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Jason and Bambi Kom-Tong, and their two children Zackary and Kisenya, play a board game on Tuesday evening.

Jason Kom-Tong is defying the odds and living beyond the terminal cancer time frame doctors gave him.

Every day is something special for the Red Deer man, whose birthday — St. Patrick’s Day — might just be helping to bring him a little muchneeded luck.

Jason is back in the city for a short visit with his wife Bambi and two young children, through the upcoming Family Day weekend. He has been undergoing experimenMARY-ANN tal immuno-therapy treatBARR ment in Vancouver that has resulted in measurable and remarkable improvements in his health.

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last October when doctors said he had only three months left to live. In fact, his doctors in Edmonton had not scheduled him for any future appointments.

Now another birthday doesn’t seem so unreasonable.

Bambi, 33, said on Tuesday that her husband’s immuno-therapy treatment was really just going to buy him time so he could make it to Arizona for more specialized cancer treatment. They still don’t know what the future holds — but Jason’s condition has improved.

Jason has aggressive Stage 4 tongue cancer, diagnosed in 2013. He underwent extensive surgery at University of Alberta Hospital in Edmonton, including tongue reconstruction, chemotherapy and radiation treatment. He had a second surgery to remove his tongue, and a second reconstruction. His lower jaw was removed. He had to learn how to walk again after a bone from his leg was used to reconstruct his jaw.

It is still difficult for him to speak because of a tube in his throat and most people cannot under-

stand him, said Bambi.

In December, Jason was accepted into an experimental treatment program at Vancouver Centre: B.C. Cancer Agency, because he was considered terminal.

He began the treatment while Bambi, and their two children, Zack, six, and Kisenya, five, stayed home in Red Deer. He has received five rounds of the immuno-therapy, administered intravenously, and has been staying with relatives in Vancouver. His next treatment is a week away with seven more to follow.

Jason came home on Saturday when he drove here with a friend. He returns to Vancouver on Monday.

“Oh my goodness. They’re so great,” Bambi said, regarding how things have been going.

Bambi said that when Jason left for Vancouver, he weighed 111 pounds. He’s gained 20 pounds. The cancer that was building in his neck and face is completely gone. The cancer at the base of his skull has shrunk.

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Accused asked friend to buy gunpowder

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF

MALLEY MURDER TRIAL

After his arrest for murder, an Innisfail financial advisor and home-builder asked his hunting buddy and business partner to buy a specific brand of gunpowder, court heard on Tuesday.

Hunting buddy Bob Yanew was testifying at the trial of Brian Malley, 57, who faces first-degree murder charges in the bombing death of Victoria Shachtay, 23, of Innisfail.

The trial is being held before a jury in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench.

Yanew was a life-long friend of Malley and the two were co-owners of Kodiak Homes, a real estate development company, along with a third person.

Yanew said he visited Malley at the Red Deer Remand Centre shortly after his arrest in May 2012 for the Nov. 25, 2011, killing of Shachtay.

Malley asked Yanew to buy a bottle of gunpowder for him when the two visited while Malley was at the Red Deer Remand Centre.

“I was pretty much in shock,” said Yanew, adding he did not act on the request.

“Him asking me to do this was even more of a shock. He was a brother to me and I couldn’t understand why he wanted to get me involved and incriminate myself.”

Yanew said he was accompanied to the remand centre by his wife and by Malley’s wife Christine.

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Yanew said he told the third partner in the homebuilding company about Malley’s. Twenty-five days later, Yanew gave his second statement to police, but his first including the conversation about buying gunpowder for Malley.

At first, Yanew struggled with disclosing to police what the conversation was about, testifying that he wanted to protect his friend. But he told the RCMP that Malley had asked him to buy gunpowder.

In other statements to police and during his testimony during the preliminary inquiry before the trial, Yanew said the note contained either the name of the store the two went to or a specific brand of gunpowder. In his testimony Tuesday, Yanew was certain Malley had asked him to buy gunpowder.

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Health minister urges parents to vaccinate their children

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — The federal health minister says she can’t help but get emotional over some parents’ decision not to get their children vaccinated against infectious diseases.

“I find it really irresponsible,” Rona Ambrose said Tuesday, adding anyone who believes a debunked and fraudulent 1990s study linking vaccines to autism should speak to their doctor.

Ambrose said measles in particular is an incredibly infectious disease and parents who refuse to get their kids immunized are putting other children at risk.

“If you don’t immunize your child and you send them to school potentially ill or exposed another child who may be more vulnerable than your own is at even a greater risk and that’s what concerns me the most,” she told an unrelated news conference.

She called vaccines miracles of modern medicine that save lives.

Ambrose said Canada spends billions of dollars on vaccines for children around the world but educated Canadians who won’t allow their kids to be immunized through a publicly funded program are making the wrong decision.

The minister was speaking out after Manitoba officials reported Tuesday that an infant had been diagnosed with measles and was resting at home.

Ambrose was in Vancouver to announce that pharmaceutical companies will now be required to post drug shortages on a new website.

Manitoba’s chief public health officer said the measles case appeared to linked to travel to India, not exposure to the virus in Manitoba.

Last year, Manitoba saw its worst outbreak of measles in decades, with nine cases. Public health officials said the disease hadn’t surfaced for several years before that.

Officials in Toronto have also reported several cases of measles, which appear to have been locally transmitted after numerous children became infected with the disease in Disneyland.

Symptoms of measles include a rash, runny nose and cough, as well as more serious complications such as deafness and brain damage.

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THERAPY: Bought the family some time “That’s not usually supposed to happen with immuno-therapy. The immuno-therapy is just to slow the progression of cancer so that it’s not growing bigger or creating new tumours. For Jason, it’s working even better than that.”

Still, doctors won’t make any predictions about Jason.

“He’s feeling really good,’ said Bambi.

“The fact that the sores on his face are down makes him more comfortable with going out in public, whereas before it was, very, honestly, damaging to his self-esteem.”

“He’s able to do things with the kids, he’s able to do little bits of grocery shopping, which seems so small to us because we do this every day but for him. ... Before he left for Vancouver, I had to help him down the stairs, he needed assistance with everything and now he’s able to do things on his own.

“Now that the immuno-therapy has bought us more time, it gives us a little bit more time to do some fundraising and try to get enough money and send him down to Arizona.”

They need about $175,000 to get him specialized individual chemotherapy treatment in Arizona.

Through fundraising events, about $70,000 has been raised, of which about $4,000 has been spent on flights, medicine and food supplements for Jason, Bambi said. Jason cannot eat normal food.

“Our goal is $100,000 more to go to Arizona for the

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Yukon Quest mushers, dogs tackle bitter cold DAWSON CITY, Yukon — Mushers are embracing and laughing off frigid temperatures as they race their dog teams along a 1,600-kilometre Yukon Quest route of ice and snow.

Twenty-six teams left Whitehorse for Fairbanks, Alaska on Saturday and have already encountered temperatures of -45 C during the 32nd annual event.

A posting on the race’s official website reports the cold has taken its toll with 19 dogs being dropped from the top 10 teams.

Contrast that to the five dogs that had fallen out of the top 10 mushers last year by the Pelly Crossing individualized chemo treatment he would get there,” she said. They hope to be able to do that in mid-May, right after he has completed the treatments in Vancouver.

“They always tell you not to get your hopes up ... but it’s so difficult not to get your hopes up when you see him and see how much he’s changed from where he was.

“He was knocking on death’s door. It was scary.

It’s terrifying. I can’t even put into words how terrifying it is to be in that situation and know that something terrible is going to happen and see it slowly happening every day.

“But with everybody’s prayers and thoughts and well wishes, I truly believe that if you just think positively, positive things will happen,” said Bambi, who sounds as bubbly as she talks.

A special kind of interpreter, she understands what her husband says. She asks him: “Jason, is there anything else you would like to tell people? “ There’s a pause. “Thank you. He says thank you.”

People can donate online at ‘Help Jason get treatment in Arizona’ at http://www.gofundme.com/ hdrsdw.

For anyone wishing to donate, there is more information as an update posted by Bambi on the Facebook page ,Online Auction to support the Kom-tong family., As well, a trust account has been established at the CIBC bank, called ‘Jason Kom-Tong Trust.’ barr@reddeeradvocate.com

MALLEY: Thought he was being set up by RCMP

checkpoint, although temperatures were unseasonably warm.

“I kind of like these extreme conditions,” said Brent Sass, 35, of Eureka, Alaska, who led the pack Tuesday afternoon, headed for Dawson City. “I’m embracing the cold weather, and the dogs are as well.”

He said it has been a few years since the race was held in such cold conditions and he usually thrives in extreme weather, adding the hard snow along the trail is making for swift mushing.

Hugh Neff, who was in second place as he approached Dawson City Tuesday morning, acknowledged the difficult conditions but was not discouraged.

The resident of Tok, Alaska, said he is “accustomed to cold weather.”

Malley later left a message on Yanew’s phone saying not to worry about the conversation they had at the Red Deer Remand Centre and he had arranged for someone else to get what he had asked about.

The four people only had a half-hour to talk at the remand centre, but Malley asked that he have the last five minutes of the allotted time to speak to Yanew alone.

Yanew said Malley mouthed that he was being set up by the RCMP and that they were going to lose one of the containers of gunpowder.

Malley said he had bought two containers of gunpowder and told Yanew that if police only showed one, Malley “knew what they were trying to do.”

During the police search of Malley’s residence on May 25, 2012, they found one container of gunpowder.

It is alleged that Malley built a bomb using a sixinch long steel nipple, pipe with threading at both ends, and filled it with Alliant Blue Dot Double Smokeless gunpowder. That bomb was then disguised in a Christmas bag and put on Shachtay’s doorstep.

Shachtay was killed when she opened the gift, detonating the bomb.

Shachtay invested more than $750,000 with Malley, $575,000 of which came from a 2007 settlement.

Shachtay was paralyzed in a 2004 car crash. The settlement and the investment were meant to provide for her and her daughter.

By 2011, the money was gone from her investment.

Malley and his mother-in-law are suing Yanew and the other former co-owner of Kodiak Homes. Yanew and the other partner liquidated the company after the charges were laid against Malley.

The trial continues today in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench. The trial, already in its fourth week, is expected to run to the end of February. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

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Request for funds to aid child death reviews rejected

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Alberta’s Progressive Conservatives have refused to restore $275,000 in funding for the child and youth advocate to help investigate deaths of children in government care.

PC backbencher Genia Leskiw said the advocate, Del Graff, had not made his case on why the refund was critical.

“I really don’t believe that they’ve sharpened their pencils as sharp as they could have, and there are a lot of other agencies that look after youth,” said Leskiw following the decision Tuesday of the all-party legislative offices committee.

“Tough choices have to be made and ... everybody has to share in those tough choices.”

Graff said the money was needed to keep up with responsibilities added to his mandate last spring to strengthen his investigations into the deaths of children in care.

Graff said the cash would was to pay for three new investigators and two analysts who were hired to handle the

extra workload.

Investigations and recommendations on a single case already take up to a year, he said, and he fears it will take even longer now.

“Without being able to have the commitment that was made in 2014 to those (five positions), we’ve got to find that money somewhere —and it has to come from the resources that support our investigations.”.

Graff, along with representatives of the auditor general’s office, asked the committee to return some of the money cut from their 2014 budgets in December.

Premier Jim Prentice has announced austerity measures throughout government as the province wrestles with billions of dollars in lost revenue due to the steep plunge in oil prices over the last six months.

The Tories used their majority on the committee to reject Graff’s request.

Liberal Laurie Blakeman and Dave Eggen of the NDP both voted for the increase.

Blakeman told the committee that children are paying for the Tory government’s failure to follow through on

its long-standing promise to wean Alberta’s day-to-day spending off historically volatile energy prices.

“What are you going to do when oil hits $20 a barrel? Stop teaching children? C’mon,” Blakeman said.

“Let’s not forget, we (as a government) specifically told the child and youth advocate office to expand their mandate to meet a need that exists in this province,” Eggen told reporters.

Enough Tories sided with Blakeman and Eggen to return $546,000 to the auditor general’s office.

Executive director Ruth McHugh told the committee the office could reduce all but $546,000 of the $1.8 million the government asked it to cut. To go further would compromise its ability to do its jobs, she said.

McHugh noted that the government had made decisions that allowed the province to collect an extra $15 million from private insurance companies for health care.

“This alone more than offsets our funding requests, and illustrates how our work has the potential to save money now and bring exponential value in the long run.”

Parents mourn loss of rescue tech

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS LAKE LOUISE — The mother of a missing search-and-rescue technician buried in deep snow on a mountain in Alberta says he was a powerful physical presence but had a gentle soul.

Sgt. Mark Salesse, 44, was training with others when an avalanche swept him off the Polar Circus ice-climbing route in Banff National Park last week.

His parents, Liz Quinn and Robert Salesse, issued a statement Tuesday saying military officials had updated them on the recovery mission.

They said they’ve been told that their son is beneath at least 4 ½ metres of snow.

Quinn said the loss is a harsh reality and hard to accept.

“It didn’t come as a surprise, but it was something I was really trying not to hear. I didn’t want to hear it,” she said from home in Moncton, N.B. “I really, really had hoped from the bottom of my heart that if anybody was going to survive this it was going to be Mark,” she said.

“When I am faced with the facts... you know that there’s no way anyone would have made it.”

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BRIEF RCMP hunting for suspects in two attempted robberies RCMP are searching for four suspects involved in two attempted armed robberies in Didsbury and Olds on Tuesday.

Police also suspect them of stealing vehicles in Airdrie and Sundre.

RCMP said on Monday night or early Tuesday morning, a Ford F450 flatbed truck was stolen from a compound

‘MARK HAS DIED DOING WHAT HE LOVED MOST, IN THE MAJESTIC MOUNTAINS THAT SO BECKONED HIM. HE CHOSE HIS FINAL RESTING PLACE. HE IS AT PEACE.’ — LIZ QUINN MOTHER

tary when he was 18 and turned down a mission to Afghanistan when the search-and-rescue opportunity came along.

She described the six-foot-five-inch Salesse as a “machine” of a man, who was physically active and enjoyed competition.

“He was a tall, strapping lad but he was a very gentle soul.

“He was a very giving person. He was selfless.”

Quinn said Salesse survived a fall during training in Colorado in 2011 and shattered his pelvis. He wasn’t expected to walk again but he managed to get himself back in shape.

Crews were still trying to reach Salesse after having to call off a short search on Monday due to the threat of in Airdrie.

At about 5:30 a.m., a passenger from the stolen vehicle attempted to rob a gas station in Didsbury. The male suspect showed a weapon to the gas station attendant, but left empty handed.

At 6:15 a.m., police believe the same suspect entered a gas station in Olds, showed a weapon to the gas station attendant, and again left empty handed.

The vehicle was last seen travelling northbound.

The stolen vehicle was later found in a field in a rural area southeast of Sundre and where RCMP believed the suspects stole two more vehicles — a SUV, and a white 2007 Dodge one-ton pickup truck equipped with a bail handler.

The SUV has since been recovered in the Rocky Mountain House area.

further avalanches.

His parents said that if his body is not found in the next week, the search will resume in the spring.

“They will continue searching for Mark and bring our beautiful loving son home to us,” they said.

“Mark has died doing what he loved most, in the majestic mountains that so beckoned him. He chose his final resting place. He is at peace.”

Parks Canada has said that additional avalanches — both natural and ones triggered to improve safety — have fallen on the area where he is believed to have been buried last Thursday.

Salesse, who was based at CFB Winnipeg, was swept off a narrow ledge when weather conditions changed quickly during a military exercise.

A spokesman for Parks Canada has said Salesse wasn’t wearing an avalanche transceiver. Searchers are using dogs to try to pick up his scent.

Quinn said she agreed to talk to the media because she wants her son to be remembered.

“I don’t want Mark to be just a casualty. I want him to have a name and a face, because he worked very hard for the Canadian people for the last three decades.”

In Hanna, two of the suspects were spotted entering a grocery store at 10:30 a.m. One suspect left with a grocery cart full of goods and got into a white 2007 Dodge one-ton pickup truck.

The vehicle was last seen leaving the grocery store and heading north.

RCMP consider the suspects armed and dangerous and warn people not to approach them.

Anyone who recognizes the suspects should call the Didsbury RCMP at 403-335-3382, their local RCMP detachment, or Crimestoppers at 1-800-2228477.

Suspect surrenders to police A suspect surrendered to police on Tuesday after the truck he was driv-

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — A Kingston, Ont., father and one of his ailing twin daughters are out of surgery after he gave her part of his liver.

Michael Wagner’s three-yearold twins — Phuoc and Binh — have Alagille syndrome, a genetic disorder that affects the liver, heart and other organs, and without a liver transplant the girls would die.

A post on the family Facebook page says Phuoc’s new liver “looks great,” but notes the next few days will be “critical.”

Doctors decided which of the twins would receive the liver transplant after the family said it could not make the heart-wrenching decision — their story often compared to the film “Sophie’s Choice”.

The Facebook page, which is managed by the girls’ mother, Johanne Wagner, says Michael Wagner is groggy, looking good, and joked that someone had stolen a piece of his liver.

The Wagners, who have nine kids, are still waiting for a liver donor for their other daughter.

“I will be a pro at this when Binh gets her turn, hopefully soon,” Johanne Wagner said in the Facebook post.

Gary Levy, who runs the liver donor program at the Toronto General Hospital, said donors can give up to 70 per cent of their liver, which will regrow to its full size, but that a living donor can only donate once.

Johanne Wagner said last week that she hadn’t been tested yet because she needed to be there for the kids if something went wrong with her husband’s surgery.

“She’s our reserve,” Michael Wagner said during a recent interview with The Canadian Press at the family’s home.

“Part of it is that we knew we could only do one parent at a time and that I would have to recover before she went in.”

Levy said that interest in donating a liver has jumped because of the girls’ story and he hopes to find a match for Binh soon. ing hit the ditch near Kuusamo and he stole the vehicle driven by a bystander who stopped to help.

Sylvan Lake RCMP, who responded to the collision at 12:43 p.m., said when the male driver fled in the stolen vehicle, which contained the bystander’s dog, he also attempted to run over the bystander.

When the suspect drove into Sylvan Lake, he was involved in another single-vehicle collision, fled on foot, and entered a residence on Lakeway Boulevard.

He eventually surrendered without further incident.

He was expected to be formally charged with numerous criminal offences. His name has not yet been released.

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Ideology vs. practicality ANY ATTEMPT TO EQUATE CAPITALISM WITH COMMUNISM IS SIMPLISTIC

BY MARK MILKE SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE In a recent column from a Toronto journalist on communism and capitalism, the writer made an astonishing claim: While “millions have been the tragic victims of communism,” Roy MacGregor wrote, “that number pales, surely, in comparison with the victims of capitalism.”

Surely, it does not.

The columnist attempted to link communism and capitalism as mere ideological flipsides of the same economic coin. But few claims could be more errant than to equate a theoretical, utopian theory given new life by a 19th century German academic on how people should behave (pretend incentives don’t matter, equality of result is desirable) with observable human reality (people always buy, sell and trade — the prerequisites to widespread prosperity).

It is unclear how MacGregor defines communism and capitalism. But we have a hint. In the case of capitalism, he writes of “crimes” that “extend back beyond the Crusades and the spice wars to the very first deal that

went badly sour.”

To conflate the existence of religious and commercial wars with a concurrent open system of buying, bartering and selling mistakes the existence of freedom with abuses committed in its sphere. It’s akin to blaming a mugging in Central Park on the park itself.

Capitalism, courtesy of one useful definition, assumes this basic premise: that “subject to certain [justifiable] restrictions, individuals (alone or with others) are free to decide where to invest, what to produce or sell, and what prices to charge.”

Such activity, from the earliest Babylonian fishermen to bankers in Boston, has existed forever when not forcibly prevented by rulers.

Capitalism and markets, akin to a park allowing a multitude of freelychosen activities, have been massively beneficial.

Some years ago, the late British economist Angus Maddison catalogued the last 1,000 years of the world economy in a landmark OECD study. He noted how the wider adoption of free trade (one aspect of capitalism) was first beneficial to Western Europe, then the Americas and more recently, East Asian countries. Every society in

history that participates in capitalism prospers. (Compare South Korea today with communist North Korea.)

My colleagues at the Fraser Institute have found similar results. Consider economic freedom, which occurs within a framework of property rights, sound money, the rule of law, and sensible regulation and taxation. Economic freedom allows people (including the very poor) to create wealth; it also correlates with increased life expectancy and greater civil liberties and increased political rights.

Contrast that with communism, briefly defined as “economic systems in which the government owns the means of production.”

Space does not permit a full cataloguing of all of communism’s failures.

Communism, when practised in fact (China before Deng Xiaoping’s reforms as one example) requires the abolition of individual choice and complete subjugation to the ruling elite — precisely because choice otherwise undermines forced collectivism. One result has always been economic shortages of every conceivable good; another is endemic repression as governments seek to smother a basic human impulse: to openly barter with others and buy

goods and services at an agreed-upon price.

As Jeanne Kirkpatrick famously wrote in 1979, unlike traditional dictatorships, which abused direct opponents but felt no need to control every aspect of every citizen’s life, revolutionary communist regimes created refugees by the millions. Kirkpatrick, later a U.S. ambassador the United Nations, argued that was because such governments “claim jurisdiction over the whole life of the society and make demands for change that so violate internalized values and habits that inhabitants flee.”

Those who did not flee suffered even more: In 1999, a number of French authors catalogued communism’s death toll: nearly 100 million people.

Unlike the iron fist of communism, capitalism’s incidents of harm (recall the mugging in Central Park) result not from government oppression but from the nature of freedom itself. Misguided newspaper columns notwithstanding, in theory, practice and historical record, there’s no comparison between capitalism and communism.

Milke is a senior fellow at the Fraser Institute. This column was supplied by Troy Media (www.troymedia.com).

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

My time with city council is not done In response to the recent interest and inquiries by the media and the public at large, I would like to announce the following. First of all, my family and I wish to thank all who continue to support my public service to the community.

I must say how surprised and at the same time honoured at the sudden influx of calls and media interest I have experienced since both our current MLAs, Cal Dallas and Mary Anne Jablonski, announced their retirement. Since that moment, it has been an intense time of reflection and consideration for my family and me.

I predict the call for those wishing to serve in Alberta’s legislative assembly as MLAs for Red Deer will be put out shortly. Where this will be a great opportunity for two special Albertans, I only know this time around will not be an opportunity of mine.

There were many variables to consider: my family, my employer, life balance and my current position as a city councillor. Ultimately, for me I still have so much to give our city locally. As Red Deer transitions to Alberta’s best city to work, live and play, there is still so much good work I wish to accomplish with city council.

The Riverlands/Railyards developments, our unique geographic location within the province, arts, culture, social infrastructure, the upcoming Canada Winter Games, city operational efficiencies, and our position as a leader in municipal environmental sustainability are only but a few areas that I feel I can still contribute and add value to.

In short, my time within Red Deer city council is not yet done.

I wish those who do make a run to become an MLA for Red Deer all the best and look forward to working with those individuals in the future.

Lawrence Lee Red Deer

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Having been recognized last year as Alberta’s best cross-country ski facility operator, River Bend has gone one step further this year, providing even more exceptional, daily grooming. The result has been an outstanding ski experience for all who are lucky enough to venture out to the River Bend Recreation Area.

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Thanks to our civic leaders for their commitment and dedication in helping to create opportunities for healthy, active lifestyles in our parks and green spaces. I no longer need to drive to the Canmore Nordic Centre. I can have an outstanding ski experience here in Red Deer!

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I have two archaic hobbies: reading the paper and sending personal letters through the mail — both seem to contrast many of the standard hobbies young men my age partake in. The Chive website still gets a little attention here and there, but I’d rather sit somewhere in the Bower Mall food court or the RDC library between classes and read the locally written columns.

Over the Christmas holidays, I fought through a self-imposed Christmas letter writing campaign that had one-off letters sent, from yours truly, to numerous family members and close friends. And just recently I’m powering through another letter writing campaign appealing to the practitioners of Valentine’s Day; my hobby has grown to the point in which I carry stamps and envelopes around with my school books.

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But one faithful morning my two archaic hobbies collided in a cataclysmic burst of Starbucks caffeine hysteria. In an article I read, written by Dave Dormer in the Calgary Sun, I was granted a website address — belikeralph.ca. I couldn’t resist the opportunity to print out a photo of the late King Ralph and mail his image, with the title “Dear Premier Prentice, Be like Ralph!” to the offices of our premier. I nearly tripped over every chair in the RDC library to access a computer to print this photograph at the cost of 10 cents. An envelope was addressed and the print out from belikeralph.ca was secured inside. The letter was christened with a Jim Carrey postal stamp.

