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Good for what ails you THE CASTOR PHARMACY MUSEUM IS A TREASURE TROVE OF PHARMACEUTICAL CURIOSITIES AND BIZARRE REMEDIES THAT TELL THE STORY OF ALBERTA’S DRUG STORES

TOP: Dr. Chase’s Syrup assured buyers that children will love it.

How could not enjoy something made from linseed and turpentine?

LEFT: Pharmacies were more than drug dispensaries. They sold everything from common household items like soap and cleaning products to hats, toiletries, shaving and beauty products.

ABOVE: Liq. Arsenicalis looks ominous. This bottle dating to 1914 is one of thousands of chemicals, medicines and other fascinating concoctions from a generation or two ago collected at the Castor Pharmacy Museum.

STORY AND PHOTOS BY PAUL COWLEY/Advocate staff CASTOR — The minds behind Dr. Chase’s Syrup of Linseed and Turpentine were a confident bunch.

“Children Love to Take It” was their bold assertion on every box of their purported remedy for coughs, colds and throat irritation.

“That’s just false advertising,” exclaims Wendy Bain with mock outrage.

Husband Mike Bain also has his doubts about Dr. Chase’s claims.

“I’m not sure with a double blind, controlled study it would stand up,” says the retired pharmacist.

Dr. Chase’s is just one of thousands of potions, elixirs, cordials, lotions, tonics, restoratives, as well as more recognizable medicines such as Aspirin, that Bain has collected and are now housed in his very own Castor Pharmacy Museum.

It is located on the village’s main street in a historic pharmacy that was built in 1921 as McDermid Drugs (the original sign was found in a crawl space and is now mounted on a wall) and where Mike’s father, Mike Sr., apprenticed. He would eventually buy it and run it for more than 30 years as Castor Drugs.

Mike Jr. carried on the tradition of apprenticing at the pharmacy and ran it at the same location until 1986, when he moved to a more modern location nearby. He kept the old pharmacy building, using it for storage for many years.

Always interested in pharmacy’s fascinating — and sometimes bizarre — past, Bain, 65, has been an avid collector of the trade’s paraphernalia for years.

On retirement in 2008, he began thinking about a permanent home for the huge collection that filled his basement.

As Wendy tells it: “I said, ‘Let’s do something with this or let’s get rid of it.’

“Thank goodness, he did something with it.”

Wendy, an antique collector and refinisher in her own right, has been deeply involved in helping restore the pharmacy building and its fittings to their former glory. Hours were spent prying up tiles and plywood to reveal the original wood floor below.

Wainscotting, shelves and medicine storage units were rescued and found a new home in Castor.

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One of the biggest treasure troves was found in Strathmore, where the fittings and contents of an old drug store from Standard had ended up in a loft.

“It was a gold mine up there,” recalls Mike.

“There was just tons and tons of stuff. Some of it dated back to the turn of the century.”

Six months of painstaking bottle cleaning followed before they were fit to put on shelves.

He managed to get the first half of the Pharmacy Museum open in time to celebrate Castor’s centennial in 2010 — a sight his late father, then 99 years old, got to see. The museum has since expanded and now covers 2,000 square feet.

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Judge allows mom to display ‘shrine’ in court A grieving mom will be allowed to display her son’s ashes and other items in court during appearances of the people charged.

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Attack ads bad form: Prentice

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jim Prentice says it’s bad form for the Opposition Wildrose party to run attack ads against him during his byelection campaign because he’s a party leader.

“When have there ever been attack ads in a byelection against the leader of a party in the history of our province?” Prentice asked when speaking to reporters in Calgary on Friday.

“It’s continued anger and negativity,” he added.

“What I hear on the doors from Albertans is that they’re sick of this.

“What I hear from Albertans is they want to move forward.”

Asked later for clarification, a spokesman for Prentice referred to the tradition of party leaders not being challenged by opponents too rigorously in byelections out of respect for the position.

“The premier’s comments today were reflecting on how much the political discourse has changed,” Emily Woods wrote in an email.

“Historically, when a leader runs in a byelection, basic courtesies are extended, and that is how the premier has always conducted himself.”

Opposition Wildrose legislature member Rob Anderson responded.

“If that doesn’t sum up entitlement, I don’t know what does,” said Anderson “Clearly this guy thinks he’s entitled to be premier of this province and he’s had, like what, 17,000 (PC party members) vote for him?”

Prentice is running in one of four byelections to fill vacancies, with voters going to the polls on Oct. 27.

Three byelections are in Calgary, the other is in Edmonton.

Prentice announced he would run in CalgaryFoothills after winning the Progressive Conservative leadership race in early September.

The opposition parties have vigorously contested the byelections.

The Wildrose party has run TV attack ads on Prentice, using a Nixonesque picture of him with his arms outstretched, fingers on both hands making the V for victory sign.

The ad mocks Prentice’s promise to clean up the spending scandals of the Redford era. “(Prentice promised) change, like promising to clean up government — and then handing out free PC memberships to get more votes,” says the ad.

“Jim Prentice isn’t change. He’s just more of the same.”

Opposition politicians have accused Prentice in turn of ignoring the unwritten courtesy of governing politicians not just promising but actually spending public money to buy votes while on the campaign trail.

In recent days, Prentice has launched massive programs to build schools, house seniors and reduce hospital wait times at the same time Education Minister Gordon Dirks and Health Minister Stephen Mandel are running in two of the other byelections.

Prentice also held an elaborate signing ceremony with popular mayors Don Iveson of Edmonton and Calgary’s Naheed Nenshi last week.

As flashbulbs popped, Prentice and the mayors signed a formal document pledging they will talk about more powers for cities. “(And) now,” said Anderson, “(Prentice) is complaining that the opposition isn’t being nice enough to him?”

“This is the problem with the PC party. They really do feel it’s their God-given right to rule. And anybody who questions that right is out of line.”

It’s been a bruising campaign.

On Wednesday, Prentice was mocked on social media as the “Pumpkin premier” when he declined to show up at a candidate debate in Calgary-Foothills.

Organizers put a pumpkin on the table in front of his empty chair.

On Friday, Prentice said if there is a true grassroots debate, he’ll be there.

“I’m pleased to do one if there is one that is set up, sponsored, supported and attended by the constituents of Foothills,” he said.

Prentice can’t say he wasn’t warned he was in for a rough ride.

Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith said in early September, before Prentice won the party leadership race, that he would enjoy no byelection honeymoon.

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Town puts barrier around lake after chemical leak from recreation centre LEDUC — People in central Alberta are being asked to stay away from a small lake following a chemical spill.

A statement from the city of Leduc says 2,800 litres of diluted ethylene glycol leaked from its recreation centre into a storm water collection system.

The chemical is a moderately toxic, syrupy liquid used in antifreeze.

The town says a soccer ball struck and damaged an air purging valve on the recreation centre’s roof Thursday, causing the leak.

Workers managed to clean some of the liquid with a vacuum truck before it reached an outfall.

The city says it’s believed the spill is not hazardous to residents or wildlife but a barrier has been set up around nearby Telford Lake.

Provincial health and environment departments have been notified and are conducting water tests.

Australian company chosen to provide lab services in Edmonton and area EDMONTON — Alberta Health Services has chosen an Australian company to provide laboratory services in Edmonton and area for the next 15 years.

Sonic Healthcare Ltd. is to take over lab work currently done by Covenant Health, Alberta Health Services and Dynalife.

The $3-billion contract is part of a plan announced last year to privatize lab services.

Sonic says it expects the contract will generate at least $200 million a year in revenue.

Vickie Kaminski, CEO of Alberta Health Services, says Sonic offered the best lab services value for the money.

Elisabeth Ballermann of the Health Sciences Association of Alberta says the move is another example of the Tory government’s aim to privatize health care.

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PHARMACY: ‘It’s the little stories of things’ A more recent find was a 100-drawer Schwartz Cabinet from Edmonton’s venerable Misericordia Hospital. Designed for medication bottles, the ingenious drawers are designed to pull out and lay flat against the face of the cabinet so pharmacists don’t have to crane their necks to read bottle labels.

The 100-drawer cabinet dates from the 1920s to 1940s and will soon be filled with Bain’s finds.

Another lead sent him after a large medicine cabinet from what is considered Alberta’s first pharmacy. The cabinet is original to the pharmacy that opened in 1885.

A 1905 Camrose drug store counter was found in a furnace room … and on it goes.

Bain has not limited his collection to the medicinal side of pharmacy. He has built an impressive collection of the kinds of day-to-day items that would have been stocked in the shops of old.

Razors, makeup, perfume, candy and soft drinks were all part of a typical pharmacy’s inventory, as they are often still today.

One old sign urges shoppers to smoke Craven “A,” with the reassurance that it “will not affect your throat.”

Elsewhere, a cabinet’s drawers are full of pharmacy and drug-company sponsored song books, child naming guides and other valuable contributions to child rearing.

A baby naming book from 1927 presciently warns parents not to “burden the children with ugly or fanciful names that will subject them to ridicule in their school days.”

The 1928 Alka Seltzer song book is full of toe-tappers such as I’ll Take You Home Kathleen, a standard tune to end a dance.

Always looking to fill in the blanks in his recreated pharmacy, Mike hopes to create an authentic soda fountain counter and is on the search for the equipment. He’s looking for a local connection at best and, at the very least, an Alberta provenance.

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Mike Bain stands in front of a reproduction show globe. (He also has an authentic version safely stored on a shelf). In days when literacy was uncommon, show globes let people know where the apothecary was. It could also serve as a disease warning. If the contents were red, disease was present in town. Green meant it was safe.

Surveying his Alladin’s Cave of pharmaceutical curiosities, Bain tries to put into words the lure of his unusual hobby.

“Part of it is the treasure hunt,” he says.

But that’s not the biggest attraction. “It’s the little stories of things and the history of things.

“We lose so much of the history and so many of the stories.”

And there are the journeys and friendships he’s

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The museum doesn’t have regular hours, but the Bains are always happy to open up for visitors, school groups and events. If you are in the area, don’t miss the opportunity. Call 403-741-6202 or 403882-3356. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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Judge allows mom to display ‘shrine’ to son in court

BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF A grieving mom will be allowed to display her son’s ashes and other items in court during appearances of the people charged in connection with his death.

Trystan Sorensen, 18, was struck down by an SUV while longboarding on the highway immediately west of Penhold, where he lived. Innisfail RCMP allege that the offending vehicle was driven away and later reported stolen.

The vehicle’s alleged owner, Penhold resident Jessica Masyk, 25, was charged with multiple offences after turning herself in to police in Innisfail a few days later.

Two men were arrested for arson some time later after a burned-out vehicle, alleged to be Masyk’s SUV, was found in a farmer’s field east of Innisfail.

Trystan’s mother, Amy Sorensen, has been diligently attending court appearances for all three suspects, sitting in the front row of the gallery and setting a small collection of personal items on the pony wall that separates the gallery from the lawyers, the clerks and the judge.

The display includes a 118-page petition Sorensen has been circulating along with photos, a set of engraved and polished stones and an engraved metal box, shaped like a heart and containing Trystan’s ashes. The petition, containing an average of 20 signatures per page, seeks to toughen the sentences for people convicted of flee-

ing the scene after an injury or fatal collision.

Currently in custody on newer charges, Masyk appeared before Judge Bert Skinner in Red Deer provincial court on Friday, via closed-circuit TV from the Red Deer Remand Centre and represented by defence counsel Kaitlyn Perrin of Calgary.

Perrin requested that Skinner order the display taken down.

Crown prosecutor Brittany Ashmore supported Perrin’s request, saying she did not think the display was appropriate in a courtroom.

Sheriffs in the courtroom advised Skinner that they could see no security issues with the display.

Terming the display a shrine, Skinner stated that problems might arise if such actions became more common, but that he could see no reason for concern and would therefore allow it to remain.

Perrin asked that Masyk’s plea be reserved on charges arising from the May 20 incident, including leaving the scene of an injury collision and making a false statement to police. Masyk has been held in custody since Aug. 17, when she was arrested on new charges arising from an incident involving Red Deer City RCMP. She returns to court on Nov. 14.

Steve Lagace, 29, was sentenced on Oct. 10 to 26 months in prison after pleading guilty to arson as well as other charges arising from a separate incident.

Logan Graham, also charged with arson, is to enter his plea on Tuesday. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com

Photo by BRENDA KOSSOWAN/Advocate staff

Red Deer mother Amy Sorensen, whose son, Trystan, was killed by a hit-and-run driver in May, has been setting up a small shrine in his memory during court appearances for the three people charged in connection with his death. Judge Bert Skinner ruled in Red Deer provincial court on Friday that there is no reason to stop her from setting up the display.

Public urged to press for more beds at regional hospital CONTINUING CARE

A local surgeon says Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre is overcapacity every day and needs dozens of new beds to address the shortage.

Paul Hardy, a general surgeon, is urging the public to press for more local beds.

The provincial government announced on Tuesday the opening of 464 continuing care spaces across the province. Of those, 28 are in the Alberta Health Services Central Zone: 12 spaces in Drumheller, and four in each of Lacombe, Ponoka, Stettler and Wetaskiwin. None were announced for Red Deer.

Hardy said Red Deer hospital has to operate on its overcapacity protocol “every day.� “We have over 50 patients in the hospital who don’t need to be in this hospital,� said Hardy. “We’re postponing surgeries and bending over backwards doing surgery on people who don’t yet have a bed but we think may have a bed in two hours when they’re surgery is done, and we’re juggling and moving people all around. “People wait at home with fractures routinely to get their surgery. They come and have their surgery and then go home.�

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The 464 continuing care spaces announced are spaces until now unfunded or unstaffed. They will be open through the allocation of existing resources. Hardy said Red Deer has no unused space to open more beds. “Our acute care pressure is ongoing until we get a meaningful number of alternative care beds,� said Hardy. “That’s not 12, it’s hundreds. It will relieve pressure.�

Red Deer North MLA Mary Anne Jablonski pointed to the construction of two new facilities, which will each have 60 subsidized continuing care beds, announced last year. She said the reason Red Deer was left out of the announcement was because the government did not want to re-announce the projects, something it has been accused of doing in the past.

Points West Living will operate a 60-bed space on Taylor Drive at 69th Street. Christenson Communities will operate a 60-bed space in Timberstone.

Each project will provide 40 supportive living level-four spaces, the highest level for supportive living, and 20 spaces for people with dementia.

However, there is no firm timeline for when these projects will be completed. Jablonski said there may be an

announcement on ground breakings later in October. None of those spaces is expected to be open for more than one year.

In a letter to the Advocate, Hardy said it is time for Central Albertans to

voice concerns, not only to local MLAs who have tried to get the message through but to provincial leaders. “There is an opportunity to restore equitable funding to Central Alberta, but only if the population vociferously expresses this message to our government.� mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

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A man serving six years in prison after a violent arrest in Red Deer was sentenced on Friday for the incident that he was wanted for in the first place.

Richard Allan Parkhurst, 50, pleaded guilty before Judge Bert Skinner in Red Deer provincial court to stealing a $60,000 truck and driving while disqualified.

Parkhurst was the subject of a Canada-wide warrant as the result of the theft on Jan. 10, 2013, of a one-ton pickup truck that was parked outside a Red Deer store.

Crown prosecutor Brittany Ashmore said the truck was locked with the keys left in the ignition. A witness recognized Parkhurst and reported seeing him take the truck.

Parkhurst was arrested a few weeks later at Tervita Metals in the Edgar industrial subdivision.

Staff at the recycling plant notified Red Deer City RCMP on Feb. 1, 2013, of a suspicious man attempting to sell questionable materials for salvage.

Parkhurst parked the truck inside to make his delivery.

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Calgary-based duo joins Keyboard for Kids

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF As a professional musician who’s spanned the gamut from opera to pop, Brandi Sidoryk said she owes everything to her school band classes in Rocky Mountain House.

Krista Wodelet, her musical partner in the electro-pop band Sidney York, has equally strong feelings about music classes at the schools she attended in Calgary.

“We are products of public music education,” said Wodelet, “It’s the reason we do what we do today. We were both in public school band programs.

It’s shaped us as musicians” It was therefore a no-brainer for the Calgary-based duo to get involved in Keyboards for Kids. The charitable drive is crossing Alberta and British Columbia to collect donated keyboards, as well as guitars and other string instruments, for the non-profit Alberta Music Education Foundation.

The instruments will be used to give at-risk children an opportunity to participate in music lessons.

“Keyboards are meant to be played,” said Wodelet, who encourages anyone with an instrument that’s collecting dust to turn it over to the foundation to “give everybody a chance to learn music.”

For instance, kids in group music lessons who can’t afford their own keyboard will get a loaner one so they can practise at home, added Wodelet.

The Alberta Music Education Foundation drive is stopping in eight centres, including Red Deer and Rocky Mountain House.

Sidoryk and Wodelet will be accepting donations in Red Deer on Monday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Dose Coffee Company at 4902 Gaetz Ave. (and Wodelet promised to play a tune

on every instrument donated).

Sidney York will also put on a full concert at the Rocky Mountain House stop on Wednesday. Sidoryk and Wodelet will accept instruments from 7 p.m. at the Rocky Community Centre at 4733 54th Ave. Anyone who brings in a donation can stay to attend the 8 p.m. concert for free. Otherwise, tickets will be $15 at the door.

Sidoryk credits her school band teachers in Rocky for not only giving her a good foundation is music, but also for helping organize this charitable concert.

“I feel very lucky ... for how much they supported me.”

Sidney York is becoming known across Canada and Europe for quirky electro-pop songs that often pair dark themes with playful melodies.

The duo’s latest album is called <3s (Hearts) and is being gradually released throughout the year to subscribers, who get a couple of songs on a seven-inch vinyl record, as well as a poster designed by a Calgary comic book artist every month or two.

Wodelet said there are a few hundred subscribers, so far, and interest is growing.

The group is also building an international audience after performing in Singapore in May and Germany in September. “We want to go back to Europe. We started to tour there and we’re so pleased with the result,” Wodelet added.

The two musicians bring diverse backgrounds to the group: Sidoryk plays the French horn and has a master’s degree in opera singing, while Wodelet has a master’s degree in bassoon performance.

When they play their acoustic instruments as part of Sidney York, the sounds are run through guitar pedals to mimic electronic noises that would typically be made with a synthesizer.

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Brandi Sidoryk and Krista Wodelet of the electro-pop band Sidney York have gotten involved in Keyboards for Kids.

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Police looking for suspect in ATB robbery

Pastor at Lutheran church faces child porn charges

Police are looking for a suspect after a second bank in Red Deer was robbed this week.

Shortly after 1 p.m. on Friday, Red Deer RCMP were called to the Alberta Treasury Branch at Bower Place to a report of robbery. They said a suspect left the bank on foot headed westbound from the bank near the intersection of Gaetz Avenue and Molly Banister Drive.

Police describe the suspect as a male Caucasian about 1.65 metres (five foot five) tall and weighs about 79 kg (175 pounds). He has pale skin with flushed red cheeks and was seen wearing a jacket, sunglasses and hat.

On Wednesday, the RBC at 6791 50th St. was robbed. Police are also looking for a suspect in that robbery.

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EDMONTON — A Lutheran church pastor is facing child pornography charges and has resigned from his job.

Richard John Docekal, a senior pastor at All Saints Lutheran Church in Edmonton, was charged last week with possession and distribution of child porn. He has been released and is to appear in court Oct. 31.

Sgt. Mike Lokken, a member of the Internet Child Exploitation unit, said Friday that an investigation into the pastor began in early September after receiving a tip from the public. The charges relate to dozens of cartoonlike drawings of children, some depicting “horrific sexual assaults.”

He said it’s not alleged the pastor made the drawings but did possess and

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COURT: Time served concurrently In the yard, he rammed at least two police cars before getting wedged between a pipe and one of the cars.

Smoke was rising from the truck’s spinning wheels when police were finally able to pull Parkhurst from its cab.

He was sentenced to 72 months in prison and prohibited from driving for life by Judge Gordon Yake after pleading guilty to 12 of the 17 charges against him in Red Deer provincial court in early December 2013.

Defence counsel Greg Gordon, in a joint sentencing submission with Ashmore, suggested a sentence of six months on each of the older charges,

assist police in their investigation is asked to call the Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575. If you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or report it online at www.tipsubmit.com. to be served concurrently with the sentences Parkhurst is now serving.

The original charges were to have been dealt with at the same time as the others, but were deferred until Friday.

Skinner accepted the submissions and sentenced Parkhurst to six months on each charge, to be served concurrently with the previous sentence.

He advised Parkhurst that the court views the theft as especially serious because he had taken a work truck that was carrying the owner’s tools and equipment.

“When you take a vehicle, you also take a person’s ability to work,” he said.

Skinner also remarked on Parkhurst’s lengthy criminal record.

He commented to Parkhurst that any efforts he has been making to connect with his son and granddaughter will be difficult: “You are serving a life sentence on the installment plan.” bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com

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“The charges stem around something that happened about two years ago ... There’s no indication at this time that there were any contact offences.”

Lokken said officers have searched Docekal’s home and seized computer and mobile devices.

Docekal, 58, was released from custody on the condition he not possess a mobile device or computer that has access to the Internet.

A statement from the Lutheran Church of Canada’s district office said its president became aware of the child porn allegations Sept. 8 and contacted police the next day.

The church also became aware of “other activities, which were of a noncriminal nature but which were of concern regarding his role as a pastor,” said the statement. The church didn’t disclose those allegations, but said it conducted its own investigation.

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B.C. man first known fatality linked to enterovirus D68 VANCOUVER — The death of a young man from Metro Vancouver linked to enterovirus D68 has spurred renewed warnings to people with underlying health conditions.

It’s believed to be the first death in Canada associated with the virus, said Dr. Danuta Skowronski, an infectious diseases specialist at the BC Centre For Disease Control.

The man was in his early twenties and had severe asthma, one of several conditions that makes people especially vulnerable, Skowronski told reporters during a conference call on Friday.

Most of those infected with enterovirus D68 have what appear to be symptoms of a common cold: sneezing, runny nose, a cough, and some have no symptoms at all, she said.

But only the most severe cases are diagnosed because those people are usually in hospital, Skowronski said.

“This most recent and tragic event in this young man with a history of asthma serves as a reminder that people of any age with underlying conditions, especially heart and lung and notably asthma, do sometimes experience more severe complications when infected with respiratory viruses,” she said.

Skowronski released few details about the young man.

Coast guard moves to prevent ‘environmental issue’ as ship drifts OLD MASSETT, B.C. — Members of the Canadian Coast Guard are trying to avoid an “environmental issue,” as they attempt to secure a Russian cargo ship drifting in five-metre swells off British Columbia’s northern coast.

Navy Capt. James Clark said Friday

ness to be able to do that.”

Vance acknowledged a need “to get Iraqi security forces on their feet and be able to conduct ground operations” against enemy militants.

“And this indeed will take an effort — a training effort. That the U.S. is looking to trusted partners — amongst whom are NATO — to consider this is not unexpected.”

Canada recently ended a three-year deployment in the Afghanistan capital of Kabul, where it was the secondbiggest contributor to NATO’s effort to train Afghan security forces. As a result, it has considerable field expertise.

The problem is, a large-scale training mission would require conventional ground forces — something the Harper government explicitly ruled out in the parliamentary motion that gave life to the current combat mis-

sion.

Lawson wouldn’t speculate on anything Canada might do beyond the sixmonth window approved by Parliament, but suggested the fight against ISIL would last more than a year. He said it hasn’t been determined at the international level which countries might contribute to an Iraqi training mission.

The Opposition New Democrats would oppose seeing Canada play a role in such a mission, said defence critic Jack Harris.

The country’s on a slippery slope, Harris warned, noting that what began as an initial 30-day deployment of special forces has now morphed into a sixmonth bombing campaign.

“We’ve gone from mission creep to mission leap,” he said, parroting a favourite NDP tagline.

evening that the coast guard vessel Gordon Reid was on the scene, but its first attempt to secure a tow line to the Simushir was unsuccessful.

The ship is drifting northwest in stormy seas, away from Haida Gwaii, also known as the Queen Charlotte Islands, but coast guard spokesman Roger Girouard said it has no propulsion.

The container vessel is carrying mining equipment and unnamed solvents, as well as hundreds of tonnes of bunker and diesel fuel, he said.

“There’s a potential for an environmental issue here,” said Girouard.

“We have been already moving assets to the Haida Gwaii region to affect a response.”

Reporters were told during a conference call that the captain was evacuated to Sandspit, located on the eastern side of Haida Gwaii, but they were given no further medical details.

The Canadian Forces’ joint rescue co-ordination centre in Victoria said Simushir lost power late Thursday night off Haida Gwaii, as it was making its way from Washington state to Russia.

The Council of the Haida Nation warned the ship could run aground by Friday evening. Haida president Peter Lantin said the council was preparing for the ship to potentially reach land in a remote, rocky section of coastline along the southwestern edge of Haida Gwaii, raising the possibility the vessel could break apart.

long-standing Conservative government promise — and fundraising cash cow. Now that it’s dead and buried, a governing party in election mode is reviving alleged threats of its resurrection in repeated donation appeals to Conservative faithful.

The government introduced new legislation last month to simplify gun licensing, and also has loudly denounced and reversed an RCMP move to prohibit a couple of guns police say can too easily be converted into fully automatic weapons.

“I don’t want to feed paranoia, but as prime minister I can tell you I share the frustrations of our caucus members,” said Harper, before alluding to “bureaucratic initiatives that we think are effectively trying to put the long gun registry back in through the back door.”

“This is not something we can tolerate.”

He said the government would ensure, in future, that such measures “can’t be done without some degree of political oversight.”

Valentini, whose sister Karla Homolka was sentenced to 12 years in prison for manslaughter in a high-profile murder case involving herself and Paul Bernardo in the 1990s, told jurors she didn’t mail any such box to False Creek Elementary.

Valentini, who changed her name from Lori Homolka in 1996, said via video link from Kitchener, Ont., she was blown away when police called her in 2012.

They wouldn’t give her specifics but she used the Internet to figure out the case in question.

“I was kind of stunned, I didn’t know why I would be dragged into something again that had nothing to do with me,” she told the court.

The jury heard that Homolka is living in Quebec with her spouse, Thierry Bordelais. Valentini said she’d seen her sister recently.

She added it is common knowledge she is Homolka’s sibling.

“Everybody knows,” said the 43-year-old native of St. Catharines, Ont. “It’s been in the media that I’ve changed my name and what I changed it to.

“I didn’t want to change my identity, I just didn’t want to be associated with something and get a bad rep for something I didn’t do or have knowledge of.

I just wanted to be able to live my life, quietly and free.”

Earlier, one of Jean Chretien’s sons told a similar tale related to his name and address being listed on another Magnotta-mailed package sent to a second Vancouver school.

Hubert Chretien said he doesn’t know Magnotta and never mailed the package, which misspelled his first name as “Hurbert.”

Harper cites spectre of long-dead gun registry, fears ‘back door’ resurrection SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. — He says he doesn’t want to sound paranoid, but Prime Minister Stephen Harper is concerned his own federal bureaucracy is trying to bring back the long gun registry “through the back door.”

Harper courted gun owners and anglers Friday in northern Ontario with a carefully stage-managed question and answer session with invited representatives of the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters.

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Trial hears from Homolka’s sister, ex-PM’s son MONTREAL — Relatives of a former prime minister and a notorious killer testified at Luka Rocco Magnotta’s murder trial Friday after their names and return addresses were listed on packages sent by the accused.

