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Wake up, people!

AS FAR AS DAWN-RAI KITT IS CONCERNED THE CONVERSATION ABOUT THE PROBLEMS DOWNTOWN HAS ONLY JUST BEGUN

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ast October, Dawn-Rai Kitt wanted to start a public conversation about problems in the downtown.

That she did — the co-owner of Bahrey Dental and Kitt Hygiene in Red Deer’s core got people talking, and drew a rapid response from both the city and RCMP.

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We need to start waking up people like me. I was living a passive life in my own little bubble and did not know what was happening around me and it was only until it was pushed upon me that I’m going: This is really the law? How can this be right?

But as far as Kitt is concerned now, that conversation has only just begun.

The frustrated downtown business owner told the Advocate last fall that she was fed up with problems being created by street youths or “vagrants” around her business in Heritage Village and the area directly southwest of the downtown McDonald’s restaurant.

Kitt outlined issues in the area ranging from nudity, to public sex, vulgarities, consumption of alcohol openly during the day, to concerns abo about safety.

She differentiated vagrants from regular h homeless people, with whom she does not have a pro problem.

The day the story appeared in the Advo Advocate, Kitt began to get reaction.

“My phone started going off, it did not sto stop.” Even now, Kitt hears from people — three last week — identifying with her concerns.

“I was absolutely flabbergasted. I had no idea me beaking off was going to create what iit did. ... I still remain in awe … it’s a real issue.”

Kitt said RCMP Supt. Scott Tod was the first Ma person to contact her, followed by Mayor Tara Veer who left a message offering help.

“I definitely know I was heard. The response g from the RCMP … has been extremely genuine.” slow “Will the winter put a little slowdown on things and allow us to collaborate an and make a plan so that in spring 2015 we’re prepa prepared? And that’s basically what he said to me is th that’s part of what he’s up to is looking to work with his people as to how are we going to deal w with this.

“I think the greater issue is that Red R Deer has a horrible drug problem. We have a big, big drug problem ... And what do we do to deal with this? We have to be quite aggressive. W We have to have the laws and the manpower to en enforce the laws. And then we have to have the cou court system that’s going to allow that to carry forward forward.

“And I think a lot of the comments I received from individuals has been our society has become one where there’s no ramifications for any anything we do.”

“So it doesn’t matter if you have a vag vagrant and you’re going to give him a $100 vagrancy or loitering ticket. He’s not going to pay it. So what’s the purpose of having a city bylaw for that prob problem if it really can’t be enforced?”

“I think people in many residential a areas, the crimes rates, the auto theft, it’s hittin hitting people every day now. I think more people pe are waking up to the fact that we do have some serious criminal iss issues, and we’re not this little town anymore where you know your n neighbour saf in your and you can feel safe little world,” says K Kitt.

“I have got to witness three different o occasions where the RCM RCMP have had people in h handcuffs in the McDona McDonald’s parking lot. ... We’ We’ve heard some conve conversation now they’re m migrating up the hill. ... It’s a deeper issu issue.

“I don’t think that any o of us feel, though, that we have an any rights.

Again jjust (last) week speaking w with those thr three indivi viduals ... th there was d definitely sshock and dismay knowing w what our le legal syste tem truly is and how litt little rights you do have. “ “That the

— Dawn-Rai Kitt Co-owner, Bahrey Dental and Kitt Hygiene

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“Accepting meth heads is not acceptable. To know that someone can walk into our front door here and harm our receptionist who’s three feet from the front door ’cause they’re in a deranged state isn’t acceptable to me because they don’t want help … they’re not accepting help.

“We need to start waking up people like me. I was living a passive life in my own little bubble and did not know MARY-ANN what was happening around BARR me and it was only until it was pushed upon me that I’m going: This is really the law?

How can this be right?

“I didn’t grow up in a tremendously strict family. … I just got raised that there is right and wrong and we do have the opportunity to make choices.

“The pressure shouldn’t just be on the police … the bylaws can only do so much … if they get them to the courthouse, they don’t have any control after that … if the judges are not doing their job, they need to be held accountable too.

After Kitt raised her concerns last year, the City of Red Deer soon undertook a Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) study, suggesting modifications that Heritage Village could make to help reduce crime and other problems in the area.

Mayor Veer said there is a meeting on Jan. 19 with Heritage Village to review the study.

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Please see DOWNTOWN on Page A3 Following concerns raised by Bahrey Dental and Kitt Hygiene last October, the City of Red Deer commissioned a Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) study on Heritage Village.

The dental office is located at 5112 48th Ave, in the business area called Heritage Village.

The study looked at the physical site, interviewed individuals, assessed lighting, and looked at crime data “with the intent of identifying areas where improvements might be made to help enhance safety and security throughout the property.”

The idea behind CPTED is that by making changes to the physical environment, the potential for crime is reduced.

The key recommendations or improvements include: ● Improving access control and territorial reinforcement along Taylor Drive and Ross Street by considering the use of fencing and/or landscaping alternatives. ● Maintaining and installing additional light sources throughout the property. ● Replacing current garbage receptacles with deepcollection units. ● Promoting “community” and neighourliness by continuing to work closely with the various organizations such as the Downtown Business Association and the police.

Some of the other recommendations include: ● Heritage Village signage be placed at all entryways, be well lit so it can be seen at night. ● Maintain garbage disposal areas and encourage proper disposal of all garbage. ● Install peepholes to exit doors where there is no potential for visibility of the surrounding area. ● Plant low-lying thorny bushes (hostile landscaping) along edge of retaining wall. ● Improving the McDonald’s patio design would help create more access control and territoriality. Enclosing the space would help to clearly define boundaries between the restaurant and surrounding public area. ● Build a semi-transparent high quality fence that cannot be easily climbed. ● Strategically place cameras in high-traffic areas and problem-oriented areas.

The study was done by Steve Woolrich of SeCure Consulting Solutions Inc.

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All options on table to balance books: Campbell Alberta’s finance minister says just about everything is on the table as the provincial government looks for ways to weather the coming financial storm.

Even a provincial sales tax — long billed as the political suicide tax in Alberta politics — has not been ruled out, although Robin Campbell said neither he nor Premier Jim Prentice favour the tax.

Campbell said he is not even prepared to look at a sales tax until the government has done everything else in its power to balance the books through cost-cutting measures. It was a comment that drew a warm round of applause for about 75 people at a Sylvan Lake Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Friday.

Plunging oil prices have punched a $6-billion to $7-billion hole in the province’s finances and

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DOWNTOWN: Public safety a top concern The implementation of many of the recommendations will be at the discretion of the private stakeholders.

City manager Craig Curtis and Veer have been meeting regularly with Tod, and council has been briefed in terms of the overall downtown strategy, Veer said. “That work is continuing. We’re also wanting to encourage the Heritage Village owners to be a part of that broader downtown safety strategy work as well. “I will say though, in response to public concerns that have been raised, the police chief received a very clear message both from council and from the city manager about the need to provide enforcement where there are enforceable activities occurring in the downtown.

Kitt believed that Taylor Drive intersection construction last summer resulted in problems for street people — they weren’t able to easily access the river where they often hang out.

Veer said that part of the ongoing discussion with Heritage Village has been around the Taylor Drive construction impact and landscaping work in the area, including a multi-purpose trail, which will be completed in the spring.

Some aspects of it have yet to be determined.

It’s not yet known whether foot traffic patterns will change once the work is complete, Veer said.

Campbell made no bones that some painful days are ahead.

Since 70 per cent of Alberta’s $40-billion budget is spent on labour costs, provincial workers can expect some changes. Hiring has already been reduced by 30 per cent and travel and training have been cut back.

Alberta’s government services are the most costly in Canada, $1,200 a year more on a per capita basis than any other province. That is a $4-billion additional expense that needs to be addressed, he said. “I would suggest to you that even at a $100 barrel of oil, the spending that is going on right now at the provincial government and the wages we are paying are not sustainable,� he said.

Other spending programs, such as the popular Municipal Sustainability Initiative that has funnelled hundreds of millions into Alberta’s communities, are also under the microscope.

Campbell said it may be time to provide funding

only to the neediest communities rather than to every municipality.

He was asked whether health-care premiums could make a comeback.

Campbell said that hasn’t been ruled out, although the government does not want to put an additional financial burden on its lower income residents.

Despite the government’s financial challenges, don’t expect across-the-board Klein-era-style budget slashing, he said.

That would only make a “bad situation considerably worse,� he said, adding the province’s population continues to rise rapidly and must be accommodated.

Adding 100,000 new residents a year means about 28 new schools are needed for the 15,000 children that typically represents.

The mayor said she is well aware that citizens have named public safety as a top concern and council takes this very seriously. “In response to that, the city has commissioned the superintendent of police to come up with a downtown safety strategy, which he is working on in the broader long-term sense, but is also implementing interim strategies.�

Jackie May, a community facilitator in the city’s Social Planning Department, said an informal committee that in part looks at issues downtown is a work in progress.

The Downtown Community Development Committee, which has no actual authority, has seen representation from such groups as the city, police, businesses, social agencies and residents. “We’re doing some individual work with businesses to support them in responding to social issues.

Some of that feeds into the committee.�

May has met with Kitt and other Heritage Village representatives. “Part of my work has been to deal with the social issues downtown or to find ways to approach it. “You know we’re dealing with folks who are really marginalized, vulnerable, street-involved, may or may not be homeless, doing things that sometimes ... are inappropriate, unsafe, sometimes illegal and are doing it in places where

it’s making some of the folks that come downtown fearful. “So we’re trying to kind of equip businesses with a response to that. At the same time, there’s an RCMP response to that, there’s an outreach component from that from some of the social agencies.�

May points out that over time there has been positive action in the downtown, such as the old Buffalo Hotel now housing people who would otherwise be on the street. “I think there has been significant changes but you have to remember that the population is changing and growing all the time. You know we have a core chunk of these folks that are really transient so they come and go. We have a core group of chronic homeless folks with pretty serious addictions and mental health (issues). Many of them have died on the streets here.�

May said that she believes a combination of factors led to Heritage Village’s problems, which really only surfaced last summer. “They have every right to be frustrated and angry because they haven’t experienced that before,� May said.

And so the conversation about downtown Red Deer continues. barr@reddeeradvocate.com

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Quebec woman charged with murdering her three kids starves to death MONTREAL — A Quebec woman who was charged with murdering her three young children has died after starving herself.

Lawyer Jean-Pierre Menard, who was lending his support to Sonia Blanchette after she decided she no longer wanted to eat, said she fully understood the consequences.

Crown prosecutor Rene Verret had earlier confirmed the death without specifying the cause.

“At the opening of the next (judicial) session on March 30, we will table Madame Blanchette’s death certificate and the file will end like that,” Verret said in an interview.

Blanchette was to appear in court Friday to have a date set for her first-degree murder trial.

She was charged in the December 2012 deaths of Lorelie, 5, Loic, 4, and Anais, 2, after they were found dead in her apartment in Drummondville, midway between Montreal and Quebec City.

A coroner ruled the two youngest children drowned and that the oldest was killed by a combination of strangling and drowning.

Blanchette’s death will result in the release of evidence presented at her preliminary hearing.

EDMONTON — Premier Jim Prentice says low oil prices have put Alberta’s economy on a razor’s edge and the province needs to embrace budget deficits to avoid disaster.

“We are actually warned by economists that to try to deal with this too quickly could actually trip the province into a recession and make matters worse,” Prentice told reporters Friday in a conference call from Houston.

“So there may, to some extent, be a need to operate at deficits which are acceptable.”

Prentice has previously promised financially conservative budgets and deficit avoidance.

But as the price of oil has continued to fall below US$50 a barrel, he said earlier week that it’s time to discuss tax reform and even a sales tax to recoup the billions of dollars siphoned out of the provincial treasury.

He has also said now is the time to remake Alberta’s funding model, which is currently heavily reliant on volatile energy revenues to pay for day-to-day expenses.

Last week, the premier said Alberta expects to run a $500-million deficit this fiscal year and that long-term oil price projections predict Alberta will be in budget deficit until 2018.

He estimates revenues will drop by $11 billion over the next two fiscal years.

Prentice refused Friday to rule out slashing public-sector salaries to help right the financial ship.

“We’re all in this together,” said Prentice.

“There needs to be burden sharing in terms of how we achieve expenditure reductions and revenue increases. And it needs to start with the employees of the Alberta government, and we’ve begun those discussions.”

Prentice has said public-sector workers, including teachers, doctors, and nurses, are on average the best paid in the country.

Earlier this week, union leaders said inflation and a booming economy have put public-sector salaries in Alberta five per cent higher compared with the rest of Canada. But in the private sector, they argue, wages are 25 per cent higher.

They have promised to fight any job cuts or salary rollbacks.

“Here we go again,” Gil McGowan, president of the Alberta Federation of Labour, posted to Twitter on Friday.

Prentice dismissed a reporter’s suggestion that his Progressive Conservatives are responsible for the problem by failing to wean Alberta off oil revenues and putting more cash into savings when oil prices were high.

“I’ve been the premier of Alberta for approximately 120 days,” he said. “I wasn’t in the Alberta government before and I’ve inherited the circumstances that we’re in and I intend to deal with it.”

He also sent his clearest signal to date that he will call a spring election.

“I intend to make sure that the public supports what I’m doing and I intend to make sure that I have clear mandate from the people to do this,” he said.

His party has already announced it is fast-tracking candidate nominations for the 87 ridings, with 35 to be in place by Feb. 21.

It also appears his team will go to the hustings with a fat wallet. On Friday, party president Terri Beaupre announced on the party’s website that it collected $1.4 million in donations in the last quarter.

The amount reaches $1.6 million if contributions to local constituency associations are added in.

“It was our best quarter ever,” wrote Beaupre.

The legislature resumes sitting on March 10.

By law, the election can’t be called until the spring of 2016, however the legislation allows the lieutenant-governor to call it earlier if the government makes a case for it.

The Tories have 72 seats, compared with five for the Wildrose party, five for the Liberals and four for the NDP. Joe Anglin is the lone Independent.

Hospital infrastructure years behind because of neglect: NDP

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Alberta’s NDP leader says the safety of patients and health-care workers is at risk because the government has neglected hospital infrastructure for years.

Rachel Notley released documents Friday from a freedom-ofinformation request that show more than $100 million worth of maintenance projects are required at three Calgary hospitals — Foothills, Rockyview General and the Peter Lougheed Centre.

Notley says work that hasn’t been done includes installation of fire sprinklers, removal of asbestos and several roof replacements.

“We’re not talking about having great designs in the lobby or anything. We’re talking about things like fire suppression, we’re talking about things like sprinkler systems,” Notley said at a Calgary news conference.

“In Foothills Hospital alone we’re looking at something like $6.3 million of uncompleted work done with respect to fire safety.”

Notley suggests it’s a problem throughout the province and some of the work was ordered six years ago. She said despite financial booms the work has not been completed.

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BUDGET: Rural health care under review The government also wants to avoid gutting infrastructure spending only to face catching up later, a process that is still underway.

“Our government is not going to make that mistake again.”

Asked about the province’s position on Sylvan Lake’s urgent

“Millions of Albertans rely on these hospitals to be safe and secure places that provide high quality care when they or their loved ones are sick or injured,” she said.

“The PC’s chronic neglect of basic infrastructure maintenance put patients’ care at risk.”

A spokesman for Alberta Health Minister Stephen Mandel said the information is nothing new and was raised in the legislature last fall.

“We’re not threatened at all by any of the information they released. It’s not new and we’re fine with it. The minister was pleased to rise in the house every day and talk about maintenance,” said spokesman Steve Buick.

“But it’s wrong to tell people their hospitals are not safe. The bottom line is really clear — the hospitals are among the country’s best.”

Buick couldn’t say if the maintenance issue would be addressed in the spring budget, but said it is being discussed.

“For a decade and longer we have fallen behind somewhat on maintenance. We all know that. It’s not new. You’d find the same challenges in highways, in schools, in any province in the country,” Buick said. care centre proposal, Campbell said only that rural health care is under review and an MLA committee is expected to report on its findings soon.

Responsible borrowing may also be used, but only to fund capital projects, not to go into operating costs.

The key to the province’s long-term fiscal health is improving market access and for its oil and gas resources, especially since the U.S. is becoming decreasingly dependent on Canada to meet its energy needs.

Campbell said despite the economic storm clouds, Alberta’s economy is expected to grow two per cent this year, down from last year’s North America-leading 3.8 per cent.

The minister’s visit is one in 20 to 30 community visits he plans to make in the next month or so. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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SAANICH, Canada — British Columbia’s justice minister is refusing to investigate the behaviour of a Vancouver Island mayor despite a plea from the district’s police board for her help.

Suzanne Anton says she is keeping an eye on the situation unfolding in Saanich, B.C., where Mayor Richard Atwell has accused the police of harassment and district staff of spying.

But Anton says the board is at arm’s length from the government and it is not her job to investigate the mayor, who is the board’s chair.

Board member Lori Staples says members would not have contacted the attorney general if they thought they could deal with the issue on their own.

Staples says the board does not appear to have the power to kick out a sitting chair, only to elect a new chair if the current one is unable to perform duties.

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‘We must learn from this tragedy’ REPORT PAINTS CHAOTIC PICTURE OF MONCTON SHOOTING

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Police keep watch on a house as they search for a heavily armed gunman in Moncton, N.B., on June 5, 2014.

A review of the shooting rampage in Moncton that killed three Mounties and wounded two others last year was released Friday. access to shotguns and rifles, standard equipment for emergency response teams, encrypted radio communications and training to better prepare supervisors for critical incidents.

The RCMP said it accepts all of the review’s recommendations and has started implementing them.

“We must learn from this tragedy,” Armstrong said. “It is our duty to make sure all RCMP employees on the front lines are as prepared as possible to meet the threats we face every day.”

The wife of one of the slain officers, herself an RCMP employee, said she believes MacNeil’s recommendations will bring about much needed change.

“I will confess, I was originally skeptical of his intentions given that he is a retired member of the RCMP and I’m certain others may have shared this concern,” said Angela Gevaudan, the widow of Const.

Fabrice Gevaudan.

“However, I have come to know and appreciate Mr. MacNeil’s integrity and unbiased approach, something which I do not say lightly. And I believe wholeheartedly in these recommendations.”

She said she hopes the various levels of government recognize the urgency of the recommendations.

“Why wait for another crisis?”

Gevaudan became emotional and had to pause to compose herself while reading her statement. She was flanked by the two other women who lost their husbands. They did not take any questions.

A spokesman for the Mounted Police Professional Association said while the recommendations are well founded, the review doesn’t go far enough in

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Tom Mulcair says expensive NDP campaign promises are still affordable, despite a precipitous plunge in the price of oil that has blown a huge hole in federal revenues.

The NDP leader is not, however, saying precisely where a Mulcair-led government would get the billions necessary to pay for his promised national daycare program or his vow to restore the annual six per cent increase in health care transfer payments to the provinces.

He says the NDP platform will be fully costed in time for the coming federal election, currently scheduled for October.

For now, Mulcair says only that an NDP govern-

examining issues such as understaffing and lack of funding for training.

“Given terrorist attacks all over the world b& you would think the government would be very motivated to give police the equipment the members need,” Rob Creaser said. “I hope that’s the case going forward.”

The Mounted Police Professional Association criticized the RCMP last year after the Moncton shootings because it said many detachments still didn’t have the high-powered rifles or specialized armour that is better able to protect against rifle fire, particularly after the deaths of four RCMP officers near Mayerthorpe, Alta., in 2005.

The officers in Alberta were guarding a marijuana growing operation when the owner opened fire on them with a rifle, leaving them to defend themselves with 9-mm handguns. Their shooting deaths led to recommendations that police be equipped with proper protective vests and carbines.

Armstrong said two other reviews into the Moncton shootings are being conducted by a federal hazardous occurrence investigation team and Employment and Social Development Canada, as mandated by the Canada Labour Code.

In October, Bourque was sentenced to life in prison with no eligibility for parole for 75 years after pleading guilty to three counts of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder.

Bourque, 25, admitted in a statement to police that he used a semi-automatic rifle to shoot the five officers in the city’s north end.

ment would reverse corporate tax cuts to some unspecified higher rate — a move some economists say would not actually generate much revenue and would impede economic growth.

Mulcair also says he would scrap the Conservative government’s recently introduced income splitting plan, saving more than $2 billion for the federal treasury.

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In an open letter, the human rights group asks Harper to intervene in the case of Mohamed Fahmy by reaching out to Egypt’s president.

The call comes a day after Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird discussed Fahmy’s case with Egypt’s foreign minister in Cairo and said Canada hopes for a resolution in the matter “sooner rather than later.”

Baird’s comments came as a disappointment to Fahmy, who said through his lawyers that he believed Harper “could do more” to secure his release if he were to directly intervene.

Amnesty says it is convinced a request from Harper would “carry considerable influence” with Egyptian authorities in general and with Egypt’s president in particular.

Delayed budget a political move, says former parliamentary budget officer OTTAWA — The decision to delay the next federal budget reflects little more than the Conservative government’s obsession with making sure it’s balanced before the next election, says Parliament’s former financial watchdog.

Policy driven by politics is how Kevin Page — speaking to an NDP caucus strategy session in Ottawa — is characterizing Finance Minister Joe Oliver’s surprising decision to hold the budget until April at the earliest. “’We have to delay a budget because oil prices are moving.’ They almost always move, and it is a significant movement, but they are saying ... ’We can’t have a budget, we need to wait, there’s too much uncertainty to have a budget,”’ Page said.

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MONCTON, N.B. — A senior RCMP officer shared her sorrow Friday that a Mountie chose to go without hard body armour so that a fellow officer with children could have the protection as they responded to the fatal shootings of three Mounties last year in Moncton.

“It was absolutely heartbreaking that someone would have a conversation such as that,” RCMP deputy commissioner Janice Armstrong said after the release of a review of the shootings that killed three Mounties and wounded two others.

“It is incumbent upon us in a situation like Moncton that we learn and we evolve. We owe that to the members who gave their lives that night. We owe that to the members who put their lives in jeopardy.

We owe that to the two gals who were in that car talking about hard body armour.”

RCMP officers responding to the shootings faced a litany of problems that included communicating accurate information, accessing high-powered weaponry and securing protective equipment, the report said.

The review paints a chaotic picture as the Mounties pursued Justin Bourque, who was arrested 28 hours after the June 4 shooting rampage began.

“Accurate risk assessments were difficult as members were calling for ambulances to multiple locations,” the 180-page report says.

“Sightings were being reported based on caller location (as opposed to suspect location), then broadcast out of order. There were wounded members in need of medical attention. ... Based on the radio traffic, it would have been nearly impossible to form an accurate tactical view of the situation.”

While there were five RCMP tactical armoured vehicles deployed for emergency response team use, one tactical armoured vehicle from the Quebec RCMP was not deployed as it was in Montreal and not requested, the report said.

“The RCMP TAV was designed for this type of operation and, given the scale of this incident, having as many as possible was essential,” it said. “To mitigate the shortage of TAVs, commercial armoured trucks were put into use.”

One RCMP tactical armoured vehicle from Nova Scotia was dispatched but it broke down and a mechanic was sent to fix it. The report recommended tactical armoured vehicles travelling long distances should go by rail or flatbed truck.

Many RCMP officers did not know that hard body armour was available in vehicles while others were not familiar with how to wear the equipment properly, the report said.

“This all speaks to a general lack of knowledge and understanding with respect to how and when HBA must be worn,” said the review, which was led

by Alphonse MacNeil, a retired RCMP assistant commissioner.

The RCMP should have also considered asking for the military’s help, given its specialized and unique capabilities and equipment, the report added.

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End of my affair with cigarettes A very wise, cigar-puffing Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) once lamented: “It’s easy to quit smoking. I’ve done it 100 times.”

Humour aside, chances are the majority of smokers have tried to quit at least once — if not more than 100 times. I am one of them. And at the start of 2015, I butted out what I hope to be my final cigarette until I eventually face the Pearly Gates.

Yup, after more than 45 years of on-and-off lighting up cigarettes, cigars, pipes and dried lawn clippings rolled in newspaper, this old coyote at RICK the age of 62 has decided life ZEMANEK is too good right now.

Knowing full well I was courting a death wish — most smokers realize the same unless they’ve been hiding out in the Ozarks the past 100 years — this is how I fell in love with tobacco.

Not all smokers start for the same reason. In my case, I simply loved the smell and taste of cigarette tobacco, as did the teen pals I hung around with in North Red Deer in the early-to-mid-1960s.

We had a gang, sort of. During our formative years of smoking, we puffed away on cigarettes purchased by pooling our allowances or stealing tobacco from parents who smoked.

