Red Deer Advocate, December 24, 2014

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Jury convicts Luka Rocco Magnotta of first-degree murder in Jun Lin’s death

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Sam Gagner had two goals and two assists as the Arizona Coyotes won 5-1 against the Edmonton Oilers.

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Mike Tucker, media relations agent with the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams stands with several firearms seized from busts in Red Deer and Bentley . The seizure included a .50 caliber rifle capable of piercing one inch thick steel plate at 100 metres.

Drugs, guns seized in bust

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF A sniper rifle capable of hitting a target two km away was seized in a Central Alberta police bust.

The seizure resulted in 51 drug and weapon-related charges against eight people.

Police executed search warrants

in a Bentley home, and a north Red Deer home following a seven-month investigation led by Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) on Dec. 17.

Officers laid charges against five men and three women between the ages of 23 and 43 years of age. The accused face various charges related to drugs, firearms, and possession of proceeds of crime.

ALERT spokesperson Mike Tucker said the 50-calibre sniper rifle with ammunition was particularly concerning.

“This firearm has no practical application in our community and poses a significant risk,” said Tucker. “It can shoot clean through a one inch plate of steel at 100 yards.”

Tucker said most gun ranges won’t even let people bring or fire this type

of weapon. He said it is not a weapon that police see every day and it is beyond big game hunting.

“It is very dangerous,” he said.

“Combined with the arsenal of weapons and the cash we seized, these individuals were very serious about their business.”

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Holiday message from a drunk driver

BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF People who have been charged with impaired driving are a common sight in Red Deer provincial court. Their numbers rise dramatically at this time of year, when people get together to celebrate the holiday season.

Scarcely a day goes by in the main courtroom, 101, that the judge doesn’t see two or more people who have decided to come clean, plead guilty and take their lumps.

In the first three weeks of December, Red Deer City RCMP patrols had already charged 13 people with impaired driving, and that does not include additional arrests made at Checkstops.

Of those 13 people, more than half were young men, aged 18 to 28.

On Tuesday morning, Judge Darrell Riemer heard expressions of remorse from yet another drunk driver, a young man who fit at the upper end of the 18 to 28 age group.

This young man was heading south on Gaetz Avenue downtown at about 2 a.m. on Nov. 30 when he lost control of his car, said Crown prosecutor Wayne Silliker. An RCMP officer pulled the car over after seeing it speeding and

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December is Impaired Driving Awareness for RCMP detachments throughout Alberta.

No wonder.

Drinking and driving is one of the leading road safety concerns across Canada and has been a factor in 30 to 40 per cent of fatal collisions during the past 15 years, with increased risk on long weekends and during the holiday season, say Alberta RCMP. According to the Statistics Canada, the rate of impaired driving in Alberta is 70 per cent above the national average, with 43,111 convictions for impaired driving over the last five years.

In the four years from 2008 through 2012, 471 people were killed and 7,397 were injured in collisions where alcohol was a factor.

In 2012, 78 people died and 1,268 were hurt.

Analyses of collision statistics indicate that, as the severity of a collision increases, so does the likelihood that a drinking driver was involved. One in five fatal collisions involves an impaired driver, most likely a male between the swerving from lane to lane.

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than twice the legal limit of .08.

In fairness, the young man had lost control on an icy S-curve, said defence counsel Jason Snider, who pointed out that his client is a bright young professional with no criminal record. He asked Riemer to consider his client’s early guilty plea as a factor in passing sentence, and also asked that the judge recommend his client for an ignition interlock program after three months.

Snider’s client then gave the following statement to the court. He provided the Advocate with an unedited copy of his statement in hope that it would help others avoid the mistakes he made and under the condition that his identity not be revealed: “Thank you for the opportunity to speak. The first thing I want to say is how truly sorry I am for driving while impaired.

“On that particular night, I made the poorest decisions I will ever make. Not only did I consume alcohol in excess, but also got in my car and drove afterwards. I am still shaking my head in disbelief. I can only be thankful that no one was injured or killed that night.

ages of 18 and 21.

Drunk driving fatalities are more likely to occur on weekends and between the hours of 11 p.m. and 3 a.m.

Drunk driving collisions in general are often associated with long weekends.

In the first three weeks of December in Red Deer alone, police on patrol laid impaired driving charges against seven men aged 18 to 28, four men aged 30 to 55 and two women aged 32 to 48.

Those 13 drivers were either noticed by police or reported by citizens concerned about their driving patterns.

“Red Deerians were fortunate that these impaired drivers were taken off the road before innocent people were injured or worse,” RCMP Cpl. Leanne Molzahn said in a statement issued to local news media on Monday.

Red Deer City RCMP join their counterparts across the province in asking motorists to drive defensively and to report impaired drivers to 911. Callers are asked to provide police with a licence plate number, description of the vehicle and driver and the direction in which the vehicle is travelling.

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Operating room project still going ahead

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF The construction of two operating rooms for Red Deer hospital’s maternity ward is still going ahead even though Alberta Health is looking to delay some capital projects, says an Alberta Health spokesperson.

Last week, the province announced construction of the $1.3-billion cancer centre in Calgary was put on hold due to the impact of plummeting oil prices on Alberta’s revenue.

“It’s the larger capital projects that are just in planning, where there are very, very large expenditures next year, that we have to look at to see if they have to be put off to make room in the budget,” said Alberta Health spokesperson Steve Buick.

There has been no suggestion of us looking at (Red Deer’s operating rooms). As of right now, that project goes ahead.”

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BUST: Gold, silver bars, precious gems also found A total of six firearms were recovered including a loaded nine-mm handgun that was previously reported stolen, two 12-gauge shotguns, and three highpowered rifles including the sniper rifle.

Police seized drugs with an estimated street value of $60,000 as well as $20,000 in cash as proceeds of crime.

Tucker said the Bentley residence was being used to package and press cocaine.

“Our information suggests they were very active in supplying drugs in the Red Deer area,” said Tucker.

He said the firearms are very dangerous weapons especially in the hands of people accused of drug trafficking.

“It’s a great relief of public safety to have these type of weapons off the streets and in police custody,” said Tucker.

Heroin, oxycodone, fentanyl, MDMA, methamphetamine, and marijuana were also found. The 9 mm handgun and some of the drugs were seized from the Red Deer home.

A variety of gold, silver bars, and precious gems were seized and may be stolen. Two all-terrain vehicles and a skid steer located in Bentley are also

‘IT’S THE LARGER CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT ARE JUST IN PLANNING, WHERE THERE ARE VERY, VERY LARGE EXPENDITURES NEXT YEAR, THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT TO SEE IF THEY HAVE TO BE PUT OFF TO MAKE ROOM IN THE BUDGET.’ — STEVE BUICK ALBERTA HEALTH SPOKESMAN

Earlier this year, Alberta Health Services announced it was contributing $9.7 million to build the operating rooms. The 18-month construction project is to begin in 2015.

Currently, obstetric surgical patients are taken to the operating unit located on another floor, creating safety challenges in emergency situations.

On average, about 225 babies are born in the hospital every month, and a third of those deliveries result in C-sections.

Red Deer Regional Health Foundation recently raised $1.07 million through its annual event Festival of Trees to equip the operating rooms.

Buick said maintenance funding for Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre is not in jeopardy either to cut provincial costs.

“We know that we need to keep on doing maintenance. We’re behind on it and we need to catch up.

“In Red Deer since 2010, we’ve spent $3.7 million on maintenance and as a result of that we’ve actually reduced the deferred maintenance amount outstanding at Red Deer.”

The Red Deer hospital has $20.3 million in deferred maintenance and most of the 31 projects were awaiting funding approval in the next three to five years. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

believed to be stolen.

The accused will appear in Red Deer provincial court in January.

ALERT was established and is funded by the Alberta government and is a compilation of the province’s most sophisticated law enforcement resources committed to tackling serious and organized crime.

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MESSAGE: ‘Change for the better’ “I can also be thankful because as difficult as this experience has already been in my own life, it has allowed me to reflect and realign myself and change for the better. I’ve lost all desire to consume alcohol in such excess. The type of excess that diminishes my ability to make sound decisions. And never again will I drive under the influence.

“I realize the police have an extremely difficult job. I know that, above all, they knew I was a hazard on the road and acted in the interest of public safety. As difficult as it is to admit, it was a good thing I was pulled over that night. It has been a life changing experience and will continue to be.

“I have felt shame and sadness and am expressing true remorse for what I have done. Not only has this hurt me, but I see it has hurt people I love and care about — which is actually worse. I can honestly say that I have never realized what a privilege

it is to drive, until I lost my licence.

“I graduated from university with a degree in engineering. I have intentions of obtaining my professional designation in the near future. I absolutely love my job and wish to have a bright future in this position and in ... Red Deer.

“A large part of my job requirements include driving on a daily basis. I humbly and respectfully ask for consideration in this regard.

“In closing, I have been forced to take a closer look at myself in the last three weeks — more than I think I have in my entire life — and decide what kind of person I want to be, moving forward. I have made a promise to myself and to others to conduct myself in a healthy and productive manner and to be a positive influence in the city of Red Deer.

“Thank you for allowing me to speak.”

Riemer levied a fine of $1,300 along with a victim of crime fine surcharge and prohibited him from driving anywhere in Canada for at least one year.

He also offered a recommendation for the ignition interlock program, which would allow the young man to drive a specially equipped vehicle that will not start if it detects alcohol on his breath.

The young man said after paying his fine that he is still in a state of shock and struggling to rekindle his holiday spirit.

Across Canada, penalties for impaired driving start at $1,000 with a one-year driving prohibition.

Serious or repeat offenders can be subject to higher fines, lengthier suspensions and up to five years in prison. Penalties increase in the event of a collision causing injury or death, with potential for life in prison and a lifetime driving suspension. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com

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There’s a smokin’ hot trend in food right now, and Woody’s BarB-Q is leading the way with down home good smokehouse flavours.

Located in the Quality Inn North Hill, Woody’s Bar-B-Q has been serving up generous portions of ribs, wings and authentic southern BBQ savouries since October. The Red Deer restaurant is one of six Woody’s Bar-B-Q franchises catering to Alberta palates, but the brand has a solid track record opening their first outlet in Jacksonville, Florida in 1980.

Owner CV Sastry has worked in Red Deer’s hospitality industry for eight years and is excited to bring a new food concept to local diners. The restaurant’s atmosphere is homey and comfortable. Four bottles of Woody’s signature sauces grace each table beside rolls of paper towel to deal with the saucy drips. The walls are adorned with signs whose messages inform and entertain.

“And on the seventh day he ordered ribs” says one which highlights the Wednesday night All-you-can eat rib feature. There are menu features every day but Mondays are a big night at Woody’s Bar-B-Q — kids eat free and the menu feature is All-youcan-eat wings for an unbelievable $10. Those wings are tasty, too, first smoked, then tossed with your choice of a dozen seasonings and topped with Woody’s sauce at the table.

Woody’s menu isn’t all about BBQ, either, with a wide variety of entrees to appeal to all palates; the choices will be even greater in the New Year with the addition of pizzas. Saving enough room for one of the made-in-house desserts might be challenging, but you will want to try the Sky High cream pie which absolutely lives up to its name. In fact CV says many customers come especially to purchase a whole pie.

In the short two months Woody’s Bar-B-Q has been open CV has worked hard to build connections

Woody’s Bar-B-Q owner CV Sastry BBQ’s some ribs to the community. In partnership with the Quality Inn he sponsors the Pillars of Character program at Fairview, Aspen Heights and GH Dawe schools, hosting one student and their family from each school each month for dinner.

The Woody’s kitchen supplies all the food service outlets in the Quality Inn, including the banquet rooms.

They also offer outside catering, take out and delivery.

Having once experienced a lonely and hungry Christmas in an Ottawa hotel room, CV is planning to open the restaurant on Christmas Day and invites travellers and those who simply want to eat out on the holiday to join him at Woody’s . A New Years Day brunch is also on the schedule.

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Good sense set to the side It was with the best of intentions that members of the Surrey, B.C., community reached out to assist a distraught threeyear-old who witnesses say was slapped across the face by an adult and abandoned at a bus stop, wet and not dressed for the weather.

Shoppers at a liquor store across the street from a bus stop GREG in the city on NEIMAN Saturday noticed a child all alone, wandering near traffic.

When a store employee went out to him, he came to her with his arms up, wanting to be picked up.

From there, common compassion took over. He was being cared for so well at the liquor store that police let him stay there for hours while they sought after the person who struck him and left him cold and alone. Representatives from the province’s Ministry of Children and Family Development came later, and the child was reunited with his mother.

A man, said to be the boy’s father, was found and faces a number of

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charges, including for the theft of a few juice containers from a nearby store.

If ever there was an incident than can be red-flagged for more details before people render judgment, this is one of them.

In none of this has the boy been identified by name — for which we should all be thankful. In the end, it was a blessing the child barely spoke to his amateur protectors, who obviously only wanted to help. They did not learn his name before they could publish it without consent.

These Good Samaritans violated a cardinal rule in dealing with vulnerable people, and especially minors. You never, never, identify a minor without consent of a parent or legal guardian.

You just don’t.

Never mind that the youngster had been slapped around and left in the rain at a bus stop wearing only a swim suit and light clothes.

But smartphones and social media overtook good sense and the customers at the store snapped his photo and spread it around on both Facebook and Twitter.

Several news reports on the incident say the people wanted to help locate the child’s mother. A laudable thing, except that their method violated an unwitting child’s right to personal privacy.

To make this worse, police praised the help of the people who did this.

Wrong, wrong, wrong.

Further compounding the violation, the CTV news bureau for B.C. got the photo (easy enough since it was floating in both Facebook and the Twitterverse) and published it on their website, only partially blurred. Anyone who knew the boy could recognize him from that photo, I’m sure. I wonder if legal advice on this was sought before publishing. In any case, they should take it down, now.

I’ve been in the news business since I was 19. I was a news photographer for 12 years and back in the day, I probably violated this rule. ... I don’t know how many times. I won awards for this stuff.

I would ask for a parent’s permission to take a photo of a kid in the park, say. But if the parent wasn’t around, in those days you shot anyway.

For a short while at this newspaper (I would say 1977-1978), we were required to publish the full name, parents’ names and address of children we photographed. Rules of the managing editor at the time.

All of this, we know now, was totally and utterly wrong.

These days, every school board, every social agency that deals with minors, has extensive FOIP training. That includes news agencies.

Freedom of Information and Privacy has been a verb for so long, people barely remember it was ever a noun.

“Has that child been FOIPed?” That’s a question that a reporter must be able to answer, along with the Five W’s of news gathering.

No FOIP, no photo. Probably no story, unless it is carefully edited.

Yet in the age of social media, a helpless crime victim can have his or her identity published around the globe at the speed of light. By people who only mean well. But it’s a picture that can be seen by thousands who may not mean well — or really have no right to know in any event.

What if that child has been the victim of a sexual assault, prior to the incident at the bus stop? Do we now splash the face of rape victims all through the Internet without consent?

To all those kind and loving people who helped the child, bless you, thank you. We see so few news stories that redeem humanity’s basis instinct for good, that many people wonder if it even exists anymore.

Let us all hope no further harm comes to this child because of outside interventions, and that he grows up happy, healthy and as anonymous as anyone else could be. And let us all keep in mind, that in our compassion, we do not use poor judgment, which could cause even more harm.

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

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

The People’s Republic of Alberta?

John Diefenbaker would name it political turpitude of the worst kind and avow that treachery is afoot on the Prairies!

The Chiefs’ longtime nemesis, L.B. Pearson, would see it as a political Ponzi scheme of Machiavellian proportions!

Mao would call the floor crossers “the Gang of Eleven.”

But the chairman could find comfort in Alberta’s steady slide to one party government. A future stop being The People’s Republic of Alberta.

Correct me if I misheard Danielle Smith and Kerry Towle as they defended their crossings with a little sound bite spin. They said “the problem was the Wildrose membership.” The members didn’t want to move in the direction the elected MLAs wanted to go. Too bad the membership didn’t know about this before they nominated Smith and Towle and the other members of ‘the Gang.’ Then they wouldn’t have been nominated and elected as Wildrose representatives in their respective constituencies.

They may find life as backbenchers fetching coffee and doughnuts for the rest of the PC caucus isn’t a good fit. If so, they have time before the next election to cross the floor and join the New Democrats or the Liberals. If those parties would have them.

Meanwhile, get a Funk and Wagnall and look up the meaning of words like loyalty, integrity, honesty, back stabber, leadership etc.

The Wildrose Party is on life support, but will survive this unexpected setback and be stronger for it!

T.N. Grover, Penhold

U.S. trumpets a false dawn in Cuba Here are four reasons why President Barack Obama’s decision last week to re-establish diplomatic relations with Cuba was a good idea. ● The U.S. attempt to bring down the Castro regime by isolating the country economically and diplomatically is now 54 years old, and it still hasn’t worked. To go on doing the same thing and expect a different result next time is a clear indication of stupidity, and possibly of insanity. ● Obama, as a “lame duck” president with only two years to go, has nothing to lose by reopening the American embasGWYNNE sy in Havana and loosening DYER travel restrictions on American citizens. He gets credit for being both bold and sensible, and he can do it by executive decision without having to go through Congress. ● A quarter-century after the end of the Cold War, there is ample popular support in the United States for ending the long and absurd anti-communist crusade against Cuba. According to an Atlantic Council poll early this year, 56 per cent of Americans now back a more direct U.S. engagement with the Castro regime, or even full normalization of relations.

Among Hispanic-Americans, the number rises to 63 per cent. ● Even in Florida, where the Cuban-American population is concentrated, the heat has gone out of the issue. The aging leaders of the community, who arrived as refugees from Cuba half a century ago, still resist closer U.S. relations with Cuba, but the

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U.S.-born generation wants to end the war. The same Atlantic Council poll showed that 79 per cent of voters of Cuban descent in Florida supported increased engagement or normalization.

Unfortunately, there are also two powerful reasons why Obama’s good idea is not really going to change things much. ● The Republican Party now controls both Houses of Congress, and the embargo cannot be ended except by Congressional consent. That will not be forthcoming. ● The brothers Castro are still in control of Cuba, and even if they were both swept away by some random illness, the only slightly younger Communist Party leadership will not make the kind of concessions that could force the Republican leadership to change its position. In terms of maintaining the status quo, the U.S. Republicans and the Cuban communists are “objective allies.”

It makes political sense for Republicans to oppose Obama’s initiative: they have no interest in allowing him a victory that they have it within their power to thwart. Republican Senator Marco Rubio of Florida vowed that he would do “everything in my power” to keep the embargo in place — and also threatened to block the confirmation of a U.S. ambassador to Cuba and prevent funding for construction of a U.S. embassy in Havana.

If this sounds petty, well, yes it is. But considering the attitude of Congressional Republicans towards the Obama administration over the past six years, massive obstructionism towards any future policy of Obama’s seems virtually guaranteed. The embargo will remain.

As for President Raul Castro — elder brother Fidel, now officially retired, seems largely out of play — he has no intention of presiding over the end of

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communism in Cuba.

Cuba’s economy is in terrible shape, and it has recently been made much worse by the steep decline of the Venezuelan economy due to the collapse of the oil price. Given how dependent Cuba has become on the generosity of the leftist Venezuelan regime, you might think that Castro would now be seeking economic salvation in the form of an improvement in U.S.-Cuban relations. You would be wrong.

I have visited Cuba about every five years for the past three decades, usually as a journalist, but once, in the early 1990s, I took my entire family, including a baby and my elderly parents-in-law, so they could see what the last remaining communist regime outside Asia looked like.

The Soviet Union had just collapsed, ending the generous Soviet subsidies that had kept the Cuban regime afloat for decades.

The place was a terrible mess and people were truly desperate. There were early teenage prostitutes of both sexes working the streets, and my parents-in-law got mugged twice in one week in central Havana. On the second occasion, the senior officer at the local police station held my father-in-law (the victim) hostage, allegedly as a “witness” in need of medical attention, until I bribed him $100 to let him go.

Cuba has been through worse economic crises than the current difficulties, and the regime survived. It did so because, unlike the European communist regimes that fell in similar circumstances, nationalism works for the Cuban regime, not against it. Maybe some serious change will eventually come out of this initiative, but certainly not before the end of 2016.

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Since Jim Prentice has proven himself to be a political cynic of the first water — his motive for welcoming the grasping, duplicitous Danielle Smith et al could only have been to destroy the official Opposition in a stroke — allow me to show similar colours in naming a possible reason for the action she took: money.

Smith would get an instant raise of at least $50,000 upon being sworn in as a cabinet minister, which you would think she demanded and got from Prentice as a quid pro quo for her slither across the floor, plus a far fatter pension when she deigns to take her leave of the elected life. Plus the many, many other rich perks, of course (e.g. the ability to stuff her office with friends seeking a vacation from the real world with pay).

She is gambling that the risk of losing her job from voter anger in the near future is far less than the long-term financial benefit. And sad to say, it’s a good bet, one that any cold-eyed Vegas devotee would take in a heartbeat. So accuse her of many things, but not her lack of an eye for the main chance, cash-wise.

Why am I reminded of the Mark Twain quote, “It shines and stinks like a mackerel by moonlight”?

Roderick MacGregor Ponoka AB

DBA. This is progress!

We are already seeing the foundations being laid for our Riverlands district, the upgraded intersection at Ross and Taylor makes pedestrian access possible and safe. The power lines that will supply electricity to the whole area are being upgraded as we speak. Private businesses are receiving these cues well and are making plans to grow and develop.

This is progress!

Our downtown is safer by many measures. More street lights brighten everything up sending cues to people that our downtown is safe. Crosswalks are upgraded making them more secure for pedestrians.

The point-in-time numbers are in and there were 50 per cent fewer street involved people counted than before; our city’s visionary focus on homefullness is working! This is progress!

Families are now flocking downtown in the summertime to enjoy the landmark Bluegrass Spray Park. There are more events like Centrefest, the downtown farmers market, Nuit Blanche, the bike race and the North Pole Stroll enhancing our culture. The Ross Street Patio is a huge success, drawing old and young alike to enjoy our downtown. This is progress!

There is more to come! Our city is blossoming!

These are exciting times!

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Great progress made downtown

Autistic children need understanding

Have you been downtown lately?

Take a walk along Ross Street from 47th Avenue to 51st Avenue and see the major progress that has been made in our downtown! While you’re at it walk down Little Gaetz in either direction as well. There have been some major enhancements made in the last few years!

Recently I was playing around with Google Street View and was surprised to find that the Google-Car that photographs the streets to make a 3D map hasn’t gone down little Gaetz since 2009! So when I clicked on Gaetz Avenue I could literally see back in time before all the major upgrades were put in. If you’re interested, I made a tour video and posted it to my YouTube page Wieler4RD. After making that discovery I decided to peruse the Greater Downtown Action Plan on the city’s webpage. I found the plan to be a very innovative and progressive with clear goals and action steps to improve the quality of life in our city and spur business development.

But progress is a direction and nothing is done overnight. The continued growth of our downtown is a game of chicken and egg. It will take continued leadership from visionary policy makers, it will take the best of our entrepreneurial virtue and it will require the continued passion of our proud citizens to advance in this direction.

I have to send out a big thank you to all the business owners who are redeveloping their properties and enhancing the whole feel of our downtown.

There is a very clear message communicated to the public when a business enhances its store front and upgrades its street appeal. The clear message is: progress!

The evidence of progress is all around the downtown from the Plaza W renovation, the renovation of Budget Car Rental and the facelift to Artistry In Gold to the expansions of Red Deer Hot Yoga, Sunworks, Housewarmings and Fratters Venue. An extremely popular attraction is the Cool Beans Bus Cafe, which occupies a previous brownfield site! Then there is the 2014 business of the year, Collegiate Sports Medicine, also proudly downtown. This is progress!

Our downtown is rebounding and we are starting to see a snowball effect. If the next 10 years are anything like the last 10 years I suspect Red Deer’s downtown will be a cultural hub and a commercial powerhouse that Red Deerians will be proud of! This is progress!

On that note, unfortunately in 2013, out of the 497 businesses downtown there were 65 businesses that chose to leave the downtown. However, there were 74 new businesses that arrived. So there is net growth as evidenced by the numbers provided by the

Most parents find the idea of taking their children to get Santa pictures less than thrilling. The thought of getting them ready, packing them up in the cold and waiting in line for long periods of time just to get a typically hilarious but cute photo of someone’s eyes closed, staring at Santa in horror, or the inevitable baby bawling on his lap.

Why do we do it? Tradition, memories? Probably most importantly because we love our children and want to give them the opportunity. It’s worth the hassle in the end ... for the most part.

My experience at a local mall on Dec. 18 has perhaps left a lasting impression so hurtful that I may not be bringing my children (five, four and two and a half) back indefinitely.

It started quite seamlessly actually; there was no lineup at all! No waiting is always a bonus! Both of my sons were in the stroller, and as I unpacked the two-year-old, I could see my four-year-old was starting to lose his cool. The two-year-old and five-yearold ran and sat on Santa’s lap.

Santa and the photographer were waiting for me to unpack my four-year-old. By this time, he was screaming and thrashing in the stroller so loud I’m sure those across the mall could hear him. I could feel the stares start, so I told the photographer to just shoot the two kids. I tried to calm my four-yearold the best I could, but he was past the point of recovery.

Again, I glanced around and saw nothing but stares, and looks of if that were my kid ... why doesn’t she do something ... what a brat ... I prayed they would get the photo so we could get out of there.

Once my daughter and son were off of Santa’s lap, the photographer came over to me and I will never forget the words out of her mouth: “Boy, you’d think that someone was cutting his leg off.” My heart broke. I couldn’t believe the ignorance of this woman. I replied simply and calmly “My Son is autistic, I’m sorry he’s bothered you.”

My plea is this: please, oh please, tell your friends, tell your family, educate yourselves. Until my son was diagnosed with autism in July 2013, I really didn’t know much about it myself. I believe it is one of the most under-acknowledged and talked about issues that is affecting so many children in our community now.

Instead of allowing this atrocity of treatment by an ignorant employee get to me, I’m using it as fuel to get the word out. Please, if you see a child kicking, screaming, sobbing on the floor or perhaps in a stroller as my son was, take a moment and stop.

Think that perhaps you may be a witness to autism at an exasperating low that many parents deal with daily. This beautiful child is really dealing with

What was Smith’s real motivation?

something that he may have seen, heard or something that we can’t know for sure, in the way the diagnosis permits.

Stares are neither appreciated, nor unsolicited comments, nor advice.

Compassion and understanding is all we ask as parents of these beautiful, perfect souls, but if that is even too much to ask, then please keep your mouth shut and move on.

I a the mother to two beautiful autistic little boys who are perfect to me, and the world could learn something from their untainted love.

Jasmine Cardinal Blackfalds

Wildrose defectors betray democracy As a very young (15) person, I and my maternal grandfather Joe Beaudry would discuss politics in a cordially way; he being liberal and I being conservative in our viewpoints.

Granddad would put forward a question to me that he already knew the answer to and then would hide behind hands and his ever-smoking pipe to await my answer. In all these questions, never was the question of mass betrayal by a political party of the electorate voiced during our discussion.

It was during these discussions that my responsibility to vote my party was forged. He was just a Canadian and proud to be, but he impressed me with the thought that I could influence the direction of the country by my vote.

No wonder he hid behind his hands at times. He knew my vote counted for nothing! I believe he never thought of a party crossing the floor, en masse, as a political betrayal of the voters. So the party I voted for in the last provincial election is eviscerated by the sword of our leader, not during an election but through a process that joined two parties of alikeness together; one supposedly working within the system of justice and the other hiding betrayal of the democratic system we are supposed to be living under.

So, if there was a question that needs answers; if these new Conservative members find more illegal or undemocratic items in their new relationships, where will their integrity lead them? Probably to silence!

Of course, he is long dead these many years, my Grandfather — but I still revere him for what he tried to show me in his citizen of the land within his ability to advise.

Leo Belanger Ponoka

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JURY CONVICTS LUKA ROCCO MAGNOTTA OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER IN JUN LIN’S DEATH structions that if they deemed Magnotta not criminally responsible, that verdict should carry through to all five charges.

Bouthillier said the steps Magnotta took to hide his tracks and flee authorities were not consistent with someone who was in a debilitating mental state who didn’t understand his own actions.

That Magnotta would admit to the acts was only disclosed to the court just before the trial began. From the outset, the jury heard the accused admitted to the killing and dismembering but that he was suffering a disease of the mind at the time.

Through 10 weeks of testimony, the jury heard details of Lin’s death and that many of Magnotta’s actions were caught on surveillance video or in images taken by the accused himself.

They also heard about Magnotta’s upbringing and delved into medical files that showed he was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 2001.

Roughly half of the 40 days of testimony were dedicated to forensic psychiatrists who presented duelling versions of whether Magnotta was of sound mind during the crimes.

The key piece of evidence for the Crown was an email that described Magnotta’s macabre plan was actually telegraphed some six months before Lin’s slaying.

A British reporter, Alex West, confronted Magnotta in London in December 2011 about cat killing videos that had created a stir online. The accused denied being the author before saying in an email to West two days later that cats were just the beginning and that his next movie would include a human subject.

“Next time you hear from me it will be in a movie I am producing, that will have some humans in it, not just pussys. :),” Magnotta wrote near the end of the email, sent Dec. 10, 2011.

“You see, killing is different then smoking .. with smoking you can actually quit,” he wrote, one of the many references in the trial to the movie Basic Instinct. Later in that message, he added: “Once you kill, and taste blood, its impossible to stop. The urge is just too strong not to continue.”

It concluded: “Getting away with all this, now thats genius.”