I hope that Premier Jim Prentice takes my advice and becomes more like Ralph — I wouldn’t mind another prosperity bonus again sometime. Only instead of some fast and loose spending, which our own government has been guilty of, I vow to invest a Prentice Penny cheque into my own education.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — One of the three possible routes the federal government could take to respond to last week’s landmark Supreme Court of Canada ruling on doctor-assisted suicide appears to be off the table.

“I wouldn’t count on that,” federal Justice Minister Peter MacKay told The Canadian Press on Tuesday when asked whether invoking the notwithstanding clause is under consideration as an option in the wake of the unanimous decision.

The court’s ruling Friday struck down the criminal ban on doctors assisting in the deaths of mentally competent but suffering and “ir‘(WE WILL) TAKE THE remediable” paTIME TO CONSULT. . tients. It gave the government 12 . . THIS IS A DEEPLY, months to draft a DEEPLY EMOTIONAL replacement law.

PERSONAL ISSUE Without it, Canada will simFOR MAN AND HAS ply have no clear FAR-REACHING rules on doctorassisted suicide CONSEQUENCES, TO on the books, SAY THE LEAST.’ much like there is no law prohib— PETER MACKAY iting abortion.

JUSTICE MINISTER But the government also has the right to use the notwithstanding clause, a section of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms allowing Parliament or a legislature to override certain judicial rulings.

No federal government has ever invoked the clause.

While the notwithstanding clause doesn’t appear to be an option, what the government will do and how it will arrive at that decision hasn’t been finalized, MacKay said, fresh from speaking before the Supreme Court as it welcomed its newest justice, Suzanne Cote.

“We’ll obviously take the time to examine the decision in detail, we’ll look at what Quebec is doing, we’ll look at private members’ bills that are currently before Parliament,” he said.

His department was preparing contingency plans well in advance of the ruling he said. Legislation is a possibility the government is considering, as is not legislating at all.

“The court obviously and respectfully did much of the introspective research and respectful deliberation that is incumbent upon our department and the government to now do as well,” MacKay said, standing in the same lawyers’ robes he wore to argue a case before the court many years ago.

There have been widespread calls for a non-partisan approach to deciding how the government should respond to the ruling, with many suggesting the government mirror what Quebec did when it spent nearly four years in consultation before putting forward its own bill.

MacKay said the Conservatives do intend to solicit a range of views, including from the medical profession and from those living with disabilities, but how they’ll seek that input also hasn’t been decided. “(We will) take the time to consult, hear the many perspectives that are important in considering an issue of such consequence,” he said.

“This is a deeply, deeply emotional personal issue for many and has far-reaching consequences, to say the least.”

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MOHAMED FAHMY

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper has personally reached out to Egypt’s president to secure the release of a Canadian journalist imprisoned in Cairo.

Harper’s office won’t say exactly when the overture between the prime minister and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi took place.

“The Prime Minister has communicated with the president on this case. I’m not going to get into the specifics of the communication between the PM and the president, including the timing or details of that communication,” Harper’s spokesman Jason MacDonald wrote in an email on Tuesday.

“As you know we have also raised the case at the highest levels of the Egyptian government through the actions of ministers and officials and we will continue to do so.”

Opposition Leader Tom Mulcair has called on Harper to “personally” reach out to his Egyptian counterpart to secure the release of a Canadian journalist imprisoned in Cairo.

Mohamed Fahmy was working for satellite news broadcaster Al Jazeera English when he was arrested on Dec. 29, 2013, along with two colleagues.

They were accused of supporting the banned Islamist Muslim Brotherhood group of ousted Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi and were charged with fabricating footage to undermine Egypt’s national security.

After a trial that was internationally denounced as a sham, Fahmy was sentenced to seven years in prison. Following an appeal in January, a retrial is

set to begin on Thursday.

Mulcair says the Canadian government’s efforts to win Fahmy’s freedom must not be delayed by the “recent shuffle” of foreign ministers, which was prompted by John Baird’s resignation. Minister Rob Nicholson was moved to foreign affairs from defence on Monday.

The NDP leader is calling on Harper to intervene in Fahmy’s case, “including by personally reaching out to Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi.”

Fahmy’s family has launched an online campaign, urging Harper to get involved in the 40-year-old’s case.

They have called on supporters to use the hashtag “HarperCallEgypt” in their efforts to push for Fahmy’s release.

A Canadian government official, speaking on condition his name not be used, said Harper’s communication did not happen on Tuesday and was not in response to the harpercallegypt campaign.

The Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom has said it backs the call by Fahmy’s family for Harper to intervene.

One of Fahmy’s colleagues — Australian Peter Greste — was abruptly freed last Sunday under new legislation that allows Egypt’s president to deport foreigners convicted or accused of crimes.

Mulcair said Greste’s release followed the intensive efforts of the Australian government.

“The Australian prime minister publicly and personally intervened in Mr. Greste’s case with success,” Mulcair wrote in his open letter to Harper.

AFN chief sets expectations for meeting on murdered, missing aboriginal women

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — It may not be the full-blown inquiry he would like, but the new national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says he still has high hopes for what is sure to be an emotionally wrought meeting later this month on murdered and missing aboriginal women.

Among the items on Perry Bellegarde’s wish list: more federal and provincial money for housing, safe shelters, day care and wellness centres, more programs to prevent violence and greater co-ordination among the country’s various police forces when it comes to investigating cases that involve aboriginal women.

Above all, Bellegarde hopes the two Conservative ministers in attendance — Status of Women Minister Kellie Leitch and Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt — will share what they hear at the Feb. 27 event with their cabinet colleagues.

“We welcome their support. We welcome their attendance. We had hoped that they would take things

back to their cabinet colleagues, that the dialogue and the discussions and recommendations from around the table for the ongoing support for this inquiry, or for an action plan,” Bellegarde said in a wide-ranging interview with The Canadian Press.

“That’s what we’re all trying to address: a co-ordinated strategy, a co-ordinated approach, an implementation plan to deal with this. The feds are there; the provinces are there; indigenous peoples are there; families are there. Let’s map this out.”

Originally, Bellegarde had hoped three more Conservatives would attend: Justice Minister Peter MacKay, Health Minister Rona Ambrose and Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney.

But he said only two members from each delegation have been invited to the table.

Calls for a national inquiry have been growing louder since RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson revealed last year that nearly 1,200 aboriginal women have been murdered or gone missing in Canada in the last 30 years — hundreds more than previously thought.

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Health Canada says the pot — sold under the name Nyce N’ EZ — is supposed to have a THC content of 9.07 per cent, but inspectors found it actually had a THC content of up to 13.7 per cent. Neither Health Canada nor Peace Naturals Project Inc. has received reports of any adverse events or complaints associated with the use of the marijuana.

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Man accused of B.C. terror plot planned rocket attack VANCOUVER — A man accused of plotting to bomb the British Columbia legislature on Canada Day with his wife lamented that the death toll from the Boston Marathon bombings wasn’t high enough and instead said he wanted a body count on par with 9/11, his trial heard Tuesday.

John Nuttall and his common-law spouse, Amanda Korody, were ensnared by an RCMP undercover sting between March and July 2013, which saw an officer befriend the couple as the planned attack came together.

They are charged with four terrorism-

related offences.

Many of the couple’s interactions with undercover officers and each other were caught on video, including a conversation between Nuttall and the officer that was recorded in June of that year.

In the video, the officer is seen driving around with Nuttall — who is wearing a leather jacket and sleeveless shirt with long hair and a shaggy beard.

Nuttall references the Boston Marathon attack, when two brothers used pressure-cooker bombs to kill and maim runners and spectators near the finish line. Nuttall shows the officer a schematic for the same type of bomb,

which he found in the al-Qaida-affilated online magazine Inspire.

“They made the same one and it only killed eight people,” he said, though in reality three people died in Boston.

“That’s not good enough. It’s small time.”

Nuttall then tells the officer he is dreaming of something much bigger.

“We could have the equivalent of 9/11,” he said.

“It won’t be as spectacular, but the effect and the body count will be the same. ... It would be pure terrorism and it would cause the people to rethink their position of sending troops overseas to kill Muslims when they find out it was a white guy that did it.”

Companies will be named for failing to post drug shortages: minister

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — A federal scheme that puts the onus of reporting drug shortages on pharmaceutical firms is being endorsed by a chorus of Canadian health professionals who say it’s a good first step towards remedying a life-or-death problem.

Health Minister Rona Ambrose announced the government is moving from an industry-run, voluntary system to regulated, mandatory reporting of medicine scarcity with the creation of an independent website and online non-compliance registry.

Companies that fail to publicly post anticipated and actual drug shortages, including discontinuation of their products, risk fines in the millions of dollars and the threat of being “named and shamed,” Ambrose said.

“We want to know exactly when they know when that’s going to happen,” said Ambrose, explaining that advance warning — six months would be ideal — will allow Health Canada to attempt to arrange substitutes. “It’s really about timely and accurate information.”

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Colle, who’s represented the riding provincially for the Liberals for 20 years, says the Conservative defector can’t be allowed to simply parachute into a party and a constituency to which she has no ties.

“I just find the whole thing preposterous,” Colle said. “I mean, that a Harper Tory from Mississauga all of a sudden is going to run here in the middle of Toronto with no connections and no awareness? You know, it’s a real insult to the local Liberals in this community.”

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The heavily censored classified analysis was obtained by The Canadian Press under access to information legislation. The release comes as Russia moves troops into a northern base near the Finnish border as part of an extensive military buildup in the region.

The analysis, which was flagged to the so-called “Five Eyes” community of the U.S., Britain, Australia and New Zealand, is significant because Canada lags behind many of its allies in terms of acquiring drones for surveillance.

Keeping watch over the North is becoming more important to western governments since Vladimir Putin’s government announced recently it is activating two motorized rifle brigades and possibly a marine brigade in the North, as well as establishing a major northern command headquarters.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SARTANA, Ukraine — Fighting intensified Tuesday in eastern Ukraine as pro-Russia rebels and Ukrainian troops sought to extend their gains ahead of crucial peace talks, and the government accused the separatists of shelling a town far behind the front lines, killing 12 people and wounding scores.

Germany, which has joined with France to try to broker a peace deal, urged Russia and Ukraine to compromise and called on the warring parties to refrain from hostilities that could derail a four-way summit Wednesday in Minsk, Belarus.

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said the talks were “one of the last” opportunities for ending the fighting that has killed more than 5,300 people since April.

Poroshenko told parliament in Kyiv that the separatists launched a rocket strike Tuesday on the town of Kramatorsk, more than 30 miles (50 kilometres) from the nearest front line, hitting a regional military command centre with the first salvo and then striking a nearby residential area.

Rebels denied any involvement in the attack and said it was a “provocation” by the Ukrainian authorities.

Kramatorsk was the site of major fighting until July, when pro-Russian separatists retreated.

The government-controlled Donetsk administration said 12 people were killed by the barrage in Kramatorsk and 64 were wounded, including 29 civilians. Photos on the local Donetskiye Novosti website showed an artillery shell embedded in the ground next to a residential building and two bodies lying nearby.

Further south, the volunteer Azov battalion, loyal to the government in Kyiv, said on social media Tuesday that it captured several villages northeast of the strategic port of Mariupol, pushing the rebels closer to the border with Russia.

However, a rebel spokesman, Eduard Basurin, insisted in a televised news conference that the rebels had not retreated.

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A pro-Russian rebel lights a fire in Horlivka, eastern Ukraine, on Monday.

Fighting in eastern Ukraine intensified on Tuesday ahead of much-anticipated peace talks, with both sides claiming significant advances.

The pro-government volunteers said rebels shelled the village of Kominternove, east of Mariupol, causing unspecified civilian casualties. An Associated Press reporter at a government checkpoint between there and Mariupol heard of fighting several miles away and saw two ambulances and four trucks carrying Ukrainian troops from the direction of Kominternove toward Mariupol.

Oleksandr Turchynov, chairman of the Ukrainian Security and Defence Council, visited the area Tuesday and said the government offensive aimed to bolster the defences of Mariupol and “protect civilians from artillery strikes.”

The rebels reported advances, too.

Basurin said they had surrounded the railway hub of Debaltseve, the focus of fierce fighting in the past weeks, cutting it off from a major highway.

At least seven Ukrainian troops were killed overnight in the east, military spokesman Anatoliy Matyukhin said, while in the rebel stronghold of

Donetsk, which faces frequent shelling, two civilians were reported killed and 12 injured.

Amid the escalating hostilities, the insurgents announced a call-up of new volunteer recruits in Donetsk, following a pledge by separatist leader Alexander Zakharchenko to strengthen his forces to 100,000 men.

Rebel official Arkadiy Fedoseyev said the separatists were recruiting “tank drivers, mechanics, technicians and repairmen.”

One 18-year-old volunteer, who gave only his first name, Nikolai, said he had come from the Russian city of Volgodonsk.

“I have no parents. I’m from an orphanage. I saw on television how other people’s parents are being killed and I decided that this was not good,” he said, adding that he wants to be a sniper.

YAOUNDE, Cameroon — Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamic extremists have abducted about 30 people including eight Cameroonian girls and killed seven hostages in two bus hijackings in Cameroon and Nigeria, Cameroon residents and a Nigerian intelligence officer said Tuesday.

Boko Haram, who kidnapped nearly 300 schoolgirls in Nigeria last year in an incident that ignited international outrage, have taken eight Cameroonian girls hostage, said Chetima Ahmidou, the principal of a school in the area.

The girls range in age from 11 to 14 and come from the town of Koza, he said.

The bus attack took place Sunday about 11 miles (18 kilometres) from Cameroon’s border with Nigeria. Seven other hostages were slain and their bodies scattered near the border, said Ahmidou, whose brother was the bus driver and was among those killed.

Also Sunday, across the border in Nigeria, the Islamic extremists held up a bus in Akada-Banga village of Bama district and made off with about 20 people, including women and children, according to a security officer who spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to give information to reporters.

Boko Haram has fought a 5-year insurgency against the Nigerian government, launching scores of attacks that left 10,000 people dead last year alone.

In recent weeks, the terror group has intensified its assaults on neighbouring Cameroon and Niger. Together with Nigeria’s other neighbours, Benin and Chad, they have pledged to form an 8,750-strong multinational force to confront the Islamic extremists.

On Monday, Niger’s parliament voted to approve supporting the mission.

The vote came just hours after a car bombing in the town of Diffa, which was blamed on Boko Haram, who had launched three other attacks on the town since Friday.

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Dear Dr. D: I'm pretty upset about my teenage son's dental appointment. The doctor said he had a 'little cavity' and he would repair it. My wife told him that our son doesn't like needles, and didn't want anything invasive. The dentist seemed to understand and fixed it. The filling fell out a week later. I work in the oil patch. If I delivered that kind of service we'd be out of business. What gives?

A: I too worked in the oil patch. Field sups, pushes, and co-workers from all positions make up a major portion of my practice today.

However, I've gone from the oil patch to family health care with its own challenges. It would help to have a Masters or a PHD to deal with some of the children and parents today. I'm not too sure who's more scared of the dentist these days, the parents or the child. If the child was just allowed to come back with the 'nice lady', and meet the 'nice dentist' to do what needs to be treated, everything could end up better.

Sometimes we have the whole family traipse into the operatory, with no room for anyone to move, and clinical limitations placed on us on what a child will tolerate - like a common 33-guage needle (just larger than a human hair).

If we can establish proper isolation of the patient from influences and distractions, establish a dry field for the tooth or teeth for the bonding agents (try making tape stick on a foggy shower door), use proper pain control without too many interruptions -- then the proper treatment may be completed and won't fall out in the parking lot. Further, if the tooth needs to be removed 2 days later, the inadequate filling didn't cause it.

We do our best to preserve the space with the baby tooth providing the lowest financial burden to the family. Dental procedures such as sedation, baby root canals, and stainless steel crowns are normal procedures, and less harmful to everyone than the chaos created by some loving and well-meaning parents in any clinic. In the hospital they simply point you to the waiting room. For some reason in dentistry some procedures have been turned into a family group hug. It just makes it that much more difficult for our clinical team - as well as for the child. Please help your child out by letting us do our best work!

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BoC exploring job market struggles

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BANK OF CANADA

The Bank of Canada is monitoring the struggles of the job market as an indicator of the country’s economic health ahead of next month’s interestrate announcement, a senior bank official said Tuesday.

The central bank, which blindsided markets last month by lowering its trend-setting rate, is also prepared to take further action to help a wobbly economic recovery that was recently jarred by falling oil prices, senior deputy governor Carolyn Wilkins said.

Wilkins made the remarks as many experts predict the bank could once again cut its key rate in March.

“If potential output growth turns out to be lower than we think, we have the tools to bring inflation back to target,” Wilkins told the Ottawa Economics Association in a speech titled, “Minding the Labour Gap.” Her speech dealt with the impor-

tance of exploring job-market data, which she said showed the economy was about 270,000 jobs short of its full capacity at the end of 2014.

She highlighted several areas of concern, including how the average number of hours worked has remained low and that more than one in four part-time workers would prefer fulltime jobs.

Wilkins also said the labour-force participation rate of the country’s “prime-age” workers, between 25 and 54 years old, fell “substantially” last year.

“That’s the core of our labour market,” said Wilkins.

She also noted the average duration for unemployed people was about 21 weeks, near its peak at the Great Recession in 2008-09.

“That’s close to half a year and it’s a

long time to be unemployed,” she said.

The prolonged period of unemployment can erode a job-seeker’s skills and may even lead them to drop out of the labour force, she added.

Last week, the latest labour-market survey found the unemployment rate dipped to 6.6 per cent in January with the addition of 35,400 net new jobs.

However, the Statistics Canada data showed the economy lost 11,800 fulltime jobs and added 47,200 less-desirable, part-time positions.

Wilkins said closer scrutiny of the job market allows the central bank to measure underlying pressure on inflation and helps keep it from inadvertently stifling a healing economy through policy decisions. The Bank of Canada can adjust the key interest rate to help inflation stick close to its ideal two-per-cent target. The annual inflation rate was 1.5 per cent in December.

“Setting the right monetary policy conditions, within the context of our inflation targeting regime, is the best

thing that we can do for the labour market,” she said.

Last month, the Bank of Canada surprised observers and shocked markets by dropping its overnight rate to 0.75 per cent from one per cent.

At the time, governor Stephen Poloz said the cut was needed as insurance for the “unambiguously negative” effects of plummeting crude prices on the oil-exporting country’s economy.

The bank predicted the pace of economic growth — measured by the real gross domestic product — to slow to roughly 1.5 per cent in the first half of the year. It expects the economy to build momentum in the second half of 2015 to help finish the year with an average real GDP growth of 2.1 per cent.

Wilkins expressed optimism Tuesday that the Canadian recovery would keep moving ahead with help from the lower dollar, stronger U.S. economy and the central bank’s monetary policy response. She predicted Canada’s nonenergy exporters to lead the way.

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The Suncor Refinery in Edmonton is seen on Tuesday, April 29, 2014. The International Energy Agency says Canada’s crude output will likely grow between now and the end of the decade, but not by as much as previously thought.

IEA sees Canada crude output growing, slower than predicted

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — The International Energy Agency says Canada’s crude output is expected to grow between now and the end of the decade, but not by as much as previously thought.

The IEA also says the price of crude is poised to recover soon but won’t come close to the levels reached last summer.

In its latest report, the Paris-based organization predicts Canada’s production will grow to just under five million barrels a day by 2020, about 810,000 barrels a day more than in 2014.

However, that is 430,000 barrels a day less that it previously forecast.

Globally, the IEA sees global oil capacity hitting 103.2 million barrels by the end of the decade, a 5.2 million barrel a day increase.

The global figures represent growth of about 860,000 barrels a day annually, a slowdown from the 1.8 million barrel a day increase in 2014.

The group says its prediction of slower growth was prompted by the steep decline in the price of crude oil.

U.S. benchmark crude oil settled at US$52.86 a barrel on Monday, less than half the US$107 is sold for last June.

The IEA says the current price recovery is unlike those of the past, because of the sharp increase in production by non-OPEC countries, especially in the United States, as well as slowing demand in China.

The agency also said that unlike past cycles, the low oil price is not expected to greatly boost economic output, because low demand was itself part of the reason for the market drop.

U.S. output is expected to remain a major source of growth for the period,

with its light, tight oil production expected to hit 5.2 million barrels a day in 2020, up from 3.6 million barrels a day in 2014.

The IEA notes that U.S. shale producers can ratchet production up or down in response to prices much more quickly and easily than can their counterparts in the oilsands.

Meanwhile, lower crude prices are not bolstering demand as much as might be expected.

The IEA expects growth in consumption to average 1.2 per cent a year over the forecast period, below the trend of 1.9 per cent before the Great Recession.

The agency says barring any big supply disruption or major change in energy policy, the market will likely rebalance quickly, but with prices settling substantially below where they’ve been over the last three years.

Molson Coors fears changes to Ontario’s Beer Store could raise prices

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — Changes to the Beer Store being contemplated by the Ontario government could raise prices and suppress sales in the beverage sector, the CEO of Molson Coors Canada said Tuesday.

“My overall worry is that we create a problem for beer volumes in Ontario,” Stewart Glendinning said in an interview after the company reported disappointing fourth-quarter results.

Canada’s National Brewers, an organization which represents Labatt, Molson and Sleeman, has warned that changes to the system recommended by a panel chaired by former TD Bank CEO Ed Clark would add about $5 to the price of a case of 24 beers.

Clark has recommended the Beer Store give taxpayers a “fair share” of its profits or have the government auction off its virtual monopoly if it refuses to pay an undetermined fee.

Meanwhile, Ontario craft brewers say their market share is held back by the Beer Store, which makes it difficult — and expensive — for them to sell their products in its 448 retail outlets across the province.

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The Beer Store, the commercial name for Brewers Retail, was the property of a consortium of Ontario-based brewers when set up in 1927, but now is owned by Molson-Coors of the United States, AB InBev of Belgium and Sapporo of Japan. It controls 80 per cent of beer sales in the province.

Glendinning described the retail outlet as a break-even co-operative that is so low-cost it enables the province to charge high taxes that account for 44 per cent of the purchase price of beer.

He rejected suggestions that the Beer Store is a monopoly, even though 24-packs can only be purchased from its premises. The brewer said the Beer Store doesn’t control which beer is sold and every brewer sets its own prices.

He declined to say what level of fee Molson Coors would accept and wouldn’t say if it would pursue a legal challenge if the government launches an auction.

“I’m sure that there will be some change. I’m waiting to see what that is going to look like,” he said.

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cent to US$94.1 million on lower sales due to currency fluctuations.

The company earned 50 cents per diluted share for the period ended Dec. 31, 10 cents below forecasts and down from 74 cents per share or US$137.2 million a year earlier.

Net sales dropped 5.3 per cent to US$973.8 million, but would have been up 0.9 per cent if currency values were constant.

For the full year, it earned US$514 million or $2.76 per diluted share, down from $567.3 million or $3.08 per share in 2013.

In Canada, adjusted pretax income fell 14 per cent to $76.2 million. The lower Canadian dollar reduced profits by $5 million. Sales were down 8.7 per cent to $423.1 million.

Coors Light volumes declined two per cent in the quarter, continuing a trend that began nearly three years ago. Canada accounts for 20 per cent of the flagship beer’s global sales volume.

Molson Coors plans new advertising and in-store support in the coming weeks to turn things around. It will also increase promotional support in Quebec for Molson Export to reverse declining market share.

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TORONTO — Target Canada and its landlords have reached an agreement on a process that gives the retailer until the end of June to sell its store leases.

Documents filed with an Ontario court say both sides have agreed to have a court-appointed monitor to supervise the sale, which shifts control away from Target Canada.

The retailer has also set May 15 as the deadline for wrapping up the sales process, with an final date set for June 30.

If a lease isn’t sold by the June deadline, then the rights will be returned to the landlord, according to the documents filed ahead of a hearing on Wednesday when a judge will consider approving the changes.

Some of the landlords who own properties leased by Target include RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX:REI.UN) and Primaris, a division of H&R Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX:HR.UN).

The revised agreement addresses landlord concerns that delays could leave unoccupied properties in limbo.

It also keeps Target Corp. close to its goal of exiting the Canadian market quickly rather than facing years of losses.

