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RDC concerned about potential cuts BY MARY-ANN BARR AND MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF As cuts to post-secondary education loom in the next provincial budget, there is a marked increase in the number of people wanting to attend Red Deer College, president Joel Ward says. Year over year to date, there’s been an increase of 9.8 per cent in applications, he said. With the Alberta government staring at a pos-
sible $7-billion shortfall in revenues in the upcoming year due to low oil prices, Ward said every one of the province’s 26 post-secondary education institutions is waiting to see what the impact will be. “We’re as anxious as everyone else,” he said. “There’s lots of speculation. I think it’s really clear that our premier (Jim Prentice) is looking at a threepronged approach.” Ward said this could include a combination of cuts to spending, running a deficit and increased revenues, perhaps through things like higher sin taxes and re-introducing health-care premiums. “We read the tea leaves as best we can. We know
the score. We know how the game is played, so what we do is we do scenario-based planning.” They look at what three per cent, five per cent and seven per cent cuts would mean to the college, and then they engage the college on ways to be more effective and efficient, he said. “Make no mistake, though, I think whatever happens, we’ll be serving fewer students ... simply because of our inability to deliver the kinds of services that we’re going to need, to more students.
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Cote wins PC nomination BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Rocky Mountain House’s Tammy Cote will be a member of Team PC in the next general election. Cote, the great niece of Alberta’s first female lieutenant governor, secured the nod as part of “Super Saturday” where party faithful selected seven more PC candidates in constituencies across the province. She will represent the Progressive Conservatives in the Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre constituency. Cote’s great aunt is Helen Hunley, who held several cabinet positions as a PC MLA in the 1970s and was once the mayor of Rocky. She died in 2010. Cote, 52, defeated contender Terry Engen, a former Lacombe County reeve and councillor, in the two-person contest. Cote is branch manager for ATB Financial in Rocky, and has worked for the financial institution for 30 years. “I am really grateful for the constituency support,” said Cote. “It feels like I have their backing. It is an incentive to work even harder for them.” Once the election is called, Cote will take a leave of absence from the bank and she will resign if she is successful. Cote has served as the local chamber of commerce president, sat on the economic development board, and been involved in a number of volunteer organizations. “This is a new and larger way to serve people,” said Cote. “That’s the way I look at management .. it’s about serving people. This is just the next step, a bigger way to do that.” Cote and her husband Wayne, helped out on the Ty Lund campaign during the last election. She said her only motive is to do the best she can to serve and represent the constituency in Edmonton. “I am excited about the party,” said Cote. “The party is turning over a new leaf under a new leader who is very credible. I am excited to work for Premier Prentice.” So far two others are officially in the race for MLA in the riding including current Independent MLA Joe Anglin and Wildrose Party candidate Jason Nixon. Anglin quit the Wildrose Party in November after a falling out with party members. Recently Anglin “kicked the tires on the PCs” but in the end the two sides agreed that Anglin would be not be a good fit with the party.
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Sisters Addy and Charli Long paint the different Chinese Zodiac signs using watercolours as part MAGnificent Saturdays’ Year of the Goat workshop at the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery. Families were invited to come in and take part in the Chinese New Year themed event. MAGnificent Saturdays are held at the museum every Saturday from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m.
Jazz at the Lake taking a hiatus BUT ANOTHER OUTDOOR CONCERT IS PLANNED FOR AUGUST BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF For the first time, strains of live jazz with full orchestral accompaniment will be heard on the shores of Sylvan Lake. A musical alliance has been struck between Jazz at the Lake festival organizers and the Red Deer Symphony Orchestra for an outdoor concert by the lake on Saturday, Aug. 15. The event will involve renowned American drummer Dan Brubeck and his trio, as well as celebrated local jazz singer Cheryl Fisher and saxophonist Eric Allison performing with the RDSO. It will be one of three special events held in lieu of this year’s Sylvan Lake jazz festival. Jazz at the Lake is taking a hiatus in 2015 to give organizers a breather, said Allison, who has co-ordinated the successful annual festival with Fisher for the past 12 years. “We felt ... this was the right time to take a break, assess where we’ve been and where we go from here.” Allison expects to bring the festival back in 2016. In the meantime, the three stand-alone events are being planned to give Central Alberta jazz lovers
something to look forward to this spring and summer. The largest will be the collaborative outdoor picnic concert with the RDSO. It came about because both the jazz festival organizers and members of the RDSO were looking for an opportunity to work together. When RDSO executive director Chandra Kastern heard there would be no jazz festival this summer, she thought a joint concert could be a win-win. “It’ll be very, very neat,” she added, allowing the jazz festival to widen its audience and the RDSO to expand into Sylvan Lake, where some residents had never had a chance to hear the orchestra perform. “The more we get out into Central Alberta, the better,” said Kastern, who is also planning an outdoor RDSO concert on the Bower Ponds stage on Sunday, Aug. 16. Allison was immediately enthused about the joint concert, saying his group had long tossed around the idea of getting involved with the RDSO. The collaborative concert will give jazz tunes an orchestral treatment and “will be like nothing Sylvan Lake has ever seen before,” said Allison, who added: “It should create a huge buzz in the community.”
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Rescued dogs showing new signs of life BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Time and care heals all wounds. It’s been several weeks since Klassic Kennels, Alberta Animal Services and the Red Deer and District SPCA began caring for 76 dogs that were rescued from a rural property near Milk River. The emaciated and dehydrated animals were part of the 201 dogs seized in the largest case of animal neglect in its history by the Alberta SPCA. But now the dogs are showing new signs of life as they heal, put on weight and begin to trust people, say the three groups. Some dogs have already moved into permanent or foster homes while others are still being nursed back to health or waiting for a new family. Erica Coomber, Alberta Animal Services administrator, said significant resources have been put into the helping the dogs and the effort is paying off. “They were all loving and trusting us,” said Coomber. “It was really fabulous to see. We have a great bunch of dogs ... We have to keep adjusting their collars because they are gaining weight.” The mix of large breed dogs include komodors, sheepdogs, malamutes, Irish wolf hounds and others. Seventeen of the 22 dogs have been adopted from Alberta Animal Services. Two are in foster care while three more are waiting for homes at the adoption centre. “We are so pleased how this whole situation panned out,” said Coomber. “We are just so happy that we were able to save all these dogs’ lives.” Likewise Jim deBoon, owner of Klassic Kennels, said the dogs are all coming along nicely on all levels but they are taking extra time with them because of their history and medical conditions. Seven of the 14 dogs placed in Klassic Kennels’ care are now in new homes or about to make the move. deBoon said the support for the dogs from Central Alberta has been overwhelming. “I’m sure it’s like that for all the agencies,” said deBoon. “The public is so eager to help out. We have such support in Central Alberta. We have one of the largest social media families. They show up in droves.” The Red Deer and District SPCA took in 40 dogs in late-December. Some dogs have either been ad-
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RDC: Get ideas “It is counterintuitive to reduce funding to postsecondary when in fact a lot of those folks who are laid off and so on are interested in coming back and looking at more education, more training.” Red Deer College is launching an internal website to get ideas about ways to deal with any cuts. “We can’t overreact ... (and) retreat from some of the forwarding-looking things we’re doing around our Centre for Health and Wellness and Sport, our polytechnic university ... all of these things will continue in spite of some difficult financial challenges. “We have a quiver full of arrows of opportunities and things to look at so the first thing ... is how do we mitigate any of these cuts on the impact on students in our institution.” The Red Deer College Faculty Association is asking questions on where the axe will fall. Ken Heather, association president, expressed concern that the college’s administration may not shoulder much of the burden. He pointed to the recent growth in the size of administration, when it added seven new positions last July. That added about $1.6 million a year in salary to the college’s budget. Just a year prior, the Alberta government cut its funding to the college by 7.3 per cent. That cut meant a funding shortfall of about $5 million. “In 2013 when the cuts were announced, the government said to all institutions that you need to find ways to cut back your administration costs,” said Heather. “Yet in July 2014, we moved to the school model from the five divisions to the seven schools and announced seven new administration.” In 2014, the college embarked on a realignment and a move to a school of deans model. This was done to prepare RDC to become a degree-granting institution in the future. “Is this the time to be spending money on a school model put in place to better align us for degree-
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Klassic Kennels employee Denai Deboon with from the left, Trigger, Mya and Nessy, three of 14 dogs Klassic Kennels in Red Deer rescued from a dog owner in Milk River. opted or put in foster care. Specific numbers were not available. Julie Brewster, Fund Development co-ordinator for the Red Deer and District SPCA, said while caring for the dogs has put a financial strain on the agency, they are happy to lend a hand. “We were full before and we are over capacity with these dogs,” said Brewster. “Just caring for them on a day to day basis is expensive and all the
vet bills on top of everything is an expense that we have incurred.” The SPCA has room for 60 dogs in its building in north Red Deer. Brewster said some dogs had to be doubled up in kennels and three dogs are living in the grooming room.
granting?” said Heather. “Most people would say hang on to what you have and try do a really good job of it so we can keep students coming to Red Deer College.” Heather said since the 2010-11 academic year, the college has seen a decrease in both full-time students and faculty positions. In 2010-11, there were 3,941 full-time and part-time students and in 2014-15 the estimate is for 3,559 students, an overall decrease of 9.7 per cent according to the October 2014 RDC strategic planning and analysis report. Faculty in 2010-11 represented 325.213 full-time equivalent positions. By 2014-15 ,faculty positions dropped to 273.852, according to the faculty professional development committee. Ward said RDC is well within normal administrative spending parameters, compared with other colleges of similar size. RDC administrative spending has gone up 1.7 per cent over the last five years. “We have administrators doing the work instead of faculty because we prefer faculty to do teaching.” barr@reddeeradvocate.com, mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com
The concert program will include songs composed by Brubeck’s famous late father, cool jazz pianist Dave Brubeck, with lyrics written by his late mother, Iola. Some of the orchestral scores will be arranged by RDSO music director Claude Lapalme. Allison believes family connections in the music will give it more poignancy, especially when heard in a beautiful lakeside setting. He intends to join in with his saxophone, and Fisher will sing at the concert. It’s intended to go rain or shine, but would have to be cancelled in truly inclement weather. Concert organizers are hoping to find a band shell, and have asked the province for permission to host the dinner concert right on the pier. Kastern said another venue option is the playground area east of the pier and a little further back from the lake. More details and ticket information are expected to be posted on both festival and RDSO websites this spring. Allison said the other two planned jazz events are smaller, but also exciting. The Cheryl Fisher Quintet will perform jazz standards and original compositions from 9 p.m. on Saturday, April 4 at Fratters in Red Deer. Tickets are expected to be $20 and available from www.jazzatthelake.com starting March 1. Allison said this is a rare chance to hear the acclaimed Fisher sing. While based in Sylvan Lake, she usually performs in larger centres, such as Calgary or Edmonton. On Tuesday, May 26, American jazz guitarist John Stowell’s trio, Scene, will play at a venue to be announced in Sylvan Lake. The instrumental trio, including upright bass and drums, will be making a side trip to Central Alberta from a tour headed to the Yardbird Suite in Edmonton. The internationally-known guitarist decided to squeeze in the local concert, due to his friendship with Fisher, and to “maximize” his time in Alberta, said Allison, who believes it will be a boon to local jazz fans. Ticket and venue information will be posted to the festival web site as it becomes available. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com
COTE: Super Saturday On Sunday, Anglin said his platform has not changed since he was with the Wildrose which is “to stand up for his constituents.” The PCs will hold another “Super Saturday” next week including a vote in Innisfail-Sylvan Lake where MLA Kerry Towle will face off against Red Deer County Mayor Jim Wood for the nomination. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com
JAZZ: Crowd pleaser Brubeck was a real crowd pleaser when his group played at the festival several years ago. Allison recalled the musicians getting a standing ovation only a couple of songs into the first set. He believes the Brubeck Trio could go over even better with backing from the RDSO.
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t h e U . S . SOMALIA EXTREMIST and Brit- GROUP URGES ATTACKS a i n . T h e ON WESTERN MALLS D3 brief reference to the West Edmonton Mall is near the end of a 76-minute documentary style video about the 2013 attack on the upscale Westgate Mall in Nairobi, in which 67 people were killed. “What if such an attack were to occur in the Mall of America in Minnesota? Or the West Edmonton Mall in Canada? Or in London’s Oxford Street?” a masked man said on the video. Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack in Kenya. Meyer says “there is no evidence at
this time of any specific or imminent threat to Canadians.” North American political leaders condemned those who produced the video. “Canada will not be intimidated by threats from any terrorist organization,” Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney said in the statement. Speaking on morning talks shows in the U.S., Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, called the video “the new phase” of the global terrorist threat and said the U.S. took such threats seriously. “These groups are relying more and more on independent actors to become inspired, drawn to the cause and
Wildrose to hold leadership convention sooner to have a permanent leader for expected election
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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Alberta’s Opposition Wildrose party is bumping up its leadership convention in case Premier Jim Prentice calls an election before the party has a permanent leader in place. Wildrose president Jeff Callaway says the attendees at a members assembly in Calgary over the weekend overwhelmingly supported moving up the date from June 6. After the meeting, he says the executive committee voted to move the leadership selection to sometime at the end of March. Callaway says the party has a few details to iron out before announcing a firm date, but he says he hopes to know for sure by Tuesday afternoon. Heather Forsyth has been interim Wildrose leader since former leader Danielle Smith and eight other Wildrose MLAs crossed the floor and joined the Progressive Conservatives in December. Premier Jim Prentice has not ruled out calling an early election this spring despite a law mandating it be held in 2016. Callaway says Albertans seem to favour the party having a permanent leader. “Talking to our candidates, too, the
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DOGS: At a reasonable level “But a lot of the dogs have been fostered out so we are at a reasonable level,” said Brewster. “We still have three of the dogs in the grooming room. We still have dogs doubled up in kennels. Some of it is for their own comfort because if they are bonded, we don’t want to separate
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From boredom to terrorism IS THE ISLAMIC STATE’S BEST RECRUITING TOOL YOUTH BOREDOM? BY ELI LAKE SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE “What makes these 17-year-old kids pick up an AK-47 instead of trying to start a business?” It’s a question U.S. State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf asked this week on MSNBC’s Hardball. She was on air to give a preview of this week’s White House summit on “countering violent extremism.” And it’s also a puzzle that has confounded the U.S. government since the Sept. 11 attacks. In order to make a long- term dent in the conflict that used to be known as the war on terror, one has to ask why people join these murderous organizations in the first place. Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama have both spoken of such root causes. Harf suggested in her remarks that the West should address economic misery and poor governance to stop young people from joining the violent jihad. But is she correct? Some young people — particularly those born far away from the conflict in the Middle East and North Africa — are just bored. No amount of smallbusiness loans, education scholarships or political reform can compete with the toxic temptation of being part of a movement that claims to be changing history. Radical Islam is hardly the first movement to take advantage of bored
young people. Think of all the dreamers who flocked to both sides of the Spanish Civil War, or the utopians who volunteered to fight against great odds to create Israel. Then there was the first generation of holy Muslim warriors and foreign fighters who fought against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in the 1980s. Today the big historical draw for many bored young people is the promise of the caliphate. Shiraz Maher, a former member of the global radical group Hizb ut-Tahrir and now a researcher at the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation in London, told me he joined jihad after 9/11 because he wanted to be part of history. Maher comes from a middle-class family in Britain and was not drawn to political Islam out of despair. Following race riots in northern England, he decided at age 20 to join a group that looked like it would be on the winning side. “My feeling was that there was a sense we were going to create a new history,” he told me. “We are going to be part of something new.” Looking back on his time inside the organization, he thinks the group is relatively tame compared to the Islamic State. “They are actually achieving a caliphate that we were only philosophizing about,” he said. His point is an important one. Many of the recent major jihadists had plenty of economic and educational oppor-
tunity. Mohammed Atta was studying graduate-level architecture in Hamburg before he took the path to hijacking one of the planes that crashed into the World Trade Center. Ayman alZawahiri, the current leader of al-Qaida, studied medicine at the University of Cairo. Osama bin Laden came from a prominent family of Saudi builders. One recent study found that family money and education could be social indicators of inclinations toward terrorism. Released last year by Queen Mary University in London, it found that “youth, wealth, and being in fulltime education were risk factors associated with radicalization.” Maher said in his four years inside Hizb utTahrir, he found many of the most active members were students or college graduates. This is not always the case. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, who founded the predecessor organization to the Islamic State, was born into a slum near Amman, Jordan, and became radical in prison. But more often than not, at a certain point the path to radicalization plays on the deep desire of young people to be a someone in a movement that stands for something, no matter their backgrounds. The argument that radical jihadists offer young people a worthy struggle is made persuasively in a new article on Islamic State’s ideology by the Atlantic’s Graeme Wood. He concludes that Islamic State recruits “believe that
they are personally involved in struggles beyond their own lives, and that merely to be swept up in the drama, on the side of righteousness, is a privilege and a pleasure — especially when it is also a burden.” Unfortunately, the White House conference on counter-radicalization seems to miss this point. The agenda is loaded with academic-style jargon. “Vectors of radicalization” will be discussed. Extremism will be countered and positive narratives will be promoted online. It all sounds like an academic seminar on stopping gang violence, not a global summit to stop a death cult. Indeed, Obama conflated the issues explicitly in an interview with Vox earlier this month, in which he compared his job of fighting terrorism to that of a big-city mayor fighting crime. This approach will not do. Instead of downplaying the threat of terrorism, Obama should heighten the contradictions. He should warn young people, particularly young Muslims, about the acute ideological danger coming from the Middle East. And then tell them it is the solemn calling of all those who cherish our open society to join our long war against Islamic fascism. Instead of pandering, Obama should give the bored youth what they want: struggle. Eli Lake is a Bloomberg View columnist who writes about politics and foreign affairs.