Neither Hubert Chretien nor Logan Valentini knew Magnotta but they were called to testify because the packages he sent to Vancouver schools in May 2012 contained body parts of his victim, Jun Lin.

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OTTAWA — Canada’s bombing campaign against Islamist insurgents could eventually lead to an Afghan-style mission to train the Iraqi army, but it’s an open question whether the Harper government will commit to such a venture.

Canadian fighter-bombers and surveillance aircraft will be in place in Iraq by the end of the month, ready to conduct bombing missions against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant by early November, senior military commanders said Friday.

And no effort will be spared to prevent civilian casualties on the ground, said Gen. Tom Lawson, Canada’s chief of the defence staff, and Lt.-Gen. Jonathan Vance, the officer in overall charge of Canadian forces overseas.

Published reports in the U.S. indicate Washington has asked NATO to organize a mission to train Iraqi soldiers, many of whom — despite years of American training and billions of dollars worth of military gear — performed poorly during last summer’s Islamic State offensive.

A handful of Canadian special forces troops are already conducting an advisory mission with mostly Kurdish forces in northern Iraq, but what the Obama administration is apparently proposing is much wider and more ambitious.

“Simply bringing airstrike power to bear will not deal with the ISIL problem,” Lawson told a briefing Friday.

“There is broad recognition that it will be Iraqi forces who will be putting the pressure on ISIL components in coming months, and there is a requirement to bring them to a level of readi-

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Arm wrestling with telemarketers They got me good today. Twice in fact.

I can usually figure it out when the phone rings and the ID thingy on the phone reads a weird number with lots of zeros or says “Ontario” or “Nigeria” or “Answer this, you fool” — I can usually realize that I’m being had.

Sometimes you can just tell that it’s a dastardly telemarketer phoning you, and sometimes they somehow sneak into your phone line and you pick up the call expecting a normal conversation and instead get either a mind-numbing spiel about a “special offer” or a bored person asking you in a crackly muffled voice if you are worried about your credit rating and offering you the world’s best credit card HARLEY “absolutely free.”

HAY Whilst I sympathize that the job of a telemarketer must be one of the worst jobs on the planet, next to amateur dentistry or perhaps sewage inspector, I ask you — is there anything quite as annoying as getting an unrequested, unsolicited, unbelievably infuriating sales call at precisely the worst time? Like dinner time, TV time, bedtime, bath time or any time at all.

Oh, I have our number registered on the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission’s National Do Not Call list, which is free of charge and highly recommended. But it still doesn’t keep the most sneaky of the maddening marketing intruders from burglarizing your phone line and wasting your precious time.

If I don’t recognize the number and I suspect a marketing meathead is phoning me, I usually let it ring and go to voice mail. On account of most of these dumb calls are actually auto-dialed by a computer, usually a computer that is much smarter than the telemarketer, and if you don’t pick up after a few rings the computer hangs up because the computer doesn’t want to talk to another computer that is asking the calling computer to leave a message, because that hurts the calling computer’s feelings.

That’s why you often get that really irritating pause if you do pick up a telemarketer’s call — the computer is handing off the call to the first available human who is either busy filing her nails or clipping his nose hairs, depending on the gender, while the computer successfully connects with innocent civilians. I usually hang up before the computer can wake up the telemarketer human. But it’s still annoying.

So today, one incoming phone call looked a lot like a number that I thought I recognized, but when I answered a nice sounding lady asked me if I would like to have a lovely free trip to the Bahamas.

I thanked her and told her I would love to but could she call me back in 4.5 years when my prison sentence was up.

Just kidding, but I did hang up on her after politely declining to listen to why I really need a new set of kitchen knives. And wouldn’t you know it, this afternoon a call came in that said “Private” so, of course, I had to get it.

Immediately this loud-mouthed schnook on the other end launched into a mile-a-minute harangue that sounded like he was either trying to tell me I was moron when it came to handling money (he would be correct) or convince me that if I was in my

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right mind, I should invest in a new and miraculous “financial no-brainer.”

I interrupted his frenetic patter (which was clearly being read from a cheat sheet) long enough to attempt to tell him I was not interested, whereupon he leapt even louder and even more aggressively into Part Two of his practised pitch. Blah, blah, blah. …

And then I did something I’d never done before — I just started talking, while he was talking.

Telling him I wasn’t interested and if he’d stop talking long enough he’d be able to hear me tell him I wasn’t interested, etc., etc., and all the while he just kept blabbing faster and louder. So I did too.

I couldn’t believe it myself, when it finally dawned on me that I was standing alone in the kitchen shouting into the phone to a complete stranger who was simultaneously shouting back. Like some sort of verbal telephone arm wrestling. I finally gave up and hung up.

But that’s not my worst arm wrestle with a telemarketer.

Back before the Do Not Call list, I don’t know

about you but our phone line had practically melted from a veritable inundation of unwanted telemarketing calls. Finally at my wit’s end when one young lady wouldn’t shut up about a free carpet cleaning, instead of hanging up I pressed the star key really hard and really long, which sent a piercing, deafening BEEEEPP! right into her sensitive earphones.

That did it. She stopped talking all right, but one second later she turned on me — yelling that I had really hurt her ears and I was a rude and terrible human being, and she was just doing her job and I was no doubt going to burn in hell. … And I hung up. But I felt kind of bad about beeping her like that.

So next time, I think I’ll just say “Oh, I’m sorry there’s someone at the door …” and then leave the phone off the hook for a long, long time. You know, so they can see what it’s like to have someone waste your precious time.

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

Fairy gold in Bolivia’s economy To nobody’s great surprise, Bolivia’s President Evo Morales has won a third five-year term by a landslide majority.

It’s no surprise because Bolivia’s gross domestic product (GDP) has tripled since he took office in 2006. The number of people living in poverty has fallen by a quarter, even the poorest now have the right to a pension and illiteracy has fallen to zero.

Of course he won.

What has happened in Bolivia seems GWYNNE as miraculous DYER as what happened in Brazil, where another left-wing president, Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva, took office in 2003.

The economy started growing at five per cent a year, unemployment fell steeply, and some 40 million Brazilians, almost a quarter of the population, were lifted out of poverty.

Lula’s former chief of staff and successor as president, Dilma Rousseff, is also likely to win another term in office.

Is there some secret they share?

Many other South American economies have been growing fast, too, but without the dramatic change in the dis-

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tribution of income that has happened in Brazil and Bolivia.

Even the late Hugo Chavez’s “Bolivarian revolution” in Venezuela, for all its anti-imperialist rhetoric and despite the country’s great oil wealth, has not delivered a comparable transformation in the lives of the poor.

Evo Morales has another claim to fame, too.

He comes from the poorest of the poor: “Until I was 14, I had no idea there was such a thing as underwear. I slept in my clothes ... (which) my mother only removed for two reasons: to look for lice or to patch an elbow or a knee,” he wrote in his recent autobiography.

He spent only a short time in school and he did not become fluent in Spanish until he was a young adult.

Morales grew up speaking Aymara, one of the languages spoken by Bolivia’s indigenous peoples.

They are a two-thirds majority of the country’s population, but in almost 200 years of independence Morales is the first indigenous Bolivian to become president (all previous presidents were drawn from the 15 percent white minority).

And his government passed a new constitution in 2009 that entrenches indigenous rights in politics and in law.

So should we hail the arrival of a new and better model for economic growth and social justice?

Unfortunately, no. The only economic secret that Lula, Dilma and Evo all share is that if you want the econo-

my to grow, you must not frighten the horses.

The international markets got ready for a meltdown when Lula, a self-taught former trade union leader with a penchant for radical rhetoric, became president of Brazil, but he turned out to be the very soul of fiscal responsibility.

And although Morales nationalized a large part of the Bolivian economy — oil, gas, tin and zinc mining and key utilities — he negotiated deals that compensated foreign investors and kept the markets happy.

All the rest of it — things like Morales calling Barack Obama “an imperialist” at the UN General Assembly meeting in New York last month, and Rousseff cancelling a scheduled state visit to the United States last year after Edward Snowden revealed that the U.S. National Security Agency had been spying on her emails — simply doesn’t worry serious investors so long as the numbers come out right and the financial and fiscal environment is predictable.

So Morales has not been punished by the markets for being a “socialist” and neither has Rousseff. Both still have strong support at home, too.

Unlike Morales, Rousseff didn’t get enough votes in the first round of the presidential election earlier this month to avoid a runoff on Oct. 26, but she will probably win again even though the Brazilian economy is now teetering on the brink of a recession.

Despite all the similarities, how-

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ever, comparing Brazil and Bolivia is rather like comparing apples and oranges.

Brazil has a very large and diversified internal market (fourth largest carmaker in the world, for example), and has 20 times as many people as Bolivia.

The latter has an economy that is almost totally dependent on the export of commodities, mainly oil, gas and minerals.

Bolivia’s soaring GDP of the past decade, and the modest prosperity it has brought to what was South America’s poorest country, is mostly fairy gold.

What goes up usually comes down again eventually, and what drove Bolivia’s GDP up was almost entirely rising commodity prices. When they come down again, so will the GDP, the government’s income, and its ability to support even the sketchiest outline of a welfare state.

In the meantime, Morales has spent the extra money wisely, and it will be very hard for any successor to abandon this kind of “social spending.”

He has also made it normal for Bolivia’s indigenous majority to have a big say in policy decisions at the national level, and that too will be almost impossible to roll back.

He has even built up big financial reserves to cope with falling commodity prices. But he has not really transformed the economy.

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Global economy affects everything What is the biggest problem facing the global economy in the coming years? The answer is important for us Canadians because we are a part of an increasingly globalized economy. We are affected very much by what happens elsewhere.

As the International Monetary Fund reminds us in its latest World Economic Outlook, the world economy today is extraordinarily fragile.

It is taking much longer than expected DAVID to recover from CRANE the Great Recession of 200809 and we are not back to normalcy yet.

Even Canada, which was not as hard hit, has experienced only modest growth and poor job creation since. If the rest of the world is not doing well, it is hard for Canada to do well. Moreover, we may be in for a long period of slow growth with more inequality and less ability for governments to sustain or improve well-being.

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lems we and others must address, the IMF and World Bank recently asked five winners of the Nobel Prize in economics to each identify what they saw as the biggest problem facing the global economy.

George Akerlof pointed to climate change.

For Paul Krugman it was the lack of demand in the economy, which meant underinvestment and weak job creation.

Robert Solow feared we face a prolonged period of slow growth — secular stagnation — in part driven by a slower pace of innovation and productivity growth and in part by an aging society.

For Michael Spence, the biggest challenge is to accommodate the growth of emerging economies such as China and India and the big need for change in our own societies as a result.

And for Joseph Stiglitz, the biggest challenge is growing inequality of incomes.

Each of these challenges is real. But those identified by Spence and Akerlof may be the most disruptive and difficult.

As Spence argues, the growth in incomes and competitiveness in the emerging market economies will lead to “dramatic changes” in the structure of both advanced and developing economies and the distribution of income

and wealth.

In advanced economies such as Canada “technological and global market forces are reducing or eliminating an expanding array of jobs via automation, elimination of the middleman, and offshoring of global supply chains,” Spence says. Because of this, we have too few people with the right skills and too many with the wrong skills.

Correcting this huge mismatch has to be a top priority.

But there will also be a big need for the world to adjust the way it uses natural resources, Spence argues.

Failure to adjust the world’s use of natural resources “will result either in growth grinding to a halt or, worse, in catastrophic failure after an environmental or ecological tipping point. Environmental sustainability is essential to accommodate the rise of the developing world.”

This is where Akerlof, who sees climate change as the biggest problem, comes in.

The world’s high and growing use of coal, oil and natural gas is driving climate change, which is making the world’s average climate warmer, to the point where, if not addressed, will cause huge and costly problems for the world economy and make life on this planet far less comfortable.

Akerlof accepts that the science on

climate change is pretty clear while “the economics of global warming is as well understood as any economic problem could be.” Likewise, he contends, “the best way to fight it (but not without considerable expense) is to place a uniform tax on carbon emissions; that tax should escalate until emissions fall to desirable levels.”

Governments would also need to subsidize research into ways to reduce emissions. The taxes and subsidies should be global, Akerlof says, because we are all in this together. What’s missing is action.

What Spence, Akerlof and the other Nobel winners essentially underline though is that we live in an increasingly global economy and that there is no hiding from this reality. Increasingly what were once domestic problems are becoming global problems.

To be sure, we can take actions at home that improve lives, such as making sure our education, innovation, health care and pension systems work as well as they can. But ultimately, we will have to find new ways to ensure globalization works for all. This means accepting shared responsibility and new forms of global governance to sustain a decent way of life. But we are not there yet.

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

Need to take back control in parenting “Hi Opa, how are you?” This greeting from our two-year-old granddaughter emanated clear as a bell from the computer speakers while we were Skyping with our daughter, who lives 15 hours driving time away from us.

It’s hard to describe the great amount of joy that this simple greeting gives us, and so we sit in front of the computCHRIS er with silly SALOMONS grins on our faces as we encourage her to tell us all kinds of stories.

It’s mostly gibberish, of course, but we pay rapt attention to everything she says, because as she grows, more and more of what she says makes sense, plus it lets her know we care.

Our hearts continue to melt while we listen and we also see that her mother looks on her child with love mixed with some pride.

And rightfully so, because both parents spend an enormous amount of time with not only the two-year-old, but now the second beautiful granddaughter as well.

Both will be taught well; we know that because of what we see in our oldest granddaughter already, coupled with what we know of the parents.

They are not perfect, but they are honest and very committed.

Lately I have been focusing on children and how we raise them. It has become almost an obsession with me, partially because of what I witness at the kitchen and also in the general public.

Add to that world events and all the different reading material that is available.

Author James Clavel wrote a book called Children’s Story, about how it took all brand new teachers no more than four to five hours to convince a whole school full of elementary students that the communist system was the absolute truth, and then within a few days how these children would even turn in their own parents for ‘crimes against the state.’

Although it was a novel, the message was real and effective.

We have seen it happen in Cuba, in Germany and even in Canada where

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the philosophy at the time was to get a hold of the children and through them you would have the parents in the grasp of your hands.

What it boils down to is that in this world there are entities that want to control our children, and through them they want to control the adult population as well.

To make matters worse, the American Civil Liberties Union and the Canadian Civil Liberties Union eventually want to strip parents of their right and responsibility to teach their children as they see fit.

Also, the whole social media system actually does nothing to promote a healthy lifestyle in that it takes away the face-to-face contact that we as humans actually need. Even the animal world teaches us that much.

It sometimes makes me sick to think of how we, because of our pursuit of

personal pleasure, allow the media to take over the raising of our children.

When I raised this issue in a conversation once, I was told not to look for a demon behind every rock, but then I guess it’s OK that a 12-year-old stabs another youth to death, or that suicide rates are higher than ever, or that two 10-year-olds abduct a younger child and proceed to kill him; or maybe a five-day suspension from school is enough punishment for a six-year-old who while riding on a school bus proceeds to beat on another six-year-old, repeatedly bashing his head against the window until he seriously injures him.

So when are we going to wake up and fight back against the naysayers and demand that we use at least a minimum of control over the negative influences in our society.

Call it censorship, call it removing

rights, call it what you will, but until we remove or at least limit some of the damaging and destructive activities that occur, we will reap the results even more than what we are now; something for which those same naysayers would never take responsibility.

Although the majority of children are good, well behaved and energetic members of our community, there are an increasingly large number that live aimlessly because they are given no positive direction.

I see it not only at the kitchen where we see the results of aimless overindulgence, but I see it on the news or whenever we go for a stroll in the malls or other public places.

ISIS and other Jihadist movements have a very aggressive recruitment policy and they target the aimless.

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The fiscal impact of an aging population on Canada THE DEMOGRAPHIC CHALLENGE DIFFERS BETWEEN THE TWO MAIN LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT

BY JOCK FINLAYSON SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE An update on Canada’s demographic future from Statistics Canada confirms what is readily discernible through casual observation: our population is growing modestly and becoming greyer at an accelerating pace.

Under three different scenarios modelled by Statistics Canada’s researchers — slow growth, medium growth and high growth — the country’s population is on track to exceed 40 million by 2063 (up from 35.2 million in 2013).

The slow-growth scenario puts the population at 40 million in 50 years’ time.

Under the medium-growth scenario, the population reaches 51 million in 2063.

And a high-growth scenario sees the number of Canadians swelling to 63.5 million.

The scenarios differ in their assumptions about future immigration levels, fertility rates and longevity. For planning purposes, the most sensible approach is to use the medium-growth scenario, which points to a national population of roughly 50 million a half century from now.

In all scenarios, the proportions of senior citizens within the population — defined as people aged 65 and over — edges higher.

From 15.3 per cent today, the ranks of Canadian seniors will expand to comprise 22 to 24 per cent of the population by the early 2030s.

A smaller working age population, coupled with a relatively larger number of elderly “dependents” as the large baby-boom generation moves into retirement, will lead to slower economic growth in the future at the same time as society faces added fiscal stress from an aging demographic.

As noted in a recent report from the C.D. Howe Institute, the escalating cost of providing long-term care to frail seniors is one area where aging-related costs are set to rise dramatically.

For B.C., the province’s population increases and ages under all of the scenarios modelled by Statistics Canada. By the late 2030s, B.C. is expected to have between 5.2 and 6.7 million people, up from 4.6 million today.

The share of the population aged 65 and over is projected to increase to 24 to 27 per cent by the end of the 2030s, up significantly from today’s level and higher than the Canadian average. According to B.C. government forecasts, the province’s “elderly dependency ra-

tio” — the population aged 65 and over as a share of that aged 18 to 64 — will climb from 26 today to more than 40 by 2030. Because British Columbia will be home to proportionately more seniors than most other provinces, health-care and other aging-related costs can be expected to come under stronger upward pressure here.

Two conclusions follow.

First, we need to start preparing today for a different demographic future, one that provides less impetus for economic growth.

There are things that can be done to mitigate the growth-inhibiting consequences of population aging. Ways must be found to encourage more people to stay in the workforce beyond the “normal” retirement age of 63 or 65. There is still some room to boost labour force participation rates among women, and lots of scope to do the same with the aboriginal population. It is important to ensure that new immigrants quickly transition into the workforce after they arrive.

And as the median voter gets older and consumes a greater volume of health services, it is crucial that policy-makers not succumb to the temptation to shortchange investments in education and skills development aimed at equipping young people with the

knowledge and tools needed to build a more productive economy.

Second, the existing system of federal-provincial transfer programs requires a fresh look, given the Canada’s shifting demographic backdrop.

For example, the B.C. government should be pressing Ottawa to modify the formula used to calculate federal transfers for health care in order to account for the higher per capita costs incurred by provinces with larger concentrations of older residents.

More generally, as emphasized by the Parliamentary Budget Office, the fiscal impacts of an aging population differ between the two main levels of government. While the federal government’s long-term financial position looks favourable, that is not the case for the provinces, which bear more of the costs stemming from burgeoning number of retirees.

It is in all of the provinces’ interests to collaborate to persuade Ottawa to assume more of the economic and fiscal burden that is destined to come as the population ages and Canada’s potential economic growth rate gently but inevitably declines.

Jock Finlayson is executive vice-president of the Business Council of British Columbia. This column was supplied by Troy Media (www.troymedia.com).

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If my husband ever felt that yoga was for sissies, he doesn’t feel that way anymore.

On a recent visit to a Costa Rican health retreat, Greg was shaking slightly as he strained to hold a pose with his heels almost touching his head — a position he hadn’t experienced since his time in the womb.

He was doing better than I was, since I had already rolled out of the position and was watching him.

We had both been a little nervous about booking a yoga retreat vacation, but when we heard about Anamaya Resort we decided the time was right to try something new.

Anamaya Resort is a boutique health and wellness retreat located on the Nicoya PenDEBBIE insula of Costa Rica. The word “anamaya” OLSEN is Sanskrit for “good health.” The small specialty resort offers yoga retreats, spa treatments, surfing clinics, hiking and other excursions, along with a healthy and delicious included menu made mostly from organic produce grown on their own farm, served alongside locally-sourced fish and meat.

Built on a cliff edge, the resort is surrounded by rainforest and has beautiful ocean views from the infinity pool and many of the rooms. Three sets of waterfalls are within walking distance and the town of Montezuma is a short drive or walk down the steep hill.

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TOP: Real men do yoga. Two guys in our group practise a tricky two-person pose during our morning yoga class.

BOTTOM: Turns out there were many newbie surfers much better than I was.

RIGHT: Perched on a hillside, the view from Anamaya Resort’s infinity pool and the yoga deck above it is a spectacular mix of rainforest and ocean.

ABOVE: Rooms at Anamaya were in private buildings and many rooms came with fantastic ocean views and amenities like outdoor showers. You had to be careful not to leave clothing in the outdoor shower, though. The howler monkeys have a tendency to take colourful things that are left unattended.

RIGHT: The Montezuma Waterfall is located within walking distance of Anamaya Resort and the resort offers weekly guided hiking excursions to the falls. The falls are 24 metres high and they feed a large swimming hole.

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Daily optional activities included surfing lessons at a beach near Montezuma.

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ANAMAYA: Mix of men and women of all skill levels On our first day, we had arisen at 7 a.m. to enjoy a pre-breakfast snack before heading to the morning yoga class, which is held in one of the world’s most scenic yoga studios. The rainforest and ocean views that stretched out before us from the outdoor yoga deck were spectacular and nearly made us forget our nervousness about what was to follow.

As it turned out, my husband and I were nervous about the yoga retreat for different reasons.

We were both relative newbies to yoga and I was concerned I wouldn’t be able to keep up if all the other guests were at a more advanced level than me.

My husband is a natural athlete and his biggest worry was that he was going to be the only man in the class.

It didn’t take long to realize that neither of us needed to be concerned.

There was a mix of men and women of all skill levels and our certified yoga instructor, Kim Goyette, had a master’s degree in exercise science and had designed an effective program that incorporated Hatha, Hatha Flow and Yin Yoga practices for our diverse group.

Each morning, we enjoyed an hourlong yoga class to start the day and

each evening we ended the day with an hour of yoga and meditation before dinner.

In between, there were hikes to the waterfalls, a canopy ziplining excursion, surfing lessons, spa treatments and a beach bonfire.

Wellness tourism is a growing niche in the travel market and many travellers look to kick start healthy eating and exercise habits, detox, meditate and refresh both their bodies and minds on retreat-style getaways.

“The Nicoya peninsula was identified as one of the world’s blue zones, or areas in the world where people statistically live longer lives,” said Geoff McCabe, CEO and co-owner of the resort. “It just makes sense to have a health and wellness retreat in a place where the environment is pure and where people live long, heathy lives.

When you spend time here, your stress levels go way down.”

After several days of healthy eating, spa treatments, exercise and twicedaily yoga, my stress levels were pretty low — at least until the afternoon I signed up for a surfing excursion on a beach near the tiny town of Montezuma.

“We don’t use the word ‘No’ in our lessons,” admonished Mike, my surf instructor, when I worried aloud that there was no way I was going to be able to stand up on my board.

I had been trying for more than an hour and had swallowed a great deal of sea water and had washed up on a rocky outcropping more than once. I have to admit, I was glad I persevered — riding a wave to shore was much more exciting from the standing position.

After seven days of healthy eating, surfing and hiking, spa treatments and twice-daily yoga, we were feeling better than we had in months. It was the kick start we needed to make lifestyle changes that we hope will have longlasting effects — lifestyle changes that include yoga as part of a regular exercise regimen.

If you go ● A stay at Anamaya Resort starts at $795 per week for a dorm-style room for one person or $1,195 per person per week in a double room and includes three meals daily and snacks. Wine and beer are available for an extra charge with dinner. The resort caters to both singles and couples. Retreat packages are an additional cost and start at $95 per week for a package that

just includes daily yoga instruction.

Other packages include excursions, yoga, surfing lessons or spa treatments.

Guests can choose the add-on retreat package most suited to their interests.

For more information, visit www.anamayaresort.com. ● Flights from Calgary to San Jose, Costa Rica, vary in price depending upon the dates of travel, but prices start at about $800 return with at least one stop. Return flights from San Jose to Tambor (the closest airport to Montezuma area) will cost about $135.

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

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New York’s Little Guyana is a global nirvana

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Nobody told me about Little Guyana, a mile-pluslong stretch in the Richmond Hill neighbourhood of Queens where the residents are Indian but sound like Bob Marley when they speak.

I discovered it by accident when I fell asleep on the A train, passed up my intended destination and was awakened by a fellow passenger telling me that the train had reached its last stop. The people here, known as Indo-Guyanese, are mainly descendants of indentured servants who were recruited from India (often by deceptive tactics) to work on the sugar plantations of present-day Guyana — formerly known as British Guiana — starting in 1838, when the British abolished black slavery in their colonies.

I was surprised to learn that the Guyanese are New York’s fifth-largest immigrant group, according to American Community Survey figures reported by multiple media outlets. It’s probably safe to say that many, if not most, Americans know little or nothing about Guyana, a small nation on the northeast coast of South America, although some may recall the 1978 Jonestown atrocity, in which cult leader Jim Jones persuaded (or forced) more than 900 of his followers to commit suicide by drinking poisoned Kool-Aid in the agrarian utopia he’d founded in that country.

Aside from a few Creole-sounding words, there’s no real language barrier in this neighborhood. Guyana is South America’s only English-speaking country.

It’s also considered part of the Caribbean, and this West Indies connection accounts for the Bob Marley accent here in Little Guyana, a neighborhood that began to take shape in the 1970s.

Photo by ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES Upon my unplanned arrival, I exited from the subway station onto Liberty Avenue, which cuts In a span of mere blocks in the Little Guyana neighbourhood of Queens, New York, you’ll find a Shri Lakshmi through the Queens neighborhoods of Richmond Hill Narayan Mandir Hindu temple, above, a Pentecostal church and an Islamic clothing store. and Ozone Park, and is the throbbing heart of Little Guyana. Refreshed by my subway snooze, I felt like and fried shark. There is also an extensive vegetarwalking a mile or so in the direction of the place I’d ian menu. Meals start at $5. intended to visit. This intended destination was soon forgotten, though, as the Little Guyana carnival atGetting there Little Guyana Bake Shop mosphere cast its spell on me.

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Nearby 101st Avenue has considerable flavor, but Liberty Avenue. nothing approaching the bewitching carpet ride of Shopping there Liberty Avenue. The Little Guyana strip runs from Eating there Shakti Saree & Spiritual 104th to 130th Street. I noticed an Indo-Guyanese Singh’s Roti Shop Restaurant and Bar 124-15 Liberty Ave. presence before and after these streets, but the cul131-14 Liberty Ave. 718-738-1300 tural dynamism began to dissipate.

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I’m not sure, except to say that they’re a colourful dows kept delivering a loud dose of chutney. In many overall cultural thumbprint is strong, about as much and distinctive blend, just like their neighbourhood. cases, though, open windows were superfluous; some as it’s possible to find in the United States in 2014.

That said, I’ve read vehicles were equipped with speakers that blasted that there has been disthe music as if it were a block party.

Aesthetically, Liberty Avenue is less than flaw- cussion in the community less. Suspended overhead is a subway rail, an old about how to answer the structure that emits a cacophony of squeaks every classic multiple-choice few minutes as a train passes by. I also had to dodge ethnicity question: Desome bird droppings. Urban grit is rife, but there’s spite being from South Laughlin, NV America, the Guyanese no real danger.

