and help improvise on the Jack and the Beanstalk story. Tickets are $20 a family at the door, and kids get free popcorn. ● The Central Alberta Immigrant Women’s Association opens its doors at 110 5017 49th St. to serve coffee and tea from around the world from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday. Cultural displays, music and dancing will also be available. ● From 2 to 4 p.m., on Saturday and Sunday, the Red Deer Public Library offers a family history story-writing session for children, as well as their parents or grandparents, and then a chance to share their stories over tea. ● The Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery hosts two creative sessions from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday: Miniature comical creature sculptures can be created on Saturday, and you can Fix Your Own Feast on Sunday. A ceramic artist will also do demos. ● Nuit Blanche gets underway from 7 p.m. to midnight Saturday behind the Red Deer Recreation Centre, with art installations and demos by local artists, including Steve Johnson, Emily Thompson and Shannon Lyons, musical performances by musicians and MCs, including Midwest Mindset, Donatello Beats and Blieve, and food. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

South Hill plan includes demolition of community centre

RETURN OF SUNNY DAYS

The September meeting of the Central Alberta Woodworkers Guild features guest speaker David Gilmore of Gilmore Guitars in Red Deer.

Gilmore will show club members how he builds handmade guitars from solid wood. The meeting is scheduled for Sept. 18 at Canadian University College, at 5415 College Ave. in Lacombe, at the shop facility starting at 7 p.m. Members of the public are welcome to attend the event.

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF

REFUGEE EFFORT STAFF MEMBER TO SPEAK The upcoming lunch and learn for employers, supervisors, managers, program co-ordinators and interested parties features the introduction of the Central Alberta Refugee Effort’s newest staff. From 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Sept. 24 at CARE, at 2025000 Gaetz Ave. in Red Deer, people are invited to drop in and meet Brian Ennis. Ennis will focus on employer engagement in terms of intercultural diversity training, mentorship and job shadowing for immigrants.

People interested in attending are asked to RSVP by Sept. 22 by calling CARE at 403-346-8818.

For more information about CARE, visit www. immigrant-centre.ca.

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Although the overnight temperatures on Wednesday and Thursday were below the freezing point and frost wreaked havoc on gardens and flowers in Central Alberta, the sun is showing itself again and bringing with it warmer daytime temperatures. Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School students took advantage of the warming trend late in the week to get in some paddling during their phys-ed 10 class at Bower Ponds.

GIVE US A CALL The Advocate invites its readers to help cover news in Central Alberta. We would like to hear from you if you see something worthy of coverage. And we would appreciate hearing from you if you see something inaccurate in our pages. We strive for complete, accurate coverage of Central Alberta and are happy to correct any errors we may commit. Call 403-3144333.

FireSmart grant deadline Oct. 8 Communities that want to reduce the risk of wildfire can now apply online for funding for the 2015 season.

The FireSmart Community Grant Program assists in helping communities take efforts to guard against wildfires in their jurisdiction.

There is a total of $500,000 in funding available.

The deadline for applications is Oct. 8.

The fund is sponsored by Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development.

For details or to apply, go to http://wildfire.alberta.ca/fire-smart/fire-smart-communities and click on the FireSmart Community Grant Program link.

The goals of the program are to protect Albertans and their personal property, to support community involvement, and to provide financial assistance to those communities that want

to reduce wildfire risk.

Projects must be within the Forest Protection Area of Alberta, which is western and northern part of the province. This includes the area west of Rocky Mountain House and Sundre to the Banff Park border.

See forest protection area maps at http://wildfire.alberta.ca/fire-smart/fire-smart-communities/fire-smart-community-leaders/documents/ WildfireManagementAreasMap-Apr2013.pdf Eligible projects include vegetation removal, planning, education, interagency efforts, and training.

While the current wildfire hazard is low, hunters and campers are warned to be careful with campfires. Warm, dry and windy conditions in the fall can turn an improperly extinguished campground into a wildfire in a hurry.

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The demolition of the 70-yearold South Hill Community Centre is being proposed in an updated concept plan for Kin Kanyon.

Red Deer residents can comment on this and other recommendations for Kin Kanyon park at a public open house from 4 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday. It will be held at the new Ecole La Prairie School, located right next to the old community centre at 4810 35th St. Deb Comfort, neighbourhood facilities supervisor for the City of Red Deer, said it was time for an updated plan for Kin Kanyon since the park’s 2010 concept plan predates many recent changes at the site.

The 2014 concept plan takes into account that the new francophone school was built, a proposed spray park was moved to near the Golden Circle instead of installed at Kin Kanyon as originally recommended, and the Kin Kanyon playground and washrooms were relocated within the park.

What still needs to happen is for a sports field to be added behind the new francophone school.

But Comfort said this can only be done once the old school, which is still on the site, is torn down.

Parks and Recreation staff are also recommending that the old South Hill Community Centre be demolished, as the building that dates back to the 1940s and ’50s is too dilapidated to bring up to present building codes. Comfort noted that the Ecole La Prairie school and a nearby seniors complex also have better spaces for community meetings.

Under the new concept plan, only one boarded rink and one rink with no boards will be installed at that site. Up to now, two boarded rinks were created next to the old community hall and these were often used for pond hockey tournaments.

Comfort said representatives from Red Deer Pond Hockey and the Kinsmen, who used the community hall, were included as part of consultations, and both groups indicated they could use other facilities in the city.

Pond hockey officials were looking at the two boarded rinks and community hall located in the Bower neighbourhood, she added.

Although no time line has been set for the South Hill Community Centre demolition, which must still be approved by city council, Comfort said the building will not be used this winter.

The 2014 concept plan can be viewed at www.reddeer.ca/KinKanyonPlan, or for more information, call Comfort at 403-309-8422. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

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Rock band Big Wreck will perform at Red Deer’s Memorial Centre on Sept. 22.

‘You write what you know’ BIG WRECK SINGER IAN THORNLEY OPENS UP ON NEW ALBUM

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF You could say Big Wreck singer Ian Thornley has removed another albatross from his neck — rock star “goofiness.”

“Once you give up that rock star bulls--t, it’s a whole lot easier to get down and dirty and make music,” stated Thornley on the group’s website.

Big Wreck, which performs on Monday, Sept. 22, at Red Deer’s Memorial Centre, is following up the huge success of the band’s last album, Albatross, with the new CD Ghosts. And Thornley clarified his website comment in a recent interview by saying he took a more thoughtful approach on this new album.

He decided to unload some of the “goofier” song choices, “the ones that didn’t require a lot of thought.”

While Thornley stresses that he still enjoys bands like Van Halen, with

their light-hearted Hot for Teacher vibe, he added, “I don’t know if that’s ever been my calling. ...

“I love doing the bonehead rock ’n’ roll thing, and for a lot of people it’s fun and it’s great ... but it gets tired after a while. ...

“When you can do something real and authentic, with more detail and thought, it has more depth and meaning ... and it can be satisfying to do that as well.”

He believes Ghosts “opens up a few different things, imagery-wise,” so comes close to being a singer/songwriter album — only with electric guitar, bass and drums pumping up the volume and energy level.

The singer had a lot of control over how the new CD feels, sounds and even looks, with its art-deco cityscape cover art. “Some of the songs are deeply personal and significant,” he said. “Looking back, honestly, I think a lot of my music does dig through stuff, opens old wounds and (maybe) even fresh ones,

because you write what you know.”

Thornley joked that songwriting can be a good substitute for a psychiatrist’s couch.

But he isn’t one for revealing hidden meanings of songs, so listeners are on their own in deciphering tunes such as My Life or Come What May. “I like to hear what other people think the meaning is,” said the singer.

His new Big Wreck album features two lengthy behemoths: A Place To Call Home and Still Here both clock in at nearly eight minutes — hardly a radio-friendly format for a band used to getting a decent amount of airplay in Canada — and even the U.S. But Thornley doesn’t worry about such things as whether an album will have crossover radio appeal. “If recognition and success comes, it’s all great.

But I prefer to focus on things I have control over.”

Big Wreck, first formed in 1994 and disbanded in 2002, is on its second lease on life.

The group was reformed in 2010 with a somewhat different membership. Original members Thornley and guitarist Brian Doherty got back on board, and brought on Paulo Neta, another guitarist, as well as bassist Dave McMillan and drummer Chuck Keeping.

The Ontario-based musicians approached the making of their fourth full-length album, Ghosts, with a renewed sense of wonder. Thornley recounted on the band’s website: “Prior to this and before Albatross, I always had to sneak music in somewhere between a designed pop hit. That was never really my bag.

“This time I just sort of said, ‘You know what? I’m going to make an album that I would really, really want to hear and that I’m madly in love with,’ and that’s what we did.”

Tickets for the 7 p.m. show are $46.95 from the Black Knight Ticket Centre. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

Sons of rock ’n’ roll THE GLORIOUS SONS ARE SET TO ROCK A SOLD-OUT SHOW IN RED DEER

WILD BILL’S SPORTS BAR

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF While playing the bar circuit in his hometown, singer Brett Emmons of The Glorious Sons would routinely hear an older musician diss another Kingston, Ont., native who rose to fame with The Tragically Hip. “This guy would talk about how he was so much better than Gord Downie when he was younger,” recalled Emmons.

The disgruntled older performer inadvertently taught 21-year-old Emmons an important lesson: You’re never going to please some people because they aren’t rooting for you in the first place.

To avoid the anxiety that comes with chasing after success, you have to forget about meeting outside expectations and focus on why you started playing music, said Emmons, who performs with The Glorious Sons at a soldout show on Saturday, Sept. 20, at Wild Bill’s Sports Bar in Red Deer.

“You do it for yourself and not worry about what other people have to say.”

On that note, The Glorious Sons just released the band’s first full-length album The Union. It follows the hugely Photo by JESS BAUMUNG popular previous EP. Shapeless Art, which spawned two Top-10 singles, Kingston, Ont., band The Glorious Sons, who just released their first full length album titled The Union, will perform in Red White Noise and Mama.

Deer on Sept. 20 at Wild Bill’s Sports Bar. Although the Kingston rockers now have thousands of fans across the Emmons believes he and the other mu- right out and sing the praises of work- “about normal human life, lost love, country and more riding on the suc- sicians — his brother Jay Emmons, ing people, it’s implied in every song, regrets” is a tune that returns to Emcess of The Union, Emmons said band Chris Huot, Adam Paquette and An- he added. “You can feel it. I can’t write mons’ first point about not trying to members are determined to stay true drew Young — remain grounded. lyrics that say exactly what I think com- please everybody. to who they are as musicians.

“We all have really good families pletely. I like to make people think.”

The song Gordie was actually in“You can’t fail as long as you are that make sure we stay modest.”

For instance, the band’s newest sin- spired by Downie and the jealous trying harder,” he added, “so as long The Union pays tribute to these gle, Heavy, might bring The Sopranos older singer who kept trying to boost as we are “ b l u e - TV series to mind if you listen care- himself up by trying to pull Downie’s happy c o l l a r ” fully. Emmons said the gangster family reputation down.

‘YOU CAN’T FAIL AS LONG AS YOU ARE with (the families, drama was his all-time favourite show, “Anxiety is a funny thing,” said EmTRYING HARDER.’ album) said Em- and he was particularly struck by a mons. “Once you start doing well, it and some m o n s , line delivered by one of the mobsters: starts to affect you” — until you re— BRETT EMMONS who not- “It was something like, ‘Next time you member you are making music “bepeople THE GLORIOUS SONS a r e e d “ m e come, come back heavy,’ ” he recalled cause you are doing what you love.” touched a n d a l l — meaning ready to do battle.

“We understand we’re not the bigby it,” he believes the rest doesn’t mat- the band members worked trades and Emmons borrowed this sentiment. gest band in the world,” he added — ter. grew up with parents that did every- The song’s lyrics go “Come heavy or but then “biggest” was never The GloWhile the last few years have been thing to support us, put food on the don’t come at all,” as a metaphor for rious Sons’ goal. a thrilling round of cross-Canada tours table and clothes on our backs.” fighting off negative forces.

“We’re trying to make great songs.” and regular radio play for the band, While the new album doesn’t come Among the The Union’s other songs lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

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Biopics are the talk of the town

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BRIEFS Buddy Williams author to do book signing in Red Deer

BUT HOW ACCURATE DO FILMMAKERS FEEL THEY HAVE TO BE?

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

TIFF

TORONTO — At this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, audiences rejoiced as Steve Carell shed all degrees of his usual gooey warmth to play ominous multimillionaire John du Pont, Eddie Redmayne twisted his body into knots to portray genius physicist Stephen Hawking and Benedict Cumberbatch chewed through reams of difficult dialogue as gifted British codebreaker Alan Turing.

Given that films about troubled Beach Boys mastermind Brian Wilson, chess prodigy Bobby Fischer and Colombian coke lord Pablo Escobar also whisked through the fest, this has been widely considered TIFF’s Year of the Biopic.

But the actors and filmmakers behind these trueto-life portrayals differ on exactly how true-to-life they needed to be, and whether the importance of storytelling trumps accuracy.

“You can’t be historically accurate in the strictest scientific sense,” said seven-time Oscar nominee Mike Leigh, whose film Mr. Turner is hoarding awards hype for Timothy Spall’s portrayal of English painter J.M.W. Turner.

“Documentaries are documentaries — OK, that’s one thing. This is (a film) that isn’t a documentary but is an intelligent but creative reflection ... a distillation of the essence of something.

“It’s something else, not a documentary.”

In fact, many filmmakers polled at the fest felt that their obligation was not to exactly recreate reallife events for the audience — but to nail the pertinent details for their subjects and those who know or knew them.

Directed by Academy Award nominee Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher is a masterfully sinister look at du Pont, the scion of a prominent Pennsylvania family who took an ultimately toxic interest in sibling Olympic gold medallist wrestlers Dave and Mark Schultz (portrayed by Mark Ruffalo and Channing Tatum respectively).

Over the course of a difficult shoot, Mark Schultz and Dave’s wife, Nancy, visited the set briefly, while Dave’s best friend John Guira became a mainstay.

Nancy ultimately gave Ruffalo a pair of Dave’s real eyeglasses to wear in the film.

For the actors, the presence of those who lived Foxcatcher was not only a hugely valuable resource, but a constant reminder of what was at stake in their creative recreation.

“John Guira became my confidante, my kind of personal coach and instructor on the movie,” Ruffalo said in an interview this week. “At any given moment I’d say: ’John, what would Dave have done here?’ He also helped me with the physicalization of Dave.

He would show me how he would walk and move.

