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Lyn Radford brought along her eight grandchildren to the Collicutt Centre Wednesday when it was announced she will be the Chair of the Red Deer 2019 Canada Winter Games. BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF Lyn Radford was introduced as chair of Red Deer’s 2019 Canada Winter Games on Wednesday surrounded by the “eight little reasons” she accepted the post. Her eight young grandchildren (a ninth is on the way) pushed her to take on the monumental task of helming a

sports event that will shine a national spotlight on the city. “They are the reasons why I felt like I needed to take this on,” said Radford following the announcement of her new role at the Collicutt Centre. Radford hopes the games that will attract 3,600 athletes to the city and draw on the help of 6,000 volunteers will leave a legacy that will show Central Alberta’s young people what a really good community looks like.

She predicted the event will be “one of the biggest game changers our community is going to have.” There is no question Radford has the leadership skills to head the community’s effort, said Mayor Tara Veer. The 2009 Red Deer Citizen of the Year, Radford has led numerous fundraising campaigns and was the enthusiastic chair of the games bid committee.

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So far, the pain of sub-$65 oil has been felt mainly by investors with energy-heavy stock portfolios. But that discomfort could soon spread to oilpatch workers and even business seemingly removed from the petroleum sec- OIL PRICES HIT FIVE-YEAR LOW C4 tor. With the price of West Texas intermediate crude falling to US$60.62 a barrel on Wednesday, industry officials are predicting tough times ahead. “We’re very worried right now, no question about it,” said Mark Scholz, president of the Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors. “If these prices are what we’re going to see in 2015, or in some cases lower, the industry is going to be in a very difficult position.” Some energy companies have already imposed hiring freezes, and there’s the potential for layoffs in the future, he said. Meanwhile, fewer rigs in the field will mean less demand for restaurants and hotels, as well as grocery stores and other businesses. Provincial and federal revenues will also suffer, said Scholz. “I don’t know if there will be an Albertan, really, that won’t feel some sort of indication that things are not going very well for the oil and gas industry.”

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Wood boiler ban catches Red Deer businessman by surprise BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF A local business owner may be out $20,000 after Red Deer city council banned outdoor wood fire boilers this week. Shawn Moore, of Trimmed-Line Tree Services and Seismic Services Ltd., was in the final stages of doing the prep work to put in his Californiamade boiler when the bylaw banning the units was passed on Monday. Council moved to prohibit the boilers as a proactive measure to improve Red Deer’s air quality down the line. “I get the announcement and I’m literally $20,000 into it,” said Moore. “Yesterday I was freaking out.” About three weeks ago, Moore called the city to ask about regulations and bylaws in order to get ready to install a boiler to heat and use at his

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Furniture carpenter Chad Yanulik, left, and Trimmed Line Tree Services owner Shawn Moore swing open the doors of a lumber drying chamber they hope will be powered by a wood burning boiler in the near future.

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This photo provided by homeowner George Strother shows a sport utility vehicle that went airborne and sailed into the roof of his home in Escondido, Calif., around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday. Police said a BMW driver lost control during a turn, went off a road and plunged through the garage roof of a home that sits about six metres below the roadway. Strother said the car landed on the hood of his Nissan Pathfinder in the garage and knocked the ceiling down on another car. Neither he nor his wife, or the driver of the car, were hurt.

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RADFORD: ‘Natural and intuitive choice’ Veer said Radford was the “natural and intuitive choice” to lead the community and the volunteer board that will lay the groundwork for the games that will run for two weeks in February five years from now. “I think we saw the particular culmination of her unique leadership skill set when it came to the bid process, as well as Rally Day, in Red Deer,” said Veer, referring to the hugely successful outpouring of community support last August that may well have tipped the balance in favour of Red Deer’s bid over rival Lethbridge. Next order of business for the 2019 Transition Team Nominations Working Group is to fill out the board with eight citizens-at-large. Radford, who is the Canada Winter Games first solo female chair, said she is looking for a balanced, diverse group of men and women and wants to use the games to promote bilingualism in Red Deer. “I think that’s one area where we have a bit of a weakness,” she said, adding she’s planning to take French lessons in preparation. Nomination information is available on the city’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/reddeerisready or by emailing info2019@2019canadagames. ca. Packages can also be picked up at any city recreation facility or library.

OIL: ‘We’ve been through this before’ Scholz doesn’t expect an immediate drop-off in

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activity levels. His association is anticipating a 61 per cent rig utilization rate during the traditionally busy first quarter of the year — down only two percentage points from 2013. “Where things get incredibly difficult is into the second quarter. That’s where my members are worried.” Mark Salkeld, president and CEO of the Petroleum Services Association of Canada, agrees that Q1 should be OK. But after that, things could get messy. “The businesses that are experienced will tighten up and plan accordingly, and the businesses that are relatively new over the last three or four years, with debt and other circumstances, are going to feel it. “It’ll reverberate through the whole sector, no doubt.” The situation is not unprecedented, said Salkeld. “We’ve been through this before and we’re kind of seasoned. In Canada, we’re probably the best at managing these cycles.” In fact, he expects most companies will do everything they can to retain staff — particularly given their fresh memories of labour shortages. Tim Creedon, executive director of the Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce, said price fluctuations in the energy sector are to be expected and needn’t derail the local economy. “The people in Red Deer have still got companies to run and many of them have already decided what they’re going to do for the first quarter of next year.” He thinks oil prices could drop even lower, but expects them to improve and stabilize in 2015. “This is happening at a time when economies in North America are doing relatively well. I believe that economic activity and demand will pull that back to a more acceptable level.” The current low Canadian dollar is benefitting some businesses, pointed out Creedon, and motorists are saving hundreds of dollars at the fuel pumps. “I don’t see people consciously saving those funds. I see those funds being spent.” Low oil prices don’t appear to be deterring consumers in Red Deer. Parkland Mall manager Dan Hachey and his Bower Place counterpart John Rooke report strong sales at their respective shop-

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A local couple has donated $250,000 to Red Deer College to start a new program and to expand the leadership and management programs. Peter and Kathy Lacey were recognized for the donation at a ceremony at RDC on Wednesday. The money will be used to start a new non-profit management certificate program and to develop online and blended delivery options for the RDC leadership and applied management programs. Brenda Munro, dean of the School of Continuing Education, said RDC is working with the non-profit community to establish what the programming will look like. She said that putting the existing business program online will allow the college to better serve businesses that might not always have the time to send staff to a centralized location. She said the goal is to help Central Alberta businesses grow. “And thanks to this incredible gift, we can continue to work towards that,” she said. The Laceys have been involved in the community for about 30 years in Red Deer. Both have also helped develop schools, health clinics and micro finance projects in Kenya with A Better World. Among her community work, Kathy has been on the Westerner Park board and the Foundation for the Red Deer Public Schools. Peter has been on the RDC board of governors and president of the Canadian Western Equipment Dealers Association. ping centres. “It’s business as usual, actually,” said Rooke. “We’re cautiously optimistic for next year.” He added that retailers aren’t expressing concerns about the economy. Hachey said the same thing. “I had a meeting with a retailer yesterday who said he’s planning for a renovation in the new year.” Scholz has no doubts that oil prices will eventually rebound. At that time, the urgency of pipeline development will again become evident. “We have to continue to push market access,” he stressed. “We need pipelines in this country.” hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

BOILER: More envirofriendly to burn trees Wyntjes said this opens up for new learning, technologies and awareness of the air quality. “I think we will address his issue,” she said. “We look at things with our own tool box and clearly that new technology piece was missing.” Moore said it is more enviro-friendly to burn the trees than to put them in a landfill, where they will rot and produce methane gas. He said in the summer months there are fires burning in outdoor fire pits yet the city chooses to ban efficient wood-burning boilers. “That doesn’t make any sense to me,” said Moore. Smoke from the wood fires is a known contributor to air pollution. Groups such as the Lung Association of Canada and Canada Clean Air Alliance have noted that wood smoke is a factor in worsening or causing health issues. The majority of Alberta municipalities have not taken specific action on wood fire boilers. Rocky Mountain House prohibits boilers under its Land Use Bylaw. St. Albert residents need a specific permit and written approval from the fire chief before permits are granted. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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Prentice kills flagship investment bill BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Alberta’s governing Progressive Conservatives have erased yet another reminder of disgraced former premier Alison Redford. The legislature voted Wednesday to kill a flagship investment bill passed by the Tories in the spring when Redford was still in charge. The Savings Management Act would have redirected more than $2 billion from the Heritage Savings Trust Fund to pay for endowments to spur innovation in social programs, the economy, and agriculture. “This bill keeps the commitment that we made to the people of Alberta to build a stronger, more innovative

and prosperous Alberta,” Redford told the legislature when she introduced the bill on March 3. Less than two weeks later, she quit the top job as she faced a caucus and party revolt over lavish spending on herself and members of her inner circle. The Tories under new Premier Jim Prentice brought in Bill 11 last week to cancel all but a small portion of Bill 1. Finance Minister Robin Campbell said Redford’s bill is no longer a good idea given the Tories’ commitment under Prentice to conservative financing and the fact Alberta now faces freefalling oil prices. Opposition politicians supported killing the bill, but said it was ironic that almost all the Tories who said in

the spring that the bill was vitally important now say it has to go. “(It’s) a question of trust that’s being raised when a government within the space of 12 months can unanimously support a bill and then unanimously will now be seen to repeal the bill,” Liberal member David Swann told the house on Tuesday. NDP member Brian Mason agreed it was a bizarre about-face by the Tories, but said it was the right decision. Mason said his party worried Redford’s bill opened the door to worsening societal ills by having the government partner with the private sector in so-called social impact bonds. “We will be supporting (Bill 11) because this bill falls under the category of repealing stupid legislation,” Mason

told the house this week. Bill 1 joins a growing list of Redford initiatives reversed under Prentice, including family-care clinics and the closure of the Michener Centre, a Red Deer care home for developmentally disabled adults. Redford resigned her seat in Calgary-Elbow in the summer around the same time auditor general Merwan Saher reported she had abused the government air fleet to fly herself, her daughter, and her daughter’s friends around for personal use on the public dime. Prentice has already announced he is selling the government’s four-plane fleet.

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CALGARY — Relatives of a slain Alberta bylaw officer say they are feeling pain, anger and despair on the eve of a verdict in the trial of the dog breeder accused of killing him. Trevor Kloschinsky, 49, is charged with first-degree murder in the 2012 death of Rod Lazenby, a retired RCMP officer who was responsible for enforcing bylaws in the Municipal District of Foothills near Calgary. Lazenby, 62, died after going to Kloschinsky’s property near Priddis on Aug. 10, 2012, to investigate an animal complaint. Doctors testified this week that Kloschinsky was “actively psychotic” and his lawyer argued her client was not criminally responsible due to a mental disorder. Justice Beth Hughes is expected to deliver her verdict Thursday morning. Lazenby’s family sat quietly in the courtroom for the duration of the three-day trial, but broke their silence outside after final arguments were done Wednesday. “We have tried to find the right words to describe how Rod’s murder has impacted our lives,” said his sister Robyn Halbert, who dabbed at her eyes with a tissue. “But there are really no adequate words to describe the pain, anger and despair that we are feeling.” Kloschinsky eked out a living selling blue heeler dogs he raised on his property. Court heard how he thought Lazenby was corrupt and trying to steal his animals. An autopsy found Lazenby was strangled and had 56 abrasions, contusions and lacerations to the face, head, neck, body and back. He also suffered numerous internal injuries.

has answered some of our questions and given us more questions. We continue to hope that justice will be served but we all know it will not relieve our pain.” In her final arguments, defence lawyer Maggie O’Shaughnessy said there was ample evidence to prove her client wasn’t criminally responsible for Lazenby’s death. Two psychiatrists testified Kloschinsky probably didn’t realize he was doing anything wrong. “The Crown has not refuted the evidence of the experts,” O’Shaughnessy said. Lazenby was an RCMP officer for 35 years and often worked undercover in Vancouver. He once bunked with child killer Clifford Olson and went after dangerous drug dealers on Vancouver’s skid row. Lazenby joined the drug squad after he served as a military policeman. He had retired in 2006 and moved to High River to be closer to his daughter and her children. It’s been a difficult time for his family. “We have so many fond and very proud memories of Rod, his sense of humour, the stories he would tell, his devotion to his work and the love of his family,” Halbert said. “The reality is that Rod is gone. He did not deserve to be taken from us so cruelly.”

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A blind eye to torture? When somebody says it is time to move on, it means there is something deeply embarrassing that they don’t want to discuss in public. President Barack Obama said that about the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report, published on Tuesday, about the Central Intelligence Agency’s use of torture in the years after 9/11. He put the GWYNNE best face on it DYER after Senator Dianne Feinstein’s committee released the 528-page report anyway, talking about how “part of what sets us (Americans) apart is that when we do something wrong, we acknowledge it.” But as recently as Friday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged Feinstein not to release the report now on the grounds that the “timing” was wrong. When would it be right, then? Feinstein ignored him because she knew (as did he) that if the report was not put out now, it never would be. Next month a new Congress will take office, and the majority on the new Senate Intelligence Committee will be Republicans. They would certainly make sure that it never sees the light

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of day. But there is one Republican senator, at least, who thinks differently. John McCain, who ran against Obama in the 2008 presidential election, said bluntly that torture “rarely yields credible information. ... What might come as a surprise, not just to our enemies, but to many Americans, is how little these practices did to aid our efforts to bring 9/11 culprits to justice and to find and prevent terrorist attacks today and tomorrow.” McCain was severely tortured himself while a prisoner-of-war in North Vietnam in 1968, and eventually made an anti-American propaganda “confession.” As he later said: “I had learned what we all learned over there: Every man has his breaking point. I had reached mine.” But then, he knows more about this subject than any other American politician, and probably more than any CIA torturer. They were never at the receiving end. Even McCain, however, confined himself to saying that torture was not a useful instrument of American policy. He avoided talking about the more important fact that it is also a grave crime under international law, because that would mean admitting that senior officials in former president George W. Bush’s Republican administrations who authorized the torture in 200206 — possibly even including Bush — should face prosecution. Almost every senior American poli-

tician will avoid talking about that. The debate in the United States will be between those who insist that the waterboarding, regular beatings, “stress positions,” ice baths, sleep deprivation, “rectal feeding,” and other torture techniques used on captives in the CIA’s “black sites” yielded useful information and saved American lives, and those who say that it was all pointless and useless. The Senate committee’s report provides fuel for this debate, examining 20 cases of counterterrorism “successes” achieved by torture that the CIA has used to justify its actions. Even now, CIA director John Brennan defends the torture, claiming that “the intelligence gained from the program was critical to our understanding of al-Qaida.” But the committee concludes that not one case produced unique or otherwise unavailable intelligence. But this is all beside the point. The law doesn’t say that torture is a crime unless it produces useful intelligence, any more than it says that murder is a crime unless it is profitable. It simply says that torture is a crime, always and in any circumstances. As it should. The American Civil Liberties Union, to its credit, says that the attorney general should appoint a special prosecutor to conduct “an independent and complete investigation of Bush administration officials who created, approved, carried out and covered up the torture program. ... In our system, no one should be above the law, yet only a

handful of mainly low-level personnel have been criminally prosecuted for abuse. That is a scandal.” But the discussion about punishing the people who committed these crimes will mostly be conducted outside the United States, and it won’t be conducted by governments. The several dozen American allies that were accomplices in the CIA’s Rendition, Detention and Interrogation program have all exercised their right to have information about their collaboration removed from the report. The debate will therefore have to take place in the media and in the international organizations. United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism Ben Emmerson, for example, said in Geneva that senior officials from the Bush administration who planned and sanctioned these crimes must be prosecuted, as well as CIA and U.S. government officials responsible for torture such as waterboarding. “As a matter of international law,” Emmerson said, “the U.S. is legally obliged to bring those responsible to justice.” Well, yes, but you would be wise not to hold your breath while waiting for this to happen. So far, only one former CIA official, John Kyriakou, has been jailed in connection with the torture program — and he was prosecuted for confirming to reporters that the CIA was waterboarding prisoners. Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist.

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First Nations challenge Tory legislation As a troubled Assembly of First Nations convenes to choose a new national chief, two years after the Idle No More movement, the Harper government is back to its default position with Aboriginals. They are at war again, withholding funding and heading to court. Yet again, the federal government and First Nations are talking past each other, not to each other. Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt announced this week he is going to court to force six defiant First Nations to publicly post their financial information — including the salaries and expense TIM statements of chiefs and band HARPER council members — as required under law. His law, that is, a law that looks like it was crafted to spark a needed confrontation. The six bands have flatly told Ottawa they will not comply and the Onion Lake Cree Nation of Saskatchewan has already gone to Federal Court in its own bid to overturn the law. Valcourt is also withholding non-essential funding to the 47 bands that have defied him. All told, as of Tuesday, 535 of 582 First Nations had complied, many of them after the minister extended a deadline by 120 days. We have arrived at one of those events you could have circled on your parliamentary calendar the moment the Conservatives introduced the legislation

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three years ago. The rationale was a demand for transparency and accountability, or so we were told, from individual band members who couldn’t find information about the salaries of their leaders, and the Canadian Taxpayer Federation, which claimed it, too, was hearing complaints. In reality, there was no compelling need for such legislation, especially from a government that had once championed its own transparency and accountability and now demands it of all but itself. It has already been a success for the government. It has allowed an image of First Nations as scofflaws trying to hide profligate spending to take hold. It has allowed itself to go after both Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and Opposition Leader Tom Mulcair, both of whom oppose the legislation, as enemies of accountability. Trudeau, particularly, was put on the defensive during the summer when he vowed to repeal the law, saying the Conservatives had politics, not transparency, in mind and were pointing fingers at specific communities in their ongoing bid to create enemies. Most importantly, it allows them to continue to fight with First Nations, a popular foil for a party base that likes to believe their tax money is being wasted on Aboriginals, who blamed First Nations leadership for scuttling a perfectly good education funding initiative and who will tell you an inquiry into murdered and missing Aboriginal women would be a useless gabfest that would merely line the pockets of high-priced lawyers. Moreover, financial information was already required to be made available for any band receiving financial support from Ottawa. This bill took that requirement further by requir-

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ing all salaries and spending to be publicly posted. Even then, it was largely a non-event with a couple of exceptions. The tiny Kwikwetlem First Nation in British Columbia was taken aback at the revelation that its chief had pocketed $800,000 in an “economic development” bonus and the Shuswap First Nation in that province dumped a longtime chief after learning he was earning more than $200,000 per year. Aboriginal leaders say the new rules breach their indigenous rights. They point to the onerous costs of such audits. Others say the entire point of the legislation was to create a sideshow and take the spotlight away from other, more urgent issues, such as a funding shortfall in education, substandard housing and lack of potable water on many reserves. Onion Lake, which stands on the cusp of sustaining itself without any government funding — relying instead on oil revenue — says it would continue to disclose financial information relating to money received by the federal government but balked at posting any information that related to its own revenues. Of course, Chief Wallace Fox is now facing internal dissent from community members upset that band funds are being used in a court battle with Ottawa. But internal dissent suits a divide-and-conquer government just fine. For running this sideshow, Valcourt deserves a bow at centre stage. At some point, however, this government is going to have to realize it cannot continue to manufacture battles with First Nations and actually work toward some solutions. Tim Harper is a syndicated Toronto Star national affairs writer. He can be reached at tharper@thestar.ca.

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‘Canada is Indian land’ PERRY BELLEGARDE ELECTED NATIONAL CHIEF OF THE ASSEMBLY OF FIRST NATIONS BY THE CANADIAN PRESS WINNIPEG — The new national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is warning it will no longer be business as usual when it comes to development on First Nations land. In a fiery speech to assembly delegates in Winnipeg on Wednesday, Saskatchewan’s Perry Bellegarde singled out pipelines and energy development as one of the frontlines in his battle to put First Nations on equal footing with the rest of Canada. “To the people across this great land, I say to you, that the values of fairness and tolerance which Canada exports to the world, are a lie when it comes to our people,” Bellegarde said. “Canada will no longer develop pipelines, no longer develop transmission lines, or any infrastructure, on our lands as business as usual. “That is not on.” He pledged opposition to any project that deprives First Nations a share of the profits. “We will no longer accept poverty and hopelessness while resource companies and governments grow fat off our lands and territories and resources,” he said. “If our lands and resources are to be developed, it will be done only with our fair share of the royalties, with our ownership of the resources and jobs for our people. It will be done on our terms and our timeline.” His final remarks drew one of the loudest responses from the crowd. “Canada is Indian land,” he said. “This is my truth and this is the truth of our peoples.” Bellegarde took 63 per cent of the 464 first-ballot votes cast, more than the 60 per cent required for victory. Ghislain Picard, the assembly’s interim leader, finished second. Leon Jourdain, chief of the Lac La Croix First Nation in Ontario, finished third. Bellegarde, who was until Wednesday chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, ran a campaign that focused on a pledge to restore pride among First Nations and focus on self-determination.

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National chief Perry Bellegarde speaks after being elected on the first ballot at the Assembly of First Nations Election in Winnipeg on Wednesday. He told reporters the assembly under his leadership will “be respectful, it’s going to be responsive and it’s going to be relevant to First Nations people.” “As indigenous people, we have the inherent right to self-determination,” Bellegarde said. “That means the ability to say ‘yes’ to development or ‘no’ to development.” Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt issued a statement congratulating Bellegarde. Valcourt said the federal government believes aboriginal people “should have the same quality of life, the same opportunities and the same choices as all other Canadians.” He listed some of the “concrete action” the government has taken on

shared priorities, including a controversial transparency law which requires chiefs to post their salaries and their band’s financial information online. The government is taking six First Nations to court to force them to comply and is withholding “nonessential funding” from almost 50 others that failed to meet the deadline for disclosure. That law is just one of the challenges testing the assembly’s relations with Ottawa, Bellegarde said. “It’s a flawed piece of legislation,” he said. “It’s got to be challenged.” Bellegarde said he is open to meeting and working with the federal government because it’s the only way to change the status quo. Jourdain used his concession speech to bitterly voice

the frustration of some who feel any leader who meets with Prime Minister Stephen Harper is “a sellout.” “That road has led us nowhere,” Jourdain said. “Today, the prime minister is celebrating ... This will come and haunt us all.” The AFN’s top job came open earlier this year when former national chief Shawn Atleo resigned due to fallout from his support of a controversial federal act to reform First Nations education. Bellegarde will have an extra six months added to his three-year term as the organization restructures amid questions about its relevance. Many argue the assembly should wean itself off federal funding, while others have argued it doesn’t reflect the views and concerns of grassroots people. Grand Chief Derek Nepinak, head of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, has been an outspoken critic of the organization and formed an alternative group called the Treaty Alliance. Nepinak, who shared the stage with Bellegarde when he took his oath of office, said he’s cautiously optimistic about the new national chief. “Anybody who tries to stand in the way of the Treaty Alliance, whether it be regionally or nationally, would be making a mistake,” Nepinak said. “I hope that doesn’t happen.” Ken Coates, senior fellow with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, followed the election campaign. He said opinion among First Nations is split between those who want to negotiate more rights for aboriginals and those who say treaties don’t need to be rewritten, but properly enforced. Bellegarde represents the latter, he said. “He’s more outspoken,” Coates said. “He’s more likely to say dramatic things.” Bellegarde has a difficult job ahead, he said. For the first year at least, the national chief will have to focus on reshaping and redefining the organization, Coates said. The political landscape for aboriginal rights has changed so quickly the assembly has to catch up.

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Lawyer who challenged Nadon appointment will appeal ruling on costs OTTAWA — The Toronto lawyer who led a challenge against Marc Nadon’s nomination to the Supreme Court of Canada says he is appealing a Federal Court ruling that denied him the bulk of his legal costs. Rocco Galati and the Constitutional Rights Centre claimed more than $68,000 in fees and costs for their work in bringing their application before the Federal Court of Canada. The court instead awarded them a single $5,000 lump sum. “This judgment is just reflective of a privileged world of Versailles under Louis XIV,” Galati fumed Wednesday after learning of the decision. “It’s just an affront to the rule of law.” Galati filed for a total of $51,706.54, while the centre sought $16,769.20 for work done by lawyer Paul Slansky. Both bills were unwarranted, Federal Court Judge Russel Zinn wrote in his decision. Zinn said the application challenging the 2013 appointment of Nadon — whose nomination was ultimately rejected in a ruling by the high court itself - would have been complicated and important had it gone ahead. However, he says it was essentially sidelined by a subsequent governmental reference to the Supreme Court, rendering the cost claims excessive.

Oil tanker adrift off coast of Nova Scotia after loss of steering HALIFAX — An oil tanker carrying 675,000 barrels of crude oil was drifting Wednesday off the coast of Nova Scotia after losing its steering. A spokesman for Teekay Corp., the ship’s owner, said the Australian Spirit started having problems Tuesday evening. Jonathan Anthony said the tanker was about 70 kilometres southeast of Halifax early Wednesday afternoon and it wasn’t near any other ships. One tugboat, the Atlantic Larch, had reached the vessel and another tugboat that is capable of towing the tanker was expected to arrive by the evening, he said. “The crew and cargo are safe. ... We obviously take it very seriously, but there’s no imminent danger,” he said in an interview from Vancouver.

Magnotta’s lawyer asks jury to find his client not criminally responsible MONTREAL — Luka Rocco Magnotta’s lawyer has asked jurors to find his client not criminally responsible in the slaying and dismemberment of Jun Lin. Luc Leclair addressed the jury Wednesday, telling them there is no doubt in his mind that Magnotta is schizophrenic and was not of sound mind during the killing in May 2012. “The verdict of Mr. Magnotta is in your hands,” Leclair told the jury in closing arguments that lasted an hour. Magnotta, 32, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and four other charges stemming from Lin’s slaying. He has admitted to causing the death of the 33-year-old Chinese engineering student, but is seeking a verdict of not criminally responsible by way of mental disorder. Leclair asked jurors to put themselves in the mind of the accused in coming to a decision. “Insanity is something that you’re going to have to live,” he told them. “You’re going to have to put yourself in the head of Mr. Magnotta. “Other verdicts are possible, but I’m asking you to declare Mr. Magnotta not criminally repsonsible.” He said the verdict should be the same for all five charges. The others are criminally harassing Prime Minister Stephen Harper and other members of Parliament; mailing obscene and indecent material; committing an indignity to a body; and publishing obscene materials. The jury heard 66 witnesses over a 40-day period, including days spent on the reports and testimony of forensic pyschiatrists who had different views on Magnotta’s illness and state of mind at the time of the crime. Magnotta did not testify at the trial and did not submit to an evaluation by the Crown’s own forensic psychiatrist.