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Speaking truth gives youth great power When she was just 12-years-old, my daughter Severn gave a speech at the 1992 UN Earth Summit in Rio de Janiero, Brazil. She spoke with such conviction that delegates were moved to tears. It was one of my proudest moments as a father. More than 20 years later, Severn is the mother of two young children, and the video of her speech is still making the rounds, inspiring people around the world. Its popularity speaks to the power the young have to affect the world’s most pressing issues. More than half the world’s population is under 30, a demographic now at the forefront of international decision-making and some of DAVID Canada’s most powerful enSUZUKI vironmental changes. Across the nation, youth are thinking critically about how we can become better stewards of our vast landscapes and spectacular wildlife and protect the air, water, soil and diversity of nature that keep us healthy and alive. They’re standing up for strong environmental protection and a saner approach to resource management in their own communities. Take Halifax resident Stephen Thomas, an engineer in his 20s. He’s been recognized as a driving force for our nation’s clean energy future. If You Build It, a project he co-founded, mobilizes volunteers to construct renewable energy projects, includ-
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ing wind turbines and solar-powered generators. He’s also catalyzed large-scale, community-owned wind projects in Nova Scotia and spearheaded Dalhousie University’s student campaign for fossil fuel divestment. Vanessa Gray, a 22-year-old member of the Aamjiwnaang First Nation, mobilized other young people to campaign against Enbridge’s Line 9 pipeline proposal to transport oilsands bitumen through Sarnia, Ontario, to Montreal for export. She continues to speak out about refinery pollution and host “toxic tours” of Canada’s Chemical Valley, where 63 petrochemical plants surround her community. Some young leaders are taking up the Suzuki Foundation call to support the right to a healthy environment. In December, after attending a Foundation Blue Dot Tour event, 10-year-old Victoria resident Rupert Yakelashek led a successful charge to have his city adopt a declaration giving citizens the right to clean air, water and food, and to participate in decisions that affect their environment. Ta’Kaiya Blaney, a 13-year-old from B.C.’s Tla’Amin First Nation, followed a path similar to my daughter’s, speaking at the UN Rio +20 conference in 2012 when she was just 11. She’s also gaining recognition as the visionary behind the Salish Sea Youth Foundation and for speaking, writing and singing in defence of a healthy future for animals, humans, plants and ecosystems. She incorporates environmental messages into her songs, as she did on the Blue Dot Tour. “In my culture it’s a fact, and an understanding of life, that everything is connected, and we were put on this earth to be stewards and caretakers of the environment,” she writes.
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Young leaders are also at the forefront of Idle No More, one of the largest Indigenous mass movements in Canadian history. What began in 2012 as teach-ins in Saskatchewan to protest parliamentary bills that would erode Indigenous sovereignty and environmental protections has changed the social and political landscape of Canada. These young environmental champions share a commitment to their communities and to the world. They know that young people have the power to rally others to create positive change. And when people gather around a common cause, magic happens. Although many young leaders aren’t yet old enough to vote, they’ll be left to clean up messes from decisions made today. We owe it to them to think more carefully about the world we want to leave to their generation. National non-profit The Starfish Canada, cofounded by David Suzuki Foundation public engagement specialist Kyle Empringham, celebrates young people with its Top 25 Environmentalists Under 25 program. Every year, 25 youth are recognized for their efforts to create environmental change. The group recognized is diverse, from community gardeners and outdoor recreationists to scientists and advocates. Thanks to them, the program continues to showcase positive change across the country. If you know a young leader who deserves national recognition, nominate him or her for The Starfish Canada’s Top 25 Environmentalists Under 25. It could help inspire others to change the world. Scientist, author and broadcaster David Suzuki wrote this column with Kyle Empringham. Learn more at www.davidsuzuki.org.
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Tundra Take-Back in doubt ARCTIC DUMPS AWAIT FEDERAL DECISION ON SUCCESSFUL CAR RECYCLING PROGRAM BY THE CANADIAN PRESS The metal dump sits outside the Nunavut community of Arviat, stretching exposed and uncovered for almost a kilometre over the tundra. “Every piece of metal, every car, every washer, every dryer, every lawn chair that’s come into the community has never left,” said Steve England, the hamlet’s senior administrative officer. “It’s still here.” Arviat, on the west coast of Hudson Bay, isn’t unique. Although vehicles and appliances are regularly shipped into communities across the North, few, if any, have ever been sent back south when their life is over. Hundreds of tonnes of junked schoolbuses, dump trucks, heavy machinery, pickups, cars, ATVs, snowmobiles and household appliances clog Nunavut landfills. So do their tires, lead acid batteries, mercury switches and engine fluids. “It is a huge issue in the North because there is no real way to recycle or bury the waste when you’re basically sitting on rock,” said Shawn Stucky, administrator of Gjoa Haven, on King William Island off the central Arctic coast. “It’ll have to be managed — and managed in a far better way.” Last summer, a small Ontario environmental group, together with 10 business partners and local people, pulled off the first successful attempt to decommission at least some of the wrecks and send them south for recycling. “It’s one of the shining success stories,” said England of Summerhill Impact’s Tundra Take-Back program. But the group’s ability to extend last summer’s pilot program is in doubt. With just weeks to go before Summerhill has to start planning, money is short. Environment Canada hasn’t committed to renewing the $100,000 grant that got the ball rolling last year. The group’s crowdfunding drive has stalled at less than a third of its goal. Talks are ongoing with the territorial government and three federal departments, including the Arctic economic development agency. “We’re hoping that between those groups we might be able to confirm that will be interest in seeing this program expand,” said Janet Taylor of Summerhill. Last summer’s pilot project was limited to Arviat and Gjoa Haven. Crews filled and shipped sea cans with 31 tonnes of recyclable material and hazardous waste. That includes more than 1,000 batteries, 2,000 tires and 20 barrels of fluids, all plucked off the tundra where they were sitting in the open — all at no charge to the communities. “This program helped a lot,” said Stuckey. “I wish it was ongoing.” Summerhill trained local people to do the work. Those skills remain behind, said England. “We’re trying to take what they showed us and take it to the next step, which is full remediation of the site and get all this material out of the community.”
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A crew of local workers remove tires and other contaminants from a truck at the local landfill in Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, last summer. A pilot program last summer cleared more than 31 tonnes of vehicles and their contents from the landfills of two Nunavut communities and is currently awaiting word on whether government funding will allow them to continue their work. He said Arviat is already using those skills to remove hazardous materials from old vehicles before they’re junked and parked at the dump. Environment Canada says it’s waiting for Summerhill to file its report from last year’s program. It says the group remains eligible for funding under the EcoAction program. Summerhill says it costs about $120,000 in cash to clean up one community. The group can leverage almost three times that in donated services. It’s also hoping to get a proper car crusher and shredding machine up in the North. That will allow it get more cars into a sea can, making the process more efficient and increasing the program’s revenues from car recyclers. Even without the government, Taylor said Summerhill can at least to publish a manual for northern
communities on how to properly and safely decommission a vehicle. But with support, it could do a lot more. All of Nunavut’s communities need help with vehicles in their dumps, and Taylor said the problem is wider than that. “We’ve been hearing that First Nations communities, especially those tied to ice roads, have dumps that are way worse. We would love to start in some communities south of 60.” England said there was so much interest in Tundra Take-Back at a recent meeting of Nunavut mayors that Arviat may have to wait in line for the program to return. He can hardly wait. “Every time I look at that metal dump I think, boy, I can’t wait to get something solid to get it out. To see this is like a scar on the outside of our community.”
Liberals pushing for draft of law by mid-summer PLAN TO INTRODUCE A MOTION ON TUESDAY BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
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OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau’s Liberals want the ulation that the ruling Conservatives would rather outlines of a new law governing doctor-assisted dying to be clear by mid-summer — before Canadians not open debate on the issue, which could expose divisions among their ranks, before the election. head to the polls in October. However, the Liberal motion notes there’s not acThey’ll try to get the ball rolling Tuesday, introtually much time left to deal with the matter before ducing a motion that calls for creation of a special parliamentary committee to consult experts and Ca- the court-imposed deadline, pointing to the summer parliamentary break and the fall election. nadians on the potentially explosive issue. They want the committee up and running by Parliament is scheduled to sit for just 12 more March 11 and they want it to report back to the weeks before taking a 13-week break starting June House of Commons by July 31 with a proposed legis- 24. The campaign for the federal election, slated lative framework. for Oct. 19, will start in mid-September, before the The Liberal motion, to be put to a vote Tuesday planned resumption of Parliament. or Wednesday, follows a landmark ruling earlier this month by the Supreme Court of Canada, which struck down the ban on physician-assisted suicide. The top court gave Parliament 12 months to draft new legislation that recognizes the right of clearly consenting adults who are enduring intolerable physical or mental suffering to seek medical help to end their lives. The Harper government appears to be in no rush; Justice Minister Peter MacKay has said the government will take its time to thoroughly study the details of the court ruling and look at how other jurisdictions, including Quebec, have dealt with the issue. GREAT THINGS HAPPEN WHEN YOU GO NORTH The government’s response has sparked spec-
It is thus conceivable that MPs might not get back to work before November or even December, leaving only two or three months to produce a new law on physician-assisted death. “This is something that is important for Canadians on a personal level, and it’s something that they look to leadership from their parliamentarians on.” Trudeau said last week following a caucus discussion on the issue. “I hope this is a debate that we can have in an informed and respectful way, but the Supreme Court has tasked us with the job of doing our job as legislators, and I think it’s important that we do that.” Liberals last week began a Facebook campaign calling on Parliament to begin debating a physicianassisted death law “right now.”
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Student, other groups plan anti-austerity protests throughout the spring MONTREAL — A coalition of groups opposing the Couillard government’s austerity measures plans to conduct about what it calls 40 “disruptive actions� across the province this week. A spokesperson for the coalition says there will be five or six events per day this week in Montreal and beyond. These will include marches and protests as well as more creative actions such as flash mobs. On Feb 25, activists in La Baie in the Saguenay-area plan to build an ice wall in front of the office of a local Liberal member of the legislature, Serge Simard. The events have been organized by community groups, unions, and student groups, including the militant student organization ASSE, one of the leaders of the massive 2012 student protests in Montreal. The groups are planning other actions throughout the spring, including a province-wide protest day on April 2 and a new round of student classroom boycotts. Group leaders are asking the Couillard government to roll back austerity measures which they say have affected the quality of public services in the province.
Public health officials confirm a 19th case of measles in Quebec’s Lanaudiere region MONTREAL — Health officials say a 19th case of measles has been confirmed in Quebec. Public health officials at a news conference on Saturday would not confirm whether the new case is a child or an adult, nor whether it is linked to Quebec’s previous 18 cases. The source of the outbreak for the first 18 cases has been traced to Disneyland, California. All of the Quebec cases have been concentrated in the Lanaudiere region, northeast of Montreal. None of the people infected in Quebec were vaccinated for the disease. Quebec health authorities said that several dozen other people are currently under observation, since measles has a two-week incubation period. While measles was declared eliminated from the U.S. in 2000, the illness has reappeared in recent years. Toronto Public Health reported a new confirmed case on Saturday bringing the total number in Ontario to 18. Manitoba has also reported a case.
TORONTO — “Everything is numb, and when it’s not numb, it’s just pain.� Those were the words Georgette Marsh used Saturday evening to describe her aching sorrow over the loss of her three year old son Elijah. The toddler died Thursday after wandering away from his grandmother’s Toronto apartment building in the middle of a bitterly cold night dressed only in a shirt, diapers and boots. The heart wrenching story has touched not only Toronto residents, but people across the country, and beyond. A light snow fell Saturday, slowly blanketing a makeshift memorial of flowers and stuffed toys where mourners gathered outdoors to pay their respects to Elijah and his grieving family. Speaking publicly for the first time about the tragedy Georgette Marsh said her son was a loving little boy, always asking her if she was OK, and offering kisses if he sensed something was wrong. She told Toronto television station CP24 she knows that Elijah would want to comfort her now. “I’m hearing it now. ’Don’t cry mommy,�’ she said. Claudette Marsh, Elijah’s grandmother, spoke to CTV News about the happy, caring child who would offer to rub her tired feet when she got home from work. “Elijah was my world, he made my day,� she said. Elijah’s father, Curt Barry, was also struggling with his emotions, telling CP 24 “All I can do is thank God for the blessing of Elijah.� Toronto Mayor John Tory joined mourners
Press operators and mechanics locked out at Halifax’s Chronicle Herald HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s largest newspaper has locked out its unionized printing plant employees after contract negotiations failed to reach an agreement. Thirteen press operators and mechanics at the Halifax Chronicle Herald were locked out Saturday, the company said in a news release. It said the employees had turned down a proposal from management. The proposal included concessions on retirement and job security but did not include cuts to pay or benefits, the company’s statement said. The workers’ union said the employees had already agreed to negotiate concessions when they were locked out. The employees decided they were willing to take monetary concessions shortly before the lockout, the Halifax Typographical Union said in a news release. “I have never heard of a company locking out workers offering to negotiate concessions,� said Martin O’Hanlon, president of the union’s parent organization, CWA Canada. The union said the Chronicle Herald wants to freeze wages in a fouryear agreement. It also says the company is seeking concessions on early retirement that would contradict a binding commitment from 2007. The company said it needed concessions because it is dealing with a decline in advertising and circulation revenue. “We were looking to ensure an agreement that reduced the strain on the company while protecting our employees,� company spokeswoman Nancy Cook said in the release. The statement said the workers’ annual pay and benefits are a minimum of $66,000.