He became a really close friend of mine as well.

“It was a blessing to have them.”

Ruffalo so dedicated himself to inhabiting all that Dave was, the 46-year-old ultimately felt as though he had a unique level of knowledge about his real-life counterpart.

He felt that he knew him.

“Bennett and I had a very telling moment at one point. We were having a little argument, and I said: ’Not for nothing Bennett, but at this point, me, Steve and Channing know way more about these characters than you ever will. And that’s our job. And so the best thing is to just let us do it at this point. You’ve

asked us to. Have some faith in us.’

“It was a kind of really nice moment. But it was the job that he gave us to do, and we had all these wonderful people who were willing to participate, who were opening their lives to us to tell a story.”

And yet, in some cases the dual ambitions to tell a true story and tell an entertaining story can require a nimble tightrope walk for filmmakers.

In The Theory of Everything, Redmayne portrays Hawking as a youthful Cambridge graduate student, one who is simultaneously falling in love with first wife Jane (Felicity Jones), dealing with his diagnosis of ALS and embarking on his groundbreaking investigation into the nature of time.

Oscar-winning director James Marsh was perhaps a uniquely qualified candidate to shape that story, given that he has a rich history in documentary filmmaking (including 2011’s Project Nim and 2008’s Man on Wire). And yet even he says that meticulous faithfulness to the truth may not be the best approach.

“You have two responsibilities,” he said. “You have that (responsibility to the subjects) and you also have the responsibility to make a dramatic story for the audience and reconcile those two things. It can really be quite tricky.

“Because even in documentaries I’ve had that complication ... where you’re dealing with real people who don’t always agree with what you find out about them or the story that they’re in. So any stories in that shape (are) a mosaic of subjective opinions that you’re putting together in a certain kind of way.

You hope you can reconcile them and I think we did in this one, because both Stephen and Jane are confident with the film.

“Both,” he added, “are broadly in sympathy with our approach and what we come up with. Which is amazing given the personal intimate details that we’re dealing with in their story.”

The situation is more complicated when the reallife inspirations for these stories aren’t around anymore.

The Imitation Game profiles Alan Turing, the dizzyingly innovative computer scientist who provided invaluable help to the Brits during the Second World War before being prosecuted for homosexuality in 1952.

He died two years later.

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Saskatchewan writer Kenneth William Budd will sign copies of his nostalgic boyhood tales in Red Deer this month.

Budd, a retired teacher and author of The Adventures of Buddy Williams series, will be in the city on Sunday, Sept. 28. He will be signing copies of his coming-of-age books at Coles bookstore in the Parkland Mall from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and then at Chapters from 2 to 5 p.m. The Adventures of Buddy William books — Spring Rush, Summer Wild, Fall Gently and Winter Free — are semi-autobiographical, sometimes highlighting actual events from Budd’s own boyhood in North Battleford in the 1950s. More information can be found at www.summerwild.ca.

Writers Guild holds open house at Sunworks Aspiring Red Deer-area writers who are typing away in isolation can now come out of their garrets and meet other like-minded scribes. An open-house reception will be held by the Writers Guild of Alberta from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 26, to attract new members. Anyone interested is invited to come to the Coconut Room, upstairs at the Sunworks store on Ross Street, for free snacks, a cash bar and some sociable company. Those who come out for the event might just find that connecting with others gives their own writing a supportive boost, said member Leslie Greentree, who’s planning the reception with Kimmy Beach and Blaine Newton.

“We are inviting all the aspiring writers who might not know how to connect with others. Our goal is to ... enlarge the circle of creative support for them.”

Greentree believes that socializing with other writers is one of the most important parts of being in a writers’ collective. Membership to the guild also links writers at all stages of their careers with different programs and helpful benefits. For more information, visit www.writersguild.ab.ca.

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LANGUAGE) THURS 10:00 PLANES: FIRE & RESCUE (G) CLOSED CAPTIONED SAT-SUN 1:30 IF I STAY (PG) (MATURE SUBJECT MATTER) CLOSED CAPTIONED FRI 4:15, 6:50, 9:25; SAT-SUN 1:35, 4:15, 6:50, 9:25; MON-WED 6:40, 9:15; THURS 6:40 LET’S BE COPS (14A) (SUBSTANCE ABUSE,COARSE LANGUAGE) CLOSED CAPTIONED FRI 5:15, 7:50, 10:25; SAT 12:00, 2:40, 5:15, 7:50, 10:25; SUN 2:40, 5:15, 7:50, 10:25; MON-THURS 7:30, 10:05 AS ABOVE/SO BELOW (14A) (VIOLENCE,FRIGHTENING SCENES) CLOSED CAPTIONED FRI 5:05, 7:30, 9:55; SAT 12:10, 2:35, 5:05, 7:30, 9:55; SUN 2:35, 5:05, 7:30, 9:55; MON-WED 7:25, 9:50; THURS 7:25 THE NOVEMBER MAN (14A) (SEXUAL CONTENT,NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN,BRUTAL VIOLENCE) CLOSED CAPTIONED FRI,SUN 5:00, 7:40, 10:20; SAT 11:40, 2:20, 5:00, 7:40, 10:20; MONTUE,THURS 7:20, 10:00; WED 10:00 A MOST WANTED MAN (14A) (LANGUAGE MAY OFFEND,TOBACCO USE/PROMOTION) FRI 3:50, 6:40, 9:35; SAT-SUN 1:00, 3:50, 6:40, 9:35; MON-THURS 6:35, 9:25 DIAL M FOR MURDER 3D () SUN 12:55; WED 7:00 THE CAPTIVE (14A) (NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN) FRI 4:40, 7:20, 10:00; SAT-SUN 2:00, 4:40, 7:20, 10:00; MON-THURS 7:05, 9:45 THE CAPTIVE (14A) (NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN) STAR & STROLLERS SCREENING WED 1:30 SHREK FOREVER AFTER (PG) SAT 11:00

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MONDAY NIGHT ADULT BAND Glen Traquair, Director (Phone: 403.342.0601). The experienced adult player with 3 or more years of experience.

Meets Mondays (beginning Sept. 15) at Notre Dame High School (#50 Lees Street), 7-9 PM TUESDAY NIGHT ADULT BAND Greg Wheeler, Director (Phone: 403.346.5868). For the intermediate or developing player with approximately 2 years experience.

Meets Tuesdays (beginning Sept. 16) at Hunting Hills High School (150 Lockwood Avenue) 7-9 PM INTRODUCTORY/NOVICE ADULT BAND Lil Traquair (Phone: 403.342.0601) For the adult with little or no band experience, including those who played “years and years ago.” We will assist with instrument selection and with advice on acquiring an instrument.

Meets Mondays (beginning Sept. 15) at Hunting Hills High School (150 Lockwood Avenue) 7 - 8:30 PM JAZZ EXPLOSION BIG BAND Tim Brehaut, Director (Phone: 403.346.9884). For the medium to advanced player interested in performing traditional and contemporary big band jazz.

Meets Wednesdays (beginning Sept. 17) at Ecole Camille J. Lerouqe School (5530 - 42A Ave.) 7-9 PM.

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Building being transformed into hub

BY ADVOCATE STAFF Olds College has contracted a post-secondary veteran and a consulting company to help drive its new agri-business vision.

The board of governors plans to cluster a number of Western Canadian agricultural entities into a Global Agri-Business Commons hub, including public, private and not for profit ventures.

The intent is to repurpose at least one college building. To achieve the vision, they need community, government and industry engagement and investment. Frank Grisdale Hall will be repurposed as part of the plan.

The college has hired Stantec Consulting and post-secondary veteran Phil Allen to term contracts

in its efforts to identify and secure investments and business partnerships, to drive the agriculture and agri-business focus.

Allen has experience in business and fund development, and stakeholder relations. He will start his position on Oct. 1. He brings experience from three post-secondary institutions where he has been involved in fundraising, student recruitment and enrolment. He was also a successful Alberta College Athletic Association coach.

Stantec Consulting will assume its contract on Nov. 1.

Daniel Johnson, principal at Stantec, said the plan is to execute the college’s vision in a sustainable way.

College president Tom Thompson said: “The college is very excited to align with the kind of people

OLDS COLLEGE who will build on our vision and focus our efforts to maximize our return on our considerable assets.

This project will need to boldly capture the imagination and buy-in of significant community, government and industry partners, and our newest human resource acquisitions are positioned exceptionally well to do just that.”

Senior leaders have engaged local, provincial and federal stakeholders. The insight from key agricultural, industry, community and government stakeholders at all three levels led to a concept paper that the college is ready to put into action.

Olds College marked its 100th anniversary last year.

Canada ratifies investment deal with China

GETTING READY FOR A NEW LOOK

GREEN PARTY ACCUSES HARPER OF SELLING OUT

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Work continues at the Pike Wheaton Chevrolet dealership at 3110 Gaetz Ave. The building is undergoing exterior facade renovations, including new signage, to incorporate General Motors’ new image.

OTTAWA — Canada has finally ratified the contentious Foreign Investment Protection Agreement with China amid a series of recent tensions between the two countries that had placed Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s scheduled Chinese visit this fall on tenterhooks.

International Trade Minister Ed Fast announced Friday that the pact, known as FIPA, had been signed by Canada two years after its terms were first negotiated by the two countries.

“Investment agreements provide the protection and the confidence Canadian investors need to expand, grow and succeed abroad,” Fast said in a news release.

“We remain committed to opening new markets around the world for Canadian companies, including in the fast-growing Asia-Pacific region. This FIPA will create jobs and economic opportunities for Canadians in every region of the country.”

China is Canada’s No. 2 trading partner, and Harper is scheduled to visit Beijing in November for the annual APEC summit.

The deal, however, has been met with suspicion and alarm not just by the government’s usual critics, but by senior Conservative cabinet ministers too.

Employment Minister Jason Kenney, for example, expressed misgivings about forging closer ties with China as recently as this spring.

The government had failed to ratify FIPA amid a series of recent tensions in Canada-China relations. Earlier this summer, Harper accused the Chinese of a cyberattack on the National Research Council, while the Chinese claimed a Canadian couple living in

China were spies.

Late last month, a Chinese delegation led by assistant foreign minister Zheng Zeguang visited Ottawa to discuss the relationship with high-level Foreign Affairs personnel and Ray Novak, Harper’s chief of staff.

The failure to ratify FIPA was creating additional tensions between the two nations.

Wenran Jiang, a China expert from the University of Alberta and director of the Canada-China Energy and Environment Forum, said the ratification will help thaw the icy relationship.

“This is a major step by the Canadian government — and to be more specific, by Harper himself and the cabinet — to mend the fence prior to his November China trip,” he said.

Jiang added it will also help the prime minister plan a successful bilateral visit with his Chinese hosts during APEC, the prospects of which were dim until Friday.

“The Canadian effort of approving FIPA at this exact moment is not accidental,” he said.

Canada has similar investment agreements with several other nations, including Russia, but has separate rules for investing for each country.

Proponents of the FIPA model, enshrined in the North American Free Trade Agreement, say it sets standards of non-discrimination for foreign investment and guarantees the rule of law in the event of disputes.

But opponents decry the agreements as part of a broader global corporate agenda that allows foreign companies to use binding arbitration to override Canadian laws in a range of areas — including the environment and energy — on the basis that they nullify the protections guaranteed in the deals.

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Ski-Doo maker turning to new products Business of the year COMPANY LOOKING FOR BETTER THIRD AND FOURTH QUARTERS BOMBARDIER finalists announced

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

MONTREAL — BRP Inc. says it expects a string of new product launches will drive the recreational products company to a stronger second half following a money-losing second quarter.

“Our first half of the year is more difficult than originally planned but our second half will be stronger than planned,” BRP CEO Jose Boisjoli said during a conference call with analysts Friday.

The Quebec-based maker of SkiDoo snowmobiles and Sea-Doo personal watercraft said new products that will only begin shipping in the third and fourth quarter include new model snowmobiles, new all-terrain vehicles like the Outlander and new outboard engines.

It also unveiled a new Can-Am offroad four-wheeled vehicle Friday and said it would launch a new Spyder Roadster highway three-wheeler on Sept. 23.

BRP had a $3.6-million net loss or three cents per diluted share in the three months ended July 31. That compared with a net loss of $7.9 million or seven cents per diluted share in the year-earlier period.

Excluding one-time items, BRP had an adjusted loss of $8.8 million or seven cents per share in the second quarter, compared with an adjusted profit of $7.6 million or seven cents per share in the prior year. BRP had been expected to report eight cents per share in adjusted profit, according to analysts polled by Thomson Reuters.

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BRP (TSX:DOO) said the $16.4-million year-over- year decline in adjusted earnings was primarily due to increased costs of sales and marketing, the ramp-up of production at a Mexican factory and an unfavourable foreign exchange variation of $10 million.

Revenues were $780 million, up from $620.9 million cent year-over-year and well above expectations of $705.5 million. The increase was mainly due to higher sales in seasonal and yearround products along with an increase in sales of related parts, accessories and clothing.

International sales increased eight per cent, despite the challenges in Russia and a soft economy in South America.

Revenues from seasonal products such as Ski-Doos and Sea-Doos increased 84.8 per cent to $259.8 million for the three-month period ended July 31.

The recovery from a soft start to the year was driven by the new entry-level Sea-Doo Spark and higher volumes of snowmobiles for the upcoming season.

BRP said the Spark should generate around $125 million in revenues, up from its original forecast of $65 million to $70 million.

Revenues from year-round products, such as off-road vehicles, increased 6.9 per cent to $297.4 million in the quarter.

Higher promotional rebates drove shipments of Can-Am side-by-side vehicles while sales also increased for all-terrain vehicles.

Propulsion revenues decreased 1.7 per cent to $84.4 million due mainly to

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lower sales of outboard engines. Revenues from parts, accessories and clothing increased 19 per cent to $138.4 million.

The company maintained its outlook for full-year adjusted earnings to grow by 10 to 17 per cent to reach $1.55 to $1.65 per share as total revenues increased by nine to 13 per cent.

Benoit Poirier of Desjardins Capital Markets described the second-quarter results as a “non-event” but said investors will remain skeptical about whether BRP can achieve that guidance.

Meanwhile, the analyst said the new turbo-charged Can-Am Maverick unveiled Friday is a direct response to the Polaris RZR XP 1000 launched in the summer of 2013.

“While weight and price specifications are not available, we believe this product will be well received by customers and dealers,” he wrote in a report.