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Rebels can’t get by Blades ‘WE STILL BELIEVE WE HAVE THE RIGHT GROUP HERE, THEY JUST HAVE TO SOMEHOW FIGURE THIS OUT BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THEY’RE NOT PULLING THE WEIGHT THEY NEED TO PULL ON A PERIOD-TOPERIOD AND GAME-TO-GAME BASIS.’

BY ADVOCATE STAFF Blades 3 Rebels 2 SASKATOON — According to Red Deer Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter, there was a valid reason his club provided the Saskatoon Blades with their third WHL win of the season Friday.

“We didn’t play very well here. It was disappointing to see how we played,” said Sutter, whose squad fell to a team that last weekend snapped a 16-game losing streak dating back to last season and then upset the host Swift Current Broncos 4-3 Wednesday.

“Jeff (Rebels associate coach Truitt) said it best: ‘Right now we have a bunch of guys you’d like to take fishing, but they’re not going to battle like they need to’.”

The Rebels, who fell to 3-61-0, never led in the game and

— BRENT SUTTER REBELS GM/HEAD COACH

in fact trailed 3-1 after 40 minutes before drawing to within a goal while outshooting their guest 11-6 in the third period.

Sam McKechnie potted his third of the season to give the Blades a 1-0 lead after one period in front of 3,857 fans at the Credit Union Centre.

Defenceman Brett Cote drew the Rebels even with his first of the season 8:18 into the middle frame, but Landon Welykholowa replied for the

hosts just 26 seconds later and Blades forward Alex Forsberg notched a short-handed marker late in the period.

Red Deer captain Conner Bleackley connected at 17:19 of the third period, but the Rebels came up short once again.

“Our older players haven’t been good. At the end of the day, that’s the reality of it,” said Sutter. “That’s why our power play is suffering, that’s why five-on five we’ve given up so many goals.

“We still believe we have the right group here, they just have to somehow figure this out because right now they’re not pulling the weight they need to pull on a period-to-period and game-to-game basis.”

Blades netminder Alex Moodie stopped 32 shots and was named first star of the game, while Rylan Toth turned aside 28 shots for Red Deer.

Both clubs were zero-for-three on the power play.

The Rebels close out their brief two-game road trip to-

night against the Prince Albert Raiders, who fell 3-1 to the visiting Edmonton Oil Kings Friday “We’re going to have to be better than we have been,” said Sutter.

The Rebels host the Prince George Cougars and Moose Jaw Warriors next Friday and Saturday. ● Bleackley and Rebels defenceman Haydn Fleury will suit up with Team WHL in the first two games of the 2014 Subway Super Series — Nov. 10 in Saskatoon and the following night at Brandon.

The Super Series will conclude with Nov. 13 and 17 games against Team OHL in Peterborough and Kingston, and Nov. 18 and 20 contests versus Team QMJHL at Bathurst, N.B., and Rimouski, Que. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate. com

Oilers get shut out by Canucks LOSE FIFTH STRAIGHT TO START SEASON, WORST START IN FRANCHISE HISTORY

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Canucks 2 Oilers 0 EDMONTON _ The last person the struggling Edmonton Oilers needed to see in the opposing net on Friday was Ryan Miller.

The Vancouver goalie made 28 saves to record his 30th career shutout as the Canucks remained undefeated on the season, getting past the Oilers 2-0.

The win improved the 34-year-old’s all-time record against the Oilers to 9-0-0.

“It means a lot. You like to get the first one (shutout) out of the way,’’ said Miller, who signed a three-year free agency deal with the Canucks this summer. “It was an important game for us as well, to keep things moving along. We had a long break.

“I think I am a little more composed, starting with my positioning. In my last game I was a little anxious, a little excited. I tried to calm down a little bit tonight.’’

Radim Vrbata and Daniel Sedin scored for the Canucks, who improved to 3-0-0 on the season.

“I think we were fresh and it helped that we have such a deep lineup and we can roll four lines,’’ Daniel Sedin said.

“We spent a lot of time in their end and were able to tire them out.’’

Daniel Sedin said that Vrbata has been a welcome addition to the top line in the early running as another free agent acquisition.

“I think it has helped,’’ he said.

“He shoots a lot and that opens up a lot of things for

us. He is a right-handed shot and I think that gives our line and extra edge. He has been good.’’

The Oilers are still in search of their first victory of the year, dropping to 0-4-1 — their worst start in franchise history.

“The fans were really behind us and that gave us some extra energy and it’s just frustrating we weren’t able to pull through,’’ said Oilers forward David Perron. “It’s just frustrating that we didn’t get at least a goal for (Ben Scrivens) and for the effort that the guys put in.’’

Scrivens, who stopped 28of-29 shots, said that the game was at least a positive sign in that the Oilers played better that in their two previous outings.

“I thought we played a lot better, but your play is measured in wins and losses,’’ he said.

“We have a lot of work left to do. Hopefully, everybody can see that some of the pieces are starting to fall into place.

It’s only one game, so the same way we tried not to panic after a couple of losses, we’re not going to rest on anything, playing one good game. The key is coming out and playing another good game after that.

The more we can do that, the idea is that the wins start to fall after that.’’

There was no scoring in a back-and-forth first period that saw Scrivens face 12 shots in the Edmonton net and Miller make 10 stops. The biggest save in the opening frame went to Scrivens, stopping Henrik Sedin in tight with a quick kick save with two minutes remaining.

Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

Vancouver Canucks goalie Ryan Miller (30) makes a save on Edmonton Oilers’ Matt Hendricks (23) during second period NHL action in Edmonton, on Friday.

Miller had his biggest test to that point of the game twoand-a-half minutes into the second period when he made a big blocker stop on Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, who came in on a short-handed breakaway.

Miller then made another huge stop on a backhander in tight by Matt Hendricks a few minutes later.

Scrivens responded midway through the second with a big save on a deflection by Chris Higgins. Moments later, Vancouver defenceman Dan Hamhuis was rushed off the ice pouring blood after being hit by an inadvertent high stick by Edmonton’s Mark Arcobello.

Hamhuis returned late in the second wearing a cage.

The Canucks finally broke

the scoreless deadlock with four minutes left in the second period as Daniel Sedin made a nice pass through the goalmouth to a wide-open Vrbata on the other side of the net for his third goal of the season.

“It is about timing and being at the right place at the right time,’’ Vrbata said. “If I do that, I know that they will find me. It was a nice pass.’’

Vancouver had a couple of glorious opportunities to extend it’s lead in the first half of the third, but Scrivens received some help with Taylor Hall and Andrew Ference both clearing pucks moments before a Canuck could put it in an open net.

The Canucks put the game away in the final minute on

an empty net goal by Daniel Sedin.

The Canucks return home to host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday. Edmonton next plays the Lightning in the second game of their sevengame homestand on Monday.

Notes — Vancouver and Edmonton met five times in the regular season last year, with the Canucks winning three of the five outings. The Canucks haven’t played since defeating the Oilers 6-5 in a shootout last Saturday Oiler forward Ryan Nugent Hopkins returned to the lineup after missing the last two games following a hit by, and his subsequent first NHL fight against, with Canucks defenceman Dan Hamhuis

Flames’ win streak snapped in Columbus

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Blue Jackets 3 Flames 2 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Jack Skille, Ryan Johansen and Matt Calvert scored goals and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 29 shots to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets past the Calgary Flames 3-2 on Friday night.

Calgary trailed 3-0 when Mason Raymond broke up the shutout early in the third period. Josh Jooris narrowed the lead with a goal in his NHL debut, scoring off a pass from Mark Giordano with over eight minutes left.

The Flames, five games into a six-game road trip after opening at home, threatened to the end.

Calvert had an assist to go with his goal. Mark Letestu had two assists as the Blue Jackets wrapped up a threegame homestand.

The Blue Jackets were 4 for 4 on the penalty kill to stay perfect this season in nine attempts.

Raymond scored seconds after a power play ran out, converting after a pass from Curtis Glencross, formerly on

the Blue Jackets.

Then Jooris, a free-agent signing out of Union College, converted Giordano’s long pass with a forehand high over Bobrovsky’s glove to make things interesting.

The Flames weathered a Columbus power play and then applied heavy pressure in the waning moments. Bobrovsky blocked a high, hard shot by Giordano in the final minute and the Flames also had a shot ping off the post with just under two minutes left.

Fedor Tyutin and Johansen cleared the puck in the final 90 seconds to hold off Calgary.

Karri Romo, who had 23 saves, lost for the first time after a 2-0 start.

In their first loss on Tuesday night, a 4-2 setback to Dallas, the Blue Jackets had been passive in the opening period and fell behind 2-0.

They reversed that against the Flames.

Columbus had the first seven shots, by which time it had a 2-0 lead.

Mark Letestu wheeled from the left corner toward the crease and fed Skille, who was

charging the net, for a one-timer and a 1-0 lead at the 2:59 mark.

On the power play just over 2 minutes later, Cam Atkinson worked hard to control the puck in the offensive zone before feeding Nick Foligno, who swept toward Ramo and then slipped a backhanded pass to Johansen for a quick shot to double the score at 5:21.

Johansen, who missed almost all of training camp in a holdout before signing for $12 million over three years, has three goals and three assists in the first four games. Foligno also extended his points streak to four games.

The Flames regained some momentum later in the period with the last five shots on goal.

The Blue Jackets made it 3-0 at 7:55 of the second. James Wisniewski’s drive blast from the point was deflected by Ramo to Letestu. Ramo stopped Letestu’s offbalance shot with the toe of his right skate, but Calvert swooped in to jam the puck in as it sat near the goal line.

NOTES: Sporting a nasty bruise on his face, forward Lance Bouma returned for Cal-

Greg Meachem, Sports Editor, 403-314-4363 E-mail gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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SCOREBOARD

SATURDAY, OCT. 18, 2014

Hockey

Today ● Peewee football: Red Deer Hornets at Lacombe; Drumheller at Red Deer Steelers, Great Chief Park; Strathmore at Rocky Mountain House; all games at 11 a.m. ● Minor midget AAA hockey: Calgary Blue at Red Deer Aero Equipment, 11:30 a.m., Arena. ● College soccer: Lakeland at RDC, women at 2 p.m., men to follow. ● Major bantam hockey: Calgary Bisons at Red Deer Black, 2 p.m., Arena. ● Bantam AA hockey: Cranbrook at Red Deer Ramada, 2:30 p.m., Kinex; Bow Valley at Sylvan Lake, 5:30 p.m., Eckville. ● Peewee AA hockey: Red Deer TBS at Sylvan Lake, 2:30 p.m., Innisfail Blue; Olds at Lacombe, 5:45 p.m. ● Major bantam girls hockey: Calgary Outlaws at Red Deer, 4:30 p.m., Kin City B. ● Midget AA hockey: Calgary Gold at Red Deer Indy Graphics, 4:45 p.m., Arena; Olds at Lacombe, 6 p.m., Blackfalds; Calgary Canucks at Sylvan Lake, 8:15 p.m. ● WHL: Red Deer at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.

(The Drive).

● AJHL: Canmore at Olds, 7 p.m. ● Heritage Junior B hockey: Stettler at Red Deer, 8 p.m., Arena; Three Hills at Ponoka, 8 p.m.

Sunday

● Peewee AA hockey: Wheatland at Red Deer TBS, 11:30 a.m., Kin City A; Bow Valley at Olds, 12:15 p.m.; Airdrie at Sylvan Lake, 2:45 p.m. ● Major bantam hockey: Airdrie at Red Deer White, noon, Arena. ● Major midget girls hockey: Spruce Grove at Red Deer, 12:45 p.m., Collicutt Centre. ● Major bantam girls hockey: St. Albert at Red Deer, 12:45 p.m., Kin City B. ● Bantam AA hockey: Okotoks at Sylvan Lake, 1:45 p.m., Caroline; Cranbrook at Red Deer Steel Kings, 2 p.m., Kin City A. ● Chinook senior hockey: Stony Plain at Bentley, 2:30 p.m., Lacombe. ● Midget AAA hockey: Calgary Northstars at Red Deer, 3 p.m., Arena. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Airdrie at Stettler, 3 p.m.; Coaldale at Blackfalds, 3:30 p.m.; Okotoks at Red Deer, 6 p.m., Arena. ● Midget AA hockey: Olds at Sylvan Lake, 4:45 p.m., Innisfail Blue.

WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF Brandon 10 7 2 1 0 49 Swift Current 13 6 6 0 1 38 Moose Jaw 10 5 4 0 1 30 Regina 9 4 4 1 0 28 Prince Albert 9 3 6 0 0 23 Saskatoon 9 3 6 0 0 22

GA 31 41 32 28 30 41

Pt 15 13 11 9 6 6

CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL Medicine Hat 10 8 1 1 0 Edmonton 9 6 3 0 0 Calgary 9 5 3 0 1 Red Deer 10 3 6 1 0 Kootenay 9 3 6 0 0 Lethbridge 9 1 7 0 1

GF 44 27 33 31 20 18

GA 16 21 25 40 34 40

Pt 17 12 11 7 6 3

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF Kelowna 10 10 0 0 0 56 Kamloops 11 6 4 1 0 39 Prince George 10 6 4 0 0 32 Victoria 12 5 6 1 0 37 Vancouver 8 4 4 0 0 30

GA 26 37 40 49 24

Pt 20 13 12 11 8

GA 27 21 20 24 49

Pt 14 13 10 9 6

Tri-City Everett Spokane Seattle Portland

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (Best-of-7) American League Kansas City 4, Baltimore 0 Friday, Oct. 10: Kansas City 8, Baltimore 6, 10 innings Saturday, Oct. 11: Kansas City 6, Baltimore 4 Monday, Oct. 13: Baltimore at Kansas City, ppd., rain Tuesday, Oct. 14: Kansas City 2, Baltimore 1 Wednesday, Oct. 15: Kansas City 2, Baltimore 1 National League San Francisco 4, St. Louis 1 Saturday, Oct. 11: San Francisco 3, St. Louis 0 Sunday, Oct. 12: St. Louis 5, San Francisco 4

U.S. DIVISION W L OTLSOL 7 4 0 0 5 0 3 0 4 2 2 0 4 4 0 1 2 7 0 2

GF 35 33 20 21 30

Friday’s results Brandon 8 Swift Current 3 Victoria 4 Lethbridge 2 Portland 6 Moose Jaw 2 Kootenay 1 Regina 0 Edmonton 3 Prince Albert 1 Saskatoon 3 Red Deer 2 Calgary 2, Medicine Hat 1 (OT) Kelowna 3, Spokane 2 Everett 4, Tri-City 5 (OT) Kamloops at Vancouver, late Prince George at Seattle, late

Baseball Major League Baseball Playoffs x-if necessary

GP 11 8 8 9 11

WORLD SERIES (Best-of-7) Tuesday, Oct. 21: San Francisco (Bumgarner 2011) at Kansas City (Shields 15-8), 6:07 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 22: San Francisco at Kansas City, 6:07 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 24: Kansas City at San Francisco, 6:07 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 25: Kansas City at San Francisco, 6:07 p.m. x-Sunday, Oct. 26: Kansas City at San Francisco, 6:07 p.m. x-Tuesday, Oct. 28: San Francisco at Kansas City, 6:07 p.m.

Tuesday, October 21 Portland at Regina, 7 p.m.

Kootenay at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.

Lethbridge at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Friday’s summary

Golf PGA-Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Friday At TPC Summerlin Las Vegas Purse: $6.2 million Yardage: 7,255; Par: 71 Second Round Andrew Putnam 67-65 — 132 Russell Knox 65-67 — 132 Andrew Svoboda 66-67 — 133 Tony Finau 68-65 — 133 Spencer Levin 71-63 — 134 Webb Simpson 69-65 — 134 George McNeill 71-63 — 134 Ben Martin 68-66 — 134 Bo Van Pelt 66-68 — 134 Scott Piercy 67-67 — 134 Martin Laird 64-70 — 134 Wes Roach 67-67 — 134 Kevin Kisner 70-65 — 135 Brandt Snedeker 67-68 — 135 Tim Clark 68-67 — 135 Bill Lunde 68-68 — 136 Jason Bohn 68-68 — 136 Nick Taylor 71-65 — 136 Hudson Swafford 69-67 — 136 Cameron Percy 68-68 — 136 David Hearn 70-66 — 136 Brooks Koepka 69-68 — 137 Scott Brown 70-67 — 137 Nick Watney 68-69 — 137 Alex Cejka 69-68 — 137 Kevin Stadler 67-70 — 137 Hideki Matsuyama 66-71 — 137 Ken Duke 69-68 — 137 Jarrod Lyle 66-71 — 137 Brendan Steele 68-70 — 138 Carl Pettersson 72-66 — 138 Kevin Streelman 71-67 — 138 Stuart Appleby 74-64 — 138 Vijay Singh 67-71 — 138 John Senden 70-68 — 138 Jonathan Byrd 69-69 — 138 Bryce Molder 68-70 — 138 Tommy Gainey 73-65 — 138 Robert Streb 71-67 — 138 Andres Gonzales 70-68 — 138 Sam Saunders 66-72 — 138 Brendon de Jonge 70-68 — 138 Brice Garnett 68-70 — 138 Jimmy Walker 69-69 — 138 Padraig Harrington 70-69 — 139 Erik Compton 69-70 — 139 John Huh 72-67 — 139 William McGirt 68-71 — 139 Aaron Baddeley 69-70 — 139

John Merrick Dudley Hart Daniel Summerhays Kyle Reifers Adam Hadwin Whee Kim Steve Wheatcroft Charles Howell III Harris English Stewart Cink Derek Ernst D.A. Points Jonathan Randolph Steven Alker Carlos Ortiz

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

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Champions-Greater Hickory Kia Classic Friday At Rock Barn Golf and Spa, Jones Course Conover, N.C. Purse: $1.6 million Yardage: 6,874; Par: 71 (35-36) First Round Joe Durant 28-35 — Jay Haas 29-34 — Roger Chapman 32-33 — Scott Dunlap 30-35 — Bill Glasson 32-34 — Mike Goodes 32-34 — John Riegger 32-34 — Rocco Mediate 32-34 — Kirk Triplett 33-33 — Wayne Levi 34-33 — Steve Elkington 35-32 — Gary Hallberg 35-32 — Chien Soon Lu 32-35 — Tom Pernice Jr. 33-34 — Michael Allen 33-34 — John Cook 32-35 — David Frost 32-35 — Bobby Clampett 32-36 — Paul Goydos 32-36 — Fred Funk 34-34 — Gil Morgan 33-35 — Jeff Maggert 33-35 — Corey Pavin 35-33 — Marco Dawson 34-34 — Bob Tway 34-35 — Tommy Armour III 34-35 — Rod Spittle 36-33 — Stephen Ames 32-37 — Steve Lowery 34-35 — Kevin Sutherland 35-34 — Willie Wood 33-36 — Dan Forsman 34-35 — Jeff Sluman 35-34 —

139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139

63 63 65 65 66 66 66 66 66 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69

GF 17 11 13 10 15 11 4 8

GA 18 8 8 8 18 17 9 18

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

GF 19 13 15 16 13 13 10 11

GA 12 9 12 10 9 20 15 16

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts Nashville 4 3 0 1 7 Chicago 3 2 0 1 5 Dallas 4 2 1 1 5 Minnesota 3 2 1 0 4 St. Louis 3 1 1 1 3 Colorado 5 1 3 1 3 Winnipeg 4 1 3 0 2

GF 11 10 10 9 6 7 7

GA 6 6 11 2 5 17 11

Thursday’s Games N.Y. Islanders 4, San Jose 3, SO N.Y. Rangers 2, Carolina 1, SO Los Angeles 1, St. Louis 0, SO Dallas 3, Pittsburgh 2 Washington 6, New Jersey 2 Montreal 6, Boston 4 Ottawa 5, Colorado 3

Sunday’s games Regina at Calgary, 4 p.m.

Blades 3, Rebels 2 First Period 1. Saskatoon, McKechnie 3 (Henry, Forsberg) 1:02.

Penalties — Hebig Sas (holding) 16:30, RD Bench (served by Fafard, too many men) 17:35.

Second Period 2. Red Deer, Cote 1 (Feser, Strand) 8:18.

3. Saskatoon, Welykholowa 2 (Uhrich) 8:44.

4. Saskatoon, Forsberg 2 (McKechnie) 18:15 (shorthanded-SH).

Penalties — Kopeck RD (tripping) 1:18, Dixon RD

N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m.

Florida at Washington, 5 p.m.

Philadelphia at Dallas, 6 p.m.

Nashville at Chicago, 6:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Arizona, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Minnesota at Los Angeles, 1 p.m.

San Jose at N.Y. Rangers, 3 p.m.

Calgary at Winnipeg, 5 p.m.

St. Louis at Anaheim, 6 p.m.

Friday’s summaries

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

Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 5 4 1 0 8 18 13 San Jose 4 3 0 1 7 16 9 Los Angeles 5 3 1 1 7 13 9 Vancouver 3 3 0 0 6 11 6 Calgary 6 3 3 0 6 15 16 Arizona 3 2 1 0 4 12 12 Edmonton 5 0 4 1 1 11 25 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

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

Victoria at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Regina at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Red Deer at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Moose Jaw at Swift Current, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Saskatoon, 7:05 p.m.

Prince George at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

Kamloops at Seattle, 8:05 p.m.

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

Everett at Spokane, 8:05 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 14: San Francisco 5, St. Louis 4, 10 innings Wednesday, Oct. 15: San Francisco 6, St. Louis 4 Thursday, Oct. 16: San Francisco 6, St. Louis 3

(fighting) 9:19, Graham Sas (fighting) 9:19, Graham Sas (boarding) 16:45, De Wit RD (slashing) 19:08.

Third Period 5. Red Deer, Bleackley 2 (Fleury, Charif) 17:19.

Penalties — Nogier Sas (hooking) 2:30, Polei RD (fighting) 11:41, Schacher Sas (fighting) 11:41.

Shots on goal Red Deer 12 11 11 — 34 Saskatoon 12 13 6 — 31 Goal — Red Deer: Toth (L, 3-4-1); Saskatoon: Moodie (W, 3-1-0).

Power plays (goal-chances) — Red Deer: 0-3; Saskatoon: 0-3.

Canucks 2, Oilers 0 First Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Dorsett Vcr (hooking) 2:52, Kassian Vcr (tripping) 19:23.

Second Period 1. Vancouver, Vrbata 3 (Sedin, Sedin) 15:49.

Penalties — Arcobello Edm (hooking) 1:13, Sedin Vcr (cross-checking) 11:26, Petry Edm (boarding) 16:07, Hamhuis Vcr (delay of game) 18:34.

Third Period 2. Vancouver, Sedin 1 (Sedin, Vrbata) 19:45 (en).

Penalties — Joensuu Edm (high-sticking) 10:07.

Shots on goal Vancouver 12 15 3 — 30 Edmonton 10 11 7 — 28 Goal — Vancouver: Miller (W, 3-0-0); Edmonton: Scrivens (L, 0-3-0).

Power plays (goal-chances) — Vancouver: 0-3; Edmonton: 0-4.

Blue Jackets 3, Flames 2 First Period 1. Columbus, Skille 2 (Letestu, Calvert) 2:59.

2. Columbus, Johansen 3 (Foligno, Atkinson) 5:21 (pp).

Penalties — Giordano Cgy (delay of game) 3:41, McGrattan Cgy (interference) 6:05, Smid Cgy (fighting) 9:04, Tropp Clb (fighting) 9:04, Skille Clb (roughing) 10:44.

Second Period 3. Columbus, Calvert 1 (Letestu, Wisniewski) 7:55.

Penalties — Anisimov Clb (hooking) 1:48, Bouma Cgy (tripping) 11:44, Chaput Clb (face-off violation) 15:04.

Third Period 4. Calgary, Raymond 4 (Glencross, Backlund) 2:21.

5. Calgary, Jooris 1 (Giordano, Brodie) 11:43.

Penalties — Calvert Clb (charging) 0:17, Stajan Cgy (high-sticking) 8:12, Raymond Cgy (tripping) 13:46.

Shots on goal Calgary 6 11 14 — 31 Columbus 8 9 9 — 26 Goal — Calgary: Ramo (L, 2-1-0); Columbus: Bobrovsky (W, 3-1-0).

Power plays (goal-chances) — Calgary: 0-4; Columbus: 1-5.

NHL Scoring Leaders John Tavares, NYI Rick Nash, NYR Wayne Simmonds, Pha Brock Nelson, NYI Tomas Plekanec, Mtl Sidney Crosby, Pgh Victor Hedman, TB Kyle Okposo, NYI Mikkel Boedker, Ari Alex Ovechkin, Wash Tanner Pearson, LA Michael Cammalleri, NJ Corey Perry, Ana Tyler Bozak, Tor Johnny Boychuk, NYI Ryan Getzlaf, Ana Brent Burns, SJ Patrick Marleau, SJ

Friday’s Games Florida 1, Buffalo 0 Columbus 3, Calgary 2 Detroit 4, Toronto 1 Nashville 2, Winnipeg 0 Vancouver 2, Edmonton 0 Anaheim 2, Minnesota 1 Saturday’s Games Boston at Buffalo, 5 p.m.

Colorado at Montreal, 5 p.m.

Columbus at Ottawa, 5 p.m.

Toronto at Detroit, 5 p.m.

San Jose at New Jersey, 5 p.m.

G 2 6 5 4 4 4 3 2 5 5 4 4 4 3 2 2 1 3

A 7 1 2 3 3 3 4 5 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 2

Pts 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5

Football Hamilton Toronto Montreal Ottawa

GP 15 14 14 15

CFL East Division W L T 7 8 0 6 8 0 6 8 0 2 13 0

x-Calgary x-Edmonton x-Sask.

B.C. Winnipeg

GP 14 15 15 15 15

West Division W L T 12 2 0 10 5 0 9 6 0 8 7 0 6 9 0

PF 330 375 285 231

PA 329 390 322 385

Pt 14 12 12 4

PF 392 414 329 333 333

PA 263 294 360 272 407

Pt 24 20 18 16 12

Week 17 Friday’s results Hamilton 16 Ottawa 6 Saturday’s results Montreal at Toronto, 2 p.m.

Saturday’s results Calgary at Winnipeg, 5 p.m.

Sunday’s games Edmonton at Saskatchewan, 2 p.m.

National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct New England 5 2 0 .714 Buffalo 3 3 0 .500 Miami 2 3 0 .400 N.Y. Jets 1 6 0 .143 South W L T Pct Indianapolis 4 2 0 .667 Houston 3 3 0 .500 Tennessee 2 4 0 .333 Jacksonville 0 6 0 .000 North W L T Pct

PF 187 118 120 121

PA 154 126 124 185

PF 189 132 104 81

PA 136 120 153 185

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113 97 115 139

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .833 .800 .400 .000

PF 164 147 119 79

PA 91 104 101 134

PF 183 165 133 132

PA 132 126 138 166

PF 141 132 164 120

PA 157 141 170 204

PF 116 161 143 104

PA 82 130 144 143

PF 116 141 133 101

PA 106 123 113 150

Thursday’s Game New England 27, N.Y. Jets 25

Miami at Chicago, 11 a.m.

Carolina at Green Bay, 11 a.m.

Atlanta at Baltimore, 11 a.m.

Tennessee at Washington, 11 a.m.

Cleveland at Jacksonville, 11 a.m.

Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 11 a.m.

Minnesota at Buffalo, 11 a.m.

New Orleans at Detroit, 11 a.m.

Kansas City at San Diego, 2:05 p.m.

Arizona at Oakland, 2:25 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 2:25 p.m.

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

Open: Philadelphia, Tampa Bay Monday’s Game Houston at Pittsburgh, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 23 San Diego at Denver, 6:25 p.m.