I eventually learned to “smoke properly” the day a relative, name withheld, rolled a cigarette, broke it in half and handed one end to my brother and one end to me. One must inhale as well, we were instructed.

I then introduced our gang to inhaling, and later earned the reputation as “the guy who taught us to inhale.”

My love affair with the smokes continued into adulthood.

In the morning, after a night’s sleep free of nicotine, there was nothing more enjoyable than that euphoric feeling when the first draw of nicotine, hydrogen cyanide, nitrogen oxide and carbon monoxide (to name a few dangerous things) permeated every nook and cranny of my lungs. Accompanied by that first morning coffee, life could not get better.

It’s said there are more than 4,000 chemical compounds created by a burning cigarette — 69 of which apparently are known to cause cancer. Myself and other smokers doubted those statistics.

Now a non-smoker (fingers crossed), I still question some of the never-ending, mind-boggling claims and statistics asserted as “well-known facts.” Processing too much complicated information is unwise at times, especially if one is not physicist or rocket scientist.

The important thing is knowing that smoking is like setting up a winter fishing shack on Sylvan Lake when the ice is still thin — you’re taking a big gamble.

But as a smoker, I was too in love to notice the danger. There were the times on camping trips when a cigarette never tasted better than after a hearty meal of fresh-caught trout and Libby’s DeepBrowned Pork ’n Beans. That cool, fresh, mountain air really does wonders for the appetite. What irony: there seemed to be nothing greater that enjoying a smoke break in the fresh air of the great outdoors.

Then there were the adult times when we gathered at pups in Red Deer when smoking was still permitted in public places. Combined, beer, cigarettes and country music made for the perfect barcrawl in the good-old days when local country crooners ruled the roost at the Valley Hotel tavern.

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In fact, I have close friends who actually gave up beer for a time so they could quit smoking. Something magnetic happens when a glass of draft is moved close to a pack of smokes.

One way or another, there are still plenty of people out there who crave cigarettes.

And business has a way of recognizing — and encouraging — cravings.

Even criminal businessmen get in on the act.

Bootlegged cigarettes in Canada represent an industry worth more than $1.5 billion annually. I has been thus for decades: our teenage gang once broke into a semi-trailer loaded with confectionary goods and made off with a box containing 25 cartons of cigarettes. I was 15 years old. Taking taxes into account, today a similar haul would be worth well over $2,000.

We got caught and served indefinite probation as, then called, “juvenile delinquents.”

There’s no debate over the addictive properties of nicotine.

What’s bothered me for years are claims that the addiction is far more powerful than heroin. If it’s true, why then aren’t governments pouring tons of money into free nicotine treatment programs as they are for those abusing all kinds of deadly street drugs

that are now easier to get than bootlegged booze.

Junkies get free needles, shelters, methadone injections and compassion until the cows come home.

Government similarly funds treatment for alcoholism: a caring and compassionate hand is rightfully always extended. But just like cigarettes, the one hand takes as the other hand gives — and the taxes reaped in the sale of cigarettes and booze far outreach any government money spent on quitting tobacco or alcohol.

When it comes to nicotine addiction, smokers are treated like second-class citizens.

I’m not sure how much harm I have knowingly done to my body by smoking. And for certain I don’t know how many years it has taken off my life span.

Yes, I could have easily been killed by a truck last month or fallen through the thin ice of Sylvan Lake earlier this winter.

The important thing to me and others is that I know I have done damage to my body for years and I am trying to quit.

There’s a lighter and unlit cigarette sitting in front of me while I write this column as testimony to my determination. Top that one for torture, Mr. CIA. Rick Zemanek is a retired Advocate editor.

Average lifespan continues to increase Everybody knows where the population explosion came from.

Two centuries ago birth rates and death rates were high everywhere, and population growth was very slow. Then clean water, good food and antibiotics radically cut the death rate — and the human population of this planet increased 300 per cent in the past 90 years.

E v e n t u ally, as people moved into the GWYNNE cities and big DYER families were no longer an advantage, the birth rate dropped too. The world’s population is still growing, but it will only increase by 50 per cent in the next 90 years.

So far, so obvious.

But what’s happening to the human lifespan is equally dramatic.

Here’s the key statistic: the average human lifespan in a developed country has been increasing at three months per year ever since the year 1840.

Everybody assumes that lifespan grew much faster in the 19th and early

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20th centuries, and is growing much slower now. But no. It has plodded along at the same rate, adding about three months to people’s life spans every year, for the past 175 years. And yes, that does mean that a baby born four years from now can expect to live, on average, a whole year longer than a baby born this year.

There have always been some people who lived to 70 or 80, but the average age at death in 1840 was only 40 years. By the year 2000, it was 80 years.

That’s 40 more years of life per person in 160 years.

And lifespan is still increasing at the same rate. In Britain, for example, the average lifespan has increased by 11 more years in the past 44 years.

Three months per year, just like in the 19th century.

This is why actuaries predict that babies born in the year 2000 will have an average lifespan of 100 years. Give those babies the 80 years of life that people who died in 2000 enjoyed, then give them an extra three months for every one of those 80 years — and they will have 20 years more years to live.

That is, an average of a hundred years.

This sounds so outlandish that you instinctively feel there must be something wrong with it, and maybe there is. The fact that it has gone on like this for 175 years doesn’t necessarily mean that it will go on forever. But it’s not

stopping or even slowing, so the smart money says that it will continue for quite a while yet.

What about the developing world?

Most of it has been playing catch-up and by now the gap isn’t very big any more. In China, the average lifespan was only 42 years as recently as 1950 — but then it began increasing by six months per year, so that the average Chinese citizen can now expect to live to 75.

Once you hit an average lifespan of 75 years, however, the pace slows down to three months per year, the same as in the developed countries.

India is a little behind China: average lifespan was still 42 years in 1960, and is now 68, so it’s still going up at six months per year. But we may expect to see it fall to the normal three months per years in about 2030, after the average Indian lifespan reaches 75.

All the developing countries of Asia, Latin America and the Middle East are in the same zone. The sole exception is Africa, where 35 countries have average life spans of 63 years or lower. But even most African countries are seeing a slow growth in average lifespan.

So do we end up with a huge population of people so old they can barely hold their heads up, let alone eat solid food?

Probably not.

Three hundred years ago, Jonathan

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Swift wrote about people like that in his satire Gulliver’s Travels. Struldbrugs, he called them: people who could not die, but went on aging until they were so decrepit and disabled that death would have been a mercy.

They were declared legally dead when they reached 80, as otherwise their longevity would mean they ended up owning everything. But they weren’t really dead; now it was the public that had to support them for the rest of their interminable lives.

In real life, crippling diseases and disabilities are still mainly a phenomenon of the last decade of life, and as the lifespan lengthens that final decade also moves.

Demographers now talk about the “young old,” who are in their 70s and 80s and still in reasonably good shape — and the “old old,” in their 90s and 100s, who are mostly frail and in need of care.

So the time is probably coming when people must work until into their 80s, because the over-65s will amount to a third of the population. No society can afford to support so many.

But by then people won’t be decrepit in their 80s.

And the only alternative is dying younger.

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Taking chocolate a sniff too far I like chocolate as much as the next guy. OK, probably a smidgen more than the next guy. All right, already! I admit it, I really like chocolate.

Oh, I’m sort of positive I’m not obsessed or addicted or fixated on the wonderfully addictive cocoa concoction, technically speaking. Although I must have a certain amount of chocolate several times per day. And night. And, well, more so on weekends when I’m celebrating it being a weekend and all.

And I know I’m not alone.

For example, here’s a little quiz for you. Answer the folHARLEY lowing questions more or less HAY truthfully: A) I have driven to the 7-Eleven (or reasonable facsimile) fairly late at night to purchase a chocolate bar (or reasonable facsimile).

Circle one: Yes. No. Maybe. None of your beeswax.

B) I have walked to the store in a raging blizzard to get a Mars bar.

Circle one: Yes. No. Maybe. I prefer a Snickers.

C) I personally scarfed the following this Christmas: Circle one: A box of Black Magic. A box of Pot of Gold. A box of Purdy’s. All of the above.

D) Check each true statement: ● I have a recurring dream of floating in a hot tub of warm molten chocolate. ● When I get a healthy snack of carrots and celery from the fridge and sit back down in front of the TV, I find a large piece of chocolate cake on my plate instead.

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● My car seat is smudged with compressed chocolate smears. And so are my pants. ● When I had to give my fingerprints, I didn’t need the ink.

About that last one, I get that your fingers were so caked in chocolate that your fingerprints were in chocolate instead of ink, but I was kind of wondering why you had to be fingerprinted. Not that it’s any of my beeswax.

The point is, if in fact there is one, I’m betting that: Circle one: Many. Most. All — of us have some sort of up-close and personal relationship with chocolate. According to various expert and totally true interweb sites, the average Canadian consumes 5.5 kg of chocolate every year. That’s about 100 chocolate bars, or several dozen boxes of chocolates, or one large piece of my sister Heather’s double-chocolate cake.

And let’s face it — who is “average” anymore?

Most of us are above average, aren’t we? And I’m not talking IQ here. I mean, the next thing you know we’ll be sniffing chocolate right into our. … Wait a minute — what’s this I’m hearing on the radio in my car?

The Rolling Stones snorting chocolate at a birthday party?

While it’s not that surprising to hear of rock stars inhaling various substances into their nostril regions, the news that elderly Stones and their guests were recently snorting chocolate almost caused me to slam on my brakes right then and there.

Which would not have been a good thing on account of I was going 112 km/h on the highway at the time. So I turned up the radio instead. Turns out there is a chocolate impresario in Belgium by the name of Dominique Persoone, who hosted a birthday party for the senior citizen rockers and brought out his new invention — The Chocolate Shooter — and apparently talked most of the partiers into blasting chocolate power directly into their noses.

“Sniffing cocoa with raspberry or ginger and mint will help enhance the pleasure of the chocolate experience,” Persoone claims. “The chocolate goes straight to the brains.”

Sounds like I’m kidding, I know, but I double checked what has become an actual “trend” and found that there is an actual website that has an actual video of Persoone snorting chocolate from

his Chocolate Shooter thingie. It’s a small plexiglass contraption with two tiny spoons that are springloaded and filled with powder (chocolate, I’m talking about chocolate) and you press a button and snap!

A simultaneous chocolate explosion directly into both nostrils! Talk about ‘nose candy!’

And it’s not just rich rock stars that are busy snorting. As of this week, over 25,000 Chocolate Shooter machines have already been sold. And that surely means that it won’t be long before cheap plastic chocolate sniffing devices are available in every corner store.

I don’t know about you, but I’m not sure I like chocolate that much to have it embedded in my mucous membranes, driven into my sinus cavities and implanted into my brain sensors. And I’m not that keen on people everywhere sneezing chocolate smog in public after taking a choc-shot or two.

The opinions of various health professionals vary regarding the wisdom of this unfolding craze of cocoa power puffing, ranging from “not harmful” to “may be a problem” to “pass the Shooter.”

However, chocolate “expert” Andrew Baker calls it a “gimmick” and “absolutely daft.”

“Aroma plays a part but you don’t experience aroma best by sticking something up your nose,” he says. “You don’t shove a rose up your nasal passages to enjoy it, do you?”

Good point.

So if snorting chocolate doesn’t add to the global chocaholic problem and fails to be “trending” this time next year, I wonder what chocolate fanatic Dominique Persoone will come up with for the 2016 Rolling Stones birthday bash. True, the Stones are certainly reaching that age, so maybe the Chocolate IV Bag will be a big hit.

I can see it all now: Mick, Keith, Ron and Charlie dancing around with their IV poles, hooked up to their bags of chocolate, singing their hit song Brown Sugar at the top of their aging lungs.

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

A reflection on hoodies I don’t always wear hats. I don’t care for them.

Aside from messing up my perfect hair, I find that after a while, my scalp hurts, so I just very seldom wear them. Same with tuques — they really mess with the doo.

On New Year’s Day, my wife and I went for a walk.

It was 2C with a little wind, which after a while enticed me to pull up the hood that the coat came with.

It’s trimmed with fake fur and after a while that drove me nuts, so I pulled it back down.

I wondered why I buy these coats with hoods if I never wear them.

While the hood was up, I found that my view was reduced by about 50 per cent and my hearing by even more, judging by the question my wife asked: “Did you hear what I said?”

Pointed in her direction, there was no problem, but once I turned my head from looking directly at her, she would start talking in a softer voice again.

It was just a no-win situation.

I don’t like hoodies.

“So then,” you ask, “why are you spending time on them?”

I always thought that I must be a little paranoid because CHRIS my head picture of hoodies is SALOMONS a sinister one.

To me, it represents someone who is trying to hide their identity, probably for nefarious purposes.

So just when I thought maybe I should join the conspiracy club, I found that I am not the only one who thinks that way.

The service station right near our place has a largish sign on the door stating that “All who enter here must remove their hoods or service will be denied.”

In reflection on this matter, I began to look for signs of identity concealment under different circumstances.

Almost every prisoner being ferried to court wears a hoodie, as well as the fact that they are making an intense study of their shoes.

Just about every clip we see of a break-in, the perpetrator is wearing one.

The majority of shopliftings are committed by a hoodie-wearing thief.

You catch my drift on this I’m sure, but there is more.

One picture I have in my mind is of friars wearing a heavy robe or cloak with a hoodie, concealing the fact that they were drunk. Not sure where I got that picture. Maybe Friar Tuck. Sorry, my mind thinks

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very stereotypically.

At the soup kitchen, we have a fellow whose drug addictions have loosened a few screws, and now when he comes in we place a person to watch his every move, because he steals, damages and creates all kinds of havoc. No one in the history of Potter’s Hands has done as much damage as this man has, but I just can’t bring myself to not serve him.

The unique thing about him is that as soon as he walks in the door, he pulls back his hoodie and he does not put it back up until either he is leaving or he is up to something no good, like tinkering with the furnace or the thermostats, or making out to steal air deodorizers. He knows we have security cameras, so concealment is important.

If it wasn’t so sad it would be laughable, because we have already seen his face and the brightly em-

broidered coat he is wearing.

I often joke that growing up, my Dad would give me a kick in the pants before I went out because I would probably get into trouble, and then he would give me another kick when I came home because he knew I had done so.

And all this without the benefit of a hoodie to hide under — I guess he could just see it in my face.

Many others come into the kitchen wearing a hoodie but I also know the majority wear them for warmth in the winter months; it’s in the warmth of summer that I start getting a little paranoid.

Why in heaven’s name do you need a hoodie up when it is 30C outside and even more inside?

Come to think of it, I just don’t like hoodies.

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

Canada can’t rely on oil alone Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it.

What’s happening in the oil and gas industry these days is a stark reminder of the relevance of that truism.

A year ago, Alberta was busy boasting about the huge planned expansion of oilsands production and exports and the riches these would bring, while British Columbia was pointing to up to 18 liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals on the Pacific coast as its big new source of provincial wealth.

Now we are in the period of sober second thought.

DAVID We have gone through this CRANE before, and more than once.

At the start of the 1970s, we were told by the petroleum industry that Ontario faced imminent natural gas rationing unless a massive pipeline was built to bring gas from the Arctic to Ontario and the United States. It still hasn’t been built and there is no expectation of a gas shortage any time soon.

Then in the 1970s and into the early 1980s, the big focus for Canada’s future was on energy megaprojects, much like today. A new oilsands plant was to be built every two years and 40,000 South Koreans were to be brought in as temporary workers to make all of this happen. But then world oil prices collapsed and along with it the vision of Canadian prosperity

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closely linked to energy megaprojects.

To his credit, then-Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed was much more aware than most Albertans of the high risks of betting the province’s future just on the oil and gas industry. He had ambitious plans to diversify the provincial economy but these were ditched by his successors, who were willing to bet the farm on oil and gas.

More recently, since becoming prime minister, Stephen Harper has bet on oil and gas as key factors in Canada’s prosperity, touting Canada as the new energy superpower. We are now seeing the folly of putting so many eggs in that basket.

No one should write off the fossil fuels industry now. Oil and gas will continue to have a role to play.

But the supply-demand balance is shifting and high-cost producers, such as Canada, will be disadvantaged. Moreover, there is a new factor, compared to the 1970s and 1980s, and that is the threat of climate change and the urgent need for the world to move to a low-carbon future. This creates a new risk for long-term investments in costly oil and gas projects.

Clearly, there will be a re-evaluation of oilsands projects as investors have to consider whether the returns they can expect will be a wise use of capital.

Financial instructions and pension funds are already looking hard at the oil industry.

The prospects of a climate agreement in December and an accelerated move to a low-carbon economy through energy efficiency and the growing competitiveness of renewable energy sources will also have to be taken into account. California has just announced plans to cut the use of oil in vehicles by

50 per cent over the next 15 years as part of its strategy to “take significant amounts of carbon out of the economy.”

British Columbia’s list of 18 potential LNG terminals will also face tight scrutiny. Many will never be built. With Asian countries paying about US$10 per million British Thermal Units for LNG, a price which has fallen by about half since last summer, and with little growth in Asian demand, LNG developers are having a tough time signing up customers, and without customers there is no financing.

Australia already has seven LNG terminals expected to be in operation by 2017 and Russia has negotiated huge gas sales to China at a price of US$9.90 per million BTUs. While B.C. Premier Christy Clark continues to insist three LNG projects will be operating by 2020, none has made a decision to proceed.

Petronas, a Malaysian company that is seen to be the most advanced in planning, has deferred a decision and is seeking to have much of the engineering and other work done offshore and more generous fiscal terms, raising questions about how much benefit B.C. would get.

While Canada is not an energy superpower, it will gain future benefits from its oil and gas. However, it is a huge mistake to peg our future to a single commodity.

History shows this is folly.

The most successful economies are well-diversified economies and that must be Canada’s ambition.

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

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Corrections officer used strippers to smuggle contraband into prison LUTZ, Fla. — It was a Florida prison inmate’s escape that led investigators down a rabbit hole of sin involving a corrections officer and two strippers the sheriff says brokered deals for malt liquor, cigarettes and “conjugal visits in the woods.”

It all unfolded in September, when inmate Jason Adams escaped from a work crew in suburban Pasco County, about 30 miles north of downtown Tampa. The corrections officer overseeing the crew, Henry Blackwelder, didn’t tell his superiors of the escape until three hours later. When investigators arrived, they found empty cans of Straw-Ber-Rita and Four Loko malt liquor, empty packets of synthetic marijuana known as “spice,” and a blanket in the woods used for hook-ups.

“Prison is supposed to be tough. ... It was basically a party out there,” Sheriff Chris Nocco said during a news conference.

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MONTREAL — Saudi blogger Raif Badawi earned a reprieve from his scheduled flogging on Friday after it was postponed because the wounds from his first 50 lashes hadn’t sufficiently healed.

Badawi has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes over 20 weeks for a blog criticizing Saudi Arabia’s clerics. The first 50 blows were delivered last week.

“We know that at the time of the first flogging session, he saw a doctor beforehand,” Amnesty International Canada spokeswoman Mireille Elchacar told The Canadian Press. ”It may seem strange and, indeed it is, but it was to ensure he was in good enough physical shape to receive the lashes.“ Amnesty said it spoke earlier this week with Badawi, who told the organization he would be unable to withstand another 50 lashes.

A medical checkup revealed his wounds were still raw and a doctor suggested the second round of flogging be postponed until next week, Amnesty said.

“We obviously could have expected he wouldn’t recover in a week from 50 blows from a stick and a whip, that’s obvious,” said Elchacar.

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Thursday in Verviers. And in Ireland, police arrested a suspected French-Algerian militant at Dublin Airport as he tried to enter the country using a false passport. The man, who was being interrogated, landed on a European watch list after expressing support in social media for last week’s attacks.

Authorities said most of those detained or killed in Belgium were citizens and some had returned from Syria, where 450 Belgians are believed to have joined the fight with Islamic radicals, according to Peter Neumann of the London-based International Center for the Study of Radicalization.

President Francois Hollande said France was “waging war” on terrorism and it showed on the streets of Paris and elsewhere, where 122,000 police and wellarmed troops have been deployed to protect the country, which is on high alert.

Illustrating the sense of high anxiety, a bomb scare forced Paris to evacuate its busy Gare de l’Est train station during Friday’s morning rush hour, though no explosives were found. A man also briefly took two hostages at a post office northwest of Paris, but police said the hostage-taker had mental issues and no links to terror.

Remarking on the heavy weapons carried by policemen close to the Louvre, 20-year-old Mimi George, a student visiting from Australia, said: “Just seeing huge machine-gun rifles is quite scary.”

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VIENNA — Thousands of people have gathered in front of a renowned Vienna cafe to demonstrate against the expulsion of a kissing lesbian couple.

Police estimated around 2,000 people participated in the protest Friday, forcing the closure of one downtown street. Some of the demonstrators exchanged long kisses.

The manager of Cafe Prueckel has apologized for telling the couple to leave last weekend. But the pair — Anastasia Lopez and Eva Prewein — say the demonstration is meant to draw attention to the general prevalence of discrimination against gays in Vienna.

Vienna hosts several events each year that attracts gays, bisexuals and cross-dressers from across Europe, and Austrian singer Conchita Wurst has become the figurehead for Europe’s non-straight community.

BRUSSELS — Belgium ordered its army into the streets and anti-terror raids across Western Europe netted dozens of suspects Friday as authorities rushed to thwart more attacks by people with links to Mideast Islamic extremists.

As anxiety soared in the wake of last week’s bloody spree in and around Paris, the broad scope of the police actions illustrated the challenges facing a continent threatened by Islamic militancy far from the battlefields of Syria, Iraq and Yemen.

Rob Wainwright, head of the police agency Europol, told The Associated Press that foiling such attacks by returning jihadists had become “extremely difficult” because Europe’s estimated 2,500 to 5,000 radicalized Muslim extremists have little command structure and are increasingly sophisticated.

French, German, Belgian and Irish police had at least 30 suspects behind bars on Friday and in Brussels, authorities said a dozen searches led to the seizure of four Kalashnikov assault rifles, hand guns and explosives. Several police uniforms were also found, which Belgian authorities said suggested the plotters had intended to masquerade as police officers.

The seizures followed a vast anti-terrorism sweep on Thursday in and around Brussels and the eastern industrial city of Verviers in which two suspects were killed in a firefight and a third wounded as police closed in on their hideout. Authorities said

the overnight operation netted several returnees from Islamic holy war in Syria.

Federal magistrate Eric Van der Sypt said Friday the suspects were within hours of implementing a plan to kill police. He said authorities were reasonably confident they had dismantled the core of a dangerous terrorist cell but more suspects could be at large.

“I cannot confirm that we arrested everyone in this group,” he told reporters.

Authorities have said there was no apparent link between the foiled plots in Belgium and last week’s terror attacks in Paris on a satirical newspaper and a kosher supermarket.

However, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said Friday that while there was no apparent operational connection between the two terror groups, “the link that exists is the will to attack our values.”

Visiting the tense French capital, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met President Francois Hollande and toured the sites of last week’s attacks on the Charlie Hebdo weekly and a kosher supermarket.

Twenty people, including the three gunmen, were killed.

One of the Paris attackers had proclaimed allegiance to the Islamic State group, and French and German authorities arrested at least 14 other people Friday suspected of links to the Islamic extremist group.

Another 13 people were detained in Belgium and two were arrested in France in a separate anti-terror sweep following the firefight

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A FEW THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN SHOPPING FOR YOUR

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One of the advantages of not staying at an all-inclusive resort is the opportunity to get out and experience some of the funky dining spots in the destination.

On Nevis, Sunshine’s beach grill is one of those places.

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he Sea of Cortez is unusually rough and a bank of dark grey clouds is quickly overtaking the sun as I sit relaxing in a lounge chair on the beach near Cabo San Lucas.

I dig my toes deeper into the course sand and spend several minutes watching shore birds hunting for small crustaceans in the rocky tidal pools at the far end of the beach before I pull out my book and begin the next chapter.

Reading on the beach is one of my favourite things to do and at this moment anyway, a cloudy day in Los DEBBIE Cabos is far better than a OLSEN snowy day in Canada.

For many Albertans, escaping to a warm weather destination makes the cold winter seem a little more bearable, but with hundreds of destinations and resorts on offer, it can be challenging to figure out which sun destination to choose for a winter escape.

When you look at images in travel brochures and online websites, every destination looks gorgeous.

Unfortunately, some are not as wonderful as their photoshopped pictures would suggest and what appeals to one traveller in a resort or a destination may fall short for someone else.

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Choosing the right sun destination can be a challenge. With short, direct flights, Los Cabos has much to offer, but its strong tides and undercurrent make it not the best spot for ocean swimming. It all depends on what you like to do.

LEFT: If you are travelling with children, look for a resort that caters to families. Some, like the Occidental resorts, have mascots for kids, kids clubs, activity centres and special menus.