Talisman Energy posts US$1.59 net loss, says Repsol should close in Q2 CALGARY — Talisman Energy Inc., which expects to soon be taken over by Spain’s Repsol SA, posted a US$1.59 billion net loss during the fourth quarter. The loss during the final three months of 2014 mainly came as a result of writedowns the company had to book after the slumping price of oil took its toll. In total, Talisman took $1.37 billion in charges during the quarter, including in the Eagle Ford shale in Texas, the northern Iraqi region of Kurdistan, the North Sea and Colombia.

The net loss amounted to $1.54 per share, compared with a loss of $1 billion, or 98 cents a share a year earlier.

Talisman’s loss from operations was $143 million in the fourth quarter compared with a loss of $116 million in the same period of 2013.

Like other major oil and gas producers, Talisman’s share price dropped significantly after crude oil prices began to drop sharply in late November.

In mid-December, Talisman agreed to be purchased by Repsol in a deal worth about $13 billion — $8.3 billion for Talisman stock plus the assumption of its debt. On Tuesday, the company said the deal was on track to close some time between April and June.

B.C. lumber exports to China fell for the first time in nearly a decade last year B.C. softwood lumber shipments to China fell five per cent last year, marking the first annual decrease in nearly a decade. More than 7.5 million cubic metres of lumber valued at $1.4 billion was shipped to China in 2014, according to the province’s statistics agency.

That compared with 7.9 million cubic metres worth $1.39 billion in 2013.

China has been an increasingly important customer for Canadian wood for about a decade, picking up some of the slack as exports to the United States waned. In 2005, just 251,000 cubic metres valued at $54 million was sent to China.

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Customer service by the numbers Staying profitable in business – month in, month out, year after year – demands commitment, consistency and a passion for customer service.

When economic times are tough, consumers make tough decisions. Then, no matter what business/industry you’re in, service matters more than ever.

JOHN Just take a MACKENZIE sober look at the information BUSINESS below.

In a reBASICS cent Forbes blog (http:// www.forbes.com/sites/steveolenski/2015/02/05/customer-service-numbers-are-down-but-not-for-everyone/3/) , Steve Olenski featured information taken from a recent survey completed

by MarketingCharts.com, a website and online newsletter that focuses on the latest data and marketing trends.

The headline read, “Customer Service Pain Points Still Driving Customers Away”. In the article MarkeingCharts cites a compelling statistic from a study done by Accenture, a leading US management consulting firm.

Of the 11 industries tracked in the study, 53% of individuals responded

that overall poor customer service was behind them switching company loyalties in the past year. This figure was 15% higher than in 2012.

Below are the top six negative experiences that made up that 53%. ● Contacting customer service multiple times for the same reason – 86% ● Being put on hold for a significant time – 85% ● Customer service agents who cannot answer the questions – 84% ● Repeating the same information to multiple customer service agents – 83% ● Company delivering something different than what they promised up front – 83% ● Unfriendly or impolite customer service agents – 82%

stant communication between customers and their friends and family means that one poor buying experience is shared immediately with just a push of a button.

There are three key things that define good customer service.

Consistent delivery. By far, this is the most critical of the three. Wellplanned customer service procedures, and a well-trained customer service team, will ensure that every interaction is handled politely and respectfully, and all orders are processed systematically. Implement processes that deliver consistent service that buyers can trust. Do regular reviews to improve and refine.

Make it easy to buy. Examine everything, from phone and e-mail protocol, to payment methods, delivery choices and post-purchase follow-up. Develop procedures for every step.

Be sure customers reach the “right” person the first time. Repeat buyers are a good source to confirm that their experiences are both simple and satisfying.

Deliver the WOW factor. Hire staff that enjoy helping people and provide training for every process. Make doing business with your company a pleasant experience.

Always look for ways to do the “critical non-essentials”, the unexpected, things that separate you from your competitors. (For examples of delivering the Wow factor, google ‘zappos.com’ or search for Zappos on YouTube.)

Remember, if you can’t deliver the first two, the WOW factor is irrelevant.

Every business should have a vision

Even though the information is USbased, my experience leads me to believe that Canadian statistics would probably be similar.

The information above highlights how the lack of basic customer service skills and the indifference shown to customers actually drives business to competitors.

In good times, a single bad experience may be overlooked or forgotten, but in tough times, every buying expenditure is scrutinized. People become more discerning with their hardearned money. Customers want to be sure they get maximum value for their money.

A positive experience leads to “word of mouth” referrals, a powerful force for any business. In lean times, even more ears will be listening. In-

for customer-centred service based on their target demographic, what their needs are and what they willing to invest in for your products and services.

Talk to customers to discover what interests them, what their expectations are, and what extras might be attractive to them.

It pays to build long term relationships. Statistics indicate that it costs up to six times more to find new customers than to service existing one.

Adopt a “customer for life” attitude.

Develop your team to become the experts in their field. Look for ways to offer extra assistance, advice, training and support.

Implement “front of the line” opportunities, member benefits, and other loyalty reward programs show that you value repeat business.

The number one reason customers leave is because of perceived indifference.

Today’s shoppers have unlimited options and choices, and they’re looking. The Internet offers an incredible selection of products and services.

Customers no longer have to rely on location.

In challenging economic times, companies focus on cutting costs, an understandable and generally prudent thing to do. But cutting corners when it comes to customer service is exactly the wrong thing to do.

John MacKenzie is a certified business coach and authorized partner/facilitator for Everything DiSC and Five Behaviours of a Cohesive Team, Wiley Brands. He can be reached at john@thebusinesstraininghub.com.

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Coke beats expectations THOUGH PROFIT IS DOWN 55 PER CENT

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Coca-Cola reported a profit that topped Wall Street expectations Tuesday as it stepped up marketing and fetched higher prices for sodas in North America.

The better-than-expected results helped send up the company’s shares, even though quarterly profit was dragged down 55 per cent by unfavourable currency rates overseas and onetime charges related to cost-cutting.

The world’s biggest beverage maker has been struggling to boost global sales volume and said it expects 2015 to be another challenging year.

To make up for weak volume gains at home, the company has been using a variety of tactics including a focus on “mini-cans” and smaller bottles that are positioned as premium offerings and help push up revenue.

For the quarter, Coca-Cola’s overall soda volume in North America was flat, while volume for non-carbonated drinks rose 3 per cent. Its “price/ mix” for the region, which factors in the prices and sizes of its drinks, rose 4 per cent.

“A lot of it was driven by the smaller cans, which are more premiumpriced,” said Kathy Waller, Coca-Cola’s chief financial officer, in a phone interview.

Coca-Cola is also significantly increasing marketing, including a double-digit percentage boost in media spending.

During a conference call, CEO Muhtar Kent said 2015 would be a “transitional year” as the company continues to face challenges and undergoes dramatic cost-cutting to im-

prove results.

To keep pace with changing tastes, Coca-Cola has diversified and owns an array of brands including Honest Tea and Zico coconut water that better fit with prevailing health trends. It also recently began the national rollout of Fairlife, a pricier milk that promises more protein and less sugar.

Still, about 70 per cent of Coca-Cola’s global sales volume comes from carbonated soft drinks, according to Ali Dibadj, a Bernstein analyst.

For 2014, Coca-Cola said volume rose 2 per cent, including a 1 per cent boost in carbonated soft drinks. That was in line with its performance the previous year, and down from 2012.

The shift away from soft drinks in the U.S. comes amid a proliferation of options in the beverage aisle. Between 2001 and 2006, an internal study by Coca-Cola found that 30 per cent of the industry’s growth was driven by categories that hadn’t existed five years earlier.

Soda’s image has also taken a beating from health advocates at home and overseas, who blame it for fueling weight gain. In Mexico, Coca-Cola said overall volume declined by 1 per cent for the quarter, although it did not specify how much soda volume fell.

Performance in the country has been hurt by a tax on sugary drinks that went into effect last year.

Coca-Cola is also working on reducing costs by $3 billion a year to boost its financial results and have more money for marketing. Earlier this year, it said it was cutting up to 1,800 jobs as part of the push.

For the period ended Dec. 31, CocaCola Co. said it earned $770 million, or 17 cents per share.

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WINNIPEG — Great-West Lifeco Inc. (TSX:GWO) says its European subsidiary, Canada Life Group, has reached an agreement to acquire Legal & General International (Ireland) Ltd. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Launched in 2007, LGII is a Dublin-based subsidiary of the Legal & General Group Plc, and provides investment and tax planning in the UK high net worth market.

LGII has over 4,000 UK offshore bond policies with assets under administration equivalent to $4.74 billion, as of Oct, 30, 2014.

The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2015 and is subject to customary regulatory approvals and certain closing conditions.

The transaction will

not have a material impact on Great-West Lifeco’s financial results.

“The proposed transaction will enhance the position of Canada Life in the UK, and give clients and professional advisers further confidence in our UK offshore business,” said Great-West Lifeco president and CEO Paul Mahon. “This transaction is part of our ongoing disposal program of our peripheral assets.” said Legal and General International chief financial officer Mark Gregory.

LGII has more than seven million customers in the UK for life assurance, pensions, investments and general insurance plans.

Canadian Western Bank selling property, casualty business to Intact for $197M EDMONTON — Canadian Western Bank Group (TSX:CWB) is

selling its property and casualty insurance business to Intact Financial Corp. (TSX:IFC) for $197 million in cash.

The bank, which describes the deal as a refinement of its long-term growth strategy, says the selling price for Canadian Direct Insurance is about 2.5 times the net book value of the subsidiary as of Oct. 31.

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MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market closed slightly higher Tuesday amid hope that Greece’s new government and its eurozone creditors will come to a speedy agreement.

The S&P/TSX composite index gained 11.82 points to 15,112.52, held back falling resource stocks as oil prices backed off following a sharp run-up and mining stocks declined amid another round of weak data from China.

The Canadian dollar tumbled 0.69 of a cent to 79.53 cents US as gold and copper prices also retreated and the American currency strengthened across the board.

New York indexes were positive as the Dow Jones industrials jumped 139.55 points to 17,868.76, the Nasdaq was up 61.63 points at 4,787.64 and the S&P 500 index was ahead 21.85 points at 2,068.59.

The TSX energy sector fell 2.5 cent as March oil in New York lost $2.84 to US$50.02 a barrel after running ahead nine per cent since last Wednesday. Oil prices seemed to find support around the $50 a barrel level after having dropped sharply since the end of November as markets cope with a huge supply/demand imbalance.

But analysts warn that there is still plenty of potential for prices to head lower in the short term.

“There’s the risk that the oil price really gets sloppy and inventory levels fill up as seasonal demand slows down into the spring and you have refineries go down for maintenance,” said Craig Jerusalim, portfolio manager at CIBC Asset Management.

“So what we could see is the potential for a scenario similar to natural gas where you have temporarily depressed crude prices and it gets a lot lower.”

Still, Jerusalim expects that the supply/demand imbalance will get worked out in the next year or two as energy companies cut back on spending and production.

At the same time, the International Energy Agency says the price of crude is poised to recover soon but won’t come close to the levels reached last summer.

The IEA says the current price recovery is unlike those of the past, because of the sharp increase in production by non-OPEC countries, especially the United States, as well as slowing demand in China.

Talisman Energy (TSX:TLM) posted a quarterly US$1.59-billion net loss, mostly as a result of asset writedowns because of the collapse of oil prices. Its shares gained 18 cents to $9.59.

March copper fell three cents to US$2.55 a pound and the base metals group shed 3.5 per cent as data showed that inflation in China fell below one per cent in January. Consumer prices rose 0.8 per cent, down from December’s 1.5 per cent gain, which suggested weak consumer demand.

And the gold sector dropped 1.2 per cent as April bullion fell $9.30 to US$1,232.20 an ounce.

The TSX found support from non-resource component including consumer staples, tech and telcos.

Meanwhile, eurozone finance ministers will hold a special meeting Wednesday and EU leaders will gather for a summit Thursday to discuss the latest chapter in the Greek debt crisis.

Greece’s leftist government wants a lightening of its bailout debt as well as an easing in required budget austerity measures, but the European Union’s executive says it is unlikely that a final agreement will be reached at meetings this week.

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Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 15,112.52, up 11.82 points Dow — 17,868.76, up 139.55 points S&P 500 — 2,068.59, up 21.85 points Nasdaq — 4,787.64, up 61.63 points Currencies: Cdn — 79.53 cents US, down 0.69 of a cent Pound — C$1.9185, up 1.18 cents Euro — C$1.4229, up 1.14 cents Euro — US$1.1316, down 0.08 of a cent Oil futures: US$50.02 per barrel, down $2.84 (March contract) Gold futures: US$1,232.20 per oz., down $9.30 (April contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $22.161 oz., down 2.6 cents $712.48 kg., down 83 cents

Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 91.01 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 42.60 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.74 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 27.71 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 49.68 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . 43.18 Penn West Energy . . . . . . 3.24 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . 0.015 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 7.19 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 38.42 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . . 9.59 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.17 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 4.46 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 56.57 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 77.81 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 65.50 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93.32 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . . 29.1 Carfinco . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.64 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 33.99 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 47.19 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 89.04 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.72 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 46.85 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.83 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 76.42 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 42.18 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54.56

ICE FUTURES CANADA THE CANADIAN PRESS WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: March ’15 $2.10 lower $457.60; May ’15 $2.60 lower $453.50; July ’15 $2.60 lower $449.70; Nov ’15 $2.20 lower $439.80; Jan. ’16 $2.20 lower $441.30; March ’16 $2.20 lower $442.30; May ’16 $2.20 lower $445.30; July ’16 $2.20 lower $449.20; Nov. ’16 $2.20 lower $448.40; Jan. ’17 $2.20 lower $448.40; March ’17 $2.20 lower $448.40.

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

Tuesday’s estimated volume of trade: 383,540 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 383,540.

Teamsters serve strike notice on CP Rail; could walk off the job Sunday

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — The union representing 3,300 locomotive engineers and other train workers at Canadian Pacific Railway has issued strike notice to the company.

The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference union said if a deal can’t be reached by midnight Saturday, CP will face job action by locomotive engineers, conductors, trainmen and yardmen across Canada.

“We want to make it very clear that there is a deadline and we would like to reach an agreement before that time to avoid any job action by our members,” union president Douglas Finnson said in an interview Tuesday.

The Teamsters have been meeting CP negotiators this week in Montreal with the help of federal mediators.

Contract talks were to resume Wednesday.

Officials with Canadian Pacific (TSX:CP) could not immediately be reached for comment.

Finnson said the company is either unwilling or unable to comply with collective agreements that require train crews to stop operating and obtain rest after 10 continuous hours of work.

He suggested any disruption of rail service would have a widespread effect.

“Anybody that relies on rail would be affected. Coal, potash, grain, bulk commodities in general. Intermodals.

Cross-border oil.”

He said CP managers and other staff would be hard-pressed to operate trains and maintain service.

“They could try and run some but they would never be able to provide the level of service that more than 3,000 professional railroaders provide.”

There is a chronic shortage of engineers, conductors and trainmen at CP, Finnson said. Another concern is the

company’s push to install equipment on trains to monitor crews.

In 2012, the federal government passed legislation to force an end to a nine-day strike by Canadian Pacific rail employees.

At the time, then-labour minister Lisa Raitt said such a strike would cost the economy $540 million a week and undermine Canada’s reputation as an international business partner.

There are other contract talks underway this week in Montreal between Canada’s two largest railways and unions.

Unifor, which represents 1,650 workers who perform safety inspections, brake tests and some repair and maintenance work, will be in a legal strike position with CP early Sunday morning, but the union has not issued the required 72-hour strike notice.

Brian Stevens, national rail director for Unifor, said CP is seeking concessions from the union despite being profitable, but the two sides are at least talking.

“We have a tremendous way to go yet before we get to an agreement,” Stevens said. “I am kind of skeptically optimistic.”

Canadian National Railway (TSX:CNR) is also in contract talks with the Teamsters for 1,800 locomotive engineers and with Unifor representing 4,800 other workers.

Neither union in the CN talks has taken a strike vote, but a 21-day cooling-off period following conciliation ends Saturday at midnight.

“CN is optimistic that the company and the unions will be able to reach mutually satisfactory collective agreements without labour disruptions,” said company spokesman Mark Hallman.

Officials at federal Labour Minister Kellie Leitch’s office in Ottawa could not be reached for comment.

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Prospects catch Rebels’ eye BRASS SCOUT PAIR OF PLAYERS THAT COULD MAKE TEAM NEXT SEASON

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR For the most part, the Red Deer Rebels are focused on the here and now, but there’s no harm in planning for the future.

To that end, Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter and assistant GM/director of player personnel Shaun Sutter were in the stands at the Burnaby Winter Club Sunday to watch listed prospect Ryan Pouliot and his Vancouver NW Giants participate in a B.C. Major Midget Hockey League game.

Pouliot, a defenceman drafted by Saskatoon in the 11th round of the 2013 Western Hockey League bantam draft and later dropped by the Blades, was recently added to Red Deer’s protected player list and could be draped in Rebels colours as early as next fall.

“He’s grown quite a bit over the last two years and is now over six feet,” Brent Sutter said Tuesday. “I like him, he’s definitely going to be a player.

He and his family just have to decide

which route they want to go, whether they want to go (U.S.) college or major junior.”

The 16-year-old rearguard, who stands six-foot and checks in at 170 pounds according to the BCMMHL website, has scored five goals, collected 13 points and racked up 64 minutes in penalties in 30 games with the Giants this season. He’s also appeared in seven games with the junior A Powell River Kings defenceman without registering a point while being assessed four minor penalties.

“We’ll bring the family into Red Deer in the near future to discuss the situation,” said the Rebels bench boss.

“Shaun and Randy (Rebels director of scouting Peterson) are really high on him and after watching him play I’m convinced he’s going to be a real steady defenceman at the next level.

“He’s a pretty good skater who moves the puck really well and he’s big and plays with an edge. I like him, now we just have to see what the family wants to do. They’re certainly interested in the option of playing major

junior.”

Sutter suggested Pouliot would be a candidate to earn regular employment with next season’s Memorial Cup host team.

“He turns 17 this year (May 26) and we think he can push to play on our Trevor Martin team next season,” he said.

Another potential newcomer for the 2015-16 WHL season is netminder Trevor Martin, who was acquired from the Blades in early January and is currently stopping pucks for the Melville Millionaires of SJHL. Martin, in fact, is excelling with the junior A club, with two shutouts, an impressive 1.79 goalsagainst average and a glistening .941 save percentage is 15 games.

“He’s playing really well. From talking to any of the coaches and GMs in the SJHL who have seen him play, they say he’s been outstanding,” said Sut-

ter, who is considering the possibility of summoning the 18-year-old for one of four games the Rebels play in Saskatchewan next week.

“We (coaching staff) want to talk about that this week,” said Sutter. “We play four games in five nights next week and they (Millionaires) don’t play until Thursday, so we’ll have to determine whether it makes sense for him to play one of the games, either in Prince Albert (Tuesday) or Saskatoon (Wednesday).”

Meanwhile, Rebels captain and leading goal-scorer Conner Bleackley, who suffered a ‘lower-body’ injury last Saturday in Vancouver, likely won’t dress for either of the Rebels’ weekend home games — Friday versus Lethbridge and Saturday against Prince George.

“I would say he’s questionable, at best, for the weekend,” said Sutter.

“He’s still pretty sore and it’s just a matter of taking it day by day, but I don’t think he’s be available for the next two games.” gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

Vipers open playoffs with a wild win

BY JOSH ALDRICH ADVOCATE STAFF Vipers 7 Thrashers 4 The Red Deer Vipers waited 12 months to avenge their opening round playoff loss to the Three Hills Thrashers, and Tuesday they came out firing.

The Vipers beat the Thrashers 7-4 in the best-of-three Heritage Junior B Hockey League quarter-final at the Red Deer Arena, a game with almost as many cheap shots as goals.

“The guys that played last year don’t like any team in the league, especially the guys that beat them out last year,” said Vipers head coach JD Morrical.

“They definitely want to beat them and it’s showing. They were very pumped up for this game and I know they will be Thursday too.”

Cole DeGraaf and Dustin Spearing scored twice for Red Deer while Nick Glackin, Tony Neurauter and Justin Corbett had the other goals. Klay Munro made 23 saves on 27 shots for the win.

Three Hills responded with goal by Russell Olson, Kelby Stevens, Cody Phillips and Connor Ablett while Brady Hoover made 43 saves in the loss.

The game was much closer than the three goal discrepancy on the scoreboard.

The two teams were tied 5-5 a with 5:48 to go when Spearing broke the deadlock as he snuck a power-play marker past Hoover. Thirty seconds later Corbett was left a lone in the slot and he ripped a shot past Hoover to give the home team a little bit of breathing room.

Spearing iced the game with an empty netter.

For Thrashers head coach Ian Hill, the game turned on a missed opportunity with the man advantage after Gla-

ckin ran Hoover at 11:38 of the third period.

“We didn’t really have any urgency or get any shots on goal during that power play, then we took a penalty and it kind of went off the rails from there,” he said.

The Vipers entered the series playing some of their best hockey of the season, taking most of the year to come together after a turbulent 2013-14 campaign which included Morrical being brought in as head coach just before the start of the playoffs.

Red Deer held a 3-1-0 advantage in the head-to-head match ups heading into the series, but their biggest edge was on offence where they scored 42 more goal, or more than a goal a game difference.

That firepower was on display on Tuesday, matching goals with the Thrasher through the first 30 minutes, including a stretch of four goals between the two teams in the opening 2:49 of the second period. Then when they needed a goal late, Spearing came through with two.

“It’s all coming together, I would have preferred to win 2-0 but it’s 7-4 and that’s fine, it’s a win. ,” said Morrical. “We needed to win on home ice, and that’s why we battled for home ice.”

The game was also a bit of a throw back to the Jungle B days of yore with both teams dishing out their share of dirty plays with several scuffles breaking out. This included three Thrashers jumping Glackin behind the Three Hills net after he ran Hoover.

But Morrical says they are prepared to play the game on either the ice or the back alley, as it were.

“In games like that, it kind of favours us,” he said. “The boys are pretty tough and they kind of like that stuff, it almost makes them play better when

Photo by JOSH ALDRICH/Advocate staff

Red Deer Vipers captain Justin Corbett celebrates his third period goal against the Three HIlls Thrashers in Game 1 of their HJHL best-of-three first round playoff series on Tuesday, at the Red Deer Arena. Vipers won 7-4. it’s like that.”

The series now shifts back to Three Hills on Thursday at 8 p.m. where Hills is hoping they are able to take advantage of a change of scenery.

“We’re happy to be going home,” he said. “The nice thing about (the short series) is we get to go home and have a chance to do something about it there.”

If the Thrashers do win, Game 3 will be back at the Red Deer Arena on Sat-

urday at 8 p.m. Morrical does not want it to get to that point. “(Elimination games) are always stressful and they’re anybody’s night,” said Morrical. “We’ve had real good luck in Three Hills this season and we are real comfortable, so I don’t see a problem, but it’s their season on the line, so they’re going to be coming hard.” jaldrich@reddeeradvocate.com

Islanders edge Oilers with late third period marker

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Islanders 3 Oilers 2 UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Some 30 years ago, a matchup between the Edmonton Oilers and New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum would have drawn the full attention of the NHL. Times have changed since the dynasty era for each franchise. But this last meeting on Long Island before the Islanders move to Brooklyn hardly disappointed.

Casey Cizikas snapped a third-period tie with 4:37 left, and the Islanders pulled out an entertaining 3-2 win over the Oilers on Tuesday night.

The Islanders, whose four-year run as Stanley Cup champions was stopped by the Oilers in 1984, have their sights set on making a deep run in this season’s playoffs. Edmonton, which won five of seven Cup titles once it took the trophy from New York, has fallen on hard times and has the fewest wins in the NHL. Still, despite playing for a second straight night, the Oilers gave the Islanders everything they could handle.

Edmonton just couldn’t beat Jaroslav Halak in the third period, even with a 15-5 edge in shots.

“It wasn’t our greatest game,” Islanders captain John Tavares said.

“They played hard, especially on a back-to-back. Give them credit. We just weren’t at our best. We seemed a little sluggish. We’ve got to pick up our game.”

New York is 18-6 at home but nearly dropped its third straight there at the start of a four-game homestand. The Is-

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New York Islanders goalie Jaroslav Halak makes a save on the end of his stick in front of Edmonton Oilers center Boyd Gordon as Islanders defenseman Thomas Hickey watches during an NHL game at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., Tuesday. The Islanders defeated the Oilers 3-2. landers have won three of four overall.

“As a coach you always worry a little bit about the first game back after a road trip,” coach Jack Capuano said of his Metropolitan Division-leading Islanders. “Not everybody had their game, but we found a way to win and that’s the sign of a good team.”