NFL Odds (Odds supplied by Western Canada Lottery; favourites in parenthesis) Spread O/U Sunday Cincinnati at INDIANAPOLIS 3.5 49.5 SEATTLE at St. Louis 7.5 43.5 Atlanta at BALTIMORE 6.5 49.5 Miami at CHICAGO 3.5 48.5 New Orleans at DETROIT 2.5 48.5 CLEVELAND at Jacksonville 5.5 44.5 Minnesota at BUFFALO 4.5 42.5 Carolina at GREEN BAY 7.5 48.5 Tennessee at WASHINGTON 4.5 46.5 Kansas City at SAN DIEGO 4.5 44.5 ARIZONA at Oakland 3.5 43.5 Ny Giants at DALLAS 6.5 48.5 San Francisco at DENVER 6.5 50.5 Monday Houston at PITTSBURGH 3.5 44.5

Sunday’s Games Seattle at St. Louis, 11 a.m.

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Kings can’t come back from early deficit

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Red Deer College King Logan Sceviour picks up the puck just over the NAIT blueline as he is shadowed by NAIT Ook Tanner Dunkle at the Penhold Arena Friday.

Scoring is not new for Simpson.

The five-foot-eight Innisfail product led the Kings last year with 28 points (12-16-28) in 30 games.

First line left winger, however, is a different role than what he was playing in his first college stop.

Simpson earned a scholarship to play for the Ohio State Buckeyes after lighting it up with the Brooks Bandits of the Alberta Junior Hockey League

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River Bend Golf Club’s Kozak wins national award River Bend Golf Club course foreman Carmen Kozak is the 2014 winner of the Canadian Golf Superintendents Association Future Superintendent of the Year award.

The award is presented to a fulltime student member of CGSA who is completing his/her graduating year in a CGSA recognized turf management program. The nominees who are considered for this award are interviewed by a three-person panel comprised of a representative of the Toro Company (the award sponsor), the industry (an architect, owner, superintendent, etc.) and the CGSA. Kozak began her golf course career five years ago working as a seasonal greenskeeper at Wolf Creek, then took on a senior staff member role at Wolf Creek before taking over her current post. She completed her Turfgrass Management Diploma at Olds College in April of this year.

Jason Pick, the Olds College golf course management instructor, said Kozak’s “long term plans to become a

superintendent are well planned, strategically pursuing the accredited golf superintendent, followed by the ultimate goal of becoming the first female master superintendent of CGSA.” Kozak said working at Wolf Creek provided her the opportunity to work under Rick David and Cameron Kusiek (past winner of the CGSA/Toro Future Superintendent of the Year Award) who both helped to provide the foundation for her beginnings in this industry.

“Cameron has had the biggest influence on my career and my love for the game of golf,” she said. “It is through him that I developed a true understanding of how to be an exceptional turf manager and still have fun doing so. It is his passion and professionalism that ultimately made me decide to pursue this career.”

Kozak’sother achievements include being on the Olds College dean’s list (2012-2014), being awarded the 2013 AGSA scholarship and being the winner of several gold and bronze medals as one of the top swimmers in Alberta.

Grizzlys fall in shootout

ny Finnigan was named player of the match with eight kills, one ace, seven digs and three blocks. Tim Finnigan had nine kills, one ace, four digs and two blocks.

The Queens won 25-13, 25-13, 25-17 and were led by player of the game Leah Koot and Alex Donaghy, both with 12 kills while Maddi Quinn had 17 digs.

The two schools play again this afternoon with the women going at 2 p.m. and the men at 3 p.m.

CALGARY — The Olds Grizzlys (9-52) had their three game-winning streak snapped in Calgary by the Canucks (7-7-2) on Friday in Alberta Junior Hockey League action losing 4-3 in the shootout.

Trent Geiger scored the shootout winner for the Canucks as they rallied from a two-goal third period deficit for the win.

Matthew Dykstra scored twice for Calgary, including with 18 seconds left in the third period to send the game into overtime, while Colton Sheen also tallied. Malcolm Walilko stopped 32 shots for the win plus five more in the shootout.

Austin Kernahan replied twice for Olds while Dustin Gorgi also scored.

Jordan Piccolino came in relief for Billy Gorn and stopped 23 of 25 shots he faced in 41:23.

The Grizzlys were 3-for10 on the power play while the Canucks were 1-for-8.

The Grizzlys are back home tonight to host the Canmore Eagles (7-7-0) at 7 p.m.

in 2010-11, scoring 76 points (35-41-76) in 59 games.

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Ooks 4 Kings 2 PENHOLD — The Red Deer College Kings learned a valuable lesson about coming prepared to play on Friday night.

The NAIT Ooks took a two-goal lead before the Kings even managed a shot of their own en route to a 4-2 loss at the Penhold Regional Multiplex in Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference men’s hockey action.

Kevin Carthy scored twice for the Ooks while Tanner Dunkle and Jamie Johnson added singles and Kenny Cameron made 23 saves in net for the win.

Riley Simpson scored a goal and assisted on Shamus Graham’s tally for the Kings and Mike Salmon made 41 saves.

“In any sport you have to get started on time,” said RDC head coach Trevor Keeper. “They came out and they were casual with our break outs and puck support coming out of our own end.

NAIT was forechecking hard, they get a power play goal right away, and five minutes in it’s 2-0 and that was the difference in the game right there.”

Goal scoring has started to become a bit of an issue for the Kings, with 21 goals for through seven games, tied for fourth in the ACAC with NAIT who has played two less games.

Simpson has been their most consistent offensive force all season, sitting fifth in scoring with nine points but tied for the league lead in goals with six.

Next on RDC in points is Graham, DJ McGrath and Joel Topping all with four points.

“The problem tonight offensively is we had guys with the puck that were trying to create their own plays rather than working with their linemates and teammates,” said Keeper.

“You don’t score many goals against good teams if you’re play individually.”

Simpson has found chemistry with his two linemates, McGrath and Greg Lamoureux, and the group was RDC’s most effective on Friday night.

“They make plays together, but Riley is such a competitive guy that he finishes them off,” said Keeper. “If he has a chance it’s in the back of the net.”

ing and I wanted to be close to home,” said Simpson, who is in the electrical engineering program at RDC. “I was in kind of a third line, checking role and penalty killing, so that was a little bit different than what I was used to, but I was happy to take that role on to help my team out. It was a good year, definitely a good experience.”

He to was frustrated by the Kings’ start on Friday.

Carthy opened the scoring at 3:25, finding Salmon’s five hole after being left alone in the slot. Dunkle made it 2-0 on the power play at 5:37, batting in a rebound out of mid air.

Carthy stretched the lead to three goals at 9:57 of the second period on another power play, roofing a rebound over Salmon.

RDC finally got on the scoreboard at 15:12 with a power-play goal of their own, as Graham blasted a point shot through a crowd and Cameron.

But the momentum did not last long as Johnson snapped another Ooks power-play goal past Salmon at 16:54.

Red Deer tried to get back into the game in the third period but could only muster Simpson’s marker at 8:03 after he forced a turnover at the NAIT blue line and broke in on Cameron.

“We just weren’t ready to come out playing like they were and ultimately that’s how we lost the game there — being down 2-0 five minutes in, that’s kind of a tough hole to be in,” said Simpson. “I think we battled back good in the second and third (periods) but we’ve got to stay out of the (penalty) box and come to play with the puck drop.”

The Kings are looking to new places to bolster their offence, including bumping Davis Claffey up from the blue line to the forward ranks, and he did not look out of place on a line with Logan Sceviour and Mike Marianchuk.

“He played forward his whole life until his last two years of junior, and we need another right winger that can shoot that adds a bit of a physical presence,” said Keeper. “Davis hits hard, he forechecks and I think he’ll be good on forward.”

The two teams meet again tonight in Edmonton at 6 p.m., and getting a split out of the weekend is imperative for the Kings.

“It’s big to set the tone for the rest of they year, they’re going to be one of our main competitors,” said Keeper. jaldrich@reddeeradvocate.com

LETHBRIDGE — Red Deer College started their Alberta Colleges volleyball season in style with both the Kings and Queens posting 3-0 victories at Lethbridge College on opening night on Friday.

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Lightning zap Cougars in seeding game

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Lightning 35 Cougars 8 The Hunting Hills Lightning and Notre Dame Cougars didn’t merely go through the motions Friday night at Great Chief Park, despite the fact both clubs will meet again next Thursday in a contest with some real meaning.

Friday’s outing was for second place in the Tier 1-2 Division of the Central Alberta High School Football League and the Lightning prevailed, jolting their Red Deer foes 35-8. Next week’s clash is a division semifinal.

Lightning head coach Kyle Sedgwick defended his decision to leave his starters in the game despite leading 28-8 in the fourth quarter.

“It was a 20-point game with 10 minutes to go,” said Sedgwick, who had second-team players on defence when the Cougars scored their lone touchdown early in the final quarter. “Twenty points in 10 minutes . . . who knows? We needed to recapture some momentum for next week.”

The Lightning closed out the scoring a few minutes later when Eric Thomson busted over the line from one yard out.

“We stayed with our first group until there was seven minutes left, then we ended up subbing,” said Sedgwick.

“We weren’t trying to run up the score.

We just had to sustain things.”

Lightning quarterback Brett Barrett scored two majors on runs of four and five yards and hooked up with Linden Peterson on a 75-yard pass-and-run play for a touchdown. Brandt Burzak, who rushed for 164 yards, scored on a nine-yard run and Eder Arias converted all five majors.

Carter Kish accounted for the Cougars’ lone major on a seven-yard scamper. Eric Meraw converted the score

and Keegan MacDonald added a punt single.

Cougars running back Johannes Smith led all ground-gainers with an outstanding 249-yard performance.

Smith, who clinched the league rushing title, lugged the ball 33 times Friday.

“That guy is a great running back, for sure, and Brandt did his part to try and win that (rushing crown) tonight,” said Sedgwick. “I credit their (Cougars’) run game. They blocked well and Johannes runs very well. But we had a good running attack tonight, too.”

Barrett went the distance for Hunting Hills, completing three of 16 passes for 97 yards, while MacDonald was good on one of five pass attempts for three yards and Cougars back-up quarterback Devin Desormeau was two-fortwo for 19 yards.

Both head coaches are convinced that the semifinal will be a closer contest.

“Next week is going to be a different story,” said Sedgwick. “I think both teams tried to keep things simple tonight with bread and butter stuff. I’m sure they’ll have some new wrinkles for us next week. We always have tough games against these guys and now comes the chess match.”

“We did a lot of good things tonight,” said Cougars sideline boss Gino Castellan. “We’re getting better, we just have to turn the corner. Once the kids see that corner it could be a different game, I don’t know.

“I’m just waiting to see, but we have to show up. It’s one game. If the kids come to play and our big guys step up, it could be a different ball game.”

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Notre Dame Cougar Parker Dahl gets in the way of and nearly intercepts a pass intended for Hunting Hills Lightning Tanner Olstad during first quarter action at Great Chief Park Friday night.

Rams 30-7 Friday.

The winless Rams, who finished last in the division, will visit the Raiders next Friday for a semifinal clash at Great Chief Park.

Bradley Pope scored two majors for the visitors, who got another touchdown from Gordie Walls, two field goals, a convert and singles off three missed field goals from Owen Smith, and a two-point conversion from Keith

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Blue Bombers QB Willy to miss game against Calgary

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS WINNIPEG — Blue Bombers quarterback Brian Brohm will make his first CFL start under less than ideal conditions.

The Winnipeg backup will be throwing behind a revamped offensive line when he fills in for regular starter Drew Willy (hand) on Saturday against the visiting Calgary Stampeders. Brohm’s team is also mired in a six-game losing skid while Calgary has lost just twice this season and leads the CFL’s overall standings.

Brohm, who got word Friday morning that he would start, said he’s up for the challenge.

“Yeah we have some new guys that are getting their first experience just like me, so we don’t know exactly how they’re going to perform,’’ he said.

“But we have confidence in them that they’re going to go out there and do the job. I feel good about those guys up front. Hopefully they feel good about me throwing the ball behind them.

“We’re going to go out there as a group and do our best.’’

Calgary (12-2) is coming off a bye week and can clinch first place in the West Division with a victory. A loss will provide another blow to Winnipeg’s fading playoff hopes.

The Stampeders will have starting quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell back in the lineup after he missed three games with knee and ankle injuries.

“Very, very eager,’’ Mitchell said when asked how he’s feeling.

“I’m definitely just ready to get back on the field with the guys.’’

Brohm, who has played in three games this season, filled in for Willy in last week’s 41-9 loss to Edmonton.

Willy fumbled in the second quarter and then hurt his right hand when he lunged and fell while trying to stop Eskimos linebacker Dexter McCoil.

Bombers head coach Mike O’Shea said Willy just didn’t have enough grip strength in his right hand to make longer throws so it was ``a no-brainer’’ to start Brohm, who took all the reps this week.

The six-foot-three Brohm was a 2008 draft pick of the NFL’s Green Bay Packers. He was later waived and picked up by Buffalo, but his last start with the Bills was in 2010.

This will be the first time the Stampeders and Bombers have played each other this season. Calgary head coach John Hufnagel said he isn’t too familiar with Brohm.

“I know that he throws the ball very well,’’ he said. “He can be dangerous.

We’re going to have to be ready for

him.’’

Brohm signed with the Bombers last year, but injured his left elbow in a pre-season game and didn’t see action again. He almost started a game a few weeks ago but Willy recovered from a shoulder injury in time to make the start.

Stampeders running back Jon Cornish missed one day of practice this week with the flu, but he’s ready to continue his climb up the rushing ladder. He’s at 817 yards on the season, just 32 behind leader Anthony Allen from Saskatchewan.

Bombers linebacker Johnny Sears said he’s looking forward to going up against Cornish.

“We know what he brings,’’ he said.

“We know what the whole team brings.

They’ve got a good offensive line so we’ve got to make sure we stay in our gaps.”

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REGINA — While the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ offence searches for consistency, Anthony Allen hopes he can maintain his steady form during the stretch run.

With just three weeks left in the CFL regular season, the defending Grey Cup champions are still looking for answers when it comes to moving the ball and finding the end zone. It has been a glaring problem since quarterback Darian Durant was lost to a torn tendon in his right elbow in early September.

Veteran Kerry Joseph is expected to get his first start at quarterback with the Riders (9-6) this season when they host the Edmonton Eskimos (9-6) on Sunday. He will be the fourth different starter the Riders have used at the position this year.

Saskatchewan has also deployed four different running backs this season. Despite all the changes, Allen has remained the team’s most reliable offensive weapon.

“I just wanted to come up here and get adjusted to the game and do whatever I could to make the team better and help the team win,” Allen said this week after practice.

In his first year with the Riders, the 26-year-old Tampa product has surprisingly carried the team, a role many believed would be taken by veterans like Chris Getzlaf or Weston Dressler.

Allen leads the CFL in rushing with 849 yards to go along with five touchdowns. His 36 receptions is second-most on the Riders, while his three receiving touchdowns have him tied for the team lead.

“He has done everything we have asked him to do,” said running backs coach Avon Cobourne. “He came in here and he picked up the offence really fast. You can give him something one day and the next day he’ll know it just like that. His ability to learn and to understand what you’re teaching is what you want as a coach.”

Allen joined the Riders in May as a free agent after he was cut by the NFL’s Buffalo Bills. Prior to that, he spent two seasons with the Baltimore Ravens, winning a Super Bowl in 2012.

But Allen was an unknown commodity at training camp with the Riders. He was in competition with Keith Toston to see who would replace Kory Sheets as the starter.

Sheets, now with the NFL’s Oakland Raiders, averaged close to 1,400 yards rushing and 13 touchdowns during his two-year stint with Saskatchewan.

He rushed for a Grey Cup-record 197 yards in last year’s championship game and had two touchdowns to help the Riders to victory.

Allen won the starter’s job this year but then had to deal with the late additions of Hugh Charles, Will Ford and Jerome Messam. Each player has started at least one game for the Riders this season.

“That competition definitely brought the best out of all of us,” Allen said. “For me, the biggest thing was staying consistent. I’ll come out running the ball hard, so that means in the next game I had better come out doing the same thing. It’s the same with pass protection. You better do it right all the time.”

B8 RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014

Ticats down RedBlacks, stay undefeated at home

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Tiger-Cats 16 RedBlacks 6 HAMILTON, Ont. — Hamilton receiver Bakari Grant has big feet — but not so big that he couldn’t keep his toes just inbounds and secure a mustwin for the Tiger-Cats.

Grant ran a corner route about one minute into the fourth quarter, jumped to catch the pass from a scrambling Zach Collaros and landed one foot inbounds with no room to spare for the seven-yard score. It gave the Ticats their only TD of the game and some breathing room as they went on to defeat the Ottawa RedBlacks 16-6 in CFL action Friday night.

“Size 13 — just long enough,” he responded when jokingly asked the size of his feet. “If I was a size 14, it wouldn’t have been good.”

Hamilton was up only 7-6 as the third quarter wound down when Hamilton slotback Terrell Sinkfield took a handoff and ran 43 yards to the Ottawa nine-yard line. That run set up the touchdown and a 14-6 lead. Hamilton kicker Justin Medlock kicked a 94-yard single on the ensuing kickoff to go up 15-6. He added a 75-yard punt single midway through the fourth to make it 16-6.

Hamilton remains undefeated in five games at Tim Hortons Field and improved to a 7-8 record with a temporary spot atop the CFL East.

The Ticats entered the week in a three-way tie for first place in the East with Toronto and Montreal. But all three teams are in must-win situations this week as the B.C. Lions, who sit fourth in the West with an 8-7 record, currently hold the crossover playoff spot — meaning one of those three teams will likely be bumped from a playoff appearance and only the toptwo will go through.

Ottawa fell to 2-13.

Grant gave an impassioned locker room speech to the team after the game.

“You kind of get to a point late in the season where you’re either in a position to control your destiny or you have to wait for another team to lose a

Tanner Allred netted 18 points and Wayne Savory added 14 to lead the Bulldogs to an 87-56 win over the Rusty Chuckers in Central Alberta Senior Men’s Basketball Association play Thursday.

Ben Cripps scored 12 in a losing cause.

In another contest, Ryan Wachter poured in 22 points and Joseph Rowan scored 15 as the Monstars slipped past the Dream Team 104-99.

Zaki Boule hooped 25 for the Dream Team, with Dan Christensen contributing 20.

game or win a game and fortunately for us, we’re in a position where we control what we have right now, and going into Toronto (for next week’s game) it’s a big game,” he later explained to the media. “We’re here to fight and I just want everybody to know it’s in our control and I want to keep it that way.”

Medlock made two of three fieldgoal attempts, hitting from 21 and 26 yards but hit the left upright and fell short from 36.

Ottawa kicker Brett Maher made one of three field-goal attempts, a 28-yarder, but missed from 48 and 38.

Maher’s 38-yard attempt, in the same direction as Medlock’s (north, with the wind), hit the right upright and fell short.

Collaros made 17 of 31 pass attempts for 171 yards, one touchdown and one interception. He also rushed for 57 yards.

Ottawa’s veteran quarterback Henry Burris, who played for Hamilton the past two seasons, had zero touchdown passes or interceptions in the game.

He completed 14 of 27 pass attempts for 160 yards. Burris remains one TD

pass away from moving into sole possession of third on the all-time list for touchdown passes. He is currently tied with the legendary Ron Lancaster with 333 TDs, behind Anthony Calvillo (455) and Damon Allen (394). Burris has not thrown a touchdown pass in four games now and not since Ottawa’s Sept. 21 win over Saskatchewan.

Hamilton’s defence held Ottawa to just six points (though two of those came from a conceded safety), 41 rushing yards and 160 passing yards while recording four sacks. Ottawa’s defence also had four sacks.

“I’ve said it before. It’s hard to win,” said Hamilton head coach Kent Austin.

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week (in a last-minute loss against Toronto) and we were able to run the ball this week and run the clock out.”

The Ticats were able to maintain ball possession for the final 2:48 by keeping the ball on the ground using new running backs Delone Carter and Sam Ojuri. Carter, who just signed with the Ticats last week after spending time in the NFL the past three seasons, finished the game with 56 yards on 10 carries. The rookie Ojuri had four carries for 13 yards.

Hamilton’s leading receiver Andy Fantuz left the game in the first quarter with a reported leg injury.

Hamilton controlled the ball for 19:17 in the first half but went into the locker room with only a 7-1 lead. Medlock opened the scoring with a 21-yard field goal and 61-yard punt single to give Hamilton a 4-0 lead in the first quarter.

Ottawa pulled to 4-1 in the second quarter when Maher missed his 48-yard field-goal attempt wide right for a single. The only other scoring in the half came with time expired as Hamilton capped a 61-yard drive with another Medlock field goal — this one from 26 yards.

Midway through the third, Hamilton was trapped deep in its own end forcing Medlock to concede the safety on a punt attempt to make it 7-3.

Ottawa couldn’t get anything going.

A 38-yard drive on the following possession that ate up almost five minutes ended with a missed 38-yard field goal attempt.

It took a 49-yard pass interference call against Hamilton for Ottawa to move the ball into its best field position of the night at the Hamilton 21.

Two downs later, Maher hit his 28-yard field goal and Ottawa pulled to 7-6 late in the third.

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July 17 at the Westerner’s race track.

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Lee Adamson may have been nipped out at the line in the dash for cash,, but the blow was softened by y wrapping pping up his second North American Pony Chuckwagon Championship — 20 years after the first — at the Westerner Days on Sunday.

The Camrose driver’s overall time of six minutes, 32.43 3 seconds was 3.06 06 se sseconds econds nds ffastfa fas ast err than th han an n Nei Neil Sa N Salm Salmond S Salmond of We Weekes Sask. es, Sask in i the Uncle Ben’s ’ss RV outfit, o who did win the final race and $4,500 cheque with a time of 1:16.91.

“It’s always special to win a big show like this,” said Addamson on nw who was drivi driving ng the AA-1 Rentals rig. “The b Re best est of the best are here in Re Red d Deer and you always want to show ow welll in a show ho like tthis this.” .” ” Adamson mson held a le lead off 3.36 lea seconds ds after four heats heats, a an almost insurmounta insurmountab insurmountable le lead as long ass he ran ra a c clean fina final race ace but the he e compet com competitor itor it tor in him did not want ant to p pla play y sa safe safe.

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Cole Adamson, 18, was driving his grandfather’s — Ray Adamson — Pidherny’s wagon in Red Deer, the third event this year he’s had the chance to do o so.

After a couple of tough penalties knocked him out of contention the first couple of days, he was one of the fastest drivers over the last three heats.

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BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF It’s too early to say how many people are living on Red Deer’s streets after the city’s second point-intime homeless count on Thursday.

Between 10 p.m. and midnight, more than 200 volunteers combed the streets in every neighbourhood to count those who do not have a home.

This was the first time that seven cities in Alberta co-ordinated efforts in a provincewide count. The majority of the cities — Red Deer, Edmonton, Calgary, Medicine Hat and Lethbridge — counted on Thursday night while Wood Buffalo did its count on Wednesday and Grande Prairie will send out volunteers next week.

All the preliminary data from the seven cities will be available on National Housing Day on Nov. 22.

A full report is expected to come in early 2015.

The seven cities used the same 17 mandatory

questions about demographics, gender, history of homelessness, income and education, plus they used similar count methods.

Janell Bunbury, City of Red Deer housing program co-ordinator, said this way the cities will be able to examine trends and get some consistent data on the profile of homeless across Alberta.

“It will provide some good data and we will use that data to help guide our programs and services to end homelessness,” said Bunbury on Friday.

“Last night was really a good opportunity to educate a broad range of stakeholders. We had a lot of social work and sociology students from the college.

I think it is a good way to raise awareness about homelessness as well.”

On Oct. 16, 2012, 279 homeless were counted. It was the first time the city conducted a point-in-time count.

Of the 279 people, 95 or 34 per cent were sheltered, meaning that they slept in an emergency shelter, safe house, detox centre or remand centre on

that night.

A total of 184 or 66 per cent were unsheltered, meaning that they were encountered in parks, on the streets or sidewalks, at drop-in centres, or participating in meal programs during the evening.

Bunbury said in 2012, the volunteers did not do a full coverage of all areas in Red Deer.

Instead, they used data to extrapolate what could have happened in those neighbourhoods that were not covered.

“This year we have actual count because we had people walking every street in Red Deer last night,” said Bunbury. “We won’t necessarily compare the results but we will get good information on the trends.”

Volunteers counted the homeless on the streets, in shelters, at the emergency department at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre and those in Units 34 and 36 in the mental health wards at the hospital.

Red Deer conducts a point-in-time count every two years. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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A male hairy woodpecker tries his luck searching for a meal in a break in the bark of a mountain ash tree in Red Deer this week. The larger of two lookalikes, the hairy woodpecker is a small but powerful bird that forages along trunks and main branches of large trees. It has a much longer bill than the downy woodpecker’s almost thornlike bill.

Hairy woodpeckers have an erect, straight-backed posture on tree trunks and cleanly striped heads. Look for them at backyard suet or sunflower feeders, and listen for them whinnying from parks and forests.

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BRIEF Charges pile up for chase suspect A man wanted in relation to a Central Alberta crime spree is now facing 43 Criminal Code charges, with more pending.

Lance James Peters, 24, will appear in Red Deer provincial court on Oct. 24.

Peters, considered armed and dangerous after allegedly fleeing Sylvan Lake RCMP last week, was arrested Thursday without incident by Edmonton Police Service. Peters faces charges in several jurisdictions and has other court appearances scheduled across the province.

Some of the charges he faces include nine charges of break and enter and committing an indictable offence; assault with a weapon; six thefts of vehicle; illegal possession of a firearm in a vehicle; two counts of flight from police; four counts of dangerous driving; two robbery charges; three counts of possession of a controlled substance; obstructing a police officer; and five counts of failing to comply with the conditions of a recognizance.

Following a hearing before a justice of the peace in Edmonton on Thursday, Peters will remain in custody.

Lacombe upgrades water meters City of Lacombe is the latest community embarking on a major project to upgrade its water meters.

Beginning in May, Neptune Technology Group crews have been out replacing older manually-read meters with radio-read systems. The change means water meters can be read remotely.

New meters will have 90-day water use memory, which can be used to generate reports on long-term usage. An alarm system is built in to detect when the water has stopped flowing, or is reversing. Water meter tampering and leaks can also be detected.

The $1.6-million project to replace all local me-

ters is expected to take four years. This year, 1,095 have been replaced with similar numbers in each of the next three years.

Stettler health fundraising launched An 18-month capital campaign to raise $1 million for upgrades to Stettler Hospital Care Centre begins on Oct. 25 with An Affair for the Heart of Alberta.

The Stettler Health Services Foundation event features guest speaker Angus Watt, of Angus Watt Financial Advisory Group, and local families whose lives have been changed by the care they received in Stettler.

Money raised will go towards the redevelopment of operating rooms, redesign of labour and delivery suites, emergency department expansion, and lab and diagnostic expansion.

The fundraiser at Stettler Community Hall includes a live auction. Doors open at 5 p.m. with cocktails at 5:30 p.m. and dinner at 6:30 p.m.

Tickets are $100 each and are available at Wells Furniture and The Shoe Closet, from foundation board members or by calling 403-740-9121.

Local Scouts honoured Three local Venturer Scouts were honoured with Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards in a Calgary ceremony.