Vancouver places 30,000 sandbags along waterfront in anticipation of king tide VANCOUVER — Some 30,000 sandbags line a stretch of low-lying waterfront land in Vancouver, placed by city workers in a bid to protect local homes from an anticipated king tide. The task was completed by about 45 workers in advance of Wednesday’s forecasted weather event, which could coincide with the same type of high winds and heavy rains that have already cut power to thousands of residents across the south coast and flooded streets. In the Vancouver Island city of Courtenay, for example, municipal leaders declared a state of emergency because of flooding that has closed roads, facilities and parks. The city has asked about two dozen residents to leave a mobile-home park. A local state of emergency was also

Dogs caused house fire by chewing or playing with matches: Yukon fire marshal WHITEHORSE — A couple of dogs likely started a house fire by chewing or playing with a box of matches, the Yukon’s fire marshal says. Dennis Berry is warning against leaving matches where pets can get hold of them. The pooches used a doggy door to escape after the homeowner had already left for work, he said. Berry said while there was minimal fire damage to the single-storey residence, the smoke damage was extensive. An investigation determined the fire started in or beside the dogs’ bed, and the source of ignition was likely the “strike anywhere” matches, he said. The homeowner returned from work at the end of the day on Nov. 25 and noticed billowing smoke as he opened the door, Berry said. Fire chief Colin O’Neill of the Mount Lorne Volunteer Fire Department and five other volunteers were at the residence in 10 to 15 minutes. “When they arrived on scene, there was heavy smoke and a few hot spots,” Berry said. “So there had been a fire but it had extinguished itself.” He said an investigation determined the fire had started in the dogs’ bed, crept to a nearby couch and then to a wicker chair before burning out. A clock that was working stopped at 8:30 a.m., so firefighters believe the fire would have occurred sometime after 7:30, when the homeowner went to work.

Jury weighs fate of Torontoarea woman accused of ordering hit on her parents NEWMARKET, Ont. — A Torontoarea jury is now weighing the fate of a woman accused of plotting to have her parents killed in a phoney home invasion because they disapproved of her boyfriend. Jennifer Pan, 28, is charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder in the attack that killed her mother, 53-year-old Bieh Ha Pan, and left her father, 60-year-old Hann Pan, on the brink of death. Three others — Lenford Crawford, David Mylvaganam and her on-again, off-again boyfriend Daniel Wong — are also facing the same charges in the Nov. 8, 2010 slaying at the Pan’s Markham, Ont. home. A fifth co-accused, Eric Carty, is now to be tried separately after his lawyer fell ill during the 10-month trial. “Killing her parents would give Jennifer Pan everything she wanted in life,” the Crown said in a summary read in court Wednesday.

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Critics ask why Canada hasn’t blocked trade in 76 endangered species Recently released documents indicate the federal government has reservations about restricting international trade in endangered species — more of them than almost any other government on Earth. The papers show that Canada has opted out of nearly every resolution to protect endangered species taken at last year’s meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). Delegates from 180 countries voted to extend protections to 76 plant and animal species from soft-shelled turtles to tropical hardwoods. Canada, however, filed “reservations” against all those motions, meaning Canadian trade in those species will continue as normal. “It’s unprecedented,” said Sheryl Fink of the International Fund for Animal Welfare. “I can’t think of any explanation for it. “I’ve been told no other country has ever taken such an action.” The protections were voted on in March 2013 at the last CITES convention in Bangkok. According to a document released earlier this fall, Canada chose to opt out of all but one of the motions that upgraded species protections. Canada’s 76 reservations, all filed in 2013, dwarf those of other nations. Over the entire 39-year history of the treaty, Iceland has filed 22 reservations; Japan 18 and the United Kingdom eight. The United States has filed none. Few of the species Canada declined to protect have significant domestic value. A small East Coast fishery exists for the porbeagle shark, but Canada does not harvest manatees, manta rays or ebony. Environment Canada spokesman Danny Kingsberry said the reservations are temporary and the protections will eventually come into law. “Canada, as with many other parties to the convention, requires additional time to make the necessary regulatory changes,” he said in an email. “These reservations are technical in nature, not substantive, and were made to allow Canada sufficient time to amend its domestic legislation to reflect the changes.”

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Child rights activists receive Nobel Peace Prize BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS OSLO — Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan and Kailash Satyarthi of India received the Nobel Peace Prize on Wednesday for risking their lives to help protect children from slavery, extremism and forced labour. The 17-year-old Malala, the youngest ever Nobel winner, and Satyarthi, 60, collected the award at a ceremony in Oslo City Hall in the Norwegian capital to a standing ovation. As she received her award, an asylum seeker from Mexico ran onto the stage waving his country’s flag, which he had apparently smuggled into the heavily guarded ceremony without an official invitation, police said. The young man was whisked away by a guard. Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg bemoaned the brief interruption and lapse in security. To help protect Malala — who had been shot in the head by Taliban in Pakistan in 2012 — Oslo has been dominated by armed police and security guards for days, with blocked-off streets, metal fences and helicopters whirring above. In his speech to an audience including Norwegian royalty and politicians, Nobel committee Chairman Thorbjorn Jagland said all children have a right to childhood and education, and “this world conscience can find no better expression” than through this year’s winners. Referring to Malala’s serious injury in Pakistan two years ago, he said Islamic extremist groups dislike knowledge because it is a condition for freedom. “Attendance at school, especially by girls, deprives such forces from power,” he said. He praised Satyarthi’s vision of ending child labour and how he had abandoned a career as an electrical engi-

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Nobel Peace Prize winners Malala Yousafzai, from Pakistan, center left, and Kailash Satyarthi, of India, arrive for the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony in Oslo, Norway, Wednesday. neer in 1980 to fight for that vision. Jagland also singled out another Indian, Mahatma Gandhi, who remains the most notable omission in the 113-year history of the Nobel Peace Prize. The chairman said prize winners live according to Gandhi’s principle: “There are many purposes I would have died for. There are no purposes I would have killed for.”

In his acceptance speech, Satyarthi referred to rapid globalization, highspeed Internet and international flights that connect people. “But there is one serious disconnect. It is a lack of compassion,” he said, urging the audience to “globalize compassion,” starting with children. Malala’s parents sat side-by-side in the front row of the hall holding hands,

and she thanked them for their unconditional love. “Thank you to my father for not clipping my wings and for letting me fly,” she said. “Thank you to my mother for inspiring me to be patient and to always speak the truth — which we strongly believe is the real message of Islam.” Earlier, the flag-waving youth who briefly interrupted the ceremony had shaken Malala’s hand in the Grand Hotel, where she was staying, telling her how much he admired her. Oslo Police Superintendent John Fredrik Sem said the intruder was a Mexican student who had applied for political asylum in Norway a day earlier. Sem said all guests entering the hall passed through a metal detector and provided identification and their official invitation. Conceding that a security “routine had failed,” Sem could not explain how the intruder - without an invitation — had passed through the checkpoints. Police did not provide the man’s name or age. “We should have better security than this,” Solberg told public broadcaster NRK. In a traditional parade, about 1,500 people meandered through the dark streets of Oslo in freezing temperatures to watch the laureates who appeared from the balcony of the Grand Hotel to wave to the cheering crowd. By honouring this year’s winners, the Norwegian Nobel Committee linked the peace award to conflicts between world religions and neighbouring nuclear powers as well as drawing attention to children’s rights. The other awards — in medicine, physics, chemistry and literature were presented in Stockholm. The ceremonies are always held on Dec. 10, the anniversary of prize founder Alfred Nobel’s death in 1896.

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Rebels at top of pack on PK TEAM PLAY THE REASON REBELS HAVE BEST PENALTY KILL IN WHL BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR The Red Deer Rebels have racked up more than their share of penalty minutes this season, but extra time in the box hasn’t resulted in extra goals against. The simple explanation is that the Rebels’ penalty kill is the best in the Western Hockey League at a sparkling 86.7 per cent success rate. “We do spend a lot of time working with our penalty kill, including watching a lot of video,” said Rebels GM/ head coach Brent Sutter, whose team hosts the Kamloops Blazers tonight at 7 p.m. at the Enmax Centrium. “I think it really helps when you know who your four defencemen are killing penalties, which pairs are working together and are in synch. You work with four defencemen and four forwards, and some nights you use six forwards depending on how many penalties you’re killing. And of course your best penalty killer is always your goalie.” Netminder Rylan Toth has been particularly sharp while the Rebels have been short-handed, which Sutter insisted hasn’t been the case as often as the club’s 475 penalty minutes — the sixth-highest total in the league — would indicate. “The amount of minor penalties

we’ve taken this season hasn’t been that bad,” he said, pointing to two fight-filled games — at Seattle and at home versus Swift Current — as the primary reasons the club’s sin-bin minutes have piled up. “We try and keep our minors to no more than four or five in a game. There’s been the odd game when we’ve taken more than that, but overall our discipline has been a lot better in that area this season. It has been the majors that have ran our minutes up, mostly due to a couple of games. Other than that we’ve been below average with (taking) minor penalties.” Sutter also credited his team’s shotblocking capability as a reason for the penalty kill success.

“Penalty killing is a lot about blocking shots, not giving up high-percentage shots and making sure you keep certain areas shut down,” he said. Meanwhile, defenceman Austin Strand and forward Adam Musil will be in the Red Deer lineup tonight despite being listed as day-to-day on the WHL weekly injury report. In the event that Strand had been unable to play, Austin Shmoorkoff — due also to the fact Haydn Fleury is attending the Canadian national junior team final selection camp — would have drawn into the lineup against the Blazers. Instead, the 17-year-old will have to wait to make his 2014-15 Rebels regular-season debut. “It’s a situation where he knows his role here and he knew what it would be when we brought him back,” said Sutter, who recalled the Edmonton native from the junior A ranks Nov. 12. “He understands it and his practice habits have been really good. We’ll have no problem with putting him at some point if need be.” Rearguard Nick Charif, meanwhile, is back practising after missing 20 games with a lower body injury and could join the club for a two-game trip this weekend. The Rebels are in Moose Jaw Saturday and Brandon Sunday. “We’ll see how he is over the next few days here and he’ll be re-evaluated

by a doctor before we leave on our trip Friday,” said Sutter. “We’ll determine at that time whether he will make the trip with us.” Sutter admitted, however, that he does not have a definite return date for the 19-year-old rearguard. “We don’t know when he’ll play, we just know that he’s progressing, that he’s at a point where he’s taking part in full practices,” said the Rebels boss. “He’s been feeling good after practices so he might play soon, or there’s still a chance he might not play until right after Christmas.” ● The Lethbridge Hurricanes fired general manager Brad Robson Wednesday, one day after cutting ties with head coach Drake Berehowsky. Former Rebels head (1992-95) and assistant (‘98-2000) coach Peter Anholt was serving as the ‘Canes assistant general manager and will assume both the GM and head coaching duties. “Going forward and seeing where we were as an organization we felt a change was necessary that was in the best interest of our players, shareholders and fans moving forward,” said Hurricanes board president Doug Paisley in a press release. The community-owned ‘Canes are last overall in the WHL with a 6-19-3-1 record and haven’t qualified for the playoffs since 2009. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

Status of McDavid a question mark ahead of world junior camp BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - The status of Erie Otters forward Connor McDavid remained a question mark on the eve of the Canadian team selection camp for the upcoming world junior championship. McDavid, who hasn’t played since breaking a bone in his right hand on Nov. 12, had his cast removed this week and is cleared for non-contact practice. But Canadian head coach Benoit Groulx said it’s still too early to know what to expect from the star player. “We’re going to talk with Connor tomorrow and obviously it’s great news for us to have him on the ice to skate,” Groulx said Wednesday in a phone interview. “We’re going to discuss with him how he feels and he’s going to be monitored by the doctor. Obviously it’s going to be a day-to-day evaluation. We’ll start from there and see how it goes.” Groulx plans to meet with team brass and doctors on Wednesday night and Thursday to discuss McDavid’s potential timeline. McDavid, who has 51 points in 18 games this season, is an early favourite to be selected first overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. He will likely be eased back but is expected to be ready for Canada’s opener Dec. 26 against Slovakia. Groulx is expected to ice a lineup that features several 19-year-old players with an emphasis on speed and skill. Halifax Mooseheads goaltender Zach Fucale is returning after playing for Canada at last year’s tournament in Malmo, Sweden. Eric Comrie of the Tri-City Americans is the other netminder. Other returning players include McDavid, defencemen Chris Bigras of the Owen Sound Attack and Josh Morrissey of the Prince Albert Raiders, and forwards Frederik Gauthier of the Rimouski Oceanic, Nic Petan of the Portland Winterhawks and Sam Reinhart of the Kootenay Ice. The Canadian side got a boost this week when the New York Rangers confirmed that forward Anthony Duclair would be loaned to the team. “I think he has learned a lot from being in the NHL for three months and obviously it’s a big plus for us in terms of skills, in terms of ability and in terms of puck possession,” Groulx said. There could more additions to come. NHL clubs have until the Dec. 19 roster freeze to decide whether they will loan players to the team. There is a chance Jonathan Drouin of the Tampa Bay Lightning, Curtis Lazar of the Ottawa Senators and Bo Horvat of the Vancouver Canucks could still be added. The original camp invite list included 29 players (10 defencemen, 17 forwards, two goalies). A total of 22 players will make the cut. A third netminder could be added during the tournament if needed. “It’s very important that we get going right away,” Groulx said of his early plans. “We don’t have much time. It’s a short tournament. We want them on the ice to show them exactly the intensity that we want.” Canada finished fourth in Malmo and hasn’t won gold in five years.

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Edmonton Oilers’ Taylor Hall, front, and Anaheim Ducks’ Rickard Rakell, of Sweden, compete for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014, in Anaheim, Calif. The Oielrs lost the game 2-1.

Oilers’ struggles continue with loss to NHL-leading Ducks DUCKS GET FIFTH STARIGHT WIN WHILE THE OILERS DROP SECOND IN A ROW AND ARE IN TIE FOR LAST PLACE IN NHL BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Ducks 2 Oilers 1 ANAHEIM, Calif. - Matt Beleskey scored his 14th goal and Frederik Andersen made 21 saves in the Anaheim Ducks’ fifth consecutive victory, 2-1 over the spiraling Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night. Ryan Kesler also scored for the NHL-leading Ducks, who held off last-place Edmonton’s late charge for their eighth win in 10 games. Anaheim (19-6-5) is three points ahead of Detroit in the overall standings. The Ducks’ last 12 victories were by just one goal, and they hung on to that slim lead after Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored early in the third for Edmonton, which has lost 13 of 14. Former Ducks goalie Viktor Fasth stopped 32 shots for the Oilers (7-17-5), who are tied with Carolina for the fewest points in the NHL. The Ducks won their second straight game without leading goalscorer Corey Perry, who is out until January with a sprained knee. Ma-

jor injuries have been commonplace this season for Anaheim, which has already lost 192 mangames with a quarter of its opening-night roster on the injured list. After Anaheim took an early 2-0 lead, Andersen hung onto it with a series of sharp saves. The Danish goalie even earned an assist on Kesler’s goal. Edmonton has just one victory since Nov. 9 and has already fallen 24 points behind Anaheim in the Western Conference race. Beleskey put the Ducks ahead during a first-period power play, converting a one-timer after

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sharp passes from Kyle Palmieri and Rickard Rakell. Beleskey is heading toward unrestricted free agency with the best start of his career, emerging as a top-10 NHL goal-scorer. Midway through the second period, Hampus Lindholm sent a long outlet pass to Kesler, who outskated Taylor Hall and beat Fasth with a clean wrist shot for his 10th goal in 30 games with his new team. Kesler has four goals in three games after a nine-game drought. Nugent-Hopkins erased Andersen’s shutout bid in the opening minute of the third period, scoring his seventh goal after Hall forced a turnover by Josh Manson deep in Anaheim’s zone. NOTES: The teams meet again in Edmonton on Friday. The Ducks played road games in Minnesota and Winnipeg last week before flying home for this game and then starting a five-game Canadian road trip. ... Rakell has assists in both games since his return from a demotion to the AHL. The Swede had just three points in Anaheim’s first 17 games. ... Anaheim hasn’t won a game by more than one goal since Oct. 24.

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SAN DIEGO - Clayton Kershaw is considered the top pitcher in baseball, with three Cy Young Awards in four years for the Los Angeles Dodgers, an NL Most Valuable Player award and a $215 million, seven-year contract. Max Scherzer may be seeking an even bigger deal as his talks on the free-agent market move forward. “I’m not sure Kershaw is relevant,” agent Scott Boras said Wednesday at the winter meetings, “because he’s not a free agent.” Jon Lester became the first top-level, free-agent starting pitcher to reach an agreement this off-season, a $155 million, six-year deal with the Chicago Cubs that came together late Tuesday night and still must be finalized. Scherzer turned down an offer from Detroit last March that would have paid $144 million from 2015-20. Kershaw has the largest contract for a pitcher in total dollars and has the sport’s highest average salary at $30.7 million. “The prominent pitchers that have signed, (Justin) Verlander or (Felix) Hernandez or Kershaw, were not freeagent players,” Boras said. “And certainly if you put a performance like

Kershaw into a free-agent market, you’re going to get a much, much different calibration of value.” Scherzer’s negotiations figure to stretch on for weeks or even into next year. But other players were on the move or close to switching teams. In trade talks, the Dodgers were trying to acquire shortstop Jimmy Rollins from Philadelphia and send AllStar second baseman Dee Gordon and right-hander Dan Haren to Miami. The Phillies started retooling by shipping left-handed reliever Antonio Bastardo to Pittsburgh for minor league lefty Joely Rodriguez. Boston was discussing a deal to obtain left-hander Wade Miley from Arizona. Among free agents, Houston agreed to an $18.5 million, three-year contract with Luke Gregerson and a $12.5 million, two-year deal with Pat Neshek, people familiar with the negotiations said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the deals with the righthanded relievers were subject to physicals. And the Chicago White Sox final-

Pallbearers carry the casket of former Montreal Canadiens captain Jean Beliveau as family members walk behind after his funeral service at Mary Queen of the World Cathedral in Montreal, Wednesday, Dec.10, 2014.

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Generals stay perfect on season with win over Eagles BY ADVOCATE STAFF Generals 2 Eagles 0 LACOMBE — The Bentley Generals are still perfect. The Generals ran their Chinook Hockey League record to 14-0-0-0 with a hard-fought 2-0 win over the Innisfail Eagles Wednesday, potting both of their goals in the second period. “It was a tightly-contested game, we didn’t expect anything less,” said Generals head coach Ryan Tobler. “I’m just happy with the team effort tonight, our team game. We stuck to the game plan. “From where I stood it was a wellplayed hockey game by both teams.” The Generals snapped a scoreless tie when Kyle Bailey broke to the net and converted a perfect power-play feed from Kyle Sheen at 11:32 of the middle period. Scott Kalinchuk connected five minutes later with a blast

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from the point that eluded a screened Eagles netminder Travis Ziegler. Ziegler proved to be a tough nut to crack, turning aside all 10 shots he faced in the opening period and finishing with 29 saves. Dustin Butler stopped 18 shots to record his first shutout of the season. “He (Ziegler) kept them in it and gave them a chance. That’s all you can ask from your goalie,” said Tobler. “And we’ve got consistency from Butler all season. He gives us a chance every night.” The clubs split 18 minor penalties. The Generals take on the Rosetown, Sask., Redwings in an exhibition game Saturday at 7 p.m. in Eckville, then travel to Fort Saskatchewan Sunday for a Chinook League date with the Chiefs. The Eagles, who slipped to 4-8-0-0 with Wednesday’s loss, are idle until Dec. 19 when they host Fort Saskatchewan. pre-competition camp. The tournament runs through Jan. 5. Canada will play the group stage in Montreal and knockout games in Toronto. Denmark takes on Russia in the preliminary round opener Dec. 26 at Air Canada Centre. Sweden opens against the Czech Republic in Toronto later that day. Finland opens against the United States at the Bell Centre. The CanadaSlovakia game will be played there in the evening. Germany and Switzerland will play their opening games Dec. 27. The playoff round begins Jan. 2. Helsinki will handle hosting duties in 2016. The tournament will return to Montreal and Toronto in 2017.

ized a $46 million, four-year contract with closer David Robertson after signing first baseman Adam LaRoche and reliever Zach Duke, and acquiring pitcher Jeff Samardzija in a trade with Oakland. “I love what Rick Hahn has been doing this off-season,” Robertson said of Chicago’s general manager. “I feel like he’s building a good squad that’s really going to be a competitor next year, and I’m hoping that we end up back in the playoffs.” Lester’s deal could open up the marketplace for other free agents and for players who may be available in trades, such as Philadelphia’s Cole Hamels, Detroit’s David Price, Cincinnati’s Johnny Cueto and Washington’s Jordan Zimmermann. “That pitching market is going to move fast,” New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said. Lester helped the Red Sox win World Series titles in 2007 and ‘13. Boston made a $70 million, four-year offer during spring training, and after the Red Sox couldn’t reach an agreement on a new deal in July, they traded him to Oakland. Boston fell about $20 mil-

lion short with its offer this week. “I think we would have liked to have had more chance for dialogue prior to the season,” Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington said. “Why that didn’t happen, maybe there’s more than one reason. I think we can certainly learn from the process.” San Francisco and the Los Angeles Dodgers also had sought the lefthander. “I think it raises the bar on all pitching,” New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said. “Heretofore, there’s been a lot of conversation about how valuable offence could be and, of course, we got (Giancarlo) Stanton, we got the big $300 millionplus contract. But right behind that, the next-highest is Lester. So I think it re-establishes the notion that pitching is still at a premium and highly desirable and costly.” While some teams were making progress toward the moves they wanted, others preferred to be patient. Spring training is more than two months away. “We’re in San Diego. I’ll use a surfing analogy,” Cashman said. “If we see the right wave, we’ll get on the board and ride it. But otherwise, we’ll just sit and wait for the next wave to come.”

Cassidy cashes in again at NFR with split for top spot, Vold sits sixth Curtis Cassidy knows well the roller Thomas and Mack arena, with it’s bascoaster ride the sports of rodeo can ketball court proportions, is a differprovide. ent kind of setup. Cassidy had some He’s lived it since turning pro in concerns about how the horse would 1997, and even before that as a young- adapt, and admits it took a bit of time ster following his father Greg down for the two to click in the NFR setup. the trail. But it’s just a little hard on “The first few nights I was strugthe nerves when the highs gling in getting close to the and lows come so quickly, barrier. Luckily, a good friend and mean so much. of mine, Marty Tanner, a vet The Donalda cowboy from Texas, did some work was back in the steer on Tank, and a chiropractor’s wrestling winner’s circle been working on him. The last in Round 7 of the Nationfew rounds, he’s just been so al Finals Rodeo. After sharp off my hand. Last night, winning Round 5 outright he was a little too sharp and in 3.3 seconds, this time broke the barrier.” he had to split top honors “He’s blasting so hard now, with Dakota Eldridge of I need to almost back off my Nevada, after both constart a hair. But to even have testants threw their steer a snowball’s chance in hell of over in 3.4 seconds. That winning a gold buckle, I need DIANNE gave them $17,010 apiece. to go at them every night, and FINSTAD But for Cassidy, the run win go rounds.” in between the two fast “He’s been getting better ones was more of a calenand better as the week goes dar measurement, when on, and I sure hope I can he broke the barrier and struggled make it back here next year. I think with the steer, to add 19 seconds to his now that he’s been here and had the average total. And he’s been 17.7 sec- experience, if we put another year’s onds the night before his first fast run. worth of rodeoing on him, he’ll be one “On top of the mountain, bottom of THE horses here next year.” of the mountain,” Cassidy recounted, Cassidy got to enjoy a victory lap shaking his head in disbelief at the re- again, and has now pushed his NFR versal of fortunes. earnings to $43,981. He’s fifth in the But the tricky part is always feeding world standings, but needs to have off the great runs, and putting the bad some fast runs to have a chance to ones out of mind. move up in the rich average, or to ad“You’ve got to shake it off. It’s a new vance higher in the standings. day, and you’ve just got to come with In the bareback riding, Ponoka’s a positive mind frame every day, and Jake Vold only managed a 76 on a just go at ‘em. It’s all you can do.” horse called Hollywood Hills, and “I had a decent steer. Casey Martin didn’t add to his NFR fortunes. His 79 threw him in 3.7 the other night, and I the round previous was also out of the knew he was a good chance. money, so he’s slipped back a bit in “I got a great start tonight and the the average, where he’s now sitting in steer stopped right there. I was lucky sixth spot. to keep a hold of him. I didn’t know Canadian saddle bronc rider Dustin how fast I was but I knew I was so close Flundra did catch a piece of sixth to the chute it had to be fairly fast,” he place in round 6 with a 76.50 ($1532) chuckled. but a 73 mark Wednesday night didn’t Cassidy, the eight-time Canadian give him any extra dollars. He’s in 6th High Point Champion, believes he’s got place in the average race. things ironed out now with the horse There are only three more perforhe’s riding, Tank. It’s owned by Dustin mances before they handed out the Walker and is the same horse they both gold buckles to the new World Champiused at the CFR in Edmonton. But the ons Saturday night.