The Oilers made a strong bid to win for the second consecutive night as

they dominated the third period. But Halak stood tall and prevented what would have been a disappointing loss for the Islanders.

Edmonton pinned New York in its end for long stretches, but couldn’t generate prime scoring chances.

Cizikas broke the tie when he fired a shot past Viktor Fasth. Colin McDonald, who assisted on the winning goal,

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and Josh Bailey also scored for New York. Halak made 34 saves.

“My job is to create some energy, get some bounces,” McDonald said. “I saw Casey in the middle. I was just trying to get it close to him. It was a desperation play. Fortunately it worked out.”

Ryan Hamilton and Anton Lander had power-play goals, and Fasth stopped 25 shots for Edmonton. The Islanders have won eight straight home games against the Oilers, dating to 1999.

“The effort was there for sure, but the result not quite,” Lander said.

New York took a 2-1 lead with 8:33 left in the second period when defenceman Thomas Hickey’s shot from the blue line hit Bailey in flight and fluttered past Fasth for his ninth goal.

It was originally credited to Hickey, who hasn’t scored a goal in 29 games, dating to the winner on Dec. 2 against Ottawa. But again Edmonton used its suddenly potent power play to tie it.

After a scrum that landed Bailey in the penalty box, Lander took a pass in the slot from Jordan Eberle and netted his second of the season with 3:26 left in the second to make it 2-all.

Eberle, the Oilers’ leading scorer with 36 points, assisted on both Edmonton goals in a 2-1 win at New Jersey on Monday. He has three goals and four assists in his last six games.

The Oilers quickly took advantage of the NHL’s worst penalty-killing team and grabbed a 1-0 lead on Hamilton’s first career goal, just 23 seconds into the power play. Hamilton, recalled Tuesday from Oklahoma City of the AHL, tipped in a shot by Nail Yakupov at 10:17.

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Bombers have busy start to CFL free agency STAMPEDERS AND ESKIMOS REMAIN QUIET Kyle Walters didn’t waste any time making a splash on the free-agent market.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ GM added five players Tuesday, the first day of CFL free agency. Walters bolstered his offensive line by coming to terms with American Stanley Bryant and signing fellow offensive lineman Marc Dile, international receiver Darvin Adams as well as defensive lineman Ivan Brown and linebacker Sam Hurl, both Canadians.

Waters’ free-agent activity wasn’t surprising, given Winnipeg (7-11) missed the CFL playoffs last year and is hosting the 2015 Grey Cup game.

Improving an offensive line that allowed a league-high 71 sacks was definitely an off-season priority for Walters. And he reportedly signed Bryant, a towering six-foot-five, 313-pound tackle who spent the last five seasons with the Calgary Stampeders, to a deal worth $160,000 annually to help keep starter Drew Willy upright.

The six-foot-four, 300-pound Dile spent the last three seasons with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The Florida native was a starter in ’12 but battled injuries the last two years. Brown, a 29-year-old Regina native, is entering his seventh CFL season having also

played for Montreal, Hamilton and Toronto.

The six-foot-two, 182-pound Adams had 18 catches for 237 yards and a TD last year with Toronto, missing eight games with a torn meniscus. Over two seasons with the Argos, he recorded 21 receptions for 261 yards with two TDs. Adams said Tuesday he’s fine physically and looking forward to a new start with Winnipeg.

“I’m ready for it,” he said during a conference call.

“I think this is the best off-season I’ve had. I don’t think I could be more prepared.

“I thank (the Argos) for the opportunity they gave me to put me in the position I’m in now to even have Winnipeg look at me.”

Hurl, a Calgary native, had 36 tackles, two fumble recoveries and a sack last year with Saskatchewan. Over three seasons with the Roughriders, the six-foot-one, 225-pound linebacker recorded 41 tackles, 35 special-teams tackles, two sacks and two fumble recoveries.

Ottawa announced the signing of receiver Ernest Jackson but also reportedly reached deals with receivers Brad Sinopoli and Greg Ellingson and offensive lineman SirVincent Rogers. The Redblacks posted a leagueworst 2-16 record in their inaugural season, finishing ranked last in scoring

(15.4 points per game), TDs (24), passing touchdowns (14) and rushing (82.4 yards) and allowed 56 sacks.

Jackson had 49 catches for 813 yards with three TDs — all career highs — last year with B.C. The six-foot-two, 220-pound native of Rochester, N.Y., recorded 80 receptions for 1,192 yards and four touchdowns over three seasons with the Lions.

“He’s a big receiver,” Ottawa GM Marcel Desjardins said. “Obviously he’s a guy who can make an impact.”

The six-foot-four, 215-pound Sinopoli had 20 catches for 197 yards and two touchdowns in 12 games with the Grey Cup-champion Stampeders. The 26-year-old native of Peterborough, Ont., played quarterback at the University of Ottawa and in 2010 captured the Hec Crighton Trophy as Canadian university football’s outstanding player.

Ellingson, a six-foot-three, 197-pound Florida native, had 84 catches for 1,229 yards and six TDs over two seasons with Hamilton. Rogers, 28, of Jasper, Tex., spent the last two campaigns with Toronto.

Ottawa did lose Canadian offensive lineman Alex Krausnick, who signed with Edmonton. Ironically, the Eskimos lost Krausnick to the Redblacks in the ’13 CFL expansion draft.

Hamilton, the East Division champion the last two seasons, signed Canadian Spencer Watt.

The six-foot-two, 180-pound native of North Vancouver, B.C., spent the last five years with Toronto, registering 135 catches for 1,715 yards and nine TDs while battling an assortment of injuries.

“Wish I could of started and finished my career in Toronto,” Watt tweeted.

“It was a tough decision, good luck this year to the whole Argo organization.

“Thank you everyone in Toronto 4 everything.”

Toronto re-signed national linebacker Herve Tonye-Tonye, a ’12 fourthround pick out of Northern Colorado, and released Canadian offensive lineman Scott Mitchell.

Before the noon ET start of free agency, B.C. re-signed American linebackers Solomon Elimimian and Adam Bighill to extensions through the 2017 season.

Elimimian had a league-record 143 tackles last season and became the first full-time defensive player to capture its outstanding player award.

He was also named the top defensive player and over five seasons has 430 total tackles, leaving him third in Lions’ club history.

Bighill enters his fifth season with B.C., having recorded 280 tackles, 24 sacks, 62 special-teams tackles, six forced fumbled and six interceptions in 63 regular-season appearances.

Quinn, Savard, Gregory named 2015 class of Order of Hockey TORONTO — Pat Quinn told his family whenever Hockey Canada called he’d do whatever he could, even if it meant carrying sticks. During his career in the sport, Quinn led Canada to a gold medal at the 2002 Olympics and 2009 world juniors.

Quinn on Tuesday was posthumously honoured for his contributions by being named to the 2015 class of the Order of Hockey in Canada, along with longtime NHL executive Jim Gregory and 1972 Summit Series star Serge Savard.

“They’re just so symbolic of the game,” Hockey Canada president and CEO Tom Renney said. “They’re just three great men that have not just left a legacy on the ice but off the ice as well with the people in their lives they’ve touched. It speaks volumes again to the fabric of our country through the game of hockey.”

Quinn is the first to be honoured af-

ter his death since the Order of Hockey in Canada began being awarded in 2012. Renney said it was only possible because Quinn was nominated before his death in November.

Winning gold at the Olympics and world junior championship and the 2004 World Cup of Hockey made it an easy decision, especially when combined with Quinn’s accomplishments as an NHL coach and executive. His daughter, Kalli, accepted the honour on behalf of her father.

“Hockey is what he loved,” Kalli Quinn said on a conference call.

“There’s only one thing he loved more than hockey and that was his family.

We’re very proud of this and very humbled, as well.”

Gregory, who worked with Quinn and coached Savard at one all-star game, won three Memorial Cups as a general manager or coach, spent more than two decades with the Maple Leafs and has been with the NHL in some capacity since 1979. Gregory, a longtime chairman of the Hockey Hall of Fame

Bettman tours arena, poses with showgirls, but says no done deal on Vegas team

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LAS VEGAS — NHL commissioner Gary Bettman spent the better part of the day Tuesday touring an arena under construction on the Las Vegas Strip, shilling for season ticket sales, and posing for pictures with showgirls and the man who wants to bring the first major professional sports franchise to this gambling city.

Then he insisted the NHL has barely given the issue of expansion a second thought.

“We’re not in the expansion process and I need to keep making that clear,” Bettman said, throwing just a bit of cold water on a ceremony kicking off season ticket sales for a team that does not yet exist.

While Bettman was careful not to commit the NHL to Las Vegas, his presence at prospective owner Bill Foley’s kickoff campaign was surely noted far beyond the Las Vegas Strip. And Foley and others seemed confident that once the goal of 10,000 season ticket sales is realized, it won’t be long before the NHL comes forward with an expansion franchise for the city.

“We have the arena and we have strong ownership,” Foley said. “Now it’s our job to convince the NHL that Las Vegas is ready for hockey.”

Foley, a billionaire businessman, is teaming with former Sacramento Kings owners Joe and Gavin Maloof to try and land a NHL team for an arena being built by MGM Grand on the Las Vegas Strip.

The arena, which will seat 17,500 for hockey, is scheduled to be completed by the spring of 2016.

While the NHL has not committed to expanding beyond its 30 teams, the league’s board of governors agreed earlier to Foley’s ticket sales plan to explore the Las Vegas market further. Bettman said he attended the ticket sales kickoff event at the MGM Grand as part of the plan to see whether there is a market for hockey in the city.

“I have no promises to make today,” Bettman said. “I do wish Bill and the people of Las Vegas good luck in this venture and we will be interested in seeing the results.”

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selection committee, was inducted in 2007.

“My son was asked when he was in Grade 4 by the teacher, he said, ’Does your dad work?’ He said, ’No, he’s in hockey,”’ Gregory said. “That’s how I feel about what I do.”

Savard spent 14 seasons and won the Stanley Cup eight times with the Montreal Canadiens as a player, twice more as a general manager and played

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Grizzlys get beat in battle of the bears OLDS — The Camrose Kodiaks roared out to a 3-0 lead after one period Tuesday and went on to post a 6-2 Alberta Junior Hockey League win over the Olds Grizzlys.

Brett Njaa tallied twice for the visitors before 420 fans at the Sportsplex. Trevor Costello, Braeden Salverda, Ryler Leer and Adam Wheeldon also scored for the Kodiaks.

Kyle Moore and Ty Mappin notched the Grizzlys goals, while netminder Jesse Gordichuk made 27 saves. Devin McDonald stopped 19 shots for the win.

Olds was zero-for-seven on the power play. Camrose scored twice during five man-advantage opportunities.

The Grizzlys host the Calgary Mustangs Friday.

Lalor leads Raiders over Rebels Kelsey Lalor dropped in 17 points and Lizzy Morneault and Molly Rumohr each scored 14 as the Lindsay Thurber Raiders ripped the visiting Rocky Mountain House Rebels 90-17 in senior high girls basketball action Tuesday.

Rachel Sever was the top scorer for the visitors with five points.

Johnson sparks Triple A to win Vernon Johnson’s 16-point performance paced the Triple A Batteries in a 63-49 Central Alberta Senior Men’s Basketball Association victory over the Vikings Tuesday.

Andre Touchette added 13 points for the winners.

Mark Vos and Gabe Greening led the Vikings with 11 and eight points respectively.

in the 1972 Summit Series and 1976 Canada Cup. Canada went 4-0-1 in the games Savard played against the Soviet Union in the 1972.

“I’ve been on a winning team with the Montreal Canadiens, but my best souvenir in hockey is no doubt the Team Canada ’72,” Savard said. “That’s something that I will cherish all my life.”

Shooting Stars take down Express Julie Cavanaugh netted 14 points to lead the Shooting Stars past Xpress 47-43 in Red Deer Women’s Basketball League play Monday.

Robyn Bonnard had 13 points for Xpress.

In other games, Hoosier Daddy, with Mallory Jones pouringin 22 points, downed the Spartans 63-45. Carla Lachman scored 13 points in a losing cause and Triple Threat got 20 points from Tamara Mckelvie in a 51-34 defeat of Funk, which got 11 from Kaitlin Rose.

Edmonton drops plans to bid for 2022 Commonwealth Games Edmonton, Canada has withdrawn its bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games, leaving Durban, South Africa as the only candidate city.

The City of Edmonton, the Edmonton 2022 Bid Committee and Commonwealth Games Canada released a statement Tuesday saying they will instead focus on a bid for the 2026 Commonwealth Games Edmonton mayor Don Iveson said the expected games cost of about 1 billion Canadian dollars ($795 million) was too high for Alberta’s declining economy. There had also been a provincial leadership change since the bid was first announced, and most of the funding would have come from the province.

The Edmonton statement said the Alberta provincial government has had its finances significantly affected by a drop in world oil prices since Edmonton announced its intention to bid.

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Canada wins another silver at worlds

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VAIL, Colo. — Erin Mielzynski led three young skiers with little experience to a silver medal Tuesday amid the world’s elite at the alpine skiing world championships.

The underdogs narrowly lost the gold to defending world champions Austria, edged by just .10 seconds.

Sweden earned bronze by beating Switzerland.

Mielzynski — the team captain and oldest and most experienced of the four — went first in the final against Austria, beating Eva-Maria Brem, the World Cup giant slalom winner in Aspen earlier this season. But the Canadians were unable to beat Marcel Hirscher, Michaela Kirchgasser and Christoph Noesig, losing the next three runs to settle for silver.

The team of Mielzynski, Candace Crawford, Phil Brown and Trevor Philp, dispatched Germany in the opening round, Italy in the quarter-finals and Sweden in the semis.

“We fought really hard as a team and came so close to the gold. But we’re really happy to be able to stand on the podium as a team,” Crawford said.

“We’re all proud. It’s a great day.”

The event, only in place since 2005, is a parallel slalom competition and the only world championship alpine discipline in which skiers race as a team and not as individuals.

Mielzynski, a slalom specialist from Brampton, Ont., skied first out of the gate in every round of the competition and remained unbeaten throughout.

Rising stars on the giant slalom World Cup, Brown and Philp matured as the competition unfolded, scalping skiers with world rankings half their own.

The 20-year-old Crawford, the youngest and most inexperienced of the four, put down stunning runs.

The International Ski Federation is trying to get the discipline included as a medal event in the Olympics.

The Canadian silver was not the only surprise of these championships. Dustin Cook of Ottawa took the silver medal in men’s Super-G last Thursday.

UFC rejigs Montreal card after another fighter tests positive for steroids

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — The UFC has had to rejig its April 25 pay-per-view card in Montreal, replacing a co-main event pulled because of another failed drug test.

Demetrious (Mighty Mouse) Johnson will defend his flyweight title against Japan’s Kyoji Horiguchi, ranked eighth among 125-pound contenders, in the co-main event of UFC 186.

The Johnson-Horiguchi bout replaces the original co-main event featuring welterweight contenders Rory MacDonald and Hector Lombard.

While the UFC offered no reason for pulling the MacDonald-Lombard fight, the Nevada State Athletic Commission confirmed later in the day that Lombard had tested positive for an anabolic steroid at UFC 182 on Jan. 3. The 37-year-old Lombard, who competed in judo for Cuba at the 2000 Olympics, tweeted earlier in the day that he learned of the fight cancellation via a reporter’s text.

“I don’t have a clue at this point, but I trust the UFC made a decision for a good reason!” the fighter tweeted.

It’s another black eye for the UFC. Former middleweight champion Anderson Silva also tested positive for anabolic steroids at an out-of-competition test before UFC 183. Silva has denied cheating.

Lombard (35-4-1 with one no contest) is ranked fifth among welterweight contenders. He won a unanimous decision over defeated Josh Burkman at UFC 182.

The UFC said it is looking for another fight for MacDonald, a top Canadian fighter who has had bad luck of late. MacDonald, ranked No. 2 among 170-pound contenders, had hoped to fight for the title next. UFC president Dana White said as much before then-champion Johny Hendricks faced (Ruthless) Robbie Lawler at UFC 181 in December. Hendricks had beaten Lawler at UFC 171 last March to claim the title vacated by Montreal’s Georges St-Pierre.

Instead of having MacDonald (18-2) face the winner, the UFC opted to stage a third Hendricks-Lawler bout.

With Lawler opting not to fight until the summer, Hendricks has been matched again Matt (The Immortal) Brown at UFC 185 on March 14 in Dallas.

The 25-year-old MacDonald, a native of Kelowna, B.C., who fights out of Montreal, has won eight of his last nine bouts.

Johnson (21-2-1) has defended his flyweight title five times since winning a split decision over Joseph Benavidez at UFC 152 in September 2012 to become the first 125-pound champion.

Horiguchi (15-1) has won all four of his UFC fights.

Bantamweight title-holder T.J. Dillashaw meets Brazil’s Renan Barao in the main event at the Bell Centre.

The UFC also added a lightweight bout to the Montreal show with Chad (The Disciple) Laprise (100) facing Bryan Barberena (10-2).

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Canada’s Phil Brown, front, competes against Austria’s Marcel Hirscher during the mixed worlds team skiing event at the alpine skiing world championships, Tuesday, in Vail, Colo.

Casey worries Raptors may pay price for having all-star week off

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Toronto Raptors head coach Dwane Casey said the first thing he plans to do once the NBA all-star break begins is find the nearest chair and sit down.

The Raptors host the Washington Wizards today before the team disperses for a much-needed few days of rest.

“It’s a good mental break,” Casey said. “More than anything else, it gives the players a chance to take a deep breath, let the bodies (recuperate), get over the nagging injuries they have that sometimes we take for granted. We look at a guy like ’How come he’s not playing at a high level?’ Well, his body’s messed up, something’s hurt, he’s sore, he’s mentally sore.

“There’s a lot of things going on, they’re human, they’re not computers.”

The NBA doubled the days off during the allstar break, giving teams a minimum of eight days between games. It gives even the players at all-star weekend — including Raptors guard Kyle Lowry, who was voted a starter for the Eastern Conference team — a few days to rest. The Raptors don’t play again until Feb. 20 at Atlanta, giving them nine days off.

The time off is a double-edged sword, Casey warned. It comes at the expense of days off over the course of the season, he said. The Raptors return from the all-star break to play six games in eight nights — four of them on the road, and five of them coming versus teams with winning records in Atlanta, Houston, New Orleans, Dallas, and Golden State.

“I think one thing it’s done is crunch up the games and if we’re not careful, it’s going to cause injuries, more fatigue on the bodies,” Casey said. “So we’ve got to find, along with the all-star break, a way to space out the games a little bit more. That way you

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do take the stress off the bodies and you do get a better product on the floor.”

The doubling of the days off is a one-year test by the NBA. Casey said his solution would be to shorten the pre-season.

“It’s not my call to make but I would say that something to relieve the pressure of as many backto-backs that are crunched in all in a row,” the coach said. “Because something is going to give, whether it’s bodies or the product on the floor. There’s nothing better than a fresh NBA body and mind going into a game.

“I like that (week off), but something else has to give, whether it’s pre-season, time between games in the pre-season, less pre-season games. . . that’s above my pay grade but that would be my recommendation.”

Coaches are always concerned heading into an all-star break that their players’ minds will already be on a beach in the Bahamas rather than on the last game before the break. The Raptors (35-17) already face a tough game against the Wizards (33-20) who are third in the East, one spot below the Raptors.

Both teams have won two in a row.

“We’ve been preaching (about remaining focused before the break) now for the last two week, and hopefully they understand how Washington is going to come in here (Wednesday) night ready to take our heads off with the same attitude Brooklyn had, the same attitude Milwaukee had after we beat them,” Casey said.

Toronto beat the Wizards 103-84 on Nov. 7, and 120-116 on New Years Eve. The Raptors beat the Milwaukee Bucks and Brooklyn Nets twice each this season before both teams exacted some revenge with victories at the Air Canada Centre last week.

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She was joined at the championships by her sister Lauren Spicer who finished 16th in the T2T 13 girls division.

Mara Jenkins finished 17th overall in her first trip to nationals in the T2T 12 girls division.

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Living like a nomad for the Olympic dream EDMONTON KAYAKER LIVES IN ‘HOBBIT VAN’ TO SAVE MONEY WHILE TRAINING

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Ben Hayward’s home measures about seven square metres and is currently parked in an overflow lot in southern France.

Faced with financial challenges that could have derailed his Olympic dream, the kayaker from Edmonton has taken the nomadic lifestyle of the amateur athlete to a whole new level.

Hayward lives and travels in a camper van he built from scratch on a flatbed truck, combining his background in architecture with his need to live and train in Europe on the cheap. “Amateur sport in Canada is pretty poorly funded as it is, and then summer sport is even worse,�

Hayward said in a phone interview from Australia, where he’s racing this weekend. “I’ve been struggling with budget for the entire time I’ve been involved in the sport and so I knew over the next two years leading up to the Olympics that I’d need to be a full-time athlete, and bringing in an income would be pretty difficult, and so I needed to find something that would be affordable and pretty much this was the only way.�

His “Hobbit Van,� as he fondly refers to it, resembles a hobbit house on four wheels, complete with a round hobbit door. The 25-year-old, who’s Canada’s top whitewater paddler, originally planned to buy a van to live in, but after four days of searching in Wales left him empty-handed, the idea to build his own was hatched over a cold pint in a Cardiff pub.

Hayward purchased the nine-year-old army-green truck for $2,200, and he and a friend worked 18 hours a day over the next four days constructing the maple wood exterior. It was just a shell with a bed for the first couple of months before he had the time and money to devote to finishing the interior. The former Carleton architecture student has added a kitchen, and a handcrafted two-piece couch that when pushed together makes a spare bed. Power comes from a wind turbine and solar panels.

He was able to purchase appliances thanks to a crowd-funding campaign last summer. The name of every donor is hand-painted within a giant maple leaf on one outer wall. “I tried to make it modern and rustic at the same time,� said Hayward, who recently completed a video on the construction of the interior. “And so it was kind of designed to be a home office or a living room or a dining room, or a spare bed, and have a lot of dual functionality and be really space efficient.

The kitchen is amazing. . . the oven I have in there is better than any one I’ve had in any apartments I’ve rented before. “It’s actually a really nice space to live in.�

The total cost was $10,000, which is completely paid off, leaving him with just fuel costs and living expenses.

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Ben Hayward’s home measures about seven square metres and is currently parked in an overflow lot in southern France. Faced with financial challenges that could have derailed his Olympic dream, the kayaker from Edmonton has taken the nomadic lifestyle of the amateur athlete to a whole new level. Hayward lives and travels in a camper van he built from scratch on a flatbed truck, combining his background in architecture with his need to live and train in Europe on the cheap.

Hayward spent four months this past fall living in his hobbit van while he trained in France. The owners of the whitewater facility there permitted him to park it in their overflow lot. “It was great, they were quite happy to come over for tea and coffee,� Hayward said.

He never feels claustrophic in his caravan, he said. “I actually really like it a lot. I’ve got a big bed in there, so it doesn’t feel cramped at all,� he said. “I think living in a small space encourages you to be outside a bit more, and so I’ve actually really enjoyed the lifestyle. It’s a really nice shift, rather than staying in hotel rooms and then you end up on your laptop a little more often than you’d like.�

Hayward is coming off the best season of his career, making two World Cup finals, finishing sixth and ninth in men’s K1. He won Canadian national

titles in four different disciplines. He has his sights on a strong showing at this summer’s Pan American Games in Toronto, and then a spot on Canada’s Olympic team for Rio. He’s racing the K1 this week at the Australia Open at Penrith’s Whitewater Stadium, the whitewater venue for the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Hayward has made the most of his trip Down Under. A couple of weeks ago he travelled to Hobbiton in New Zealand, the movie set for the “Lord of the Rings� trilogy and the “Hobbit� films. Besides being a big Hobbit fan, he also got some ideas for his caravan. “It was a lot more detailed than I thought it would be, and it’s massive as well, so it was very cool. . .,� he said. “And I’m also studying architecture so it was cool just to see this kind of architecture typology that has never really existed except in fiction.�

Brier field complete with Casey winning PEI

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS The field for the Canadian men’s curling championship was completed Tuesday when Adam Casey won the right to represent Prince Edward Island.

P.E.I. was the last piece of the 14-team puzzle for the Tim Hortons Brier in Calgary from Feb. 28 to March 8.

Casey edged Jamie Newson 7-6 in an extra end in the provincial men’s final in Alberton.

Casey has previous Brier experience, but not as a skip. He played second in each of the last three national championships for Brad Gushue from Newfoundland and Labrador.

