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Region short 70 beds

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF The Red Deer region needs 70 more continuing care beds to free up hospital beds occupied by seniors waiting to be moved.

Last week, Alberta Health Services’ chief executive Vickie Kaminski spoke of the demand in Red Deer and Calgary, including for long-term care.

Coincidently, the 2013-2014 annual report for AHS showed Central Alberta has 64 fewer long-term care beds this year.

The number of beds dropped from 2,351 in March 2013 to 2,287.

“The government promised almost five years ago they would build a thousand continuing care beds a year. They have not come close to doing that.

Their actions have spoken louder than words,” said Wildrose seniors critic Kerry Towle on Wednesday.

Last year, only 335 new continuing care beds were added across the province. The report said since 2010, a total of 3,369 new beds have come on board.

The Innisfail-Sylvan Lake MLA said the Progressive Conservative government has also misled the public on its plans to close long-term care beds.

“For the last two years, they have denied they were closing any long-term care beds. I asked the question in the house many times about the closure of long-term care beds and every single time the minister and associate minister of Seniors stood up and said we weren’t closing any beds. That we had adequate bed space. That’s clearly not the case.”

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Team RBC Gaetz Avenue North, from the left, Wendy Beattie, Elke Brase, Raelene Lee and Ellie Rochon congratulate their teammate Michelle Mullin on her ride at the Bower Place Shopping Centre Wednesday. The ladies joined nine other teams from Red Deer and area as they participated in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Bike-a-thon. Each team made up of five people each took a turn on the bike competing against each other and the other teams.

Plains Midstream non-compliant

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF Plains Midstream Canada has been taken to task by the National Energy Board for “non-compliance” with an action plan following two high-profile oil spills.

Company president David Duckett was called to Calgary NEB offices on Sept. 4 to account for Plains Midstream’s failure to implement a corrective action plan that was ordered following the spills, including the release of 3,500 barrels of oil into the Red Deer River near Sundre on June 7, 2012.

If not corrected, the company’s fail-

ings could a range of actions, including the shutdown of its pipeline system.

Plains Midstream did not respond to a request for comment on Wednesday.

In a letter to Duckett posted on the NEB’s website, the board notes that following a pair of meetings last January and March to assess progress “it was determined that the majority of the board’s non-compliant findings had not been addressed.”

The letter goes on to say the “board is concerned with Plains’ commitment and approach to compliance given the ongoing nature of the non-compliance.”

Singled out as non-compliant are the company’s internal audit program

and management review processes.

An NEB staffer has been assigned to assess the company’s efforts and report back to the board.

If the company fails to meet regulatory requirements, the board may: invoke certain authorizations, impose safety orders, or start a proceeding whereby Plains must demonstrate why its pipeline system should not be shut down.

NEB spokeswoman Rebecca Taylor said the September meeting kicked off the board’s review of the company’s non-compliance issues.

Please see REVIEW on Page A2

Lacombe woman struck down by driver loses part of leg “As soon as the police gave us the information, I just became numb. So did my wife.”

Dennis and Karen Cobetto of Lacombe had just received the terrible news that two hours earlier their youngest child, 22-yearold Leah Cobetto, had been struck down by a vehicle on the MARY-ANN main street of BARR Lacombe.

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23 when police rang their doorbell to deliver the grim news that Leah had been seriously injured at about 10:40 p.m. and was taken by STARS to the

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Leah, who had just finished work at her janitorial job, was walking home to her apartment in Lacombe that she shares with her sister, Terrah, 23. The family owns a cleaning business and both of the Cobetto children work for it.

Police would later state that at about 10 p.m. that evening, a Blackfalds RCMP officer tried to pull over a northbound vehicle on Hwy 2 after he witnessed it nearly sideswiping another vehicle. The officer turned on emergency lights but the vehicle kept going, disappearing into Lacombe.

Police allege it was that vehicle that struck Leah. Her father said another vehicle stopped for Leah at a crosswalk and the suspect vehicle went around the stopped vehicle, striking

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As Dennis, 63, and Karen, 57, were locking their doors, ready to rush to Edmonton to be with Leah, their phone rang. It Leah Cobetto was the surgeon at the U of A, telling them Leah’s right leg was shattered and they had no choice: they would have to amputate. Doctors removed her leg just below the knee.

“It was not an easy trip up there,” Karen said on Wednesday when I talked to she and Dennis.

“Leah is, I’m sure she’s going to be fine. We have awesome facilities in this province.

“Currently she is in good hands. ...

Some days, well actually we can’t even go by days, sometimes minute by minute her spirits can be pretty good, and then just sink thinking about it,” Karen says.

It took a few days before Leah understood what had happened to her, says Dennis.

And when she did, “She was angry.

She was extremely angry. She’s lost a leg, it’s a drastic change in her life.

She’s 22 years old,” says Dennis, his voice wavering as he stops himself from breaking down.

“She’s just starting life and now she’s got this difficulty, you know, to get through. She won’t be able to work for quite awhile.”

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TOYS “R” US EVACUATED Shoppers and staff of the Toys “R” Us store at the Bower Place shopping centre were evacuated after smoke was noticed in a second floor staff room Wednesday afternoon. City of Red Deer Fire fighters made their way to the roof of the building where a possible burnt out motor on a ventilation unit was the possible cause of the smoke. During the event the shopping centre remained open and only Toys “R” Us was affected.

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Fundraising campaign launched for Leah Cobetto

CARE: AHS dropped plan to cut long-term care beds Last week, Kaminski said AHS was abandoning its plan to cut 1,000 long-term care beds over four years.

Towle said a focus on reducing long-term care beds has forced seniors to wait in acute care hospital beds, preventing other people in need from getting those beds.

To address the immediate needs of seniors, Wildrose previously proposed a $50-million increase in home care funding so more seniors who want to stay in their homes can do so with the proper level of care to free up beds in the system, including acute care beds.

“That prevents people from coming into the system. What it does is open up the ability for us to address the needs that are most critical right now,” Towle said.

The AHS report said home care clients increased by 12 per cent across the province since 2010-11.

The bed count in the report also showed Central Alberta had 201 more supportive living beds as of this year. The number of beds increased from 1,149 in March in 2013 to 1,350.

Less care is provided with supported living compared to long-term care.

On Wednesday, AHS Central Zone said it will open 60 new supportive living spaces in Olds and anticipates another 10 spaces around the zone. A new facility to open up in Red Deer next year is expected to create 84 supportive living spaces.

“While it’s true that 64 long-term beds were closed last year in Central Zone (Bashaw and Stettler), they were replaced by new facilities that provided even more supportive living spaces — 30 in Bashaw and 88 in Stettler — for a total of 118 continuing care spaces in those two communities alone,” said Kerry Bales, AHS chief zone for Central Zone, in an email.

“Overall, by the end of this fiscal year, Alberta will have created about 4,100 net new continuing care spaces in the past five years, and while this is below our target we continue to expand the array of services provided for our growing seniors population.”

He said over the past five years, AHS has maintained long-term care beds at around 14,500 provincially while increasing supportive care spaces based on the anticipated needs and choices of the local population.

“We’ve dramatically increased home care spending, added adult day program, hospice and restorative care spaces and we continue to make increases in these areas.” szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

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Lacombe residents Emily Rennie and Dar Boyco have initiated fundraising to help Leah Cobetto with her recovery.

Rennie, 25, a family friend who lives next door to the Cobettos, has two young children that Leah used to babysit.

“She’s just a kind, sweet girl,” said Rennie.

While Boyco — the Lacombe gymnastics head coach — doesn’t know Leah personally, she knows who she is because Leah used to work at the local McDonald’s.

“That’s the smiley kid from McDonald’s,” she realized.

A Helping Leah barbecue will be held on Sunday at the Lacombe Memorial Centre from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Local firefighters will be there to help out as well.

A Facebook group, Helping Leah, has been set up and has over 500 members. An online auction can be found on the page, under “Photos.” Several auctions will be held in the days ahead until Sunday.

People can also donate by going to YouCaring.com and then go to Helping Leah. Note the organizer is Dar Boyco and beneficiary is Leah Cobetto. The fundraising goal on the website is $10,000. As of Wednesday afternoon, $1,750 had been raised.

REVIEW: Still gathering information The board is now gathering information and evidence and the staffer assigned to the file will come back with a recommendation.

“The full board will determine if additional information is required,” said Taylor.

No timeline has been set for that meeting, which will include at least three members of the board.

“At this point, we’re just gathering information.

We’re in constant contact with the company. We are gathering facts and checking information.”

A separate Alberta Energy Regulator-ordered audit of Plains Midstream Canada released in August found the company failed to fully meet 18 of 55 legislated requirements.

As well, the company only fully complied with 22 of 58 criteria based on benchmark practices or criteria developed through interpretation of regulations in the oil and gas industry, says the audit report released on Monday.

Despite that less-than-stellar record, Alberta Energy Regulator auditors express confidence that the company has cleaned up its act since and say that additional approval conditions imposed should be lifted.

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“We believe in our Creator and ... He helps you get through it. Prayers are very, very important.”

The couple’s church has been very supportive.

“She told me she remembers lots of headlights and she said ‘I remember the roar of the motor,’ ” Dennis says.

“I just don’t why these young people are doing what they’re doing.

“What are these kids? Brain dead?

“I remember being in my 20s and you didn’t think of doing stupid things like that and if you did something wrong and the police were after you, you stopped and you took your punishment.”

On the bright side, the community has begun to reach out to the family.

“The community has been absolutely awesome,” says Karen.

Dennis is retired from pipefitting because of arthritis. He has a small pension. Karen is as a secretary at a local medical office.

An online auction is underway and an online donation site has been set up by a family friend. A fundraising barbecue is set for Sunday at the Lacombe Memorial Centre.

Meanwhile, relatives and the Cobettos are taking turns visiting Leah in hospital.

She will be in hospital for a while as she faces more surgery, then rehabilitation. Eventually she will be fitted with a prosthesis.

Leah suffered no other injuries except for a scrape on her leg.

Karen says her daughter wonders how she will walk across that street again.

“She did nothing wrong. It was very senseless.

“Because it’s a small town we do a lot of walking.

Personally I had to walk there yesterday and I got that feeling in my stomach. You know, you look. You look. You look again, you know. And you just never know.” barr@reddeeradvocate.com

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dered in July 2013 when an investigation into the Sundre spill found numerous failings, including a failure to conduct annual inspections of water crossings, failure to do an engineering assessment of the pipeline and a failure to demonstrate an emergency management process or keep response plans up to date.

The company was also responsible for an April 2011 spill in its Rainbow pipeline northeast of Peace River that spilled 28,000 barrels (4.5 million litres) of oil over 20 acres.

Numerous High- and Low- Risk Enforcement Actions were ordered against the company.

In June, Plains Midstream Canada was fined $1.3 million and apologized for the incidents. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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A3 Sundre rejects flood spending THURSDAY, OCT. 2, 2014

Sundre’s town council is taking on the province for insisting the municipality pick up part of the tab for flood-related projects.

Council rejected spending $25,000 on engineering costs the province said were necessary before a town application for provincial funding help could be considered.

The town was seeking grant funding through the Alberta Community Resiliency Program to provide a second natural gas line across the river. It is wanted to ensure supplies are not cut off to east-side residents if an existing line is put out of action by flooding.

Last year, the line was damaged, but fortunately not broken, during flooding.

Money was also requested to do upstream “rechannelization” work on the river and to clear debris, and also to improve a radio communication system for emergency responders.

In a four-page letter to new Environment and Sustainable Resource Development Minister Kyle

Fawcett, the town made it clear it was not its job to spend municipal tax dollars on areas of provincial responsibility.

The existing deal where the province pays 90 per cent of the cost and municipalities pay 10 per cent is “not a great deal when those municipal funds are not in a budget that has been considered in context with all other municipal priorities,” says the letter.

“It is not a municipal responsibility to find money to fund a provincial responsibility,” the letter goes on to say.

In the past, the province paid for all the river work.

“Please get back to clearly understanding your responsibilities and stop expecting to take money from the ‘single taxpayer pocket’ through municipalities in this flawed ‘cost-sharing’ model,” concludes the letter.

Sundre chief administrative officer Dave Dubauskas said the town wants to meet with the minister but hasn’t heard back yet.

“It’s our thought this certainly requires a discussion to really emphasize our point,” he said.

Dubauskas believes that since so many provincial grants are based on 90/10 splits with municipalities that formula was applied to the flood-related proj-

ects.

However, unlike water or sewer lines, rivers are completely under provincial jurisdiction.

Mayor Terry Leslie said the implications of the funding formula go beyond the most recent grant application.

“It’s a very important issue for us. There’s a question of municipalities being drawn into federal and provincial jurisdictions.

“The impact is we don’t budget for that kind of thing,” he said, adding the town also doesn’t have the kind of engineering expertise needed to oversee river flooding projects.

Leslie points out the town is also looking at a berm project with Mountain View County to keep flood waters at bay. If the province insisted on the same funding formula, the town could be on the hook for $130,000 to $150,000.

Since $25,000 equates to a one-per-cent tax increase, the impact on local ratepayers would be significant, he said.

Parker Hogan, a spokesman for Fawcett’s office, confirmed the minister will be responding to the town’s request. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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signalling he has no plans to revisit a law that allows parents to pull their kids from classes when subjects such as sexual orientation are taught.

Speaking on a CBC Radio phone-in show, Prentice deflected questions on the controversial section of Alberta’s Human Rights Act. Instead, he said his job as premier is to ensure the rights of all Albertans are balanced.

Civil liberties groups have protested the opt-outclause, which allows parents to pull children out of class if sexuality, sexual orientation or religion are taught.

They say the clause is discriminatory and suggests that issues such as sexual orientation are less equal than other topics.

BRIEF Rocky man with head injury airlifted by STARS to Edmonton hospital A 57-year-old man is in hospital after suffering head injuries in Rocky Mountain House on Wednesday.

Rocky RCMP say around 8:21 a.m. on Wednesday, a man went to the Rocky Mountain House Hospital and said that he may have hurt his friend during the night.

Police went to the address given by the man at the hospital and found a second man, also 57, who appeared to have suffered head injuries inside the home.

He was subsequently treated by EMS at the scene and airlifted by STARS Air Ambulance, to an Edmonton hospital.

Police have one man in custody.

Wildrose names school trustee Sheila Taylor to run in Calgary byelection CALGARY — Alberta’s Wildrose Opposition has announced school trustee Sheila Taylor will be the party’s candidate in the Calgary-West byelection.

Taylor is also a former chairwoman of the Calgary Board of Education.

She says that the governing Progressive Conservatives have lost their way, and the Wildrose has a plan to provide leadership and get results.

Calgary police Sgt. Mike Ellis is the PC candidate in the riding, while Brian Malkinson represents the NDP and Troy Millington the Alberta Party.

Premier Jim Prentice has dropped the writ for four byelections on Oct. 27 — three in Calgary and one in Edmonton.

CALGARY — Alberta Premier Jim Prentice says he wants to make the government’s southern office more accessible to the public.

Prentice says the plan is for McDougall Centre in downtown Calgary to hum with the voices of school children and visitors.

McDougall Centre is used by the premier and other ministers when conducting official business in Calgary.

Prentice says he has hired Calgary lawyer Emma May to be the centre’s executive director with a mandate to make it a community hub.

May has been leading opposition to how the province handled the catastrophic floods that hit Calgary and southern Alberta in 2013.

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City of St. Albert transit bus crashes through two yards, hits deck ST. ALBERT — A driver is in hospital after his City of St. Albert transit bus crashed through two backyards and hit the deck of a house.

RCMP say the incident happened around the supper hour on Tuesday evening.

The bus, which was not carrying any passengers, drove off the road, hit a fence, a shed and a trampoline in one yard before carrying through another fence and colliding with the rear deck of a second home.

The driver of the bus was taken from the scene by ambulance, but RCMP say his injuries are not believed to be serious.

The owners of the first home were not home at the time.

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ALBERTA’S ONCE-GREAT PROMISE AS BEEN SACRIFICED IN THE NAME OF QUICK PROFIT

BY ROBERT MCGARVEY SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE “Controlling our own destiny” could well have been the battle cry of former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed.

This visionary leader of the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party fought mighty battles with Ottawa in the late 1970s to fortify provincial rights, particularly to strengthen Albertan’s ownership (and exclusive control) over natural resources.

Unfortunately, having won those battles and gained those rights, Albertans have gradually lost the war that would have translated those rights into sustainable advantages. In key areas of our economy, for example, Albertans are watching from the sidelines, as blind forces seem to be taking control of our destiny.

In the natural resource sector, Alberta has been demonized as the world’s environmental ‘bad boy.’ As a result, key elements of our future are rapidly spinning out of our control.

The XL pipeline project, for example, has become increasingly politicized. This pipeline, which is intended to carry Alberta bitumen to Gulf Coast refineries, has been dragged into a vortex of partisan political infighting in Washington while Alberta’s environmental record is attacked by highprofile celebrities like Leonardo Di-

Caprio and (our own) Neil Young. It’s a war for hearts and minds that Albertans did not anticipate and seem to be losing on all fronts.

Naturally, Albertans take great pride in their strong economy, but that very strength is working against us, killing opportunities. Statoil, for example, has recently put its multibilliondollar Corner oilsands project on hold because of rising costs for materials and labour.

What’s the source of this problem?

Development in the region is out of control. It seems we’re shooting ourselves in the foot through blind ‘pedal to the metal’ expansion that is outstripping the supply of skilled labour in the province.

And what about other sectors of the economy?

It was Lougheed who first promised to diversify the Alberta economy, to reduce the dependency Albertans have on the natural resource sector.

What’s the status of that lofty goal?

Despite spending hundreds of millions of dollars on research and development (largely university based) and championing numerous programs, diversification remains, at best, a work in progress.

Perhaps the greatest problem — for it dominates our fiscal picture — is the inexplicable quagmire that has grown up around the delivery of public services. Like many other Canadians, Al-

bertans seem to be spending more and more only to receive less and less.

Take health care for instance. If present trends continue, the costs to maintain the (extremely popular) Alberta health-care system will grow so rapidly they will, by necessity, become predatory on other vital services like education and human services.

Ironically, after soaking up vast portions of the provincial budget, is morale good inside the health-care system?

No, it’s terrible. Insiders talk openly of their ‘velvet handcuffs’ — in other words they make good (all right, very good) money but complain of a stifling system that does not reward initiative, borders on the paranoiac and is constantly in ‘change’ mode while suffering from widespread passive (and at time active) resistance to change.

What happened to Alberta’s great promise?

The short answer is: we were too tactical, overindulging ourselves in the present.

Why were Albertan’s so averse to longer term planning? Well, since the federal Liberal’s National Energy Program of the 1980s, the very idea of strategy for Albertans has been demonized.

Ralph Klein, one of Alberta’s most popular premiers, no doubt knew the temper of his times and was keenly aware of Albertans’ aversion to ‘big ideas.’ As a result, Ralph did the prag-

matic thing. He focused his attention on reducing the size and role of government. Almost by default he left strategy to others. Take the energy sector for instance; Alberta’s energy and environmental strategies were (basically) privatized, turned over to industry executives.

Were the oil industry’s individual corporate strategies right for them?

Sure!

Were they right for Alberta? Well, considering where we’re at today ... not so much.

Fortunately, Albertans have the means to control their own destiny; abundant resources (natural and human) and a pragmatic, optimistic citizenry, who are quite capable of pulling together to accomplish great things.

But we must face reality head on; the world has changed dramatically since Lougheed’s day. Controlling our own destiny in the 21st century means being clear about our core values and being much more purposeful on where Alberta is going in future.

Robert McGarvey is an economic historian and co-founder of the Genuine Wealth Institute, an Alberta-based think tank dedicated to helping businesses, communities and nations built communities of well-being. Robert is the author of The Creative Revolution, an historical guide to the future of capitalism. This column was supplied by Troy Media (troymedia.com).

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Pines power line approval shows AUC is not doing its job Re: Industrial power line structure to be built in the pines residential neighborhood AltaLink’s proposal to increase the height, scale and voltage of the power lines running through our Pines residential neighbourhood is a poor one.

Worse, the Alberta Utility Commission’s decision to allow this industrial build is neglectful.

The proposed new industrial-size structures and higher voltage power lines are not reasonable for inclusion in any residential neighbourhood.

The City of Red Deer has provided a suitable alternative right-of-way for the AltaLink expansion line. Both the city and the local residents support this alternative route.

AUC has been unwilling to consider this more favourable and less impactful route. AUC’s one-sided assessment of the alternatives has led me to believe that the hearing process has been only for show.

Local residents have been given a hearing but not given consideration. The AUC has ignored its own rules, accepted misstatements of facts, and not thoughtfully accepted the merits of the alternative route.

AltaLink and the AUC do not seem to care about the impact on our neighbourhood.

Pines residents are being steamrolled in the quest to build industrial-grade power structures metres from our homes. AUC has not done their job and their faulty decision needs to be reversed.

Bill Graham Red Deer

When a home occupation crosses the line for neighbours Home occupation is a viable alternative to the daily commute, but when is it time to leave home?

I am a strong believer in home occupations, but there are limits and there are times when it is not the right answer.

It makes sense for someone who works behind a desk, on the phone or laptop to not have to commute to a nondescript office or cubicle if he can do the work at home. Expenses would be less, a smaller wardrobe, fewer appointments at the hair dressers, cheaper lunches, less transportation costs, etc., and you would benefit on possible deductions from percentage of rent, mortgage, utilities, etc.

So why not?

You get to answer all those calls offering free cruises, lower interest rates, surveys, or you get to deal with sick or unruly children, drop-in guests, and requests for baby-sitting or coffee. You are never away from work, never far from the phone, desk or computer.

Growth could be a factor. OK, it is only you sitting at a desk, but then you perhaps need an assistant, coordinator, a shipper-receiver, cold-caller, delivery driver, stamp-licker, and a family member won’t do.

Then what?

Perhaps you have overtaken the garage so there is no room for the car, maybe you are constantly jockeying the cars in the driveway. You have the busiest driveway in neighbourhood, or you have the only driveway filled with logo-clad vehicles or the only garage with commercial or industrial equipment parked in it.

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Now it may be time to leave home. You will not benefit from the deductions and you will have to endure the extra costs, and you will not enjoy the lower costs of sales than your competitors, but it is time to leave home.

Municipalities usually have rules regarding activities, number of employees, number of vehicles, etc., but monitoring and enforcement can be cumbersome or non-existent. But if you are wondering if it is time, it probably is. Your neighbours might be getting tired of the increased traffic, the extreme number of non-residents visiting, or perhaps the view.

What neighbour would not want to come home and watch commercial traffic, listen to commercial noise, after investing their life’s blood into a home where trees were once visible or birds could once be heard?

Who would not want to stand in their backyard among roses and newly mowed grass to gaze over the fence at commercial equipment and goods? What is better than awakening to employees showing up at your neighbour’s house, in the early morn, starting up and loading company vehicles after you worked late the day before, or was up all night with a sick child?

A home occupation is a serious and viable answer but it is not for everyone and it is a hard habit to break. There is a line that should not be crossed and it can sneak up on you quickly so you need to be vigilant. Is it one delivery a week or is it one delivery twice a day? Employee picking up their paycheques or is it the weekly staff meeting — when does it cross the line?

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Farm safety changes not in the cards ALBERTA PREMIER WANTS MORE RESEARCH BEFORE MAKING A DECISION The Alberta Beef Producers position is that mandatory measures would be too hard to enforce fairly and wouldn’t significantly improve workplace safety.

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Musekamp said exempting one class of workers from safety legislation could be considered a human rights issue. “(Producers and lobby groups) not wanting it doesn’t equate to it being good or proper policy,” he said.

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jim Prentice says he’s not considering putting workers on family farms under occupational health and safety rules.

Prentice adds it may be appropriate for workers in large, more corporate-type farming operations to be protected under labour legislation.

He says he wants to see more research and debate on the issue before taking action.

Prentice made the comments while taking questions on a CBC Radio phone-in show.

Some farm groups have demanded that Alberta match what’s being done in the rest of Canada and lift occupational health and safety exemptions on farm workers.

More than 470 farm labourers have died on the job in Alberta in the last three decades.

The Alberta Federation of Labour says Alberta Agriculture Injury Prevention Working Group working with the provincial government on injury prevention in agriculture. It says in February 2013, senior bureaucrats in Alberta Agriculture suspended the activities of the group.

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Taylor says the Public Health Agency has worked with Canada Border Services Agency and with airlines to advise them on what to do about passengers who appear to be ill while flying or when trying to enter the country.

Hospitals have been alerted to be on the lookout for possible cases among people who have travelled to West Africa.

Taylor says the Public Health Agency is considering sending doses of an experimental Ebola vaccine to hospitals that have been designated to

look after Ebola cases if they occur, so health-care workers could use it if they have a risky exposure to a patient.

The vaccine was developed at the agency’s National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg.

Provincial laboratories are working to develop the ability to test for Ebola, with Quebec’s facility already capable of doing so, Taylor says.

Provincial labs in Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta and Nova Scotia will soon be able to test for the virus as well, he says.

“They can rule out Ebola very, very quickly,” Taylor says. “And if they get a preliminary positive they will ship that to our laboratory (in Winnipeg) and we will do a definite positive to

be absolutely certain. And that’s part of the preparedness in case somebody does get through, comes to Canada with Ebola.”

Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea are struggling under the largest Ebola outbreak the world has ever seen.

The outbreak, which probably started last December, went unnoticed until March in a part of Africa where Ebola had never been seen before, but sudden deaths aren’t uncommon.

The World Health Organization’s latest figures — released Wednesday — suggest at least 7,178 people have been infected with the virus and nearly 3,338 have died. Before this outbreak, the largest outbreak of Ebola involved fewer than 450 cases.

Ex-lover testifies Jun Lin was fitness buff who loved gym

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MONTREAL — Jun Lin was a fitness buff who didn’t smoke, drink or do drugs, a former lover of the slain Chinese student told Luka Rocco Magnotta’s first-degree murder trial Wednesday.

Feng Lin testified that he and Lin were lovers from late 2010 until midMay 2012, not long before some of Lin’s remains were found in trash outside a Montreal apartment building.

Jun Lin, 33, would go to the gym up to four times a week, Feng Lin testified, adding that they were faithful to each other during their time together.

He said their sexual relationship was normal and they were not interested in pornography.

Asked whether they were into bondage, he replied, “”Absolutely not.“ Lin, a 35-year-old software company manager who travelled from China to testify, said Jun Lin’s family did not know their son was a homosexual.

“He was experiencing some pressure from his family and he was kind of obliged to go into a relationship with a girl for an eventual marriage,” Lin said in response to a question from Crown prosecutor Louis Bouthillier.

Feng Lin, who has permanent resident status in Canada, left the country to return to China for the summer on May 13, 2012, a little less than two weeks before Jun Lin was slain.

The witness testified they remained friends when the relationship ended and that he texted Jun Lin up to 50 times a day, with his ex-lover’s last

message coming on May 24, 2012. That was the day friends last saw the Concordia University student.

Messages then sent by Feng Lin over the next several days went unanswered.

“I sent him a text message, and seeing there was no return on his part, I then sent him several others but these several others were not opened and not read,” Feng Lin said.

He said he commissioned friends in Montreal to look for Jun Lin, but that they were unsuccessful in tracking him down.

He then made arrangements to come back to Canada. At that point, a torso had been discovered in the trash behind the apartment building.

“I did see on the Internet there was the discovery of a body, but it didn’t cross my mind,” Feng Lin said.

While in transit, he was told by a friend about the appearance of a video online that appeared to show Jun Lin. “Only when I arrived in Montreal, did I look at the first part of the video,” Feng Lin said.

But he didn’t believe it was Jun Lin and went to see investigators.

Magnotta, 32, is charged with firstdegree murder in Lin’s slaying and dismemberment.

He also faces four other charges: criminally harassing Prime Minister Stephen Harper and other members of

OTTAWA — The historic shipwreck found in the Arctic has been identified as HMS Erebus, the vessel on which Sir John Franklin himself sailed — and may even have perished — in search of the Northwest Passage in 1845.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who took obvious delight last month in delivering news of the discovery of the ship from Franklin’s doomed voyage, revealed Wednesday just which of the two it is.

“I’m delighted to confirm that we have identified which ship from the Franklin expedition has been found,” Harper told the House of Commons.

“It is, in fact, the HMS Erebus.”

The discovery of the wreck, found some 11 metres below the surface in the Queen Maud Gulf, was confirmed Sept. 7, but was not identified until now.

The Prime Minister’s Office said Parks Canada underwater archeologists confirmed the find with a “meticulous review of data and artifacts” on the ocean floor using high-resolution photos and video and multi-beam sonar measurements.

The two ships of the Franklin expedition and their crews, 129 members in all, disappeared during an 1845 quest for the Northwest Passage. So far, the location of the other ship, HMS Terror, remains a mystery.

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He has pleaded not guilty to the five charges, although he has admitted to the acts. His lawyer has indicated he will mount a defence of mental disorder to seek a verdict of not criminally responsible.

Earlier on Wednesday, defence lawyer Luc Leclair showed jurors many of the items collected in the trash outside Magnotta’s apertment, including screwdrivers, a hammer, a hand-held saw, clothes, receipts, a jockstrap, a poster of the movie “Casablanca” and a felt red square that was prominent during Quebec’s 2012 student unrest.

Leclair also conducted a similar exercise with several exhibits mailed to Ottawa and Vancouver that were subsequently transferred to Montreal police.

The trial is expected to last between six and eight weeks and feature some 60 witnesses.

Bouthillier has told the eight female and six male jurors he intends to prove Magnotta planned the slaying. He said the evidence will show the accused killed Lin, 33, dismembered his corpse and sent his hands and feet by mail to Ottawa and Vancouver.

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Conservatives to overhaul veterans’ benefits OTTAWA — The Harper government plans further changes to its oft-maligned veterans charter, hoping to take the political sting out of complaints by ex-soldiers promising to campaign against them in the next election.

Veterans Affairs Minister Julian Fantino tabled the government’s response to a House of Commons committee review, which earlier this year recommended 14 specific changes to the support and benefits regime.

The department plans immediate revisions that don’t require spending or parliamentary approvals, to be followed — perhaps early in the new year — by changes requiring new money and co-ordination with other departments.

It remains unclear how much of the second phase will make it into next spring’s federal budget, the last before a federal election scheduled for October 2015.

The Commons committee complained, among other things, that the pain and suffering awards given to severely injured soldiers don’t match what the courts or provincial compensation systems provide.

The government says it is studying how to address the problem, but a source with knowledge of the file said Wednesday that a one-time $70,000 top-up payment could be added to whatever lump sum is given to a soldier.

The source was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and so spoke only on condition of anonymity.

Other fiscal issues, such as ensuring badly wounded soldiers receive financial benefits for life and the disparity in support between regular and reserve soldiers, will require “further due diligence,” the government response said.

More symbolically, there will be a rewrite to the preamble of the veterans charter to explicitly spell out Canada’s obligation to its veterans — a politically toxic issue that’s at the heart of a lawsuit by veterans of the war in Afghanistan.

In their statement of defence, government lawyers argued the country has no special obligation to its servicemen and women and that the current government can’t be bound by the political promises of its predecessors.

The Conservatives propose to remedy that by using language in the old Pension Act, which used to govern veterans, saying the application of the law should be “liberally construed” to the benefit of for-

Top court asked to block Phillion wrongful prosecution lawsuit

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — The longest serving inmate in Canada to have a murder conviction thrown out faces a potential new obstacle in his bid to sue those involved in his prosecution.

Ottawa police and the province of Ontario are asking the Supreme Court of Canada to block Romeo Phillion, who spent 31 years in prison protesting his innocence, from pursuing his lawsuit for negligence and prosecutorial wrongdoing.

“They’re ragging the puck,” his lawyer, David Robins, said Wednesday. “(They’re) hoping that he’s going to get old and pass away while they appeal.”

While it is far from certain the country’s top court will agree to hear the appeal, Phillion’s supporters are unhappy at having to fight anew simply to have his lawsuit considered on its merits.

The Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted planned a news conference for Thursday — on the first International Wrongful Conviction Day — to draw attention to the case.

Now in his mid-70s, Phillion was convicted of second-degree murder in 1972 in the death of Ottawa firefighter Leopold Roy based on a confession he recanted almost immediately. He was jailed for life but always refused to seek parole, saying it would amount to an admission of guilt.

The federal government ultimately referred the case to the Ontario Court of Appeal, which quashed his conviction and ordered a new trial in 2009. The Crown then withdrew the charge, arguing too much

time had passed to try him again.

In quashing the conviction, the Appeal Court found that police had initially verified an alibi showing Phillion’s innocence but never told the defence about it, apparently because investigators subsequently found it to be untrue.

Phillion sued for $14 million, alleging negligence and wrongdoing by prosecutors and two Ottawa police officers.

In April last year, an Ontario Superior Court justice decided the suit would be an abuse of process because the Appeal Court had already rejected suggestions of wrongdoing by police or Crown and that too much time had passed to try Phillion’s claim now.

However, the Court of Appeal ruled in July that Phillion should at least have a chance to put his case to a jury.

“It would further bring the administration of justice into disrepute to grant a stay in these circumstances and deprive the appellant of any opportunity to seek financial redress for his conviction when he did not have the opportunity to present a full defence at his trial,” the Appeal Court ruled.

Lawyer Kirk Boggs, who represents the Ottawa police service and two officers involved, said the Appeal Court made mistakes in overturning the lower court ruling and allowing the lawsuit to proceed.

“The approach that they took raised significant issues with respect to the doctrine of abuse of process and how it should be applied,” Boggs said Wednesday.

“It warrants the Supreme Court of Canada taking a significant look at it.”

mer soldiers and federal police officers.

Whether that will be enough to silence critics remains to be seen.

Fantino was involved in a testy, public exchange with veterans last winter over office closures and was accused of ignoring pleas for a meeting with a military spouse in a separate incident last spring.