BY SIDHARTHA BANERJEE THE CANADIAN PRESS

MONTREAL — Luka Rocco Magnotta remained impassive as one of the 12 jurors who deliberated his fate uttered the word “guilty” to all five charges against him in the slaying and dismemberment of Jun Lin, including first-degree murder.

“It’s always a great feeling for a Crown prosecutor to hear the word ‘guilty’ come out of the mouth of a juror at the end of a trial,” prosecutor Louis Bouthillier told reporters.

“Obviously very rewarding.”

Bouthillier said he was fully expecting the jury to deliver the five guilty verdicts.

“We’re not really surprised,” he said. “I thought we had good evidence of premeditation and the fact that the crime was planned and deliberate.”

The prosecutor lauded the work of the jurors, who began hearing the case in late September and delivered the verdicts on their eighth day of deliberations.

“There was close to 11 weeks of testimony. Obviously they had to work with difficult, very difficult legal issues. I want to salute the work of the jury. Individually, the 12 jurors were really magnificent and they did an outstanding job.”

After the verdicts, a lawyer read out an impact statement on behalf of Lin’s father, Diran Lin, who watched proceedings throughout the trial from a private room in the courthouse.

“I had come to see your trial system to see justice done and I leave Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS satisfied that you have not let my son down,” Daniel Urbas told the emotion- Luka Rocco Magnotta is pictured in Berlin in a court photo. Luka Rocco Magnotta ally charged room. was found guilty on Tuesday of first-degree murder and four other charges in the “I had come to learn what happened to my son that night and I leave without killing and dismemberment of Jun Lin in May 2012. a true or a complete answer.

“I had come to see remorse, to hear the crime was both planned and delib- enormous Internet footprint became a some form of apology, and I leave with- erate and that Magnotta’s behaviour household name after being linked to and actions went against someone sup- a horrific crime posted online. out anything.”

His trial finally made it before a Earlier, the trial judge also had posedly suffering from a disease of the mind. bilingual jury in Montreal, dominating words of praise for the jurors.

As Magnotta had admitted to the much of the latter part of 2014.

“While it may not always be obviOn the murder charge, the jury had ous to everyone, a jury trial is one of physical acts, the jury’s task was to dethe most unfailing tests of the civiliza- termine his state of mind and whether four options: find Magnotta guilty of tion of any country,” Quebec Superior his acts were intentional, planned and first-degree murder, second-degree murder or manslaughter, or find him Court Justice Guy Cournoyer told them deliberate.

The criminal case captured head- not criminally responsible by way of as he quoted Sir Winston Churchill.

“We have asked a lot of you but you lines worldwide in 2012 when the little- mental disorder. known porn actor and escort with an The judge told the jurors in his in- Please see MAGNOTTA on Page A8 rose to the occasion and indeed proved that real and substantive justice is a reality in action.

“Your patience, seriousness and hard work has been obvious to us all and exemplary in a very demanding trial.”

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Impact statement from Jun Lin’s father

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — After the verdicts came down, lawyer Daniel Urbas read out in court the following impact statement on behalf of Lin’s father, Diran Lin: I do not know who I am supposed to be talking to, who will listen to this or read this but I do need to say something. For me, for Lin Jun’s mother, for Lin Jun’s sister.

My brave son, smart son, laughing son, caring son, adventurous son, handsome son, strong son, popular son.

Gone. And I will always miss you Lin Jun. The night Lin Jun died, parts of

many other people died in one way or another. His mother, his sister and me, his friends, Lin Feng. In one night, we lost a lifetime of hope, our futures, parts of our past.

I have trouble thinking of other things, to concentrate. Lin Jun’s mother is not right anymore, has not smiled or laughed much since May 2012 and will never work again. Lin Jun’s sister has tried to take care of her mother but she too is unable to work, is sad.

She has too much responsibilities now for someone so young. I hope one day she is better.

My memories of Lin Jun do not stop at his youth but now I see those memories through his death, how he died, how he must have suffered, how humiliating his death has become with

a movie, post office packages, and only the accused’s story that it was not his fault and the fault of government agents.

I know that the accused is not what Canada is about. Lin Jun loved China but was also drawn to Canada, to live in Montreal, in French. I have spent now more time in Canada and now know why my son wanted to live here.

This knowledge hurts all the more to know what my son is missing by not being alive in your country. I am troubled by knowing what his plans were, to stay here and to start a business, to live here permanently, to enjoy your language, your opportunities, your fresh air.

I live each day with regret that all I now see available here will never

be his, that his name will only be associated with a horrible, degrading crime. It causes me fresh pain to know that my son’s legacy is to be remembered as a victim. He not only suffered in his murder but will be humiliated for each time his name is mentioned and it hurts me deeply and will hurt me forever. It hurts me to know that my last words to him were “be careful son.” I feel bad that I was not there to warn him that night.

I will never see his smiling face on video chat or hear about his new accomplishments or hear his laugh. Lin Jun’s birthday is on December 30 and he will never be there for his birthday or ours.

Please see STATEMENT on Page A8

TIMELINE 2011 March: Magnotta arrives in Montreal.

July: Chinese student Jun Lin arrives in Montreal.

December: Magnotta and British journalist Alex West cross paths in London, England. An email sent shortly after to West’s newspaper contains language and comments that seem to foreshadow a human killing in the near future.

2012 April 17: Magnotta meets with psychiatrist Dr. Joel Paris at Jewish General Hospital in Montreal, where he’s diagnosed as having a personality disorder and is sent home with follow-up appointment.

May 18-19: A mystery man is filmed at Magnotta’s apartment, with 53 seconds worth of footage later appearing in Lin dismemberment video. In it, Magnotta is seen brandishing hand-held electric saw over the man, who is blindfolded and snoring heavily.

May 24: Lin last seen by friends and last spotted entering Magnotta’s apartment building on apartment surveillance video at 10:16 p.m.

May 25-26: Magnotta seen coming and going from apartment, emptying its contents, including victim’s body.

May 26: Montana lawyer Roger Renville sees bizarre Internet video he believes

is snuff film depicting bound man being stabbed to death and dismembered.

May 26: Magnotta departs Montreal on Paris-bound Air Transat flight.

May 27: Renville alerts U.S. and Canadian police to Internet video but they dismiss it as a fake.

May 29: Montreal police called to lowrent apartment building after janitor finds dismembered torso in suitcase left in trash.

Same day, foot is found in package mailed to Conservative party in Ottawa and hand is found in package in Canada Post warehouse. Package destined for Liberal party.

Lin reported missing by friends.

May 30: Montreal police name Magnotta as prime suspect and say national warrant issued for his arrest. Interpol adds him to wanted list, putting police in 190 countries on alert. Montreal police find video on Internet and try unsuccessfully to have it taken down.

May 31: Montreal police confirm they have video apparently showing man tied to bed, being killed and then dismembered.

May 31: Magnotta boards overnight bus from Paris bound for Berlin.

June 1: Montreal police identify torso victim as Lin, a 33-year-old Chinese computer science student at Concordia University.

Warrant issued for Magnotta on upgraded first-degree murder charge. Police say Magnotta also charged with threatening Prime Minister Stephen Harper because of foot mailed to Conservative Party of Canada offices.

June 1: Magnotta arrives in Berlin.

June 2: French police conduct “targeted” searches.

June 3: French media report Magnotta stayed in low-budget hotel in Paris. French media report police checking claims of two

people who say they saw him. Chinese Embassy in Ottawa issues statement advising Chinese visitors to Canada to take safety precautions.

June 4: German police acting on tip arrest Magnotta in Berlin in Internet cafe.

He faces charges of first-degree murder, committing indignity to dead body, mailing obscene material and criminally harassing prime minister and several unidentified MPs. Harper, attending Queen’s Jubilee in Britain, congratulates police on their quick work.

June 5: Two schools in Vancouver receive packages containing human remains: a hand and a foot. In Berlin, Magnotta informs authorities he will not fight extradition.

Lin’s family arrives in Montreal.

June 11: Magnotta transferred to Berlin prison hospital where observing psychiatrist is convinced he’s in psychotic state.

June 13: Forensic tests allow Montreal police to confirm torso, feet and hands all belong to Lin. Berlin court orders Magnotta to remain behind bars pending extradition

to Canada.

June 18: Magnotta arrives in Montreal aboard Canadian military plane. Video and photos provided by city police show him handcuffed and surrounded by detectives as he gets off aircraft.

June 19: Magnotta pleads not guilty after being formally charged with first-degree murder of Lin, along with defiling his corpse, harassing Harper and MPs, and publishing and mailing obscene material.

June 21: Magnotta makes in-person court appearance in Montreal to set future court dates (previous appearance was via video conference). Is represented by Toronto lawyer Luc Leclair.

July 1: Tip leads Montreal police to a park in Montreal’s west end, where they discover Lin’s skull near a pond.

July 4: Forensic tests allow Montreal police to confirm body part found three days earlier was Lin’s head.

Please see TIMELINE on Page A8

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MONTREAL — Luka Rocco Magnotta was found guilty on Tuesday of first-degree murder and four other charges in the killing and dismemberment of Jun Lin in May 2012. Here is a timeline of events in the case:

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A8 RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014 I am told that a prisoner in Canada is given time to reflect on his crime, to live with the bad memories, to perhaps feel regret, to be cut off from family, to be limited in their movements. In that understanding, I think that his future sounds like mine, Lin Jun’s mother’s and Lin Jun’s sister. We are cut off from our son, and given the rest of our lives to think.

We reflect on that crime, we feel regret, we have no desire to go anywhere or see people.

I am also told that for the next years, a prisoner will be housed, his bed provided, his food prepared, doctors made available and psychiatrists to listen to him and give him medication when he tells them that he feels bad.

No one will house us, feed us or provide doctors.

Lin Jun will never be there for us. We do not want to tell our story because it is too sad to repeat. We cannot talk much about Lin Jun without talking about his murder. The murder has robbed us not only of Lin Jun but our ability to think and talk about him without feeling pain and shame.

I had come to see your trial system to see justice done and I leave satisfied that you have not let my son down.

I had come to learn what happened to my son that night and I leave without a true or a complete answer.

I had come to see remorse, to hear some form of apology, and I leave without anything.

Lin Diran

Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

TIMELINE: Trial ends on eighth day of deliberations

Diran Lin, centre, father of Jun Lin leaves the Montreal Courthouse alongside his lawyer Daniel Urbas and translator following the murder trial for Luka Rocco Magnotta, Tuesday.

STORIES FROM PAGE A7

STATEMENT: No apology In traditional Chinese culture, your child grows up to take care of you when you get old. A Chinese parent has a saying, “Having a Child Takes Care of Old Age” or “Raising a Child Prevents Loneliness in Old Age.” He will not be there for me and Lin Jun’s mother in our old age. I turned 60 years old at the start of the trial and so did Lin Jun’s mother a few days later. We have only misery as a gift and feel pain for his little sister Mei Mei. I thought I would be able to retire and enjoy my son being there for me, with me, to let me feel I have been a good father. His chair is empty at my home.

His phone never answers. All gone. I have no ability or desire to want anything else.

I am told that the accused will receive the maximum under Canadian judicial system for one of his crimes. I appreciate the result.

2014 Feb. 7: Justice Guy Cournoyer grants order to allow witness testimony to be gathered in France and Germany.

July 21: Cournoyer rules out blanket publication ban on trial evidence.

Sept. 8: Jury selection begins.

Sept. 19: Jury finalized after eight days of selection hearings.

Sept. 29: Trial begins with Leclair saying his client admits to slaying Lin, but said he intends to show he was not criminally responsible at the time.

Oct. 31: Crown prosecutor Louis Bouthillier closes case against Magnotta after presenting 48 witnesses.

Nov. 25: Defence rests case after calling 12 witnesses.

Dec. 4: Jury hears from last of six rebuttal witnesses, bringing total number to 66.

Dec. 10: Leclair urges jurors in closing arguments to find Magnotta not criminally responsible. Tells them not to get bogged down in various expert reports and says ”insanity is insanity.“ Dec. 11: In his closing arguments, Bouthillier asks jurors to convict Magnotta on all five charges. Tells them the accused was “purposeful, mindful, ultra-organized and ultimately responsible for his actions.”

Dec. 15: Cournoyer gives instructions to jurors and they are then sequestered to decide the verdict.

Dec. 16: Jury begins deliberations.

Dec. 23: Jurors find Magnotta guilty of all five charges on their eighth day of deliberations.

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The Crown said the plan was set in motion in midMay with the filming of a mystery Colombian man, asleep and naked on Magnotta’s bed while he straddled him with an electric saw in his hand.

Fifty-three seconds of that footage found its way into the One Lunatic, One Ice Pick video that shows Lin’s dismemberment.

The mystery man, drowsy but unharmed, left Magnotta’s apartment the next day with the help of the accused.

According to Magnotta, he met Lin through a Craigslist advertisement seeking a partner for bondage.

Lin arrived at Magnotta’s apartment at 10:16 p.m. on May 24, 2012, never to emerge again.

Four hours later, at 2:06 a.m., Magnotta was seen exiting the building wearing a distinctive yellow Tshirt Lin had been wearing when he walked in.

The evidence suggested that Lin had been drugged and had his throat slit. The murder itself was not caught on “One Lunatic, One Ice Pick.”

Magnotta’s face wasn’t visible in the 10-minute video in which Lin’s throat had already been slit.

The video showed Magnotta methodically dismembering the body - allowing a small dog to chew on the remains and violating the body with a wine bottle. The corpse was stabbed repeatedly and Lin’s skull was smashed in with a hammer.

The sleep drug Temazepam and Benadryl, an over-the-counter allergy medication were later found in Lin’s system.

The jury also saw the outtakes, found on a camera.

In the final scene, Magnotta’s face was clearly visible as he attempted to masturbate to Lin’s severed arm.

In the roughly 48 hours following the slaying, Magnotta cut up Lin’s body into 10 pieces, mailing the hands and feet to political offices in Ottawa and primary schools in Vancouver. He also bought a plane ticket for Paris online.

He visited a garbage room in the basement of his apartment 16 times as he emptied the contents of his apartment. He often found time to check his appearance in the lobby as he came and went.

He returned at one point with a suitcase used to dispose of Lin’s torso.

He slashed, spray-painted and locked the suitcase before leaving it on the curb.

The discovery of the suitcase set in motion the biggest Montreal police investigation in the force’s history and a manhunt for the accused.

By then, Magnotta had fled to Paris, switching hotels upon his arrival.

When police put out a warrant for his arrest, Magnotta emptied his bank accounts and fled to

March 11: Preliminary hearing begins. Magnotta’s lawyers argue, unsuccessfully, that courtroom should be closed to public and media. Courtroom remains open and more routine publication ban is applied to details of hearing.

March 12: Jun Lin’s father, Diran, leaves courtroom in tears after hearing evidence. Details of that evidence are subject to publication ban. Members of Lin’s family from China are in Canada to follow case.

March 19: Magnotta collapses in court during preliminary hearing while appearing distraught by evidence presented against him. Still handcuffed, he falls to his side in prisoner’s box and curls into fetal position.

April 12: Magnotta ordered to stand trial on five charges, including first-degree murder, in decision by Quebec court Judge Lori-Renee Weitzman.

April 29: Trial date set for September 2014.

Nov. 13: Magnotta enters fresh not-guilty pleas.

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Berlin on the same day.

He spent his last few days of freedom partying and drinking with a German man, having told him he was seeking a new start in life. He was ultimately arrested in an Internet cafe on June 4, 2012, where a witness said Magnotta was reading up on himself.

Magnotta was eventually transferred to a Berlin prison hospital, where a psychiatrist’s initial diagnosis was that he was psychotic.

The body parts were recovered in the trash outside Magnotta’s apartment and the four locations they were mailed. Lin’s skull was found in a westend Montreal park on July 1, 2012 after a Toronto lawyer mailed directions to the body.

Packages to Ottawa contained notes referencing Harper and his wife, Laureen. Three of the four packages mailed by Magnotta were linked to convicted schoolgirl killer Karla Homolka — the packages used the names of Homolka’s mother-in-law and sister as return addresses. The fourth packaged mentioned Jean Chretien’s son, Hubert, as the sender.

Magnotta did not testify during the trial and did not agree to be assessed by the Crown’s psychiatrist.

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Teacher’s sexual abuse trial begins

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The trial of a Canadian teacher accused of sexually abusing three students at an international school in Indonesia began Tuesday by hearing from an alleged victim, his family said.

The opening session, which lasted 11 hours, was met with mixed emotions by Neil Bantleman due to a lack of confidence in the Indonesian justice system, his family said.

“To get to trial, to be able to defend yourself against these accusations is a positive,” Bantleman’s brother, Guy Bantleman told The Canadian Press.

“What is daunting are the lack of not-guilty verdicts that occur through the judicial process in Indonesia and the lack of evidence that has got us to this point.”

Bantleman, who is from Burlington, Ont., was arrested in July along with an Indonesia teaching assistant.

They were taken into custody months after janitors contracted to work at the Jakarta International School were arrested following reports from parents of a six-year-old boy who claimed to have been sodomized. The pair were also accused of sexually abusing two other students.

Both men have maintained their innocence. The school’s principal and a number of fellow teachers also say the two are innocent.

The first day of Bantleman’s trial heard from one of the alleged child victims, who testified while wearing a mask in the courtroom, Bantleman’s brother said.

Bantleman and his co-accused, Ferdinant Tjiong, were taken to a holding cell while the child testified during the closed session, but were still questioned about the child’s testimony when they were returned to the courtroom, Bantleman’s brother said.

“The judge has to know that Neil’s not there obviously. Why should he ask that question, it’s mindboggling,” Bantleman’s brother said. “To me it just emphasizes the corruption in the process and a lack of confidence in what they’re doing.”

Bantleman told the judge he could not comment on the child’s evidence as he wasn’t present for it, his brother said.

Bantleman’s lawyers told the family that the alleged child victim often responded to the prosecutor’s questions with “I don’t know,” “I don’t remember” or “I forget” The child’s mother also testified later in the day, Bantleman’s brother said, and the court heard that she was often present at the child’s school and volunteered in his class. Court also heard that the child was often taken to and from school by his mother, father and his nanny.

“It is impossible for the parents not to know what happened to their child, especially if it were sodomy, as the mother spent a lot of time with the child, she volunteered almost everyday at school,” Bantleman’s lawyer Patra M. Zen said in a statement.

“There are two things that could explain this one, there was no sodomy, two, this is a fabricated story.”

Bantleman’s family noted that Bantleman and Tjiong were only arrested after the parents of one of the alleged child victims failed in their efforts to reach a financial settlement with the school over the alleged abuse by the janitors accused in the case.

The janitors have been sentenced to up to eight years in prison following their separate but related trial. Their lawyers have called their verdicts unfair and have vowed to appeal.

Both Bantleman and Tjiong could face up to 15 years in prison if convicted.

Their trial is expected to last three months, a time during which Bantleman’s family is urging Ottawa to publicly declare its support for the Ontario man.

“We’re calling for a statement on behalf of Neil supporting him and making the Indonesia government and authorities aware that the Canadian officials are watching this trial,” Bantleman’s brother said. “There is a lack of evidence and there needs to be transparency to really have a fair trial.”

Baird headed to Egypt next month to push for journalist’s release

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird will travel to Egypt next month to push for the release of imprisoned Egyptian-Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy.

Baird said Canada has been working hard behind the scenes to win the release of the Al Jazeera journalist who will be entering his 13th month in captivity by the time Baird arrives in Cairo in January.

Baird has met twice with his Egyptian counterpart in the last month, most recently in Bahrain, and pushed for the release of the 40-year-old Fahmy, the minister’s office said Tuesday.

“We had a long conversation about this,” Baird told Ottawa radio station CFRA in an interview Tuesday about his most recent discussion with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry.

Baird said he also met with Egypt’s ambassador to Canada on Monday to discuss Fahmy’s possible release.

Baird’s office said the minister also had a separate conversation with Shoukry at an international gathering in the United Arab Emirates last month.

As Baird told the Ottawa radio station, there has been an ongoing diplomatic effort to free Fahmy, who was arrested on Dec. 29 last year along with two colleagues, Australian correspondent Peter Greste and Egyptian producer Baher Mohamed.

“We’re doing a lot, everything we can. We’re going to it in an effective way, not in a loud way,” Baird said.

“We’ll continue to make our case directly to the senior leadership in Cairo.”

After a trial that was denounced as a sham, Fahmy

was sentenced to seven years in prison for supporting the banned Islamist Muslim Brotherhood group of ousted Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi.

Greste were sentenced to seven years in prison, while Mohamed was sentenced to 10 years.

They were also charged with fabricating footage to undermine Egypt’s national security.

The journalists deny the charges, saying they were just doing their jobs.

Fahmy’s family and others have suggested the case has political overtones, claiming Egyptian authorities believe Al Jazeera is biased towards the now-deposed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood.

The Qatar-based broadcaster denies the allegation.

Fahmy’s family is hoping for a positive result after his appeal is heard on Jan. 1. His relatives have started an online crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for his legal fees.

Fahmy’s family hopes he will be at least temporarily released on health grounds because he has hepatitis C and an injured shoulder.

Baird expressed muted confidence in securing Fahmy’s release because of success in October 2013 winning the release of two other Canadians arrested in Egypt.

John Greyson and Tarek Loubani spent two months behind bars after their arrest and beating during an anti-government protest.

Both men had praised Baird, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the country’s diplomats and their friends, family and supporters for relentlessly pushing for their freedom.

“We had two Canadians that were imprisoned last year. We got them out through effective diplomacy,” said Baird.

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RCMP say Cpl. Jean Rene Michaud (mee-SHOW’) has been airlifted from Kamloops to a Metro Vancouver hospital with his wife by his side.

Michaud underwent two surgeries in the first few days after being shot, but RCMP haven’t indicated what kind of complications the officer is experiencing.

In the early morning hours of Dec. 3, Michaud was shot and injured by someone inside a vehicle he had stopped in a Kamloops residential area.

Within hours, 36-year-old Kenneth Knudson was arrested and faces charges off attempted murder, aggravated assault and two firearms-related charges.

A statement from Supt. Brad Mueller, the officer in charge at the Kamloops detachment, says the family wants to express its gratitude for the continued outpouring of well wishes, but asks for privacy.

Child pornography charges laid after search of Mountie’s home FOND DU LAC, Sask. — A Mountie posted in a remote fly-in community in northern Saskatchewan has been charged with accessing and possessing child pornography.

RCMP said they began investigating the officer stationed in Fond-du-Lac in September.

Staff Sgt. Ron Weir with the province’s Internet Exploitation Unit said officers had been conducting an internal police investigation into file sharing and were tracing IP addresses when they identified the fellow Mountie as a suspect.

“It’s very disturbing when any member of a law enforcement agency in Canada or around the world is into this type of material,” Weir told reporters Tuesday. “It was quite disappointing and disturbing as police officer that we would have to investigate one of our own.”

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Woman drops lawsuit alleging sex abuse by former Olympic CEO BURNS LAKE, B.C. — A woman who filed a lawsuit alleging former Olympic CEO John Furlong sexually abused her while he was a teacher in Burns Lake, B.C., has dropped the court action.

Beverly Abraham’s lawsuit against Furlong was dismissed in B.C. Supreme Court on Friday with no costs to either party, after she asked the court to allow her to withdraw the suit.

Abraham says three of her family members have died recently, and she couldn’t handle the stress of the lawsuit on top of her grief.

She says she decided that pulling the lawsuit was the best option for her to move on with her life after consulting with hereditary chiefs from her First Nation.

A statement from Furlong’s lawyer says he has always maintained the allegations from Abraham and two other accusers are false, and an RCMP investigation has also concluded Abraham’s allegations are not supported.

The allegations against Furlong surfaced in a 2012 newspaper article written by freelance journalist Laura Robinson that claimed he abused students while teaching in northern B.C. in the late 1960s and 1970s.

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He was arrested and charged Monday and released from custody on the conditions that he have no Internet access, not possess data storage devices and stay away from children. He is to appear in appear in Prince Albert provincial court on Jan. 28.

Supt. Alfredo Bangloy said a code of conduct investigation is continuing and the officer could receive further work penalties now that he faces criminal charges.

He said it’s very disappointing to see a Mountie charged with such offences, considering all officers are supposed to follow a high standard of conduct.

Weir added that there is no evidence suggesting the officer knew the children pictured in the pornography.

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Carillon bells to mark 1914 Christmas truce als with her feet and simultaneously hitting the batons with the side of her loosely closed fist.

McCrady, a retired doctor from the United States, won a competition for the job in 2008. She replaced Gordon Slater, who had occupied the post for 31 years.

McCrady is creative with her recital playlists. This winter, passersby could hear Coldplay’s “Clocks” playing if they came up to Parliament Hill midday.

During the annual Parliament Hill Christmas lighting ceremony this year, she prepared a number of songs that would have been heard by Canadians during the First World War. She also played Paul McCartney’s song Pipes of Peace, which was written as a tribute to the 1914 truce.

One of McCrady’s favourite times for playing is in the lead-up to the holidays.

“It’s a joy to play every day, but it connects a lot with people on the ground (during this period),” she said.

“It’s lots of fun to play the prelude to the Christmas lighting ceremony. People are up there with their hot chocolate and their beaver tails and they’re hearing the bells play the Christmas carols. That’s one of the neatest times of the year.”

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

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OTTAWA — Around the biggest of the 53 carillon bells hanging in the Peace Tower reads the inscription, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace and goodwill towards men” — words taken from Luke’s Christmas passage in the Bible.

When the tower and its carillon were unveiled in 1927, they were a tribute to peace after the traumatic First War War. It’s perhaps fitting then that on Christmas Eve this year, the carillon will be among 99 instruments in 11 countries to commemorate the 1914 Christmas Truce.

The truce was a spontaneous laying down of arms in various places along the western front by German, Belgian and British soldiers that first year of the war. (Canadians had not yet joined them in combat).

Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS Accounts of that Christmas Eve and Christmas Day talk of meals shared, carols sung, games of soccer, The Parliament Buildings in Ottawa are shown with and even a collective effort to bury the war dead.

Christmas lights on Monday. Dr. Andrea McCrady Dominion Carillonneur Andrea McCrady is set the Dominion Carilloneur will be among 11 countries to play “Silent Night” at about 12:15 on Dec. 24, as carillonneurs playing Silent Night on December 24 to part of the agreement with the World Carillon Federation. The University of Toronto’s Soldiers’ Tower mark the 100th anniversary of the Christmas truce carillon is also ready to participate. during the war.

“In his dedicatory speech, Mackenzie King waxed quite eloquent, saying this was the song of the angels, heard 2,000 years ago in Judea, and now the carillon becomes the voice of the nation in remembrance and thanksgiving,” McCrady said in an interview.

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The fatal crash, which also injured 10 people including the truck driver, happened Monday in the heart of Glasgow during the height of Christmas shopping.

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The three were identified as being from Dumbarton, Scotland, but media reports identified Jack Sweeney as a former president of the Bramalea Celtic Club in Brampton, Ont., northwest of Toronto.

A statement posted on the soccer supporters’ club Facebook page said: “It is with great shock and sadness we share with you our friend and past president Jack Sweeney, his wife Lorraine and granddaughter Erin were victims of today’s tragedy in Glasgow.”

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North Korea knocked off the Net CAUSE OF 10-HOUR SHUTDOWN UNKNOWN SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — Key North Korean websites suffered intermittent outages Tuesday after a nearly 10-hour shutdown that followed a U.S. vow to respond to a crippling cyberattack on Sony Pictures that Washington blames on Pyongyang.

It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the Internet stoppage in one of the least-wired and poorest countries in the world, but outside experts said it could be anything from a cyberattack to a simple power failure. The White House and the State Department declined to say whether the U.S. government was responsible.

Even if a cyberattack had caused the shutdown, analysts said, it would largely be symbolic since only a tiny number of North Koreans are allowed on the Internet — a fraction of Pyongyang’s staunchly loyal elite, as well as

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BRIEF Ukraine abandons nonaligned status KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s parliament dropped the nation’s nonaligned status Tuesday, possibly paving the way for a bid to join NATO in defiance of the Kremlin’s wishes. Russia, meanwhile, finalized a new economic alliance with other former Soviet nations it had vainly hoped Ukraine would join.

The parallel moves reflected new divisions in Europe as Russia-West ties have plummeted to their lowest point since Cold War times over the Ukrainian crisis.

The parliament in Kyiv passed the bill to drop the nonaligned status in a 303-9 vote, with supporters saying it was justified by Russian aggression toward Ukraine, including the annexation of its Crimean Peninsula in March and Russian support for a separatist insurgency in eastern Ukraine, where some 4,700 people have been killed since the spring.

But opponents said it will only increase tensions, and Moscow echoed that view.

“This is counterproductive, it only heats up the confrontation, creating the illusion that accepting such a law

foreigners.

Though it denies responsibility for the Sony hack, North Korea’s government has called it a “righteous deed” and made clear its fury over Sony’s film The Interview, a comedy that depicts the assassination of the North’s authoritarian leader, Kim Jong Un, the head of a 1.2 million-man army and the focus of an intense cult of personality.

South Korean officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because of office rules, said the North’s official Korean Central News Agency and the Rodong Sinmun newspaper, which are the main channels for official North Korean news, had both gone down. But the websites were back up later Tuesday. Among the posts glorifying the ruling Kim family included one about Kim Jong Un visiting a catfish farm.

U.S. computer experts described Monday’s Internet outage in the North as sweeping and progressively worse.

Jim Cowie, chief scientist at Dyn Research, an Internet performance

company, said in an online post that the North came back online after a 9 ½-hour outage. But the company said the North later suffered two outages, one lasting half an hour.