Gushue, a former Olympic champion, reigning Olympic champion Brad Jacobs of Northern Ontario, national and world champion Kevin Koe from Alberta, former Canadian and world silver medallist Jean-Michel Menard from Quebec as well as the defending champions skipped by John Morris headline this year’s Brier field.

A central plot to this year’s tournament is Koe, who will face three-quarters of the team he skipped to victory at last year’s Brier in Kamloops, B.C.

The Calgarian left the team to form a new one with Marc Kennedy, Brent Laing and Ben Hebert in the off-season.

His former teammates Pat Simmons, Carter Rycroft and Nolan Thiessen recruited Morris to skip the first Team Canada entry in Brier history.

The format was altered this year to mirror the women’s championship, the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, which has had a Team Canada in the field for years.

Morris, also from Calgary, won a national and world championship as well as Olympic gold in 2010 playing third for Kevin Martin.

Rounding out the field is Jim Cotter (B.C.), Steven Laycock (Saskatchewan), Bob Smallwood (Yukon), Jamie Koe (Northwest Territories), Reid Carruthers (Manitoba), Mark Kean (Ontario), Glen MacLeod (Nova Scotia) and Jeremy Mallais (New Brunswick).

Another alteration to the national championship format will be a play-in round involving Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Yukon for the right to enter the 12-team main draw. Nunavut didn’t enter a team.

The Brier winner will represent Canada at the Ford World Men’s Championship from March 28 to April 5 in Halifax.

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TENNIS Red Deer’s Michael Robinson continued his march towards the national junior tennis championships by sweeping through a qualifier at the Calgary Tennis Academy on the weekend.

The No.2 seeded Robinson finished the boys U-14 division at the tournament with a three-hour marathon win over No. 4 Ghouse Faisal 5-7, 7-6(5), 6-4.

To qualify for the final, he also beat unseeded Jackson Berg (6-3, 6-2), unseeded Luka Dukaric (6-1, 6-0), No. 6 Alexander Dragovic (6-1, 4-3 retired) and No. 3 Jun Makita (7-6(4), 7-5).

Innisfail’s Charvher Vincent Dael, meanwhile finished fourth in the Boys U18 division.

No. 1 Dael fell 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 in the third place match to No. 4 Michal Ostrzygalo.

Dael opened the tournament with two wins over unseeded opponents — Koi McArthur (6-3, 7-5) and Munachi Amadike (6-3, 6-4) — but fell 6-0, 7-6(4) in the semifinal to No. 3 Ayush Gupta.

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Kamryn Henderson paced the winners with 15 points, while Krisha Hearnez added 14, Shea Best scored 10 and Lydia Mutoni was named Notre Dame player of the game. Julian Marie Jones had a teamhigh six points for the Raiders.

The Cougars improved to 5-1 and will meet Hunting Hills tonight in a battle for first place.

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CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF 54 36 15 1 2 217 53 31 17 1 4 227 53 28 17 3 5 185 56 25 25 4 2 161 54 27 26 0 1 177 53 15 32 3 3 151

GA 160 154 175 158 198 227

Pt 75 67 64 56 55 36

Wednesday’s Games Detroit at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

Vancouver at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Washington at San Jose, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Toronto at N.Y. Islanders, 5 p.m.

Anaheim at Carolina, 5 p.m.

Edmonton at Montreal, 5:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 5:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Tampa Bay, 5:30 p.m.

Winnipeg at Nashville, 6 p.m.

Florida at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Colorado, 7 p.m.

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

Tuesday’s summaries

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF Kelowna 54 42 8 3 1 237 Victoria 54 30 20 3 1 186 Kamloops 56 21 29 3 3 162 Vancouver 54 22 29 1 2 156 Prince George 56 21 32 2 1 164

GA 136 163 204 188 239

Pt 88 64 48 47 45

U.S. DIVISION W L OTLSOL GF 34 16 3 1 191 31 20 1 3 198 27 20 3 3 152 26 23 3 1 152 25 26 0 3 147

GA 145 182 146 160 164

Pt 72 66 60 56 53

GP 54 55 53 53 54

Monday’s results Victoria 2 Edmonton 1 Kamloops 3 Tri-City 0 Vancouver 5 Seattle 4 Kelowna 5 Prince George 2 Tuesday’s results Prince Albert 2 Swift Current 1 Spokane 6 Saskatoon 3 Medicine Hat 5 Regina 4 (SO) Kelowna at Seattle, late Wednesday’s games Spokane at Prince Albert, 6 p.m.

Prince George at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Moose Jaw at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

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

Friday’s games Swift Current at Regina, 6 p.m.

Spokane at Brandon, 6:30 p.m.

Saskatoon at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Moose Jaw at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Lethbridge at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Prince George at Medicine Hat, 7:30 p.m.

Seattle at Kamloops, 8 p.m.

Tri-City at Portland, 8 p.m.

Victoria at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m.

Vancouver at Everett, 8:35 p.m.

National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts Tampa Bay 56 34 16 6 74 Montreal 53 35 15 3 73 Detroit 52 31 12 9 71 Boston 54 28 19 7 63 Florida 52 24 17 11 59 Ottawa 52 21 22 9 51 Toronto 55 23 28 4 50 Buffalo 55 16 36 3 35 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts N.Y. Islanders 54 35 18 1 71 Pittsburgh 53 30 15 8 68 N.Y. Rangers 52 31 16 5 67 Washington 54 28 16 10 66 Philadelphia 54 23 22 9 55 New Jersey 54 21 24 9 51 Columbus 52 23 26 3 49 Carolina 52 19 26 7 45

GF 181 143 155 142 133 141 157 103 GF 170 151 157 157 146 122 135 116

GA 148 118 130 136 147 145 170 191 GA 151 134 127 135 157 148 161 139

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Nashville 54 36 12 6 78 164 129 St. Louis 54 35 15 4 74 170 133 Chicago 54 33 18 3 69 163 124 Winnipeg 56 28 18 10 66 154 146 Minnesota 53 26 20 7 59 145 145 Dallas 54 25 21 8 58 172 175 Colorado 54 22 21 11 55 137 152 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 55 34 14 7 75 164 154 Calgary 54 30 21 3 63 156 137 San Jose 55 28 20 7 63 154 153 Vancouver 52 29 20 3 61 143 136 Los Angeles 53 23 18 12 58 144 144 Arizona 55 20 28 7 47 126 180 Edmonton 55 15 31 9 39 125 181 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Monday’s Games Arizona 3, Chicago 2, SO Edmonton 2, New Jersey 1 Los Angeles 4, Columbus 3 Minnesota 5, Vancouver 3 Calgary 4, San Jose 1 Tuesday’s Games Dallas 5, Boston 3 Ottawa 2, Buffalo 1 N.Y. Islanders 3, Edmonton 2 N.Y. Rangers 5, Toronto 4 Montreal 2, Philadelphia 1, OT Florida 6, Anaheim 2 St. Louis 2, Arizona 1

Islanders 3, Oilers 2 First Period 1. Edmonton, Hamilton 1 (Yakupov, Pakarinen) 10:17 (pp).

2. NY Islanders, McDonald 2 (Martin, Hamonic) 13:20.

Penalties — Lee NYI (hooking) 9:54, Hendricks Edm (delay of game) 10:29, Strait NYI (highsticking) 13:48.

Second Period 3. NY Islanders, Bailey 9 (Hickey, Lee) 11:27.

4. Edmonton, Lander 2 (Eberle, Nugent-Hopkins) 16:34 (pp).

Penalties — Bailey NYI (roughing) 15:05, Hendricks Edm (roughing) 15:05, Bailey NYI (cross-checking) 15:05, Roy Edm (hooking) 18:49.

Third Period 5. NY Islanders, Cizikas 5 (McDonald, Hickey) 15:23.

Penalties — None.

Shots on goal Edmonton 8 13 15 — 36 NY Islanders 11 12 5 — 28 Goal — Edmonton: Fasth (L, 5-14-2); NY Islanders: Halak (W, 29-11-0).

Power plays (goal-chances) — Edmonton: 2-3; NY Islanders: 0-2.

Predators 3, Lightning 2 (OT) First Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Hedman TB (hooking) 4:57, Barberio TB (hooking) 9:59.

Second Period 1. Nashville, Jones 6 (Stalberg, Volchenkov) 8:31.

2. Nashville, Beck 5 (Gaustad, Nystrom) 12:47.

Penalties — Josi Nash (holding) 1:58, Connolly TB (fighting) 4:13, Bitetto Nash (fighting) 4:13, Connolly TB (holding) 4:13, Bitetto Nash (unsportsmanlike conduct) 4:13.

Third Period 3. Tampa Bay, Connolly 10 (Filppula) 1:20.

4. Tampa Bay, Kucherov 21 (Palat, Johnson) 7:50.

Penalties — Cullen Nash (tripping) 16:52.

Overtime 5. Nashville, Neal 18 (Josi, Cullen) 4:27.

Penalties — None.

Shots on goal Tampa Bay 10 8 10 4 — 32 Nashville 8 11 8 2 — 29 Goal — Tampa Bay: Vasilevskii (LO, 4-1-1); Nashville: Rinne (W, 31-7-2).

Power plays (goal-chances) — Tampa Bay: 0-2; Nashville: 0-2.

Jets 2, Wild 1 (OT) First Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Parise Minn (holding) 8:27, Byfuglien Wpg (elbowing) 15:57.

Second Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Slater Wpg (tripping) 2:50, Niederreiter Minn (hooking) 4:10, Suter Minn (stick holding) 16:14.

Third Period 1. Winnipeg, Enstrom 3 (Perreault) 7:53.

2. Minnesota, Pominville 11 (unassisted) 10:22.

Penalties — Haula Minn (stick holding) 2:49, Byfuglien Wpg (tripping) 5:29.

Overtime 3. Winnipeg, Byfuglien 14 (unassisted) 4:00.

Penalties — None.

Shots on goal Minnesota 8 13 7 2 — 30 Winnipeg 15 9 8 2 — 34 Goal — Minnesota: Dubnyk (LO, 17-6-3); Winnipeg: Hutchinson (W, 15-7-3).

Power plays (goal-chances) — Minnesota: 0-3; Winnipeg: 0-4.

Panthers 6, Ducks 2 First Period 1. Florida, Kulikov 2 (Campbell, Bolland) 5:31 (pp).

2. Florida, Bjugstad 18 (Hayes, Huberdeau) 12:20 (pp).

Penalties — Perry Ana (tripping) 3:47, Thornton Fla (fighting) 6:46, Jackman Ana (fighting) 6:46, Beleskey Ana (hooking) 9:57, Ana Bench (too many men) 10:35, Gudbranson Fla (hooking) 17:58.

Second Period 3. Florida, Ekblad 9 (Huberdeau, Campbell) 5:37.

4. Anaheim, Palmieri 11 (Rakell, Fowler) 7:23 (pp).

5. Florida, Barkov 8 (Boyes, Huberdeau) 12:50.

6. Florida, Bolland 3 (Fleischmann, Gudbranson) 13:12.

7. Anaheim, Jackman 5 (Stoner, Vatanen) 14:54.

Penalties — Bjugstad Fla (hooking) 5:57, Kampfer Fla (holding) 5:57, Lovejoy Ana (stick holding) 15:02.

Third Period 8. Florida, Hayes 16 (Kampfer, Gudbranson) 12:44 (pp).

Penalties — Palmieri Ana (elbowing) 6:24, Maroon Ana (high-sticking) 10:51, Beauchemin Ana (unsportsmanlike conduct) 13:52, Beauchemin Ana (misconduct) 13:52.

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Blues 2, Coyotes 1 First Period 1. Arizona, Gagner 10 (Erat, Stone) 4:42.

2. St. Louis, Steen 18 (Oshie, Backes) 15:10.

Penalties — None.

Second Period 3. St. Louis, Jaskin 7 (Gunnarsson) 11:08.

Penalties — Ari Bench (too many men) 6:14, McMillan Ari (hooking) 8:34.

Third Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Bouwmeester StL (holding) 17:17.

Shots on goal Arizona 9 4 13 — 26 St. Louis 16 14 6 — 36 Goal — Arizona: Smith (L, 10-23-5); St. Louis: Allen (W, 16-5-2).

Power plays (goal-chances) — Arizona: 0-1; St. Louis: 0-2.

Stars 5, Bruins 3 First Period 1. Dallas, Fiddler 7 (unassisted) 7:28 (sh).

2. Boston, Krejci 7 (Pastrnak, Lucic) 10:43.

3. Dallas, Ja. Benn 17 (Goligoski, Klingberg) 14:38.

4. Dallas, Ja. Benn 18 (Eaves, Jo. Benn) 17:53.

Penalties — Roussel Dal (Cross Checking Major) 3:43, Roussel Dal (game misconduct) 3:43, Hamilton Bos (unsportsmanlike conduct) 19:55.

Second Period 5. Boston, Bergeron 15 (Marchand) :26 (sh).

6. Boston, Hamilton 9 (Kelly, Krug) 6:42.

7. Dallas, Daley 14 (unassisted) 13:42 (sh).

Penalties — Garbutt Dal (high-sticking) 13:06, Soderberg Bos (tripping) 15:06, Garbutt Dal (highsticking) 15:06.

Third Period 8. Dallas, Cole 15 (Demers, Spezza) 19:27 (en).

Penalties — Spezza Dal (tripping) 11:34.

Shots on goal Dallas 10 13 9 — 32 Boston 16 17 11 — 44 Goal — Dallas: Lehtonen (W, 23-12-8); Boston: Rask (L, 23-14-7).

Power plays (goal-chances) — Dallas: 0-1; Boston: 0-3.

Rangers 5, Maple Leafs 4 First Period 1. NY Rangers, Boyle 7 (Brassard, Nash) 2:57.

2. NY Rangers, Zuccarello 9 (Nash, Brassard) 10:37.

3. Toronto, Rielly 6 (Franson, Bozak) 15:39 (pp).

Penalties — Girardi NYR (boarding) 15:33, Polak Tor (interference) 17:32.

Second Period 4. NY Rangers, Hayes 8 (Staal, Klein) 1:42.

5. Toronto, Robidas 1 (Komarov) 2:08.

6. NY Rangers, Moore 5 (Hagelin, Staal) 10:33 (sh).

Penalties — Panik Tor (tripping) 4:02, Brassard NYR (tripping) 9:39.

Third Period 7. Toronto, Rielly 7 (Winnik, Kadri) :20.

8. Toronto, Winnik 5 (unassisted) 6:46.

9. NY Rangers, Zuccarello 10 (Nash, Moore) 14:04.

Penalties — None.

Shots on goal NY Rangers 17 14 8 — 39 Toronto 6 10 18 — 34 Goal — NY Rangers: Talbot (W, 6-5-2); Toronto: Reimer (L, 7-12-0).

Power plays (goal-chances) — NY Rangers: 0-2; Toronto: 1-2.

Canadiens 2, Flyers 1 (OT) First Period 1. Philadelphia, Read 4 (Simmonds) :51.

Penalties — Eller Mtl (hooking) 5:12.

Second Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Streit Pha (hooking) 13:08.

Third Period 2. Montreal, Plekanec 16 (Galchenyuk, Gallagher) 12:38.

Penalties — Pha Bench (too many men) 5:43, Del Zotto Pha (hooking) 17:28.

Overtime 3. Montreal, Desharnais 9 (Markov) 3:27.

Penalties — None.

Shots on goal Philadelphia 9 10 4 1 — 24 Montreal 7 17 12 5 — 41 Goal — Philadelphia: Emery (LO, 9-9-2); Montreal: Price (W, 30-11-2).

Power plays (goal-chances) — Philadelphia: 0-1; Montreal: 0-3.

Senators 2, Sabres 1 First Period 1. Ottawa, Karlsson 13 (Turris, Stone) 12:18 (pp).

Penalties — Gionta Buf (tripping) 11:33, Deslauriers Buf (boarding) 13:04, Condra Ott (roughing) 13:04, Condra Ott (fighting) 13:04, Deslauriers Buf (fighting) 13:04.

Second Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Borowiecki Ott (fighting) 13:34, Kaleta Buf (fighting) 13:34, Borowiecki Ott (roughing) 13:34, MacArthur Ott (holding) 17:23.

Third Period 2. Buffalo, Myers 4 (Moulson, Stewart) 5:08 (pp).

3. Ottawa, Michalek 8 (Wiercioch, Hoffman) 12:15.

Penalties — Gryba Ott (elbowing) 4:14, Gionta Buf (holding) 7:26, Buf Bench (too many men) 13:01, Methot Ott (tripping) 17:44.

Shots on goal Ottawa 14 4 8 — 26 Buffalo 8 21 7 — 36 Goal — Ottawa: Lehner (W, 8-11-2); Buffalo: Enroth (L, 13-21-2).

Power plays (goal-chances) — Ottawa: 1-3; Buffalo: 1-4.

Today

● JV basketball: Notre Dame at Hunting Hills, Innisfail at Rocky Mountain House, Lindsay Thurber at Stettler, Lacombe at Camrose, Sylvan Lake at Wetaskiwin; girls at 6 p.m., boys to follow. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Stettler at Mountainview, first game of best-ofthree Northern Division quarter-final, 8 p.m., Didsbury.

Thursday

● Senior high basketball: Sylvan Lake at Hunting Hills, girls at 6 p.m., men to follow. ● Women’s college hockey: SAIT at RDC, 7 p.m., Arena. ● Peewee AA hockey: Red Deer TBS at Lacombe, 7:15 p.m. ● Men’s basketball: Silver Spurs vs, Johns Manville, Bulldog Scrap Metal vs.

Lacombe All Sports Cresting, 7:15 and 8:30 p.m., Lindsay Thurber. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Mountainview at Stettler, second game of best-of-three Northern Division quarter-final, 8 p.m.

Friday

● JV basketball: Notre Dame girls tournament. ● College volleyball: SAIT at RDC, women at 6 p.m., men to follow. ● Soccer: Red Deer City Soccer Association Sheraton Family Day tournament, 6 p.m. start, Westerner AgriCentre. ● WHL: Lethbridge at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Centrium. ● Men’s college hockey: SAIT at RDC, 7 p.m., Penhold Regional Multiplex. ● AJHL: Calgary Mustangs at Olds, 7 p.m. ● Midget AAA hockey: UFA at Red Deer, 8 p.m., Arena. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Red Deer at Three Hills, second game of best-of-three Northern Division quarter-final, 8 p.m.

Saturday

MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS — Recalled D Jaynen Tuesday’s Sports Transactions Rissling from Cincinnati (ECHL). Signed D Jared BASEBALL Nightingale to a professional tryout agreement.

COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE — Suspended N.Y. American Hockey League Mets RHP Tim Peterson 80 games for a violation of HAMILTON BULLDOGS — Assigned D David Mathe Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment kowski to Wheeling (ECHL).

Program.

American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Agreed to terms with LHP Mark Hendrickson and OF Nolan Reimould on minor league contracts.

NEW ITEMS LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Agreed to EVERY terms with OF Matt Joyce on a one-year WEEKEND contract.

National League PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Assigned LHP Cesar Jimenez outright to Lehigh Valley (IL).

WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Assigned RHP Eric Fornataro outright to Syracuse (IL).

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association ATLANTA HAWKS — Traded F/C Adreian Payne to Minnesota for a protected future first-round draft pick.

CHARLOTTE HORNETS — Traded G Gary Neal and a second-round draft pick to Minnesota for Gs Mo Williams and Troy Daniels.

MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Recalled F/C Jarnell Stokes and G Russ Smith fromi Bacon & Egg Special Iowa (NBADL).

FOOTBALL 2 eggs, 3 pieces of bacon National Football League and hash browns ATLANTA FALCONS — Named Keith Carter assistant offensive line coach, Matt LaFleur quarterbacks coach, Doug Mallory defensive assistant/linebackers coach, Marquand Manuel secondary coach/senior defensive assistant, Mike McDaniel offensive assistant, Chris Morgan offensive line coach, Jeff Ulbrich linebackers coach and Chad Walker defensive assistant/ defensive backs.

Arena Football League SPOKANE SHOCK — DB Sergio Gilliam has been assigned to the roster.

Canadian Football League B.C. LIONS — Signed LBs Solomon Elimimian and Adam Bighill to contract extensions through the 2017 season.

HAMILTON TIGER-CATS — Signed WR Spencer Watt.

MONTREAL ALOUETTES — Re-signed CB Geoff Tisdale to a one-year contract extension.

WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Signed WR Darvin Adams, OL Marc Dile, LB Sam Hurl and DL Ivan Brown.

HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS — Recalled G Ryan Faragher from Utah (ECHL) to Norfolk (AHL).

DALLAS STARS — Assigned G Jack Campbell from Texas (AHL) to Idaho (ECHL).

MINNESOTA WILD — Placed LWs Ryan Carter and Jason Zucker on injured reserve. Recalleed D Stu Bickel and F Brett Sutter from Iowa (AHL).

NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Recalled D Anthony Bitetto and F Viktor Stalberg from Milwaukee (AHL).

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Assigned F Danick Gauthier from Syracuse (AHL) to Wichita (ECHL).

WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Recalled D Steven Oleksy from Hershey (AHL).

American Hockey League

ECHL ECHL — Suspended Greenville D Sean Escobedo one game, Florida F Alex Lavoie and Indy F Vincent Arseneau one additional game and Kalamazoo F Ben Wilson three additional games. Fined South Carolina D Wade App.

Sunday

● Soccer: Red Deer City Soccer Association Sheraton Family Day tournament, 8 a.m. start, Westerner AgriCentre. ● Peewee AA hockey: Red Deer Parkland at Olds, 12:15 p.m.; Cranbrook at Lacombe, 2 p.m. ● Bantam AA hockey: Wheatland at Red Deer Ramada, 12:45 p.m., Collicutt Centre; Olds at Red Deer Steel Kings, 2 p.m., Kinsmen A; Airdrie at Lacombe, 4:30 p.m. ● Midget AA hockey: Airdrie at Red Deer Indy Graphics, 5:30 p.m., Arena.

Monday

● Soccer: Red Deer City Soccer Association Sheraton Family Day tournament, 8 a.m. start, Westerner AgriCentre.

● Soccer: Red Deer City Soccer

Basketball National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB d-Atlanta 43 10 .811 — d-Toronto 35 17 .673 7 1/2 d-Chicago 33 20 .623 10 Washington 33 20 .623 10 Cleveland 32 21 .604 11 Milwaukee 29 23 .558 13 1/2 Miami 22 29 .431 20 Charlotte 22 30 .423 20 1/2 Brooklyn 21 31 .404 21 1/2 Detroit 21 32 .396 22 Boston 19 31 .380 22 1/2 Indiana 20 33 .377 23 Orlando 16 39 .291 28 Philadelphia 12 41 .226 31 New York 10 42 .192 32 1/2 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB d-Golden State 41 9 .820 — d-Memphis 39 13 .750 3 Houston 36 16 .692 6 d-Portland 35 17 .673 7 Dallas 35 19 .648 8 L.A. Clippers 34 19 .642 8 1/2 San Antonio 33 19 .635 9 Phoenix 29 25 .537 14 New Orleans 27 25 .519 15 Oklahoma City 27 25 .519 15 Denver 19 33 .365 23 Utah 19 33 .365 23 Sacramento 18 33 .353 23 1/2 L.A. Lakers 13 38 .255 28 1/2 Minnesota 11 41 .212 31 d-division leader Monday’s Games Golden State 89, Philadelphia 84 Washington 96, Orlando 80 San Antonio 95, Indiana 93 Miami 109, New York 95 Utah 100, New Orleans 96 Milwaukee 103, Brooklyn 97 Atlanta 117, Minnesota 105 L.A. Clippers 115, Dallas 98 Oklahoma City 124, Denver 114 Tuesday’s Games Detroit 106, Charlotte 78 Houston 127, Phoenix 118 Chicago 104, Sacramento 86 Memphis 95, Brooklyn 86 Denver at L.A. Lakers, late

Transactions

Association Sheraton Family Day tournament, 8 a.m. start, Westerner AgriCentre. ● JV basketball: Notre Dame girls tournament. ● Minor midget AAA hockey: Calgary Rangers at Red Deer Aero Equipment, 11:30 a.m., Arena. ● Peewee AA hockey: Red Deer TBS at Olds, 2:15 p.m.; Cranbrook at Red Deer Parkland, 3 p.m., Kinsmen A. ● Bantam AA hockey: Airdrie at Red Deer Ramada, 2:30 p.m., Kinex; Lacombe at Olds, 4:45 p.m. ● Midget AA hockey: Calgary Bruins at Lacombe, 3:15 p.m., Blackfalds; Cranbrook at Red Deer Indy Graphics, 4:45 p.m., Arena; Airdrie at Red Deer Elks, 7:15 p.m., Collicutt Centre; Calgary Gold at Olds, 7:30 p.m. ● WHL: Prince George at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Centrium. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Three Hills at Red Deer, third game of best-ofthree Northern Division quarter-final, if necessary, 8 p.m., Arena; Stettler at Mountainview, third game of best-ofthree Northern Division quarter-final, if necessary, 8 p.m., Didsbury.