Both incidents were a black eye to a government that has staked its political reputation on defending those in uniform.

Last fall, the government was accused of being idle while the military summarily discharged injured soldiers, many of them with post-traumatic stress disorder, before they were ready to leave.

The Commons committee recommended no soldier be discharged until they were in a “stable” medical condition; Fantino’s department responded that it intends to become involved earlier in the transition process.

It also plans to give spouses access to a suite of services, including a new program to train caregivers how to cope with the severely injured family members.

That was a key demand of veterans advocate Jenifer Migneault, who chased Fantino from a committee meeting last spring.

Only 26 special forces ‘advisers’ in Iraq, says letter to NDP

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The number of Canadian special forces soldiers advising Iraqi and Kurdish forces is much smaller than originally thought.

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird has apparently confirmed in an email to the Opposition NDP that only 26 of the highly trained troops are deployed in and around Irbil, in northern Iraq.

The Conservative government, under repeated questioning in the House of Commons, revealed last month that up to 69 commandos were slated to deploy to help local forces battle the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

A government official, speaking on condition of anonymity, says only a smaller contingent was required by allies, and noted that the 30-day deployment is under review.

The official, who was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly, says there were no problems getting the necessary diplomatic approvals, including an agreement setting out the limits of Canadian military involvement.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper says if the government decides on a combat mission, including an aerial combat mission, it will be subject to a debate and a vote in Parliament.

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Health Canada bans some drug imports from India OTTAWA — Generic drug company Apotex Inc. is taking issue with Health Canada’s ban on imports of some medications and drug ingredients produced in India due to concerns about quality.

The agency took the action against Apotex Pharmachem India, Apotex Research Private Ltd. and IPCA Laboratories.

Health Canada says it has “significant concerns” with the manner in which research data is collected and reported, raising serious doubts about quality and safety.

The agency says until it is satisfied that production processes at the three sites meet international standards, it will keep the products off the market.

Apotex says in a statement that the ban is unwarranted and that it is confident Health Canada will be satisfied as to the integrity and quality of Apotex products imported from the Indian facilities.

Apotex also notes that many of the raw materials that are purported to be covered by the Health Canada notice are manufactured at its plant in Brantford, Ont., not India.

“Apotex fully tests every raw material and finished product imported from its Indian sites,” the company said Wednesday.

“The facilities were recently inspected and given clearance by Health Canada and another international regulatory agency in February and August 2014 and were found to be compliant,” it said.

More changes needed, not easy to prevent suicides: border officer BURNABY, B.C. — A veteran officer for Canada’s border agency says changes have been made since a Mexican woman killed herself while in federal custody, but he doesn’t see any easy solutions to preventing similar deaths.

Randy Lewis told a coroner’s jury examining the death of Lucia Vega Jimenez that frontline workers have now been given mental health and suicide prevention training to help notice possible red flags.

Lewis testified that if money was no object he’d like a separate place to hold people being deported from B.C., similar to facilities in Toronto and Montreal, instead detainees must continue to be held alongside convicted criminals.

While other immigration detainees have attempted suicide in recent years, Lewis told the inquest that it wasn’t until after Jimenez’s death that the CBSA revamped procedures, including how its contracted private security guards do their work.

Jimenez was arrested in December 2013 after being stopped for transit fare evasion and it was discovered she had already been deported from Canada over a failed refugee claim.

The 42-year-old hotel worker was found hanging inside a shower stall at the underground Vancouver airport holding cells being watched by Genesis Security, she died days later in hospital.

Fur group lobbied ministers over RCMP plan to trade muskrat hats for tuques OTTAWA — A national fur lobby says it raised objections with federal ministers upon learning the RCMP planned to begin outfitting officers with tuques instead of muskrat hats.

Glen Doucet of the Fur Institute of Canada says the organization made its concerns known to the environment and public safety ministers after seeing a recent media report about the move.

Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq announced Tuesday the government was ordering the Mounties to keep wearing the customary winter headgear.

The fur institute says its members — who follow conservation principles — appreciate the government’s strong support.

The RCMP wrote to an animal-rights group in early August to say it had tested a tuque that works well in normal winter conditions, and that it would supply the new hat to cadets.

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Bellegarde to run for national chief of the Assembly of First Nations SASKATOON — A Saskatchewan aboriginal leader who is running for leadership of the Assembly of First Nations says the organization is at a pivotal point and he wants to see the recognition of treaty rights.

Chief Perry Bellegarde of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations announced his candidacy on Wednesday.

“It was a very humbling experience for me,” he said. “I was surrounded by some very respected elders.”

QUEBEC — Hundreds of passengers stranded since last weekend on board a cruise ship with mechanical problems have finally left the luxury liner.

The MS Veendam was supposed to sail from Quebec City to Boston on Sunday on a Canada-New England cruise, but that never happened.

A statement from Holland America Line says the sailing was cancelled because one of the ship’s propellers required repairs.

Spokesman Erik Elvejord says in an email that some of the 1,303 guests stayed aboard for the last couple of days, but all have now quit the vessel and arrangements have been made to get them home.

The ship was originally scheduled to set sail Sunday afternoon on a seven-day cruise after an overnight stay at the port of Quebec City.

The Seattle-based company’s email also said all booked guests will receive a full refund of their fare and all shore excursions that were booked through Holland America. They will also get a credit towards a future cruise On Monday, the ship had to be moved to another berth to accommodate other ship traffic and tugs were needed because of high winds.

The cruise line pointed out Wednesday that all guest services and safety systems on the ship were fully functional.

It is due to be in Boston before Oct. 4 when another cruise to Quebec City is due to depart.

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Feds say reversing refugee health-care program too complex and costly OTTAWA — The federal government says going back to the old system of covering all health-care costs for refugee claimants would be too complex and costly.

That argument is part of a government appeal of a Federal Court decision from July that ruled the current medical coverage violates the charter.

The 2012 changes to the interim federal health program saw the government dramatically scale back how much medical service it would cover for people waiting for refugee claims to be decided.

The surprise move prompted outrage among refugee advocates and they took the government to court, claiming the changes amounted to cruel and unusual treatment.

The court gave the government until Nov. 4 to create a new system or return to the old one, but the government says it needs more time.

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14 people cast ballots in wrong ridings in New Brunswick election FREDERICTON — Elections New Brunswick says confusion over new riding boundaries is the reason why 14 people voted in the wrong ridings in last week’s provincial election, 11 of whom were allowed to cast ballots again in the correct ridings.

A spokesman for the elections agency said in one case, a first-time voter who lives in the riding of Fredericton York cast her ballot in the neighbouring riding of Fredericton-Grand Lake after polling staff didn’t check her address.

“If they had done so they would have determined that she was actually in the neighbouring riding,” said Paul Harpelle.

“That wasn’t done so they processed her as an eligible voter in that riding.”

Kris Austin, the leader of the People’s Alliance of New Brunswick, lost in Fredericton-Grand Lake by 26 votes and has been granted a judicial recount set for Friday.

Harpelle said the mistake in that riding wasn’t noticed until after election day, so the voter didn’t get an opportunity to cast a ballot in the riding she was eligible to.

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“I think it’s important to note that in each of these cases the number involved in each of the three areas were not of any significance to actually have any impact on the ultimate outcome.”

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“When you look at the quality of life for us as indigenous people here in Canada, it’s not that good.

It’s not that positive. It’s not that healthy,” he said.

Inadequate housing and high rates of youth suicide are among the issues that need to be addressed, he added.

Bellegarde previously ran against former national chief Shawn Atleo in the assembly’s 2009 election.

Atleo abruptly resigned in May amid criticism for his support of the federal government’s proposed education reforms.

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Rebels ride east on road trip START THREE-GAME SWING AGAINST MOOSE JAW TONIGHT

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR It’s the Red Deer Rebels’ annual rite of fall — the yearly Eastern Division road trip roughly two weeks into the Western Hockey League season.

The Rebels pulled out of the Centrium parking lot Wednesday morning and headed east on a three-game jaunt that starts tonight against the Moose Jaw Warriors.

The early-season trip, said Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter, is good for team chemistry and is often easier to navigate than is the case during the cold winter months.

“When you get away together as a group it’s always a good thing,” said Sutter, prior to boarding the team bus.

“It’s the first (WHL) road trip for some of these kids. It’s a good time to do it for them, but it’s also better for travel because the roads are good.

“You get that one trip out of the way early because you have enough of them through the winter.”

The Rebels take a two-game winning streak into Moose Jaw and could easily be 3-0 to start the season. So far, so good.

“We just have to keep building.

We have a really good group of kids and they’ve been very receptive of the things we want to do and how we want to do them,” said Sutter.

“This has been a fun group to work with.”

Considering the Rebels boss has been satisfied with the performance of his charges to date, lineup changes will be minimal tonight. The only possible change will be the inclusion of import rearguard Mario Grman, a healthy scratch for the first three regu-

lar-season contests.

“We have to start getting Grman into some games,” said Sutter. “He’s a really good young defenceman, it’s just that when you have young guys like Austin Strand and Josh Mahura, it’s difficult to find room.

“On top of that, when Haydn (Fleury) gets back we’re going to have eight defencemen. You know that (Brett) Cote, Fleury and (Kayle) Doetzel are going to be everyday guys, so it’s a matter of working the rest of the group around them. (Kolton) Dixon and (Nick) Charif have played really well and I’ve also been happy with the young guys like Josh and Strand, who have really taken steps, but we have to get Grman into the mix.”

Speaking of Fleury, there’s a strong possibility he’ll be back with the Rebels in time for the last two games of the trip — Saturday against the Brandon Wheat Kings and Sunday versus the Regina Pats. The 18-year-old suited up with the Carolina Hurricanes, who selected the six-foot-three defenceman sixth overall in June’s NHL entry draft, in a 3-1 preseason loss to the St. Louis Blues.

Despite Fleury’s imminent return, Sutter doesn’t anticipate making any

moves in the near future.

“Haydn will give us eight healthy defenceman and you need that (many) throughout the year,” said Sutter.

“We’re certainly going to have to continue playing these younger kids. I’m not saying they’re going to be in every game, but we have to make sure we manage them properly and develop them the way they need to be developed.”

Rylan Toth will get his second consecutive start in the Red Deer net tonight. The 18-year-old WHL rookieis tied for the league lead with a 1.00 goals-against average and sports a .947 save percentage.

“At the end of the night, he’s made the saves for us,” said Sutter. “The other night at home (during Saturday’s 7-1 thumping of the Kootenay Ice) he made a big save on a two-on-one that kept the game at 2-0 and we were able to keep rolling.

“That’s why goaltending is huge.

Goaltending can not change momentum in games in a bad way. That’s just the state of being a goalie, it’s just the way it is.”

The Rebels’ next home game is Oct. 10 versus the Medicine Hat Tigers. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

Joensuu scores twice to lead Oilers past Coyotes in preseason play

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Oilers 3 Coyotes 2 EDMONTON — Jesse Joensuu is having another strong pre-season for the Edmonton Oilers. Now he just needs to make that translate to the regular season as well.

Joensuu had a pair of goals as the Oilers managed a 3-2 victory over the Arizona Coyotes in pre-season play on Wednesday.

“I think our whole line played really well, it was a line effort, both goals,’’ Joensuu said. “Either they were really, really good or they weren’t defending me really well. They were both really similar.’’

The 26-year-old Finnish forward scored three goals in exhibition play last year before recording just three goals and five points in 42 games in the regular season.

Those numbers put him on the bubble for a spot with the team this year.

“I’m not that good that I don’t have to play well in training camp,’’ he said.

Benoit Pouliot also scored for the Oilers, who improved to 4-2-0 in exhibition action.

“It was one of those nights where we didn’t have very many complaints,’’ said Oilers head coach Dallas Eakins.

“All the guys in the lineup showed very well. The pace was there, the execution was there, the hiccups along the way were few and far between.’’

Mikkel Boedker and Rob Klinkhammer replied for the Coyotes, who dropped to 4-1-2.

“I didn’t think we played as well tonight as we did the other night in Vancouver,’’ said Coyotes coach Dave Tippett. “We were taking a last look at five or six young players who were pushing for lineup spots.

“We didn’t win enough battles and

our execution with the puck was poor at times and got us in some trouble.’’

The game was a bit of a surreal experience for Arizona goalie Devan Dubnyk, who looks like a lock for the backup goalie job in Arizona after a tumultuous season last year that saw him unsuccessfully begin the year as the Oilers starter, get traded to Nashville and then to Montreal, where he ended the season with the Habs’ AHL squad in Hamilton.

“I saw a lot of pucks in the first, which helped me forget about the strangeness of the situation,’’ said Dubnyk, who made 30 saves on the night. “I felt weird for the first couple minutes, but that was it. I didn’t let myself build it up too much and was able to enjoy it. I tried to just treat this as another game. It was definitely nice to get it out of the way and I’ll definitely work hard to get the two points next time when it matters.’’

Arizona started the scoring midway through the first period when Oilers starter Ben Scrivens made the stop on a point shot by Connor Murphy, but got caught up in traffic in front of the net for the rebound — allowing Boedker to lift the puck into the net.

Scrivens almost got caught off guard for a second goal with two minutes left in the opening period when he missed on a poke check attempt on Tobias Rieder. He was able to recover, however, to make a diving save and then another stop on Rieder on the doorstep seconds later.

They turned out to be big stops as the Oilers then skated up-ice on a rush.

Dubnyk was able to make the initial stop on a shot by Teddy Purcell, but was unable to prevent Pouliot from lifting in the rebound to make it 1-1.

The Oilers had another great opportunity with 25 seconds remaining as Brandon Gormley hooked Matt Hen-

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Arizona Coyotes’ Tobias Rieder chases Edmonton Oilers’ Darnell Nurse during first period NHL preseason action in Edmonton, on Wednesday. dricks on a breakaway, leading to a penalty shot. However, Dubnyk easily made the save on the one-on-one encounter. Edmonton outshot Arizona 17-8 through 20 minutes.

The Oilers took a 2-1 lead two minutes into the second period after Steve Pinizzotto slid a puck in front and Joensuu was able to put a quick snap shot through Dubnyk’s legs.

Edmonton had a bit of a scare when forward David Perron was crushed in a mid-ice hit by Arizona defender Matt Smaby and had trouble getting up. After heading down the ramp, Perron would return a few minutes later and finished the second, but did not come back for the third with a rib injury.

The Coyotes tied the game with eight minutes remaining in the second

when Klinkhammer elected to shoot on a two-on-one break, beating Scrivens with a well-placed shot to the top corner.

Edmonton came close to regaining the lead with just over five minutes left in the second period when Darnell Nurse rang a shot off the post on the power play.

The Oilers made it 3-2 early in the third when Pinizzotto took the puck behind the net and fed it into the slot for Joensuu, who zipped the puck past Dubnyk.

The Oilers continue the pre-season schedule on Thursday night as they host the Vancouver Canucks. The Coyotes play their final exhibition matchup on Friday when they host the San Jose Sharks.

Giants not gentle with Pirates in wild card game

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Giants 8 Pirates 0 PITTSBURGH — The San Francisco Giants know what it takes to win this time of year. The Pittsburgh Pirates are still learning.

Madison Bumgarner and Brandon Crawford provided a powerful lesson on the difference during the National League wild-card game.

Bumgarner pitched a four-hitter with 10 strikeouts, Crawford hit the first grand slam by a shortstop in postseason history and the Giants routed the Pirates 8-0 on Wednesday night.

“That’s crazy,” Crawford said. “With all the great shortstops that have played before, that’s pretty special. I’m happy to be able to do it.”

After silencing a black-clad crowd hoping for another Pittsburgh playoff run, San Francisco will face NL East champion Washington in the best-offive Division Series beginning Friday.

This one fizzled by the middle innings — one night after Kansas City edged Oakland in a thrilling start to baseball’s post-season.

Crawford’s shot over the right-field

NATIONAL LEAGUE wall in the fourth inning off Edinson Volquez put the Giants ahead. Bumgarner did the rest as San Francisco won its eighth consecutive post-season game and seventh in a row when facing elimination.

Overpowering one of the NL’s best lineups, Bumgarner walked one and threw 79 of 109 pitches for strikes in his latest stellar October performance.

The big left-hander, who allowed only four singles, has thrown 15 scoreless innings in two World Series starts.

“It’s fun,” Bumgarner said. “If you’re not playing, you can be excited and nervous and all that. But if you’re pitching in the game, you’ve got to try to push that all aside and try to make pitches like we did tonight.”

Brandon Belt drove in three runs for the Giants.

Volquez was trying to cap his remarkable comeback season by sending Pittsburgh to the NLDS for the second straight year, but he couldn’t match Bumgarner.

The right-hander cruised until the fourth, when a pair of singles and a

walk loaded the bases with no outs.

Crawford followed with a drive that kept carrying all the way to the seats above the 21-foot high Roberto Clemente wall to quiet the largest crowd in the 13-year history of PNC Park.

That was more than enough for Bumgarner, who mixed his fastball with a slider the Pirates couldn’t seem to figure out. Pittsburgh, which was fourth in the majors in extra-base hits this season, rarely hit the ball hard.

Bumgarner was helped by his defence, too. Third baseman Pablo Sandoval — all 245 pounds of him — flipped over the railing in front of the Pittsburgh dugout to track down a foul popup off the bat of Russell Martin.

Sandoval landed on his feet, a perfect symbol of San Francisco’s seemingly endless resiliency when the calendar flips to October.

Back in the playoffs after winning the World Series in 2010 and 2012, the Giants are looking to continue their every-other-year success.

Pittsburgh, on the other hand, was unable to duplicate last year’s victory

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over Cincinnati in the wild-card game that followed a 21-year playoff drought.

Playing before raucous crowds at PNC Park, the Pirates pushed St. Louis to a decisive Game 5 before losing their NLDS. This year, Pittsburgh went 17-9 in September while taking the Cardinals to the final day of the season in an attempt to win the NL Central.

The chase included a decision to start budding ace Gerrit Cole in the regular-season finale in the hopes of catching the Cardinals and avoiding the wild-card game. Cole struck out 12 in a brilliant performance but the Pirates lost, putting Pittsburgh’s hopes for extending its season on Volquez’s excitable shoulders.

The former All-Star navigated three innings in the biggest start of his career before it all unraveled in the fourth.

Sandoval and Hunter Pence opened the inning with singles. Belt walked on a full count to set up Crawford, who swung at a 1-2 breaking ball that didn’t break much and sent it soaring to right.

Pittsburgh’s Travis Snider drifted back and turned, expecting it to carom off the wall.

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Six coaches join new teams for new season

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Six NHL teams have new head coaches to start the 2014-15 season.

The Canadian Press takes a look at those changes and how they might impact the clubs moving forward.

Willie Desjardins Vancouver Canucks The Canucks have a different head coach for the third time in three years.

Coming off a disastrous campaign that saw Vancouver miss the playoffs for the first time since 2008, the club axed John Tortorella — who lasted just one season — and brought in Desjardins.

The 57-year-old is the 18th head coach in team history and a rookie at the NHL level after paying his dues in junior and the AHL, where he won the Calder Cup with the Texas Stars last season.

Desjardins — who also spent two years as an assistant with Dallas — has said he wants the Canucks to play an up-tempo, attacking style, which will be in stark contrast to the defensiveminded system that Tortorella tried and failed to implement.

The Climax, Sask., native probably falls somewhere in the middle of the coaching spectrum between Alain Vigneault’s laissez-fair style and Tortorella’s hands-on, in-your-face approach.

“It’s another new season with a new coaching staff,” said defenceman Kevin Bieksa.

“It’s not something we’re proud of but here we are. It’s a fresh start — a chance to redeem ourselves so to speak. (The players) look at ourselves in the mirror first, so we’re looking at having a good year and righting the ship.”

Mike Johnston Pittsburgh Penguins The Dartmouth, N.S., native takes over a Penguins team that has underachieved since lifting the Stanley Cup in 2009.

That failure cost former head coach Dan Bylsma and general manager Ray Shero their jobs. Like Desjardins, the 57-year-old is a rookie at the NHL level but does have experience as an assistant with the Canucks and the Los Angeles Kings.

Johnston also spent the last six seasons as the head coach and general manager of the WHL’s Portland Winterhawks.

The Penguins and their star-studded roster that includes the likes of Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin are always expected to contend, and that will be no different under Johnston.

The 21st coach in franchise history will be tasked with tweaking a lineup that many feel has all the tools required for

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“Everything we do is setting the table for the playoffs,” Johnston said after being hired.

“The score is relevant but it’s not as relevant as the habits that we are going to have to make us successful in the playoffs.”

Barry Trotz Washington Capitals Trotz joins the Capitals after the Nashville Predators decided against bringing him back for a 16th season.

In Washington, the 52-year-old replaces Adam Oates, who was axed along with general manager George McPhee, and takes over a team that has also failed to live up to expectations over the last number of years despite having top-end talent.

The 17th coach in franchise history, Trotz used a defensive style with Nashville. It will be interesting to see how the Dauphin, Man., native’s system mixes with the like of Alex Ovechkin, who led the NHL with 51 goals last season.

“He’s a straightforward coach and that’s the best thing you can expect from a new guy,” said Ovechkin, Washington’s captain.

“He’s going to bring some new stuff for me and my teammates. It’s going to be a new season and it’s going to be a brand new day for me.”

Bill Peters Carolina Hurricanes The 48-year-old spent the last three seasons as an assistant with the Detroit Red Wings under head coach Mike Babcock. Prior to that, Peters coached in the AHL and WHL, where he won the 2008 Memorial Cup with the Spokane Chiefs.

The 13th head coach in franchise history and its fourth since the club relocated from Hartford, Peters replaces the fired Kirk Muller and will try to get the Hurricanes back to the playoffs for the first time since 2009.

Carolina has made the playoffs just once since hoisting the Stanley Cup in 2006, and Peters was the first major hire made by new general manager Rob Francis.

The NHL Hall of Famer said Peters’ attention to detail — he brought a booklet breaking down the team, as well as a PowerPoint presentation to his interviews — was a major factor in the Three Hills, Alta., native landing the job.

“He’s extremely, extremely detailed,” Francis said back in June.

“He’s going to communicate with our players. Our players are going to know

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Vancouver Canucks head coach Willie Desjardins talks to media during the first day of the team’s training camp in Vancouver, B.C., on September 18, 2014.

Desjardins is one of six coaches who will plying their trade with new teams in NHL this season. where he stands, and there’s no little detail that (will) be overlooked.”

Gerard Gallant Florida Panthers The 51-year-old is at the helm of an NHL team for the second time his career. Gallant spent parts of three seasons coaching the Columbus Blue Jackets before getting fired early in the 2006-07 campaign.

After working as an assistant with the New York Islanders, Gallant had a successful run as head coach of the QMJHL’s Saint John Sea Dogs, where he won the Memorial Cup in 2011. Gallant was an assistant with the Montreal Canadiens the last two seasons and joins a Florida franchise that has not won a playoff series in nearly two decades.

The native of Summerside, P.E.I., is the Panthers’ 13th head coach in team history and its eighth since 2003.

Gallant will get a chance to work with a group of high draft picks, including Jonathan Huberdeau, who was taken third overall in 2011 and played for Gallant with Saint John.

Gallant knows a thing or two about quick turnarounds — when he joined the Canadiens, Montreal was coming of a 28th-place finish, but won a division title in 2012-13 and topped the 100-point mark last season.

“Of course I was excited to hear that

Central Alberta golfers score well at high school golf provincials HUNTING HILLS WINS TEAM TITLE, JAXON LYNN WINS BOYS

BY ADVOCATE STAFF Central Alberta golfers dominated the 2014 high school provincial championships at Bragg Creek on Monday and Tuesday.

Hunting Hills won their fourth 3A/4A boys’ team title while H.J. Cody’s Jaxon Lynn won the boys individual title.

On the girls’ side, Innisfail finished third in the 3A/4A team title and Ponoka’s Daria Leidenius finished second in the individual competition.

The first day of the tournament went at Redwood Meadows Golf and Country Club while the second day was played at River Spirit Golf Club.

The Hunting Hills boy’s team finished with a two-day total of 452, led

by Logan Hill (79-80-153) who finished fifth overall four shots behind Lynn (78-71-149). Hunting Hills Jordan Williamson (82-73-155) was tied for eighth, two shots further back, while Grant Numrich (82-82-165) finished 32nd and Bryce Kopec finished with a two day total of 183.

Braden Bystrom also shot a 172 for H.J. Cody.

“These scores seem high but ... the conditions were terrible,” said Hunting Hills head coach Dylan Winnicky in an email. “I am incredibly proud to coach these fine young men as they proved their golfing ability with a new banner for the gym but just as important their golf etiquette around the course.”

Strathcona was second in the boys’ team event at 458 and Cochrane High

School third at 459.

Hairy Ainlay ran away with the girls’ 3A/4A banner with a two-day score of 505, Cochrane was second at 515 and Innisfail third at 593.

Innisfail was led by Courtney Dickson (90-88-178) who finished 13th overall and Nikki Norlan (89-99-188) was 20th while Bradie Oulette-Pillman finished with a 227.

Ponoka’s Daria Leidenius (73-85-158) was three strokes behind Cochrane’s Bria Jansen (78-77-155) for first on the individual leaderbord. Her twin sister Shaye Leidenius (80-90-170) was seventh, four shots behind Notre Dame’s Clare McMahon (82-84-166) who finished sixth.

news,” Huberdeau said at the time of Gallant’s hiring.

“Gerard has been a great coach for me. He taught me a lot of stuff when I was in juniors and it’s because of him that I’m in the NHL right now.”

Peter Laviolette Nashville Predators The 49-year-old will be coaching his fourth NHL team after getting fired three games into last season by the Philadelphia Flyers. Laviolette is just the second head coach in Nashville’s history after the franchise parted ways with Trotz in April.

The Franklin, Mass., native has also coached the Islanders and Hurricanes — where he won the Stanley Cup in 2006 — and joins a Predators team that has missed the playoffs the last two seasons.

Predators defenceman Seth Jones played for Laviolette at the world championships this spring and said he expects a more open style under the new coach.

“Just from watching him in Philly and that team, it’s going to be fast game,” said the fourth pick at the 2013 draft.

“There’s going to be a lot of movement in the system. I think you’re going to see a lot of different things, a different style than you’re used to seeing from Nashville.”

Canadians reach women’s worlds quarterfinals for first time in 20 years ISTANBUL, Turkey — Canada advanced to the quarterfinals of the women’s world basketball championship for the first time in 20 years after knocking off the Czech Republic 91-71 on Wednesday.

After finishing 12th at the 2010 world championships which were hosted by the Czechs, Canada has seen steady improvement over the past four years led by a talented young group of players.

Kim Gaucher scored 17 points to lead Canada, which will play Australia on Friday. The Canadians last made the quarterfinals in 1994 when they finished seventh. UCLA junior Nirra Fields scored 15 points for Canada while UConn freshman Kia Nurse added 12.

In other quarterfinals qualifying games, China topped Belarus 72-67, Serbia edged Cuba 86-79 and France beat Brazil 61-48.

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SOUND THE ALARM to save lives Look up! This year’s Fire Prevention Week, running from October 7 to 13, is all about those crucial circular devices on your ceiling.

It’s plain and simple: smoke alarms save lives.

According to the Office of the Fire Commissioner, most fire deaths in Alberta happen in homes, especially at night when people are asleep. They don’t die from flames but from inhaling the smoke and other toxic gases.

The shrill warning blast of a working smoke detector can prevent this.

It is recommended you check your smoke alarms once a month as batteries die or someone can take them out when cooking.

The Alberta Fire Code requires all homes in the province to have working smoke alarms.

Other smoke alarm messages include: Install smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside

each separate sleeping area and on every level of the home, including the basement.

Interconnect all smoke alarms throughout the home. This way, when one sounds, they all do.

Test alarms at least monthly by pushing the test button.

Replace all smoke alarms when they are 10 years old or sooner.

Make sure everyone in the home knows the sound of the smoke alarm and understands what to do when they hear it.

Fire Prevention Week started in 1922 as a way to commemorate the tragic 1871 Great Chicago Fire that killed more than 250 people, left 100,000 homeless, destroyed more than 17,400 structures and burned more than 2,000 acres.

For more information, visit www.firepreventionweek.org.

Shane Dussault, fire prevention officer, talks all things smoke alarm-related at station 1 in downtown Red Deer

Fire prevention in Red Deer all about education Fire safety in Red Deer goes beyond a one-week event. Crews work to spread awareness all year long, said Shane Dussault, fire prevention officer with the City of Red Deer’s Emergency Services.

Since 2005, Red Deer Emergency Services have been running its Home Safety Program, a free service where personnel visit residences and offer a fire and injury home safety check.

They have been to 30,114 homes in Red Deer — 3,441 in 2013 — since then and handed out or installed 6,576 smoke alarms and 2,024 batteries.

The goal is to have less than one destructive fire per 1,000 people. The provincial average is 1.4 fires per

1,000. In 2013, there were 0.66 fires per 1,000 in Red Deer.

New this year is the city’s After the Fire Program, which targets neighbourhoods that have recently witnessed a fire. This service also involves home safety inspections and free smoke alarm installations along with sharing safety tips and how to prevent more property damage tragedies.

The program has ran once so far, in the Lancaster area after the improper disposal of a cigarette in a peat moss plant lead to a fire earlier this summer.

The public are invited to kickoff fire prevention week on Saturday, October 4 at Fire Station No. 1 at 4941, 46th St. from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. A burning room demonstration will also be taking place to show how much difference in damage a sprinkler can make.

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Fifteen male Red Deer firefighters bared their chests for charity in the new 14-month calendar for 2015.

BURNING UP the months

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TYPES OF SMOKE ALARMS

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alarms are also less From the Office of the Fire Photoelectric prone to sound nuisance alarms to cooking activities and are Commissioner and the due recommended for installation National Fire Protection near kitchens.

Association The National Fire Protection 1.) Ionization – generally more Association recommends responsive to flaming fires The smoke chamber in an using both kinds of ionization alarm emits a small amount of radiation that ionizes detectors for the best the air within the smoke chamber. This ionization process creprotection. ates a weak electrical current that is sensed by the detector’s circuit. When tiny particles of smoke drift into the chamber, the particles reduce the electrical current flow, which triggers the circuit and turns on the alarm. In an ionization alarm, humidity, dust, vapours, cooking activities and air velocity can set off a nuisance alarm.

2.) Photoelectric – generally more responsive to smoldering fires When smoke enters the chamber in a photoelectric alarm, light from a small lamp in the device is interrupted and scattered. The scattered light falls onto a photosensitive cell, which creates a small electrical current. When enough particles enter and scatter light on the photosensitive cell

There’s no preventing the fires burning up this sultry Red Deer initiative. City firefighters launched their steamy 2015 calendar earlier month at a special, ladies-only last m event at Bo’s Bar and Grill. It was all oiled bods, cowboy hats and tool belts among hoots, hollers and dozens of selfies.

If you missed out on snagging a copy of 14 months of rippled biceps and chiseled chests, it’s not too late. Sales are still on and expected to continue well beyond the Christmas season, retailing for $20 each. About 2,000 copies have been printed.

“Every single dollar goes to charity,” Dan Henschel, chair of the Red Deer Firefighters’ Children Charity, said. The groups they support include the Food Bank, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Red

Smoke alarms for the hearing impaired Alerting Devices for the hearing impaired notify individuals of a smoke or fire danger by transmitting a warning signal that can be seen, in the form of strobe light flashes, and/or felt, in the form of vibrations on watches and body receivers as well as beds.

An alternative smoke alarm device, called “The Scent of Life,” releases a pungent aerosol spray while it emits a strobe light flash.

These devices are activated when a signal is sent from the ‘horn sound’ of a smoke alarm to a central receiving unit, which transmits the alternative signal.

This signal can be sent on a wire or by radio waves.

Deer and District and Women’s Outreach, just to name a few.

The first Red Deer firefighters calendar rolled out in 1988, said Henschel and this year’s calendar features one of the firefighters who premiered in that edition: Ray Keith.

In fact, three of the calendar boys are over the age of 50 — you wouldn’t know it though by looking at them, said Henschel.

“They’re all just shredded.”

The calendar raised around $46,000 last year. The group hopes to gather closer to $50,000 by January.

“The funniest part is in the fire hall when you’re eating lunch, you can tell who’s doing the calendar because they have the salads and tiny pieces of chicken and protein shakes,” Henschel said. “They get pretty jacked up.”

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SCOREBOARD Local Sports

● High school football: Stettler at Sylvan Lake, 4 p.m.; Rocky Mountain House at Wetaskiwin, 4 p.m.; Lindsay Thurber at Hunting Hills, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park. ● College women’s volleyball: iHotel Wild Rose Classic at RDC — Matches at 4:30, 5:45, 7 and 8:15 p.m. ● AJHL: Drumheller at Olds, 7 p.m.

Minor midget AAA hockey: Red Deer Northstar at Red Deer Aero Equipment, 8 p.m., Arena. ● Senior AAA hockey: Innisfail Eagles Chinook League Classic — Okotoks vs.

Innisfail, 8 p.m.

Springbank at Rocky Mountain House, 1:30 p.m.; Ponoka at Notre Dame, 3:30 p.m., Great Chief Park. ● Minor midget AAA hockey: Calgary Blazers at Red Deer Northstar, 2 p.m., Arena. ● Senior AAA hockey: Innisfail Eagles Chinook League Classic — Stony Plain vs. Okotoks, 4 p.m.; Bentley vs. Fort Saskatchewan, 7 p.m. ● Major bantam girls hockey: Calgary Rangers at Red Deer, 4:30 p.m., Kin City B. ● Midget AAA hockey: Fort Saskatchewan at Red Deer, 4:45 p.m., Arena. ● Bantam AA hockey: Lacombe at Sylvan Lake, 5:45 p.m. ● WHL: Red Deer at Brandon, 6:30 p.m.