TOP RIGHT: It’s important to consider the amenities offered at the resort you are considering. Some resorts have packages that include golf or scuba diving, which can be a real value for those who participate in those expensive sports.

BOTTOM RIGHT: There are some destinations that simply do not have all-inclusive resorts. If you want an all-inclusive resort, Hawaii and Nevis are not the best destinations to visit.

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All-inclusive resorts like the Occidental Grand Cozumel can be convenient and cost effective, offering convenient food options for travellers.

— you guessed it — Wednesdays and offers deep discounts on packages to specific resorts.

Space is often limited on weekly sales or last minute markdown sales, so if you don’t book quickly you may miss out.

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ESCAPE: What type of holiday do you want?

Type of holiday

Here are a few things to consider when shopping for the right winter escape:

Flight considerations One of the best things about living in Central Alberta is the close proximately of airports. Central Albertans can shop for flights departing from Calgary, Edmonton or Red Deer.

Air Canada runs three flights daily from Red Deer to Calgary and Air Canada Vacations offers sun packages from Red Deer that connect in Calgary.

Sometimes the price for a sun package departing from the Red Deer airport is the same as the price from Calgary and sometimes it is higher or lower.

It’s always worth comparing when you are travelling with Air Canada Vacations.

There is free parking at Red Deer airport, so you can save money on parking and gas by departing from there. If you want a direct flight to a sun destination, you can’t book it from Red Deer Airport — yet.

How to save money Sales can happen at any time or on any day, but the biggest Canadian packaged travel suppliers always have scheduled sales on certain days of the week.

Transat Holidays (www.transatholidays.com) runs a Transat Tuesday 48-hour sale every week that typically includes big savings at specific properties, many of which are in sun destinations.

Sunwing Vacations (www.sunwing.ca) has a regular sale called Wild Wednesday, which runs on

It’s a good idea to think about the type of holiday you want before you sit down to do more research.

All-inclusive vacations can be very convenient, but there are disadvantages. All-inclusive resorts are designed for guests who want to spend most of their time at the resort. For those who like the convenience of having all their food and drinks included and like knowing the exact amount they will spend before they leave home, all-inclusive is the way to go.

For those who like to go off their resort and experience more of the local culture of a destination, sample local foods and enjoy the nightlife, a package that is not all-inclusive is typically a better fit.

Some sun destinations, like Hawaii, Las Vegas or Arizona, don’t offer all-inclusive options. So if your heart is set on an all-inclusive vacation, you will need to look at the destinations that offer that type of vacation.

Who is travelling?

Before booking a particular resort, you should make sure the amenities and programs fit your lifestyle and character. For example, some resorts are designed for couples, some for singles, and some for families.

Some resorts cater specifically to a younger or older crowd and some are designed for those who like luxury escapes and others are better for no-frills budget travellers.

If you are travelling with children, check to see if the resort offers a kids’ club, supervised children’s activities, babysitting, playground facilities, a wading pool or a waterslide. You should also make sure there are amenities for grown-up pampering like a fitness area, spa or golf course if that is what you enjoy.

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What if your travel package goes on sale after you make your reservation?

There are several companies that offer price drop protection, but one of the best coverages I have seen is with Sunquest Vacations (www.sunquest.ca) for the sale price of $19.99 per person (regular price is $49.99 per person).

If the cost of your Sunquest vacation goes down by $50 or more at any time before your departure date, Sunquest will refund you the difference to a maximum of $400 per adult and $200 per child, or $1,000 per booking.

Most other price guarantees offer vouchers for future travel instead of a cash refund and are only applicable 21 days or more prior to the departure date, which disqualifies last-minute seat sales.

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

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Celebrating Lunar New Year in New York City

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A storefront display in the Sunset Park neighbourhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York. This time of year, many stores display red hanging lanterns in advance of the Lunar New Year celebration. he Chinatown located in Lower Manhattan is New York City’s most famous Asian enclave but a section of Sunset Park has become one of the city’s biggest Chinese neighbourhoods in recent years, lined with food markets, restaurants and other shops.

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NEW YORK — Chinatown has long been a popular destination for tourists in Lower Manhattan. But visitors willing to explore the city’s outer boroughs might consider a subway ride to neighbourhoods in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, or Flushing, Queens, which are also home to large Asian populations and bustling commercial strips dotted with restaurants and shops.

All three neighbourhoods also host events connected to Lunar New Year.

The holiday is officially marked on Feb. 19 but several parades and other festivities are planned for the weekend of Feb. 21-22. Here are some details on the holiday and the three Chinatowns.

Year of the what?

Each Lunar New Year has a different animal symbol from the 12 creatures in the Chinese zodiac. But this year’s animal is subject to interpretation.

“We just had this discussion a few weeks ago. What exactly is it?” said Lenny Cheng, who works in the Brooklyn branch of the Chinatown Planning Council.

“It can be a ram, sheep or goat — any ruminant mountain animal with horns.” Cheng’s organization is going with year of the ram.

Sunset Park Sunset Park isn’t as well-known as the Chinatowns in Manhattan and Queens, but it’s one of the city’s fastestgrowing immigrant neighbourhoods.

There’s an Asian enclave here — predominantly Chinese, with a concentration of Fujianese and Cantonese residents — as well as a large Spanishspeaking population.

Latino eateries and businesses are centred along Brooklyn’s Fifth Avenue, while Eighth Avenue is home to many Asian restaurants, markets and shops, roughly between 40th and 60th streets.

The neighbourhood is served by several subway stops.

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SATURDAY, JAN. 17, 2015

Royals beat Rebels in SO

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Royals 2 Rebels 1 (SO) When Colton Bobyk rifled a shot past Victoria Royals netminder Coleman Vollrath at 1:57 of overtime Friday, it certainly appeared that the Red Deer Rebels had rung up their sixth consecutive Western Hockey league win.

Appearances, of course, can be deceiving.

The goal was waved off, the ruling being that Rebels forward Grayson Pawlenchuk, parked in the crease, did not allow Vollrath to move forward.

The Royals took advantage of the break and emerged with a 2-1 victory in a shootout, as the 14th man up, Austin Carroll, was the lone player to find the back of the net.

“It’s not goalie interference, it’s not allowing the goalie to make the save,” said Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter, relaying the message he got from the referee. “They pushed our guy in there and then their guy released and went out and our guy stayed in the crease and didn’t allow the goalie to react to a shot.

“Some games it’s called and tonight they called it.”

The evening didn’t start well for the Rebels, with the visitors notching their lone regulation-time goal just 57 seconds in. Jack Walker was the architect of the tally, directing a pass through the front of the crease to Greg Chase, who promptly fired it by goaltender Rylan Toth.

Brooks Maxwell pulled Red Deer even just under 14 minutes later, pushing a loose puck past Vollrath after Presten Kopeck had moved out of the corner and banked a shot off the far post.

From there, it was all about the goaltenders.

Vollrath, selected as the game’s first star, finished with 34 saves and made a highlight reel stop on Maxwell, sprawling across the net to get his glove on a shot from the edge of the paint. Second star Toth, meanwhile, made an excellent pad save on Alex Forsberg in the second period and then had two primetime stops in overtime.

The Rebels were outshot 22-17 through 40 minutes, but held a 16-5 advantage in the third period and a 3-2 edge in overtime.

“I thought our start wasn’t very

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Red Deer Rebel Preston Kopeck and Victoria Royal Ryan Gagnon battle for the puck during first period action at the Centrium Friday. good, we didn’t have a good first period,” said Sutter. “We were soft on pucks and lost a lot of battles. But then we got playing in the second and in the third I thought we were the better team.

“We certainly had some quality scoring chances here tonight. We had opportunities in the shootout to win too, it just wasn’t meant to be. We’ll take the one point from a hard-fought game and we’ll get ready for tomorrow

night (tonight versus the visiting Regina Pats).”

Sutter was rightfully impressed with Toth, who made 29 saves over 65 minutes, and Vollrath.

“They both played extremely well, it was tit-for-tat for both of them,” said the Rebels boss. “One would make a save and the other would make a save.

It was certainly a goaltending duel here tonight.”

On this night, Vollrath was one save

better, a fact that didn’t escape Royals bench boss Dave Lowry.

“We’ll take it. It was obviously a hard-fought game,” said Lowry. “That’s what it’s all about, right, getting that last save, and I thought both goalies played real well tonight.”

The game, intense from start to finish, in many ways resembled a playoff contest.

Please see REBELS on Page B6

Queens defence falls apart late in loss

BY DANNY RODE SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE Lightning 68 Queens 62 The RDC Queens continue to make strides in their development, but there’s still a lot of room for improvement.

That was evident once again Friday as they dropped a 68-62 decision to the St. Mary’s University College Lightning (6-9) in Alberta Colleges Women’s Basketball League play at RDC. It was a game the Queens (2-13) could have easily won, in fact they led by three late in the final quarter before their defence let them down.

Twice they left St. Mary’s point guard Jenny Leinweber all alone and she nailed a pair of threes, which proved to be the difference in the game.

“There is no excuse for the defence,” said Queens head coach Ken King. “I don’t know if it was fatigue or the intensity of the game, but we fell asleep a little bit.

“We have to learn to carry the game all the way through.”

The Queens didn’t start that well either, falling behind 10-1 before finding their stride and grabbing a 13-12 lead after the first quarter.

They led 30-27 at the half and 48-47 after three quarters.

“That start hurt,” said King. “We need to start a little better and finish

a little better. It’s kind of like a hamburger where everything in the middle was good but the bun was gross.”

Statistically, the Queens held an advantage in most areas except turnovers where they had 33 and the Lightning 25.

Starting point guard Morgan Dool was strong when she was in the game, finishing with 13 points and seven rebounds, but she was limited by the flu.

Kennedy Burgess was named the RDC player of the game, finishing with 14 points, six rebounds and four assists while veteran Dedra Janvier had a solid game with 14 points and four boards and Aneca Fretts had eight points and 10 rebounds. Desirae Paterson had nine rebounds.

Leinweber led the Lightning with 18 points.

Kings 93 Lightning 63 The RDC Kings (11-3) went into the men’s contest short-handed with three regulars — Brian Prenoslo (groin), JP LeBlanc (ankle) and Mike Zurakowski (flu) — on the sidelines.

What it did was allow head coach Clayton Pottinger an opportunity to use all of his bench in a 93-63 victory over the last-place Lightning (1-14) .

“It was definitely a case of some of the other guys who don’t get a lot of minutes, a chance to step up and they played well,” he said.

Please see COLLEGE on Page B6

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Red Deer College Queen Kennedy Burgess breaks around St. Mary’s University College Lightning Michaela Allen-Gullion during basketball action at Red Deer College on Friday.

Clippers comeback falls short against casual Kings

BY JOSH ALDRICH ADVOCATE STAFF Kings 6 Clippers 4 PENHOLD — Red Deer College Kings head coach Trevor Keeper is doing his best to not let a near collapse break up his team’s momentum.

The Kings (9-9-0-1) built a four-goal lead through 2:31 of the third period on Friday, but it turned out they needed every single one of those goals. The Briercrest Clippers (3-17-0-1) nearly came all the way back, until an emptynetter iced the 6-4 Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference men’s hockey victory for RDC at the Penhold Regional

Multiplex.

“It’s kind of human nature when you’re up by a few goals to relax and be a little bit casual,” said Keeper. “In the third period when they did get a few goals there, some guys panicked a little bit. But it wasn’t like we weren’t in good position, we were just standing still in our own end.”

At the centre of the victory was a breakout game for the Kings’ top line of Riley Simpson, Doug Jones and Greg Lameroux which combined for 11 points — three goals by Simpson and four assists each to Jones and Lameroux. Joel Topping, Mike Marianchuk and Logan Sceviour had the other goals for RDC while Kraymer Barn-

stable made 31 saves for the win.

Josh Peters, Adam Friesen, Taylor Epp and Stephen Langford replied for the Clippers while Connor Dobberthien stopped 42 shots in the loss.

“It just finally clicked, we’ve been having a lot of chances, even since the (Christmas) break, we just haven’t been able to score,” said Simpson, who now tied for the league lead with 13 goals with NAIT Ook John Dunbar. “It happened today and it was nice, it felt good.”

This was a game that became a lot closer in the end than it ever should have been.

Simpson scored his hat-trick goal at 2:31 of the third period and the Kings

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

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were in full control, up 5-1. But when Friesen scored at 7:00 of the frame, the Clippers started to build some momentum.

When Epp out waited an outstretched Barnstable at 10:19 to cut the RDC lead to 5-3, the Kings were suddenly back on their heels.

At 13:27, Langford cut the lead to one goal, one-timing a pass from behind the net past Barnstable, and the Kings were in full panic.

But it’s also when Barnstable turned up his game and made several key stops over the final 6:33 to preserve the victory.

Please see KINGS on Page B6

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SCOREBOARD Local Sports ● Major bantam hockey: Lethbridge at Red Deer White, 12:30 p.m., Collicutt Centre; Southeast at Red Deer Black, 2 p.m., Arena. ● College men’s hockey: Briercrest at Red Deer, 1:30 p.m., Penhold Regional Multiplex. ● Minor midget AAA hockey: Calgary Stampeders at Red Deer North Star, 4:45 p.m., Arena. ● College volleyball: Olds at RDC, women at 6 p.m., men to follow.

WHL: Regina at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Centrium. ● AJHL: Grande Prairie at Olds, 7 p.m.

Heritage junior B hockey: Airdrie at Red Deer, 8 p.m., Arena; Three Hills at Ponoka, 8 p.m.

Sunday

● Major bantam hockey: Southeast at Red Deer White, noon, Arena. ● Chinook senior hockey: Fort Saskatchewan at Bentley, 2 p.m. ● Minor midget AAA hockey: St. Albert at Red Deer North Star, 2:45 p.m., Arena. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Okotoks at Blackfalds, 3:30 p.m.

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WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Brandon 45 32 9 3 1 199 146 Regina 44 26 15 2 1 165 133 Swift Current 45 21 19 1 4 137 145 Moose Jaw 46 18 24 3 1 132 169 Prince Albert 44 19 24 1 0 128 153 Saskatoon 43 11 29 2 1 121 192

Pt 68 55 47 40 39 25

CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Medicine Hat 43 29 12 1 1 169 122 Red Deer 45 25 14 4 2 159 142 Calgary 44 23 16 1 4 178 141 Edmonton 45 22 18 3 2 137 122 Kootenay 44 22 21 0 1 142 160 Lethbridge 42 10 26 3 3 114 180

Pt 60 56 51 49 45 26

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Kelowna 44 34 7 3 0 190 109 Victoria 45 23 19 2 1 152 146 Prince George 44 20 23 1 0 138 177 Vancouver 42 19 21 1 1 130 136 Kamloops 45 15 24 3 3 135 170

Pt 71 49 41 40 36

Everett Spokane Portland Seattle Tri-City

GP 42 42 45 42 43

U.S. DIVISION W L OTLSOL 26 12 3 1 23 15 3 1 23 19 0 3 21 16 2 3 20 21 0 2

GF GA 140 109 131 122 149 150 114 116 117 137

Pt 56 50 49 47 42

z-league title; y-conference title;d-division leader; xclinched playoff berth. Note: Division leaders ranked in top three positions per conference regardless of points; a team winning in overtime or shootout is credited with two points and a victory in the W column; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one point which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns Friday’s results Kootenay 5 Prince Albert 2 Swift Current 5 Moose Jaw 0 Saskatoon 5 Medicine Hat 4 Brandon 8 Lethbridge 5 Victoria 2 Red Deer 1 (OT) Edmonton 6 Regina 2 Portland at Prince George, 8 p.m.

Seattle at Kelowna, 8:30 p.m.

Tri-City at Vancouver, 8:30 p.m.

Spokane at Everett, 8:35 p.m.

Today’s games Lethbridge at Moose Jaw, 6 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Prince Albert, 6 p.m.

Brandon at Swift Current, 6 p.m.

Kootenay at Saskatoon, 6:05 p.m.

Victoria at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Regina at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Portland at Prince George, 8 p.m.

Vancouver at Kamloops, 8 p.m.

Seattle at Everett, 8:05 p.m.

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

FRIDAY’S SUMMARIES Royals 2, Rebels 1 (OT) First Period 1. Victoria, Chase 10 (Walker, Soy) :57.

2. Red Deer, Maxwell 14 (Kopeck, Gay) 14:33.

Penalties — Crunk Vic (hooking) 4:47, Magee Vic (checking from behind) 8:00, Gay RD (tripping) 8:25, Magee Vic (delay of game) 11:09.

Second Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Feser RD (slashing) 2:47, Bobyk RD (hooking) 8:07, Hicketts Vic (slashing) 8:30, Bleackley RD (cross-checking) 9:23, Fleury RD (hooking) 17:59.

Third Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Hicketts Vic (hooking) 1:01, Johnson RD (high-sticking) 3:49.

Overtime No Scoring.

Penalties — None.

Victoria : Walker miss, Magee miss, Chase miss, Soy miss, Forsberg miss, Ibragimov miss, Carroll goal.

Red Deer : Gay miss, Maxwell miss, Sheen miss, Bleackley miss, Nell miss, Cote miss, Pawlenchuk miss.

Shots on goal by Victoria 12 10 5 3 7 — 30 Red Deer 11 6 16 2 7 — 35 Goal — Victoria: Vollrath (W, 18-12-2); Red Deer: Toth (LS, 20-11-3).

Power plays (goal-chances) — Victoria: 0-6; Red Deer: 0-4.

Referees — Curtis Marouelli, Colin Watt.

Linesmen — Chad Huseby, Ross Welner.

Attendance — 5,808 at Red Deer.

bus: Bobrovsky (L, 15-14-2).

NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF Tampa Bay 46 28 14 4 60 149 Montreal 43 27 13 3 57 115 Detroit 44 24 11 9 57 123 Boston 45 24 15 6 54 120 Florida 42 20 13 9 49 104 Toronto 45 22 20 3 47 138 Ottawa 43 18 17 8 44 118 Buffalo 45 14 28 3 31 82 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF N.Y. Islanders 44 30 13 1 61 140 Pittsburgh 43 26 11 6 58 132 Washington 44 24 12 8 56 129 N.Y. Rangers 42 25 13 4 54 126 Philadelphia 45 17 21 7 41 119 New Jersey 46 16 22 8 40 102 Columbus 42 18 21 3 39 107 Carolina 44 14 25 5 33 91 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF Nashville 43 30 9 4 64 134 Chicago 44 28 14 2 58 136 St. Louis 44 27 13 4 58 142 Winnipeg 46 24 14 8 56 127 Colorado 45 19 17 9 47 119 Dallas 43 19 17 7 45 132 Minnesota 43 19 19 5 43 120 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF Anaheim 45 29 10 6 64 130 Vancouver 43 25 15 3 53 121 San Jose 45 24 16 5 53 122 Los Angeles 44 20 14 10 50 124 Calgary 44 23 18 3 49 127 Arizona 43 16 23 4 36 100 Edmonton 45 10 26 9 29 101

Islanders 6, Penguins 3 First Period 1. Pittsburgh, Crosby 13 (Kunitz, Malkin) 10:52 (pp).

2. Pittsburgh, Perron 9 (Letang, Crosby) 12:22 (pp).

3. NY Islanders, Okposo 10 (Tavares, Bailey) 16:51.

Second Period 4. NY Islanders, Strome 8 (Lee, Nielsen) 12:31.

5. Pittsburgh, Crosby 14 (Martin, Letang) 19:55.

Third Period 6. NY Islanders, Okposo 11 (Tavares, Bailey) 6:42.

7. NY Islanders, Okposo 12 (Bailey, Hamonic) 11:51.

8. NY Islanders, Okposo 13 (Nelson, Tavares) 17:29 (pp).

9. NY Islanders, Grabner 3 (unassisted) 18:47 (en).

Shots on goal by Pittsburgh 10 9 5 — 24 NY Islanders 11 8 16 — 35

GA 124 101 109 114 117 139 119 157 GA 119 106 110 102 134 132 136 117 GA 97 99 110 114 129 141 128 GA 119 109 121 117 115 143 152

Goal — Pittsburgh: Fleury (L, 22-8-4); NY Islanders: Halak (W, 24-8-0).

Predators 4, Capitals 3 First Period 1. Nashville, Jones 3 (Jarnkrok) 16:16.

Second Period 2. Nashville, Neal 14 (Fisher, Bartley) 1:50.

3. Washington, Ovechkin 23 (Alzner, Backstrom) 3:46.

4. Washington, Ovechkin 24 (Green, Brouwer) 6:18 (pp).

Third Period 5. Washington, Johansson 13 (Backstrom, Green) 2:38 (pp).

6. Nashville, Ekholm 4 (Jones, Smith) 15:31 (pp).

7. Nashville, Neal 15 (unassisted) 18:20.

Shots on goal by Washington 8 14 12 — 34 Nashville 10 8 12 — 30 Goal — Washington: Holtby (L, 22-9-7); Nashville: Hutton (W, 1-3-2).

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Friday’s Games N.Y. Islanders 6, Pittsburgh 3 Vancouver 3, Carolina 0 N.Y. Rangers 2, Columbus 1 Nashville 4, Washington 3 Winnipeg 4, Chicago 2 Anaheim 5, New Jersey 1 Saturday’s Games Columbus at Boston, 5 p.m.

Philadelphia at Buffalo, 5 p.m.

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

Carolina at Ottawa, 5 p.m.

Nashville at Detroit, 5 p.m.

Colorado at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m.

Edmonton at Florida, 5 p.m.

Toronto at St. Louis, 5 p.m.

Washington at Dallas, 6 p.m.

Arizona at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Anaheim at Los Angeles, 8 p.m.

Calgary at San Jose, 8 p.m.

Sunday’s Games N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 10:30 a.m.

Dallas at Chicago, 4 p.m.

Arizona at Winnipeg, 5 p.m.

Buffalo at Detroit, 6 p.m.

FRIDAY’S SUMMARIES Jets 4, Blackhawks 2 First Period 1. Chicago, Saad 13 (Hossa, Toews) :53.

2. Winnipeg, Bogosian 3 (Ladd, Little) 10:46.

Second Period No Scoring.

Third Period 3. Winnipeg, Little 17 (Bogosian, Wheeler) 9:31 (pp).

4. Winnipeg, Thorburn 3 (Lowry, Byfuglien) 9:59.

5. Chicago, Teravainen 1 (Rozsival) 12:43.

6. Winnipeg, Ladd 17 (Byfuglien, Wheeler) 19:31 (en).

Shots on goal by Winnipeg 16 8 10 — 34 Chicago 12 10 11 — 33 RANGERS 2, Blue Jackets 1 First Period No Scoring.

Second Period 1. NY Rangers, Staal 2 (Stepan, Klein) 5:59.

2. NY Rangers, Kreider 9 (Stepan, St. Louis) 10:10.

Third Period 3. Columbus, Hartnell 9 (Johansen, Bobrovsky) 3:16.

Shots on goal by NY Rangers 13 11 2 — 26 Columbus 14 10 12 — 36 Goal — NY Rangers: Lundqvist (W, 21-9-3); Colum-

Canucks 3, Hurricanes 0 First Period No Scoring.

Second Period 1. Vancouver, Dorsett 5 (Bonino, Bieksa) 6:18.

2. Vancouver, Matthias 8 (Hansen, Tanev) 12:57.

3. Vancouver, Burrows 10 (Stanton, Bieksa) 16:49.

Third Period No Scoring.

Shots on goal by Vancouver 4 9 4 — 17 Carolina 12 8 8 — 28 Goal (shots-saves) — Vancouver: Miller (W, 229-1); Carolina: Ward (L, 11-17-3)(13-10), Khudobin (start third, 4-4).

Ducks 5, Devils 1 First Period 1. Anaheim, Perry 19 (Fowler, Maroon) 4:09.

2. New Jersey, Havlat 5 (Elias, Zidlicky) 15:12 (pp).

Second Period 3. Anaheim, Lindholm 5 (Beleskey, Rakell) 3:16.

4. Anaheim, Silfverberg 5 (Cogliano) 5:08.

Third Period 5. Anaheim, Maroon 3 (Getzlaf, Vatanen) 16:27.