New wrinkle develops in Tory plan to fast-track veterans into civil service BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Another wrinkle has developed in the Harper government’s push to give veterans preferred status for federal jobs: for many reservists, not all of their military pension counts towards their eventual civil service retirement. Beth Lepage, a former air force captain, said a portion of her Canadian Forces pension — accumulated as a part-time member — can’t be converted because of a difference in the way government and military retirement benefits are calculated. Lepage said she believes that will be a significant barrier to ex-soldiers with both full- and part-time service applying for federal jobs, a transition the Conservative government says it’s eager to facilitate. In order to fix the problem, the federal Treasury Board would have to rewrite the regulations governing how pension funds are converted — something it has so far refused to do. “I may not be an Afghanistan veteran, but I served my country for just under 24 years,� Lepage said in an interview. “The government is holding tens of thousands of dollars I took out of my RRSP a few years ago. They’re making the interest on it. So, I feel like they’re holding my pension hostage. They’re aware of the problem and don’t have any plans to do anything about it.� There are approximately 30 cases similar to Lepage’s in the system right now, The Canadian Press has learned. Lepage predicts it will become a bigger problem as more ex-soldiers with mixed-service time look to take advantage of the fast-track offer of federal jobs. “Many, many reservists served in Afghanistan and should they apply to come over to the civil service, they could be in the same boat I am,� she said. “They’ll naturally want to bring their pension and it’ll be, ’Too bad, so sad, we’re not going to have any way for you to collect it.�’ Military ombudsman Gary Walbourne said he doesn’t understand why
the government is reluctant to make what he believes would be a relatively easy fix. “There is a good potential that this can become a larger problem than it is,� he said. But several defence sources say National Defence was told by Treasury Board that it “doesn’t consider it a big enough problem,� and has even rebuffed an offer by defence bureaucrats to rewrite the regulations for them. Treasury Board spokeswoman Lisa Murphy said reservists with more than six months full-time service can elect to convert their pension and that the department “is not presently considering any changes to the legislation governing the public service pension plan in respect to part-time service.� The nub of the problem seems to be that since there is no formal parttime work in the federal government, Treasury Board has no mechanism to convert that military service into a fulltime equivalent. It’s just the latest hurdle in the government’s attempt to give veterans a leg up in the civil service job market. Walbourne has called on the Senate to fix the legislation that, once passed, will set the fast-tracking process in motion. A number of soldiers, many with post-traumatic stress, have complained since 2013 they were being summarily released by the military because of their medical conditions. The Harper government responded with legislation to fast-track them into government jobs. That legislation is flawed, said Walbourne, because even though the Department of National Defence decides when to dismiss a soldier, the bill allows Veterans Affairs to determine whether that dismissal is attributable to the soldier’s military service. As with pensions, the Harper government appears reluctant to make the recommended changes. Critics such as Canadian Veterans Advocacy have said they don’t understand why the government would want to pass flawed legislation. Lepage originally joined the military in 1983 and served as a regular member, but spent several years on part-time status as a reservist when she had children.
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earlier in the day, expressing his grief as a father and grandfather, and acknowledging that a tragedy such as this could happen to anyone. Elijah’s death prompted Justin Kozuch, a Toronto man who has a threeyear-old son and nine-year-old daughter, to start a campaign on Tilt.com to help raise money for Elijah’s funeral. As of late Saturday night the fund — which will stop accepting contributions Sunday — had topped $160,000. There was also a development Saturday in the case of another Toronto toddler who wandered away from home in the city’s west end in minus 14 Celsius temperatures. Police said the naked four year old boy was found on Friday by a neighbour just in time, and appeared to be all right. On Saturday the boy’s 23-year old mother was granted bail after being charged with abandoning a child under 10.
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Rebels picked apart by Pats FATIGUED SQUAD LOSE IN REGINA TO FALL TO 2-2 ON ROAD TRIP BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Pats 4 Rebels 1 Playing their fourth game in five nights and missing three key players, the Red Deer Rebels came up short in a WHL contest Saturday night at Regina, falling 4-1 to the Pats. While fatigue likely played a role in the outcome, GM/head coach Brent Sutter said his club was lacking in discipline, reflected in the fact the hosts enjoyed nine power plays before 4,122 fans at the Brandt Centre. “That (fatigue) certainly had something to do with it, but I think we got caught with taking too many penalties and they scored three power-play goals,” said Sutter. “It might as well
have been four power-play goals as their first one was scored just as our guy was coming out of the (penalty) box.” The Rebels boss was referring to Jesse Gabrielle’s game-opening marker at 15:49 of the first period, scored three seconds after Rebels rearguard Josh Mahura finished serving a tripping penalty. “We just weren’t very disciplined. Mentally, we weren’t where we needed
to be,” said Sutter, whose club was zero-for-four on the power play. The Pats notched the first of three straight man-advantage goals when Braden Christoffer connected at 6:52 of the second period, and Adam Brooks and Colby Williams tallied at 11:34 and 13:41 of the middle frame. Rebels defenceman Haydn Fleury ended the shutout bid of Pats rookie netminder Tyler Brown when his point shot two minutes into the third period wound its way through traffic and into the back of the net. The Rebels opened the four-game road trip with wins at Prince Albert and Saskatoon, then lost at Swift Current and Regina to close out the jaunt at 2-2. “We certainly had our opportunities to win Game 3 of the trip,” said Sutter, in reference to Friday’s 4-2 loss to the Broncos in which his club held a 37-21 advantage in shots. “Their goalie (Landon Bow) was definitely the story of the game. “Then last night we needed to be more disciplined than we were. We really didn’t give up a whole lot, but their power play moved the puck well
and capitalized on our penalties.” Missing forwards Conner Bleackley and Evan Polei and — for the third consecutive game — defenceman Colton Bobyk, due to injuries, the Rebels directed only 24 shots at Brown. Rylan Toth faced 37 shots in the Red Deer net. Bleackley (lower body) and Bobyk (upper body) are listed as day-to-day but neither is expected to play against the host Edmonton Oil Kings Wednesday. Bleackley has been out since Feb. 6 and has missed seven games, while Bobyk was injured during Tuesday’s match at Prince Albert and was returned to Red Deer the following day for treatment. “Both of them are going to need some practice time, so I don’t think either guy will play Wednesday,” said Sutter. Polei, has missed 12 games due to a lower-body injury and could be back in the lineup in two weeks. The Rebels host the Raiders and the Lethbridge Hurricanes Friday and Saturday. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com
Jones downs Sweeting to win Scotties BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Manitoba’s Jennifer Jones defeated Alberta’s Val Sweeting 6-5 in the gold-medal game Sunday night at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Jones hit an open draw with her last throw in the 10th end for her fifth career national title. “It was a little close for comfort, but we managed to pull it off in the end,” Jones said. It was a back-and-forth battle in front of an enthusiastic near-sellout crowd of 3,992 at Mosaic Place. Jones opened with a deuce but Sweeting pulled even with a pair of her own in the second end. After a blank, Jones hit a takeout for one but Sweeting answered again with a single in the fifth. The teams continued to exchange singles with Sweeting hitting a draw to the four-foot to tie the game at five in the ninth end. Jones had the hammer in the 10th and took advantage. “We made eight great shots in the last end and that’s really what won it for us,” Jones said. Jones missed the Scotties last year as she led her Winnipeg team of third Kaitlyn Lawes, second Jill Officer and lead Dawn McEwen to Olympic gold at the Sochi Games. Sweeting, who lost to Rachel Homan in the 2014 final in Montreal, was joined by Edmonton teammates Lori Olson-Johns at third, second Dana Ferguson and lead Rachelle Brown. “We made it here again and we played better and we lost to a great team,” Sweeting said. “They’ll represent us really well.” Earlier in the day, Homan hit a draw to the four-foot for a 7-5 victory over Saskatchewan’s Stefanie Lawton in the third-place game. The bronze capped a mixed week for the two-time champions. They have
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Manitoba skip Jennifer Jones, left to right, third Kaitlyn Lawes, second Jill Officer and lead Dawn McEwen celebrate their win in the gold medal game against Alberta at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Moose Jaw, Sask. Sunday. been trying to find their groove this season after the departure of coach Earle Morris and the addition of Joanne Courtney, who replaced longtime second Alison Kreviazuk. “We’re building and we’re fasttracking as much as we can,” Homan said. “I think we proved this week that we’re on the right track. Winning that bronze was really special for us.” On Saturday, Lawton beat Homan 8-7 in the three-four Page Playoff game before losing the semifinal to Sweeting. A few days after Homan won silver at last year’s world championship, Kre-
viazuk announced her plans to leave the team to be with her boyfriend in Sweden. Morris also ended his long run with the rink to coach his son John and Team Morris. Courtney joined Homan, third Emma Miskew and lead Lisa Weagle last spring after a three-year run on Sweeting’s rink. The Homan side has not used a full-time coach this season. Richard Hart, a member of Team Glenn Howard, handled coaching duties over the last week. The Ottawa team was in form Sunday as Homan threw at 90 per cent and the team came in at 87 per cent.
“That was clearly their best game of the week, hands down,” Hart said. “They just trusted the ice, they felt good about the ice. They just went through all their routines and processes perfectly and it showed. The results were amazing.” The partisan crowd of 3,576 tried its best to support Lawton in her quest to win a medal for the first time in four career Scotties appearances. She made a nice draw for one in the eighth end and stole another point in the ninth but couldn’t pull even.
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Bull riding season kicks off with new Red Deer event Saturday night’s Rebel Energy Ser- He was just right there, pushing back, vices Red Deer Bull Riding gave cow- around to the right and it felt really boys a chance to knock the winter dust good.” off their game. A new addition to the It was a trip with a similar pattern group’s calendar, the event kicked off to the first bull, and it was worth an the PBR Canada season. identical score of 86.5, which was best Garrett Green had been off a lit- of the only three scores recorded in tle longer than most of his fellow bull the Finals. That meant Green won riders, since the Meeting Creek cow- three buckles – one for each section, boy shut down last season’s efforts in as well as the overall championship. August. But you couldn’t spot even a As well, he earned a payout of $7265, speck of rust as he turned in two stel- and 60 points towards the PBR World lar rides to capture all the standings. marbles at the Centrium. All in all, a pretty good Green, who just turned night at the office, especially 23 this month, got the cenconsidering Green had been tral Alberta fans cheering on the injured list for five when he came out on the months, and had only been on fast-footed bull from Outa couple of practice bulls belaw Buckers called Money fore coming to Red Deer. Pit. The black and white “I quit at Strathmore last bovine was spinning in year because my wrist was too fast gear, and Green was bad to go, but it feels really hustling every twist to good now. I got on two good keep in step and in his bulls here and it doesn’t bothseat. It was impressive, er me.” DIANNE and judges handed out The relief in that was alFINSTAD an 86.5 mark, which was most as sweet as the win. The best of the 31 rides in that nagging fracture and bone opening section. chip in the wrist seems to “I had him last year, have healed with time, and and he was good, but he went left it means Green can proceed with his there,” recalled Green, about his draw. season, where he plans to focus his “So I wasn’t really sure what to expect. efforts in Canada, at both CPRA and But he came into my hand here around PBR Canada events. to the right, and it felt really good.” “It feels really good to come back.” As the high man heading into the The only other two riders to make final round with the ten best scores, the whistle in the Red Deer Finals Green was matched with Skori’s Min- were Jordan Hupp and Roscoe Jarboe, ion Stuart, a big black bull that looks and both wound up with 168 point tolike he wouldn’t take orders from any- tals. one. Hupp, who’s from Cheyenne, WY “I’ve seen him lots, so I was happy earned $3730, and Jarboe, of New with the draw,” said Green. Plymouth, ID picked up $3436. Strath“I knew what to expect with him. more’s Scott Schiffner finished fourth,
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After bucking its rider, Wrangler Extreme turns its sights on bullfighter Aaron Ferguson, from High River, at the first annual Rebel Energy Services Professional Bullriding event on Saturday at the Enmax Centrium. For more photos of the event please see page C1. on the strength of his 85 point ride on Big Red in the opening round, to win $2258. Girletz Rodeo Stock swept the bull awards, with the family’s bull Mojo Magic named best of the long round, after bucking off three-time Canadian PBR champion Aaron Roy in a flash of power. Girletz’s Freakzoid was selected for tops in the Finals and overall. He made short work of Schiffner in the Finals.
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Adrenaline Bullriding, the Cipperley’s and Sahli’s, who organized the Red Deer bull riding, were pleased to see 4200 fans at the Centrium to take in their inaugural event. Meantime, PBR regular bullfighter Jesse Byrne was in the crowd at Red Deer, which was surprising since he was due to be working the weekend’s PBR event in Kansas City.
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Late goal lifts Ducks over Oilers BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Ducks 2 Oilers 1 EDMONTON — The Anaheim Ducks hope they have found their way out of a recent funk. Ryan Getzlaf scored the winner as Anaheim won its second game in as many nights in Alberta, defeating the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 on Saturday. “Any points right now are big,” Getzlaf said. “Nobody is going to roll over and give you anything down the stretch, you have to earn it.” Francois Beauchemin also scored for the Ducks (37-16-7), who have been running away with the NHL’s Pacific Division, despite losses in five of their six games before their recent two-game run. “During that two-week stretch we did far too many hope passes into the front of the net,” said Ducks defenceman Ben Lovejoy. “Our forwards have done a great job the last two nights and it has really changed the complexion of our team right now. I don’t think we can be complacent. I think that is sort of what got us into that two-week stretch. We need to continue to get better.” Teddy Purcell replied for the Oilers (17-34-10), who have
lost four of their last five. Edmonton was playing its ninth game in the last 15 days. “I’ve been in this league for a little bit now and I don’t remember ever feeling this tired,” Purcell said.“ I don’t know if I’m not used to the West travel, but nine games in 15 days in seven different cities is pretty crazy. “It’s unfortunate we didn’t get the win, but to go into a couple of days off knowing that we put in a solid effort is better than losing like we did last night,” added the Oilers forward, referring to a 4-0 loss to Minnesota on Friday. “It feels like we’ve played 30 games the last couple of weeks,” said Jordan Eberle. “Guys were definitely tired. Even though we were at home here for the three, it was a quick three-in-four.” It didn’t take Anaheim long to get on the scoreboard, as Beauchemin beat Oilers starter Ben Scrivens with a powerplay blast from the point just 45 seconds into the game. It was Edmonton’s turn for an early goal just 28 seconds into the second period as Nail Yakupov sent a backhand pass in front to Purcell as he beat Anaheim goalie John Gibson. Edmonton outshot Anaheim 16-15 through 40 minutes. Getzlaf broke the tie with
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Anaheim Ducks’ Rickard Rakell is checked by Edmonton Oilers’ Andrew Ference during NHL action in Edmonton, on Saturday. seven minutes left to play when he poked a puck loose from a scrum in front of the Oilers net and it caromed in off of the skate of defender Justin Schultz. It was Getzlaf’s 19th goal of the season.
“We’ve been trying to get to the net more aggressively,” he said. “We got a lucky bounce there at the end.” The Oilers had a late twoon-one chance, but the play was broken up by Lovejoy.
It was Anaheim’s 25th victory in a one-goal game this season. The Ducks return home to play Detroit on today. The Oilers are off until Tuesday, when they travel to Minnesota.
High-risk, high-reward tank fraught with peril There are many themes that could describe the epic journey of our species from primitive hunter gatherer to complex modern society, but most interesting among them is our ability to maintain an optimistic outlook in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. It is only within that broader historical framework that one begins to understand that seemingly incomprehensible creature: the Leafs fan. Or the Sabres fan. Or perhaps even the Oilers fan and the Hurricanes fan (sorry guys, but your pain doesn’t quite register if you’ve had a winner in the past 40 years). Each of these curious individuals sees hope in the face of a roster and league standings that should inspire despair. As Phil Curry wrote last week, with the season all but over for many teams, fans have turned their attention to the draft. If only their team can “tank” the rest of the season and get Connor McDavid with that coveted first pick, happy days will be here again. I don’t want to be a buzz kill, but a reality check is in order. To begin with, there’s a simple fact that you don’t need to have seen Highlander to recognize: there can only be one. One lottery winner. One first overall pick. One McDavid. But this is a special year. Because not only is McDavid available, Jack Eichel is another “generational talent” who will be there for which-
ever lucky team picks second. In fact, McDavid and Eichel may be the best one-two punch available in any draft since Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin went in the 2004 draft. The hype around these two kids is likely justified. The problem, as Phil noted last week, is the NHL instituted a lottery 20 years ago to ensure teams didn’t throw the season to position for the draft. If you’re bored, at the office, and looking to burn a mindless winter hour, a Sabres fan named Rob Zaenglein has just the thing for you. Zaenglin’s built a strangely addictive website (nhllotterysimulator. com) that will help you imagine what life will be like on the big day when those magical balls drop and the draft order is set in stone. The Sabres, who were remarkably awful to begin with, managed to make themselves worse last week by trading away one of their top forwards (Drew Stafford) for Evander Kane, who is done for the season. So let’s say they’re pretty much guaranteed last place, meaning they get either McDavid or Eichel. If your favourite team’s among those jockeying for the coveted second-last spot, there’s only a 13.5 per cent chance they get McDavid, meaning there’s a 66.5 per cent chance a team that’s neither the Sabres nor your team picks first, which knocks your guys down to the third pick. And this is where the elephant enters the room. The elephant even has a name: Cam Barker.