Wednesday’s Games New York at Orlando, 5 p.m.

Washington at Toronto, 5:30 p.m.

San Antonio at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Boston, 5:30 p.m.

Indiana at New Orleans, 6 p.m.

Memphis at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.

Sacramento at Milwaukee, 6 p.m.

Golden State at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Miami at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

Utah at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Portland, 8 p.m.

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

Thursday’s Games Cleveland at Chicago, 6 p.m.

NBA All-Star Rosters All-Star Game Feb. 15 at New York i-injured, will not play; r-replacement EASTERN CONFERENCE Starters Years Player Pos Ht Wt A-S Carmelo Anthony, NY F 6-8 240 8 Pau Gasol, Chi F 7-0 250 5 LeBron James, Cle F 6-8 250 11 Kyle Lowry, Tor G 6-0 205 1 John Wall, Was G 6-4 195 2 Reserves Chris Bosh, Mia F-C 6-11 235 10 Jimmy Butler, Chi G-F 6-7 220 1 Al Horford, Atl F-C 6-10 250 3 Kyrie Irving, Cle G 6-3 193 3 r-Kyle Korver, Atl G 6-7 212 1 Paul Millsap, Atl F 6-8 253 2 Jeff Teague, Atl G 6-2 181 1 i-Dwyane Wade, Mia G 6-4 220 12 Coach: Mike Budenholzer, Atlanta Assistant Coaches: Kenny Atkinson; Darvin Ham; Taylor Jenkins; Neven Spahija; Charles Lee; Ben Sullivan.

Trainer: Roger Hinds, New York WESTERN CONFERENCE Starters Years Player Pos Ht Wt A-S i-Kobe Bryant, LAL G 6-6 212 17 Stephen Curry, GS G 6-3 190 2 Anthony Davis, NO F 6-10 220 2 Marc Gasol, Mem C 7-1 265 2 i-Blake Griffin, LAC F 6-10 251 5 Reserves LaMarcus Aldridge, Por F 6-11 240 4 r-DeMarcus Cousins, Sac C 6-11 270 1 Tim Duncan, SA F 6-11 250 15 Kevin Durant, Okl F 6-9 240 6 James Harden, Hou G 6-5 225 3 r-Damian Lillard, Por G 6-3 195 2 Chris Paul, LAC G 6-0 175 8 Klay Thompson, GS G 6-7 215 1 Russell Westbrook, Okl G 6-3 200 4 Coach: Steve Kerr, Golden State Assistant Coaches: Alvin Gentry, Ron Adams, Luke Walton.

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Lakeshore sale defended STETTLER COUNTY CHOOSES TO GRANDFATHER SOME BUFFALO LAKE DEVELOPMENT

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF County of Stettler is defending a plan to sell land along Buffalo Lake to about 40 property owners.

Neighbouring Lacombe County was recently asked for its input on a Stettler County proposal to sell reserve land along the lake to 43 property owners in Rochon Sands to resolve encroachment issues.

Lacombe County didn’t favour the idea, suggesting it would set a bad precedent and would leave the door open to future encroachments. The county was asked its opinion because it is part of the Buffalo Lake Intermunicipal Development Plan.

Johan van der Bank, Stettler County director of planning and development, said the rationale for the proposed sale has a long history.

Over the past 40 years, homeowners have been building sheds, boathouses, docks, fire pits and other structures on a 20-metre stretch of municipal reserve land.

“Some of (the encroachments) are minor, such as fire pits. There are maybe four or five that are quite significant in that the houses were actually built over the line,” said van der Bank.

While technically illegal, previous county staff often did not take issue with the encroachments.

In 2005, the county decided to deal with the problem by entering into licence agreements with property owners who had encroachments and gave them 10 years to deal with the issue.

In 2012, an intermunicipal development plan between the county and the communities of Rochon Sands and White Sands resolved the issue by adjusting the boundary of the municipal reserve.

At first, the proposal was to sell reserve land, maintaining a 12-metre strip. A couple of people whose homes could not be accommodated within that boundary were given permission to buy up to a six-metre line. After lobbying by other property owners, the line was shifted back for all to the sixmetre mark.

It is to be sold at a reduced rate of about $6.60 per square foot — roughly one-quarter of its value. Those sales are expected to happen later this year.

There is also a provincially owned right-of-way that follows the high water mark of the lake and ranges from less than 10 metres to more than 100 metres wide. At Rochon Sands, the strip, which is between the municipal reserve and the water, is one to 20 metres wide.

Van der Bank said Lacombe County has been aware of the plans to sell of the municipal reserve since 2013 and

he’s not sure why it became an issue recently.

Stettler County has made clear that this is a solution to this historical encroachment issue and sets no precedent.

“Any new development that we get will have to go whatever setback we require,” he said.

“The point here is this is trying to address a 40-year-old historical situation.”

To further strengthen environmental protections for the remaining sixmetre strip of reserve, the county is planning to convert it to environmental reserve. First reading will go to council today.

Van der Bank said the change to environmental reserve is to reinforce that no further encroachments will be allowed. This “zero tolerance” measure is opposed by some landowners. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

Commissionaire assaulted at library

A CLEAN SWEEP

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF A commissionaire was assaulted after asking a woman to remove her hood at the Red Deer Public Library on Monday afternoon.

Leslie Greentree, Red Deer RCMP spokesperson, said police received a 911 call from the downtown branch around 3:36 p.m.

Greentree said a woman refused to take off her hood when asked by the commissionaire.

After the brief exchange, the woman punched him. He did not require medical care.

A 33-year-old Red Deer woman was arrested on outstanding warrants, including failure to comply with an undertaking and failure to appear in court.

The not-for-profit Canadian Corps of Commissionaires provides security services as a part of a contract with the library board.

Steve Gagnon, the CEO Commissionaires for Southern Alberta, said commissionaires generally are not supposed to engage with the public.

“Generally the rule is if someone is going to get violent, we stand off and call for help,” said Gagnon.

“It would be a police issue. So they are not normally trained for physical confrontation.

But it turns out that (the commissionaire involved) has some martial arts training in his background. He is a bit more capable than most.”

The province mandates a five-day basic security guard course for all holders of security guard licences. Canadian Corps adds another five days of specialized training and first-aid training.

Gagnon confirmed there have been other incidents at the downtown library involving the commissionaires but not in recent days.

Gagnon said the library is a in a bit of a rough neighbourhood that sees the occasional rough individual.

“We are just doing our job on that day,” said Gagnon. “It’s regrettable that the incident got physical as it did. My understanding is at the end of it that no one got hurt. No harm, no foul.”

Christina Wilson, Red Deer Public Library CEO, called the incident unusual. She said occasionally people misbehave in the library and that is why there are commissionaires in place. Wilson said the library has policy where patrons are not allowed to wear hoods inside the facility.

“She reacted poorly and assaulted the commissionaire so he restrained her and the other commissionaire called the police,” said Wilson.

There are one to two commissionaires on duty providing mostly security during library hours.

The City of Red Deer also has a contract with Canadian Corps of Commissionaires to provide security guard services at city-owned facilities such as City Hall, the Collicutt Centre, Sorensen Station Parkade and Civic Yards.

One of their main roles is patrolling and enforcing parking downtown and during the street sweeping and snow clearing projects.

They also help out in special events and activities.

Greentree said it is not clear whether charges will be laid against the woman. She appears in Red Deer provincial court on the other charges on March 11. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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A City of Red Deer Parks and Recreation worker clears the ice at Bower Ponds of all the recent snowfall on Tuesday afternoon. The back part of the ponds was closed to skaters for maintenance. The forecast calls for cooler temperatures today, with a high of -10 and wind up to 40 km/h. Then skating weather returns: Thursday will have a high of 1C; Friday will have a high of 2; Saturday will have a high of 5; Sunday will have a high of -1; and Family Day on Monday will have high of -8.

Does Sylvan Lake need a full-time mayor?

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF Sylvan Lake town council is not pursuing turning the mayor’s job into a full-time position — at least not yet.

The idea has been raised a number of times in recent years. Last year, Coun. Dale Plante, who favours a full-time mayor, proposed a motion to review what other communities have done.

In a report to council, consultant Ed Grose reviewed the current mayor’s job description and responsibilities, considered expanding the position, and reviewed comparable communities.

Grose made no recommendations, but pointed out that all Alberta communities over 30,000 have a full-time mayor.

COUNCIL DISCUSSES CONSULTANT’S REPORT Of the 13 communities within 5,000 population of Sylvan Lake, only Chestermere (17,203) and Brooks (13,676) have a full-time mayor.

The average population when the switch was made is 16,245. The elevation of the job is usually made in an election year, which will be 2017 for Alberta municipalities.

Sylvan Lake’s population is listed at 13,235, but this year’s census is expected to show it to be in the 15,000 range.

The largest Alberta community with a part-time mayor is Leduc, which has a population of 28,583.

Brooks, with a population of 13,676, is the smallest municipality served by a full-time mayor.

Median income — meaning half make more and half less — for part-

time mayors is $50,479. Sylvan Lake Mayor Sean McIntyre falls almost exactly in the middle of the pack at $50,280.

McIntyre excused himself from council chambers during Monday evening’s discussion on the report.

Town communications officer Joanne Gaudet said the report shows there is no common process for when the switch to full-time happens.

Typically, it happens in an election year.

Either candidates campaign on whether the job should go full-time, or the previous council makes the switch ahead of an election race so candidates know what the job will entail. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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

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BRIEFS Men Who Give A Damn! recruiting members First came 100 Women Who Care, a group determined to raise $40,000 in 2015 for local charities.

Now there’s 100 Men Who Give A Damn! — Red Deer, who want to do the same and are now recruiting members.

The men’s group will meet four times a year, like the women. Each member must bring a blank $100 cheque to each meeting.

At each of the men’s meetings, three charities will make presentations and the money collected at each meeting will go to a charity that members choose.

Jest Sidloski, founder of 100 Men in Red Deer, said members consider their group a ‘non-organization’ with every penny raised going to charity.

The first men’s meeting will be hosted by Fionn MacCools on March 30.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the event starts at 7.

Fionn MacCools will be closed for this private event.

To learn more about the men’s group or to sign up, visit www.100menreddeer.com.

AltaLink helicopters to be over city for 11 days AltaLink helicopters will be hovering over Red Deer to fly assembled transmission structures into place starting on Sunday.

The work is part of a $350-million project to upgrade the transmission system in Central Alberta to keep pace with growth.

The choppers will be flying in the area between 67th Street and 82nd Street in north Red Deer.

As a result, there will periodic lane closures and traffic stoppages on 45th and 47th Avenues, Northland Drive, Parsons Close and 77th Street during the day.

The work is expected to be completed in two to three days, depending on the weather conditions.

Altalink is rebuilding the 80L transmission line that runs between the north and southwest edges of Red Deer. The choppers are expected to be in the area until Feb. 26.

For more information, visit www.altalink.ca or follow @AltaLink on Twitter for daily construction updates.

Thefts from staff rooms prompts Alberta-wide search Two Alberta-wide warrants were issued on Tuesday for a 37-year-old Red Deer man in connection with thefts at local businesses.

Warrants were issued for Ray John Simpson following thefts from staff rooms at two businesses at Bower Place mall.

The first theft occurred on Oct. 13, 2014, and the second was reported to police on Ray Simpson Jan. 8, 2015.

In both cases, the suspect allegedly went through employee belongings and stole cash and wallets, including gift cards and credit cards that the suspect attempted to use at other businesses.

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Construction continues on the site of the Red Deer Regional Hospital’s new parkade. When completed, the new parkade will provide 1,100 stalls. The parkade will have five levels and capacity to add two more levels in the future.

Construction is expected to be completed in 2016. The cost is estimated at $44 million.

The Canadian Red Cross in Red Deer is hosting a volunteer information session in Red Deer on Thursday to outline some of its programs to the public.

People can learn about programs including disaster management, health equipment loan, violence and abuse prevention. No prior knowledge is required. Volunteer training is provided.

The evening runs from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Canadian Red Cross at Unit 105 5301 43rd St. in Red Deer.

For more information about Red Cross services in Red Deer, go to www. redcross.ca-where-we-work/in-Canada/ alberta.

the province’s Occupational Health and Safety Department, said liquid nitrogen engulfed the frack unit operator, who is in his 40s.

“Workers were transferring nitrogen from a semi-truck tanker to a queen storage tank (an onsite storage tank). Nitrogen was then being pumped down the well hole by the frack unit. The queen tank suddenly began venting liquid nitrogen through vents that were in line with the frack unit operator’s shack,” Boucher said on Tuesday.

That’s when the frack unit operator was exposed to the liquid nitrogen, she said.

The worker was injured at about 9:30 a.m. He was taken by EMS to the burn unit at the University of Alberta.

Boucher said a stop work order on nitrogen transfer, and a stop work order on the use of two liquid nitrogen tanks, were both issued by Occupational Health and Safety on Monday.

There was no stop work order issued for the work site.

The injured worker is employed by Sanjel Canada Ltd. Vivienne Allen, Sanjel spokesperson, said Sanjel employees were performing a well servicing operation on a client’s site at the time.

She said the incident is under investigation.

“We’re offering all the support that our company can to our team member and his family,” Allen said.

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Sylvan, tourism group join forces to boost profile

A worker suffered chemical burns to about 30 per cent of his body at a well site near Rimbey on Monday morning.

Danielle Boucher, spokesperson for

The Town of Sylvan Lake is joining forces with Tourism Red Deer to boost the lakeside community’s profile.

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staff rooms at various Red Deer businesses similar to these two incidents.

Simpson faces a number of charges of theft under $5,000.

RCMP believe that Simpson is in Red Deer and they are looking for public assistance to locate him.

Police do not believe Simpson poses a danger to the public, but people are advised not to approach him if they see him. Instead, they should contact Red Deer RCMP immediately at 403343-5575.

Police say Simpson often wears glasses.

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Assessment estimated that more than 760,000 visitors make the trip to Sylvan Lake in the summer months helping create a $75-million annual economic impact.

On Monday, town council approved redirecting $7,000 from the budget towards a project to market and develop a tourism website for the town through the Tourism Red Deer site. The partnership will link the town’s www.visitsylvanlake.ca with Tourism Red Deer.

Joanne Gaudet, the town’s communications officer, said Tourism Red Deer has a lot more resources than the town for managing websites, providing content and analytics of web traffic.

“Certainly they already have the traffic and an award-winning website, and certainly, we’re looking forward to being a bigger part of it.”

Go on safari at Parkland Mall, help local food bank Free shows at Parkland Mall this weekend will feature reptiles from around the world, and benefit the Red Deer and District Food Bank.

Safari Jeff’s Jurassic Adventure Tour is a hands-on show and will include live lizards and snakes during his presentation that includes information about the ecosystem, nature, roles of wildlife and the history of dinosaurs.

Safari Jeff has been running these shows for 25 years. He also serves as an in-field researcher on annual trips to Central America.

The interactive shows will run Saturday, Sunday and Monday at 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. each day and will take place beside Guest Services at the mall, which will accept donations to the food bank.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — It took 16 years of twists and turns. Over and over, Dr. Nancy Sullivan thought she was close to an Ebola vaccine, only to see the next experiment fail.

“A case of resuscitation more than once,” is how the National Institutes of Health researcher describes the journey.

But it is those failures that Sullivan credits for finally leading her to a vaccine promising enough to test in parts of West Africa ravaged by Ebola. Last week, volunteers in Liberia’s capital began rolling up their sleeves for the first large-scale testing of two potential Ebola vaccines, the one Sullivan developed at NIH and a similar one created by Canada’s government.

Sullivan just hopes it was in time to prove whether the shots really work.

Ebola has claimed nearly 9,000 lives in West Africa over the past year, although new infections have dropped dramatically in recent months. It’s too soon to declare victory: Last week, new cases inched up for the first time this year, and health officials fear a resurgence if they don’t completely stamp out the disease before the upcoming rainy season.

Waning cases make it more difficult to tell if a vaccine is protective, but the shots will be tested in multiple places and ways “hoping that one of those will give us real data,” said Dr. Bruce Aylward of the World Health Organization.

Getting to that step is a story of nitty-gritty laboratory science, the kind that seldom makes headlines.

“You don’t know what’s going to be important 15 years from now,” noted Sullivan, a cell biologist who kept hitting roadblocks as she tried to unravel enough mysteries of the immune system to create an Ebola vaccine.

“You need a failure to know what immune responses aren’t helpful, as difficult as they were at the time,” she said.

It all started in the late 1990s, when Sullivan, who had just earned her Ph.D. at Harvard, landed a new job at the University of Michigan. She wanted to study how Ebola infects cells, but her boss, Dr. Gary Nabel, gave her a bigger assignment: develop a vaccine capable of protecting monkeys. Back then, the average person probably knew of Ebola only from Richard Preston’s bestseller “The Hot Zone” or the movie “Outbreak.” Discovered in 1976, the virus cropped up every few years in remote parts of Africa, killed dozens to a few hundred people with horrifying swiftness and retreated back into the jungle again. Early vaccine attempts had failed.

“The thinking was, this virus was too aggressive, it’s not possible to mount an immune response in sufficient time,” recalled Sullivan, who followed Nabel to NIH and now heads biodefense vaccine research there. Most vaccines spur production of immune system antibodies that block a virus from entering cells, but Sullivan didn’t think that would be enough for Ebola, a large virus that infects in an unusual way.

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Dr. Nancy Sullivan, chief, Biodefense Research Section, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks in her office at the Vaccine Research Center at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. It took 16 years of twists and turns. Over and over, Sullivan thought she’d finally gotten her Ebola vaccine right, only to see the next experiment fail. But it was those failures that Sullivan credits for helping her unravel enough mysteries of the immune system to finally bring an Ebola vaccine to large-scale testing in Africa. She just hopes it was in time to prove if the shots really work.

Gene-based vaccines can induce additional virus fighters called T cells, so that’s what Sullivan created with pieces of Ebola genetic material. In July 1999, colleagues emailed that they’d given her vaccine to monkeys and measured a big immune reaction. Sullivan recently showed President Barack Obama the lab notebook where she’d scribbled her reaction: “Yahoo!”

In November 2000, Sullivan and Nabel reported in the journal Nature that four vaccinated monkeys survived an otherwise lethal dose of Ebola.

“For the first time, a vaccine protected monkeys against the lethal Ebola virus, raising doctors’ hopes of developing a means of inoculating people against the terrifying disease,” The Associated Press reported at the time.

But her vaccine required multiple shots over several months, not useful during an outbreak. Sul-

livan scaled back, using a human cold virus, called an adenovirus, to carry the Ebola genetic material in one shot. Then she learned it wouldn’t work in people who’ve had that particular cold virus. Using rare human adenoviruses didn’t work at all; finally a chimpanzee cold virus did the trick.

Along the way came multiple monkey studies to learn exactly what kind of T cells to target.

“Lots of shoes have dropped,” she says of all the frustration.

Sullivan had a few years’ head start but after the 2001 anthrax attack other laboratories scrambled to study Ebola and other possible bioterrorist agents.

Soon after, the Public Health Agency of Canada reported creating its own Ebola vaccine using a livestock virus to carry the genetic material — the second vaccine currently being tested in that large study in Liberia.

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Marvel, Sony team-up SPIDER-MAN TO APPEAR IN MARVEL FILMS

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Marvel Studios’s deal with Sony means Spider-Man will appear in its upcoming Avenger’s films. ground time.

Shepherding this partnership is Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige and Amy Pascal, who just last week

stepped down as Sony co-chairman, in the wake of her leaked emails during The Interview brouhaha. Pascal, who reportedly is launching a production

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — You oughta know — Alanis Morissette will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at this year’s Juno Awards.

Organizers say the singer-songwriter will receive the honour during the awards broadcast live in Hamilton on March 15.

In a statement, the Ottawa native says she’s honoured to be recognized by her home country, which she adores “so much.”

The pop-rock songstress has earned 13 Junos, seven Grammys and two Golden Globe nominations in her nearly three-decade career.

The Junos will air live on CTV and CTV Go from the FirstOntario Centre on March 15.

Morissette soared to international fame with the release of her hit 1995 album, Jagged Little Pill.

With that record, Morissette won four Grammys including album of the year at the 1996 ceremony. She took the same prize — along with four others — at that year’s Junos, which were coincidentally held in Hamilton.

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Musician Tom Cochrane poses in Toronto on Friday, February 6, 2015. Cochrane’s new album, ‘Take it Home,’ a Southern-fried collection of a dozen tunes, is Cochrane’s first LP in nine years, since 2006’s ‘No Stranger.’ son’s harmonica player Mickey Raphael.

“He said: ‘Man, I’m a huge fan. You brought the harp back to the mainstream. You gotta come up and play,”’ Cochrane remembered. “So I played, and he said, when Willie points, you blow on the harp. So Willie did his hand gesture and I start going and I’m getting right into it — I’m blowing up a storm on this harmonica.

“All of a sudden, Willie starts going: ’No, no, that’s enough!”’

The harmonica figures into Cochrane’s new album, Take it Home, which comes out Tuesday.

It’s a Southern-fried collection of

a dozen tunes that marks Cochrane’s first LP in nine years, since 2006’s No Stranger.

And he simply doesn’t feel obligated to produce at a more prolific clip.

“There’s a lot of good music out there,” he said. “I don’t want to add to the bad music by putting a record out every year just because you feel like you have to have one out. Not to name any names, but I think some of my pals and compatriots fall into that trap.

“I’m not that anxious for attention.”

Tatiana Maslany, Megan Follows to present at Canadian Screen Awards TORONTO — Actors Tatiana Maslany, Megan Follows and Eugene Levy will be among the presenters at this year’s Canadian Screen Awards.

Dan Levy, Patrick J. Adams and Arisa Cox are also set to appear onstage at the bash on March 1 in Toronto.

They join previously announced presenter Kiefer Sutherland.

Comedy star Andrea Martin will host the show, which will air on CBCTV.

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TORONTO — The twangy wheeze of the harmonica may not grace radios much these days, but Tom Cochrane remains a fan.

The 61-year-old’s signature hit “Life is a Highway” featured not one but two separate harmonica solos, totalling roughly 35 seconds of the song’s runtime.

That 1991 tune — plus the chartshaking work of Tom Petty — eased us into a decade where Blues Traveler could go six times platinum and even a fizzy-punk anthem could credibly include a harmonica solo (Weezer’s My Name is Jonas).

The winds of change have since blown back the other way, but Cochrane persuasively argues for the ongoing power of the harmonica.

“It was kind of a saving grace because it was a good way to extend a two-minute song,” he said with a laugh during a recent interview in Toronto.

“It’s got a real visceral thing to it ... plus kids can play it. There’s something childlike about it.”

Cochrane’s harmonica style has, at times, seemed in fact too immature for some.

He recalls hearing the opinion of Aerosmith howler Steven Tyler, relayed by mutual friend and veteran musician John Webster.

“Steven Tyler (told him): ‘Who the hell is playing that harmonica on Life is a Highway? It’s terrible,”’ Cochrane remembered.

Aerosmith’s next record, 1993’s seven-times-platinum Get a Grip, then featured one of Tyler’s most memorable harmonica solos: a 30-second yarn on “Cryin’.”

“When John saw (Tyler) next time, he said: ‘I get it now. Yeah. It’s kind of like the way a 10-year-old would play it. It’s got this real joyful exuberance about it.”’

Oddly, Tyler wasn’t the only rock legend to take notice of Cochrane’s unique way with a mouth harp.

He recalls going up to see Willie Nelson around Georgian Bay, Ont., and being beckoned to the stage by Nel-

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Hollywood just put the “amazing” in the long-speculated “amazing fantasy” of many Spider-Man fans.

Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures announced overnight that in a joint deal, the two studios will now share big-screen use of the webslinger, who will swing forthcoming films by the two studios.

Sony, which launched Spidey’s film franchise so successfully 13 years ago with director Sam Raimi, will effectively retain primary custody of Peter Parker. The studio “will continue to finance, distribute, own and have financial creative control” of Spider-Man films, according to a joint statement released late Monday on the West Coast.