Shaye-Lynn Blanke, Heather Mast and Evan Schollie were presented with the silver level of the award by Lt.-Gov. Donald Ethell on Oct. 11.

To earn the award, the three set and achieved personal and community goals over the course of a year.

They had to learn new skills, do community service work, improve their physical fitness and undertake an expedition-style camping trip.

is the author of five books on Prairie history, including Cowboy Cavalry, The Story of the Rocky Mountain Rangers and Prairie Warships: River Navigation in the Northwest Rebellion.

Boys charged in 7-Eleven holdup Two teenage boys have been charged with armed robbery a month after the downtown 7–Eleven was robbed.

Red Deer RCMP announced on Friday that they had arrested two 15-year-old males and charged them. One of the boys has been charged with armed robbery and the other has been charged with robbery.

The two can’t be named under provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act. The charges stem from a Sept. 5 incident. At about 11 p.m., where police allege two males entered the business with their faces covered. One brandished a knife and threatened staff. The suspects then fled with several packages of cigarettes. No staff were injured.

Police thanked the widespread sharing of suspect photos, which led to the arrest of the two youths.

Parks sprayed in Lacombe on weekend Parks staff in Lacombe will be wrapping up their annual fall spraying campaign this weekend.

Staff will apply herbicides on city boulevards and some park areas to control nuisance weeds such as dandelions today and Sunday.

All sprayed areas will be marked with signs that say “TurfPro.” The city is asking residents to stay off the treated areas until the signs are removed.

All herbicide applications will be in strict accordance with regulations established by Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resources.

History author to read here The author of a new biography on the controversial frontiersman John J. Healy will be at Coles Books in Red Deer today.

Lethbridge author Gordon E. Tolton will be on hand from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tolton is a historian, author and storyteller. He

There are still some flags available for anyone who would like to take part in a unique Remembrance Day project just outside of Sylvan Lake.

Late next week, Veterans Voices of Canada will raise 115 Canadian flags at a site on the south side of Hwy 11, 1.5 km east of the Hwy 20 intersection.

Featuring flags that measure almost two metres wide, the Flags of Remembrance project was created in memory of approximately 115,000 Canadian soldiers, sailers and fliers killed in conflict since the start of the First World War in 1914.

Veterans Voices of Canada founder Allan Cameron said that he has found sponsors for nearly half of the flags so far. He is offering people, groups and businesses an opportunity to name individual veterans and then have details about their service posted on plagues that will accompany the flags.

A flag-raising ceremony will take place at the site at noon on Saturday, Oct. 25. Flags and plaques will be turned over to sponsors during a closing ceremony on Nov. 15.

Cameron said he still hopes to find sponsors for each of the 115 flags and will accept donations up to Nov. 12.

Sponsorship has been set at a minimum of $200 per flag, with the revenue being used to support Veterans Voices of Canada. Under Cameron’s direction, the non-profit organization has been creating video interviews with veterans from across the country.

Videos are given to the veterans’ families and distributed to schools and libraries as educational and research material.

Anyone interested in taking part in Flags of Remembrance can email Daryn Blondheim at dblondheim@ telusplanet.net or contact Cameron at 403-358-6313.

Social media users can visit Flags of Remembrance on Facebook for more information.

Correction An error occurred in a story in Friday’s Advocate.

The new parkade at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre will have 1,100 stalls. Once the parkade is complete, there will be 2,003 parking stalls available at the site.

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

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Canadian startup Mojio aims to make every car a ’smart-car’ car. Thousands of codes and hundreds of sensors are prevalent throughout just about any car after 1995, and we are making that data available to the cloud, to the Internet,” Giraud says.

The Mojio’s built-in SIM card allows it to link up with a smartphone, tablet or Internet-connected computer (at launch only Apple mobile devices will be supported). The Mojio app or website will tell you exactly why the engine light is glowing, if gas is running low, and if other fluids need topping up.

The Mojio also has a GPS chip and saves a history of every time a connected vehicle hits the road, with data on trip distance and duration, as well as fuel consumption and efficiency.

Business users can export the data

to streamline the process of filing expense claims for road trips.

The device also helps drivers keep tabs on their vehicle, whether it’s parked or in motion.

Drivers facing a monstrous parking lot can use their smartphone to connect to the Mojio and pinpoint their car’s location in a sea of thousands.

Mojio users can also share their location with friends or family, or load a map to see where and how fast their car is being driven.

“You know where (your car) is at all times and your car can communicate with you. So if it’s being stolen or towed or bumped in a parking lot, if it’s being driven too fast or too far by your teenaged son or daughter,” says Giraud.

The Mojio, which will become available sometime in November, will cost $169 with a year of free wireless service.

After the first year, the Mojio requires a $6.99 monthly subscription.

There are some similar products already available.

But Giraud is convinced there’s a massive market for several companies to tap into.

“Worldwide we’re talking about nearly 800 million cars that are not connected to the Internet that are going to be on the road for the next 10 to 20 years, and another 200 million that will be sold over the next five or six years that will be sold without any kind of Internet connection,” he says.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Today is the day to trust your instincts. It will not only help you build your personal worth, but will also Saturday, Oct. 18 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: increase your finances. Do try to eat food Chuck Berry, 88; Freida Pinto, 30; Mike Tin- that is healthier for you, it will also help create greater harmony for you on the whole. More dall, 36 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Today you will peace of mind is happening.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Today there be motivated to be of service to others in will be a lot of activity with friends. Perhaps your life. The energy levels are still high and will be excellent today. There will be more you are celebrating your birthday, or simply interactions with others in your life, and why you are joining with group activities that will not? The transits are wonderful for spending prove to be very rewarding for you. Go out time with loved ones and to assert yourself and socialize, it will be a wonderful day!

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Today there positively. Have faith in the direction you are will be a lot happening for you on a profesheading, it is wonderful! sional level, but trust me it will be HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If topositive. It will simply involve you day is your birthday, this year being able to find enough balance will prove to be the year when in your life to achieve all that you you finally join in with those would like. Do not over promise groups that you’ve always and lose trust of others, relax a wanted to. There is a sense little more. that luck is knocking at your SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. door this year, and it will be.

21): Today will welcome in a time Trust that your knowledge can of many new interactions with othtake you anywhere and do alers. There is a sense that your fulow for greater awareness of ture is bright and very optimistic. your true heart’s desires this Now is the time to acknowledge year. It’s a fantastic year enfriends for their support and allow joy!

LARISA MAIRA for greater appreciation of their ARIES (March 21-April OZOLINS presence in your life.

19): Today there is plenty of CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. opportunity to socialize and 19): Today you will want to hang hang out with others. All reout with those you love, or have lationships and interactions close bonds with. There is great should go well for you. Do try your best to find that proper balance and to not overdo it with opportunity for you to do just that. You might feel slightly depressed today, so look on the trying to be everything to everyone today.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Today will brighter side. Interactions with co-workers will be a wonderful day. Daily life will have a zing be excellent today.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Today you to it, and interactions with others will go very well, especially when socializing within a so- will experience a shift in perspective through cial atmosphere. There is great opportunity interactions with significant relationships in for you to find peace with past relationships. your life, or simply important others. There will be reason to be excited and celebrate Take action to do just that.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Today’s ener- now. Traveling or learning more will be on the gy has a fated feel to it. You will be revisiting agenda, get out there and have fun!

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Today will a past love relationship, which can indicate past life relationship, and this will bring about welcome in very positive interactions with othsome flash backs. Try your best to focus on ers within your daily life. Work and health will the present moment and allow for greater also find that proper balance and harmony will start to be implemented now. Be appreciative truth to emerge.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Today there of others in your life, as they are perfect mirwill be a lot of interactions with others within rors for you. your home environment. There is a sense Sunday, Oct. 19 that you are of value to them now. Trust that CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: judgment and let your actions and optimism Evander Holyfield, 52; Ty Pennington, 50; Joy filter into all interactions with them today.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Today you will be Bryant, 38 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Today will hightalking a mile a minute. Try to hold yourself back a little as to not overdo it. You will want light contemplation of your emotions and feelto create more balance and harmony for oth- ings towards others. There will be a need to ers, and you might act a little too grand for do so, as more truths will come to light now. their liking. Relax a little and allow a natural The atmosphere will be slightly off and others

might give you a strange feeling. This could create some uneasiness.

Tomorrow will be much better for interpersonal relationships. Today, just understand yourself more.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthday, this year will highlight others in your life.

They will reflect back to you everything that perhaps you do not like about yourself in order to create a harmonious resolution. There will still be some confusion when it comes to work and your health, but this will be resolved by you finding that proper balance this year.

Your true self will emerge this year!

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You are definitely more in touch with your subconscious thoughts today. This will create a strange atmosphere as you pick up on others’ thoughts about you. If you socialize with co-workers today, work will improve, as you will know exactly what they will need help with.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Today will highlight you getting in touch with your aspirations and dreams. What do you want? You will express this to others and they will be receptive, but perhaps in an intense way. They could probe your mind further to figure out the ins and outs of this vision.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Today will highlight some deeper truths coming to the surface. It will involve your career and your public status. Perhaps it has to do with your own company. You will be faced with some fears and this will create some confusion.

Trust your intuition, it will speak volumes.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Today there will be some breakthroughs with others in your life. Your focus today will be on understanding them at a deeper level. There is no such thing as a light hearted conversation today as all will reveal deeper truths. Through this, your perspective on them will change.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): It will almost seem like money will slip out of your hands today. Those you share a close bond with, either business or your spouse will be in a strange mood. Do not become sensitive about this now and allow for greater truth to be presented to you throughout the day.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I am not going to lie today. Others in your life will either

be overly sensitive or downright confusing.

Trust that what they are expressing has some validity, but don’t place any money on it. You will be seen by others as someone who wants to get to the bottom of the issue.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Today will highlight some confusion during your daily life and at work. Your health might suffer a little at this stage, so be mindful to keep your vitality high and boost your immune system. Truth will come out, perhaps a Freudian slip that will be very revealing.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Today, there will be some breakthroughs with your creative expression. There is a sense that you will be able to get to the heart of the situation and this will help you progress towards your dreams and aspirations. Speak your truth, even if others don’t understand right now.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Today’s energy will ask you to redefine your values and worth in relation to your career and who you truly are. If you are not in line with your own truth now, then you will make the necessary changes required to get you back on track. Don’t over think, just act today!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Today, your perspective will have you seeing issues for the first time. Do not pamper these fears or new truths today. It is a day to rethink your position of authority and take positive actions to maintain that position, even if others don’t see the vision just yet.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Do not overspend today. Also, realize that others in your life are not as critical of you, as you are. There is a sense that your worth will be lessened today through interactions with close bonded relationships, either business or romantic. Become wise and become empowered.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Today will have you either frustrated by others, or them of you. What can you do to create greater harmony for yourself today? First, focus on your vision going forward. Allow for your true dreams to come to light and then do not allow others to take you off course.

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

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Blair is riding high CENTRAL ALBERTA ACTOR STARRING IN WESTERN SERIES THE PINKERTONS

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF Central Alberta actor Jacob Blair knows his way around a horse, but wasn’t too proud to take riding lessons for a starring role in the new Western TV series The Pinkertons.

Although he’d done some trail riding as a teenager, and even had a horse on his parent’s Ponoka-area hog farm before moving to Red Deer at age six, Blair admitted “I didn’t have any fullon equestrian training.”

He decided riding lessons would make him more comfortable in the saddle — which is needed when portraying detective William Pinkerton on the new syndicated series that’s airing Sundays on some U.S. cable stations.

The Pinkertons, filmed just outside Winnipeg, tells the tale of the real-life legendary detective agency that operated as an arm of the law in post-Civil War America. The series is set in frontier Kansas City, Mo., in the 1860s and will feature Pinkertons’ then groundbreaking crime-busting techniques, including going undercover for investigations.

Playing the son of the agency’s founder, Allan Pinkerton (who is portrayed by Scottish-born actor Angus Macfadyen of Mel Gibson’s Oscar-winning Braveheart), is Blair’s biggest role to date.

William is one of two pivotal characters on the show. And Blair, who previously appeared in The L Word, Battlestar Galactica, Bionic Woman and Aliens in America (as popular quarterback Dan Archer), is thrilled to land a major part.

“It’s pretty fantastic. After all those auditions and casting calls ... it’s great to move up to the next level.”

So far, it’s been a whirlwind experience for the Albertan, who had to move to Winnipeg with his wife just days before the first episode was shot.

But Blair said he’s enjoying the quick turnaround time between learning the script and filming.

“It’s crazy fast, but that suits me because I don’t like to sit still anyway. I like to roll with the punches.”

He plays a young hothead who

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Central Alberta actor Jacob Blair portrays detective William Pinkerton in the new Western TV series The Pinkertons. solves crimes with the help of his meticulous partner, Kate Warne (played

by Martha MacIsaac), who’s the first female detective in the U.S. It’s an oddcouple pairing with hints of chemistry,

in the vein of Maddie and David on the 1980s TV series Moonlighting.

Blair admitted this Will and Kate appear headed towards romance, but with a commitment of 22 episodes for

this first season, there’s a lot more plot to come.

Most scripts are based on actual Pinkerton cases, which means characters like Jesse James and the brother of actor/ Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth have made appearances.

Blair not only had to learn to ride well for the role of Will, the 30-year-old actor also had to establish a bond with a couple of four-legged co-stars. Tango is William Pinkerton’s main ride and sidekick. Blair admitted this intelligent black horse generally knows his blocking after only a couple of runthoughs.

“He’s the biggest horse on the set, but he doesn’t like gunshots, so we use a double during the gunfight scenes.

We call the double Dango.”

Although braver than Tango, Dango’s not as quick at learning his moves, hence the need for dual casting, said Blair, with a chuckle.

Someone else who might have a reoccurring role in the series is Blair’s real-life wife, actor Trisha Blair, of Prince George, B.C., who played a receptionist in the county clerk’s office in Kansas City in one episode so far.

“It was pretty fun for us to get to interact on set,” said Blair, who took commerce at Red Deer College before moving to Vancouver to study acting.

Other than feeling comfortable in denim and knowing something about horses, the actor admitted there’s not a lot else from his contemporary Central Alberta upbringing he can bring to this role.

The real-life William Pinkerton held anti-slavery views, and did such amazing things as fly in a hot-air balloon to spy on Confederate Army movements during the U.S. Civil War. “It’s so fantastic, it almost sounds like it’s made up,” said Blair, who hopes the syndicated series that’s garnered solid ratings for its first two episodes and is set to air in Canada in January, will be picked up and renewed for another season.

At the very least, he believes The Pinkertons will afford him more acting experience and exposure in the TV industry. “And I welcome that with open arms.” lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

Still Takin’ It To The Streets THE DOOBIE BROTHERS BRING THEIR LEGENDARY LIVE SHOW TO RED DEER

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF The Doobie Brothers, who counted the Hell’s Angels among their biggest fans in their early days, have long been drawing more mainstream devotees from around the world.

“We still get some bikers who show up (for concerts), but they’re not Hell’s Angels. They’re more like motorcycle enthusiasts,” said Doobie Brothers vocalist and founder Tom Johnston.

Regular rock fans, he added, have always been the core followers of the four-time Grammy-winning group that has sold 48 million albums around the globe.

The group’s listeners can chart their youth to songs like China Grove, What a Fool Believes and Takin’ It To the Streets.

Whether audiences consist of people who loved the band’s tunes as teenagers, or their children or grandchildren, it’s live performances that keep the Doobie Brothers’ engine stoked.

“Basically, we started out playing live, and though we’ve done a lot of albums, we never were a studio hothouse kind of group,” said Johnston, who performs with his legendary band on Tuesday at Red Deer’s Centrium.

“We like interacting with the audience. That’s our biggest payoff.”

It also helps, after 45 years of playing, that the songs people want to hear are still great fun to perform. “You could sing a song a thousand times and it could be a different experience because the audiences are different,” said Johnston.

Take Me In Your Arms, Jesus is Alright, Nobody and Southern City Midnight Lady are some of the durable Doobie Brothers tunes that could gain a new life when the band releases its new album Southbound on Nov. 4.

The CD that reworks the group’s best-of catalogue will feature contributions from many of today’s most acclaimed country artists: Brad Paisley sings on Rockin’ Down the Highway, Blake Shelton croons on Listen to the Music, Toby Keith contributes vocals on Long Train Runnin’, and Vince Gill plays guitar on You Belong to Me. Other guests include Sara Evans (What a Fool Believes), Love and Theft (Takin’ It To the Streets), and the Zac Brown Band (Black Water). The new album also brings back former Doobie Brothers singer Michael McDonald.

Each “re-do” mixes some of the band members’ contributions with those of studio musicians and guest artists. “The studio guys just nailed it.

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The Doobie Brothers roll into Red Deer on Tuesday for a performance at the Centrium It was two takes and the song is done,” said Johnston, who calls it an interesting experience that “came out a lot better than I expected — not that I didn’t expect it to be good, but it came out really good.”

Some of the participants put a unique spin on tunes that could appeal to a whole new generation. “In some cases, there were more strings or mandolin. ... Any number of things (could have turned out) different when different players are doing each song.”

The California band, formed in 1969, attained its greatest successes in the 1970s by blending country, rock blues and jazz influences. Johnston said he never really thought of the Doobie Brothers as a pioneer of crossover acts, even though the band’s music often straddled country and rock stations.

It was a natural mix, since the band’s steel guitarist/dobro player John McFee came from the country side of the industry. Patrick Simmons was more influenced by roots music of the Doc Watson type, and Johnston’s

tastes were shaped by the blues, R&B and rock.

The melding of these genres “is what made us the Doobie Brothers,” he added.

The band will perform at the Centrium with core members Johnston, Simmons and McFee, as well as newer musicians: bassist John Cowan, keyboardist Guy Allison, saxophone player Marc Russo, and drummer/percussionists Ed Toth and Tony Pia. Having been inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004, the group is still going strong, despite many membership changes over the years. Changes have included the coming and going of vocalist MacDonald, and the deaths of percussionists Keith Knudsen, Michael Hossack and Bobby LaKind, as well as bassist Dave Shogren, and saxophonist Cornelius Bumpus.

Although the Doobie Brothers still play more than 90 shows around the world annually, Johnston doubts the band would be as successful if starting out today.

With the old album format giving way to downloaded music, rock getting largely displaced by pop and electronica, and record companies signing fewer bands and investing less in artist development, he said, “It’s a different place out there. The music industry’s changed.”

In Johnston’s opinion, it’s unlikely many of today’s bands will have the longevity of The Eagles, Fleetwood Mac — or the Doobie Brothers, for that matter. Perhaps the pendulum will eventually swing back, he added. “I hope it does, for music’s sake.”

In the meantime, band members are gratified whenever a fan tells them via Facebook that a certain song means a lot. “It’s always fulfilling and gratifying to touch somebody through your music,” said Johnston.

Tickets to the 7:30 p.m. Centrium show, including opening artist Lara Johnston, who is a singer/songwriter (and Tom’s daughter), are $57 or $77 from Ticketmaster. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

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The evil genius of the Nicholas Sparks empire THE BEST OF ME

BY EMILY YAHR SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE

At the

(Warning: This contains a couple of spoilers about older Nicholas Sparks movies.)

Bestselling author Nicholas Sparks had an unusually candid response last year when The Hollywood Reporter asked him about the prospects for Safe Haven, the latest in his long line of film adaptations of his romance novels.

“I’m sure it’ll do fine at the box office. They all do,” he laughed. “I mean, it’s why they keep making them, right?”

Well, that’s rather cocky — but also 100 per cent accurate.

Like all his tearjerker films before it, Safe Haven indeed did just fine (eventually raking in $70 million) and the Sparks film factory churned steadily along.

Now, the author’s latest bookturned-movie, The Best of Me, opens in theatres this weekend and looks like the next reliable entry in his unstoppable movie empire.

The Sparks movie adaptations started in 1999 with Message in a Bottle, followed in 2002 with A Walk to Remember — but the franchise didn’t really pick up steam until the smash success of The Notebook (2004).

The Ryan Gosling-Rachel McAdams sobfest launched memes before memes really existed and solidified Sparks’s library as a solid box office draw.

Five more films followed. Two more

are currently in production.

The reason for the longevity? In short, he’s an evil genius.

No, really, that’s the only explanation. It’s a special talent to create stories so devastatingly sappy the audience is guaranteed to cry yet appealing enough to come back for more. Sparks’s formula plays into the viewing public’s desire for comfortable predictability ... with a twist.

In each of his works, Sparks reels you in with the ultimate relatable theme — love! — and sprinkles in just enough surprises that no two are ever the same. At this point, seeing a Nicholas Sparks movie is like listening to a remake of an old song: You know all the beats, but it’s just different enough to keep your attention.

The main plot line is always an against-the-odds love story, though the challenges vary: Alzheimer’s (The Notebook), war (Dear John, The Lucky One), cancer (The Last Song), family dysfunction (The Best of Me) and hey, even ghosts (Safe Haven). The endings are generally not happy, but who doesn’t love a good cry?

Fans of Sparks movies take joy in

playing bingo with all the familiar that, as Sparks knows better than anytropes: The dreamlike coastal village one, will do exactly what it’s supposed with eccentric, well-meaning neigh- to do — and pave the way for the next bours. The wealthy, disapproving par- Sparks movie to arrive the following ents. The handsome widowers, the gor- year. geous single moms, the adorable kids.

The Longest Ride already has a reAnd there is always, always kissing in lease date for April 2015, while The the rain.

Choice is cued up for the year after There are the obligatory quirky that. Just like clockwork, the Sparks details to distinguish one movie from machine is primed to continue. another (The Last Song has its sea turEmily Yahr is a syndicated Washingtles and, if we haven’t already men- ton Post film critic. tioned it, Safe Haven has a ghost). And Sparks has GALAXY CINEMAS RED DEER mixed it up, with some 357-37400 HWY 2, RED DEER COUNTY 403-348-2357 stories dealing with teen SHOWTIMES FOR FRIDAY OCTOBER 17, 2014 TO romance, others with early-20s love or middle-age THURSDAY OCTOBER 23, 2014 THE BOXTROLLS (PG) CLOSED CAPTIONED SATGUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 3D (PG) relationships.

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Hi Harlan; I’m currently a junior in college, and throughout my years here I’ve been with several girls.

The thing is that it’s almost always a hookup at a party, with alcohol involved. And she almost always wants nothing to do with me afterward.

You talked about how it’s better to meet someone sober and ask her on a date if you are looking for a relationship.

I have done that, but I have gotten feedback from several people that I come on too HARLAN strong or appear desperate or COHEN clingy.

I have gotten the advice that I should let girls come to me and meet me on common ground, and by ignoring them and seeming not very interested, they will only be more attracted to me.

Is this true? What is the right balance in the game between pursuing an attractive girl and trying to get to know her, but also having her reciprocate that interest? — Joe Dear Joe; Drunk is way too dangerous, man.

Not only are you getting hurt, there’s no such thing as clear legal consent when drunk. Dating is not about having game or treating women like garbage.

It’s about being authentic.

If you’re not being yourself, it will become too exhausting. And that’s when you lose. Start being your authentic self by figuring out this “coming on strong” reaction. Understand exactly what that means.

Ask these women. If these people are telling you the same thing, it’s probably true. Once you understand their feedback, make a choice. Continue to be the same “come on too strong” kind of guy and trust that the right women will find it attractive, or change your approach. Changing doesn’t mean losing your authentic self or playing games; it can mean creating a life that has more balance so that you can feel less needy. It can mean doing things you love to do and building a social relationship with women doing the same things before jumping to something romantic.

Changing can mean meeting more women so you have lots of options and appear less desperate.

Changing can mean talking to a therapist to figure out how you can get better at identifying social cues from women.

The game isn’t manipulating women; it’s being comfortable being your authentic self, loving your authentic self and meeting women who can love and appreciate the authentic you.

Dear Harlan; My boyfriend is a great guy. The only problem is that he’s not into public displays of affection.

He gets extremely uncomfortable around his friends, family or strangers. I’ve tried to get him to explain, but he doesn’t want to discuss it. What do you do if the guy you’re seeing isn’t into PDA? — Expressive Dear Expressive; Some guys don’t like to hold hands, kiss and make love in public (the last part is totally against the law). Watching PDA can make some people uncomfortable. He might be one of them. Or I can be totally wrong, and maybe he doesn’t want his other girlfriend to see him kissing you in public (not likely).

Instead of fighting the lack of PDA, ask him why it makes him uncomfortable. Don’t ask so that you can change his mind or change him. Ask so that you can understand why he feels the way he feels.

He might not even know why he’s so uncomfortable. But don’t force the issue. As long as he treats you with love and respect in private, give him permission to keep his love out of public viewing.

Dear Harlan; My long-distance relationship stresses me out. Whenever we Skype he acts like he doesn’t want to talk to me, or like I’m annoying him.

It’s the same when I call him to talk to him before I go to bed. He seems to act like he’s too busy for me.

It’s fine if he is, but sometimes it just makes me paranoid.

Especially since he hangs out with this girl he was friends with in high school. She’s obsessed with him, and never stopped talking about him when I hung out with her.

It’s OK for him to hang out with her, but then it’s not OK for me to hang out with other guys (he gets jealous). Our relationship has been stressing me out so much. What’s your advice? — Shaky Dear Shaky; He’s doesn’t want to talk to you. He spends all his time with another girl who is crazy about him. He doesn’t want you to hang out with other guys because he needs to control you. You know this is an awful relationship.

You can’t trust him. He can’t trust you. You’re too afraid to set boundaries. Question: Are you afraid of being alone?

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Enjoy your life without him. If your boyfriend has a problem with you having an amazing life without him filled with friends and interests, then you should start living life without him. Once you have the power to say NO to how he treats you, set boundaries and demand the respect you deserve, you’ll know what to do next.

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LOCAL EVENTS Knox Presbyterian Church Ladies Fall Supper will be held Oct. 18, 5:30 p.m.

Tickets cost $15 for adults, and free for children ages 12 years and under. Contact the church office to purchase tickets at 403-346-4560.

Sacred Heart Catholic Women’s League Tea and Bazaar will be held on Oct. 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parish hall. Admission is $5 including lunch. Highlights include crafts, baking, and tea. Phone 403-346-7682.

didn’t rule out a third version.

Lombardi stressed that the original Italian remains the official text, and noted that the draft is being revised top-to-bottom for a final report which will go to a vote among bishops on Saturday.

If two-thirds approve it, the report will form the basis of discussions in dioceses around the world before another meeting of bishops next year, and ultimately a teaching document by Pope Francis.

Based on the complaints to the original text and the number of amendments proposed Thursday, the drafting committee appointed by the pope has its work cut out for it if it wants to get a two-thirds majority.

The Vatican released summaries of the amendments from the 10 working groups that have been negotiating all week. They are near-unanimous in insisting that church doctrine on family life be more fully asserted and explained — that marriage is between a man and woman, open to children — and that faithful Catholic families should be held up as models and encouraged rather than focus on family problems and “irregular” unions.

The English-speaking working groups were among the most critical. The one headed by Cardinal Wilfred Fox Napier of South Africa complained about the translation of the draft report and used the new “providing for” homosexuals language of the revised English translation, suggesting that he or someone in his group might have requested the change.

On Thursday, Francis added Napier, as well as an Australian bishop, to the drafting committee that will compose the final document. It was widely noticed that Francis’ initial appointees were largely progressives whom he named after conservatives were elected to head the working groups proposing the amendments.

African bishops, who are among the most conservative on family issues, were not included in his initial picks.

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VATICAN CITY — The Vatican is watering down a ground-breaking overture to gays — but only if they speak English.