6. Anaheim, Silfverberg 6 (Lindholm, Beauchemin) 18:31 (pp).

Shots on goal by New Jersey 5 1 9 — 15 Anaheim 15 12 13 — 40

GP Spruce Grove 45 Lloydminster 45 F. McMurray 45 S. Park 46 Bonnyville 43 Whitecourt 43 D. Valley 42 Grand Prairie 45

AJHL North Division W L OTLSOL 36 6 2 1 26 14 1 4 25 16 3 1 21 20 2 3 19 18 5 1 16 21 2 4 12 21 5 4 13 29 1 2

GF GA 187 93 142 121 138 126 132 134 135 139 132 151 96 138 94 180

Pt 75 57 54 47 44 38 33 29

GP 43 44 43 44 43 44 43 44

South Division W L OTLSOL 33 7 1 2 33 10 0 1 27 12 2 2 24 14 4 2 20 17 3 3 20 23 0 1 14 23 3 3 12 29 2 1

GF GA 155 97 176 117 125 109 140 128 150 152 149 169 117 158 118 174

Pt 69 67 58 54 46 41 34 27

Camrose Brooks Okotoks Drumheller Olds Canmore C. Canucks C. Mustangs

Friday’s results Lloydminster 4 Canmore 3 Brooks 6 Olds 3 Camrose 3 Grand Prairie 2 (SO) Sherwood Park 2 Fort McMurray 1 Drayton Valley at Fort McMurray, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday’s games Calgary Mustangs at Canmore, 7 p.m.

Lloydminster at Calgary Canucks, 7 p.m.

Grand Prairie at Olds, 7 p.m.

Brooks at Okotoks, 7 p.m.

Whitecourt at Drayton Valley, 7:30 p.m.

Spruce Grove at Drumheller, 7:30 p.m.

Fort McMurray at Bonnyville, 7:30 p.m.

AHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division L OL SL Pts GF GP W Manchester 39 25 9 4 1 55 126 Portland 40 22 16 2 0 46 100 Worcester 37 18 14 3 2 41 105 Providence 39 18 16 4 1 41 102 St. John’s 41 16 19 5 1 38 93 East Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 39 20 15 1 3 91 83 Hershey 37 19 13 4 1 43 90 Lehigh Valley 36 18 13 4 1 41 96 Binghamton 37 16 17 3 1 36 118 Norfolk 39 15 20 2 2 34 87 Northeast Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF Springfield 40 26 10 4 0 56 120 Syracuse 38 23 10 5 0 51 109 Hartford 38 21 12 3 2 47 104 Albany 39 18 14 2 5 43 104 Bridgeport 38 18 15 4 1 41 121 WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF Rockford 40 22 12 4 2 50 110 Milwaukee 38 21 12 2 3 47 107 Chicago 37 19 14 4 0 42 106 Grand Rapids 37 19 14 3 1 42 113 Lake Erie 35 15 15 2 3 35 97 North Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF Utica 38 24 9 5 0 53 105 Adirondack 40 22 15 2 1 47 112 Toronto 39 17 16 6 0 40 88 Hamilton 40 17 17 6 0 40 100 Rochester 39 16 22 1 0 33 108 West Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF Oklahoma City 39 26 9 2 2 56 123 San Antonio 37 21 13 3 0 45 122 Texas 38 16 13 9 0 41 109 Charlotte 40 15 20 4 1 35 89 Iowa 38 13 23 1 1 28 88

GA 90 90 104 102 128 GA 44 81 99 121 118 GA 103 105 111 109 114

GA 90 89 93 95 121 GA 85 108 104 107 116 GA 103 115 114 117 128

NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss.

Friday’s Games Portland 3, St. John’s 0 Milwaukee 2, Utica 1 Charlotte 4, Toronto 1 Binghamton 5, Syracuse 0 Albany 3, Lehigh Valley 2 Providence 3, Bridgeport 2, OT Hamilton 2, Grand Rapids 1 Worcester 5, Manchester 4, OT Hartford 3, Norfolk 2, OT Rockford 4, Iowa 0 Texas 2, Oklahoma City 0 Lake Erie at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Portland at St. John’s, 4 p.m.

Grand Rapids at Hamilton, 5 p.m.

Syracuse at Bridgeport, 5 p.m.

Milwaukee at Adirondack, 5 p.m.

Albany at Hershey, 5 p.m.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at Worcester, 5 p.m.

Providence at Manchester, 5 p.m.

Binghamton at Lehigh Valley, 5:05 p.m.

Hartford at Norfolk, 5:15 p.m.

Rockford at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Lake Erie at Iowa, 6 p.m.

Texas at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.

Rochester at San Antonio, 6 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Syracuse at Bridgeport, 1 p.m.

Worcester at Manchester, 1 p.m.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at Providence, 1:05 p.m.

Lake Erie at Iowa, 2 p.m.

Binghamton at Springfield, 2 p.m.

Lehigh Valley at Hershey, 3 p.m.

Rochester at Oklahoma City, 3 p.m.

Basketball NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct d-Atlanta 32 8 .800 Washington 27 13 .675 d-Toronto 26 13 .667 d-Chicago 27 14 .659 Milwaukee 21 19 .525 Cleveland 20 20 .500 Miami 17 22 .436 Brooklyn 17 23 .425 Charlotte 15 25 .375 Detroit 15 25 .375 Indiana 15 26 .366 Orlando 15 28 .349 Boston 13 25 .342 Philadelphia 8 31 .205

New York GB — 5 5.5 5.5 11 12 14.5 15 17 17 17.5 18.5 18 23.5

5 36 .122 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct d-Golden State 31 6 .838 d-Portland 30 10 .750 d-Memphis 28 11 .718 Houston 28 12 .700 Dallas 28 13 .683 L.A. Clippers 26 13 .667 San Antonio 25 16 .610 Phoenix 24 18 .571 New Orleans 19 20 .487 Oklahoma City 19 20 .487 Denver 18 21 .462 Sacramento 16 22 .421 Utah 14 26 .350 L.A. Lakers 12 29 .293

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Friday’s Games Philadelphia 96, New Orleans 81 Brooklyn 102, Washington 80 Memphis 106, Orlando 96 Detroit 98, Indiana 96 Atlanta 110, Toronto 89 Chicago 119, Boston 103 Oklahoma City 127, Golden State 115 Dallas 97, Denver 89 San Antonio 110, Portland 96 Phoenix 110, Minnesota 99 Utah 94, L.A. Lakers 85 Miami at Sacramento, 8 p.m.

Cleveland at L.A. Clippers, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Indiana at Charlotte, 5 p.m.

Philadelphia at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Golden State at Houston, 6 p.m.

Washington at Brooklyn, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at Denver, 7 p.m.

Portland at Memphis, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Sacramento, 8 p.m.

Sunday’s Games New Orleans at Toronto, 1:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Orlando, 4 p.m.

Utah at San Antonio, 5 p.m.

Transactions Domonic Brown and OF Ben Revere on one-year contracts.

BASEBALL PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Agreed to terms with INF Jung Ho Major League Baseball Kang on a four-year contract and with C Chris Stewart, LHP AntoMLB — Suspended New York Mets minor league RHP Brannio Bastardo, RHP Jared Hughes, INF Josh Harrison, RHP Mark don Welch 50 games following a second positive test for a drug Melancon, INF Sean Rodriguez, OF Travis Snider, LHP Tony Watof abuse in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and son and C Francisco Cervelli on one-year contracts.

Treatment Program.

SAN DIEGO PADRES — Agreed to terms with RHPs Andrew American League Cashner, Shawn Kelley, Ian Kennedy, Tyson Ross and Dale BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Agreed to terms with INF Chris Thayer and INF Yonder Alonso on one-year contracts and INF-OF Davis, LHP Brian Matusz, RHP Chris Tillman, and C Matt Wieters Alexi Amarista on a two-year contract through the 2016 season. on one-year contracts.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Agreed to terms with RHP YusBOSTON RED SOX — Agreed to terms with RHP Rick Pormeiro Petit on a one-year contract. cello and RHP Junichi Tazawa on one-year contracts.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Agreed to terms with RHP CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Agreed to terms with C Tyler FlowStephen Strasburg, RHP Doug Fister and RHP Drew Storen on ers and RHP Jeff Samardzija on one-year contracts. one-year contracts.

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Agreed to terms with OF Brandon American Association Moss, RHP Bryan Shaw and RHP Josh Tomlin on one-year SIOUX FALLS CANARIES — Signed INF Shelby Ford. Recontracts. leased RHP Kyle Ruwe and RHP Josh Giles.

DETROIT TIGERS — Agreed to terms with LHP David Price, WICHITA WINGNUTS — Sold the contract of OF Jake Luce RHP Alfredo Simon and OF J.D. Martinez on one-year contracts. to Baltimore (AL).

HOUSTON ASTROS — Agreed to terms with C Jason Castro, Can-Am League C Hank Conger and LHP Tony Sipp on one-year contracts.

QUEBEC CAPITALES Released INF Aaron Brill, OF Asif Shah KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with RHP Louis and INF Rene Leveret.

Coleman and LHP Tim Collins on one-year contracts.

BASKETBALL LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Agreed to terms with C Drew National Basketball Association Butera, OF Collin Cowgill, LHP Cesar Ramos and rhp Fernando NBA — Suspended Milwaukee C Larry Sanders for a minimum Salas on one-year contracts. of ten games for violating the terms of the NBA/NBPA Anti-Drug MINNESOTA TWINS — Agreed to terms with LHP Tommy MiProgram. lone, RHP Casey Fien, INF Eduardo Nunez and 3B Trevor Plouffe LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS — Waived G Jordan Farmar. on one-year contracts.

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS — Signed G Larry Drew II to a 10-day NEW YORK YANKEES — Agreed to terms with INF Stephen contract.

Drew, RHPs Michael Pineda, RHP Nathan Eovaldi and David CarFOOTBALL penter on a one-year contracts.

National Football League OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Agreed to terms with RHP Ryan CHICAGO BEARS — Named John Fox coach.

Cook, INF Brett Lawrie, OF Sam Fuld, OF Craig Gentry and OF Canadian Football League Josh Reddick on one-year contracts. Announced INF Andy ParMONTREAL ALOUETTES — Acquired WR Fred Stamps from rino cleared waivers and was sent outright to Nashville (PCL).

Edmonton for WR Kevin Stafford.

SEATTLE MARINERS — Agreed to terms with OF Dustin AckWINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Signed DB Sam Miller. ley, LHP Charlie Furbush, OF Austin Jackson, 1B Logan Morrison HOCKEY and OF Justin Ruggiano on one-year contracts.

National Hockey League TAMPA BAY RAYS — Agreed to terms with RHP Alex Cobb, NHL — Suspended Boston F Brad Marchand two games for LHP Drew Smyly, RHP Kevin Jepsen, LHP Jake McGee, OF Desslew-footing New York Rangers F Derick Brassard during a Jan. mond Jennings, C Rene Rivera, INF Logan Forsythe and DH-C 15 game.

John Jaso on one-year contracts and with INF Juan Francisco, C MONTREAL CANADIENS — Recalled G Joey MacDonald Mayo Acosta, OF Joey Butler, RHP Jhan Marinez and LHP Everfrom Hamilton (AHL). ett Teaford on minor league contracts.

American Hockey League TEXAS RANGERS — Agreed to terms with LHP Ross Detwiler ALBANY DEVILS — Signed D Eric Baier and loaned him to on a one-year contract.

Orlando (ECHL).

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Agreed to terms with OF Michael HAMILTON BULLDOGS — Recalled G Frank Palazzese from Saunders and RHP Marco Estrada on one-year contracts and with Wheeling (ECHL).

INF Munenori Kawasaki on a minor league contract. Sent RHP ECHL Cory Burns outright to Buffalo (IL).

ECHL — Suspended Indy’s Justin Holl pending a review and National League fined him an undisclosed amount after he was assessed a major ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Agreed to terms with RHP Jeremy Hellickson on a one-year contract.

CHICAGO CUBS — Agreed to terms with OF Chris Coghlan, RHP Jake Arrieta, RED DEER MINOR HOCKEY C Welington Castillo, 3B Luis Valbuena SOLD and LHP Travis Wood on one-year contracts.

OUT CINCINNATI REDS — Agreed to terms with SS Zack Cozart and RHP Mike Leake on one-year contracts.

COLORADO ROCKIES — Agreed to terms with LHP Rex Brothers, RHP Jhoulys Chacin and C Michael McKenry on one-year contracts.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Agreed to terms with RHP Kenley Jansen, RHP Juan Nicasio and INF Justin Turner on one-year contracts.

MIAMI MARLINS — Agreed to terms with RHP Henderson Alvarez, RHP Steve Cishek, RHP Aaron Crow and 2B Dee Gordon on one-year contracts.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Agreed to terms with OF Gerardo Parra on a oneyear contract.

NEW YORK METS — Agreed to terms with 2B Daniel Murphy, RHP Dillon TICKETS ALL PROCEEDS TO MINOR HOCKEY Gee and SS Ruben Tejada on one-year contracts.

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IDAHO STEELHEADS — Announced D Charlie Dodero was loaned Syracuse (AHL).

SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS — Announced F Andrew Rowe was returned to the team from Charlotte (AHL). Traded F Brandon Hynes to Alaska for future considerations.

UTAH GRIZZLIES — Acquired F Ryan Hayes from Stockton for F Vincent Scarsella.

SOCCER Major League Soccer COLUMBUS CREW SC — Acquired D Chris Klute from Colorado to complete an earlier trade.

NEW YORK CITY FC — Announce an affiliation agreement with Wilmington (USL Pro) for 2015 season.

PHILADELPHIA UNION — Loaned MF Leo Fernandes to New York (NASL).

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Conference championships a time for playoff heroes

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NFL PLAYOFFS

Davante Adams and Jermaine Kearse had their best games to help their teams reach the NFC championship game. Trent Richardson and Jonas Gray watched in street clothes while their teams advanced to the AFC title game.

The NFL playoffs are a time for unsung heroes and busts.

Often, the standout stars in big games aren’t the biggest names or players making the most money.

Two prime examples in past conference championship games are cornerback Ricky Manning Jr. and linebacker A.J. Duhe.

Manning intercepted Donovan McNabb three times in Carolina’s 14-3 win over the Eagles in January 2004. Duhe picked three of Richard Todd’s passes and returned one for a touchdown in Miami’s 14-0 over the New York Jets in January 1983.

Last weekend, Adams, a rookie second-round pick, had a career-best seven catches for 117 yards and one touchdown in Green Bay’s 26-21 win over Dallas. Kearse, a third-year pro, had three catches for a career-best 129 yards and one TD in Seattle’s 31-17 win over Carolina.

In the AFC, Gray was inactive for New England in a 35-31 over Baltimore. The little-known running back burst on the scene when he ran for 201 yards and a franchise-best four TDs in the Patriots’ 42-20 win at Indianapolis in Week 10. But Gray has rushed for just 80 yards since that effort.

Richardson, the No. 3 overall pick in the 2012 draft

by Cleveland, was a healthy scratch for Indianapolis in a 24-13 upset at Denver. Richardson had already been demoted to third-string and couldn’t make the active roster on special teams.

Here are potential unsung heroes for each team on Championship Sunday: PACKERS: Tight end Andrew Quarless had four catches for 31 yards and a touchdown last week against Dallas. With Adams, Jordy Nelson and Randall Cobb facing Richard Sherman and Byron Maxwell, Quarless might end up being Aaron Rodgers’ go-to guy.

SEAHAWKS: Rookie first-round pick Justin Britt has started every game at right tackle and faces another tough task this week. Britt can’t focus on just one player because the Packers move their linemen around, but he should see plenty of veteran end Julius Peppers. Britt hasn’t allowed a sack in the past three games.

COLTS: Free safety Sergio Brown had a rough time against Rob Gronkowski when the teams last met. Brown, who broke Gronkowski’s arm in 2012, was tossed into a camera cart by the All-Pro tight end after a 26-yard, tackle-breaking touchdown catch. So Brown certainly has extra motivation going into this matchup.

PATRIOTS: Backup tight end Michael Hoomanawanui caught two passes for 30 yards when the Patriots lined up in a unique formation that confused the Ravens. Since Gronkowski will get extra attention, Hoomanawanui has a chance to sneak in a few more big catches.

Here are players who were busts this season for each team: PACKERS: Rookie defensive tackle Khyri Thornton, a third-round pick, spent the year on injured reserve after hurting his hamstring in a preseason game. While the Packers have received significant contributions from other draft picks, they got nothing from Thornton because of his injury.

SEAHAWKS: Wide receiver Percy Harvin was traded to the New York Jets in October for a midround draft pick less than two years after the Seahawks gave up a first and third-round picks to get him and signed him to a lucrative contract.

COLTS: The Colts traded a first-round pick for Richardson last year, but he lost his starting job to Dan Herron and was inactive last week in favour of a player the team had just signed.

PATRIOTS: Gray led the Patriots in rushing this season, though 201 of his 412 yards came in one game.

Gray was sent home from practice for reporting late the Friday after his breakout game and hasn’t played much since that performance.

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Orangemen fall to Carstar Carstar rode Taylor Armstrong’s 19-point effort to an 89-66 win over the Orangemen om Central Alberta Sr. Men’s Basketball Association action on Thursday.

Joel Carroll also added 14 points for the victors while Tom Judd had 21 points for the Orangemen and Ray Teskey 17.

In other action on Thursday, Bulldog Metal rolled up an 83-68 win over the Kingsmen.

Slopestyle snowboard races coming to Canyon Canyon Ski Resort will be hosting the Alberta Snowboarding Association’s second slopestyle stop on it’s Southern Alberta Series on Sunday.

Registration for the event runs from 10:30-11:30 a.m. and should get underway by between noon and 1 p.m.

The event will feature three runs each and is expected to bring in 30 competitors from Calgary, Cochrane, Canmore, Leduc, Edmonton, Red Deer and Medicine Hat.

Bandits take advantage of power play Bandits 6 Grizzlys 3 BROOKS — A lack of discipline was the Olds Grizzlys (20-17-6) undoing on Friday night.

The Brooks Bandits (33-10-1) scored four powerplay goals on 11 opportunities to beat the Grizzlys 6-3.

Anthony Paskaruk led the Bandits with two goals and two assists while Shane Bear, Mark Logan, Austin Plevy and Nick Prkusic had singles for the Bandits and Josh Davies made 25 saves for the win.

Kyle Moore replied with two goals for the Grizzlys and James Guame had the other. Jesse Gridichuk made 35 saves in the loss.

The Grizzlys were 0-for-6 on their power-play opportunities.

The Grizzlys host the Grande Prairie Storm (13-293) tonight at 7 p.m.

Kings, Queens keep tight reigns on Broncos

BY ADVOCATE STAFF Queens 3 Broncos 0 Kings 3 Broncos 0 OLDS — The Red Deer College Queens women’s volleyball team took down their Central Alberta rivals, the Olds College Broncos, 3-0 (25-19, 25-14, 25-12) in Olds on Friday.

Power Miranda Dawe was named the Queens (141; 43-6) player of the game with 14 kills, seven digs

Thomas, Kuchar, Simpson tied for lead at Sony Open HONOLULU — Webb Simpson was so determined to switch to a conventional putting style that he broke his belly putter over his knee so he could never use it again. He might be the most surprised of anyone to be tied for the lead Friday in the Sony Open.

With expectations next to nil from using a regular putter for the first time in 10 years, Simpson ran off

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REBELS: Play host to the Pats tonight “It was tight,’ said Lowry. “We knew coming in that Red Deer is playing extremely well and that we’d have to play a good, solid road game, and fortunately we did.” ● Regina, which visits the Centrium tonight, fell 6-2 Friday to the host Edmonton Oil Kings. In the Eastern Conference upset of the evening, the Saskatoon Blades scored two unanswered third-period goals and slipped past the visiting Medicine Hat Tigers 5-4 . . . The Rebels reassigned defenceman Austin Shmoorkoff to the junior B Edmonton Mustangs earlier this week. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

and one stuff block.

The two teams played a two close matches in the first half of the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference season with RDC winning both games over Olds (10-5; 34-17), but the Queens ran away with this one.

“It was a good measuring stick match to see how we have improved from the first half of the season,” said Queens head coach Talbot Walton, in an email.

“We played our game today and executed at a high level.”

The Kings (12-2; 37-13) also rolled through the

Broncos (0-14; 1-42) in the men’s game, winning 3-0 (25-20, 25-12, 25-20). Still Kings head coach Aaron Schulha was not entirely pleased with the victory.

“With a mixed line up we were fairly inconsistent on the night but were able to pull away when it mattered,” he said in a n email.

Australian import Regan Fathers was the RDC player of the game with five aces and five kills.

The two programs face each other again tonight, this time at RDC with the women going at 6 p.m. and the men following.

three birdies over the last five holes for a 4-under 66 to share the lead with Matt Kuchar and PGA Tour rookie Justin Thomas.

“The broken belly putter is in my trophy case at home. It’s on top,” Simpson said. “I can’t use it. I could use it — it would be a short putter.”

Kuchar, playing alongside Simpson, had a 63.

Calgary’s Roger Sloan is the top Canadian in the field after shooting a 67 on the second day of competition. He sits minus-3 through two rounds, good for 56th spot on the leaderboard.

The big surprise was Thomas, the 21-year-old

son of a club pro in Kentucky — not because of his age, or because it’s his first time to Waialae, but the way he finished. Thomas figured he couldn’t catch Kuchar and Simpson, so he tried to at least get a little closer to them. He hit 8-iron to 12 feet for birdie, hit a wedge to 6 feet for birdie on the next hole, and then pounded a tee shot on the par-5 ninth and had only a 9-iron to the green. He hit that to 18 feet and made the putt for eagle.

That gave him a 61 — one off the course record Davis Love III set in 1994, about 10 months after Thomas was born.

there were some areas we can improve on, but alland-all it was a pretty solid effort, especially from some of the new guys like Henry Bankazo, who was in his first game, and Justin (Jarvis).”

Jarvis was the RDC player of the game, finishing with 19 points, 16 rebounds and two assists. It was his third game with the team.

“Justin is starting to do the things we liked about him when we recruited him,” said Pottinger. “He played with a lot of energy in rebounding and finishing. We need to get him to know the plays a bit more and to execute, but we have time to work on that.”

The RDC squads face St. Mary’s again tonight in Calgary then have a weekend off, returning to action in Medicine Hat on Jan. 30-31.

Despite the easy win, Pottinger indicated they had

to make sure they didn’t take the Lightning easy.

“They have been playing better of late and they have some key pieces that make them dangerous. We made sure we shut down their three-point shooting.”

The Lightning finished with just one three on 15 attempts.

Matt Matear added 15 points for RDC, Tyler Wise 14, Matt Johnson 12 and Jacob Cusumano 10. Benny Bankazo, who is also playing with a sore ankle, had nine points and 11 rebounds, while Wise added eight boards and Johnson seven rebounds and six assists.

Awak Awak had 18 points for St. Mary’s.

Danny Rode is a retired Advocate reporter who can be reached at drode@reddeeradvocate.com. His work can also be seen at www.rdc.ab.ca/athleticsblog

KINGS: Third win in a row

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“When the pressure was on, he made some good saves,” said Keeper. “Those ones they got when they pressured us in the end, they were just scrambles in front and guys not knocking the puck out or boxing guys out.”

The victory gave RDC three in a row. They host the Clippers again today at 1:30 p.m. at the Penhold Multiplex, and it’s another game they can ill-afford to drop as they dig their way out of an early-season hole.

“If we can continue to play well, build wins, put them together, we have the opportunity to potentially be in fourth, maybe in third place, by the end of January,” said Keeper. jaldrich@reddeeradvocate.com

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New trade shows planned ONE FOR SUMMER ACTIVITIES, THE OTHER FOR ONLINE AND TEMPORARY RETAILERS

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR The partners behind Red Deer’s Agri-Trade Equipment Expo are hoping to duplicate the success of their popular fall farm event.

The Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce and Westerner Park plan to launch two new trade shows in April 2016, with these to run concurrently at Westerner Park — likely over three days.

“One is going to be focused on summer activities,” said Dianne Smirl, who is event manager of Agri-Trade and will oversee the new shows.

She said planning for the summerthemed event is still at a sensitive stage, so she can’t elaborate. But Smirl did confirm that the show will likely be divided into zones reflective of different summertime activities.

“I haven’t seen another show anywhere in Canada like it.”

The second show will build upon The Marketplace section of Agri-Trade, focusing on online and temporary retailers that don’t operate from traditional storefronts.

“It’s a catch-all for us to bring in retailers or products that consumers are interested in,” said Smirl, describing the concept as the “everything and anything show.”

The two themes didn’t come easily.

Officials with the Chamber and Westerner Park researched ideas for more than half a year, pondering what would make sense for this area and what residents here would want.

They’re determined to put on quality shows, said Smirl, pointing out that the new events will be linked to AgriTrade.

“We’re putting the same effort into this, marketing-wise and promotionwise, that we would put into AgriTrade.”

There are several motivations for adding the new trade shows, said Smirl. The Chamber wants events that its members can identify with and participate in, Westerner Park wants new uses for its facilities, and both nonprofit organizations will benefit from the revenues generated.