Possible causes for the shutdown include an external attack on its fragile network or even just power problems, Cowie wrote. But, he added, “We can only guess.”

The outage was probably more inconvenient to foreigners, who can access the Internet through 3G networks, than to North Korean residents, most of whom have never gone online. There are only about 1,000 Internet Protocol addresses in North Korea for a population of 25 million, South Korean analysts say. The privileged are also allowed to view a self-contained domestic Intranet that carries state media propaganda and a limited amount of information pulled and censored from the real Internet.

North Korea did not immediately release a response to the shutdown.

But a commentary carried in state media Tuesday was filled with characteristic rhetoric, criticizing what it called a failed U.S. policy on Pyongyang and comparing the United States to the Roman Empire, which, it said, “was thrown into a dumping ground of history as it collapsed while seeking prosperity through aggression and war.”

Last year, North Korea suffered similar brief Internet shutdowns of websites at a time of nuclear tensions with the U.S., South Korea and other countries. North Korea blamed Seoul and Washington for the outages.

President Barack Obama has said the U.S. government expects to respond to the Sony hack, which he described as an expensive act of “cyber vandalism” by North Korea.

Obama did not discuss details, and it was not immediately clear whether the Internet connectivity problems represented the retribution. The U.S. government regards its offensive cyber operations as highly classified.

is the road to regulating the deep internal crisis in Ukraine,” said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

The move doesn’t mean that Ukraine will apply to join NATO. But Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin told the parliament the law opens up new mechanisms “in the conditions of the current aggression against Ukraine.”

Ukraine’s prospects for NATO membership in the near term appear dim.

With its long-underfunded military suffering from the war with the separatists and the country’s economy in peril, Ukraine has much to overcome to achieve the stability that the alliance seeks in members.

employee Mark Quentin Henry took guns aboard at least 17 commercial airliners this year from Atlanta to New York airports. The name of his lawyer wasn’t listed in court records.

said Tuesday it favours replacing the blanket ban with a new policy barring donations from men who have had gay sex in the previous year. FDA officials said that policy is supported by research and would put the U.S. in-line with other countries including Australia, Japan and Britain.

The lifetime ban dates from the early years of the AIDS crisis and was intended to protect the blood supply from what was a then little-understood disease. But many medical groups, including the American Medical Association, say the policy is no longer supported by science, given advances in HIV testing. Gay activists say the lifetime ban is discriminatory and perpetuates negative stereotypes of homosexual men.

Smuggling scheme took guns onto passenger jets for years, prosecutor says NEW YORK — A New York prosecutor has announced five arrests in a brazen scheme in which guns - even an AK-47 rifle — were taken onto passenger jets for years in carry-on luggage.

Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson made the disclosure at a news conference Tuesday. He announced the arrests a day after charges were announced in Atlanta against an airline baggage handler.

He said he was not trying to scare anyone. But he called “truly frightening” what investigators learned after a probe that started as a way to reduce gun violence in Brooklyn.

He said former Delta Air Lines

U.S. moves to ease lifetime ban against gay blood donors WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials are recommending an end to America’s lifetime ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, a 31-year-old policy that many medical groups and gay activists say is no longer justified.

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Crimea’s cash-grab for property At the 34,600-acre Dobrobut farm in far eastern Crimea, the fields now lie fallow, and the 26 employees haven’t been paid for months.

It was June when two carloads of men arrived at the farm with pistols, clubs and assault rifles. In hand, the men had a piece of paper signed by Aksyonov.

The document, seen by the AP but never issued publicly, proclaimed that the land tilled by Dobrobut — under lease from the local village — was being nationalized. The men took over not only the fields, but also Dobrobut’s buildings, its harvest and its equipment, all worth about $1.6 million.

Alexander Garfner, an attorney for Dobrobut, sued in a Crimean court, now part of the Russian justice system.

On Sept. 2, the lawsuit was thrown out. “If we look at the law, then there is no basis for this,� Garfner said. The nationalization attempt, he said, “was clearly just a land grab, because it’s big money.�

The seizures investigated by the AP vary in scale and type of assets involved. But many, like Dobrobut, are reliably profitable and would require little additional investment, including a bus company with a monopoly on $14.6 million in annual ticket sales.

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS YALTA, Ukraine — One day in October, a dozen armed men in masks drove up to the gates of Yalta Film Studios. They weren’t actors, and this was no make-believe. It was a hostile takeover. “They forced all the employees onto the ground, sealed off the premises and halted the work of the studio,� said owner Sergei Arshinov.

The studio, nestled in the hills overlooking the Black Sea, is just one of thousands of businesses seized from their owners since Crimea was annexed by Russia eight months ago.

Crimea’s new pro-Moscow leaders say the takeovers, which they call nationalizations, are indispensable to reverse years of wholesale plunder by Ukrainian politicians and oligarchs.

But an Associated Press investigation throughout this peninsula the size of Massachusetts found many instances of less noble practices: legal owners strong-armed off their premises; buildings, farms and other prime real estate seized on dubious pretenses, or with no legal justification at all; non-payment of the compensation mandated by the Russian constitution; and targeting of assets belonging to or used by the Crimean Tatar ethnic minority and the pro-Kyiv branch of the Orthodox Church.

In a preliminary estimate, Ukraine’s Justice Ministry told AP that around 4,000 enterprises, organizations and agencies have had their property expropriated.

Some holdings, from shipyards to health resorts, were publicly earmarked for repossession by Crimea’s regional government, now part of the Russian Federation. Others were simply seized by armed men, sometimes carrying official decrees that were never published or no documentation at all.

Crimea’s Russia-installed prime minister, Sergei Aksyonov, says the nationalization law enacted Aug. 8 seeks to right wrongs committed by officials in Ukraine, where a lot of state property was sold off at bargain prices because the government was broke, or to benefit cronies. “Over the past 10 years, the majority of state property was illegally stolen from the government,� Aksyonov told AP. “Enterprises were privatized via fraudulent schemes and the state didn’t receive any money.�

‘THEY TRIED TO INFLUENCE ME’ Some of the losers in Crimea’s new order have been Ukrainian magnates or pro-Kyiv politicians stripped of their assets.

The biggest loser so far has been Ihor Kolomoisky, a Ukrainian oligarch and nationalist firebrand. Aksyonov’s government has taken 65 of his properties, including all branches of Privatbank, one of the largest in Crimea.

Andrei Senchenko, local leader of Ukraine’s Fatherland party, estimated his own losses at “several tens of millions of dollars,� including shares in a seized building materials plant and office centre. “They tried to influence me and, what’s more, made me a definite proposition, that I should change my rhetoric and relationship to the occupation of Crimea,� Senchenko said of Crimea’s leaders. “But I gave a clear ‘no.�’ The leadership of the 300,000-strong Muslim Tatar minority, by far the loudest voice against Russian annexation, was ousted from the building it rents in downtown Simferopol. The pro-Kyiv branch of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church has had 11 of its 18 parishes shut, and authorities have told the archbishop they want to hike the rent

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In this photo taken on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014, A man in camouflage guards and chases away any would-be visitors at the Dobrobut farm in Grabovo, Crimea.

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GDP growth surprises CANADA’S Q4 COULD BE BRIGHTER THAN FORECAST, BUT CLOUDS OVER 2015: ECONOMISTS

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Canada’s gross domestic product rose by an unexpectedly strong 0.3 per cent in October, which led several economists to consider revising their estimates for the final quarter of 2014 - although they also warned that they’re less bullish about 2015 due to a drop in commodity prices, especially for oil.

Statistics Canada’s monthly GDP report showed that October’s growth was broad-based, affecting several major sectors of the economy - especially oil

and gas extraction, mining and manufacturing. That was partly offset by weakness in agriculture and forestry sector and utilities.

Economists had estimated the Canadian economy would grow by 0.1 per cent during the month, following September’s growth of 0.4 per cent.

CIBC economist Avery Shenfeld wrote that a 0.7 per cent gain in manufacturing was an unexpected contributor and suggested that Canada’s economic growth in the final quarter of 2014 could be better than expected.

“While we don’t see the resource strength lasting into the new year, for now, there’s room for the econ-

omy to eclipse our 2.5 per cent Q4 forecast,” Shenfeld wrote in a brief note.

Other economists also indicated they were more optimistic for 2014’s “home stretch” in light of October’s performance, with one of the most bullish estimates coming from CIBC’s Nick Exarhos who wrote that “growth in the fourth quarter is now looking to track something close to three per cent, a half-point above our prior forecast.”

“But the real worries lie in what the collapse in crude means for next year,” Exarhos wrote.

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Workers with Scott Builders Inc. are constructing a multi-bay vehicle wash in Queens Business Park. Blue Water Wash, which is a division of Steve’s Livestock Transport, is developing the facility.

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Porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) has killed millions of pigs in the United States and Canada — and highlighted the importance of farm biosecurity, including the thorough washing of trucks and other equipment.

Enter Blue Water Wash, a Manitoba company that’s developing a multimillion-dollar wash facility in Queens Business Park. In addition to six drivethrough wash bays, the 7968 75th Ave. business will boast a pair of trailer baking bays that will kill lingering organisms like the PED virus with a 160 F (70 C) blast of heat.

“So you can guarantee that even if there were small bits of organic matter in there, that they’ve been baked and they’re no linger carrying the virus,” said Mark Reimer, Blue Water Wash’s general manager.

Trailer baking bays are a new weapon in the battle against livestock disease, said Reimer. The first in Canada opened about a month ago at another Blue Water Wash facility in Blumenort, Man. “There’s only, I think, a half-dozen in all of North America. So this is really cutting-edge stuff.”

The Queens Business Park operation will also have two trailer repair bays, with these operated by

Blue Water Wash’s sister company, Bison View Trailers.

Blue Water Wash and Bison View Trailers are both divisions of Steve’s Livestock Transport, which is based in Blumenort and has been hauling livestock in Canada and the United States for nearly 30 years. It also has operations in Brandon, Man., and Acme.

Reimer said Steve’s Livestock Transport currently runs about 15 trucks out of Acme, but this is expected to change.

“We have plans to expand that to about 50 over the next five years.”

Bison View Trailers’ repair bays in Red Deer will be used by Steve’s Livestock Transport, as well as for custom repair work, said Reimer.

“We see a lot of opportunity in that area.”

Similarly, the wash and baking bays will be available to Steve’s Livestock Transport as well as other haulers.

“Our goal is to be the go-to biosecurity wash location for livestock transport in Alberta,” said Reimer.

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy grew at a sizzling 5 per cent annual rate last quarter, the fastest since 2003, fueled by consumer and business spending. The surge confirmed that the economy is steadily improving and outshining others around the world.

The news helped lift the Dow Jones industrial average above 18,000 for the first time. And it could shape the Federal Reserve’s decision on when to raise interest rates from record lows.

In late-morning trading, the Dow was up 82 points to 18,041.

In its report Tuesday, the government sharply upgraded third-quarter growth from its previous 3.9 per cent estimate. Much of the increase came from consumer spending on health care and business spending on structures and software.

The economy has been benefiting from sinking energy prices. Gas prices have fallen for 88 straight days, according to AAA, the longest consecutive decline on record. That has freed up money for Americans to spend on other items, including cars, clothes and appliances.

Last quarter’s economic expansion was the fastest since summer 2003, and it followed a 4.6 per cent annual rate in the April-June quarter. The government separately reported Tuesday that in November, consumer spending rose at the fastest pace in three months and income at the fastest in five months.

Both figures brightened hopes for the 2015 economy.

“After four years of rocky recovery the U.S. economy is now hitting its stride, with a notable acceleration in growth in recent quarters,” said Gus Faucher, senior economist at PNC Financial Services Group.

“And growth should remain good next year, with lower gasoline prices a big plus for consumers.”

Tuesday’s figures are sure to be closely studied by the Fed. Last week, the central bank ended a policy meeting by saying it would be “patient” in deciding when to raise rates because the economy wasn’t yet fully healthy. Many investors concluded that no rate hike was likely before mid-2015 at the earliest, and they drove stocks to record highs.

Unexpectedly strong expansion, though, could escalate pressure on the Fed to raise rates, even though inflation remains well below its target of 2 per cent. One reason the Fed has kept its benchmark short-term rate near zero since 2008 has been to try to raise inflation from excessively low levels.

The government’s figures Tuesday showed that the inflation gauge the Fed most closely monitors has risen just 1.2 per cent over the past 12 months.

Also on Tuesday, the University of Michigan said its index of consumer sentiment found that U.S. consumers were more optimistic about the economy than at any other time in the past eight years, buoyed by more jobs and falling gas prices.

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It’s important to develop strategies to achieve a better work-life balance In several columns I’ve stressed the benefits of regular planning in business.

I talked about vision, revenue, clients, margin and costs. Examining all these areas is invaluable and necessary in order to succeed in business.

I also believe that planning and implementing strategies to achieve a better work-life balance is equally important.

The topic of work-life balance is fairly new. As new generations move into the workplace, especially those with younger families, there is a need to balance working time with family and social time.

The old adage of “all work and no play” now takes on JOHN new meaning. Statistics indiMACKENZIE cate that pace and workload can be detrimental to our BUSINESS physical and mental health.

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One major study done by Carleton University in 2012 indicated that a typical employee spends 50.2 hours in work-related activities a week, with over half of employees taking work home to complete outside of working hours.

Statistics Canada reports that approximately 28 per cent (4.1 million) of the 14.6 million employed Canadians who work do not work an average 9-to-5 day.

A majority of shift workers struggle to balance child care and other family commitments.

These statistics reflect some genuine issues. So what’s contributing to this current reality?

Issue 1: Lower productivity and absenteeism at work directly affect the bottom line. Have you considered that individual performance issues may be as a result of personal pressures? Some may be directly related to the stresses people experience separating work and family life.

More and more, employees are managing aging parents and a young family. There can be underlying health, relationship or financial problems.

For the individual and the business, it’s critical to address each situation and look at the possibility of adjusting workload expectations.

Issue 2: A primary contributing factor to separating work and personal/family life is technology overload. We now carry in our pockets and purses

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the devices that were designed to make tasks easier and communication faster in the workplace. Many of us are never really leave the office at the end of the day.

The ability to wind down and shut off your work life is imperative. Part of the responsibility lies with the individual. Except in emergency situations, there is no need to check work-related emails after your work day is done.

There are some astonishing statistics that indicate more and more employees are expected to be “on call” evenings and weekends. If this is part of the job description, or a rotating task, then it’s a key responsibility that must be compensated for.

Issue 3: A statistic from the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) website states that 58 per cent of Canadians report “overload” associated with the variety of roles they perform in their lives.

As an employer, recognize that employee retention can be directly related to workload issues.

Stress can affect individuals both physically and mentally. Watch for the signs and symptoms, like illness and general absenteeism. Whenever possible, negotiate a flexible schedule that gets the work done and keeps good team members.

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GDP: Weaker capital spending in 2015 A number of companies in the Alberta oilpatch have announced recently that they planned to reduce activities and capital spending next year as a result of the low price for oil, which is near five-year lows. A benchmark crude future is currently below US$56 per barrel, down from US$105 or more in the summer.

The Canadian dollar initially fell against the American currency Tuesday as the greenback surged following an unexpectedly strong revision of U.S. third-quarter gross domestic product. Later Tuesday, the loonie strengthened and was up slightly at about 86 cents US in mid-morning trade.

Statistics Canada’s monthly report on GDP, issued earlier Tuesday, said overall goods production in October was up 0.4 per cent from September, while output from service industries rose 0.3 per cent.

The oil and gas extraction sector grew 1.5 per cent in October, on top of a 3.6 per cent increase in September. Mining and quarrying also rose by 1.5 per cent, with advances in potash more than offsetting declines in copper, nickel, lead and zinc.

However, prices for several major commodities including oil, copper and gold - have declined sharply in recent weeks.

Among the sectors showing declines in October was wholesale trade, which declined 0.2 per cent, while retail trade was flat overall in October compared with the previous month.

There was also a 1.8 per cent decline in the Canadian utilities industry as demand for electricity and natural gas fell, while the agriculture and forestry sector decreased 1.4 per cent - mainly because of lower crop production.

TD economist Jonathan Bendiner noted that the Canada’s service sector was propped up in October by a 2.6 per cent surge in educational services, which Statistics Canada said reflected a return to normal levels of activity following a labour dispute in British Columbia in September.

“Corporate profits are forecast to decline through the first half of 2015, which will translate to weaker capital spending - especially in the energy secTRAVEL WITH tor. That said, Canada’s export sector is forecast to remain strong. A weaker loonie combined “because we care” with sustained strength in U.S. demand and PAY FOR 5 CASINO DAY TRIPS cheaper energy inputs should support manufac- 6TH DAY TRIP IS FREE turing activity.”

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A Chandos Construction Ltd. crew works on Central Alberta Co-op’s new cardlock station being developed in Queens Business Park at 200 Queens Dr. Expected to open in late January, the 24-hour station will feature dyed and regular gasolines, and diesel fuel, as well as card-activated shower facilities.

Deadly oil train blast settlement fund tops $200M

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PORTLAND, Maine — A proposed settlement fund for victims of a fiery train derailment that claimed 47 lives in Canada is nearly halfway to a goal of $500 million in funding commitments ahead of its filing next month, the defunct railroad’s bankruptcy trustee said.

More than a dozen corporations that face potential liability in the Lac Megantic, Quebec, oil train disaster have agreed to pay over $200 million to the fund and that sum could more than double by the time judges in the U.S. and Canada sign off, bankruptcy trustee Robert Keach told The Associated Press.

Keach, the trustee in the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railways bankruptcy case, is casting a wide net as he seeks to build the fund to compensate victims.

The names of contributors and other companies targeted for contributions are confidential, he said.

“We’re very proud of the fact that we’ve gotten to $200 million. But we have a larger goal in mind, and we’re going to continue to work for that,” he told the AP. The proposed settlement will be filed by Jan. 12, a deadline for the bankruptcy proceedings in Canada, Keach said. He said he hopes the full settlement will be approved by late March or April, meaning the first payments could be made by the second anniveranticipates serving the vehicle wash needs of oilfield companies, he said.

The wash bays could be operational by March, with the rest of the facilities expected to be up and running by early summer.

The cost of Blue Water Wash’s facilities has been pegged at $12 million to $15 million dollars. Reimer anticipates that about 30 employees will be needed to operate the wash and baking bays, with perhaps 15 more required for Bison View Trailers’ repair bays.

He praised municipal officials from Red Deer County and the City of Red Deer for their efforts in bringing Blue Water Wash to Central Alberta. Central Alberta: Access Prosperity also played an important role, added Reimer.

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BALANCE: Demands at work affect personal life There may be times to take work home, however this should not be a daily or weekly situation. Whether you are the employee or the employer, be aware that demands at work will directly affect personal and family life.

The CMHA site is an excellence resource for employees and employers (www.workplacestrategiesformentalhealth.com).

Take time to build in down time in your life. If you have to schedule fun/play, then do so. Set some personal goals and short incremental milestones throughout the year. Small successes will boost your mood and renew your energy.

Always take your vacation time!

Developing personal interests contributes to a healthy work-life balance. All learning adds a new dimension to your life. You also meet new and interesting people, some who may even become customers, colleagues or friends.

Operating a small to medium-sized business is time-consuming. It’s easy to delude ourselves that we need to be on top of everything, and we do.

Look for those individuals and specific times that you can delegate responsibilities to others, and take

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break from the work environment.

Give something back to your community. Make this the year that you serve on a committee, be a mentor, volunteer, or make regular donations to the groups in your community that try to make the place you live a better place.

Achieving a healthy work-life balance is like maintaining a good relationship; you have to keep working on it. But if you apply these New Year’s resolutions throughout the year, you’ll ensure success.

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ECONOMY: Growth set to accelerate Two other reports Tuesday were more cautionary: The government said sales of new homes fell in November, evidence that job gains have yet to boost the housing sector. And it said factory orders for longlasting manufactured goods slumped last month.

Still, the overall U.S. economy is showing resurgent strength and putting distance between itself and others around the world. Europe is struggling to grow. So is Brazil. Japan has slid into recession.

China is straining to manage a slowdown. Russia envisions a recession next year.

For the current October-December quarter, most analysts think the U.S. economy is slowing to an annual rate of around 2.5 per cent. And they foresee growth around 3 per cent in 2015. That would still be the strongest expansion since the economy grew 3.3 per cent in 2005, two years before the Great Recession began.

The 2007-09 downturn, the worst since the 1930s, destroyed millions of jobs. Since then, the economy has struggled to regain full health. Even after the recession officially ended in June 2009, the economy has turned in tepid growth averaging 2.2 per cent annually.

But many economists think growth is set to accelerate as more businesses have grown confident about hiring. The country is on track to have its healthiest year for job growth since 1999. In November, employers added 321,000 jobs, the sharpest onemonth increase in three years.

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Much of downtown Lac Megantic was destroyed on July 6, 2013, by a raging fire caused when an unattended train with 72 oil tankers began rolling downhill toward the town of 10,000 people. More than 60 tankers derailed and several exploded. Forty-seven people died, and dozens of buildings were destroyed.

After filing for bankruptcy, Montreal, Maine & Atlantic was sold for $15.85 million but virtually all of that money went to repay creditors.

Keach said he’s committed to getting as much money as possible for the victims.

“What’s possible is a half-a-billion dollar fund.

Will we get all the way there? That remains to be seen but that’s the goal,” he said.

A year ago, Keach sued World Fuel Services Corp., owner of the crude oil, and several other companies, accusing them of downplaying the volatility of the crude from North Dakota’s Bakken shale region.

Canada’s transportation agency said the crude was roughly as flammable as unleaded gasoline.

World Fuel Services is presumed to be among the 20 or so companies targeted to contribute to the settlement. Keach also has asked for discovery documents from oil companies and subsidiaries including ConocoPhillips, Shell Trading U.S. Co., and Marathon Oil Corp.

Companies that choose not to participate in the settlement fund could be sued individually by victims.

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NEW YORK — Natural gas, the nation’s most prevalent heating fuel, is getting cheaper just as winter is arriving because of mild temperatures and plentiful supplies.

The price of natural gas has dropped 29 per cent in a month, to $3.17 per 1,000 cubic feet on Tuesday from nearly $4.50 in late November. That’s a steep drop even for a fuel notorious for volatile price swings.

The lower prices are expected to linger and could reduce electricity prices and heating bills in the coming months. Natural gas is used by half of the nation’s households for heating and to generate 26 per cent of the nation’s electricity.

Natural gas often rises as winter weather approaches, and a frigid November sent the price higher. But December warmed up, and temperatures for the rest of the winter are expected to be close to normal.

Bob Brackett, an analyst at Bernstein Research, wrote in a recent note to investors that he expects natural gas to average “in the low 3’s” into the spring, and a warm winter could push the price below $3.00.

Last year at this time natural gas was near $4.50 and it reached as high as $6.15 in February after unusually cold weather gripped the eastern half of the country and stuck around for weeks. Prices in some locations averaged double or triple that amount as pipelines struggled to carry all the gas that was needed.

Because of the way natural gas and electric utilities are regulated, customers won’t likely see the recent drop reflected in their bills right away. Many will instead see higher prices as a result of last year’s price spike.

But the lower market prices could at least slow the rise in retail prices and perhaps reverse it if the low prices last.

Conditions look good for low prices throughout the spring. After that, though, prices could head back up, analysts say.

One-fifth of the nation’s natural gas production is from gas found when drilling for oil, so-called “associated gas.” A drop in the price of oil is forcing drillers to cut back, and that may slow the growth in production of associated gas.

Also, in April of next year an Environmental Protection Agency rule governing emissions of mercury and other toxic chemicals goes into effect. That will force electric utilities to reduce their use of coal and turn instead to natural gas.

And later next year the first of several new liquefied natural gas export terminals are expected to start up, further increasing natural gas demand.

Brackett expects natural gas prices to increase after the second quarter and average $4 per 1,000 cubic feet for the year.

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MARKETS COMPANIES OF LOCAL INTEREST Tuesday’s stock prices supplied by RBC Dominion Securities of Red Deer. For information call 341-8883.

Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . . . . .

Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . . . . .

Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . .

Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cdn. National Railway . . . . . .

Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . . . . . .

Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Capital Power Corp . . . . . . . .

Cervus Equipment Corp . . . . .

Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . . . . .

Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . .

Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

General Motors Co. . . . . . . . .

Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . . . . .

Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . . . . .

Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . . . . .

MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — Stock markets in Toronto and New York closed higher Tuesday, with the Dow and S&P 500 ending the day at record levels amid a slew of positive economic data from both Canada and the United States.

The S&P/TSX composite index soared 161.65 points to 14,594.03, boosted by gains from metals and mining and energy stocks.

The Canadian dollar climbed 0.05 of a cent to 85.98 cents US. Statistics Canada reported that gross domestic product rose by 0.3 per cent in October, beating economists’ expectations of 0.1 per cent growth for the month, following September’s reading of 0.4 per cent.

The federal agency said growth was broad-based, attributing it to several major sectors of the economy - especially oil and gas extraction, mining and manufacturing.

“I think it’s just that time of year that the market is looking for good news. That just happens to be the news lifting the markets,” said Ian Nakamoto, director of

research at 3Macs.

Nearly all sectors on the TSX were higher, led by a gain of 2.8 per cent for metals and mining stocks and a 1.88 per cent gain in energy stocks. The gold sector was the largest decliner, down 1.09 per cent.

In the U.S., the Commerce Department revised upwards its GDP growth figures for the third quarter to five per cent from a previous figure of 3.9 per cent.

Economists had expected the revision to show growth of 4.3 per cent.

The pace was the fastest quarterly growth since the summer of 2003 and followed a 4.6 per cent annual growth rate in the April to June quarter. The Commerce Department said consumer spending and business investment accounted for the majority of the improvement.

U.S. consumer spending rose at the fastest pace in three months in November, while income posted the best gain in five months. The Commerce Department said consumer spending increased 0.6 per cent in November, double the 0.3 per cent gain

in October and the best showing since August. Consumer spending is closely watched because it accounts for about 70 per cent of U.S. economic activity.

Meanwhile, U.S. new home sales slipped 1.6 per cent in November - a sign that stronger job growth has not yet boosted that industry segment.

The mostly positive data helped lift Wall Street, as the Dow Jones industrials advanced 64.73 points to 18,024.17, its first-ever close above the 18,000-mark, while the S&P 500 index added 3.63 points to 2,082.17. Both were records.

The Nasdaq declined 16 points to 4,765.42.

Trading volumes were expected to be lower this week, with both the Toronto and New York markets set to close at 1 p.m. ET on Wednesday and remain shut Thursday for Christmas. New York reopens on Friday, but the TSX will be closed for Boxing Day. In commodities, the February crude oil contract added $1.86 to US$57.12 barrel.

Crude prices hit US$107 a

Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . .

First Quantum Minerals . . . . .

Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . . . .

Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . . . .

Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Teck Resources . . . . . . . . . . .

Energy Aeroflex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Badger Daylighting Ltd. . . . . .

Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . . . . .

Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . . . . . barrel in June but have plunged nearly 50 per cent since then due to a big supply-demand imbalance, aggravated by a decision by Saudi Arabia and other members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to maintain production levels in the face of a global supply glut.

“People may be looking at the glass half full, and saying there is some oversupply here, but demand may catch up,” said Nakamoto.

The February gold bullion contract was down $1.80 at US$1,178 an ounce, while March copper was down a penny at US$2.87 a pound.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at the close of Friday at world financial market trading.

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 14,594.03, up 161.65 points Dow - 18,024.17, up 64.73 points S&P 500 — 2,082.17, up 64.73 points Nasdaq — 4,765.42, down

Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . . . . .

Canyon Services Group. . . . .

Cenovous Energy Inc. . . . . . .

CWC Well Services . . . . . . . .

Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Essential Energy. . . . . . . . . . .

Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . . . . .

High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . . . .

Penn West Energy . . . . . . . . .

Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . . . . .

Precision Drilling Corp . . . . . .

Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . . . . .

Talisman Energy . . . . . . . . . . .

Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . . . .

Vermilion Energy . . . . . . . . . .

Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . . . . .

Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Carfinco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Great West Life. . . . . . . . . . . .

IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Intact Financial Corp. . . . . . . .

Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . .

National Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . . . . .

TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16.00 points Currencies: Cdn — 85.98 cents US, up 0.05 of a cent Pound — C$1.8033, down 0.97 of a cent Euro — C$1.4155, down 0.71 of a cent Euro — US$1.2171, down 0.54 of a cent Oil futures: US$57.12 per barrel, up $1.86 (February contract) Gold futures: US$1,178.00 per oz., down $1.80 (February contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $19.669 oz., up 38.9 cents $632.36 kg., up $12.51 (H&H now closed for holidays; next quote will be until on Jan. 5) ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG - ICE Futures Canada closing prices:

Canola: Jan ‘15 $0.20 lower $445.30; March ‘15 $3.10.50 lower $436.40.10; May ‘15 $3.70 lower $434.70; July ‘15 $4.10 lower $434.20; Nov ‘15 $6.50 lower $425.20; Jan. ‘16 $6.50 lower $426.80; March ‘16 $6.60 lower $431.70; May ‘16 $6.60 lower $433.30; July ‘16 $6.60 lower $433.30; Nov. ‘16 $6.60 lower $433.30.

Barley (Western): March unchanged $177.00; May unchanged $179.00; July unchanged $181.00; Oct. unchanged $181.00; Dec. unchanged $181.00; March unchanged $181.00; May unchanged $181.00; July unchanged $181.00; Oct. unchanged $181.00; March unchanged $181.00.

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Tuesday’s estimated volume of trade: 509,580 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 509,580.

‘Deep recession’ feared next year MOSCOW — With its economy spiraling toward recession following Western sanctions and a dramatic fall in the price of oil, Russia took another step Tuesday to shore up the value of the ruble, which has been one of the world’s worst-performing currencies this year.