Cameron Doerksen of National Bank Financial questioned if the company is being realistic in maintaining its fullyear guidance requiring a 48 per cent boost in EBITDA in the second half of the year.

“While this appears to be aggressive, we (also) think it is potentially achievable,” he wrote.

The analyst sees strong growth in the powersports industry, improving consumer confidence that will drive spending and a better second half that should help BRP’s stock price.

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BY ADVOCATE STAFF Nine local businesses are finalists for the 2014 Business of the Year Award from the Red Deer Chamber of Commerce.

The finalists were selected by an adjudication committee made up of local business leaders from more than 32 nominees for the business excellence award. ● In the one to 10 full-time equivalent employees category, the finalists are: Larkaun Homes, Family First Chiropractic and Wellness, and Go Tire Inc. ● In the 11 to 20 full-time equivalent category, the finalists are: Cedarwood Veterinary Hospital, Collegiate Sports Medicine and Red Deer Electric Ltd. ● In the 21 or more full-time equivalent employee category, the finalists are: Carpet Colour Centre, Boston Pizza Red Deer and Accu-Thread Machining Ltd. Winners will be announced at the annual chamber gala on Wednesday, Oct. 22, at the Red Deer College Arts Centre.

Tickets are available at www.reddeerchamber.com or from the chamber office at 3017 Gaetz Ave.

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OF LOCAL INTEREST Friday’s stock prices supplied by RBC Dominion Securities of Red Deer. For information call 341-8883.

Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 115.51 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.27 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 14.75 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 55.53 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market closed little changed with traders in a riskaverse mood going into the weekend ahead of next week’s U.S. Federal Reserve meeting on interest rates and a referendum that will decide whether Scotland leaves the United Kingdom.

The S&P/TSX composite index slipped 2.74 points to 15,531.58.

Hudson’s Bay Co. (TSX:HBC) provided some support as Canada’s oldest retailer cut its second-quarter loss almost in half from a year ago to $36 million or 23 cents per diluted share from continuing operations.

The Canadian dollar was at a fresh five-month low, down 0.38 of a cent to 90.14 cents US as the greenback continued to appreciate against the loonie amid U.K. uncertainty, the timing of the next U.S. rate increase and falling oil prices.

The Dow Jones industrials dropped 61.49 points to 16,987.51 amid data showing that August retail sales rose 0.6 per cent from July, led by a strong showing in the auto sector.

The Nasdaq shed 24.21

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

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 15,531.58, up 2.74 points Dow — 16,987.51, down 61.49 points S&P 500 — 1,985.54, down 11.91 points Nasdaq — 4,567.60, down 24.21 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 90.52 cents US, down 0.93 of a cent Pound — C$1.7917, up 1.89 cents Euro — C$1.4270, up 1.48 cents Euro — US$1.2914, up 0.04 of a cent Oil futures: US$92.27 per barrel, down 56 cents (October contract) Gold futures: US$1,231.50 per oz., down $7.50 (December contract)

Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 95.78 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 65.86 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.16 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 32.62 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 55.79 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 6.40 Penn West Energy . . . . . . 7.85 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . 0.080 Precision Drilling Corp . . 12.62 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 42.92 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 10.64 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 14.38 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 8.96 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 66.15 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 84.58 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 72.97 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107.01 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 40.54 Carfinco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.55 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 32.74 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 52.95 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 72.55 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 22.24 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 53.02 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.82 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 82.16 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 41.91 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.77 Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $21.365 oz., up 13.5 cents $686.88 kg., up $4.34 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: Nov. ’14 $2.50 higher $413.70; Jan ’15 $2.20 higher $418.00; March ’15 $2.10 higher $423.50; May ’15 $1.50 higher $427.10; July ’15 $1.10 higher $430.40; Nov ’15 $1.10 higher $423.00; Jan. ’16 $1.10 higher $428.50; March ’16 $1.10 higher $432.30; May ’16 $1.10 higher $432.30; July ’16 $1.10 higher $432.30; Nov. ’16 $1.10 higher $432.30.

Barley (Western): Oct. ’14 $0.50 lower 123.50; Dec. ’14 $0.50 lower $125.50; March ’15 $0.50 lower $126.50; May ’15 $0.50 lower $126.50; July ’15 $0.50 lower $126.50; Oct. ’15 $0.50 lower $126.50; Dec. ’15 $0.50 lower $126.50; March ’16 $0.50 lower $126.50; May ’16 $0.50 lower $126.50; July ’16 $0.50 lower $126.50; Oct. ’16 $0.50 lower $126.50.

Friday’s estimated volume of trade: 328,100 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 328,100.

Loonie hits five-month low

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — The Canadian dollar fell to a fresh, five-month low Friday amid a generally risk-averse market as the European Union and the U.S. levied another round of sanctions on Russia for its involvement in Ukraine.

Investors are also waiting on next week’s U.S. Federal Reserve meeting on interest rates and a referendum that will decide whether Scotland leaves the United Kingdom.

The loonie lost 0.38 of a cent to 90.14 cents US, leaving the loonie with a loss of 1.76 U.S. cents since last Friday’s close as elevated concerns about growth also weighed on the dollar.

The Canadian dollar fell almost a full U.S. cent on Thursday alone as weaker than expected Chinese inflation suggested slowing economic growth and pressured commoditybased currencies.

The U.S. greenback has also strengthened amid anticipation that the Federal Reserve is close to winding down its economic stimulus and closer to raising interest rates. Markets generally expect the central bank to move on interest rates sometime around the middle of next year, but analysts will scan the Fed’s announcement for indications that it could move earlier.

Overseas, the European Union an-

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nounced it will toughen financial penalties on Russia’s banks, arms manufacturers and its biggest oil company, Rosneft. The United States also announced that its sanctions would be extended.

Analysts point out that there will be a price for imposing sanctions since they will weigh on the European economy.

Also, there has been heightened concern about the Scottish referendum slated for Sept. 18, particularly after polls showed the results now are too close to call.

On the economic front, the Teranet-National Bank index of Canadian home prices was up in August, rising almost 0.8 per cent from July. It was the second consecutive month for the index to rise in 10 of the 11 metropolitan markets surveyed. The strongest monthly gains were in Winnipeg, Ottawa-Gatineau and Toronto. Montreal had the only decline.

U.S. retail sales rose by 0.6 per cent in August, which was in line with expectations.

Also, the University of Michigan’s consumer index strengthened n September, rising to 84.6 from 82.5 in August.

Oil prices gave up more ground with the October crude contract in New York down 56 cents to US$92.27 a barrel after hitting a 16-month low during Thursday’s session.

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Pickets down at two Cameco mines SASKATOON — A tentative deal has been reached between Cameco and its unionized workers at two uranium mines in northern Saskatchewan.

Phil Morin with United Steelworkers Local 8914, which represents workers at the Key Lake and McArthur River mines, says workers took down their picket lines Friday morning.

No details on the agreement have been released.

Cameco (TSX:CCO) says the 535 workers at the two mines are to vote on the proposed contract later this month.

Workers have been off the job since late August.

After they voted to strike, Cameco shut down operations at both sites.

“The union and the company have agreed to withdraw the strike and lockout notices issued on August 26, 2014 and preparations are under way to return workers to the sites and safely resume production while continuing to protect the environment,” Cameco said in a news release.

“Unionized workers were flown off the sites on August 29, 2014 five hours before a strike deadline. The operations were maintained in a safe shutdown state by salaried Cameco employees and unionized personnel under an essential services agreement with the union.”

Apple confused about Canadian geography TORONTO — Apple seems to be a little confused when it comes to Canadian geography.

Consumers who hit Apple.ca to preorder one of the company’s new iPhones and clicked on a link about delivery timelines saw an error-riddled map of Canada.

Apple appeared to have mixed up the nation’s capital and Ontario’s capital, and placed Ottawa roughly where Toronto should be on the map.

Edmonton is also seen to be northwest of Calgary, instead of northeast.

And St. John’s, N.L. is missing its apostrophe.

A comment from Apple was not immediately available.

CBC boss say Canadians ready to pay for content GATINEAU, Que. — The heads of CBC/Radio-Canada have told the country’s broadcast regulator that Canadians are ready to pay to get the broadcaster’s content even if many consider it an acquired right.

They told hearings of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission today they are in favour of revamping the business model of traditional television.

They say the current system has become less profitable because of the multiplication of platforms and new players in the market.

However, the CBC/Radio-Canada executives would not say how much consumers would have to pay for the

Canadian defence association hires new president OTTAWA — The relationship between Ottawa and defence contractors may get smoother as the industry’s leading association prepares to name a new president who was deeply involved in drafting the Harper government’s military procurement strategy.

The Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries will appoint Christyn Cianfarani in a public announcement expected soon.

She will replace Tim Page, who resigned last spring to take a senior job with Vancouver Shipyards.

The hiring of Cianfarani, a former employee of Montreal-based CAE, was circulated internally at the defence association this week.

She will be the first woman to lead the association.

A number of failed projects and misfired military procurements in recent years have left the defence industry increasingly frustrated with the government.

The problems include the cancellation last fall of the army’s $2-billion close combat vehicle project, the cancellation and restart of the navy’s supply ship program and the botched attempt to acquire the F-35 stealth fighter.

Defence industry insiders say Cianfarani’s appointment signals what could be an important shift toward warmer relations.

She was a part of the team assembled by Tom Jenkins, the chief executive officer of Open Text, to help reshape the disastrous procurement file for the Conservatives.

Cianfarani, a graduate of the Royal Military College, was seen as a driving force in the development of the procurement strategy.

U.S. rig count up HOUSTON — Oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. says the number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by six this week to 1,931.

The Houston firm said Friday in its weekly report that 1,592 rigs were exploring for oil and 338 for gas. One was listed as miscellaneous. A year ago there were 1,768 active rigs.

Of the major oil- and gas-producing states, Alaska gained three rigs; Kansas, New Mexico and North Dakota each increased by two; and Colorado, Ohio and Pennsylvania were up one apiece.

Texas and Louisiana each declined by two and California was down one.

Arkansas, Oklahoma, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming were unchanged.

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that was announced during Harper’s 2010 visit to China. It was meant to spur wide-ranging trade negotiations and improve economic ties between Canada and China.

“After the complementarities study was announced, China immediately made an offer to negotiate a free-trade agreement, but Canada has so far not agreed to that,” said Sarah Kutulakos, president of the Canada-China Business Council.

“China has been in a position where it’s saying: ’Hey, Canada, we’ve been really putting forward our best efforts to do business with you, and you don’t seem very interested.’ The question is how long will China keep trying.”

Kutulakos praised Canada’s ratification of FIPA, saying it will help ease tensions in the relationship and provide a level playing field for both Canadian investors in China and Chinese investors in Canada.

Green Party leader Elizabeth May accused Harper of selling out to China by ratifying FIPA. “I am certain no Canadian company will ever benefit from this agreement,” she said.

The NDP was equally scornful.

“Instead of admitting their mistake and getting a deal that actually benefits Canadian companies, the Conservatives have locked Canada into a badly one-sided agreement for the next three decades,” said trade critic Don Davies.

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service despite questions from journalists and CRTC commissioners.

Hubert Lacroix, president of the Crown-owned broadcaster, says new sources of funding are vital for it to ensure its survival or else the quality of its programming will decline.

Jean-Pierre Blais, chairman of the CRTC, suggested that the broadcaster’s funding is possibly a greater challenge than any regulations it may face.

CBC/Radio-Canada has already undertaken deep cuts to its workforce to balance its books.

The CRTC hearings will continue until Sept. 19.

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SATURDAY, SEPT. 13, 2014

Who’s afraid of a (partly) fictional Bible?

BY HERB SILVERMAN SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE A recent OnFaith piece by an anonymous pastor at a mainstream evangelical church asked, “Who’s afraid of a (partly) fictional Bible?”

I understand why the pastor might have wanted anonymity. See, for instance, Caught in the Pulpit: Leaving Belief Behind, where clergy reveal in confidential interviews how their lives of service are overshadowed by hypocrisy as they contemplate taking a leap from the faith of their congregants.

Although religionists often have heated arguments and even wars over holy book interpretations, our secular government does not condone killing for blasphemy.

However, Christians may certainly fire sect leaders and shun family members for “incorrect” interpretations of their Bible. Literalists often disagree on what the Bible literally says, while nonliteralists frequently disagree on which parts to take literally. Most Christians I know believe something equivalent to: “The Bible is literally true, except for what I say is allegorical.”

I agree with Pastor Anonymous when he criticizes people for reading “our 21st century lives into a book composed in an ancient and wholly different world.”

However, we part company when he says that even the made-up stories “tell us the truth about God and his purposes.”

Really? How can that be when the Bible mainly tells us the views of scientifically ignorant, misogynistic and homophobic writers who were a product of their times? I regard the Bible at its best as akin to Aesop’s fables, with some

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positive moral lessons and universal truths (along with talking animals).

But if an all-knowing God really inspired the Bible, why are parts of it so ambiguous or obviously wrong as to inspire people to behave so badly?

Some passages should be ignored, and not taken literally or even allegorically. For instance, how does “Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live” tell us the truth about God and his purposes?

That passage alone has been used to justify burning countless women at the stake. Christians in North America ended such persecution in the 17th century, but it still takes place in other parts of the world.

Pastor Anonymous might have views similar to Dr. Karl Giberson, whom I debated in 2011 on the topic “Does science make belief in God harder or easier?”

Giberson is former President of the BioLogos Foundation, founded by Francis Collins, who led the Human Genome Project and currently directs the National Institutes of Health.

The mission of the BioLogos Foundation is to show the compatibility of faith and science. In our debate, Giberson said he didn’t believe that God tinkers much with natural laws — one notable exception being the resurrection of Jesus. Giberson tells Christians to disregard the biblical miracles that science can prove false, but to believe in the resurrection because it is essential to Christianity.

I asked Giberson if God had arranged for an asteroid to hit the Earth and wipe out dinosaurs so humans could evolve 55 million years later. He acknowledged that if the universe were again set in motion, humans in our present form might never exist, but opined that the laws would be fine-tuned enough so there

would be some form of intelligent creatures. Many Christians in the audience cringed when I pointed out that God’s plan, according to Giberson, could just as easily have led to a chimpanzee Jesus coming to save other chimpanzees from sin.

After the debate, Giberson told me that atheists don’t get angry with him the way fundamentalist Christians do. That’s understandable, because atheists don’t feel threatened by scientific discoveries. Despite not fearing a somewhat fictional Bible, Pastor Anonymous says he is absolutely thankful for much in our Scriptures that is literal. This includes the story that Jesus was crucified under Pontius Pilate, rose on the third day, and that he will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead. I suppose Pastor Anonymous can take this literally because science can’t disprove it.