Smirl said she has the capacity to manage additional shows, explaining

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Roxy Reynolds of Red Deer County sporting her Future Farmer T-shirt gets a close-up look at a new harvester on display in the Centrium during Agri-Trade. The partners behind the annual farm equipment expo are launching new trade shows in April at Westerner Park. that technology has reduced the administrative demands of Agri-Trade and it can’t be expanded without more buildings at Westerner Park.

The Parkland, Prairie and Stockmens pavilions have been reserved for the new shows, with attendees to pay a single admission for both. She antici-

pates attendees from Airdrie to Leduc, although Central Alberta is the region being targeted.

“It’s a fantastic market,” said Smirl, expressing surprise that other show managers haven’t tried to capitalize.

“I think we’re a hot spot, and I think on the show market we’re underuti-

lized.”

Smirl expects to begin marketing the new trade shows this April, at which time more details will be released. hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

U.S. consumer prices plummet 0.4% BIGGEST MONTHLY FALL IN SIX YEARS, AS GAS DROPS

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer prices fell in December by the largest amount in six years, reflecting another big monthly decline in gas prices and providing further evidence of falling inflation pressures.

The Labor Department said Friday that its consumer price index dropped 0.4 per cent last month, the biggest one-month drop since December 2008.

It was also the second straight monthly decline in prices with both months reflecting big decreases in gas prices, which have been tumbling in recent months because of the global plunge in oil prices.

Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy, showed no increase in December, only the second time since 2010 that core prices have not risen.

“There is little inflation pressure in the United States or almost anywhere else for that matter,” said Jennifer Lee, senior economist at BMO Capita Markets.

For all of 2014, overall inflation was up just 0.8 per cent, the smallest annual increase since 2008.

Even before the big plunge in oil

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Shoppers stand outside the Kate Spade store at St. Louis Premium Outlets in Chesterfield, Mo., on Dec. 22, 2014. The Labor Department released its report on on consumer prices for December on Friday. prices, inflation has been running levels well below the 2 per cent that the Federal Reserve sees as an optimal annual increase for prices. That has given the Fed leeway to keep a key interest rate at a record low to boost economic growth.

The Fed in December said that it intended to be “patient” about raising interest rates, supporting the view among many economists that the first rate increase will not occur until June at the earliest.

Some economists suggested that a big drop in inflation may cause the Fed to delay the first rate hike beyond June because of concerns about the

threat of deflation, a situation of falling prices which can weaken economic growth. But other analysts said June remained the most likely date for the first Fed rate hike.

Ethan Harris, chief economist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, said that falling energy prices should be a net positive for the economy, giving consumers more money to spend on other items and thus leading to stronger economic growth.

Harris, chairman of an American Bankers Association forecasting panel, said the consensus view of the panel’s 15 chief bank economists was that the Fed would begin raising rates by mid-

2015 but that the rate increases would be gradual.

“We expect the Fed to calibrate its policy to minimize any shock to growth,” Harris said.

The 0.8 per cent rise in prices for the year compared to a 1.5 per cent increase in 2013 and a 1.7 per cent increase in 2012. It was the smallest advance since prices edged up just 0.1 per cent in 2008, the year the Great Recession threw the economy into reverse.

Core inflation rose 1.6 per cent for the 12 months ending in December.

Core prices were held back in December by a big 5 per cent drop in airline fares. Clothing prices fell 1.2 per cent in December and new car prices dipped 0.1 per cent. Paul Dales, senior U.S. economist at Capital Economics, said both of those declines may have been influenced by recent gains in the value of the dollar.

In addition to plunging global oil prices, the dollar has been rising against other major currencies. That makes foreign-produced goods cheaper for U.S. consumers.

In December, gas prices fell 9.4 per cent, the sixth consecutive monthly decline and the biggest drop since December 2008. The string of declines has left gas 19.1 per cent lower than a year ago. Food prices edged up 0.3 per cent in December and are 3.4 per cent higher than a year ago. Some of the gains this year reflect drought conditions in California and other states.

Swiss franc’s surge sees brokerage firms go bust

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON — The staggering ascent in the Swiss franc, one of the most acute moves in decades by a major currency, has hurt financial firms around the world, with at least two brokerages going out of business.

Though currency markets were a bit calmer Friday, with the euro down 1.1 per cent at 0.9824 francs, the repercussions from the previous day’s move are being felt at financial firms from New York to New Zealand via London.

At one point Thursday, the franc surged around 30 per cent against the

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euro in the minutes after the Swiss National Bank, or SNB, said it was ditching policy that limited the rise of franc.

It had adopted the policy in 2011 to keep the franc’s rise from hurting the economy’s exports.

Derek Halpenny, a currency strategist at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, described the currency move as “unprecedented.” He’s not alone in thinking that.

The scale and speed of the move in what is one of the world’s most-traded currencies caught many financial firms unprepared. While holders of Swiss francs gained, those with sizeable holdings of euros or dollars against the

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While big banks can absorb big losses on markets, for some smaller firms, the volatility in the franc proved too much.

Alpari, the London-based brokerage firm that sponsors the shirt of English Premier League football club West Ham United, said it had to shut down its business.

In a statement, the firm said the majority of its clients sustained losses which exceeded their account equity.

“Where a client cannot cover this loss, it is passed on to us,” it said. “This has forced Alpari (UK) Limited to confirm today that it has entered into insol-

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The scale of anger within the firm is evident in a note that its market analyst, Craig Erlam, published Friday before news of the wind-down. Bemoaning the “idiotic actions of the SNB,” Erlam warned over the “longer term impact on the markets.”

Alpari’s demise follows that of Global Brokers NZ., a small currency trading house in New Zealand.

Its director, David Johnson, announced on the website of affiliate Excel Markets, that it could no longer meet the regulatory minimum to continue business.

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MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market shot up over 250 points Friday as energy stocks responded to some stability in oil prices this week and base metals started to recover from a severe mauling sparked by a plunge in copper prices.

The S&P/TSX composite index soared 267.59 points to 14,309.41.

The Canadian dollar lost 0.02 of a cent to 83.56 cents US. New York markets improved following the release of strong consumer data. The University of Michigan’s consumer confidence index for January jumped to 98.2, up from 93.0 last month and better than the 94.1 reading that economists had expected.

The Dow Jones industrials gained 190.86 points to 17,511.57, the Nasdaq was up 63.56 points to 4,634.38 and the S&P 500 index was 26.75 points higher at 2,019.42.

The TSX energy sector was the star performer, ahead 6.15 per cent as oil tries to find support around the US$45 a barrel level.

Prices have plunged almost 40 per cent since the end of November after the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries ruled out cuts in production to support prices. Overall, crude prices are down about 55 per cent from the highs of June 2014 amid a huge supply/demand imbalance.

Despite the strong gain Friday, analysts caution about picking a bottom for oil.

“It’s too hard a call,” said Bob Gorman, chief portfolio strategist at TD Waterhouse.

“It’s really dependent on how much pain the Saudis want to inflict on, in ascending order, on Iran, the Russians and the U.S. fracking industry. And we just don’t know. These things tend to go on longer and further than you think.”

Prices were supported Friday by a report from the International Energy Agency which said the collapse in oil prices is expected to slash growth in non-OPEC oil production this year. And it said that could in turn increase de-

Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 14.09 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 17.19 First Quantum Minerals . 13.28 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 28.49 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 8.53 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 4.29 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.57 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 42.01 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.15 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 14.20 Energy Arc Resources . . . . . . . . 22.18 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 21.63 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 56.56 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.65 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 39.06 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 35.51 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . . 8.27 Canyon Services Group. . 7.55 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 24.64 CWC Well Services . . . . . 0.42 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 16.33 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 1.38 mand for OPEC’s own output.

The February crude contract in New York closed up $2.44 at US$48.69 a barrel.

There was further evidence of how the collapse in oil prices is affecting oilpatch support firms.

Schlumberger Ltd. (NYSE:SLB) has recorded a $296-million charge as it cuts its workforce by 9,000. Its quarterly adjusted earnings were $1.50 a share, five cents above estimates. Sales rose six per cent to $12.6 billion, in line with analyst expectations. The company is also raising its dividend by 25 per cent, paying 50 cents a share.

Its stock rose 6.13 per cent to US$81.33.

The base metals sector was ahead six per cent with March copper advancing six cents to US$2.62 a pound.

The metals component has tumbled about 15 per cent just this week alone after copper prices went into full retreat, falling below US$2.49 a pound in the worst performance since the 2008 financial crisis. The slide came amid weak trade data from China and a cut in the World Bank’s estimate for global growth this year.

The gold sector was ahead 3.25 per cent with bullion prices rising $12.10 to US$1,276.90 an ounce on top of five strong days of advances amid expectations that the European Central Bank will move next week to launch its own quantitative easing program, which would involve the massive purchase of bonds. There has also been speculation that the U.S. Federal Reserve could delay raising interest rates this year.

All sectors were positive, save for a 0.3 per cent dip in consumer staples.

North American markets continued to register losses last week with the TSX losing 76 points or 0.5 per cent on top of a 2.5 per cent drop the previous week. The Dow industrials fell 225 points or 1.27 per cent.

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

Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 91.12 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 39.13 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.68 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 36.53 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 47.43 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 3.65 Penn West Energy . . . . . . 2.10 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . 0.015 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 6.42 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 36.00 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . . 9.02 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.70 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 4.90 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 52.34 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 75.68 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 61.62 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90.58 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 27.74 Carfinco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.49 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 31.48 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 43.41 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 82.97 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 20.23 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 44.66 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.77 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 75.71 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 37.47 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.21 Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 14,309.41, up 267.59 points Dow — 17,511.57, up 190.86 points S&P 500 — 2,019.42, up 26.75 points Nasdaq — 4,634.38, up 63.56 points Currencies: Cdn — 83.56 cents US, down 0.02 of a cent Pound — C$1.8140, down 0.14 of a cent Euro — C$1.3844, down 0.57 of a cent Euro — US$1.1568, down 0.51 of a cent Oil futures: US$48.69 per barrel, up $2.44 (February contract) Gold futures: US$1,276.90 per oz., up $12.10 (February contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $22.154 oz., up 90.2 cents $712.25 kg., up $29 ICE FUTURES WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: March ’15 $0.80 lower $450.60; May ’15 $0.50 higher $446.40; July ’15 $1.20 higher $440.60; Nov ’15 $1.40 higher $426.60; Jan. ’16 $0.70 higher $429.00; March ’16 $0.90 higher $433.10; May ’16 $0.70 higher $437.90; July ’16 $0.70 higher $439.40; Nov. ’16 $0.70 higher $439.40; March ’17 $0.70 higher $439.40.

Barley (Western): March ’15 $4.00 higher $195.00; May ’15 $4.00 higher $197.00; July ’15 $4.00 higher $199.00; Oct. ’15 unchanged $190.00; Dec. ’15 unchanged $190.00; March ’16 unchanged $190.00; May ’16 unchanged $190.00; July ’16 unchanged $190.00; Oct. ’16 unchanged $190.00; March ’17 unchanged $190.00.

Friday’s estimated volume of trade: 488,760 tonnes of canola; 1,000 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 489,760.

Oliver refuses to provide details on deadline for delayed budget

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Finance Minister Joe Oliver is refusing to provide a deadline for the Conservative government’s now-delayed federal budget, saying he doesn’t want to get into “negative hypotheticals.”

On Thursday, Oliver took the unusual step of postponing the release of the country’s budget until at least April, giving the government more time to evaluate just how badly falling oil prices could damage the Canadian economy.

On Friday in Toronto, Oliver refused to speculate on exactly when the budget would come down.

“Look, I don’t want to get into negative hypotheticals,” he said when asked how late the government would be willing to wait.

“We’ve decided that we won’t issue the budget earlier than April because of the current instability and we’ll make a decision as we approach that date.”

While rare, federal governments have in past years waited beyond March 31, the last day of the fiscal year, to deliver budgets.

Thursday’s deferral comes amid a flurry of economic warnings about the net impact of lower crude prices on oil exports, including mass layoffs in the Alberta oilpatch.

Oliver also defended the government’s decision to unveil a multibilliondollar suite of family taxand-benefit measures in late October, after world

oil prices had started to tumble.

At the time of the announcement, which was made by Prime Minister Stephen Harper himself, oil prices had dropped to about US$80 per barrel from a high of around US$107 in June.

In recent days, oil prices have been hovering in the US$46 range.

Oliver was asked Friday whether, in retrospect, the government regrets introducing the initiatives amid plummeting prices that have since cut the per-barrel price tag in half.

“Well, we weren’t in the midst of a 50 per cent slide in the oil prices,” Oliver responded. “But the point is, a surplus isn’t there to look at. A surplus is there to provide benefits to Canadians.”

The family-friendly measures, which include a controversial plan to allow income splitting for families with young children, prevented the government from balancing the books in 2014-15 and only left a razor-thin surplus for 2015-16.

Feds, Irving shipbuilding reach deal to build Arctic patrol ships

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The Harper government has signed a contract to build its long-promised Arctic patrol ships, but it had to increase the overall project budget by $400 million in order to do so.

Officials from Public Works and National Defence, along with Irving Shipbuilding President Kevin McCoy, made the announcement Friday in Ottawa ahead of a planned event next week in Halifax.

The entire program is now expected to cost $3.5 billion, up from the $3.1 billion initially proposed when the ships were first announced in 2007 as part of the Conservative government’s ambitious plan to rebuild the military.

The ships themselves will cost up to $2.3 billion to construct and the rest of the allocation is made up of other costs, including jetty improvements, initial equipment and ammunition.

The agreement is to build six light icebreakers for the navy’s use in the North and off both coasts, but there will be a ceiling to the budget and officials acknowledge the number of ships could slip to five if the program runs into trouble.

“Should costs increase due to unforeseen factors, the contract will guarantee the delivery of five ships within the same ceiling price,” said a government official who spoke Friday at a technical background briefing.

The deal provides incentives to Irving to keep costs down in order to deliver all six ships on time and on budget.

Essentially, officials have agreed to a benchmark cost and if it isn’t met, Irving’s fee goes down. If the company manages to beat the benchmark, then its fee goes up.

“It’s a fairly simple formula,” McCoy said. “As we drive our costs down, both Canada and Irving share in some of the

benefit of the reduced cost.”

Last fall, a series of defence and government sources told The Canadian Press that with existing funding, the program was on track to deliver five ships, not six — a report McCoy denied at the time. A few days later, the parliamentary budget office warned that delays and inflation would force the Conservative government to buy fewer ships if it stuck with the original budget.

An official, not authorized to speak publicly, said the increase in the budget will mostly go to the project’s contingency fund, which is built into every program as a cushion against inflation and unforeseen circumstances.

McCoy didn’t want to criticize the PBO report directly, but said the company’s exhaustive planning, use of computer modeling and three-dimensional imaging allowed it to more accurately predict the costs and what it could do.

He was adamant Irving will deliver six ships by the end of the program in 2022.

When the program was originally conceived, the Conservatives promised to build up to eight patrol ships, prompting Liberal defence critic Joyce Murray to wonder what exactly has changed.

“What was the requirement?” she asked in an interview Friday. “It must have been based on something. Now we’re getting five or six. The lack of transparency — that is what is troubling.”

It’s not clear whether the government is making the requirement fit the budget, or the other way around, she added.

In order to stay within budget, Irving will have to keep a tight rein not only on its costs, but on those of its suppliers as well, who are already feeling the pinch and have complained to Nova Scotia Economic Development Minister Michel Samson.

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Norwegian Laft Hus Society Craft and Bake Sale ach fall, the Norwegian Laft Hus Society has a two-day craft and bake sale.

All money raised funds many projects and helps with the day-to-day expenses of running a small working museum. This past year, the sale was held in conjunction with other organizations in Rotary Park on Nov. 15 and 16.

There were customers from Calgary, Edmonton, Camrose and many other places lined up outside before the doors opened.

The cash register was very busy and all the baking sold out. The loyal customers return every year to stock up for Christmas.

If you stopped at this log house with the sod roof on any Wednesday during the year, you would find members working on crafts that will be sold at the fall sale. Hardanger embroidery, Norwegian knitting, nalbinding, and rosemaling painting are all traditional arts that our members create each week.

About one month before the sale, the museum artifacts are carefully packed away and the log house becomes a hive of baking activity. Members volunteer many hours to make traditional Norwegian foods. Lefse, a thin soft bread similar to a tortilla but made with potatoes, is the most popular food item. Five days of making lefse, nearly 1,500, is never enough.

Other baking days are devoted to making flatbread, fattigman, krumkake, cardamom doughnuts, rosettes and sandbakkles.

Other specialities are made at people’s homes; Julbread, almond cakes, Kringla, and a variety of cookies.

All the recipes can be found in a cookbook published a few years ago called Favorites of the Laft Hus. Copies are sold in the Laft Hus Butikk for $10.

The Butikk is the store/boutique where a variety of Norwegian items are sold. T-shirts, mugs, flags, Christmas giftware,calendars, books, pins, keychains, Norwegian cheese, chocolate and other foods, paper goods, cheese slicers and all the cookware necessary for making your own Norwegian baking.

The Norwegian Laft Hus is open every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Although all the baking sold during the sale, there’s craft items and Butikk goods for sale throughout the year.

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TOP: Sylvia Jones doing the rosemaling painting and Eveline Corr in the background making hardanger embroidery.

LEFT: These are the krumkake cookies that are very popular.

Krumkake translates into “curved cake.”

ABOVE: Examples of hardanger embroidery and rosemaling painting.

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Women Who Care gains momentum NEW RED DEER GROUP AIMS TO RAISE AT LEAST $40,000 FOR VARIOUS LOCAL CHARITIES

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF Fours time this year, a group of at least 100 women will get together, pick a charity and open up their chequebooks to make a donation.

It’s part of a group called 100 Women Who Care and it’s being organized in part by Cindy Jefferies, a former Red Deer city councillor and Red Deer Public School board trustee.

The first meeting is scheduled for Feb. 9 and so far Jefferies said she’s had about 50 registrations come in, with a total of 70 people expressing an interest in becoming members of the

group.

At that meeting, and the other three that will occur in 2015, three charities are nominated and a member who nominated the charity is given time to make a pitch as to why the group should donate money to them. At the end of the meeting, the members of the group vote and each member writes a cheque for $100 to the charity.

“As members we all commit to write four $100 cheques, one for each meeting throughout the year,” said Jefferies.

“You have an opportunity to nominate a charity you think is deserving of the money. All the nominees are put in a hat and three are drawn for that

evening.”

Jefferies and her good friend Susan Knopp thought it was a simple idea that could have a great impact in Red Deer and got the organization started.

“It’s the power of the group and the people getting behind one organization to try to boost them a little bit,” said Jefferies.

“The whole idea is it’s simple and it’s a way of getting behind these organizations. Especially small organizations that don’t have the capacity to host huge events as a fundraiser. Bigger organizations would be eligible, but it’s also a chance to nominate smaller ones.”

Meeting space has been donated

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for their first meeting and they have no overhead, meaning the $10,000 (or more) that will be donated that first night will go directly to the charity chosen.

“What I like about it is you get to learn about organizations that have been doing work in the community you may never have heard of before,” said Jefferies.

By the end of the year, the group hopes to donate at least $40,000 to charities in Red Deer.

For more information, visit the group’s Facebook page called “100 Women Who Care — Red Deer,” or email 100womenreddeer@gmail.com. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

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Utility rates on the rise

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Madalyn Smith and Caitlyn Richardson follow Kenny McDougall up the hill east of Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School on Friday afternoon. The three Grade 11 students were taking part in a Physical Education 20 class and working on their mastery of skiing hills during the afternoon session with their classmates.

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BRIEF Abduction, sex assault suspect has court date A man accused of abducting, robbing and sexually assaulting a Gasoline Alley hotel worker returns to Red Deer provincial court for a bail hearing on Jan. 30.

RCMP allege that on Dec. 3, a 20-year-old woman was taken at vehicle at knifepoint and forced to withdraw cash from an automated bank teller. She was then taken to a rural area near Penhold, where she was sexually assaulted, then dropped off at a convenience store in Red Deer. The suspect drove away in her vehicle, which was later recovered at a construction site in Gasoline Alley.

Justin Chase Mueller, 28, is charged with armed sexual assault, armed robbery, kidnapping, uttering threats and theft of goods worth more than $5,000.

Mueller is in custody at Edmonton Remand.

Child porn case back in court on Feb. 20 A Blackfalds man facing child pornography charges returns to Red Deer provincial court on Feb. 20.

The investigation began after Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team investigators received information from the RCMP’s National Child Exploitation Co-ordination Centre on child pornography being accessed online.

Anthony Gordon Murray, 58, was charged with possession, accessing and making available child pornography following his arrest September 2014.

Man fined, jailed after stolen property found A Pine Lake man originally charged with possession of stolen property was fined $200 and given 10 days in jail after pleading guilty to a lesser charge earlier this month.

Andrew Montague, 30, faced several charges, including possession of stolen property exceeding a value of $5,000, following an investigation by Innisfail RCMP last August into a possible chop shop operating east of Innisfail where five stolen vehicles were recovered.

All charges were withdrawn except for one charge of failing to comply with conditions, to which Montague pleaded guilty on Jan. 5.

Kris Rowe, 38, was also charged in connection to the chop shop.

He is scheduled to go to trial on July 24 in Red Deer. He faces three counts of possession of stolen property.

Blue Light Night campaign for dementia Early Onset Dementia Alberta and the Alzheimer Society of Alberta and Northwest Territories have partnered to promote Blue Light Night to raise awareness about dementia.

Blue Light Night starts Sunday and runs to Jan. 25. It encourages people who have family, friends and acquaintances struggling with dementia to install a blue light bulb in their outdoor light fixture at their home or business.

The campaign hopes to call attention to the number of people affected by dementia and Alzheimer’s, which is the most common type of dementia, and to encourage people to learn about the diseases.

For more information about Early Onset Dementia Alberta, contact Larry Quintilio at lquintilioeoda@gmail.com or call 403346-8401.

To contact the Alzheimer Society of Alberta and Northwest Territories, call 403-342-0448 or visit www.alzheimer.ab.ca.

First-degree murder trial set for pair A jury trial has been set for two men charged with first-degree murder of Winston Crier.

Crier, 51, of Samson Cree Nation, was found dead in a rural area of the Montana reserve on May 6, 2013.

Clifford Soosay, 28, and Nikki Saddleback, 27, who were scheduled for court appearances on

Tuesday in Wetaskiwin, will go to trial from April 4 to 15, 2016, in Wetaskiwin provincial court.

Troy Crier, 28, who was also charged with first-degree murder, is scheduled to go to trial on Jan. 18, 2016.

Hospice gala tickets all sold out The Red Deer Hospice Society fundraising celebrity chef gourmet dinner has sold out.

The Feb. 6 gala features celebrity chefs Massimo Capra, a judge on TV’s Chopped Canada, and Master Chef Canada judge Michael Bonacini. Joining the two chefs are Master Chef Canada season one contestants Dora Cote of Rocky Mountain House and Tammara Behl from Calgary.

The chefs will entertain on stage, demonstrating menu preparation. Guests will have a chance to join chefs on stage to assist. All four chefs have donated live auction dining packages for guests to bid on.

Randi Boulton and her band will entertain.

The gala is the main fundraising event for the Red Deer Hospice Society. Over the past 10 years, the society has helped more than 700 families with end of life care.

Quick-thinking residents keep fire from spreading A fire was quickly contained at a Glendale apartment, causing $1,000, in a situation that could have been much worse.

Red Deer Emergency Services were called to an apartment complex at 128 Glendale Blvd. at about 2:20 p.m. on Thursday afternoon to a report of a fire.

According to a news release, quick-thinking residents of the apartment extinguished the fire, limiting damage and preventing injuries.

The fire started in an oven, but was handled by the two residents of the apartment. One resident activated the building’s fire alarm system, while the other used the building’s fire extinguisher to put out the fire.

The building was briefly evacuated but residents were allowed back in quickly.

No injuries were reported.

Utility rates are set to rise in March.

Red Deer city council will consider first reading of a new utility bylaw with the proposed 2015 rates on Monday.

A typical monthly household utility bill is expected to increase overall by 1.7 per cent. Owners would pay $100.70 compared to $99.05 in 2014.

The new rates would come into effect on March 1 if council approves three readings of the utility bylaw.

For the first time, the wastewater rates for regional customers have been added to the bylaw.

A change has been made to the Wastewater Rate Model in order to more equitably distribute costs across functions (treatment versus collection).

The change will have a significant impact on the south region customers.

As a result, the city is proposing a transition to the rate change over the next three to five years to keep the annual rate below 15 per cent. Council may explore alternate transition options.