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Canada’s Howell says winning Olympic gold still hasn’t sunk in BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Canada’s Dara Howell had a hard time believing she was actually an Olympic gold medallist in the weeks following the Sochi Games. The accomplishment still hasn’t quite sunk in. Some 10 months after making history in Russia as the first women’s Olympic slopestyle ski champion, the 20-year-old from Huntsville, Ont., still has to pinch herself from time to time. “I think when I’m old and, like 50, I’ll probably realize what happened,” Howell said with a laugh on a conference call. “But for now I’m just enjoying it and taking opportunities that come my way and just keep moving forward.” Howell spent most of the summer off her skis, but that moving forward she spoke of includes a Dew Tour event this week in Breckenridge, Colo. “I’m just getting back into it, but things are coming back the way I want them to,” said Howell, who also won silver at the 2013 world championships. “I think this season, it’s more just having fun and doing what I love

to do. That’s pretty much it.” In slopestyle, athletes try to impress a panel of judges with tricks and moves off jumps and rails, with degree of difficulty, style and execution factored into the scoring system. Howell scored 94.20 points at the Olympics in conditions that started off icy and fast before becoming slow and slushy as the event progressed. With the next Games not until 2018 in Pyeongchang, South Korea, both Howell and Canadian teammate Kim Lamarre - who won bronze in women’s slopestyle in Sochi - view this season as an opportunity to grow. “I’m looking forward to this year. I definitely want to not get ahead of myself,” said Lamarre, a 26-year-old from Quebec City, Que. “There’s a lot of good girls that are coming back from injury that are young and hungry. I want to keep my head in a good place and work on my tricks at my own pace. “This year is not the biggest year and I just want to make sure I stay healthy for everything that’s coming my way.” Howell said life has been different since winning Olympic gold, but added

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Women’s freestyle skiing slopestyle gold medalist Dara Howell of Canada celebrates during the medals ceremony at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, Feb. 11, 2014. Canada’s Dara Howell had a hard time believing she was actually an Olympic gold medallist in the weeks following the Sochi Games. that the title doesn’t change how she prepares for events. “I’m just trying to go out and do the best that I can do,” she said. “I think that before the Olympics I put a lot of pressure on myself and I still think I put more pressure on myself than what

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anyone else can. “The approach for this year is still to compete and still to have the mindset of competing and all that stuff, but I definitely want to keep progressing and keep learning new tricks.”

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CALGARY — When Wolfgang BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Staudinger looks over his lugers heading into a World Cup on their home track, the coach can see a NAPLES, Fla. — The Franklin Templeton Shootcloud from Sochi still hanging out has had a makeover. over them. Greg Norman’s tournament has a new format, It’s normal for athletes to feel course look and TV partner and will run from Thursa letdown in the season after an day-Saturday instead of Friday-Sunday. Olympic Games, but the CanadiAfter Matt Kuchar and Harris English took the an luge team has been working suspense out of the final round last year by shooting through something akin to grief. a record 34-under 182 and winning by seven shots, The roller-coaster emotion of Norman and tournament officials tweaked the forfinishing fourth three times and mat order from modified alternate shot, better ball falling just short of Canada’s first and scramble to scramble, modified alternate shot Olympic medal in the sport wasn’t and better ball. easy to shake off over the summer. “I completely understand the idea that the scramAlex Gough finished fourth Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ble format, there’s not a whole lot of separation that among the women, Tristan Walker and Justin Snith were fourth in Tristan Walker and Justin Snith take a training run for the doubles luge happens,” Kuchar said. “You don’t get the big differmen’s doubles and along with Sam World Cup on Dec. 4, 2014, in Lake Placid, N.Y. The Canadian duo and ences in scores. The best ball, you might have guys Edney, they all finished fourth in the rest of the national luge team take little solace in what was by far go 2-under to 12-under, or even better.” For the first time, Fox Sports is getting into the the new team relay event in Sochi, Canada’s best performance in Olympic luge but they were disappointed golf business. Norman will join Joe Buck in the Russia. broadcast booth. They also will work the U.S. Open They take little solace in what with not being able to bring home a medal. this summer. was by far Canada’s best perforLake Placid, N.Y. Added Walker: “Our expectaThe switch to Fox forced the Saturday finish. Afmance in Olympic luge. Edney will also compete in an tions are definitely a lot higher. ter Saturday’s broadcast, Buck will fly to Seattle to “They suffer the Olympic hangover, which was hard and heavy,” international men’s race for the That’s what makes it all the more work the Seahawks’ game against the 49ers. “I come at this as a guy who just loves the game Staudinger said Wednesday after first time since Sochi. The three- frustrating not sliding that well.” time Olympian has been dealing All this adds up to some frusand loves to play and loves to be out with friends and a training session. “It has to do probably having to deal with the with a sports hernia that kept him tration for Staudinger, a German try to get better at this game,” Buck said. “I’ve been who has coached the Canadian doing this for a long time now and I’ve gone from disappointment over the summer out of the first two races. The 30-year-old Calgarian team since 2007. being the kid and trying to prove myself in baseball and waking up in reality because hopes he and his teammates have He doesn’t like tempering his and football to somebody who’s done it for a long life goes on. “The disappointment was big mentally cleared their post-Olym- expectations for the home race of time and I think I understand TV. “Greg knows the golf part of it I think together for not winning that medal. That pic hurdles to perform well at this World Cup season, given the home. sliding talent Canada now has. we’ll make this thing work.” still catches up on us.” “I almost see it as waves “For Sam and Alex, it’s more an Norman calls the broadcasting venture one of the World Cup luge returns to Calgary’s Canada Olympic Park on amongst the team. There are mo- orientation race. I wouldn’t expect top five things he has done in his life. “I think going in I’ll be as nervous as I was walkFriday and Saturday after a three- ments where we feel that energy too much right now,” Staudinger of ‘We were so close. Let’s keep it said. “I feel like we’re not really ing the first tee at Augusta National and teeing it up year hiatus. The women and doubles race going,’ and then there are those in a position where we need to be for the first time,” he said. With several greens showing early signs of disis Friday, followed by the men’s days where it’s like ‘Shoot, we athletically. “I don’t like my situation. I ease, both of the Norman-designed Tiburon courses event and a new sprint race Sat- were that close,’ and it brings you down,” Edney explained. don’t like the position we’re in. will be used. The front nine will start on Tiburon’s urday. “It’s a weird feeling. Seeing I watched the Germans and for Black course, using holes 1-7 and 17, 18. Closing Gough won women’s gold the them now after some races, it’s them, they’re back to normal per- holes Nos. 13-18 will remain the same on Tiburon’s last time it was in Calgary in 2011. She will compete Friday like that energy is back there. I formance I don’t see any reason Gold course. “The greens on one side were suffering,” Ian against international competition feel like the team is pretty ener- why we’re different because we gized right now.” are not. Poulter said. “So to move it to play nine holes on the for the first time since Sochi. The But Calgary’s Snith and Walker, “We still have a bit of catching other course actually is the first time I’ve played it 27-year-old Calgarian skipped the first two World Cup races of this from nearby Cochrane, Alta., are up to do and that has to do with and it’s a lot of fun. It’s very tight, very tricky. So if season to concentrate on first-year not happy with the start to their the Olympic hangover. When you you put it in play, you’re going to make plenty of engineering studies at the Univer- season. They crashed in their sea- go out drinking, it hurts.” son-opener in Innsbruck and were The relay was an Olympic event birdies. But it’s easy to sity of Calgary. for the first time in Sochi. The get out of position, so from Canada’s most decorated ath- ninth last week in Lake Placid. “Both of us can agree we’re not Canadians welcomed its arrival that standpoint it’s good, lete in the sport with a pair of world championship medals and sliding anywhere near our capa- because they say it is exciting to it’s a good change.” bility,” Snith said. race. 17 career World Cup medals wrote exams this week while preparing for her first race of the winter. “I’m going to go out there and slide the best I can and see what happens,” Gough said. “It’s always tough when you come in partway through the season or even the first race of the season, which is usually in Austria, I have no idea where I’ll sit. “It makes it kind of unnerving in some ways, but it’s good in some ways. 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Medicine Hat Calgary Red Deer Edmonton Kootenay Lethbridge

Pt 47 37 36 31 30 17

CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA 31 22 7 1 1 117 75 31 17 11 1 2 124 94 31 16 11 3 1 111 104 32 15 12 3 2 99 91 32 15 17 0 0 95 122 30 6 19 3 2 70 121

Pt 46 37 36 35 30 17

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Kelowna 32 25 4 3 0 142 76 Victoria 33 17 14 2 0 108 109 Prince George 31 16 15 0 0 98 127 Kamloops 33 12 16 3 2 100 118 Vancouver 30 12 18 0 0 90 106

Everett Portland Tri-City Spokane Seattle

GP 29 33 30 29 30

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Local Sports GF GA 147 108 109 84 103 106 96 109 94 100 85 148

U.S. DIVISION W L OTLSOL 18 7 3 1 17 13 0 3 16 13 0 1 14 12 3 0 13 13 2 2

GF GA 99 81 113 116 84 81 76 82 80 82

Pt 53 36 32 29 24 Pt 40 37 33 31 30

Tuesday’s results Medicine Hat 4 Kootenay 1 Prince George 4 Saskatoon 3 Victoria 1 Prince Albert 0 Everett 4 Tri-City 3 (SO) Wednesday’s results Moose Jaw 5 Brandon 4 (SO) Swift Current 6 Regina 4 Edmonton 4 Kamloops 1 Kelowna 4 Lethbridge 3 (SO) Prince Albert at Vancouver, late Thursday’s games Kamloops at Red Deer, 7 p.m. Friday’s games Moose Jaw at Saskatoon, 6:05 p.m. Swift Current at Brandon, 6:30 p.m. Prince Albert at Kootenay, 7 p.m. Kelowna at Medicine Hat, 7:30 p.m. Spokane at Portland, 8 p.m. Vancouver at Victoria, 8:05 p.m. Seattle at Tri-City, 8:05 p.m. Prince George at Everett, 8:35 p.m. Saturday’s games Red Deer at Moose Jaw, 6 p.m. Regina at Saskatoon, 6:05 p.m. Kamloops at Calgary, 7 p.m. Edmonton at Kootenay, 7 p.m. Prince Albert at Medicine Hat, 7:30 p.m. Victoria at Vancouver, 8 p.m. Prince George at Spokane, 8:05 p.m. Tri-City at Everett, 8:05 p.m. Portland at Seattle, 8:05 p.m. Sunday, December 14 Red Deer at Brandon, 3 p.m. Kelowna at Calgary, 4 p.m. Kamloops at Lethbridge, 4 p.m. Portland at Tri-City, 6:05 p.m. National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Detroit 29 17 6 6 40 89 72 Tampa Bay 29 18 8 3 39 101 77 Montreal 30 18 10 2 38 77 77 Toronto 28 16 9 3 35 95 81

Boston Florida Ottawa Buffalo

28 26 27 28

15 11 11 10

12 8 11 16

1 7 5 2

31 29 27 22

72 58 70 48

72 68 74 85

Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts Pittsburgh 27 18 6 3 39 N.Y. Islanders 28 19 9 0 38 Washington 27 13 10 4 30 N.Y. Rangers 26 12 10 4 28 New Jersey 29 11 13 5 27 Philadelphia 27 9 13 5 23 Columbus 27 10 15 2 22 Carolina 27 8 16 3 19

GF GA 88 64 90 79 79 74 77 76 68 83 70 85 64 90 59 76

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts Chicago 28 19 8 1 39 Nashville 27 18 7 2 38 St. Louis 28 18 8 2 38 Winnipeg 29 15 9 5 35 Minnesota 26 15 10 1 31 Dallas 28 10 13 5 25 Colorado 28 9 13 6 24

GF GA 88 55 73 54 80 65 69 66 76 65 81 100 72 92

Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 30 19 6 5 43 87 80 Vancouver 29 18 9 2 38 88 81 Calgary 29 17 10 2 36 90 76 San Jose 30 15 11 4 34 86 81 Los Angeles 28 14 9 5 33 72 60 Arizona 28 10 15 3 23 66 90 Edmonton 29 7 17 5 19 63 98 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Tuesday’s Games Chicago 3, New Jersey 2, SO Columbus 3, Philadelphia 2, OT Buffalo 1, Los Angeles 0 Toronto 4, Calgary 1 Montreal 3, Vancouver 1 Washington 5, Tampa Bay 3 Minnesota 5, N.Y. Islanders 4 Winnipeg 5, Dallas 2 Nashville 3, Colorado 0 San Jose 5, Edmonton 2 Wednesday’s Games Toronto 2, Detroit 1, SO Anaheim 2, Edmonton 1 Thursday’s Games Chicago at Boston, 5 p.m. Calgary at Buffalo, 5 p.m. New Jersey at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. Columbus at Washington, 5 p.m. Los Angeles at Ottawa, 5:30 p.m. Carolina at Tampa Bay, 5:30 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at St. Louis, 6 p.m. Winnipeg at Colorado, 7 p.m. Nashville at Arizona, 7 p.m. Minnesota at San Jose, 8:30 p.m.

Penalties - Petry Edm (slashing) 12:50, Hall Edm (tripping) 15:36. Shots on goal Edmonton 7 7 8 - 22 Anaheim 15 12 7 - 34 Goal - Edmonton: Fasth (L, 2-7-2); Anaheim: Andersen (W, 15-4-4). Power plays (goal-chances) - Edmonton: 0-2; Anaheim: 1-4. Maple Leafs 2, Red Wings 1 (SO) First Period No Scoring. Penalties - Phaneuf Tor (interference) 15:49, Tatar Det (slashing) 16:30. Second Period 1. Detroit, Nyquist 13 (Jurco, Zetterberg) 17:52. Penalties - Sheahan Det (hooking) 9:19, DeKeyser Det (closing hand on puck) 10:09, Lupul Tor (boarding) 11:58. Third Period 2. Toronto, Kessel 15 (van Riemsdyk, Bozak) 5:09. Penalties - Kadri Tor (clipping) 6:02, Phaneuf Tor (slashing) 12:32. Overtime No Scoring. Penalties - Kronwall Det (goaltender interference) 4:03. Shootout - Toronto wins 2-1 Toronto : Bozak goal, Lupul miss, Santorelli goal. Detroit : Datsyuk goal, Nyquist miss, Tatar miss. Shots on goal Toronto 7 3 6 3 - 19 Detroit 12 10 18 2 - 42 Goal - Toronto: Reimer (W, 5-3-0); Detroit: Howard (LO, 13-5-5). Power plays (goal-chances) - Toronto: 0-4; Detroit: 0-4. Tuesday’s late summary Sharks 5, Oilers 2 First Period 1. San Jose, Pavelski 13 (Thornton, Braun) 4:33. 2. San Jose, Goodrow 1 (Karlsson, Sheppard) 5:29. 3. Edmonton, Eberle 6 (Draisaitl) 12:08. 4. Edmonton, Perron 5 (Purcell) 16:15. Penalties - Burns SJ (tripping) 7:33, Pinizzotto Edm (fighting) 16:01, Desjardins SJ (fighting) 16:01. Second Period 5. San Jose, Couture 12 (Hannan, Wingels) 6:14. 6. San Jose, Pavelski 14 (Marleau, Thornton) 7:35 (pp). Penalties - Pinizzotto Edm (stick holding) 7:28, Karlsson SJ (holding) 12:10. Third Period 7. San Jose, Burns 8 (Couture, Marleau) 14:31. Penalties - None. Shots on goal Edmonton 8 11 8 - 27 San Jose 8 8 8 - 24 Goal - Edmonton: Scrivens (L, 5-10-3); San Jose: Stalock (W, 3-3-1). Power plays (goal-chances) - Edmonton: 0-2; San Jose: 1-1. NHL Scoring Leaders

Friday’s Games Calgary at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m. Los Angeles at Montreal, 5:30 p.m. Florida at Detroit, 5:30 p.m. Anaheim at Edmonton, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday’s summaries Ducks 2, Oilers 1 First Period 1. Anaheim, Beleskey 14 (Palmieri, Rakell) 8:59 (pp). Penalties - Ference Edm (interference) 3:23, Petry Edm (holding) 7:08. Second Period 2. Anaheim, Kesler 10 (Lindholm, Andersen) 10:26. Penalties - Fistric Ana (high-sticking) 2:35, Rakell Ana (interference) 15:31. Third Period 3. Edmonton, Nugent-Hopkins 7 (unassisted) :53.

Rebels vs. Kamloops Blazers Tonight, 7 p.m., Enmax Centrium The Blazers entered Wednesday’s game against the host Edmonton Oil Kings sitting fourth in the B.C. Division and ninth in the Western Conference with a 12-15-3-2 record. Kamloops, 3-5-1-1 in the last 10 games prior to Wednesday, is led offensively by LW Cole Ully, who had accumulated 13 goals and 42 points prior to Wednesday and sat seventh in league scoring. C Matt Needham had 34 points (10-24) and RW Deven Sideroff and C Matt Revel had each sniped 12 goals . . . Tonight’s game is the Blazers’ second of an eight-day trip involving all six Central Divi-

Tyler Seguin, Dal Sidney Crosby, Pgh Jakub Voracek, Pha Steven Stamkos, TB Evgeni Malkin, Pgh Vladimir Tarasenko, StL Claude Giroux, Pha Tyler Johnson, TB Ryan Getzlaf, Ana Mark Giordano, Cgy Rick Nash, NYR Phil Kessel, Tor Filip Forsberg, Nash Patrick Marleau, SJ Nicklas Backstrom, Wash Logan Couture, SJ Patrick Kane, Chi Jiri Hudler, Cgy Ryan Johansen, Clb

G 22 9 9 17 15 17 8 8 8 7 18 14 12 7 5 12 12 11 9

A 14 26 25 16 18 13 22 21 21 22 10 14 15 20 22 14 14 15 17

Pts 36 35 34 33 33 30 30 29 29 29 28 28 27 27 27 26 26 26 26

sion teams . . . LW Collin Shirley had recorded 10 points in his previous nine games heading into Edmonton . . . The Blazers’ roster features Alix native D Travis Verveda, former Rebels D Brady Gaudet, currently out with an upper body injury, and Trochu native C Mike Winther. Injuries: Kamloops — D Brady Gaudet (upper body, indefinite), RW Chase Souto (upper body, indefinite). Red Deer — D Nick Charif (lower body, 1-3 weeks). Special teams: Kamloops — Power play 20.2 per cent prior to Wednesday at Edmonton, 12th overall; penalty kill 77.3 per cent, 15th. Red Deer — Power play 20.7 per cent, ninth overall; penalty kill 86.7 per cent, first.

Scouting report

Transactions Wednesday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX - Agreed to terms with RHP David Robertson on a four-year contract. National League MIAMI MARLINS - Agreed to terms with C Jhonatan Solano on a minor league contract. NEW YORK METS - Promoted Ian Levin to director of minor league operations. Named T.J. Barra manager of baseball research and development. PITTSBURGH PIRATES - Traded LHP Joely Rodriguez to Philadelphia for LHP Antonio Bastardo. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MILWAUKEE BUCKS - Named Matt Pazaras senior vice-president of business development.

LOCAL

BRIEFS Bast named to Team Canada West for World Jr. A Challenge Red Deer product Gabe Bast is one of 22 players named to Team Canada West for the World Jr. A Hockey Challenge Dec. 14-20 at Kindersley, Sask. Bast, a defenceman, is in his first season with the Penticton Vees of the BCHL. Red Deer natives and forwards Chris Gerrie of the Olds Grizzlys and Ryker Leer of Camrose Kodiaks also attended the recent Canada West selection camp. Canada West will play in Group B at the World Junior A Challenge, joined by Denmark and Russia, while Canada East, Switzerland and the United States will comprise Group A.

Carlson leads Wranglers over Colts Robin Carlson scored once and added two assists for the host Blackfalds Wranglers in a 6-1 Heritage Junior Hockey

HOCKEY National Hockey League ARIZONA COYOTES - Recalled D David Schlemko from Portland (AHL). CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS - Assigned D Dillon Fournier from Rockford (AHL) to Indy (ECHL). Recalled D Mathieu Brisebois from Indy (ECHL) to Rockford (AHL). COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS - Activated D Cody Goloubef from injured reserve and loaned him to Springfield (AHL) for conditioning. Assigned LW Kerby Rychel to Springfield. OTTAWA SENATORS - Assigned G Chris Driedger from Binghamton (AHL) to Evansville (ECHL) American Hockey League ALBANY DEVILS - Recalled RWs Myles Bell from Evansville (ECHL) and Alexandre Carrier from Orlando (ECHL).

ROCKFORD ICEHOGS - Assigned F Jamie Wise to Indy (ECHL). TEXAS STARS - Assigned D Mike Dalhuisen to Idaho (ECHL). WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS - Assigned D Clark Seymour to Wheeling (ECHL). ECHL BAKERSFIELD CONDORS - Signed F Cameron Abney. FORT WAYNE KOMETS - Signed G Garrett Bartus. Released G Larkin Saalfrank as emergency backup. ONTARIO REIGN - Added G Spencer McLay as emergency backup. ORLANDO SOLAR BEARS - Signed D Yann Sauve. RAPID CITY RUSH - Signed F Jean-Michel Rizk. UTAH GRIZZLIES - Signed G Daniel Spence. Released G Justin Masterman as emergency backup.

League win Tuesday over the Mountainview Colts. Andrew McLennan, Ty Wagar, Wally Samson, Garrett Glasman and Jeff Boese also scored for the winners, who got a 36-save outing from Thomas Isaman. The Wranglers, who were assessed four of nine minor penalties, directed 38 shots at Colts netminder Jake Carlson.

nament Friday and Saturday. ● Kelsey Lalor poured in 16 points and Kiera Fujimoto and Lizzy Morneault each scored 15 to lead the Lindsay Thurber Raiders to a 78-20 win over the host Lacombe Rams in a senior girls match Tuesday. Bretton Bowd added 10 points for the winners. Courtenay Petrie was the Rams’ top scorer with six. Lindsay Thurber prevailed 76-45 in the boys contest as TK Kunaka netted 17 points and Cam Black and Ben Holmes, selected as the player of the game, each added 11 for the 2-0 Raiders.

Cougars sweep Camrose in high school basketball The Notre Dame senior boys and girls Cougars both posted victories in senior high basketball action Tuesday at Camrose. The senior boys Cougars got 28 points — including six three-pointers — from Cody White in an 86-42 win over the Trojans. Keegan MacDonald netted 12 points for the winners, and also had 10 rebounds and five assists. In the girls contest, the Cougars jumped out to a big lead, then maintained their advantage despite a late third-quarter push by the Trojans. Glennikka Kubaron led the visitors with 16 points and seven rebounds, while Hayley Hollings contributed eight points and 13 boards. The Notre Dame teams will host the Cougar Classic tour-

Vikings top Sheraton in men’s basketball action The Vikings got 24 points from Kevin Kras and 14 from Mike Gilham in a 69-61 Central Alberta Senior Men’s Basketball Association win Tuesday over Sheraton Red Deer. Matt Thompson had 10 points and Aaron Lucas added nine in a losing cause. In another contest, Dustin Schaber hit for 10 points and Wyatt Saari chipped in with nine to pace the Alken Basin Drillers to a 55-47 victory over the Rusty Chuckers. Rusty Gilchrist led the Chuckers with 14 points and Danny Krause added eight.

Today

● Senior high basketball: Hunting Hills at Ponoka; girls at 6 p.m., boys to follow. ● WHL: Kamloops at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Centrium. ● Men’s basketball: Orangemen vs. Monstars, Bulldog Scrap Metal vs. Silver Spurs, 7:15 and 8:30 p.m., Lindsay Thurber.

● Exhibition senior hockey: Rosetown, Sask., at Bentley, 7 p.m., Eckville. ● Midget AA hockey: Calgary Blackhawks at Red Deer Elks, 7:15 p.m., Collicutt Centre; Calgary Rangers at Olds, 7:30 p.m.; Calgary Stampeders at Sylvan Lake, 8:15 p.m. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Mountainview at Red Deer, 8 p.m., Arena; Ponoka at Three Hills, 8 p.m., Trochu.

Friday

● Senior high basketball: Notre Dame Cougar Classic boys tournament. ● Midget AAA hockey: Edmonton K of C at Red Deer, 8 p.m., Arena. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Blackfalds at Three Hills, 8 p.m. ● Midget AA hockey: Bow Valley at Olds, 7:30 p.m.; Lacombe at Red Deer Elks, 8:30 p.m., Collicutt Centre.

Saturday

● Senior high basketball: Notre Dame Cougar Classic boys tournament. ● Minor midget AAA hockey: Airdrie/ Cochrane at Red Deer Northstar, 11:30 a.m, Arena; Calgary Stampeders at Red Deer Aero Equipment, 4:45 p.m., Arena. ● Peewee AA hockey: Airdrie at Red Deer Parkland, 12:30 p.m., Collicutt Centre; Taber at Olds, 2:15 p.m. ● Major bantam hockey: Camrose at Red Deer Black, 2 p.m., Arena. ● Junior women’s hockey: Fort Saskatchewan at Central Alberta, 4:15 p.m., Penhold Regional Multiplex. ● Bantam AA hockey: Bow Valley at Olds, 4:45 p.m.; Lethbridge at Sylvan Lake, 5:30 p.m., Eckville. ● WHL: Red Deer at Moose Jaw, 6 p.m. (The Drive).

Sunday

● Major bantam hockey: Airdrie at Red Deer White, noon, Arena. ● Major bantam girls hockey: Rocky Mountain at Red Deer, 12:45 p.m., Kinsmen B. ● Peewee AA hockey: Taber at Red Deer TBS, 12:45 p.m., Collicutt Centre; Airdrie at Sylvan Lake, 2:30 p.m., Bentley. ● Bantam AA hockey: Lethbridge at Red Deer Steel Kings, 2 p.m., Kinsmen A; Cranbrook at Olds, 2:45 p.m. ● Midget AAA hockey: Leduc at Red Deer, 3 p.m., Arena. ● WHL: Red Deer at Brandon, 3 p.m. (The Drive). ● Heritage junior B hockey: Cochrane at Blackfalds, 3:30 p.m. ● Men’s basketball: Grandview vs. Orangemen, Carstar vs. Monstars, Johns Manville vs. Triple A Batteries, 4:15 p.m.; Wells Furniture vs. NWS, Kingsmen vs. Henry’s Eavestroughing, Driven vs. All Sports Cresting Lacombe, 5:30 p.m.,; all games at Lindsay Thurber. ● Minor midget AAA hockey: Airdrie/ Cochrane at Red Deer Aero Equipment, 5:30 p.m., Arena. ● Midget AA hockey: Sylvan Lake at Olds, 5:30 p.m.