But Sony and Marvel are collaborating “on a new creative direction” for Spidey, according to the release at Marvel.com.

In other words, Spider-Man should finally get to play with the Avengers and other characters in Marvel’s “cinematic universe” (MCU). Similarly, the two studios are “exploring opportunities to integrate” MCU characters into Spider-Man films.

Put more simply: It’s open play-

venture at Sony, was the executive who helped kick off the franchise’s blockbuster success more than a decade ago.

“Marvel’s involvement will hopefully deliver the creative continuity and authenticity that fans demand from the MCU,” Feige said in a statement. “I am equally excited for the opportunity to have Spider-Man appear in the MCU, something which both we at Marvel, and fans alike, have been looking forward to for years.”

The announcement refers to “a new Spider-Man,” which signals a recasting of that role. (Tobey Maguire, of course, played Spidey in the first three films, with Andrew Garfield suiting up for the reboot. Garfield reportedly won’t reprise his role).

This “new Spider-Man” will debut in a Marvel film, then swing over for a Sony-released summer-of-2017 film to be co-produced by Marvel and Pascal, who nimbly lands on her feet with this deal so soon after her dethroning.

Sony’s five Spider-Man films have collectively grossed nearly $4 billion worldwide.

Spider-Man was created by Marvel’s Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, of course, and debuted in Amazing Fantasy #15in the summer of 1962.

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~Lovingly Remembered Your Family SYLVIA MOBERG Those we love don’t go away They walk beside us every day Unseen, unheard but always near Still loved, still missed and very dear.

Miss you Mom, Chris MASSIE 1934 - 2015 Peter Allister Massie, passed away peacefully at Bethany Care Centre on February 7, 2015 at the age of 80 years.

He leaves to mourn his children, Theresa (Kevin) Sonnenberg, Colleen Pawluk, Maureen (Garth) Black, Goldwin (Jennifer) Massie, Gordon (April) Massie, ShaeLynn (Darcy) Gerbrandt, TeraLee Sjoberg, and Colebe Massie; grandchildren Matthew, Bradley, Leeanne, Ryah, Caleb, Amanda, Gabriel, Sade, Joel, Lance, Logan, Jordyn, and Benjamin. Peter will also be remembered by his brothers Scott (Eileen) Massie, Kenneth (Sandra) Massie; sister-in-law Barbara Massie and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his beloved wife of 43 years Florence Massie; parents Allister and Ethel Massie; brother Donald Massie; and son Goldwin Wyatt Massie. Please join the family in a celebration of Peter’s life at St. Leonard’s On The Hill at 4241 - 44 St., Red Deer on Thursday, February 12, 2015 at 1:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made directly to the Kerry Wood Nature Centre, 6300 45 Avenue, Red Deer, AB T4N 3M4 or to the Red Deer Festival Of The Performing Arts (Kiwanis), P.O. Box 62, Red Deer, AB T4N 5E7.

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59 YR Old lady with MS seeking F/T live-in caregiver in the country. Drivers licence would be an asset.

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403-722-2182 or email: wayneleorasmith@gmail.com FT child caregiver in Red Deer. HS grad w/ First Aid & CPR. Supervise and care for 1 yr old. $10.66/hr, 44hrs/wk. Live-in optional. pret_lady@yahoo.ca FT CHILDCARE help in Penhold HS grad supervise in absence of parents, meal prep., housekeep, $10.66/hr; 44hrs/wk. Exp. an asset genedith2004@yahoo.com

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Van Slyke Elizabeth Ann January 30, 1942 to February 5, 2015 Elizabeth (Betty) was surrounded by her loving family when she lost her courageous battle with cancer and passed away on Feb. 5, 2015 at the age of 73 years. On Jan. 30, 1942 Betty was born in Lousana, Alberta to Charles and Daisy Pierce. Being one of five children she loved the outdoors and did her farm chores beside her father whenever she could. When she was 17 years old and working at Nyman’s Jewelry she met Orville Clifford Van Slyke and they soon married on June 1, 1960 in Red Deer. They bought a quarter section of farmland in the Blindman Valley district and after many years of hard work Betty had her “castle” and it was always hard for her to leave her home. There Betty and Orville raised their two sons and in 1975 they welcomed Holly into their home and hearts, consequently adopting her into their family. Betty was a hard worker and would always be seen working alongside Orville on the farm and on their Sheet Metal business in the 1970’s to mid 1990’s. Betty also had odd jobs working in a liquor store, selling Copper Craft and working at Tip Top Tailors. In 1988 BETOR Stock Farms was developed where they raised purebred Angus cattle until retirement. She also was an avid supporter of Canadian Blood Services and donated her blood a total of 185 times. After taking dancing lessons Betty and Orville could often being seen showing off their dance moves on the dance floor of many a party.

Betty loved her many animals that included the family dogs, the cattle, her horses and even a pet skunk! She loved to watch the variety of birds and the deer that frequently visited the farmyard. She was very proud of her large garden that she grew each year and always shared her bounty with family and friends. Betty loved to do leatherwork and crocheting, and her special joy was to be surrounded by family for Sunday night dinners and bake her special favourites including pecan pie and her famous “Monster cookies”. Betty leaves behind to cherish her memory her loving husband Orville of 54 years; their daughter Holly Anderson of Rocky Mountain House; their sons Mark (Laura) of Caroline and Dale (Sandra) of Red Deer; her precious grandchildren, Travis (Leslie) Anderson, Mandi (Sean) Anderson, Marci (Andru) Skinner, Landen and Keegan Van Slyke. Also to mourn her passing are her five greatgrandchildren, Jude, Vaughn, Beck, Koen, and Lillyanna. She is also survived by her sister Florence Guthrie of Guelph, Ontario; brother Percy (Sandy) Pierce of Pine Lake; and numerous nieces and nephews. Betty was predeceased by her parents, and her sisters Alice Woodrow and Norma Hastie. Betty’s family and friends may honour her at a Memorial Service held on Friday, February 13, 2015 at 1:30 p.m.at the Red Deer Funeral Home, 6150 67 Street, Red Deer. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to charity of the donor’s choice or to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Following the service, family and friends are invited to attend a reception held at the Quality Inn North Hill, 7150 - 50 Avenue, Red Deer.

Condolences can be forwarded to the family at www.reddeerfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements entrusted to RED DEER FUNERAL HOME 6150 - 67 Street, Red Deer.

Phone (403) 347-3319.

WILLIAMSON Regina Mary 1933 - 2015 Mrs. Regina Mary Williamson, formerly of Edmonton, passed away peacefully at the Extendicare Michener Hill, Red Deer, Alberta on Friday, February 6, 2015 at the age 81 years. She is survived by her greatest accomplishments in life, her children: Pam Williamson (Ervin Oberst) of Blackfalds, Perry Williamson of Calgary and Janice Hackney of Lacombe, as well as five grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Regina was predeceased by her parents Breggitta and Valentine, her brothers: Joseph, Florian and baby Alex, as well as the father of her children, Allan Williamson. A Memorial Service will be held at Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer, on Saturday, February 14, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. A private family interment will take place in St. Albert at a later date. If desired, Memorial Donations in Regina’s honor may be made directly to the Alzheimer Society of Alberta and North West Territories at www.alzheimer.ca.

Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements in care of Sonya Henderson, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

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DENTAL RECEPTIONIST Experienced dental receptionist required for our general and restorative dental practice.

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Full Time Cleaners required for day’s at Nova Joffre Site.

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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

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EAST 40TH PUB REQ’S P/Tor F/T COOK Apply in person with resume 3811 40th Ave.

COLTER ENERGY LP IS NOW HIRING

WELL TESTING: Supervisors Night Operators Operators

EAST SIDE MARIO’S Have current Safety HIRING FOR ALL POSITIONS Full Time & Part Time. certificates including H2S • Be prepared to work in Apply after 2 p.m. Ask for the manager on duty. remote locations for extended periods of time • Must be physically fit • Competitive wages, benefits and RRSP offered Please email resume with current driver’s abstract to: jbecker@colterenergy.ca •

Environmental Land Surveying Individual must be physically fit, willing to work in all areas of AB and B.C., and have valid class 5 drivers license.

No education required.

Previous industry, surveying, or line locating experience an asset.

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FULL and part-time F/T dishwasher, cooks and bus persons needed for varying shifts, including weekends. Exc. wages and benefits.

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LOCAL SERVICE CO. in Red Deer REQ’S EXP. VACUUM TRUCK OPERATOR Must have Class 3 licence w/air & all oilfield tickets.

Fax resume w/drivers abstract to 403-886-4475 Terrafirma Resources is a Pipeline and Facility Construction Company based out of Eckville that is currently seeking a Journeyman Picker Operator to operate a 40 ton picker. Work is local, home most nights. Competitive wages are offered, scheduled days off and a positive work environment.

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Hampton Inn & Suites 128 Leva Ave. Red Deer AB, CA T4E 1B9 Housekeeping Supervisor $20.00/hour Full Time: M-F 7am to 5pm * Supervise team of cleaners and janitors * Inspect sites to ensure safety and cleanliness * Arrange for services required such as painting, renovations or replacement of furnishings * Hire and train cleaning staff * Prepare work schedule , budget, estimate costs and keep financial records Apply in person 8am-4 pm Monday - Friday JJAM Management (1987) Ltd., o/a Tim Horton’s Requires to work at these Red Deer, AB locations: 5111 22 St. 37444 HWY 2 S 37543 HWY 2N 700 3020 22 St. FOOD ATTENDANT Req’d permanent shift weekend day and evening both full and part time.

16 Vacancies, $10.25/hr. + benefits. Start ASAP. Job description www.timhortons.com Education and experience not req’d.

Apply in person or fax resume to: 403-314-1303 THE RUSTY PELICAN is now accepting resumes for WELL EXPERIENCED

HOSTESS Mature professional familiar with maitre d’ capabilities. Would be an asset to have a current ProServe Certificate and familiar with wine service.

Professional appearance is a definite requirement.

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CIVIL SAFETY ADMINISTRATOR We are a progressive company and require an individual for our Blackfalds office who enjoys being busy and can adapt to a constantly changing environment. Duties include health and safety support and advisement, fielding of paperwork, safety statistics, maintenance and addition to Safe Work Manual, field site audits and other safety duties as required. Previous health & safety experience in a civil underground utility construction industry preferred. NCSO designation an asset.

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Growing Service Company Seeking Fleet Manager Major Responsibilities: • We require a fleet manager to be at the helm of maintenance and repair, organize and delegate the repairs required.

• Supervise, train and verify that the repairs are done to company policy and identical in all areas • Keep updated recorded of the maintenances and work with the management.

Preferred Qualifications: • Ability and desire to work in a positive, fast paced and high energy environment • Hold a valid journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic Designation.

• 3 or more year experience in a leadership role required • 5 or more years fleet maintenance management experience preferred • Strong customer service, leadership and organizational skills required • Proficiency with computers including Microsoft Office and web based applications preferred • Must be able to travel within Alberta Benefits: • Lucrative Safety Bonus Program • Excellent Benefit Plan

• Paid expenses • Retirement plan

Interested applicants please submit resumes to: Human Resources employee.management.hr@gmail.com Fax: 403-347-3406

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THE RUSTY PELICAN is now accepting resumes for 4 F/T Exp’d LINE COOKS at all stations. MUST HAVE:

RED DEER BINGO CENTRE has an immediate opening • for a

PART TIME COOK for the weekend evening shift of 4pm - 9pm Fri thru Sun. You will be reliable and organized with the ability to work in a busy environment. If you would like to join our happy team, please apply in person w/resume at 4946 - 53rd Ave between the hours of 10am to 4pm. Resumes may also be emailed to ognib@telus.net You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

733644 Ab Ltd. O/A The Rusty Pelican Location of employment: 4105 2079 - 50 Ave. Red Deer, AB T4R 1Z4 email: bennett2014.bkkp@ gmail.com or Call 403-347-1414 or Fax to: 403-347-1161 Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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CASH CASINO is hiring a

F/T CLEANERS

CENTRAL AB based 2 yrs. relevant exp., trucking company requires completion of High Owner Operators School, be reliable, self motivated, work & Contract Drivers well under limited in AB. Home the odd night. supervision in fast Weekends off. Late model tractor pref. 403-586-4558 paced environment.

Salary is $14 - $18./hr. 40 hr. wk. dependant on exp.

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1699960AbLtd is looking for 2 F/T permanent shift supervisors for days, evenings, wknds. 120 - 47 Clearview Market Red Deer, AB. must have exc. customer service, cash handling, and supervisory related. wage $13.75 w/at least 1 year exp. email: restuarantbusiness@ hotmail.ca

3 am - 11 am shift.

Need to be physically fit.

Must have reliable transportation.

Please send resume attn: Greg Tisdale greg@cashcasino.ca or fax 403-346-3101 or drop off at Cash Casino, 6350 - 67 St. FT and PT shunt truck drivers needed in Innisfail, AB. Fax resume to 403-227-2743 or call 403-227-2712 for more information.

HELP WANTED The Assistant Property Manager,

under the direction of the Property Manager, is responsible for coordinating all aspects of apartment community operations and to act as main point of contact in the ACADEMIC Express absence of the Property Manager. The right ADULT EDUCATION candidate must be a team AND TRAINING player with a positive Trades can-do attitude. Send SPRING START Resume to: ACADEMIC Express brandybhatt@outlook.com • GED Preparation Post available for ADULT EDUCATION F/T and P/T AND TRAINING Tel.: 647-609-1926 • Women in the Trades ASSISTANT PROPERTY Program SPRING START MANAGER • Math and Science for P/T person or couple for • GED Preparation the Trades Program light warehouse duties including stuffing bags, • Women in the Trades Gov’t of Alberta Funding assembly of cardboard Program may be available. boxes, flexible hrs, ideal for person(s). Need own • Math and Science for 403-340-1930 transportation. $15/hr. the Trades Program www.academicexpress.ca **POSITION FILLED**

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RED DEER BINGO CENTRE is seeking a

CONCESSION CASHIER. We offer 35+ hours per week and a fun fast paced work environment. If you are a friendly, reliable & outgoing individual we want to hear from you Please apply in person w/resume at 4946 - 53rd Ave between the hours of 10am to 4pm. Resumes may also be emailed to ognib@telus.net CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

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Gov’t of Alberta Funding may be available.

403-340-1930 www.academicexpress.ca

GOODMEN ROOFING LTD. Requires SLOPED ROOFERS LABOURERS & FLAT ROOFERS

Must hold a current ProServe Certificate and be fully exp. in wine Valid Driver’s Licence service. Professional preferred. Fax or email appearance is a definite info@goodmenroofing.ca requirement. or (403)341-6722 Must have Ref’s & Exp. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE! Apply within: 2079-50 Ave. 2-4 pm. Mon.-Fri. Fax 403-347-1161 Phone WATER WELL DRILLING calls WILL NOT be COMPANY IN BENTLEY accepted. Only candidates REQ’S EXPERIENCED selected for an interview WATER WELL will be contact.

DRILLERS HELPER

Looking for a place to live?

Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

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with class 3, air. All safety tickets required.

Fax resume with drivers abstract: 403-748-3015

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RV RECONDITIONERS DETAILERS Vellner Leisure Products is currently looking for recondition/cleaning staff to prepare RV vehicles for sale and janitorial duties in our building.

Hours are flexible for full/part time applicants as we value our employees efforts to work around their families.

We are looking for enthusiastic, reliable, physically fit team players.

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Please fax, mail, drop off or e-mail your resume to: Vellner Leisure Products 1890 - 49 Avenue Red Deer, Alberta T4R 2N7 Fax: 403-340-8135 E-mail: admin@vellner.com

DISPATCHER REQ’D. Knowledge of Red Deer and area is essential.

Verbal and written communication skills are req’d. Send resume by fax to 403-346-0295

SOURCE ADULT VIDEO requires mature P/T help Fri & Sat. Graveyard Shift.

11 pm -7 am. e-mail resume to: nwoods1976@ hotmail.com, fax to: 403-346-9099 or drop off at: 3301-Gaetz Avenue Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

SPARTEK SYSTEMS INC In Sylvan Lake, AB is seeking qualified * ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS *ACCOUNTING CLERK - AP/AR Please refer to our website at www.sparteksystems.com for company information.

Applicants please forward resume to: keri.lee@ sparteksystems.com or fax to 403-887-4050 Please state which position you are applying for in your cover letter.

UFA/BAR W

RANCH farm requires two people to work part-time processing and working F/T Cashier/Postal Clerk. with cattle plus other farm Apply in person related work. Full days, w/resume: Highland Green wages neg.

Apply Value Drug Mart.

(403) 350-4089. No texts.

Advocate Opportunities

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WAREHOUSE SHIPPER/RECEIVER The successful candidate will have warehouse experience, preferably with electrical and mechanical background as well as forklift exp. Strong computer skills is an asset.

Please fax resumes to 403-347-9301 or email: administration @barwpetroleum.com

Advocate Opportunities

Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / Delivery. Lyle 403-783-2275

CLASSIFICATIONS 1500-1990

Electronics

1605

ATARI with games, $140.

403-782-3847 INTELLIVISION with games, $140.

403-782-3847 N-64 with games, $160.

403-782-3847

EquipmentHeavy

1660

Firewood

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1630

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

Firewood

has an opening for:

1660

AFFORDABLE

Homestead Firewood Spruce & Pine -Split. Firepits avail. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472

1710

Household Appliances

DISHWASHER, Kenmore, good cond. $80. Ceiling fan, 52”, white $25; 403-358-5568 DRYER, Inglis HD, white ext. large capacity, $100.

403-309-4518 LG WHITE over the range microwave oven, 1000 watts, Model MV-1510M, exc. cond., $175 403-352-8811

Household Furnishings

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

403-352-8811

WANTED Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

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Misc. for Sale

RED DEER ADVOCATE Monday through Saturday.

Delivery to be done before 6:30 am.

Reliable vehicle needed.

HONDA 5 hp snowblower $350 403-347-2148

To deliver the CENTRAL AB LIFE 1 day a week in:

VACUUM, wet/dry Stinger, new in box, 2.5 gal. $25; (2) new plastic saw horses, $20. pr.; 2 new swivel padded, moving dollies, 30”x18”, $35; dble. stainless steel sink, $15; pair of Steel toed, lined work boots, sz. 11/12, $30.; 1 pr. new winter, side zip, boots, sz. 11/12, $20; 403-358-5568

INNISFAIL Penhold Olds Sylvan Lake Please call Debbie for details 403-314-4307

1830

BEAUTIFUL tabby kittens, F, (2), spotted and striped free to good home 403-782-3130

To deliver the

CENTRAL AB LIFE & LACOMBE EXPRESS

MOVING. Looking for home for 4 yr. old neutered brown Tabby, free to good home 403-342-1484 after 3 pm.

1 day a week in:

89 papers daily $477.00/mo.

LACOMBE BLACKFALDS

For more information or to apply call Jamie at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4306

Please call Rick for details 403-314-4303

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS NEEDED For Afternoon Delivery 2 Days/Week (Wed. & Fri.)

INGLEWOOD / VANIER AREAS

WESTPARK & WESTLAKE Westpark Cres. & 35 St. GLENDALE Good Cres. & 59 Ave.

For more information or to apply call Joanne at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4308 CARRIERS NEEDED 3 days per week, no weekends ROUTES IN:

ANDERS AREA

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Travel Packages

TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone.

Make your travel plans now.

For INGLEWOOD Area With 69 papers, approximately: $362.25/mo.

For VANIER Area with 54 papers, approximately: $283.50/mo.

~ Westpark ~ Kitson Close ~ Kyte & Kelloway Cres. ~ Holmes St. S.D. $1000 Rent $1245to $1445 3 bdrm. townhouses, 1.5 bath, 4 & 5 appls., blinds, lrg. balconies, no dogs.

N/S, no utils. incl.

Avail. immed. & Mar. 1 References required.

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4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

ACROSS from park, 2 bdrm. 4-plex, 1 1/2 bath, 4 appls. Rent $1075/mo. d.d. $650. Avail. now or Mar 1st. 403-304-5337

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Suites

1 BDRM. N/S, no pets. $790 rent/d.d.

403-346-1458

MORRISROE MANOR 1 & 2 bdrm. Adult bldg. only, N/S No pets 403-596-2444

NOW RENTING 1 & 2 BDRM. APT’S. 2936 50th AVE. Red Deer Newer bldg. secure entry w/onsite manager, 5 appls., incl. heat & hot water, washer/dryer hookup, infloor heating, a/c., car plug ins & balconies.

Call 403-343-7955

THE NORDIC

1 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets.

403-596-2444

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Mobile Lot

PADS $450/mo.

Brand new park in Lacombe.

Spec Mobiles. 3 Bdrm., 2 bath. As Low as $75,000.

Down payment $4000. Call at anytime. 403-588-8820

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homes CLASSIFICATIONS 4000-4190

Realtors & Services

4010

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rentals CLASSIFICATIONS

For both of these routes: at least $645.75/mo.

FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

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

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Houses/ Duplexes

MUSTANG ACRES MOBILE HOME PARK

For more information or to apply call

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Sporting Goods

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

Hill Cres. & Hermary St.

63 Ave.

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

NOMA Super GT snow racer, new cond, $45.; 403-348-6449

HIGHLAND GREEN

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SEIBEL PROPERTY

1 SIAMESE, 3 Balinese kittens, $50/ea.

403-887-3649

CARRIERS REQUIRED

Clearview Area

Condos/ Townhouses

FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, 2 BDRM. Apt., lower Can deliver CHAIR, rocker and recliner level,free laundry, heat/ 1-4 cords. 403-844-0227 exc. shape $50/ea. or both water incl. 5910-55 Ave. for $90. Will deliver in town Ph: 403-341-4627.

LOGS only. 403-348-6449 Semi loads of pine, spruce, GLENDALE reno’d 2 bdrm.

HEADBOARD, for queen apartments, avail. immed, tamarack, poplar. bed, 60” wide, $35; Price depends on location. rent $875 403-596-6000 3 Clean wool accent Lil Mule Logging matching 3x5 oval carpets LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. 403-318-4346 from SEARS, $35 for all 3; SUITES. 25+, adults only and David Winter n/s, no pets 403-346-7111 Collector’s houses in original boxes, $15/ea.

403-352-8811

Cats

ADULT Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the

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CARRIERS REQUIRED

Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

FOR FLYERS, FRIDAY FORWARD & EXPRESS

Advocate Opportunities

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Help

DO YOU: - Want extra income - Know the city well - Possess a clean, valid drivers license - Have a friendly attitude - Enjoy customer service - Want part-time work (12 to 22 hrs/week) As part of our service team, you will be dispatched in response to service concerns to deliver newspapers and flyers to customers or carriers.

A delivery vehicle provided by company!

Work 3 to 4 shifts a week.

Hours of shifts are morning shifts of Monday through Friday 5:00 AM to 9:00 AM. Saturday starting at 7 AM. Wednesday to Friday Shifts starting at 1 PM. *All Shifts based on 4 hours and likely to run longer.

Please apply with resume to: qmacaulay@reddeeradvocate.com or call 403-314-4302 and speak with Grant.

FOR LEASE, Executive style 1/2 duplex in Lacombe on large lot.

4 bdrms., 3 bath, dble. garage, no pets, N/S. 403-588-2740

MOUNTVIEW 3 bdrm. house, main floor, 5 appls., fenced yard, large deck, rent $1500 incl. all utils. $900 s.d. Avail. now or Mar 1. 403-304-5337

WEST PARK 3 bdrm., 2 bath, 4 appls., large fenced yard, $1750. mo. incld’s utils. $1000. d.d. just reno’d, Avail. now or Mar. 1. 403-304-5337

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

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

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Houses For Sale

1/2 DUPLEX, Kentwood area, bi-level, 2 bdrm, 1.5 baths, 5 appls, deck, fenced yard, shed, for sale by owner, $247,600. Move in ready 403-505-6742

A lifestyle you have more than earned Stunning new Laebon home in the Timbers-Red Deer 1426 sq.ft. 3 bdrms/2baths, large private master suite $499,900 Call Samantha 403.392.6261

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Friday Forward ONLY 2 DAYS A WEEK in

Ahlstrom Close Andrew Close Asstlee / Ansett Cres.

Allsop Ave. / Allsop Cres.

Anderson Close Anquetel Close

DEER PARK AREA

BOWER AREA

Dixon Cres.