Crime mapping in Red Deer will also be on the table as council considers Coun. Buck Buchanan’s notice of motion to introduce the concept to the city.

Community members will be named to the Red Deer Community Safety Ad-Hoc Committee and the Red Deer Regional Airport Authority.

Council will also hear reports on the dialogue charter and the use of city-owned lands.

Several borrowing bylaws for the 2019 Canada Winter Games, road improvement and building projects, river bank stabilization and others will be considered. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

Firehall shuffle to be examined City council is scheduled to consider an area structure plan amendment on Monday that would pave the way for relocation of its 4340 32nd St. fire station to a site just west of Notre Dame High School.

The proposed change to the East Hill Major Area Structure Plan would allow for an emergency services facility to be located at the northeast corner of 30th Avenue and Lees Street. That property currently has a dry storm pond and a ball diamond.

“This change is needed in order to serve the needs of our growing city and ensure we are meeting provincially legislated standards that require us to respond to a call within 10 minutes, 90 per cent of the time,” said Emily Damberger, a senior planner with the city. “Multiple locations were considered for the new facility as part of an in-depth review process. The 30th Avenue and Lees Street location was deemed the best option.”

Relocation of Station 3 was recommended by a consultant following the decision to move Station 4 from 30 Davison Dr. to the Timberlands neighbourhood, where it can better serve the growing northeast area of the city. Station 3’s new address will enable it to cover property in Red Deer’s southeast corner.

On Wednesday, the city’s municipal planning commission considered the plan and voted to recommend that council approve the area structure plan amendment. It heard that 170 property owners near the new site were notified of the proposed change, and that seven provided feedback.

Concerns about siren noise, traffic congestion and reduced on-street parking were raised, but administration said none of these issues should be problematic. The storm water pond would remain in a reconfigured form and the ball diamond would be relocated.

“Although there are some costs that will be incurred due to the revisions to the storm water pond and the relocation of the ball diamond that may not have been necessary at other sites identified throughout the process, we had to consider costs versus compliance with the standards we are obligated to meet,” Damberger said.

Concerns have also been raised about the impact that moving Station 3 would have on response times to parts of the Bower neighbourhood. City officials have said technological improvements to the dispatch system will help improve those response times.

If council approves first reading of the area structure plan amendment, a public hearing will be held before final adoption.

Construction of Station 3’s new premises could begin late this year. Its existing facilities would be used as a dispatch centre and administrative offices.

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

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Always improve DOING ONE THING BETTER ALWAYS BEATS COMPLACENCY

Dear Getting Better: Do one thing better.

Every year, try to improve at least one part of you.

It’s what I do.

See, if I just coasted along, it would get boring.

My wife would get used to the same.

The same might be fine, but the HARLAN same isn’t as COHEN good as getting better.

Women like better.

Men like better.

As a married man, I’m always working to get better.

In 2015, my “better” is working on the next phase of my stomach project.

I’m working to get rid of it.

Underneath the current layer of fat is muscle.

I’m going to reveal it (the muscle).

My wife hasn’t asked me to do it.

It’s about me.

It’s a personal challenge.

It makes me feel good.

When I’m working to be my best, it becomes contagious.

I don’t ask my wife to get better, but she’s always doing something to make herself better, too.

I find it wildly attractive.

Too many couples do the opposite.

The opposite is doing nothing to get better.

It’s called being complacent or getting lazy.

This leads to not being your best.

That’s not how you grow together in the future.

Once your infatuation phase is over, it’s easy to lose interest.

So, make one part of you better.

Take on one new interest, change one part of your appearance, fix a character flaw, etc.

Be better and expect your relationship to continue to get better.

And if for any reason this doesn’t work, you can upgrade and find someone better.

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options.

Allow other men to participate in your awesomeness.

When you start dating other men, this guy will begin to see you differently.

Unfortunately, you won’t notice because you’ll be too busy spending your time with men who appreciate you.

Dear Harlan: My boyfriend keeps breaking up with me for stupid reasons on the weekend.

But by Saturday night he comes back wanting to date.

What should I do?

I’m tired of the back and forth. — Tired Dear Tired: Tell him you’ve got another date.

You are awful at setting boundaries and enforcing them.

Until you set boundaries and make it clear that you aren’t going to wait around, he’s going to break up with you.

My guess is that you’re too afraid to be single and that’s why you keep taking him back.

I know — you’re going to tell me you love him, but you don’t love how he treats you.

Until you demand respect, you will never command the respect you deserve.

Dear Readers: Happy New Year! In the spirit of giving, I’ve got a gift for you to start the year.

Life is uncomfortable at times (that’s not the gift, it’s coming).

It’s unavoidable.

Now, there are two types of people in the world: the ones who face the uncomfortable, and the ones who fight the uncomfortable.

Which one are you?

I used to be someone who fought the uncomfortable.

I’d hate, hide and make excuses to avoid the truth.

The truth can be painful. I’d get anxious. I’d worry what people thought.

I still seek affirmation, use food as a crutch, get impatient, and occasionally beat myself up for not doing enough, having enough, giving enough, and not being enough.

This is a part of me.

But, I’ve learned how to minimize it and not let it get in the way.

In fact, it’s helps me be better. I’ve figured out a secret to managing the uncomfortable.

And it can help you too.

The gift is people, places and patience.

For every challenge you face this

Technology gives it to us fast and furious. It’s always available.

But finding the right people, finding your places and getting comfortable with the uncomfortable takes time.

It doesn’t take days or weeks, it takes months.

Give yourself a good nine months (the same time it takes for a baby to grow from conception to birth).

So, what do you want to change?

Pick one thing.

Find your people.

Find your places. Create a timeline.

Pick a personal, professional, social risk or emotional and financial challenge.

Work to change what you don’t love, and learn to embrace what you can’t change.

I’m in your corner.

Send me your stories.

Share your questions.

I’d love to help support and guide you.

There are two types of people in the world.

People who face the uncomfortable and those who fight it. Which one are you?

Check out my TED talk on getting comfortable with the uncomfortable at www.HarlanCohen.com/tedx.

Harlan is author of Getting Naked: Five Steps to Finding the Love of Your Life (While Fully Clothed and Totally Sober) (St. Martin’s Press). Write Harlan at harlan@helpmeharlan.com or visit online: www.helpmeharlan.com. All letters submitted become property of the author.

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Dear Waiting, He has done something about it.

He’s not dated you.

This means he’s not interested in dating you.

You can ask him why, but it’s just going to take up more of your time — time you could be spending dating other men.

You’ve got to date other men.

Waiting around makes you look undesirable, desperate and needy.

He’s not the only guy in the world.

You live in a world of

year, the answer is people, places and patience.

When you’re faced with a social, emotional, physical, financial, professional or academic challenge, think “people, places and patience.”

Who are your five people?

Where are your three places?

How patient do you need to be while working to get comfortable with the uncomfortable?

Choose the right people. Choose people who will support and inspire you, not tear you down and discourage you.

Pick people who lift you up when you’ve fallen, not kick you when you’re down.

Surround yourself with positive people who are driven by passion, not paralyzed by fear.

Choose lovers, not haters.

Choose confident, motivated, driven people who you strive to become.

There are people you pay to help you, people you ask to help you and people you enlist to help you.

Choose the right ones.

Find the right places.

Pick places where you can play, pray, sweat, share, learn, reflect and connect.

Find places where you can be diagnosed and treated.

Find places where you have the freedom to express yourself.

Find places where your voice will be heard. Find them in your neighborhood, around the country and around the world.

Find them online and offline. Find your three places, and you’ll always have a place to go.

Choose patience. It all gets better over time.

Time is a cure It’s a natural remedy.

But we live in a world that doesn’t embrace patience.

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Pope offers provocative note on free speech

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MANILA, Philippines — Pope Francis began his visit to Asia’s largest Catholic nation Thursday with a provocative statement about one of Europe’s largest Catholic nations: Referring to the Paris attacks, Francis said there are limits to freedom of expression, especially when it insults or ridicules someone’s faith.

Francis made the comments to reporters en route to the Philippines, where hundreds of thousands of people lined Manila’s streets to cheer him as he arrived from Sri Lanka for the second and final leg of his Asian tour. Francis said his visit here would focus on the plight of the poor, the exploited and victims of injustice — themes sure to resonate in a nation where poverty afflicts nearly a quarter of its 100 million people. Before touching down though, Francis weighed in on the debate raging in much of the world following the massacre

by Islamic extremists against the satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo, and subsequent attack on a kosher supermarket, that left 17 people and the three gunmen dead. Francis defended freedom of speech as a fundamental right, and even a duty to speak out for the common good. But he said there were limits to free speech, especially when confronting another equally fundamental human right: the freedom of religion. By way of example, he referred to Alberto Gasparri, who organizes papal

trips and was standing by his side aboard the papal plane.

“If my good friend Dr. Gasparri says a curse word against my mother, he can expect a punch,” Francis said jokingly, throwing a pretend punch his way. “It’s normal.

You cannot provoke. You cannot insult the faith of others. You cannot make fun of the faith of others.”

He by no means said the violent attack on Charlie Hebdo was justified. Quite the opposite, he said such horrific violence in God’s name couldn’t be justified and was an “aberration.” But he said a reaction of some kind was to be expected.

As he emerged from his plane, church bells rang out across the country and hundreds of children danced and waved small Philippine and Vatican flags. A sudden gust of wind blew off his papal cap; Francis grabbed futilely for it and then smiled and descended the stairs from the aircraft to be greeted by President Benigno Aquino III. The pontiff revealed his priorities as he arrived, saying the “central nut of the message will be the poor, the poor who want to go forward, the poor who suffered from Typhoon Haiyan and are continuing to suffer the consequences.”

Powerful Typhoon Haiyan left more than 7,300 dead and missing and levelled entire villages in the central Philippines in 2013, including Leyte province, where the pope will visit Saturday to console survivors.

He said he also had in mind the poor who “face so many injustices — social, spiritual, existential.”

“I think about them,” he said, referring to a recent lunch he had with some Filipino workers at the Vatican who had left their families for jobs overseas.

The Philippines is one of the world’s largest labour exporters. About a tenth of the population has left the country in search of work, and tales of their abuse and exploitation are common.

President Aquino has waged a campaign against poverty, an issue close to Francis’ heart, although the Philippine leader has clashed with the local Roman Catholic Church over a reproductive health law that promotes artificial birth control. Congress, which is dominated by Aquino’s allies, passed the legislation in 2012.

Among the pope’s welcomers on the tarmac were a boy and a girl from a shelter for street children who handed him flowers.

Francis embraced and kissed them.

“I told him bienvenido (welcome),” 9-year-old Lanie Ortillo said, adding the pontiff smiled and replied, “Yes, bienvenido.” She added, “While I was hugging him I prayed that he could help more children, not only the two of us.”

Francis then boarded his white, opensided popemobile and his motorcade began rolling along the 11-km route to the Apostolic Nunciature in Manila, where he will stay. Hundreds of thousands of people called his name and snapped pictures from behind concrete barriers topped by iron fencing and guarded by policemen along the entire stretch in a trip beamed live on TV nationwide.

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Lessons from Hollywood

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF Hollywood is a complicated place, but Calgary-based actor Peter Skagen is happy to decipher some of its unwritten rules for film students at Red Deer College.

Skagen, who’s written How to Succeed in Hollywood Without Really Acting, is guest teaching this month at Red Deer College’s Motion Picture Arts program.

With his practical guidebook to Hollywood being used as a textbook at the University of Lethbridge and Sheridan College in Toronto, Skagen’s presence in the classroom is a thrill for his friend, RDC acting instructor Larry Reese.

The benefit to up-and-coming actors from Skagen’s advice and experience is “huge,” added Reese, who considers the how-to book a valuable teaching tool.

“I wish I’d written it,” said Reese, who’s done a lot of film work, himself, including small roles in Unforgiven and Brokeback Mountain.

Skagen is a large, craggy man, who knows he projects an ambiguous good/ bad guy image.

He’s had a slew of roles that proves this — from being cast as “the worst department store Santa ever” to a prison guard, FBI agent, mountain man, burly Confederate, and trailer park manager in various TV and movie projects, from September Dawn to Into the West, Hell on Wheels and Santa Baby Two: Christmas Maybe.

Skagen considers his own resume a testament to the fact Hollywood casting directors look for certain “types” to walk in the door.

Film students need to understand “what their outside says about them,” he said, so they can sell this brand of themselves at auditions.

For instance, there’s a good reason Jennifer Aniston always plays “the

girl-next-door who doesn’t know she’s hot,” Hugh Grant is “Mr. Rom-com,” and Julia Roberts portrays “the girl who’s some trouble but is worth it,” said Skagen.

He lists Angelina Jolie as the femme fatale, Christopher Walken as the creepy guy, Jack Nicholson as the wild card, and Johnny Depp as the quirky outsider.

He advises film students to identify the type they project on camera — then to capitalize on it at auditions. Knowing your brand doesn’t mean you have to play a narrow range of roles — Skagen points out how Tom Hanks turned his “likeable American” persona into a varied and Oscar-winning career.

On the other hand, he admitted that some actors, like Clint Eastwood, do in fact have a pretty narrow, albeit “powerful,” range.

RDC film students are told that no Hollywood casting directors want to see acting going on. When somebody’s face is projected two storeys high, it’s easy to understand why.

Another lesson his book imparts is that movie actors have to fill in a lot of subtext. Skagen said screenplays are so minimalistic, the lines on the page usually don’t tell the whole story. “You have to be smart enough, as an actor, to understand the story at a deeper level” — because directors don’t do much directing, at least not in the form of giving actors detailed guidance. He said they’re too busy dealing with budgets, schedules, personalities and how the film will be shot.

Skagen, who has a master’s degree in film and screenwriting from California State University, has received a lot of good feedback on his new book, which also details how to audition, how to work on a set, and other basics.

He likes being “the guy in the Wizard of Oz who pulls the curtain back” to expose the inner working of a place that can be hard to figure out. “The students are great. It’s wonderful to see their eyes opened,” said the instructor,

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Author Peter Skagen with his book How to Succeed in Hollywood Without Really Acting. who’s taught workshops at many faculties, including Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.

He maintains, “Hollywood is not awful,” but there are some ugly truths.

Skagen admitted there are many more movie roles for men than women.

Male actors also get to look more average and play more “types.”

Since female film characters tend to be sexualized, women actors have to be better looking. Although there are opportunities for them to start acting as teens or even children, they have a limited shelf life — up to about age 45, when they disappear, only to reappear, in some cases, in grandmother roles in their 60s. The exceptions, he said, are funny women, like Rosie O’Donnell,

Ellen DeGeneres, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.

But that’s Hollywood.

Skagen said it’s an illusory industry based on appearances, so looks do matter.

“It can be incredibly heart-breaking and difficult ... but can you be a singer and not know how to sing?”

Has he ever had to tell any students that they probably won’t cut it in Hollywood?

Skagen admits he’s never had to.

“Nobody’s ever asked me.”

How to Succeed in Hollywood Without Really Acting is available from Amazon, Kindle Books and other sellers, or from poubellepublishing.com. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

Grammy winner coming to Fratters

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF Central Albertans have a rare chance to see Grammy-winning U.S. bluegrass musician Laurie Lewis perform live at Fratters on Sunday, Jan. 18.

Lewis doesn’t make it up to Alberta nearly as often as she’d like — and it’s not just a matter of her California sensibilities being tested by our cold.

“I very seldom come to Canada. I was last through there three years ago when I played at the Edmonton folk festival,” recalled Lewis. Before that, she played in Red Deer in 2008.

One reason for the longish intervals between Canadian tours has to do with the fact that Lewis — called “one of the pre-eminent bluegrass and Americana artists of our time” by International Bluegrass Music Association director Dan Hays — has more than enough demand playing American gigs. And more hoops must be jumped through in crossing the border, she admitted, including various travel bugaboos and paperwork.

“But I’m really looking forward to coming,” she stressed. “I have friends up there, so I’m definitely looking forward to playing for (Alberta) audiences again.”

Lewis performed on the Grammyaward-winning 1997 IBMA album of the year True Life Blues: The Songs of Bill Monroe, as well as the Grammynominated Ralph Stanley & Friends’ release Clinch Mountain Country. Her album with mandolinist Tom Rozum, The Oak and the Laurel, was also nomi-

nated for a 1996 Grammy.

Rozum, Lewis’s musical partner for the past 25 years, will also be performing with her next week at Fratters.

When the two blend their singing voices “it comes as close for me as possible to having a sibling harmony,” said Lewis.

The musicians met in the Berkeley music scene in the late 1980s. When Rozum, a Connecticut native, plays with Lewis, from Long Beach, the duo uphold California’s reputation as a bluegrass hotbed of progressivism mixed with a devotion to upholding musical tradition.

Their partnership brings to mind two other musicians who helped put California bluegrass music on the map — Vern Williams and Ray Park.

Williams, who was born in Arkansas and later relocated to the coast, became known as a “high lonesome” tenor singer who conveyed a raw honesty in his performances. The late mandolin player, who had performed for many years with guitarist/fiddler Park, inspired countless of other musicians — including Lewis.

She teamed up last year with her musician friend Kathy Kallick to record Laurie & Kathy Sing Songs of Vern & Ray. The album made on homebased recording equipment includes bluegrass versions of traditional tunes such as Oh! Susanna and My Old Kentucky Home, as well as covers of Vern & Ray originals, such as Park’s To Hell With the Land.

That song title reportedly came to Park while he was driving by a sawmill near Placerville, Calif., and noticing smoke from the incinerator virtually

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Bluegrass musician Laurie Lewis performs at Fratters Speakeasy on Sunday. blocking out the sun. The thought entered his mind that “these people are letting the land go to hell.”

The song’s conservationist message appeals to Lewis, who recorded a benefit album, Birdsong, that has raised thousands of dollars for the Audubon Canyon Ranch bird sanctuary in Stinson Beach, Ca. While Kallick won’t be along on this Alberta tour, Rozum is prepared to step in and harmonize with Lewis on these and other Vern & Ray songs.

“It’s really no-holds-barred playing and singing. Vern once described it as ‘you’ve got to spill your guts on stage and then walk on them,’” said Lewis, with a chuckle.

But she believes his musical honesty continues to resonate with audiences, making Vern & Ray songs timeless.

Tickets to the 7 p.m. show are $20 in advance from the venue. For more information, call 403-356-0033. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

Two generations of Pritchetts on Red Deer stage

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF Canadian country singer Aaron Pritchett is pleased as punch to perform with his son, musician Jason Pritchett, in the Outlaws and Outsiders Tour of Alberta.

But Pa Pritchett is either too modest or too honest to take credit for passing musical talent down a generation.

Jason, the 24-year-old of the new duo Cash & King and formerly with Faber Drive, started playing the guitar as a teenager. “He learned on his own while I was on the road — and he’s a much better player than I am,” said Aaron, 44.

“He’s a real lead guitar player — he’s amazing. He sure doesn’t get his talent from me.”

The two generations of Pritchetts, along with Jason’s Cash & King partner Dan Arnold and country/rock singer Cory Marquardt, will perform on Saturday, Jan. 24, at Cowboys in Red Deer.

The Canadian Country Music Association Award-winning star Aaron Pritchett is the veteran of the group, and can be counted on to draw fans.

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Aaron Pritchett performs in Red Deer Jan. 24 at Cowboys with his son Jason Pritchett and others.

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Discovery Life channel: when life throws you a curveball

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PASADENA, Calif. — Discovery Communications executives thought of Facebook when considering what the new Discovery Life network would be about. Specifically, all of the Facebook friends who write about their fabulous jobs, fabulous families and fabulous vacations.

“We think the interesting things happen between the Facebook posts,” said Jane Latman, general manager of Discovery Life.

Discovery Life switched on Thursday on cable and satellite systems. The connective thread behind its nonfiction programming is what happens when life throws you a curveball, she said.

The new network replaces the Discovery Fit & Health network, which has shut down. Nothing against fitness and health, but the bottom-line focused Discovery folks found that people who wanted information about those topics tended to turn to the Internet instead of a television network.

“We are opening the doors wider,” Latman said. “It gives us the opportunity for more breadth on the network and removes the barrier that Discovery Fit & Health had become — a sort of ’eat your broccoli’ network.”

Discovery has specialized in such repurposing. Since 2011 alone, it has shut malingering networks to create Oprah Winfrey’s OWN, Destination America, Velocity, Discovery Family and the American Heroes Channel.

The most successful has been Investigation Discovery, which replaced the Discovery Times Channel in 2008.

Latman works with Henry Schlieff running ID and is bringing the same flair for eye-catching show titles and programming ideas to Discovery Life.

Take the new series premiering Thursday with Irish daredevil Baz

Ashmawy, who brings his 70-year-old mother along on some adventures like skydiving and alligator wrestling. Its title? 50 Ways to Kill Your Mother.

The new Outrageous Births: Tales From the Crib is about new parents whose babies arrive under unusual circumstances — during a hurricane, at a wedding or on the cab on the way to the hospital.

Author and parenting expert Lenore Skenazy, once criticized publicly for allowing her 9-year-old son to take the New York City subway alone, turns the tables with stories about overprotective parents on World’s Worst Mom. The series The Mistress tells stories of Other Women.

A couple of hospital tales, Untold Stories of the ER and NY ER, will survive from Discovery Fit & Health.

On April 2, Discovery Life will debut “New Girls on the Block,” about some transgender women living in Kansas City, Missouri, home of the Transgender Institute.

Their curveball? They were born into bodies in which they were uncomfortable.

“We’ve got amazing characters,” said Jay James, executive producer at Conveyer Media, which is making the show.

“We’ve got really compelling stories, and we have a really interesting world that hasn’t been explored on television ... I mean, we’ve never really seen a group of transgender friends just sitting around in a coffee shop having coffee.”

Latman said she’s looking for stories that people can identify with on the network, even as they explore worlds they are not used to. Discovery Life is betting that people are getting tired of “reality” shows with manufactured situations.

“These people are relatable,” she said. “You’re not pointing to them and saying, ’This is a freak show.”’

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PRITCHETT: Hold my beer

every one of my singles on radio — and now there’s been close to 20.”

Cory Marquardt grew up in North Bay, Ont., and is described as one of the more interesting new country music talents in Canada. With his powerful country voice with a rock edge, Marquardt’s musical influences span from Rush and Deep Purple to Merle Haggard and Brad Paisley. His single Smartphone is on radio and his second album is to be released early 2015.

Making their touring debut will be King & Cash, an Invictus Entertainment collaboration matching up-andcoming country singers Jordan Pritchett and Dan Arnold, who hails from Moose Jaw, Sask.

Arnold’s first two radio releases, God Bless Country Girls and The Hard Way, both charted in the Top 100. After appearing in a Calgary Stampede commercial, Arnold was approached to form the King & Cash duo, which was signed to Big Star Recordings, home of George Canyon.

Outlaws & Outsiders promises a rowdy, high-energy show. Tickets are $20 in advance from Cowboys, the Bell Fever Lounge or Wei’s Western Wear.

Doors open at 8 p.m.

For more information, call 403-3461101. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

After all, the B.C.-born singer has toured with Alan Jackson, Toby Keith and Brooks & Dunn, and is known for the hits Hold My Beer, Let’s Get Rowdy, Boat on The Water and many others.

His radio-charting tunes have amassed to the point that he’s planning to put our a greatest hits album by this summer.

Looking back at a recording career that’s included Big Wheel, My Way and New Frontier has been an interesting experience. Pritchett the elder said, “I’m really proud of it, and proud to say I’ve had anything played over the radio.”

There was a time when the singer was trying to become an actor and not breaking any ground in Vancouver’s busy film and television industry.

Pritchett remembers going to a karaoke bar with his mother, circa 1991, and agreeing — at her urging — to sing just one song. “It was my first time singing in public and I was nervous and shaking,” he recalled. Yet he must have pulled off a memorable performance, as the bar owner later hired him to host the karaoke show for four hours each GALAXY CINEMAS RED DEER night.

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A scene from the film The Wedding Ringer: scenes of increasing desperation

Wedding Ringer bromance deserves no love

BY LINDA BARNARD SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE

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The Wedding Ringer 1.5 stars (out of four) Rated: 14A Kevin Hart (Top Five) and Josh Gad (Frozen) team for disjointed bromantic comedy The Wedding Ringer, which squeezes out some weak laughs amid alternating scenes of gross behaviour and sickly sweet male bonding confessionals.

Hart, pulling back from his typical frantic delivery, is slick operator Jimmy Callahan, CEO of Best Man Inc., a company that provides wedding day wingman services for the friendless.

Gad’s portly sad sack Doug Harris certainly fits the bill.

He hires Callahan to fill out his side of the wedding party and play Bic Mitchum, his imaginary best friend from college.