(The Drive). ● College men’s hockey: Concordia at RDC, 7 p.m., Penhold Regional Multiplex. ● AJHL: Spruce Grove at Olds, 7 p.m. ● Midget AA hockey: Foothills at Red Deer Elks, 7:30 p.m., Arena. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Medicine Hat at Ponoka, 8 p.m.; Cochrane at Three Hills, 8 p.m., Trochu.

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Sunday

● High school football: Camrose at Ponoka, 4 p.m.; Lacombe at Notre Dame, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park. ● College women’s preseason hockey: Edge Academy at RDC, 7 p.m., Arena. ● WHL: Red Deer at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.

(The Drive). ● Midget AA hockey: Red Deer Elks at Lacombe, 7:15 p.m.

Friday

● College women’s volleyball: iHotel Wild Rose Classic at RDC — Matches at 9:30 and 11 a.m., 12:30, 1:45, 3:15, 4:30, 6 and 7:15 p.m. ● Peewee football: Red Deer Hornets at Olds, 10:30 a.m.; Lacombe at Sylvan Lake, 11 a.m.; Strathmore at Innisfail 11 a.m.; Rocky Mountain House at Stettler 11 a.m. ● Major bantam hockey: Calgary Northstars at Red Deer White, noon, Arena. ● Peewee AA hockey: Lacombe at Red Deer TBS, 12:30 p.m., Collicutt Centre; Red Deer Parkland at Sylvan Lake, 3:30 p.m. ● Bantam football: Lindsay Thurber at Hunting Hills, 1 p.m., Great Chief Park; Sylvan Lake at Stettler, 1 p.m.; Strathmore at Innisfail, 1 p.m.;

● College women’s volleyball: iHotel Wild Rose Classic at RDC — Matches at 9:30 and 11 a.m., 12:30 (final) and 2 p.m. ● Peewee AA hockey: Bow Valley at Red Deer TBS, 11:30 a.m., Kin City A. ● Senior AAA hockey: Innisfail Eagles Chinook League Classic — Fort Saskatchewan vs. Stony Plain, 1 p.m.; Bentley vs. Innisfail, 4 p.m. ● Midget AA hockey: Airdrie at Lacombe, 2 p.m., Arena. ● Bantam AA hockey: Olds at Red Deer Ramada, 2 p.m.; Airdrie at Lacombe, 4:30 p.m. ● Midget AAA hockey: Edmonton Southside at Red Deer, 3 p.m., Arena. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Strathmore at Blackfalds, 3:30 p.m. ● WHL: Red Deer at Regina, 6 p.m. (The Drive).

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MLS Eastern Conference GP W L T GF D.C. 30 15 9 6 46 New England 30 14 13 3 44 Kansas City 30 13 11 6 45 Columbus 30 11 9 10 43 New York 30 10 9 11 48 Toronto 29 11 11 7 42 Philadelphia 30 9 10 11 45 Houston 29 10 13 6 35 Chicago 29 5 8 16 37 Montreal 30 6 18 6 34 Western Conference GP W L T GF Seattle 30 18 9 3 57 Los Angeles 30 16 5 9 63 Salt Lake 30 13 7 10 50 Dallas 30 14 10 6 52 Vancouver 30 9 8 13 38 Portland 30 9 9 12 54

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Thursday’s games Chicago at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Friday’s games Kansas City at D.C., 6 p.m.

Saturday, October 4 Houston at New York, 4 p.m.

Dallas at Vancouver,5 p.m.

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

Toronto at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m.

Portland at San Jose, 9 p.m.

Sunday, October 5 Seattle at Colorado, 1 p.m.

Montreal at Chicago, 3 p.m.

Salt Lake at Chivas, 5 p.m.

Transactions Wednesday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL Frontier League SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS — Signed RHP Bryan Bierlein and OF Jon Minucci.

FOOTBALL National Football League NFL — Suspended Carolina DE Frank Alexander an additional 10 games after violating the league’s substance abuse policy again.

ARIZONA CARDINALS — Re-signed LB Desmond Bishop.

CHICAGO BEARS — Signed CB Teddy Williams from Arizona’s practice squad. Waived LB Terrell Manning.

HOCKEY National Hockey League DALLAS STARS — Assigned D Jyrki Jokipakka and RW Brett Ritchie to Texas (AHL).

NEW YORK RANGERS — Reassigned Conor Allen, Mat Bodie, Chris Bourque, Ryan Bourque, Tommy Hughes, Danny Kristo, Jason Missiaen, Nick Tarnasky, and Petr Zamorsky to Hartford (AHL).

WINNIPEG JETS — Assigned F John Albert,

D Julien Brouillette, G Connor Hellebuyck, F Carl Klingberg and F JC Lipon to St. John’s (AHL).

ECHL ECHL — Approved the transfer of controlling interest for the Elmira franchise from Victory Associates, LLC to Chemung County Economic Development, LLC. READING ROYALS — Signed F Dmitry Antipin, D Ryan Devine, F Justin Kemmerer, G Sam Marotta, G Nick Niedert and D Kyler Nixon to tryout agreements.

SOCCER Major League Soccer MLS — Fined Sporting Kansas City D Igor Juliao an undisclosed amount for violating the league’s policy regarding hands to face/head of an opponent in a Sept. 26 against New England. Suspended Colorado MF Carlos Alvarez one game and fined him an undisclosed amount for violating the league’s policy on entering the field of play/leaving the bench and technical area during a Sept. 27 game against San Jose. Fined Real Salt Lake coach Jeff Cassar an undisclosed amount for improper bench behaviour during a Sept. 27 game against Vancouver.

FC DALLAS — Signed MF Alejandro Zendejas.

Grizzlys sign Red Deer product Johnson

BY ADVOCATE STAFF OLDS — Former Western Hockey League defenceman Kirk Johnson, a product of the Red Deer minor system, has signed with the Olds Grizzlys.

Johnson, 19, played major bantam, minor midget AAA and midget AAA hockey in Red Deer before suiting up with the Moose Jaw Warriors of the WHL for two seasons. He was dropped by the Warriors last May and joined the Calgary Hitmen this fall.

He played one regular-season game by the Hitmen before being released Sept. 26.

In order to make room for Johnson, the Alberta Junior Hockey League Grizzlys cut 19-year-old forward Matt Lueken.

“It’s always sad to say goodbye to a player like Matt Lueken,” Olds head coach/director of hockey operations Brett Hopfe said in a press release. “He is a hard worker who found himself in a tough position coming into this season with so many speedy, skilled players coming in and returning. Our organization would like to wish Matt and his family the best as he continues his hockey career.”

Johnson becomes the Grizzlys’ fifth 19-year-old blueliner.

“Competition is a great way to make everyone better,” said Hopfe. “Adding Kirk will put some pressure on our older defencemen to not be satisfied with where they are but instead push them to be at their best every day. We wanted to have an older defensive corps this season and we have accomplished that now.”

The Grizzlys host the Drumheller Dragons Friday at 7 p.m. and entertain the Spruce Grove Saints 24 hours later.

Stamps going with Tate at QB against Riders CALGARY — After saying Bo Levi Mitchell looked ready to quarterback the Calgary Stampeders again, coach John Hufnagel gave Drew Tate the nod to start Friday in Regina against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

“There’s two reasons. One is that Drew has had an excellent week of practice,” Hufnagel told reporters. “The other reason I will tell you when I’m done with my coaching career.”

Calgary went 1-1 with Tate as the starter while Mitchell healed a sprained ankle and stretched ligament in his left leg.

After watching Mitchell practise Tuesday in wet conditions at McMahon Stadium, Hufnagel said “it looks good that he’ll be playing the game,” although the coach added he would wait another day before declaring his Friday starter.

WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF Brandon 4 4 0 0 0 21 Prince Albert 3 2 1 0 0 11 Regina 4 2 2 0 0 14 Swift Current 6 2 4 0 0 18 Moose Jaw 4 1 3 0 0 10 Saskatoon 4 0 4 0 0 8 CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF Medicine Hat 5 4 1 0 0 17 Edmonton 4 3 1 0 0 13 Red Deer 3 2 1 0 0 14 Calgary 4 1 2 0 1 15 Kootenay 3 1 2 0 0 8 Lethbridge 4 1 3 0 0 9 WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF Kelowna 4 4 0 0 0 28 Kamloops 5 3 1 1 0 21 Vancouver 4 3 1 0 0 18 Prince George 5 2 3 0 0 15 Victoria 5 1 4 0 0 13

Winnipeg 2, Ottawa 1 St. Louis 3, Carolina 1 Tampa Bay 5, Dallas 1 Calgary 2, Colorado 0 Los Angeles 4, San Jose 1

Swift Current at Vancouver, 8:30 p.m.

Kelowna at Everett, 8:35 p.m.

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U.S. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Pt Everett 3 3 0 0 0 12 5 6 Spokane 2 2 0 0 0 7 4 4 Tri-City 4 2 2 0 0 14 8 4 Seattle 3 1 2 0 0 5 5 2 Portland 5 0 5 0 0 12 26 0 z-league title; y-conference title;d-division leader; xclinched playoff berth. Note: Division leaders ranked in top three positions per conference regardless of points; a team winning in overtime or shootout is credited with two points and a victory in the W column; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one point which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns Tuesday’s results Medicine Hat 4 Edmonton 2 Prince George 5 Swift Current 3 Wednesday’s results Lethbridge 4 Calgary 3 (SO) Kamloops 3 Swift Current 1 Vancouver 5, Kelowna 7

Saturday’s games Red Deer at Brandon, 6:30 p.m.

Tri-City at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.

Kootenay at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Prince Albert at Regina, 7 p.m.

Kamloops at Medicine Hat, 7:30 p.m.

Swift Current at Victoria, 8:05 p.m.

Kelowna at Seattle, 8:05 p.m.

Prince George at Spokane, 8:05 p.m.

Portland at Everett, 8:05 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Buffalo 6, Washington 1 Columbus 6, Carolina 3 Pittsburgh 2, Detroit 0 Montreal 3, Chicago 1 Edmonton 3, Arizona 2

National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts Toronto 7 4 2 1 9 Montreal 5 4 1 0 8 Detroit 6 3 2 1 7 Tampa Bay 4 3 1 0 6 Buffalo 5 2 2 1 5 Boston 5 2 2 1 5 Ottawa 5 2 2 1 5 Florida 4 0 2 2 2

GF 21 12 10 15 14 14 12 9

GA 18 9 10 7 11 14 13 15

Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts Columbus 7 6 1 0 12 N.Y. Islanders 5 4 1 0 8 Philadelphia 7 3 3 1 7 Pittsburgh 6 3 3 0 6 Washington 6 3 3 0 6 New Jersey 4 2 1 1 5 N.Y. Rangers 4 2 2 0 4 Carolina 5 1 4 0 2

GF 25 16 19 9 13 10 16 11

GA 15 13 22 11 17 12 13 17

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts Dallas 6 4 2 0 8 Nashville 5 3 2 0 6 Minnesota 4 2 1 1 5 Chicago 5 2 3 0 4 Winnipeg 5 2 3 0 4 St. Louis 5 1 3 1 3 Colorado 6 0 5 1 1

GF 21 9 11 11 10 15 7

GA 23 9 9 11 12 18 19

Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Arizona 6 4 0 2 10 21 15 Los Angeles 5 4 0 1 9 20 14 Calgary 7 4 3 0 8 11 13 Vancouver 5 3 2 0 6 14 12 Edmonton 5 3 2 0 6 9 10 San Jose 5 2 2 1 5 12 13 Anaheim 6 2 3 1 5 15 17 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Thursday’s games Red Deer at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.

Friday’s games Tri-City at Brandon, 6:30 p.m.

Spokane at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Kamloops at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Moose Jaw at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.

Saskatoon at Medicine Hat, 7:30 p.m.

Seattle at Portland, 8 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games N.Y. Islanders 5, Boston 3 Philadelphia 4, N.Y. Rangers 2

Thursday’s Games Philadelphia at Washington, 5 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at New Jersey, 5 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Florida, 5:30 p.m.

Minnesota at St. Louis, 6 p.m.

Winnipeg at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles vs. Colorado at Colorado Springs, CO, 7 p.m.

Friday’s Games Buffalo at Carolina, 5 p.m.

Chicago at N.Y. Rangers, 5 p.m.

Montreal at Ottawa, 5:30 p.m.

Detroit at Toronto, 5:30 p.m.

Boston vs. N.Y. Islanders at Bridgeport, CT, 5:30 p.m.

San Jose at Arizona, 8 p.m.

Wednesday’s summary Oilers 3, Coyotes 2 First Period 1. Arizona, Boedker 1 (Murphy, Lessio) 10:07.

2. Edmonton, Pouliot 1 (Purcell, Nurse) 18:16.

Penalties — Crombeen Ari (fighting) 7:48, Hendricks Edm (fighting) 7:48, Pouliot Edm (slashing) 12:46, Vermette Ari (hooking) 13:34, Hodgman Ari (roughing) 16:29, Joensuu Edm (roughing) 16:29.

Second Period 3. Edmonton, Joensuu 1 (Pinizzotto, Marincin) 1:53.

4. Arizona, Klinkhammer 1 (Summers) 11:49 (sh).

Penalties — Smaby Ari (fighting) 4:00, Aulie Edm (fighting) 4:00, Aulie Edm (roughing) 4:00, Vitale Ari (tripping) 6:46, Klefbom Edm (holding) 9:40, Korpikoski Ari (interference) 10:34, Lessio Ari (highsticking) 13:56.

Third Period 5. Edmonton, Joensuu 2 (Pinizzotto, Arcobello) 2:37.

Penalties — Joensuu Edm (hooking) 12:00, Edm Bench (too many men) 14:52.

Shots on goal Arizona 8 8 10 — 26 Edmonton 17 10 6 — 33 Goal — Arizona: Dubnyk (L, 1-1-1); Edmonton: Scrivens (W, 1-0-0).

Power plays (goal-chances) — Arizona: 0-5; Edmonton: 0-4.

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BMaher PF 245 262 308 180 PF 361 341 296 275 304

PA 313 272 325 308 PA 239 252 289 250 324

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Week 15 Friday’s games Winnipeg at Ottawa, 5 p.m.

Friday’s games Calgary at Saskatchewan, 8 p.m.

Saturday’s games Edmonton at Toronto, 2 p.m.

B.C. at Hamilton, 5 p.m.

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No 85 47 51 42 52 50 39 43 46 44 45 39 37 49

Yds 1103 773 750 627 615 605 556 548 529 517 516 515 504 483

Avg 13.0 16.4 14.7 14.9 11.8 12.1 14.3 12.7 11.5 11.8 11.5 13.2 13.6 9.9

TD 6 7 1 4 1 3 1 3 4 3 2 3 2 2

PASSING Name TeamComp Att DWilly Wpg 265 404 RRay Tor 294 431 KGlenn BC 216 343 HBurris Ott 231 378 BMitchell Cgy 199 318 MReilly Edm 211 329 DDurant Sask 138 228 ZCollaros Ham 154 229 JCrompton Mtl 100 165 DLeFevour Ham 101 149 TSmith Mtl 83 174 MNichols Edm 59 102 TSunseri Sask 48 90 DTate Cgy 36 62

Pct 65.6 68.2 63.0 61.1 62.6 64.1 60.5 67.2 60.6 67.8 47.7 57.8 53.3 58.1

Houston Indianapolis Tennessee Jacksonville

W 3 2 1 0

Cincinnati Baltimore Pittsburgh Cleveland

W 3 3 2 1

San Diego Denver Kansas City Oakland

W 3 2 2 0

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Yds TD 3280 13 3206 22 2830 13 2715 9 2554 17 2309 14 1792 8 1654 7 1287 4 1276 4 989 4 717 4 553 3 423 2

Int 11 11 14 8 5 8 5 5 7 4 4 2 2 1

Rtng 90.0 96.3 84.6 82.1 99.0 88.8 87.8 89.3 75.5 92.0 63.6 84.5 74.0 82.9

TEAM OFFENCE (Not including losses) Team Pass Edmonton 3102 Calgary 2977 Toronto 3366 Hamilton 3223 B.C. 3178 Winnipeg 3332 Saskatchewan 2418 Ottawa 2922 Montreal 2574

Rush 1815 1872 1109 1053 1453 968 1784 893 1308

Total Avg/Gm 4917 378.2 4849 373.0 4475 372.9 4276 356.3 4631 356.2 4300 330.8 4202 323.2 3815 317.9 3882 298.6

TEAM DEFENCE (Not including losses) Team Pass Edmonton 2804 B.C. 2589 Hamilton 2980 Calgary 3248 Winnipeg 2902 Toronto 2851 Montreal 3231 Saskatchewan 3256 Ottawa 3231

Rush 1232 1459 992 1160 1597 1414 1449 1461 1491

Total Avg/Gm 4036 310.5 4048 311.4 3972 331.0 4408 339.1 4499 346.1 4265 355.4 4680 360.0 4717 362.8 4722 393.5

National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct Buffalo 2 2 0 .500 Miami 2 2 0 .500 New England 2 2 0 .500 N.Y. Jets 1 3 0 .250 South

PF 79 96 80 79

PA 75 97 90 96

L 1 2 3 4 North L 0 1 2 2 West L 1 1 2 4

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .750 .500 .250 .000

PF 87 136 60 58

PA 67 95 110 152

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 .750 .500 .333

PF 80 103 97 74

PA 33 60 99 77

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .750 .667 .500 .000

PF 102 75 102 51

PA 63 67 79 103

PF 122 115 103 95

PA 104 86 91 109

PF 131 73 95 72

PA 113 96 110 119

PF 85 92 91 92

PA 62 96 84 100

PF 66 83 88 56

PA 45 66 89 85

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct Philadelphia 3 1 0 .750 Dallas 3 1 0 .750 N.Y. Giants 2 2 0 .500 Washington 1 3 0 .250 South W L T Pct Atlanta 2 2 0 .500 Carolina 2 2 0 .500 New Orleans 1 3 0 .250 Tampa Bay 1 3 0 .250 North W L T Pct Detroit 3 1 0 .750 Green Bay 2 2 0 .500 Minnesota 2 2 0 .500 Chicago 2 2 0 .500 West W L T Pct Arizona 3 0 0 1.000 Seattle 2 1 0 .667 San Francisco 2 2 0 .500 St. Louis 1 2 0 .333 Thursday, Oct. 2 Minnesota at Green Bay, 6:25 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 5 Cleveland at Tennessee, 11 a.m.

Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 11 a.m.

Houston at Dallas, 11 a.m.

Chicago at Carolina, 11 a.m.

St. Louis at Philadelphia, 11 a.m.

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

Buffalo at Detroit, 11 a.m.

Baltimore at Indianapolis, 11 a.m.

Pittsburgh at Jacksonville, 11 a.m.

Arizona at Denver, 2:05 p.m.

Kansas City at San Francisco, 2:25 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at San Diego, 2:25 p.m.

Cincinnati at New England, 6:30 p.m.

Open: Miami, Oakland Monday, Oct. 6 Seattle at Washington, 6:30 p.m.

NFL Odds (Odds supplied by Western Canada Lottery; favourites in capital letters) Spread O/U Today Minnestoa at GREEN BAY 9.5 47.5 Sunday Chicago at CAROLINA 2.5 45.5 Buffalo at DETROIT 7.5 44.5 Houston at DALLAS 4.5 46.5 Tampa Bay at NEW ORLEANS 10.5 48.5 Atlanta at NY GIANTS 3.5 50.5 Baltimore at INDIANAPOLIS 3.5 47.5 St. Louis at PHILADELPHIA 7.5 47.5 PITTSBURGH at Jacksonville 7.5 46.5 Cleveland at Tennessee Off Off Kansas City at SAN FRANCISCO 6.5 44.5 Arizona at DENVER 8.5 49.5 NY Jets at SAN DIEGO 7.5 43.5 CINCINNATI at New England 0.5 46.5 Monday SEATTLE at Washington 7.5 45.5

Baseball Major League Baseball Playoffs x-if necessary WILD CARD Tuesday, Sept. 30: Kansas City 9, Oakland 8, 12 innings Wednesday, Oct. 1: San Francisco 8, Pittsburgh 0 DIVISION SERIES (Best-of-5) American League Baltimore vs. Detroit Thursday, Oct. 2: Detroit (Scherzer 18-5) at Baltimore (Tillman 13-6), 3:37 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 3: Detroit (Verlander 15-12) at Baltimore (Chen 16-6), 10:07 a.m.

Sunday, Oct. 5: Baltimore (Gonzalez 10-9) at Detroit (Price 15-12), 1:45 p.m. x-Monday, Oct. 6: Baltimore at Detroit (Porcello 15-13), TBD x-Wednesday, Oct. 8: Detroit at Baltimore, TBD Los Angeles vs. Kansas City Thursday, Oct. 2: Kansas City (Vargas 11-10) at Los Angeles (Weaver 18-9), 7:07 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 3: Kansas City (Ventura 14-10) at Los Angeles (Shoemaker 16-4), 7:37 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 5: Los Angeles (Wilson 13-10) at Kansas City (Shields 14-8), 5:37 p.m. x-Monday, Oct. 6: Los Angeles at Kansas City, TBD x-Wednesday, Oct. 8: Kansas City at Los Angeles, TBD

National League Washington vs. San Francisco Friday, Oct. 3: San Francisco at Washington (FS1), 1:07 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 4: San Francisco at Washington (FS1), 3:37 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 6: Washington at San Francisco (FS1 or MLBN), TBD x-Tuesday, Oct. 7: Washington at San Francisco (FS1), TBD x-Thursday, Oct. 9: San Francisco at Washington (FS1), TBD Los Angeles vs. St. Louis Friday, Oct. 3: St. Louis (Wainwright 20-9) at Los Angeles (Kershaw 21-3) (FS1), 4:37 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 4: St. Louis (Lynn 15-10) at Los Angeles (MLBN), 7:37 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 6: Los Angeles at St. Louis (Lackey 3-3) (FS1 or MLBN), TBD x-Tuesday, Oct. 7: Los Angeles at St. Louis (Miller 10-9) (FS1), TBD x-Thursday Oct. 9: St. Louis at Los Angeles (FS1), TBD LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (Best-of-7) American League Friday, Oct. 10: Detroit-Baltimore winner at Los Angeles OR Kansas City at Detroit-Baltimore winner Saturday, Oct. 11: Detroit-Baltimore winner at Los Angeles OR Kansas City at Detroit-Baltimore winner Monday, Oct. 13: Los Angeles at Detroit-Baltimore

Calgary running back Cornish takes offensive and Canadian awards for September TORONTO — Calgary running back Jon Cornish has won a pair of CFL monthly awards after putting up big numbers in September.

winner OR Detroit-Baltimore winner at Kansas City Tuesday, Oct. 14: Los Angeles at Detroit-Baltimore winner OR Detroit-Baltimore winner at Kansas City x-Wednesday, Oct. 15: Los Angeles at DetroitBaltimore winner OR Detroit-Baltimore winner at Kansas City x-Friday, Oct. 17: Detroit-Baltimore winner at Los Angeles OR Kansas City at Detroit-Baltimore winner x-Saturday, Oct. 18: Detroit-Baltimore winner at Los Angeles OR Kansas City at Detroit-Baltimore winner National League Saturday, Oct. 11: St. Louis-Los Angeles winner at Washington OR San Francisco at St. Louis-Los Angeles winner (Fox) Sunday, Oct. 12: St. Louis-Los Angeles winner at Washington OR San Francisco at St. Louis-Los Angeles winner (FS1) Tuesday, Oct. 14: Washington at St. Louis-Los Angeles winner OR St. Louis-Los Angeles winner at San Francisco (FS1) Wednesday, Oct. 15: Washington at St. Louis-Los Angeles winner OR St. Louis-Los Angeles winner at San Francisco (FS1) x-Thursday, Oct. 16: Washington at St. Louis-Los Angeles winner OR St. Louis-Los Angeles winner at San Francisco (FS1) x-Saturday, Oct. 18: St. Louis-Los Angeles winner at Washington OR San Francisco at St. Louis-Los Angeles winner (Fox) x-Sunday, Oct. 19: St. Louis-Los Angeles winner at Washington OR San Francisco at St. Louis-Los Angeles winner (FS1)

Cornish was named the league’s top offensive player and top Canadian after he rushed for 439 yards and two touchdowns and added 62 receiving yards and a touchdown over three games.

The Stampeders were 3-0 with Cornish in the lineup in September. He was injured and didn’t dress for Calgary’s 31-15 Week 15 loss in Montreal.

RED DEER ADVOCATE Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014 B7

Rebuilders set for the McDavid Derby

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Connor McDavid celebrates his go-ahead goal against the USA during third period action at the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships in Malmo, Sweden on December 31, 2013. McDavid and Jack Eichel have been compared in hockey circles for years. Only one of them can be the No. 1 pick in the 2015 NHL draft but their legacies are forever linked. Even amid the hype, they’ve met on the ice but never talked to each other. year, or “Suck for Luck” in the NFL when Andrew Luck looked like a can’tmiss quarterback prospect. Dishonour for Connor might be it, but current NHL players aren’t thinking about it.

“Everyone around the league thinks we’re going to be a bottom-place team and we’ll be going for that first-overall draft pick and that’s where we should be at,” defiant Sabres defenceman Josh Gorges said. “And I don’t think anyone in this dressing room believes that. I certainly don’t believe that.”

The Sabres had the NHL’s lowest point total in 2013-14 and, at least on paper, look like they’ll be in the running again, even after signing Brian Gionta and Matt Moulson and trading for Gorges. They lost the lottery to the Florida Panthers, who took defenceman Aaron Ekblad, and No. 2 pick Sam Reinhart might need some more seasoning before he’s ready.

Buffalo also owns the New York Islanders’ first-round pick from last year’s Thomas Vanek trade, so that’s at least another lottery ticket if John Tavares and Jaroslav Halak can’t spearhead a major improvement.

Calgary upgraded its goaltending by signing Jonas Hiller but don’t have anyone ready to replace Mike Cammalleri’s 26 goals and 19 assists. The Flames, already with Sam Bennett, Sean Monahan and Johnny Gaudreau, look like a team of the future but not the present.

It could be a long year for the Carolina Hurricanes, who are off to an inauspicious start by losing Staal to a broken leg for the first three-plus months of the season. Rookie coach Bill Peters has some talent to work with, including Jeff Skinner, but depth is lacking and general manager Ron

Francis could use some time to restock the system.

Rebuilding isn’t easy, as Olczyk knows. He said it leads to a lot of sleepless nights for coaches and phone calls to general managers.

“You always ask your general manager: ’Is everything OK? Am I being judged on wins and losses?”’ Olczyk said. “It’s very hard. I think the greatest challenge that I had, and I can speak to first-hand experience with that, is selling belief to the guys in that room. That’s exactly what it is. It’s going to be rough.”

Rough but potentially worth it if patience is there.

“What happens in a lot of situations is that sometimes teams — all teams, sports teams in general — don’t have the plums to stay the course,” Olczyk said. “They want to abort.”

There’s no movement to abort in Buffalo, where fans are already thinking ahead to what it would be like to have McDavid or Eichel in blue and gold next season. Of course the Edmonton Oilers and their three consecutive No. 1 picks and zero playoff appearances show that’s not always a recipe for success.

But McDavid is supposed to be different: a once-in-a-generation talent who’s worth a season’s worth of losses.

But the 17-year-old said he’s not watching the standings or thinking about what jersey he’ll be putting on in nine months.

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But that price tag comes with lofty expectations, whether or not the 2013 Norris Trophy-winning defenceman is a captain or an alternate for the Habs.

Ryan Miller, Vancouver Canucks If the Canucks are going to make last season a blip instead of the beginning of a downward spiral, Miller will be at the centre of the revival. After struggling with the St. Louis Blues, Miller should be back in his element facing more shots behind a weaker Vancouver roster.

Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche The Avalanche waved goodbye to Paul Stastny, who went to St. Louis, knowing full well they could replace him with the Calder Trophy-winning MacKinnon. Matt Duchene doesn’t hurt either, but MacKinnon is the one who could raise his game the most.

Brandon Saad, Chicago Blackhawks Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane and Duncan Keith are why the Blackhawks’ core is so strong, but Saad is just 21 and has already flashed offensive potential. After 47 points in 2013-14, Saad could be poised for a breakout season on one of the NHL’s best teams.

Gustav Nyquist, Detroit Red Wings Nyquist was the hottest scorer in the NHL after the Olympic break with 23 points in 24 games, and in the process he helped the Red Wings to their 23rd straight playoff appearance. Is he Detroit’s next great Swede or was that one untouchable stretch?

Tyler Seguin, Dallas Stars Fourth in the league in scoring with 84 points on 37 goals and 47 assists, Seguin broke out last season back at his natural centre position and with Jamie Benn on left wing. Seguin is just starting to show what he can do in the NHL. Roberto Luongo, Florida Panthers His trade demand met at the deadline and settled in where he calls home, Luongo can go back to reminding everyone that he’s still a top-10 NHL goaltender. The 35-year-old will give the young Panthers a chance to be much better than bottom-feeders.

Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning Hedman had more points (55) last season than in his previous 105 games combined, showing that the 23-yearold’s offensive game is coming together. Only three of his 13 goals were on the power play, and an improvement there would be a boon for the Lightning.

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John Tavares, New York Islanders Back from a knee injury suffered during Canada’s gold-medal run at the Olympics, Tavares is the Islanders’ best hope of rebounding from a disappointing season. Tavares begs watching because he won’t have Matt Moulson or Thomas Vanek on his wing.

CanCon — The Canucks took the boldest steps to try and keep pace in the tough Western Conference.

They were forced to part with Ryan Kesler but got centre Nick Bonino as part of the Ducks deal and went on a trading/buying spree that included a new No. 1 goaltender in Ryan Miller. Calgary stuck with its rebuild but lost top goal scorer Mike Cammalleri to free agency. Edmonton is still waiting on Ryan NugentHopkins, Jordan Eberle et al to hit their stride. And the Jets stood pat.

In the East, the Canadiens made the conference final and remain a contender. The Leafs shook up the management/coaching side but on-ice changes were in depth positions.

The Senators lost Jason Spezza and Ales Hemsky, which just doesn’t seem good.

NHL expansion — Well, maybe not. Sports Business News stirred things up with a suggestion the NHL would expand into Las Vegas, Seattle, Quebec City and add a second franchise in the Toronto market by 2017. That would almost certainly mean announcements in the near future, perhaps this season. But NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says that report was a “complete fabrication” and so was the suggestion it could happen for $350 million per team, which he said was too low.

None of this is good news for Quebec City, which is hoping to land a team to replace the Nordiques, who left in 1995.

Generational change — Teemu Selanne is the biggest name absent from a roster in 2014-15 and Anaheim has Toronto-area native Devante Smith-Pelly poised for what could be a season to watch, depending on how much he plays and on what line. There’s a lot of potential throughout the league with players like Calder Cup winner Nathan MacKinnon, Reilly Smith, Mark Scheifele and Sean Monahan, plus new rookies and top draft picks looking for a shot this season.

No diving, please — Will stiffer fines for players and coaches keep hockey from turning into professional soccer? Players and now coaches face escalating penalties from $2,000-$5,000 for embellishing. The hand dipping into a coach’s wallet is new, although coaches don’t start getting dinged until a player’s fourth offence. Also, diving to knock a puck off an opposing players stick, even though it took the player down, was legal if the puck was touched first. It will now result in a tripping call. Ice dancing also took a hit with the ban on the “spin-o-rama” move during penalty shots or shootouts.

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ERIE, Pa. — In a sport that doesn’t exactly feature the language of saints and choir boys, there’s a dirty, fourletter word that even hockey players don’t want to hear: tank.

Tank, in this case, refers to losing to guarantee a high draft pick. And no other year in recent memory is it considered a more popular route to take with at least two potential superstars in Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel on the board.

“I don’t think any team’s really doing that,” McDavid said in an interview. “No NHL team, no OHL team, no team ever would purposely lose or tank or have a bad year for (a high draft pick).”

Lose on purpose? No, players on some of the league’s rebuilding teams like the Buffalo Sabres and Calgary Flames aren’t trying to lose, but it’s no secret that a handful of organizations that are down on their luck could use the kind of boost McDavid or Eichel should provide.

Plus, the NHL made it harder for those at the bottom of the standings to win the McDavid Derby by reducing the odds of the three worst teams picking first and giving more ping-pong balls to the others that miss the playoffs.

Now, the team with the fewest points has a 20 per cent chance of getting the No. 1 pick instead of 25, the team with the second-fewest has a 13.5 per cent chance instead of 18.8 and the team with the third-fewest has an 11.5 per cent chance instead of 14.2.

In 2016, the first three spots will be up for grabs like they are in the NBA, but that will come after this ultra-important draft that has scouts salivating over the depth of talent available. It starts with McDavid, Eichel and even defenceman Noah Hanifin.

Eddie Olczyk remembers from his time as coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins from 2003 to 2005 what it was like to lose, preach patience and hope.

“I know what we were trying to do in a similar situation,” Olczyk said last week in Buffalo. “You do need that stud or two to come down the pipe.”

For the Penguins, it was No. 1 overall picks Sidney Crosby and Marc-Andre Fleury and No. 2 overall picks Evgeni Malkin and Jordan Staal. Each of the past six Stanley Cup champions had at least one player picked in the top three: the Chicago Blackhawks’ Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane, Los Angeles Kings’ Drew Doughty and Boston Bruins’ Tyler Seguin.

“We had to hit rock bottom in order to get those guys, and it’s been pretty successful,” said Olczyk, who was fired before Pittsburgh’s five-year plan ever came to fruition. “There are no quick fixes in this league.”

McDavid, considered the front-runner to go first overall in June’s draft in Sunrise, Fla., might be the closest thing to a quick fix there is. The sixfoot playmaking centre has drawn comparisons to Crosby since he was 15 years old.