After a draft report by bishops debating family issues came under criticism from many conservative English-speaking bishops, the Vatican released a new English translation on Thursday.

A section initially entitled “Welcoming homosexuals” is now “Providing for homosexual persons,” and the tone of the text is significantly colder.

The initial English version — released Monday along with the original — accurately reflected the Italian version in both letter and spirit, and contained a remarkable tone of acceptance to gays. The other translations were similarly faithful to the Italian and didn’t deviate in tone.

Conservatives were outraged, and the English was changed.

The first English version asked if the church was capable of “welcoming these people, guaranteeing to them a fraternal space in our communities.” The new version asks if the church is “capable of providing for these people, guaranteeing ... them ... a place of fellowship in our communities.”

The first version said homosexual unions can often constitute a “precious support in the life of the partners.” The new one says gay unions often constitute “valuable support in the life of these persons.”

Other changes were made in other sections of the text, but without significantly altering the meaning or tone.

The Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, said English-speaking bishops had requested the changes on the grounds that the first translation was hasty and error-ridden.

When Lombardi was shown how significantly the meaning had changed, he pledged to investigate and

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Seniors Church meets at 11 a.m. on Sundays at Bower Kin Place for hymns and gospel preaching. Phone 403-347-6706.

Gospel concerts at Ponoka Drop-In Centre are held the third Sunday of each month at 7 p.m. Admission is $5 at the door. Next concert, Oct. 19, features Strings and Things. Contact Doreen at 403-783-3805.

Tuesday

Lacombe Seventh Day Adventist Food Bank and Thrift Store welcomes gently used items at 5025 53 St. in Lacombe. Hours of operation are Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 1 to 4 p.m., Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m., and Fridays from 1 to 3 p.m. Con-

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10:30 am Worship Service Speaker: Terry Wiebe “Journey Out Of Darkness” Mark 8 Verses 1-30 Sunday School Ages 2 1/2-Grade 5 www.balmoralchapel.ca

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11:00 a.m.

Celebration Service

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Officiant: Rev. Gary Sinclair

8:00 a.m. Holy Communion 9:00 a.m. Celebration Service 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist with Sunday School/Nursery 2:00 p.m. St. Paul’s Hillsdown Service 7:00 p.m.“The Gathering” Prayer and Praise

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GAETZ MEMORIAL Worship Service Sunday 10:30 a.m.

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Guest Minister: Rev. James Strachan “Making Choices” 10:30 am Worship Service

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Sunday 10:00 a.m.

Rev. Reg Graves Everyone Welcome

403-340-1022 Rev. Dr. Marc Jerry Sunday 9:30 a.m. Sunday School Youth & Adult Forum 10:30 a.m. Worship

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Pastor Don Hennig | Pastor Peter Van Katwyk SUNDAY 10:00 a.m. DIVINE SERVICE 10:15 a.m. SUNDAY SCHOOL 7:00 p.m. DIVINE SERVICE Kings Kids Playschool www.mclcrd.org

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Family Ministry Bethany Collegeside 99 College Circle RDC Everyone Welcome Rooted in the word of God. Growing in the likeness of Christ, Reaching out by the power of the Holy Spirit.

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10:30 a.m.

Worship Service “Looking Through The Wrong End of the Telescope” Babyfold, Toddler Room, Sunday Club www.sunnybrookunited.org Babyfold, Toddler Room Sunday Club www.sunnybrookunited.org

Sunday Services Services Sunday 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m.

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Wednesday Ministries 7:00p.m.

Passion for God, Compassion for People.

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Sundays at 9:30 am and 11:15 am

SUNDAY SCHOOL & SERVICE — 11:00 A.M. 2nd Wed. each month - Testimonial Meetings noon Christian Science Reading Room: Wed., 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; Thurs., 12 Noon-3:00 p.m.

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Innisfail United Church Harvest Turkey Supper will be held on Oct. 21, 4 to 7 p.m. at Royal Canadian Legion Auditorium in Innisfail.

Costs are $14 for ages 11 years and up, $6 for ages six to 10 years, and free for ages five years and under. Take out orders welcome. To place an order call 403-227-4159 between 9 a.m. and noon on Oct. 21.

Oct. 25

St. Stephen’s Catholic Church Traditional Turkey Supper will be served on Oct. 25 from 4 to 7 p.m. in the church hall in Olds.

Costs are $40 for family including parents and children under 18 years, $12 for adults ages 13 years and up, $6 for children ages six to 12 years, and free for preschoolers. Phone 403-5566566.

Upcoming events

Visions Country Gospel Christmas Concert will be held at Blackfalds United Church on Nov. 21 at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $15 for adults, and under 16 years are free.

There will also be a silent auction and snacks provided. See blackfaldsunitedchurch.com, or phone 403885-4857, or 403-885-4780.

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LUANN Oct. 18 1980 — First African elephant in Canada is born at Metro Toronto Zoo. 1973 — Start of trial of Dr. Henry Morgentaler on charges of performing illegal abortions.

1970 — During the October crisis, Quebec’s minister of labour Pierre Laporte is found strangled to death after eight days of being held captive by the Quebec Liberation Front (FLQ).

1951 — Canada agrees to maintain 12,000 army and air force in Europe as part of NATO commitment.

1929 — The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council of Great Britain rules that the word ‘person’ in Section 24 of the British North America Act refers to both male and female persons, and that Canadian women are eligible to be called to and serve as members of the Canadian Senate.

1867 — The U.S. takes formal possession of Alaska from Russia. The land was purchased of a total of $7 million.

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Harper optimistic about commodities DESPITE UPS AND DOWNS

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — As Prime Minister Stephen Harper offered soothing words to those battered by the recent tumult in the Canadian commodity sector, there were already signs Friday that consumers are finding relief in the falling price of oil.

Speaking in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Harper acknowledged the turmoil roiling commodity markets, but offered an optimistic long-term outlook, noting some Canadian mining and forestry companies have had success of late.

“Obviously, there are ups and downs in those industries, but I think many of them, of course, have been prospering in the last few years,” Harper said.

“As we have seen a growth in demand across the world, and I actually think notwithstanding the ups and downs, the long-term trajectory of increased demand for commodities is actually going to be there and going to help areas like this.”

But as motorists fill up on cheaper gas, economists warn lower crude prices are likely to damage the overall economic health of a country as dependent on oil production as Canada.

Tumbling oil prices, which have seen an even steeper slide this month, have already started to impact Canada’s inflation rate, said CIBC World Markets economist Nick Exarhos.

The annual rate edged down in September to two per cent, a dip of 0.1 percentage points from the previous month, according to the consumer price index released Friday by Statistics Canada. The inflationary impact of October’s oil-price plunge has yet to be seen.

Meanwhile, Canada’s core inflation rate, which is followed by the Bank of Canada and excludes volatile items such as energy-related goods, didn’t budge from its 2.1 per cent level.

“We saw some of the effects of weaker energy prices spilling over to the (standard) consumer price index,” Exarhos said.

“So we’re already seeing some of the impacts of the recent developments in

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper shakes hands with an employee as he tours the Direct Strip Production complex at Essar Steel in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., on Friday. Speaking in Sault Ste. Marie, Harper acknowledged the turmoil roiling commodity markets, but offered an optimistic long-term outlook. the oil market, which has seen quite dramatic moves in energy prices.”

Exarhos said the Bank of Canada would likely stay neutral, since it follows the movements of the core rate, which is unaffected by energy prices.

September’s 2.1 per cent core rate is not far off the central bank’s two per cent target.

Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz is widely expected next week to hold the key interest rate at one per cent, where it has been for more than four years. The central bank is scheduled to make its next rate announcement Wednesday, when it will also releases its latest monetary policy report.

BMO chief economist Douglas Porter wrote in a note Friday that he expects the central bank to shift the focus away from domestic issues like the consumer price index and sluggish labour markets. Instead, Porter said he expects the bank’s report to focus on weak global growth and rising uncertainty.

Porter also wrote that he expected core inflation to continue moving along at just over 2.0 per cent.

Looking at September, he said the 1.5 per cent monthly increase in meat prices — and an 11.5 per cent rise yearover-year — drove the annual core-inflation rate up by 0.3 percentage points alone.

Alberta Agriculture estimates 2014 harvest nearing the end

Labour shortage squeezing ag industry

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BUT CENTRAL ALBERTA FARMERS BEHIND REST OF THE PROVINCE CROP REPORT

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR The end to the 2014 harvest is in sight for Central Alberta farmers, with only a few clouds to obscure the finish line.

The latest crop report by Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development estimated that harvest in this region was 86.4 per complete, as of Tuesday.

That number might have crept up to around 90 per cent by Friday, said Mark Cutts, a Stettler-based crop specialist with the provincial department.

“It’s getting harder and harder to find fields that are not combined,” he said.

“There’s quite a few that I’ve talked to that are done, and then there’s probably the odd larger-acre guy or maybe

some later-seeded crops that are still needing to be combined.”

A week of good weather should put an end to that, said Cutts, and that’s exactly what weather forecasters are predicting.

Farmers in Central Alberta are actually lagging behind their counterparts elsewhere in the province.

Producers in Southern Alberta were 98.4 per cent complete as of Tuesday, those in Northeast Alberta were at the 94.4 per cent mark, farmers to the northwest were at 88.5 per cent, and harvest in the Peace River region was 92.6 per cent complete. For the province as a whole, the figure was 92.6 per cent.

Local yields appear to be average, based on the feedback Cutts has received to date.

And despite a hard frost in early September that diminished the quality of cereal crops and left many canola plants with green seeds at season’s end, producers aren’t too disappointed

Meat prices, he added, have experienced their fastest rise since the mid1980s.

In other categories, the Statcan report said shelter costs climbed 2.7 per cent in September on a year-over-year basis, an increase led by a 16.2 per cent gain in natural gas prices. Food prices also rose 2.7 per cent in September, which followed an increase of 2.2 per cent the previous month.

Prices increased in all provinces, with Ontario and Alberta seeing the biggest increases of 2.6 per cent each.

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the consumer price index increased 0.2 per cent in September after rising 0.1 per cent in August.

with what they’ve been seeing in their combine hoppers.

“Most guys are happy with the grade.”

That said, the 2014 harvest is falling far short of last year’s bumper crop.

“But last year was one of those years when everything lined up perfectly,” said Cutts.

Some producers even have some of last year’s crop still in the bin, he noted — a consequence of the rail transportation system’s inability to move all that product to market. Cutts said he isn’t sure if that carry-over will mean backlogs again this winter.

He noted that ag commodity prices aren’t as strong as they were a year and a half or two years ago, which reflects farmers’ output elsewhere in North America and beyond.

“It’s a global market, so good production in another part of the world has an impact on the pricing we get in this part of the world.” hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

Labour shortages in Alberta are affecting more than the energy and food services sectors. The agricultural industry is also being squeezed, and that’s provided the impetus for an Agriculture Labour Summit in Red Deer on Oct. 30.

Scheduled for the Black Knight Inn, the one-day event will feature presentations on labour trends, recruitment, skill and career development resources, the temporary foreign worker program, the seasonal agricultural worker program and how to deal with cultural diversity. The lunchtime speakers will be Ric McIver, Alberta’s minster of jobs, skills training and labour; and Verlyn Olson, minister of agriculture.

Organized by the Agriculture Industry Labour Council of Alberta, the Agriculture Labour Summit is being sponsored by a number of producer associations.

Cost to attend is $75, with registration information available online at laboursummit.albertamilk.com or albertabarley.com/events/agriculture-labour-summit-2014.

Training for new employees available from the government Dear Working Wise: I heard there is ing employees. a program that helps companies train Employers are expected to cover new employees? I’ve been struggling to one-third of the training costs, with the find enough drivers for my transporta- government covering the other twotion company for years now. thirds, up to a maximum of $10,000 in What’s the program? Could I use it total government contributions per to train more drivers? If so, employee per year. That how do I get the money? — means Alberta workers Excited Employer could receive up to a total Dear Excited: Yes, the of $15,000 of new careerfederal and provincial govrelated training under the ernments just launched the Canada-Alberta Job Grant.

Canada-Alberta Job Grant Private and not-for-profto help employers provide it Alberta employers are the right training to the right eligible to apply. And they people for the jobs that are must commit to hiring or in demand. This program continuing to employ the will help address the skills trainee once the training is mismatch in Alberta, where complete. employers struggle to attract Employers are capped CHARLES and retain skilled workers at a $300,000 annual maxiSTRACHEY while nearly 100,000 Alberta mum to ensure all employworkers sit idle. ers have an opportunity to WORKING The program is employtake advantage of the grant. er-driven, which means Eligible training expensWISE employers decide who gets es include tuition, books trained and what kind of and supplies, and mandatotraining is needed for new and exist- ry fees. Employee wages cannot be re-

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imbursed through the Canada-Alberta Job Grant.

The program is very flexible. Training can be part-time or full-time, in the workplace, in a classroom, or delivered via distance learning. However, training must be a minimum of 25 hours, be completed within 52 weeks, and result in some sort of credential or grade.

The training must also be incremental — it must be new training that is not already happening or would have happened anyway without the funding.

And trainers must be third party — the employer cannot also be the trainer.

Most people living in Alberta are eligible to be trained under the grant, but those working here under a temporary work permit are not eligible.

The process for accessing the Canada-Alberta Job Grant funding is: 1. Identify training needs/trainees; 2. Select a training program/provider; 3. Submit an application form; 4. Receive approval; 5. Pay for the training in full; 6. Submit reimbursement form and

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receipts from the training provider; 7. Government reimburses the employer for one-third of the training costs; 8. Employee completes the training; 9. Submit a training completion form; 10. Government reimburses the employer the remaining one-third of the training costs.

All of the forms and instructions are available at http://albertacanada.com/ jobgrant. This website also offers more information, including an applicant guide, videos, and an informative question and answer sheet on the CanadaAlberta Job Grant.

If you have any more questions about the Canada-Alberta Job Grant, you can call the Helpline toll-free at 1-855-638-9424 or 780-638-9424 in Edmonton.

Working Wise is compiled by Charles Strachey, a manager with Alberta Human Services, for general information. He can be contacted at charles.strachey@gov. ab.ca.

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Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 117.50 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.23 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 14.23 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 53.79 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 18.43 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.74 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market charged ahead for a second day Friday, racking up a strong tripled-digit advance as traders bought up stocks badly beaten down over the course of a string of market jolts and amid speculation that the U.S. Federal Reserve might extend a key stimulus program.

The S&P/TSX composite index jumped 174.71 points to 14,227.68, leaving the TSX little changed since last Friday after six weeks of punishing losses that, at its worst at mid-week, saw the Toronto market down 12 per cent from the recent highs of early September.

The Canadian dollar shed 0.22 of a cent to 88.68 cents US amid data showing Canada’s cost of living was up 0.2 per cent in September on a seasonally adjusted basis after increasing 0.1 per cent in August.

U.S. indexes also registered solid gains as traders reacted to comments by St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank president James Bullard that the Fed should consider delaying the end of its massive bond purchase program, given declining inflation expectations.

The quantitative easing program is set to finish at the end of this month and has been one of the reasons for the recent volatility on markets that has slashed the value of stocks across the board. The program has been credited with keeping long-term rates low and fuelling a strong rally on stock markets over the last few years.

Positive earnings news from General Electric and Morgan Stanley and rising consumer confidence also helped push the Dow Jones industrials up 263.17 points to 16,380.41.

The Nasdaq ran ahead 41.05 points to 4,258.44 and the S&P 500 index advanced 24 points to 1,886.76 as the University of Michigan’s consumer confidence index for October came in at 86.4, beating expectations for a read of 84.

U.S. markets have so far avoided formally falling into correction, defined as a drop of 10 per cent from recent highs, but that could change. Losses this week left the Dow down five per cent since Sept. 19 while the S&P 500 has fallen 6.5 per cent. Both indexes had been at or close to record levels and a correction had been widely expected since there hadn’t been a retracement in three years.

Beyond the end of QE, traders have also been unnerved over a recent run of data pointing to economic weakness practically everywhere except the United States.

The TSX is still down about nine per cent from its September highs.

Most TSX sectors were positive Friday as traders moved into areas that have been hard hit as the market moved into correction territory this week.

Financials were a major gainer, up two per cent.

The energy sector was up 1.3 per cent Friday on top of a three per cent rise Thursday as

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The component is still down about 16 per cent for the last month as oil prices fell from the US$95 a barrel level to bounce off the $80 mark on Thursday.

Rising rail stocks helped push the industrials sector ahead two per cent.

December copper was up two cents at US$3 a pound and the base metals sector gained two per cent.

The gold sector was the weak link, down about three per cent as December bullion faded $2.20 to US$1,239 an ounce.

For the week, the TSX was flat while the Dow industrials shed 164 points or one per cent.

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

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 14,227.68, up 174.71 points Dow — 16,380.41, up 263.17 points S&P 500 — 1,886.76, up 24 points Nasdaq — 4,258.44, up 41.05 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 88.68 cents US, down 0.22 of a cent Pound — C$1.8142, up 0.42 of a cent Euro — C$1.4389, down 0.14 of a cent Euro — US$1.2760, down 0.45 of a cent Oil futures: US$82.75 per barrel, up five cents (November contract) Gold futures: US$1,239 per oz., down $2.20 (December contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $20.184 oz., down 30.9 cents $648.92 kg., down $9.93 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: Nov. ’14 $2.40 lower $410.50; Jan ’15 $2.60 lower $413.80; March ’15 $2.90 lower $419.50; May ’15 $3.00 lower $423.00; July ’15 $3.80 lower $424.10; Nov ’15 $4.00 lower $424.60; Jan. ’16 $4.00 lower $428.60; March ’16 $4.00 lower $432.50; May ’16 $4.00 lower $432.50; July ’16 $4.00 lower $432.50; Nov. ’16 $4.00 lower $432.50.

Barley (Western): Dec. ’14 unchanged $119.00; March ’15 unchanged $122.00; May ’15 unchanged $122.00; July ’15 unchanged $122.00; Oct. ’15 unchanged $122.00; Dec. ’15 unchanged $122.00; March ’16 unchanged $122.00; May ’16 unchanged $122.00; July ’16 unchanged $122.00; Oct. ’16 unchanged $122.00; Dec. ’16 unchanged $122.00.

Friday’s estimated volume of trade: 547,480 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 547,480.

IMF chief Lagarde says this week’s global market nosedive was excessive PARIS — The head of the International Monetary Fund says market turmoil this week may have been an “over-reaction,” as leading economic figures met to discuss Friday the global economy and worries about another recession in Europe.

Christine Lagarde described the week as a “correction on the markets, and perhaps at this stage, an over-reaction.”

Reforms in France are also on the agenda at Friday’s meeting in Paris, in a country crippled by flat growth and high unemployment.

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development praised the French government’s latest economic plan, especially 30 billion euros ($38.5 billion) in tax cuts for companies, and said it could boost growth by 0.3 points per year over the next five years — if it’s implemented quickly and deepened.

French President Francois Hollande pleaded for “flexibility,” saying, “We need structural reforms, but at the same time we need to present a budget that allows us to reach the growth goals we want,” he said.

Hollande’s finance and economy ministers are heading Monday to Germany — which has berated France for not sticking to deficit targets — to discuss Europe’s economy.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Federal Natural Resources Minister Greg Rickford says time is of the essence for Canada to get its oil and gas to markets because other countries are getting into the game.

Rickford told a business crowd in Edmonton that Russia is spending a lot on exploration, while England, Poland and Romania are also sitting on a large supply of shale gas, and they’re looking to be an energy power as well.

The minister said Friday that he’s looking at 2017-2018 as a medium-range goal to get Canada’s energy to overseas markets. He says the U.S. has been told that while it is our Number 1 trading partner, Canada is also looking to sell its products elsewhere.

Rickford also said Canada is work-

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ing aggressively to make sure proposed pipelines meet stringent standards for reliability and safety. Rickford says it’s a view shared by Alberta’s new premier, Jim Prentice.

“Seventy-two thousand kilometres of federally regulated pipeline has a 99.999 safety record and we’re building on that. And it seems to me that Premier Prentice is focused on that and so I see a lot of opportunity and potential in those regards to move those products to tidewaters,” he said.

Rickford delivered a similar message at the U.S.-Canada Energy summit in Chicago on Thursday. He stressed that TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline remains a priority for Canada, saying U.S. approval will create jobs and economic growth on both sides of the border while increasing North American energy security.

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Switching up the kitchen

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With merging colours and white highlights, this kitchen is modern while still holding onto the traditional kitchen feel. Satin stainless steel appliances help bring this room to life. The room before is below.

DESIGN

with which we mastered the art of cabinetry disguise.

Layout change The existing kitchen was positioned next to a mud room and both spaces suffered as a consequence of tight square footage.

But no worries: the divide was simple drywall, so we whipped it down to max up.

A no-fuss procedure, and just a few hours work, but hey — what a difference to usable space.

Flooring The cracked tiling, as we found it, boasted all the allure of a locker room, but not one in some slick five-star clubhouse. More like the underfoot nasty you’d see in a soon to close municipal swimming pool.

To balance our plan for painted cabinetry, we added an organic layer by specifying hard-wearing Karndean.

Flexible and waterproof (think uber posh lino laid strip form; visit www. karndean.ca for details) the nutty tone provided a warm starting point for our vision.

Storage Essentially one-sided, the room was desperately short on function.

This in mind, it made perfect sense to install a raft of shelving down one wall to amplify storage.

OK, so you probably don’t want boxes of Mini-Wheats and jars of Marmite on display but, for all your lovely crocks and cute wee appliances, ‘merchandising’ makes perfect sense.

Cabinets The only thing standing in the way of individuality is imagination.

This in mind, we painted the great value flat pack Ikea cabinetry.

If you’re painting a new kitchen from scratch, set up a dust-free area in a spare room or garage and paint surfaces flat. Apply primer (follow on pack instructions) and remember that, when it comes to colour, several light coats are better than one bumpy, gloopy sticky mess.

Use small foam rollers to tempt smooth results or hire a spray gun to achieve a perfectly smooth finish.

Work tops Quartz: one of our favourite products. Available in a Joseph’s coat of fabulous colours (and composed of real ground stone and polymer resins), it’s hygienic and easier to repair

than solid stone should it ever become chipped or cracked.

An indulgence?

No — being that the cabinetry was so affordable, we comfortably balanced our budget with the beautiful inclusion.

Backsplash Specifying an up-stand in the same medium as our worktop meant paying one less tradesperson (sorry Mr. Tiler), not to mention faster project completion.

All we had to do was specify height and instruct our countertop installer to add it to his plan.

Simple.

Satin finish Just as jewelry can bring even the

plainest frock to life, so too will jazzy appliances update a basic kitchen.

We elected for satin steel and played the finish across a beautiful new stove, built-in dishwasher and the chunky counter sunk sink.

And the result, we feel, speaks for itself.

In a space that had essentially flat lined, we simply appraised symptoms, reached for our decorative paddles and kick-started a faint pulse.

And so it came to pass that, if the kitchen is indeed the heart of the home, this one now boasts the perfect recipe for schematic — and gastronomic — vitality.

Kitchen sink drama averted.

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Ah, decisions, decisions. Should your dream cuisine be modern, glossy and composed with cutting-edge lines?

Or should it be traditional with Shaker leanings and hand-built allusions?

And how about tiling?

Or marble, as opposed to granite?

Confusing, eh?

Whilst decision-making is important in any room, an ever more cautious hand should be COLIN & played in the JUSTIN kitchen. Cabinetry, after all, is harder to change (practically and financially) than sofas and bed linen. And appliances, similarly, are pricier than curtains or a contrasting rug should tastes suddenly change.

Hmm: we’ve mulled over literally scores of cooking spaces and the most common aspirations are twofold: custom aesthetics on a shoestring budget.

Which is problematic in a world where much of what’s available looks decidedly like everything else. Ah, the great homogenization of consumer products.

To remedy this, we employ several tricks. One is to merge different colours (cream and chocolate doors, for example) and another is to alternate wood and painted finish at floor and eye levels. You could also try changing hardware to add custom lines (D handles, for example, will give a Shaker kitchen a whole new look) or positioning funky coloured under-cabinet lighting to enliven even the most humdrum plan.

Other avenues include radical tiling, glass backsplash or simply breaking up a long run of eye level cabinetry with floating shelving to proffer personalization.

But there’s an even simpler way to update a brand new (or existing) shopbought basic: paint.

Applied properly, paint is a wonderful game changer. Having worked a blue theme throughout other rooms in this arrestingly style-free home, we decided to spread the message into the kitchen, too. Cabinetry availability, in our preferred tone, however, was limited. And expensive. One kitchen fitter, over the phone, quoted a whopping $35,000 — just for the cupboards.

Ouch. So we politely re positioned the receiver and jogged on.

Undeterred, we started thinking out of the box ... then right back into the box, courtesy of Ikea, the ultimate big box store. Scanning their catalogue, we found a perfect white kitchen that fitted our sensible budget. Without further ado, here are the recipe points

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37 558 RR 275 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Directions: Just south of Red Deer County office 21 Henderson Close 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

38 Rolling Hills Bay 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.

11 Brookstone Drive 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.

199 Robinson Avenue 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.

639 Oak Street 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Lois Lisa Suarez Lyle Nielsen

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Blackfalds Lacombe Red Deer County

Penhold Blackfalds Sylvan Lake Pallisades - Penhold $188,900 Springbrook

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19 - RED DEER 86 Timberstone Way 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. #1015, 31 Jamieson Ave. 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

177 Baile Close 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

62 Ramsey Avenue 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

16 Oakdale Place 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

96 Vincent Close 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

3539 59 Avenue Cres.

2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

4735 - 56 Street 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

4912 Doncaster Ave. 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

4713 57 Street 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

67 Selkirk Boulevard 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

114 Baird Street 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

6 Terra Close 12:00 - 6:00 p.m.

6 Thompson Crescent 12:00 - 6:00 p.m.

7 Michener Blvd.

12:00 - 5:00 p.m.

If not open, call for appointment.

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Rob Levie ROYAL LEPAGE NETWORK Directions: Properties are located on C & E Trail - north on Taylor Drive over Highway 11.

162 Robinson Avenue 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Kim Fox CENTURY 21 ADVANTAGE 15 Fawn Close 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Josh Remillard REALTY EXPERTS GROUP 38 Rolling Hills Bay 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Bob Pelletier Serge’s Homes 11 Brookstone Drive 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.

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Created by the Canadian Standards Association, it addresses a wider range of parameters than ER scores alone. Windows are put through a series of tests to ensure their safety and performance.

Air tightness, water tightness, wind load resistance, forced entry resistance and condensation resistance are each measured individually, so you can make window buying decisions based on the specific features important to you. Check out www.windowwise. com for a list of A440 windows.

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coldest temperatures, you’ll almost certainly find the air much too dry for comfort. And If you dial up your humidifier high enough to feel completely comfortable, window condensation and mould growth will probably occur. At least it does with standard windows, anyway.

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Of all the That’s why tricks engiSTEVE triple glazing neers use to MAXWELL goes a long overcome the way to prefact that glass vent window is a poor insucondensation lator, smart low-e coatings may be the most in- at indoor humidity levels teresting. They’re a one- that don’t dry you up like way door for trapping a prune.

For similar reasons, and holding energy.

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Yes, and contrary to Something called Energy what you might hear, it Rating analysis (ER) is doesn’t matter where you one yardstick. live in Canada.