Jimmy constantly reminds Doug that there can be no ongoing relationship with this man for hire, no matter how sincere his public speeches about their friendship sound.

The search for a best man concept, which worked so well with 2009’s sharp and funny I Love You, Man, falls into lesser hands with writing team Jeremy

Garelick and Jay Lavender (Garelick also directs).

The resulting grab bag of gags, including setting grandma on fire (poor Cloris Leachman, has it come to this?) and one involving a basset hound, a hooker and peanut butter, signal increasing desperation.

Bride-to-be Gretchen (The Big Bang Theory’s Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting) gets slotted into the Bridezilla role.

Jenifer Lewis fares much better onscreen as Jimmy’s tart-tongued assistant, Doris.

Still, there’s a glimmer of chemistry between the two leads. Gad (co-star of Broadway’s Book of Mormon) is the better actor of the two but makes room for Hart in an appealing dance floor mashup that shows what The Wedding Ringer could have been.

Linda Barnard is a syndicated Toronto Star movie critic.

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STORY Lena Dunham resumes her ‘Girls’ life

By Jay Bobbin © Zap2it For all the highs and lows her series character Hannah goes through, Lena Dunham still enjoys being one of the “Girls.”

Small wonder, since she’s a frequent writer and director of the Emmy-winning HBO show as well as one of its stars and executive producers.

The seriocomic saga begins its fourth season Sunday, Jan. 11, as Hannah steels herself to leave New York for a writing workshop in Iowa ... prompting emotional encounters with sullen boyfriend Adam (Adam Driver) and soulmates Marnie, Shoshanna and Jessa (Allison Williams, Zosia Mamet, Jemima Kirke), all of whom are going through their own trials as usual.

Making Season 4 was “really fun,” reports Dunham, a Golden Globe Award winner now nominated again along with the show. “Although we didn’t go to real, live Iowa, it was pretty thrilling. Afterward, I went on my book tour (for ‘Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She’s ”Learned“’) and thought, ‘We didn’t do such a bad job.’ ” Dunham and “Girls” have become icons, and often polarizing ones, of certain mindsets and lifestyles. She maintains that starting the show anew typically “seems impossible: ‘How are we going to write this again? How are we going to shoot this again?’ I‘m always excited to hear people’s perspectives, because this isn’t your typical sitcom. So much new stuff is happening every season, I just love getting impressions of it.”

Still, Dunham allows the first episode of each season “has always been the hardest.

We’re coming back in and we want to re-set everyone, so this year, we decided to make an episode where people were really all together in one spot.

It all centers around this big event of Hannah leaving, and getting everybody into one room was a real pleasure.”

That includes Williams, who displays her singing talents again on “Girls” after her recent starring role in NBC’s “Peter Pan Live!” Her Marnie has a wordless, very telling moment with Hannah early in the new season, and Dunham believes “it’s important for us to remind people that despite everything Hannah and Marnie have been through, they still love each other and are still best friends. Little moments like that help keep that alive.”

Wearing so many creative hats on “Girls,” Dunham acknowledges that balancing them can be tricky.

“Sometimes, we’ve written something I really like, but it’s not something I personally could do. The actor gets a little bit caught by the writer, and I suddenly can’t perform the thing we’ve written, so it has to be revised or shifted in some way — but I have amazing support around me. (Fellow executive producer and writer) Jenni Konner is on the set all the time, so I don’t have to be monitoring myself as closely.

I know I have people I can trust.”

In the first new scene of “Girls,” Hannah’s father (guest star Peter Scolari) opines that she’s “slow to grow.” While she notes “that’s the most offensive thing he could say in the least offensive voice,” Dunham reflects, “Here’s what I’ll say about Hannah: She may not always be the best friend, but at least she’s around. And you can ‘t accuse her of not trying.”

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You now have the time to make ARIES (March 21-April 19): your dreams and visions a reality.

You will finally see life in a new Work hard and take them up on perspective. that offer!

Things that have happened to you are no TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Viewing your longer going to create a negative impression on life in practical and realistic terms will help you everyone you meet. The larger perspective on out, no doubt, but friends will provide you the life will help you focus in on your aspirations and opportunity of viewing your direction in ‘what enjoy life more, starting today! if this happened’ type scenarios. You will see TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You will be dreams become reality now. Let your heart lead seen and heard about on a public and profes- the way! sional level now.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You know those Try to see life through a new lens as today old business partners and work colleagues that will happen very quickly. you haven’t seen for a while? Yes, them. They Focus on the positive and get going with the will be coming back into your life to offer you fast pace of today’s energy. Much will be ac- more of a lovely perspective on your current sitcomplished personally and professionally. uation. There will likely be a directional change GEMINI (May 21-June 20): A lot of individu- starting now! als will place their trust in you today. Today will CANCER (June 21-July 22): Others in your be the day when you are able to give back to life will offer you positions within publishing or them tenfold. perhaps travel. It could be as simple as a travSpeak of those who have inspired you as elling partner. You would be foolish to not say well, as you will need extra support from others ‘yes’ to all today! Obviously, within reason, but in your same position. See life from a higher you are naturally good at sniffing out the good perspective! deals. Use your intuition.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): As a Cancer, LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Those you see on so much of your comfort depends on others in a daily basis or within your work environment your life. will support you in ways that are not typical. You Today you will be able to see the larger per- are starting a new cycle or project now that will spective on what has been troubling you or your have tremendous impact with those relationspouse. ships. Start by saying ‘Yes’ to all opportunities Take action today to get a boost of energy presented today! towards greater prosperity and abundance for VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Others in your you both. life, either business partnerships or romantic, LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You will now see the are providing you the opportunity to enjoy life larger perspective on the relationships you have more. Perhaps, it is even a deal to finally allow with others, either business or with your spouse. others to see your creative talents. Personal This is not to say it will be bad, but just that you self-expression will be seen, practical results will now will know where things are heading for you. transpire. Expect them!

There will be lots of activity today, even a new LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Good advice or perspective! new opportunities will come through those you VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Any health re- see on a daily basis or at work. Whatever this lated issues will be dealt with or understood help or opportunity is, it will benefit you at a later now. The kite formation pointing to your house date so you might not be inclined to take the of health will help you see the larger perspec- other person up on the offer. I request you do tive on these matters. Join in with family events. now. It will be great!

It will be great for you to get out and about and SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): There are enjoy yourself more! opportunities flying at you today. Try to see the LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The plans you brighter side of life. It won’t be hard to do so, have for creative projects, or perhaps starting a but look for the good within the opportunities. family will be understood today. You’ll get the The practical element might mean you will avoid bigger perspective on what is truly going on for a good deal if you see any negatives. Look to you. This will encourage you to take the lead the positive today! with all that transpires and it will be great! Initiate SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Opporactions with others. tunity to make some great advancement within SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Bounce ideas your home or home based business will come off those you live with or with your family today. from your financial advisor or just from someThen use that knowledge to share with those in one you truly respect now. You will be thinking the public. There is a sense that you will not only practically and will welcome in proper and good be appreciated for your unique take, but you advice. will somehow be rewarded with a boost in your CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Opportunity income or confidence. will knock for you today, so actively accept those SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Lots of offers. Those within your neighbourhood and activity going on for you near and far today. Get within your peer group will allow you to see what out there and socialize. It will be a day to take you have manifested for yourself now. Do you action and lead the way for others. Follow your want it? Start to alter your direction. You have bliss and obviously the goals you’ve set out for that opportunity. yourself now. Things will manifest very quickly AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Opportunities for you today. will knock in the form of epiphanies now. PerCAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Your hard haps, even an interesting dream will help guide work will start to pay off now as you venture you towards more lucrative deals. Allow for your forward towards increasing your finances. Much actions to match what your mind wants you to will be accomplished by simply focusing on what do. You are receiving help from the divine now. you want to have happen now. The fire energy Listen intently! will make sure it happens in lightning speed too!

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): There are AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): A lot of en- great opportunities from female friends, but have ergy is focused on you today. Not only will you your finger on the dial. If you start to feel out of be able to see the chinks in the chain, you will character or negative, remove yourself from the be able to speak up and attract others by shar- situation you ing observations you have for them as well. Lots a r e p l a c e d of activity happening. Trust your steps forward. within. OpToday will be amazing! portunity to PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Others in your advance tolife, professional connections, will help you out wards your when you need it most. Today, just focus on goals will be doing your best and you will accomplish much a welcomed now. Work will go very well and the work day will b r e a t h o f almost seem to go by very quickly. Start the day fresh air. on the right foot.

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You must go out and meet people to find the right match Dear Annie: I am a 29-year-old woman with a medium build and long, thick black hair that’s never been cut. I am also a virgin.

My family members continue to ask me about a boyfriend, and I tell them that I have never been with a man.

They think something is wrong with me.

I am a perMITCHELL fectly normal & SUGAR woman, and I dream of being married and having children one day, but until I am blessed with the right man, I will continue to wait.

I know that one day, he will come, and there is no hurry.

I have met several guys over the years, but they are no good for me.

All they think about is sex.

I am not walking around with a “use me” sign on my forehead.

I don’t know how often people meet through your column, but if it is possible in some way, I would like to meet “Mr. Lonely in Pennsylvania,” who is also a virgin. — Also Lonely in Chesapeake, Va. Dear Lonely: We don’t match up people through our column. Ever. It would be too dangerous. And we hope you aren’t assuming that all virginal people are alike.

That is only one aspect of what you have in common.

The rest could be just as “no good” as the other men you have met.

Please try to meet guys through your church or other social groups and through mutual friends and relatives.

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Good luck.

Dear Annie: I think “Overlooked” feels unimportant in her grandson’s life to not be included in photos, whether it was unintentional or not.

It is sad that some family members do not realize how hurtful their actions can be to those who love them.

I agree an apology from the bride or mother of the bride would go a long way to heal the hurt.

Here’s what happened to me. Last summer, my granddaughter told us that she and her fiance had eloped, but we found out that they had come home and had a ceremony at her church.

When I asked why we had not been included, I was told that only parents and siblings had attended and that if they had invited us, there would not have been enough food. Shortly after that, they posted photos of the wedding on Facebook, and the pictures included my daughter-in-law’s boss, his family, her friend and the friend’s family, as well as my granddaughter’s other grandparents. — It Still Hurts Dear Still Hurts: These situations are terribly sad, but unlike “Overlooked,” it seems as though your situation was deliberate.

Do you have a good relationship with your granddaughter? Your son?

Your daughter-in-law?

It sounds as if there is a great deal of room for improvement.

You cannot do anything to change someone else’s behaviour, but you can examine your own and see whether there is anything you can do to warm things up. We think it would be worth it.

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Editor’s note: In a Deb- you won’t require many bie Travis column pub- clouds, and keep the lished on Dec. density of 27 in the Advothe clouds cate, the source light and of some matewispy. rial related to Another the late Jocasta sky effect Innes was not that I proproperly credduced for a ited. Travis and young girl her co-author has more apologize. the feeling Dear Debof a rainbow bie: I want to of colours. I paint one of mixed three the walls in my coloured granddaughglazes, each ter’s room with DEBBIE one part a blue sky and paint to two TRAVIS a light touch parts glaze of clouds and and brushed then I have the colours some stencils on in a crissto put over it. cross stroke The sky with clouds as above. is merely a backdrop for The bands of colour the stencils. should not be even.

Can you please tell I started at the bottom me how to do this? Thank with a yellow glaze covyou. — Valerie ering approximately Dear Valerie: You one-third of the wall, have a great plan. Sten- then blue for the top cils work well applied third and finally pink in over a mottled back- the middle, overlapping ground, and are particu- a bit of the blue and yellarly fitting for a child’s low along the edges. room. There are many The pink overlaps the variations for painting a yellow making a soft orsky from simple to quite ange, the pink overlaps complex. the blue making lilac.

The secret is to pracI stenciled cherubs in tise a bit on a piece of blue placed randomly B r i s t o l b o a r d l a r g e over the rainbow wall, enough so that you can which made a lovely get the feel of the sweep- whimsical effect. ing clouds. Try not to Enjoy your painting, overwork them. it sounds like lots of fun.

The closeup of a sky If your granddaughter is shown here is one of my old enough, she can help favourites. you stencil.

The background for Dear Debbie: Can you the sky is created by ap- tell me what kind of plying dark and light paint I use to paint the blue glazes over a white tiles on my bathroom base coat. floor and around the Glaze recipe: equal bathtub? Do I need to parts latex paint and wa- do anything extra to preter-based glazing liquid. pare?

Start with the dark blue Thank you for your glaze, brushing in criss- ideas, I use them all the cross strokes over the time. — Nia surface. Let dry and reDear Nia: I don’t recpeat with the light blue ommend painting over glaze covering about 70 bathroom floors due per cent of the surface, to the inevitable presproducing a mottled ence of water and steam. look.

Painting over tiles is a For the clouds, using quick fix to change out undiluted white paint a colour that you don’t and a two-inch brush, like, or to freshen the outline cloud shapes fol- room, and it can be done lowing some of the dark with the proper preparablue shapes created by tion.

Keep in mind that the the glazes.

Apply a heavier lay- tiles will look painted, er of white paint on the and the grout will be the same side of each cloud same colour as the paint. to simulate where the Paint will not cover up cracks in the tiles or pitsunlight is hitting it.

Fill in the clouds with ted grout.

Begin by cleaning the soft swirling motions. To make the clouds realis- tile thoroughly to remove tic, they should all be soap film and dirt. Let moving in the same di- dry.

Then sand by hand or rection.

As you are planning using a sander to rough to stencil over the sky, up the surface of the

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Legendary contractor an example of professionalism Some contractors rightfully get a bad reputation because they take longer than promised to complete their projects and they charge more than they say they will, but it doesn’t have to be this way.

And to prove the point, I want you to meet a remarkable contractor from yesteryear named Charles Caskey.

Until the fall of 1886, 35-year-old Caskey had only built cottages.

But that didn’t stop him from bidding on construction of a 210-room, 625-foot palatial hotel funded by railroad and steamship companies as a destination for summer tourists.

To make the challenge of this project steeper, the building site was on a small rural island called Mackinac, 11 km from the shore of a remote part of the northSTEVE ern Great Lakes.

MAXWELL Then there was the building schedule. This new hotel had to be open and ready to accept guests by the summer of 1887, less than a year away. It absolutely had to be done because rooms had already been sold.

Caskey closed his cottage-building business for a year, he borrowed huge amounts of money, made timeline promises to wealthy barons like Cornelius Vanderbilt, and assembled a crew of 600 men to live in a tent village set up in the snows and mud of Mackinac Island on March 1887.

Similar monster projects around the northeast had depleted the labour supply to the point where Caskey had to pay double wages to get the workforce he needed.

Lumber was sledded to the island across the ice with horses day and night over the winter of 1886-87, until the pile was large enough to see from the mainland.

Locals called the project “Caskey’s Folly.”

When construction began in March 1887, three shifts of tradesmen would eventually be pressed into service, working around the clock by lantern and candlelight.

But before that even began to happen, labour unrest flared. Troublemakers learned about the tight building schedule, so they demanded triple wages.

“If we don’t get them, we don’t work and you go down.”

Caskey stood his ground: “Double wages is what we agreed on, and double wages is what you get. And if you don’t like it, you can leave the camp and make your own way back to the mainland. You’re not eating any of my food, you’re not sleeping in any of my tents and you’re not leaving on any of my boats if you quit. The next public boat doesn’t get here for three weeks.”

After that bit of head butting, the men got down to what must have been an awesome work pace.

The most amazing part of Caskey as contractor is not just that he pulled off the job with a crew living and working under conditions primitive enough that modern labour inspectors would shut the site down today.

It’s not even that all the work happened without electricity, power tools, compressed air or an army of sub-trades ready to swoop in with specialized gear.

The truly stunning thing is that the place actually did get built at all.

The first rich and privileged hotel guests stepped off the luxury steam liner that tied up on Mackinac Island, they walked into the lobby of the hotel and checked in on July 10, 1887.

Only 93 days earlier, the place was nothing more than a mud hole next to a towering pile of white pine lumber. Similar hotels took nearly a year to build at the time.

The hotel Caskey built is still in business.

It’s an awesome place and considered one of the top 25 hotels in the world — none of which would have happened if it weren’t for one spunky 35-yearold contractor who kept to his schedule, his budget and his word.

It’s the way good contractors do things and you can expect the same today from real pros.

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ABOVE: The hotel Charles Caskey built as seen today, more than 120 years after it was completed in just 93 days.

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BELOW: The hotel Charles Caskey built with his crew in just 93 days, three years after initial construction.

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Edna Kokotailo (nee Martyniuk), beloved wife of Jack Kokotailo,

passed away peacefully with family by her side on January 13, 2015 at the age of 89 years. Edna was very artistic, a keen bridge player and golfer, and enjoyed gardening, Tai Chi, bingo and occasional visits to the casino.

In retirement Edna and Jack liked to travel in the South Seas, and to hike in the Superstition Mountains when they wintered in Arizona.

They lived in Red Deer for 50 years, recently moving to Calgary to be closer to family.

Edna and Jack were privileged to celebrate their 65th anniversary just after Christmas.

Family was important to Edna.

She is survived by her children; Ron (Darlene), Reena and Robert (Samm); grandchildren; Iori, Luke (Lisa), Shawna, Rae (Suresh) and David; great grandchildren; Bryce, Logan and Liam; and honorary grandson, Ilke.

Edna was the only child of Netty and John Martyniuk.

On the Martyniuk side Edna is survived by members of the families of Joe and Olga Bobiash of Zelma Sask., John and Marian Janowski of Loon Lake Sask., “Marty” and Mary Martyniuk of Vancouver B.C., and Mike and Pauline Chipurda of Rosthern Sask. On the Kokotailo side Edna is survived by sisters-in-law; Elizabeth and Rollie, as well as younger generations of the Kokotailo line. A celebration of Edna’s life will be held in Red Deer later this year with the date to be announced.

Condolences may be forwarded through www.mcinnisandholloway.com

In living memory of Edna Kokotailo, a tree will be planted at Fish Creek Provincial Park by McINNIS & HOLLOWAY FUNERAL HOMES Crowfoot 82 Crowfoot Circle N.W. Calgary, AB. Telephone: 1-800-661-1599..

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SPECHT Leonhard Wilhelm Leonhard Wilhelm Specht, Sr. passed away peacefully in Lacombe on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Höxter, Germany on July 10, 1942 to Karl and Elisabeth Specht. He was married to Annette Köster in January of 1970 and received his Master’s Degree in Engineering from the University of Hannover later that year. In 1981, Leo and his family immigrated to Canada and settled near Lacombe, Alberta, where he spent the rest of his life as a proud and successful farmer. His first care was always his family; especially his grandchildren had a special place in his heart. He loved gardening and woodworking; knew the deer and moose in his back yard by name, and was a leading member of the Knights of Columbus in Lacombe. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Annette Specht; his mother-in-law Elisabeth Köster; his siblings, Magdalene Wiesemann, Agathe Specht, Hildegard Specht, Ewald Specht, Elisabeth Risse, and Bernhard Specht; and his children, Leonhard (Miranda) Specht, Julia (Adrien) Rouget, Elisabeth Specht, Katharina Specht and Carmen Specht; and his beloved grandchildren, Karl Specht, Grace Specht, Sophia Rouget, Stephan Rouget, and Amelie Rouget.

He is predeceased by his parents, Karl and Elisabeth Specht, and his siblings, Karl Specht, Wigbert Specht and Maria Specht. A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Stephen’s Catholic Church, 5128 53 Street, Lacombe, AB, on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. If desired, donations can be made to the Knights of Columbus, Chapter #8969. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com.

Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer.

Phone (403) 347-2222

MOORE, Joanne Kathleen July 29, 1939 - Jan 18, 2014 You gave us so many things in life, Gifts both great and small.

But most of all you gave us love.

The greatest gift of all.

May the winds of love blow softly, And whisper for you to hear.

That we’ll always love and miss you, And wish that you were here.

Words are few, thoughts are deep.

Memories of you, we will always keep.

Your Loving Family

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LYNN Walter Harold Jr. Walter Harold Lynn Jr. passed away at home on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at the age of 87 years. Walter was born on February 21, 1927 in Nevis, Alberta to Walter Harold Lynn and Thirza Ellen Webster. He served a 2 1/2 year mission in Tahiti for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

When he returned from his mission, he married the love of his life, Dorothy Alice Blades. He taught Industrial Arts for 32 years, 28 at Eastview Junior High School, retiring in 1985. Walter had many talents and hobbies which included photography, leatherwork and running a print shop. He was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and served faithfully as home teacher, Ward Clerk, Bishop, and Stake Clerk. Walter is survived by his wife, Alice, children; Douglas (Sarah) of Klamath Falls, OR., Debrah (Edward) Thatcher of Heath, TX, Barbara (Coby) Ramsey of Rock Springs, WY, George of Red Deer, Dorothy (Daniel) of Pocatello, ID., Jim (Emily) of Lethbridge, and Susan (David) Hardy of Devon, forty grandchildren, and seventeen great-grandchildren. He is also survived by two brothers; Bill (Vera) of Rocky Mountain House and Lowell (Christina) of Red Deer. He was predeceased by his parents, his sister, Ila, and his son, Terry. He was loved and cherished, and will be deeply missed. For those wishing to pay their final respects to Walter, visitations will be held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3002 47 Avenue, Red Deer, on Saturday, January 17, 2015 between the hours of 12:00 p.m. and 12:45 p.m. A Funeral Service will follow at 1:00 p.m. Interment will take place at Alto Reste Cemetery following the service. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Humanitarian Fund or a charity of your choosing.

Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com.

Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer.

Phone (403) 347-2222

MICHAEL GREFNER May 18, 1977 - Jan. 17, 2012

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Loving son, brother, uncle and friend

HEAVY gauge gold chain, possibly broken with Jesus Christ on cross, heirloom, maybe lost Canadian Tire (north) 403-342-0247

Deeply loved and missed always

KEVIN SIMONEAU March 9, 1966-Jan. 12, 2012 In Loving Memory of my Brother I miss your laugh and your smile.

The times we shared playing hockey and golf.

I miss and love you, Love, Doyle (Randa)

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 403-347-8650 COCAINE ANONYMOUS 403-396-8298 Looking for a new pet?

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KEVIN JAMES SIMONEAU March 9, 1966 - Jan. 18, 2012 In loving memory of our dear son Kevin who passed away Jan. 18, 2012 Although you can’t be here with me, We’re truly not apart.

Until the final breath I take, You will be living in my heart.

HAPPY 50th CAROL So lucky to have you as my sister and my best friend.

All my love, Denise (TUTU)

Loving and missing you mom (Vera) and dad (Gerald) KEVIN JAMES SIMONEAU March 9, 1966 - Jan. 18, 2012

Love Ray and Merv

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Must have completed high school and min. 2 yrs. exper. Housekeeping req.

Will work 44 hrs./wk, 8.8 hrs./day. Starting wage of $10.75/hr. Room & board provided. email resume to jmrossouw@yahoo.ca FULL-TIME IN-HOME caregiver for employer ejabagat at 36 Jamieson Ave., Red Deer for four children: newborn, 20 mo. old, 3 yrs. old and 9 years old. Duties; bathe, dress, feed and meal prep. and some light housekeeping. $10.20/hour; 44 hours per wk, benefits pkg. Compl. of high school, and 1 to 2 yrs. exp.

Call (403) 986-4154 or e-mail jabagate@yahoo.com P/T F. caregiver wanted for F quad. Must be reliable and have own vehicle.

403-505-7846

Remembering, loving, and missing you Baby Bro.

Dental The family of Peggy Sheets wish to invite friends and acquaintances for a celebration of 80 years young January 17, 2015 at Parkvale Lodge 4277 46A Ave. Red Deer from 2:00-4:00 P.M. No gifts please

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BOWER DENTAL CENTRE is currently seeking a registered dental assistant who is a member of CADA. We are looking for a multi-talented person who will work chairside and reception as needed.

Please e-mail your resume to marina@bowerdental.com or drop off at BDC.

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F/T AND P/T JOB AVAIL. ON DAIRY FARM, WEST OF BLACKFALDS., Email: wildroseholsteins @cciwireless.ca

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F/T & P/T Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technician positions req’d.

Apply w/resume to: Highland Green Value Drug Mart, Red Deer OPHTHALMIC TECHNICIAN req’d for Ophthalmology office. Job training is provided but qualifications and previous experience an asset.

Starting wages $14/hr.

Please fax resume to 403-342-2024..

Only those considered will be contacted.