Basketball National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 16 6 .727 Brooklyn 8 12 .400 7 Boston 7 13 .350 8 New York 4 20 .167 13 Philadelphia 2 19 .095 13 1/2 Southeast Division W L Pct 15 6 .714 15 6 .714 10 11 .476 9 15 .375 6 15 .286

GB 5 7 1/2 9

Central Division W L Pct 13 7 .650 13 8 .619 11 12 .478 7 15 .318 3 19 .136

GB 1/2 3 1/2 7 11

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct Memphis 17 4 .810 Houston 16 4 .800 San Antonio 16 6 .727 Dallas 17 7 .708 New Orleans 10 11 .476

GB 1/2 1 1/2 1 1/2 7

Northwest Division W L Pct Portland 17 5 .773 Denver 9 12 .429 Oklahoma City 8 13 .381 Utah 6 16 .273 Minnesota 5 16 .238

GB 7 1/2 8 1/2 11 11 1/2

Pacific Division W L Pct

Atlanta Washington Miami Orlando Charlotte

Cleveland Chicago Milwaukee Indiana Detroit

Golden State L.A. Clippers Phoenix Sacramento L.A. Lakers

18 16 12 11 6

2 5 11 11 16

.900 .762 .522 .500 .273

2 1/2 7 1/2 8 13

Tuesday’s Games Cleveland 105, Toronto 101 Portland 98, Detroit 86 New Orleans 104, New York 93 Oklahoma City 114, Milwaukee 101 Memphis 114, Dallas 105 Miami 103, Phoenix 97 Utah 100, San Antonio 96 L.A. Lakers 98, Sacramento 95 Wednesday’s Games Washington 91, Orlando 89 L.A. Clippers 103, Indiana 96 Charlotte 96, Boston 87 Atlanta 95, Philadelphia 79 Chicago 105, Brooklyn 80 Dallas 112, New Orleans 107 Minnesota 90, Portland 82 San Antonio 109, New York 95 Houston at Golden State, late Miami at Denver, late Thursday’s Games Cleveland at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m. Houston at Sacramento, 8:30 p.m. Friday’s Games Portland at Chicago, 5 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Washington, 5 p.m. Orlando at Atlanta, 5:30 p.m. Indiana at Toronto, 5:30 p.m. New York at Boston, 5:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Brooklyn, 5:30 p.m. Cleveland at New Orleans, 6 p.m. Charlotte at Memphis, 6 p.m. Oklahoma City at Minnesota, 6 p.m. Detroit at Phoenix, 7 p.m. Miami at Utah, 7 p.m. L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.

Football National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct New England 10 3 0 .769 Miami 7 6 0 .538 Buffalo 7 6 0 .538 N.Y. Jets 2 11 0 .154 South W L T Pct Indianapolis 9 4 0 .692 Houston 7 6 0 .538 Tennessee 2 11 0 .154 Jacksonville 2 11 0 .154 North W L T Pct Cincinnati 8 4 1 .654 Pittsburgh 8 5 0 .615 Baltimore 8 5 0 .615 Cleveland 7 6 0 .538 West W L T Pct Denver 10 3 0 .769 San Diego 8 5 0 .615 Kansas City 7 6 0 .538 Oakland 2 11 0 .154 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct Philadelphia 9 4 0 .692 Dallas 9 4 0 .692 N.Y. Giants 4 9 0 .308 Washington 3 10 0 .231 South W L T Pct Atlanta 5 8 0 .385 New Orleans 5 8 0 .385 Carolina 4 8 1 .346 Tampa Bay 2 11 0 .154 North W L T Pct Green Bay 10 3 0 .769 Detroit 9 4 0 .692 Minnesota 6 7 0 .462 Chicago 5 8 0 .385 West W L T Pct Arizona 10 3 0 .769

Seattle San Francisco St. Louis PF 401 314 281 214

PA 267 260 241 349

PF 407 314 220 199

PA 307 260 374 356

PF 281 362 356 276

PA 289 319 255 270

PF 385 293 291 200

PA 293 272 241 350

PF 389 343 293 244

PA 309 301 326 346

PF 328 333 269 237

PA 342 359 341 348

PF 423 265 263 281

PA 304 224 281 378

PF 275

PA 238

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4 6 7

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322 244 285

235 268 285

Thursday, Dec. 11 Arizona at St. Louis, 6:25 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14 Oakland at Kansas City, 11 a.m. Pittsburgh at Atlanta, 11 a.m. Washington at N.Y. Giants, 11 a.m. Miami at New England, 11 a.m. Houston at Indianapolis, 11 a.m. Jacksonville at Baltimore, 11 a.m. Green Bay at Buffalo, 11 a.m. Tampa Bay at Carolina, 11 a.m. Cincinnati at Cleveland, 11 a.m. Denver at San Diego, 2:05 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Tennessee, 2:05 p.m. San Francisco at Seattle, 2:25 p.m. Minnesota at Detroit, 2:25 p.m. Dallas at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 15 New Orleans at Chicago, 6:30 p.m. NFL Odds (Odds provided by Western Canada Lottery; favourites in capital letters) Spread O/U Thursday Arizona at ST. LOUIS 3.5 39.5 Sunday GREEN BAY at Buffalo 5.5 50.5 Tampa Bay at Carolina Off Off Houston at INDIANAPOLIS 7.5 49.5 Jacksonville at BUFFALO 14.5 45.5 Oakland at KANSAS CITY 10.5 41.5 Miami at NEW ENGLAND 8.5 47.5 Washington at NY GIANTS 6.5 46.5 Pittsburgh at Atlanta Off Off CINCINNATI at Cleveland 0.5 43.5 DENVER at San Diego 4.5 50.5 NY JETS at Tennessee 1.5 41.5 San Francisco at SEATTLE 9.5 37.5 Minnesota at DETROIT 8.5 43.5 Dallas at PITTSBURGH 3.5 54.5 Monday NEW ORLEANS at Chicago 2.5 53.5

Curling Canadian Open YORKTON, Sask. - Results Wednesday from the Canadian Open, from Dec. 9-14: MEN Wednesday’s results Brendan Bottcher 8 Brad Jacobs 3 Kevin Koe 7 Reid Carruthers 6 John Morris 7 Jeff Stoughton 3 Mike McEwen 7 Adam Casey 6 Glenn Howard 6 Sven Michel 3 Brad Gushue 7 Jim Cotter 6 Brendan Bottcher 7 John Epping 1 Kevin Koe 5 John Morris 4 (extra end) Mike McEwen 8 Steve Laycock 3 Brad Jacobs 5 David Murdoch 3 Niklas Edin 7 Adam Casey 6 Thursday’s games Reid Carruthers vs. Jeff Stoughton, 10 a.m.

Reinhart scores twice, including winner, as Flames edge Bulldogs GLEN FALLS, N.Y. - Max Reinhart scored twice - including 2:16 into overtime - as the Adirondack Flames slipped past the visiting Hamilton Bulldogs 3-2 on Wednesday in

Remainder of schedule TBD WOMEN Wednesday’s results Jennifer Jones 6 Nina Roth 4 Heather Nedohin 7 Jill Thurston 6 Val Sweeting 7 Allison Flaxey 6 Rachel Homan 9 Amber Holland 2 Julie Hastings 5 Sherry Middaugh 2 Val Sweeting 6 Silvana Tirinzoni 4 (extra end) Kristy McDonald 7 Eve Muirhead 2 Chelsea Carey 7 Allison Flaxey 6 Binia Feltscher 8 Chantelle Eberle 4 Thursday’s games Jennifer Jones vs. Heather Nedohin, 7 a.m. Rachel Homan vs. Julie Hastings, 7 a.m. Nina Roth vs. Jill Thurston, 7 a.m. Amber Holland vs. Sherry Middaugh, 7 a.m. Remainder of schedule TBD

American Hockey League action. Sven Baertschi also scored for the Flames (15-10-1), while Joni Ortio stopped 31 shots for the victory. David Drewiske and Charles Hudon supplied the offence for the Bulldogs (11-10-4), who got a 47-save performance from Joey MacDonald. Both clubs went 0 for 4 on the power play.

RED DEER ADVOCATE Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014 B5

Canadian teams gunning for gold at Grand Prix Final FIGURE SKATING BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford added a quadruple throw to their program this year to push themselves as much as to push the sport. The difficult element has helped propel the Canadians up the pairs figure skating rankings. Duhamel and Radford go into the Grand Prix Final this week ranked No. 2, trailing Olympic silver medallists Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov of Russia. The two-time world bronze medallists spent much of the off-season perfecting the quad throw Salchow, which has Radford throwing Duhamel four revolutions through the air. “Anything that pushes us and pushes the sport we feel is important,” Duhamel said. “Adding the throw quad to our skating has kept us really motivated, it’s encouraged us. . . and not just for us, we’re looking to push the sport of skating. We’ve been seeing the throw triple Salchow for 30 or 40 years now, so I think it’s time that people push it and try harder things.” Canada has three entries at the Final in Barcelona - Duhamel and Radford, and ice dancers Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje, and Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier. Duhamel, from Lively, Ont., and Radford, from Balmertown, Ont., had considered doing the throw quad years ago, but their coaches believed it wasn’t worth the risk. They decided to add it this past off-season, and drew an audience when they were working on it during practices in Montreal. “Every day it got closer and closer, eventually I would land on my feet and put my hand down, or I would step out, and it was so exciting for us and our coaches and teammates, they would all stand back and watch, and would be like ‘Ooh, is this the one she’s going to nail?”’ Duhamel said. “Then the one day we hit it clean with a lot of flow out of it, we were like, ‘Oh that’s it, that’s what it feels like.’ And we’ve been able to repeat that feeling quite consistently.” Duhamel landed the quad throw at Skate Canada International, but then fell on it at the NHK Trophy two weeks ago in Japan. The Canadians have a season’s best score of 210.74 points, just behind the Russians, whose best is 211.97. Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov, the only other pairs team in the world currently doing the quad throw, are also in the field. Partly because of the quad throw, Duhamel and Radford went into this season reinvigorated after a gruelling Olympic campaign that saw them finish seventh in Sochi. “We don’t have any fear when we’re

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford perform during the pairs free skating of the NHK Trophy figure skating in Osaka, western Japan, Nov. 29, 2014. Duhamel and Radford go into the Grand Prix Final this week ranked No. 2, trailing Olympic silver medallists Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov of Russia. skating anymore. Last year, I was always scared, I was scared we would lose, I was scared we’d be bad, I was scared the other Canadian teams would score higher than me,” Duhamel said. “I’m so happy. . . that I didn’t decide to quit last year because I would never know what it feels like to skate with this freedom and relaxation that we’ve found.” “There was a lot of pressure last season, and at the end we realized we put too much pressure on ourselves,” Radford added. “We were always comparing ourselves with everybody else, rather than just concentrating on ourselves, and I think that we’ve just sort of learned to let all of that go, all of that extra worrying and energy that we put everywhere else.” Weaver and Poje, from Waterloo, Ont., will also be in the gold-medal hunt in Barcelona. The Canadians have the season’s second-best ice dance score behind Americans Madison Chock and Evan Bates. The post-Olympic landscape for ice dancing has changed with the absence of Canadians Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir and Americans Meryl Davis and Charlie White, and Weaver and Poje could be favourites three years from now at the Games in South Korea. “It’s been very exciting, it’s a new year, a new quadrennial and we’re

happy to be at the forefront of it, and hoping to continue Canada’s tradition of great domination in ice dance,” Weaver said. Asked if they’d sought out any advice on how to handle the new pressures that came with heightened expectations, Weaver mentioned Canadian bobsledder Kaillie Humphries. “The biggest thing she has is confidence in herself, and she knows how she’s prepared and she knows that that’s the best she can do, and I think that’s what really exudes from her,” Weaver said. “It’s tough in a different sport with something like bobsled where you’re racing against the clock and you don’t have to convince people you’re the best. But that type of persona is fun to learn from, and I consider us pretty different individuals, but that strength of power and confidence is something I would love to bring as a part of our game as well.” In men’s singles, Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu hopes to defend his title and recover his winning form after a scary on-ice accident. Hanyu won last year’s final at home in Japan. He then started the year by claiming gold at the Sochi Games in February, and a month later he won the world title to become the first man to complete the Olympic-world double in the same year since Alexei Yagudin

in 2002. But Hanyu, who turned 20 on Sunday, barely qualified for the Final after he was injured in a collision with another skater during warm-ups at the Cup of China in early November, receiving bruises on his head and hurting his left thigh. Three weeks later, he could only manage a fourth-place finish at the last of six qualifying events in Tokyo. That result, however, was just good enough for him to join the other five finalists and keep alive his bid to repeat. “I’ll be going to the final as a challenger,” Hanyu said. “It doesn’t matter if you are Olympic champion, people know they can beat the Olympic champion. I’ll be starting from scratch and aiming to get to the top by any means.” Hanyu will be up against Japanese teammates Tatsuki Machida and Takahito Mura, Russian rivals Maxim Kovtun and Sergei Voronov, and Spanish skater Javier Fernandez. Fernandez, the European champion, trains in Canada with former Olympic silver medallist Brian Orser. Orser also coaches Hanyu. Four Russian teenagers will look for a possible medal sweep in the women’s final against Ashley Wagner of the United States and Rika Hongo of Japan. Hongo qualified after American skater Gracie Gold withdrew because of a broken foot.

New MLS teams stock roster in expansion draft TORONTO — Orlando City SC and New York City FC stocked their rosters Wednesday, with Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver among those losing players via the MLS expansion draft. As often happens in such drafts, some moves were temporary. New York took Toronto FC winger Daniel Lovitz in the fourth round, only to trade the 23-year-old back for allocation money when the trade window reopened after the draft. More wheeling and dealing is expected. “We’re a brand new team. We need players,” said New York City sporting director Claudio Reyna. “So we’re looking and shopping and trying to do everything we can to create the absolute best team we can.” New York City FC took Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Mehdi Ballouchy in the sixth round while Orlando City SC chose Montreal Impact defender Heath Pearce in the seventh. Montreal added to its roster via a separate waiver draft, taking English midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker with the first overall pick. The 30-year-old former West Ham, Aston Villa and Bolton Wanderers player split last season between the Vancouver Whitecaps and Chivas USA. “He fits the profile we were look-

ing for in a midfielder,” Impact head coach Frank Klopas said in a statement. “He has strong leadership qualities and his addition will be positive for the group.” Orlando opened the expansion draft by taking veteran Portland Timbers goalie Donovan Ricketts. The 37-yearold Jamaican international, a former member of the Montreal Impact, was MLS Goalkeeper of the Year in 2010. “Hugely experienced, over a 100 caps with Jamaica,” said Orlando coach Adrian Heath. “More importantly he’s been absolutely fabulous in this league.” Orlando traded for Houston goalie Tally Hall on Monday but the allstar goalie is coming off knee surgery. Ricketts and Hall made a combined US$473,500 last season, suggesting one may be moved. New York City FC coach Jason Kreis took two of his former Real Salt Lake players in midfielder Ned Grabavoy, second overall, and defender Chris Wingert with the final pick. Wingert is a native of Long Island, N.Y. Kreis called the two players important pieces during his time at Salt Lake who would add leadership to his new team. Kreis took two other New Yorkers in San Jose defender Jason Hernandez and D.C. United midfielder Thomas McNamara. New York used its second-round

pick on New England forward Patrick Mullins, a rookie who turned heads when he came on as a substitute in the recent MLS Cup final. The draft upped New York’s roster to 19 players including English midfielder Frank Lampard and Spanish forward David Villa. Orlando increased to 22, including Brazilian star Kaka. The numbers quickly changed. Orlando traded the rights to defender Eric Gehrig, taken from Columbus with its 10th pick in the expansion draft, to the Chicago Fire for a secondround draft pick in 2016. Teams were allowed to protect 11 players in the draft, with Homegrown players exempt. They could lose only two players, with another player protected if one was selected. Toronto protected fullback Mark Bloom after losing Lovitz while Vancouver opted to keep midfielder-for-

ward Nicolas Mezquida. Montreal protected Donny Toia. Lovitz started the season on loan to the Wilmington Hammerheads but ended up seeing action in 18 games for Toronto with five starts. “Our goal was to come out of the expansion draft with our team intact,” Toronto GM Tim Bezbatchenko said in a statement. “We did our homework and took measures to ensure that would happen prior to the draft. To that end, we accomplished what we set out to do, and now our full attention can set on improving the team for next season.” The 30-year-old Pearce started 20 games this season, his first with Montreal, making three appearances as a sub. The three-time MLS all-star has also played for FC Dallas, Chivas USA and the New York Red Bulls as well as in Germany and Denmark.

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THURSDAY, DEC. 11, 2014

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Jude Rathjen decorates his snowman during the Snowman Shuffle activity as part of MAGnificent Saturdays at the Red Deer Museum. MAGnificent Saturdays, a drop-in art activity for the family, run from 1 to 4 p.m. every week, with supplies provided. On Dec. 13, Red Deerians can drop in to create Wintery Watercolour artwork.

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Friday ● Senior Citizens Downtown House has several upcoming events, regular card games and tournaments and special tournaments: Cribbage every Thursday at 1:30 p.m. ; Whist every Friday at 1:30 p.m. with a tournament on Dec. 19; 500 every Monday and Wednesday at 1:30 p.m.; Fun Contract Bridge every Wednesday at 1 p.m. Games cost $3. Tournaments cost $6. A Turkey Supper will be held on Dec. 12 at 5:30 p.m. for $15. Tickets now on sale. Phone 403-3464043. ● Student Showcase: First Year Class will be featured on Dec. 12 and 13, 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 13 at 1 p.m. at Welikoklad Event Centre Gallery. Admission by donation. Sponsored by Theatre Society. ● Central Alberta Women’s Emergency Shelter Poinsettia and Gift Wrap Booth will be available at Bower Place from Dec. 1 to 24. Volunteers needed to fill shifts. Contact Heather at 403-550-7355, heather.lauder@ cawes.com. ● Lincoln Hall Christmas Concert will be celebrated on Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. followed by a visit from Santa, coffee and visiting. Performers are asked to contact Merrigold at 403-782-6313. ● Cronquist Tea House will be open until Dec. 19 from Tuesday to Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. for lunch and tea. See ww.rdhs.com, or contact 403-346-0055, rdchs@telus.net. ● Teen Christmas Cinema for youth ages 12 to 18 years only will be offered on Dec. 12, 3:45 to 5:15 p.m. in Waskasoo Kiwanis Meeting Room at Downtown Branch of Red Deer Public Library. Come see a surprise Christmas flick (TBA) and enjoy some munchies. ● Women’s Outreach Ride For Toys takes place on Dec. 12 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Only Women’s Fitness. Show your support, donate a toy, and cheer on the participants. See www.onlywomensrd.ca. ● Scrabble is offered at Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre on Fridays at 1 p.m. for a cost of $1. Phone 403-343-6074. ● Tree House Youth Theatre presents Ho, ho...huh? — a seasonal comedy by Matt Gould with performances on Dec. 11 to 13 at 7:30 p.m. with matinées at 2 p.m. on Saturdays at Scott Block. Tickets cost $20 from www.treehouseyouththeatre.ca. ● Sylvan Lake Legion has weekly meat draws starting at 6:30 p.m. on Fridays. Call 403-887-2601. ● Silver Blades senior skating is offered on Fridays, 2 to 3:30 p.m., and Seniors Skating will be offered on Tuesdays from 2:30 to 3:30, both at the Red Deer Arena. Ages 50 years plus. Cost is $3 for drop-in. ● Red Deer Legion Branch #35 year round events: Singles Bridge on Thursdays at 1 p.m. (all levels welcome, including beginners) and Texas Hold ‘Em on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m.; meat draws on Fridays at 5 p.m., and Saturdays at 4 p.m. Phone

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Saturday ● Parkland Garden Centre Annual Craft and Market Shows will be held on Dec. 13 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is a donation to the Red Deer Food Bank. See www. parklandgarden.ca or phone 403-346-5613. ● Innisfail Charity Checkstop will be held on Dec. 13 from 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Donate clothing, food, new clothing and new toys, and cash in support of the food bank, Christmas Bureau, Women’s Outreach Society, and Big Brothers Big Sisters. For information, call 403-227-3342. ● Kids Knit (and grown-ups too!) at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch will be offered on Dec. 13 from 3 to 4 p.m. Children ages nine years and up, or children under nine years accompanied by an adult, are welcome to learn to knit, or work on their own project — beginner to expert. Phone 403-346-4688. ● Tinkering Lab@ Dawe will be held every second Saturday of each month at Dawe Branch of Red Deer Public Library from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Youth ages nine years and up are invited. On Dec. 13, the explore tinkering with German candle pyramid foresters. Contact 403-755-1143 or tpoliakevitch@rdpl.org. ● Jingle Bell Bash at Timberlands Branch of Red Deer Public Library will be offered on Dec. 13, 2 to 3:30 p.m. The whole family is invited to enjoy stories, crafts, and Christmas activities. ● Nature Savvy Saturdays at Kerry Wood Nature Centre are offered from 1 to 4 p.m. each week. Enjoy a nature-themed craft or activity. All ages invited to drop in and for a seasonal nature-inspired craft or activity. Phone 403-346-2010. ● Royal Canadian Air Force Association members meet at noon on the second Saturday of the month at the ABC Country Restaurant for a luncheon and business meeting. Guests are welcome. The association preserves and perpetuates the traditions of the Royal Canadian Air Force and advocates a proficient and well equipped air force in Canada. The local 703 Wing provides a forum for serving former participants in military and civil aviation and a meeting of like minded people. Contact Al at 403-341-3253, or email to amlow@shaw.ca. ● MAGnificent Saturdays offer free art making with a professional artist from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery in downtown Red Deer. The Dec. 13 session is called Wintery Watercolours. All materials supplied. Families welcome. Phone 403-3098405. Free with admission.

Sunday ● WildRose Harmonizers Barbershop Chorus present Christmas With Friends — Hearts of Harmony Sweet Adeline Cho-

rus and Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School Chamber Choir — on Dec. 14 at Davenport Church of Christ. Tickets at the door cost $10 for adults, and free for children ages 12 years and under. Coffee and snacks will be served after the show. Proceeds to Shalom Counselling Centre. Red Deer Food Bank donations also accepted. See www.harmonizers.ca. Contact David at 403-342-1318. ● Pine Lake Singers Christmas Concert at Pine Lake Hub Community Centre will be featured on Dec. 14, 2:30 p.m. Admission is $5. Lunch will be served. Phone 403-7732270. ● 100 Years of Animation features the film The Lego Movie on Dec. 14 from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Snell Auditorium at Downtown Branch of Red Deer Public Library. Families welcome. ● Lacombe Legion Breakfast is offered on the third Sunday of each month from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Breakfast will be held on Dec. 14. Phone 403-782-6441. ● Olds Evergreen Jams are held on the second and fourth Sunday of every month at the Olds Evergreen Centre from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Admission is $2. Snacks included. Call Bonnie at 403-556-7844 for more information. Jams are held Dec. 14 and 28. ● Riverside Meadows Community Association Family Christmas Party will be celebrated on Dec. 14, 1 to 4 p.m. at Riverside Meadows Activity Centre. Santa will be in attendance from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. with pictures available, and there will be face painting, games, craft table, and refreshments. Contact 403-346-7414 (leave a message).

Monday ● Cover 2 Cover Book Club will meet on Dec. 15 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Dawe Branch of Red Deer Public Library. The theme will be Christmas and holiday books. Visit www.rdpl. org/programs/book-clubs/cover2cover. New members always welcome. Phone 403-3413822. ● Red Deer Fish and Game Association Annual Special General Meeting and Christmas Social goes Dec. 15, 7 p.m. at Royal Canadian Legion in Red Deer. Election of officers for two year term will be held. Food and beverage provided. Call 403-342-5015.

Tuesday ● Momstown Alphabet Play for parents with newborns to six years will be offered on Dec. 16 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Red Deer Public Library Timberlands Branch. ● Story Fun at Red Deer College will be held on Dec. 16 from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Preschoolers aged two to six years and their parents/caregivers are welcome to Red Deer College Library Information Common upstairs to enjoy stories and activities by Red Deer Public Library Children’s Services. Phone 403-346-4688 to find out details. ● Art in the AM is offered in conjunction with Alzheimer Society at Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery on Dec. 16, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Participants take in a gallery tour, an art activity, and enjoy coffee and snacks. Cost is $5 per pair. Phone 403-309-8405. ● Take Off Pounds Sensibly (T.O.P.S.) Innisfail meets every Tuesday in the basement of the Innisfail United Church. Weigh-in from 12:30 to 1 p.m., with meeting beginning

at 1 p.m. Call Rose at 403-227-6903, or Elsie at 403-227-3508. ● 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. Contact Millie at 403-782-6777.

Wednesday ● Red Deer Legion Old-Time Dance with The Allsorts is on Dec. 17 at 7 p.m. Cost is $7, or $13.95 with buffet starting at 5 p.m. Phone 403-342-0035. ● Ponoka United Church Thrift Shop is open every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and has a good selection of infant and children’s wear in addition to winter clothing for men and women. Purchase two bags for the price of one on the first Wednesday of each month with bags priced at $5, $7, and $25. For more information call Mary at 403-7835030, or Jessie at 403-783-8627. ● Rocky Mountain House Northern Crossing Christmas Festival of Music will be held Dec. 17 and 18 at Lou Soppit Community Centre. Tickets cost $20 from Modern Electric. Phone 403-845-3155. Cash, credit and debit cards accepted. ● Birds in Winter — Discover all about birds in winter and how to participate in the Christmas Bird Count — Dec. 17, 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Crimson Lake Learning Centre located indoors at Crimson Lake Provincial Park, take the first right after enter the park off Hwy. 756. Free of charge. Contact 403-845-8309.