There’s no rhyming catchphrase this year, like the popular “Fail for Nail” when Nail Yakupov was in his draft

Four storylines to watch this season

B8 RED DEER ADVOCATE Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014

McIlroy wins PGA Tour best player award for second time in three years

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Europe’s Rory McIlroy celebrates winning his match against Rickie Fowler of the U.S. during the singles match on the final day of the Ryder Cup, at Gleneagles, Scotland, Sept. 28, 2014.

McIlroy was named PGA Tour player of the year for the second time in three years on Wednesday

ST. ANDREWS — One incredible month of golf was enough for Rory McIlroy to be voted PGA Tour player of the year.

The award was announced on Wednesday and surprised no one. McIlroy won the award, which is a vote of PGA Tour members, for the second time in three years.

He joined Tiger Woods, Greg Norman and Nick Price as the only multiple winners of the Jack Nicklaus Award since it began in 1990.

“I’d like to win a lot more in my career, and I feel like I can,” McIlroy said from St. Andrews, where he is playing in the Dunhill Links Championship.

McIlroy and Jimmy Walker each won three times on the PGA Tour, though the size of the trophy tilted heavily in favour of the 25-year-old from Northern Ireland. McIlroy went wire-to-wire to win the British Open, rallied from three shots behind on the final day at Firestone to capture his first World Golf Championship, and won the PGA Championship with a sterling back nine at Valhalla.

He became only the seventh player to win the final two majors of the year, and the first since Padraig Harrington in 2008.

Chesson Hadley of the U.S. was voted PGA Tour rookie of the year.

McIlroy failed to win on the European Tour or on the PGA Tour in 2013 during a turbulent year when he switched out all of his equipment, and would end up in a legal mess after leaving his management company.

He also struggled with a phenomenon that became known as “Freaky Friday” for taking himself out of tournaments with bad second rounds. He solved that enigma and roared back to No. 1 in the world with a solid year that became spectacular with his two major titles.

McIlroy also led the PGA Tour with 12 finishes in the top 10, and he never finished worse than 25th. He also won the PGA Tour money title with just over $8.2 million, and he won the Vardon Trophy for the lowest adjusted scoring average.

He won the award over Martin Kaymer, who won The Players Championship and U.S. Open; Masters champion Bubba Watson; FedEx Cup champion Billy Horschel; and Walker.

The tour does not release vote totals.

“I guess it just makes me realize that even though last year wasn’t the year I wanted, the last three or four years have been very, very good,”

McIlroy said. “It gives me even more motivation to go on and work harder and try to win more tournaments, more majors, and be involved in more Ryder Cups like last week.”

McIlroy contributed two wins and two halves in Europe’s 16 ½-11 ½ victory over the Americans last week at Gleneagles.

The PGA of America’s award for player of the year is based on points, and effectively ended when McIlroy captured his second major. Just like two years ago, he is virtually certain to win the money title on both sides of the Atlantic, and sweep the significant awards in Europe.

“Being voted player of the year by your peers is something that’s important,” he said. “They are the guys that you play week in and week out, and the guys you are trying to beat week in and week out.

And if they appreciate what you’ve done over the year, and see the hard work you’ve put in, and golf you’ve played, and think that’s been the best of the season, that’s something that means a lot to me.”

Hadley won the Puerto Rico Open, which was held opposite a World Golf Championship at Doral. Among the three rookies on the ballot, he was the only player with a PGA Tour victory, and the only one to advance to the third round of the FedEx Cup playoffs.

Tennis Canada hopes Injury replacement Kelades to make it has more Raonic’s Canadian UFC history in Halifax and Bouchard’s in the pipeline

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

MONTREAL — Joshua Peck is taking the first step on the road that Canada’s Milos Raonic followed to reach the top 10 of the ATP World Tour.

The 15-year-old from Calgary is one of three rookies to move into the elite program at the National Tennis Centre for 2015, along with Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal and Nicaise Muamba of Gatineau, Que. The program, started in 2007 by Frenchman Louis Borfiga, has helped take Canadian tennis to new heights.

Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., is ranked eighth in the world and Eugenie Bouchard of Westmount, Que., is seventh on the women’s tour. In addition, the men’s Davis Cup squad and women’s Fed Cup team have climbed into the prestigious World Group.

“It will really improve my game a lot,” Peck said of the program. “It feels really good to be the first one (at the NTC) from Alberta. It gives me confidence to be from a place that isn’t normally that good at tennis.”

There is no guarantee that any of the 12 players announced to be in the program next year will get as far as Raonic or Bouchard, but it’s a start.

“It proves that the program can help you become a top tennis player,” said Peck.

Among returning players is the one tabbed to be Canada’s next star, Francoise Abanda of Montreal. The 17-year-old is already ranked 178th by the WTA and plans to play pro tennis full time next year.

“It’s breaking the ice in the pro circuit and trying to win matches,” said Abanda, who won qualifiers to reach the main draw at the U.S. Open in August, only to lose in the first round to Sabine Lisicki. “As of now I can play a lot of WTA events, so I’ll try to keep going and improve my ranking so I can play the bigger tournaments.”

Other girls in the program are Gloria Liang of Mississauga, Ont., Rosie Johanson of Abbotsford, B.C., Charlotte RobillardMillette of Blainville, Que., and Marie-Alexandre Leduc of Jonquiere, Que. Other boys are Alexis Galarneau of Laval, Que., Benjamin Sigouin of Vancouver, Jack Mingjie Lin of Markham, Ont., and Victor Krustev of Toronto.

Players are found by scouts across the country, and most come through under-14 programs at na-

tional centres in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver.

Being at the NTC gives them access to top coaching and to tournaments around the world.

“It really helped me to grow as a person and an athlete,” said Abanda. “They give you amazing support financially, so that takes a lot of stress off the parents and the players.

You can just train and not worry about anything financially. Everything is taken care of and it’s very professional.”

The NTC is at the Jarry tennis complex, which has indoor and outdoor courts, and even some indoor clay courts to help players prepare for the French Open season. The complex includes Uniprix Stadium, the venue for the annual Rogers Cup. Tennis Canada feels it exceeded its original goals with the emergence of Bouchard, Raonic and world No. 41 Vasek Pospisil of Vancouver.

The aim now is to maintain or even surpass that performance.

The key is to discover and develop the best talent, said Tennis Canada vice-president Eugene Lapierre.

“They come from all over Canada and they’re all so good,” said Lapierre. “The two youngsters, Felix and Nicaise, beat the 14-and-under team from the United States earlier this year. They’re still very young, but we want to give them the best conditions to develop. We don’t know if we have the best talent. We think so. Like Milos and Vasek, we just want to give them the best conditions to develop their talent fully.”

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UFC fighters Tarec Saffiedine (left) and Rory MacDonald face off outside the Halifax Metro Centre, August 19, 2014, in Halifax, following a press conference. The two will meet Saturday in the UFC event’s main event. good shape and as prepared as I am for this,” he said of the Bellator fight. “So I expect to have a much better outcome.”

The Bellator fight was at a catchweight, which won’t be the case Saturday.

“My weight wasn’t out of control (when he got the UFC call), but it could have been a little lower,” he said with a laugh. He’s not complaining, however, given that he decided to focus full-time on fighting this year.

“It’s pretty phenomenal the way that it’s worked out. It’s kind of picture-perfect.”

And he will have plenty of people cheering him on in the crowd, including his wife, family, in-laws and friends.

He has also helped corner Grant in Montreal in one of his UFC fights, so has a sense of what goes on backstage. And he took in another Grant show in Toronto with his wife from the stands.

Holohan (10-0-1) trains in Dublin with (The Notorious) Conor McGregor and Cathal Pendred. He submitted Josh (The Gremlin) Sampo in

his UFC debut in July. The 26-year-old Irish fighter has eight submission wins and eight first-round finishes.

Kelades, who grew up in Canning, N.S., started his career as a featherweight (145 pounds) because that was the lowest weight class available.

He has since moved down to bantamweight (135) and flyweight, making his 125-pound debut in July in a decision win over Adrian Wooley.

He brings the number of Canadians on Saturday’s card to nine.

The other Canadians include Olivier Aubin-Mercier of Montreal, Mitch Gagnon of Sudbury, Ont., Jason Saggo of Charlottetown, Elias Theodorou of Mississauga, Ont., Chad Laprise of London, Ont., and Matt Dwyer of Kelowna, B.C. Nordine Taleb is originally from France but fights out of Montreal.

Welterweight Rory (Ares) MacDonald, a native of Kelowna, B.C., who trains out of Montreal, faces Americanbased Belgian Tarec (Sponge) Saffiedine in the main event.

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HALIFAX — Chris (The Greek Assassin) Kelades had eight days notice when he fought on a Bellator card in May. This time, the 33-year-old from Cole Harbour, N.S., has just five to get ready for his UFC debut Saturday.

Kelades, a late injury replacement, will become the first Canadian flyweight to fight in the UFC when he takes on Ireland’s Patrick (The Hooligan) Holohan on a televised card at the Scotiabank Centre, the UFC’s first visit to Atlantic Canada.

Kelades (7-1) got confirmation Monday that he was replacing American Louis Gaudinot, who went down with pneumonia. The five-footseven fighter, who trains with veteran UFC lightweight T.J. Grant at Fit Plus Martial Arts, hasn’t had much time to reflect on what is happening to him as the 125-pounder tries to pack everything in.

Kelades hasn’t been able to slow down and take it all in.

“Right now there’s just so much that has to be done,” he said Wednesday. “Just getting prepared mentally and physically right now is No. 1. There’s lots of paperwork, yeah, lots of other things but I guess it’s par for the course.”

His goal Saturday night is just to stay in the moment and stay focused as he walks out to the cage to the sounds of Jimi Hendrix’s All Along the Watchtower.

“It’s what I’ve done before,” he said of the UFC. “It’s just a different venue.”

The good news is that Kelades has already fought three times this year, winning two local Extreme Cage Combat cards sandwiched around a May loss via decision to Malcolm Gordon in Bellator in Rama, Ont. “I wouldn’t say I was in as

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College numbers on the rise APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS DRIVE ENROLMENT GROWTH

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF Although enrolment has grown by a small amount at Red Deer College, the school’s apprenticeship programs have had significant growth and are almost at capacity.

One month into the first term of the academic year, the college’s overall enrolment is up two per cent. Apprenticeship programs lead the charge with an increase of 17 per cent.

This year, the college has 7,000 fulland part-time students with 3,700 in credit programs and 3,550 in trades programs.

RDC vice-president Academic Brad Donaldson said the apprenticeship numbers are an indicator of a strong economy. “It’s driven largely by the apprenticeship numbers,” said Don-

aldson. “We’re almost at the peak of where we were back in 2008 — some are probably at capacity now.”

As well, new programs are set to launch next year, pending final approval. The college hopes to add diploma programs in instrumentation engineering technology, massage therapy and pharmacy technician.

Donaldson said before the college embarks on any new program, they go through an extensive market study to ensure there is room for the graduates.

“It’s wrong to bring students in and then put them out into the workforce and then they find out there is nothing for them to do,” he said.

Next June, the first classes will graduate in such new programs as occupational therapy/physical therapy diploma, which has been full since it started.

Making a return this fall after a year

hiatus is the early learning and child care development diploma program.

Provincial government funding cuts in 2013 led to the diploma program being eliminated, while the college retained its one-year certificate program.

An application to remove the diploma program was rejected by the Advanced Education minister and with new funding, the program returned this fall.

“We have a bunch of other ones that we’re still assessing,” said Donaldson.

“We expect over the next year we’re going to see a significant number of new programs brought into Red Deer.”

Some of these new programs could include new media-communications, a human resources certificate, corrections and justice programming and arts programming focused on the digital aspect of creative arts.

A project originally intended to

start this fall that would have brought Chinese exchange students to the Donald School of business is taking longer than expected. Donaldson said they don’t expect to start the program until 2015, with local students going to China, and then Chinese students coming to Red Deer in 2016.

The college faces significant growth over the next five years in preparation for the Canada Winter Games that Red Deer will host in 2019. The new health and wellness centre will be a sports centre for the community and a boon for RDC athletics. It will also provide learning space for the kinesiology and health and wellness programs.

In addition, new dormitories are planned as the college serves as the athletes’ village during the event, so students will have new residences after the games. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

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BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF

The trails around the wetlands in Clearview are seeing a lot of foot traffic lately. Fine weather through September and the changing autumn colours have drawn many people on to the trails in the area.

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Snow put damper on warm month

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF Despite an earlier than normal snowfall, September was a warmer than average month as numerous warm, sunny days made up for an early reminder of the cold to come.

The snow started falling on Sept. 8 and by Sept. 10, a total of 9.6 cm had fallen in Red Deer, according to Environment Canada. While not as significant here as in other parts of Alberta, it was jarring to the people and vegetation said Bill McMurtry, Environment Canada meteorologist.

“It has been a long time since we had that much snow and coming early in September is somewhat unusual,” said McMurtry. “It can occur, but it’s not a normal occurrence. If we get snow in September, it typically isn’t

until the end of the month.”

The average amount of snow for the month of September in Red Deer is three cm. Although 9.6 cm was recorded at the Red Deer airport, only two cm accumulated over the threeday snowfall. And just as quickly as it came in, it melted as warm days were a theme for most of the month.

The warmest recorded day was Sept. 22, when it reached 28.2C. The average high for the month of September is 17.3C, according to climate data tracked from 1981 to 2010.

“We did get that snow, but when everything was averaged out, the temperatures were just slightly above normal,” said McMurtry. “We had very warm temperatures leading up to that event and we had warm temperatures move back in again, putting us well above seasonal values.”

The Red Deer area wasn’t the hard-

est hit by the snow — areas in the foothills and near Calgary recording 40 to 45 cm.

The average recorded temperature for this September was 11C, while normal for the month is 9.9C, putting the area slightly above average in terms of warmth. Rain was below normal, at 37.2 mm this September compared to the average of 44 mm.

Heading into October, there is a period of warmth on the horizon. However, McMurtry warned it could be short lived as October in Alberta has variable and unpredictable weather.

“This is the time of the year when we see the big changes in temperatures,” said McMurtry. “We can still get some nice warm temperatures and sunny days, but we can also get those colder days where it looks like it’s almost winter.” mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

Blackfalds man faces child porn charges A 58-year-old Blackfalds man faces child pornography charges after an Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) investigation.

ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation team, along with Blackfalds RCMP, made the arrest on Monday.

The investigation began after ALERT investigators received information from the RCMP’s National Child Exploitation Co-ordination Centre (NCECC) on child pornography being accessed online.

Staff Sgt. John Guigon with the Internet Child Exploitation team, said child exploitation is prevalent in all communities, big or small.

“By working with our partners, such as Blackfalds RCMP, we can help protect children from across Alberta,” he said.

Anthony Gordon Murray, 58, will be charged with possession, accessing and making available child pornography.

ALERT was established and is funded by the Alberta government.

It is intended as a compilation of the province’s most sophisticated law enforcement resources committed to tackling serious and organized crime. Nearly 400 municipal police, RCMP and sheriffs work in ALERT.

Brave souls out for an October fright can choose their own terror at this year’s Zed Haunted House.

Back for its 24th year and bigger than ever, the annual haunted house is also the primary fundraiser for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Red Deer. John Johnston, the fund development co-ordinator, said it has taken the extra effort of many volunteers to get the haunted house going but it is currently under construction.

“This year we have a few areas where you’ll have to make a choice, unlike anything we’ve done before,” said Johnston.

“People will have to decide which way they want to go. Now they can take one route, go out and come back in and try the other route.”

Every year, they strive to change it up a bit so longtime attendees can get new thrills and scares. This year, they are drawing from the popular Game of Thrones TV series, also known as the Song of Fire and Ice book series, and bringing in a White Walker — a type of snow zombie.

Other characters making an appearance this year include the Boogeyman and the return of the Tormentor, five metres of sheer terror.

It takes about 160 volunteers and several sponsors to make this event happen.

This year, the haunted house is at the northeast entrance of Parkland Mall, at 4747 67th St. Crews have been setting up the haunted house since late September. Johnston said it takes about three weeks to get it all together. With opening day scheduled for Oct. 17, they are working hard to ensure everything is ready to go.

The house will be open from 6 to 10 p.m., ending on Halloween night Oct. 31.

There will also be weekend matinees for children younger than 10 years of age from 1 to 4 p.m. on Oct. 18, 19, 25 and 26.

On Oct. 24, the popular Midnight Madness returns for adults aged 18 and older from midnight to 2 a.m.

Last year, the haunted house raised $100,000 for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Red Deer as thousands of people went through the haunted house.

Tickets cost $15 at the door, $12 per person for the matinee and $20 for the midnight madness. Also available is a spook pass for $20 that allows for preferred access on a specified day and the group pass, for groups of 10 people or more, at $12 per person. Group passes can be purchased at the youth and volunteer centre, at 4633 49th St. For more information, visit www.zedhauntedhouse.com. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

Province honours Lacombe police chief

BY MARY-ANN BARR ADVOCATE STAFF It’s a special honour that takes Lacombe Police Chief Steve Murray back to the days when he was a child growing up in Northern Ireland.

Ten senior police officers in Alberta, including Murray, received the recognition of “commissioned officer” from the province.

At a formal ceremony on Saturday at Government House in Edmonton, the group of chiefs of police were presented with parchments identifying their new status.

The commissions are an honour indicating their rank is acknowledged by the state.

The province recently changed leg- made the presentations. islation so it could bestow the honour.

“I think it recognizes that we work R e c e i v i n g a c o m m i s s i o n h a s with great men and women who serve great historical signifiour communities but also cance throughout the Comthat our purpose in society monwealth and is reserved is greater than the commufor persons who have been nities in which we serve. In placed in leadership roles, fact, it’s the entire province, whether it be the armed the entire country,” Murray forces or police service, said said.

Murray, 51.

“Myself being an immi“In modern terms, it was grant from the U.K. (Norththe province’s way of saying ern Ireland), for me it’s a you do have an important great honour.” role in our society and we Murray immigrated to wanted to recognize that.

Canada in 1975, at the age of Steve Murray “Because Canada’s a con12, with his family. stitutional monarchy, of course it’s ”I grew up in a time when the ability done by the Queen’s representative.” of a civilian police force to try to keep Alberta Lt.-Gov. Donald S. Ethell peace in its community didn’t exist (in

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Northern Ireland). So I’ve always had a much deeper and greater appreciation for the ability of civilian police officers to police.”

Murray has been a member of Lacombe Police for 17 years and chief for a year and a half.

Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge, Camrose and Tsuu T’ina chiefs of police were among those honoured.

The RCMP and military officers are already commissioned once they reach a senior rank. The province intends to honour 106 officers this year, with the remaining officers to receive their commissions in the coming weeks in less formal ceremonies.

Going forward, from this year on, senior officers will be commissioned. barr@reddeeradvocate.com

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BRIEFS Shroud of Turin copy to be at Red Deer church A copy of the famed Shroud of Turin that has toured throughout Alberta will spend the month of October in Red Deer.

Owned by the Edmonton Eparchy, the official replica will be on display at St. Vladimir’s Ukrainian Catholic Church, at 3932 46th St., all month.

The Shroud of Turin is a 4.25-metre cloth bearing the image of a man who appears to have been crucified. Many people believe it is the burial shroud of Jesus Christ.

Previously it had been in such places as Mundare, Calgary and Camrose.

It will be open for public viewings on Sundays after the regular service, from noon to 3 p.m., and on Tuesday evenings from 6 to 9 p.m. all October.

Father Serhiy Harahuc, St. Vladimir’s pastor, said the arrival of the copy — which is the same size as the original — is a great thing for the church.

“We hope that its presence will rekindle our faith,” said Harahuc.

Although it is free to view the shroud, Harahuc said they would ask that people bring an item for the Red Deer Food Bank.

Ski patrol recruitment planned for Oct. 7, 8 The Red Deer zone/Mountain division of the Canadian Ski Patrol is looking for a few good volunteers to help out this winter.

On Oct. 7 and 8, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. the region’s ski patrol will host a volunteer recruitment and information night, looking to recruit some members for the coming winter. The recruitment and meet and greet will take place at Firemaster, at 4728 78A St. Cl. in Red Deer.

The Canadian Ski Patrol is Canada’s leader in certifying ski patrollers and advanced first aid personnel for resorts who partner with the patrol.

Since the 1940s, the organization has been a constant on ski slopes providing first responding services. Those interested must be at least 18 years old.

For more information on joining and the requirements to become a ski patrol member, visit www.joinskipatrol.ca, call Richard Hornby at 403-3049655, Joelle at 403-304-7980 or email skipatrol.rd@gmail.com.

Penhold marks fire prevention week As part of fire prevention week, the Penhold Fire Department will open the doors of its fire hall for all to come and take a look.

On Oct. 11 from 1 to 4 p.m., the Penhold Fire Hall, at 1001 Minto St., will be the site of the annual open house.

Throughout the afternoon, there will be hot dogs served, as well as interactive displays and activities for kids aged five to 15.

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It’s now down to the finishing touches at the Kinsmen Dream Home in Red Deer. Philip Bota of True-Line Contracting tidies up the kitchen at the home, built by True-Line, at 1 Lazaro Close in the Laredo subdivision in Red Deer. A total of 14,000 tickets are available for sale on the home valued at $640,000. The Kinsmen Dream Home will be open to the public this Saturday with tickets available on site at one for $100 and three for $250. This year, 50/50 tickets will also be available at $10 each, five for $25 and 15 tickets for $50. The 50/50 offers a guaranteed prize of $30,000 or 50 per cent of ticket sales, whichever is greater with a maximum payout of $75,000 on the 50/50 draw. More information can be found at www. reddeerkinsmen.com.

For more information, call the fire department at 403-886-4553.

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Green solutions showcased at local sites on Saturday

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Waste-to-fuel and solar panels are part of the local initiatives up and running for the Alberta Green Energy Doors on Saturday.

The one-day sustainability show and tell is a provincewide event that showcases green energy displays in order to increase awareness about local innovation in decentralized energy.

In Red Deer, there will be displays and demonstrations at various locations.

The Krause family, at 86 37328 C&E Trail in Red Deer County, will talk about residential solar energy and give a tour of their home from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Learn about saving money on energy at your home and business with EnergyMizer by Energy Management System at Stall 130 at the Red Deer Public Market from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Tour a solar Landmark Home at 25 Lazaro Close from noon to 5 p.m. Join solar specialists to celebrate and learn about sustainable sources of electricity.

And finally, take a tour of Cielo Waste Solutions to watch a demonstration of the waste to fuel facility between 2 and 3 p.m. The facility is located in Bay 3 on 4016 Charles St. in Blindman Industrial Park.

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A judge has overruled an accused man’s attempt to have his charges stayed at the start of his trial.

Ahmed Nur, 31, was arrested with another man during a series of drug raids in Edmonton and Red Deer on July 12, 2011.

Both men were scheduled to stand trial before Justice Carolyn Anderson in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench for two weeks, starting on Monday. A total of 34 charges against Nur were reduced to one count each of trafficking crack cocaine, possessing crack for trafficking and possessing more than $5,000 in property obtained by crime.

At the opening of the trial, defence counsel Paul Moreau of Edmonton asked for a stay of proceedings against Nur, based on the length of time it has taken to get his client to court.

Anderson ruled on Wednesday that, although it has been more than three years since Nur’s arrest, the trial would proceed as scheduled. Anderson stated in her ruling that, although she found some issues in scheduling of Nur’s preliminary hearing, he and his lawyer had been aware of the trial schedule and had not raised concerns when the dates were set.

Originally denied bail, Nur was granted release in February 2012 under tight conditions, including a

$15,000 deposit.

The trial has now moved into a voir dire, or trial within a trial, to determine if police violated Section 8 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which protects citizens from unreasonable search and seizure.

Crown prosecutor Patricia Giroux stayed charges against co-accused Raed Abdulla on Monday.

She did not give reasons for the stay, which leaves the proceedings against Abdulla in limbo for up to one year.

Herbal medicine writer introduces new book A local herbal medicine and traditional healer has just finished her book and will be launching it with a reading this month.

Abrah Arneson, owner of the Green Clinic in downtown Red Deer, has completed her book The Herbal Apprentice: Plant Medicine and the Human Being. Arneson writes a Red Deer Advocate column about herbal medicine.

The book is described as being about discovering how to see the body and mind as a landscape where the elements, earth, water, fire, air and space mingle creating health or disease. Arneson is a columnist The book launch will be on Oct. 8 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Dose Coffee, at 4912 50th Ave. At 7 p.m., Arneson will read a short excerpt from the book.

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Welcome to the driver’s seat

Show some respect for this fleet car favourite The much-maligned fleet car Chevrolet Impala is the “I don’t get no respect!” sedan of the auto world, if I may quote the late Rodney Dangerfield.

The Impala I rented in Hawaii early this year was confirmation of the beating, while on the job, that a car like this has to endure. Yet, you have to respect the sturdiness and competence that a car like this must possess.

Body scars left by a multitude of indifferent drivers were visible evidence of the abuse.

Although basic on the inside, the Impala turned out to be surprisingly comfortable and the biggest surprise of all was its performance. Impala offers good power, a quiet passenger cabin and a comfortable ride, which helped make the overall driving experience a pleasant one.

Chevrolet first introduced an Impala way back in 1958 and at one time, it was the best-selling car in America. The last time I had driven an Impala was in 2009. Chevrolet had given it a new flexfuel E85 engine upgrade, so that it can accept up to 85 per cent ethanol content in its fuel.

While an Impala is unlikely to be on your “dream drive” list, if you’re simply looking for an inexpensive, reliable and roomy, near-new sedan, then add it to your used car drive list. In 2010, even the base LS trim came with air conditioning, power mirrors, walnut burl (imitation) interior accent trim, cruise control, a tilt steering wheel, power windows and power locks with keyless entry and automatic headlamps.

Our Hawaii rental was an LT trim which added 16-inch alloy wheels, a leather-wrapped wheel with audio controls, CD/MP3 stereo and a remote starter. The top-line LTZ adds 18-inch alloy wheels, fog lamps, heated mirrors, deck lid spoiler, auto-dimming rearview mirror, eightway power driver’s seat, 60/40 split-folding rear seat, Bluetooth hands-free connectivity, sport suspension, electronic stability control, and a theft deterrent system.

The 3.5-litre V6 (standard on LS and LT) engine

can generate 214 horsepower. Its companion four-speed automatic is smooth, competent and reliable, yet it lags behind five and six-speed units offered by competitors. Fuel consumption is still decent at 11.3/7.0 L/100 km (city/highway).

The 3.9-litre (LTZ) engine can generate 240 horsepower.

This generation Impala may be the last sedan to offer six-passenger seating. A drawback to having a bench style front seat is that it only provides a centre occupant a lap seatbelt. When not in use, however, the centre seatback can flip down and act as a wide central armrest with a built-in storage compartment.

Although it is classified as a mid-size sedan, an Impala actually offers close to full-size room inside. The trunk is huge (527-litres/18.6 cu ft) and the rear seats flip-down to expand cargo space for long items. More than enough for our pack lunch and some beach gear.

Chevrolet added standard body-colour side mouldings to the 2011 model year Impala, and the OnStar system got a new Turn-by-Turn voice navigation feature. Major powertrain upgrades followed in 2012, with a new 3.6-litre V6 replaced both the 3.5-litre and 3.9-litre engines in all trim levels. A six-speed automatic transmission also replaced the previous four-speed automatic. No changes were made in 2013, which was the last year of this generation Impala.

mechanical check should always be performed by a reliable auto technician prior to purchase.

Safety Recalls: 2010 to 2013 Chevrolet Impala: 2006 to 2013: An ignition switch defect could allow it to slip out of the “run” position while the vehicle moving, if the key ring is carrying added weight or the vehicle goes off-road or is subjected to some other jarring event. If this were to occur, engine power, power steering and power braking would be affected. In addition, the airbags may not deploy in a subsequent collision. Dealers will replace the ignition switch. Until the correction is performed, all items should be removed from the key ring.

2008 to 2012: The front suspension control arms may fracture on some Chevrolet Impala

police vehicles and negatively change vehicle handling.

Dealers will replace both control arms.

2009/2010: The front seatbelt webbing may not have been You have to properly secured to respect the sturdiness the lap belt anchor pretensioner. Dealers and competence that will inspect both a car like this must front seatbelts for possess. proper installation Bob McHugh of anchors to pretensioners and, if necessary, reinstall the anchors.

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2012: The high-pressure (upper) power steering hose may have been misrouted and could contact the catalytic converter, on vehicles equipped with the 3.6L engine. Heat from the catalytic converter may melt the power steering hose, which could result in a fire. Dealers will inspect, reroute and/ or replace the power steering hose and install a protective sleeve to prevent abrasion. bob.mchugh@drivewaybc.ca

Price Check: 2010 - 2013 Chevrolet Impala (July 2014) Year Edition Expect to Pay Today 2010 LT $10,000 to $14,000 2011 LT $12,000 to $16,000 2012 LT $14,000 to $18,000 2013 LT $16,000 to $20,000 Prices vary depending on a used vehicle’s condition, mileage, usage and history. A complete

Surviving a backwoods breakdown the odds of a lost tire bead however.

Make sure your jack is in good working order. If you carry a High Lift Jack on the outside of your vehicle, check and oil it often. Another handy item for tire work is a nylon winch hold down strap.

These can be put around the centre of the tread and tightened to re-seat the bead.The second is breakage due to over-working your vehicle. The weakest link in the drive train seems to be the U-joints. If you break a U-joint there is a good probability that you will damage the yoke as well. This usually is not a trail side repair. Just remember that you are driving a four-wheel drive vehicle and you can most often get home with the front or rear drive disconnected. You will need to remove the drive shaft with the broken U-joint so that further damage is not done, then drive out in two-wheel drive.

If this is a front axle steering knuckle U-joint, the half shaft will need to be removed and a rag stuffed into the end of the open axle housing.

Print the following comprehensive list and post it on the fridge door!

Breakdown Essentials 1. Tool kit 2. Electrical repair kit (test light, wire, an assortment of wire terminals and wire terminal pliers.)

3. Jumper cables 4. Air compressor and hose.

5. Bailing wire 6. Latex gloves (these are great if you have to mess with a greasy U-joint and don’t have a good way to clean your hands along the trail.)

7.8’ X 10’ tarp (This is so much better to lay on instead of the ground when working under the vehicle.)

8. Low and high pressure tire gauges.

9. Tire repair kit

10. 3 or 4 quarts of engine oil (You can use this in a pinch for rear end and manual transmission oil) 11. 3 or 4 quarts of automatic transmission fluid (for automatic transmissions only) 12. A pint of brake fluid 13. Engine oil filter and filter wrench 14. Cargo boxes that you can put all this stuff into 15. Hold down straps to secure the cargo boxes 16. Leather gloves (for handling hot parts and winch cables) 17. Coveralls (it is nice to be clean after the repairs are made) 18. Any special tools that are vehicle specific.

19. Any parts that seem to break often on your vehicle 20. Jack 21. Tow strap 22. Flashlight with extra batteries 23. Full size spare tire 24. Propane torch 25. Acid core solder 26. Roll of paper shop towels

27. Can of WD-40 28. Plastic garbage bag (to cover large parts, doubles as raincoat) 29. Zip lock bags (to put small parts in)

30. Winch (if you go it alone self-recovery is very important) and kit with tree saver, snatch block, clevis etc. ian.harwood@drivewaybc.ca

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Your off road fun can be seriously soured by a backwoods breakdown. Before you head out, give some serious thought about what you would do if a major breakdown occurred. Ask yourself if you could deal with it on a little used trail with no one else around. Firstly, you should never go it alone on a remote, seldom used trail. This is a good reason why 4X4 clubs are popular. (www.bc4x4. com) Even if you do not join a club, trail ride events are scheduled most times of the year and everywhere in the province.

There is security here, with all kinds of help if you have any problems. It is also the best way to gain off highway experience. If you choose to go off alone, give yourself an out, do not go further than you can walk out and find help or shelter before dark. Carry food and water enough in case you have to spend the night with a broken down vehicle. Be prepared for an accident with first aid supplies and training on how to deal with injuries. Always let someone know where you are going and when you will be back. There are lots of things that can cause mechanical failures off-road. If you drive your vehicle regularly these things should show up when and where it is easier to deal with them than in the bush.

Every situation is different so it would be impossible to list every possible cause and repair procedure for a breakdown.

Here are two of the most common types, starting with tires. Getting a flat tire is by far the most common type of breakdown.

Always carry a good full sized spare tire.

You might want to pack a plug kit, but most of the tire problems I have seen are either not repairable. An essential item is an air compressor. Airing down to gain better traction is only outweighed by the increased ride quality. This will increase

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THURSDAY, OCT. 2, 2014

ANIMAL SHOULD NOT BE DESIGNATED A BIG GAME SPECIES Nothing demonstrates Alberta’s city-country divide quite like peoples’ attitudes to cougars.

A cougar was recently shot and killed in a busy Calgary location because the conservation officers considered tranquilizing the big cat could pose a serious threat to public safety.

Well! The city folk filled newspaper letter columns with cougar-hugger outrage. One BOB woman ended SCAMMELL her letter in the Calgary Herald with this: “How many more will be shot and killed?”

Answer from this city-country boy?

Not nearly enough to keep cougars from being pushed into cities in the first place.

Make no mistake, this cat was scoping out the place for something to eat, preferably something smaller than itself, someone’s pet perhaps, a dog, a housecat or, God forbid, a human child, as has already happened in too many other North American jurisdictions that also have far too many cougars.

Fifty year ago, seeing a cougar in the wild was extremely rare.

But all that changed when, in 1971, Alberta converted the status of the cougar from fur-bearing carnivore to a “big game species” and imposed strict quotas, registration of kills, and seasons that ended when quotas were reached.

All this was done without anyone knowing how many of the big cats we had in Alberta, just the longtime guess of “fewer than 700,” that persisted until 2008.

Now cougars are frequently sighted in eastern Alberta, far from their usual mountain-foothill habitats. Despite having been studied endlessly over the last 40 years, the experts still don’t know how many cougars we now have, but people who try to survive living in cougar country know: far too many increasingly brazen big cats.