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Ceilings with charm Dear Debbie: I am thinking about Take your time and have fun creatpainting the ceiling in my daughter’s ing this magical ceiling for your daughbedroom. She would like stars that ter. twinkle. I am a novice painter, is this Dear Debbie: I have a four-season too difficult for me to take on? What’s room with a chipboard ceiling. I’ve the best way to make the painted it white and it stars? I really need your looks fine except for the help. Thanks. — Fiona sheet seams. I Dear Fiona: You can do tried to fill in the seams this. Enlist the help of a and it did smooth out the friend as painting a ceiling imperfections but you can can literally be a pain in the still see the boards. neck. Take breaks to rest I’m looking for ideas your neck muscles. on how to mask the sheets You need a safe stepladwithout too much expense. der to reach the edges and — Leslie corners and cut in the paint Dear Leslie;: As you with an edging brush. Then have discovered, it’s almost use a roller to apply the impossible to fill in the paint to the rest of the ceilseams so that the ceiling is ing surface. completely uniform. Your If you are unsure what room would suit a tin ceilDEBBIE type of paint is on the ceiling ing or beams or tongue and TRAVIS now, or if it is glossy, then groove, but the materials apply a good quality primer will add up. first. Then two coats of the Why not pick a paint base colour. design such as stripes that In the child’s room shown will incorporate the seams? here I didn’t want the night It’s a favourite decorating sky to be too dark for daytime playing, trick that takes the eye away from any so I chose a lovely shade of lavender imperfections and looks great. The blue. stripes will run the length of the chipNow for the fun part — filling the board seams. sky with twinkling stars!

Try two or three stripes for each Here we used potato stamps. Cut a board. Another pattern that suits is potato in half, and then carve out the squares or rectangles of different sizshape of a star. You will want three siz- es. You can choose colours that are es, so three stamps. Coat the star shape close in hue so that the overall effect with a layer of white pearlescent paint is quite sophisticated, or build up conand pressed the star onto the ceiling. trast with shades that you love and that Make a random design, using differ- are already in your décor. ent sizes, reapplying paint as needed.

Dark colours camouflage best, but The pearl paint adds a beautiful lustre any colours will work. White and blue to the stars, but a similar effect can suits a garden room. be achieved by adding some glitter to Use a matte sheen to inhibit reflecwhite paint. Silver metallic paint will tion. also twinkle.

Debbie Travis’s House to Home column There are other methods of adding is produced by Debbie Travis and Barbara stars. You can buy stencils or make Dingle. Please email your questions to your own stencils using Mylar, which house2home@debbietravis.com. You can is found in craft stores. There are also follow Debbie on Twitter at www.twitter. star stamps that work the same way as com/debbie_travis, and visit Debbie’s new the potato stamps we used. website, www.debbietravis.com.

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announcements announcements Obituaries

ARRISON Jeffrey Wendell Bruce June 7, 1971 - Oct. 5, 2014 Our precious son, father, and brother passed away in the Red Deer Regional Hospital unexpectedly yet peacefully.

Jeff (Jethro) will always be remembered as a faithful friend, extremely hard worker, who loved to be outdoors camping, hiking, snowmobiling and motorbiking. Jeff was very meticulous about the quality of his work, highly respected in the oil patch, the trucking industry, as a journeyman welder and was a true farm boy. Jeff had fond memories of the family farm in Bassano where he would hang out with his sisters and the farm hands, build jumps with bales, or motorbike with his best and lifelong friend Jamie Beringer. Words to describe Jeff are dependable, creative, risk taker, fun loving, tree planting environmentalist, caring, big hearted, competitive, and loyal, with a quiet respect and faith in the Lord.

Born in Bassano, Alberta Jeff is survived by his beloved son, Bradley whom Jeff was so proud of; Brad’s mother, Birdena Kopeechuk; parents, Wayne and Donna Arrison; 3 sisters, Sherry Strand and son Devon, Cathy and Bryce Kalynchuk and children Hunter, Marshall, and Simone, and Beth Arrison; as well as grandparents, Fred and Janet Schneider; the families of his uncles Norm, Fred, Pat Schneider and Melvin Currie, and his aunts Gail Arrison, Marelyn Dubois and Debbie Boudreau.

Join us in celebrating his life on Saturday, October 25, 2014 at the Balmoral Chapel located at the intersection of Highway 11 (55 Street) and Rutherford Drive in Red Deer at 1:30 p.m.

Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.reddeerfuneralhome.com

REDFORD (Née Bull) Constance Irene Redford (Connie), 73, of Penhold, passed away suddenly very early October 13, at Red Deer Regional Hospital due to complications after surgery.

She was born April 14, 1941 in Bentley, Alberta. Connie is lovingly remembered by her 6 children, Wally (and Brenda), Larry (and Darlene), Judy (and Gerard) Reardigan, Gene, Joyce (and Dustin Kiernan) and Nicole (and Mike) Metzger; 10 grandchildren, Allan (and Kelly), Michael (and Kristy), Rachel, Brittany, Logan, Brandon, Solomon, Abby, Zoey, and Daryn; 1 great grandchild Mackenzie; siblings, Jerry (and Yvan), Joan, Jim (and Connie), Beth (and Richard), Rena (and Tom), and Mary (and Brian) plus numerous other relatives and friends. Connie was predeceased by her loving husband Ernie and her parents Dot and Bill Bull. We would like to thank the nurses and staff at Red Deer Regional Hospital. A casual Drop-In Tea will be held at Penhold Seniors Drop-In Centre on Sunday, Oct 19 from 1- 4 pm to celebrate Connie’s life. In lieu of flowers we suggest a donation to the Arthritis Society.

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JUDSON Edna 1930 - 2014 Mrs. Edna Judson passed away peacefully at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on Friday, October 17, 2014 at the age of 84 years. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Funeral Arrangements will be announced by PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

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CHURCHILL Ingrid Churchill (nee Slette) of Innisfail passed away at the Rosefield Care Centre on October 8, 2014 at the age of 96 years. Ingrid was born in Sexsmith, AB and went to school there up to age 9 after which she went to Markerville to finish school. She worked at Churchill’s Garage as a bookkeeper and then entered the Air Force at Boundary Bay, B.C. from 1944-45. She married Frank Churchill in 1945 and returned to Innisfail.

Ingrid was a member of the Eastern Star, I.O.D.E., and a member of the Innisfail School Board for several years. She wrote and published a book about growing up on a homestead.

Ingrid sold real estate for some years and took a computer course to keep up with the times. She will be lovingly remembered by her children Elaine (Don) Bergsten of Edmonton, Alan (Patt) Churchill of Innisfail and Warren (Darlene) Churchill of Calgary, 8 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. Ingrid will also be remembered by her brother George (Jenny) Slette and numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband Frank, brother Ole Slette, sisters Clara Dodd, Goody Wynn and Ida Cossey. A funeral service will be held at the Innisfail United Church on Monday, October 20, 2014 at 1:00pm with Rev. Margaret Lange officiating. Memorial donations may be made to the Rosefield Centre, Innisfail.

HEARTLAND FUNERAL SERVICES, LTD., INNISFAIL entrusted with arrangements.

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IRONSIDE Freda Ironside (nee Gurr) passed away peacefully in Edmonton on October 13, 2014. Freda was born in Lethbridge on June 7, 1921.

She met and married her husband, Bob in 1941 and they lived in Calgary before relocating to Red Deer.

Besides loving her Calgary Flames, she was an avid bowler and baker. She loved camping and excelled in knitting and crocheting.

Freda was predeceased by her husband, Bob; son, Gordon; parents, Alfred and Chrissie; brothers, Harry (Joan, 2nd wife Vicky); Bill (Marguerite); Alfred (Elsie); brother-in-law, Vern Hobson.

Freda is survived by her sisters, Chrissie Hobson; Vera (Gordon) Ball; as well as all of her nieces and nephews. A graveside service will be held at Queen’s Park Cemetery, 3219-4th St. NW, Calgary, Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. A special thank you to the staff at the Dr. Gerald Zetter Care Centre for the compassion shown to Freda during her time with you.

HAROLD TISDALE Oct. 4, 1924 - Oct. 18, 2004 Ten years have passed since you left us - life goes on with out you but memories never fade. You would be proud to know you have a grandson following in your career.

MACHUK - PROWSE Mike and Bonnie Machuk along with Larry and Tammi Prowse are thrilled to announce the engagement of their children, Rebecca and Kevin. Wedding to take place in Cancun, Mexico, February 2015.

Forever Remembered and Sadly Missed Vivian and family In Loving Memory of SCOTTY MUNN October 19, 2004 We love you forever and miss you always.

Mom, Dad and Gerard

Celebrations 90TH Birthday Party for MRS. ADA FOX Sunday Oct. 26, 2 - 4 pm Come-And-Go-Tea Delburne Community Hall No gifts please

~ Jeannette, Barb,Shirl, Bob and families

MURRAY, Peggy Nov. 3, 1917 - Oct. 18, 2007 May the winds of love blow softly, And whisper so you’ll hear.

We will always love & miss you, And wish that you were here.

RODRIGUE Roger Henri July 23, 1936 - October 12, 2014 On Sunday, October 12, 2014, Roger passed away peacefully with his family by his side at the age of 78 years. Roger was born the sixth of eight children in Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan. He was very proud to have been raised in Willow Bunch and to be of French ancestry.

Upon graduation from school, Roger became a dedicated and compassionate educator. He retired after 35 years to enjoy a full and happy retirement.

He spent his time golfing with his good friends, playing cribbage, watching football and cheering for the Saskatchewan Rough Riders, regularly attending Red Deer Rebels games and helping neighbours. It was Roger’s greatest pleasures to have been a 23 year volunteer driver for Meals on Wheels where he made many good friends. In his younger years, Roger was a regular blood donor having donated over 100 times. Roger and his wife Carol enjoyed travelling together, experiencing different cultures and having adventures.

Roger was kind and considerate to his family, friends and acquaintances. He will always be remembered by his loving and devoted wife Carol, his three sons, Maurice (Elaine), Gilles and Alain; his step-children, Teresa (James) Chase and their son Mitchell; and Jim Gordin. He is survived by his siblings, Agnes Fiset, Rachel Dionne, Albert (Thérèse) Rodrigue, Cecile (Del) Bain, and many nieces and nephews. A Prayer Service will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 5508-48A Avenue, Red Deer on Friday, October 17, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. A Celebration of Roger’s Life will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion, 2810 Bremner Avenue, Red Deer, on Saturday, October 18, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial tributes may be made directly to Meals on Wheels, 4725 43 Street, Red Deer, AB, T4N 6Z3.

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

Love Jeannie, Terry, T.J . Shaun, Kelly & family.

We are proud to announce the graduation of our daughter, Patricia Emblem from the University of Lethbridge with a Bachelor’s Degree in Management.

She is currently working for the Government of Alberta in Transportation.

We are so proud of you.

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Card Of Thanks ARMSTRONG Joyce and family wish to thank friends, relatives and neighbors for their phone calls, prayers, flowers and many kindnesses at the passing of Stanley. Special thanks to Red Deer Hospice staff and to Dr. Hophner.

Much appreciation to Robin for your thoughtful eulogy.

The very caring home care staff were wonderful. So nice to have fellow car club members attend in their old vehicles. Thanks to Legion #35 for a lovely lunch.

The Armstrong family

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GET YOUR CRAFTS DONE FOR CHRISTMAS! Crafts/supplies, brushes, paints, patterns, surfaces to paint or decorate and more!

Thurs. 4 - 8, Fri. 6 - 8 Oct. 16 & 17 23 Ashton Close.

Living with Hearing Loss?

Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meet up October 16, 12:30 pm at ABC Restaurant. No charge.

Pre-register 403-356-1598 or speakupcentralalberta@ gmail.com. Everyone is welcome!

The Red Deer Chamber Singers presents its annual production of the Renaissance Feast, November 27 and 28, 2014, at the Western Chalet. Doors open at 6:00 pm. Tickets available ($65.00) by contacting Diane at 403-347-6567.

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Oilfield

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403-346-5942 KEY in MAGNETIC Box found in Fairview. Must identify. Call 403-347-3148

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W.A. Grain & Pulse Solutions is a growing agricultural business looking to fill a secretarial position at itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bashaw location. Please forward resume by fax 780-372-4190 or by email: travis.hillaby@wagrain.ca Start your career!

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SULLY CHAPMAN BEATTIE LLP is looking for a wellorganized and efficient legal assistant with broad experience in a solicitorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s practice, which would include corporate and commercial law, real estate conveyancing, and wills and estates. Salary and benefits are negotiable and will be commensurate with experience.

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Pre-employment Drug screening Competitive Wages.

Benefit Package Please submit resume with references to: apply@wespro.ca Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted

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NOW HIRING Well Testing Personnel Experienced Supervisors & Operators Must have valid applicable tickets. Email: lstouffer@ testalta.com

SPECTRUM WIRELINE is now hiring for

Driver/Operator Assistant positions.

Looking for experienced class 3 drivers, with all oilfield tickets. Willing to train the right applicant.

Successful applicants must pass a pre-employment Medical and Drug test.

Competitive monthly salary plus job bonuses, schedule rotation of 15-6.

Please fax resume and drivers abstract to 403-885-1876 or Email patf@spectrumwireline.com

Canyon Technical Services is a leader in the oilfield service industry, providing customized fracturing and pressure pumping solutions to oil and gas producers across the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. At Canyon, our employees are â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Championsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, dedicated to fulfilling our Vision of â&#x20AC;&#x153;improving the industry one job at a timeâ&#x20AC;? - our â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Championsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; have made Canyon one of the most sought-after providers in our industry. If you are looking for a career within a leading organization that promotes Integrity, Relationships, Innovation and Success, then Canyon is looking for you! Canyon is preparing for an extremely busy 2014/2015 and are looking for qualified employees.

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Requirements: Valid Driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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

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NOW HIRING - LAB ANALYST 2 Joffre, AB. Duties: Analyze water & organic samples using ICP, GC, HPLC, & NMR; maintain proper calibration & quality control records; prepare samples for analysis using extraction methods; troubleshoot & understand analytical equipment. Required: post secondary education in chemistry or related field; organized, detail-oriented; good communication skills (verbal & written); must be able to work shifts. Apply to: Petroleum.Careers@ maxxam.ca Reference #A2-JOFFRE www.maxxam.ca

F/T SALES POSTIONS COMPETITIVE WAGES. Must be energetic, & business minded. Some heavy lifting may be involved.

Own transportation preferred. Willing to work weekends & at other locations THE RUSTY PELICAN Benefits & opportunity is now accepting resumes for advancement. for experienced Please drop resume F/T SERVERS in person to Jenny Must have Refâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s & Pro-Serve. or fax to 403-340-8636 Apply within: 2079-50 fargeys@gmail.com Ave. 2-4 pm. Mon.-Fri. Fax 403-347-1161 Phone calls WILL NOT be accepted. Teachers/

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Just Graduated from High School or have Survey Experience?

This job could be for you! If you enjoy working in the out of doors, are enthusiastic about learning new skills and would like to work toward a career in the recognized profession of Land Surveying then please visit our website at: www.questinc.ca

Wolf Creek Public Schools invites applications for the following position:

Educational Assistant Alix-M.A.C. School For further specifics on the above position, please visit Wolf Creek Public Schoolsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; website at www.wolfcreek.ab.ca, or contact the Division Office at 403-783-3473.

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EVRAZ Red Deer Works The Tap House Pub & Grill reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s full and part time COOKS AND DISHWASHERS. Apply with resume at 1927 Gaetz Avenue between 2-5 pm.

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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.

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Please send resume to reddeerhr@evrazna.com or deliver in person to 27251 391 Township Road

GOODMEN ROOFING LTD. Requires SLOPED ROOFERS LABOURERS & FLAT ROOFERS Valid Driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Licence preferred. Fax or email info@goodmenroofing.ca or (403)341-6722 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE! JOURNEYMAN apprentice welders and laborers for busy fabrication shop in Camrose/Stettler area.

Send resume to wstsales1@gmail.com or fax 780-877-2685 or drop resume off at 42520 Range Rd. 200 LOOKING FOR: Exp. Framers & farm building.

403-318-6406 NEEDED IMMED. FOR manufacturing company in Blackfalds JOURNEYMAN WELDERS Competitive wages and benefits package.

Email resume to: joel@prolineinc.ca STAIR MANUFACTURER Reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s F/T workers to build stairs in Red Deer shop.

MUST HAVE basic carpentry skills. Salary based on skill level. Benefits avail. Apply in person at 100, 7491 Edgar Industrial Bend. email: earl707@telus.net. and/or fax 403-347-7913

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Due to the growth and direction of our business we are currently looking for a Field Customer Service Representative to serve our clientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s needs.

The successful applicant will have a proven track record on acquiring new accounts with cold call and networking techniques as well as maintaining our existing clients ensuring our high quality service expectations are being met.

Responsibilities will include working with the General Manager, Calgary Sales and our inside Sales Co-ordinators to ensure we provide a safe and efficient end product for our clients.

(formerly Samâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cafe) is now taking applications for Full Time/Part time COOK, Bring resume to 7101 Gaetz Ave. Red Deer between 2-4 pm.

THE RUSTY PELICAN is now accepting resumes for F/T Expâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d REGISTERED MASSAGE LINE COOKS THERAPIST REQUIRED at all stations.

Must have 2200 hrs MUST HAVE: or insurance qualified. â&#x20AC;˘ 2-3 yrs. post secondary Please inquire by phone education.

403-343-1086 â&#x20AC;˘ 2-3 yrs. on-the-job exp. â&#x20AC;˘ Provide references The hourly rate will be $13.25 - $15. per hour dependant on experience.

Mail to: 2079 50 AVE. Red Deer, AB T4R 1Z4 or Call 403-347-1414 or Fax to: 403-347-1161 Wolf Creek Public Schools invites applications for the following position:

How to apply: online: canyontech.ca/careers fax: 888 249 3895

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Oilfield

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 reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. Apply in person or at aw.ca or fax to 403-346-6017

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A CARF accredited agency that has long been recognized for providing quality support services to individuals with developmental disabilities, currently seeking to fill a number of positions which EAST SIDE MARIOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S are necessary in order HIRING FOR ALL POSITIONS to maintain the level of Full Time & Part Time. supports we have come Apply after 2 p.m. ask for Evergreen Energy Tank to be known for. the manager on duty.

Rentals Ltd. is a privately Successful candidates will be responsible to provide JJAM Management (1987) operated business that has been providing surface personal support and Ltd., o/a Tim Hortonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rental equipment to the oil mentorship in accordance Requires to work at these and gas industry since 2000. with individualsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; needs and Red Deer, AB locations: Our product line includes aspirations, within their 5111 22 St. 400 BBL Storage Tanks, home and community.

37444 HWY 2 S Manifolds, Wellsites, Office Applicants should possess 37543 HWY 2N Trailers, Light Towers, prior experience in the 700 3020 22 St. Generators and all required human service field.

FOOD ATTENDANT support equipment.

Vehicle and valid driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d permanent shift license required. weekend day and evening We offer competitive pay both full and part time.

Shiftwork may be required. 16 Vacancies, $10.20/hr. + along with a family benefit plan. Remuneration will Wage Range: benefits. Start ASAP. be based on experience. $16.15 - $18.81 per hour Job description Please forward resumes via www.timhortons.com Forward Resumes to: Education and experience careers@evergreenenergy.ca or fax 403-309-5962.

CARS not reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d.

All resumes will be held in #101 - 5589 47 St. Apply in person or fax strictest confidence.

Red Deer, AB T4N 1S1 resume to: 403-314-1303 Fax: 403-346-8015 FARGEYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PAINT Email: markw@carsrd.org TAP HOUSE

is currently taking resumes for experienced Production Testing Personnel Email resume to: rdzubaroffice@telus.net or fax to (403)346-9420.

To apply for the above positions, in confidence, please email or fax your resume and a copy of a current drivers abstract. We thank all applicants; however only those selected for an initial interview will be contacted.

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LARGE GARAGE SALE We are downsizing! Craft materials, thickness planer, bench planer, household items.

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Pro V Manufacturing Rattray Reclamation Ltd is Skill Metal Fabricators in currently seeking an Bassano, Alberta are LP needs experienced backhoe looking for operators in the Journeymen, operator with a clean and following departments B Pressure welders valid class 1 license CNC machine shop, sheet preferably 3 years metal, powder coating, & apprentice pipefitters to work in their brand new, best in class facilities in West Edmonton!

Long term employment, exciting opportunities for career growth, great compensation, benefits and you’ll be at home every night. Apply now at Pro-V-MFG.ca or call 780-962-0103 www.provmfg.ca Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

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experience to work in the Lacombe and surrounding areas. Duties will include lease construction, lease cleanups and reclamation.

Valid H2s, Ground Disturbance, and First aid tickets are a must.

Competitive wages and benefits available Please email resume to drattray@rattrayrec.com.

Or fax to (403)-934-5235 No phone calls please.

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.

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SQUARE ONE CONSTRUCTION is looking to hire an apprentice or self motivated individual with exp. in framing and finishing carpentry. Must have valid drivers license and own vehicle. Call Ted 403-357-8041

Award Winning, High Volume, Ford Dealership in Central Alberta is seeking motivated applicants for:

Financial Services Manager Once in a lifetime opportunity to join the Denham Automotive group Alberta’s most respected family of automotive dealerships.

Be an integral player on our award winning sales team. Previous experience preferred, but we are willing to train the right person.

Excellent pay plan, benefits and opportunity to grow.

Studon Electric & Controls Inc. is one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies.

We are an industry leading Electrical & Instrumentation Contractor that prides itself in having committed and dedicated employees.

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Opportunities

(Full-Time; Red Deer Area) This is position is full-time, and will consist of longterm work in a plant setting in the Red Deer Area.

Mechanic CSTS (Version 0.9) Dedication to safety; reflected in practice & experience Excellent communication & organizational skills Strong focus on customer satisfaction Team player

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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Sales Maternity Leave Position 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.

This is a Sales Position, 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 general customer service duties; as well as any additional tasks assigned.

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2-GOOD OILFIELD SERVICES is currently seeking CLASS 1 TANK TRUCK & PRESSURE TRUCK OPERATORS. Base salary + bonuses.

Great benefits pkg after 3 mo.

Please fax resume & drivers abstract to: 403-346-3766

Owner Operators & Contract Drivers in AB. Home the odd night.

Weekends off. Late model tractor pref. 403-586-4558 CLASS 1 DRIVER with fluid hauling experience, local runs. 403-373-3285 or fax resume and copies of all valid tickets to 403-986-2819 CLASS 3 DRIVERS w/airbrake endorsement needed immed. for waste & recycling. Email resume with a min. of 2 references to: canpak@xplornet.ca

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• Minimum 5 years Oilfield driving experience needed.

• Clean abstract required.

• Excellent starting wage

ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DRIVERS for furniture moving company, class 5 required (5 tons), local & long distance. Competitive wages. Apply in person.

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Brand New Position NEEDED F/T Service Person Carpenter/handywith Helping Hands General man type for service and

Light housekeeping for Seniors, Mon-Fri 8:30-3:00 NO eves, wknds or stats MUST be flexible, kind & enjoy seniors. MUST have clear criminal check, reliable vehicle and refs. from previous cleaning clients.

Competitive wages and health benefits offered.

Position to start Nov. 17th (flexible). Email: rdhelpinghands@gmail.com Fax 403-346-4100 or Call 403-346-7777

Central Alberta Greenhouses Ltd Greenhouse Laborers required for our greenhouse operation located near Blackfalds, Alberta. Responsibilities include transplanting, watering, handling and caring for plant material and preparation of orders.

This position is labor intensive and entails working in a cold/hot environment. Laborers are required to work a minimum 40 hours per week and must be available to work different shifts, 7 days a week.

Positions are available starting Early February and last till late June. No previous work experience or qualifications are required. Starting wage is $10.20/hr.

Please email resume to kevin@cagreenhouses.ca or fax resume to 403-885-4147(Attn.

Human Resources).

Resumes may also be mailed to Box 100, Blackfalds, AB. T0M 0J0

set up of manufactured and modular home. Exp. in trim, roofing, siding, flooring, paint etc., Competitive wages and health plan avail. Apply to James at M & K Homes, 403-346-6116 RED-L DISTRIBUTORS is looking for an ORDER DESK / WAREHOUSE WORKER Must have valid driver’s licence. Fax Resume to: 403-340-0690 or email: ElliotBorle@redl.com SOURCE ADULT VIDEO requires mature P/T help Sat. & Sun. 7 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Fax resume to: 403-346-9099 or drop off to: 3301-Gaetz Avenue

STERLING CLEANERS: Requires front counter staff. Apply within 4810 - 52nd St.,Red Deer

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

Advocate Opportunities

SUNNYBROOK & MORRISROE 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

GED Preparation Would you like to take the GED in your community?

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CARRIERS REQUIRED

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F/T P/T MEAT CUTTER. Apply within 5111 22nd St. Red Deer

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FT/PT CASHIERS Apply within 5111 22nd St. Red Deer

CARRIERS NEEDED FOR FLYERS, FRIDAY FORWARD & EXPRESS

3 days per week, no weekends ROUTES IN:

ANDERS AREA

GAETZ SOUTH P/T Bakery Evening Staff Apply within 5111 22nd St. Red Deer

Alexander Cres.

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Pumps & Pressure Inc – Hydraulic Department

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is now accepting Employment Applications for a full time

Isherwood Close

Service Co-Ordinator/ Service Writer positions

Inglewood Drive MORRISROE AREA

The primary responsibilities of these position/s include scheduling service work, organizing Work Orders, estimating, parts procurement and managing the incoming calls for the Hydraulic Service Department.

Metcalf Ave Muldrew Cres./Martin Close McKinnon Cres.

McCullough Cres.

The successful applicant will have: • Excellent communication skills • Good computer skills with experience in Microsoft Office • Experience with computerized point of sales systems • Solid organizational and time management skills • Willingness to learn the Fluid Power Industry and work in a team environment • Prior Hydraulic experience a strong asset however service experience in related industries required.

SUNNYBROOK AREA Savoy Cres./Sydney Close Sunnyside Cres./Sutton Close LANCASTER AREA Lancaster Drive Ladwig Close Lawrence Cres./Lees St. VANIER AREA Vanier Drive Viscount Drive Vold Close

If you are a mechanic or have a mechanical background and are interested in taking on a new challenge without tools in your hand – this is an opportunity for you. A managerial position could be considered for the ideal candidate or would be available in due time.

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ACADEMIC Express

F/T P/T Grocery Staff Morning & evening hrs. avail. Apply within 5111 22nd St. Red Deer

Please remit you resume to

d.bais@pumpsandpressure.com

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INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilfield service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351

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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.

JEHN’S PAINTING & GENERAL CONTRACTING Painting, Plumbing & General Home Reno’s.

Lowest quotes in Red Deer. 403-396-1371

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This position requires computer skills, knowledge of Word and Excel programs and excellent command of the English language with above average spelling. The ability to multi-task, work well on a team and be selfmotivated is essential. We are looking for someone to join our team in October 2014 for paid training until the maternity leave commencing early December (possibly earlier).

If interested, please send your resume by October 24, 2014 to: prstamm@reddeeradvocate.com or drop off at the Front Counter of the Red Deer Advocate, 2950 Bremner Ave.

Ph: 780-468-3232 or 403-290-0866

This position is Monday Thursday, 10 hour days

Studon offers a competitive salary, and an opportunity to apply your skills in a challenging and rewarding environment.

Please forward your resume to the address below. We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those candidates interviewed will be contacted.