Thursday ● Powered by Breathing Lung Support Group meets Thursdays from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Those with lung disorders are invited to learn tips on having a better life with a chronic lung disorder at this Lung Association affiliated support group. Contact Barb at 403-3430804, or Mac at 403-347-2191. ● Central Alberta Prostate Awareness and Support Group meets the third Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at Gaetz Memorial United Church in the parlour. The next meeting is Dec. 18 with a potluck starting at 6 p.m. This group has experience and information to share. Knowing about the prostate, symptoms of prostate cancer, and other prostate diseases can save your life. Men and spouses are welcome. Phone 403-350-5511. ● Red Deer TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets Thursday nights at the Elks Lodge, 6315 Horn Street. Weekly weigh in from 6:15 to 6:55 p.m. with program to follow at 7 p.m. Low membership and weekly fees. Drop in for a free session or contact Cheryl at mamaandpapa@shaw.ca, or 403-342-1484. ● Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre dance, Thursday, Dec. 18, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the seniors’ centre. Dance to the music of Black Velvet Band. Admission is $7. Phone 403-347-6165. ● Festival of Choir and Carols presented by First Christian Reformed Church will be held on Dec. 18 at 7 p.m. Performances include First Christian Reformed Church Choir, Red Deer Gospel Chorale, ihana, and Soliloquy. Admission is a non-perishable food item or monetary donation to Red Deer Food Bank Society.

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Architect of CIA interrogations disputes critical report BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — One of the two psychologists who earned millions for designing the CIA’s postSept. 11, 2001 program of brutal interrogations defends the treatment of al-Qaida detainees and disputes a critical U.S. Senate report. “What I would love the American people to know is that the way the Senate Democrats on that committee described the credentials and background of the two psychologists is just factually, demonstrably incorrect,” James E. Mitchell told The Associated Press in a telephone interview Wednesday from his Florida home. Mitchell, who is identified in the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report by a pseudonym, Grayson Swigert, declined to be specific about what he considered inaccurate. He said a secrecy agreement prevented him from confirming his involvement in the CIA program or fully defending himself. A U.S. official with knowledge of the program confirms that Mitchell is Swigert. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss information that has not been publicly released. Mitchell’s former business partner, Bruce Jessen, is identified in the report as Hammond Dunbar, the official said. The report said they “devised the CIA’s enhanced interrogation techniques and played a central role in the operation, assessments, and management” of the program. The two were said to be involved in some of the most brutal interrogations, including waterboarding applied to Sept. 11 attacks mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed that went beyond what the Justice Department had approved.

The CIA contracted out much of the interrogation program to the two men, the report said, and ultimately paid their company $81 million. In the AP interview, Mitchell said the committee’s report cherry-picked evidence to present a false narrative about the CIA program. “It’s flat wrong,” he said, to suggest that he had no experience as an interrogator and no understanding of al-Qaida, as the report says of the psychologists. But Mitchell declined to detail his experience, other than to point out he spent 30 years with the Air Force and other government organizations. “I completely understand why the human rights organizations in the United States are upset by the Senate report,” he said. “I would be upset by it too, if it were true.” “What they are asking you to believe is that multiple directors of the CIA and analysts who made their living for years doing this lied to the federal government, or were too stupid to know that the intelligence they were getting wasn’t useful.” Mitchell asserted, as have former CIA officials who ran the interrogation program, that the current policy of using CIA drones to kill terrorists overseas with Hellfire missiles is more troubling than subjecting them to harsh interrogation measures. “It’s a lot more humane, even if you are going to subject them to harsh techniques, to question them while they are still alive, than it is to kill them and their children and their neighbours with a drone,” he said. The report said Mitchell “had reviewed research on ‘learned helplessness,’ in which individuals might become passive and depressed in response to adverse or uncontrollable events. He theorized that inducing such a state could encourage a detainee to co-operate and provide information.

Palestinian cabinet minister dies after clash BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A Palestinian Cabinet member died Wednesday shortly after he and other protesters scuffled with Israeli troops near a West Bank village. The forces also fired tear gas close to the demonstrators, witnesses said. During the scuffle, a member of Israel’s security forces held Ziad Abu Ain, 55, by the neck. Abu Ain later collapsed, received first aid and died en route to a hospital, witnesses said. What killed the Palestinian official remains unclear and his body will undergo an autopsy attended by Palestinian, Jordanian and Israeli pathologists, the Israeli army said. But death of Abu Ain, the first Palestinian Cabinet member to die immediately after a protest, likely will enflame simmering tensions that remain after U.S.-brokered peace talks fell apart earlier this year. Later Wednesday, a 12-year-old Palestinian boy was shot in the head and seriously wounded in a con-

frontation with Israeli soldiers in the nearby Jalazoun refugee camp, said Ahmed Bitawi, the head of Ramallah Hospital. The Israeli military said it was checking the report. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was to meet with senior officials from the Palestine Liberation Organization and his Fatah movement later Wednesday to discuss a possible response to Abu Ain’s death. In a statement, Abbas called the death a “barbaric act,” but added that he would wait for the results of the investigation before deciding on a response. He also called for three days of mourning in the Palestinian territories. Some called for suspending Palestinian security co-ordination with Israel in the West Bank, but it was not clear if that option would be considered. In Brussels, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini called for an independent investigation and said that “reports of excessive use of force by Israeli security forces are extremely worrying.” The UN envoy to the region, Robert Serry, appealed for calm.

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Truth Commission delivers final report BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s National Truth Commission on Wednesday delivered a damning report on the killings, disappearances and acts of torture committed by government agents during the country’s 1964-1985 military dictatorship. It called for those responsible to face prosecution. The 2,000-page report was delivered to President Dilma Rousseff, a former Marxist guerrilla who endured harsh torture and a long imprisonment in the early 1970s. Known for her steely demeanour, Rousseff broke down in her speech at the report’s launch ceremony in the capital, Brasilia. Investigators spent nearly three years combing through archives, hospital and morgue records and questioning victims, their families as well as alleged perpetrators. The document represents Brazil’s most sweeping attempt yet to come to terms with the human rights abuses committed under the country’s military regime. “Under the military dictatorship, repression and the elimination of political opposition became the policy of the state, conceived and implemented based on decisions by the president of the republic and military ministers,” the report states. The commission “therefore totally rejects the explanation offered up until today that the serious violations of human rights constituted a few isolated acts or excesses resulting from the zeal of a few soldiers.” The seven-member commission, created by Congress and sworn in by Rousseff in 2011, has no prosecutorial powers, and a 1979 amnesty law passed by the military regime prevents those responsible from being tried and punished. The report calls for the repeal of the amnesty. However, the Supreme Court in 2010 rejected a request by the Brazilian Bar Association to modify the amnesty law so that those who directly carried out killings and torture could be prosecuted. The work exhaustively details the military’s “systematic practice” of arbitrary detentions and torture, as well as executions, forced disappearances and the hiding of bodies. It documents 191 killings and 210 disappearances committed by military authorities, as well as 33 cases of people who were disappeared and whose remains were later discovered. “These numbers certainly don’t correspond to the total of deaths and disappearances but only to cases it was possible to prove,” the report said, citing “obstacles encountered in the investigation - especially the lack of access to armed forces’ documentation, which is officially said to have been destroyed.” The crowd listening to Rousseff’s address gave her a standing ovation when she paused briefly, overcome by emotion. “Brazil deserves the truth. The new generations deserve the truth. And most of all, those who deserve the truth are those who lost family members, friends, companions and continue to suffer . as if they died again each and every day,” Rousseff said.

REGISTRATIONS LOCAL EVENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS Ross St. The clinic offers free affidavits of identification that are notarized by a lawyer. This ID does not replace government issued ID but is intended to help people access basic services while replacing their proper ID. To book an appointment, phone 430-314-9129, see www.communitylegalclinic.net, or email to info@communitylegalclinic.net. ● Red Deer River Watershed Alliance (RDRWA) will hold their Ambassador Breakfast on Dec. 19, 7:30 to 8:45 a.m. at the Quality Inn North Hill for a festive buffet. Cost is $15. The staff of RDRWA will present The Ghosts of Watershed’s Past and explore influential people that shaped our watershed, focusing on ranching, mining, forestry and sod busters. RSVP to info@rdrwa.ca or call Kelly at 403-340-7379 by noon on Dec. 17. ● Red Deer College presents two speakers in the new year. Donald School of Business Distinguished Speaker Series presents Amanda Lang, Jan. 28 at Welikoklad Event Centre. Networking and refreshments from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. followed by speaker presentation from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $75 each. Perspectives: Canada in the World Welcomes Margaret Atwood, April 6 at RDC Arts Centre, Mainstage at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $40 or $32 for students and seniors. For each, tickets are available at www. bkticketcentre.ca or by calling 403-755-6626, 1-800-661-8793. ● New Year’s Eve Dine and Dance at Botha Hall, 5:30 p.m. to midnight, Dec. 31. Supper at 6:30 p.m. Music by County Gems. Family friendly function. Tickets $30 for adults, and $15 for children. Phone 403742-3994, 403-574-2197. ● Notre Dame High School Fine Arts presents Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Feb. 12 to 14 at 7 p.m.,

and Feb. 14 at 1 p.m. at Red Deer Memorial Centre. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for students, and free for children under five from Notre Dame High School or from cast members. Special Preview Night will be held on Feb. 11, 7 p.m. with pay what you can admission for the general public. Contact stephanie. layden@rdcrs.ca. ● Red Deer Players present Snow White and the Seven Nobbits — a Christmas Panto for the entire family — Dec. 26, 27, and Jan. 3, 7 p.m. nightly, with a matinee on Dec. 28 at 2 p.m. at Scott Block Theatre. Tickets are available at Black Knight Inn Ticket Centre, 403-755-6626 or online. ● Alberta Sports Hall of Fame Night at the Museum Sleepover will be offered on Dec. 30 to 31 from 5 p.m. to 10 a.m. for youth ages seven to 12 years. Enjoy crafts, activities, special guest speaker “Jungle” Jim Hunter. Cost is $40 each. Registration deadline is Dec. 19. See www.ashfm.ca/events, or phone 403-341-8614. ● Alberta Sports Hall of Fame is accepting nominations until January 31 for the 2015 induction process. To nominate an individual or team that has attained a high level of excellence and brought recognition or honour to Alberta, visit www.ashfm.ca for a nomination package, or phone 403-341-8614. ● Red Deer Hospice Gala 2015 will take place on Feb. 6 at Sheraton Hotel. Again, this year is a chance to cook on stage with celebrity chefs Massimo Capra and Michael Bonacini. Dance to music of local singer Randi Boulton and her band following the dinner. Tickets on sale now for $200 or $1,600 for a table of eight, or for a $2,000 Premier Table. All tickets are eligible for $100 charitable tax receipt. Purchase tickets at www.reddeerhospice.com, or contact Lori at events@reddeer-

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hospice.com, or 403-309-4344. ● Multiple Sclerosis Society presents their inaugural Whisky Festival, Jan. 13, 6 to 9 p.m. at Red Deer Golf and Country Club. Tickets are $95 from Black Knight Inn Ticket Centre. Enjoy an evening of whisky appreciation and exploration, mouth watering cuisine and local musical talent and more, in support of the MS Society. ● Annual Freeze the House Charity Bonspiel presented by Fas Gas in support of Ronald McDonald House Central Alberta will play out Jan. 30 to Feb. 1 at Pidherney Curling Centre. To register as a participant contact jennifer@rmhcentralalberta.org, or to volunteer contact linda@rmhcentralalberta. org. Registration fee includes three games, draw prizes, awards, Friday night mixer, and Saturday night dinner and dance. ● Affirm — a group that provides safe and confidential support to people of all sexual orientation and their families and friends, from people that have walked this road before as sexual minorities, parents, siblings and friends. They meet once a month in Lacombe. For more information, call Ross at 403-7823671 or Marg at 403-782-1887. ● Red Deer Kinsmen Dream Home Lottery tickets in support of local charities, are on sale by visiting dream home, by phone at 1-866-559-6759, or online at www.reddeerkinsmen.com, until the grand prize draw at 5 p.m., Dec. 31. View the dream home at 1 Lazaro Close on weekends from 1 to 5 p.m. ● Medicine River Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre welcomes donations to its wildlife hospital and education programs. Purchase Otis the Owl three-book children’s series, and 2015 calendars, and support the wildlife centre. See www.mrwc.ca, or contact 403-7283467, info@mrwc.ca.

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● Red Deer Kings Basketball Christmas Tree Fundraiser offers balsam fir trees six to 10 feet tall for costs of $72 to $100 delivered to the customer’s door. Orders accepted at rdc.ab.ca/christmastree, or 587-877-8866. ● MAGsparks connects people with developmental disabilities to the Red Deer Arts community on Mondays and Wednesdays, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery. There is a drop-in fee of $3 or membership is available for $50. For information, contact Janet at 403-309-8405, janet. cole@reddeer.ca. January 5 to 28 topic is acrylic painting. ● Salvation Army Red Deer is in need of 45 sponsor families for their Adopt-A-Family Program. To help a family in need, or make a donation, contact 403-346-2251, or larry_ bridger@can.salvationarmy.org. ● Red Deer River Naturalist Central Alberta Annual Christmas Bird Count will be held Sunday, Dec. 21. Participants must register so that count areas do not overlap. The day will end with a potluck supper at 6 p.m. Please bring your own plate, cutlery, mug and a main course, or dessert for the meal. Call Judy to sign up or if you have further questions at 403-342-4150 or register at Kerry Wood Nature Centre. Tally sheets available at the Nature Centre or online at www.rdrn. fanweb.ca ● German Canadian Club of Red Deer meets in the new German Club Hall, on Highway 280 towards Fort Normandeau. German school for adults is being offered along with German card games and lessons on Mondays. Call 403-391-2735 for more information. ● Central Alberta Community Legal Clinic will hold a photo identification clinic on Jan. 15 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at 301 5008

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Out of control ex hurting more than husband Dear Annie: My brother has been There need to be consequences she separated from his wife, “Sherrie,” for understands so that she can take the a year. They have three girls under the necessary steps to calm down and beage of five. have rationally for her own sake, as Sherrie is crazy. She stalks him. well as that of the children. She has gone to his job If your brother wants and caused a scene. She’s to call his in-laws and ask called every one of his fethem to talk to Sherrie, fine, male workers and accused but you and your parents them of sleeping with him. should stay out of the war She phones my elderly, sick zone. Instead, be a place parents crying hysterically, of comfort and security for saying he’s cheating on her those kids. and she’s going to keep their Dear Annie: I have been daughters from him. with my husband for 10 When the girls cry in midyears, and we have two childle of the night, she records dren. Two years ago, I found them and sends him the out that he was bothering a video. What kind of mother 19-year-old girl. MITCHELL does this? A mother should He was 30 at the time. comfort her children. When We separated over this, but & SUGAR they are with my brother, six months ago, we got back they don’t want to go back together. Now when I ask home to their mother. about this young woman, We all have tried to stay his story keeps changing. out of it because we know Sherrie will He says they were just friends, and keep my nieces from us if we say any- then he says he tried getting together thing. But enough is enough. I know my with her after we separated. He admits brother isn’t entirely innocent here, he still cares about her. but it doesn’t justify what she is doing, Here’s the current problem: This and it hurts us to watch how it affects woman has a young child and uses the my brother and, more importantly, my same daycare centre that I do. I see nieces. her whenever I drop off my children. In the meantime, Sherrie’s parents I jump through hoops to make sure my know nothing about her behaviour. My husband isn’t the one dropping off the older sister has tried talking to Sher- kids, because I don’t want him to run rie, to no avail. Should I speak to her into her. parents and hope they can help control This situation is driving me craher? — Want It To Stop zy, but my family members tell me I Dear Want: Sherrie is out of control should stay with my husband because and doing emotional damage to her we have kids and because he quit children. She could benefit from pro- drinking. fessional counselling. Your brother So do I stay and look the other way, should talk to a lawyer immediately, or should I leave? — Only Questions get temporary custody of those girls Dear Questions: You have another and make sure Sherrie is legally pre- option. For your marriage to succeed, vented from contacting his workplace. you need to know that your husband

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new, explore the world with your children or your love interest. There is so much to be grateful for today. Express that gratitude with others now, it will make their day! Thursday, Dec. 11 VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Today is truly CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Rider Strong, 35; Mo’Nique, 47; Rita Moreno, a “feel good” day. Not only will others in your life be a beacon of positivity, you will also 83 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Today will wel- share your gratitude for them from the bottom come in a grand trine in fire. Just the sound of of your heart. Any issues that you encountered with family up until now will just lovingly it sends shivers down my spine. smooth over today — Enjoy! To be completely honest, today LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): will be extremely pleasant — with You will feel in harmony with a capital P. Everyone will be friends and the groups you are very in touch with their feelings part of today. There is such genand able to express them nicely. erosity and amicable feelings Energy will flow properly. Most that you will not want the day to individuals will be generous and end. You will be able to express kind, truly a very lovely day to be this positive feeling to everyone had by all! as well. To make everyone’s day HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If tobetter, share your love! day is your birthday, this year SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. will prove to be just the year you 21): Such a positive day and will see your project take off with outcome for you now within the lightning speed. Much can and LARISA MAIRA public and within your career! will be accomplished this year as OZOLINS Do take the steps needed to you will have the energy to get share your views with others. It them going and keep up as they will only create more of a pleasexplode. You will be highlighted, ant financial outcome for you as so be mindful to express just what you would like to have known. Share well. Speak about what you are passionate for. your wisdom — it will not fall on deaf ears. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): ExARIES (March 21-April 19): Today, you will be more able to express your truth with press what you are passionate about and everyone you meet. You will be able to clearly follow your heart. It will not lead you wrong. explain your true voice and opinions with oth- You will most likely make extra money from ers, now more than ever. So, try to do just your follow- through today. So shine your that today. Even your romantic interest will light brightly and watch as others are inspired by your actions. appreciate your candour now. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): For the TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Family members will be very supportive of you today and first time in a very long time, you will be able you will relish from the interactions with them to sort through what you are thinking on a today. This is a great time to have a house subconscious level and make sense of it. party and invite those individuals who you Share this knowledge and wisdom with those truly value in your life. Much to be thankful for within your home and with family. You will have a breakthrough moment today — enjoy! today — Enjoy! AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Today GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Express yourself today, allow for greater clarity of thought there will be generosity and friendliness oozto be expressed to your friends and to those ing from everyone around — friends, group within your local environment. Your words members, and significant relationships. It will will be pleasantly accepted and they will hold be one of those days we will all want to rethem dear to their hearts. Allow for strong member for a very long time. Make today count, and share that love with everyone! bonds to be formed now. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Work will go CANCER (June 21-July 22): Your bank account should be on the rise. Your health extremely well today. You will want to express and work should be swimming by excellently yourself with everyone and your thoughts will too. There is so much to be thankful for today, be very well received. Enjoy the camaraderie so do show your gratitude for today’s energy. with you and others now. It is the day to get So much can be accomplished with little effort out there and socialize. Forget the past and enjoy the joyous present! today, so do take a step forward. Larisa Maira Ozolins is an internationally LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You will be so happy today, you will not be able to stand syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her colit. Get out there and travel, learn something umn appears daily in the Advocate.

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will not pursue this young woman, and he hasn’t responded in a way that merits your trust. Because you have children, please make an effort to work on this before giving up. Ask your husband to go with you for counselling. If he refuses, go without him. Your doctor or clergyperson can refer you. Dear Annie: I wanted to respond to “Bewildered in California,” whose father manipulates others into giving him freebies. I have a friend with similar behaviors. I’ve seen her take cans of soda, cookies, napkins and salt packets and stick them in the large bag she carries. She once took five packets of identical material at conferences. In the 20 years I have known her, I’ve never been invited to her home. I suspect she is a hoarder. She’s always talking about getting her money’s worth and manipulates others into getting freebies for her. If they won’t, she claims they don’t care about her. Three years ago, I took her to an event requiring an overnight stay. When I arrived back home, I had hotel towels in my suitcase that I had not put there. I now avoid getting into situations where I might be embarrassed by her behaviour. I’m convinced this is an illness, but she will never seek help. — Still Care Dear Annie: My 20-year-old granddaughter lives in another state. I send all my grandchildren a birthday card and a gift card for $50. It is very rare that I get a thank-you either by text, Facebook or email, let alone a phone call from this particular grandchild. Last year, I finally said something to her about the lack of response. When she came to visit, she mentioned my “angry” Facebook message. (It wasn’t

angry. I said only that I’d appreciate it if, when I send her something, she would let me know she received it.) She just had a birthday, and I sent the usual gift and have not heard back. I sent her a Facebook message on her page, but still no reply. I know this happens a lot today, and my husband says she’s too busy. I can appreciate that, but I don’t get how she can’t reply on Facebook or by email saying, “Thanks, I got the gift,” and be done with it. I am considering saying something to her dad in an email, but he rarely responds, either. So what should I do? — Fuming in Washington Dear Fuming: The solution is simple: Tell this grandchild nicely (and privately) that if she is too busy to thank you for the gifts, you will stop sending them, because she obviously doesn’t care whether she receives them. Then DO IT. Dear Annie: This is for “Can’t Handle Much More,” the grandmother whose 42-year-old granddaughter is living with her. She should look for subsidized apartment complexes in her area or a Section 8 voucher program where rents are based on income. There also are programs to help pay for childcare, which makes it easier to work full time. See whether the area has a Children’s Bureau. The granddaughter may be trying her hardest, but struggling in poverty with children is a difficult situation to rise above. — Works at HUD Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@ comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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Red Deer Public School Board assistant superintendent for student services Jodi Goodrick in the Journeys Learn Program room: a collaborative approach between five school districts, the province, family services and police.

A journey to learning COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM BRINGS TROUBLED STUDENTS BACK TO SCHOOL BY MARY-ANN BARR ADVOCATE STAFF When everything else has been tried to help a struggling Central Alberta student cope, a one-of-a-kind award-winning program might be the answer. The Journeys Learning Program has helped about 25 students so far — many who have mental health problems — with a wraparound approach that brings them into an alternative school and eventually works to reintegrate them back into their regular schools. Journeys is a collaboration involving five Central Alberta school districts — Chinook’s Edge School Division, Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools, Red Deer Public Schools, Wild Rose School Division and Wolf Creek School Division. As well, Alberta Health Services — Mental Health, Central Alberta Child and Family Services and Red Deer RCMP work with the school boards by contributing staff and/or other resources. Journeys was started in 2012 and is the only program of its kind in Alberta. It recently received the Premier’s Award for School Board Innovation and Excellence. Jodi Goodrick, Red Deer Public

Schools assistant superintendant for Student Services, said the program deals with students where all supports within the community have been exhausted. Students tend to have mental health, developmental and behavioural needs. Some might have poor social skills, for example. “It’s really meeting a need that we’ve had for a long, long time.” Schools are seeing is a growing number of youth with identified mental health needs, she said. A social worker will go to the school and meet with those involved, including the parents, and suggests whether the student is a good candidate for Journeys. Journeys has an intake committee comprised of one education partner, one from Alberta Mental Health, and one from Child and Family Services. Typically the youth will already be involved with all three, or two out of the three, said Goodrick. Students aged 11 to 18 years are accepted but the average age is between 13 and 15. The Journeys program is located in Red Deer at the Alternative School Centre. One of the biggest challenges is getting students from outlying districts to the program every day, said Goodrick. Students might come from Rocky

Mountain House, Didsbury or Ponoka. “It’s a very huge commitment to get the kids in, and that’s our biggest challenge, to be honest. Each school district is taking that on themselves.” The program’s success is partly measured by the fact that the students had chronic attendance problems in their home school, “They’re coming every day (to Journeys),” said Goodrick. A social worker runs an optional support group for the parents in the evening and also serves some of the families’ individual needs. “Most of our parents are very actively involved in supporting their child getting to the program. “It’s a real wraparound approach,” she said. One student who started with the program in 2012 transitioned back for short periods to his community school in 2013. Now he attends his community school for part of every day, and is almost fully integrated back into the school, said Goodrick. “These kids finally feel that they belong somewhere and they are included and accepted for who they are and that builds on their confidence. The staff works with them on all kinds of things to build their confidence to be able to go back into the regular school and feel comfortable.” A large part of the program is helping them to make friends, interact

appropriately and problem-solve so they learn to adapt well in different environments. Programming is individually designed to meet the student’s academic needs. There is no fixed time that the student goes back to the regular school. Journeys, with nine students presently, has a full-time teacher, social worker and educational assistants. It cost $425,000 to run and the cost is shared among the partnership. Without the collaborative approach, it would not be possible to have Journeys, said Goodrick. The program has an informal cap of 10 students. “We don’t want to turn anybody away.” “The success we’re seeing of the students who reintegrate back into their schools is really promising to us.” Red Deer Public board chairperson Bev Manning said Journeys students are given the opportunities that they need to be successful. “They are the kids who need it the most. These kids come from pretty difficult circumstances.” Manning hopes other school districts in Alberta will consider a similar program. There are 62 school districts in Alberta. The premier’s award has raised Journeys’ profile, she said. barr@reddeeradvocate.com

Tax hike set at 4.9 per cent to meet needs: mayor Two per cent increase set BLACKFALDS BUDGET

City of Lacombe residents will see a 4.89 per cent municipal tax rate increase next year. Council passed its $30.5-million operating and $20.9-million capital budgets on Monday night. Mayor Steve Christie said in a statement that the budget is “responsive to the needs and preferences of our citizens, which are established through public input and consultation, as well as collaboration with community organizations.” Council was looking at a 5.32 per cent tax rate increase, but did some tweaking to keep the increase below five per cent by cutting about $42,000 from the budget, including a $10,000 contribution to a cemetery reserve fund and the $8,900 cost of printing and mailing the annual report. It will be available online. The tax rate increase will generate an additional $555,720. Assessment growth has added another $366,710 in taxes. Residents are in for modest increases in utility costs, which are expected to rise less than one per cent. Residential garbage rates are actually going down 1.7 per cent to $26.63 per month to reflect new curbside recycling costs. Commercial rates are going up 8.2 per cent. Water flat rates are going up 2.26 per cent to $25.29 and wastewater rates are staying the same. Some of the big capital projects for 2015 include: ● $8 million for a new police station; ● $2.8 million in arena upgrades; ● $1.2 million for affordable housing units over two years; ● $428,000 to expand the cemetery.