According to Alberta Justice (out of which conservation officers now work), 337 cougar “incidents” had been reported up to the end of July, on track for the 612 reported in 2013 and the 840 in 2012. In 45 years, we have come from being rare ever to see a cougar in prime cougar country to routine to see them all over Alberta.

At the very best and least, these are just sightings. At worst, some are attacks on pets and livestock, and threatening behaviour toward humans. Many cougar “incidents” are not reported.

Many people in the vicinity of my Stump Ranch install trail cameras to give early warning of the presence of cougars on game trails on their land and heed worry whines from their dogs.

Several times this year, I have been told in confidence of a cougar inevitably showing up and stalking the dog or dogs.

Then, sorely beset cougar country people do not bother calling for a conservation officer armed with tranquilizer darts: in the words of the late Ralph on marauding grizzlies, they shoot, shovel and shut up.

This situation is not fair, either to the big cats or to human inhabitants of true cougar country.

The situation in B.C. is even worse than here, and the government there recently announced far greater cougar hunting opportunities. That alone will not be enough to stem the killer cougar tide.

What is needed is a reversal of the formerly fashionable management error that has caused the overpopulation of cougars everywhere in western North America.

The designation of the cougar as

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Photos contributed by BOB SCAMMELL/freelance

Above: Neighbour’s trail camera on cougar watch.

Below: A West Country cougar kill. a big game species must be revoked and its former status as a fur-bearing carnivore, maybe even a “varmint,” restored. That way their behaviour, maybe even their numbers, might be improved by being shot at, on sight, by anyone, any time.

I am reliably informed that Premier Jim Prentice is deeply concerned by the damage being done to farmers and ranchers by the huge herds of elk resulting from the mindless federal introduction of the species several years ago to Canadian Forces Base Suffield.

While Alberta, for the first time in its history, is a dictatorship, with an unelected, self-proclaimed premier without qualms about reversing decisions of an elected government, the incumbent, Chairman Prentice himself, should decree a huge bag limit on those marauding Suffield elk and throw in the return of the cougar to varmint status for good measure.

The categories of wildlife mismanagement in Alberta, federal or provincial, seem never to close.

The Parks Canada pipedream of introducing bison to Banff National Park raised its shaggy head again late this summer and, just a few days later, Yellowstone National Park announced it will recommend removal — mostly by hunting — of 900 head, 19 per cent of the U.S. park’s herd of 4,900 bison.

Bison have a high survival rate in Yellowstone, with little wolf predation, and can quickly over-fill available habitat, thus pressuring other species, such as elk, for food and also spreading diseases to livestock outside the park.

Not to mention that the bison cause more human injury and death in Yellowstone than its numerous grizzlies do.

Anyone listening, Parks Canada bison-for-Banff pipe dreamers?

Bob Scammell is an award-winning columnist who lives in Red Deer. He can be reached at bscam@telusplanet.net.

Making the best of the remaining warm days Warm days in fall are made for gardening and doing all those last-minute chores before winter sets in, including transplanting plants, watering in and in general tidying up the yard.

Perennials divide and/or transplant well in the fall.

They are putting their energy into their roots as opposed to the LINDA foliage as they TOMLINSON move into dormancy and are less likely to experience transplant shock.

When transplanting, dig the new hole larger than the rootball it is about to receive.

Fill the hole with water and let it recede.

Place the roots in the hole and back-

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fill with existing soil. Press the soil firmly down around the plant and water again. Watering the second time reduces the amount of air pockets that could dry out the roots. It also gives the roots additional moisture.

Now is also a good time to transplant trees and shrubs.

The size of rootball dug should be in proportion to the size of the plant. If it is a choice of digging deep or wide, choose wide as most of the feeder roots are in the top foot (30 cm) of the soil.

Roots pruning usually occurs when transplanting woody plants, which results in die back.

Pruning up to a quarter of the top growth will help elevate this problem.

Plant trees and shrubs using the same method as perennials.

It helps to make sure all roots in the garden are surrounded by moist soil going into winter.

When this isn’t possible, concentrate on watering the evergreens and newly planted trees and shrubs.

Evergreens transpire, or lose moisture, all year.

If the roots do not contain enough moisture going into the winter months,

when they do not have access to a new source of moisture, the needles will become dry and turn brown.

Fall watering is as simple as leaving a hose to trickle for an hour or two each week in the drip line, the area around the outside of the tree away from the main stems.

Some tender plants will survive the winter if given protection. It can be as easy as piling leaves over small plants to placing a cage around larger ones and filling it with organic insulating material.

Prefab covers are available in garden centres and some hardware stores.

Make sure that the covers used are pleasing to the eye as they will be part of the landscape for the next six months.

Cutting back perennials or leaving them is a personal decision.

Stems left intact catch the snow that insulates the garden.

The leaves themselves will cover the roots, adding another layer of insulation.

They also form lumps and shadows under the snow adding interest to the landscape.

Unfortunately, all plants that are left intact will have to be cut off before they begin to grow in the spring.

It can be difficult to find time to do this as the ground is often wet. Rodents can find shelter in the plant tops, giving them a perfect spot to eat the garden.

Be sure to trim tall grass away from trees and shrubs.

The tall grass will feed and provide protection for rodents, which are less likely to visit areas if they are exposed to their predators.

Covering the soil with a thin layer of compost or manure will provide nutrients and organic matter to the soil.

It can be worked in or left in place for the worms to distribute throughout the soil.

Continuing to garden throughout the fall improves the garden and decreases the amount of work to do in the spring.

Linda Tomlinson is a horticulturalist who lives near Rocky Mountain House.

She can be reached at your_garden@hotmail.com.

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Red Deer deemed business-friendly CFIB DIRECTOR SAYS COMMUNITY IS ONE OF THE TOP ENTREPRENEURIAL CITIES IN CANADA

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR The Alberta director of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business is praising Red Deer as a business-friendly community.

Richard Truscott met with Mayor Tara Veer on Wednesday afternoon, during which time they discussed issues like business property taxes, municipal spending, red tape and labour shortages.

“As a relative measure, Red Deer does pretty darn good,” Truscott said later about the city’s performance.

He cited the results of the Richard Truscott CFIB’s annual Communities in Boom report, which has ranked Red Deer as one of the top entrepreneurial cities in Canada. The 2014 report is due out this month.

“Red Deer is in the top 10 again of 100 cities across the country.”

Truscott also spoke favourably about Veer, describing his meeting with her as one of the best he’s had with a politician during his five years with the

CFIB. “I was really impressed with her.

“It certainly seems like the mayor’s heart and her head are in the right place.”

That’s not to say Red Deer businesses are not without challenges. Truscott said labour shortages are the “Achilles heal” of the local economy.

“I think this is probably hitting home here more than in a lot of places in Alberta.”

Tightened restrictions on the temporary foreign workers program that were implemented by the federal government this spring has exacerbated the problem, he said.

“There’s a real need to roll back some of the punitive measures that the government brought in.”

Longer term, added Truscott, it’s important to change Canada’s immigration system to attract people other than the scientists and highly skilled tradespeople who are favoured now.

“We need people across all skill levels in our economy.”

A system that’s sensitive to regional labour needs would also help, he said.

Truscott also praised Red Deer for its sponsorship of a resolution at the recent Alberta Urban Municipalities Association convention that called upon the province to seek improvements to the temporary foreign workers program.

The CFIB is concerned about rising municipal op-

erating costs, including in Red Deer, said Truscott.

He pointed out that the city’s operating costs rose 116 per cent from 2000 to 2012, during which time its population increased by just 40 per cent.

Veer later responded to this disparity by pointing out that Red Deer has had to boost expenditures for things like snow and ice control, and utilities.

“Because we are a small city becoming a large city, we really are at that watershed moment of having to make very key and required, but extremely expensive, infrastructure investments,” she said.

Veer added that the numbers have been skewed by such developments as Red Deer becoming a contracted ambulance service provider for Alberta Health Services, with the associated staff increases.

“While I agree that the operating costs have outstripped our population growth, there are some instances where we really were responding to a government mandate beyond our decision-making authority.”

Truscott said the CFIB has about 400 members in Red Deer. A recent survey of many of these found that 47 per cent didn’t think the local government was doing a good job of controlling municipal wage levels and 31 per cent were unhappy with their property tax levels.

Conversely, 73 per cent thought municipal bylaws and regulations were adequate or good. hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

Red Deer Club Café reopens 5019 ROSS ST.

BY ADVOCATE STAFF Red Deer Club Café is back in business.

The landmark restaurant at 5019 Ross St. reopened under new ownership on Wednesday.

The business had been closed for nearly a year, before being resurrected by the Zhang family.

The original Club Cafe, which dated back to the 1920s and was once a popular dining spot for travellers between Calgary and Edmonton, closed in 2006.

A new restaurant operating as Red Deer Club Café opened in the same premises in 2009, but later closed.

The new restaurant is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., seven days a week.

It offers a buffet until 3 p.m. daily, and menu service thereafter.

Both Chinese and Western food are served.

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Red Deer Club Café owner Niki Zhang and Helen Tweedle welcome customers to the restaurant during its first day of business on Wednesday.

Nutter’s moving to a bigger spot

ESSO SERVICE STATION REMEDIATION

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR It’s not a long move but it’s a big one.

Nutter’s Bulk & Natural Foods is leaving its longtime home on the north side of Gaetz Avenue Crossing in favour of new space on the south side of the same 5250 22nd St. shopping centre. Those premises became vacant with the closure of Coast Wholesale Appliances’ Red Deer store in March.

“We’ve been looking to expand for several years with our landlord,” said Donald Cranston, president of the Medicine Hat-based bulk and speciality foods company.

With some 9,200 square feet at its new site, the Red Deer Nutter’s will more than double its space, he said.

“This will be our largest store in the Nutter’s system.”

That system currently consists of 24 stores across Western Canada and into Nebraska.

The additional room will enable Nutter’s to make a number of changes, including opening up the layout of its store. There will be new departments and products, said Cranston, with organic produce, an expanded organic and natural dairy case, and a large section for natural meat products like freerange chickens, beef and pork.

“We’re dramatically increasing our frozen food presentation so that we can add more offerings of frozen organic, natural and gluten-free products,” said Cranston. “We’re adding to our bulk food presentation as well.”

There are also plans to include two health practitioner offices at the new store, he said, with a herbalist and a naturopathic physician among the possibilities.

Cranston said similar arrangements have been made at other Nutter’s stores, and these have worked well.

Founded in Medicine Hat in 1982, Nutter’s opened a store in Red Deer the following year. It’s been at its current location for nearly 20, said Cranston.

“Red Deer has been one of our top stores for many, many years,” he said.

The move to the new outlet is expected to occur in mid-November.

Cranston downplayed the significance of competitor Bulk Barn Foods operating near Nutter’s new location.

“They just happened to be there and that’s the space we wanted,” he said.

“Competition is healthy.” hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

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The S&P/TSX composite index dropped 155.07 points to 14,805.44 after racking up a 4.25 per cent loss with traders also nervous about the pace of future U.S. interest rate hikes.

New York markets also sold off and the Dow Jones industrials plunged 238.19 points to 16,804.71 as the Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index came in at 56.6, down from 59 in August and much weaker than the 58 reading that economists had expected. It also added to weak manufacturing reports in recent days from China and Europe.

“It’s been sort of a two-speed world — there’s been the U.S. data which has been pretty good, you can’t really complain, and then everywhere else has been a lot weaker,” said Michael Greenberg, co-lead manager of Franklin Quotential Portfolios.

The Nasdaq fell 71.3 points to 4,422.09 and the S&P 500 index was down 26.13 points to 1,946.16.

The Canadian dollar was up 0.22 of a cent to 89.51 cents US as the greenback weakened following the mid-morning release of the manufacturing data.

Greenberg added that investors will soon be turning their attention to third-quarter corporate earnings which could be hurt by weak overseas performance.

“It will be interesting to watch earnings, especially the bigger multinationals because the home market has been pretty good, but some of these, we’re a bit worried about earnings because of foreign exposures.”

Markets failed to benefit from a positive look at health of the American job market two days before the release of the U.S. government’s employment report. Payroll firm ADP said that

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Economists are expecting the U.S. Labor Department to report Friday that 215,000 jobs were added in September.

Investors also focused on shares of companies testing Ebola vaccines after the first U.S. case of the disease was diagnosed in Texas.

Burnaby, B.C.-based drug company Tekmira Pharmaceuticals (TSX:TKM) (Nasdaq:TKMR) was a major advancer. Its stock jumped 18 per cent to US$24.95 in New York. In August, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration told Tekmira it would allow use of its investigational drug TKMEbola in patients with the virus.

Most TSX sectors were lower with declines led by a 2.1 per cent drop in the industrials group.

Airline stocks fell as investors worry the Ebola scare will drive passengers away. Air Canada (TSX:AC.B) shed 39 cents or 4.55 per cent to C$8.16. Elsewhere in the segment, shares in Westport Innovations (TSX:WPT) plunged almost 25 per cent to $8.84 after the natural gas engine firm cut its revenue guidance for 2014.

The energy sector gave back 2.1 per cent as November crude in New York erased early strong gains to decline 43 cents to US$90.73 a barrel. Prices have fallen sharply lately to two-year lows amid falling demand and plentiful supplies.

The base metals group was 1.3 per cent lower as December copper edged up two cents to US$3.02 a pound.

The gold sector edged slightly higher while December gold gained $3.90 to US$1,215.5 an ounce.

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

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 14,805.44, down 155.07 points Dow — 16,804.71, down

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Canadian Pacific plans to double earnings, grow revenue to $10B in 2018 CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. has set a goal of doubling its profits over the next four years.

Diluted earnings per share were $4.96 at the end of last year.

CEO Hunter Harrison unveiled the Calgary-based railway’s (TSX:CP) plans to 2018 at an investor conference in White Plains, N.Y. Canadian Pacific says it also plans to grow its annual revenue to $10 billion in that time frame. It posted $6.1 billion in 2013.

During his presentation, Harrison took aim at naysayers who said he didn’t have a plan to boost Canadian Pacific’s performance when he became CEO in 2012.

The former boss of rival railroad Canadian National Railway (TSX:CNR) was brought in to turn around Canadian Pacific following a bruising proxy fight led by Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management hedge fund.

Club Coffee sues rival Keurig, alleges unfair competition over coffee pods TORONTO — A Canadian coffee roaster is suing Keurig Green Mountain, which makes single-serving pods for use in its own brand of brewing machines.

Keurig’s Canadian rival, Club Coffee, has had an alternative type of coffee pod for Keurig brewers since 2012.

Club Coffee alleges Keurig has attempted to reduce competition by making false statements and preventing its authorized distributors from dealing in unlicensed pods that are compatible with Keurig brewers.

The Toronto-based company also

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Barley (Western): Oct. ’14 $1.20 lower 114.80; Dec. ’14 $1.20 lower $116.80; March ’15 $0.50 higher $119.50; May ’15 $0.50 higher $119.50; July ’15 $0.50 higher $119.50; Oct. ’15 $0.50 higher $119.50; Dec. ’15 $0.50 higher $119.50; March ’16 $0.50 higher $119.50; May ’16 $0.50 higher $119.50; July ’16 $0.50 higher $119.50; Oct. ’16 $0.50 higher $119.50.

Wednesday’s estimated volume of trade: 379,040 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 379,040.

alleges Keurig’s licensing agreements with coffee roasters prevents them from dealing with rival pod makers such as Club Coffee.

Keurig issued a statement that says the company hasn’t seen the complaint and can’t comment on it.

The statement of claim filed by Club Coffee in Ontario Superior Court is seeking compensation, punitive damages and a court order to permanently bar Keurig from alleged violations of various federal competition, trademark and consumer laws.

Loonie up, greenback down: U.S. manufacturing data comes in below expectations TORONTO — The Canadian dollar closed higher Wednesday as the U.S. currency weakened following the release of weaker than expected American manufacturing data.

The loonie was up 0.22 of a cent to 89.51 cents US. The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index came in at 56.6, down from 59 in August and much weaker than the 58 reading that economists had expected.

The reading added to weak manufacturing reports in recent days from China and Europe.

“PMIs (Purchasing Managers Indexes) overseas have disappointed, and the U.S. has joined the parade,” said CIBC World Markets chief economist Avery Shenfeld.

He also pointed out that the 56.6 reading for September “is still consistent with solid growth, and perhaps just more in line with reality than the outsized 59 reading registered in August.”

The manufacturing data came amid a strong indication of U.S. job creation.

Two days before the release of the U.S. government’s employment report, payroll firm ADP said that the American private sector created 213,000 jobs last month, in line with expectations.

Economists are expecting the U.S. Labor Department to report Friday that about 215,000 jobs were added in the private and public sectors during September.

Canadian jobs data for last month won’t be released until Oct. 10.

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Ford, GM and Chrysler see sales rev up in September

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Canadians keen on new trucks helped drive auto sales up 12.6 per cent in September compared with a year ago, according to sales data compiled by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. The consulting firm said Wednesday sales of cars and light trucks totalled 167,919 for the month, up from 149,092 in the same month last year.

The gain came as truck sales climbed 22.2 per cent to 100,789, up from 82,497 in September 2013. Car sales amounted to 67,130, up from 66,595.

Sales for the year-to-date are up 5.5 per cent compared with the first nine months of 2013.

“After a slight pause around the New Year, the market has been ’on fire’ with this being the sixth month in a row where year-over-year monthly sales records have been set,” DesRosiers said in report.

“There were some eye-popping performances at an individual corporate level with 10 vehicle companies recording double digit increases during September,” said DesRosiers.

Audi led the pack with sakes up by 42.3 per cent, Mitsubishi up by 41.3 per cent, and General Motors up by 34.4 per cent.

The love of trucks helped boost sales of the Big Three North American automakers with Ford, Chrysler and General Motors combining to post a 17.8 per cent increase over last year, according to DesRosiers.

Ford Motors claimed the top spot as Canada’s best-selling automaker with a 4.6 per cent jump in total sales last month — its best September on record.

The company said it sold a combined 27,161 cars and trucks last month, compared with 25,956 a year ago.

Ford said sales were driven by its

Escape and Explorer models, which climbed 26 per cent and 31 per cent.

“As we head into the fourth quarter, 2014 is proving to be a very strong year for auto sales — the industry certainly is on track for a record-breaking year,” said Dianne Craig, president and CEO of Ford Canada.

Meanwhile, General Motors Canada reported sales jumped 34 per cent in September.

The automaker said it sold 24,555 vehicles in last month, compared with 18,270 vehicles in the same month a year ago.

Chrysler Canada also had a healthy increase in vehicle sales, after selling 23,742 vehicles in September, a 20 per cent increase from the same month last year — thanks to the success of its light trucks and minivans.

The company’s biggest seller was the Ram pickup, which accounted for more than one-quarter of Chrysler Canada’s volume in September.

It sold about 6,590 Ram pickups, up 4.9 per cent from September last year.

Chrysler’s various lines of trucks and minivans accounted for nearly 21,180 vehicles, up 30.4 per cent from September 2013.

However, Chrysler car sales fell 29.1 per cent to 2,560 cars for the month.

Import nameplates combined for a 8.7 per cent gain compared with a year ago.

Toyota said it sold 16,475 vehicles for the month, up 7.7 per cent compared with a year ago.

The gain was helped by a 25.6 per cent increase in truck sales to 8,745 while car sales came in at 7,730.

Sales by Toyota’s luxury Lexus brand totalled 1,501, while Scion sales amounted to 359.

Meanwhile, Honda sales totalled 13,341, up from 12,449, according to DesRosiers, while its luxury Acura nameplate had sales of 1,664, up from 1,515 a year ago.

Tangerine takes banking app to next level of biometrics

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TORONTO — Smartphone users who bank with Tangerine will soon find some new options on their mobile app, including voice recognition and fingerprint scanning.

The Canadian bank, which operates without neighbourhood branches, has unveiled a number of biometric features that will roll out this year, as it focuses on being a leader in mobile banking technology.

New voice banking software on the banking app will allow clients to ask questions and receive information like their account balances and how much money they spent at a specific store.

The feature includes voice authentication technology that lets a client access their account by using a specific phrase they’ve selected.

It will be available next month for Apple iPhones running the latest operating system update and later for phones using the Android system.

Fingerprint recognition on iPhones will also be incorporated into the app for an extra layer of security, in addi-

tion to a password.

Canadian banks are increasingly focused on appealing to tech-savvy consumers. CIBC (TSX:CM) became the first to launch a mobile banking app in 2010 and two years later unveiled a mobile payment app that lets customers tap their phones at cash registers.

Tangerine was the first Canadian bank to introduce mobile cheque deposits, which let smartphone users snap a picture to put they money into their account.

Since then, several other big banks have incorporated similar technology into their apps.

Tangerine, which was acquired by Scotiabank (TSX:BNS) two years ago when it was called ING Direct, has tried to differentiate itself from other banks by operating primarily online.

The bank also has several “cafes” in major cities across the country to keep a physical presence in key markets.

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LUANN Oct. 2 2001 — NATO, for the first time, invokes a treaty clause that an attack on one member is an attack on all members. The act was in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the U.S. 1991 — The Toronto Blue Jays clinch the American League East title and become first team in the history of Major League Baseball to draw four million fans in one season.

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Lake, forcing the evacuation of 500 people.

1925 — Scottish inventor John Logie Baird completes the first transmission of moving images.

1836 — Charles Darwin returns to England after five years of acquiring knowledge around the world. He uses the information in his 1859 book entitled The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.

1758 — First meeting of the Nova Scotia legislature in the Halifax Court House convenes; this is the first elected parliament in Canadian history.

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Family shunned after son’s suicide Dear Annie: Recently, our 18-year- we do? — Confused and Hurting old son chose to take his life soon after Dear Confused: Our heartfelt conhis high school graduation. Now we dolences on the loss of your son. We are left trying to pick up the know this is a terribly painpieces and move forward. ful time for your family, and We live in a small commuit is hardly a comfort for us nity, and everyone is well to say that time will alleviaware of what happened. ate some of your concerns Our youngest son just about your community. Unstarted the sixth grade and til then, please contact the came home sad. He says he American Foundation for feels that he doesn’t have Suicide Prevention (afsp. friends anymore and that org). You can find inforeveryone is talking about mation, referrals to therahim behind his back. The pists, and support groups parents of his used-to-be where you can share your friends have shunned him grief with others who have MITCHELL because of what has hapsuffered a similar tragedy. & SUGAR pened in our family. I have They also can connect you felt the snubbing as well to support groups for chilwith my own encounters. dren and teens.

I have contacted our midDear Annie: Our father dle school guidance counsellor, and has become a rather strange miser. He she will keep an eye out for our son, doesn’t hoard his money. Instead, he but how do we stand up for ourselves? manipulates others to obtain things for We feel devastated. We not only lost free. our beloved son, but we feel like outWhen he needed Band-Aids, he ficasts in our own community. Moving is nagled a handful when he went to the not a possibility right now. What can doctor (and also asked for pharmaceu-

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tical samples). When he needed rubber bands, he stopped the postman. He tells his neighbour that he’s a horrible cook and encourages them to bring him their leftovers.

Money is not the issue. Is he being a master manipulator, or is this normal?

— Bewildered in California Dear California: A lot of people do this, either to save money or because they get a mild thrill out of the ability to snag freebies. If Dad has always been like this, we wouldn’t worry. He isn’t stealing or hoarding, and people are willing to enable this behaviour.

However, if this is a recent development, please get Dad to his doctor for a full checkup. New and odd behaviours can be symptoms of underlying medical conditions (e.g., small strokes) that require treatment.

Dear Annie: You often recommend Al-Anon for spouses of alcoholics. I was led to Al-Anon 38 years ago, and it saved my life and those of my children.

I learned about how alcoholism affects the whole family. I also learned that we are so centered on the alcoholic that our lives revolve around him. But

in Al-Anon, I changed my focus and became happier.

My husband was a wonderful man afflicted by the disease of alcoholism.

I tried for 10 years to change him, only to discover that I probably hindered his recovery by thinking his drinking was partly my fault. Discovering that he was sick and that I had also become sick because of his drinking was an eye opener. Three years before he died, he wrote that if it hadn’t been for the Al-Anon program, we would not be together today. What a beautiful written memory our children have of their father.

I encourage anyone out there to try Al-Anon. You might be surprised at what you can learn at a meeting. For information, call 1-888-4AL-ANON (1888-425-2666) or visit www.al-anon.alateen.org. — B. Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@ comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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Fabulous, fun, free and Frozen!

That was the theme for Dance Magic’s Pay it Forward Frozen Fun Day. Over 85 students from three-to-12-years-old came by the dance studio on Friday to twist, tumble and leap. This community event was presented to begin a “pay it forward” initiative.

Participants were encouraged to enjoy the camp for free or by donation with a contribution to Dance Magic’s Give The Magic scholarship fund. The scholarship program is designed to provide financial aide to families. Information on the program and how you can apply can be found on Dance Magic’s website at www. reddeerdancemagic.com.

HOROSCOPES tive is definitely changing today, you might even be forced to make some sudden changes at work that will lead to greater opportunities in the future, if you are able to move through the obstacles with ease.

At the end of the day, you will need to be alone to recoup.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Trust your instincts today.

Do not let those with great ideas trample on your known wisdom.

I see you crave excitement; just don’t jump ship when you just started to move in the right direction.

You might feel like being alone in thought today, take time if needed.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Others in your life, business or your spouse might act a little out of character or erratic today.

Try to see the trees from the forest when dealing with others.

Every act you are doing will lead to great abundance for you both, they are doing the same — it’s reward time for all!

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): There will be some exciting developments at work today.

Try to focus on expressing exactly what you want now, and present yourself as that authority when communicating with others.

Just don’t jump to conclusions now, trust the flow of events and allow for abundance.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Remember the lessons you learnt, try not to go against your better judgement by acting out impulsively today.

Take the time needed to create a proper list of things you need to accomplish and allow for excitement to reach you.

Express your truth today!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Family members might cause a bit of an upset, or surprise might be a better way of describing these events in store for you today.

It will be a good day to relax a little more and take time for you.

If you are feeling charged up, as you most likely will be; get that work done!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You could be expressing some unusual words today. After the impact of your inner world changing around a bit, there will be a need for you to express your thoughts out into the open.

Allow for knowledge to reach you today, as you will need a little break from the spotlight.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You will feel tremendously excited about new group meetings and friendships today.

There is a need for you to create some changes in those areas of life for some time and now is as good as any day.

Do incorporate all lessons with religion or higher knowledge as well.

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

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Try not to jump to conclusions, although you will want excitement in your life, keep it as PC as possible today.

There is an opportunity for you to get excited about your future LARISA MAIRA projects as you OZOLINS implement your SUN SIGNS new plans going forward.

Take the time needed away from others to properly formulate your own direction now.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthday, this year will be quite exciting for you and relationships in your life.

There is a strong need for you to experience life to its fullest.

You have almost seen it all, and now it is the time for you to experience more and share that knowledge with others.

It ís a great year to share all that you want to do, and then pick the actions that speak to you heart to fulfil!

ARIES (March 21-April 19): The direction with others in your life changes every day, but today there is a need for you to experience something new.

Take notice if these individuals are moving with you within your natural flow of growth now.

If not, then take some time for yourself today.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Not a good day to jump to conclusions, especially when dealing with a future you absolutely love and want to see happen.

You are in serious reviewing mode with relationships currently, and this can even be business partners taking a look at you more closely.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Your dreams are coming true, but not without a need for you to face some fears and issues that you might be having with others in your life.

Try to sort through issues with an open mind, and do not jump to conclusions. Everyone needs to make changes to progress forward.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): There could be some tension for you at work now.

Try to give a little more to others today.

You will be better able to see the practical side of life than them at the moment.

Trust your instincts when having to make on the spot decisions, it will not lead you wrong.

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Crystal Clear Ministry marks 20 years BANQUET, SILENT AUCTION TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF Herb and Crystal Taylor of Red Deer spent two decades crossing the continent to deliver the Gospel through song and word.

It’s been a pretty even partnership: “I sing, and my husband preaches,” said Crystal Taylor.

The couple have taken their Crystal Clear Ministries to hospitals, nursing homes, rodeos, weddings, funerals, parades, fairs, street corners, parks, restaurants, Wal-Marts, flea-markets and anywhere there’s an audience.

The evangelical Christian ministry that started with the Taylors hitting the road in their motorhome in 1994, is now celebrating its 20th anniversary with a fundraising banquet and silent auction on Saturday at Balmoral Bible Chapel, north of Red Deer’s Rosedale neighbourhood on Hwy 11 east.

The event will feature music by the reunited Jordan Echoes gospel group of Central Alberta, as well as Crystal Taylor.

The Red Deer-based singer/songwriter will perform her religious songs in a country vein, since that’s been her preferred genre ever since she took the stage with a Kitty Wells song at age 11.

“It was the only song I knew the words to, and (the audience) encored me,” recalled Crystal, who grew up in Nova Scotia with a love for Christian, as well as country, music.

After seeing a performance of the Speer Family southern gospel singers, Crystal knew what she wanted to do: “join country and gospel.”

Her future path became even clearer at age 15.

That’s when Crystal met her future husband, Herb, then a 17-year-old evangelist who already knew he wanted to be in full-time ministry.

Although not an ordained minister, Herb has a gift and a passion for imparting God’s Word, said Crystal.

And spreading the Christian message is what the Taylors have been doing ever since — whether driving or flying across North America.

“Music helps lots of things get through to people,” said Crystal, who tries to make her songs relatable to listeners without being didactic. “I’ve heard some people say I have a gentle way of delivering a powerful message — and for me, that says it all.”

Since she began writing her own country-gospel tunes in 1988, Crystal has recorded 75 original compositions on seven Nashville-produced albums.

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Herb and Crystal Taylor have taken their Crystal Clear Ministries to hospitals, nursing homes, rodeos, weddings, funerals, parades, fairs, street corners, parks, restaurants, Wal-Marts, flea-markets and anywhere there’s an audience over the past 20 years.

Opry, and shared stages with Johnny Cash’s sister, Joanne Yates, as well as George Hamilton IV, Dick Damron, Potter’s Clay and other notable gospel acts.

Crystal also sang at the Calgary Stampede Parade, 1988 Calgary Olympics, and performed for various Christian audiences, including cowboys, truckers, and bikers and street people. She’s played guitar at countless country gospel jamborees and cowboy churches from Alberta to New Mexico.

Crystal also won a Canadian Gospel Music Association songwriter of the year award for the northwest region in 2000, and has appeared on various Christian TV programs, including 100 Huntley Street.

After 20 years, she and Herb are showing no signs

of tiring — Crystal noted the pair are sometimes away from home more than eight months of the year, often travelling as far as Newfoundland or the southern U.S. Funds raised from the anniversary banquet will go towards the ministry’s expenses, including travel costs.

Since Crystal’s last album Just Pray came out in 2010, she said she’d also like to put out another release fairly soon.

Tickets to the 5:30 p.m. banquet are $30 each or $200 for a table of eight. For more information, call 403-342-7357 or 403-347-5450. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

to-based Miriam Toews, who won the award for 2008’s The Flying Troutmans and is in the running now with All My Puny Sorrows. The heartbreaking story of a writer dealing with her sister’s depression is also on the long list for the Scotiabank Giller Prize.

actress to receive a nod.

The overall on-screen progress comes as the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community has made social and political strides that include legalization of same-sex marriage in some U.S. states and the end of a military ban on openly gay service members.

Carrie Snyder, Miriam Toews among finalists for Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize

GLAAD study finds gay depictions increase on network, cable TV; transgender roles lag

TORONTO — When celebrated short story writer Carrie Snyder decided to explore her newfound love for long-distance running through her first novel two years ago, she found inspiration from the 1928 Summer Olympics, when women’s athletics debuted.

“It was the first Games that women were allowed to compete at in track and field events, and Canada sent quite a small team,” she said from her home in Waterloo, Ont. “They were called the Matchless Six, so there were six women on the team and they came back with a bunch of medals.

“They did really, really well, really performed above expectations.”

Snyder then imagined a fictional female character competing in the 800-metre race at those Games and made her the protagonist of Girl Runner, which on Wednesday made the short list for the $25,000 Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize.

Other finalists for this year’s prize include Toron-

LOS ANGELES — Television has increased its depiction of gay, lesbian and bisexual characters, with the edge going to cable and the Internet over broadcast networks, according to a study released Wednesday by the advocacy group GLAAD. Networks are promoting the understanding of gay lives with some of the most inclusive programs yet, but should “strive to include significant transgender content,” said Sarah Kate Ellis, president and CEO of GLAAD, which advocates for the inclusion of LGBT characters and stories in media, in a statement.

Transgender characters are featured on cable and Internet fare such as the online series Orange Is the New Black from Netflix and Transparent from Amazon.

In this year’s Emmy Award nominations, Orange Is the New Black co-star Laverne Cox became the first openly transgender

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GODFREY Albert Gunness, England - 1918 Innisfail, Alberta - 2014 Albert Godfrey passed away peacefully at the Rosefield Continuing Care Centre only 5 days short of his 96th birthday on Saturday, July 26, 2014. He was born in Gunness, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, on July 31, 1918.

Predeceased by his beloved wife Mary, parents Fred and Annie, brother John and wife Kathleen Godfrey; Albert’s passing is mourned, but his life is remembered with love, by his nephew Jim (Gerry) Godfrey, nieces Marg (Pat) Bodnark, Barb (Dwight) Beierle, nine great nephews and nieces, and thirteen greatgreat nephews and nieces. As well, his memory is cherished by his step-family, Ed (Lil) Sevcik (Neil and Dale), Marie (Ken) Boot (Leslie and Diane), Irene Sevcik and their family members.