Russia’s energy-dependent economy has suffered a severe economic shock over the past few months, largely because oil prices have tanked — the benchmark New York rate has fallen by around a half since June to stand at not much more than $55 billion a barrel.

Because the Russian economy remains hugely reliant on energy, that spells trouble. It could also pose problems for the global economic recovery if Russia’s economy takes another turn for the worse. It is one of the major uncertainties heading into 2015.

The Russian government has been seeking to contain the situation and on Tuesday instructed five of the country’s biggest exporters to reduce their foreign currency assets to October levels and to not raise them again until March. The companies targeted were gas giant Gazprom, oil companies Rosneft and Zarubezhneft and diamond producers Alrosa and Kristall.

Still, the Russian economy is expected to fall into recession, with many forecasters predicting a severe contraction. On Tuesday, Russia’s prime minister, Dmitry Medvedev, warned of a risk of a “deep recession” in Russia if the government cuts back on social spending.

One manifestation of the gloomier Russian outlook has been the sharp fall in the value of the ruble.

The currency is the worst performing currency this year, along with the Ukrainian, hryvnia, having lost nearly half its value.

In response to the falling ruble, the country’s central bank increased its key interest rate to a whopping 17 per cent last week. Though that may help ease the selling pressure on the ruble by encouraging traders to hold onto the currency in anticipation of big returns, it is going to hobble Russian businesses and households if maintained at that level for too long.

Medvedev insisted the rate hike was temporary and that borrowing costs will be lowered as soon as the ruble stabilizes. On Tuesday, the ruble was steady as it has been for the past few trading sessions, floating around the 55 mark against the dollar.

A steadier ruble will help Russian authorities get

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A woman chosees clothes at a second hand street second in St.Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday. As the ruble exchange rate has plunged, an increasing number of Russians are looking for bargains such as at secondhand shops and markets. a grip on the domestic economy, at least stem the panic that was in danger of emerging last week following the rate hike.

However, the economy faces many headwinds if oil prices don’t recover back toward the levels where they were in the summer.

Meanwhile, Medvedev sought to blame others for part of Russia’s current economic difficulties. He said the economy is in a worse place now than in the 2008 crisis because “a number of countries are effec-

Leaders of Russia, ex-Soviet nations finalize creation of alliance

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MOSCOW — Russia and four other ex-Soviet nations on Tuesday completed the creation of a new economic alliance intended to bolster their integration, but the ambitious grouping immediately showed signs of fracture as the leader of Belarus sharply criticized Moscow.

The Eurasian Economic Union, which includes Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan, comes to existence on Jan. 1. In addition to free trade, it’s to co-ordinate the members’ financial systems and regulate their industrial and agricultural policies along with labour markets and transportation networks.

Russia had tried to encourage Ukraine to join, but its former pro-Moscow president was ousted in February following months of protests. Russia then annexed Ukraine’s Black Sea Crimean Peninsula, and a pro-Russia mutiny has engulfed eastern Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the new union will have a combined economic output of $4.5 trillion and bring together 170 million people.

“The Eurasian integration is based on mutual benefit and taking into account mutual interests,” he said after the talks.

But Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko cracked the ceremonial veneer of the meeting by launching a harsh attack on Moscow for damaging Belarus’ economic interests with moves to restrict its exports to Russia.

Belarus, sandwiched between Russia and European Union members Poland and Lithuania, has profited handsomely from Moscow’s ban on imports of

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and his Belarus’ counterpart Alexander Lukashenko talk during the Eurasian Economic Union summit in Moscow’s Kremlin, Russia, Tuesday.

EU food in retaliation to Western sanctions against Russia by boosting imports of food from the EU nations and reselling it to Russia.

The Russian authorities have retaliated by halting imports of Belarus’ own milk and meat, citing alleged sanitary reasons, and banning transit of Belarusian food bound for Kazakhstan through its territory on suspicion that much of it ended up in Russia.

“In violation of all international norms, we have faced a ban on transit,” Lukashenko said. “It was done in a unilateral way and without any consultations.”

tively hampering the development of our economy.”

The U.S. and its allies, primarily in Europe, have slapped a series of sanctions on Russia over its involvement in Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea.

While some of the sanctions were largely symbolic like travel bans, other restrictions have hit the economy hard, such as closing Western debt markets for major state-owned companies.

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A Parrot Bebop drone, foreground, and the Skycontroller, at a Parrot event in San Francisco on May 8, 2014. Drones — the remotely controlled flying devices that often carry cameras and can be navigated with a smartphone or controller — are taking off as popular gifts this year, for serious hobbyists and casual users alike, young and old.

Drones taking off as popular holiday gifts NEW YORK — Santa’s sleigh isn’t the only thing flying this holiday season.

Drones — flying devices that often carry cameras and can be navigated remotely by smartphones or controllers — have “taken off” as popular gifts as novices have become just as interested in the devices as serious hobbyists. The demand has grown as the industry and government are working together to address safety concerns.

Best Buy expanded its selection from one last year to eight different models in stores and five more online because of rising demand. BHPhoto. com now offers 140-plus models online that range from $50.99 to $6500. And Amazon says the Parrot’s $160 MiniDrone Rolling Spider and DJI’s Phantom 2 Vision+ Quadcopter, which costs about $1,000, have been “popular sellers.”

Michael Perry, spokesman for DJI, which makes the popular Phantom 2 Vision+ and new Inspire models, said demand for drones has moved “pretty dramatically out of being a pretty niche field into more of a consumer electronics field.”

Will Leverett, 40, from Austin, Texas, bought himself the DJI Phantom 2, and has been using it to take aerial shots of his ranch in Central Texas.

Leverett spent $2,700 on the drone and a camera and image stabilizer that goes with it.

“Being able to see the ranch from the air is something that my late dad always dreamed about,” said Leverett, which also used his drone to take shots at the World Cup in Brazil.

“Now this technology is literally at Best Buy.” Leverett said he was planning to buy DJI’s Inspire for his brother as a Christmas present.

It’s a drone that can be controlled by two people - one person being the pilot and the other operating the camera — for $3,500.

“It will blow anybody’s mind as soon as

Court throws out EPA regulations WASHINGTON — In a victory for environmental groups, a federal appeals court rejected two Environmental Protection Agency regulations that loosened requirements for achieving compliance with more protective ozone standards.

In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said EPA cannot increase the amount of compliance time by an additional year and cannot revoke ozone requirements for highway projects.

The court said the two EPA regulations implementing the 2008 ozone standards exceed the

they get behind the controllers,” he said. “Getting up there and seeing a bird’s eye view for the first time is inspiring.

You see how beautiful everything is from just 150 feet up.”

On the more casual side of the sector, Victoria Blevins, 37, from Woodbridge, Virginia, is buying a Parrot 2.0 drone copter that retails for $299 for her teenage son.

Her son likes aeronautical engineering, electronics and computers so she considers the drone “his first step in learning flight patterns.”

But Blevins did say, though, that safety will be a focus when her son using the device. “He won’t be using it unsupervised,” Blevins said.

Indeed, safety concerns have grown with the popularity of drones.

In Belgrade in October, a drone carrying a banner over a soccer field ignited an on-field brawl. A plane in London’s Heathrow airport had a near-miss with a drone in December. And in October an Oregon man pleaded guilty to violating a ban on drones in national parks by flying a one near bison and over Yellowstone’s Midway Geyser Basin.

Drone makers say they have put safety measures in place to prevent accident. All drones are recommended for use in large open areas, not near crowded spaces.

DJI said its latest drones have an automatically capped height of 400 feet, even though technically it could go up to 1200 feet. Geosensors also won’t let the drones fly close to any major airports. Parrot, which makes the $500 BeBop drone, also ensures drones do not go above 400 feet.

All three of the biggest personal drone makers — DJI, Parrot and 3D Robotics — have formed a coalition to lobby the FAA to help develop standards for personal drone use.

Additionally, on Monday, drone industry officials said they are teaming up with the U.S. government and model aircraft hobbyists to launch a safety campaign. The agency’s authority under the Clean Air Act. Writing for the majority, appeals judge Sri Srinivasan said the EPA’s action was untethered to Congress’s approach. In addition, Srinivasan wrote, EPA identifies no provision under the Clean Air Act specifically authorizing revocation of the highway requirements. Srinivasan, a nominee of President Barack Obama, was joined by judge David Tatel, a nominee of President Bill Clinton.

In dissent, appeals judge A. Raymond Randolph said the court’s decision and its reasoning “are, I believe, mistaken” and that EPA’s interpretation of the Clean Air Act is permissible.

campaign includes a website — www.knowbeforeyoufly.com — which advises both drone operators of FAA regulations and how to fly their unmanned aircraft safely.

The industry also said it plans to distribute safety pamphlets at industry events and work with drone manufacturers to make sure safety information is enclosed inside the packaging of new drones.

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MIAMI — U.S. rum aficionados are abuzz over the possibility of mixing a Cuba Libre with authentic Cuban rum, now that they will be able to bring home liquor distilled in the communist nation.

Relaxed limits on what licensed U.S. travellers can bring home mean that Americans will be able to enjoy small quantities of the liquor at home. But, with the embargo still in place, the rum won’t be flooding bars or the market. And it’s unclear what the news means for industry titan Bacardi, which was driven from its Cuba headquarters by the 1959 Castro revolution. In the past, Bacardi has left the door open for a return to its homeland. But company representatives wouldn’t give details when asked Thursday what, if any, plans it has if the more than 50-year-old embargo on Cuban goods ends, now that President Barack Obama is working to normalize relations with the country.

“We hope for meaningful improvements in the lives of the Cuban people and will follow any changes with great interest,” the company said in a statement. Bacardi said it’s waiting to see what effects thawing U.S.-Cuba relations may have.

In 1997, Bacardi bought the legal rights to the recipe and name of Havana Club, a popular rum created in 1935 by a Cuban family who eventu-

ally fled the Castro revolution. Bacardi used the recipe and name for a rum it distilled in Puerto Rico.

But the name would become tangled in a long-running U.S. trademark fight with French wine and spirits maker Pernod Ricard.

Pernod Ricard, in partnership with state-owned Cubaexport, already had been selling Havana Club rum, distilled in Cuba, in other countries.

Nearly 20 years of legal arguments followed. Ultimately, a court ruled that Bacardi would be allowed to continue selling its Havana Club in the U.S. In 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review that decision, giving Bacardi’s Havana Club rum its final green light for American sales.

To differentiate its rum — and anticipating an eventual lifting of the embargo — Pernod Ricard then announced it had registered the brand name Havanista in the U.S. to someday sell Cuban-distilled rum on American soil. Today, Bacardi’s Havana Club, still distilled in Puerto Rico, is an exclusive, hard-to-find bottle, sold in limited quantities in Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan and Colorado. Bacardi, with global headquarters in Bermuda, sells more than 18 million cases of rum worldwide each year. The trickle of bottles that will soon come home in travellers’ luggage won’t offer much competition. Still, the new policy is an encouraging sign for Cuban distillers, said Robert A. Burr, founder of the Miami Rum Renaissance Festival.

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SPORTS Gagner leads ‘Yotes to win over Oilers

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Coyotes 5 Oilers 1 EDMONTON — The Arizona Coyotes are going to miss playing the Edmonton Oilers for the rest of the year.

Sam Gagner had two goals and two assists as the Coyotes snapped a two-game losing skid, coming away with a 5-1 victory over the Oilers on Tuesday.

“It felt good, it’s obviously a big win for us, things haven’t been going great,” said Gagner, a former Oiler. “For myself, it’s a good feeling, I just want to help contribute in wins. After Monday night (a 7-1 loss in Vancouver), it’s a big win for us.

“It was one of those night where things seemed to go in for me. I haven’t had a lot of that this year, I’ll take it when I can get it.”

The Coyotes swept the five-game season series with the Oilers and the 10 points they gained doing so account for 36 per cent of their 28 total points on the year.

Arizona head coach Dave Tippett said it is difficult to account for his team’s domination of Edmonton this year.

“Who knows? Probably because we’ve played them more than anybody else,” he said. “It’s a crazy game sometimes.

“We have games where we think we should win

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Arizona Coyotes’ Joe Vitale and Edmonton Oilers’ Brad Hunt battle for the puck as goalie Ben Scrivens looks on during first period NHL action in Edmonton on Tuesday. and we don’t win and then there is times when you don’t play well and for whatever reason you win the game. I have no answer for that.”

Martin Erat, Keith Yandle and Brandon Gormley also scored for the Coyotes (12-18-4), who won for just the third time in their last 13 games- all three of those victories coming against Edmonton.

Another former Oiler, goalie Devan Dubnyk, earned the win in net for Arizona. While glad to win all three of his starts against his old squad, he believes Edmonton has to come out of its funk at some time.

“I know those guys can blow up over there and light the lamp,” he said. “I’m real happy with the way it went this year. I feel for some of those guys over there though.”

Justin Schultz replied for the Oilers (7-21-7), who have now lost eight in a row and 19 of their past 20 games.

“We obviously took a step back tonight,” said Oilers interim head coach Todd Nelson. “It wasn’t the game that we wanted. I thought that our execution was pretty poor.”

The Oilers still only have one win against Western Conference opponents as well, sitting at a troubling 1-17-6 in that category.

“There is a disconnect,” said Oilers captain Andrew Ference.

“Everybody has a part to play as part of a machine

to make a good team in this league and right now there is a piece missing here and a piece missing there and it throws the whole thing off. It is nowhere near where it has to be in this league.”

Oilers forward Taylor Hall said his team needs to get away from the rink for a few days and clear their heads.

“This season, I couldn’t imagine a worse start to a year than we have,” he said. “But it will be a new year and I think this break will do nothing but good for our team.”

Arizona took a 1-0 lead 1:44 into the first period on the game’s first shot. Gagner took a hopeful badangle shot on net that somehow got past Edmonton starting goalie Ben Scrivens for his fourth goal of the season.

The Coyotes scored on their third shot of the game as well, five minutes into the contest. Connor Murphy sent a point shot on net that Erat tipped into the goal. Scrivens was then given the hook, with Viktor Fasth coming in to replace him.

Edmonton got one of those early goals back just over a minute later as a Schultz shot was inadvertently deflected by Coyote B.J. Crombeen past his own goalie, Devan Dubnyk.

The Oilers ended up outshooting Arizona 13-8 through 20 minutes.

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Canada blanks The best moments in Canadian sports from 2014 Switzerland in final tune-up game

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS There were some golden moments, a number of surprises and some unforgettable magic across the sports world in 2014. Here’s a look back at 10 memorable Canadian stories:

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GRAND SEASON

Eugenie Bouchard showed she had arrived on the women’s tennis scene by reaching the semifinals at the Australian Open last January. The young Canadian star proved it was no fluke a few months later by making the final four at the French Open.

Bouchard took it one step further at Wimbledon with a performance that really got the country’s attention.

She dispatched three top-20 opponents en route to the final without dropping a set. Bouchard’s semifinal win over Simona Halep made her the first Canadian to reach a Grand Slam singles final in the modern era.

Her effort on the hallowed AllEngland Club grass courts had tennis observers and non-sports fans talking from coast to coast.

Bouchard eventually met her match in the final, dropping a 6-3, 6-0 decision to Petra Kvitova.

Bouchard picked up her first WTA title last spring, cracked the top five in the world rankings in October and reached the seasonending WTA finals.

It’s hard to believe she’s only 20. Imagine the possibilities when she hits her prime.

Canada’s Milos Raonic also continued his strong play on the men’s tour in 2014.

He reached the Wimbledon semifinals for the first time before falling to Roger Federer. Raonic rose as high as No. 6 in the world rankings and made his first appearance at the ATP World Tour Finals.

GOLDEN GOAL

One victory was a thorough beatdown while the other had fans biting their nails for what felt like hours.

The Canadian men’s hockey team shut out Sweden 3-0 in Sochi to win gold for the second straight Winter Olympics. The Canadian women’s team also came through with a successful title defence in a game loaded with drama.

The Americans nearly iced the

For a brief moment after their second straight Olympic bobsled victory, Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse tuned out the din at the Sanki Sliding Center and focused on each other.

They were near the mountain road outside the finish area, away from the cheering fans, getting in line with others for the flowers presentation.

They gave each other a knowing smile. All the hard work had paid off, all the sacrifice and effort was worthwhile, and they proved once again they were still the best duo in the world.

Canada 6 Switzerland 0 MONTREAL — Bolstered by winger Max Domi, Canada’s top line was firing on all cylinders in the final pre-tournament game before the start of the junior world championship.

Along with Domi, Sam Reinhart and Anthony Duclair combined for seven points in Canada’s 6-0 romp of Switzerland on Tuesday at the Bell Centre in Montreal.

Domi led the way with three goals, all of which were assisted by Duclair, while Reinhart added an assist on Domi’s second.

“It’s pretty easy to play with those two guys,” said Domi of his linemates. “Reinhart and Duclair are two great hockey players. It’s fun to be a part of that line and get the opportunity, but it comes with hard work too, and I work really hard away from the puck.

Before camp opened, we wanted to see if those guys can have chemistry together, and obviously I think they do,” said head coach Benoit Groulx. “They seem to have a lot of fun playing together. They’re a good mix - two guys (Domi and Duclair) with speed and skills on the wing, and Sam in the middle who controls the game. They’re a good line for us.”

With Canada already up 1-0, Domi scored twice in 13 seconds in the second period.

His first of the evening came on the power play at 15:46 after two Swiss defencemen gave him far too much time with the puck. The Winnipeg native skated towards the net with ease and found an opening between Ludovic Waeber’s pads.

With the Bell Centre public address announcer still belting out the details of Domi’s goal, the Arizona Coyotes prospect quickly made it 3-0 for Canada as he deflected home a pass from Montreal-born Duclair.

The goal was initially attributed to Duclair, but an official scoring change gave the goal to Domi instead.

Domi, however, added to the boxscore confusion by claiming he did not even get his stick on the puck.

“That was Duclair’s goal,” said Domi. “I didn’t get a piece on it at all. It was all him.”

Canada scored a fourth goal 40 seconds after that - its third in 53 seconds - to effectively put the game out of Switzerland’s reach.

Domi, son of retired NHLer Tie Domi, completed his hat trick at 8:16 of the third period with a sharp wrist shot from the face-off circle.

Besides Domi, Duclair was consistently the most threatening player on the ice. The New York Ranger weaved his way through defenceman with bursts of speed and fancy stick work on more than one occasion.

“It’s working on the ice,” said Duclair of Canada’s top line. “We’ve been having a lot of success. I don’t exactly know how to explain it, but it’s working between us.”

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Canada’s Hayley Wickenheiser, left, and teammate Natalie Spooner admire their medals after beating the USA 3-2 in overtime in the women’s hockey final at the Sochi Winter Olympics February 20, 2014 in Sochi. victory when Kelli Stack fired the puck down the ice toward Canada’s empty net. The puck hit the post, Canada regained possession and Marie-Philip Poulin scored the tying goal seconds later.

Poulin added the winner in overtime to give Canada a 3-2 victory and its fourth straight Olympic women’s hockey gold.

RUGBY RUN

It was uncharted territory for the Canadian women’s rugby team.

Canada entered last summer’s Women’s Rugby World Cup having never finished higher than fourth at the tournament. They left the event knowing that they truly belong among the sport’s elite.

With Magali Harvey and captain Kelly Russell leading the way, the Canadians held off the host French side 18-16 in a hardfought semifinal.

Canada dropped a 21-9 decision to England in the championship game.

Harvey was named International Rugby Board women’s player of the year after the game. Russell was a finalist for the honour.

HOOP DREAMS

Canadian basketball made big strides over the last year on several fronts.

The national women’s team finished fifth at the world champion-

ships for its best result at the tournament in years. Andrew Wiggins of Vaughan, Ont., was selected with the first overall pick in the NBA draft - the second straight year that a Canadian went No. 1 - and the Toronto Raptors finally returned to the post-season.

Canada’s lone NBA team played in front of sellout crowds at Air Canada Centre with a few thousand more watching the firstround action outside on a big screen.

The Ontario capital is still considered a hockey town, but for the younger generation of sports fans in the city the Raptors are becoming just as important.

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The pressure is on for Canada WORLD JUNIOR HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS

PLAYING ON HOME ICE WILL WEIGH HEAVILY ON CANADA TO END FIVE-YEAR GOLD MEDAL DROUGHT

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — What should be the biggest world junior championship ever is set to begin with pressure weighing heavily on Canada to end a fiveyear gold medal drought.

The 11-day event to take place in Canada’s two biggest cities, Toronto and Montreal, opens on Friday with the host country, led by 17-year-old top NHL draft prospect Connor McDavid, widely considered the favourite despite a string of disappointments since it’s last victory in 2009.

“We’ve addressed (the pressure) for sure,” Scott Salmond, Hockey Canada’s vice-president for national teams, said this week. “We talked about what it means to play at home to make sure we’re focused on the task at hand.

“But what I get from this group is a real level of excitement. We realize what type of team we are and how we want to play and we’re excited by the opportunity. They say you play all year in your league for home ice advantage.

We’ve got home ice advantage every game. So for us, it’s less about pressure and more about enjoying it.”

Canada opens group stage play at the Bell Centre on Dec. 26 against Slovakia, then faces Germany on Dec. 27, defending champion Finland on Dec. 29 and, in what is becoming a tradition, the United States on Dec. 31.

Group B teams Russia, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Denmark and Switzerland will play at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto.

Canada will move to Toronto for the single-game knockout rounds. The final is Jan. 5 at the ACC. Hockey Canada, which hopes to beat the record $21 million in profits earned at the 2012 event in Calgary and Edmonton, secured rights to the 2015 and 2017 tournaments for Toronto and Montreal, charging steep ticket prices and looking for sellouts in the two NHL rinks.

In 2017, the settings will reverse, with Canada playing group stage games in Toronto and knockout games in Montreal.

Canadian dominance of the event, whose official name is the IIHF World

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OILERS: Break The Coyotes made it 3-1 eight minutes into the second period as Doan spotted a wide-open Yandle streaking in from the point and fed him the puck from behind the net to set up a cannon of a shot that beat Fasth.

Arizona took a 5-1 lead early in the third period on goals just 13 seconds apart.

The first one came four minutes in as a shot from Gormley that was going well wide hit defender Oscar Klefbom’s left skate and caromed into the Oiler net.

Gormley factored in on the next goal as well, as his point shot was tipped by Gagner for his second goal of the game.

Both teams take a holiday break until Dec. 27 when the Oilers will travel down the road to face the Calgary Flames and the Coyotes return home to take on the Anaheim Ducks.

MOMENTS: Victory Their victory was one of a number of successful individual and team title defences in Sochi. Other repeat winners included freestyle skier Alex Bilodeau in moguls and a remarkable performance by Brian McKeever, who won three gold medals in cross-country skiing for the second straight Paralympics.

CAPITAL RETURN

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Under-20 Championship, is no longer taken for granted. Canada won five years in a row twice, from 1993 to 1997 and from 2005 to 2009, but it is now a tougher tournament to win.

More countries have talent at least close to matching Canada, notably the U.S., Russia, Sweden and Finland, and some European teams no longer play the soft game that left them vulnerable to Canada’s forechecking style.

And with the games played on the smaller NHL-size rinks, the Americans in particular will be gold medal contenders. The U.S. is led by Jack Eichel of Boston University, who is McDavid’s rival for the honour of being picked first in the next NHL draft.

Sweden, led by Maple Leafs draft pick William Nylander and Canadiens prospect Jacob de la Rose, will be gunning for gold after taking silver the last two years.

Signs that the tournament was getting harder to win were evident in Canada’s 2009 victory, which needed Jordan Eberle’s shootout goal to beat Russia 6-5 in the semifinals before downing Sweden 5-1 in the final.

The next year in Saskatoon, Eberle scored twice late in the third period to tie the U.S., only to see John Carlson win it in overtime for the Americans on a magnificent end-to-end rush.

Then came 2011 in Buffalo, when Canada led the final 3-0 after two periods only to see Russia storm back with five goals in the third.

Canada beat Finland for bronze in 2012, but came fourth in 2013 in Ufa, Russia and again last year in Malmo, Sweden. It was the first time Canada was shut out of the medals two years in a row since a three-year stretch from 1979 to 1981.

Disappointment was evident among fans and the Canadian hockey community.

Even McDavid was moved to say during the Canadian team’s pre-tournament camp that “people are starting to doubt Canada and they don’t really believe any more. It’s annoying a little bit. You see how past people did and how great they were and everything like that. People just don’t expect that of us anymore. They expect us to lose.

That’s just not how it should be for in 2002 but the Renegades lasted only four seasons.

In 2014, it was the RedBlacks’ turn and football fans in Ottawa welcomed the expansion team in a big way.

The atmosphere was electric on July 18 for opening night at TD Place Stadium, the first of nine straight home sellouts. However, the excitement didn’t translate into victories.

Ottawa edged Toronto 18-17 in its home opener, but the RedBlacks won only one more game the entire season and scored a league-low 278 points.

FLYING HIGH

It was a one-two finish that provided one of the enduring images of the Sochi Olympics.

Justine Dufour-Lapointe won gold and Chloe Dufour-Lapointe took silver in women’s moguls at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. The sisters reached out to hold hands during the flower ceremony and peacefully gazed at each other.

The snapshot from that moment made Canadians proud and generated international attention. Even tennis great Roger Federer weighed in.

“So cute, sport is great,” he tweeted with a photo of the sisters on his verified Twitter feed.

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Team Canada’s Nick Ritchie cores past Team Switzerland goaltender Ludovic Waeber during third period exhibition hockey action in preparation for the upcoming IIHF World Junior Championships Tuesday, in Montreal. Canada shut out Team Switzerland 6-0.

Canada.”

Perhaps McDavid’s “let’s show ‘em” approach can be a rallying point for this year’s squad, the roots of which took shape when Canada sent its second youngest team ever to Malmo.

Seven players are back for a second shot at gold, including McDavid, goalie Zach Fucale, defenceman Josh Morrissey and forwards Nic Petan, Frederik Gauthier, Sam Reinhart and Curtis Lazar. While last year’s squad was heavy on 18-year-olds, this one has 16 players who are 19.

Salmond denied the Malmo tournament was merely a training ground for the glitzier event in Toronto and Montreal.

“It may look that way, but it wasn’t,” he said. “That staff picked what we felt was the best group to give us a chance to win then.

“Sure it has helped us this year because of the number of players we have back. But it wasn’t by design.”

Canada tried to select a stronger offensive roster this time, eschewing players only there to check. Rather, they picked talent to give them scoring depth on all four lines.

Canada could have been even stronger had Aaron Ekblad, Jonathan Drouin, Bo Horvat and Nathan MacKinnon been released by their NHL clubs, but it is no longer the only country missing players. For one, Washington refused to loan 19-year-old Andre Burakovsky to Sweden.

But help came for Canada when the New York Rangers loaned sniper Anthony Duclair and the Ottawa Senators provided Lazar, who was named the team’s captain.

“I like the fact that we’re an older group,” said Ryan Jankowski, Canada’s director of player personnel. “We’ve got skill throughout the lineup.

“Of course you’d love to have MacKinnon, Horvat or Drouin, but I like the group we have. We have a nice balance throughout our 20 skaters.”

A highlight of this year’s event will be the showcase for McDavid and Eichel.

Many consider McDavid, who makes dazzling plays at top speed, the best prospect since Sidney Crosby in 2005.

Eichel is a dynamic speedster who also played at last year’s world juniors.

back with just 35 seconds left - a play that would have given Hamilton the lead over Calgary.

However, a penalty flag negated his effort and the Ticats couldn’t make it back to the end zone, dropping a 20-16 decision to the Stampeders.

Dec. 2.

His funeral at Mary Queen of the World cathedral attracted a who’s who from the political and hockey world.

Former and current players were joined by celebrities and fans alike, all who wanted to pay their respects to “Le Gros Bill.”

DROUGHT OVER

Golfer Nick Taylor was a star amateur who couldn’t seem to get on track at the pro level, spending five years labouring on lower-level tours.

A September breakthrough at the Web.com Tour championship gave him PGA Tour status. He played like a seasoned professional two months later and earned his first PGA Tour victory in the process.

Taylor overcame a four-shot deficit on the final day to win the Sanderson Farms Championship. The victory came with a hefty US$720,000 payday and a two-year Tour exemption.

It also ended Canada’s long victory drought.

The last Canadian-born player to win a PGA Tour event was Mike Weir back in 2007. Calgary’s Stephen Ames, a native of Trinidad and Tobago, last won in 2009.

FAREWELL TO A LEGEND

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Tiger-Cats kick returner Brandon Banks provided plenty of excitement in Hamilton’s victory over Montreal in the CFL East final.

He nearly topped himself in the Grey Cup. Banks returned two kicks for touchdowns and had a playoff-record 226 punt return yards in the Ticats’ win over the Alouettes. In the CFL championship game, Banks electrified the Vancouver crowd with a 90-yard run-

ULTRA SOFT INDUSTRIAL COVERALL

The numbers are overwhelming.

Jean Beliveau won the Stanley Cup 10 times with Montreal over his 20-year playing career and added seven more titles as an executive. Beliveau made 13 all-star game appearances, scored 507 goals and added 712 assists over 1,125 games.

He was also one of the most respected captains in Canadiens history and was simply beloved in Quebec and around the country.

Beliveau was 83 when he died on

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JUNIORS: Future Canada is now 2-0-1 in its three exhibition matches, having outscored its opponents 12-4. The 11-day world junior event, which takes place in Toronto and Montreal, opens on Boxing Day. The Canadians have not won gold in five years, and have been kept off the podium in the last two tournaments.