Casual fans could be forgiven for forgetting about Barker, currently toiling away for Bratislava Slovan of the KHL. Barker also has the distinction of being the third pick in the 2004 draft - the guy picked immediately after Ovechkin and Malkin. That’s right - the next pick in that once-in-adecade draft managed a solid 40 points in 68 games with the Blackhawks in 2008-09 and then bounced around the league before finally exiting at 27. The picks after Barker (Andrew Ladd and Blake Wheeler) were better, but neither would be described as transformational. To get a handle on whether Barker was an aberration, we looked at the best, worst and median performance of every forward and defenceman picked between third and sixth overall in the period starting in 1969 and ending in 2009. For forwards, we used career points; for defencemen, career games. Any fan would be happy with the best picks at each spot. But at the other extreme are guys like Barker, who was the all-time worst defenceman picked third overall, or complete landmines like
Alexander Volchkov, fourth overall in 1996, who failed to register a single NHL point. If your team finishes in the bottom five, you’re more likely to wind up with someone like Zarley Zalapski (637 games) or Rob Niedermayer (469 points), each of whom had a decent NHL career but nothing to write home about. That said, if you’re not getting a Ron Francis, Jaromir Jagr or Scott Stevens, a complete bust may be preferable. Because if the Blackhawks had wound up with Wheeler or Ladd instead of Barker they might not have been set up for the sustained awfulness that allowed them to pick Jonathan
Toews and Patrick Kane in future years, thereby paving the way for their current dynasty. So perhaps there’s cause for optimism after all. The Department of Hockey Analytics employs advanced statistical methods and innovative approaches to better understand the game of hockey. Its three founders are Ian Cooper, a lawyer, former player agent and Wharton Business School graduate; Phil Curry, a professor of economics at the University of Waterloo; and IJay Palansky, a litigator in Washington, D.C., former high-stakes professional poker player and Harvard Law School graduate.
Flames forced onto the road by Brier at crucial point in season CALGARY — Curling has pushed the Calgary Flames out the Saddledome doors and onto their longest road trip of the season. While their home arena gets prepped for the Canadian men’s curling championship starting later this week, the playoff-bubble Flames depart Monday for a seven-game, 13-day swing through the Eastern Conference. Calgary (32-23-4) opens its trek Tuesday against the New York Rangers followed by the Devils, Islanders, Flyers, Bruins, Red Wings and Senators. They wrap up the trip in Ottawa on March 8 when the Tim Hortons Brier also concludes at the Scotiabank Saddledome. After five seasons of playoff-free hockey, Calgary’s current position is both thrilling and nerve-wracking for Flames Nation. Los Angeles, Calgary and San Jose were deadlocked at 68 points apiece and ranked in seventh, eighth and ninth respectively in the Western Con-
ference. The Minnesota Wild entered their Sunday home game against the Dallas Stars just one point back. The Flames are a solid 15-11-1 away from the Saddledome this season, but their record against the Eastern Conference is 8-12-2. “We know what’s at stake. Everyone does,” Flames captain Mark Giordano said Sunday. “The one thing is the excitement level for us because we haven’t been in this situation in a few years. “Towards the end, it does get long being away from your family, but I’m a big believer in these road trips. They can be real momentum-builders if you can go and have a successful trip and then we come back and it’s literally going to be in the last final sprint.” Calgary’s captain believes Tuesday’s game at Madison Square Garden and the following night’s tilt in Newark against the Devils are keys to success on this tour. “For me, one of the most important things about long road trips are the starts,” Giordano said. “You’ve got to
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Logano fights to win first Daytona 500 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Joey Logano celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the Daytona 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup series auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, in Daytona Beach, Fla. Logano suddenly found himself in contention. He had reason to fret, though, after Team Penske teammate Brad Keselowski went to the garage with an engine failure. Then Ryan Blaney, another Ford driver, also lost an engine, and Logano was in danger of the same fate. But after Blaney’s engine failure set up a restart with 19 laps remaining, Logano buckled down for white-knuckle, three-wide racing throughout the field. He surged to the front and seemed to have the race under control, but a caution with three laps remaining forced him to fight for the win
one last time. NASCAR needed nearly seven minutes of stoppage to clean the track, and it set up a two-lap sprint to the finish. Logano sat in his car thinking about a strategy, which wasn’t the most comforting feeling. “You got a red flag, and they give you the opportunity to think of everything,” he said. And even though Penske and a committee of team executives watch from the roof and offer advice, there was nothing in his ear with the win on the line. “It’s funny because the
whole team gets pretty quiet when you’re about to win the Daytona 500,” Logano said. He got a terrific jump on the field, and as Kevin Harvick and Dale Earnhardt Jr. mounted their push for the lead, a wreck further back in the field brought out the yellow flag. It froze the field and Logano won under caution. He’s the second youngest Daytona 500 winner in history, behind only Trevor Bayne, who was 20 when he pulled off an upset victory in 2011. Logano’s win gave Ford a sweep of the opening weekend at Daytona. Tyler Reddick won
Generals take two game lead in playoff series Torrie Dyck scored twice as the visiting Bentley Generals beat the Fort Saskatchewan Chiefs 3-1 Saturday to grab a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Chinook Hockey League/senior AAA provincial semifinal. In the other series, the Innisfail Eagles downed the host Okotoks Drillers 6-3 Sunday to knot the best-of-seven set 1-1. Dyck connected in each of the first and second periods and assisted on a 3-0 goal by Cam Maclise 8:12 into the third period. Brian Woolger spoiled Generals netminder Travis Yonkman’s shutout bid with a power-play tally at 11:33 of the final frame.
Yonkman turned aside 31 shots as the winning goaltender. Garrett Kindred made 45 saves for Fort Saskatchewan. The Generals failed to score on their lone power play opportunity, while the Chiefs were one-for-one. Bentley opened the series Friday at Eckville with an 8-2 chafing of the Chiefs. Newcomer AJ Gale tallied twice for the Generals, while Maclise had a goal and two assists and Dyck, Giffen Nyren, Brett Robertson, Cody Esposito and each scored once. Adam Scott notched both goals for Fort Saskatchewan, which trailed 5-0 after the first period and 7-0 after 40 minutes and was one-for-six on the power play.
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SCOTTIES: Started a little stronger “It wasn’t the game that we wanted out there,” Lawton said. “The girls played hard. I just wish I would have started a little stronger and maybe thrown a few more draws throughout the game.” Lawton had the lowest shooting percentage of all players in the thirdplace game at 69 per cent. Her team of third Sherry Anderson, second Stephanie Schmidt and lead Marliese Kasner combined to shoot 75 per cent overall. Homan beat Jones for her first Scotties title in 2013 at Kingston, Ont. Sweeting made her first Scotties final appearance last year. Manitoba took three of the four first-team all-star nods. Lawes, Officer and McEwen earned the honour while Lawton took the nod as skip. Jones was named to the second team along with Olson-Johns, Schmidt and Weagle. Total attendance for the tournament was 70,047. Jones will represent Canada at the March 14-22 world women’s curling championship in Sapporo, Japan and receive $10,000 to wear cresting at the competition. Both teams in the Scotties final received $15,500, Homan’s rink earned $12,000 and Lawton’s team earned $7,000. Jones will also receive additional funding and earn berths in the 2015 Canada Cup, the 2016 Continental Cup, the 2016 Scotties along with 45 Canadian Team Ranking System points. The second-place team gets 35 CTRS points while Homan gets 30 and Lawton gets 20 points.
The Generals, two-for-five with a man advantage, got an 18-save outing from Dustin Butler. Kindred and Tanner Schalin combined to block 23 shots for the Chiefs. The third game of the series will be played Friday at Eckville. ● Innisfail trailed 2-0 barely six minutes into Sunday’s clash with the Drillers, then outscored their hosts 6-1 the rest of the way. Scoring for the Eagles, who held a wide 50-27 advantage in shots, were Alex Curran, Dan Nicholls, Mark Bomersback, Brendan Baumgartner, Jeff Archibald and Kevin Smyth. The Drillers, who were zerofor-seven on the power play, got two goals from Mike Knee-
land and a single off the stick of Adrian Foster. The Eagles fired 50 shots at Okotoks netminder Gerry Festa. Steven Stanford made 24 saves for Innisfail, one-forseven on the power play. The Drillers were 4-1 winners over the visiting Eagles in the series opener Friday, as Foster tallied twice and Alexander Pronchuk and Jesse Todd also connected. Joe Vandermeer scored Innisfail’s lone goal. Todd Ford made 42 saves for the Drillers, who were onefor-four on the power play. Travis Ziegler stopped 39 shots for the Eagles, one-forfive with a man advantage. The series resumes Saturday at Innisfail.
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PBR: Bullfighter “My work visa expired and had to be renewed,” he explained. “When U.S. Immigration sent me my papers, they’d spelled my name wrong. So I couldn’t get back down there. They said they’d get me new papers in four days. It’s been fourteen days already.” Mistakenly putting a ‘u’ where there was supposed to be a ‘y’ has already cost the talented bullfighter his wages at two big PBR Events. He’s hoping things will get straightened out in time for him to get down for his next PBR in Dallas. Bowden cowboy Tanner Girletz was scheduled to ride in Red Deer, which would have been his first bull back in competition since Calgary. He’d been out due to a shoulder injury, which is fully healed now. However, at a practice night in Olds last week, he popped something in his left hip. He won’t know until further check-ups, but expects it could take another couple of months before he’s back in action. On the other hand, B.C. bullrider Ty Pozzobon climbed back aboard his first bull in three months. Pozzobon received a bad concussion at the PBR Canada Finals in Saskatoon last November. “I saw a doctor in Connecticut and he pretty much told me I can’t be taking too many more hits like I did there again,” admitted Pozzobon, who’s been to the PBR World championships three times. “It will be about starting to get off a little better, I guess.” Pozzobon made the whistle in Red Deer, but his 81 score wasn’t quite enough to get him a second bull. He plans to head to Claresholm to compete in the Chad Besplug Invitational
FLAMES: Distraction Calgary is a fast, relentless team, but not particularly big and muscular. The Flames are in the market for a defenceman that contributes those qualities to their back end. Head coach Bob Hartley admits the trade deadline will be a distraction on this trip. “It’s going to play on some players’ minds. Some handle it better than others,” he said. “There’s going to be plenty of speculation and rumours and friends calling. “This is where you need to be able to park the distractions and focus on your job.” Jonas Hiller took a 6-3 loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Friday, so Hartley Bull Riding next weekend. In other rodeo news, the richest regular season rodeo of the year in San Antonio, TX is nearing the semi-finals. Already a strong contingent of Canadians has qualified for that next level of competition. In the bareback riding, Manitoba’s Colin Adams ($1710) and Orin Larsen ($3422) advance, while Larsen’s broth-
Lacombe All Sports Cresting, with Bryce Krausher pouring in 27 points, slipped past Wells Furniture 101-97 in a Central Alberta Senior Men’s Basketball Association contest Sunday. Jeremy Purviance added 18 points for the winners. Jon McComish netted 28 for Wells Furniture, with Dave McComish scoring 24. ● Ray Teskey led the Orangemen to a 65-52 win over the Axemen on Sunday night. Sam Leszynski also scored 11 points for the Orangemen while Dorio Viveras had 12 and Dan Christian 11 for the Axemen.
intends to give Karri Ramo the start Tuesday in New York. Joni Ortio, who was stellar in a January call-up, suffered a high ankle sprain playing for the Adirondack Flames and will be out for six to eight weeks, according to Treliving. Calgary also returned forward Sam Bennett to the Ontario Hockey League’s Kingston Frontenacs on the weekend. The fourth overall pick in last year’s NHL draft had shoulder surgery Oct. 16. Bennett began skating with the Flames again this month wearing a non-contact yellow jersey. He’s not eligible to play in the American Hockey League because he’s 18 and played in the CHL. “Obviously it’s not my first choice, but they thought long and hard about this,” Bennett said. “I respect the decision. I’m excited to finally get a chance to play again, wherever that is.”
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Joey Logano, the driver who has spent seven years trying to live up to impossible expectations, raced to his first career Daytona 500 victory Sunday as he continued to reward Roger Penske for catapulting him into one of NASCAR’s top stars. Nicknamed “Sliced Bread” when he broke into the Sprint Cup Series at 18 because so many predicted him to be the next big thing, Logano found himself searching for a new job after four underwhelming seasons. He was snatched up by Penske for the 2013 season after being dropped by Joe Gibbs Racing, a move that jumpstarted his career. His victory in “The Great American Race” on Sunday gave “The Captain” his second Daytona 500 title. Penske, one of the most respected team owners in motorsports, also has a record 15 Indianapolis 500 wins. “Daytona 500, oh my God! Are you kidding me?” Logano yelled in victory lane. “I was so nervous the whole race.” The 24-year-old from Connecticut was quiet for most of the race, which was dominated by four-time champion Jeff Gordon. Making the final Daytona 500 start of his career, Gordon won the pole and led the field to green in the first race of his last Sprint Cup season. Gordon kept his Chevrolet out front for 77 of the first 100 laps, and led a race-high 87 laps. But when the slicing and dicing for the win began, Gordon was mired in traffic and
Friday night’s Truck Series race driving for Keselowski, and Ryan Reed won the Xfinity Series race on Saturday for Roush Fenway Racing. Ford also won the prestigious Rolex 24 at Daytona in January with Chip Ganassi Racing. Reigning Sprint Cup champion Kevin Harvick finished second and was followed by Dale Earnhardt Jr., the defending race winner. Denny Hamlin finished fourth in a Toyota and was followed by six-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson, Casey Mears, Clint Bowyer, Martin Truex Jr., Kasey Kahne and Greg Biffle. Gordon was involved in the final accident and finished 33rd. Tony Stewart’s drought at Daytona extended to 0-for-17 when he was involved in a multi-car accident on an early restart. Stewart seemed to drift up the track into rookie Ryan Blaney, and the contact sent Stewart into the outside wall. Stewart took his car to the garage, returned to the race down 64 laps, and eventually called it a day and accepted his 42nd-place finish. It was the first Daytona 500 in 15 years without one of the Busch brothers in the field. Kurt Busch, the 2004 series champion, was suspended indefinitely by NASCAR as he faces accusations of domestic assault against his ex-girlfriend last fall. Suspended on Friday, he lost two appeals on Saturday that kept him from the race. Regan Smith finished 16th as the replacement driver for Stewart-Haas Racing.
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B4 Wranglers put Vipers on brink BY JOSH ALDRICH ADVOCATE STAFF
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Red Deer Vipers forward Kale Lapointe is taken down by Blackfalds Wranglers defenceman Bryce Marshall during Game 3 of the Heritage Junior B Hockey League North semifinal in Blackfalds on Sunday. Blackfalds won 3-1 to take a 3-0 series lead.