Albert came to Canada at the age of 8 with his parents and brother in the spring of 1926. They settled on the family farm in the Trenville district, east of Lousana. This would be Albert’s home for the next 45 years. Upon receiving his education at the original Trenville School, Albert, like so many young men of that era, began helping on the farm. In 1942, Albert volunteered for military service and served for the next 4 years with Irish Fusiliers, an infantry regiment of the Canadian Army. He returned to the farm following his discharge in 1946 and began a farming partnership with his father and brother. In 1971, Albert sold his farm and moved to Red Deer. Here, he found employment as a custodian with the Red Deer public school division and in 1972, Albert married the love of his life and best friend Mary Sevcik. Together, they purchased a lovely home in the city and enjoyed 17 wonderful years together. In his younger years, Albert enjoyed gardening, singing, dancing, curling, and traveling. He was also a member of the Red Deer Seniors DownTown House and attended many activities at the Golden Circle. Albert sold his home and moved to St. Mary’s Health Care Centre in Trochu to be nearer to his brother and family in the spring of 1998.

Here, he enjoyed many wonderful years, made many good friends, one in particular, Evy Tallman, and received excellent care from the staff. From 2006 until 2013, Albert resided at Symphony, Aspen Ridge Lodge in Red Deer where once again, he experienced wonderful care and received much kindness and attention from not only the lodge staff, but from his very special friend and caregiver Michelle Payne. In these later years of life, Albert enjoyed collecting and watching movies and visiting with family and friends. A Special thank you to Edna Knights, a longtime neighbor and friend, for her many visits and delicious birthday cake which Albert so greatly enjoyed. As his health continued to decline, a move to Innisfail was necessitated.

The compassion, respect and care demonstrated by the staff at Rosefield during Albert’s last few months of life was so greatly appreciated by Albert and his entire family.

Goodbye dear Uncle, Grandpa and Friend.

A long life - well lived - rest in peace.

A service of remembrance to honour Albert Godfrey’s life will be held at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820-45 Street, Red Deer, on Saturday, October 4, 2014 at 1:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Senior’s DownTown House, Red Deer, Alberta, or to a charity of the donor’s choice.

Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com.

Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer. Phone (403) 347-2222

PALFI Andras Nov. 15, 1949 - Sept. 27, 2014 Andras passed away peacefully with his family by his side at the Red Deer Regional Hospital.

He is survived by his wife of 41 years Hilda; and daughter Linda (Ron). A celebration of life will be held at the iHotel, David Thompson East Room, 6500 67 Street, Red Deer, on October 7, 2014 at 2:00 pm.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Lending Cupboard or the Red Cross.

Condolences may be sent to the family at palfil@shaw.ca.

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HANSEN Peter Nikolaj Peter Hansen passed away in Red Deer on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at the age of 88 years. Peter was born in Denmark on January 6, 1926. He is survived by his three children; daughter, Toni (Gordon) Sprewell of Georgia, USA; sons, Larry (Etta) and Lee (Lynette) of Red Deer and seven grandchildren.

Cremation has taken place.

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is looking for a wellorganized and efficient legal assistant with broad experience in a solicitor’s practice, which would include corporate and commercial law, real Personals estate conveyancing, and wills and estates. Salary ALCOHOLICS and benefits are negotiable ANONYMOUS 403-347-8650 and will be commensurate with experience.

COCAINE ANONYMOUS 403-396-8298 Please email your resume to kbeattie@scblaw.ca

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LEE Heidi Louise 1975 - 2014 It is with great sadness that the family of Heidi Louise Lee (nee Bruin) announces her passing on Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at the age of 38 years. She was born on November 19, 1975 at Red Deer, Alberta. Heidi was a beautiful person with an intelligent nature. She had a sense of humour along with a giving and compassionate heart. She loved to play baseball in the summer and even joined a league. Her greatest love and joy were her sons and making sure they were happy. She had a passion for being a lifeguard and a swim coach. Heidi was that person that could be a magician with many tricks of the trade. Heidi will be lovingly remembered by her husband, Jody and their two sons, Jessy and Austyn of Olds, Alberta, her father, Herman Bruin (Christine) of Red Deer, sisters, Corinna (Roger) Bruin-Tewson of Innisfail, Alberta, Rebecca (Chuck) Steele of Penhold, Alberta, brothers, Troy (Diane) Bruin of Millet, Alberta, Marty (Catherine) Bruin of Red Deer and grandfather, Cor Bruin. She will also be sadly missed by her parents-in-law, Dennis and Shirley Shewkenek of Olds, Alberta, sisters-in-law, Shannon Lee (Devin) of Okotoks, Alberta, Robyn Orom (Brandon) of Lacombe, Alberta and Dani Shewkenek (Cory) of Red Deer; as well as numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Heidi was predeceased by her mother, Carol Bruin (nee Barnes), brother, Cameron Bruin, grandparents, Ella and Robert Barnes and grandmother, Ariea Bruin. A Celebration of Heidi’s Life will be held at First Christian Reformed Church, 16 McVicar Street, Red Deer, Alberta on Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. with Pastor Gary Bomhof officiating.

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.

403.340.4040.

WAGNER Garfield (Garth) George Edgar Surrounded by the love and support of family, friends, and caregivers, Garth quietly passed away in Lacombe, Alberta on Wednesday, September 24, 2014. A memorial service will take place at St. Andrew’s United Church, 5226-51 Avenue, Lacombe on Friday October 3, 2014 at 11:00 a.m., with a luncheon to follow immediately at the church. The family extends an invitation for drinks and appetizers between 4-7 p.m. at the Lacombe Golf and Country Club. Those wishing to make memorial contributions may do so to Parkinson’s Alberta, 102, 5636 Burbank Crescent, Calgary, AB T2H 1Z6 or any other community/sport organization of choice.

Expressions of sympathy may be made by visiting www.wilsonsfuneralchapel.ca WILSON’S FUNERAL CHAPEL & CREMATORIUM of Lacombe and Rimbey in charge of the arrangements.

403-7823366 403-843-3388 “A Caring Family, Caring For Families”

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Clerical

LOOKING for an energetic, motivated individual to join our team to take on a position of Payroll/Benefits Administrator. This person must have payroll experience as well as be proficient in Simply Accounting and Microsoft Office. This position is 20 hrs. per week with flexible hrs. and will possibly lead into F/T with our rapidly growing company. Only exp’d person need apply with resume to our office at stacyschnepf@ hurricaneenergy.ca

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Births

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Welcome Wagon

has a special package just for you & your little one!

For more information, Call Lori, 403-348-5556

Please Note: We will only reply to those candidates meeting our criteria.

Warren Sinclair is a highly respected Central Alberta business law firm and is one of the largest firms in Red Deer, Alberta. Warren Sinclair is currently seeking full time Legal Assistants for the following areas of law: - Corporate Law; - Real Estate Transactions; - Commercial and Bank Financing.

The successful applicant will display a team player outlook, demonstrate effective communication skills, and will have the ability to multi task and to work in a fast paced environment.

We offer excellent wages and benefits.

Please submit your resume to: #600, 4911-51 Street Red Deer, Alberta T4N 6V4 Fax: 403-343-6069, or email Rhonda Elder, relder@warrensinclair.com

Oilfield

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$2500 Bonus Every 100 days

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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

SERVING CENTRAL ALBERTA RURAL REGION

CALL 309-3300

740

Dental

P/T DENTAL Hygienist req’d in Innisfail. Email resume to jtkdental@hotmail.com

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I was honored to be surrounded by many many people, including farmers from all around Red Deer, cattle buyers, and friends from the olden days in school.

Continued well wishes to all of you, and thank you again. ~Love Lotty

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TO ADVERTISE YOUR SALE HERE — CALL 309-3300

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Avon, tools, toys, antiques, etc.

Fairview - Upper 32, 5202 FARRELL AVE. Oct. 2nd - 4th Thursday & Friday 2-6 Saturday 10-2 GARAGE SALE - MOVING

West Park

38 Wishart St. STILL DOWNSIZING Oct. 3, 4 & 5 Fri., Sat. & Sun. 11 - 6 Air tools, air paint sprayers, lawn mower, bikes, foot pedal sewing machine, housewares, & garden items, some Snap-On tools etc....

West Park

Sylvan Lake

5902 & 5906 41 ST. Cres.

Oct. 2, 3 & 4 Thurs. & Fri. 3-7 Sat. 9-1 Antiques, collectibles, tools Lots of Lots!!

24 FIRDALE DRIVE, Sylvan. Oct. 2nd - 4th Thurs. & Fri. 1-7, Sat. 10-3 ESTATE SALE. Misc. household, antiques, etc.

D2 RED DEER ADVOCATE Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014

LOCAL SERVICE CO. in Red Deer REQ’S EXP. VACUUM TRUCK OPERATOR Must have Class 3 licence w/air & all oilfield tickets.

DUE to recent significant Fax resume w/drivers growth, Alstar Oilfield abstract to 403-886-4475 Contractors has immediate openings MADDON Oilfield Services for full time permanent is seeking qualified, JOURNEYMAN competent, and WELDERS AND B professional personnel to PRESSURE WELDERS join our team. Slickline (NOC 7265) Operators and Trainees. at our Hinton location.

Class 3 License, WHIMIS, H2S, First Aid preferred Duties: but not limited to. Fax resume to 780-603-2241 • Work as part of a Email resume to Paul.Ste. safety oriented team Marie@Maddon.ca • Fabricate pipe spools NEEDED: • Fabricate structural asH2S Supervisors, firefightsemblies ers and medics. Please email resume and relevant Knowledge, Skills and oilfield tickets to: admin@ Qualifications: • Journeyman or Red tcbsafety.com or call Carl 403-506-1255 Seal Welder • B Pressure or CWB certificates would be an asset • Stainless pipe experience would be an asset NOW HIRING • Be able to interpret Well Testing Personnel drawings Experienced Supervisors & Operators Compensation: • Starting at $35.00 per Must have valid applicable hour (based on ex- tickets. Email: lstouffer@ testalta.com perience) • Matching RRSP program • Medical, Dental, Vision plan • Disability and life insurance OIL & GAS OPERATOR Bearspaw currently has a Apply to: position in our Stettler field operations for an intermediate Alstar Oilfield Contractors oil and gas operator. Applicants LTD. must have experience as a 310 East River Road heavy duty mechanic or Hinton, Alberta journeyman instrument T7V 2G3 mechanic and possess www.alstaroilfield.com strong mechanical skills, hr@alstaroilfield.com be quick learners, motivated Fax: 780 865 5829 and hard working and live or be willing to relocate within a 20 minute commute to workplace location. This position offers a challenging work environment, attractive EXP’D CLASS 1 benefits with competitive pay and significant room DRIVER REQ’D. for promotion.

Class 1 is a must and Please submit resumes picker exp. would be an asset. Oilfield exp. preAttn: Human Resources ferred. Will require H2S email:payroll@ and First Aid Certificate.

This position is F/T days bearspawpet.com Fax 403-252-9719 only in the Stettler area.

Salary to commensurate Mail: Suite 5309 333 96 Ave. NE Calgary, AB T3K 0S3 with experience. Please send resumes to: lornemurfitt@telus.net.

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Oilfield

EXPERIENCED LABOURERS REQ’D. Must have all safety tickets.

Competitive wages.

Call 403-502-1091 HYDROTESTORS 2000 is currently taking resumes for

TESTING TRUCK OPERATORS Must have class 5 Q endorsement license.

Please provide drivers abstract as well as valid oilfield tickets. Drop off resumes at 7889 49 Ave. Red Deer.

Heavy Equipment Operators Requirements: Valid Driver’s License H2S Alive Standard First Aid WHIMIS and/or CSTS or PST Pre-Access A&D Testing Ground Disturbance Level 11 Please e-mail or fax your resume to: hr@tr3energy.com Fax: (403) 294-9323 www.tr3energy.com

GOODMEN ROOFING LTD.

is currently taking resumes for experienced Production Testing Personnel Email resume to: rdzubaroffice@telus.net or fax to (403)346-9420.

Gasoline Alley, 37471 Hwy 2S,

Requires

Red Deer County

SLOPED ROOFERS LABOURERS & FLAT ROOFERS

Restaurant/ Hotel

820

A & W GASOLINE ALLEY Requires to work at these locations: 121 Leva Avenue 61 Gasoline Alley Food Counter Attendants Permanent F/T & P/T shifts, Weekends, day, night & evenings. Starting wage $13/hr. Start date: ASAP, 40 hrs./wk + Blue Cross Benefits.

3 Vacancies. Education & exp. not req’d. Apply in person or at aw.ca or fax to 403-346-6017

BOULEVARD Restaurant & Lounge Gasoline Alley, 37471 Hwy 2S,

Red Deer County is seeking

Cook ~ $14.00/hr.

To prepare & cook all food up to standard, clean kitchen & maintain hygiene, follow recipes, assist in receiving & storing

Kitchen Helper ~ $11.00/hr.

To clean kitchen following safety & hygiene standards.

Clean utensils, cutlery, crockery & glassware items, floors, assist in prep.

All positions are permanent Full-time/Part-time, shift work & weekends.

Education: Above Secondary Work Experience not essential, training provided.

Fax resume to 780-702-5051

EAST 40TH PUB Looking for Exp.

P/T Bartender/Waitress Apply with Resume to 3811 40th Ave.

HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS RED DEER 2803-50 Avenue,

Red Deer is seeking

FRONT DESK CLERK ~ $14.00/hr.

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Answer phone calls, take reservations.

Check in/out guests.

Balance cash out & attend to guest needs

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Clean & vacuum rooms, public areas, pool etc.

• Replenish amenities, linens & towels.

• Adhere to Holiday Inn safety standards.

All positions are permanent Full-time/Part-time, shift work & weekends.

Education: Above Secondary Work Experience not essential, training provided.

Fax resume to 780-702-5051

TAP HOUSE NORTH (formerly Sam’s Cafe) is now taking applications for Full Time/Part time COOK, Bring resume to 7101 Gaetz Ave. Red Deer between 2-4 pm.

is seeking

FRONT DESK CLERK ~ $14.00/hr.

The Classified Department has a one year Maternity leave position available. This is a part time position averaging 3 days / 22.5 hours per week. Monday, Thursday & Friday 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. The person selected will also occasionally be required to work full time for staff holiday relief.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the sale of classified advertising in the Red Deer Advocate and associated community papers, both over the phone and at the front counter. You will provide assistance to customers’ inquiries; as well as close of day balancing procedures, sale of newspapers and general customer service duties.

880

850

ALPINE DRYWALL Immed. openings for tradespersons. Commercial.

No exp. req’d. Willing to train.

Competative wages & benefits.

Phone 403-348-8640

Now Recruiting Electrical and Instrumentation Journeyman and Apprentices Req’d QUALIFICATIONS H2S Alive / First Aid CSTS or PST / Fall Protection Valid Driver’s Licence Oilfield Experience Will Require a Pre-Employment Drug & Alcohol Screening SEND RESUMES TO FAX: 403-638-3688 OR EMAIL: careers@ bighornelectric.com

resumes for 3rd. yr. apprentices and B Pressure Welders, $30-$55/hr. Valid safety tickets req’d. Fax your resumes to: 403-729-2771 or send by email to: brleslie@telus.net

CLASSIFICATIONS 1000-1430

To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

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 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.

Eavestroughing

1130

GUTTERS CLEANED & REPAIRED. 403-391-2169 VELOX EAVESTROUGH Cleaning & Repairs.

Reasonable rates. 340-9368

1130

WINDOW / EAVESTROUGH CLEANING. Free quotes, 403-506-4822

1280

Roofing

1370

MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161

PRECISE ROOFING LTD. 15 Yrs. Exp., Ref’s Avail.

403-896-4869

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ATT’N: Are you looking for help on small jobs around the house or renovate your bathroom, painting or flooring, or cutting small trees?

Call James 403-341-0617

Massage Therapy

1280

FANTASY MASSAGE

International ladies

Now Open

Misc.

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1290

Seniors’ Services

Property clean up 340-8666 GARAGE DOOR SERVICE. Save 50%. 403-358-1614 Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

We do dump runs/odd jobs 4035502502/4038855333

Painters/ Decorators

1310

1372

HELPING HANDS Home Supports for Seniors.

Est 1999. Cooking, cleaning, companionship. At home or facility. Call 403-346-7777 for information.

Snow Removal 5* JUNK REMOVAL

1380

SNOWPLOWING Comm/Res. Contracts welcome. 403-358-1614 Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

Window Cleaning

Requires Full Time

Equipment Operator/Truck Driver Q Endorsement preferred.

Competitive Wages & Benefits.

Fax resumes & ref’s to: 403-343-1248 or email to: admin@shunda.ca

Truckers/ Drivers

A local company requires an enthusiastic person for counter sales.

Email resume to mark@aesreddeer.com DAIRY equipment supplier looking for GENERAL LABORERS For our parts & service dept.

Competitive wages and benefits package. E-mail resume:joel@prolineinc.ca DISPATCHER REQ’D. Knowledge of Red Deer and area is essential.

Verbal and written communication skills are req’d. Send resume by fax to 403-346-0295

860

LUBE TECH wanted for busy dealership, possible chance for advancement into apprenticeship.

Must have drivers license.

Fax resume to 341-5066

OCTOBER START! Accepting registrations for

6 mo. Community Support Worker Program AND

GED Program Funding may be available.

403-340-1930

Academic Express Adult Education & Training www.academicexpress.ca

GAETZ SOUTH F/T P/T MEAT CUTTER. Apply within 5111 22nd St. Red Deer

GAETZ SOUTH F/T P/T Grocery Staff Morning & evening hrs. avail. Apply within 5111 22nd St. Red Deer

GAETZ SOUTH FT/PT CASHIERS Apply within 5111 22nd St. Red Deer

GAETZ SOUTH P/T Bakery Evening Staff Apply within 5111 22nd St. Red Deer

HIGH Paying Entry Level Positions We are a growing water purification company proudly serving families across central AB. Average starting base pay of approx. $18/hr. with room for rapid advancement. In house training is provided to qualified applicants.

Applicants should be motivated, reliable, professional, and possess a thirst for knowledge. Call to schedule an interview between 10 am and 7 pm.

403-356-0330 LABORERS NEEDED F/T FOR SNOW REMOVAL & MAINTENANCE WORK. Must have driver’s license.

Call 403-506-8928 or Fax 403-886-5814

PARTS TECHNICIAN WANTED. Trochu Motors is seeking a customer oriented and responsible individual to join our parts team. Prior experience in the industry would be an asset but not a must.

Applicants must have organizational skills, basic computer skills and the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.

We are looking forward to add to our growing dealership. Please Apply in person at 102 Eckenfelder St. Trochu, Alberta. Fax (403) 442-3829 or by email wmtn@inbox.com Start your career!

See Help Wanted SWAMPERS F/T needed immediately for a fast growing waste & recycling company.

Heavy lifting involved (driver’s helper) position.

Reliability essential. Own transportation required.

Please email resumes to canpak@xplornet.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

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

F/T CLEANERS 3 am - 11 am shift.

Need to be physically fit.

Must have reliable transportation.

Please send resume attn: Greg Tisdale gtisdale@ cashcasino.ca or fax 403-346-3101 or drop off at Cash Casino, 6350 - 67 St.

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Counter Salesperson

CASH CASINO is hiring a

Labourers, Flag Persons & Operators Busy road construction company looking for Labourers AND flag persons. Work is throughout Alberta. Must have a Class 5 license. Fax resume to 403-309-0489 Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

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)

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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 Street, Riverside Industrial District The ideal candidate will: • be able to maneuver merchandise in excess of 100lbs • possess exceptional customer service skills • enjoy working within a diverse team • hold a valid driver’s license and a clear drivers abstract The Company provides a comprehensive and competitive benefit program including such things as: • Medical & Dental benefit Program • Flex days • Stat holidays off • Paid vacation time off • Employee & Family Assistance Program • Referral Incentives • Employee discounts • Boot Allowance Trail is always looking for people who want opportunities to grow, take initiative and work well within a team environment. Launch your career with a well-known and respected company.

Become a part of the successful Trail team by submitting a resume to reddeerjobs@trail-appliances.com or by fax to 403-347-3314.

A security check will be conducted on successful candidates. We thank all interested applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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880

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ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Friday Forward ONLY 3 DAYS A WEEK in CLEARVIEW AREA Clearview Ridge Area $172/mo.

DEER PARK AREA Dolan Close $49.24/mo.

ALSO Dumas Cres., Duffy Close, and 2 Blocks of Dempsey St. $80.48/mo.

GRANDVIEW AREA 3900 to 4200 Blocks of 41A Ave. and 1 Block of 39 St.

453191I29-J3

Call Classifieds 403-309-3300 1010

Skill Metal Fabricators in Bassano, Alberta are looking for operators in the following departments CNC machine shop, sheet metal, powder coating, welding and anodizing. We offer competitive wages and benefit package.

These are full time positions - available immediately. Please email your resume to: resumes@ skillmetal.com or fax to 403-641-3466.

830

wegotservices

Massage Therapy

850

860

BRAATT CONST. This position requires computer skills, knowledge of Word and Excel Of Red Deer is seeking programs and excellent command of the English language with above exp’d. carpenters and average spelling. The ability to multi-task, work well on a team and be selflaborers for the motivated is essential. We are looking for someone to join our team in agricultural industry. Must October 2014 for paid training with the maternity leave commencing early have drivers license. Call December (possibly earlier).

Brad 403-588-8588 If interested, please send your resume by October 17, 2014 to: D. LESLIE WELDING LTD. prstamm@reddeeradvocate.com or drop off at the We are currently accepting Front Counter of the Red Deer Advocate, 2950 Bremner Ave.

Trades

Valid Driver’s Licence Answer phone calls, preferred. Fax or email take reservations. info@goodmenroofing.ca • Check in/out guests. or (403)341-6722 • Balance cash out & NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE! attend to guest needs.

NEEDED F/T Service Person HOUSEKEEPING for after sales service and ROOM ATTENDANT STUCCO/Plaster & labour set up of manufactured ~ $14.00/hr. and modular home. Must needed! Can pay cash. Call /text Chris@4035507237 • Clean & Vacuum rooms, have exp. in roofing, siding, public areas, pool, etc. flooring, drywall, paint etc., • Replenish amenities, Competitive wages and Truckers/ linens & towels. health plan avail. Apply to Drivers • Adhere to Holiday Inn James at M & K Homes, safety standards 403-346-6116 2-GOOD OILFIELD All positions are permanent NEEDED IMMED. FOR SERVICES Full-time/Part-time, shift manufacturing is currently seeking work & weekends. company in Blackfalds CLASS 1 TANK TRUCK Education: Above Secondary JOURNEYMAN & PRESSURE TRUCK Work Experience not WELDERS OPERATORS. essential, training provided.

Competitive wages and Base salary + bonuses.

Fax resume to 780-702-5051 benefits package.

Great benefits pkg after 3 mo.

Email resume to: JJAM Management (1987) Please fax resume & drivers joel@prolineinc.ca Ltd., o/a Tim Horton’s abstract to: 403-346-3766 Requires to work at these Rattray Reclamation Ltd is Red Deer, AB locations: currently seeking an 5111 22 St. experienced backhoe 37444 HWY 2 S operator with a clean and 37543 HWY 2N valid class 1 license 700 3020 22 St. preferably 3 years FOOD ATTENDANT experience to work in the Req’d permanent shift Lacombe and surrounding weekend day and evening areas. Duties will include both full and part time. lease construction, lease 16 Vacancies, $10.88/hr. + cleanups and reclamation. benefits. Start ASAP. Valid H2s, Ground DisturJob description bance, and First aid tickets CENTRAL AB based truckwww.timhortons.com are a must. ing company requires Education and experience Competitive wages and Owner Operators not req’d. benefits available Please & Contract Drivers Apply in person or fax email resume to in AB. Home the odd night. resume to: 403-314-1303 drattray@rattrayrec.com.

Weekends off. Late model Or fax to (403)-934-5235 SERVER -CUSTOMER tractor pref. 403-586-4558 No phone calls please.

COUNTER - F/T Duties: Take customer CLASS 1 DRIVER Service Plumbing & orders, portion raw food, with super B and grain Heating is looking for package take-out orders, hauling experience for experienced residential handle cleaning & store Central AB. Call Wayne and commercial service cleaning products, stock 403-341-9113 technician with current fridge, & collect money Alberta gas/plumbing CLASS 1 or 3 drivers req’d from costumer. $11.89/hr. ticket. Benefit package for moving equipment.

5 days/wk. Must be avail. after 3 months, wages Resumes to be dropped off on weekends & holidays. based on experience. at Key Towing. 4083-78 St. Paula @ 403-347-8001 Email: Cres. Red Deer. info@serviceplumbing.ca or fax to (403) 342-2025 CLASS 3 DRIVERS w/airbrake endorsement Shipper/Receiver needed immed. for waste & A local company requires recycling. Email resume an energetic person for with a min. of 2 references shipper/receiver.

THE RUSTY PELICAN to: canpak@xplornet.ca Email resume to is now accepting resumes mark@aesreddeer.com F/T TRUCK drivers req’d. for an EXPERIENCED Minimum Class 5 with air LINE COOK SHUNDA and clean abstract. Exp. MUST HAVE CONSTRUCTION preferred. In person to Key REFERENCES. requires a Towing 4083-78 St. Cres.

Apply within: 2079-50 Safety Coordinator Red Deer.

Ave. 2-4 pm. Mon.-Fri. to implement, manage & Fax 403-347-1161 Phone LOOKING for Class 1 enhance our existing calls WILL NOT be accepted. driver based out of Red safety program. Fax Deer, Super B flatdeck for resume and references western Canada. WeekSales & to 403-343-1248 or ends and stats off. Call Distributors email admin@shunda.ca.

403-872-9452 358-0461 348-3177 SHUNDA FIREPLACE PERSON required for sales in Red CONSTRUCTION Deer. Light office duties.

Requires Full Time Misc.

Must have drivers license.

Carpenters Help Top wages. Call or email & Apprentices John, 1-780-993-2040 Competitive Wages firegall@telusplanet.net & Benefits.

Fax resumes & ref’s to: 403-343-1248 or email to: admin@shunda.ca Trades •

BIG HORN ELECTRIC and CONTROLS LTD.

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Phone/Front Counter Sales Maternity Leave Position

Accounting

850

Trades

HOLIDAY INN Red Deer South,

830

Sales & Distributors

820

ZUBAR Production Services

HOUSEKEEPING ROOM ATTENDANT ~14.00/hr.

TR3 Energy is at the forefront of reclamation and remediation in the oil & gas industry We are currently recruiting for:

Restaurant/ Hotel

1420

WINDOW CLEANING. Specials. 11 a.m.-3 a.m. JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp.

Outside/Inside.

Private back entry. 403-341-4445 Free Est. 403-872-8888 Free quotes, 403-506-4822

MOUNTVIEW AREA

880

FRONTIER BUS LINES Ltd. EXPERIENCED MOTOR COACH DRIVERS

Full time and part time positions available.

Must be willing to work evenings and weekends, and must have previous experience driving either motor coach or semi. Clean Class 1 or Class 2 with air.

HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC REQUIRED

Will consider either full or part time.

Previous motor coach repair experience preferred.

MOTOR COACH CLEANER

frontbus@platinum.ca 403-347-4999

ROSEDALE AREA West end of Robinson Cres., Ryan Cl., Rich Cl., & Rabbis St. $71.30/mo.

ALSO Roberts Cres. $53.64/mo.

WOODLEA AREA

Part time position. Shop is located 6 miles from Red Deer. Applicants must have own transportation and be able to work flexible schedule.

Please email or fax resume to:

41 Ave. between 33 St. and 35 St., 3 Blocks of 33 St. and 1 Block of 35 St. $62./mo.

ALSO 42 Ave. between 33 and 35 St. and 42A Ave. Close $74./mo.

47A Ave, & part of 55, 56 & 57 St. $134./mo.

For More Information Call Jamie at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4306

278950A5

800

Oilfield

452336I25-J8

800

Oilfield

RED DEER ADVOCATE Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014 D3

900

Employment Training

1640

Tools

Household Furnishings

1720

COMPOUND miter saw BLUE swivel rocker $25, $100; 8” power ice auger green swivel rocker $20, $75 403-342-7951 VHS stand $10, cedar front 6 mo. Community door, new $100 Support Worker Program 403-343-2730 AND Firewood MICROWAVE, Kenmore, GED Program white, 900 watts. $25.

Funding may be available.

403-352-8811 AFFORDABLE 403-340-1930

OCTOBER START!

Accepting registrations for

1660

Academic Express Adult Education & Training www.academicexpress.ca

Homestead Firewood Spruce & Pine -Split. Firepits avail. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472

LOGS

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stuff CLASSIFICATIONS 1500-1990

1550

Building Supplies

2 - 8’ TREATED 4x4’s $10.

2 SHUTE 7/16” 4’x8’ CHIPBOARD $20.

403-358-5568

1580

Children's Items

BOYS RUNNERS - Spiderman, size 3, very good cond. $10.

403-314-9603 LEAPSTER L-MAX with extra game, tv cables.

Very good cond. $25 403-314-9603

1590

Clothing

2 PC. man’s suit, dbl. breasted, grey pure wool, size 40R (Moores) worn once, like new $75 403-314-2026 DOWN FILLED HOODED COAT beige colour, knee length, brand new. Size XL, $100.

403-343-1112

EquipmentHeavy

1630

TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

Tools

1640

AIR COMPRESSOR, electric, on wheels, 5 h.p. $195.00 403-346-7856

Advocate Opportunities

Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar.

Price depends on location.

Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346 Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / Delivery. Lyle 403-783-2275

Garden Supplies

1680

RIMBEY TREES Large variety of trees for sale.

Planting available.

Fall Specials!

Call Walter, 403-748-3611

Household Appliances

1710

WANTED Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

Stereos TV's, VCRs

1730

12” COLOR TV w/remote, 2 yrs. old $25 403-314-0804

Misc. for Sale

1760

Canon K920 copier, good for small business, exc. cond. $45; 3 clean, wool accent matching carpets, two 2’ x 7’, one hexagon $45/all or will sell individually; LEE Enfield .303 ammo magazine $35 403-352-8811 COMPUTER desk, black, 48”w, 23”d, 30”h, like new.

Bought at the Brick, was $250 asking $95 403-352-8811

Musical Instruments

1770

Houses/ Duplexes

3020

AMPLIFYER for guitar, RX-100 for beginners, 7 Watt. Asking $30.

403-227-2976

MORRISROE MANOR

1810

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS NEEDED For Afternoon Delivery 3 Days/Week (Wed., Thurs. & Fri.)

GLENDALE Grimson & Goodall Ave. For more information or to apply call Joanne at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4308

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS NEEDED For Afternoon Delivery Wednesday, Thursday & Friday

BOWER AREA Bunn Cres.

Baile Close Boyce Street Byer Close Barrett Drive Bell Street Baker Ave. Broughton Cres.

Brookes Cres. Beatty Cres.

For more information or to apply, please call Ashley at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4316

HORSESHOES, $20.

2 new plastic SAW HORSES, $12/ea.

2 new in box 30 wall mounted STORAGE BINS, $25/ea.

1 CHROME CLOTHES RACK, $25.

EXERCISE BIKE, $20.

GLASS PATIO TABLE, 4 chairs & umbrella $50.

403-358-5568 HOUSEHOLD ITEMS - 2 box fulls Sheets set, afghan, cushions, dishes, glasses, coffee maker & filters, $25.

403-314-9603 QUEEN FAUX MINK BLANKET, like new $25, queen quilt, like new $25, Corningware ten cup coffee pot $25 403-348-6449

RED DEER ADVOCATE Monday through Saturday.

Delivery to be done on/or before 6:30 am.

Reliable vehicle needed.

CARRIERS NEEDED 3 days per week, no weekends ROUTES IN:

Horses

2140

WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

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rentals CLASSIFICATIONS

FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

Acreages/ Farms

3010

STETTLER/DONALDA AREA. 10 acres park-like setting, large screened deck, large heated shop, bsmt. fully renovated, $1350. + utils. Available immediately For more info call 403-741-5284

Advocate Opportunities

5180

CARRIERS REQUIRED

CENTRAL AB LIFE & LACOMBE EXPRESS 1 day a week in: LACOMBE BLACKFALDS Please call Rick for details 403-314-4303

ADULT Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the

RED DEER ADVOCATE Monday through Saturday.

Delivery to be done on/or before 6:30 am.

Reliable vehicle needed.

PINES AREA For More Information, please call Joanne 403-314-4308

INGLEWOOD AREA

CARRIERS REQUIRED

Isherwood Close

To deliver the CENTRAL AB LIFE 1 day a week in:

MORRISROE AREA Metcalf Ave SUNNYBROOK AREA Stirling Close/Sherwod Cres.

Eckville Bowden Olds Sylvan Lake Please call Debbie for details 403-314-4307

LANCASTER AREA Lancaster Drive Lamb Close VANIER AREA

INGLEWOOD & MORRISROE

Vanier Drive Vanson Close Viscount Drive Vold Close Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info **********************

TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 403-314-4300

5040

3260

wegot

3050

CLEARVIEW

homes

& Services

Adult Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the

RED DEER ADVOCATE 6 Days a week!

Delivery to be done on/or before 6:30 am For More Information, Please call Prodie Phone 403-314-4301

RED’S AUTO. Free Scrap Vehicle & Metal Removal.

AMVIC APPROVED. We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. 403-396-7519

2 bdrm. 4-Plex, 4 appls.

Rent $1125. incl. sewer, water and garbage. D.D. $650. Avail. now or Nov. 1.

403-304-5337 NEWLY RENOVATED bachelor, 1, & 2 bedroom suites available in central location. Heat & water included. Cat friendly. leasing@rentmidwest.com 1(888) 679-8031

ORIOLE PARK 3 bdrm., 1-1/2 bath, $1175. rent, s.d. $650, incl water sewer and garbage. Avail.