P/T MEDICAL RECEPTIONIST/ Office Assistant. Friendly, energetic, and ability to work independently. Fax resume to 403-340-3349

THE Central Alberta AIDS Network Society (CAANS) is looking for 48097A16,17

KOKOTAILO, Edna June 15, 1925 Humboldt, Saskatchewan January 13, 2015 Calgary, Alberta

March 13-15, 2015 Westerner Park, Red Deer Special Guests Rick & Kelly Dale: American Restoration Dan & Laura Dotson: Storage Wars Consign Today 1-888-296-0528 Ext 102 consign@egauctions.com EGauctions.com

1 F/T Nurse or 2 P/T Nurses

For a complete job description see our website www.caans.org

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GOODMEN ROOFING LTD.

Quality Control/ Safety Coordinator

THE RUSTY PELICAN is now accepting resumes for F/T Exp’d LINE COOKS at all stations. MUST HAVE:

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SLOPED ROOFERS LABOURERS & FLAT ROOFERS

WINTER START GED Preparation

Valid Driver’s Licence Would you like to take the preferred. Fax or email GED in your community? info@goodmenroofi ng.ca • 2 yrs. min. on-the-job or (403)341-6722 JUNIOR OIL AND exp., must have com• Red Deer pleted High School be NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE! • Rocky Mtn. House GAS OPERATOR reliable, self motivated in our Stettler Field.

• Rimbey work well under limited Truckers/ Applicants need to be • Caroline supervision. mechanically inclined, • Castor Drivers motivated to work hard • Sylvan Lake Rate is $13.25 - $15./hr. and learn quickly.

• Innisfail No benefits.

Associated industry • Stettler experience eg. instrumen• Ponoka 733644 Ab Ltd. tation or facilities • Lacombe O/A The Rusty Pelican construction experience would be an asset but is Gov’t of Alberta Funding Location of employment: not necessarily required. may be available.

4105 2079 50 Ave. Please send your resume This position offers a Red Deer, AB T4R 1Z4 with your references by diverse and challenging 403-340-1930 email: e-mail to len.chinski@ work environment with www.academicexpress.ca bennett.bkkp@xplornet.com lafarge.com or by fax to competitive pay, attractive or Call 403-347-1414 the attention of benefits and the ability to or Fax to: 403-347-1161 Len Chinski at grow within the organizaCENTRAL AB based ACADEMIC Express Only candidates selected 403-347-8060 tion. Applicants must live trucking company requires ADULT EDUCATION for an interview will be or be willing to relocate to Central Alberta’s Largest Owner Operators AND TRAINING contacted. within a 20 minute Car Lot in Classifieds & Contract Drivers commute of the work in AB. Home the odd night. place location (Stettler).

• GED Preparation Weekends off. Late model Sales & Please Submit Resume’s tractor pref. 403-586-4558 CELEBRATIONS Attention Human Distributors • Women in the Trades HAPPEN EVERY DAY Resources Program F/T Permanent Truck IN CLASSIFIEDS Email: payroll@ Driver Required for Rocky GREGG bearspawpet.com Math and Science for DISTRIBUTORS LP Fast Express (1790810 AB • the Fax: (403) 258-3197 Trades Program Ltd.) in Red Deer, AB We are looking for Mail: Suite 5309, 333 96th Straight truck: 4600kg+w/2 OUTSIDE SALES Ave NE Calgary, Alberta T3R 1H1 Gov’t of Alberta Funding axles and van REPRESENTATIVES Need class 5 DL + 2 yrs may be available.

Buying or Selling in Red Deer due to our exp. $25 per hr/ with your home? growth & expansion.

403-340-1930 OPEN availability Check out Homes for Sale We offer an attractive Duties: pick up/deliver www.academicexpress.ca in Classifieds compensation, benefits & The Central Alberta AIDS freight, pre-trip truck bonus program. Sales Network Society (CAANS) inspection, communication LOCAL SERVICE CO. exper. is not necessary is looking for an with customers. Physically Restaurant/ in Red Deer REQ’S EXP. but an industrial backdemanding position. Time F/T Executive VACUUM TRUCK ground is an asset. Please Hotel management skills OPERATOR Assistant forward your resume to required. Apply at: 8004 Must have Class 3 licence For a complete job 5141 76A St. Close, Red Edgar Industrial Green, w/air & all oilfield tickets. description see our Deer, AB T4P 3M2, or to Red Deer, T4P3S2 Fax resume w/drivers website www.caans.org hr@gdl.ca or fax to Call: 403.845.2230 Fax: abstract to 403-886-4475 (403) 341-3210.

Looking for a place 587.997.7719 RED DEER based hot shot to live? company looking for exp’d Take a tour through the F/T TRUCK drivers req’d.

Looking for a New and driver, 15/6 rotation, Challenging Career in the Minimum Class 5 with air CLASSIFIEDS company benefits, Real Estate industry? We and clean abstract. Exp. Fax resume & offer hands on training by preferred. In person to Key current abstract Towing 4083-78 St. Cres. a top producer. For a Restaurant/ to 403-342-2152 confi dential interview call: Red Deer.

Hotel Carol Clark, Coldwell HALLCON is seeking Banker OnTrack Realty, EAST 40TH PUB qualified drivers to 403-350-4919. transport rail crews REQ’S P/T / F/T COOK throughout Red Deer area.

Apply in person with resume Drivers are ideally based 3811 40th Ave. SERVICE RIG out of RED DEER. No Trades Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd Celebrate your life overnight stays required. is seeking a with a Classified This position is an on call FLOORHAND ACADEMIC Express position. Employees are ANNOUNCEMENT Locally based, home every ADULT EDUCATION responsible for taking night! Qualified applicants TOO MUCH STUFF? AND TRAINING trips during the period must have all necessary they have designated Let Classifieds valid tickets for the position themselves available to do help you sell it.

• GED Preparation being applied for. so. Transportation is done Bearspaw offers a in Hallcon company JJAM Management (1987) • Women in the Trades very competitive salary vehicles. Vehicles are Ltd., o/a Tim Horton’s Program and benefits package extensively & consistently Requires to work at these along with a steady maintained ensuring Red Deer, AB locations: • Math and Science for work schedule. optimal safety for drivers 5111 22 St. the Trades Program Please submit resumes: and clients. Drivers must 37444 HWY 2 S Attn: Human Resources possess valid Class 1, 2, 37543 HWY 2N Gov’t of Alberta Funding Email: or 4 license, with clean 700 3020 22 St. may be available. payroll@bearspawpet.com driver abstract. Assisted FOOD ATTENDANT Fax: (403) 252-9719 or licensing upgrade to Req’d permanent shift 403-340-1930 Mail to: Suite 5309, achieve a class 4 is weekend day and evening 333-96 Ave. NE www.academicexpress.ca available.

Pay is based at both full and part time.

Calgary, AB T3K 0S3 a rate of $16.00. Earning 16 Vacancies, $10.25/hr. + DRYWALL HELPER REQ’D. potential is based on benefits. Start ASAP. You can sell your guitar Experience an asset. your availability, as our Job description for a song...

403-341-7619 operation runs on a 24/7 www.timhortons.com or put it in CLASSIFIEDS on call basis. Both full time Education and experience and we’ll sell it for you!

Needing experienced and part time employees not req’d. ceramic tile floor installers are welcome. SemiApply in person or fax TREELINE and labourers for job in retired, retired, full time, resume to: 403-314-1303 WELL SERVICES Edson, room and board part time employees are Has Opening for all provided. Also need welcome. Forward positions! Immediately. labourers for local jobs. resumes & current driver All applicants must have Contact Lance abstract: Shane Flack current H2S, Class 5 with 403-352-6296 asmabnorth@gmail.com.

Q Endorsement,and First Aid. We offer competitive wages & excellent benefits.

Please include 2 work Professionals reference names and numbers.

LUCKY’S LOUNGE Trades Please fax resume to: located in Jackpot Casino, 403-264-6725 requires Waitress’s Or email to: Fri. - Sun. Please apply in tannis@treelinewell.com person at 4950 47 Ave. No phone calls please.

No phone calls please www.treelinewell.com PART-TIME help for Burnt Lake Cafe in the Burnt Lake Industrial Area. Call Professionals Louise @ 403-342-6687 Position Reports to: GM in Red Deer Skills Required: * Safety Training - NCSO (or some courses required for NCSO) * Computer literate Microsoft, Excel, Powerpoint, Gmail * Punctual * Able to do public speaking * Organized * Able to work both independently and as part of a team

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BEARSPAW is a moderately sized oil and gas company operating primarily in the Stettler and Drumheller areas. We are currently accepting applications for a

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wanted at Meadowbrook Greenhouses, Penhold.

3 Full Time Seasonal Positions. No Exp, training provided. Starting Feb 2015. $10.20/hr, 44 hrs, 5 days per week, 3 month period. Fax resume to 403-886-2252.

THE

A BESTSELLER

1 day a week in: LACOMBE BLACKFALDS

with something for everyone & for all the news worth printing.

Please call Rick for details 403-314-4303

MORRISROE AREA:

Adult Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the RED DEER ADVOCATE With only 64 papers, approximately: $350.00/mo.

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

Call For Home Delivery

314-4300 ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Friday Forward ONLY 2 DAYS A WEEK in DOWNTOWN AREA South East Downtown and Parkvale area $289.00 mo.

DEER PARK AREA

FULL TIME and PART TIME SHIFTS AVAILABLE

For More Information Call Jamie at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4306

Clerical

TAP HOUSE NORTH

(formerly Sam’s Cafe) is now taking applications for Full Time/Part time COOK, Bring resume to 7101 Gaetz Ave. Red Deer between 2-4 pm.

Based in central Alberta, we help youth, adults, and families by providing counselling, transitional housing for youth, life skills training, and in-house treatment for mental illness. We are seeking qualified, motivated individuals to fill the following positions.

- PROGRAM SUPERVISOR (Full Time) - THERAPIST (Full Time) - FUNDS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER (Part Time) - YOUTH & FAMILY COUNSELLORS (Full Time) - YOUTH COUNSELLOR – Residential (Fri/Sat Overnights) - YOUTH COUNSELLORS – Residential (Relief)

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ACCOUNTING POSITION

Red Deer company requires three quarter to full time experienced accounting person that will learn company structure and daily duties including payroll, payables, bank reconciliations, lease managements and be able to complete monthly ¿nancial reporting to owners. Accounting experience required to prepare Year end ¿nancials for accountants.

Please visit our website www.vantagecommunityservices.ca for more information.

Applicants are sincerely thanked in advance for their interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Competition closes when positions are filled.

Resumes can be emailed to hr@vantagecommunityservices.ca faxed to (403) 346-3225

Please submit cover letter, resume and references to: Box 300F c/o Red Deer Advocate 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer T4R 1M9

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Competitive wages and bene¿ts plan.

Hours Àexible.

or forwarded to: Human Resources Vantage Community Services 4920 54 Street, Red Deer, AB T4N 2G8

790 Northcott Care Center

is currently seeking a caring and motivated

Part time Staff Educator “care in the community”

Qualifications and skills include: • Must be a graduate of an accredited nursing program with current CARNA registration.

• Experience in the area of nursing administration and long term care an asset.

• Ability to work both independently and as a team in a multi-disciplinary environment.

• Excellent leadership, organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.

• Visit www.qualicarehealthservices.com for more details.

Part-time permanent position.

Competitive wage, health and dental benefits, RRSP program, and a positive working environment!

Located on the east side of Ponoka, overlooking the scenic Battle River Valley, Northcott Care Center is a 73 bed nursing home committed to providing quality care to the residents of our community.

We would appreciate the opportunity to discuss your employment future. If you are interested in starting a new and rewarding career, please fax your resume to (403) 783-6420 or call (403) 783-4764. Email: tserle@northcottcarecentre.com Website: www.qualicarehealthservices.com 503151A16,17

Dixon Cres.

Dunlop St., Dixon Ave. & Close $107.00/mo Dunning Cres. Cl., and Depalme St. GRANDVIEW AREA 4700 Blks. of 43 & 43A Ave. and 3 blks. of 47 St. also 4400 Blks. of 40A Ave. and 41 Ave. and 1 Blk. each of 46 and 47 Streets area $73.00/mo.

MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIAN

TIMBERSTONE AREA Trimble Cl. Traptow Cl. Tallman Cl. Teasdale Dr. Truant Cres. & area $224.00/mo. also Timberstone Way, 2 blks. of Timothy Drive and Trumph Pl. $97.00/mo For More Information Call Jamie at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4306

Joffre Plant

Ferus Inc. specializes in the production, storage, and supply of liquid nitrogen (N2), liquid carbon dioxide (CO2), liquid natural gas (LNG), and compressed natural gas (CNG) for the energy industry in both Canada and the USA. Ferus has a great corporate culture with an excellent work/home life balance, strong team atmosphere and encourages through support the development of their employees for future growth.

Ferus requires a Maintenance Electrician to join our production maintenance team.

This position will be based out of our Joffre production office with some occasional travel to other facilities within western Canada. The ideal candidate will be open and honest with the ability to work individually as well as within groups.

CARRIERS NEEDED FOR FLYERS, FRIDAY FORWARD & EXPRESS

3 days per week, no weekends ROUTES IN:

ANDERS AREA

Core Responsibilities: • Maintain equipment in accordance with preventative maintenance program • Assist operations with plant optimization and troubleshooting • Provide technical support on new projects and designs • Assist with planning of turnarounds and other maintenance activities.

• Maintain VFDs and soft starts on low and medium voltage.

Ahlstrom Close Andrew Close Asstlee / Ansett Cres.

Allsop Ave. / Allsop Cres.

Anderson Close Anquetel Close BOWER AREA Bell St.

Qualifications: • Journeyman electrician with interprovincial red seal.

• Possess good troubleshooting skills for both electrical and instrumentation.

• Knowledge in computer based maintenance systems an asset but not required.

• Previous configuration and programming experience would be an asset.

• Ability to travel within Canada and the USA. • Both written and verbal communication skills.

• Current H2S Alive & First Aid certification an asset.

• Current Class 5 Drivers License.

• Willing and able to accept occasional after hours support calls.

INGLEWOOD AREA Iverson Close Isbister Close MORRISROE AREA McKenzie St. / Marion Cres.

SUNNYBROOK AREA Scott St. / Somerset Close LANCASTER AREA Lampard Cres Lancaster Drive Long Close Lord Close Landry Bend / Landry Close Ladwig Close

Ferus offers • A competitive compensation package including a competitive base salary, bonus incentive plan • An excellent Benefits Package, including a Group RSP Savings Plan.

VANIER AREA Vickers Close Victor Close Viscount Drive

If you are interested in working in positive and dynamic environment, please email your resume to: recruiting@ferus.com or fax

1-888-879-6125 Please reference: Ad # JFME-0114

$266.00/MO. DEER PARK AREA

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Find something to sit on in Classifieds

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HIGH PAYING Real Estate Career opportunity.

Training provided. Flexible hours. Help-U-Sell of Red Deer. Call Dave at 403-350-1271 or email resumes to Dave @homesreddeer.com

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Friday Forward ONLY 2 DAYS A WEEK in CLEARVIEW RIDGE AREA

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Apply in person or send resume to: Email:kfcjobsrd@yahoo.ca or Fax: (403) 341-3820

Dixon Cres. $72./mo.

Dunlop St., Dixon Ave. & Close $35./mo Dunning Cres. Cl., and Depalme St. plus 3 blocks of Douglas Ave. $104./mo.

GRANDVIEW AREA 3900 & 4200 Blocks of 43 Ave. area and 4000 & 4200 Blocks of 41 and 42 Ave. $66./mo TIMBERSTONE AREA

• Very Competitive Wages • Advancement Opportunities With medical Benefits • Paid training • Paid Breaks

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To deliver the

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The easy way to find a buyer for items you want to sell is with a Classified want ad. Phone 1-877-2233311

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TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 403-314-4300

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The easy way to find a buyer for items you want to sell is with a Classified want ad. Phone 1-877-2233311

MOUNTVIEW, across from Semi loads of pine, spruce, school, 4 bdrm., dbl. garage, + RV park, lrg. lot tamarack, poplar.

Price depends on location. backs onto park, fully dev., 2 full baths, new reno’s, 4 Lil Mule Logging appls., $1550 + utils. Feb.1.

403-318-4346 Call Alex 403-519-2944

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

WE are looking for a

Plant Laborer

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS NEEDED For Afternoon Delivery 2 Days/Week (Wed. & Fri.)

WESTPARK & WESTLAKE Westpark Cres. & 35 St. also Welliver & Wishart St. KENTWOOD Kirsch Close, Kemp Ave. & Kee Close PINES Pearson Crescent For more information or to apply call Joanne at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4308 ADULT Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the

RED DEER ADVOCATE Monday through Saturday.

Delivery to be done before 6:30 am.

Reliable vehicle needed.

KENTWOOD & PINES For more information or to apply call Joanne at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4308

for our Kuusamo facility.

The plant is located 4-5 kilometers west of Sylvan Lake on Hwy 11.

This is an entry level position working mainly outdoors that can lead into the Plant Operator positions. Duties will include assistance of Plant Operators in the transfer of chemicals, movement of product within the plant, truck and rail car loading/unloading, and chemical blending as well as housekeeping and light maintenance. We are looking for hard working, flexible, safety conscious people with equipment experience, some basic mechanical abilities, driver’s license, and own transportation. We offer an excellent benefits plan and a company matching RRSP savings plan.

Please forward your resume via email to the address attached. Please have ‘Plant Laborer’ in the subject line. Drug and alcohol policy in effect and pre-employee testing.

Inquiries regarding careers with CFR should be directed to hr@cfrchemicals.com Fax: 346-2299

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Industries #1 Choice!

“Low Cost” Quality Training

403.341.4544

To deliver the CENTRAL AB LIFE 1 day a week in: INNISFAIL Penhold Olds Sylvan Lake

24 Hours Toll Free 1.888.533.4544

R H2S Alive (ENFORM) R First Aid/CPR R Confined Space R WHMIS & TDG R Ground Disturbance R (ENFORM) D&C B.O.P. R D&C (LEL) #204, 7819 - 50 Ave. (across from Totem) (across from Rona North)

Please call Debbie for details 403-314-4307

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stuff CLASSIFICATIONS ADULT Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the

RED DEER ADVOCATE Monday through Saturday.

Delivery to be done before 6:30 am.

Reliable vehicle needed.

DEERPARK AREA Deschner Close, Dubois Cres., Doherty Close, Duston St. and area. $327.00/mo.

ROSEDALE AREA Ramage Cres, Ramage Close and Ralston Cres. area $295.00/mo.

For More information, please call Jamie 403-314-4306

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Children's Items

TOYS, books, game, more. Boxful for $20 403-314-9603

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Clothing

LADIES chocolate brown suede coat w/hood, very good cond, $15 403-314-9603 VINTAGE wedding dress, XS (size 4), ivory embossed, satin brocade, $200. 403-227-2976

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PS2 with drums, guitar and 10 games, $100, and X-Box, 10 games, $80.

403-782-3847

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

1660

Firewood

1720

SYLVAN LAKE: fully furnished, inclds dishes, bedding, 50” tv, utils.

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403-880-0210.

3 SEATER couch and chair, dark blue, good cond, $200 403-782-5323 BED, dble., mattress, box WEST PARK spring $80 delivery avail. 3 bdrm., 2 bath, 4 appls., 403-346-0674, 392-5657 large fenced yard, $1550/mo. $1000. d.d.

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403-352-8811

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1730

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37 TABLETS for dogs with GLENDALE reno’d 2 bdrm. liver disease, 225 mg, apartments, avail. immed, w/milk thistle, exp. May, rent $875 403-596-6000 2015, vet cost $106, LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. asking $50. 403-227-2976 SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111

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1900

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Feb 1. 403-304-5337

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4040

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Any persons who witnessed an accident on September 15, 2014 at 7pm, at the intersection of 45 Street and 54 Ave (near Webber Physio) please call (403) 341-6164 or (403) 396-3138 for statement only.

No court appearance required.

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

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1200

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1310

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PLAN 8922135 BLOCK 1 LOT 4 EXCEPTING THEREOUT ALL MINES AND MINERALS The property is a 2,79l sq. ft. single family dwelling. The property is situated within a quiet residential neighbourhood. The property is located at 7356 - 59 Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta. For further details, interested parties may refer to the Affidavit of Value and Valuator’s report filed in these proceedings.

Tenders in sealed envelopes referencing the Court file number 1410001183, accompanied by your address for notification and a certified cheque or money order or cash for 10% of the amount of the tender must be in the hands of the Clerk of the Court, 4909 - 48 Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta by 12:00 noon on Friday, January 23, 2015.

Daily The Red Deer Advocate Daily The publishes Red Deer Advocate advertisements from companies and corporations and associations from across Canada seeking personnel for long term placements.

The balance of the purchase price shall be paid into Court within 30 days, if your tender is accepted. You will be notified of the date and time when the Court will consider your tender. If your tender is accepted and you do not complete the purchase within the 30 days, then your deposit will be forfeited.

The successful tenderer shall take the mortgaged lands as is. No warranties of any kind are made with respect to the mortgaged lands. The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. The deposits of unsuccessful tenderers will be returned to them.

Carscallen LLP 1500, 407- 2nd Street SW Calgary, Alberta T2P 2Y3 Telephone: 403-262-3775 Attention: Grant W. D. Cameron APPROVED this 6 day of January, 2015.

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4020

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Rent $1195 to $1395 403-782-3847 3 bdrm. townhouses, 1.5 bath, 4 & 5 appls., blinds, lrg. balconies, no dogs.

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At least 176 dead, 200,000 displaced in flooding sands of homes had been destroyed, hundreds of hectares of crops submerged and livestock had been washed away, Chilima said.

“We have lost everything,” said Kalenga, a man who took shelter in a tent camp set up by the Malawi Red Cross and Red Crescent Society, and Doctors Without Borders. He gave only his first name.

Tents have been set up for those left homeless, and many have found refuge with friends and neighbours whose homes remained habitable, Doctors Without Borders said in a statement.

The international medical organization said it was concerned that displaced people were also vulnerable to water-borne disease due unsanitary conditions.

“Most of Nsanje and East Bank are submerged under two to three meters of water, which has transformed these vast plains into a giant lake engulfing houses and bridges,” said Amaury Gregoire, Doctors Without Borders’ mission head in Malawi’s south.

The United Nations World Food Program said it plans to airlift more than 100 metric tons of food to the southern African to feed at least 77,000, but added in a statement that accessing Malawi’s southern districts has been “extremely difficult.”

In Chikwawa, 50 kilometres (about 31 miles) from Blantyre, traditional leaders sent dugout canoes to rescue stranded villagers, some finding shelter in trees.

“Some tree branches snapped, tossing people back into the water,” said Issa Bande, whose village was flooded when Malawi’s largest river, the Shire

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BLANTYRE, Malawi — Flooding in Malawi has killed more than 176 people, displaced at least 200,000 others, left homes and schools submerged in water and roads washed away by the deluge in the southern African country, the vice-president said Friday.

Downriver in neighbouring Mozambique, floodwaters have left at least 38 dead, according to Mozambican news agency AIM, displaced tens of thousands and damaged the main road linking the north and south of the country.

While the Mozambican government’s flood plan, announced last year, may have lessened the damage, Malawi was caught off guard.

Dozens of people are missing in Malawi, with at least 153 unaccounted for in the worst affected southern parts of the country, Vice-President Saulos Chilima said.

“It’s a very bad situation,” he said, speaking at a press conference in Malawi’s commercial capital Blantyre.

A joint operation between the police and the army was underway to rescue hundreds who were trapped in their villages by flood waters caused by weeks of heavy rain, Chilima said. A bright spot of their work so far: Rescue workers had found a woman who had given birth while trapped by floodwaters. The mother and newborn were healthy, Chilima said.

“I flew over some parts of the Lower Shire but we could not find anywhere to land,” he said of the south. “It’s a big challenge we have before us.” Thou-

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

In this photo taken Thursday, Jan, 15, 2015, children work to salvage goods washed away by flood waters in the southern district of Chikwawa, near Blantyre, Malawi. At least 176 people are confirmed dead and at least 200,000 have been displaced from flooding that has left homes and schools submerged in water and roads washed away by the deluge in the southern African country.

River, burst its banks.

In Mozambique, the Licungo river burst its banks and has reached its highest levels since 1971, killing at least seven people as they tried to cross its bridge, while a ferry sank on the river, killing eight people, according to Mozambican news agency, AIM. The Zambezia province is the worst hit, where at least 23 people have died and thousands left homeless, according to AIM. Mozambique’s government announced last year that the country had set aside up to $32 million of the

national budget to cover disaster response efforts.

Relief workers there have been using boats to access areas where roads have been damaged.

Mozambique is frequently hit by floods. In 2000 the country experienced its worst flood, in which more than 800 people were killed and hundreds of thousands were made homeless when waters severely submerged whole towns.

Malawi’s government said it is working on a disaster preparedness strategy.

Really?

When?

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