Wranglers 3 Vipers 1 BLACKFALDS — The Red Deer Vipers are one loss from their season being over, but recent history has them believing a comeback is possible. The Blackfalds Wranglers took a 3-0 series lead in the best-of-seven Heritage Junior B Hockey League North semifinal on Sunday with a 3-1 win. But all the Vipers have to do is turn the calendar back to the 2012-13 North final when they overcame a 3-0 deficit to advance to the league final with four wins in a row. For them, the impossible is still possible. “There’s a lot of guys on this team that were on that team, it’s just tough to do,” said Vipers head coach JD Morrical. “The guys who have been through it before need to lead the team and remind (their teammates) that it is possible and not let anybody get down.” But Wranglers coach Sean Neumeier says they are focused on looking beyond the past and to the task at hand for them on Tuesday with the opportunity to sweep the Vipers. For one, the situation was still quite different. While the Wranglers were the top North seed this year and in 2013, the Vipers are far from the same club that finished two points behind Blackfalds in their comeback year. This year they were fourth in the North, 32 points behind the Wranglers. “They all know what happened in the past, but I’m 100 per cent confident we’ll be ready for Tuesday,” said
RDC completes regular season with sweep of Briercrest BY JOSH ALDRICH ADVOCATE STAFF Kings 3 Clippers 1 There is not much more Tim Finnigan could have done in three years in a Red Deer College Kings men’s volleyball uniform. So far he has been named to the first team all-conference twice and was named an allCanadian last year as he lead the Kings (21-3; 66-20) to their first national championship since 2007. This year he has battled injuries but still has the Kings holding down top spot in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference and the No. 3 Canadian Colleges Athletic Association ranking. His final time on the RDC floor was a successful one as the Kings beat the Briercrest Clippers 3-1 (25-23, 26-24, 19-25, 25-18) on Saturday. Not bad for a Red Deer native who just wanted to play college volleyball with his younger brother Anthony — who also played his last game at RDC. “I don’t know whether to feel sad or excited about what’s coming up,” said Tim Finnigan, who failed to register a kill or major stat in limited play in two sets due to his injured quads. “It’s hard to be as injured as I was for my fifth year, but I’ve got to think long term and my big priority is a gold medal at the ACAC and a gold medal hopefully at the CCAA.” Finnigan started his college career at SAIT, transferring to RDC after two years with the Trojans. He is now eyeing a coaching position with the Kings. Second year middle Justin Lukacs also announced he will not be returning to the Kings next year.
Raiders down Airdrie in Cougar Classic Kyle Pangan netted 27 points and Patrick Singson scored 23 as the Lindsay Thurber Raiders downed Airdrie Bert Church 68-64 in the gold-medal game of the Cougar Classic JV boys basketball tournament Saturday at Notre Dame. Meanwhile, the host Cougars got 15 points from Edward Ortiz and 10 from Jeb Maribijoc in a 62-32 bronze-medal win over the Hunting Hills Lightning, who were paced by Matt Campbell’s 13 points. Jerome Corrales scored 10 in a
VOLLEYBALL It was far from a clean send off for the trio. The Kings were sloppy throughout the four sets and let Briercrest (13-11; 49-37) who was desperate to keep their season alive, carry what little momentum there was in the match. But the Kings still managed to rally for wins in the first two sets, and bounce back from a bad third set to run away with the fourth set. “It was a little sloppy, it’s tough not having Tim on the floor, he’s a stabilizing force for sure,” said Kings head coach Aaron Schulha. “We’re looking forward to having him back next week at whatever per cent he can go.” Nic Dubinsky led the Kings with 16 kills, nine digs, two blocks and one service ace. Regan Fathers added 12 kills and four digs while setter Luke Brisbane had two kills, 39 assists, three aces, 11 digs and one block. Zac Ens had a game-high 27 kills for Briercrest to go with nine digs and three aces while setter Carter Reimer had 40 assists and 11 digs. The Kings now head to the ACAC championships at the University of Alberta-Augustana in Camrose, where they will face The King’s University College Eagles (13-11; 47-44) in their first game on Thursday at 3 p.m. Queens 3 Clippers 0 The RDC Queens women’s volleyball team head into provincials playing their best volleyball of the season. The Queens (22-2; 69-12) routed the Briercrest Clippers (18-6; 61-29) 3-0 (25-10, 25-19, 2522) on Saturday at RDC, dropping one set in two matches to the second-place team in the ACAC.
The Queens are as healthy as they have been all year and clearly their most dangerous. The biggest addition in the last couple of weeks being power Leah Koot, who has been injured most of the semester, giving the Queens another weapon on the outside to go with Miranda Dawe and middle Alex Donaghy. “This is a big step forward to getting to that final level, playing six-and-a-half real solid sets,” said Queens head coach Talbot Walton. “It bodes well for us going into provincials, we’re close to where we need to be, we just have to find that little extra gear and I think we’ll be ready to go.” The Queens also said honoured their departing players prior to the start of the match, but they said goodbye to eight players — Koot, Donaghy, Marisa Neufeld, Kendra Sorensen, Bronwyn Hawkes, Kelsey Ewashkiw, Madelyn Quinn and Megan Schmidt — leaving them some big holes heading into next year. “Eight is a lot, we were never really planning on having eight (move on), then a couple had some program changes and they felt it was time to continue on with their academics rather than athletics,” said Walton. “I always support that, it’s a very difficult decision to give up a sport you love and make a head decision.” Saturday served as a positive final memory on home court for these girls as Koot and Dawe both finished with nine kills while Hawkes had 28 assists and 11 digs and Quinn had five assists and 13 digs. The Queens head to the ACAC championships in Olds as the top seed in the province and in the CCAA and will play the NAIT Ooks (15-9; 51-41) on Thursday at 8 p.m. jaldrich@reddeeradvocate. com
JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL losing cause. The hosts kicked off the tournament with an 81-38 whipping of Namao Sturgeon as all-star Ryan Nielson hit for 12 points and Chris Leblanc added 11. The Cougars, with Maribijoc scoring 20 points and Oriz chipping in with 11, then fell 72-53 to Bert Church in a A-side semifinal, setting up the bronze-medal/fifthplace match with the Lightning. Lindsay Thurber opened with a 78-56 win over Archbishop MacDonald of Edmonton, thanks to 20 points
from Rosen Brewyea and 12 courtesy of Alan Ritter, and followed up with an 89-80 win over Hunting Hills as tournament all-star Pangan hooped 30 points and Singson contributed 15. Campbell led the Lightning with 17 points, while Max Ruf had 10. The Lightning defeated Caglary Queen Elizabeth 58-41 in their tourney opener, getting 20 points from all-star Caleb Nielsen and 14 and 13 respectively from Corrales and Campbell.
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Neumeier. “I’d like to think that will be the last (game) but we’ve still got to put in a solid effort.” On Sunday the Vipers played their best game of the series, hanging in until the final minute when Jordan Jakubow put it away with an empty-netter. Robin Carlson and Jaye Sutherland also scored for the Wranglers while Kyle Baumgardner made 33 saves for the win. Dustin Spearing scored the lone goal for Red Deer while Klay Munro had a big bounceback game after a disastrous Game 2, making 33 saves in the loss. However, they could not score late when they needed it the most, hitting posts and missing on several big chances in the third period. The Wranglers also played perhaps their most complete game of the series, staying disciplined and shutting down the Vipers when they pressed late. They were led by their captain and leading scorer Carlson who opened up the scoring at 11:17, doing his best Bobby Orr impression. He broke down the right wing, beat Vipers defenceman Jonathan Finnigan wide, and then cut hard in on Munro, pulling the puck around the keeper while being upended by Finnigan. It was his third goal and sixth point in two days against Red Deer, Continuing his exploits from the regular season that had him score 92 points (43 goals, 49 assists) in 36 games. “He’s been so good for us all year in every aspect,” said Neumeier.
“He’s out there in the last minutes taking defensive zone face offs, he’s scoring big goals ... he’s very important to us, he’s kind of that thing that gets us going and he’ll pick us up if we’re down.” It was also a big bounce back game for Baumgardner who was chased after allowing three goals on nine shots before getting pulled in Game 1, which Blackfalds rallied to win 6-4. “We’ve got such good tandem that we rotate them, they’re mad when they get pulled, as they should be — if they weren’t mad then there’s a problem,” said Neumeier. “I knew he was going to bounce back as they have all year.” Teams are generally toughest to beat when they are backed into a corner and that’s where the Vipers find themselves. Morrical is not going to let them go quietly into the night on Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. at the Red Deer Arena. “We like where we’re at, it’s not over yet, the fourth one is the hardest to win,” said Morrical. “Tonight was our best game for sure.” NOTES — The Wranglers won Game 2 7-2 at the Red Deer Arena, led by Carlson’s two goals and three assists. Andrew McLennan, Trent Hermary, Jeff Boese, Cole Laing and Quinn Brown also scored for Blackfalds while Thomas Isaman made 33 saves for the win. Cole deGraaf and Mathew Thiessen replied for the Vipers while Klay Munro allowed three goals on 15 shots before getting pulled for Rylan Bardick, who allowed four goals on 25 shots. jaldrich@reddeeradvocate. com
Hunting Hills tournament
Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff
Hunting Hills Lightning player Zach Morgan takes a shot over Edson’s Holy Redeemer Rebels player Joel Murry during the opening game of the 21st Annual Hunting Hills Lightning Senior invitational Basketball Tournament on Friday.
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TK Kunanka scored 22 points in a losing cause Saturday as the Lindsay Thurber Raiders were edged 63-62 by Lethbridge Winston Churchill in the boys final of the Hunting Hills Lightning senior high basketball tournament. Tournament MVP Jarrett Zilinski drained 14 points and added 11 rebounds and 10 assists for Lindsay Thurber. The Raiders were 83-74 winners over Holy Redeemer of Edson in a semifinal, getting 21 points from Ben Pasiuk and 14 from Justin Van Tetering.
OLDS GRIZZLYS Wolverines 8 Grizzlys 5 OLDS — The Olds Grizzlys coughed up six second-period goals Saturday in an 8-2 Alberta Junior Hockey League loss to the Whitecourt Wolverines. Trace Elson and Jordan Davies each tallied twice for the visitors in front of 494 fans at the Sportsplex. Jared Freadrich, John Mullally, Lance Yaremchuk and Justin Young
Thurber opened the tourney with a 72-70 overtime victory over Lloydminster. Kunanka netted 16 points for the Raiders, while Pasiuk scored 14 and Zilinski forced extra time with two free throws in the dying seconds. Meanwhile, the Notre Dame Cougars won bronze with a 72-63 victory over Holy Redeemer. Ken Villaluz led the Cougars with 14 points and six rebounds, while Josh Ballantyne, Cody White and Keegan MacDonald each scored 12 for the winners. also scored for Whitecourt. Lukas Pollock led the Grizzlys with two goals, while Chris Gerrie, Landon Kletke and Colton Sheen each scored once. Tanner McCorriston made 37 saves for the Wolverines, who were two-for-four on the power play. Billy Gorn blocked 24 shots for Olds, two-for-seven with a man advantage. The Grizzlys return to action Tuesday when they travel to Camrose to face the Kodiaks.
SCOREBOARD Hockey
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WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF x-Brandon 60 44 10 4 2 278 Regina 58 32 19 4 3 213 Swift Current 59 29 25 1 4 182 Moose Jaw 60 24 31 4 1 172 Prince Albert 60 24 33 2 1 172 Saskatoon 59 17 39 2 1 168
GA 188 183 189 222 214 253
Pt 94 71 63 53 51 37
GF 250 231 197 202 173 175
GA 168 184 192 214 167 253
Pt 77 77 69 64 60 43
WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF y-Kelowna 60 46 10 3 1 267 Victoria 60 33 23 3 1 210 Vancouver 60 26 31 1 2 171 Prince George 61 24 33 2 2 179 Kamloops 61 22 33 3 3 174
GA 152 184 204 254 227
Pt 96 70 55 52 50
Calgary Medicine Hat Red Deer Kootenay Edmonton Lethbridge
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CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL 59 36 18 1 4 60 37 20 1 2 59 30 20 4 5 60 31 27 1 1 60 27 27 4 2 60 18 35 4 3
U.S. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA x-Everett 60 36 17 3 4 208 165 Portland 59 35 20 1 3 220 188 Seattle 59 31 21 3 4 173 161 Spokane 58 27 27 3 1 162 181 Tri-City 60 27 30 0 3 159 193 z-league title; y-conference title;d-division leader; x-clinched playoff berth.
Pt 79 74 69 58 57
Saturday’s results Regina 4 Red Deer 1 Swift Current 5 Prince Albert 2 Brandon 7 Saskatoon 3 Seattle 7 Everett 0 Prince George 4 Moose Jaw 2 Portland 5 Lethbridge 2 Vancouver 1 Kamloops 0 Kootenay 5 Spokane 0 Calgary 7 Tri-City 2 Victoria 5 Kelowna 2 Sunday’s results Edmonton 5 Medicine Hat 1 Everett 5 Lethbridge 4 Monday’s games Regina at Saskatoon, 10:30 a.m. Tuesday’s games Kootenay at Swift Current, 6 p.m. Calgary at Seattle, 8:05 p.m. Portland at Tri-City, 8:05 p.m. Wednesday’s games Medicine Hat at Brandon, 6 p.m. Kootenay at Regina, 6 p.m. Swift Current at Saskatoon, 6:05 p.m. Red Deer at Edmonton, 7 p.m. Calgary at Portland, 8 p.m. Victoria at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m. Everett at Spokane, 8:05 p.m.
Arizona at New Jersey, 5 p.m. Detroit at Anaheim, 8 p.m.
Red Deer 7 6 11 — 24 Regina 15 13 9 — 37 Goal — Red Deer: Toth (L, 23-15-3); Regina: Brown (W, 4-4-0). Power plays (goal-chances) — Red Deer: 0-4; Regina: 3-9. WHL Scoring Leaders Trevor Cox, MH Cole Sanford, MH Tim McGauley, Bra Oliver Bjorkstrand, Por Nick Merkley, Kel Rourke Chartier, Kel Cole Ully, Kam Adam Tambellini, CAL Jaedon Descheneau, Koo Nikita Scherbak, Eve Connor Rankin, CAL Jack Rodewald, MJ Austin Carroll, Vic Jansen Harkins, PG Luke Philp, Koo Tyson Baillie, Kel Adam Helewka, Spo Chase De Leo, Por Brayden Point, MJ
G 23 46 37 43 17 46 29 41 27 24 28 28 34 18 26 34 31 29 27
A 71 40 47 39 62 32 48 31 44 47 42 42 35 51 41 32 34 36 38
National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts Montreal 59 38 16 5 81 Tampa Bay 62 37 19 6 80 Detroit 57 33 14 10 76 Boston 59 29 21 9 67 Florida 59 26 21 12 64 Ottawa 57 24 23 10 58 Toronto 60 24 31 5 53 Buffalo 60 17 38 5 39
Pts 94 86 84 82 79 78 77 72 71 71 70 70 69 69 67 66 65 65 65
GF 157 203 170 157 143 163 167 110
GA 131 167 149 156 166 161 183 202
Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts N.Y. Islanders 61 39 20 2 80 N.Y. Rangers 58 36 16 6 78 Pittsburgh 60 34 17 9 77 Washington 61 33 18 10 76 Philadelphia 60 26 23 11 63 New Jersey 59 24 26 9 57 Columbus 58 26 28 4 56 Carolina 58 21 30 7 49
GF 195 185 172 181 161 133 153 130
GA 172 145 149 152 174 158 180 158
WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts Nashville 60 40 13 7 87 St. Louis 59 38 17 4 80 Chicago 60 35 20 5 75 Winnipeg 61 30 20 11 71 Minnesota 59 31 21 7 69 Dallas 60 27 24 9 63 Colorado 60 26 23 11 63
GF 181 186 177 169 168 189 159
GA 141 146 144 166 156 198 170
Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 60 37 16 7 81 178 168 Vancouver 59 34 22 3 71 169 155 Los Angeles 58 28 18 12 68 161 152 Calgary 59 32 23 4 68 171 156 San Jose 61 30 23 8 68 171 174 Arizona 59 20 32 7 47 133 198 Edmonton 61 17 34 10 44 140 205 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Saturday’s summary Pats 4, Rebels 1 First Period 1. Regina, Gabrielle 19 (Brooks, Harrison) 15:49. Penalties — Johnson RD (tripping) 4:05, Mahura RD (tripping) 13:46, Pawlenchuk RD (delay of game) 19:14, Padakin Reg (hooking) 19:54. Second Period 2. Regina, Christoffer 19 (Williams, Steel) 6:52 (pp). 3. Regina, Brooks 22 (Gabrielle, D’Amico) 11:34 (pp). 4. Regina, Williams 7 (Hobbs, Christoffer) 13:41 (pp). Penalties — Grman RD (checking from behind) 4:03, Strand RD (roughing) 4:03, Smith Reg (roughing) 4:03, Nogier RD (slashing) 5:30, Nogier RD (delay of game) 9:36, De Wit RD (tripping) 12:36, Williams Reg (elbowing) 17:19, Cole Reg (hooking) 20:00. Third Period 5. Red Deer, Fleury 4 (Nogier, Mahura) 2:02. Penalties — Johnson RD (10-minute misconduct) 13:04, Gabrielle Reg (10-minute misconduct) 13:04, Fleury RD (roughing) 14:10, Brooks Reg (roughing) 14:10, Wagner Reg (boarding) 14:10, Nogier RD (slashing) 15:30, Doetzel RD (roughing) 18:32. Shots on goal
Saturday’s Games Washington 3, N.Y. Islanders 2, SO Philadelphia 3, Nashville 2, SO Toronto 4, Winnipeg 3, OT Montreal 3, Columbus 1 Ottawa 4, Florida 1 New Jersey 3, Carolina 1 Anaheim 2, Edmonton 1 Pittsburgh 4, St. Louis 2 Detroit 7, Dallas 6, OT Tampa Bay 4, Arizona 2 Los Angeles 2, San Jose 1
Tuesday ● Senior high basketball: Lindsay Thurber at Hunting Hills, Stettler at Notre Dame, Sylvan Lake at Lacombe, Camrose at Rocky Mountain House, Wetaskiwin at Ponoka; girls at 6 p.m., boys to follow. ● Peewee AA hockey playoffs: Bow Valley Red at Olds, if necessary, 6:15 p.m.; Bow Valley Black at Red Deer Parkland, if necessary, 6:30 p.m., TBA. ● Men’s basketball: Vikings vs. Lacombe All Sports Cresting, Bulldog Scrap Metal vs. Wells Furniture; 7:15 and 8:30 p.m., Lindsay Thurber. ● Bantam AA hockey playoffs: Airdrie at Lacombe, if necessary, 7:45 p.m. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Blackfalds at Red Deer, fourth game of best-of-seven Northern Division semifinal, 8 p.m., Arena.