“We’re a great contender,” said Duclair. “Our past is behind us, and we’re looking towards the future. We have a new team, a new coaching staff, and we’re gunning for gold, that’s for sure.”

The Canadians hope to have set the tone for the tournament with a six-goal effort and a 14-save shutout from goaltender Zach Fucale against the Swiss on Tuesday.

Getting the start in Canada’s final exhibition game means Fucale will likely get the nod over goaltender Eric Comrie when Canada’s tournament officially gets underway versus Slovakia on Dec. 26.

Fucale had little to do against the Swiss in the first period, as the Laval, Que. native faced only two shots in the opening 20 minutes.

“It’s not easy when the rhythm is broken like that,” said Fucale, whose saves weren’t terribly difficult overall.

“But whatever number of shots I face, I want to be sharp for the entire game. I have to be there when it matters.”

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Guy Boucher is anxious to face the chemistry-building challenge that is the Spengler Cup. The former Tampa Bay Lightning head coach will be on Canada’s bench Friday when it opens the annual Christmas event in Switzerland against host team HC Davos.

It begins an intense stretch for the Canadians and five other competing squads, as the tournament champion will be crowned Dec. 31.

Compounding the task for Boucher is having to build his team from scratch to compete against others that have been together this season. The Canadian squad will practise as a unit for the first time Thursday.

“Oh yes, it’s a challenge but to be honest that’s what I love about it,” Boucher said with a chuckle via telephone from Switzerland. “It’s one of those things where it’s all thrown at you and you have to react to it and find solutions real fast.

“The quality of the teams in the tournament is really high and they’ve been together for months whereas Canada, in one day, has to come up with a roster and gameplan that’s going to beat that. In that regard I think that’s the toughest thing to do, getting the chemistry on and off the ice in that short amount of time . . . but my expectation is always to win at whatever I do.”

It’s a challenge Canada has often met, having appeared in 10 of the last 13 Spengler Cup finals and winning in ‘02, ‘03,’07 and ‘12. Overall, Canadian teams have captured this event 12 times since first taking part in 1984.

Canada will play in the Cattini Group with HC Davos and KHL club

Medvescak Zagreb of Croatia. Defend- record-tying fifth straight gold medal. ing champion HC Geneve-Servette of Boucher’s roster, unveiled TuesSwitzerland, Finland’s Jokerit Helsin- day by Hockey Canada, features eight ki and Russian KHL side Salavat Yu- returnees from last year’s squad (delaev comprise the Torriani Group. fencemen Micki Dupont, Joel KwiatCanada went 1-1 in the preliminary kowski, Jim Vandermeer and Derrick round last year to finish behind Davos Walser and forwards Colby Genoway, in Group B. The Canadians beat the Alexandre Giroux, Brett McLean and AHL’s Rochester Byron Ritchie) Americans 6-3 in ‘THE QUALITY OF THE TEAMS and five who repquarter-final acresented Canada IN THE TOURNAMENT IS tion before dropat the world juping a 6-5 seminior hockey chamREALLY HIGH AND THEY’VE final decision to pionship (forBEEN TOGETHER FOR Geneve-Servette. wards Chris DiG e n e v e - MONTHS WHEREAS CANADA, Domenico, Curtis Servette beat Hamilton and Jeff IN ONE DAY, HAS TO COME Tambellini and CSKA Moscow 5-3 to claim its firstdefencemen Steve UP WITH A ROSTER AND ever tournament and RyGAMEPLAN THAT’S GOING McCarthy title. The Spengler an Parent ).

Cup, held annuCanada’s lineup TO BEAT THAT. IN THAT ally since 1923, is features 14 Swiss the world’s oldest REGARD I THINK THAT’S THE League players, pro international including four TOUGHEST THING TO DO, hockey event.

Boucher’s GETTING THE CHEMISTRY ON from “In SwitzerBern squad (forAND OFF THE ICE IN THAT wards Ritchie and land, it’s like the world juniors back Bud Holloway, deSHORT AMOUNT OF TIME home,” Boucher fenceman Marc. . . BUT MY EXPECTATION said. “It’s part of Andre Gragnani the tradition of and goalie Nolan IS ALWAYS TO WIN AT Christmas . . . it’s a Schaefer). VetWHATEVER I DO.’ big thing, it’s THE eran AHLer Drew Christmas tournaMcIntyre of the — GUY BOUCHER Charlotte Checkment here.”

TEAM CANADA COACH Boucher, 43, a ers is the other native of Notregoaltender.

Dame-du-Lac, Que., coached Tampa The combination of a condensed Bay from 2010-13 but is familiar with schedule and precious little practice the nuances of European hockey on time forces Boucher and his coaches the wider, longer ice surface. He’s cur- to formulate a gameplan that’s simrently coaching SC Bern in the Nation- ple enough for the players to pick up al A League in Switzerland and has on the fly but is still effective against been behind the bench internationally more established opposition. for Canada numerous times.

“A key is to try and put guys in roles Boucher served three seasons as right away because you don’t have time an assistant with Canada’s under-18 to change roles four, five times in the program, winning gold in ‘08. The fol- tournament,” Boucher said. lowing season he was an assistant with “You really have to make sure the the Canadian junior squad that won a same guys are out there on the power

play, the first PK (penalty kill), play against the first line and are doubleshifted.

“I think that’s the big thing we did, working on who’d play the power play and where, who had played together before so we can create chemistry right away and keep it very simple.”

Boucher said depth will be important for Canada in the tournament.

“It’s a big ice surface, it’s geared towards speed and is a real up-and-down game,” Boucher said. “It really makes for a high-paced game that is very difficult to play if you don’t go with four lines.

“You have to go with four lines, that’s something I had to learn myself.

As an NHL coach or AHL or junior coach back home, sometimes you play with three lines, you double-shift some guys and shorten your bench. If you do this here, your guys are dead at the end of the game.”

There’s also the matter of re-educating North American-based players on the European game and showing them the tricks of effectively playing Canada’s brand of hockey on the larger ice surface.

“Even if you’ve got your systems, the gap inside defensively (on larger ice) is the most important thing,” he said.

“It’s very difficult to get accustomed to for defencemen because with the width of the ice you have a tendency to play on the perimeter because you feel you have more time, which is a mistake.

“You really want to play inside the faceoff circles because that’s the same distance as back home . . . that’s one thing we need to make the players understand, that we don’t want to become perimeter players. Canadians are good inside, we force ourselves in, we’re shot blockers, we’re a pay-the-price type of country in terms of hockey and that’s something that’s got to be at the top of our list regarding what we want to show.”

The most significant golf shots of the year from each club the final round.

6-IRON: James Hahn made the rarest shot in golf, an albatross 2 on the par-5 ninth hole at Waialae in the second round of the Sony Open with a 6-iron from 191 yards. It was the second albatross in golf that day. Joost Luiten made one on the 10th hole in South Africa with a 7-iron from 248 years. But the 7-iron was already taken.

7-IRON: Martin Kaymer already had made two bogeys in four holes on Saturday at the U.S. Open when he pulled his tee shot into a sandy area left of the fairway on the par-5 fifth hole. From 202 yards, he hit 7-iron to an elevated green to 5 feet for eagle that restored his momentum. “That was a defining moment for me,” he said.

8-IRON: Angel Cabrera finally won a PGA Tour event that wasn’t a major, thanks to an 8-iron from 176 yards that he holed for eagle on the 14th hole in the final round of The Greenbrier Classic.

9-IRON: Europe got the perfect ending to the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles.

Jamie Donaldson hit 9-iron to 2 feet on the 15th hole to close out his match against Keegan Bradley to clinch outright victory. “The shot of my life,” he called it.

PITCHING WEDGE: Felipe Aguilar needed a birdie on the final hole in Singapore to force a playoff in The Championship at Laguna National. He did one better. Aguilar holed out with a pitching wedge from 142 yards for a 62 to win by one shot.

54-DEGREE WEDGE: As if his 45-foot birdie putt to force a playoff

Winston Churchill would have been impressed. The late British prime minister delivered one of the most famous quotations in golf when he described it as “a game whose aim is to hit a very small ball into an even smaller hole with weapons singularly ill-designed for the purpose.”

Equipment is a lot better. And if the elite players are not more skilled, there at least are more of them. They put on quite a show this year, offering enough evidence to pick out the most significant shots of the year struck with every club in the bag.

DRIVER: Bubba Watson had a twoshot lead in the final round of the Masters when he hit driver on par-5 13th.

He played a little more of a cut than he intended, and it soared down the left side of the fairways and over the trees.

It finally reappeared in the fairway, so far that Watson had only a sand wedge for his second shot. “When you hear a roar on a tee shot, you know you’ve done good,” he said.

3-WOOD: Mo Martin hit 3-wood from 240 yards on the par-5 18th hole at Royal Birkdale. She thought at first it might be short, and then it might be long. When she heard the ball clang off the flagstick, she knew it was just right.

The ball settled about 6 feet away, and Martin made the eagle putt that turned out to be a winner in the Women’s British Open.

5-WOOD: Rory McIlroy was trailing by one shot on the final hole in the Honda Classic when he hit 5-wood from 245 yards to a peninsula green at PGA National. The ball plopped down 12 feet away, giving McIlroy an eagle putt for the win. He missed the putt to join a four-man playoff won by Russell Henley. The shot was no less magnificent.

3-IRON: Jason Day was 3 up in the final of the Match Play Championship and looked as though he had given away the par-5 11th hole by driving into the desert and having to chip back to the fairway. His 3-iron bounced onto the green and grazed the edge of the cup, settling 5 feet away for a birdie to halve the hole.

4-IRON: In a free-forall at Torrey Pines, Scott Stallings had 222 yards to the green on par-5 18th when his caddie said to him, “Let’s see what you’ve got.” Stallings hit a 4-iron that narrowly cleared the water and set up a two-putt birdie for a one-shot victory.

5-IRON: Rory McIlroy delivered a knockout punch on Saturday in the British Open. Tied for the lead with six holes remaining in the third round, he capped off a final hour of brilliance with a 5-iron from 239 yards that McIlroy knew was great when the ball Promo Card valid from January was in flight. It rolled up CANADIAN TIRE #329 to 10 feet for his second 2510 GAETZ AVE., RED DEER, AB eagle in three holes and 403-342-2222 a six-shot lead going into

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in the Shell Houston Open wasn’t enough, Matt Jones made his first PGA Tour victory even more memorable when he chipped it from 40 yards on the first extra hole with a 54-degree sand wedge.

58-DEGREE WEDGE: No list is complete without Victor Dubuisson’s desert escapes in the Match Play Championship. The first one was the most improbable, but that was a 9-iron, and that club belongs to Donaldson in a Ryder Cup year. So let’s move on to the shot from the desert near the grandstand on No. 9 - a 58-degree wedge - that the Frenchman hit to 5 feet. Even his opponent, Jason Day, was laughing.

LOB WEDGE: Bubba Watson and Matt Kuchar both holed bunker shots on the 18th hole. Kuchar’s was for birdie to win at Hilton Head.

Watson’s was for eagle that forced a playoff in a World Golf Championship. The nod goes to Watson.

PUTTER: Paula Creamer made a 75-foot eagle putt to win the HSBC Women’s Champions in Singapore.

Even better than the putt was her reaction. She highstepped across the green, patted her head, fell to her knees and slapped her hands on the turf.

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

In this April 13, 2014 photo, Bubba Watson looks at his ball after missing an eagle putt on the 13th green during the final round of the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga. Watson’s driver at the Masters helped him make the list of best shots in 2014.

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SCOREBOARD Hockey GA 116 98 112 114 124 161

Pt 52 42 38 33 33 17

CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL Medicine Hat 34 24 8 1 1 Calgary 34 19 12 1 2 Red Deer 35 18 13 3 1 Edmonton 35 16 14 3 2 Kootenay 35 18 17 0 0 Lethbridge 33 8 20 3 2

GF 133 134 124 106 109 83

GA 86 101 117 102 129 133

Pt 50 41 40 37 36 21

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF Kelowna 36 28 5 3 0 157 Victoria 37 17 17 2 1 121 Prince George 35 17 18 0 0 107 Vancouver 34 16 18 0 0 105 Kamloops 38 13 20 3 2 114

GA 86 131 141 110 143

Pt 59 37 34 32 31

GP 33 36 33 33 33

U.S. DIVISION W L OTLSOL 20 9 3 1 19 14 0 3 18 12 3 0 17 15 0 1 14 15 2 2

GF GA Pt 112 94 44 122 124 41 93 91 39 93 89 35 86 92 32

Saturday, December 27 Brandon at Moose Jaw, 6 p.m.

Saskatoon at Prince Albert, 6 p.m.

Regina at Swift Current, 6 p.m.

Red Deer at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Everett, 8:05 p.m.

Kamloops at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m.

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

Portland at Seattle, 8:05 p.m.

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

Adam Helewka, Spo Dryden Hunt, Reg Connor Gay, Reg Luke Philp, Koo Chase Witala, PG Jake Debrusk, SC Connor Rankin, CAL Madison Bowey, Kel Peter Quenneville, Bra Nicolas Petan, Por Ivan Nikolishin, Eve Brett Cote, RD Tanner Eberle, MJ Reid Gardiner, P.A. Carter Popoff, Van Chase Lang, CAL Travis Brown, Vic Carson Stadnyk, Eve Reid Duke, Bra Travis Sanheim, CAL Glenn Gawdin, SC

16 12 15 13 17 17 15 8 7 6 8 7 19 17 15 15 13 12 10 10 9

20 24 20 22 17 17 18 25 26 27 24 25 12 14 16 16 18 19 21 21 22

36 36 35 35 34 34 33 33 33 33 32 32 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31

World Junior Championships Group A GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Group B GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Three points awarded for a regulation win, two for an overtime/shootout win and one for an overtime/ shootout loss.

Friday, December 26 Russia vs. Denmark, 11 a.m.

USA vs. Finland, 1 p.m.

Czech Republic vs. Sweden, 3 p.m.

Slovakia vs. Canada, 6 p.m.

Saturday, December 27 Sweden vs. Denmark, 11 a.m.

Finland vs. Slovakia, 2 p.m.

Switzerland vs. Czech Republic, 3 p.m.

Canada vs. Germany, 6 p.m.

Sunday, December 28 Prince Albert at Saskatoon, 1 p.m.

Prince George at Victoria, 2:05 p.m.

Seattle at Vancouver, 3 p.m.

Moose Jaw at Brandon, 3 p.m.

Kootenay at Calgary, 4 p.m.

Edmonton at Red Deer, 5 p.m.

Swift Current at Regina, 5 p.m.

Lethbridge at Medicine Hat, 6 p.m.

Spokane at Portland, 6 p.m.

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

Sunday, December 28 Russia vs. Switzerland, 3 p.m.

Germany vs. USA, 6 p.m.

Monday, December 29 Denmark vs. Czech Republic, 11 a.m.

Slovakia vs. USA, 2 p.m.

Russia vs. Sweden, 3 p.m.

Canada vs. Finland, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, December 30 Prince Albert at Brandon, 6 p.m.

Regina at Saskatoon, 6:05 p.m.

Swift Current at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Lethbridge at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Kootenay at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.

Kamloops at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

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

Everett at Seattle, 8:05 p.m.

Tuesday, December 30 Denmark vs. Switzerland, 3 p.m.

Germany vs. Slovakia, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, December 31 Sweden vs. Switzerland, 11 a.m.

USA vs. Canada, 2 p.m.

Czech Republic vs. Russia, 3 p.m.

Finland vs. Germany, 6 p.m.

WHL Scoring Leaders Nick Merkley, Kel Trevor Cox, MH Cole Sanford, MH Rourke Chartier, Kel Jack Rodewald, MJ Cole Ully, Kam Tim McGauley, Bra Brayden Point, MJ Chase De Leo, Por Nikita Scherbak, Eve Austin Carroll, Vic Jaedon Descheneau, Koo Oliver Bjorkstrand, Por Coda Gordon, SC Jansen Harkins, PG Tyson Baillie, Kel Joe Hicketts, Vic Colby Cave, SC Jayce Hawryluk, Bra Matt Needham, Kam Parker Bowles, TC Ivan Provorov, Bra Adam Tambellini, CAL

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WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF Brandon 35 24 7 3 1 160 Regina 33 20 11 2 0 124 Swift Current 35 17 14 0 4 110 Prince Albert 35 16 18 1 0 105 Moose Jaw 35 15 17 2 1 105 Saskatoon 35 7 25 2 1 91

Everett Portland Spokane Tri-City Seattle

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G 10 12 26 32 18 16 22 17 17 15 22 18 21 17 12 23 8 15 13 12 10 10 19

A 45 42 27 19 30 32 22 27 25 27 19 23 19 22 27 15 30 22 24 25 27 27 17

Pts 55 54 53 51 48 48 44 44 42 42 41 41 40 39 39 38 38 37 37 37 37 37 36

National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts Montreal 35 22 11 2 46 Tampa Bay 36 21 11 4 46 Detroit 35 18 8 9 45 Toronto 35 20 12 3 43 Boston 35 18 14 3 39 Florida 32 15 9 8 38 Ottawa 34 14 14 6 34 Buffalo 35 13 19 3 29

GF GA 95 84 117 96 100 87 118 102 91 91 73 82 90 94 69 115

Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts Pittsburgh 34 22 7 5 49 N.Y. Islanders34 23 11 0 46 N.Y. Rangers32 18 10 4 40 Washington 34 17 11 6 40 Philadelphia 34 14 14 6 34 Columbus 33 14 16 3 31 New Jersey 36 12 17 7 31 Carolina 34 10 20 4 24

GF GA 108 80 105 94 97 83 99 90 97 101 80 107 78 104 70 93

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 35 23 10 2 48 107 72 Nashville 33 22 9 2 46 95 70 St. Louis 34 21 10 3 45 100 86 Winnipeg 35 18 10 7 43 88 81 Minnesota 32 16 13 3 35 93 89 Colorado 34 13 13 8 34 90 101 Dallas 33 14 14 5 33 95 113 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 36 23 8 5 51 104 98 San Jose 35 19 11 5 43 99 90 Vancouver 33 20 11 2 42 99 91 Los Angeles 35 17 11 7 41 97 88 Calgary 36 18 15 3 39 104 98 Arizona 34 12 18 4 28 80 112 Edmonton 35 7 21 7 21 75 121 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Monday’s Games Florida 4, Pittsburgh 3, SO Washington 2, Ottawa 1 Nashville 5, Columbus 1 Vancouver 7, Arizona 1 Anaheim 3, San Jose 2, OT Calgary 4, Los Angeles 3, OT Tuesday’s Games Carolina 2, New Jersey 1, SO Boston 5, Nashville 3 Montreal 3, N.Y. Islanders 1 N.Y. Rangers 4, Washington 2 Philadelphia 5, Minnesota 2 Toronto 4, Dallas 0 Detroit 6, Buffalo 3 Tampa Bay 4, Pittsburgh 3 Arizona 5, Edmonton 1 Colorado 5, St. Louis 0 Winnipeg 5, Chicago 1 Wednesday’s Games No games scheduled Thursday’s Games No games scheduled Tuesday’s summary Coyotes 5, Oilers 1 First Period 1. Arizona, Gagner 4 (Erat, Hanzal) 1:44.

2. Arizona, Erat 6 (Murphy, Gagner) 5:00.

3. Edmonton, Schultz 3 (Hunt, Arcobello) 6:18.

Penalties - Chipchura Ari (fighting) 8:39, Pinizzotto Edm (fighting) 8:39, Erat Ari (hooking) 14:11, Gagner Ari (slashing) 17:47, Michalek Ari (boarding) 19:08.

Second Period 4. Arizona, Yandle 4 (Doan, Vermette) 7:54.

Penalties - Gazdic Edm (boarding) 3:37, Yandle Ari (holding) 5:17.

Third Period 5. Arizona, Gormley 2 (Hanzal, Gagner) 4:07.

6. Arizona, Gagner 5 (Gormley, Hanzal) 4:20.

Penalties - Chipchura Ari (tripping) 12:27, Yakupov Edm (interference) 15:17, Erat Ari (elbowing) 15:37, Perron Edm (slashing) 19:45, Murphy Ari (roughing) 19:45.

Shots on goal Arizona 8 7 7 - 22 Edmonton 13 5 9 - 27 Goal - Arizona: Dubnyk (W, 7-3-2); Edmonton: Scrivens (L, 5-13-5).

Power plays (goal-chances) - Arizona: 0-2; Edmonton: 0-6.

NHL Scoring Leaders Jakub Voracek, Pha Tyler Seguin, Dal Claude Giroux, Pha Evgeni Malkin, Pgh Ryan Getzlaf, Ana Vladimir Tarasenko, StL Sidney Crosby, Pgh Steven Stamkos, TB Phil Kessel, Tor Patrick Kane, Chi Nicklas Backstrom, Wash Mark Giordano, Cgy Tyler Johnson, TB Rick Nash, NYR Jiri Hudler, Cgy

G 14 25 10 16 12 20 10 19 17 16 11 10 10 20 13

A 30 17 30 23 27 17 27 17 19 20 25 24 24 13 20

Pts 44 42 40 39 39 37 37 36 36 36 36 34 34 33 33

Manning, eight other Broncos selected for the Pro Bowl

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — The AFC West champion Denver Broncos led the NFL with nine players selected for the Pro Bowl on Tuesday.

Quarterback Peyton Manning was picked for the 14th time. Joining Manning from the Broncos will be Ryan Clady, Chris Harris, Von Miller, Aqib Talib, Demaryius Thomas, Julius Thomas, T.J. Ward and DeMarcus Ware. Denver also led the league with five defensive players selected.

The NFC East champion Dallas Cowboys were second with six selections for the Jan. 25 game in Glendale, Arizona, site of the Super Bowl.

Tony Romo will be going for the fourth time.

Dez Bryant, Travis Frederick, Zack Martin, DeMarco Murray and Tyron Smith were also honoured.

Dallas led the NFL with six offensive players chosen.

Other notable players selected included Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks New England’s Tom Brady (10th selection), Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers (fourth), and Pittsburgh’s Ben Roethlisberger (third).

Roethlisberger’s teammate, wide receiver Antonio Brown, was picked for the third time.

Other receivers include Detroit’s Calvin Johnson and Atlanta’s Julio Jones.

And joining Brady from the AFC East champion Patriots are cornerback Darrelle Revis, tight end Rob Gronkowski, special teamer Matthew Slater and kicker Stephen Gostkowski.

Among the players earning first selections are wide receivers T.Y. Hilton of the Colts and Jordy Nelson of the Packers; Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell; and Eagles special teams star Darren Sproles.

“I think this year the difference has just

Sunday, Dec. 28

Saturday, Dec. 27

● WHL: Red Deer at Edmonton, 7 p.m., Rexall Place (The Drive).

● WHL: Edmonton at Red Deer, 5 p.m., Centrium.

Basketball National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 22 7 .759 Brooklyn 12 15 .444 9 Boston 10 16 .385 10 1/2 New York 5 25 .167 17 1/2 Philadelphia 4 23 .148 17 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 21 7 .750 Washington 19 8 .704 1 1/2 Miami 13 16 .448 8 1/2 Orlando 11 20 .355 11 1/2 Charlotte 10 19 .345 11 1/2 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 19 9 .679 Cleveland 17 10 .630 1 1/2 Milwaukee 14 15 .483 5 1/2 Indiana 10 19 .345 9 1/2 Detroit 5 23 .179 14 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct Memphis 21 7 .750 Houston 20 7 .741 Dallas 20 10 .667 San Antonio 18 11 .621 New Orleans 14 14 .500 Northwest Division W L Pct Portland 23 7 .767 Oklahoma City 13 16 .448 Denver 12 17 .414 Utah 9 20 .310 Minnesota 5 22 .185

GB 1/2 2 3 1/2 7 GB 9 1/2 10 1/2 13 1/2 16 1/2

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

Pacific Division W L Pct 23 3 .885 19 10 .655 16 14 .533 12 16 .429 8 19 .296

GB 5 1/2 9 12 15 1/2

Monday’s Games Charlotte 110, Denver 82 Chicago 129, Toronto 120 Houston 110, Portland 95 Utah 97, Memphis 91 Atlanta 105, Dallas 102 San Antonio 125, L.A. Clippers 118 Golden State 128, Sacramento 108 Tuesday’s Games Chicago 99, Washington 91 Orlando 100, Boston 95 Indiana 96, New Orleans 84 Cleveland 125, Minnesota 104 Atlanta 107, L.A. Clippers 104 Philadelphia 91, Miami 87 Brooklyn 102, Denver 96 Portland 115, Oklahoma City 111, OT Charlotte 108, Milwaukee 101 Phoenix 124, Dallas 115 Golden State at L.A. Lakers, late Wednesday’s Games No games scheduled Thursday’s Games Washington at New York, 10 a.m.

Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 12:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Miami, 3 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 8:30 p.m.

Football National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct y-New England 12 3 0 .800 Miami 8 7 0 .533 Buffalo 8 7 0 .533 N.Y. Jets 3 12 0 .200 South W L T Pct y-Indianapolis 10 5 0 .667 Houston 8 7 0 .533 Jacksonville 3 12 0 .200 Tennessee 2 13 0 .133 North W L T Pct x-Cincinnati 10 4 1 .700 x-Pittsburgh 10 5 0 .667 Baltimore 9 6 0 .600 Cleveland 7 8 0 .467 West W L T Pct y-Denver 11 4 0 .733 San Diego 9 6 0 .600 Kansas City 8 7 0 .533 Oakland 3 12 0 .200 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct y-Dallas 11 4 0 .733 Philadelphia 9 6 0 .600 N.Y. Giants 6 9 0 .400 Washington 4 11 0 .267 South W L T Pct Carolina 6 8 1 .433 Atlanta 6 9 0 .400

PF 459 364 326 246

PA 296 336 280 377

PF 431 349 232 244

PA 359 290 389 411

PF 348 409 389 289

PA 317 351 292 317

PF 435 341 334 239

PA 340 329 274 405

PF 423 440 354 284

PA 335 374 366 394

PF 305 378

PA 371 383

New Orleans Tampa Bay

6 2

x-Detroit x-Green Bay Minnesota Chicago

W 11 11 6 5

W x-Seattle 11 x-Arizona 11 San Francisco 7 St. Louis 6 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division

9 0 13 0 North L T 4 0 4 0 9 0 10 0 West L T 4 0 4 0 8 0 9 0

.400 .133

378 257

404 387

Pct .733 .733 .400 .333

PF 301 456 312 310

PA 252 328 334 429

Pct .733 .733 .467 .400

PF 374 293 286 318

PA 248 279 323 334

Monday’s Game Cincinnati 37, Denver 28 Sunday, Dec. 28 Indianapolis at Tennessee, 11 a.m.

Jacksonville at Houston, 11 a.m.

San Diego at Kansas City, 11 a.m.

Chicago at Minnesota, 11 a.m.

Cleveland at Baltimore, 11 a.m.

Dallas at Washington, 11 a.m.

N.Y. Jets at Miami, 11 a.m.

Buffalo at New England, 11 a.m.

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

New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 11 a.m.

Arizona at San Francisco, 2:25 p.m.

St. Louis at Seattle, 2:25 p.m.

Oakland at Denver, 2:25 p.m.

Detroit at Green Bay, 2:25 p.m.

Carolina at Atlanta, 2:25 p.m.

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 6:30 p.m.

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been the amount of opportunities,” Nelson said. “There have been more opportunities for Randall (Cobb) and myself and we have just been trying to make the most of them. I think for the most part we have been successful and just tried to help the offence put up as many yards and points as possible.”

Martin, Aaron Donald of St. Louis and C.J. Mosley of Baltimore were the rookies selected.

Arian Foster was one of two Houston Texans honoured, along with defensive end J.J. Watt.

“It is kind of the league’s elite,” Foster said.

“It’s a place where you can meet the best in the business and learn from their experiences. It’s a place where the league’s elite are selected and it’s an honour.”

Panthers tight end Greg Olsen was pleased with his selection.

“It’s a tremendous honour to be selected to the Pro Bowl and be recognized by your peers, the coaches and the fans,” Olsen said.

“It’s something that every player thinks about at one point in time. I’m very thankful and feel very fortunate to be a part of it.”

The Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks were one of six teams with five players. Not enough, according to one of their stars.

“It’s kind of frustrating because you sometimes feel like your teammates are getting punished for being on a good team,” defensive back Richard Sherman said.

“Your linebackers are getting punished for not having a D-line that allows them to make 130, 140 tackles. Your D-line is being punished because everybody is not going to get 10 sacks or one guy is not going to get 14, 15 sacks - that’s difficult to get on a team like this. You just feel for guys.”

Heritage Lanes High scores Dec. 15-21 Monday Club 55+: Lorne Fowler, 289 high single; Fowler, 672 high triple.

Monday Mixed: Doug Hoskins, 276; Hoskins, 625.

Tuesday Mixed: Ashley Ehret, 401; Ehret, 862.

Wednesday Club 55+: Lorne Fowler, 269; Jim Winder, 645.

Wednesday Mixed: Michael Dartnell, 313; Blair

Hamilton, 775.

Thursday Morning Ladies: Bernie LeBlanc, 204; LeBlanc, 612.

Thursday Afternoon Special Olympics Mixed: Brenda Schewalje, 258; Schewalje, 423.

Thursday Mixed: Bruce Hicks, 314; Matt Desjardins, 740.

Monday Scratch League: Harvey Von Hollen, 321; Gene Zeibarth, 1072.

Transactions Tuesday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE - Suspended N.Y. Mets 2B L.J. Mazzilli (St. Lucie-FSL) 50 games for a second positive test for a drug of abuse in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES - Claimed C Ryan Lavarnway off waivers from the Chicago Cubs. Released OF Quintin Berry.