I have a number of liberal Christian friends who not only ignore uncomfortable passages but also agree with me on most progressive issues. One friend who favours gay marriage pointed out that the Bible has countless passages about social justice and only five that condemn homosexuality.

He didn’t have a good answer when I asked how many condemnations of homosexuality it would take to reverse his position. In comparison, the Bible has many passages in support of slavery, with nary a verse that condemns it.

Either the Bible is the inspired word of God or it’s not. If it is, then it should only take one passage to condemn an action or an entire class of people.

Herb Silverman is founder and President Emeritus of the Secular Coalition for America and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at the College of Charleston.

LOCAL EVENTS Sunday Sept. 14 Living Faith Lutheran Church offers a camp out Sunday service at Camp Kuriakos located on the west end of Sylvan Lake on Sept. 14 at 10 a.m. Contact John at 403341-4022.

Wednesday, Sept. 17 Our Lady of Peace Fall Turkey Supper will take place on Sept. 17 at Royal Canadian Legion Hall in Innisfail from 5 to 7 p.m. Costs are $14 for diners aged 13 years and up, $6 for children ages six to 12 years, and free for children under six years. Take-out meals available for pick up or delivery. Call 403-865-1985.

See www.oloppinnisfail.com Friday, Sept. 19 Fundraiser at Balmoral Bible Chapel takes place on Sept. 19, 7 p.m. Join in fun, food, fellowship and learn about Generations Church in Jamaica. Special guests are the Generations Family Singers. Cost is $20 at the door.

For more information, call Dwayne at 403-598-3021.

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HEALTH

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Ebola cases could explode by end of year STUDY SAYS CASES COULD RISE BETWEEN 77,000 AND 277,000 TORONTO — The case count in West Africa’s unprecedented Ebola outbreak could grow by tens or even hundreds of thousands of cases before the end of this year, a new study suggests.

The work, published Thursday in the online journal Eurosurveillance, said that if growth continues at its current pace, a worst-case scenario would see an additional 77,181 to 277,124 cases by the end of 2014.

The authors suggested it is unlikely the worst-case scenario would come to pass because containment efforts are being scaled up in response to the crisis. But in an interview, one of the authors admitted that if the current numbers are wrong and many more cases have been missed in recent weeks, their estimate could potentially be too low.

“If the cases are roughly uniformly distributed over time, then our estimates shouldn’t change much,” said Gerardo Chowell of Arizona State University in Tempe.

However, if most of the missed cases had more recently occurred, “this would be very bad news.”

An editorial that accompanied the study warned that the world cannot hope that this Ebola outbreak will burn itself out.

It was written by Adam Kucharski and Peter Piot of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Piot is one of the discoverers of the Ebola virus.

They called the epidemic an international crisis and said it demands a commensurate response.

“It is true that outbreaks of acute

Most hospitals use too many antibiotics, for too long: study

‘ALL WE CAN SAY IS THERE ARE LOTS AND LOTS OF CASES — AND MORE COMING. AND THERE ARE LOTS AND LOTS OF DEATHS — AND MORE COMING.’ — MICHAEL OSTERHOLM, DIRECTOR FOR THE CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES RESEARCH AND POLICY

infections will generally decline once a large number of people have been infected because there are no longer enough susceptible individuals to sustain transmission,” the authors noted.

“But ... given the vast populations in affected areas and the disease’s high fatality rate, this is clearly not an acceptable scenario.”

They suggested that unless the containment efforts start to gain ground, the number of cases could double every two weeks.

The most recent numbers from the World Health Organization suggest there have been at least 4,269 cases of the disease and 2,288 deaths in this outbreak, which is believed to have started late last year.

Those numbers are higher than the total of all known Ebola cases and Ebola deaths since the first known outbreak in 1976.

The agency has said it believes its numbers are underestimates, but because the outbreak is so large and the situation in hot zones so chaotic it does not have a good handle on how far off the numbers are.

Because of those problems, an infectious diseases expert at the University of Minnesota warned against seeing the numbers in this study as a true

projection.

Michael Osterholm said he wasn’t trying to suggest the case numbers aren’t big or that they won’t get much bigger, but just that at this point it is difficult to quantify how large the outbreak might get.

“All we can say is there are lots and lots of cases — and more coming. And there are lots and lots of deaths — and more coming,” said Osterholm, who is director of the Center for Infectious Diseases Research and Policy. “And I don’t think we can put any real precision around this at this point. All we can say for our planning is that it’s a very, very big number. And we just have to take that into consideration.”

The work is what is known as a modelling study. Chowell and a colleague, H. Nishiura from the University of Tokyo, calculated what is called the reproductive number of the outbreak — the number of new infections that stem

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When a disease has a reproductive rate of less than one, it cannot sustain itself and will eventually stop spreading. In the case of this outbreak, they estimated the reproductive rate was between one and two. In Sierra Leone and Liberia, the harder hit of the countries, the reproductive number was calculated to be between 1.4 and 1.7. The worst-case scenario of 77,181 to 277,124 was calculated using those figures.

Chowell, who was reached in Japan, said in a telephone interview that as of Aug. 26 there was no evidence the containment efforts were bringing down the reproductive number. That would occur if new cases were isolated as soon as the people became sick, eliminating the risk they would infect others. People with Ebola are only believed to be contagious when they have symptoms.

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NEW YORK — Doctors in many U.S. hospitals are unnecessarily prescribing multiple antibiotics for several days when just one would do the job, a new study released Wednesday suggests.

Health officials have sounded alarms that overuse of antibiotics is helping to breed dangerous bacteria that are increasingly resistant to treatment. Much of the attention has been on doctor offices that wrongly prescribe bacteria-targeting antibiotics for illnesses caused by viruses. The new study focuses on a different issue — when hospital doctors throw more than one antibiotic at a mystery infection.

Faced with a feverish and deteriorating patient entering the hospital, doctors will at first prescribe a couple of antibiotics. That happens “when we’re not exactly sure what we’re dealing with,” as a bet that at least one of the drugs will help, explained Dr. Barry Fox. He is an expert on antibiotic use at the University of Wisconsin, and was not involved in the study.

Once tests are run and the bug is identified, doctors are supposed to drop any unnecessary second antibiotic, Fox and other experts said.

But the research found that often doesn’t happen. In three-quarters of the 500 hospitals studied, patients were still on more than one intravenous antibiotic after two days. The researchers looked at hospital records for 2008 through 2011.

Use of redundant antibiotics can drive up medical costs and increase side effects like diarrhea, the authors said.

The researchers focused on 23 antibiotic combinations that should rarely be used together — even before test results are back, said one of the authors, Dr. Arjun Srinivasan of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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With a rich soft green and handcrafted furniture, this former laundry room has been transformed into a full-fledged nursery. The room before is below.

Nursery correction DESIGN

crew who help steer our style ship in the best direction. Without them we’d struggle to pull off our mini miracles.

Here’s how we nursed one flat-lining junior world back to health.

Sliding doors In the first instance, the portals were removed to properly open the space and the connections for the washer and dryer closed off.

The sliders were easy, but we brought in the pros for our project’s plumbing elements.

The last thing anyone wanted was a biblical flood descending upon our newly reworked world.

Wall colour From rich verdant green shades to softer (and on trend) pastels — count us in. Although designing for a little girl, our clients didn’t want the room to follow gender-related design norms.

Not that there’s anything wrong with pink for a girl or blue for a boy; in the past we’ve created kids zones using precisely these palettes.

After much deliberation — and having considered lilac, turquoise, softest mustard and even white — we finally settled on this dreamy wee tone that helps diffuse light, suggesting, as it does, warmth and comfort.

Paneling Wall panels add charm to most projects, but needn’t be expensive.

Ours are composed of dado rail and trim from Home Depot, carefully mitred and pinned in place.

Their inclusion adds period detailing, and a job that can be tackled by even those possessed of minimal DIY skills.

Buy a small saw and a mitre block and you’re pretty much set up!

Cot Imaginatively crafted, this model actually morphs into a regular bed

with sides that become head and baseboards further down the line, and extending straps to accommodate child, teen or adult.

Check out the Stork Craft Monza, $349 at Sears (www.sears.ca). Available in several different colourways, it’s the perfect growing solution.

Dresser and wardrobe As designers, we’re generally less about making everything match, and more about mixing styles.

That said, we fell hook, line and sinker for the dresser and wardrobe that complete our furniture trilogy.

Hand painted and beautifully crafted, each item provides function and style in equal measure Tip: whatever you buy, look out for dovetail joints, thorough pinning and expert paint finish; these generally point to proficient craftsmanship.

Wall lettering To further signpost that this was no longer a laundry, we literally spelled it out on the newly birthed bedroom wall.

Fashioned by hand and leafed in

silver, these cute letters sets a gentle mood. Visit www.etsy.com and discover a host of letter related design ideas.

Accessories Having plumped for a pastel green scheme, our only concession to girly pink was detailing via layering accents.

But don’t be tempted to overdo it — in our redesign, a little goes a long way courtesy of lampshades and cot dressing. If moods change further down the line, pink could be replaced with baby blue, darker green or even red colour notes. Flexibility, as ever, is our mot du jour.

All things considered, we’re delighted. And Zoe, our mini client, was similarly thrilled with the transformation. Growing up, she’ll preside over a space that can jump forward, in adjustable design terms, as and when tastes decree. With no further worries of rapidly spinning appliances to disturb her growing mind!

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“Nobody puts Baby in the corner.”

So quipped the late Patrick Swayze during the cinematic fave Dirty Dancing.

And nobody, as far as we’re concerned, should put baby in the laundry.

Was the occupant of this grim room really laying her tired wee head beside the washing machine? In a word, yes.

In the mite’s COLIN & parent’s deJUSTIN fence, there was a dearth of accommodation in this diminutive suburban home. Frustrated, they called for assistance. Utterly devoted to baby Zoe, Mom and Pop had at least conspired a plan to ensure their daughter wasn’t disturbed by white goods spinning at breakneck RPM. All laundry was scheduled around a strict timetable of sleeping pattern, which meant, in short, head down, machine off. Up and awake? Appliances at full tilt.

So, how best to address matters of laundry and tot quarters?

We had a plan. The family basement, although unfinished, could be commandeered as accommodation for the aforementioned appliances. There was plumbing down there, and electricity, so why not?

And as for the nursery itself? Well, colour’s one thing, but, in junior domains, there are other things to consider. Aspects that, unless addressed, can create safety issues for little guys.

As designers, we have to plan for the avoidance of trip hazards, or window blind cords that can create choking issues. Plug sockets should be guarded and there shouldn’t be anything to knock over which could result in injury to minors.

Thankfully, we’re not the only members of our team who care. Indeed as the Colin and Justin Enterprise sails, its captains have the full support of a

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A jigsaw is a great way to cut lengths of laminate floor where they meet walls.

Smoothness of cut isn’t important because the cut ends will be hidden under baseboard.

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Question: What do I need to know to install my own laminate floor? I want to save money and do the work myself, but need to make sure I understand the basics.

Answer: Installing a laminate floor is easier than it looks and doing the work will save you money, but there are things you need to understand before you decide if DIY is for you.

The first has to do with wall clearances. Although laminate flooring doesn’t expand and contract very much at all with changes in humidity, it’s still a good idea to leave a small expansion gap around the peSTEVE rimeter of the MAXWELL floor where it meets walls.

About half an inch is fine.

Also, the subfloor you’re installing laminate on must be very flat.

Since laminates just sit on top of a thin foam sheet, unattached to the underlying subfloor, dips and hollows will leave the laminate unsupported and flexible under foot.

Most manufacturers recommend no more than one-quarter-inch of deviation from flat within a 10-foot radius.

When it comes to selecting a laminate to buy, the industry rates durability on something called the ‘abrasion class’ scale, or AC for short.

A rating of 1 is the most fragile and 5 is tough enough for public spaces.

A hand-held jigsaw is my favourite tool for cutting laminates where they meet walls around edges of a room.

Jigsaws don’t kick up fine dust into the air, they’re safe, relatively quiet and the blades last a long time when cutting through the highly abrasive laminate material.

Don’t use a chopsaw to cut laminates unless you’ve got a special blade.

Regular chopsaw blades for cutting wood get surprisingly dull after just a few cuts.

The only drawback to using a jigsaw is the rough cut it produces, but this doesn’t matter for perimeter cuts because they’re hidden underneath the baseboard that goes on later.

It’s natural to feel uneasy when choosing a particular type and colour of laminate because it’s so hard to visualize how it will look over your entire room.

You can get a better sense of how you like a particular laminate floor by buying a couple of bundles as an experiment, click them together temporarily on some high traffic area of your home, then see how they hold up and show the dirt.

A small investment of money and patience could save you from a colour or type of laminate you don’t like as much as you thought you would.

Photo by STEVE MAXWELL/freelance

The laminate floor, top, looks no less authentic than the real wood stair tread next to it. Laminates are easy to install yourself, tough and eliminate the need for finishing.

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purpose coffee table, desk and dining table.

Lighting options are fabulous. Clear glass and shiny metal pendants show off bulbs and wires, shown here from West Elm. These can be hung in the kitchen or eating area. For the office, find a workshop style desk lamp that clamps onto the desk or shelf. You could even clamp this onto a headboard. Storage solutions also stick to basics.

Perforated metal containers for dry storage from Pottery Barn hang from kitchen shelves. Metal boxes, large or small, hold personal papers.

If you are looking for an industrial edge, but don’t want to go all the way, start with small but noticeable items.

Try cast iron finials and rods for hanging window treatments. (The curtain panels could have a bold abstract design, or be in one of the accent colours.)

Cast iron or metal hardware will transform kitchen cabinets, dressers in the bedroom, storage drawers in the entrance. And then there are really fun accessories like a big, metal wall clock to let you know when it’s lunch time, and the end of your work day.

Industrial design is chic today. It may be out of your comfort zone, or might be what you’ve been waiting for. It is an exciting new path, discover what’s out there.

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Setting up a living space that welcomes you home and nourishes your soul is an ongoing and evolving process. Our ideas of what looks great and feels right on the home front broaden with the experiences we have, the places we see, our jobs, and the special people with whom we share the space.

When industrial design began to insinuate itself into residential quarters, it felt like the polar opposite of traditional and counDEBBIE try styles — how TRAVIS could it ever work, except for the artsy types that lived in an urban loft?

But we evolved.