Tuesday’s Games Vancouver at Boston, 5 p.m. Arizona at N.Y. Islanders, 5 p.m. Calgary at N.Y. Rangers, 5 p.m. Philadelphia at Carolina, 5 p.m. Buffalo at Columbus, 5 p.m. Montreal at St. Louis, 6 p.m. Colorado at Nashville, 6 p.m. Edmonton at Minnesota, 6 p.m. Dallas at Winnipeg, 6 p.m. Florida at Chicago, 6:30 p.m. Detroit at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m. Saturday’s summary Ducks 2, Oilers 1 First Period 1. Anaheim, Beauchemin 6 (Palmieri, Rakell) :45 (pp). Penalties — Roy Edm (hooking) 0:41, Thompson Ana (slashing) 2:52. Second Period 2. Edmonton, Purcell 8 (Yakupov, Roy) :28. Penalties — None. Third Period 3. Anaheim, Getzlaf 19 (Fowler, Palmieri) 12:47. Penalties — Thompson Ana (tripping) 14:42. Shots on goal Anaheim 8 7 6 — 21 Edmonton 10 6 11 — 27 Goal — Anaheim: Gibson (W, 5-4-0); Edmonton: Scrivens (L, 11-19-7). Power plays (goal-chances) — Anaheim: 1-1; Edmonton: 0-2.
Wednesday ● WHL: Red Deer at Edmonton, 7 p.m. (The Drive). ● Bantam AA hockey playoffs: Olds at Sylvan Lake, 8 p.m., if necessary.
NHL Scoring Leaders Nicklas Backstrom, Wash Patrick Kane, Chi John Tavares, NYI Alex Ovechkin, Wash Jakub Voracek, Pha Vladimir Tarasenko, StL Tyler Seguin, Dal Sidney Crosby, Pgh Rick Nash, NYR Jamie Benn, Dal Ryan Getzlaf, Ana Tyler Johnson, TB Steven Stamkos, TB Joe Pavelski, SJ
G 18 27 29 38 19 31 29 19 37 23 19 22 32 31
A 46 36 33 23 42 28 30 40 21 35 38 34 23 24
AJHL North Division GP W L OTLSOLGF y-Spruce Grove 58 47 6 3 2 246 x-Lloydminster 58 31 19 3 5 182 x-Bonnyville 58 29 19 6 4 192 x-Fort McMurray 58 30 22 4 2 173 x-Drayton Valley 57 24 22 6 5 155 x-Sherwood Park 58 26 25 4 3 165 x-Whitecourt 59 23 28 4 4 179 Grand Prairie 58 15 38 2 3 117
Pts 64 63 62 61 61 59 59 59 58 58 57 56 55 55
GA 115 150 179 171 180 174 205 237
South Division GP W L OTLSOLGF GA x-Camrose 57 45 8 2 2 215 122 x-Brooks 58 41 13 1 3 223 160 x-Okotoks 57 37 15 3 2 174 143 x-Drumheller 58 30 21 4 3 180 178 x-Olds 57 23 25 5 4 192 216 x-Canmore 58 25 31 1 1 183 225 Ca. Mustangs 57 19 34 3 1 164 213 Ca. Canucks 58 17 33 3 5 155 227 x — clinched playoff berth; y — clinched division.
Pt 99 70 68 66 59 59 54 35 Pt 94 86 79 67 55 52 42 42
Saturday’s results Brooks 5 Canmore 3 Okotoks 3 Camrose 2 (OT) Whitecourt 8 Olds 5 Drayton Valley 3 Fort McMurray 2 (OT) Lloydminster 3 Grand Prairie 1 Sunday’s results Drumheller 3 Calgary Canucks 2 Spruce Grove 2 Whitecourt 1 Bonnyville 4 Sherwood Park 1 Drayton Valley 4 Fort McMurray 2
Sunday’s Games Nashville 2, Buffalo 1, SO N.Y. Rangers 4, Columbus 3, SO Philadelphia 3, Washington 2 Boston 6, Chicago 2 Vancouver 4, N.Y. Islanders 0 Pittsburgh 5, Florida 1 Colorado 5, Tampa Bay 4 Minnesota 6, Dallas 2
Tuesday’s games Olds at Camrose, 7 p.m. Okotoks at Calgary Mustangs, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday’s games Canmore at Calgary Canucks, 7 p.m. Spruce Grove at Drayton Valley, 7:30 p.m.
Monday’s Games
Racing 25. (34) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 203, 44.2, 19. 26. (43) Bobby Labonte, Ford, 203, 38.3, 18. 27. (21) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 203, 80.1, 17. 28. (31) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 203, 72, 0. 29. (32) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 203, 72.3, 15. 30. (37) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 203, 61.8, 14. 31. (23) Michael McDowell, Ford, 203, 64.8, 13. 32. (14) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 203, 39.2, 12. 33. (1) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 203, 106.7, 13. 34. (29) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, accident, 202, 54.8, 10. 35. (35) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 202, 55, 9. 36. (16) Mike Wallace, Toyota, 199, 26.8, 8. 37. (18) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, accident, 197, 61.3, 7. 38. (22) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 184, 43.2, 6. 39. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford, engine, 175, 52.2, 0. 40. (25) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, 161, 43.8, 0. 41. (39) Brad Keselowski, Ford, engine, 160, 76.6, 3. 42. (7) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, accident, 72, 59.5, 2. 43. (17) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, engine, 18, 26.4, 0. Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 161.939 mph. Time of Race: 3 hours, 8 minutes, 2 seconds. Margin of Victory: 0.219 seconds. Caution Flags: 7 for 26 laps. Lead Changes: 27 among 12 drivers.
2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts ROUND ROBIN Team (Skip) W L x-Manitoba (Jones) 10 1 x-Alberta (Sweeting) 9 2 x-Saskatchewan (Lawton) 8 3 x-Canada (Homan) 7 4 Northern Ont. (T.Horgan) 6 5 Ontario (Hastings) 5 6 Nova Scotia (Arsenault) 5 6 N.L. (Strong) 4 7 P.E.I. (Birt) 4 7 N.Brunswick (S.Robichaud) 4 7 Quebec (Mann) 3 8 B.C. (Knezevic) 1 10 x — clinched playoff berth.
● College volleyball: ACAC women’s championship tournament at Olds College. ● JV basketball: Zone championships at Notre Dame and Hunting Hills. ● College basketball: Briercrest at RDC;
● Heritage junior B hockey: Red Deer at Blackfalds, seventh game of bestof-seven Northern Division semifinal, if necessary, 3:30 p.m. ● Senior AAA hockey: Okotoks at Innisfail, fourth game of best-of-seven Chinook/provincial semifinal, 5 p.m.
Basketball National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 37 18 .673 — Brooklyn 22 31 .415 14 Boston 20 32 .385 15 Philadelphia 12 43 .218 25 New York 10 45 .182 27 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 44 12 .786 — Washington 33 23 .589 11 Miami 23 31 .426 20 Charlotte 22 32 .407 21 Orlando 19 39 .328 26 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 35 21 .625 — Cleveland 35 22 .614 1/2 Milwaukee 31 24 .564 3 Detroit 23 33 .411 12 Indiana 23 33 .411 12
Golden State L.A. Clippers Phoenix Sacramento L.A. Lakers
W 43 37 29 19 13
L 10 19 27 35 41
Pct .811 .661 .518 .352 .241
GB — 7 15 24 30
1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2
1/2 Saturday’s Games Oklahoma City 110, Charlotte 103 New Orleans 105, Miami 91 Chicago 112, Phoenix 107 Houston 98, Toronto 76 L.A. Clippers 126, Sacramento 99
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1/2 1/2 1/2
1/2 1/2 1/2
Sunday’s Games Cleveland 101, New York 83 Atlanta 97, Milwaukee 86 Detroit 106, Washington 89 Orlando 103, Philadelphia 98 Indiana 104, Golden State 98 Oklahoma City 119, Denver 94 Dallas 92, Charlotte 81 Memphis 98, Portland 92 Boston at L.A. Lakers, late Monday’s Games Philadelphia at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Toronto at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Milwaukee at Chicago, 8 p.m. Minnesota at Houston, 8 p.m. Boston at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Brooklyn at Denver, 9 p.m. San Antonio at Utah, 9 p.m. Memphis at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Golden State at Washington, 7 p.m. Cleveland at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Indiana at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Toronto at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Lacrosse National Lacrosse League East Division GP W L Pct GF Toronto 8 7 1 .875 110 Rochester 8 5 3 .625 93 Buffalo 9 4 5 .444 105 Minnesota 7 3 4 .429 78 New England 7 2 5 .286 85
PLAYOFFS Saturday’s results Page Playoffs Three vs. Four Saskatchewan (Lawton) 8 Canada (Homan) 7 (extra end) Semifinal Alberta (Sweeting) 7 Saskatchewan (Lawton) 6
Edmonton Colorado Vancouver Calgary
Sunday’s results Third Place Canada (Homan) 7 Saskatchewan (Lawton) 5 Championship Manitoba (Jones) 6 Alberta (Sweeting) 5
GA GB 78 — 86 2 117 3 1/2 94 3 1/2 94 4 1/2
West Division GP W L Pct GF GA GB 6 4 2 .667 76 54 — 7 4 3 .571 98 90 1/2 7 3 4 .429 93 106 1 1/2 7 1 6 .143 88 104 3 1/2
WEEK EIGHT Sunday’s results Colorado 14 New England 12 Saturday’s results Rochester 13 Buffalo 12 (OT) Calgary 16 Vancouver 13 Friday’s results Toronto 13 New England 12 (OT) WEEK NINE Friday, February 27 Toronto at Edmonton, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, February 28 Colorado at Buffalo, 5:30 p.m. Calgary at Rochester, 5:30 p.m. Minnesota at Vancouver, 8 p.m.
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Transactions Saturday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX — Signed manager John Farrell to a contract extension through the 2017 season. SEATTLE MARINERS — Agreed to terms with LHP Joe Saunders on a minor league contract. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Agreed to terms with OF Chris Dickerson on a minor league contract. National League LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Agreed to terms with RHP Brandon Beachy on a one-year contract. Placed RHP Chris Withrow on the 60-day DL. WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Exercised their option on manager Matt Williams. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association DALLAS MAVERICKS — Signed C Bernard James to a second 10-day contract. MILWAUKEE BUCKS — Waiverd C Larry Sanders. PHILADELPHIA 76ERS — Waived F Andrei Kirilenko. PHOENIX SUNS — Signed C Earl Barron to a 10day contract. UTAH JAZZ — Waived C Kendrick Perkins. HOCKEY National Hockey League ARIZONA COYOTES — Assigned F Alex Bolduc to Portland (AHL). CALGARY FLAMES — Sent C Sam Bennett to Kingston (OHL). CAROLINA HURRICANES — Recalled D Michal Jordan from Charlotte (AHL). DALLAS STARS— Re-assigned F Brendan Ranford to Texas (AHL). PITTSBURGH PENGUINS — Assigned D Harrison Ruopp from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) to Wheel-
ing (ECHL). WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Recalled D Cameron Schilling from Hershey (AHL). American Hockey League ADIRONDACK PHANTOMS — Recalled G Doug Carr from Colorado (ECHL). CHICAGO WOLVES — Recalled D Jake Chelios from Kalamazoo (ECHL). SPRINGFIELD FALCONS — Returned D Mike Little to Florida (ECHL). ECHL ECHL — Suspended Stockton F Klarc Wilson six games. ALASKA ACES — Released D Dustin Molle. BAKERSFIELD CONDORS — Signed F Andrew Radjenovic. COLORADO EAGLES — Added G Spencer McLay as emergency backup. FLORIDA EVERBLADES — Loaned D Mike Cornell to Chicago (AHL). SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS — Added G John Havrilack as emergency backup. Sunday’s Sports Transactions BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MEMPHIS CRIZZLIES — Assigned F-C Jarnell Stokes and G Russ Smith to Iowa (NBADL). MILWAUKEE BUCKS — Waived C Larry Sanders. PHILADELPHIA 76ERS— Waived F Malcolm Thomas. Signed G Ishmael Smith. HOCKEY National Hockey League CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Agreed to terms with G Scott Darling on a two-year contract extension through the 2016-17 season. Recalled F Joakim Nordstrom and G Scott Darling from Rockford (AHL). Assigned F Ryan Hartman and G Antti
Raanta to Rockford. DALLAS STARS — Recalled F Brendan Ranford from Texas (AHL) and then assigned Ranford back to Texas. FLORIDA PANTHERS — Recalled F Vincent Trocheck from San Antonio (AHL) and F Steven Hodges from Cincinnati (ECHL) to San Antonio. Reassigned D Shane O’Brien to San Antonio. American Hockey League AHL — Suspended Bridgeport LW Brett Gallant one game. CHARLOTTE CHECKERS — Signed D Mike Cornell to a professional tryout agreement. GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS — Assigned F Kyle Bonis to Toledo (ECHL). HARTFORD WOLF PACK — Signed D Sean Escobedo to a professional tryout agreement. ECHL ECHL — Suspended Toledo D Cody Lampl one game. Fined F Chaz Johnson an undisclosed amount. ALASKA ACES — Signed F Erik Higby and D Scott Warner. Released G Jeff Barney as emergency backup. ELMIRA JACKALS — Loaned D Nick Tuzzolino to Rochester (AHL). KALAMAZOO WINGS — Signed D John Kivisto. WHEELING NAILERS — Signed D Tanner Burton.