HOUSTON ASTROS - Assigned INF Gregorio Petit outright to Fresno (PCL).

OAKLAND ATHLETICS - Assigned RHP Fernando Rodriguez outright to Nashville (PCL).

SEATTLE MARINERS - Assigned RHP Logan Bawcom outright to Tacoma (PCL).

TEXAS RANGERS - Announced RHP Ben Rowen cleared unconditional waivers and is a free agent.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS - Claimed LHP Scott Barnes off waivers from Texas and RHP Preston Guilmet from Pittsburgh.

National League CHICAGO CUBS - Agreed to terms with C David Ross on a two-year contract. Assigned RHP Donn Roach and INF Logan Watkins outright to Iowa (PCL). Claimed LHP Mike Kickham off waivers from San Francisco.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS - Assigned OF/1B Kyle Jensen outright to Oklahoma City (PCL).

MIAMI MARLINS - Claimed RHP Preston Claiborne off waivers from the N.Y. Yankees.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS - Claimed 1B Shane Peterson off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS - Agreed to terms with RHP Jordan Walden on a two-year contract.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS - Assigned 1B Angel Villalona outright to Sacramento (PCL). Agreed to terms with RHP Jake Peavy on a two-year contract.

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FOOTBALL National Football League MINNESOTA VIKINGS - Released RB Ben Tate.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS - Released TE Gator Hoskins and DT Jimmy Staten from the practice squad.

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WASHINGTON REDSKINS - Placed LB Trent Murphy on injured reserve. Signed OL Rishaw Johnson from the N.Y. Giants practice squad and WR Colin Lockett to the practice squad.

Canadian Football League OTTAWA REDBLACKS - Named Bryan Chiu offensive line coach.

WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS - Signed WR Julian Feoli-Gudino to a contract extension.

HOCKEY National Hockey League ARIZONA COYOTES - Assigned F Alexandre Bolduc to Portland (AHL).

CAROLINA HURRICANES - Assigned F Brendan Woods to Charlotte (AHL).

CALGARY FLAMES - Assigned D Corey Potter to Adirondack (AHL).

NEW JERSEY DEVILS - Activated F Michael Cammalleri from injured reserve.

American Hockey League AHL - Suspended Hamilton LW Connor Crisp three games.

ECHL ECHL - Suspended Elmira F Justin Sawyer two games and fined him an undisclosed amount.

OLYMPIC SPORTS U.S. ANTI-DOPING AGENCY - Announced distance runner Kristi Anderson accepted a 12-month sanction after testing positive for a prohibited substance at the Pikes Peak Marathon.

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Christmas brings perspective CHRISTIAN PLAYERS JAMES REIMER AND DAVID BOOTH GET TO REFLECT AND OBSERVE FAITH

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Christmas is often a busy, stressful time, especially for hockey players who have to balance family and professional obligations.

But for James Reimer and David Booth of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Christmas brings perspective and an opportunity to reflect and appreciate on how fortunate they are to play professional hockey while observing their faith.

“Whether you’re a carpenter, or a plumber, a hockey player or an airline pilot, your life’s going to get crazy no matter what,” said Reimer, while still in his goalie pads after practice.

“Things are going to happen and stuff.

When you have something like Christ to lean on, it just adds a peace that surpasses all understanding.

“It’s such a gift to be able to have that perspective, especially when things are going rough.”

Although the NHL’s collective bargaining agreement guarantees that players get Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day off, there’s still a lot of travel over the holidays for hockey teams. The Maple Leafs, for example, played in Chicago on Sunday, play in Dallas on Tuesday night and will continue a seven-game road trip in Florida on Dec. 28.

The American Hockey League has an even tighter holiday window, with a full slate of games scheduled for Dec. 26. Major junior hockey players have 10 days off, but the world’s top prospects will be busy when the world junior championship begins in Toronto and Montreal on Boxing Day. That travel schedule can be daunting for some, but Booth doesn’t mind.

“I think there’s always time to get in to the Bible,” said the Maple Leafs leftwinger. “I think that’s the biggest thing that when you’re on the road, is having your quiet time, being able to sit down, to read, to reflect, to pray. Those are things that you can do anywhere and I think that’s one of the beautiful things about our job: the ability that we have to continue to worship while on the road.”

Laurie Boschman understands the challenges facing Christian hockey

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Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender James Reimer celebrates after defeating the Chicago Blackhawks in NHL action in Toronto on November 1, 2014. Christmas is often a busy, stressful time, especially for hockey players who have to balance family and professional obligations. But for James Reimer and David Booth of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Christmas brings perspective and an opportunity to reflect and appreciate on how fortunate they are to play professional hockey while observing their faith. players. He was an NHLer for 14 years and has worked with Hockey Ministries International for 21 years, helping the faith-based Christian organization in its many camps and chapel programs.

Based in Ottawa, Boschman leads players from the Senators in regular chapel programs and also helps coordinate chapel programs around the NHL. In his view, many players find themselves dissatisfied with their lives despite the money and prestige that comes with the NHL lifestyle. They may also be bothered by issues outside of the arena like relationship problems or the failing health of loved ones.

“For example, since we’re talking here before Christmas, we can talk about what the Bible says about the

holiday,” said Boschman in a phone interview with The Canadian Press.

“Is it about presents? Is it about something more than that? And if it is, does the Bible address that? Players are interested in that because I think sometimes there’s a perspective that players have about faith and it’s not based in fact.

“It’s based in ‘I thought it was this,’ or ‘I thought it was that.’ We get to point them to the Scriptures and say ‘This is what the Bible teaches and this is what it’s about.”’

Booth agrees with Boschman that chapel gives players a chance to realize that they’re more than just their profession.

“I think when you get away from defining yourself by a sport it opens up your ability to make an impact away

from the rink or have a greater purpose in life,” said Booth. “I don’t think we’re put on this Earth just to play a sport. I think this sport is giving me such a huge advantage to reach the community, a platform to share things that matter.

“We’re given so much. People look at us, ‘wow the coolest job’ and it is a cool job and a great salary that comes with it. But those things all fade. Those things never satisfy.”

There’s no lack of demand for HMI’s chapel programs. The non-denominational ministry works with more than 270 teams in over 30 leagues to provide chapel and counselling services for hockey players, coaches and other support staff. HMI also has hockey camps for children in Canada, the United States, Sweden, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Both Reimer and Booth point to regular chapel services as a resource that helps them bring balance to their lives on and off the ice.

“Obviously, being on the road and sometimes playing on Sundays or practising on Sundays, you don’t get to go to church very often,” said Reimer. “Maybe once a month, if you’re lucky. So to have that chapel — usually it’s once every two weeks, something you can go to with a couple of your teammates and the chaplain, just make sure you’re staying focused and your eyes are on the right prize — it’s good to have that because it helps to keep you calm.”

Booth also feels that attending chapel and being a devout Christian helps him relate to his teammates, especially those who don’t share his faith, because it fosters a sense of respect and tolerance in the locker-room.

“Love your teammates even though you guys share different beliefs,” said Booth. “You guys might have different lifestyles. You might not agree with everything they do but you always respect them, you love them, you get along with them, you’re a good teammate. You do things with them. The biggest thing is not to judge. They’re accepting of my beliefs and I accept their beliefs.

“I think that’s where tolerance comes in and that’s what makes humanity function: being able to tolerate other people with so many differences amongst us.”

Canadian stars Stojko, Bourne bring skating to small stage

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“Performing is performing,” Stojko said. “Whatever skill it is, there is still a certain aspect of being able to connect with the live audience.”

The three-time world figure skating champion will team up with former ice dancer Shae-Lynn Bourne and other skating stars for “Blades on Stage,” a skating show with the intimacy of a stage production that opens Christmas Eve at the Princess of Wales Theatre.

Stojko is no stranger to the stage. He played slick defence lawyer Billy Flynn in the hit musical “Chicago” earlier this year.

“It’s neat because doing ‘Chicago,’ and feeling the stage, I saw the similarities between performing on the ice and that,” Stojko said. “At first I felt like a fish out of water, performing without my skates and using my voice and that type of thing.

“Now with this, being on stage with skates, it’s really cool to be up close and personal with the people.”

The show is being held on real ice — there is such a thing as synthetic ice — on a surface measuring 40 by 56 feet. Skaters are accustomed to competing on NHL rinks that measure 85 by 200 feet.

So the 42-year-old Stojko and his castmates, including Bourne, Violetta Afanasieva and Pete Dack, among others, have been laying down pylons to practise, marking out the smaller size of ice surface they have to work with.

“It’s intimate, (audience members) are close,” Bourne said. “We’re so used to having to present to all four sides. But now, you just have the audience, and that’s very new when you’re designing your program to fit the stage.

“It’s that intimate setting, because we’re used to having to project to way up there, to 15,000 people.

But everyone has a good seat in this, and we can really look into the audience, and they’ll really see much more than they’d ever see in any competition or big show that you’d see in an ice rink.”

Stojko and Bourne, who won gold with partner Victor Kraatz at the 2003 world championships with a memorable Riverdance program, said it wasn’t difficult to train for the show.

Both still skate on the professional circuit.

“We never stopped training so it just bleeds into the next show,” Stojko said. “The two numbers I’m using here are numbers that I’ve had before, one I just did in Brazil. The other one is a Christmas number I did a few years ago. We’re skating almost all year round. . . We’re always trying to stay in shape, and when we get here, we have a couple of days to put together the group numbers, strategically laid out.”

Bourne is a skating coach and choreographer.

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Andrew Poje of Waterloo, Ont., who recently won the best countries producing wonderful skaters but Grand Prix Final. there hasn’t been a lot out there as far as shows go, She’s choreographed dozens of programs for skat- in Canada. So it’s kind of nice to be able to actually ers this season, from all around the world. perform here where family is. It’s a nice change.”

Constantly being on the ice has kept the 38-year-old lean and strong.

“With choreography, you’re on the ice with the skater, it helps them to see, and I think you exaggerate as a choreographer or as a coach, to really make somebody understand. . . . I think that keeps me in shape,” she said. “As a choreographer, I’m not training all the time but I’m moving all the time, and FRIDAY, DEC. 26 7am to 9pm dancing all the time.”

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Mindfulness in school?

CLASS AT PORTLAND SCHOOL HELPS TEENS COPE WITH STRESS, ANGER, NEGATIVE SELF-TALK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PORTLAND, Ore. — As the morning school bell rings and students rush through crowded corridors, teenagers in one Portland classroom settle onto mats and meditation pillows. They fall silent after the teacher taps a Tibetan “singing bowl.”

“Allow yourself to settle into the experience of being here, in this moment,” teacher Caverly Morgan tells two dozen students at Wilson High School.

The students are enrolled in a for-credit, yearlong mindfulness class meant to ease youth anxiety and depression and to prevent violence. For 90 minutes, three days a week, they practice a mix of yoga, sitting and walking meditation, visualization techniques, deep breathing, journaling and non-judgmental listening.

The idea behind mindfulness is that focusing on the present moment helps a person deal better with stress, difficult emotions and negative thoughts.

Mindfulness, yoga and meditation have gained popularity among Americans in recent decades, buoyed by studies showing their benefits to emotional, mental and physical health. The centuries-old practices have roots in Buddhism and Hinduism, but Western culture has secularized them to focus on physical postures, breathing and relaxation techniques.

Such practices are now offered by corporations like Google, Target and General Mills to their employees. Prison inmates, hospital patients and the U.S. Marines are using them to combat stress and illness, increase focus and well-being. And now schools all over the country are introducing the practices.

Some people have greeted the move with less than enthusiasm.

Last year, an elementary school in Ohio ended its mindfulness program after parents complained it was too closely linked to Eastern religion and a conservative Christian law firm unsuccessfully sued on behalf of a couple in Encinitas, California, argu-

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In this Oct. 1, 2014 photo, students work on yoga postures during Mindful Studies class at Wilson High School in Portland, Ore. The year-long course is one of a growing number of programs that are incorporating mindfulness, yoga and meditation into school curriculums to bring socio-emotional benefits to students. ing their school district’s yoga classes indoctrinate children. But many school districts are reporting success. In Richmond, California, where a teacher started a mindfulness program called the Mindful Life Project, schools have reported drops in detentions and referrals among low-income, at-risk youth.

The school district in South Burlington, Vermont, implemented a successful mindfulness course as part of a health and wellness program, and now administrators there have written a manual on incorporating mindfulness into K-12 curriculums.

Portland is known for its progressivism, so it should be no surprise the idea of teaching mindful-

ness is being embraced here. Students at Wilson say the class has been a boon for them.

“Sometimes I have trouble breathing, I have panic attacks. This class helps me bring more attention to my breath and overcome that,” junior Cassia McIntyre said. “I’m less stressed out and able to better cope with stress.”

The class is the brainchild of Morgan, who trained at a Zen Buddhist monastery for eight years and opened a meditation centre in Sacramento. After moving to Portland two years ago, Morgan started her program Peace in Schools and teamed up with Allyson Copacino, who teaches yoga to children.

The two started an after-school program at Wilson.

After hundreds of students signed up, principal Brian Chatard took note. The school was dealing with a student’s suicide, and few resources were available to address students’ emotional and mental health.

Chatard said high school years are hard for many students, because they entail emotional and hormonal changes, social and academic pressures — and for some, depression.

“High school is the hardest period of time for kids,” Chatard said. “You’ve got emotional changes, hormonal changes, all the social pressures. It’s also the onset of mental illness for some kids, depression hits, and there’s the pressure of college and sports.

All these things kids do is overwhelming without having a strategy to deal with it.”

During a class in October, after a half-hour of yoga exercises, Morgan asked students to visualize a stressful moment in their lives and notice the negative internal dialogue in their heads.

Students wrote the negative self-talk in a journal, then shared it with the class and practiced compassionate — non-judgmental — listening in pairs.

Learning how to recognize the “inner critic” is crucial for teens, Morgan said.

“It’s very important that teens learn how to do that, because that critical voice leads to behaviours that are extremely unhealthy, such as overeating, bullying, even committing suicide,” Morgan said.

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Assault suspect arrested Police have arrested a suspect in the assault and attempted abduction of a 13-year-old girl outside the G.H. Dawe Centre on Monday.

Police say the suspect vehicle was located abandoned in the Parkland Mall parking lot at 6 p.m.

The male suspect was arrested after police searched the area.

RCMP confirm that the truck used

in this attempted abduction had been stolen from a Highland Green residence at 7:30 a.m. on Monday.

The investigation continues and RCMP will issue an update once charges against the suspect have been sworn before the courts.

Police say a young girl was on the north side of the centre at about 1 p.m. when a man driving a Silver Dakota

stopped his vehicle and asked if he could use her cellphone.

He then attempted to pull the girl into the back of the truck.

She resisted and fought back despite being struck, kicked and choked.

Eventually the man let her go after taking her iPhone and fleeing in his vehicle.

The girl was taken to the hospital

where she was treated for non-lifethreatening injuries.

Red Deer RCMP would like to thank the public for their assistance during the investigation. Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575.

To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or report it online at www.tipsubmit.com.

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DISPLAY

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The light display on Ohio Close in Oriole Park includes Sesame Street characters, as well as Mickey and Minnie Mouse and Charlie Brown and his gang. The display is one of several around Red Deer that go well beyond just a simple strand of lights. Advocate readers have also suggested checking out more Red Deer Christmas light displays on 55th Avenue and 60th Street in Riverside Meadows, and Nordegg Crescent in Normandeau. But if there is a clear city favorite it might be the one at City Hall Park on Ross Street which draws a crowd most nights.

Tuition hike supported: college

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF Olds College administration said they had student support to increase the tuition cost to three programs by 71 per cent.

Jason Dewling, Olds College VP of academics and research, said students at the college understood the need to increase the cost and supported the college’s request to increase it.

“When this was explained to our student association they passed a motion of support for these changes,” said Dewling. “They recognize some programs cost more than others.”

Calls to the Olds College Student’s Association were not immediately returned. Students have been on Christmas break since Dec. 15, a week before the tuition increases were announced by the province.

The tuition costs of the college’s animal health technology, apparel tech-

nology diploma and equine sciences were three of 25 programs approved for a “market modifier” increase Monday by the Alberta Innovation and Advanced Education.

All three programs will increase from $4,380 per year to $7,500 per year by the 2017-18 academic year. The tuition increase does not affect current students, but will impact future students.

All three programs are two-year diploma programs, meaning the increase for the total cost of the program will go from $8,760 to $15,000.

Animal Health Technology at Grande Prairie Regional College was also approved for a market modifier increase. The cost increased by 12 per cent from $8,062 per year to $9,029 per year.

Market modifier increases were introduced in 2010 as an amendment to the tuition fees regulation act. They allow post-secondary institutions to apply to the government for tuition

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BRIEF Education leader mourned A man who served the Red Deer Catholic Regional School Division as a teacher, then superintendant, and finally as a school trustee has died.

Lloyd Baumgarten passed away on Dec. 17 at the age of 74 after a long battle with cancer.

After a short time teaching in Saskatchewan, the province that he grew up in, Baumgarten began his career in Red Deer in 1961 as a teacher, eventually retiring in 1998 as superintendant of the school district.

He then ran for trustee in the Catholic district in 2001 and was elected for three consecutive terms before he decided not to run again in 2010.

Baumgarten also served 32 years in the Canadian Armed Forces Primary Reserve, retiring in 1990 as commanding officer of the 20th Field Regiment as lieutenant colonel.

He was also very involved as a volunteer in many other aspects of the community, serving such organizations as the Council on Aging, Red Deer and District Community Foundation and Catholic Social Services.

A prayer service will be held on Monday at 7 p.m. at Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium in Red Deer, at 6287-67A St., and a funeral mass will take place on Tuesday at 1 p.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic

increases beyond inflation in the interest of correction cost anomalies of programs when compared to similar programs at institutions in Alberta and throughout Canada.

Dewling said one of the reasons they applied for the increase was because the college doesn’t have differentiated tuition, meaning all programs at the college cost roughly the same.

“We were one of the only institutions in the province that does this,” said Dewling. “If you were taking business administration you would pay the same amount as you would in a lab or high cost program.

“For many years we had artificially low tuition programs and when this opportunity came to adjust tuition more in line with the program expenses and what the market could bear, we utilized the opportunity to do some of the market modifiers.”

Dewling also pointed to major capital costs that have either been recently completed or are set to get underway

Church at 6 McMillan Ave.

Women of Excellence names sought Nominations are now being accepted for the 2015 Women of Excellence awards by the Red Deer and District Community Foundation.

Categories for the annual award bestowed upon women leaders in Red Deer include agriculture; arts, culture and heritage; athletics, recreation and fitness; business and the professions; community building; education and training; entrepreneurship; environment; health and wellness; human services and young women of excellence.

Anyone can nominate a woman who is making a difference in the community.

Packages must be submitted to the foundation’s office: Suite 203 4805 48th St., Red Deer, Alberta, T4N 1S6, attention: Ms. Lori Hamilton. Envelopes should be marked: Women of Excellence 2015.

Nomination packages are due by March 31, 2015.

Packages and guidelines are posted on the Red Deer and District Community Foundation’s website www. rddcf.ca and can also be obtained at the foundation’s office.

Sylvan pool closed for repairs The Sylvan Lake Aquatic Centre needs emergency repairs and is closed until further notice.

The pool has developed a leak and water is getting into the basement, said Joanne Gaudet, the town communications officer.

The leak began on Monday. It is not known when

that benefit the three programs.

Apparel technology is in a brand new $22 million floor at Bow Valley College in Calgary where the program is delivered., Equine sciences are in a new $8 million arena in Olds and animal health technology building in Olds is set for improvements as part of the next capital plan.

“All three share some characteristics,” said Dewling. “They are high demand, high expense and delivery and they are all getting new facilities or have new facilities.

“For instance the animal health technology program we get four applications per spot.”

Dewling said only 16 per cent of their revenue comes from tuition while 54 per cent comes from provincial and federal government grants and the rest comes from ancillary revenues, such as the Olds College Pomeroy Inn and Suites, residents, food services or conference services. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

the repairs can be completed.

The public is asked to watch the town’s website at www.sylvanlake.ca for updates.

Traffic safety input sought The provincial government is seeking online public input on traffic safety legislation.

Albertans are being encouraged to share their thoughts on potential changes to provincial Traffic Safety Act Regulations to ensure that legislation remains current.

Questions will be asked regarding: ● the demerit point reduction program ● the driver training system ● the road testing program ● medical examination reports ● vehicle registration on the death of the owner ● out of country drivers’ licences ● driver licensing for temporary foreign workers Albertans can share their views in an online survey before Jan. 2.

Go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BN2TLYF to do the survey.

Correction A headline about Christmas cards that appeared in Tuesday’s Advocate had incorrect information.

Historic Christmas cards are not on display at the Red Deer Museum.

A card that appeared in a photo with the story was also incorrectly identified. The bottom left card was an example of a store-bought card from 1942.

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

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Bold booty or sheer reveal 2014 HAD SKIN IN THE GAME ON RUNWAYS, STAGES AND MAGAZINE COVERS

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Skin was definitely in, but was 2014 all about the big, bold booty or a sheer reveal up top?

On runways, Marc Jacobs sent upand-comer Kendall Jenner out during February’s New York Fashion Week with nipples clearly visible under a taupe knit top. Christian Siriano closed his show in September with ice blue crystals on a barely there trouser set, nipples on display.

Look no further than awards shows, music videos and magazine covers for fuller rears, compliments of Iggy Azalea, Jennifer Lopez and Nicki Minaj, along with Jenner’s big sis Kim Kardashian and Rihanna, the Council of Fashion Designers of America’s style icon of the year.

Rihanna showed off every inch top to bottom when she collected the award, but curvy newcomer Meghan Trainor said it best in the rear department with her breakout, Grammy nominated hit: All About that Bass.

Where would Instagram be without booty? Well, nipples gained ground in pilfered nude celebrity selfies, RiRi’s bare, pierced assets on the cover of French magazine Lui and among proud “Free the Nipple” activists, including Scout Willis and Miley Cyrus, who challenged Instagram’s ban. Scout and others flashed and pranced topless in public from New York to Moscow. A film by Lina Esco of the same name turned into a hashtag.

As for the bass, Kardashian loves showing off hers and signed on to help Paper magazine with another bodybaring declaration, #breaktheinternet.

She did it with the pop of a Champagne cork that arched a stream of bubbly over her head into a glass resting nicely on her derriere for the cover.

But she also advanced the cause of the nipple when she went full-frontal on the magazine’s inside pages, followed soon after by a topless Madonna in Interview.

Why did Kardashian do it? She said on the Australian TV show The Proj-

ect that she loved working with famed photographer Jean-Paul Goude on the Paper shoot and considered it an “art project.”

“It taught me to do what you want to do. Everyone should do what they’re comfortable with, and I’m never one to preach but I felt really positive and really good about myself. I love the photos. I did it for me,” she told host Rove McManus.

Alas, McManus wasn’t able to repeat the glass-balancing trick. “You don’t have as big a butt as I do,” Kardashian noted after she attempted to show him how it’s done.

Backside or bare female breast — either way, it seemed light years from 2004. That’s when the live Super Bowl halftime show on CBS turned into Nipplegate for Janet Jackson, taking over chatter about nudity, leading to a court battle over fines (since overturned) and temporarily derailing her career.

Jackson’s split-second slip included a now-quaint nipple shield under the piece of leather Justin Timberlake ripped off her outfit, either accidentally or on purpose. Today, flaunting one’s pasties is downright passe.

Just ask Cyrus, who rocked a pair as she performed at Paper magazine’s Break the Internet party during Art Basel Miami Beach in celebration of its nakey jaunt with Kardashian.

Fashion darling Alexander Wang did his part in Year of the Flesh. He previewed his new Denim x Alexander line on Instagram with a fully nude but strategically posed model chilling in an easy chair, jeans pulled below the knee.

In Siriano’s case, he was looking to evoke the massive glass sculptures of controversial Australian sculptor Sergio Redegalli. His core customer is more society lady than nipple-baring It girl, but he said in a recent interview the delicate sheer crystal top with pants to match is the most popular of his designs borrowed by stylists for clients and photo projects — often with a lining added.

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In this June 2, 2014 photo, fashion Icon Award honoree Rihanna poses with her award at the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall in New York.

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and awareness for an animal welfare group, the popular retailer introduced a fake fashion line called American Beagle Outfitters. But the joke was on the company.

“Our customers were very clear about their desire for this product to become a reality,” company spokesman Michael Leedy said last month when welcoming the pet line for real.

Its tiny puffy jackets, sweaters and hats sell for $12.95 to $39.95.

The move made strides for the pet clothing industry, insiders say.

“When a company like American Eagle starts getting into pet fashion, it really puts a spotlight on it and brings visibility to it,” Darr said.

For some pet owners, clothing plays into a luxury lifestyle.

LOS ANGELES — These clothing designers have to think about pattern, fabric and fit - as well as where to put the poo bags.

Creating on-trend outfits is a whole different animal for pet fashion designers, whose work is becoming mainstream as animal lovers look to further pamper their pets. For some owners, it’s a statement; for others, it’s a way to match man’s best friend; and sometimes it’s simply about keeping animals warm this winter.

But it’s clear the number of dressedup dogs and cats jumps significantly once holiday photos need to be taken.

Please see PETS on Page C3 “We have gone from the kind of cute reindeer gear or ugly sweater to more functional clothing,” said Lauren Darr, founder of the International Association of Pet Fashion Professionals in New York City. “Before it was for a A place cute picture, now it’s more to Gather, practical. It takes it to a different level, going from Learn, Create, being a novelty to underWinter Share! standing how things can Hours be used in everyday life.”

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REVEAL: Celebrating the body “Now, you see people are celebrating the body. It’s different. Very different,” he said. “I went there more as an inspirational fantasy, but we’ve had pretty much every publication pull that look for editorial shoots. It’s been done in art for so long and fashion is a form of art.”

The booty has also had a big year for enhancements in the offices of plastic surgeons.

Dr. Scot Glasberg on the Upper East Side of Manhattan said techniques on buttock augmentation have greatly improved over the last 10 years, with uncomfortable and unnatural implants replaced by the self-explanatory fat transfer.

“You get a much more natural look,” he said.

In 2014, Glasberg saw an increase of about 10 per cent in requests for cosmetic butt enhancement over 2013 among his patients, with about 10,000 done nationwide by members of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

When compared to breast augmentation, nose jobs and face lifts, the number is small but on the move, he said.

Bodacious backsides and public nudity are, of course, not new.

British psychologist Philip CarrGomm, who put out the book A Brief History of Nakedness in 2010, goes back to ancient times.

Judeo-Christian sensibilities had the wealthy in opulent all-over gear and the poor raggedly naked, he said.

But in a Classical context, from the Greeks and Romans, nudity was a symbol of power and beauty among the gods and goddesses — and politicians.

“Napoleon, for instance, had himself carved naked in that tradition,” Carr-Gomm said by telephone from Lewes, outside London. “The contradictory attitude is there right from the beginning. We want to see it. We don’t want to see it. We hate it. We love it.”

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“I think there will be the right balance in those marketplaces. Where it will become a little more interesting in my mind is when you’re competing with a lot more stores in that aspirational upper middle class, because in that tranche, they are looking at a lot more stores, in fact,” he added. “That’s where I think the competition will be especially fierce: the Nordstrom Rack, hr2 of Holt Renfrew fame, the (Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th) — that category.”

Brynn Winegard, a marketing expert with Winegard & Company, says Canadians tend to be more value-conscious and less price sensitive compared to Americans.

“We are a lot more accepting of higher prices if we believe the value is there. And our economy is one that is padded enough that our consumers, our people, stay fairly affluent through the business cycle,” she said.

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spending doesn’t shift or sway as much through the business cycle - as an example — we see in the U.S. What that means for Canadian retail in general . . . is that Canadians — even in downturns — have good affluence in order to be able to spend.”

Winegard said there is also a category of consumers who practise what she describes as “prestige shopping” where they’ll skimp on “low involvement” categories of goods and spend more on those in the “identity” or “high involvement” categories.

“My example is always the following: people who will go to Wal-Mart for socks and Holt Renfrew for denim — and there’s a lot of them.”

Saks Fifth Avenue is slated to open its first two Canadian locations in Toronto in 2016.

Nordstrom recently launched north of the border at the Chinook Centre in Calgary, and is set to open additional stores at the Pacific Centre in Vancou-

When it comes to 2014, there was definitely skin in the game.

Esco, the filmmaker, actress and “Free the Nipple” activist, based her December movie on true events, when women protesters in search of equality demonstrated tops off around the globe.

“It’s been such a struggle getting the movie out there, because of the title, because of the content,” she bemoaned. “But the nipple has become the Trojan horse to really start a dialogue.”

and vests,” Darr said.

Other trends she saw this year that she expects to grow in 2015 include clothing decorated with LED lights to make pets more visible at night, Tshirts for pets of sports fans and still more ugly sweaters.

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Dog Fashion Spa in New York sells doggy and mommy bathrobes, a matching fad that comes as many spas and salons are building hers and “furs” facilities — one side to pamper the woman and the other to treat their dogs, CEO Elena Volnova said.

Pampering and style is one thing, but function is also important. Karine Ng, the owner and designer at Central Park Pups in New York City, has developed several step-in coats with hidden harnesses that help pets get dressed without the hassle. Dogs walk right into the coat, so they don’t have to put their head through it.

Her pieces are among the many that feature a pouch or pocket to hold unused bags for scooping up pet poop.

Ng’s “city chic” styles, which sell online and at boutiques for $60 to $65, aim to reduce aggravation for pets, but she warns: “Never make a dog wear clothing if it doesn’t want to.”