Dunlop St., Dixon Ave. & Close $107.00/mo Durand Cr. & Drummond Ave. $69.00/mo. also Drummond Cl. & Dowd Cl. $59.00/mo. also Dunning Cres. Cl., and Depalme St. $103.00 GRANDVIEW AREA 4400 Blks. of 40A Ave. and 41 Ave. and 1 Blk. each of 46 and 47 Streets area MOUNTVIEW AREA

Beatty Close Broughton / Brookes Boyce St. / Byer Close

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INGLEWOOD AREA

CLASSIFICATIONS

Between 35 St. and 39 St. and 43A Ave. and 41, Ave. area $189.00/mo.

MICHENER AREA 50A. St. between 40 Ave. & 42 A Ave, 50, 51, 51A & 52 St. between 40 Ave. & 43 Ave. and Michener Drive area. $209.00/mo.

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 Trump Pl. $97.00/mo For More Information Call Jamie at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4306

We thank all applicants for their interest; however only selected candidates will be contacted.

1000-1430

Isbister Close Inglewood Dr. Isherwood Close Iverson Close MORRISROE AREA Metcalf Ave. Martin / Muldrew Close SUNNYBROOK AREA Sherwood Cres. / Stirling Close Selkirk Blvd. / Sherwood Cres.

Savoy Close / Sydney Close LANCASTER AREA Lampard Cres Long Close Lord Close Lougheed Close VANIER AREA Vickers Close Victor Close Viscount Drive Vincent Close Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info **********************

TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 403-314-4300

To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

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

Accounting

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

Contractors

1100

BRIDGER CONST. LTD. We do it all! 403-302-8550 DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301 DOORS, windows, siding, soffit, fascia and custom cladding. Call Dean @ 403-302-9210.

Escorts

1165

KAYLA 392-0891 *BUSTY* INDEPENDENT w/own car TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

Fencing

1169

CUSTOM FENCING, brush clearing & clean up.

403-728-3823

Handyman Services

1200

ATT’N: Are you looking for help on small jobs around the house or renovate your bathroom, painting or flooring, roof snow removal?

Call James 403-341-0617

Massage Therapy

1280

FANTASY SPA International Ladies

Misc.

Services

1290

SNOW blowing/dump/junk runs/odd jobs 403-885-5333

Painters/ Decorators Elite Retreat, Finest

1310

in VIP Treatment.

10 - 2am Private back entry JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp.

Free Est. 403-872-8888

403-341-4445

MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161

Misc.

Services

1290

5* JUNK REMOVAL Property clean up 340-8666

Seniors’ Services

1372

HELPING HANDS Home Supports for Seniors.

Cooking, cleaning, companionship. At home or facility. 403-346-7777

Snow Removal

1380

GARAGE DOOR SERVICE Save 50%. All yard & bobcat services, junk/tree/snow SHOVELLING AND snow removal. 403-358-1614 blowing 403-318-7625

RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015 D3

the n o d e t is l e l ic h e v r u Get yo

ADVERTISE YOUR VEHICLE IN THE CLASSIFIEDS AND GET IT

DO YOU HAVE A SPORTS CAR TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

1985 HONDA 250 SX Trike $950.00 **SOLD**

DO YOU HAVE A TRUCK CAMPER TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

1989 1 TON WITH PLOW, 4x4, controls inside, & dump. $6350.

Good working order.

403-348-9746

2001 Ford 4x4 S/C F150 205,000 kms, very good cond., never abused $4100 403-887-8717

1989 GMC SIERRA Auto 350, s/b, no rust.

Glass exc. 144,000km $4900.

403-340-8950

1998 CHEV 1/2 ton, ext. cab, 2 whl. dr., well maintained, no rust. $3500.

403-391-3677

1998 CHRYSLER AWD

2003 DODGE Dakota Sport, crew cab.

403-318-3040

DO YOU HAVE VEHICLE ACCESSORIES

TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

***SOLD***

2005 CHEV Avalanche, only 151,250 km., heated leather seats, sunroof, command start. Very good con. SOLD

2007 SATURN AURA. Loaded, 1 owner, exc. cond.

86,000 km.

Never winter driven. $10,500 403-391-3820

2010 16 XCALIBUR Legend, 18’ alum. welded hull, prem. pckg for leisure & fishing, deluxe console, conv. top, travel tarp, 75 hp Merc. $13,500 SOLD!!!

2012 CAMARO 2SS Coupe 5500 km. Loaded. $41,900.

403-350-6434

2001 VOLVO S60.

Loaded, very good cond.

182,000 km. $4500 obo.

403-343-2058

DO YOU HAVE A JEEP TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2007 VW Tourareg, fully loaded, AWD, new windshield, Nokian all season tires, in exceptionally good cond.. 180,000 kms. $14,750 obo 403-346-5440 or 403-391-0320

DO YOU HAVE A CAR TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2002 CHRYSLER

2005 MERCEDES C230

2008 AVALANCHE, 4x4, nice shape.

587-679-1000

2001 JEEP Cherokee 4x4 4L auto, new winter tires, remote, no rust, always garaged, 2nd set wheels. $4500 o.b.o. SOLD

DO YOU HAVE A BOAT TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

DO YOU HAVE A TENT TRAILER TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2003 DAKOTA, 3.9, auto., 128,000., 60% tires, $4400. o.b.o. **SOLD**

2006 JEEP Commander

1999 GMC Sierra 1500 2WD, E/C, original owner, 252,000 km, Immaculate $3400. **SOLD**

DO YOU HAVE A SEADOO TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

$6900.

136,000 kms. exc. cond. loaded. $8900.

403-886-5696

IF YOUR VEHICLE DOESN’T SELL THE FIRST WEEK, THE 2ND WEEK IS HALF PRICE!

full load, 4.7, $12,000.

403-342-7798

2006 PONTIAC Montana, V6, one owner, 115,000 km.

403-347-5919

FREE PHOTO AD WEDNESDAYS IN FAST TRACK FOTOS

AD ON THE INTERNET

AD APPEARS EVERY DAY YOUR AD IS PUBLISHED IN THE ADVOCATE

2012 DODGE AVENGER, $10,500. 403-896-9942

2010 DODGE Grand Caravan, stow n go seats, exc. con. 34,000 kms, $13,000. **SOLD**

2012 FORD Fusion SE 10,000 kms, $15,000 obo must sell. **SOLD**

DO YOU HAVE A TRUCK TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2010 DODGE RAM 3500, loaded SLT, white, 4x4, S/B, 60,600 kms., $39,000. ***SOLD***

2012 FORD Lariet 3/4 ton, 108,000 kms, set up for Ford 5th wheel, $35,000 403-362-1004

2008 MONTANA, 2955RL, 2 slides, king bed, Mor-Ryde hitch, Arctic pckg. exc. cond., $27,500. **SOLD**

DO YOU HAVE A HEAVY TRUCK TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

403-598-0682

6 DAYS IN THE RED DEER ADVOCATE

2 FREE SALE SIGNS AND TIP SHEET

DO YOU HAVE A HOLIDAY TRAILER TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2011 RAV4 LIMITED Leather, sunroof, 8 way power driver’s seat, very clean, great cond. $19,500 obo.

403-341-0606

2002 FORD Dynamax (B Plus) 27000 mi., new tires/awning Onan gen, roof a/c, slideout, sleeps 4, 3 pc. bath, A1, $31,500. **SOLD**

ALBERTA LIFE

2009 TOYOTA Camry LE 4 dr., silver, 45,000 kms ***SOLD***

***SOLD***

2009 TOYOTA Corolla, 124,000 km, 403-348-9778

1998 DURANGO, 119,700 kms. Must see!

Safetied.

1 FRIDAY FORWARD 2 CENTRAL

2006 VW Jetta TDI

137,000 kms, fully loaded, sunroof, diesel, auto, $10,000

$6500.

2011 CYCLONE 300C Toy Hauler, $44,500.

2007 GMC dually 1 ton 182,000 kms.

Together $66,500.

403-507-0570

DO YOU HAVE A MOTORHOME TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

Town N Country, Limited, AWD, leather, very nice cond.

159,000 kms. All avail. options

SOLD

2009 HYUNDAI Accent, 64,000 kms.

2004 DODGE DAKOTA 4x4 Good shape. $5700.

403-598-4131

Town N` Country, 7 pass., 199,000 kms., command start, hitch, special mag whls. $1500 **SOLD**

$5800. o.b.o.

2006 SILVERADO Z71 special edition, e/c, 4X4. New windshield, remote start, 5.3, 1 owner, 160,000 km very clean. $12,500 no GST **SOLD**

DO YOU HAVE A DIRT BIKE TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2010 SANTA FE, V6, silver 87,000 kms., remote 4 summer, 4 winter tires & whls., A1 $16,750. 403-347-6889

2013 CHEV LTZ full load, sunroof, leather, over $4000 in extras. $41,000.

Sliding box cover.

403-348-9746

2014 SIERRA short box, 4x4.

587-679-1000

SELL YOUR VEHICLE FAST WITH A FAST TRACK CLASSIFIED VEHICLE AD

403 309-3300

CALL AND ONE OF OUR SALES SPECIALISTS CAN PUT YOU ON THE FAST TRACK TO SELL YOUR VEHICLE.

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DO YOU HAVE AN ATV TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

D4 RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015

American woman held by IS confirmed dead

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PRESCOTT, Ariz. — The small Arizona town where Kayla Jean Mueller grew up began gathering in grief Tuesday upon learning that the 26-year-old aid worker who travelled the world on a quest to help others died while in the hands of Islamic State militants.

A small memorial on the courthouse plaza began to grow rapidly as word spread that Mueller’s death had been confirmed.

The Islamic State group reported Friday that Muller, whose 18-month captivity had largely been kept secret in an effort to save her, had died in a recent Jordanian airstrike targeting the militants. On Tuesday, her parents and U.S. officials said they were now certain of her death, although officials said they could not confirm how she died.

“What a fine, fine woman and a tribute to Prescott,” said 15-year resident Tina Nemeth. “It’s just so sad, it really is, and everyone feels exactly the same. It’s a shock it hit Prescott. We’re not that big of a town.”

The former territorial capital of Arizona has only recently begun to recover from a devastating 2013 wildfire that claimed the lives of 19 members of an elite firefighting squad. Stickers featuring the fire crew’s logo and bearing the number “19” are still fixed to vehicles all around the town of 40,000 people.

The mountain town’s picturesque courthouse lawn is still recognizable to some outsiders as the site of the dramatic martial-arts fight scene in the 1971 film “Billy Jack.”

On Tuesday, it was filled with members of the media waiting to hear from Mueller’s family, which lives about 10 minutes away at the end of a winding dirt road. Sheriff’s deputies have blocked the road since Friday.

“We are heartbroken to share that we’ve received confirmation that Kayla Jean Mueller, has lost her life,” Mu-

eller’s parents, Carl and Marsha Mueller, said in a statement released earlier. “Kayla was a compassionate and devoted humanitarian. She dedicated the whole of her young life to helping those in need of freedom, justice, and peace.”

President Barack Obama said Mueller, who assisted humanitarian organizations working with Syrian refugees, “epitomized all that is good in our world.”

“No matter how long it takes, the United States will find and bring to justice the terrorists who are responsible for Kayla’s captivity and death,” the president said.

The White House said Obama had spoken with Mueller’s parents and offered his condolences and prayers.

Mueller is the fourth American to die while being held by Islamic State militants. Three other Americans — journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff and aid worker Peter Kassig — were beheaded by the group.

Journalist Austin Tice disappeared in August 2012 while covering Syria’s civil war. It’s not clear what entity is holding him, but it is not believed to be the Islamic State group or the Syrian government, his family has said.

Mueller was taken hostage in August 2013 while leaving a hospital in Syria. Her identity was long kept secret out of fears for her safety.

Jordan, which has launched a barrage of strikes in recent days in retaliation for the gruesome killing of one of its pilots at the hands of the militants, disputed the group’s report of Mueller’s death.

In the U.S., there was growing certainty that the claim from IS about the airstrike was false. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said that Jordan’s airstrikes had targeted an IS weapons compound near the group’s stronghold of Raqqa in northern Syria that had been targeted before, and that there was no evidence of civilians in the area ahead of the strike.

Added a U.S. intelligence official:

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

In this photo taken on Monday, Turi Whiting of Minneapolis leaves a bouquet of flowers at a “Pray for Kayla” sign in downtown Prescott, Ariz. Mueller, a 26-year-old American woman held by Islamic State militants, has been confirmed dead, her parents and the Obama administration said Tuesday. The White House said that Mueller’s family received a private message from her captors over the weekend and the information contained in that communication was authenticated by the U.S. intelligence community. It was not immediately clear how and when Mueller died.

“She was not killed in that airstrike.”

Mueller’s parents released a letter Tuesday that their daughter had written them while in captivity. In the undated letter, Mueller said she was, “in a safe location, completely unharmed.”

“I am also fighting from my side in the ways I am able + I have a lot of

fight left inside of me,” she wrote. “I am not breaking down + I will not give in no matter how long it takes.”

Secretary of State John Kerry said the U.S. was “unshaken” in its resolve to defeat the Islamic State, a group he called an “ugly insult to the civilized world.”

Obama asking Congress for authorization to fight IS PLEDGES NO ‘ENDURING COMBAT’

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — The White House circulated a proposal Tuesday that would authorize the U.S. military to fight Islamic State terrorists but assure Congress there would be no “enduring offensive combat” role, officials said. They said the ambiguous wording was designed to satisfy lawmakers with widely varying views on the need for ground operations.

Sen. Bob Menendez, a Democrat, said President Barack Obama would seek authorization for the use of force that would expire after three years. It would end the approval for operations in Iraq that Congress passed in 2002.

Menendez spoke with reporters after he and other Democratic senators met privately with top White House aides, on the eve of an anticipated formal request for legislation from the

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president.

“Hopefully there will not be a significant delay in Congress acting,” said White House press secretary Josh Earnest.

The meetings unfolded against a fresh reminder of the threat posed by terrorists who occupy large areas of Syria and Iraq — the confirmed death of a 26-year-old American aid worker who had been held hostage by the group.

Obama pledged to bring anyone responsible for Kayla Mueller’s captivity and death to justice “no matter how long it takes.”

Of immediate concern was a legislative struggle — the search for a compromise that could satisfy Democrats who oppose the use of American ground forces in the fight against IS, and Republicans who favour at least leaving the possibility open.

Menendez, in describing the White House’s opaque formulation, said it remained subject to modification.

One influential Republican, Sen. John McCain of Arizona, said it was “bizarre” for Obama to be asking lawmakers to limit his own power as commander in chief.

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A senior Democrat, Sen. Barbara Mikulski of Maryland, said she has significant questions about the president’s proposal. “I don’t know what the word ’enduring’ means. I am very apprehensive about a vague, foggy word,” she said.

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi was more emphatic after a separate meeting on the other side of the Capitol. “I’m not for boots on the ground,” she said, referring to U.S. combat forces.

Menendez also said it was not yet clear if the proposal would cancel a 2001 authorization for the use of force that Congress approved shortly after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

Republicans control both houses of Congress, and presidents generally court bipartisan support for legislation of the type Obama now seeks.

Several other lawmakers who were briefed in earlier meetings, said the president would likely seek legislation targeted exclusively against the fighters seeking establishment of an Islamic state, wherever they are and whatever name they use.

Apart from the midday meeting with Democrats in the Capitol attended by

White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough, some Republicans expressed concern with other elements of the administration’s emerging proposal.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Republican, said administration officials had told him it would not provide for the protection of U.S.-trained Syrian rebel troops on the ground in the event of an air attack by Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar Assad.

“It’s an unsound military strategy. I think it’s immoral if the authorization doesn’t allow for us to counter Assad’s air power,” he said.

There was little evident dispute in Congress that new legislation was needed, both to replace outdated authorization and also to underscore a bipartisan desire to defeat the terrorists seeking an Islamic state.

Among members of Obama’s Democratic party, Rep. Steny Hoyer said during the day that some rank-and-file lawmakers want to set geographic limits and restrict the types of forces that can be used.

“They want some time limit so we can reconsider at some point in time, whether it’s 24 months, 36 months, 48 months,” he said at a news conference.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): After the long Mercury retrograde within your 11th house, today is the day it will station and go direct. You should have met some new individuals who perhaps reminded you of the past, LARISA MAIRA formed new friendships. Your new unOZOLINS derstanding of the world can now be shared with others.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): This is an excellent time to be with friends, as it will allow you to feel that compassion you are missing otherwise. There will be some challenges to the day, especially at work, so do take the time to review and reflect or meditate on the subject matter at hand now.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Your ruling planet will station and go direct within your 9th house. You should pause to reflect on all that you learnt. Do take the time to rest, if needed, too. Those within your neighbourhood will be asking one hundred and one questions of you today. Share your truth now!

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Mercury is going to station in the house of hidden truth and proceed to start moving forward slowly.

This will mimic the delivery of the truth you will express to others now. The truth will set you free, but first you might piss others off.

Watch what you say to others now!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): All roads are leading to you today and others are prompting you to act and take action. Why not throw a dinner party and enjoy everyone’s company all at once? The day will be filled with good laughter and enjoyment, but there will be challenges with significant relationships now.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Your ruling planet will station today, so do expect to feel that standstill and waiting period. It will almost feel like you are anticipating for something to happen and you will feel the need to do something. Whatever you feel, it’s the right course of action to take with someone. Do it!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Okay, today Mercury is stationing and going forward within that 5th house of joy, laughter, inner child, and children in general. Finally, you have reached a resolution on those matters and are able to push that energy forward in a positive direction. Focus on the good now.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): If you have recently started dating someone, then today would be a good day to accept that love. You have lasted through the trials of Mercury being retrograde, you’ve addressed all past issues with love, romance and self-expression.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Mercury stations in your 3rd house today. This indicates it is time to start working on those plans that you have created for humanity or your fellow brothers and sisters. Anything that you are thinking about on a subconscious level will be released to clear the path forward.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The more you delve deeper into your current aims, the more you will be asked to bond with others in your life. This is wonderful news, as it is highlighted at this stage that the majority of people you meet up with now share the same passions in life. Enjoy today’s energy!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Today will offer you the opportunity of yesterday’s energy, but now you are able to focus the knowledge and share it appropriately or at least think of exactly what you want to say and clearly formulate that goal. Mercury is stationed in your sign. Put the pieces together.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You will feel generous and compassionate with others today. You are definitely seeing the larger perspective on the service you provide others. This is either through hands- on realization or simply with the shifts going on within the world. Mercury will move forward soon.

Birthday Affirmation: Today, Mercury will Station and go Direct, but will still be within its shadow period till March 3rd 2015. The cycle is mostly past now, so do enjoy the release of the “present” frame of mind. You will now want to take action on those epiphanies and move forward along your chosen path. You will see where you want to go and are willing to challenge the blocks now.

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Husband mad about wife reconnecting with old flame Dear Annie: I have been married to my He made a similar accusation when I went husband for 10 years. A couple of years to visit my mother back home. He says ago, I started conversing via Facebook it’s cheating if a woman talks to another with “Kevin,” whom I have known since man on the phone when her husband isn’t grade school. We briefly dated in high home. I don’t feel as though I cheated in school, but I broke up with him. any form, but now all my husband does is A mutual friend passed away, and I accuse me. called Kevin a few times to offer support.

I didn’t want Kevin when I was younger, We spoke about the old days and our feland I don’t want him now. I just want to be low schoolmates. I also shared photofriends and talk to him now and then. Can graphs of myself and my home and a few you help? — Ever Faithful personal thoughts. Kevin gave me conDear Faithful: Your husband seems stant compliments. overly suspicious, but part of the problem My husband found the text messages is that you were talking to Kevin without MITCHELL and pictures on my phone. There was his knowledge, and this seemed secretive. & SUGAR nothing flirtatious, although Kevin had If you have nothing to hide, your husband mentioned that his girlfriend only made should know when you are talking to Kevtime for sex when he was flush with cash. in.

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Attention shoppers (and surfers) WEST EDMONTON MALL BECOMING A SURF DESTINATION

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Attention, shoppers — surf’s up.

Already one of Alberta’s biggest tourism draws, the consumer mecca of West Edmonton Mall is also becoming an unlikely magnet for surfers.

“It’s just surreal,” says Jono Kusyanto, a lifeguard at the mall’s water park who now doubles as Big Kahuna of its surf club.

“You come into this tropical dome and you can surf. It’s like real surfing.

“My friend Kris says, ’I woke this morning, I brushed all the snow off my car and I went for a surf session.”’

Four times a week, the mall’s wave pool — the biggest indoor wave pool in the world, say officials — is given over to surfboard lessons or surf bros hangin’ out and hangin’ 10.

Some ride the newly installed Tsunami, where pumps drive thousands of litres of water up and over a vinyl ramp at 50 kilometres an hour. The continuous sheet wave that results lets riders carve in, spin around and work on tricks.

“It’s like a combination of all the board sports — surfing, snowboarding, skateboarding — all combined into one,” says Kusyanto, a 23-year-old Edmonton native who started surfing at age 10 under the tutelage of his Balinese father.

It all started, he says, during training sessions for the water park’s lifeguard staff. Because of the pool’s artificially generated waves, surf rescue skills are part of the requirements.

“We started playing in the pool and I said, ’OK, we’ll turn the waves on and train with the waves on,’ and from there we started having a little bit of fun,” says Kusyanto.

“We had these rescue paddleboards and they’re very, very similar to surfboards. So we started surfing in the wave pool with them and you could get a real ride. It’s very, very similar to surfing.”

The mall decided to open the experience to the public. It hasn’t been widely advertised, but Kusyanto says the West Edmonton Mall surf club now has about 200 members and it’s not unusual to see 25 surfers catching waves on a Thursday night.

Yes, Kusyanto says, he does get a few raised eyebrows when he describes his home break to other surfers he meets on ocean-front holidays.

“No one believes me,” he says with a laugh. “You tell anyone from New Zealand and Australia and they’ll laugh.

They think it’s a joke.”

But in some ways, it’s better than the real thing — especially for beginners.

There’s no coral, no sharks, no jellyfish and no attitude from hostile locals unwilling to share a favourite break.

The waves come in smooth, predictable and often.

“You get five waves every 40 seconds and you can catch up to 30 waves

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A surfer rides at a wave pool at West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton. Already one of Alberta’s biggest tourism draws, West Edmonton Mall is becoming an unlikely magnet for surfers. About 200 club members regularly hang 10 in the giant mall’s indoor wave pool, and a new attraction gives visitors the sensation of riding truly large waves. in an hour,” Kusyanto says. “You’re lucky to catch three waves in an hour on an ocean.”

The word is creeping out. West Edmonton Mall draws 600,000 visitors a year from all over the world, and some of them are now coming specifically to ride flowboards on Canada’s largest Tsunami.

“It’s almost like a flow culture out

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ANNIE: Sore subject You should willingly show him all texts, emails and Facebook messages.

Right now, we suggest you limit contact with Kevin because he is a sore subject to your husband.

Assure your husband that you will be more open, so he has less reason to worry.

Include him in all conversations with male friends, and ask him to do the same with his female friends. But if he continues to accuse you, there is more going on, and it’s time to get professional counselling.

Dear Annie: I have a good friend

whose company I enjoy immensely.

But when we go out to lunch or dinner, he never washes his hands.

I’ve mentioned to him that washing his hands prior to eating protects him from picking up germs (even E. coli).

Instead, he tells me that not washing his hands builds up resistance to germs.

Am I being germaphobic, or is he being irresponsible? — Germ-Free Dear Germ-Free: Hands should be thoroughly washed before eating and after using the bathroom.

Germs from unwashed hands can be transferred to other objects, such as dining room tables, and are then transferred to another person’s hands.

Such transferable germs can cause

there and they know where all the new locations are that are being built,” says Kusyanto. “We had people calling for months — ’When’s it open?”’

Kids as young as seven or eight can ride, as long as they meet the 107-centimetre height requirement. People catch on quickly.

“It looks a little daunting at first,” Kusyanto says. “But the learning curve

is very fast, and usually within an hour you’re standing up and riding pretty proficiently.

“We’re building an indoor surf culture in Edmonton.”

diarrhea and respiratory illnesses, which are common consequences of not washing one’s hands.

Whether or not it boosts his immunity is highly debatable, but it certainly puts others at risk.

Even if your friend remains healthy, he could easily transfer those germs to you or to anyone who uses the table when he is finished.

Out of consideration for your health, ask him to wash his hands before eating. Otherwise, we recommend you stop joining him for meals.

Dear Annie: I would like to respond to “A Nonsmoker,” who complained

about the smell of smokers.

I take public transport every day, and some people don’t use deodorant, and others suffer from halitosis. So to Nonsmoker, who obviously smells like roses, we are not perfect. I have been trying to quit smoking for a year, so gimme a break. Go smell yourself. — Montreal Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@ comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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