With the guidelines of recycle, renew and re-use a mainstay of modern life, reclaimed wood, architectural salvage, iron and galvanized metals are among the hottest of decorative materials today. Furniture and fixtures that have a raw industrial edge are now sitting comfortably beside comfy plush traditional sofas, on top of stylish French-style bureaus and lighting up cheerful country kitchens.

If you are unsure of what constitutes industrial chic design, visit stores and websites that champion the style, such as Pottery Barn, West Elm, Restoration Hardware to name a few.

Industrial style lets it all hang out.

Gears, inner workings, and raw materials are left in plain view and have a beauty all their own. The backdrop can be exposed brick walls, beams and pipes, high ceilings, vast expanses of glass, concrete and natural wood floors. But all of these elements are not necessary; you can achieve the look with plaster walls or wallboard, finished wood or tile floors.

To build the style, utilize a neutral palette of greys and whites on walls.

Add some wood tones for warmth, and accent with a high impact colour, orange, lime green, citrus yellow, or fuchsia.

One or two signature pieces will mark the style. In the living area, look for a table with reclaimed wood top and iron legs. For practical purposes, and industrial style is based on practical, the legs could be designed to rise up and down, becoming a multi-

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Obituaries CLARKE Joy Ann 1962 - 2014 Joy Ann Clarke Tambour of Blackfalds, Alberta, formerly of Red Deer, Alberta, passed away peacefully with her husband and daughter at her side, on Monday, September 8, 2014 at the age of 51 years. Joy was born on December 15, 1962 at Hay River, Northwest Territories.

She moved to Edmonton, Alberta in 1978 and gave birth to her pride and joy, Christine in 1982. In 1984, she moved to Red Deer where she met her husband, Kelly Clarke. They were married on June 29, 1998 at Hay River, Northwest Territories. Joy spent her working years in Customer Service in Red Deer, Alberta. She was also the friendly voice of Central Alberta Tree Trimming Services, alongside Kelly. She took pride in being a mother and grandmother.

Joy was a friend to all that knew her, making friends wherever she was and loved all kinds of people, from all walks of life. Joy will be remembered as the most beautiful, compassionate, loving, funniest woman. From people to pets and even insects, Joy never wanted to hurt a soul.

She spent most of her life looking after everyone. She absolutely loved and doted on her grandson, Thomas, who was the sparkle in her eyes. She loved to dance; she was always singing, dancing and clapping. Joy loved music and entertaining people; she could often be heard playing the harmonica, guitar, spoons or just singing away. She loved to cook and loved her home, and loved shopping. We will miss her for the rest of our lives, her laughter and love will forever be a part of our hearts and minds. Joy will be lovingly remembered by her husband, Kelly Clarke, daughter, Christine Tambour (Barrie) and grandson, Thomas Tambour. She will also be sadly missed by her sisters, Florence Pourtakin (Tambopur), Verda Tambour, Doreen Tambour and Rose Tambour, her brothers, Elvis Tambour and Glen Tambour, as well as her many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and many dear friends. Joy was predeceased by her parents, Corine Tambour and Peter Baluk and brother, Kenneth Reimer. We encourage you to attend her Memorial Service being held at Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer, Alberta on Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. If desired, Memorial Donations in Joy’s honor may be made directly to the Canadian Liver Foundation at www.liver.ca or to the Red Deer & District S.P.C.A. at www.reddeerspca.com.

Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements in care of Gary W. Anderson, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

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WELLS Robert Bruce Robert Bruce Wells passed away on August 30, 2014 of complications following lung cancer surgery. Born in Red Deer on September 20 1950, Bruce attended Lindsay Thurber High School and played minor hockey throughout his youth and later for the Red Deer College Kings.

He moved to Whitehorse as a young man and went to work in the airline industry for many years. He moved to Rocky Mountain House in 1992 and worked for a time in the family farm supply business. When his father became ill he lived with his parents and maintained their rural home and property, enabling them to continue living in a place they loved in spite of his father’s declining health. Following his father’s death, he assisted his mother in a successful transition to independent living back in Red Deer. When she suffered a stroke in 2003, Bruce again assumed a supportive role along with his sister Kerin.

Together they were unyielding in their efforts to enable their mother to derive simple but important pleasures by visiting her on a daily basis and arranging outings and family dinners throughout the following years. During this period he pursued his lifelong love of music and became a proficient harmonica player and drummer. He also became certified to operate large oilfield service vehicles and later started a lawn care business when the oilfield proved to be an unsuitable environment for his gentle demeanor. At the same time, however, his personal struggles intensified. Thankfully fortune smiled on him in the form of the friendship and understanding of the McInnis family, and in particular his long-time friend Lynda McInnis (Campbell). When Lynda became terminally ill in 2012, Bruce provided trademark compassion and support as her health tragically declined. As those of us who loved Bruce reflect on his life, we are profoundly moved by his generous spirit, exemplified on countless occasions by his kindness to animals, children, the elderly and the disenfranchised. We also recall his deep intelligence, insatiable curiosity, and penetrating insight. Like many of history’s great poets and visionaries, he was frequently haunted by what he saw, read and reluctantly believed to be true. A fiercely independent thinker, he eschewed stylistic conformity and pop culture, preferring to seek deeper meaning and truth in all his thoughts and endeavors. And like the poets, he was frequently given to frustration and anger, but never for a moment was he meanspirited or vengeful. Conversely, it was the joy he often expressed at the good fortune of others that perhaps best illustrated his innate benevolent character. His legacy is a reminder to us all that the missteps of those who ultimately mean well should always be forgiven. Special thanks to the McInnis family, to friends Brian and Pauline Morrison, and to the new friends Bruce encountered in recent months who saw the goodness in his heart and supported him in his desire to be healthy. Extra special thanks to Bruce’s loving sister Kerin for providing him with wisdom, compassion and safe harbor when he was most in need. Bruce is predeceased by his father Bud Wells. He is survived by his mother Helen Wells, sister Kerin Carr (Doug); brother Don Wells (Kimberley); daughter Jennifer Wells, several nieces, great nephews and cousins. We remain inspired by his kindness, and we will miss and love him always. Cremation has taken place. At Bruce’s request, there will be no memorial service.

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In Memoriam Susan Gayle Simpson May 1, 1954 to Sept. 14, 2011 Your face we shall always remember, Your voice we shall always recall, Memories to cherish forever, Of one so dear to us all, Now your mother has joined you, To share that wonderful place, One by one we’ll come join you, To sing that Johnny Appleseed grace.

Lovingly rememered by your family and friends

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BRYANT, Jack 1925 - 2014 Mr. Jack Douglas Bryant passed away at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on Thursday, September 11, 2014 at the age of 89 years.

Jack was born on January 11, 1925 at Lethbridge, Alberta. He was the second child born to Herschell and Johnny Bryant. The family moved to Red Deer, where Jack worked with his dad operating a livestock hauling business and later operated H.N. Bryant and Son Esso Station. After taking Airforce training, Jack met and married Elva Howard from Sylvan Lake, Alberta. He was later employed by the Alberta Liquor Control Board. Jack was a kind, patient and loving husband, father and grandfather and we will miss him very much. Jack will be lovingly remembered by his son, Doug (Diane), daughter, Pat (Dale) Stannard, granddaughters, Tracy (Brent) McAuley, Sara (James) Lennie, grandson, Adam Stannard (Taca) and six great grandchildren. He will also be sadly missed by his sister, Beth McFarlane, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Jack was predeceased by his parents, his wife of sixtyseven years, Elva, a brother, Keith Bryant, a sister, Phyllis Courtright and a granddaughter, Jessica Stannard.

A Private Family Service will take place at a later date.

The family wishes to thank the Staff at Michener Extendicare,Household 2500 for their kindness and true compassion toward Jack during his stay there.

Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements in care of Gordon R. Mathers, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

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Over 2,000,000 hours St. John Ambulance volunteers provide Canadians with more than 2 million hours of community service each year.

McRAE MARC ERIC Passed away July 15, 2014 at the Red Deer Hospice at the age of 59 Years.

GOD SAW HIM GETTING TIRED A cure was not to be, So he wrapped him in His loving arms and whispered.

“Come with me.”

He suffered much in silence.

His spirit did not bend.

He faced his pain with courage.

Until the very end.

He tried so hard to stay with us.

His fight was all in vain.

God took him to His loving home.

And freed him from all pain.

Love Always and Forever, His wife Marlayne, daughters, Melany (Kevin), Jaimie (Craig), Kristy (Kyle) Four granddaughters, Sadie, Ryder, Presley, Rowyn, and Mom Lorraine.

SWARBRICK Clifford Swarbrick passed away Sept 12, 2014 at the age of 94 at the Lacombe Hospital surrounded by his family, after a short illness.

He is survived by three sons; Vernon (Sandra), Calvin (Joann) and David(Cheryl) along with their families. He was predeceased by wives, Violet and Vivian and grandson Jayson. A Celebration of Life will be held from Wilson’s Funeral Chapel, 6120 Highway 2A, Lacombe on Thursday, September 18th, 2014 at 2:00 PM. In lieu of flowers please make donations to the Salvation Army, 2325 50 Ave, Red Deer, AB T4R 1L2, or to the charity of the donor’s choice. Expressions of sympathy may be forwarded to www.wilsonsfuneralchapel.ca.

WILSON’S FUNERAL CHAPEL and CREMATORIUM, of Lacombe and Rimbey in charge of the arrangements.

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NESS In loving memory of Debbie.

A special smile, A special face.

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Loved and missed forever Your friend, Val

Give your child the gift of confidence. Cheney Karate Studios, Red Deer’s most trusted name in Martial Arts is now accepting registration for all adult & children’s programs starting Sept..

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MARRIED Lorry Boschman Esther Pertelson Sept. 12/1994 - Sept. 12/2014 Let’s live, laugh And love always

SUTHERLAND Ashley, Lachlan and big sister, Brooke, are thrilled to announce the birth of their baby daughter and sister, Willow Luella. Willow was born on July 9th, 2014, at the Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospital, weighing 10 lbs. 1 oz. and 22 in. long. Proud Grandparents are Laurie (Baba) and Bernie (Gedo) Klita of Fort Saskatchewan and Anna and the late Bruce Sutherland of Red Deer.

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Penhold MAN’S GARAGE SALE Sat. Sept. 13, 9 - 4:30 Sun. Sept. 14, 10 - 4 New & used tools, Massey 44 tractor, antique International trucks, power plant etc.

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CENTRAL AB Pumpjack Services Inc. is looking for energetic and hardworking Operators and Swampers.

CLASSIFICATIONS If you are interested in EXP’D CLASS 1 joining our team fax a copy 700-920 DRIVER REQ’D. RECEPTIONIST for of your resume to Class 1 is a must and Hygiene Department req’d. 403-746-5152 or email to: picker exp. would be an P/T evenings, 20 - 25 hrs. caps@harewaves.net Caregivers/ asset. Oilfield exp. pre/wk. Good opportunity for Start your career! ferred. Will require H2S students.

Please drop off Aides and First Aid Certificate. resumes to Associate See Help Wanted This position is F/T days Dental, Attn. Corinne or fax P/T F. caregiver wanted only in the Stettler area.

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OFFICE assistant/general help req’d for trucking company E. of Blackfalds.

Knowledge of trucking industry/mechanical knowledge of maintenance an asset but willing to train.

Exc. wages/benefits. Fax resume to 403-784-2330 call 403-784-3811

The Associate Clinic Innisfail is seeking applications for the position of Office Manager. The clinic is a six physician medical office and currently employs six staff.

The successful candidate would be responsible for the management of the clinic’s day to day operations including management of staff, liaison with electronic medical records provider, payroll, accounts receivables and payables, and facilities.

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Previous management experience would be preferred. Knowledge of medical software programs a definite asset.

Please forward resume to: inni2@telus.net or by fax to 1-888-490-3946

IMMED. F/T ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, Req’d for busy Lacombe based Business. This position supports the accounting dept. with general accounting duties, as well as general administrative duties.

Familiarity with ACCPAC, Word & Excel an asset.

Fax resume to 403-342-7447

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BOWER DENTAL REQ’S F/T ORTHODONTIC ASSISTANT. Position to start immed.

Must be a member of the College of Alberta Dental Association. Great benefits and perks. Email resume to: sheila@bowerdental.com or drop off resume.

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Work will be performed within the framework of a scheduled route. Candidate must be well organized, mechanically inclined and able to work independently.

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IMMEDIATE OPENINGS Oil & Gas Well Testing Supervisors, Night Foremen, Experienced/ Inexperienced Junior Day/Night Operators Must have H2S, First Aid, valid driver’s license.

Pre-employment Drug screening Competitive Wages.

Benefit Package Please submit resume with references to: apply@wespro.ca Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted

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Plains Midstream Canada has an immediate opening for a Control Centre Operator based in our Olds Control Centre.

The successful candidate will be responsible for monitoring and controlling the safe and efficient operation of Plains’ pipelines and related facilities.

For a detailed job description, please visit:

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F/T position for safety coordinator/quality control asst for a local oilfield const company. Candidate must be motivated and have good communication, organizational skills, valid driver’s license & computer skills. Email resume to cccenca@telus.net Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

Growing oilfield company req’s F/T seasonal Knowledge, Skills and BOILER OPERATORS Qualifications: • Journeyman or Red for projects in NE. BC, and Central AB. Fly in camp Seal Welder • B Pressure or CWB jobs as well as local. Exc. certificates would be pay, safety bonuses and retention bonuses. an asset • Stainless pipe ex- Candidates require H2S, perience would be an standard first aid, PST & equivilant and current boilasset • Be able to interpret er tickets. Equipment exp. is also an asset. Work drawings scheduled to start within the month. Please forward Compensation: resumes to • Starting at $35.00 per hour (based on ex- careers@gtchandler.com or fax 403-886-2223. Sucperience) • Matching RRSP cessful applicants will be contacted for interview. program • Medical, Dental, ViHURRICANE ENERGY sion plan Services Ltd. seeking • Disability and life CLASS 1, 3 & 5 insurance DRIVERS to join our team.

Apply to: We are a small but fast growing family oriented Alstar Oilfield Contractors Red Deer based Oilfield LTD. company that req’s hard 310 East River Road working & dedicated Hinton, Alberta people to grow with us.

T7V 2G3 We are presently looking www.alstaroilfield.com for motivated, punctual, hr@alstaroilfield.com safety oriented and Fax: 780 865 5829 experienced drivers to join our team.