On the other hand, you might want to start dressing your cat now, Darr said. She predicted huge growth in feline fashions as retailers from 99-cent stores to high-scale boutiques carry more cat clothing.

“I am seeing more pieces that are tailored for cats. It’s still a small proportion, but it is growing,” Darr said.

The movement comes as more owners teach their cats to go for walks.

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Homegrown brands are bracing for the influx of fresh competition by shoring up or bolstering their operations.

Luxury menswear retailer Harry Rosen has enlarged four of its existing locations and has three major stores opening in 2015, said chairman and CEO Larry Rosen.

“It became obvious to us two, three, four years ago there was going to be an American invasion in our segment of retail, that a number of department stores were going to come here, and we obviously sat back to develop a strategy,” Rosen said.

“When we sat back and we thought about it, we realized that we could turn an increasingly competitive situation into a positive — into a competitive strength.”

With Holt Renfrew poised to open new locations and expand existing major stores in the coming years and Quebec-based retailer Simons readying to launch in cities across the country beginning in 2015, Canadian consumers will be rich for choice with the imminent boom in luxury offerings. Yet with so many locations selling upscale, big-ticket items, will homegrown shoppers be able to shell out enough to support all of the competing players?

Ernst & Young partner Daniel Baer said what distinguishes many of the high-end retailers entering the marketplace is that they’re concentrated in major urban centres like Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal and are opening limited stores in those cities.

“They’re relatively targeted where there are people that have disposable income and where there is, as well, the ability to attract tourist dollars,” said Baer, who also serves as national retail and consumer products industry

ver and Rideau Centre in Ottawa next year. Toronto will be home to three Nordstrom locations: Yorkdale Shopping Centre and Toronto Eaton Centre in 2016 and at Sherway Gardens in the city’s west end in 2017.

While luxury retailers may be counting on outside visitors to spend, Trendex North America president Randy Harris questioned whether such hopes will translate to real sales.

“People keep talking about the tourist business, but the question is, is a tourist coming into downtown Toronto going to get on a bus and go to Sherway Gardens? I don’t think so,” said Harris, whose Toledo, Ohio-based marketing research and consulting firm specializes in the Canadian and Mexican markets.

“When people talk about ‘We’re going to get increased tourist business,’ I really wonder if we are or not. And remember, there is no city in the world where there are three Nordstroms as close to each other as there (will be) in Toronto.”

Yet the success seen by retailers at Yorkdale — a launch pad for many first-to-Canada stand-alone stores like Versace, Jimmy Choo, Mulberry and Kate Spade New York — may provide hopeful signs to competitors in the luxury category. Yorkdale general manager Claire Santamaria said retailers housed within the mall often perform better than they expected.

“We’ve seen that for years,” she said. “We really started that branch into luxury with Holt Renfrew ... and then with Tiffany, and then we had Burberry. And each time we had one of these brands open in the shopping centre, we often found that they underestimated that consumer demand.”

Baer said luxury retailers don’t compete for customers solely on product but also service — a tool he described as a “critical differentiator.”

The challenge for companies will be to ensure that they provide the experience to which people are accustomed, and deliver on what people’s perception of the brand is, he added.

“It’s hard to recover if you don’t meet that offering right off the bat.”

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BRIEF St. James’ Gate to entertain at Art and Craft (Beer) night Rollicking dance music by St. James’ Gate will be played at a beertasting fundraiser for the Red Deer Arts Council’s Emerging Artist Award.

An Art and Craft (Beer) night will be held on Saturday, Jan. 31, at Festival Hall in Red Deer. Craft beer, live and silent auctions will be held, beer and appetizers will be served, and there will be dancing to live music.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — British singer Joe Cocker, whose had hits that included You Are So Beautiful and Up Where We Belong, and a contortionist style of performance memorably parodied by John Belushi on Saturday Night Live, has died. He was 70.

His London-based agent, Barrie Marshall, said Cocker died Monday of lung cancer in Colorado, where he has lived for the past two decades.

Cocker, a song interpreter more than a songwriter, first became known through his hit cover of the Beatles’ With a Little Help From My Friends, and a characteristically manic performance at the first Woodstock festival in 1969. His raucous Mad Dogs & Englishmen tour of 1970 produced a film and a recording that went gold.

In a statement Monday, Paul McCartney remembered hearing Cocker’s cover of the song he and John Lennon co-wrote for Ringo Starr and finding it “just mind blowing,” a “soul anthem.”

“I was forever grateful for him for doing that,” McCartney said. “I knew him through the years as a good mate, and I was so sad to hear that he had been ill and really sad to hear today that he had passed away.”

Centre. Proceeds will go towards ongoing funding for the Emerging Artist Award, which is a legacy from the Lieutenant Governor or Alberta Awards’ presentation in Red Deer.

Cocker had a top 10 hit in 1975 on the aching ballad You Are So Beautiful, with his voice cracking on the final emotional note and won his first Grammy Award in 1983 for his Up Where We Belong duet with Jennifer Warnes, which was the theme of the movie An Officer and a Gentleman.

His cover of Bryan Adams’ When the Night Comes was featured in the film “An Innocent Man” and became a top 20 single in 1990.

Cocker, who received an Order of the British Empire in 2011 for his contribution to music, released 40 albums and continued to tour after the hits dried up.

He was known for an intense, twitchy stage presence where his arms would flail and face contort as he wrung notes from his raspy voice.

When he performed on Saturday Night Live in 1976, Belushi parodied him onstage, exaggerating his movements by flipping to the ground. It was a clip seen as widely as Cocker’s own performances.

Years later, Cocker told The Associated Press’ Mary Campbell that he was playing an imaginary piano and air guitar while singing — the elements that contributed to this unique style.

“That was the frustration of not being able to play, really,” he said.

Cocker was born in Sheffield, South

Yorkshire, and was singing with local bands by the time he was a teenager.

His early groups included Vance Arnold and the Avengers and the Grease Band, which backed him on With A Little Help From My Friends.

Cocker moved to Crawford, Colorado, a town of fewer than 500 people, in the early 1990s. He and his wife, Pam, ran a children’s educational foundation — the Cocker Kids Foundation — that raised funds for the town and schools, and ran the Mad Dog Cafe for several years in town, said Tom Wills, publisher of The North Fork Merchant Herald, a local community newspaper.

Wills said Cocker bought about 40 acres of property and built a hillside mansion — which he called Mad Dog Ranch — when he moved to Colorado.

A group of Cocker’s friends gathered Monday at community radio station KVNF to play Cocker’s songs.

“He had a long battle with cancer.

We’re trying to do a little tribute for him,” said Bob Pennetta, a real estate agent and board member of the Cocker Kids Foundation.

Cocker is survived by his wife, Pam; a brother; a step daughter and two grandchildren. A private memorial is planned. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to The Cocker Kids’ Foundation, P.O. Box 404, Crawford, CO. 81415.

piano recital will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Studio A of the Red Deer College Arts Centre. It features character pieces by Schubert, Rachmaninoff, De-

bussy, Fauré, and Chopin.

Tickets are $16.30 ($13.50 students/ seniors) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

Red Deer pianist to perform two shows in January Red Deer College instructor and pianist Ruston Vuori will entertain at the next First Thursdays at the Snell concert on Jan. 8.

Vuori will perform a program for all ages from 12:15 to 1 p.m. in the Snell Auditorium in the Red Deer Public Library. The concert is free and everyone is welcome.

For more information, call 403-3464576.

Vuori is also scheduled to play musical selections guaranteed to warm up a winter’s night on Sunday, Jan. 18.

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British singer Joe Cocker sings the Red Cross Gala in Monaco on Aug. 5, 2011. Cocker, best known for the songs, You Are So Beautiful, and the 1980s duet Up Where We Belong, with Jennifer Warnes, died on Monday of lung cancer in Colorado.

He was 70.

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NEW YORK — Sony Pictures Entertainment announced Tuesday a limited theatrical release of The Interview beginning Thursday, putting back into the theatres the comedy that prompted an international incident with North Korea and outrage over its cancelled release.

Sony Entertainment CEO Michael Lynton said Tuesday that Seth Rogen’s North Korea farce “will be in a number of theatres on Christmas Seth Rogen Day.” He said Sony also is continuing its efforts to release the film on more platforms and in more theatres.

“While we hope this is only the first step of the film’s release, we are proud to make it available to the public and to have stood up to those who attempted to suppress free speech,” said Lynton.

Moviegoers celebrated the abrupt change of fortune for a film that appeared doomed, as The Interview began popping up in the listings of a handful of independent theatres Tuesday, including the Alamo Drafthouse in Texas and Atlanta’s Plaza Theater.

“The people have spoken! Freedom has prevailed! Sony didn’t give up!” said Rogen on Twitter.

Rogen, who stars in the film he codirected with Evan Goldberg, hadn’t made any public comments throughout the surreal ordeal that began with hackers leaking Sony emails and culminated in a confrontation between the U.S. and North Korea.

North Korea suffered sweeping Internet outages in an apparent attack Monday that followed vows from President Barack Obama of a response to what he called North Korea’s “cyber vandalism” of Sony.

The White House and State Department declined to say whether the U.S. government was responsible.

After hackers last Wednesday threatened violence against theatres showing the film, the United States’ largest theatre chains dropped The Interview.

Sony soon thereafter cancelled the film’s release altogether and removed mention of it from its websites.

But that decision drew widespread criticism, including from Obama, who chastised Sony for what he deemed “a mistake” that went against American principles of free speech.

Independent theatres had shown a stronger appetite to screen The Interview, after chains like Regal, AMC and Cinemark pulled the film.

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I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want him to be like this and live in his motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house for the rest of his life or, worse, end up in trouble and be a burden on society.

Is there any way to enlighten him? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Run Out of Ideas Dear Run Out: You sound like a caring uncle, but Peter has to want this for himself, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not there yet.

It also doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t help when others around him enable his freeloading, irresponsible behavior. This includes his parents, who should be the first in

line to handle this.

We recommend you stop trying to â&#x20AC;&#x153;enlightenâ&#x20AC;? Peter and simply be a good role model for him.

Demonstrate adult male behavior and the respect it engenders. Be someone he can turn to for help, and not another person in his life who is chastising him for coming up short.

Dear Annie: I am a senior citizen who plays an online video game with mostly teens and young adults.

On two occasions, another player has disclosed a personal crisis (the death of a grandparent and an unexpected pregnancy), and other players who were online immediately came together as a spontaneous support group.

The advice and concern offered by these normally raunchy trash-talking antagonists was heartfelt and kind, and the equal of that from a parent, counselor or religious leader.

Keep on gaming, young people. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Geezer Gamer Dear Gamer: There are so many negative stories about posts on the Internet, including gaming sites, that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wonderful and encouraging to hear the positive side. Thanks for giving them a shout-out.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Your dreams and wishes should be taken into consideration today. What is it that is making you jumpy?

Wednesday, Dec. 24 Whatever happens will benefit you and will CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: be joyous for your future. So relax and allow Ryan Seacrest, 40; Louis Tomlinson, 23; Anil the good tidings to present themselves to you Kapoor, 58 now. Enjoy the surprise!

THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Today you will VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You are truly focus on the new and untried. The energy toon fire today! There is a sense that you will day is going to be electric and enhave the right words to say at ergizing for you on a mental level. this moment in time. You might Many surprises will surface that just say something to shock othshake you off your feet a little. So ers, but realize that by allowing try to relax a little more, because yourself to simply release it, it if you do not, you will most likely will benefit you tremendously. get caught up in an argument of Release and let go completely. some kind. Learn to roll with the LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): positive wave going on today.

There will be interesting conHAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today versations to be had with your is your birthday, this year will be significant other today. There is one to remember in terms of exsuch great opportunity for you citement and clear thoughts of today to try and do something your path forward. You could be new. So, do not poo poo your LARISA MAIRA riled up this year by things you spouseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s or othersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; suggestions OZOLINS discover about yourself. You right out of the get-go. Allow may want to change yourself for newness to enter your life today. the better, but it is a longer slope SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. than you imagined. Try your best 21): Surprising conversations to go with the flow of events. If with those found at work or throughout your work wants to relocate you, try it out! daily life will instigate a change in how you ARIES (March 21-April 19): You are gothink. This is not because they are saying ing to make some noise today and others something profound, which they might. It is will definitely feel you. There will be recognisimply because you are bored of the same tion for what you are doing on a public level old conversations. today. Many will like your efforts and you will SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): There feel like you accomplished much now. Enjoy will be some invites out today, accept them. the wave, tomorrow it will intensify.

It will be wonderful. You will get bored more TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You need to easily than normal now, so do try your best to relax a little more today. You will not only be get out there and enjoy all that you can today. frazzled if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t rest, you will start to over Expect the unexpected and potentially a new tax your nervous system. Even your enemies romantic interest is game. will feel excitement, so realize that no one is CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): There on top now. Enjoy the path forward; the world will be some interesting surprises coming is your oyster now. from your family today, perhaps even those GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Events that within your home environment. You could feel happen within groups or with your friends slightly irritated about whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening now will highlight a shake -up. This will perhaps to you, but this will benefit you tremendously. help you get out of your own rut. Try to be a Learn to go with the flow today. more flexible towards the events that happen.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You will Learn to love surprises. You may be providhave some important news to get off your ing the surprise to that special other! chest today. This could be anything. Perhaps CANCER (June 21-July 22): If you are even your siblings will offer you some internot good at handling surprises, one little event esting advice that will help you out trementowards you on a public level can tax your dously. Take every opportunity to speak your nervous system. You will be feeling slightly mind, even if it rattles others in the process. charged up and ready for action. Try to go PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Watch out with the exciting flow as best as you can now. for spending too much. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be extremely

excited to see friends. Perhaps they have news to share that is equally exciting. You will first want to be calm in order to receive the promising news. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let your over active imagination lead you astray.

a serious talk about your future today. This will happen with a mentor or with those at a distance from you. You want to know the truth about what will happen. Perhaps there are discussions about your health or your daily life that need improvement now.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You are going to let others have it today. You will be provoked into saying exactly whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on your mind and your significant relationships might not like what they hear. Perhaps you are digging a little too deep and they will react with snap comments. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be hasty now.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You will likely be provoked into some serious discussions today by your family. You have come far. You might have a long way to go but be proud of your journey and yourself now. Question your aspirations further with your family. They will provide you with great insight.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In a search to know the ultimate truth from your siblings, you will encounter some serious debate now.

Funny enough, your parents will be the ones who validate your beliefs with them. So hold on to your proper values and shine bright today!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): There will some serious conversations about your personal value and worth today. The knowledge that you have obtained will be spoken about now and you will be able to share your joy with those you encounter today. You will speak of your long term goals now.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You will have some serious and intense discussions with family today. You will be going over all fundamental goals to your aspirations. Perhaps they might have to lend you some money or vice versa. Ignore negative thought patterns and discuss all your needs now.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The first thing you should do today, before anything else, is to write a list of your wishes. This way, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be better able to use the intense energy purposefully and correctly. If this transit is misused, it can result in depressing behaviour.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): What powerful connection are you having today? There is someone who is close to you, a friend perhaps that is connecting with you in an intense way. Listen to them, even if they are upset with you. Their truth will break down many walls for you now.

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

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Thursday, Dec. 25 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Annie Lennox, 60; Helena Christensen, 46; Justin Trudeau, 43 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Today, we all gather close to our families to share in a symbolic day of the birth of Christ, Christmas.

We are asked to remember our own divinity by presenting others with our gift of kindness and compassion. Today, astrologically speaking will not have that same vibe. There is chaos around the globe and we have a strong connection of planets indicating some major tension.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthday, you will see this year as one huge turnaround for you personally. You will have to sort out issues with family and those within your home environment first. These issues will be the culprit for much tension for you this year. Close bonded relationships will support you throughout your journey forward now.

Have faith in that this year!

ARIES (March 21-April 19): As you are actively trying to achieve your career objectives, today you will understand what has held you back in the past. This might come as a fleeting depressive state, but no need to worry. Analyze the situation and get right back on the horse with wisdom intact.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): There is a strong desire to know the truth. What truth will be revealed to you today? Well, this will come from business partners or your spouse. You will be questioning and setting a proper plan towards your goals and aspirations with your home and with family.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Some pretty deep truth is going to be revealed by you.

Your direction forward might not be just what you had envisioned for yourself. There is a slice to the pie that is not quite matching your expectations. It will be a good time to re-evaluate, to just improve the situation.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): There will be a lot of intense discussions going on with others in your life. Perhaps there is something on the news that is creating a strange atmosphere that requires discussion. All your talk will be towards your beliefs and faith in the world.

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BOISJOL Julian 1926 - 2014 Mrs. Julian Margaret ‘Julie’ Boisjoli (Weisenburger) (nee Smith) of Calgary, Alberta, passed away peacefully at the Beverly Center, Calgary, Alberta on Saturday, December 20, 2014 at the age of 88 years. Julie was born on April 11, 1926 at Delburne, Alberta. After marrying, Julie moved to the Huxley District, where she worked as a school bus driver and also at a grocery store in a nearby town. In 1960, she moved to Calgary where she worked at Woodwards and then at Lucerne Meats until her retirement. She volunteered many hours to help others in need through her Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The disease that struck her was long and difficult for her family and she will be missed by all for her wit and kindness. Julie will be lovingly remembered by her son, Francis (Carol) Weisenburger of Delburne, Alberta, two daughters, Darlene Bates of Red Deer and Priscilla (Irv) Pratt of Vernon, British Columbia, six grandchildren, Bradley (Dawn) Rowbotham of Red Deer, Rhonda (Paul) Claerhout of Red Deer, Aaron and Nathan Pratt, both of Calgary, Alberta, Devon Murray of Delburne, Alberta and Chantelle (Josh) O’Docharty of Red Deer, and seven great grandchildren. She will also be sadly missed by a sister, Joyce (Gil) Bauer of Red Deer, as well as many dear friends. Julie was predeceased by her husband, Wilfred Boisjoli and a son, Percy Weisenburger.

A Family Graveside Service was held at the Rockyview Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta on Tuesday, December 23, 2014. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Gordon R. Mathers, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

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MADOLE Trudy 1949 - 2014 Mrs. Trudy Ann Madole of Red Deer, Alberta, passed away at the Red Deer Hospice on Saturday, December 20, 2014 at the age of 65 years.

Trudy was born on February 27, 1949 at Regina, Saskatchewan. She was an active member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Red Deer. Trudy owned and operated the McIntosh House Bed and Breakfast in Red Deer and also volunteered for many years at Our Lady of Victory Camp.

She will be lovingly remembered by her children, Lisa (Leonard), Danielle, Dave and John (Sheena); her grandchildren, Felicia, Nicholas, Emily, Nathan, Matthew, Christopher and Joseph; siblings, Joanne (Daniel) and David (Janice); brother-in-law, Bill Madole; numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.

Trudy was predeceased by her husband, Larry her parents, Percy and Beth, her parents-in-law, Cecil and Lomie, a sister, Cecelia, a sister-in-law, Betty-Anne, and her nephews, Jason and Jeffrey. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Prayer Service at Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer, Alberta on Friday, December 26, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 5508 - 48A Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta on Saturday, December 27, 2014 at 11:00 a.m.

Interment will follow at the Fairview Cemetery, Lacombe, Alberta. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Rhian Solecki, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

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BAUMGARTEN Lloyd Louis 1940 - 2014 It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Mr. Lloyd Louis Baumgarten of Red Deer, after a long and courageous battle with cancer on Thursday, December 18, 2014 at the age of 74 years.

Lloyd was born to Louis and Carmen Baumgarten on February 15, 1940 at Tisdale, Saskatchewan and he grew up in Carrot River, Saskatchewan. In 1961, after one year of teaching in Nipawin, he moved to Red Deer where he started his career with the Red Deer Catholic Regional School Division. Thirty-eight years later, he retired as Superintendent of the Division in 1998. His passion for education and his deep pride in the Red Deer Catholic Division led him to devote an additional nine years of service as a school board trustee from 2001 until 2010. Lloyd served in the Canadian Armed Forces Primary Reserve. After thirtytwo years of service, he retired in 1990 as the commanding officer of the 20th Field Regiment with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Lloyd was a dedicated volunteer throughout his life.

He spent countless hours volunteering for organizations such as: Central Alberta Theatre, Catholic Social Services, Parish Council, Hospital V.A. Association, Council on Aging, Red Deer and District Community Foundation, Michener Extendicare, and many more. Above all, Lloyd’s main priority was always his family. He wrote that he wanted his family to remember him for his “total commitment to their care and security through unconditional love for each of them.

Everything I did, I did for their benefit.” He will be greatly missed. Lloyd will be lovingly remembered by his wife of fifty years, Ethel, and his children: Lisa (Gerry) Doll, Aaron (Carol) Baumgarten and Carmen Baumgarten (Colin Bergen), and by his grandchildren: Allison, Melanie and Matthew Doll; Lauren Grandy; Parker and Connor Baumgarten and Adlee and Finley Bergen. He will also be sadly missed by his brothers: Joe, Gene (Chris) and Dennis (Elaine), his Uncle Albert (Margaret), and many other relatives and friends. Lloyd was predeceased by his father in 1986, his mother in 2000, a sister Mary Lou in 2010, a brother Philip in August 2014, and his beloved daughter, Theresa Grandy in 1998. A Prayer Service will be held at Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer, Alberta on Monday, December 29, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 6 McMillan Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta on Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. If desired, Memorial Donations in Lloyd’s honor may be made directly to the Canadian Cancer Society at www.cancer.ca or to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Alberta and N.W.T. at www.heartandstroke.com.

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ANDERSON It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our dad, Donald Gordon Anderson on December 17, 2014 in Red Deer, Alberta at the age of 87 years. Dad was surrounded by his family and leaves to mourn, his dear sister Doreen and his four children; Bradley (Diem), Barry (Jackie), Beverley and Bryan.

Dad was predeceased by his mother Andrea and father John as well as five brothers; Roy, Wilfred, Edwin, Arnt and Wallace and five sisters; Mildred, Constance, Olga, Caroline and Evelyn. We will forever miss Dad’s quiet demeanor, dry humour and quick wit. “Love you Dad”. A celebration of Life will take place at the Bethany Cemetery at Donalda, Alberta at a later date. If desired, memorial donations in Dad’s honor may be made directly to the Alzheimer’s Society of Alberta at www.alzheimer.ab.ca

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SUNNYBROOK AREA Scott St. / Somerset Close

Bashaw Publication date: WED. DEC. 24 Deadline is: Thur. Dec. 18 @ Noon NO PAPER ON DEC. 31

LANCASTER AREA Lampard Cres Lancaster Drive Long Close Lord Close Landry Bend / Landry Close Ladwig Close

Castor Publication Date: THUR. DEC. 25 Deadline: Wed. Dec. 17 @ 5 p.m.

NO PAPER JAN. 1

VANIER AREA Vickers Close Victor Close Viscount Drive

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TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 403-314-4300

Trades

3900 & 4200 Blocks of 43 Ave. area and 4000 & 4200 Blocks of 41 and 42 Ave. $66./mo For More Information Call Jamie at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4306

CONSIDERING A CAREER CHANGE?

For More information, please call Jamie 403-314-4306

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services

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

CLASSIFICATIONS 1000-1430 To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

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

CENTRAL ALBERTA’S DAILY NEWSPAPER

850

Accounting

1010

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

Garage Limited

Office Manager/Accountant Edwards Garage, an automotive dealership, requires an Office Manager/Accountant to deal with all finance, accounting and administration duties of the company.

Requires a Red Seal

Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic

Key responsibilities will include, but may not be limited to: • oversight of day-to-day operations including data input and reconciliation of balance sheet accounts, • preparation of monthly financial statements, • preparation of payroll and all government remittances, • acting as a liaison between various individuals and departments throughout the organization on an ongoing basis, and • supervision of financial and administrative personnel.

Contractors

Our Fleet: • Kenworth, Freightliner, Peterbilt and GMC • Wabash & Advance trailers Your duties are: • Maintaining fleet vehicles (not tanks or plumbing) • Perform A & B services • Tracking shop inventory (fluids, filters etc) • Recording repair information on work orders We offer: • Very competitive wages, flexible hours, extensive health & dental plan

If you are interested in this career opportunity, please send your resumé with references electronically to brentk@edwardsgarage.com.

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

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

Massage Therapy

1280

CHINESE massage therapy. Direct bill. Gift card.

403-986-1691 4606-48 Ave

FANTASY SPA

International ladies Elite Retreat, finest in VIP treatment. 10-2am Private back entry.

403-341-4445 **********

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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/ Decorators

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MASSAGE ABOVE ALL DALE’S Home Reno’s WALK-INS WELCOME Free estimates for all your 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161 JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp.

Free Est. 403-872-8888 reno needs. 403-506-4301 RMD RENOVATIONS Bsmt’s, flooring, decks, etc.

Call Roger 403-348-1060

Escorts 489269L25

Ideally, the qualified applicant will be a self-motivated individual who displays proficient managerial, communication, and interpersonal skills. The applicant will also have three to five years of dealership experience or an accounting designation with two to three years of experience. A full benefits package will be offered and remuneration will be based on qualifications and experience.

Looking for a place to live?

Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

Please call Rick for details 403-314-4303

MUSTANG ACRES TRAILER PARK

BOWER AREA

DAIRY equipment supplier looking for GENERAL LABORERS & WELDERS Competitive wages and benefits package. E-mail resume: info@prolineinc.ca

WESTPARK & WESTLAKE

ROUTES IN:

Publication date: WED. DEC. 24 FRI. DEC. 26 Deadline is: Wed. Dec. 17 @ 5 p.m.

Publication date: WED. DEC. 31 FRI. JAN. 2 Deadline is: Fri. Dec. 19 @ 5 p.m.

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

CENTRAL AB LIFE & LACOMBE EXPRESS

3 days per week, no weekends

STETTLER & WEEKENDER

880

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LACOMBE BLACKFALDS

Please call Debbie for details 403-314-4307

Ahlstrom Close Andrew Close Asstlee / Ansett Cres.

Allsop Ave. / Allsop Cres.

Anderson Close Anquetel Close

860

Truckers/ Drivers

1 day a week in:

Kirsch Close, Kemp Ave. & Kee Close

FOR FLYERS, FRIDAY FORWARD & EXPRESS

to implement, manage & enhance our existing safety program. Fax resume and references to 403-343-1248 or email admin@shunda.ca.

F/T Permanent Truck Driver Required for Rocky Fast Express (1790810 AB Ltd.) in Red Deer, AB Straight truck: 4600kg+w/2 axles and van Need class 5 DL + 2 yrs exp. $25 per hr/ with OPEN availability Duties: pick up/deliver freight, pre-trip truck inspection, communication with customers. Physically demanding position. Time management skills required. Apply at: 8004 Edgar Industrial Green, Red Deer, T4P3S2 Call: 403.845.2230 Fax: 587.997.7719

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS NEEDED For Afternoon Delivery 3 Days/Week (Wed., Thurs. & Fri.)

KENTWOOD

CARRIERS NEEDED

requires a

Safety Coordinator

860

Truckers/ Drivers

CARRIERS REQUIRED

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

INNISFAIL Penhold Olds Sylvan Lake

For more information or to apply call Joanne at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4308

SHUNDA CONSTRUCTION

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

Nash St. & Neville Close ALSO Northey Ave.

RIVERSIDE MEADOWS

850

Trades

Advocate Opportunities

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

NORMANDEAU

Monday through Saturday.

Delivery to be done before 6:30 am.

Reliable vehicle needed.

RIMBEY Publication date; TUESDAY DEC. 23 Wed. Dec. 17 @5 p.m.

Publication date: TUESDAY DEC. 30 Deadline is: Mon. Dec. 22 @ 5 p.m.

Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

850

Trades

To deliver the CENTRAL AB LIFE 1 day a week in:

RED DEER ADVOCATE

PONOKA Publication date: WEDNESDAY DEC. 24 Deadline is: Wed. Dec. 17 @ 5 p.m.

Publication date: WEDNESDAY DEC. 31 Deadline is: Mon. Dec. 22 @ 5 p.m.

850

Trades

CARRIERS REQUIRED

ADULT Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the

CENTRAL AB LIFE Publication date: THURSDAY DEC. 25 Deadline is: Fri. Dec. 19 @ 5 p.m.

Publication Date: THURSDAY JAN. 1 Deadline is: Wed. Dec. 24 @ 11:00 a.m.

Professionals

Restaurant/ Hotel

Rate is $13.25 - $15./hr.

JJAM Management (1987) No benefits.

Ltd., o/a Tim Horton’s Requires to work at these 733644 Ab Ltd. Red Deer, AB locations: O/A The Rusty Pelican 5111 22 St. SERVICE RIG 37444 HWY 2 S Location of employment: Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd 37543 HWY 2N 4105 2079 - 50 Ave. is seeking a 700 3020 22 St. Red Deer, AB T4R 1Z4 FLOORHAND FOOD ATTENDANT email: Locally based, home every Req’d permanent shift bennett.bkkp@xplornet.com night! Qualified applicants weekend day and evening or Call 403-347-1414 must have all necessary both full and part time. or Fax to: 403-347-1161 valid tickets for the position 16 Vacancies, $10.25/hr. + Only candidates selected being applied for. benefits. Start ASAP. for an interview will be Bearspaw offers a Job description contacted. very competitive salary www.timhortons.com and benefits package Education and experience along with a steady not req’d. work schedule.