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Leisure centre upgrades set at $11 million Upgrades to Lacombe’s Sports and Leisure Complex will cost nearly $11 million. City council approved spending up to $10.8 million to upgrade the facility to meet the latest building safety codes. Problems came to light after a detailed fire and safety code review earlier this year that recommended a sprinkler system and other changes be made to the facility. Without upgrades, a large portion of the second floor would be off limits to the public. As part of the project, council opted to extend the life of the facility with other needed upgrades. A lobby serving the arena and pool will be improved and a mechanical/chemical room added to the pool. Council earlier considered, but decided to pass, on a $14-million project that would have seen extensive dressing room renovation and expansion. “I believe council has done its due diligence in working with engineering estimates up to this point, and I am pleased with the direction we’ve given administration to obtain tangible numbers and being the detail design process,” says Mayor Steve Christie in a statement.

Most Blackfalds taxpayers can expect a two per cent increase in their municipal tax bills next year. Town council passed its $22.4-million operating and $1.8-million capital budgets at its Tuesday meeting. The budget calls for a two per cent tax rate increase. However, tax bill increases will vary depending on how much a home has changed in value. School taxes, which form part of final tax bills, will not be known until next year. “The new growth in the community provides additional revenue that will keep utility rates unchanged from 2014,” says Mayor Melodie Stol, in a statement released on Wednesday. The fast-growing town has added 3.5 full-time equivalent staff positions and a five-year staffing plan is being developed to respond to future growth. About $650,000 will be spent in total on parks and playgrounds. Capital budget highlights include: ● $250,000 — Playground equipment replacement at Civic Centre and McKay Ranch; ● $175,000 — Extension of Canada Trail to connect to new Abbey Centre fieldhouse; ● $175,000 — Fieldhouse upgrades and equipment; ● $70,000 — Park, trail and parking lot at Pine Crescent; ● $62,000 — Upgrades at All Star Park.

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

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BRIEFS Train derails near Sylvan, no danger to public A train derailment west of Sylvan Lake resulted in an empty rail car leaving the tracks on Wednesday morning. Sylvan Lake RCMP responded shortly after 11 a.m. to the derailment site near Kusamo Industrial Park at Hwy 11 and Range Road 22. RCMP say there is no danger to the public. No injuries were reported. The car that left the track remains upright. The investigation into the derailment continues. Members of Sylvan Lake Fire Department attended the derailment, along with Sylvan Lake RCMP.

Russian New Year’s party at library; for children The seventh annual Russian Children’s New Year’s Party will be held at the downtown branch of the Red Deer Library on Dec. 20. Everyone is welcome to attend the free event that regularly attracts about 100 people. People don’t have to understand Russian to enjoy the performance as there will be English translation provided. The traditional party features an interactive play where audience members help to save Grandfather Frost’s presents on the darkest day of the year. Grandfather Frost will also give out small gifts to children in the audience. Adults and children from a variety of cultural backgrounds, including Russian and Ukrainian, volunteer to put on the play and perform. Elaborate costumes and props have been designed for the play. The party runs from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in the Snell Auditorium.

Off-leash dog park coming back to Lacombe Lacombe’s dog walkers will have a new off-leash area next year. Council identified a new dog park site in an industrial park being built east of Hwy 2A. The previous off-leash park was lost to make way for a hotel that is under construction on the south side of town at Michener Park. Next year, the new park will be built in the southwest corner of the industrial park. It needs to be fenced, landscaped and a parking lot built before the public can use it. An online survey on off-leash options drew 34 responses, 29 of which were in favour of the proposed park. More public input will be sought before final decisions are made on design.

Sylvan Lake ice fishers asked to register huts Registration of ice huts on Sylvan Lake isn’t mandatory, but it makes personal property and lake ecological protection a lot easier. The Sylvan Lake Management Committee is encouraging the public to register their ice fishing huts ahead of the season. People need only register once and registrants are asked to keep record of their registration number. That number can ensure a proper investigation of property should it fall victim to theft or vandalism. Registration also helps officials contact the ice hut owners in the spring if the structure is found abandoned on the lake after March 31, the last day for ice fishing season.

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Canadian recording artist Roxanne Potvin and the Odds performed in Red Deer, Wednesday to the delight of a few hundred people who gathered at the CP Rail yards in the Edgar Industrial area. The band entertained the crowed from a moving stage on the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train which is travelling across the country visiting 150 communities along the way. As part of their visit CP donated $7,000 to the Red Deer Food Bank. According to a news release from the Sylvan Lake management committee, all too often ice fishing huts are abandoned on the lake during the spring thaw. Debris can include wood, gasoline, furniture and plastic that ends up at the bottom of Sylvan Lake, or floating on the surface. This can be detrimental to the fish and waterfowl habitat and creates safety hazards for other users of the lake. To register a hut, a person must fill out a form that identifies the contents of the structure, users and contact information. Forms are available at the Sylvan Lake Town Hall, at 5012 48th Ave., Sylvan Lake; Lacombe County Office, at 40403 Range Road 274, and the Sylvan Lake RCMP detachment, at 4260 50th St. in Sylvan Lake. Online registration is available at www.sylvanlake.ca/take-it-off.

Red Deer man pleads guilty to 14 charges, sent to jail A Red Deer man will spend the next two years in custody after pleading guilty to 14 charges, including six counts of possessing stolen property. Mitchell Karwandy, 30 pleaded guilty to numerous charges stemming from an October arrest made by Okotoks RCMP involving stolen property from jurisdictions throughout Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Karwandy pleaded guilty to six counts of possession of stolen property and one count each of possessing or using a stolen credit card, theft of a motor vehicle, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, intent to avoid arrest, unauthorized possession of a prohibited weapon, possession of a prohibited firearm, driving a motor vehicle without insurance, and obstructing or resisting a police officer. The pleas were entered in Calgary provincial court on Wednesday. Three counts of possessing or using a stolen credit card and one count each of possession of stolen property, theft of mail and possession of a prohibited firearm were all withdrawn by the Crown prosecutor. He was sentenced to 25 months

custody and given credit for 69 days served prior to his sentence. Vanessa Roberts, 28, also of Red Deer was arrested at the same time as Karwandy. She has not entered pleas.

formation or spare keys in your car; and if you plan to continue shopping after storing bags in your trunk, move your vehicle so thieves watching for opportunities will think you’ve left.

Program to help prevent thefts from vehicles

Learn about winter birds at Crimson Lake count

Red Deer City RCMP, partnering with the Alberta Motor Association, will create and distribute signs aimed at deterring thefts from vehicles. The “All Valuables Removed” placards will be available for pick up throughout the city this holiday season. In a news release, police said crimes of opportunity — including stealing items such as Christmas gifts from vehicles — spike at this time of year. People can place the placards in their vehicle windows indicating to thieves that there is nothing worth stealing inside. Placards are available year round at AMA, at 2004 50th Ave., but Red Deer RCMP have distributed more placards at other locations in the city to make it more convenient for people to get them. They can also be picked up at Bower Place customer service, at 4900 Molly Bannister Dr.; Save-on Foods, at 3020 22nd St.; Collicutt Centre, at 3031 30th Ave.; Walmart, at 2010 50th Ave.; Superstore, at 5016 51st Ave. and Parkland Mall, at 4747 67th St. “The placards serve two purposes — first they tell thieves that the vehicle owner has taken the time to protect their belongings, and so the thief will be wasting their time and energy on this vehicle,” said Const. Lindsay Colven in a release. “Second, the placards serve as a useful reminder to people to actually remove valuables and place tempting items out of sight each time they leave their vehicles.” Steps that police recommend to protect valuables while shopping include storing purchases out of sight; placing the placard in a window; locking your vehicle; not leaving purses, wallets, cellphones, papers with personal in-

Learn about winter birds and help out in the Christmas bird count at the Birds in Winter event out at Crimson Lake Provincial Park. From 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Dec. 17, people are invited out to the free event at the park, off of Hwy 756 near Hwy 11, taking place in its learning centre. The event includes learning to identify winter birds, learning how birds survive in the winter and learning about the Central Alberta Christmas bird count. For more information, call 403-8458309 or email graham.thursfield@gov. ab.ca.

Record warmth Tuesday, and more until Saturday It may not quite have been shorts weather, but it was warm enough to set a record for the warmest Dec. 9 in Red Deer’s history on Tuesday. A chinook that rolled through Alberta on Tuesday brought with it a recorded high of 9.2C in Red Deer, blowing past the previous record set in 2005 of 7.9C, according to Environment Canada. Although warm on Tuesday, Red Deerians were hard pressed to see a sequel on Wednesday. The record for Dec. 10 is 10.6C, set in 1993, while the highest it got to this Wednesday was 6C. This time last year, Red Deer was shoveling out of a record snowfall. According to Environment Canada, on Dec. 10, 2013, there was 55 cm of snow on the ground, compared to 22 cm on the ground this year. The warming trend is anticipated to continue until at least Saturday, with forecast highs all above the freezing mark.

Feds tightens voting rules for Canadians living abroad OTTAWA - The Harper government is tightening the rules for Canadian expatriates who want to vote in federal elections. Pierre Poilievre, the minister responsible for democratic reform, has tabled legislation that would require voters living abroad to provide proof of their identity, citizenship and past residence in Canada. And it would allow them to vote only in the constituencies in which they last lived, putting an end to the possibility of “riding shopping.” The legislation, entitled the Citizen Voting Act, follows a court ruling last spring that struck down a law which stripped expats of their voting rights once they’d lived outside the country for more than five years. The government is appealing that ruling. But in the meantime, it is clamping down on the estimated 1.4 million expatriates who’ve regained their voting rights as a result of the ruling. “The Citizen Voting Act will help ensure that only citizens vote, that their votes only count in their home ridings and that they show ID to prove both,” Poilievre said in a written statement Wednesday. Poilievre said the proposed new voting requirements for Canadians living abroad are the same as those required of citizens living in the country, who are now required to provide proof of identity and residence before being allowed to cast ballots. The bill would also attempt to ensure that noncitizens - an estimated 40,000 of whom are on the national voters registry, according to Elections Canada - are not allowed to cast ballots. It would authorize the minister of citizenship and immigration to provide the chief electoral officer with the names, gender, birthdates and addresses of non-citizens. Elections Canada could then use that information to remove non-citizens from the voters’ list. Ultimately, a spokesperson for Poilievre said, the government remains committed to reinstating the ban on voting for anyone who has lived outside the country for more than five years.

“Our government believes non-residents should have a direct and ongoing connection to Canada and to their ridings in order to vote in federal elections,” said Gabrielle Mattey-Renaud. “For over two decades, Canada’s policy has limited to five years the length of time someone can be abroad and still vote. That is fair and reasonable.” The five-year rule was struck down as unconstitutional last May by Ontario Superior Court Justice Michael Penny. The charter of rights is clear that citizenship, not residence, is the fundamental re-

quirement for voting, he ruled, adding that it’s not up to the government to determine which citizens are “worthy” to vote. In a background document accompanying Wednesday’s introduction of the Citizen Voting Act, the government argued that Canada is generally more generous to expatriates than other democracies. For instance, Ireland does not allow non-residents to vote at all, non-resident New Zealanders can only vote if they’ve lived less than three years abroad, Australian non-residents less than six years and United Kingdom non-residents less than 15 years.

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the four Wednesday to Saturday deer seasons. Ironically, at season’s end, his ranch seemed to be filling up again with moose, probably from up and down river ranches that don’t allow hunting. Deer numbers are down on his ranch, but the lower kill than usual could be attributed to freezers already full of moose. Further east, out Jenner to Empress way, this rancher and two other hunters tell me there are good numbers of both species of deer. I’ve received a highly entertaining report from a hunter who was hunting inside Canadian Forces Base Suffield with a cow elk cull tag. At long last, we have a road hunt to rival the world’s greatest held at Camp Wainwright each fall! This hunter reports the hard time he and the hordes were having because they don’t know this huge tract of Alberta, despite the signs and street names at every trail intersection, not to mention the complications of huge herds of antsy antelope. Do they have tank traps in here? Years ago I first met my longtime friend, Ken Nowicki, when I winched his little Suzuki straight up a tree and out of a Camp Wainwright tank trap with my Sidewinder winch. Anyway, my CFB Suffield informant got his cow, then spent two hours lost, trying to find mission control where he could muster out and leave the cow’s head for CWD testing. Two hunters I have known forever, freezers full of two elk and one moose from “elsewhere,” drove lease land outside CFB Suffield’s north boundary, where bull elk are legal if you have the tag. They were amused to see distracted road hunters drive by a herd of 14 bull elk with two bulls that would score 400 B&C points. Bob Scammell is an award-winning columnist who lives in Red Deer. He can be reached at bscam@telusplanet.net.

WEST COUNTRY DEER NUMBERS DOWN AFTER LAST YEAR’S HEAVY SNOW, BUT MOOSE IN ABUNDANCE IN SOME AREAS Nov. 30, end of the season, used to be the saddest day of the year for me and millions of other North American deer hunters. Now that I no longer hunt, it is not quite so personally sad, but I still feel for active hunters and delight in their reports on their seasons. Whenever anyone wished me hunting luck, I’d reply that there’s hunting and no hunting and the luck was being able to go; anything else was a bonus. There is no such thing as a bad season, but some are better than others. BOB The season just past was SCAMMELL interesting and mixed, varying widely in diverse parts of the province. Themes are moose almost everywhere and both species of deer scarce in many parts of Alberta, obviously a result of last year’s horrendous winter. Hardest hit, as I was predicting, was my old favourite area generally south and west of Rocky Mountain House from which readers were reporting two metres of snow by Christmas. A group of five veterans of the area declared it a bust after hunting it for five days and getting only one deer. Vivian Pharis, a member of the group, says “it looks like the extreme conditions last winter took a terrible toll out there, even of moose.” Luck? Vivian and husband Dick had finally drawn moose tags after 10 years trying, and didn’t see one moose in six days. Actually this group is lucky to be alive. They were all hunting what we call the Dugout area deep in a massive tract of public land, when a sudden storm of thunder, sleet and small hail and high wind blew in, swaying, cracking and thumping huge old aspens to the ground all around them. All group members were nearly hit, one missed by only two feet. Vivian found some refuge in a grove of spruce and was nearly run over by a nice whitetail buck that she couldn’t care less about

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Top: Don Hayden with white tail buck. Right: A good Red Deer River valley bull moose. at that time. The soaked crew arrived back on the road just in time to catch a rainbow … in November! I got caught there similarly several years ago. More recently, I felt the November hurricane coming on while hunting my own land, and ran to the rig to race the wind down the trail out of there. As I drove east, I could see aspens in the mirrors crashing down behind me. Fortunately, I could drive over the few that fell in front and nothing hit the roof. Next day, it took hunting buddy Don Hayden and me two hours to chainsaw our way back in there. Despite being older than I am, Don “Bionic Man” Hayden still hunts be-

Gardening books as Christmas gifts Good gardening books are entera few recipes that people might try. taining and informative. They allow After the introduction, the book gardeners to dream of warmer clilists plants alphabetically, making it mates and plan for the growing season. easy to use as a reference. The first A look through any booksection is on agave, which seller, hands-on or virtual, is distilled into tequila. will show a number of books Different varieties of agave on plants that are hardy in and different processes reCentral Alberta. sult in different quality of Books or sections of drink and different names. the books are divided into The 400-page book is a annuals, perennials, veggreat reference for anyone etables, trees and shrubs, as who enjoys gardening or well as roses. tending the bar. It is availWhen purchasing one of able in hard cover or as an these books for yourself or ebook. as a present, look for inforPest Control for Organic mation on where the plant Gardening: Natural Methods thrives, sun, type of soil and for Pest and Disease Control how large it will be at maby Amber Richards touches LINDA turity. on the basics of organic garTOMLINSON The information should dening. be laid out in a clear and The small book provides concise manner, making it practical suggestions on easy to read. how to deal with pests. It is Relevant information should be inexpensive and suited for beginning readily available. In the case of perengardeners or ones who are wishing to nials, a blooming chart is essential to go pesticide free. insure to plot plants blooming times. The Manual of Plant Grafting: PractiThere are other types of gardencal Techniques for Ornamentals, Vegetaing books that stray from the “what to bles, and Fruit by Peter T. MacDonald plant basics,” making them a choice is the perfect resource for anyone who for more advanced gardeners as well wishes to graft plants. It contains upas amateurs. to-date information on grafting fruit Air plants are plants that do not trees, as well as tomatoes, vegetables need soil to survive. In their native enand cacti. vironment, they anchor to other plants Peter has spent his life either workbut obtain nourishment from frequent ing in propagation or teaching others rains. Domesticated, these plants can how to propagate with grafting. Transbe attached wherever, adding another lated, the book has step-by-step picdimension to the décor. Zenaida Sengo tures and suggestions. and Caitlin Atkinson have developed Thinking about purchasing or maka book called Air Plants The Curious ing a greenhouse? Then this is the World of Tillandsias to educate people book: The Greenhouse Gardener’s Manabout air plants. They also include deual by Roger Marshal was written for tailed instructions of how to use them a warmer climate but it still contains to decorate. enough relevant information for northAir plants are ideal for people who ern gardeners. It contains information love plants but hate soil gnats or have on choosing a greenhouse, as well as trouble with soil moulds. These spiky what crops to grow and how to grow plants thrive in most indoor environthem. ments. These are just a few of the books The Drunken Botanist by Amy Stewthat are available to tuck under the art is a must for gardeners or anyone tree this Christmas. who enjoys knowing what they drink, Linda Tomlinson is a horticulturalist or brews their own. The book contains who lives near Rocky Mountain House. information on what plants were ferShe can be reached at your_garden@hotmented throughout the ages, as well as mail.com.

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cause they still have spare parts for much of what ails him. He had another great season hunting with relatives and friends at High Prairie, taking geese, a moose and a white tail buck. His hunting area has the highest moose density in Alberta, and Don saw 10 moose in one 80 acre field. As if they don’t have enough problems with elk in lower Red Deer River country, some locals are estimating there are hundreds of moose in the river valley for many miles to the northeast and west of Patricia. A good rancher friend reports that his annual “Posse” took 14 of those big, black, fence-bustin’ bulldozers off his place in November and “only” 26 deer in

Watching oil prices drop, wondering what’s next “… it appears that we can have oil cialist state), and Iran (for wanting to prices that do a lot of damage to oil pro- have nukes). You see, Saudi Arabia ducers (say $80 to $85 per barrel), with- has a lot of money stashed away, so it out really fixing the world’s low wage and can survive with a year or two of low low economic growth problem.” oil prices, whereas none of the other — Gail Tverberg (energy analyst) oil producers (Russia, Venezuela and Tverberg is referring Iran) have that option. to the gap between the oil So there are numerous price needed for a growing factors that are keeping the global economy, and the oil price of oil down. And to price needed by producers complicate things, the price to get more oil out of the which many oil exporters ground. need to keep their econoBefore I explain Tvermies afloat (perhaps $100 berg’s statement, I’d like to per barrel) is very different go over some of the reasons than the price which oil imshe gives for the current porters need to keep their price of oil (about $65 per economies afloat (below $50 barrel as I write this). Some per barrel). of the causes are buried in It used to be the case the fine print of the busi(about a dozen years ago) ness pages. For example, that both exporters and imEVAN Libyan oil production has porters could have healthy BEDFORD risen fourfold over just the economies based on oil in last eight months. That’s an the $30 to $40 range. It was extra 700,000 barrels per cheap energy for the imday (or about one-third of porters (so they could foster what the tarsands currently economic growth), and there produce) on the world market, which was still quite a bit of the black goo in tends to put downward pressure on the very easy-to-find spots (which the prices. exporters liked). Other factors relate to government But we’re in a much different world debt. When governments borrow less — now. The easy-to-find spots are not so as both the U.S. and China have done easy-to-find any more. And the resultrecently — there is less money inject- ing wild price swings tend to create ed into the economy. And less money global winners and global losers on injected into the economy means that practically a weekly basis. And for there are fewer trips to the gas station both winners and losers, it is provby consumers. And less demand at the ing to be quite difficult to wean themgas station tends to keep the price of selves off of the century-long fossil fuel fuel low. binge. A huge factor contributing to the Tverberg isn’t optimistic about our low price of oil is the simple fact that prospects, noting that our networked the U.S. has been pulling much more economies don’t shrink well. In fact, of it out of the ground in recent years. she uses the words “major recession” U.S. domestic oil production has risen and “danger of collapse” in the conby 2.5 million barrels per day over the cluding paragraph of her essay titled 8 last couple of years. That increase is Reasons For Our Oil Price Predicament. more than equal to the whole output of She’s a very smart woman. However, northern Alberta bitumen. I hope she’s wrong about that “colAnd the final variable is Saudi Ara- lapse” part. In fact, there is something bia. Usually, when oil prices drop, the called a “steady state economy,” which Saudi response is to reduce their oil is all about sustainability without output, which then tends to boost glob- growth. Perhaps that will be the subal prices. But this time, they just sat ject of my next column. on their hands, while watching oil go Evan Bedford is a local environmendown to $65. The speculation is that talist. Direct comments, questions and they are siding with the U.S. in a bid suggestions to wyddfa23@telus.net. Visit to punish Russia (for its incursion into the Energy and Ecology website at www. Ukraine), Venezuela (for being a so- evanbedford.com.

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Oil prices hit five-year low OPEC REPORT, HIGH US CRUDE INVENTORIES BLAMED BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — The price of oil took another dive Wednesday, plunging to five-year lows amid mounting evidence that global supplies are far outstripping demand. The U.S. Energy Department reported a surprise increase in domestic oil inventories and OPEC projected that demand for its crude would sink next year to levels not seen in more than a decade. Benchmark U.S. crude slumped 4.5 per cent, or $2.88, to close at $60.94 a barrel on Wednesday. Prices have not been that low since July of 2009. U.S crude prices have fallen 17 per cent in two weeks and are now 43 per cent below the $107.26 that a barrel fetched at its peak this year. Brent crude, an international benchmark used to price oil used in many U.S. refineries, fell $1.95 to close at $64.24 in London.

Energy analyst and trader Stephen Schork said in an interview that he expects that the combination of weak economic news out of Asia and growing global supplies will push oil down further, to below $60, by the end of the week. “It’s the proverbial ‘trying to catch a falling dagger’ and I’m not going to try to catch it,” he said. OPEC said Wednesday that it expects demand for its crude to fall to 28.9 million barrels per day next year, 400,000 barrels per day less than in 2014. The cartel’s official production target is 30 million barrels a day, which would mean far more oil on the world market than is being consumed. Also on Wednesday, the Energy Department reported a surprise increase in U.S. crude supplies of 1.5 million barrels last week. Analysts were expecting a decline of 2.2 million barrels. Gasoline stocks also increased more than expected. Falling oil prices are making for sharply lower prices of gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and heating oil,

giving consumers, shippers and airlines a lift. Economists say lower gasoline prices act like a tax cut, leaving more money in consumers’ pockets to spend on other things. The national average price of gasoline fell Wednesday to $2.64, according to AAA, saving drivers $1.05 per gallon compared to what they were paying in late June. The Energy Department projected in a report Tuesday that gasoline will average $2.60 per gallon next year, 23 per cent below this year’s projected average. If that comes to pass, it will save a typical household $550 next year. Lower oil prices are taking their toll on oil producers, though, sending company shares plummeting and forcing companies to cut spending. BP said Wednesday it would aim to cut costs by $1 billion next year, a move that would likely involve significant job cuts.

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Market still poised for soft landing: Poloz BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada says housing prices could be overvalued by as much as 30 per cent, but governor Stephen Poloz maintains the country’s still-chugging real estate market is likely to stay on course for a soft landing. Even with the possibility of overvalued homes, Poloz reiterated his forecast the Canadian market will unwind gradually along with the improving economy. “We believe the economy is gathering strength, it’s beginning to rebuild itself, it’s going to create new jobs and income is going to go up,” Poloz told a news conference after releasing the bank’s semi-annual financial system review. “And all those kinds of metrics are going to start to look better, and so the sustainability of the housing market will be buttressed by that. “So, that’s our main source of reassurance from this.” The bank used a new model to crunch numbers on the potential overvaluation of the country’s housing market, a calculation that suggested it may be running between 10 to 30 per cent above where it should be. The study also found the market has been overvalued by more than 10 per cent since 2007 and has “exhibited only a modest degree of upward creep since 2009.” Poloz said the conditions around the ongoing rise in house prices are better when compared to the sharp real estate increases seen in the early 1980s and 1990s — two periods followed by economic downturns. The episodes in the 80s and 90s were accompanied by rising interest rates to address growing inflation. Those ingredients aren’t present today, Poloz said. “It’s not as though we became overvalued yesterday by some number — it’s actually been building up for a really long time,” said Poloz, who added the model also assessed the probability of a housing correction. “That probability is actually really low compared to those other historical episodes and actually looks like it’s falling.” The bank’s financial system review identified other key vulnerabilities and looming threats faced by Canada’s financial system. In particular, it pointed a finger at mounting household debt as one of the biggest weak spots in Canada’s economic armour. Earlier this month, Poloz maintained the bank’s trend-setting interest rate at one per cent, where it’s been frozen since September 2010. The low rate has encouraged Canadians to accumulate piles of debt since the recession as a way to help stimulate the battered economy. Most economists and analysts don’t expect the rate to budge until at least the middle of next year. The bank’s report cautioned that Canada’s household debt-to-income ratio is near a record high, conditions that may have been partly fuelled by stiff competition among lenders. The situation, it said, may have encouraged some Canadians to borrow too much and led financial entities to lend to riskier clients.

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Groundwork begins on a new Liberty Landing development in Gasoline Alley.