Resumes can be emailed to resume@ hurricaneenergy.ca. or call us @ 403-346-8384 We thank you for your v a i l a b l e interest. Only those considered for an interview will be contacted.

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Rug Doctor Canada Ltd. requires a Route Person to be responsible for the delivery of product, invoicing and minor equipment repair for the Red Deer, AB and surrounding areas.

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Wellness Coach - Natural Pain Relief Centre requires energetic health conscious P/T Administrative & clinical assistant.

Please drop off convincing letter & resume in person to 30C Gaetz Ave. Crossing, Red Deer (Between Quiznos & Booster Juice) Tuesday through Friday Between 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

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DUE to recent significant growth, Alstar Oilfield Contractors has immediate openings for full time permanent JOURNEYMAN WELDERS AND B PRESSURE WELDERS (NOC 7265) at our Hinton location.

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INSTREAM INTEGRITY INC. is currently looking for F/T pipeline pigging trackers. Must be at least 21 yrs. of age with clean drivers abstract, willing to work away from home and be comfortable in operating sleds, quads and argos.

Located in Eckville, exp. not necessary. Email: admin@ instreamintegrity.com LOCAL SERVICE CO. in Red Deer REQ’S EXP. VACUUM TRUCK OPERATOR Must have Class 3 licence w/air & all oilfield tickets.

Fax resume w/drivers abstract to 403-886-4475 Tired of Standing?

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WHERE IT ALL COMES TOGETHER Join our Calfrac Red Deer Team Calfrac Well Services has built a world-class pressure pumping Services Company with locations worldwide. Our state-of-the art HTXLSPHQW DQG DGYDQFHG SURFHVVHV DOORZ XV WR RSHUDWH D PRGHUQ ÁHHW of custom designed fracturing, and coiled tubing units. We are one of the global energy industry’s fastest growing pressure-pumping providers!

Why Halliburton? How about global opportunities, interesting work within small cohesive teams, extensive training, and the opportunity to take your career wherever you want it to GO, with all the support and stability of a truly global organization. With more than 72,000 employees in approximately 80 countries, Halliburton is one of the largest and most respected energy services companies in the industry. Since 1919, our customers have relied on our industry-leading technologies, scientific expertise and, most importantly, our knowledgeable and experienced professionals to help them meet the world's demand for energy.

We are currently recruiting for the following positions: Mount Pearl Slickline Division – Service Supervisor I Halliburton has a new opportunity for full time Service Supervisor I in our Mount Pearl Slickline group.

Successful candidates will drive onsite customer satisfaction through customer consultation, ensuring job preparedness and accuracy, technical problem solving and ongoing service reviews.

We are looking for candidates with progressive experience in Slickline, experience with training Slickline operators, and a commitment to safety.

Are you ready to GO? Please apply online at www.gohalliburton.com to Requisition # 00273284

As we grow, we are currently looking for local talent in a number of Field and Maintenance positions including:

Operators, Fracturing and Coiled Tubing (Class 1 drivers license is required)

Transport Operators (Class 1 drivers license is required) Supervisors, Fracturing and Coiled Tubing (Class 1 drivers license is required)

Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanics Electronics Technicians How to Apply:

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Professional Drivers Class 1 or Class 3 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

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Halliburton is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

If you’re like most people, you want to be part of a winning team. By providing industry leading training and attracting people who are focused on the right core values: ethics, energy, and an entrepreneurial spirit – we’ve created that winning team. We are eager to learn more about what you’ve done, what you can do, and where you would like to go!

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OIL & GAS OPERATOR Bearspaw currently has a position in our Stettler field operations for an intermediate oil and gas operator. Applicants must have experience as a Now accepting applicaheavy duty mechanic or tions for LOADER journeyman instrument OPERATOR for fly in campwork in NE. BC. Du- mechanic and possess strong mechanical skills, ties include refueling light towers and generators. No be quick learners, motivated removal. Working with pipe and hard working and live and other small tasks. Rig or be willing to relocate within a 20 minute commute or completion exp. an to workplace location. This asset. Exc. pay, safety bonuses and possibility for position offers a challenging year round work. Please work environment, attractive benefits with competitive forward resumes to careers@gtchandler.com pay and significant room or fax 403-886-2223. Suc- for promotion. cessful applicants will be Please submit resumes contacted for interview.

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NOW HIRING Well Testing Personnel Experienced Supervisors & Operators Must have valid applicable tickets. Email: lstouffer@ testalta.com

TANKMASTER RENTALS req’s Exp’d Class 1 Fluid Haulers for Central Alberta. Oilfield tickets req’d. Competitive salry and job bonuses. Resume to terry@tankmaster.ca or fax 403-340-8818

PRODUCTION TESTING EXPERIENCED SUPERVISORS and TESTERS Day & Night Must have tickets.

Top paid wages.

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LABOURERS Wise Intervention Services 5 days/wk. Must be avail. & FLAT ROOFERS Inc. is now hiring for the on weekends & holidays.

Paula @ 403-347-8001 following positions.

Valid Driver’s Licence preferred. Fax or email COIL TUBING SUPERVISORS info@goodmenroofing.ca COIL TUBING OPERATORS or (403)341-6722 HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE! NITROGEN PUMP OPERATORS Hiring all locations, Red FLUID PUMP OPERATORS Deer & Innisfail: Autobody Technicians and Preppers - Journeyman preferred, Competitive wages and SOUTHPOINTE 2nd or 3rd yr. apprentices benefits. Preference will be COMMON and BOWER will be considered. given to applicants with PLACE Mall Locations.

Successful applicant must relevant experience, Class Positions for have team mentality.

1 Drivers License and valid SUPERVISORS. Looking Come join our team with oilfield tickets. for motivated and hard Red Deer Collision working individuals. Having Centres/Innisfail Collision Wise is a leading oilfield your own transportation is Centre ~ CSN. Competitive services provider that is a plus. On the job wages and health plan. committed to quality and training, but experience in Submit resumes to scott@ safety excellence.

By fast food is an asset, and reddeercollision.com empowering our employees must be avail. to work all or fax to 403-346-5301 it gives them a positive store location hours. attitude, beliefs, percep- Starting wage $13.50/hour tions and values. Our with restaurant exp. employees care about the Please specify which store success of our company you are applying for. and each other.

IS NOW ACCEPTING No open LMO’s to hire APPLICATIONS foreign nationals at this time.

Please put in the subject FOR THE FOLOWING Email resume to line if you are applying for POSITIONS: awbsp@xplornet.ca Red Deer or Grande Praior phone 403-391-0555 rie. Email your resume to TURNAROUND and ask for Lynn. jobs@wiseisi.com or fax PLANNER /SCHEDULER (403) 340-1046.

Applicants Qualifications should Include: -Knowledge of planning systems Professionals -Must have shut down/ Turnaround experience THE RUSTY PELICAN is now accepting resumes -Journeyman trade certification - preferably a for an EXPERIENCED boilermaker, pipefitter, or LINE COOK welder with extensive MUST HAVE experience an asset REFERENCES. -MS programs experience MANUFACTURERS’ Apply within: 2079-50 -Exceptional organizational Ave. 2-4 pm. Mon.-Fri. Health & Safety Fax 403-347-1161 Phone and problem solving skills Association calls WILL NOT be accepted. with the ability to be flexible in managing priorities as they change SAFETY ADVISOR -Strong communication, Full Time - Red Deer Sales & interpersonal and Competition closes Oct Distributors leadership skills 1/14 Please see our -Self-starter who is able to website under Jobs for the FIREPLACE PERSON produce quality work with position profile. Email required for sales in Red minimal supervision and Resume to Deer. Light office duties. lorne@mhsa.ab.ca Please Must have drivers license. guidance -Detail oriented note this position is for our Top wages. Call or email Red Deer location John, 1-780-993-2040 http://www.mhsa.ab.ca/jobs SAFETY WATCH firegall@telusplanet.net -Clean class 5 drivers license STORESMART Restaurant/ -Good comprehension and Self-Storage communication skills Hotel is now hiring for -Good reading and writing the following position! skills - Good vision/hearing Assistant Manager - H2S Alive (Full Time 40 hrs/week) - PST/CSTS -Standard First Aid/CPR For job descriptions and -Confined space entry/ monitor how to apply, go to THE OPEN RANGE www.StoreSmart.ca/jobs. -Fall protection SALOON in Sylvan Lake No phone calls please. req’s Line Cooks. Full or Email: resumes Part time with Food Safety. @newcartcontracting.com Classifieds Please contact Nancy Fax: 1-403-729-2396 Your place to SELL 403-887-3033 or Email all Your place to BUY 403-887-3465 safety and trade tickets

850

830

KLES-AIR Mechanical Ltd.is hiring for all positions: Commercial HVAC, Residential, Retrofit, and Service Departments. We offer competitive wages, benefits package, and RRSP matching. * Valid drivers license required* Please send resume to kim@klesair.com or fax to 403-782-7499, Att: Kim Olafson

401183E9

wegotservices CLASSIFICATIONS 1000-1430

To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

Call Classifieds 403-309-3300 classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com

INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilfield service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351

Contractors

1100

BLACK CAT CONCRETE Garage/Patios/RV pads Sidewalks/Driveways Dean 403-505-2542 BOBCAT & Sodding, Excavating, Seeding & Landscaping services, 14 Yrs. Exper. 403-588-4503 BRIDGER CONST. LTD. We do it all! 403-302-8550 DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301 DOORS, windows, siding, soffit, fascia and custom cladding. Call Dean @ 403-302-9210.

Escorts

1165

GARAGE DOOR SERVICE. Save 50%. 403-358-1614

1180

WE do dump runs/odd jobs 403-550-2502/403-885-5333

Flooring

ESTIMATES on installation of hardwood, ceramic, carpet, laminates & lino. Call Al 403-304-0818

Massage Therapy

Moving & Storage

1300

Roofing

1370

RE-ROOFING Specialist Quality work at an affordable price. 10 yrs. exp. 403-350-7602

Moving & Storage

1300

1280

Carpenters & Apprentices

MASSAGE

Competitive Wages & Benefits.

Fax resumes & ref’s to: 403-343-1248 or email to: admin@shunda.ca

Now Open

Specials. 11 a.m.-3 a.m.

Private back entry. 403-341-4445 MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME MOVING? Boxes? Appls.

4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161 removal. 403-986-1315

1290

5* JUNK REMOVAL Property clean up 340-8666

SHOP HELP AND/OR APPRENTICE MECHANIC REQ’D IMMED. Truck exp. preferred.

8:30-5. 15 mi. E. of Blackfalds. Fax: 403-784-2330 Phone: 403-784-3811

Requires Full Time

International ladies

Misc.

Services

PART TIME available for Millwright on contract basis. No fear of heights, service & repair equipment. Fee will be negotiable. Email resume to custbulk@xplornet.com or fax 403-340-2250

SHUNDA CONSTRUCTION

FANTASY

1130

WINDOW / Eavestrough Cleaning. Free quotes, 403-506-4822

1290

KAYLA 392-0891 *BUSTY* INDEPENDENT w/own car

VII MASSAGE #7,7464 Gaetz Ave. Pampering at its RMD RENOVATIONS BEST! Bsmt’s, flooring, decks, etc.

403-986-6686 Call Roger 403-348-1060 Come in and see why we are the talk of the town.

Eavestroughing www.viimassage.com VELOX EAVESTROUGH Cleaning & Repairs.

Reasonable rates. 340-9368

Misc.

Services

Painters/ Decorators

1310

401174E9

1010

LOOKING FOR APPRENTICE WELDERS/MILLWRIGHT & LABORERS Must be willing to travel, work heights, have valid drivers licence. Email: tracous@yahoo.com

Seniors’ Services

1372

HELPING HANDS

Home Supports for Seniors.

JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp. Est 1999. Cooking, cleaning, companionship. At home Free Est. 403-872-8888 or facility. Call 403-346-7777 for information.

LAUREL TRUDGEON Residential Painting and Colour Consultations.

403-342-7801.

Roofing

1370

Yard Care

1430

PRECISE ROOFING LTD. YARD care, Junk/tree/snow removal, comm/res.

15 Yrs. Exp., Ref’s Avail.

403-358-1614 403-896-4869

Misc.

Help

880

TERROCO INDUSTRIES JOB OPPORTUNITY: Heavy duty mechanic/ apprentice. Red Deer.

Engine/truck and trailer experience necessary. hr@terroco.com Fax 403-346-9720

ACADEMIC Express

860

Would you like to take the GED in your community?

Truckers/ Drivers

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

ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING

FALL START GED Preparation

• • • • • • • • • •

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

Exp’d Industrial Inside Sales /Order be able to maneuver Desk Personnel merchandise in excess for our Red Deer Branch

• • • • •

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:

A mechanical aptitude and /or knowledge in pneumatics is an asset. Compensation is negotiable depending on experience, includes health plan.

We look forward to hearing from you; please submit resumes to: del.trynchuk@cea-air.com

COMMUNITY Support Worker Program October Start

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

Employment Training

900

SAFETY TRAINING CENTRE OILFIELD TICKETS

Industries #1 Choice!

“Low Cost” Quality Training

403.341.4544

24 Hours Toll Free 1.888.533.4544

R H2S Alive (ENFORM) R First Aid/CPR R Confined Space R WHMIS & TDG R Ground Disturbance R (ENFORM) D&C B.O.P. R D&C (LEL) #204, 7819 - 50 Ave. (across from Totem) (across from Rona North)

COMMUNITY Support Worker Program October Start

Accepting registrations for Medical & Dental Accepting registrations for 6 mo. Community Support Worker Program.

6 mo.

Community Support benefit Program Funding may be avail.

Worker Program.

• Flex days 403-340-1930 Funding may be avail.

• Stat holidays off 403-340-1930 • Paid vacation time off Academic Express • Employee & Family Academic Express Adult Education & Training Assistance Program Adult Education & Training www.academicexpress.ca • Referral Incentives www.academicexpress.ca • Employee discounts DAIRY equipment supplier • Boot Allowance looking for GENERAL LABORERS Trail is always looking for For our parts & service dept. people who want Competitive wages and opportunities to grow, take benefits package. E-mail initiative and work well resume: info@prolineinc.ca within a team environment.

Launch your career with a CLASSIFICATIONS DISPATCHER REQ’D. well-known and respected Knowledge of Red Deer 1500-1990 company. Become a part and area is essential. of the successful Trail Verbal and written team by submitting a communication skills are Antiques resume to req’d. Send resume by fax & Art reddeerjobs@ to 403-346-0295 trail-appliances.com Customer Service BEAM scale, straight razor or by fax to 403-347-3314. F/T Representative. Must be in orig. box, ink pen, botA security check will be avail. weekdays and tle, and stand $200 for all conducted on successful 403-865-0662 candidates. We thank all Sat’s. Outside work req’d.