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● College volleyball: ACAC women’s championship tournament at Olds College. ● JV basketball: Zone championships at Notre Dame and Hunting Hills. ● Minor midget AAA hockey: Airdrie/ Cochrane at Red Deer North Star, 11:30 a.m., Arena. ● College basketball: Briercrest at RDC; women at 1 p.m., men to follow. ● WHL: Lethbridge at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Centrium. ● AJHL: Drayton Valley at Olds, 7 p.m. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Blackfalds at Red Deer, sixth game of best-of-seven Northern Division semifinal, if necessary, 8 p.m., Arena. ● Senior AAA hockey: Bentley at Fort Saskatchewan, fourth game of best-ofseven Chinook/provincial semifinal, 8 p.m.; Okotoks at Innisfail, third game of best-of-seven Chinook/provincial semifinal, 8:30 p.m.
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NASCAR Sprint Cup-Daytona 500 Sunday At Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Fla. Lap length: 2.5 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (5) Joey Logano, Ford, 203 laps, 125.3 rating, 47 points. 2. (11) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 203, 116.3, 42. 3. (3) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 203, 124.9, 42. 4. (42) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 203, 109.9, 41. 5. (2) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 203, 104.9, 40. 6. (41) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 203, 63.1, 39. 7. (9) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 203, 88.4, 37. 8. (10) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 203, 98.4, 37. 9. (13) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 203, 104.5, 35. 10. (8) Greg Biffle, Ford, 203, 91.5, 35. 11. (26) David Gilliland, Ford, 203, 61.3, 33. 12. (38) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, 203, 76.1, 32. 13. (27) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 203, 74.4, 32. 14. (30) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 203, 73.4, 30. 15. (33) Aric Almirola, Ford, 203, 59.4, 29. 16. (24) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 203, 69.3, 0. 17. (28) David Ragan, Ford, 203, 45.1, 27. 18. (36) Johnny Sauter, Toyota, 203, 50.7, 0. 19. (4) Matt Crafton, Toyota, 203, 54.2, 0. 20. (40) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 203, 48.1, 25. 21. (20) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 203, 69.6, 23. 22. (19) Cole Whitt, Ford, 203, 54.8, 22. 23. (15) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 203, 81, 21. 24. (6) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 203, 87.7, 21.
Thursday ● College volleyball: ACAC women’s championship tournament at Olds College. ● College women’s hockey: SAIT at RDC, first game of best-of-three ACAC semifinal, 7 p.m., Arena. ● Men’s basketball: Orangemen vs. Carstar, Grandview vs. Monstars; 7:15 and 8:30 p.m., Lindsay Thurber.
women at 6 p.m., men to follow. ● WHL: Prince Albert at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Centrium. ● College men’s hockey: Portage at RDC, 7 p.m., Penhold Regional Multiplex. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Red Deer at Blackfalds, fifth game of best-of-seven Northern Division semifinal, if necessary, 7:30 p.m. ● Senior AAA hockey: Fort Saskatchewan at Bentley, third game of best-of-seven Chinook/provincial semifinal, 8:30 p.m.
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Hahn holds off duo for first win BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — Surrounded by stars in the city and on the golf course, James Hahn turned in the performance of his life Sunday at the Northern Trust Open. In trouble behind the 10th green at Riviera in a three-man playoff, he hit a flop shot over the back bunker and made a 10-foot putt to stay in the game when Dustin Johnson hit a shot that was even better. On the third extra hole, Hahn remembered the subtle break and holed a 25-foot birdie putt. He was too nervous to watch Johnson try to match the birdie from 12 feet. And he was too stunned to dance. By closing with a tough par for a 2-under 69, and making two birdies in the playoff, Hahn captured his first PGA Tour title and earned his first trip to the Masters. Until Sunday, he was best known as the guy who did the “Gangnam Style” dance before the crazies on the 16th hole at Phoenix. On Sunday, he was amazed and humbled at what hit him at Riviera just as the Academy Awards was getting started. His story is fit for Hollywood. Hahn once sold shoes at a high-end department store to make a living. He was on the verge of giving up on golf in 2008 when he was down to his last $200 and decided then to work a little harder. And he then he won a PGA Tour event in a playoff over Johnson and Paul Casey, weaving his way through traffic on the back nine in which seven players had at least a share of the lead. “I never would have thought I would win this tournament,” Hahn said. It looked like it would belong to so many others. Johnson, in his third tournament back from his six-month break for “personal challenges,” had gone 21 holes without a bogey and was tied for the lead with Sergio Garcia with a lob wedge for his third shot to the par-5 17th. He hit into a bunker and made bogey, and then narrowly missed a 10-foot birdie putt on the 18th to win it. He shot 69. Casey made a late surge only to bogey the last hole for a 68. Hahn joined with at 6-under 278 with a tough up-and-down for par on the 18th, not even realizing it would be enough to get into a playoff. Garcia was playing the 17th behind them and had a one-shot lead. But the Spaniard three-putted from 50 feet on the fringe for a bogey, and then chipped weakly to 25 feet on the 18th for another bogey and 71. “I’ve always been truthful to myself and I didn’t
Siminova wins silver and bronze at Alberta Junior Tennis Championships Tereza Simonova led the Red Deer Tennis Club with two podium finishes at the U12 and U16 Alberta Junior Championships in Red Deer on the weekend. No. 3 seeded Simonova finished third in the U16 girls singles division, beating No. 4 Maya Dukaric of Calgary 6-2, 6-2 in her final match. She opened with a 6-3, 6-0 win over Mia Kupres of Edmonton, but a 6-4, 6-7(1), 6-3 loss to No. 2 Neetika Sud of Calgary in the next round sent her to the relegation side of the bracket. She bounced back with a 7-6(4), 6-3 win over Emma Rutherford of Calgary to set up the showdown with Dukaric. Simonova added a silver medal in U16 girls doubles, teaming with Sud to beat Sarah Cheverie and Jia Xuan Tan 6-3, 6-2 in their first match before losing 7-5, 6-1 to Dukaric and Ashleigh Jacobs in the final. Ella Collins finished fourth in U12 girls singles, falling 6-4, 6-1 to Martyna Ostrzygalo of Edmonton in the bronze medal game. She opened with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Sydney Baffoe of Edmonton, but fell 6-3, 6-0 to Kupres in her second match. She bounced back to win her next three matches — Katja Farrah Jules Viberg of Edmonton (7-5, 6-1); Alexandra Jewitt of Sherwood Park (6-2, 7-5); Hailey Murphy of Calgary (6-0, 6-2) — before her final match with Ostrzygalo. However, Collins did grab the U12 girls doubles title, pairing with Murphy to beat No.1 Bianca Radu and Emma Rutherford 6-3, 6-4 and No. 2 Viberg and Kupres 6-2, 2-6, 10-7. No. 1 Ghouse Faisal from Edmonton was the U12 boys winner; No. 1 Rutherford was the U12 girls champ; No. 1 Danny Wu from Edmonton earned the boys U16 gold; No. 1 Jacobs from Calgary earned the U16 girls championship. In doubles play, Ghouse Faisal and Kai Van Driel won the U12 boys title; and Maximilian Szczypien and Wu earned U16 boys gold.
deserve to win this week. It’s as simple as that,” Garcia said. Jordan Spieth, who four-putted from just off the green at No. 4, thought he needed to be at 7 under to have a chance and nearly chipped in on the 18th. But it ran 6 feet by the hole, and he missed that one for a bogey and a 70 to finish one shot out of the playoff. So did Hideki Matsuyama (67) and Keegan Bradley (68). So much went right for Hahn, and it was a long time coming for the 33-year-old from Cal, born in South Korea and raised in the Bay Area. “Hats off to James, making a long putt like that,” Johnson said. “I played with him all day, so I knew he was rolling the putter really well.” Three pars on the 18th in the playoff sent them to the 10th hole, which was 310 yards of trouble and terror. Casey had the best shot, a 3-wood in the collection area left of the green. He pitched to 15 feet. Johnson and Hahn were in the wet rough behind the green. “I didn’t think I would have the longest birdie putt after seeing where those guys were,” Casey said. “But those guys played phenomenal recoveries, absolutely brilliant.” Hahn pitched to 10 feet, and Johnson followed him with a shot into 3 feet. Johnson had the advantage again on the par-3 14th, the third extra hole, until Hahn poured in what turned out to be the winning putt. He was even more excited about what happens next, and he wasn’t talking about his first trip to Augusta National. His wife, Stephanie, is expecting their first child the week after the World Golf Championship at Doral. Even if Hahn stays eligible, he said he won’t play. First, he has to pick out a name for his daughter. “I’m going to have to talk to my wife about ’Riviera.’ I think that’s a good name,” Hahn said. Retief Goosen, the 54-hole leader, held on as long as he could until a horrid stretch on the back nine. The 46-year-old South African, going for his first victory in nearly six years, went from the trees on the left to the trees on the right and made double bogey on No. 13. He followed with two more bogeys. Only a pair of birdies at the end salvaged an otherwise miserable final round and he closed with a 75. Graham DeLaet was the top Canadian at 4-under. The Weyburn, Sask. native entered the final round in second place but a 2-over 73 dropped him into a tie for eighth spot with Bae-Sang-Moon, who was tied for the lead until bogeys on the 11th and 12th holes. He closed with a 72. Vijay Singh, who turned 52 on Sunday, was tied for the lead with a beautiful bunker shot to 10 feet on No. 10 for birdie. He didn’t made another birdie the rest of the way, fell back with a bogey on the 15th as the rain started to pound Riviera, and then taking double bogey on the par-3 16th. He shot 72.
Smith’s record breaking performance highlights solid showing for Catalina club at Western Canadian Championships BY ADVOCATE STAFF EDMONTON — Rebecca Smith led a record breaking performance by the Red Deer Catalina Swim Club at the 2015 Speedo Western Canadian Championships on the weekend. Smith set provincial records in the U14 girls 100-metre freestyle (56.61 seconds) and the 50-metre freestyle (26.34) — earning gold in both — while also finishing first in the 100-metre backstroke, 50-metre backstroke and 100-metre fly. She added silver medals in the 200-metre backstroke and 200-metre freestyle and a bronze medal in the 200-metre individual medley. In addition, Smith helped the Catalinas on to the podium for the first time in the relays, joining Lainie Wareham, Mady Smith and Kyla Leibel to earn silver
Midget A Jared Ferguson notched both goals for Red Deer Canpro in a regular-season ending 2-2 tie with Viking. Major bantam girls The Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs split two weekend home-ice games, beating the Rocky Mountain Raiders 4-3 Saturday and falling 5-2 to the Calgary Rangers Sunday. On Saturday, the Chiefs got goals from Kaley Mueller, Shae Demale, Shaelynne Bilodeau and Kira Weddell. Chantelle Sandquist made 21 saves for Sutter Fund, outshot 24-19. Caleigh Meraw and Jade Bussard scored for the Chiefs in Sunday’s setback. Sutter Fund, outshot 2617, got a 21-save outing from Mandi Fitzsimons.
in the 4x50 medley relay; and Wareham, Mady Smith and Kristen Trepanier to finish third in the 4x100 medley relay. In U16 boys, Josh Young finished second in both the 200-metre and 50-metre breast stroke and third in the 100-metre breast stroke. Meanwhile, Daniel Stayer was third in the 50-metre free and sixth in the 100 freestyle. In 16 and over girls, Mady Smith swam to bronze in the 50 breast stroke and fourth in the 100 breast stroke; Wareham was fifth in the 100 backstroke and 200 backstroke and ninth in the 50 back stroke. Also in U15 girls, Trepanier was second in the 200 fly, fourth in the 100 fly and fifth in the 50 fly; Leibel was seventh in the 50 and 100 fly and ninth in the 50 free. In the 4x100 free relay, Leibel, Mady Smith, Trepanier and Rebecca Smith finished fifth. In the 4x50 free relay, Rebecca Smith, Leibel, Mady Smith and Wareham finished fifth.
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MINOR HOCKEY ROUNDUP Minor midget AAA Seth Stratton fired three goals to help the Red Deer North Star Chiefs defeat the Calgary Canucks 6-3 in their lone weekend contest. Also scoring for the Chiefs were Austin Lawson, Nathan Dyck and Josh Tarzwell. Justin Travis made 27 saves for the visitors, who held a 46-30 advantage in shots while taking three of eight minor penalties. Meanwhile, the Red Deer Aero Equipment Chiefs split a pair of weekend games, winning 6-5 over the host Calgary Bruins Sunday, 24 hours after dropping a 5-1 home-ice decision to the Calgary Rangers. The Chiefs employed a balanced attack in their victory, getting a goal from each of Bradley Hellofs, Devon Fankhamel, Joel Ray, Brenden Davidson, Braidon Westin and Jacksyn Goodall. Shae Herbert made 28 saves for the win as the Chiefs enjoyed a 3833 margin in shots. On Saturday, Jarrett Brandon notched the lone Aero Equipment goal and Chiefs netminder Riley Katchuik made 14 saves. The Chiefs outshot their guests 32-19.
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James Hahn holds the winner’s trophy after his onestroke victory on the third playoff hole against two other players in the final round of the Northern Trust Open golf tournament at Riviera Country Club in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles Sunday.
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Above: Jordan Hupp rides Swift Justice during the short go at the first annual Rebel Energy Services Professional Bull Riding event on Saturday at the Enmax Centrium. Hupp earned a score of 85.5 on the ride. Below: Bullriders from around the world are introduced to the crowd at the first annual Rebel Energy Services Professional Bullriding event.
For the first time in years, the ice was removed from the Enmax Centrium in favour of dirt and bull riding chutes, and Red Deerians filled the stands for a different kind of Saturday night entertainment. As some would call it, the most dangerous and thrilling eight seconds in sports. The first annual Rebel Energy Services Red Deer Professional Bull Riding event made its debut in the city, and kicked off the 2015 Canadian Touring Pro season on Saturday. A total of 31 riders from across North America put their skills to the test, going up against handpicked bulls from nine different contractors. The top ten went for a second ride, vying for $20,000 in added prize money at one of the top-five paying events in Canada. In the end, Garrett Green, 23, of Meeting Creek, Alta. took home three different buckles after winning the long go, short go and aggregate. Green earned matching scores of 86.5 for a total of 173 points on two head, as well as 60 points towards the PBR’s World Standings. The event also featured Canadian rodeo champions Scott Schiffner, Chad Besplug, Jesse Torkelson and Tyler Thomson. Schiffner came in second in the long go with a score of 85. The Canadian Touring Pro’s next stop will be the LA Towing Bridge City Chrysler PBR Challenge in Lethbridge on March 6-7.
Rodeo Clown Josh “Porkchop” Garrick, dubbed “The biggest little man in Pro Rodeo”, tosses his hat while dancing for the crowd at the first annual Rebel Energy Services Professional Bullriding event on Saturday at the Enmax Centrium.
Above: Scott Schiffner, from Strathmore, hurries to get out of the way after bull Freakzoid bucked him off during his second ride of the night at the first annual Rebel Energy Services Professional Bull Riding event on Saturday at the Enmax Centrium. Left: Mexican bullrider Rosendo Ramirez watches the replay of his ride while bullfighters chase down the bull that bucked him off
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Deer Westerner Park. One of the features at the 2015 show is hunting duo Jason Acorn and partner Calvin Buckler of Boneyard TV show. They will host seminars throughout the weekend. Boneyard is into season three on Wild TV with its documentary-style hunting programming. The sportsman and outdoor show hours are Friday from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults; $5 for children 7-12 years of age. Children six and under are free. Westerner Park is located at 4847A 19th St. For more details and a list of exhibitors, check www.reddeersportsmanshow.com.
Robotics and artificial intelligence on the agenda for Philosopher’s Cafe Artificial intelligence and robotics will be discussed at the Philosopher’s Cafe at Red Deer College on Thursday. Here Come the Bots: Moral Issues in AI and Robotics is the title of the event. It is at 7 p.m. in the college library at 100 College Boulevard. Dan Haas, an RDC philosophy instructor, will host the cafe. Everyone is welcome. No philosophical training or expertise is required. The event is free and refreshments will be served. For more details, call 403-342-3344.