Apply in person or fax Please submit resumes: resume to: 403-314-1303 Attn: Human Resources Email: PART-TIME help for Burnt payroll@bearspawpet.com Lake Cafe in the Burnt THE RUSTY PELICAN is Fax: (403) 252-9719 or Lake Industrial Area. Call now accepting resumes for Mail to: Suite 5309, a well experienced Louise @ 403-342-6687 333-96 Ave. NE F/T HOSTESS Calgary, AB T3K 0S3 & SERVERS SUBWAY Must have Ref’s & Exp. All Red Deer & Apply within: 2079-50 TREELINE Ponoka Locations Ave. 2-4 pm. Mon.-Fri. WELL SERVICES Hiring Immediately Fax 403-347-1161 Phone Has Opening for all Food Counter Attendants calls WILL NOT be accepted. positions! Immediately.

Are you looking for a career All applicants must have opportunity with excellent current H2S, Class 5 with benefits, a mature working Q Endorsement,and First environment and opportunity Trades Aid. We offer competitive wages & excellent benefits. to advance? If so, Subway has a position for you!

Ellis Fabrications Inc. is a Please include 2 work Some of our locations are growing business that reference names and 24 Hours.

Starting wage designs and manufactures numbers. $12/hr.

Please apply online construction equipment Please fax resume to: @mysubwaycareer.com or attachments. We are 403-264-6725 Drop resume off in person looking for Full Time Or email to: at 180, 6900 Taylor Drive Welders to join our team. tannis@treelinewell.com Or email to Email resumes to jobs@ No phone calls please. careers@rdsubway.com efiattachments.com or fax www.treelinewell.com or Call us at 403-342-0203 to: 403-227-0055.

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Restaurant/ Hotel

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

VII MASSAGE #7,7464 Gaetz Ave. Pampering at its BEST! 403-986-6686 OPEN THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS!

Seniors’ Services

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HELPING HANDS Home Supports for Seniors.

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

RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014 D3

the n o d e t is l e l ic h e v r u Get yo

ADVERTISE YOUR VEHICLE IN THE CLASSIFIEDS AND GET IT

1999 GMC Sierra 1500 2WD, E/C, original owner, 252,000 km, Immaculate $3400. **SOLD**

TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2006 MURANO AWD, V6, Remote Start, hitch, no rust, great cond.125,000 mi., $8900 obo.

403-309-4585

2008 MONTANA, 2955RL, 2 slides, king bed, Mor-Ryde hitch, Arctic pckg. exc. cond., $27,500. **SOLD**

DO YOU HAVE A HEAVY TRUCK TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

1985 HONDA 250 SX Trike $950.00 **SOLD**

DO YOU HAVE A SPORTS CAR TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2004 DODGE 1/2 ton 4x4 SLT quad cab.

New tires, battery, power steering pump. $6000.

403-506-9632

2006 SILVERADO Z71 special edition, e/c, 4X4. New windshield, remote start, 5.3, 1 owner, 160,000 km very clean. $12,500 no GST **SOLD**

DO YOU HAVE A DIRT BIKE TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2011 CYCLONE 300C Toy Hauler, $44,500.

2007 GMC dually 1 ton 182,000 kms.

Together $66,500.

403-507-0570

1988 23’ TIOGA 460 Ford motor, exc. cond. low kms. $6900, obo **SOLD**

DO YOU HAVE A TRUCK CAMPER TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2004 DODGE DAKOTA 4x4 Good shape. $5700.

403-598-4131

2006 VW Jetta TDI

137,000 kms, fully loaded, sunroof, diesel, auto, $10,000

2009 HYUNDAI Accent, 64,000 kms.

403-346-1392 340-9068

***SOLD***

DO YOU HAVE A HOLIDAY TRAILER TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

1989 1 TON WITH PLOW, 4x4, controls inside, & dump. $6350.

Good working order.

403-348-9746

2001 Ford 4x4 S/C F150 205,000 kms, very good cond., never abused $4100 403-887-8717

2004 TITANIUM model 31E36MK. Loaded, many extras. $24,500 obo.

403-347-1050 or 304-4580

DO YOU HAVE A MOTORHOME TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2009 KEYSTONE Passport Ultralite 29 ft Reduced, 1 slide, dbl. bunks, queen bed, A/C. See Kijiji Ad ID 548133556 $19,000. 403-343-1043

2011 RAV4 LIMITED Leather, sunroof, 8 way power driver’s seat, very clean, great cond. $19,500 obo.

403-341-0606

1989 GMC SIERRA Auto 350, s/b, no rust.

Glass exc. 144,000km $4900.

403-340-8950

2001 VOLVO S60.

Loaded, very good cond.

182,000 km. $4500 obo.

403-343-2058

DO YOU HAVE A JEEP TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2007 SATURN AURA. Loaded, 1 owner, exc. cond.

86,000 km.

Never winter driven. $10,500 403-391-3820

2009 TOYOTA Corolla, 124,000 km, 403-348-9778

2012 CAMARO 2SS Coupe 5500 km. Loaded. $41,900.

403-350-6434

1991 ALLEGRO-BAY 29’.

Class A, 35,000 miles, Generator, AC, Rear Bed, Exc. Cond. $10,000 obo.

Call 403-442-3837

2002 CHRYSLER

2005 MERCEDES C230

Town N Country, Limited, AWD, leather, very nice cond.

159,000 kms. All avail. options

2007 VW Tourareg, fully loaded, AWD, new windshield, Nokian all season tires, in exceptionally good cond.. 180,000 kms. $14,750 obo 403-346-5440 or 403-391-0320

2010 16 XCALIBUR Legend, 18’ alum. welded hull, prem. pckg for leisure & fishing, deluxe console, conv. top, travel tarp, 75 hp Merc. $13,500 SOLD!!!

2012 FORD Fusion SE 10,000 kms, $15,000 obo must sell. **SOLD**

DO YOU HAVE A BOAT TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2008 AVALANCHE, 4x4, nice shape.

587-679-1000

DO YOU HAVE A CAR TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2006 HONDA Goldwing Trike

DO YOU HAVE A TRUCK TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

Caravan, stow n go seats, exc. con. 34,000 kms, $13,000.

403-896-8183

2008 KUSTOM KOACH 24.5’ exc. cond, 1 owner, 110 Watt solar panel, 1 slide, $19,900 403-986-3834

2010 DODGE RAM 3500, loaded SLT, white, 4x4, S/B, 60,600 kms., $39,000.

403-347-4896

1998 CHRYSLER AWD

Town N` Country, 7 pass., 199,000 kms., command start, hitch, special mag whls. $1500 **SOLD**

$6900.

2002 FORD Dynamax (B Plus) 27000 mi., new tires/awning Onan gen, roof a/c, slideout, sleeps 4, 3 pc. bath, A1, $31,500. **SOLD**

SOLD

DO YOU HAVE A TENT TRAILER TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

DO YOU HAVE A SEADOO TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

$5800. o.b.o.

6 DAYS IN THE RED DEER ADVOCATE 1 FRIDAY FORWARD 2 CENTRAL ALBERTA LIFE

2 FREE SALE SIGNS AND TIP SHEET

136,000 kms. exc. cond. loaded. $8900.

403-886-5696

403-598-0682

2003 DAKOTA, 3.9, auto., 128,000., 60% tires, $4400. o.b.o. **SOLD**

1998 DURANGO, 119,700 kms. Must see!

Safetied.

DO YOU HAVE VEHICLE ACCESSORIES

IF YOUR VEHICLE DOESN’T SELL THE FIRST WEEK, THE 2ND WEEK IS HALF PRICE!

w/Lehman Monarch 2 trike kit.

Loaded W/all options + lots of extra chrome. 49,500 kms bike was triked in 2011. $33,000. (403)318-4653

2006 JEEP Commander full load, 4.7, $12,000.

403-342-7798

FREE PHOTO AD WEDNESDAYS IN FAST TRACK FOTOS

AD ON THE INTERNET

AD APPEARS EVERY DAY YOUR AD IS PUBLISHED IN THE ADVOCATE

$6500.

2010 DODGE Grand

2012 FORD Lariet 3/4 ton, 108,000 kms, set up for Ford 5th wheel, $35,000 403-362-1004

2013 CHEV LTZ full load, sunroof, leather, over $4000 in extras. $41,000.

Sliding box cover.

403-348-9746

2014 SIERRA short box, 4x4.

587-679-1000

SELL YOUR VEHICLE FAST WITH A FAST TRACK CLASSIFIED VEHICLE AD

403 309-3300

CALL AND ONE OF OUR SALES SPECIALISTS CAN PUT YOU ON THE FAST TRACK TO SELL YOUR VEHICLE.

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DO YOU HAVE AN ATV TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

D4 RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014

Kurds battle to free a town held by IS IRAQ

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MOUNT SINJAR, Iraq — The road to the battlefront plunges straight down the steep face of Mount Sinjar, whipped by a fierce wind. It is littered with trucks and cars that couldn’t get up that incline, abandoned by their owners months ago as they fled the rampage of Islamic State group extremists.

Clothes lie piled on the side of the road, left behind by fleeing families unable to carry them.

Over the past week, Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters have descended the mountain, battling to liberate the town of Sinjar, a tiny desert community in northern Iraq that the gunmen overran in August, massacring and enslaving hundreds of its residents.

An Associated Press correspondent was with the Kurds. This is his report.

The fighting, which is still ongoing, has been fierce. One day this week, a Chevy Tahoe rushed up to a Kurdish position on the edge of town, blaring its horn and flashing its lights. The peshmerga fighters inside piled out with the body of a fellow Kurdish fighter hit by a militant sniper’s bullet.

“We don’t know his name,” said the driver of the vehicle as the dead man’s body was put into a plastic body bag, then draped with a flag of Iraqi Kurdistan.

“They fight like Rambo and have

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Bashaw Golf and Country Club in Central Alberta requires a GENERAL MANAGER

Household Appliances

1710

nothing to lose,” the driver said of the Islamic State militants, pointing to a chink in his flak jacket where the same sniper had shot him. “This saved my life.”

He and other peshmerga said they had met heavy resistance from the extremists near a strategic grain silo in the centre of Sinjar. There was no opportunity to get the driver’s name, before he and the others rushed back to the front line. The body of the slain Kurdish fighter was driven back up the dizzying road to the summit of Mount Sinjar.

The Islamic State group swept into Sinjar and surrounding villages as part of their summer blitz across northern Iraq. The advance of the extremists struck particular fear here. Much of the population belongs to the minority Yazidi religious community, a tiny sect that the Sunni Muslim radicals consider heretics. Hundreds were killed, and hundreds more Yazidi women and girls were taken captive by the militants, turned into sex slaves or forcibly “married” to Islamic State supporters in Syria and Iraq.

Thousands of other Yazidis fled into Mount Sinjar, a long, steep mountain range that erupts from the flat desert landscape and looms over the town.

There they languished for weeks with little food or protection until they were rescued, many by Syrian Kurds who freed a corridor to reach them.

Now, Iraqi Kurdish fighters are on an offensive to push back the Islamic State in this corner of Iraq near the Syrian border.

Misc. for Sale

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WASHER, Kenmore, Dryer LAGOSTINA pressure Maytag, large capacity cooker, stainless steel, 7L, both in good working cond. easy locking system $80; $65. pr. 403-782-7439 chrome plated wine rack, holds 12 bottles $10; 2 Buying or Selling stacking metal frame your home? chairs, wooden seat & Check out Homes for Sale back 2/$15; 5 sets of metal in Classifieds book ends or Àle holders beige or tan, 9”H x 6” across $6/set; 3 round Household clocks battery operated Furnishings quartz 9 1/2” diameter, blk, gold, silver $3/ea; 2 lamps WANTED 11” H, 1 green, 1 burgandy Antiques, furniture and w/shades $6/ea. estates. 342-2514 403-314-2026

for our 9 hole course that includes a newly renovated clubhouse and seasonal/ day use campground.

The successful applicant must be self-managing, have strong organizational skills, customer service experience and be capable of managing the overall performance of all operations.

Golf experience is not necCelebrate your life essary, but would be a with a Classified considerable asset. The ANNOUNCEMENT club is prepared to offer a competitive compensation package in accordance Stereos with previous experience TV's, VCRs and education. Please email your cover letter with resume to both bashaw- PIONEER stereo 3 disc golfclub@hotmail.ca and to w/6 speakers $140 obo the President of the Board 403-782-3847 djonespfd26@hotmail.com no later than Friday Jan. 2, 2015 Jewellery To see more details about our club please visit our EARRINGS , stirling silver, website at www. pierced earings, never bashawgolf.com We thank worn. 1 1/2” drop, Jeweller everyone in advance for appraised $135. their interest in this Asking $100. obo opportunity. Please be 403-227-2976 aware that only the short listed candidates will be contacted for further con- Misc. for sideration for this position.

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Blue Grass Sod Farms Ltd. Box 11, site 2, RR1 Red Deer, AB Reqs Farm labourers for 2015 season (April -November) in Red Deer.

Duties include: sod farming and tree nursery.

Tree nursery will involve planting, pruning and digging trees. Will train/exp. An asset.

Wage $10.20/hour, 60 hrs weekly.

Email resume to steve.richardson@ bg-rd.com or by telephone at 403-347-7211 PAINTER - Experienced new home painter required. Experience in spraying to start immed.

Call Drew @ 403-596-1829.

Sale

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CHRISTMAS Tree, Blue Spruce, 4’. LIVE in ground.

Not yet cut, Perfect tree for small space. $40 on SALE $25. obo 403-227-2976 TWO large older-style freezers to give away.

403-341-5414

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Dogs

1 YR. puppy Border Collie X Lab, obedience/house trained, to go good farm home 587-272-1198

Travel Packages

1900

TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone.

Make your travel plans now.

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Find something to sit on in Classifieds

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rentals CLASSIFICATIONS

FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

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Houses/ Duplexes

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

Hpman.ca NEWLY reno’d

3 bdrm., 2 bath, 4 appls., large fenced yard, $1600./mo. $1000. d.d.

Avail Feb . 1.

403-304-5337 Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

Condos/ Townhouses

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SEIBEL PROPERTY

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.

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

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

In this Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014 photo, Iraqi Kurdish forces head to battle Islamic State militants, on the summit of Mount Sinjar, in Iraq. The Islamic State group swept into Sinjar town and surrounding villages in early August, part of their blitzkrieg across northern Iraq.

They have erected a makeshift command centre on top of the mountain: a ring of tents set up around a series of cellphone towers. From there they plan their assault on the besieged town below. On the serpentine road down the mountain face, a Kurdish team was parked on one of the switchbacks as the sun began to set Sunday. Peering through binoculars, one fighter barked

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

3050

GLENDALE

2 Bdrm. 4-plex, 4 appls., $1125. incl. sewer, water & garbage. D.D. $650, Avail. Jan. 1 403-304-5337

homes

Suites

TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

1 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets.

403-596-2444

Roommates Wanted

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS! HERE TO HELP & HERE TO SERVE

Houses For Sale

in Penhold-Palisades Brand new. 2135 sq.ft.

Laebon Home. 3 bdrms/2.5 bath, stunning 2 storey home is sure to please. $431,599.

Call Jocelyn 403.302.9612

SENIOR looking for senior housemate, full run of home $600/mo. 403-347-1036

5000-5300

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Cars

Red Deer’s most exclusive new community.

3 bdrms / 2 bath home, 1426 sq.ft. Attached double garage, $499,900 call Samantha 403.392.6261

Condos/ Townhouses

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

Lots For Sale

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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

2009 TOYOTA Corolla, 124,000 km, 403-348-9778 2001 Chev Malibu, 4 dr.

134,000 kms. 403-352-6995 1999 BUICK Regal, loaded 154,000 km.403-352-6995

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Auto Wreckers

RED’S AUTO. Free Scrap Vehicle & Metal Removal.

AMVIC APPROVED. We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. 403-396-7519

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CALL:

309-3300

CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

Pike Wheaton Chevrolet is seeking

Journeyman Bodymen

for one of the busiest body shops in Central Alberta.

• Experience is necessary • Wages negotiable • Excellent Benefits If this interests you, please forward resume to

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CHANGE Table, custom made, off white. $65.

403-347-5648

wheaton8@telusplanet.net 1614L20-30

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2 GAME Boys w/games $40/ea., DS w/13 games $140 obo 403-782-3847 PLAY STATION 2 with 10 games, $70, Xbox w/10 games $70 403-782-3847

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

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Happy Holidays

AFFORDABLE

Homestead Firewood

Spruce & Pine -Split. Firepits avail. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472 FIREWOOD, Spruce & Pine. North of Costco 403-346-7178, 392-7754

LOGS

Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar.

Price depends on location.

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Royal Canadian Legion Innisfail Hall. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Music starts at 8 p.m. Everyone welcome. For information, call Jim at 403-638-6563, or Murray at 403-357-8022.

Friday ● 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.

Monday ● A Day at the Museum Day Camps will be offered at Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery for children ages six to 12 years in conjunction with school division professional development days and holidays, including Dec. 29 and 30. Fees are $25 per child for museum society members, or $30 for nonmembers. Register at 403-309-8405, or in person. See www.reddeermuseum.com.

Saturday ● Random Snowshoeing at Kerry Wood Nature Centre is available on Dec. 27 from 1 to 4 p.m. Drop in and give it a try, weather and snow-levels permitting. No high heels, please. Admission by suggested donation of $3 per person or $10 per family. Call 403346-2010. ● Central Alberta Singles dances will be held Dec. 27 with music by Randy Hillman, at

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www.reddeeryoga.ca, phone 403-350-5830 or email info@reddeeryoga.ca. ● Parkland Cross Country Ski Club offers day tours on local ski trails for skiers of all abilities. Enjoy an hour or two out with other skiers and learn about skiing in Central Alberta. See www.parklandxskiclub.org or contact rtownell@gmail.com to find out more. ● Taoist Tai Chi — experience a relaxing, holistic low impact exercise at the new location at Port ‘O Call Centre. New beginner classes start Jan. 12. Health recovery classes for people with chronic illness also available.

Tai Chi classes also available in Lacombe, Innisfail, and Rimbey. Phone 403-346-6772 for class times. ● 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.

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Half of Dr. Oz’s medical advice is baseless or wrong, study suggests It’s not hard to understand what makes Dr. Oz so popular. Called “America’s doctor,” syndicated talkshow host Mehmet Oz speaks in a way anyone can understand. Medicine may be complex. But with Dr. Oz, clad in scrubs and crooning to millions of viewers about “miracles” and “revolutionary” breakthroughs, it’s often not.

He somehow makes it fun. And people can’t get enough.

“I haven’t seen a doctor in eight years,” the New Yorker quoted one viewer telling Oz. “I’m scared. You’re the only one I trust.”

But is that trust misplaced? Or has Oz, who often peddles miracle cures for weight loss and other maladies, mortgaged medical veracity for entertainment value?

These questions have hammered Oz for months. In June, he was hauled in front of Congress, where Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., told him he gave people false hope and criticized his segments as a “recipe for disaster.”

Then last month, a study he widely trumpeted lauding coffee bean weightloss pills was retracted despite Oz’s assertions it could “burn fat fast for anyone who wants to lose weight.”

And now, his work has come under even greater scrutiny in the British Medical Journal, which published a study analyzing Oz’s claims along with those made on another medical talk show. What they found wasn’t reassuring. The researchers, led by Christina Korownyk of the University of Alberta, charged medical research either didn’t substantiate — or flat out contradicted — more than half of Oz’s recommendations. “Recommendations made on medical talk shows often lack

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adequate information on specific benefits or the magnitude of the effects of these benefits,” the article said. “...

The public should be skeptical about recommendations made on medical talk shows.”

The study is part of an ongoing debate about medicine on television.

There’s clearly a market for doctor talk shows. The Dr. Oz Show ranks in the top five talk shows in the United States, bringing in a haul of roughly 2.9 million viewers per day. And the talk show The Doctors, also studied in the paper, nets around 2.3 million viewers per show.

These days, Oz considers disease in terms of marketability. Cancer, he told the New Yorker, “is our Angelina Jolie.

We could sell that show every day.”

But some doctors have expressed alarm at Oz’s willingness to sell it. “Although perhaps not as ‘sexy’ as Dr. Oz would like, the public needs more information about the effects of diet as a whole on cancer risk,” commented one paper titled Reality Check: There is no such thing as a miracle food in the journal of Nutrition and Cancer. It lambasted Oz’s assertion that endive, red onion and sea bass can decrease the likelihood of ovarian cancer by 75 per cent.

“Mehmet is now an entertainer,” New York doctor Eric Rose told the New Yorker. “And he’s great at it. People learn a lot, and it can be meaningful in their lives. ... (But) sometimes Mehmet will entertain wacky ideas — particularly if they are wacky and have entertainment value.”

Oz, for his part, said he’s only trying to give people all the options out there.

He said data shouldn’t stop patients from testing out things like raspberry ketone — a “miracle in a bottle to burn your fat” — even if it’s never been tested on people, according to Slate. “I recognize that oftentimes they don’t Lazaro Close on weekends from 1 to 5 p.m. ● Lacombe Legion Coffee Hour is held every Wednesday from 9:30 to 11 a.m.

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have the scientific muster to present as fact,” Oz said at a U.S. Senate hearing, adding that he “personally believes in the items I talk about in my show.”

“But, nevertheless, I give my audience the advice I give my family all the time.

I give my family these products, specifically the ones you mentioned. I’m comfortable with that part.”

But researchers with the British Medical Journal weren’t nearly so comfortable. They selected 40 episodes from last year, identifying 479 separate medical recommendations. After paging through the relevant medical research, they found evidence only supported 46 per cent of his recommendations, contradicted 15 per cent and wasn’t available for 39 per cent.

The study was not without its limitations, however. The researchers conceded it was difficult to parse “what was said and what was implied.” And some of the recommendations were extremely general — “sneezing into your elbow prevents the spread of germs” — and consequently difficult to find in

medical research, let alone substantiate.

Still, the article was a withering assessment of Oz and the whole doctor talk show business. “Consumers should be skeptical about any recommendations provided on television medical talk shows, as details are limited and only a third to one half of recommendations are based on believable or somewhat believable evidence,” the paper said. “... Decisions around healthcare issues are often challenging and require much more than nonspecific recommendations based on little or no evidence.”

But Oz considers himself an iconoclast trying to shake up a stodgy medical community. “Much of medicine is just plain old logic,” he told the New Yorker. “So I am out there trying to persuade people to be patients. And that often means telling them what the establishment doesn’t want to hear: that their answers are not only the answers, and their medicine is not the only medicine.”

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TOP: Edgar Gutierrez and Dani Braun, two of the three owners of the Mexican restaurant, Tres Canales located in Edmonton which was named the one of best restaurants in Canada by Maclean’s magazine, shared their Mexican heritage holiday traditions with the Christmas in November crowd.

ABOVE (FROM LEFT TO RIGHT): Tamales, a Christmas staple in Mexico, are a cornmeal dumplings which may be prepared with a variety of different fillings; In Mexico, holiday season is celebrated by toasting with the Mexican hot fruit punch Ponche de Frutas; “Flan de Queso, is made all year round, but because of the rich ingredients it is enjoyed during special occasion and special holidays,” says Braun.

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This year, they brought in a little Mexican heat to their majestic annual event.

Edgar Gutierrez and Dani Braun, two of the three owners of the Mexican restaurant Tres Canales located in Edmonton (named as one of the best restaurants in Canada by Maclean’s magazine), shared their MADHU Mexican heritage holiday traditions with the BADONI Christmas in November crowd.

Braun, started the session by explaining that in Mexico, Christmas is celebrated in two forms: first, Christmas is celebrated with traditional Santa Claus and reindeers and the second is based on Christianity and the celebration is known as “posada” or night parties.

Posada is part of the Mexican heritage and is a re-creation of Mary (on donkey) and Joseph searching for a room at the inn. The procession takes place during the nine days before Christmas — “The nine days represents the nine months that Mary was pregnant,” explained Braun.

Accompanying them is a choir of small children, who knock on the doors asking for lodging for the weary couple.

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Tamales are wrapped in corn husks (or occasionally banana leaves) and steamed. “Like perogies, tamales are a family affair ---everyone joins in to make them and they are made in large batches,” explains Braun. Above, Gutierrez demonstrates how to assemble and prepare tamales.

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RECIPES: Ingredients available at Latin stores

Tamales are cornmeal dumplings that may be prepared with a variety of different fillings. They are wrapped in corn husks (or occasionally banana leaves), and steamed. “Like perogies, tamales are a family affair — everyone joins in to make them and they are made in large batches,” explains Braun.

Some tips from Guitterrez when making tamales: ● Take time to soak the corn husks to rehydrate them — don’t be tempted to light them on fire! ● The corn husks can also be used in place of parchment paper for en papiotte dishes to steam fish or pork. ● A good substitute for corn husks are banana leaves. ● To determine if the dough mixture is ready, drop a tablespoon of dough in water. If it floats, it’s ready! ● Anything you can do with perogies you can do with tamales.

16 dried corn husks (for wrapping) Dough: ½ cup good fresh lard 2 cups maseca or masa harina (corn flour) 2/3 cups chicken broth 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt shredded cooked chicken meat Chicken broth: 1 whole chicken 3 onions, peeled 2 carrots 6 stalks of celery 1 bay leaf 2 peppercorns Soak the corn husk in hot water for at least four hours. Chicken stock: Place all ingredients in a pot and let simmer for two hours. Strain cooked stock.

Reserve for later. Pull the chicken meat with your hands. Set aside.

Dough: If the lard is very soft refrigerate it to firm a little. Then, with the electric mixer beat it until very light about one minute. Add half the masa to the lard and beat until blended. As you continue beating alternate additions of the remaining masa with douses of broth, adding enough liquid to give the mixture to give the mixture the consistency of a medium thick cake batter. Sprinkle the baking powder and enough salt to generously season the mixture, then beat for about a minute more.

Forming the tamales: Lay out a large soaked corn husk with the tapering end toward your. Spread a portion (3 tbs) of the dough into 4 inch square. Place a portion of the shredded chicken in the middle.

Pick up the two long sides of the corn husk and bring them together. Fold the tapered end.

Steaming the tamales: Line the steamer with some cornhusk. Add water and bring to a boil. Keep the water hot at medium heat. Stand the tamales on the folded end (bottom) in the prepared steamer. Leave enough room for the tamales to expand. Steam the tamales for three hours. Let the tamales cool for at least 15 minutes before serving. Serve with salsas, sour cream and hot sauce.

Ponche de Frutas The Mexican hot fruit punch tasted almost like hot apple cider except with many more ingredients.

Some fruits that make up the punch include tejocotes (Mexican hawthorn), which looks like crab apple but has large pits, guava and sugar cane stick are added.

It is seasoned with Mexican cinnamon, sorrel flowers and sweetened with piloncillo, an unrefined brown sugar.

“This is a wonderfully warming beverage, whether taken with or without piquete (a splash of alcohol),” explained Braun.

Yields about 25-30 cups 5 ½ L water 1 large cinnamon stick 3 cloves 3 apples, peeled and cored 5 guavas, cut in half and seeds removed 50 gr dried Sorrell flowers 200 gr prunes 300 gr de tejcotes 2 feet sugar cane, cut up

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warm in the oven for 30-45 minutes. Let cool for 24 hours covered. Take a thin knife and run it along the side of the custard and flip the mold upside down to a plate. Yields about 10 4 oz remekins.

Variation: You can add rum or tequila for an extra kick for the holidays!

Flan de Queso Flan de queso is caramel cream cheese custard that can be made ahead and chilled before serving.

Brauns admits that “this may not be a Mexican recipe because so many countries have tried to take ownership for the recipe.”

There are many variation of this recipe, even all over Mexico, but the one he shared was his family recipe.

“Flan de Queso, is made all year round, but because of the rich ingredients it is enjoyed during special occasion and special holidays,” says Braun.

8 oz cream cheese, room temperature 16 eggs 3 cans Carnation evaporated milk 3 cans Eagle Bread condensed milk 1 tbsp vanilla extract 1 cup sugar ½ cup water Preheat oven to 350F. Combine eggs, evaporated milk, condensed milk, vanilla and cream cheese in a blender. Blend for 3 minutes at medium speed.

Strain the mixture and place in the cooler for at least one hour. For the caramel, combine sugar and water. Place on a stove and let simmer for 10 minutes or until golden brown. Do not stir. Handle with care. Pour caramel into moulds and let stand for 5 minutes. After sugar has set, pour the cheese mixture in the mold. Place in a baine-marie and

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The tejocotes will be cooked separately (wash them and bring them to a boil ½ litre of water or enough water to cover them in a pot). They are ready when their skin is able to be peeled off. Take them out and let them cool off on the side. Keep the water.

Once they cool off, separate the skin and seeds and discard these. In a separate container, boil the Sorrell flowers with the clove for about 10 minutes.

Then, use a colander and transfer that water into a bigger pot (eliminating the clove and Sorrell flowers). To this water, add the rest of the ingredients and the water from the tejecotes. Reduce heat by half and wait for the fruit to soften. Add sugar to taste and enjoy.

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Tamales steaming.

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When the procession reaches the third and final destination, they are welcomed in with an exchange of chanting between the guests and the host. Then the real celebrations begin by big and little kids burning sparkles, breaking piñatas and consuming an abundance of food.

In their cooking portion of the session, Braun and Guitterrez demonstrated and shared how to prepare traditional Mexican Christmas dishes that are eaten during posadas; these included tamales, flan de queso and Mexican punch. Most of the ingredients that they used were authentic and could be sourced from Latin stores in Edmonton and Calgary. “But if you have a hard time finding the ingredients listed in the recipes, you can contact their restaurant or contact them through facebook TresCarnalesTaqueria or on twitter@TresCarnales, and we will point the way to where everything can be purchased,” says Braun.

Madhu Badoni is a Red Deer-based freelance food writer. She can be reached at madhubadoni@gmail.com or on Twitter @madhubadoni. Watch for Madhu’s Masala-Mix blog on www.reddeeradvocate.com.