Computer skills req’d. Fax interested applicants, resume to 403-347-0788 however, only those Equipmentselected for an interview Heavy will be contacted.

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stuff

1520

1630

GAETZ SOUTH F/T P/T MEAT CUTTER. Apply within 5111 22nd St. Red Deer

Owner Operators & Contract Drivers in AB. Home the odd night.

Weekends off. Late model tractor pref. 403-586-4558

GAETZ SOUTH FT/PT CASHIERS Apply within 5111 22nd St. Red Deer

1640

Tools

Firewood

saw saw

1660

AFFORDABLE

Homestead Firewood Spruce & Pine -Split. Firepits avail. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472

CLASS 1 DRIVER with super B and grain hauling experience for Central AB. Call Wayne 403-341-9113

LOGS

CLASS 1 or 3 drivers req’d for moving equipment.

Resumes to be dropped off at Key Towing. 4083-78 St. Cres. Red Deer.

F/T TRUCK drivers req’d.

Minimum Class 5 with air and clean abstract. Exp. preferred. In person to Key Towing 4083-78 St. Cres.

Red Deer.

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.

NEED EXPERIENCED Class 1 drivers for short and long haul. Full Time.

Runs AB., SASK, Manitoba & BC. Please call PROMAX TRANSPORT at 227-2712 or fax resume w/abstract 403-227-2743 Looking for a place to live?

Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

WE are currently looking for experienced

Winch Truck Driver &

Class 3 Driver We offer competitive wages based on oilfield experience, benefits after 3 months. You are required to pass the pre-employment substance screening.

Please email or fax your resume & safety tickets to: humanresources@ phoenixrentals.ca Fax: 403-346-4177

Business Opportunities

TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

DELTA 10” bench $100; mitre $100 403-782-7439

CENTRAL AB based trucking company requires

870

Requires Full Time

Q Endorsement preferred.

Competitive Wages & Benefits.

Fax resumes & ref’s to: 403-343-1248 or email to: admin@shunda.ca

We are looking for LANDSCAPE LABOURERS to work on residential and commercial properties in Red Deer and surrounding area.

Main duties to include: - Laying sod, spreading top soil, plant flowers, grass, trees and shrubs.

- Cut grass, rake, fertilize, water, prune trees and shrubs.

-In snow season, we require snow removal.

No formal education or experience necessary.

Full time/Seasonal position. Weather dependant Wage: $16.51 per hour/44 hours per week Email resume to: erika.skalozub @bg-rd.com Phone: 403-347-7211 Fax: 403-342-7488 Att: Erika

•

GAETZ SOUTH PT Bakery Evening Staff Apply within 5111 22nd St. Red Deer

START YOUR OWN COMMERCIAL CLEANING BUSINESS Revenue between $24,000 - $120,000 Initial cash required as low as $6,000 In Business for over 20 years *Guaranteed Cleaning Contracts Incl. *Training Incl. *Ongoing Office Support

Ph: 780-468-3232 or 403-290-0866 Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

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./ GREENHOUSE WORKER Delivery. Lyle 403-783-2275 wanted at Meadowbrook WOOD, mostly poplar, Greenhouses, Penhold. short cord, 26 Full Time Seasonal $100 403-782-7439 Positions. No Exp, training provided. Starting Feb Garden 2015. $10.20/hr, 44 hrs, 5 days per week, 3 month Supplies period. Fax resume to 403-886-2252.

FLOWER POTS, 3 large white, fibreglass, All for Hiring students aged 17+ $70. 403-348-6449 in HS and College. Nonstudent positions available.

Flexible sched. with $17.25 Household guarranteed base pay, cust. sales/service, no ex- Appliances perience necessary, we FRIDGE, Kenmore will train, conditions apply.

21 cu ft. 8 yrs. old, black, Visit $150 o.b.o. 403-343-2754 www.work4students.ca/rda or call 403-755-6711 to FRIGIDAIRE, one piece APPLY NOW! stacking washer and dryer.

Gently used in one person household. Must pick up soon. $150. obo 403-307-2000

1680 1710

Household Furnishings

1720

DARK maple table, 6 chairs, 2 leafs, $200 403-347-3849 Busy road construction QUEEN size bed, matcompany looking for Labourers AND flag per- tress, box spring, frame sons. Work is throughout $50 can be delivered Alberta. Must have a Class 346-0674 403-392-5657 5 license. Fax resume to WANTED 403-309-0489 Antiques, furniture and Start your career! estates. 342-2514 See Help Wanted

Labourers, Flag Persons & Operators

RESIDENTIAL APT MANAGER 23 suite apt. complex.

Live-in role. Responsibilities incl. cleaning, maintenance, yard care, administration.

Fax to 403-346-5786 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

Stereos TV's, VCRs

1730

DS LITE w/19 games, $140.

403-782-3847 PS2 w/10 games, $50.

Gameboy w/1 game $60 403-782-3847

Misc. for Sale

1760

SPA Technician needed for delivery and maintenance of hot tubs.

Fax resume to 403-309-5550 or email arcticspa@telus.net

BIRD houses $15, $35, $50; bird feeder $20, 5’ high wishing well $75, covered coat hangers $5/bundle of 10 403-346-5745 CANNING JARS, 12 jam jar size, 24-1 quart, 7-1.5 quart $15/all SOLD

TRACTION Heavy Duty Parts Red Deer is looking for Parts Counter Clerks with previous heavy vehicle experience to join our great team. We provide a very competitive wage plus bonus, benefits and pension. Those interested are encouraged to apply instore at 8045 Edgar Industrial Crescent or by email to jwatts@uapinc.com

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 KENMORE dehumidifier Model 30 $65; Canon K920 copier $45; 3 accent matching carpets, two 2’ x 7’, one octagon $45/all or will sell individually; LEE Enfield .303 ammo magazine $45 403-352-8811

SHUNDA CONSTRUCTION Equipment Operator/Truck Driver

880

Misc.

Help

CEA AIR (Custom Energized Air Ltd) a respected leader in the pneumatics industry is GROWING AGAIN and we are looking for:

The ideal candidate will:

810

820

Accounting

850

Trades

278950A5

Oilfield

437627L20

800

Oilfield

TURPLE BROS. LTD. Is taking resumes for: PARTS PERSON. F/T position avail. Wages dependent on experience, benefits avail. Please email resume to HR Department brenda@turplebros.ca

SLEEPING bag, 31” x 86” for cold weather $65; quad cargo bag $45; saddle bags, leather $59 403-342-7460

RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014 D7

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

3060

Suites

2 BDRM apt. for over 40 yr. old working tenants, no pets, no partiers, no drugs.

Free laundry, heat, water, private parking at 5910-55 Ave. in Riverside Meadows. $1100 . Avail.Immed.

403-341-4627

Houses For Sale

4020

Musical Instruments

1770

6 STRING Fender guitar with hardcase and tuner $400 403-347-1429

1830

Cats

2 BALINESE KITTENS & 2 BERMAN KITTENS $50/ea. 403-887-3649 Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

1840

Dogs

Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111

Sporting Goods

1860

RECUMBENT exercise bike, $150. 403-986-6497

Travel Packages

1900

TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone.

Make your travel plans now.

Money To Loan

Beautiful views overlooking scenic river valley. Only 6 miles from Red Deer on pavement.

Starting at $254,000 Fully developed Lancaster bungalow! 5 bdrm., 3 bath.

Dbl. garage. $387,900

Older home on 48x200 lot in Woodlea. 26x26 garage.

Lots of options. $284,900

4 Bdrm. 4 bath home.

Large lot on quite cres.

Across from green space.

Newer cabinets and Áooring. $349,500. OPEN HOUSE 5 Ward Cres.

Sat. Sept. 13, 1 - 4

3110

Warehouse Space

3140

2001 VOLVO S60. Loaded, 2008 MONTANA, 2955RL very good cond. 182,000 km. 2 slides, king bed, Mor$5300 obo. 403-343-2058 Ryde hitch, Arctic pckg. $27,500. 403-391-3858

5000-5300

Automotive Services

5010

2001 Olds Alero Red 2 dr coupe, front wheel drive, c/w air, p. doors, windows & seats, sunroof, cruise, 180,200 kms. 403-343-0075

1993 CADILLAC STS like 2010 16 XCALIBUR Boat new 200,000 kms, best of- by Legend, 18’ aluminum fer 403-358-1614 welded hull, premium pckg for leisure & Àshing, deluxe console, convertible top, travel tarp, 75 hp Merc. $13,500. SOLD SUV's

5040

RED’S AUTO. Free scrap vehicle & metal removal.

We travel. May pay cash 2010 RAV4 50,000 kms. for vehicle. AMVIC like new obo 403-358-1614 APPROVED. 403-396-7519

Antique & Classic Autos

5160

Boats & Marine

2001 CHEV Malibu 4 dr.

134,000 kms. 403-318-3040

Tires, Parts Acces.

5020

5180

2007 VW Tourareg, fully loaded, lady driven, $15,000 obo 403-346-5440 or 403-391-0320

TOOL BOXES, (2) UWS truck fender well, $600. both. 403-343-2058

7th Annual Fall Finale

Collector Car Auction

5050

Sept. 19 - 20, 2014 Westerner Park, Red Deer Trucks Western Canada’s Largest 2300 F350 7.3L Diesel, Collector Car Event FX4 Lariat, 283,000 kms., Consign Today 1-888-296-0528 Ext. 102 $14,000.obo 403-704-3714 EGauctions.com

Cars

5030

5070

Vans Buses

2001 PONT. Montana Chin.

Ed., $1800. 403-597-0152

Auto Wreckers

5190

RED’S AUTO. Free Scrap Vehicle & Metal Removal.

AMVIC APPROVED. We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. 403-396-7519

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CALL:

4 Bdrm. 2 bath corner lot with double garage.

Underground sprinklers $267,000. 598.2714

Lots For Sale

4160

Attn: Builders

Blackfalds. Duplex lots avail. for Sept. 30. Info call 403-304-5555

6010

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS ESTATE OF MICHAEL JOHN MOLYNEAUX who died on July 24, 2014 If you have a claim against this estate, you must file your claim with the undersigned by October 14, 2014 and provide details of your claim to: Schnell Hardy Jones LLP, Barristers and Solicitors, Attention: Daniel J. Wilson at 504, 4909 49th Street Red Deer, AB T4N 1V1 If you do not file by the date above, the estate property can lawfully be distributed without regard to any claim you may have.

449810I13

4100

MULTI-USE commercial/ residential, 2 large suites with separate shop & yard. $549,900. Help-U-Sell Red Deer 403-342-7355

2000 SQ.FT. OFFICE, 4836 51 Street.

Parking is avail. $1800/mo.

403-343-9300 Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

Income Property

Move in ready, 2 bdrm. 3 bath. Comes with all appliances. Large dressing room for master bdrm. $249.500

Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

Offices

14 X 70 mobile on own lot 50 x 140 in Bowden 403-865-0662

FULL duplex in Riverside Meadows, 2 titles, full bsmt. $370,000. Call Lyle Nielsen C21 Advantage 403-358-8002

1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets.

403-596-2444

3090

HELP-U-SELL RED DEER 403-342-7355

4090

THE NORDIC

Rooms For Rent

wheels Quiet peaceful 18.31 acres only 10 mins. to Alix. 14 yr old home. $550,000.

403-304-9772

Public Notices

Private Mortgages Our Rates start at 8%. We lend on Equity. Bus. For Self & Bruised Credit Ok. Ron Lewis 403 819 2436

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Manufactured Homes

1 & 2 bdrm., Avail. immed.

Adult bldg. N/S No pets 403-596-2444

SUNNYBROOK

PUBLIC NOTICES

4430

CLASSIFICATIONS

MORRISROE MANOR

2 bdrm. Water & heat incld, clean and quiet, great location, no pets.

403-346-6686

5110

Fifth Wheels

4400-4430

YOU can save thousands!

Helping sellers sell for a low set fee. No advance fee.

Money back guarantee.

2 ROOMS avail. in furnished executive suite in Lacombe. 403-396-3616

Alber ta LIFE and reach over 100,000 potential buyers. 309-3300.

5030

Cars FINANCIAL

2 ROOMS avail. in furnished executive suite in Lacombe. 403-396-3616 HIGH QUALITY LABRADOODLES and GOLDEN DOODLE pups Long time Breeder, text 306-521-1371 www.furtettishfarm.ca

4050 CLASSIFICATIONS

GARAGE Door opener, List Master, 1/2 hp motor, GLENDALE reno’d 2 bdrm. with remote included. $120. apartments, avail. immed, rent $875 403-596-6000 Like New! 403-348-6449 KENMORE dehumidiÀer 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

Acreages

2006 VW Jetta TDI 137,000 kms, fully loaded,sunroof, diesel, auto, $10,000 403-346-1392 340-9068

2000 WINDSTAR Limited, $1800., leather, front/rear sep. heat & a/c. Very good tires, traction control, 4 CD, well maint. great cond.

403-342-5861 after 5 pm

309-3300 To Place Your Ad In The Red Deer Advocate Now!

DO YOU WANT YOUR AD TO BE READ BY 100,000 Potential Buyers???

TRY Central Alberta LIFE SERVING CENTRAL ALBERTA RURAL REGION

CALL 309-3300 DEADLINE THURS. 5 P.M.

Sturdy home on a lare park like lot, 24x30 garage. Lots of recent upgrades. $279.000 886-4540 OPEN HOUSE 1206 Windsor Ave. Penold Sun., Sept. 14, 1-5

SHOP/OFFICE, 1500 sq. ft. $1000 Phil 403-350-0479

WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

Horse/Stock Trailers

2170

2008 3 HORSE Feather Lite c/w 14’ short wall living quarters, elec. awning & jacks, rear corner tack, seen very little use, stored inside 403-845-6146

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rentals CLASSIFICATIONS

PADS $450/mo.

Brand new park in Lacombe.

Spec Mobiles. 3 Bdrm., 2 bath. As Low as $75,000.

Down payment $4000. Call at anytime. 403-588-8820

4040

homes 4000-4190

4010

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

wheaton8@telusplanet.net

3 Bdrm. condo on south hill.

Great investment or starter. $158,900.