Residential development in Gasoline Alley attracting prospective buyers BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR There is plenty of interest in a residential subdivision proposed for Gasoline Alley, based on the turnout at a public information session on Wednesday. Officials with Lamont Land Inc. were fielding a lot of questions about the company’s Liberty Landing project during the open house at Hampton Inn and Suites. Scott Lamont, Central Alberta development manager with the Calgary firm, said he was even be-

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Slumping oil prices to impact home prices in Calgary in 2015: Re/Max TORONTO — Slumping oil prices are likely to impact Calgary’s real estate market in the coming year, causing home prices to slow their rapid acceleration in Alberta’s largest city, according to a report by realtor group Re/Max. The average sale price of a Calgary home is expected to rise by only three per cent in 2015 to $497,500 after shooting up six per cent in 2014, as more buyers are expected to sit on the sidelines to see if the recent slump in oil prices will make houses cheaper. “Calgary had a significant run-up over the last few

ing approached by prospective buyers. “The biggest appeal we see to this is location and proximity to amenities in Red Deer and amenities in Gasoline Alley,” said Lamont, noting that the site is five minutes from Red Deer College, 10 minutes from downtown Red Deer and a short walk from the growing collection of nearby businesses. “It’s walkable to a lot of the business-commercial employment that’s happening in Gasoline Alley right now.”

Please see LIBERTY LANDING on Page C5 years, so it’s becoming more of a balanced market as opposed to a slowing down of the market per se,” said Gurinder Sandhu, executive vice-president, Re/ Max Ontario Atlantic. A booming oil sector has helped drive immigration to the city in recent years, fuelling demand for homes. However, crude oil prices have tumbled roughly 35 per cent from their mid-summer highs due to a strong U.S. dollar, weaker demand and a glut of global supply. The decline in oil prices has already caused Calgary’s real estate market to become less “red hot,” said Sandhu. But unless low oil prices persist for a prolonged period, home prices in Calgary are unlikely to decline. “It would have to be a sustained, long-term depression of oil prices to the point where it would have to start impacting jobs and the overall economy, and we’re not anticipating that for 2015,” he said. Meanwhile, higher inventory levels in many cities, and in some places a switch to more affordable condominiums, are among factors expected to contribute to significantly smaller price increases across Canada next year.

Critics question Harper’s rationale for stalled oil, gas regulations BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Opposition critics and energy experts are questioning Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s contention that Canada can’t move to curb greenhouse gas emissions from the oil and gas sector without American alignment. Harper this week flatly ruled out what he calls unilateral action on long-awaited regulations, which his government has been promising since 2007. New Democrats Megan Leslie and Libby Davies each asked the government Wednesday to provide some evidence it has begun talks with the U.S. administration over common oil and gas regulations. “Could the prime minister, or anyone over there on the government side, tell us the last time he spoke with President Barack Obama about creating harmonized oil and gas regulations to reduce greenhouse

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gas emissions?” asked Leslie. Colin Carrie, the parliamentary secretary to the environment minister, responded by attacking NDP policies, while Natural Resources Minister Greg Rickford remained rooted in his seat. Rickford raced past reporters outside the Conservative caucus Wednesday morning, responding over his shoulder to a pursuer that regulating the oil and gas sector “wouldn’t be a very good idea right now.” Harper rallied his Conservative caucus on Tuesday by calling oil and gas regulations a “crazy economic policy,” given low world prices. “In fact, nobody in the world is regulating their oil and gas sector,” Harper said. “I’d be delighted if they did. Canada will be there with them. But we’re not going to impose unilateral penalties.” His comments came as a United Nations conference on new climate change targets was in full swing in Lima, Peru.

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Trouble is, many jurisdictions — including the European Union, Norway, a number of U.S. states and Alberta — have moved ahead with their own oil and gas sector regulations. Experts say there’s no reason Ottawa can’t do the same. And no one has seen any evidence the Conservatives have even broached substantive harmonization talks with the United States about the continental oil and gas sector. “I just have no idea what he meant by that and I haven’t seen anyone come out and try to clarify it. It’s astounding,” Andrew Leach, the Enbridge Professor of Energy Policy at the University of Alberta, said. “If you look globally there are tons of jurisdictions that regulate greenhouse gas emissions from their oil and gas sectors, and that’s probably going to increase.”

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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 108.79 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 45.21 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.50 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . 11.60 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.96 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.22 Cdn. National Railway . . 73.62 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 201.88 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 38.56 Capital Power Corp . . . . 25.22 Cervus Equipment Corp 18.94 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 46.34 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 55.12 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 23.76 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.38 General Motors Co. . . . . 31.97 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 19.82 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.39 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 40.39 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 29.39 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 40.07 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 10.12 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 51.84 Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 123.81 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.33 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 16.43 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 59.94 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market hit correction territory Wednesday, losing almost 350 points in the worst one-day sell-off since June 2013 amid a further plunge in energy stocks. The S&P/TSX composite index tumbled 342.78 points to 13,852.95, led by a drop of 5.5 per cent in the energy group after the OPEC cartel cut its forecast for 2015 world demand for its oil. It also said supplies from nonOPEC countries will rise more than forecast next year. The TSX is down 12 per cent from 2014 highs racked up in mid-summer and now is a bare 230 points or 1.7 per cent above where it started the year. A drop of 10 per cent or more from recent highs is considered a correction. Damage was widespread across Toronto market sectors as investors try to gauge how a drop in oil prices of around 40 per cent since mid-summer will impact on the Canadian economy. “I think it’s basically a sellCanada mentality,” said Ian Nakamoto, director of research at 3MACS. “Whatever the rate of growth that was forecast, say two months ago, is going to be revised down.” The Canadian dollar shed 0.3 of a cent to 87.11 cents US. Slumping energy stocks also sent New York indexes deep into the red with the Dow Jones industrials down 268.05 points to 17,533.15. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq dropped 82.44 points to 4,684.03 and the S&P 500 shed 33.68 points to 2,026.14. OPEC forecast that demand for its oil would drop to 28.9 million barrels a day next year, compared with 29.4 million barrels a day in 2014, the weakest amount in 12 years. The cut comes amid lower demand and rising supplies, in the United States. It also followed the decision by OPEC last month to leave production levels unchanged, leaving the markets to sort out a huge imbal-

Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 17.92 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.15 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 97.21 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82.98 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 33.63 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 13.70 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 18.06 First Quantum Minerals . 16.99 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 22.66 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 8.97 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 3.56 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.85 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 40.42 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.22 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 14.95 Energy Arc Resources . . . . . . . . 23.72 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 26.49 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 55.34 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.28 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 36.13 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 33.84 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . . 9.37 Canyon Services Group. . 7.63 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 21.10 CWC Well Services . . . 0.3900 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 14.64 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 1.37 ance between supply and demand. On Wednesday, the January crude contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange dropped $2.88 to US$60.94 a barrel. The TSX energy sector, which makes up 23 per cent of the TSX, has plunged more than 25 per cent so far this year. Iran’s president, Hassan Rouhani, says the sharp fall in oil prices is the result of “treachery” — an apparent reference to regional rival Saudi Arabia, which opposed OPEC production cuts to lift prices. The base metals sector lost 3.4 per cent as March copper gave back most of Tuesday’s four-cent gain, down three cents to US$2.90 a pound. Other major losers included financials, down 1.75 per cent, and industrials, which fell 2.75 per cent. The gold sector faded 2.4 per cent as February bullion moved down $2.60 to US$1,229.40 an ounce after traders looking for a safe haven had pushed gold up US$37 an ounce on Tuesday. On the corporate front, Laurentian Bank of Canada (TSX:LB) says its net income in the fourth quarter was $33.8 million or $1.09 per diluted share, up from $25.9 million or 82 cents per share in the same 2013 period. Adjusted net income increased to $42.6 million or $1.39 per share from $38.5 million or $1.26 per a share last year. The bank says it will be increasing its dividend by nearly four per cent to 54 cents per share with the next payment in February. Its shares fell $2.67 to $47.60. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at the close of Wednesday at world financial market trading. Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 13,852.95, down 342.78 points Dow — 17,533.15, down 268.05 points S&P 500 — 2,026.14, down

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Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 88.67 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 38.12 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.29 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 22.02 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 48.09 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 2.98 Penn West Energy . . . . . . 2.67 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . 0.020 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 6.31 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 32.41 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . . 4.37 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.53 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 4.89 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 45.99 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 77.66 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 64.11 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.21 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 31.09 Carfinco . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.19 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 32.23 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 44.82 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 79.56 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.59 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 46.63 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.49 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 78.61 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 41.33 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.46 33.68 points Nasdaq — 4,684.03, down 82.44 points Currencies: Cdn — 87.11 cents US, down 0.30 of a cent Pound — C$1.8037, up 1.14 cents Euro — C$1.4286, up 1.34 cents Euro — US$1.2444, up 0.54 of a cent Oil futures: US$60.94 per barrel, down $2.88 (January contract) Gold futures: US$1,229.40 per oz., down $2.60 (February contract)

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Conrad Black loses appeal on tax ruling

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TORONTO — Conrad Black has lost his appeal to overturn a federal Tax Court decision that says he owes back taxes from 2002. The Federal Court of Appeal says, despite his arguments otherwise, Black was a Canadian resident at the time and that means he owes money to the Canada Revenue Agency. The court also said Black should pay taxes on all income earned outside the United Kingdom, not just his Canadian income. The decision follows an appeal filed earlier this year by Black’s lawyers who argued the former media baron was, for tax purposes, a resident of the United Kingdom in 2002. In a decision last month, the appeal court dismissed the case and said Black would be responsible for related costs. The courts did not disclose how much Black may owe in back taxes, though the government has estimated the amount of income and benefits Black owes taxes on may be as high as $5.1 million. Black has battled with Canadian au-

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“I’m quite excited.” Boda said she favours the reduced density of the plan, as compared with its predecessor. Lamont Land is hoping to have the Liberty Landing concept plan in front of county council for first reading in January, said Lamont. If things go as planned, building permits should be issued by late fall of 2015. “We’ve done some grading on the site to kind of get ready for spring underground utility construction.” The subdivision would connect into regional water and sewage lines. Lamont Land previously developed Ryders Ridge in Sylvan Lake, and is currently working on the CrestView subdivision in the same town. hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

Although details are still being finalized, the 113-acre site north of McKenzie Road and about 100 metres south of Lantern Road is expected to consist of 450 to 500 dwelling units. These will include single-family homes with front-attached garages or reardetached garages, as well as duplexes and apartments. “We’re basically having a pretty wide range of product on this one,” said Lamont. Liberty Landing will be much less dense than an earlier development proposed for the property by another developer. It called for some 1,800 homes. The current proposal includes wetlands areas with two water features, as well as other green areas and a pathway system. “There’s definitely D going to be some park I space,” said Lamont. L “We envision having B some pubic amenities E here, like play strucR tures.” T The development will also tie into a large wetlands area south of Liberty Landing. “We’ll have an educational aspect on the wetlands on this parcel,” said Lamont. Red Deer County Coun. Jean Boda said she’s pleased with the proposal. “It’s going to really tidy up things, as long as it’s done properly.” Residential development in Gasoline Alley is needed for the many 22 kms north of Leslieville onn people who work there, Hwy. 761, 56036 TWP RD 41-44 said Boda. And Liberty m Thursday -Sunday 10 am - 5 pm Landing should spur further development in the Like us on area, she added.

VANCOUVER — Birds at two more farms in southwestern British Columbia have tested positive for avian influenza, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Wednesday — underscoring the difficulty facing officials attempting to contain the virus. The outbreak began last week, when turkeys and chickens at two farms in the Fraser Valley tested positive for the H5N2 strain of the disease. The virus has now been detected at eight locations on seven farms, leaving 155,000 birds either dead or set to be euthanized. The outbreak has prompted surveillance and control measures affecting half of the province, as well as a growing list of trade restrictions on B.C. or Canadian poultry. Dr. Harpreet Kochhar, Canada’s chief veterinary officer, said the new infections did not come as a surprise and he suggested more could turn up in the coming days. Indeed, another farm was also being investigated as suspicious, he said. “The identification of additional farms is not unexpected, given that avian influenza is highly contagious,” Kochhar said during a conference call with reporters. “Our efforts are directed to controlling the avian influenza virus from spreading. In spite of those measures, there is a possibility that this could show up at other farms. This is something that is attributed to the highly virulent, highly pathogenic nature of the avian influenza virus.” The affected farms are clustered within several kilometres of each other in Abbotsford and Chilliwack.

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ZoomerMedia seeking to buy Sun News Network TORONTO — A published report says Moses Znaimer’s ZoomerMedia Ltd. is in talks aimed at acquiring Sun News Network from Quebecor Inc. The Globe and Mail quotes a source “familiar with the negotiations” as saying Znaimer wants a deal to buy the TV channel before the end of the year. The Globe says that, according to the source, Znaimer has exclusive negotiating rights for the news and opinion channel. The Globe said spokespeople for Znaimer and Quebecor declined to comment on the report. ZoomerMedia operates print, TV, radio, digital, consumer shows, and conferences aimed a the 45-plus age group. and can’t kill the golden goose, and now we’re impoverished. So when’s the right time?” asked Sawyer. Leaked reports about proposed regulatory scenarios have put the cost to producers anywhere from 10 to 40 cents per barrel. “Is oil and gas production in Canada really sensitive to compliance costs in the order of 15 cents a barrel — a Timbit a barrel?” said Sawyer. The government’s do-nothing stance is creating increasing frustration among policy wonks, opposition critics and even, behind the scenes, some oil industry executives. “All of the major oilsands companies have been very clear that they’re benchmarking their projects assuming these (regulatory) prices get imposed. They’ve already baked this into their projects,” said Leach.

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In each case, the farms were immediately placed under quarantine and plans were made to destroy any birds that had not already been killed by the virus. Earlier this week, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced a control zone covering the southern half of B.C., where restrictions have been placed on the movement of poultry. Those restrictions are more strict in the area immediately around the affected farms. It’s not yet clear what caused the outbreak, though two farms where the virus was detected had received chickens from a previously infected facility. Officials are looking into the possibility that migrating wild birds introduced the virus into the region, though Kochhar said there’s nothing conclusive yet. He said there was no evidence the virus had been circulating among migrating birds and a wild bird monitoring program hadn’t found any unusual increases in animal deaths. Avian influenza poses little danger to people as long as poultry meat is handled and cooked properly. It can, however, put the poultry industry at risk. Previous outbreaks in B.C. and elsewhere in Canada similarly led to the destruction of tens of thousands of birds. The most serious, a 2004 outbreak in the Fraser Valley, prompted federal officials to order the slaughter of about 17 million birds. Since last week, eight countries have placed restrictions on poultry and poultry products. Singapore was added to that list on Wednesday, joining the United States, Mexico, South Africa, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and South Korea.

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Subaru Imprezas on Okanagan ice and snow Inside It’s all about gaining traction for The Okanagan is one of those spots Subaru, not just on the pavement but that is defined by summer; it’s all also in terms of sales. about the hot, dry lakeside vacation. For Subaru, traction and sales are But after three days, in and around related. When Subaru decided to Kelowna, experiencing the first switch its entire lineup of cars to all blast of arctic air, the place is just as wheel drive (AWD) back in 1995, the magical at this time of year. Stories company never looked back. (That of the wine pickers getting ready was also the year Subaru introduced The Okanagan for the ice-wine harvest makes it as the Outback sport wagon.) Back then, was chosen for the appealing and delicious as ever. sales then were roughly 4000 per year wonderful twisting The Impreza had a similar oneand this year Subaru is on track to dimensional attitude before this sell over 40,000 units, an impressive roads through wine new model arrived. Yes, it is one accomplishment. country but also of the most practical designs, with In order to highlight Subaru’s snow-on-demand at big doors that make getting in and latest Impreza compact sedan and out a breeze, the huge windows hatchback, Subaru needed a location Big White Ski Resort make outward visibility impressive that could show off the vehicle on and the setting was but the car lacked sophistication. dry roads and in winter conditions. perfect. For 2015 Subaru has done a good The Okanagan was chosen for the job of remedying the situation. The wonderful twisting roads through Zach Spencer radio head unit now looks like a wine country but also snow-onpolished, integrated feature, replacing what looked demand at Big White Ski Resort and the setting was like an afterthought. There is a standard 6.2-inch perfect. unit or a larger 7-inch model for cars equipped Looks with navigation. A backup camera is now standard Earlier this year Subaru introduced the WRX, higher equipment along with Bluetooth connectivity and performance, Impreza-based sedan to accolades for heated seats are standard on all but the base model. that vehicle’s handling, power and design. It could Drive be argued that Subaru has refreshed the outside Driving over ice covered roads on the way to Big of this new 2015 Impreza with WRX “light”. The White Ski Resort and then getting to push the new front grille, headlamps, air intakes and wheel Impreza as hard as it would allow on a snow options all make a much bolder statement. Sold a covered handling course, gives a great sense of sedan or hatchback, both cars now have a sharper, confidence in the cars AWD system. Traction is not more defined look. But Subaru also wanted to make an issue, the limit is really only defined by the type a statement with what cannot be seen, the way the of tires the car is equipped with. For ultimate bite, car is put together. One of the main areas of focus a good set of winter tires along with the AWD was sound insulation and reduced cabin noise. system is impressive. The 148hp 2.0L 4-cylinder Thicker front and side glass is now used, along with engine is carried over from the last car but now it wheel-well sound insulation, thicker door seals and is a Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle (PZEV), and the under carpet baffling. Not the kind of advancements Environmental Protection Agency in the United that get noticed initially but they are welcome. States claims it is the “cleanest gas car on the

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market”, helping to reduce smog-forming pollutants. Other changes include a re-worked suspension and steering. The springs and dampening have been adjusted to reduce bouncing over big bumps and the steering ratio is quicker. This along with the much quieter interior makes this a good cruising car but the steering lacks feedback and under hard cornering, the car tends to under steer. The engine too is best suited for cruising; climbing mountain roads strained it at times. The good news is that enthusiast drivers have the excellent WRX as an option. Verdict The 2015 Impreza is all about small changes to

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Five fuel efficient classics Classic American cars, while full of style and presence, weren’t known for their ability to stretch miles out of a gallon of fuel. These are five of are exceptions to the rule, all capable of at least 20 miles per gallon, which was good back in the day. 1976 Plymouth “Feather” Duster: The Feather Duster was an interesting and little-known response to the 1970s fuel crisis. Unlike today’s diesel and hybrid options, it carried just a small premium over the normal Duster, a $50 “economy” option that substituted aluminum for steel in several areas that brought the weight down to about 2,700 lbs. The Feather Duster was capable of up to 36 mpg. Average price for a gallon of gas in 1976: $0.57. 1950 Crosley Hotshot: The tiny Crosley Hotshot was America’s first post-war sports car. More like an MG Midget than a Corvette, the hotshot had a tiny 44 cubic-inch four-cylinder engine. And while no speed demon, the little roadster was capably of an astonishing 48 mpg. Average price for a gallon of gas in 1950: $0.27. 1961 Corvair Monza: The air-cooled Corvair is best known as the target of Ralph Nader’s scorn over its unique rear suspension design. Lost in that controversy is the fact that Corvairs were damned fun to drive and quite economical. Car Life magazine got 24 mpg out of their four-door automatic test car in April 1961.Average price for a gallon of gas in 1961: $0.31. 1967 Oldsmobile F-85 Cutlass Cruiser: It was exceedingly rare for a full-size Oldsmobile to approach 20 mpg, particularly one with a massive 400 cubic inch V-8, but the F-85 Cutlass Cruiser of 1967, with its carefully engineered GM TurboHydramatic transmission and a tall rear axle ratio, was capable of 20 mpg while looking like a proper full-size American classic. Average price for a gallon of gas in 1967: $0.32. 1961 International Harvester Scout: Even today, SUVs and fuel economy are a bit of an oxymoron. But the early Scout, one of the pioneering SUVs, was lightweight (just 2,800 pounds) and simple,

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Days Inn hotel in northern Ontario built of 120 surplus shipping containers

SIOUX LOOKOUT, Ont. — A Days Inn hotel built of 120 surplus shipping containers has opened in this northern Ontario town. Calgary-based manufacturer Ladacor announced the opening, calling the two-storey, 60-room building located 380 km northwest of Thunder Bay “the largest shipping containerbased hotel in North America.” The company says it has developed expertise in repurposing shipping containers for modular buildings. The technology was “an environmentally sustainable and progressive solution” that resulted in “a very high-quality project to meet stringent standards of the Days Inn brand,” said Ladacor president Joseph Kiss. Hotel owner Don Klisowsky said the construction method allowed for the hotel to be built in just 13 months, compared to an estimated 2 ½ years if traditional methods had been used.

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LOS ANGELES — A Southwest Airlines flight landed in Los Angeles with one more passenger than when it took off. A woman passenger gave birth shortly after Flight 623 took off from San Francisco Tuesday morning and the Phoenix-bound jet diverted to Los Angeles International Airport. Airline spokeswoman Emily Samuels says the woman was assisted by the flight crew and a doctor and nurse who were aboard. Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Erik Scott says firefighterparamedics boarded the aircraft and the mother and newborn were taken to a hospital in good condition.

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BRIEF David Letterman’s final Late Show on CBS is set for May 20 NEW YORK — David Letterman will host his final Late Show next May 20. CBS and Letterman’s production company announced the exit date on Wednesday. Letterman said earlier this year he was retiring after more than 30 years as a late-night host, and the network later named Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central as his replacement. CBS didn’t announce Colbert’s starting date on Wednesday. CBS chief Leslie Moonves said it’s going to be tough to say goodbye, but that “we will all cherish the shows leading up to Dave’s final broadcast in May.”

Birdman soars with 4 Screen Actors Guild Award nominations LOS ANGELES — The dark show-business comedy Birdman topped the Screen Actors Guild Award nominations with four, including best ensemble cast. Star Michael Keaton was recognized for his work, as well as supporting co-stars Emma Stone and Edward Norton. Following with three nominations each were the coming-of-age tale and critics award favourite Boyhood, the Alan Turing biopic The Imitation Game, and the Stephen Hawking story The Theory of Everything. All were recognized for their ensemble casts and individual performances. Patricia Arquette and Ethan Hawke earned nods for Boyhood; Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne for The Theory of Everything; and Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knight-

scary, magical and exhausting all at once. “I don’t know how to put it into words,” Dern said of acting out Strayed’s real life while her family watched. “Every day, you’re staring behind the camera at the woman who did this, and the woman whose mother you’re playing that she lost. And you just feel a real sense of accomplishment to give her story its deserved honor.” Similarly, director Jean-Marc Vallée (Dallas Buyers Club) hadn’t read Wild before he got involved in the project. After he read the script and then the book, he simply thought, “My God, I have to make this film.” “With Cheryl’s character, I love the way she talked about herself, how really honest she could be and how beautiful that is — it’s rare to have read someone who talks about herself like that,” said Vallée of Strayed’s raw, frank details as she describes hitting rock bottom after Bobbi’s death. Although the movie hit some roadblocks — including swapping shoot schedules thanks to last fall’s government shutdown closing the national parks — Vallée said the crew “felt like kids going outside to

play in the woods” as they filmed in gorgeous scenery. The exception to that: Witherspoon, who often had to film in freezing weather without a coat. (“Poor Reese!” Dern echoes. “I was freezing in my little parka, and she was just in a tank top and shorts.”) Most of Dern’s scenes were shot at the end, but she still had to show up on the trail to film occasionally when her character appeared in Strayed’s dreams. Vallée says one of the most challenging scenes to film was when Bobbi died — the goal was not to overdo it, and to keep a respectful, delicate tone. Again, it was only made more challenging by Strayed’s presence on set: but it was also a tragic blessing in some ways. Dern recently sat on a panel where someone asked Strayed about the most memorable aspect of the film, and Dern gets choked up just remembering the answer. “I’m going to start crying, it was so moving to me,” Dern said, remembering the moment. “Cheryl said, ‘I got to watch my daughter get to know her grandmother through Laura. Because it’s a woman she’ll never meet otherwise.”

ley for The Imitation Game. Foxcatcher received two nominations for actors Steve Carell and Mark Ruffalo. Meanwhile, Canadian actress Tatiana Maslany received a nomination for best female actress in a drama series for her work on Orphan Black. The SAG Awards will be presented on Jan. 25.

will return to 38 theatres across Canada between Friday and Sunday. Fans can go to cornergasthemovie.com to purchase tickets or check local listings. The movie based on the hit sitcom is also currently airing on The Movie Network and will make its CTV debut Dec. 17. The in-theatre experience includes a 20-minute “warm-up show,” hosted by Brent Butt and featuring Corner Gas trivia, games and jokes. Corner Gas: The Movie initially opened as a Cineplex Front Row Centre event from Dec. 3 to 7. About 60,000 moviegoers attended the five-day engagement, according to Bell Media.

Woman who accused Cosby of rape files defamation suit SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — A woman who has accused Bill Cosby of raping her in the 1970s has filed a defamation lawsuit in Massachusetts against the comedian, alleging he “publicly branded” her a liar when his lawyer called her claims “absolutely false.” Tamara Green says in a lawsuit filed in federal court in Springfield on Wednesday that Cosby drugged and raped her when she was an aspiring model. Green first spoke publicly about the alleged rape in 2005. Green says after she did media interviews earlier this year, Cosby’s lawyer and publicist both made statements intended to expose her to public contempt and ridicule. The attorney, Walter M. Phillips Jr., couldn’t immediately be reached for comment. Messages left for the publicist, David Brokaw, weren’t immediately returned. Cosby, who has a home in Shelburne Falls in western Massachusetts, is the lawsuit’s only defendant.