Nov. 1st. 403-304-5337

Suites

3060

5190

5050

4010

★

HERE TO HELP & HERE TO SERVE

2013 CHEV LTZ full load, sunroof, leather, over $4000 in extras. $41,000. Sliding box cover. 403-348-9746 Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

Call GORD ING at RE/MAX real estate central alberta 403-341-9995 2011 SILVERADO E/C, 4x4, 75,000 kms., $20,000 gord.ing@remax.net 403-347-3241

Houses For Sale

4020

1 & 2 BDRM APTS CUSTOM BUILT in NEW BUILDING. NEW HOMES Avail Nov 1. No pets, N/S.

by Mason Martin Homes Underground parking.

Kyle, 403-588-2550 Great location. 3430-49 Ave. FREE Weekly list of WoodWalkerVentures properties for sale w/details, @gmail.com prices, address, owner’s or 403-782-5781 phone #, etc. 342-7355 2 BDRM apt. for over 40 Help-U-Sell of Red Deer yr. old working tenants, no www.homesreddeer.com pets, no partiers, no drugs.

Free laundry, heat, water, MUST SELL private parking at 5910-55 1217 sq.ft. duplex.

Ave. in Riverside Meadows.

4 bdrm., $191,900. $1100 . Avail.Immed.

403-588-2550 403-341-4627 MUST SELL GLENDALE reno’d 2 bdrm.

New Home. 1335 sq.ft. apartments, avail. immed, bi-level, 24x23 att. garage. rent $875 403-596-6000 403-588-2550 HAZZARD COUNTY BAR & GRILL in Sylvan Lake Looking for exp. & reliable Condos/ P/T Staff with some Townhouses cooking exp. Must have Pro-Serve & be flexible NEW CONDO for day or night shifts.

1000 sq.ft. 2 bdrm., 2 bath.

Please contact $192,000. 403-588-2550 Sheri 403-877-0824 or Jackie 403-352-1735 Cottages/Resort LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only Property n/s, no pets 403-346-7111 SNOWBIRDS! LRG. 1 BDRM. bsmt. suite, separate entrance, 4 piece 1994 Park Model for sale: Yuma, Foothills, AZ. bath, oak kitchen, lino Very good condition flooring, washer & dryer, in a great park. $950/mo., incld. utils., Asking $15,000. mature location., no pets, (Canadian) obo. no kids, N/S, avail. Oct 1, 403-347-6466 587-437-7970

4040 4130

Alexander Cres.

Addinel Close Allsop Close Anquetel/Atlee Close

Issard Close

5120

1860

ANDERS AREA

Illingworth Close

5030

3140

$605/mo.

FOR FLYERS, FRIDAY FORWARD & EXPRESS

wheels

1840

EASTVIEW AREA

For More Information, please call For More informaiton, please call Jamie 403-314-4306

5110

3110

To deliver the Adult Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the

Fifth Wheels

3030

1830

2030

HIDEABED $50; home gym, $50; playpen $20; mens size 10 football cleats $30. 403-340-1347

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3090

1900

GARAGE Door opener, Lift Master, 1/2 hp motor, with remote included. $125 Like New! 403-348-6449

3060

NEWLY refinished 3 bdrm. duplex, fenced yard, close to schools, avail. Nov. 1, $1350 + utils, Sylvan Lake 1 & 2 bdrm., Avail. immed.

CLASSIFICATIONS Call/Text 780-887-4430 for apt Adult bldg. N/S No pets 403-596-2444 5000-5300 SPLIT level house in newer Pets & part of Anders, 4 bdrm. 2 2011 CYCLONE 300C Toy Supplies baths, laundry, parking in Rooms Hauler, $44,500. 2007 back, fenced backyard & GMC dually 1 ton 182,000 37 TABS 225 mg. Milk deck, n/s, no pets, $1650/mo., For Rent Cars kms.

Together $66,500.

Thistle for dogs/cats w/liver + utils & d.d., close to mini 403-507-0570 disease. Expires 05/15 AVAIL Oct 1 fully furn bdrm mall. 403-357-0320 Vet cost $85. Asking $50. for rent. $250 dd, $500/mo. REDUCED TO SELL! 2001 403-227-2976 Student or Working M only. Buick LeSabre drk. red exc. Holiday cond. 2001 Chev Malibu 4 dr.

Condos/ †Call 403-396-2468.

134,000 kms. 403-352-6995 Trailers Townhouses CLEAN, quiet, responsible, Cats 2008 LUXURY 35’. Very Furn. $575. 403-466-7979 MORRISROE clean. exc. cond. Super-slide, 3 bdrm. townhouse, washer/dryer, dishwasher, 2 BALINESE KITTENS sleeps 6, many more extras, 2 SNOWSHOE SIAMESE across from park, 1.5 bath, fenced yard, 5 appls., rent Offices $11,000 obo. 403-504-6281 $50/ea. 403-887-3649 $1350, SD. $800. Avail.

Nov. 1. Call 403-304-5337 2000 SQ.FT. OFFICE, Tires, Parts 4836 51 Street.

SEIBEL PROPERTY Dogs 2001 VOLVO S60. Loaded, Parking is avail. $1800/mo. very good cond. 182,000 km. Acces. www.seibelprperty.com 403-343-9300 Ph: 403-304-7576 $4500 obo. 403-343-2058 1 SET CAR RAMPS $20. or 403-347-7545 Start your career!

1 SET 6’ TRUCK 6 locations in Red Deer Warehouse LOADING RAMPS $50.

See Help Wanted ~ Halman Heights 403-358-5568 Space ~ Riverfront Estates 1991 CAVALIER 4 dr, 2- 15” SUMMER RADIALS ~ Westpark 122,000 kms, $800 obo SHOP/OFFICE, 1500 sq. ft.

HIGH QUALITY $25/ea. ~ Kitson Close 403-342-7951 $1000 Phil 403-350-0479 LABRADOODLES and 2- 15” SUMMER RADIALS ~ Kyte & Kelloway Cres.

GOLDEN DOODLE pups ~ Holmes St. & RIMS, $50/ea.

Long time Breeder, 403-358-3865 S.D. $1000 Houses/ text 306-521-1371 SUV's Rent $1245 to $1445 CANOPY fits 1990-1999 GM. www.furtettishfarm.ca Duplexes 3 bdrm. townhouses, $200. 403-318-7717 1.5 bath, 4 & 5 appls., blinds, 4 MATURE, working, HITCH - fits Chevy. New. Sporting lrg. balconies, no dogs. responsible adults want $100. 403-314-0804 N/S, no utils. incl. avail.

Goods 4 bdrm. house w/garage, Oct. 15 & Nov. 1 RUNNING BOARDS for Nov. 1st. Ref’s avail.

References required. for GM extended cab.

BROWNING A-Bolt II 587-876-2335/403-877-8055 Fits 2006-2011. $200.

7 MM, WSM with Kahles SOUTHWOOD PARK Something for Everyone 403-318-7717 3-9x42 scope, FAC 3110-47TH Avenue, Everyday in Classifieds required. 403-347-4179 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, 2007 VW Tourareg, fully generously sized, 1 1/2 loaded, AWD, new windbaths, fenced yards, Travel shield, Nokian all season full bsmts. 403-347-7473, tires, in exceptionally good Packages Sorry no pets. condition. 180,000 kms. www.greatapartments.ca $14,750 obo 403-346-5440 TRAVEL ALBERTA or 403-391-0320 Alberta offers 4 Plexes/ SOMETHING CELEBRATIONS TOOL BOXES, (2) UWS 6 Plexes for everyone.

HAPPEN EVERY DAY truck fender well, $500 for CLASSIFICATIONS Make your travel IN CLASSIFIEDS both. 403-343-2058 plans now.

AVAIL. Oct. 1 recently reno’d 4000-4190 2 bdrm 1.5 bath, 4 appls, water, sewer & garbage Auto incl. No Pets, N/S, $1100. Realtors Wreckers Trucks 403-788-3980, 391-2795

FREEZER. 12 Cu. Ft. $165. 403-346-7856 FRIDGE, GE, side by side, CUSTOM made moose cold water & ice dispenser, exc. cond., 8 yrs. old. leather jacket size 12 $25, Mummy sleeping bag for $200. obo. 403-755-2760 cooler weather $55, saddle KENMORE bags, leather, $50, saddle DISHWASHER, $150. blanket new $25, saddle MICROWAVE, $15. pad, new 403-358-5568 $35 403-342-7460 STOVE, Kenmore, electric DOWN FILLED convection oven, ceramic HOODED COAT glass cook top, use and beige colour, knee length, care guide booklet, exc. brand new. Size XL, $100. cond. 8 yrs. old. $200. obo 403-343-1112 403-755-2760 ELECTRIC handmixer $5, blender $5, wok $5, hedge Household clipper $15, ladder $50, Furnishings fertilizer spreader $10, dandelion digger $10, 1 DARK wood coffee table sprayer $6, edger $5, hose 35x50” $50, 1 end table $10. storage box $30, several 3 stacking tables $10. hoses $5-$10, 2 outside 2 brown recliners $50 ea. carriage house lights Phone 403-887-5020 $20 403-343-2730 or 403-357-4230 Sylvan Lake. Must pick up FERTILIZER spreader 20” AGRICULTURAL hopper $25; part bag of 2 LOVESEATS, cream OilDri (all purpose absorCLASSIFICATIONS suede & brown leather $100 ea. bent $4, metal tamping bar Phone 403-887-5020 2000-2290 $5; metal chapin spreader or 403-357-4230 tank 1 1/2 gal $15, 16-20-0 Sylvan Lake. Must pick up. fertilizer almost full bag $10, grass clipper battery 2 MATCHING LAZ-E-BOY Tractors operated $20, Lagostina RECLINERS 7L pressure cooker stain-Teal in colour. $100/ea. less steel easy lock closing 18†H.P. Case acreage tractor.

403-318-7717 $80, 2 stacking chairs Hydrostatic drive c/w 54” 3 SEATER sofa, light tan metal frame $10, turf edger mower, 54” rototiller & 60” $200 403-343-2730 (reg. $40) $20, 12 bottle hydraulic blade. In excellent wine rack $10 cond. with only 289 hrs.† 403-314-2026 $11,000 obo. 403-887-5020

1720

Suites

2004 DODGE 1/2 ton 4x4 SLT quad cab. New tires, battery, power steering pump. $6000. 403-506-9632

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Public Notices

6010

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS 1989 1 TON 4x4 with plow, controls inside, & dump. $6350. Good working order.

403-348-9746

Vans Buses

5070

2002 CHRYSLER Town N Country, Limited, AWD, leather, very nice cond.

159,000 kms. All avail. options. $6900. 403-598-0682 Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

Estate of

Donna Ester Gladys Gidyk, Deceased who died at Red Deer, Alberta on August 14, 2014 If you have a claim against this estate, you must file your claim by November 12, 2014 and provide details of your claim with: John E. Fletcher Professional Corporation Barrister and Solicitors B208, 12445 Lake Fraser Drive S.E. CALGARY, AB T2K 7A4 If you do not file by the date above, the estate property can lawfully be distributed without regard to any claim you may have.

WORLD

D4

THURSDAY, OCT. 2, 2014

Ukraine rebels close in on airport AT LEAST NINE KILLED IN CROSSFIRE

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DONETSK, Ukraine — ProRussian rebels in eastern Ukraine advanced Wednesday on the government-held airport in Donetsk, pressing to seize the key transportation hub even as the two sides bargained over a troop pullout under a much-violated truce.

Fighting for the airport has raged for months as the insurgents have tried to dislodge the government forces using it to shell rebel positions in Donetsk, the largest rebel-held city. At least nine people were killed in the crossfire Wednesday in residential areas near the airport.

Civilian and military casualties have continued to rise in eastern Ukraine despite a cease-fire Sept. 5 and a second agreement Sept. 20 that spelled out how to create a buffer zone.

While that helped to enforce the cease-fire in areas where Ukrainians troops and rebels chose to retreat, nonstop fighting has continued at the airport and other strategic locations.

While the Donetsk airport building has been gutted by shelling, its long runway would let the rebels handle heavy cargo planes carrying supplies, instead of relying solely on truck convoys from Russia.

While it was impossible to get close to the airport Wednesday because of the fighting, an AP reporter in Donetsk saw that artillery fire hitting the airport was coming from government-held positions outside the city — an indication that Kyiv may no longer hold the airport.

Secret Service chief quits

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Secret Service Director Julia Pierson abruptly resigned Wednesday in the face of multiple revelations of security breaches, bumbling in her agency and rapidly eroding confidence that the president and his family were being kept safe.

President Barack Obama “concluded new leadership of that agency was required,” said spokesman Josh Earnest.

High-ranking lawmakers from both parties had urged her to step down after her poorly received testimony to Congress a day earlier — and revelation of yet another security problem: Obama had shared an elevator in Atlanta last month with an armed guard who was not authorized to be around him.

That appeared to be the last straw that crumbled trust in her leadership in the White House. Earnest said Obama and his staff did not learn about that breach until just before it was made public in news reports Tuesday.

“Today Julia Pierson, the director of the United States Secret Service, offered her resignation, and I accepted it,” Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said. He announced that Joseph Clancy, retired head of the agency’s Presidential Protective Division, would come out of retirement to lead the Secret Service temporarily.

Taking further steps to restore trust in the beleaguered agency, Johnson also outlined an independent inquiry into the agency’s operations.

That trust was shaken by a series of failures in the agency’s critical job of protecting the president, including a breach Sept. 19.

Republicans quickly served notice that Pierson’s resignation and the inquiry ordered

by Johnson would not end their investigation.

“The Oversight Committee will continue to examine clear and serious agency failures at the Secret Service,” said the panel’s chairman, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif.

But Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council spokesman, Col. Andriy Lysenko, told journalists in Kyiv the airport was still under the control of government troops who were “brilliantly carrying out their duty.”

Rebel leader Alexander Zakharchenko, however, was quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying the rebels now control 90 per cent of the airport. “In two — or maximum three — days, the Donetsk airport will come under our control,” he said.

The increasingly violent battle has pounded Donetsk’s northern neighbourhoods in a conflict that has claimed at least 3,500 lives since April, a month after Russia annexed Crimea.

One shell exploded Wednesday in a school courtyard in northern Donetsk and an AP reporter saw bodies of three people killed by it.

Shortly afterward, another shell hit a nearby bus stop, killing three people seen by the AP. A minibus that was also hit was still burning hours later.

The Donetsk city council said three people were killed at the school — a teacher and two parents — and 70 schoolchildren were there at the time. It also said six people were killed and several wounded at the bus stop.

The school’s shelling drew a strong condemnation from the United Nations. Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for the U.N. secretary-general, said that “targeting of schools is unacceptable in any circumstances.”

“All parties should redouble their efforts to find a diplomatic solution,” he added.

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Alexander Zakharchenko, the leader of pro-Russian rebels in Donetsk, centre, observes the damage at a school after shelling in the town of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday. Rebels in eastern Ukraine appear to be successfully closing in on the government-held airport of Donetsk, a strategic victory for the pro-Russian separatists that further undermines a shaky cease-fire in the region.

In Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov urged the West to look into the allegations of mass graves of civilians in eastern Ukraine.

“It’s a terrible tragedy. It’s an obvious war crime,” he said at a briefing. “We hope that Western capitals will not keep silent about these outrageous facts.”

Lavrov said more than 400 bodies have been found in

mass graves near Donetsk, but Andrei Purgin, a rebel leader there, clarified Wednesday that the figure referred to the total number of unidentified bodies in Donetsk morgues.

Purgin said the bodies of nine civilians have been found in a mass grave near Donetsk.

Authorities in Kyiv have rejected rebel allegations that those people were killed by government forces.

In Washington, State Department Spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the U.S. was aware the of reports.

“We’ve certainly seen the disturbing reports of this discovery of additional graves in the Donetsk region. We call for Russia-supported separatists to allow access to the site and we would support a full and thorough investigation,” Psaki told reporters.

Tolerance for civilian casualties is higher in Iraq and Syria than for prior air campaigns

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama announced in May 2013 that no lethal strike against a terrorist would be authorized without “near-certainty that no civilians will be killed or injured.”

But amid unconfirmed reports of civilian casualties, the White House said this week that U.S. bombing in Iraq and Syria is not being held to the near-certainty standard. And the Pentagon, hamstrung by limitations in intelligence gathering, has been unable to determine in many cases whether the casualty reports are true.

“We do take extreme caution and care in the conduct of these missions,” Rear Adm. John Kirby, the Pentagon’s press secretary, said. “But there’s risk in any military operation. There’s a special kind of risk when you do air operations.”

When Obama outlined his strategy to fight the Islamic State group earlier this month, he cited as parallels the limited U.S. counterterrorism campaigns in Yemen and Somalia, where American drone missile strikes have targeted al-Qaidalinked militants.

Aides said he was also thinking of Pakistan but didn’t mention those strikes because drone killings there are entirely the work of an officially unacknowledged CIA operation.

But when it comes to civilian casualties, it has become

clear that the targeted killing model that Obama has expanded and honed throughout his presidency does not apply to the more intensive military operation against the Islamic State and the Khorasan Group in Iraq and Syria.

According to the White House, the reason the nearcertainty standard is not applicable turns on a fine point of international law — the theory that the U.S. is not involved in “active hostilities” in Yemen and Somalia, but is in Syria and Iraq. Such distinctions are controversial, given the frequency with which American bombs and bullets have flown in both countries.

A more practical reason is that the self-imposed rules on drone strikes against al-Qaida are simply too restrictive for a conventional military air campaign against the Islamic State group, which the U.S. says is both a terrorist group and an occupying army, and has ordered the Pentagon to destroy.

“It is much different in scope and complexity” than Yemen and Somalia, said Rep. Adam Schiff, a Democrast and an intelligence committee member.

“I think it will be very hard to apply the very restrictive rules they put in place for other theatres.”

The drone attacks in Yemen, Somalia and Pakistan are carried out either by the CIA or, at times in Yemen and Somalia, the military’s Joint Special Operations Command.

They employ Hellfire missiles, relatively small munitions de-

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

In this photo taken during a Syrian government-led media tour on Sept. 25, 2014, Syrian soldiers recapture the Damascus suburb of Adra, Syria. The U.S. is struggling to counter anger among the Syrian opposition, where many believe that the air campaign against extremists in the country is only helping President Bashar Assad and that Washington is co-ordinating with Damascus, despite American insistence it backs the rebel cause. signed to destroy people and vehicles.

In Iraq and Syria, the Air Force and Navy are using cruise missiles and conventional guided bombs to destroy buildings and other infrastructure that Hellfires can’t bring down. Allies, including Britain, France and Arab countries, are also using conventional bombs.

While most of the air strikes have been directed at the Islamic State group, the U.S. also used cruise missiles to attack the Syria headquarters

of the Khorasan Group, an alQaida cell said to be plotting attacks on the West. Syrian opposition figures have said that one of those missiles went astray Sept. 23 and killed women and children in the village of Kafr Daryan near Aleppo.

All told, human rights groups have said that as many as two dozen civilians have been killed in U.S. and allied bombings in Iraq and Syria.

The U.S. military says it hasn’t confirmed any civilian death but hasn’t ruled it out in every case, either.

Mexico says alleged cartel capo Hector Beltran Leyva captured

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MEXICO CITY — Military special forces grabbed alleged cartel leader Hector Beltran Leyva during a lightning raid at a restaurant Wednesday, Mexican federal officials said, announcing the latest in a string of high-profile drug arrests in the country.

The purported head of the Beltran Levya drug gang was captured in a seafood eatery in San Miguel de Allende, a city in the central state of Guanajuato that is a popular enclave for foreigners.

No shots were fired in the brief operation, which culminated an 11-month investigation, federal criminal inves-

tigations chief Tomas Zeron said at an evening news conference.

The arrest comes just months after the capture of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the elusive boss of the Sinaloa cartel, which is considered the most powerful drug gang in Mexico. He was caught in February after more than a decade on the run following his escape from prison.

Hector Beltran Leyva, 49, is said to have assumed leadership of the Beltran Leyva cartel after his brother Arturo was killed by Mexican troops in a shootout in late 2009. Two other brothers are behind bars for their involvement in the cartel.

The gang terrorized parts of central Mexico for years,

including Morelos state to the south of Mexico City, although it declined somewhat after the brothers’ arrests and killing.

Last November, the U.S. Treasury Department said the cartel appeared to be reorganizing and regaining some power.

“Obviously this is not the Beltran Leyvas’ organization in its strongest moment ... but it continues to be a criminal organization capable of generating localized violence in some states,” Mexican security expert Jorge Chabat said.

Hector Beltran Leyva has been indicted in courts in the District of Columbia and New York. U.S. authorities have offered a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to his capture.

Mexico had offered its own

bounty of 30 million pesos, about $3.7 million.

According to the U.S. State Department, Beltran Leyva, alias “The H” and “The Engineer,” was born Feb. 16, 1965, in the northern Mexican state of Sinaloa, a cradle of drug trafficking.

The Beltran Leyva cartel was originally part of Guzman’s Sinaloa cartel, but broke with that group in 2008.

The U.S. government says the Beltran Leyva gang is responsible for trafficking cocaine, marijuana, heroin and methamphetamine.

At least eight top Mexican cartel figures have now been captured or killed since 2009, including Guzman, who was nabbed in the Pacific Coast resort of Mazatlan.

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Communication breakdown U.S. EBOLA PATIENT TOLD HOSPITAL HE WAS FROM LIBERIA, BUT INFORMATION WAS NOT WIDELY SHARED

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DALLAS — The first Ebola patient diagnosed in the United States told health care workers on his initial hospital visit that he had recently been in an area affected by the deadly disease, but that information was not widely shared, a hospital official said Wednesday.

Thomas Eric Duncan went to a Dallas emergency room Friday and explained that he was visiting the U.S. from Liberia. He was sent home with antibiotics, according to his sister, Mai Wureh.

He returned two days later, after his condition worsened, and was admitted to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital.

Dr. Mark Lester, who works for the hospital’s parent company, said a nurse had asked Duncan whether he had been in any part of West Africa, where Ebola has killed thousands. But that “information was not fully communicated throughout the whole team.”

A day after the man’s diagnosis was confirmed, a nine-member team of federal health officials was tracking anyone who had close contact with him.

The team from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was in Dallas to work with local and state health agencies to ensure that those people are watched every day for 21 days.

“If anyone develops fever, we’ll immediately isolate them to stop the chain of transmission,” Dr. Tom Frieden, the CDC director, said in an interview.

Duncan has been kept in isolation at the hospital since Sunday. He was listed in serious but stable condition.

Ebola is believed to have sickened more than 6,500 people in West Africa, and more than 3,000 deaths have been linked to the disease, according to the World Health Organization.

Officials are monitoring 12 to 18 people who may have been exposed to the man, including three members of the ambulance crew that transported him to the hospital and five schoolchildren.

Some of the people are members of his family, but not all, Dallas city spokeswoman Sana Syed said.

The ambulance crew tested negative for the virus and was restricted to home while their conditions are observed.

The children, who attend four separate schools, apparently had contact with the man over the weekend and then returned to classes this week. But school officials have said they showed no symptoms.

Ebola symptoms can include fever,

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Health workers in protective gear load the body of a woman into a pickup truck suspecting she died from Ebola virus, near the area of Freeport in Monrovia, Liberia, Wednesday. The first case of Ebola diagnosed in the U.S. has been confirmed in a man who recently traveled from Liberia to Dallas. muscle pain, vomiting and bleeding, and can appear as long as 21 days after exposure to the virus. The disease is not contagious until symptoms begin, and it takes close contact with bodily fluids to spread.

Officials said there are no other suspected cases in Texas, but the diagnosis sent chills through the area’s West African community, whose leaders urged caution to prevent spreading the virus.

The man left Liberia on Sept. 19, arrived the next day to visit relatives and started feeling ill four or five days later, Frieden said.

Stanley Gaye, president of the Liberian Community Association of Dallas-Fort Worth, said the 10,000-strong Liberian population in North Texas is skeptical of the CDC’s assurances because Ebola has ravaged their country.

“We’ve been telling people to try to stay away from social gatherings,” Gaye said Tuesday at a community meeting.

The CDC has not advised that people avoid large gatherings in this country.

The association’s vice-president warned against alarm in the community.

“We don’t want to get a panic going,” said vice-president Roseline Sayon.

“We embrace those people who are coming forward. Don’t let the stigma keep you from getting tested.”

Frieden said he did not believe anyone on the same flights as the patient was at risk.

The man travelled from his home in the Liberian capital of Monrovia to Brussels and then to Dallas, according to a spokeswoman for the Belgium

health ministry, Vinciane Charlier.

“Ebola doesn’t spread before someone gets sick, and he didn’t get sick until four days after he got off the airplane,” Frieden said.

Four American aid workers who became infected in West Africa have been flown back to the U.S. for treatment after they became sick. They were treated in special isolation facilities at hospitals in Atlanta and Nebraska. Three have recovered.

A U.S. doctor exposed to the virus in Sierra Leone is under observation in a similar facility at the National Institutes of Health.

The U.S. has only four such isolation units, but Frieden said there was no need to move the latest patient because virtually any hospital can provide the proper care and infection control.

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ternoon snack. ● Understanding the expansive/contractive model taught in macrobiotics is an excellent tool to help you eat less.

Typically our days are quite contractive. Suit and tie, coveralls, mom gear … whatever your uniform most of us are out there mentally or physically expending ourselves in the day.

This is contractive behaviour. Food has similar qualities.

At the end of the day or the week, we want to “expand.”

This is where the beer comes in, the sugar, the stimulants. Drugs, coffee and chocolate are considered “expansive” in the macrobiotic expansive/ contractive model.

What foods are you craving at the end of your day or leading into the late afternoon?

Here’s a tip. A healthier form of expansive behaviour is exercise.

You don’t have to run marathons every day to get some exercise, but even going for a post-work walk with your dog, or the neighbour’s dog can help tip the scale back to balance before indulging in some cream cakes.

This is why dancing can also be a great means of “expanding.”

If you’re feeling the need to eat something you know won’t nourish you — just move.

Truly.

Take the time to track how much exercise you are getting in this coming week and see for yourself. ● Be sure to fill up on the good stuff in life. Getting to the core of what really satisfies you is important in keeping overindulgences in check.

Sit down with yourself and write in a journal the response to this question: What are you really hungry for?

Kristin Fraser, BSc, is a holistic nutritionist and local freelance writer. Her column appears every second Thursday.

She can be reached at kristin@somethingtochewon.ca.

Green slime. Red tide. Brown scum. $1.6 billion alone to a Great Lakes ResToxic algae blooms are fouling water- toration Initiative to help farmers conways across North America these days trol runoff and create wetland filters.

— killing fish in Florida, sickening sea A dozen states now have rules that lions in Califorban, at least in nia, temporarily part, the use closing beaches of phosphoruson Canada’s containing beautiful Pelee fertilizers on Island, shutting lawns and golf beaches at Cencourses. Here’s tral Alberta’s what you can Pine Lake and do, too: even shutting ● Start by off tap water steering clear to 400,000 resiof a bloom. Foldents of Toledo, low advisories Ohio, for two and avoid swimMIKE ROIZEN & MEHMET OZ days after this ming in or usgunk grew too ing water from close to watera tainted area. intake pipes in (Boiling, using Lake Erie. disinfectants, Those toxic algae blooms aren’t re- even filtering at home using activated ally made up of sea plants; the crea- charcoal isn’t enough to always make tures photosynthesize like a plant, but sure water is safe during a ban). Stay they’re a collection of nasty bacteria away if water looks odd. and other microorganisms!

Algae blooms may look like pea Some of those microbial stews can soup or like long green streaks, scum produce one or more toxins (they don’t or mats on the water. But they also can always) that cause you skin irritation, be subtle. gastrointestinal problems and liver If water looks greenish and cloudy, failure in rare cases, and kill marine and you can’t see your feet when standlife. The toxins can also harm pets and ing knee-deep in it, get out. That’s why livestock. And even a non-toxic bloom you should shower off with soap and can suck oxygen from the water, suf- water after swimming in a lake. And focating fish. don’t go boating, water skiing or ride a Algae blooms are millions of years jet ski through algal blooms. That exolder than you, but researchers think posure can be harmful. they’re happening more often — and ● Get smart about fertilizer. On your sticking around longer — thanks to lawn, use a phosphorus-free fertilizer. two factors. One is warmer water; the (Look for the three numbers on the ferother, an uptick in phosphorus levels, tilizer bag that tell you how much nithe algal blooms’ favorite feast. The in- trogen, phosphorus and potassium the crease in their mealtime favourite is in fertilizer contains; the middle number large part due to fertilizer runoff from should be zero.) farms and lawns.

It really can make a difference.

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Do you struggle with overeating?

Most of society does.

How could you not?

Sandwiches with greasy meat patties, cheese with egg and bacon drizzled with gravy is not helping anyone reach their health goals, but continuously feeding our so easily tantalized taste buds.

On a recent poll on doctoroz.com, people admitted to overeating mostly later in the day (between 6 and 10 p.m.).

So on the KRISTIN whole, we seem FRASER to start with good intentions but as the day goes on, there are a few things to note if feeling the need to eat less. ● Eating less does not mean starving. One of the main reasons people overeat is actually malnourishment.

We are not getting the macronutrients our bodies are really craving in order to feel nourished and satiated. And so we continue to shovel more in.

Most people are surprised to learn that by shifting a few behaviours around, what they put in their mouths that will actually make those afternoon cravings go away.

Healthy fats and proteins are high on the satiation factor, so make sure you are incorporating a cup of black beans, hard boiled egg or half an avocado (or all three!) mid-afternoon or at lunch.

Nutrient density is the main factor that will help you to eat less.

Hemp seeds, almonds, cashews and dates in a nice nut bar is a perfect af-

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Pfizer starts new Viagra ad Officials probe possible role campaign targeting women of virus in muscle weakness found in Colorado kids

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

TRENTON, N.J. — The maker of the world’s top-selling erectile dysfunction drug on Tuesday will begin airing the first Viagra TV commercial that targets the less-obvious sufferers of the sexual condition: women.

In the new 60-second ad, a middleaged woman reclining on a bed in a tropical setting addresses the problems couples encounter when a man is impotent.

“So guys, it’s just you and your honey. The setting is perfect. But then erectile dysfunction happens again,” she says before encouraging men to ask their doctor about Viagra. “Plenty of guys have this issue — not just getting an erection, but keeping it.”

Having a woman speak directly to men about impotence is a unique strategy for Pfizer Inc. The world’s secondbiggest drugmaker is looking for ways to boost sales of Viagra, Pfizer’s No. 6 seller, at a time when it is encountering new competition.

Viagra has faced competition from cheaper generic versions in Europe since its patent expired there 15 months ago. Sales fell 8 per cent last year, to $1.9 billion.

And in three years, Viagra will get generic competition in the U.S., where it costs about $35 a pill. Meanwhile, new competitor Stendra just got approved.

Patents give a drug a monopoly, generally for 20 years. But when those patents expire, cheaper generic versions flood the market, often wiping out most

of the brand-name drug’s sales within a year.

Pfizer has seen generic competition for several of its other drugs cut revenue by billions, so it is hoping to stem the revenue losses for Viagra.

The market for ED drugs is big.

About half of men over 40 suffer from ED, occasionally or always, yet only 10 per cent take medicine regularly, said Dr. Irwin Goldstein, who directs the San Diego Sexual Medicine centre and has researched sexual disorders for decades.

Having a woman in ads makes sense because women often are more upset

by ED than their man, he said.

They often lose interest in sex and even find it painful, said Goldstein, who has done patient testing of multiple ED pills and received consulting fees from their makers.

He said men generally dislike going to doctors, and when older ones do, they often linger as the doctor finishes, shifting from one foot to the other in what doctors call “the Viagra shuffle.”

Doctors then ask if the man wants Viagra, he said.

Executives at New York-based Pfizer hope the new ad campaign, which includes print ads in publications such as Esquire and Time, will nudge women to broach the subject with their mates. In the ad, the actress also uses the word “erection,” instead of the industry euphemism, “ED.” Pfizer’s marketing chief, Vic Clavelli, told The Associated Press that the company is trying to take a more direct approach in ads, unlike past ones “built around very subtle innuendo.”

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ALGAE: Phosphorus levels In one recent University of Michigan study, phosphorus levels in a local river dropped 28 per cent after the town of Ann Arbor banned phosphorus fertilizers. If you think your soil needs phosphorus, get it tested first. You’ll find test kits in garden stores and online. Repeat your test every two to three years. ● Keep fertilizer, grass clippings and leaves out of local waterways.

Gotta fertilize? Don’t spread it before a heavy rain and keep application of it at least eight metres from ponds, streams, lakes and rivers. Sweep up extra fertilizer that lands on driveways, sidewalks or in the street. Also sweep grass and fallen leaves off sidewalks and other paved areas. Storm

water from paved areas rushes into drains that often lead to streams, rivers and lakes, carrying this phosphorus-rich stuff along with it. It can end up in distant waterways and ultimately in the sea. ● Keep a lid on pet business — and yours, too. Human and pet waste is another source of phosphorus that toxic algae love to munch. So don’t let rain and snowmelt carry it away. Pick up pet droppings. If you have a septic system, have your tank pumped out about every two years to prevent overflow.

Get it inspected regularly, too.

In a year, an adult’s “waste products” include about 1.2 pounds of phosphorus — enough to feed 300 pounds of algae!

The YOU Docs, Mehmet Oz, host of The Dr. Oz Show and Mike Roizen of Cleveland Clinic, are authors of YOU: Losing Weight. For more information, go to www.RealAge.com.

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NEW YORK — Health officials are investigating nine cases of muscle weakness or paralysis in Colorado children and whether the culprit might be a virus causing severe respiratory illness across the country.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday sent doctors an alert about the polio-like cases and said the germ — enterovirus 68 — was detected in four out of eight of the sick children who had a certain medical test. The status of the ninth case is unclear.

The virus can cause paralysis but other germs can, too. Health officials don’t know whether the virus caused any of the children’s arm and leg weaknesses or whether it’s just a germ they coincidentally picked up.

“That’s why we want more information,” and for doctors to report similar cases, said the CDC’s Dr. Jane Seward.