CALL CLASSIFIEDS

Revenue between $24,000 - $120,000 Initial cash required as low as $6,000 In Business for over 20 years *Guaranteed Cleaning Contracts Incl. *Training Incl. *Ongoing Office Support

Journeyman Instrumentation

Starting Rate: $43.06/hour Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

870

START YOUR OWN COMMERCIAL CLEANING BUSINESS

The ideal candidate will have the following:

Apply by fax to:

Dez Lorencz (403) 227-4544

is looking for CLASS 1 PICKER OPERATORS, BED TRUCK DRIVERS & WINCH TRUCK DRIVERS to join our growing company.

Competitive wages and benefits. Must pass preemployment substance screening. Fax or email resumes, drivers abstract & safety tickets 403-346-8992 admin@garnetstrucking.com No phone calls.

JOURNEYMAN INSTRUMENTATION Business

Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

830

GARNET’S OILFIELD TRUCKING

We are currently hiring for the position of:

CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

860

Truckers/ Drivers

464173J14

Trades

437627L20

D8 RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014

1130

Eavestroughing

1130

VELOX EAVESTROUGH Cleaning & Repairs.

Reasonable rates. 340-9368

Handyman Services

1200

ATT’N: Are you looking for help on small jobs around the house or renovate your bathroom, painting or flooring, or cutting small trees?

Call James 403-341-0617

1280

VII MASSAGE #7,7464 Gaetz Ave. Pampering at its BEST! 403-986-6686 Come in and see why we are the talk of the town. www.viimassage.com

Misc.

Services

1290

5* JUNK REMOVAL Property clean up 340-8666

Massage Therapy

1280

FANTASY MASSAGE

International ladies

Now Open

Specials. 11 a.m.-3 a.m.

Private back entry. 403-341-4445

GARAGE DOOR SERVICE. Save 50%. 403-358-1614 ORGANIZING SERVICES HOME AND OFFICE. JOANNE 403-358-2057 We do dump runs/odd jobs 4035502502/4038855333

Painters/ Decorators

1310

JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp.

Free Est. 403-872-8888

GUTTERS CLEANED & REPAIRED. 403-391-2169 ROBUST EAVESTROUGH CLEANING SERVICES 403-506-4822

Massage Therapy

MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161

LAUREL TRUDGEON Residential Painting and Colour Consultations.

403-342-7801.

Roofing

1370

PRECISE ROOFING LTD. 15 Yrs. Exp., Ref’s Avail.

403-896-4869

Seniors’ Services

1372

HELPING HANDS Home Supports for Seniors.

Est 1999. Cooking, cleaning, companionship. At home or facility. Call 403-346-7777 for information.

Snow Removal

1380

SNOWPLOWING Comm/Res. Contracts welcome. 403-358-1614

Window Cleaning

1420

ROBUST WINDOW CLEANING SERVICES 403-506-4822

Yard Care

1430

FALL clean-up, Yard care, Junk/tree/snow removal, comm/res. 403-358-1614

RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014 D9

Bicycles

1540

BIKES, child’s (3) and 2 WAGONS, $25. each.

403-755-0785

TOP WAGES, BENEFITS. EXP’D. DRIVERS & SWAMPERS REQUIRED. MAPLE LEAF MOVING Call 403-347-8826 or fax resume to: 403-314-1457.

EquipmentHeavy

1630

TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

Firewood

1660

AFFORDABLE

Homestead Firewood Wolf Creek Public Schools invites applications for the following position:

Custodial Services Foreman Division Office Ponoka, AB

Spruce & Pine -Split. Firepits avail. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472 FIREWOOD, birch, spruce & pine. North of Costco 403-346-7178, 392-7754

LOGS Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar.

Price depends on location.

Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346

For further specifics on the above position, please visit Wolf Creek Public Schools’ Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / website at Delivery. Lyle 403-783-2275 www.wolfcreek.ab.ca, or contact the Division Office at Household 403-783-3473.

Furnishings

900

Employment Training

SAFETY

TRAINING CENTRE OILFIELD TICKETS

Industries #1 Choice!

“Low Cost” Quality Training

403.341.4544

24 Hours Toll Free 1.888.533.4544

(across from Totem) (across from Rona North)

ROCKING CHAIR & RECLINER CHAIR, dusty rose colour rabric, in very good cond.

1 for $65 or both for $100.

403-348-6449

WANTED Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

stuff CLASSIFICATIONS 1500-1990

1520

1730

12” COLOR TV w/remote, 2 yrs. old $25.

403-314-0804

Misc. for Sale

wegot

Antiques & Art

MICROWAVE, Kenmore, white, 900 watts. $25.

403-352-8811

Stereos TV's, VCRs 278950A5

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.

1720

1760

14 - TOTES with lids. Clean, size med to med. lrg. $6/ea.

5 DRAWER clear plastic storage unite on casters, 13”W x16”D x 40”H, $20.

BASEBOARD HEATER, 45” long, thermostat control, $10.

GARMENT RACK, 36” high, chrome w/plastic shoe rack on the bottom - on castors. $10.

MOVING - MUST SELL 403-314-2026

PAINTING of Alberta’s BRAND New No!No! Pro signing of Peace Treaty, 5 platinum, 6 thermacon Chief Crowfoots evening tips, cleaning brush, 3 buffer party with over 1000 in- pads, travel case, cream, dians. 17’x36”. $200.

DVD, power cord. $200.

403-347-7405 403-340-1979

Advocate Opportunities

APPROX. 50 PEACOCK FEATHERS - some white, $1/each.

10 QUART STAINLESS STEEL STOCK POT - new cond. $10.

Rhinstone necklace and matching earings from 1950’s, A1 condition, $75.

403-346-2231 COPIER, Canon K920 , good for small business, exc. cond. $45; BIKE STAND, Minoura, Trainer, made in Japan. $85.

AMMO magazine for LEE Enfield .303. $35 403-352-8811

3 BDRM. house, recently reno’d, fin. bsmt., 4 appls., no pets. 403-848-4618

MOUNTVIEW

THE SWITCH NEW CONDO 15th Century: SWITCH is 1000 sq.ft. 2 bdrm., 2 bath. discovering the World was $194,900. 403-588-2550 ROUND not Flat...

17th Century: SWITCH is discovering Electricity that would REPLACE Candles..

19th Century: SWITCH from Horse and Carriage to HORSELESS Carriage..

21st Century: HISTORICAL SWITCH...

Tim McRae, SWITCHED CLASSIFICATIONS to MAXWELL REAL ESTATE SOLUTIONS 5000-5300 LTD. 403-350-1562

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Rooms For Rent

3090

2 BEAUTIFUL ROOMS for rent $550/mo/s.d. Quiet & clean, close to RDC, utils. incld.

Shared living room & kitchen, avail. immed. & Dec. 1st.

N/S, no pets. 403-346-4216

1830

wheels

4020

5020

3190

5040 5050

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homes

1840

HIGH QUALITY LABRADOODLES and GOLDEN DOODLE pups Long time Breeder, text 306-521-1371 www.furtettishfarm.ca

Travel Packages

1900

TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone.

Make your travel plans now.

1930

WANTED: film of “Good Morning Vietnam “ featuring Robin Williams.

Connie 403-346-8121

AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

Horses

For more information or to apply, please call Ashley at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4316

3020

4040

5030

Please call Rick for details 403-314-4303

Bunn Cres.

Baile Close Boyce Street Byer Close Barrett Drive Bell Street Baker Ave. Broughton Cres.

Brookes Cres. Beatty Cres.

Houses/ Duplexes

Condos/ Townhouses

3140

1 day a week in:

BOWER AREA

CLASSIFICATIONS

FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

NEWLY RENOVATED bachelor, 1, & 2 bedroom suites available in central location. Heat & water included. Cat friendly. leasing@rentmidwest.com 1(888) 679-8031

4010

3030

CENTRAL AB LIFE & LACOMBE EXPRESS

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS NEEDED For Afternoon Delivery Wednesday, Thursday & Friday

rentals

3060

3100

To deliver the

LACOMBE BLACKFALDS

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Suites

Realtors & Services

3 bdrm. house, main floor, 5 appls., fenced yard, Houses Antique & large deck, rent $1550 incl.

For Sale all utils. $900 s.d. Avail.

Classic Autos GARAGE Door opener, Lift Master, 1/2 hp motor, with Now or Nov. 1. 403-304-5337 62 RUTHERFORD DRIVE remote included. $100. Like SYLVAN LAKE $264,000 CA0045937 Motels/ New! 403-348-6449 4 fully furnished rentals, Fully finished, with nanny Hotels suite, 4 Beds/3 Baths.

HEAD PHONES, wireless, including dishes, bedding, utilities. Available Sat. 2 - 4 pm RCA 900, brand new. $75.

FULLY furnished restauNov. 1, 2014 June 15, 2015 Margaret Comeau o.b.o. 403-346-4049 Price range $1200 to $1500 rant for lease in Lacombe, 403.391.3399 RE/MAX 4000 sq. ft, seating caper month. 403-880-0210.

MASSAGE TABLE, real estate central alberta pacity 100 people approx.

Portable, Folding $95.

1977 LINCOLN 403-782-2424 or email 3 clean, wool accent CUSTOM BUILT Continental MINT, new lacombemotorinn@ matching carpets, two 2’ x Condos/ NEW HOMES cond. only 7000 orig. miles hotmail.com 7’, one hexagon $45/all or Townhouses Mason Martin Homes will sell individually Senior New Home Planner Like brand new!! You wont believe your eyes!! was 403-352-8811 MORRISROE 2 storey Kyle, 403-588-2550 $25,500 now only $16,900. townhouse, 3 bdrm., 1 1/2 Warehouse For quick sale MEDICINE Man’s shields FREE Weekly list of bath, large kitchen, no Cree, (3) 16”: x 14”W properties for sale w/details, Call 403-350-5346 (Keith) pets, n/s, fenced yard, Space All for $180. 403-347-7405 $1300 rent + $1000 s.d. + prices, address, owner’s util. Nov. 1, 403-342-6374 SHOP/OFFICE, 1500 sq. ft. phone #, etc. 342-7355 TIGER Necklace in case, Help-U-Sell of Red Deer $200. 403-347-7405 SEIBEL PROPERTY $1000 Phil 403-350-0479 www.homesreddeer.com Cars www.seibelprperty.com Ph: 403-304-7576 MUST SEE! 2001 Chev Malibu 4 dr. or 403-347-7545 MOVE IN NOW! Mobile Cats 134,000 kms. 1999 Pontiac 6 locations in Red Deer RISER HOMES Sunfire 4 dr. auto, v. clean Lot ~ Halman Heights 403-352-6995 BLACKFALDS 2 BALINESE KITTENS ~ Riverfront Estates PADS $450/mo.

2 SNOWSHOE SIAMESE ~ Westpark Beautiful front Brand new park in Lacombe. $50/ea. 403-887-3649 veranda bungalow ~ Kitson Close Spec Mobiles. 3 Bdrm., 2 Bdrm., 2 Bath. main ~ Kyte & Kelloway Cres.

MALE KITTEN TO GIVE 2 bath. As Low as $75,000.

Floor laundry, hardwood, SUV's ~ Holmes St. AWAY. Down payment $4000. Call tile, and much more.

S.D. $1000 LITTER BOX TRAINED. at anytime. 403-588-8820 $339,000. Prices include 2010 Toyota Rav4 51,000 Rent $1245 to $1445 403-343-8727 after 6 p.m. legal fees, GST, appliance kms. $16,000 obo. 358-1614 3 bdrm. townhouses, package, front sod & tree.

WANTED: 1 Grey tabby or 1.5 bath, 4 & 5 appls., blinds, For private viewing call black cat with white spots, lrg. balconies, no dogs.

Lloyd Fiddler 403-391-9294 or a white cat with black N/S, no utils. incl. avail. spots, or a Manx cat.

Oct. 15 & Nov. 1 Trucks MUST SELL Please call 403-986-1050 References required.

New Home. 1325 sq.ft.

SOUTHWOOD PARK bi-level, 24x23 att. garage.

3110-47TH Avenue, 403-588-2550 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, Dogs CLASSIFICATIONS generously sized, 1 1/2 baths, fenced yards, 4000-4190 full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets.

2014 SIERRA short box www.greatapartments.ca 4x4. 587-679-1000

Wanted To Buy

CARRIERS REQUIRED

1760

Misc. for Sale

2140

WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

Manufactured Homes

3040

Realtors & Services

4010

Country Mobile Home, near Bentley. $900/mo. + d.d., Call 403-748-2678.

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

3050

INNISFAIL, 1 yr. old 3 plex 1250 sq. ft., fin. bsmt., 3 bdrm. + den, att. garage, many upgraded features, gas fireplace, granite island top, fenced yard, backs on to green, located

by Dodds Lake. $1750/mo.

For immed. move in. Call Daryl @ 403-350-7937

Suites

3060

2 BDRM apt. for over 40 yr. old working tenants, no pets, no partiers, no drugs.

Free laundry, heat, water, private parking at 5910-55 Ave. in Riverside Meadows. $1100 . Avail.Immed.

403-341-4627 GLENDALE reno’d 2 bdrm. apartments, avail. immed, rent $875 403-596-6000 LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111

MORRISROE MANOR

Avail. Nov. 1st. 3 bdrm., 1.5 bath. Adult bldg. N/S No pets 403-596-2444

Advocate Opportunities

HERE TO HELP & HERE TO SERVE Call GORD ING at RE/MAX real estate central alberta 403-341-9995 gord.ing@remax.net

Tenders

6020

2008 AVALANCHE, 4x4, nice shape. 587-679-1000

2003 DAKOTA, 3.9, auto., 128,000., 60% tires, $4400 o.b.o. 403-346-9816

5080

ALBERTA HUMAN SERVICES

Career Career Services Services Career Services Alberta Human Alberta Human Services Services is is requesting requesting proposals proposals from from interested interested parties to deliver specialized one-on-one employment services parties deliverServices specialized one-on-one employment services within within Albertato Human is requesting proposals from interested central Alberta.

These services are for unemployed Albertans who central Alberta. servicesone-on-one are for unemployed Albertans parties to deliverThese specialized employment serviceswho within are experiencing experiencing barriers that are are preventing them from from obtaining are barriers that them obtaining central Alberta. These services arepreventing for unemployed Albertans who and maintaining and maintaining employment. employment. are experiencing barriers that are preventing them from obtaining and of the theemployment.

Request for for Standing Standing Offer Offer (RFSO) (RFSO) For aamaintaining copy of For copy Request please visitofthe thetheAlberta Alberta Purchasing Connection website at: at: please visit Purchasing Connection website For a copy Request for Standing Offer (RFSO) www.purchasingconnection.ca www.purchasingconnection.ca please visit the Alberta Purchasing Connection website at: www.purchasingconnection.ca Opportunity Reference Number: 2014-05365 Opportunity Reference Number: 2014-05365

UTILITY Trailer, Toyota Pickup based, new lights & wiring. $325.

403-348-5380

DO YOU WANT YOUR AD TO BE READ BY 100,000 Potential Buyers???

TRY Central Alberta LIFE CALL:

309-3300 Tires, Parts Acces.

FLOOR MATS, Weather Tech, $125. 403-442-3815 HITCH - fits Chevy. New. $100. 403-314-0804 HITCH, Reverse load Leveller, Complete. $175.

403-348-5380 RIMS (2) black from CHEV HHR 2011 $200; 403-442-3815

WINTER TIRES & RIMS P225 65 R17 Michelin Latitudes XICE. Used only 1 season. $800. Came off of a Rav 4. 403-350-9908

2006 HONDA GOLDWING TRIKE w/Lehman Monarch 2 trike kit. This unit is loaded with all options plus lots of extra chrome. 49,500 kms.

Bike was triked in 2011.

Asking $33,000 Call (403)318-4653

Auto Wreckers

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Whatever You’re Selling...

We Have The Paper You Need!

Central Alberta LIFE & Red Deer ADVOCATE CLASSIFIEDS 403-309-3300 CALL NOW TO FIND OUT MORE

RED DEER ADVOCATE Monday through Saturday.

Delivery to be done on/or before 6:30 am.

Reliable vehicle needed.

KENTWOOD AREA For More Information, please call Joanne 403-314-4308

Clearview Ridge Area $172/mo.

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS NEEDED For Afternoon Delivery 3 Days/Week (Wed., Thurs. & Fri.)

DEER PARK AREA

GLENDALE Grimson & Goodall Ave. Gehrke Cl. & 71 St. 69 & 70 St. Dr.

Dolan Close $49.24/mo.

ALSO

KENTWOOD Kennings Cres. & Kirby St.

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. $55.68/mo.

ROSEDALE AREA West end of Robinson Cres., Ryan Cl., Rich Cl., & Rabbis St. $71.30/mo.

WOODLEA AREA 47A Ave, & part of 55, 56 & 57 St. $134./mo.

For More Information Call Jamie at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4306

For more information or to apply call Joanne at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4308

Open House Directory

Tour These Fine Homes East Red Deer

4250

OPEN HOUSE 4240 46A Ave. Cres. #47 Oct. 19, Sunday 1 - 3 Senior Residence $259,900.

Gordon Phillips 403-357-7720 Maxwell Real Estate

SE Red Deer

4280

REDUCED OPEN HOUSE #2 Ardell Close $575,000 Sun. 3 - 5 pm (exclusive) Margaret Comeau 403.391.3399 www.margaretcomeau.com margaretcomeau@remax.net

5190

RED’S AUTO. Free Scrap Vehicle & Metal Removal.

AMVIC APPROVED. We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. 403-396-7519

HIGHLAND GREEN

CLEARVIEW AREA

5180

CANOPY fits 1990-1999 GM. $200. 403-318-7717

ADULT Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Friday Forward ONLY 3 DAYS A WEEK in

5140

Utility Trailers

WINTER TIRES w/rims, fits BMWX3 2011 - 2014, new $3800. Asking $1900.

3/4 tread left. 342-7660

Motorcycles

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

2014 40’ PREMIERE ELITE 5th Wheel. Brand new lived in only 6 mos. Must sell immed. to purchase house. Fully loaded, 3 slides, electric awning & window awnings, fully enclosed heated bsmt.

Deluxe int. design, cherrywood & cream furnishings, 46” TV incl. Dishwasher, washer/dryer, stereo, vast closet space. Every avail. option. Asking $36,500.

Call Rene @ 403-478-6558 Can be seen in Calgary

TOOL BOX, Delta Over rtail Aluminum for full size pickup. $75.

403-348-5380

RISER HOMES BI-LEVEL Great starter home Many upgrades, 2 bdrm., 2 bath, open flr plan, $332,500. Prices include legal fees, GST, appliance package, front sod & tree.

Lloyd Fiddler 403-391-9294

5110

Fifth Wheels

TIRES (4) 1/2 warn, from 2011 Chev HHR $200.

403-442-3815

REDUCED! 1460 SQ.FT. bungalow, 4 bdrm. 3 baths, 22x22 garage, back lane parking great location on a quiet close in Fox Run Sylvan Lake. Lots to offer, a hidden gem! $419,900.

403-896-5951. Call Joan, C-21 Global Real Estate, MLS #CA0044787

464013J18,25

880

Misc.

Help

Advertise it in the Business & Services Directory of the Classifieds section in the Red Deer Advocate.

Call 403-309-3300 and get customers ringing in your business.

D10 RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014

Extremist group agrees to cease fire in Nigeria

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s government said Islamic extremists from Boko Haram have agreed to an immediate cease-fire, but many people expressed doubts Friday about a development that could end an insurgency that has killed thousands and left hundreds of thousands homeless in Africa’s most populous nation.

The fate of more than 200 missing schoolgirls abducted by the insurgents six months ago still is being negotiated, Defence Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade told The Associated Press.

But French President Francois Hollande welcomed the “good news” and told a news conference in Paris that the girls’ release “could happen in the coming hours and days.” France has been involved in negotiations that led to the release of several of its citizens kidnapped by Boko Haram in Cameroon.

Neither Hollande nor Nigerian government officials gave any details.

Boko Haram negotiators “assured that the schoolgirls and all other people in their captivity are all alive and well,” Mike Omeri, the government spokesman on the insurgency, told a news conference.

The chief of defence staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh, announced the truce Friday and ordered his troops to immediately comply with the agreement.

“Already, the terrorists have announced a cease-fire in furtherance of their desire for peace. In this regard, the government of Nigeria has, in similar vein, declared a cease-fire,” Omeri said.

But there was no immediate word from Boko Haram, which limits its public engagement to video announcements by its leader, Abubakar Shekau.

Last year, when a government minister charged with negotiations announced an agreement, the group quickly published a video with Shekau denying it.

He said at that time that whoever the government negotiated with did not speak for him, and that he would never talk to infidels.

Boko Haram — the group’s nickname means “education is sinful” — drew international condemnation with the April kidnapping of 276 girls and young women at a boarding school in the remote northeastern town of Chibok. Dozens escaped in the first couple of days, but 219 remain missing.

It could take days for word of a cease-fire to get to fighters of Boko Haram, which is broken into several groups.

They include foreigners from neigh-

bouring countries Chad, Cameroon and Niger, where the insurgents also have camps.

Omeri confirmed there had been direct negotiations this week about the release of the abducted girls. Another official said the talks took place in Chad with Danladi Ahmadu, who was identified as the Saudi Arabia-based secretary general of Boko Haram. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to talk to reporters.

But two people involved in previous negotiations with the extremists said they had never heard of Ahmadu. Both spoke on condition their names were not published because of the sensitivity of the issue.

Doubts also were expressed on Twitter by Ahmad Salkida, a Saudi-based Nigerian journalist living in self-exile because of his links with top leaders of Boko Haram.

Salkida suggested the cease-fire announcement was a political ploy as President Goodluck Jonathan prepares to announce he will run again for the presidency in February elections.

Boko Haram leaders are “miffed,” Salkida tweeted, that people are being “easily encased in deceit.”

The chief government negotiator, Ambassador Hassan Tukur, said the Boko Haram representatives he had

talked with had provided bona fides by freeing hostages.

In an interview with the BBC, Tukur said Boko Haram had promised to release Chinese construction workers kidnapped in Cameroon and the wife of a vice prime minister of Cameroon.

Cameroon announced Oct. 11 that 27 hostages, including 10 Chinese and the Cameroonian official’s wife, had been released.

“They promised us ... they would release (them) ... And they have done so,” Tukur said on BBC radio.

Boko Haram had been demanding the release of detained extremists in exchange for the girls. Jonathan originally said he could not countenance a prisoner swap.

The original BringBackOurGirls protest movement in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, called for confirmation of the truce from the president.

The principal of the school from which the girls were abducted, Asabe Kwambura, had mixed feelings about the news. “If what we hear is true, I will the happiest person in the world to see these girls of mine return home in one piece,” she told The Associated Press.

“But many of us are still forced to doubt government” she added, saying the girls should long have been rescued.

U.S. man jailed for life for killing teen in dispute over music

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

This image provided by NASA shows Hurricane Gonzalo taken from the International Space Station by European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst as it moves toward Bermuda on Thursday. Hurricane Gonzalo roared toward Bermuda as a powerful Category 3 storm on Friday.

Eye of Hurricane Gonzalo moves onto Bermuda

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HAMILTON, Bermuda — The eye of Hurricane Gonzalo moved over this British territory Friday night, pounding Bermuda with fierce wind and heavy surf as a powerful Category 2 storm that could raise coastal seas as much as 10 feet (3 metres).

The storm’s top sustained winds clocked at 110 mph (175 kph), the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Gonzalo was moving north-northeast at 16 mph (26 kph) and was expected to batter Bermuda for hours during the night.

A white haze covered the island as wind uprooted trees and waves slammed into the shore. Strong winds damaged part of the roof at Bermuda’s main hospital and caused water damage in the new intensive care unit, police spokesman Dwayne Caines said.

Hurricane-force winds were predicted to batter Bermuda for seven hours, and forecasters said a storm surge could cause significant flooding on an island about one-third the size of Washington, D.C. “They’re going to get hammered is the bottom line here,” said Max Mayfield, a former director of the U.S. Na-

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tional Hurricane Center in Miami.

The Bermuda Weather Service had warned residents not to go outside when the calm eye moved in, but some ventured out anyway to do quick damage assessments, noting that porches were destroyed and power lines were downed.

Governor George Fergusson tweeted that a colleague saw someone driving on the road as the storm pummeled Bermuda. “Reckless in extreme,” he said.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the storm’s wind speed was likely to slow further when Gonzalo moved away from Bermuda on a track that would take it past Newfoundland and across the Atlantic to Britain and Ireland. A tropical storm watch was issued for parts of southeastern Newfoundland.

The last major hurricane to strike Bermuda was Fabian in September 2003, a Category 3 storm that killed three police officers and another person while causing more than $100 million in damage as it tore off roofs, pulverized trees and flooded famed golf courses. It also damaged the causeway linking the airport to most of Bermuda and left tens of thousands of homes and businesses without power.

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Forecasters said Gonzalo was following the same path as Fabian and was expected to cause similar damage.

The last major hurricane to cross land in the Atlantic Basin was Hurricane Sandy in 2012, which hit Cuba as a Category 3 storm.

Bermuda has a population of roughly 70,000 and lies 850 miles (1,400 kilometres) east of the U.S. state of South Carolina. It has one of the highest percapita incomes in the world and the government enforces strict building codes to ensure homes can withstand sustained winds of at least 110 mph (177 kph).

Bermuda closed its schools, the international airport and the causeway, and soldiers from the Bermuda Regiment were dispatched to areas including nursing homes.

The newspaper reported Friday night that firefighters had received more than 20 calls for fires, roof damage and other incidents in the early going of the storm. More than 30,000 people were without power.

A 436-foot (133-meter) frigate of Britain’s Royal Navy with a crew of some 180 sailors was expected to arrive Sunday to help with post-storm recovery efforts.

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A man convicted of first-degree murder for fatally shooting a teenager in an argument over loud music outside a Florida convenience store was sentenced Friday to life in prison without parole.

The life sentence imposed by Circuit Judge Russell Healey was mandatory for 47-year-old Michael Dunn after prosecutors decided not to seek the death penalty.

Dunn was convicted of first-degree murder at a second trial in September after jurors deadlocked on the charge at his initial trial in February. Prosecutors say Dunn, who is white, fired 10 times into a sport utility vehicle carrying black teenagers in November 2012 and killed 17-year-old Jordan Davis of Marietta, Georgia.

Evidence showed that Dunn fired the shots during a heated argument over the volume of music coming from the SUV carrying Davis and three other teenagers. Dunn was convicted of three counts of second-degree murder and sentenced to 60 years in prison in his first trial because he continued to fire into the Dodge Durango as the driver tried to flee the scene. The 60-year sentence is consecutive to the life sentence.

Dunn, who testified at both trials, claimed he was acting in self-defence.

Dunn told jurors that he saw Davis roll down the window and flash what he believed to be a gun after the two exchanged words. He contended that he kept firing at the fleeing sports utility vehicle to make sure no one shot back at him.

At Friday’s sentencing hearing, Dunn apologized to Davis’ parents.

“I want the Davis family to know that I truly regret what happened. If I could roll back time and do things differently, I would,” he said. “I am mortified that I took a life whether it was a justified or not.”

Davis’ mother, Lucia McBath said she always taught her son to love and to forgive.

“Therefore, I too must be willing to forgive and so I choose to forgive you Mr. Dunn for taking my son’s life,” McBath said in court.

Throughout the second trial, prosecutors portrayed Dunn as a cold-blooded killer. Dunn never called police after firing into the SUV, and afterward he went back to his hotel, made a drink, ordered pizza, walked his dog and went to sleep.