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Before she was cast in the movie Wild, Laura Dern had not read the best-selling book that inspired the film — Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail a searing memoir about author Cheryl Strayed’s transformative 1,100-mile hike after her mother died from cancer at age 45. So Dern, who plays Cheryl’s mother, Bobbi, sat down to read. And when she did, she said, “my heart completely cracked open.” “Not only by Cheryl’s words as a writer and her story, but her shame-free look at her own life,” Dern said. “Which I felt was so important.” It was an intense reaction that surprised Dern, 47, known for her wide range of complicated roles in movies ranging from Blue Velvet to Citizen Ruth to the HBO series Enlightened. Nothing has ever hit her quite like Wild, which is already generating Oscar buzz. The gutting story chronicles Strayed (played by Reese Witherspoon) as her life falls apart in the wake of her mother’s sudden death, setting off a chain of events, including affairs, a divorce and drug addiction. In an attempt to find herself and regain some sense of reality, Strayed sets off on a grueling solo hike across the Pacific Crest Trail in California and Oregon. As she makes the exhausting journey, battling injuries and animals and some scary strangers, she’s frequently visited by visions and memories of her mother, who was her best friend. Bobbi, who appears in flashbacks during the film, is a complex character with a tough life yet a relentlessly optimistic attitude. It gets to the point where Cheryl (who has a more cynical worldview) is truly mystified about how her mother could find light in a world that can be so brutal. One of Dern’s favorite lines of dialogue is in a scene in which Bobbi is in the hospital undergoing chemotherapy. She looks out the window and says with genuine gratitude, “I always wanted a room with a view.” “She was such an inspiration to me, as a mother and as a woman,” Dern said. “If you’re watching this film and you consider the kind of mother you want to be, she is quite the inspiration.” Dern said she and Witherspoon, who already knew each other socially, bonded a great deal during production of the film, which was shot last fall in Oregon. One thing they discussed was that even though they had both done films based on true stories, it felt much different with the person right in front of you. During the filming of Wild, the real-life Strayed was on set about 95 per cent of the time. Plus, Strayed’s daughter Bobbi (named for her grandmother), actually played the younger version of Cheryl in the movie. The whole process was a combination of unique,

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REBNE Eilert April 9, 1927 - Dec. 6. 2014 Born in Duchess, AB, Eilert farmed near Brooks where he met Jessie, a nurse at the Brooks hospital. Following marriage and the arrival of their children, they moved to Lacombe in 1959 where they operated Tall Pine TV and Radio for 29 years. Tall Pine provided area residents with TV’s, including the first color sets, vinyl records, cassette tapes and satellite dishes, with technicians to repair those TV’s plus Eilert did house calls in the evenings. The store was also the scene of spontaneous jam sessions when a musician or two arrived. Eilert is survived by his wife of 63 years, Jessie, son Douglas (Nguyet) of Brussels, Belgium, granddaughter Chandra of Dublin, Ireland, and grandson Sydney at University in South Bend, Indiana; and by his daughter Donna Polutnik (Rick) and grandsons Ross of Vancouver and David of Red Deer. Eilert may be best known around Lacombe as the old time fiddler who shared his love of music and entertained with his gentle humor and funloving ways. He expanded his musical energies to the meticulous restoration of violins and re-hairing of bows, and, of course, the annual Lacombe Fiddler’s Jamboree. Eilert enjoyed the challenge of all kinds of repairs and of finding a better way to do something, which led to his nick name “Mr. Fix It”. An Eilert-built project took time, but was always well thought out and crafted with great pride. Eilert was a longtime member of the Lacombe Flying Club, Kozy Korner Seniors Centre, and the L.A. Vintage Machinery Club - a solid John Deere man! He enjoyed contributing his energy and expertise, be it mechanical, musical, sound systems, or whatever needed doing. No matter what Eilert was involved in, he loved a good conversation. He was both a storyteller and a good listener. His quick-witted humor always gave his listeners a laugh, and he said laughter made the day good! A service of remembrance will be held at St. Andrew’s United Church in Lacombe, AB on Saturday, December 13, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. If desired, donations in memory of Eilert may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Alberta, #202, 5913 - 50 Ave, Red Deer, AB T4N 4C4. Condolences can be sent to the family at eilert.1927@gmail.com

NICHOLSON Eileen 1922 - 2014 The family of Eileen Nicholson of Red Deer sadly announce her passing on Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at the age of 92 years. Eileen was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother who will be greatly missed. She is survived by her son, Ken (Loretta Colleen) of Sherwood Park, her daughter, Fay Giffen of Red Deer, seven grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her youngest son, Allan Nicholson. Eileen requested that there be a family graveside service only. The family would like to extend their thanks to the staff of Extendicare Michener Hill, Red Deer for their comfort and care of Eileen during the last two years. A Graveside Service will be held at the Mirror Cemetery, Highway 21 north of Mirror on Friday, December 12, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com. Cremation Arrangements in care of Gordon R. Mathers, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer. 403.340.4040 or 1.800.481.7421

PURDIE Ruby May 1927 - 2014 Mrs. Ruby May Purdie of Red Deer, passed away at Extendicare Michener Hill, Red Deer on Saturday, December 6, 2014 at the age of 87 years. Ruby will be lovingly remembered by her two sons, Jim and his wife, Alta Purdie of Winfield, Alberta and Rob and his wife, Lynda Purdie of Valley Centre, Alberta; her two daughters, Audrey Priddell of Valley Centre, Alberta and Valerie and her husband, Doug Johnson of Joffre, Alberta; eleven grandchildren and thirty-two great grandchildren. She will also be sadly missed by her sisters, Betty and her husband, Doug Glover of Joffre and Molly Stone of Calgary, Alberta. Ruby was predeceased by her beloved husband, Bill Purdie in 1997. A Memorial Service in Ruby’s honor will be held at Parkland Funeral Home, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer, Alberta on Friday, December 12, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. with Ruth Ann Sigurdson officiating. Ruby will be lovingly laid to rest with her husband, Bill in the Red Deer Cemetery, Red Deer, Alberta. If desired, Memorial Donations in Ruby’s honor may be made directly to the Alzheimer’s Society of Alberta and N.W.T. at www.alzheimer.ab.ca Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Gordon R. Mathers, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer. 403.340.4040.

AYLES Charles “Chuck” On Saturday, December 6, 2014, Chuck Ayles, of Red Deer, passed away at the age of 85. Chuck leaves to mourn, his wife, Aileen; two sons and one daughter, Jeff (Tricia), Dean (Bev) and Carole (Lane) Nordell; five grandchildren, Carla, Miriam, Christopher, Jennifer and Daria; one sister, Libby Mohn; sister-in-law, Leonis Ayles. He was predeceased by two brothers, George and Burt; as well as one sister, Lois Mohn. A Memorial Service will be held on Monday, December 15, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at Glenwood Funeral Home, 52356 Range Road 232 (south of Wye Road), Sherwood Park, AB. In lieu of floral tributes, donations in memory of Chuck may be made to a charity of one’s choice. To send condolences please visit www.glenwoodmemorial.com GLENWOOD FUNERAL HOME, SHERWOOD PARK, AB (780)467-3337 STEEN Joyce Anne Aug. 5, 1951 - Nov. 25, 2014 It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Joyce Anne Steen on November 25, 2014 at the Red Deer Regional Hospital. A longtime resident of Sylvan Lake, Joyce is leaving to mourn her loss her husband and best friend of thirty-five years Robert Steen, her mother Anne Czarnacki and stepfather Stan Czarnacki, two sisters: Leona (Sid) Squance and Sheila Fendall (Bill); two children: Jeff McCullough and Tina Reid (Ryan); five grandchildren: Kyle Reid, Austin Temmerman, Braden Reid, Spencer McCullough and Ashley McCullough; her BFF Donna Salive and numerous other family and friends. Joyce was predeceased by her father Leonard Fendall and brother Dennis Fendall. Joyce will forever be remembered by everyone who knew her by her carefree spirit and live in the moment attitude to life but more than anything her love of her family. The family would like to thank the staff of Unit 32 for their wonderful care and support. A Celebration of Joyce’s life will be held at the Sylvan Lake Legion on Friday, December 12, 2014 from 1 P.M. to 4 P.M. Cremation entrusted to the Rocky Mountain Crematorium, Rocky Mountain House. As a wish of Joyce’s, the family requests that you not wear Black. As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations in memory of Joyce may be made to the SPCA and /or the Canadian Cancer Society. “Don’t Ya Know” Condolences may be forwarded to: www.sylvanlakefuneral home.ca SYLVAN LAKE AND ROCKY FUNERAL HOMES AND CREMATORIUM, your Golden Rule Funeral Homes, entrusted with the arrangements 403-887-2151.

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stuff CLASSIFICATIONS 1500-1990

Monday through Saturday. Delivery to be done before 6:30 am. Reliable vehicle needed. DOWNTOWN AREA $697./mo

1580

TWO baby dolls, rooted hair, blonde, eyes, few clothes, $20 for all; LEAPSTER 2 with 3 games, good condition, $20. 403-314-9603

1605

PLAY STATION 1 with 12 games, $80. 403-782-3847 X-BOX, 5 games, $50; WII, 7 games, $120. 403-782-3847

1630

TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

PARKVALE AREA $484./mo. DEERPARK AREA Dixon Cres, Donnelly Cres, Duston St. area $482.00/mo. Deschner Close, Dubois Cres., Doherty Close, Duston St. and area. $327.00/mo. Dempsey St., Dodge Ave, Donlevy Ave area $327.00/mo. Dowler St., Daniel Cres. Dawe Cl., Dunham Close and area $412.00/mo. For More information, please call Jamie 403-314-4306

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services CLASSIFICATIONS 1000-1430 To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

Call Classiﬁeds 403-309-3300 classiﬁeds@reddeeradvocate.com

MORRISROE AREA

Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info **********************

CHRISTMAS Tree, Blue Spruce, 4’. LIVE in ground. Not yet cut, Perfect tree for small space. $40. obo 403-227-2976

CARRIERS REQUIRED

TRAINING CENTRE

Illingworth Close Ingram Close Iverson Close Isbister Close

Vickers Close Vincent Close Viscount Drive

1760

Misc. for Sale

For More Information, Please call Prodie 403-314-4301

900

SAFETY

INGLEWOOD AREA

VANIER AREA

SONY 60 disc stereo, $100. 403-782-3847

With only 64 papers, approximately: $350.00/mo.

WAREHOUSE SHIPPER/RECEIVER

EquipmentHeavy

1730

Stereos TV's, VCRs

MORRISROE AREA:

UFA/BAR W

Electronics

WANTED

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

Adult Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the RED DEER ADVOCATE

has an opening for:

Children's Items

1720

NIGHT Tables, (2) Oak, 1 drawer & 2 doors with glass top to protect from scratches. $70 ea. 403-352-8811

LOGS

Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar. Price depends on location. Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346

403-340-1930 www.academicexpress.ca Hiring for busy season. Holiday-break work sched. available for students. Flexible PT and FT sched. with $17.25 guaranteed base pay, cust. sales/service, no experience necessary, we will train, conditions apply. Visit www.work4students.ca/rda or call 403-755-6711 to secure a position. Start dates for Nov/Dec.

Employment Training

Household Furnishings

Advocate Opportunities

Red Deer Rocky Mtn. House Rimbey Caroline Castor Sylvan Lake Innisfail Stettler Ponoka Lacombe

Brown Close/Barrett Drive Baile Close

LANCASTER AREA Lampard Cres Lancaster Drive Long Close Lougheed Close Lyons Close

Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic

ACADEMIC Express

BOWER AREA

SUNNYBROOK AREA Savoy Cres./Sydney Close Stirling Close Sherwood Cres

Requires a Red Seal

Please send your resume to Dean@haulinacid.com or call 403-391-8004

Abbot Close/Allan St. Addinell Close/Allan St. Adamson Ave/Arthur Close Alwright Close Anderson Close Anquetel Close

Vista Village

850

Seeking mature individuals with car or small truck to deliver the new YP/Telus phonebooks into Red Deer. This is door to door delivery, no selling involved, can start immed. All payments made by cheque 1-800-661-1910 1699960AbLtd is looking for 2 F/T permanent shift supervisors for days, evenings, wknds. 120 - 47 Clearview Market Red Deer, AB. must have exc. customer service, cash handling, and supervisory related. wage $13.75 w/at least 1 year exp. email: restuarantbusiness@ hotmail.ca

AFFORDABLE

Homestead Firewood

“Low Cost” Quality Training

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Friday Forward ONLY 3 DAYS A WEEK in

GRANDVIEW AREA

Apply by: Fax: (403) 341-3820 or in person at Downtown KFC 4834-53 St., Red Deer

$$$ EARN $$$ $$ EXTRA MONEY $$

1660

Firewood

Industries #1 Choice!

DEER PARK AREA

KFC requires

880

Misc. Help

Gov’t of Alberta Funding may be available.

To deliver the

DELIVERY DRIVERS

Misc. Help

CENTRAL AB based trucking company requires

Truckers/ Drivers

CARRIERS REQUIRED

820

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Central Alberta LIFE

NOW HIRING for following Positions Tile setters $28.25/hr Floor Covering Installer $ 28.25 / hr Full time and Permanent 40hrs/week Min 3 year experience Labourer $20/hr 40hrs/week No experience required Full time and permanent position Valid Driver’s Licence preferred email resume at: cat1employment @gmail.com or drop off resume at Central Alberta Tile One 7619 50 Ave Suite 9 Red Deer

Truckers/ Drivers

C & C COATINGS in Innisfail is seeking F/T experienced Sandblaster. Red Deer County On site blasting, various is seeking equipment, trucks and trailFRONT DESK CLERK ers. 75% new construction. Competitive wages and ~ $14.00/hr. • Answer phone calls, benefits. Fax resume to: 403-227-1165 or email take reservations. bslager@telus.net • Check in/out guests. • Balance cash out & attend to guest needs.

TRY

LICENSED MECHANIC & AUTO BODY TECH. Reasonable rate. A.J. Auto Repair & Body 11, 7836 49 Ave. Call 403-506-6258

THE RUSTY PELICAN is now accepting resumes for F/T Exp’d LINE COOKS at all stations. MUST HAVE: • 2-3 yrs. post secondary education. • 2-3 yrs. on-the-job exp. • 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

Gasoline Alley, 37471 Hwy 2S,

100,000 Potential Buyers???

Valid Driver’s Licence preferred. Fax or email info@goodmenroofing.ca or (403)341-6722 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE!

Start your career! See Help Wanted

HOLIDAY INN Red Deer South,

DO YOU WANT YOUR AD TO BE READ BY

SLOPED ROOFERS LABOURERS & FLAT ROOFERS

MILLARD TRUCKING LTD. is looking for a 2 Licenced Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanics. The successful applicant must be able to work well in a high paced environment. We offer a great working environment, very competitive wages and LUCKY’S LOUNGE performance bonuses. located in Jackpot Casino, All interested person are requires Waitress’s invited to apply to: Fri. - Sun. Please apply in Millard Trucking Ltd. person at 4950 47 Ave. Box 960, Sundre, AB No phone calls please T0M1X0 Fax: 403-638-4987 email: mbrodie@enerchem.com

Buying or Selling your home? Check out Homes for Sale in Classifieds

Clean & Vacuum rooms, public areas, pool, etc. • Replenish amenities, linens & towels. • Adhere to Holiday Inn safety standards All positions are permanent Full-time/Part-time, shift work & weekends. Education: Above Secondary Work Experience not essential, training provided. Fax resume to 780-702-5051

Requires

Red Deer, AB locations: 5111 22 St. 37444 HWY 2 S 37543 HWY 2N 700 3020 22 St. FOOD ATTENDANT Req’d permanent shift weekend day and evening both full and part time. 16 Vacancies, $10.20/hr. + benefits. Start ASAP. Job description www.timhortons.com Education and experience not req’d. Apply in person or fax resume to: 403-314-1303

Sales & Distributors

860

Truckers/ Drivers

GOODMEN ROOFING LTD.

489269L25

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850

Trades

278950A5

820

464178K3

Restaurant/ Hotel

Accounting

1010

INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilfield service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351

Contractors

1100

BRIDGER CONST. LTD. We do it all! 403-302-8550

Handyman Services

1200

ATT’N: Are you looking for help on small jobs around the house or renovate your bathroom, painting or flooring, or cutting small trees? Call James 403-341-0617

Massage Therapy

1280

BODY BALANCING, New Location. 403-352-8269

Misc. Services

1290

5* JUNK REMOVAL

Property clean up 340-8666 GARAGE DOOR SERVICE. Save 50%. All yard & bobcat services, junk/tree/snow removal. 403-358-1614 SNOW blowing, junk/metal p/u, odd jobs 403-885-5333

Painters/

1310

CHINESE massage thera- Decorators DALE’S Home Reno’s py. Direct bill. Gift card. Free estimates for all your 403-986-1691 4606-48 Ave JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp. reno needs. 403-506-4301 Free Est. 403-872-8888 RMD RENOVATIONS Bsmt’s, flooring, decks, etc. Call Roger 403-348-1060

Escorts

1165

KAYLA 392-0891 *BUSTY* INDEPENDENT w/own car

FANTASY SPA

International ladies Elite Retreat, finest in VIP treatment. 10-2am Private back entry. 403-341-4445 ********** MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161

Seniors’ Services

1372

HELPING HANDS

Home Supports for Seniors. Est 1999. Cooking, cleaning, companionship. At home or facility. Call 403-346-7777 for information.

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Misc. for Sale

1760

Misc. for Sale

1760

1810

Pets & Supplies

1 BOX of tv items, Shaw GARBAGE compactor Direct Motorola receiver $100 obo HD DSR 605 Dolby, call 403-728-3485 Starchoice receiver, Panasonic PV 8400 4 HEADBOARD, for queen head VHS, 5 remotes, bed, 60” wide, $35; cable hookups, a steal at 3 Clean wool accent $25; 3 round battery clocks matching 3x5 oval carpets, 9 1/2” quartz $3/ea, $35. for all 3; David Winter clothes dryer rack, Collector’s houses in adjustable arms 21 1/2” original boxes, $25/ea; across 43” high $12; swivel Upright Hoover Dirt Finder wall mount lamp, beige $7; Vacuum Cleaner, 5 sets of metal book ends, self propelled, allergen beige and tan $6/set, 2 filtration, $50. Rubbermaid rough neck 403-352-8811 storage totes, stacking 53L, (24x16x12.5) $6/ea, SNOWBLOWER, Poulan, Sterilite storage tote 30”, 291cc, elec. start, used 20 1/2x14x12 about 8 hrs. Purchased $5 403-314-2026 2013. ***SOLD***

Grain, Feed Hay

2 AQUARIUMS/CRITTER CAGE - NO LEAKS. 20 gallon Hartz in box c/w hood light. $35. 5 Gallon, $15. AQUARIUM GRAVEL - 10 lbs (new), white, $10. OR all 3 for $50. 403-227-2976

LARGE round straw bales. $20 loaded. Can Supply Trucking. 403-340-9111

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rentals

1830

Cats

CLASSIFICATIONS

FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

2 BALINESE KITTENS 1 SNOWSHOE SIAMESE 3 BURMAN $25/ea. 403-887-3649

3 BDRM. DUPLEX IN CLEARVIEW

$1425/month. This home has lots of space for a great price. 5 appl., large deck and fenced yard. Avail. Jan.1. Call Lucie at 403-396-9554

1860

Sporting Goods

Hpman.ca

SKIS, 205 Mega Sport Tyrolia, and boots Sz. 10, Memo Salomon. $40. ea. or both for $70. 403-346-2070

Find the right fit.

Daily the Advocate publishes advertisements from companies, corporations and associations from across Canada seeking personnel for long term placements.

SYLVAN LAKE: fully furnished, inclds dishes, bedding, 50” tv, utils. Avail. Now! $1200. 403-880-0210.

TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone. Make your travel plans now.

You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

Condos/ Townhouses

3030

AGRICULTURAL 2000-2290

3030

www.seibelprperty.com Ph: 403-304-7576 or 403-347-7545 6 locations in Red Deer ~ Halman Heights ~ Riverfront Estates

~ Westpark

~ Kitson Close ~ Kyte & Kelloway Cres. ~ Holmes St. S.D. $1000 Rent $1245 to $1445 3 bdrm. townhouses, 1.5 bath, 4 & 5 appls., blinds, lrg. balconies, no dogs. N/S, no utils. incl. Avail. immed. & Jan. 1 References required.

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

3050

3060

Suites

THE NORDIC

SEIBEL PROPERTY

1 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets. 403-596-2444

3090

Rooms For Rent

AVAIL Immed: 1 lrg fully furn bedroom for rent includes gas frpl - $300 dd $600/mth. Working or Student male only Call 403-396-2468

Housesitting Wanted

Start your career! See Help Wanted

Suites

3060

ADULT 2 BDRM. spacious suites 3 appls., heat/water incld., Oriole Park. Mike 403-350-1620 403-986-6889

3300

MATURE ADULT willing to house sit 403-506-7175.

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4010

GLENDALE reno’d 2 bdrm. apartments, avail. immed, rent $875 403-596-6000

NEWLY RENOVATED 1 & 2 bedroom suites available in central location. Heat & water included. Cat friendly. 86 Bell Street, Red Deer leasing@rentmidwest.com 1(888) 679-8031

1550 sq. ft. bi-level w/dbl. att. garage $499,900 403-588-2550 MOVING TO LODGE, House and entire contents. Low maint., close to senior citizens’ bus route. Avail. Immed. 4611 44 ST. Monte Keith 403-314-9759

Condos/ Townhouses

HERE TO HELP & HERE TO SERVE Call GORD ING at RE/MAX real estate central alberta 403-341-9995 gord.ing@remax.net

CLASSIFICATIONS 5000-5300

Cars

5030

BMW X5 39,000 kms., AWD, 6 cyl. auto., A/C, heated leather, keyless ignition. Mint! 403-346-5718

4040

OPEN HOUSE SAT. & SUN. 1-5 639 OAK ST. Springbrook 403-588-2550

2005 MERCEDES C230 136,000 kms. exc. cond. loaded. $8900. 403-886-5696

4140

2001 Chev Malibu, 4 dr. 134,000 kms. 403-352-6995

FLOWER Art & Gifts Store Sylvan Lake. 587-377-2023

1999 BUICK Regal, 4 dr., grey leather. 403-352-6995

Lots For Sale

4160

BUILDERS. Duplex and single family lots for sale. Terms available 10% down and start to build. Located in Lacombe. Buy direct from developer 403-396-1094 PERMIT ready duplex lots Lacombe 403-348-1262

LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111

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Businesses For Sale

homes

Realtors & Services

4020

Houses For Sale

FREE Weekly list of properties for sale w/details, prices, address, owner’s phone #, etc. 342-7355 Help-U-Sell of Red Deer www.homesreddeer.com

ORIOLE PARK

3 bdrm., 1-1/2 bath, $1175. rent, s.d. $650, incl water sewer and garbage. Avail. Jan 1st. 403-304-5337

SOUTHWOOD PARK 3110-47TH Avenue, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, generously sized, 1 1/2 baths, fenced yards, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets. www.greatapartments.ca

CLASSIFICATIONS

CENTRAL ALBERTA’S DAILY NEWSPAPER

Condos/ Townhouses

4 BDRM. 2 1/2 bath, 5 appls, garage $1695 mo. 403-782-7156 or 357-7465

1900

Travel Packages

3020

Houses/ Duplexes

BEAUTIFUL kittens, (3), tan tabby F, silver spotted tabby w/orange cheeks, black calico F, unique face markings, free to good home 403-782-3130

CONSIDERING A CAREER CHANGE?

2190

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Auto Wreckers

5190

RED’S AUTO. Free Scrap Vehicle & Metal Removal. AMVIC APPROVED. We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. 403-396-7519

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TINY TRAVELLERS

Car Safety with Kids in Tow

Photo by JIM BOW/Advocate

BY TOM SMITH ADVOCATE

STAFF

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Hundreds of people, young and old, lined the tracks in Lacombe on Monday to see Train roll into the city. Lit the CP Holiday with thousands of LED lights and bringing Christmas cheer the country, the CP Rail Holiday as it crosses Train is helping to collect donations for community as it makes daily stops. The food banks train will be back again in Central Alberta on Wednesday makes a stop in Red Deer at the CP yards at 6867 Edgar when it Industrial Drive. This year performing on the stage at Doc Walker is each stop. Since 1999, the Holiday $6.4 million and about 1.8 Train program has raised million kilograms of food close to for North American food banks. See related video at reddeeradvocate.com.

HELPFUL TIPS FOR TRAVELLING WITH YOUNG KIDS

Help your child transition from a crib to a bed

Ensuring the safety children is of the of their priority for parents. Oneutmost of the leading causes of injurie s to children involve motor vehicle crashes. AIM FOR PEACEFUL BEDTIME LOTS OF The National S SNACKS A2 BY SAM SCOTT Center for Statistics and Analysis says nearly ADVOCATE STAFF 250,000 children are injured every year Much of a young child’s in car accidents. Many life There are certain things of these revolves around adaptin a injuries can be attribu g ted to new situations. Even when to parent can do to make the improper restraint a process go more smooth systems routine is established, ly for used on children. In order can change and new things all involved. to safeguard passengers, must be learned. From skills * Get talking. Before buying drivers must be aware moving the bed, start from bottle to cup, to giving talking about it to properly secure of how a up with your child. pacifier, to no longer young children in the car. using the n Not everyTalk about how diapers or trainin child has the The type of vehicle young children must g pants, same feelings about a “big boy tackle a or girl” bed. depends on several restraint lot Some are excited including the child’sfactors, Oneof transitions. about the prospe such age, transiti ct while on is making others weight and height. feel the vehicles have safety Although crib switch from sleeping in a There are a bit frightened. certain things a features to sleeping in a bed. A unique to each individ crib ual can be a safe, comforting place parent can do to make the vehicle, the safest place process go for can ride is in the centera child criba child. But over time, the all involved.more smoothly for may of the no longer be the right * Get talking backseat of the car. place should not ride in Children this for the child to rest and the bed, start . Before buying can manifest itself talking about it seat because an air the front numbe in bag is not r of ways. For instanc a with your child. Talk about how designed for the height e, the n Not every child and a child may attempt to has the weight of a child and can cause over the railing edge. climb same feelings about a “big boy serious injury if deploye such behavior persist When or girl” bed. Some are excited d. In terms of car seats, s, most about the parents prospect while consider switchi a general guideline tohere is toddler bed, or a twin-siz ng to a others feel a bit frightened. use. Again, consult the owners ed bed There are with safety railings. certain things a ’ manual of the vehicle parent can Not every child has and the the same process go do to make the car seat instruction booklet feelings about a “big more smoothly for to ensure proper placem girl” bed. Some are boy or all involved. ent of excited * Get talking about the prospe . Before buying the Please see SNACKS on Page ct while bed, start talking A2 others feel a bit frighten about it with ed. your Please seechild. BEDS onTalk Page A2 about how the n WEATHER

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