The cases occurred within the last two months. All nine children are being treated at Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora, and most are from the Denver area. A hospital spokeswoman said the patients’ families didn’t want to talk to the media.

The nine children had fever and respiratory illness about two weeks before developing varying degrees of limb weakness. None seems to have a weak immune system or other conditions that might predispose them to severe illness, but the cases are still being investigated, Seward said. Investigators don’t think it’s polio — eight of the nine children are up to date on polio vaccinations. It’s not known whether the limb weakness or paralysis is temporary or will be long-lasting.

The cases come amid an unusual wave of severe respiratory illness from enterovirus 68. The germ is not new — it was first identified in 1962 and has caused clusters of illness before, including in Georgia and Pennsylvania in 2009 and Arizona in 2010. Because it’s not routinely tested for, it’s possible the bug spread in previous years but was never distinguished from colds caused by other germs.

This year, the virus has gotten more

attention because it has been linked to hundreds of severe illnesses. Beginning last month, a flood of sick children began to hit hospitals in Kansas City, Missouri, and Chicago — kids with trouble breathing, some needing oxygen or more extreme care such as a breathing machine. Many — but not all — had asthma before the infection.

The CDC has been testing a limited number of specimens from very sick children around the country, and as of Thursday reported 277 people in 40 states and the District of Columbia with enterovirus 68. So far no deaths have been attributed to the virus, but Seward said 15 still are being investigated.

Health officials know enterovirus can cause paralysis. Published reports count at least two people in the U.S. who were paralyzed and were found to have the virus in their spinal fluid.

One was a New Hampshire 5-year-old in 2008; details are scant on the second case, a young adult, which happened many years earlier.

Earlier this year, Stanford University researchers said they had identified polio-like illnesses in about 20 California children over about 18 months.

Two tested positive for enterovirus 68.

CDC officials say it’s still not clear if the virus was a factor in those cases.

Paralysis is a rare complication of enterovirus 68 infection, but with so many more cases of enterovirus being reported this year, it may not be surprising to see that problem, said Dr. Larry Wolk, chief medical officer of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

The CDC is asking doctors to report patients 21 or younger who developed limb weakness since August 1 and who have had an MRI exam that showed abnormalities in the nerve tissue in the spinal cord. Seward said a test that showed the germ in a patient’s spinal fluid would be good evidence that the virus was causing paralysis. Unfortunately, lab tests of spinal fluid often fail to identify bugs like enterovirus 68, even if they’re present, she added.

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Getting advice for prescribing medical pot FAMILY DOCTORS GET GUIDELINES WITH CALL FOR MORE RESEARCH

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Two medical groups weighed in Monday on the issue of medical marijuana, with the College of Family Physicians issuing guidelines to its members about which patients should and should not get prescriptions and the Arthritis Society calling for research to help doctors make those decisions.

College CEO Dr. Francine Lemire said the lack of research into cannabis has left many family doctors unsure about which patients could benefit from medical-grade weed and what dose should be prescribed.

“We’re aware that there is demand out there by patients for dried cannabis for medical purposes,” Lemire said from Ottawa. “We’re aware of the relative lack of evidence, good solid evidence, for when to authorize or not to authorize (its use).

“And we felt that it was important for us to share what evidence there is with physicians and to support them in how to prescribe.”

The college’s recommendations, which are spelled out on the organization’s website, say there is no research evidence supporting the use of cannabis for low back pain or fibromyalgia, but it could be considered for nervedamage pain caused by such conditions as multiple sclerosis, metastatic cancer, shingles, diabetic neuropathy and severe injury.

But even in the case of such paincausing conditions, doctors should consider using medical pot only after trying standard medications and therapies, including pharmaceutical cannabinoids, the document says.

“Authorizations for dried cannabis should only be considered for patients with neuropathic pain that has failed to respond to standard treatments.”

Before prescribing, the college advises doctors to conduct a pain assessment, assess patients for anxiety and mood disorders, and screen them for existing substance use disorders.

The guidelines say patients under 25, those with substance abuse, cardiovascular or respiratory disease, and women who are pregnant, planning to become pregnant or breastfeeding should not be prescribed medical marijuana.

When its use is considered appropriate, the family doctor should regularly monitor the patient’s response to treatment and discontinue authorization for its use if the smokable herb is clearly ineffective or causing harm, the college said.

In April, Health Canada changed its regulations to put prescribing of therapeutic marijuana in the hands of physicians, while supply of the dried herb was handed over solely to licensed growers for distribution to patients.

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A woman holds up a bud of marijuana she purchased at the San Francisco Medical Cannabis Clinic. The College of Family Physicians is issuing guidelines to Canada’s 30,000 primary-care doctors about which patients should and should not get prescriptions for medical marijuana.

Previously, patients with proven medi- safety and efficacy of cannabis in treatcal need had been allowed to grow or ing arthritis. It is also calling on other buy cannabis for personal use. health charities, governments and liThe shift in regulations put doctors censed growers to fund research into across the country in an unenviable the herb to help both patients and docposition: the onus for authorizing the tors make informed decisions about its use of medical pot was now their re- use. sponsibility, yet many knew little about “We don’t know its effectiveness which conditions might be helped by in managing pain and fatigue caused the herb, what dose was by arthritis and other appropriate and when ‘AUTHORIZATIONS chronic disease. We it shouldn’t be given just don’t have good to a particular patient, FOR DRIED CANNABIS studies on that,” said said Lemire.

Yale, adding that reSHOULD ONLY BE Janet Yale, presineed to deCONSIDERED FOR searchers dent and CEO of the termine optimal dosArthritis Society, said ages based on the type PATIENTS WITH Health Canada records of disease, what form NEUROPATHIC show that two-thirds of of delivery is best — PAIN THAT HAS those licensed to buy or for instance, smoked, grow medical marijuaor inhaled as a FAILED TO RESPOND eaten na prior to the change vapour — and what poTO STANDARD in regulations were tential interactions pot people with arthritis, has with other medicaTREATMENTS.’ and they likely contintions. ue to make up a large Mary Ryan, 46, has —COLLEGE OF FAMILY proportion of users.

PHYSICIANS GUIDELINES ankylosing spondylitis, “They live in pain, an inflammatory form it’s often untreated and of arthritis that affects they have historically suffered in si- the joints in the spine, which has left lence, so we’ve made pain alleviation a her with often excruciating pain. real priority of our work, both in terms “Medical cannabis has made it posof our research agenda and our care sible for me to get through the day, deagenda.” spite my arthritis pain,” said the fastThe society announced Monday that food industry worker, who has been it will be funding patient trials into the using marijuana twice daily, baked

Group works to digitize photos, records of famed Long Rangers of Second World War

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SANTA FE, N.M. — Thousands of feet above the Pacific Ocean, the bullets were coming fast and the flak was flying. Japanese fighter planes whizzed around like bees as the American forces in their lumbering B-24 bombers tried everything to reach their targets, save fuel and stay airborne for the long trip home.

Tom Pelle, a 20-year-old tech sergeant, was pulling double duty as a machine-gunner that October day. That was 70 years ago, but he remembers the battle like it was yesterday.

“They hit every one of us. They shot down seven, and we were almost number eight,” said Pelle, who lost his right leg in the battle.

Now Pelle and the few other remaining members of the 13th Air Force’s famous 307th Bombardment Group, their family members and Ancestry.com’s military records site Fold3 are working to keep alive the group’s memory by collecting and digitizing thousands of photographs, military orders and other memorabilia. The records are being posted online as part of a searchable database.

The effort is taking on particular urgency because only a handful of the veterans — known as the Long Rangers — are still alive today.

Most of them, like Pelle, are around 90 years old.

Historians say the experiences of the 307th Bombardment Group are priceless. Thousands of men were part of the group, including Louis Zamperini, whose story of survival after being shot down over the Pacific is the subject of a bestselling book and Angelina Jolie’s new movie Unbroken, which will be released in December.

Pelle barely survived the battle on Oct. 3, 1944. By the time it was over, his plane had 420 holes in it. He nearly bled to death after having his leg shot off. With each beat of his heart, blood from what was left of his limb squirted onto the side of the plane. Between throwing up and passing out, he could see his crewmates working to save his life, using their belts as tourniquets.

Unlike Pelle and Zamperini, hundreds never made it home.

The 307th completed more than 600 missions, many of them as long as 17 hours over the open ocean with no

into a cookie eaten in the morning and inhaled through a vaporizer in the evening.

“When you live with chronic pain, you’re desperate for any option that offers some relief.”

On a scale of one to 10, Ryan typically ranked her pain at about a seven until she started using marijuana,“ she said from Hamilton, Ont. ”And my pain will go down to two or three, depending on the day. And it keeps me moving.“ But she’d like to know much more about the herbal drug, including whether there’s any potential danger from ingesting it or inhaling it as a vapour. “I do worry that there’s a lot we don’t know about it, including its possible risks and benefits.”

Dr. Mark Ware, a pain specialist at the McGill University Health Centre, lauded the Arthritis Society for its decision to fund research into medical cannabis.

“We do know that patients with arthritis have been saying that pain management is a huge problem for them,” he said from Montreal. “The drugs that are available for managing arthritis pain are of limited efficacy in some cases and have side-effects that are quite dangerous in some cases.

“They’re looking for options and alternatives, and medical cannabis has some promise in terms of a therapy.”

Anti-inflammatory medications, including products that contain acetaminophen or naproxen, for example, can cause gastric bleeding and kidney or liver damage with long-term use, said Ware, who has prescribed therapeutic pot to a small number of his patients.

“So there’s a clear need for a new class of medications to come forward that can optimally provide some control. Cannabinoids are not going to be a miracle drug for everybody, but they may be one more piece of equipment in the toolbox.”

Lemire said family doctors can be faced with patients requesting marijuana whose medical conditions are often complex, but the research on which to base a prescription is inadequate or entirely lacking.

She said it’s critical that more research into the safety and effectiveness of cannabis for various diseases be conducted to help physicians make educated decisions in order to best treat their patients.

“We feel that it’s important for physicians not to authorize marijuana for medical purposes just because a patient is requesting it,” Lemire said.

“So there really is a need to review the condition of the patient, look at therapeutic approaches that have been used in the past and ... to be better informed about the evidence that is or isn’t there in relation to marijuana prescribing.”

Some wildlife populations plummet far worse than previously thought

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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In this Sept. 18 photo, Second World War veterans, from left, Earl McGuire, Jack Palmer and Tom Pelle talk about their service with the 307th Bombardment Group during a reunion in Santa Fe, N.M. Pelle and the few other remaining members of the 13th Air Force’s famous 307th Bombardment Group, their family members and Ancestry.com’s military records site Fold3 are working to keep alive the group’s memory by collecting and digitizing thousands of photographs, military orders and other memorabilia. The records are being posted online as part of a searchable database. landmarks. They were usually unescorted, with several gunners aboard each bomber. They had to get past the more agile Japanese fighter planes and anti-aircraft guns stationed around their targets or on the decks of battleships.

Several 307th veterans gathered about two weeks ago in Santa Fe, New Mexico, for an annual reunion. They talked about the upcoming movie and reminisced.

The veterans say the story of the 307th is one of survival. They braved the challenges of navigating the Pacific along with the relentless attacks of the Japanese Zeros. Their focus: Destroying supplies and equipment being used by the Japanese, including refineries and the ships that would transport oil and fuel to enemy installments.

Over the decades, veteran Jim Kendall and his wife, Dottie, amassed a collection of 307th memorabilia — from personal letters and photographs

to military orders, maps, aerial reconnaissance images, flags and patches.

Dottie Kendall said the couple’s mailbox became “an adventure,” with new items from around the country showing up every day. Jim Kendall spent hours trying to catalogue what had filled dozens of boxes and a series of tall file cabinets.

Jim McCabe, the bomb group’s historian, said that with the passing years, the veterans’ stories were being lost and there were gaps in the records.

That’s changing, he said.

The 307th Bomb Group Association used scanners and the help of high school students to continue what Kendall started, but the effort has now gone warp speed thanks to Fold3.

Many people don’t know about the 307th given that the group operated in such a remote corner of the world.

It didn’t help that many veterans refrained from sharing their experiences with family members.

GENEVA — About 3,000 species of wildlife around the world have seen their numbers plummet far worse than previously thought, according to a new study by one of the world’s biggest environmental groups.

The study Tuesday from the Swissbased WWF largely blamed human threats to nature for a 52 per cent decline in wildlife populations between 1970 and 2010.

It says improved methods of measuring populations of fish, birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles explain the huge difference from the 28-per cent decline between 1970 and 2008 that the group reported in 2012.

Most of the new losses were found in tropical regions, particularly Latin America.

WWF describes the study it has carried out every two years since 1998 as a barometer of the state of the planet.

“There is no room for complacency,” said WWF International Director General Marco Lambertini, calling for a greater focus on sustainable solutions to the impact people are inflicting on nature, particularly through the release of greenhouse gases.

The latest “Living Planet” study analyzed data from about 10,000 populations of 3,038 vertebrate species from a database maintained by the Zoological Society of London. It is meant to provide a representative sampling of the overall wildlife population in the world, said WWF’s Richard McLellan, editor-in-chief of the study.

It reflects populations since 1970, the first year the London-based society had comprehensive data. Each study is based on data from at least four years earlier.

Much of the world’s wildlife has disappeared in what have been called five mass extinctions, which were often associated with giant meteor strikes.

About 90 per cent of the world’s species were wiped out around 252 million years ago. One such extinction about 66 million years ago killed off the dinosaurs and three out of four species on Earth.

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This weekend, the Red Deer College Queens host colleges from across Alberta at their preseason volleyball tournament. The iHotel Wild Rose Classic kicks off on Friday with games at 4:30, 5:45, 7 and 8:15 p.m. Saturday games begin at 9:30 a.m. and run through the day, with the last game going at 7:15 p.m.

On Sunday, action begins at 9:30 a.m., with the final game scheduled for 2 p.m.

CALENDAR THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS

Friday ● Friday Night Concerts will be held at The Hub on starting at 7 p.m. Tickets for all concerts at the door, $15 or $30 per family. Oct. 3 features Donna Durand and John Spearn. For more information all 403-3404869. ● First Friday’s lineup on Oct. 3 includes: The Mr. and Mrs. Show by Joshua and Tammy Slauenwhite at The Hub on Ross Gallery from 4 to 6 p.m.; Untitled by Darren Petersen, Brian McArthur and Dawn Caddy at Viewpoint Gallery in Red Deer Culture Services from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.; Common Threads

by In-Definite Arts Society from Calgary at Kiwanis Gallery (Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch), with special guest Michael Dawe reading from his book Red Deer: A Memorable City from 6 to 8 p.m.; shrug by Glynis Wilson Boultbee in Corridor Gallery at Red Deer Recreation Centre downstairs from 5 to 7 p.m.; Transformation: A Colourful Movement by Michael Huyzer at Marjorie Wood Gallery at Kerry Wood Nature Centre from 5 to 7 p.m.; You Are Here by Graduates of Red Deer College Visual Art Program at City Centre Stage Gallery from 5:30 to 7 p.m.; and Trudy Golley: Lucent Works in Light and Shadow and Once + Future: Canadian Contemporary Ceramics at the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery from 7 to 9 p.m. with remarks at 7:15 p.m. and a performance — The Wishing Girl by Alysse Bowd, Red Deer Art Council Emerging Artist Award Winner. ● Widow and Widower Support Network meets on the first Friday of every month at Remington’s Grill in Black Knight Inn at 6 p.m. for food and fellowship, and on the third Friday of each month at 7 p.m. at the First Christian Reformed Church, 16 McVicar St. The group provides a safe place for men and women who have lost their spouse through death, to interact and support each other.

Upcoming dates are Oct. 3 and 17. Email to widowedsupportnetwork@gmail.com, or call 403-755-0977. ● Recognizing Fraud will be presented at The Hub on Ross on Oct. 3 from 11 to 11:30 a.m. to help empower the public and protect their finances and will be put on by Alberta Council on Aging and a student group from SAIT. Phone 780-423-7781. ● Scrabble is offered at Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre on Fridays at 1 p.m. for a cost of $1. Phone 403-343-6074.

Saturday ● 2014 Alberta Bicycle Commuters Conference will be held in Red Deer on Oct. 4 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Oct. 5 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Kerry Wood Nature Centre. See edmontonbikes.ca to register, and for details. ● Ponoka Foodgrains Project Harvest will take place on Oct. 4 starting at noon with a lunch catered by Bob Ronnie Catering, followed by harvest at the site located two miles south of Ponoka on Hwy 2A, and one mile south west on C&E Trail, or west on Spruce Road. Follow the signs. Contact Larry at 403782-5218. Volunteers needed. ● Sierra of Taylor Drive Music Jam is held the first Saturday of every month from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Everyone welcome to play an instrument, dance or simply listen to the music. Next jam session is Oct. 4.

Each session $2. Phone Chris at 403-3413385. ● Crystal Clear Ministries with Herb and Crystal Taylor Twentieth Anniversary Celebration, Oct. 4, features a fundraising banquet, a silent auction, entertainment by Jordan Echoes, and more at Balmoral Bible Chapel. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Tickets cost $30, or $200 for table of eight, either at the door, or reserve by calling 403-342-7357, or 403-347-5450. See www.crystalclearministries.com ● Fun$Casino, hosted by the Spruce View and District Lions Club, will be held on Oct. 4 at the Spruce View Community from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. with auction to follow. For more information contact Suzanne at 403877-0844. ● Canadian Diabetes Association Lace Up with Team Diabetes three or five km walk or run will take place Oct. 4 at Heritage Ranch starting at 10 a.m. To find out about volunteering or participating, phone 403-3464631, helen.robertson@diabetes.ca. ● Sylvan Lake Legion events include: dance with music by Dean Ray Band, Oct. 4, 8 to 11 p.m., $7 at the door; Ladies Auxiliary Breakfast, Oct. 5, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., $5; Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner catered by Ladies Auxiliary, Oct. 10, 5:30 p.m., $15, meat draw to follow; Cribbage Tournament, Oct. 12, 9:30 a.m. registration, 10:30 a.m. games, $12.50 per person includes lunch. Phone 403-887-2601, 403-887-3534.

Sunday ● 2014 Canadian Supreme takes place at Westerner Park, Sept. 29 to Oct. 5. Over 500 of the best western horses will vie for nearly half a million dollars in cash and prizes at the largest event of its kind in the country, featuring reining, cutting and working cow horse classes. To find out more, see www. canadiansupreme.ca, or contact Betty at 403313-8673. ● Soroptimist International of Central Alberta presents guest speaker Kelly Falardeau, burn survivor, speaking on loving and seeing the beauty of oneself, and much more, Oct. 5, 1:30 to 5 p.m. at Bower Kin Community Hall. Tickets cost $20 for adults and free for teens, with $5 from each ticket donated to the club. Contact Sheri at 403391-7912. See www.HowToLoveYourself. org/events ● Free Sundays at the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery are offered from noon to 4:30 p.m. Families and friends welcome.

Guided tours of current exhibits will be offered beginning at 2 p.m. Phone 403-309-8405. ● CIBC Run for the Cure will take place in Red Deer on Oct. 5 beginning at 8 a.m. with registration and opening ceremonies, 9:30 a.m. at Ecole Secondaire Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School. Help raise money for research and awareness of early diagnosis of breast cancer by gathering pledges and participating in the run. Interested participants, volunteers and sponsors are encouraged to visit http://www.cbcf.org, or any CIBC branch to register and get involved.

Phone 403-340-3959 or visit www.cbcfrun.org for more information.

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● Shalom Counselling Centre offers several community workshops: Managing Change Effectively will be offered on Tuesdays, Oct. 7 to 28, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Lacombe Neighbourhood Place, $150 (subsidies may be available); Downsizing and Moving Forward I takes place on Oct. 8, 6 to 9 p.m. at Sylvan Lake Community Centre, $40, or two for $70, and also on Oct. 18, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Lacombe Lifelong Learning Association, $50, or two for $75, both presented

by Lynne Ring (The Organizing Guru) and Lyn Lamers (Education Coordinator, Shalom Counselling Centre). To register, or for information, contact Shalom Counselling at 403342-0339. ● Heartland Cowboy Church is on the first and third Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m., in the Stettler Agriplex. Upcoming dates are Oct. 7 and 21. Call 403-742-4273. ● Central Alberta Council on Aging will meet at Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre on Oct. 7 at 9 a.m. Presenting will be Isabel Henderson of Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital and Nancy Guebert of Rocky General Hospital, co-leads for Alberta Health Care Continuing Care Resolution Team. Cost is $3. Contact Shirley at 403-343-0767, or Ron at 403-346-8115.

Wednesday ● Olds Calico Capers square dance club will be offering square dance lessons beginning Oct. 8 at 7:30 p.m. at Olds Evergreen Centre. Phone 403-556-2616, or 403556-6423. ● Mosaic Market with an Multicultural Flair takes place at The Hub on Ross on Oct. 8 from 4 to 7 p.m. Many non-profit groups will be offering fair trade locally and globally made arts and crafts. Admission by donation.

Contact Shirley at 403-347-5958, Lyn at 403314-4911, or Sherry at 403-600-3501. ● Inspirational Ladies Fun and Fellowship meets the second Wednesday of the following months from 9:30 to 11:15 a.m. at Innisfail Legion Hall: Oct. Dec. Feb. April. On the second Wednesday in May, the group meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. for a wind up meeting. Cost is $5 per person including refreshments. The group hosts speakers and special guests each time. Contact Elsie Lee at 403227-3508. ● Daytime Documentaries will be held on the second Wednesday of each month from 2 to 4:30 p.m. in the Waskasoo Meeting Room at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch. On Oct. 8, a documentary film about Luna, a young orca whale that turns up alone at Nootka Sound off the coast of Vancouver, will be shown. Discussion will follow, facilitated by a staff member. Free. Contact Donna Stewart or Priscilla at 403-346-2100. ● Sit and Be Fit exercise program is held on Wednesdays starting at 10:45 to 11:30 a.m. at the Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre. A $2 drop-in fee applies.

Phone 403-343-6074. ● Golden Circle Ho-Downers are a fun band of seniors who entertain other seniors in nursing homes, lodges and by special request. Practices are held on Wednesdays starting at 2 p.m. Everyone welcome. For more information call Bea at 403-346-5802. ● Central Alberta Mountain Club (CAMC) meets at the Kerry Wood Centre on the second Wednesday of May, June, Sept. and Oct. at 7:30 p.m. New members are welcome to join this group of mountain hikers and scramblers. Learn more online at www. camchiking.ca ● Boomtown Trail Cowboy Church meets the second and last Wednesday of each month, 7 p.m., in the Elnora Drop-in Centre. Dates are Oct. 8 and 29. Call 403749-2047 or 403-773-3600. ● Downtown Market will be held every Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m. until Oct. 8 on Little Gaetz Ave. between Alexander Way and Ross St. New this season is a community corner for non-profit groups and a learning stage for those who wish to give talks related to the “make, it, bake it or grow it” principles of the market. Phone 403-340-8696 for more information. ● Bake Sale supporting Education for Somalian Girls and Boys will be held at The Hub on Ross on Oct. 8, 4 to 7 p.m. ● Red Deer Legion Old-Time Dance with Country Gold North is on Oct. 8 at 7 p.m.

Cost is $7, or $13.95 with buffet starting at 5 p.m. Phone 403-342-0035. ● Central Alberta Photographic Society (CAPS) meets the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at 6:45 to 9 p.m. at Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre, Sept. to Nov. and Jan. to April, with exhibition banquets in Dec. and May. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for socializing. On Oct. 8, Daniel Pelissier will present Focus Stacking in Photoshop.

Go online to www.centralalbertaphotographicsociety.com for more information. ● Advocate columnist/herbalist Abrah Arneson will be reading from her new book Oct. 8, at Dose Coffee Company at 7 p.m. The book launch will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m.

Thursday ● Gaetz Memorial United Church Rummage and Book Sale, Oct. 9, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Pioneer Hall. ● Red Deer TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets Thursday nights at the Elks Lodge, 6315 Horn Street. Weekly weigh in from 6:15 to 6:55 p.m. with program to follow at 7 p.m. Low membership and weekly fees.

Drop in for a free session or contact Cheryl at mamaandpapa@shaw.ca, or 403-342-1484. ● Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre dance, Thursday, Oct. 9, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the seniors’ centre. Dance to the music of Silver and Gold Band. Admission is $7. Phone 403-347-6165, 403-986-7170, or 403-346-3896.

REGISTRATIONS LOCAL EVENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS ● GrammaLink-Africa Chili for a Cause Luncheon will be held on Oct. 22 at Gaetz Memorial United Church from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. For $18, choose a hand made pottery bowl to keep, and fill with home made chili. Buns, pumpkin cupcakes, coffee and tea will also be served. All proceeds to Stephen

Lewis Foundation in support of African grandmothers raising their grandchildren orphaned due to HIV/AIDS. Contact Fay at 403-3431881.

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Pro-democracy protesters vow to occupy government buildings if Hong Kong leader doesn’t quit HONG KONG — Raising the stakes in their standoff with the authorities, Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters threatened to occupy government buildings unless the territory’s top official resigns by the end of the day Thursday.

The Chinese government, mean-

FROM PAGE D9 ● Lacombe Knights of Columbus present Oktober Fest 2014 with live music by The Emeralds, Oct. 18, at Lacombe Memorial Centre. Cocktails at 6 p.m. Dinner at 7 p.m. followed by dance. Tickets cost $45 from Culinary Gift Shoppe, or contact Tim at 403782-7974, or Ron at 403-782-5576. Proceeds support community projects. ● Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre presents Maria Dunn and special guest Shannon Johnson, and Michael Dawe in concert on Oct. 18. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the concert starts at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $20 in advance from the Golden Circle.

Phone 403-343-6074. ● Friends of the Red Deer Public Library Fall Book Sale will be held at Downtown Branch of Red Deer Public Library in the Snell Auditorium on Oct. 16 from 5 to 9 p.m. for members. Memberships are available at the door for $7.50 for single, or $10 per family. The sale continues on Oct. 17 and 18, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the general public. All proceeds to the library. Book and audiovisual donations are gratefully accepted at the downtown branch. Contact Lesley at 403-346-5721. ● Art of Friendship is a program for those who feel lonely or isolated, or have lost friends, or who have experienced difficult experiences and need to brush up on their friendship skills. The course will be offered by the Canadian Mental Health Association for eight weeks starting Oct. 16 and runs weekly on Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m. at Dawe Branch of Red Deer Public Library. For information see www.reddeer.cmha.ca Participants must speak with staff prior to enrollment at 403-342-2266. ● The Central Alberta Sexual Assault Support Centre is looking for enthusiastic and caring people to volunteer. Applicants must be 18 years of age and provide a clean criminal record check. Please send a resume to Michele Kercher at mkercher@casasc.ca ● Shalom Counselling Centre offers Freed Up Financial Living will be offered at Balmoral Bible Chapel on Nov. 1. Coffee and

while, appeared to be losing patience.

An editorial solemnly read Wednesday on state TV said all Hong Kong residents should support authorities in their efforts to “deploy police enforcement decisively” and “restore the social order in Hong Kong as soon as possible.”

And the Communist Party-run People’s Daily warned of “unimaginable consequences” if the protests persist.

Storming government buildings would risk inviting another clash with police like the one over the weekend.

It also would put pressure on the Chinese government, which has backed Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying’s attempts to end the protests but has not openly intervened.

The protesters’ demands for freer elections in Hong Kong represent the biggest challenge to Beijing’s authority since China took control of the former

British colony in 1997.

OTAKI, Japan — One body recovered near the volcano’s peak was in a squatting position and had to be dug out of a thick layer of ash. Another was caught between boulders bigger than large refrigerators. Police who recovered the bodies Wednesday portrayed a painful scene of death around the summit where hikers enjoying an autumn weekend hike were caught by the mountain’s surprise eruption.

The death toll from Saturday’s eruption on Mount Ontake in central Japan rose to 47, Nagano police said in a statement. While ash and gases were

spewing from the crater, searchers wearing surgical masks and helmets carried devices to measure the toxicity of the gases to make sure it was safe to be on the slopes filled with volcanic debris.

It was the worst fatal eruption in postwar history, exceeding the 43 killed in the 1991 eruption of Mount Unzen in southern Japan.

Ground Self-Defence Forces mobilized CH-47 helicopters to bring the last bodies to the foot of Ontake, known as one of Japan’s 100 best mountains and topped by a shrine that attracts visitors. Prefectural and police officials said most bodies were found around the summit, where many climbers were resting or having lunch at the time of the eruption. Other victims were found at a slightly lower elevation that reportedly had little place to hide.

lunch provided; cost is $40 for singles or $75 for couples. Forming Healthy Relationships for Teens takes place on Oct. 18, 9 a.m. to noon. Location in Lacombe to be announced.

Fee is $30. To learn more about any of these seminars, or to register, call Shalom at 403342-0339. ● Central Alberta Singles dance will be held Oct. 18 at Royal Canadian Legion Innisfail Hall. Music by Randy Hillman. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Music starts at 8 p.m. Everyone welcome. For information, call Jim at 403638-6563, or Murray at 403-357-8022. ● Red Deer Learning Circle is a program designed to teach life skills to adults with developmental disabilities. For more information call Lexi or Dixie at 403-358-7816. ● Alzheimer Society National Coffee Break Campaign is gearing up for September and October Coffee Break events. The society invites everyone in Central Alberta to host or take part in a Coffee Break event to raise awareness and funds for education and support programs. Coffee will be supplied by the Alzheimer Society for individuals or groups who wish to host a coffee break event such as bake sale, game night, high tea or a small coffee klatch. Visit alzheimercoffeebreak.ca or call 403-342-0448. ● Annual United Way Scotch Classic presented by MNP will take place on Nov. 20 at Pidherney Curling Centre from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. David Michiels will share his extensive knowledge and help guests pick the right scotch for their taste buds. There will also be live and silent auctions, a wide variety of scotches, and a raffle. Tickets are $80 each at caunitedway.ca under news and events link. Other sponsors include Liquor Crossing Wine Centre, TD Bank, CIBC, Altalaw, and RBC Royal Bank. ● Stephen Palmer — Folk Singing Road Survivor Concert — Oct. 18, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Sunnybrook United Church.

Palmer sings about life and simple pleasures, and has been compared to Leonard Cohen and Hoyt Axton. Tickets cost $12 in advance, or $15 at the door. Children under 12 years free. Phone 403-347-6073. ● Hillcrest Community Hall Craft Fair and Bake Sale, Nov. 8, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at

the hall located west of Bowden on Hwy. 587 and two miles south on RR 22. There will be a wide selection of crafts, jewelry, quilting, sewing, baking. Lunch available. To rent a table, or for information call 403-224-3880 or 403-556-6647. ● Canadian Badlands Pheasant Festival will be held at Stettler from Oct. 15 to 19.

Hunters in teams of up to four may purchase half-day hunts for $150. Full day hunts, including some weekend spots, are available with two registration passes. Online registration is available at www.stettlerboardoftrade. com and at www.canadianbadlands.com.

Pheasant Festival Banquet will be held on Oct. 17 at Stettler Agricultural Society, and features raffles, door prizes, auctions, and dancing. Tickets cost $40 and are also available online or at Stettler Board of Trade. An Adopt-a-Hen program is available for $25 each. Contact Darcy at 403-740-4639, darcy. pollock@live.com, or Barry at 403-363-9224, bmorishita@brooks.ca. ● Haynes Community Society has several events coming in Oct. The Harvest Supper will be held on Oct. 22 from 5 to 7 p.m. Adults cost $10, children ages seven to 12 years cost $5, and free for children six years and under. The Halloween Dance will take place on Oct. 24 from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Tickets at the door cost $10. For each Jolyn at 403-391-3433, or Jackie at 403-309-8856. ● Red Deer River Watershed Alliance (RDRWA) has two upcoming events. The monthly Ambassador Breakfast will be on Oct. 17, 7:30 to 8:45 a.m. at RDRWA Office, 4918 59 St. Cost is $15. Guest speakers will be Kathryn Hull and Kelsey Spicer of Cows and Fish, and Tony Blake of Red Deer River Naturalists. RSVP to info@rdrwa.ca, or call Kelly at 403-340-7379 by noon on Oct. 15.

The RDRWA Fall Forum and General Meet-

ing will be held at Canalta Jurassic Hotel and Cretaceous Conference Centre in Drumheller on Oct. 28, 2 to 7 p.m. Cost is $25. Presentations will be given on overview of Dickson Dam, role of forestry in the watershed, and ATCO Power and their role in Red Deer River Basin. To register and for information: www. rdrwa.ca, info@rdrwa.ca. ● Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum present Halloween Family Night, Oct. 29, 6 to 8 p.m. Admission is $10 per group of up to six people. All monsters, ghosts and super heros welcome. Volunteers needed.

Phone 403-341-8614. ● Heart and Stroke Foundation Glow Run 2014 goes Oct. 18 starting at 7 p.m. for choice of five or 10 km run. For registration and information, phone 403-342-4435, heartandstroke.ab.ca, events.runningroom. com. Volunteers needed. Run starts at Gaetz Ave. and 19 St. at Southpointe Common with registration from 5 to 6:30 p.m. ● Lacombe and District Family and Community Support Services Sip and Savour event will take place on Oct. 17, 7 to 10 p.m. at Lacombe Memorial Centre. Tickets cost $50. Volunteers and guests sought. Contact 403-782-6637 or info@lacombefcss.net. ● Central Alberta Victim and Witness Support Helping Hands Harvest Gala happens Nov. 15 at Black Night Inn from 5 to 11 p.m. for an evening of entertainment, fine dining and more. Volunteers, sponsors, and guests welcome. To find out more, phone 403-885-3355. ● Canadian Cancer Society Jail ‘N’ Bail will go on Oct. 23 at Parkland Mall.

The roundup begins to turn in prospective “jailbirds,” volunteers, and sponsors for a good cause and raise funds to fight cancer.

See cancer.ca/ab/jailnbail, or call 403-3473662.

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