We are currently inviting applications at our Good Shepherd Home in Wetaskiwin, AB for a:

SITE MANAGER

BOARD MEMBER

The Piper Creek Foundation is looking for members of the community to serve on its Board of Directors who may have experience in one or more of these areas - Policy Governance, Political Awareness and Social Work. This position is a voluntary 3-year term.

Mission Statement: The Piper Creek Foundation is committed to providing a secure home environment to seniors of modest means, by promoting a strong sense of community for the well being of our residents.

If you are interested in serving the Seniors of Red Deer in this capacity, please send your resume:

The Good Samaritan Good Shepherd Home offers seniors 68 supportive living suites and one community support bed. We are searching for a compassionate and adaptable leader to:

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Please forward a resume quoting competition #14118M by September 19, 2014.

Pike Wheaton Chevrolet is seeking

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At #9, 15 Stanton Street, Sunnybrook. Rent & S.D. $1400/mo. 403-341-4627.

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Olds College is seeking a Financial Clerk for a temporary position through to December 15, 2014 with possibility of extension. Olds College has initiated a multi-year Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) renewal project in collaboration with an application hosting and management partner – the University of Alberta. PeopleSoft will be replacing Olds College’s existing accounting software (Agresso). This project will be the top priority for the successful candidate through the Analysis and Design phase of the project.

For information on this or other employment opportunities, please visit our website at www.oldscollege.ca/employment

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• Foster an environment that is resident-centered with a strong focus on customer satisfaction, quality of life and continual improvement • Manage the administrative functions and day-to-day operations of the centre • Support quality improvement and best practice initiatives • Effectively plan, organize, implement, and evaluate service in accordance with service agreements, government regulations, accreditation standards, public health practices, and other legislated requirements

C/O Personnel Committee Piper Creek Foundation #301, 4719 - 48 Avenue, Red Deer, AB T4N 3T1 www.pipercreek.ca

The successful candidate is a licensed health care professional with experience in geriatric care and community health services.

Please submit your covering letter and resume to: careers@gss.org.

Please quote competition #CO.14.031.

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FUND DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR Do you have a passion for animal welfare and a desire to support the fund development goals of our progressive organization?

Are you a dynamic fundraising professional with drive and determination?

The Red Deer and District SPCA seeks an experienced Fund Development Coordinator. The ideal candidate will be a fundraising generalist who will develop and implement plans to raise funds through annual campaign and major gift acquisition in accord with the goals of the Organization.

We offer an excellent benefits package and a competitive industry based salary.

Visit: www.reddeerspca.com for the full employment listing and job description.

Please respond with a cover letter and resume to Tara Hellewell either in person or via email to:

executivedirector@reddeerspca.com Deadline for applications is September 22nd.

Only successful candidates will be contacted for an interview.

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Manual transmissions in vehicles becoming rare

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DETROIT — When Marlo Dewing went shopping for a car last year, she only had one requirement: a manual transmission.

“Any car that was only available as an automatic was a deal breaker,” said Dewing, 44. “I love to drive. I want to know that I am actually driving, that I am in control of the machine.”

That made her shopping list a very short one. Only around 10 per cent of vehicles made in North America now have manual transmissions, down from 35 per cent in 1980. And that number is expected to keep shrinking, according to the consulting firm IHS Automotive.

Improvements in the function and fuel economy of automatic transmissions have essentially killed the manual in the U.S., says Jack Nerad, the senior editor of Kelley Blue Book. Some of the country’s bestselling sedans — the Toyota Camry, Nissan Altima and Ford Fusion — don’t even offer manual transmissions because so few buyers want them. Even some sporty cars, like the Jaguar F Type, come only with automatics.

Two years ago, Chrysler was burned when it assumed there would be higher demand for manual transmissions in its Dodge Dart compact car. The

car sold slowly. This year, when Fiat Chrysler’s Alfa Romeo 4C sports car arrives in the U.S., it won’t offer a manual transmission.

When a manual enthusiast questioned that decision at a company event in May, Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said U.S. demand for manuals is simply too limited.

“It’s going to be you and four guys.

That’s my assessment of our market demand,” he said. “I’ll buy one too, but then it’s only going to be six.”

Manual transmissions — which allow the driver to select the gear — were the rule until 1939, when General Motors Co. debuted the automatic transmission in its Oldsmobile brand.

Initially, automatics were much more expensive and got poorer fuel economy, so drivers looking to economize tended to stick to manuals. But in recent years, those gaps have closed.

“The manual transmission has become kind of a dodo bird,” he says.

Manuals no longer have a fuel economy advantage. The five-speed manual transmission on the 2014 Honda Civic sedan gets 31 miles per gallon in combined city and highway driving, for example, while a Civic with Honda’s continuously variable automatic transmission — which moves automatically to the gear most appropriate for the car’s situation — gets 33 mpg.

Bank Trust Insurance Wealth Management

We know Red Deer.

Do you know banking?

Canadian Western Bank (CWB) is looking for an experienced Account Manager, Retail Banking for our local branch.

Do you have a background in banking and client service? Are you looking for an opportunity to grow your career with an employer who puts people first? Look no further.

At CWB we pride ourselves on the relationships we build with our clients. Our Red Deer branch is seeking an Account Manager, Retail Banking to enhance relationships with existing clients and attract new personal banking clients, all while providing the knowledgeable, courteous and efficient client service that CWB is known for. We are looking for a candidate with a minimum of four years of banking experience, with exposure to lending and proven business development and sales skills that enhance client relationships.

CWB offers highly personalized service through its 41 branch locations and is the largest publicly traded Canadian bank headquartered in Western Canada. Our group of partner companies collectively offers financial services in banking, trust, insurance and wealth management. We provide a dynamic work environment, and excellent career growth opportunities and benefits.

Join the team at CWB Group. Apply now. cwbcareers.com Manager, Talent Acquisition & Employee Relations, CWB 3000, 10303 Jasper Avenue Edmonton, AB T5J 3X6 F 780.423.0303

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Scott Builders Inc. specializes in total construction services, offering a single point of contact for every phase of a project. Established in 1971, Scott stands among the leading Design/Build Contractors and ranks 50th by volume in Canada. The success in our organization has been driven by our people. We provide an excellent work environment with substantial opportunity for individual growth. We are currently recruiting in our Red Deer Corporate of¿ce for a Corporate Controller.

The successful candidate for this position, working directly with the CFO, and is responsible for ¿nancial reporting, daily reconciliations, budgeting, regulatory compliance and supervising the accounting department.

To qualify for this role, you must have a post-secondary education in Accounting/Finance, hold an accounting designation and possess a minimum of 10 years’ experience. Must be a hands on individual, able to interact with all levels of the organization.

If you want to join one of the Top 100 Workplaces in Canada, send your resume, in con¿dence to: 52010I13

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LOOKING FOR A MULTI-CULTURAL, FAMILY & GOAL ORIENTATED WORKPLACE? Apply now to provide value in the Human Services Industry Parkland C.L.A.S.S. exists to improve the quality of life of children and adults with developmental disabilities through: individual choice, dignity and rights.

We strive to empower the people we serve, measuring our success against the goals they set for themselves.

We are recruiting for the following positions:

• Children & Adult Disability Support Workers • Children & Adult Proprietors We offer a group bene¿t plan, health and wellness plan, an employee assistance plan, training at no cost and a friendly, caring and helpful working environment.

To get detailed information regarding any of these vacant positions, please visit our website at www.parklandclass.org – Job Opportunities.

Fusion Production Systems Inc., a growing, well-established fabrication facility in Red Deer is searching for an experienced Senior Payroll Accountant to join their team. Fusion Production is an integrated fabrication and design provider for oil and gas process equipment. Driven by a strong commitment to technical design, quality control and planning, we strive to approach the industry’s demand for operator-friendly and environmentally sound process equipment.

Reporting to the Controller, and working directly with the Operations Manager, the Senior Payroll Accountant position involves a broad range of responsibility for payroll and benefits functions.

The successful candidate will be responsible to process the full cycle payroll, supervise the Payroll Administrator and act with various other levels of the business. This position has a starting salary of $50,000 - $60,000 commensurate with experience and starts September 3rd, 2014.

The primary responsibilities of this position will be the timely and accurate preparation of the company’s bi-weekly payroll for hourly and salaried employees, benefit administration, payroll system maintenance and support and act as an informational resource on payroll issues for both managers and employees.

Key Responsibilities and duties: • Processing and issuing bi weekly payment to employees, maintaining appropriate records, files and documentation • Processing employee enrollment forms and removals for insurance and other benefits, updating employee/employer records with changes in benefits coverage, alerting employees to pending milestones and educating them on the employer’s policies and practices regarding benefits, and transmitting data to third-party carriers such as insurance companies.

• Full cycle recruitment processes including interviewing, new hire orientation and safety briefing • Provide Technical Support and advice in the ongoing maintenance and support of the |ERP payroll system; • Proven knowledge and demonstrated application of: Alberta Employment Standards Code and Regulation including overtime calculation and pay, WCB legislation • Month end and year end reconciliation of payroll related G/L accounts and payment of payroll deductions • Produces and compiles weekly, monthly, and ad hoc reports as needed • Prepare year end reports for Canadian Revenue Agency, prepare and reconcile T4’s, |T 2200 for car allowance, yearly AB WCB premium reconciliation and filing Education: • High School Diploma plus an accounting course provided from an accredited post secondary institution • Payroll Administrator (PA) Certification; or • Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) Certification or equivalent.

• Knowledge and experience with Navision is a definite asset • Advanced Excel skills & a proficiency in both Microsoft Word and PowerPoint required • A strong understanding of the accounting process is required • Five years’ related payroll experience including two years’ experience with computerized payroll systems and electronic data entry for staff of 70+.

• Demonstrated senior level experience and exceptional interpersonal skills to communicate with staff at all levels of the organization and perform professionally with complete confidentiality.

If you are interested in this new full time position in Red Deer, AB with a company that offers a competitive compensation package commensurate with experience, please send your resume now at

careers@fusionpro.ca or fax 403-347-7867 The job competition will remain open until August 15, 2014.

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Canadian Western Bank is an equal opportunity employer. For recruitment purposes we may share information with our other branches, departments and subsidiaries on a strictly confidential basis. We appreciate interest expressed by all applicants, however, only those individuals interviewed will receive a response.

DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Where do you stand in your current career? Are you fine with status quo, or do you want an opportunity to make an impact? At Chandos, it’s about alliances and ideas not egos or agendas. We are a leading Canadian builder that seeks a Director of Business Development to be based in our Red Deer office.

IF YOU HAVE A LIBERAL ARTS, ENGINEERING OR BUSINESS BACKGROUND WITH AN ENTREPRENEURIAL STREAK, STRONG COMMUNICATION SKILLS, SALES EXPERIENCE AND A PASSION FOR RESULTS, WE’VE GOT A CAREER FOR YOU. Our unique culture attracts a high caliber employee, whether it’s in the field or office.

Those who thrive at Chandos do so because they understand that their success is dependent on the collective effort. That’s because every Chandos employee has an opportunity to own a stake in the company and it shows.

Are you inspired by mutual respect and solid relationships? Do you have a desire to learn and to share what you’ve learned? Want to be part of something bigger than yourself? If you’re looking for the opportunity to make your mark, we should talk. Because opportunity is one thing we’re very big on at Chandos.

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TIM COLDWELL Vice President of Corporate Accounts tcoldwell@chandos.com

LOOKING FOR A REWARDING CAREER?

GASOLINE ALLEY NOW HIRING ALL POSITIONS Boston Pizza in Red Deer is undergoing aggressive expansion.

We are looking for bright, energetic and fun team players to join us into the future.

We offer above average compensation, career advancement, a great work environment and the satisfaction of working with one of Boston Pizza’s most successful Franchise groups!

If you think you’ve got what it takes, send your resume to: gasalley@bostonpizza.com We are excited to be growing in our community - come join us!!

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Daughters placing blame on mother for grandmother’s death Dear Annie: When my father died years. One day, I decided they looked 15 years ago, my mother was in reason- really ugly and stopped. ably good health.

And I’ve had beautiful, manicured When she reached the nails ever since. It was not age of 91, she needed careobsessive, and I certainly givers 24 hours a day. didn’t need therapy to stop.

I tried to be the best — S. daughter possible, calling Dear S.: Not everyone twice a day, taking her to needs therapy to stop a doctors’ appointments and compulsive behaviour (this doing her shopping and is often another way of saycooking. ing “bad habit”), and we She frequently told me said so. (and anyone within earshot) But it took you 20 years. how much she loved me and One or two sessions with appreciated me. a therapist may have given When Mom turned 94, the you nice nails a lot sooner.

MITCHELL expense of keeping her in Dear Annie: “Worried & SUGAR her home became too much.

Grandpa” says his son-inI took her to a neurololaw always thinks he’s right gist, who concurred that and thinks he may be a narMom would do well in an cissist. assisted-living facility, so I researched You said the guy might be a good several and moved her to one near my husband and father. home.

Maybe. But if the son-in-law is inMom loved it. She told all her deed a narcissist, he isn’t likely to be friends how beautiful it was. either.

Unfortunately, she was there only I love my daughter, but she is quite five weeks when she fell and broke her the narcissist. hip.

She married a quiet young man From that point on, Mom went whom I pity for what he puts up with. quickly downhill both physically and “Worried” should continue to visit mentally. his grandson and let his daughter know She refused physical therapy after he’s there for her. —Worried Mom a few weeks and was transferred to two different hospitals four times with Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy urinary tract infections and problems Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime ediwith blood flow in her legs. tors of the Ann Landers column. Please The fifth time she went to the hospi- email your questions to anniesmailbox@ tal, the doctor suggested putting Mom comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, into hospice care. c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, She died a short time later.

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Here is the problem: My two daughters were close to their grandmother and blamed me for her fall, her downhill slide and her death.

They even called the authorities saying that I was trying to kill her for the inheritance money.

INDOORS WESTERNER PARK, RED DEER, ALBERTA The authorities investigated, of course, and found no truth to those accusations.

Since then, one daughter has become distant, and the other doesn’t talk to me at all.

She sends venomous All Makes & Models Welcome text messages that I delete unread.

She told everyone that I murdered her grandmother, so she is keeping FEATURE CARS * * FEATURE CARS my grandson from me.

I am in therapy dealing with all of this and have tried to get my girls to go with, but neither one will.

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Dear Annie: I took offense to your response to “Concerned Friend,” whose friend bites her nails.

Does every problem require therapy?

Nail biting is simply a nervous habit. Some people are worse than others, and some do it all their lives, but it certainly does not call for therapy.

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