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Ottawa’s stake in GM could help deficit BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The Harper government’s push to deliver a balanced budget despite the burden of low oil prices has attracted fresh attention to a potential stockpile of federal cash: a multi-billion-dollar taxpayer stake in the auto business. The government’s remaining 73.4 million shares in General Motors are now worth more than $3.4 billion in total, thanks to the combined effect of a solid stock price and a weakened Canadian dollar. In fact, once the Canadian exchange rate is factored in on the U.S.-priced stock, its per-share value is higher than it has been in more than five years. The government needs to make $4 billion in proceeds from its remaining shares to break even on its initial investment, which would leave it only $600 million short if it sold the stock at current values. Earlier this month, Ottawa became the only North American government still holding stock acquired as part of the 2009 effort to bail out the thensputtering automaker. Ontario’s recent sale of its last GM holdings may add to the federal government’s temptation to offload some — or all — of its own stock. The U.S. government sold the last of its stake in December 2013. Renewed interest in Ottawa’s stash of GM shares surfaced last month as one of several possible money-generating options that could help the Conservative government live up to its prom-
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A sign stands outside Oshawa’s General Motors car assembly plant in Oshawa, Canada. The Government of Canada’s remaining 73.4 million shares in General Motors are now worth more than $3.4 billion in total, thanks to the combined effect of a solid stock price and a weakened Canadian dollar. ise of balancing the 2015-16 election budget. Fulfilling the pledge will be central to Tory re-election fortunes. The government insists it will achieve a balanced budget even as lower crude prices indirectly carve billions of dollars out of federal revenues. Last fall, the government predicted a $1.6-billion surplus for 2015-16, but the price of oil fell even further in the months that followed and forced Finance Minister Joe Oliver to delay the
budget until at least April. Oliver has even acknowledged achieving balance may mean dipping into Ottawa’s $3-billion contingency reserve, which was set aside for unforeseen circumstances. Selling the GM stock and booking the proceeds in the 2015-16 budget could help Ottawa offset the financial blow from the oil slump. Ottawa has reiterated its intention to eventually unload its shares. But Conservative MP Rick Dykstra
Oil price to hurt lenders’ investment banking profits FIRST QUARTER FINANCIALS TO BE RELEASED THIS WEEK BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Canada’s top lenders are expected to report a decline in their investment banking profits when they release their first quarter financial results this week, largely due to a slowdown in oilpatch business. Oil and gas companies are major clients when it comes to investment and corporate banking services, enlisting banks to help them generate cash for new projects by issuing stocks or debt on the public markets. It’s a lucrative division that contributes up to 20 per cent of the bank earnings. But the recent plunge in the price of oil has dragged down energy sector spending with it, reducing the need to raise capital on the markets. “We do expect that the advisory fees that were contributed by energy previously are going to drop to fairly close to zero,” said Barclays analyst John Aiken. James Shanahan, an analyst with Edward Jones, says investment banking generates higher profit margins than other lines of business. It is also the segment that is likely to show the first signs of weakness due to the drastic decline in the price of oil, which has been hovering at US$50 in recent weeks — a sharp drop from last summer when it traded for about $100 a barrel. Analysts are also concerned about the impact on the banks’ loan books if oil and gas companies get into financial trouble or oilsand workers lose their jobs and begin defaulting on their mortgage payments.
‘THE FIRST AREA OF WEAKNESS IS GOING TO BE ON THE CONSUMER BORROWING BOOK — ALL THOSE PEOPLE IN ALBERTA HAVE LOST THEIR JOBS BECAUSE OF THE HEADCOUNT REDUCTIONS. THEY ARE GOING TO BE THE FIRST DEFAULTS THAT BANKS SEE ON THEIR LOANS.’ — JOHN AITKEN BARCLAYS ANAYLYST
But analysts do not expect credit issues to begin surfacing until late this year. “We don’t expect to see the credit implications, if any, until late in 2015, early 2016,” Aiken said. The impact of oil prices on banks’ bottom lines will be among the key issues for analysts and investors as the lenders report their first-quarter results. The Bank of Montreal (TSX:BMO) will lead the group, releasing its earnings report on Tuesday. Royal Bank (TSX:RY) and National Bank (TSX:NA) will report on Wednesday, followed by TD Bank (TSX:TD) and CIBC (TSX:CM) on Thursday. Scotiabank (TSX:BNS) will wrap up the earnings season on March 3. Last quarter, Canada’s five biggest banks earned a total of $7.4 billion of net income, up slightly from $7.3 billion a year ago. But they warned that a slew of headwinds — including a sluggish global economy and volatile stock markets — will make 2015 a challenging year. Since then oil has continued its precipitous decline, adding to the growing list of concerns. Even if oilpatch companies manage to avoid bankruptcy, the layoffs and
other cost-cutting will have an impact on the Alberta economy and, in turn, the banks, said Aiken. “The first area of weakness is going to be on the consumer borrowing book — all those people in Alberta that have lost their jobs because of the headcount reductions. They are going to be the first defaults that the banks see on their loans,” Aiken said. In addition to their oil price woes, Canadian banks face several other challenges, including strained lending margins stemming from the Bank of Canada’s surprise rate cut in January. Meanwhile Canadian consumers, weighed down by record-high debt loads, are beginning to lose their appetite for borrowing. With their revenues under pressure, Aiken says the banks will turn to costcutting to achieve earnings growth. They have already been carefully managing their expenses, but Aiken says he expects them to become more aggressive. “We do think that the bank will try to manage the bottom line by managing expenses — not necessarily by letting go employees, but also being very judicious in their project spending initiatives,” he said.
— who represents the Ontario riding of St. Catharines, home to a GM plant — said any share sales in the coming months shouldn’t be connected to the balanced-budget objective. The government’s primary goal for holding the shares in the first place is to secure a good return for taxpayers and hopefully get back its initial investment, Dykstra said. It doesn’t need to sell them off to balance the books, he added. “If we were to do it, it would obviously be because it would be most beneficial to both the federal government and taxpayers.” In last year’s federal budget, the government promised to sell the shares in an “expeditious manner, while maximizing value for Canadian taxpayers.” So, how much does the government stand to gain? Ottawa initially booked the value of the stock at about $1.1 billion, according to the Finance Department. The net gain or loss from a sale would be the total proceeds minus the book value, a spokesman said. That would mean a tidy net gain of $2.3 billion if the shares were sold at the current market valuation of about $3.4 billion. Pulling in $3.4 billion would also leave the government only $600 million short of breaking even on the original investment. Through repaid loans and previous sales of GM holdings, Ottawa has already recouped about $3.2 billion of its initial $7.2-billion contribution to the auto bailout, the Finance Department said.
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Prepare, plan and get retirement advice Baby Boomers make up 29 per cent of the Canadian population and a significant portion of the country’s economy. Many of those born in the beginning of the boom in 1946 already have left the workforce, while the youngest of the boomer generation — those born in 1964 — are turning 50 and will begin to consider retiring or will retire soon. “The first part of this group started TALBOT retiring five BOGGS years ago but the last part has just turned 50 and has another 15 years to go before turning 65,” said Chris Buttigieg, senior manager of wealth planning strategy with BMO Financial Group. “For these younger boomers this is a critical time as they transition and prepare for their retirement.” Statistics show that almost one third of Canadian adults feel they are not
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“It’s critical that Canadians consider the possibility of an unanticipated retirement date,” Buttigieg said. “It’s important to seek the advice of a financial professional when you are young and have time to save. A professional can help create a financial plan and will aid in keeping you on track for retirement and allow for a plan B in the event you are faced with an unexpected retirement date.” The younger boomers who have between five and 15 years before retirement can learn a thing or two from their older peers who already are in retirement. Seventy-two per cent of retirees say they should have started saving for retirement before the age of 30 but only 41 per cent actually did. Thirty-two per cent said they started between the ages of 30 and 39, 20 per cent started in their forties, six per cent in their 50s and one per cent started at age 60 or over. “The majority of people simply are not saving or planning for their retirement early enough,” Buttigieg said. It’s also critical for boomers approaching retirement to know where the money they will be relying on in retirement is coming from. According to the report, 60 per cent
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of retired Canadians are using an employer pension to help fund their retirement. Of those, 25 per cent have a defined contribution plan, 21 per cent have a defined benefit plan and 14 per cent don’t know what kind of plan they have. The report also found that 40 per cent of those who are retired do not have an employer pension plan. “Canadians need to understand that planning for retirement is a big commitment,” Buttigieg said. “Given that employer-funded pension plans are becoming increasingly rare and the limited amount they pay out, Canadians should not count on one as a primary source of income. They should consider any pension plan as a supplementary component of their overall income solution, and those who don’t have an employer pension need to make sure they have even more in personal savings and make their RRSP their personal pension plan.” Talbot Boggs is a Toronto-based business communications professional who has worked with national news organizations, magazines and corporations in the finance, retail, manufacturing and other industrial sectors.
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Investors will turn their focus to the Canadian banking sector this week as five of the big six Canadian banks report quarterly profits amid a tough business climate for all the lending institutions. “It’s very uncertain times when it comes to the banks and how the domestic economy is going to evolve,” said Patrick Blais, managing director and portfolio manager, Manulife Asset Management. Banks had already been dealing with a cooling housing market and a slowing economy. But things got a lot more complicated in the most recent quarter as oil prices started plunging in late November when OPEC refused to cut production to support prices that were already well off the highs of last sum-
mer. The drop in prices has weighed on the financial performance of some of the banks’ biggest customers in the Alberta oilpatch and also raised questions about how lower oil would impact the Canadian economy as a whole. These questions also prompted the Bank of Canada to make a surprise move in January to cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point to 0.75 per cent. And many analysts expect the bank to follow up with another cut in March. The news is far from all bad for the sector. Some analysts have said they expect dividend hikes from Royal Bank (TSX:RY) and TD Bank (TSX:TD). And Blais said that with expectations lowered, the share price could also benefit. “The stock prices have clearly un-
derperformed going into the quarter so that does set them up maybe for a relief rally as they report numbers and guidance that isn’t as negative as some pundits (have) put out there,” Blais said. The TSX snapped a four-week run of advances, losing 93 points or 0.6 per cent, led by losses in financials and energy stocks. There was relief at the end of the week after Greece and its eurozone partners agreed to extend by four months the country’s bailout loans that have kept it afloat. In return for the extension, Greece committed not to pursue any “unilateral” measures that might affect the country’s budget targets. Greece also committed to provide a list of reforms based on its current
bailout program for assessment on Monday. Meanwhile, it’s a light week for Canadian economic reports, with the key data being the consumer price index for January. Economists generally look for Statistics Canada to report a drop of about 0.2 per cent in the CPI on Thursday because of the massive drop in gasoline prices. U.S. inflation numbers are also out Thursday and falling energy prices are expected to result in a drop of about 0.6 per cent in the U.S. CPI for the month. Other key U.S. data being released this week include reports on new home sales, durable goods, consumer confidence and, at the end of the week, the first revision to fourth-quarter gross domestic product that could show the American economy slowing at the end of the year.
Minster aims for right audience on next trip to Alaska BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s mines minister is making plans to visit Alaska’s indigenous fishing community after admitting his first trip to the state following the Mount Polley disaster addressed “probably the wrong audience.” Bill Bennett spoke at a major mining industry conference last fall, but met with none of the tribal groups in the southeast region presumed most threatened by upstream mining across the border in B.C. In retrospect, Bennett said people living off the sea in the transboundary region have every right to be concerned about mines in his province, but that he wants to stem the rising anxiety by sharing more information. “They do not have the kind of information and understanding of how we do things here in British Columbia that they need to have, and that’s probably our fault,” he told The Canadian Press. “I think that we can relieve some of these fears.” Bennett has asked a binational economic think-tank to consider organizing a symposium to bring both sides together in one of the southeastern Alaska towns at the heart of its multibillion-dollar fishing industry. Bennett said he hopes the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region will convene a forum in a few months to share best practices and raise awareness about B.C.’s “rigorous” permitting process. His idea comes after an independent report released in late January on the Mount Polley tailings dam spill that spewed 24 million cubic metres of silt and water into salmon-bearing rivers in the provincial Interior last August. An engineering panel concluded a design flaw was to blame for the breach.
India arrests 5 oil company executives in leak investigation Indian police questioned five senior energy company executives on Saturday in a widening investigation into the alleged theft of classified government documents, a senior officer said. Police also raided a company’s offices in the New Delhi suburb of Noida after arresting one of its consultants on Friday, Police Commis-
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panies, and how secret it was. The five suspects — all executives from energy companies, including Reliance Industries Ltd. and Essar — were arrested after authorities had charged seven others with trespassing, forgery and theft of documents from India’s oil ministry.
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sioner Bhim Sain Bassi said. More raids were possible, Bassi said, “as our aim is to reach the bottom of the whole thing.” Meanwhile, police were studying the documents seized to understand exactly what information was being shared with energy com-
the industry’s relationship with society and the environment. He said Bennett’s plan is exactly the opposite of what he teaches, warning that conflict is likely if various groups are brought together before they’ve established trust. And while Veiga said there’s a low risk of the Alaskan watershed being contaminated by B.C.’s mining industry, he added that having engineers simply inundate the public with data is not a solution. “Facts will not change perceptions. What changes perceptions is trust.”
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Bill Bennett, Minister of Energy and Mines and Minister Responsible for Core Review, speaks in Victoria, B.C., Tuesday December 16, 2014. British Columbia’s mines minister is making plans to visit Alaska’s indigenous fishing community after admitting his first trip to the state following the Mount Polley disaster addressed “probably the wrong audience.”
Members of the fishing community in southeast Alaska were immediately wary. “I trust the mining minister as far as I can throw a rock,” said Rob Sanderson Jr., a vice-president of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, based in Ketchikan. While he welcomes Bennett’s visit, he said what’s required to get his 30,000 members onside would be more face-to-face meetings, meaningful consultation and the addition of a longterm mining liaison from B.C. in the region. “Instead of shooting arrows at each other from across the border, you know?” Chris Zimmer of Rivers Without Borders said from Juneau, Alaska, that action is needed instead of talk. “If he wants to just come over here and do a PR campaign ... I don’t think that’s going to work.” Zimmer said people were insulted last fall by Bennett’s message that southeast Alaskans would stop worrying if only they understood how B.C. mines are reviewed. “It was patronizing, it was condescending,” he said. “A lot of us have been watching the B.C. permitting process for 10 to 15 years and we have a lot of problems with what we’ve seen.” He cited examples including acid pollution from the long-abandoned Tulsequah Chief Mine in northwestern B.C., with an estimated 16 tons of waste water flowing into Alaska’s salmonbearing Taku River every year. Zimmer also noted that the Red Chris copper and gold mine in B.C. was granted interim approval to open its tailings facility only days after the Mount Polley report specifically cautioned against a similar type of dam. The permit runs through May, after which the company must seek further approval from the province’s chief inspector of mines.
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Stars shine at Oscars BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — In an Academy Awards largely populated by smaller, independent films, Hollywood spread its awards around at a stormy Oscars heavy on song-and-dance, occasionally lacking in clothes and punctuated by passionate stands for equality. Six of the eight best-picture nominees took awards at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday: Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel for its hand-made craft; Whiplash for its pulsating pacing and J.K. Simmons’ drill-sergeant jazz instructor; Birdman for its elegant cinematography; Boyhood for Patricia Arquette’s moving mother; and American Sniper for its war film sound editing; and Selma for Common and John Legend’s best song. Tony Awards veteran Neil Patrick Harris gave the 87th Academy Awards a chipper tone that sought to celebrate Hollywood, while also slyly parodying it. “Tonight we honour Hollywood’s best and whitest — I mean brightest,” he began the night, alluding to the much-discussed lack of diversity in this year’s all-white acting nominees. It was the first salvo in a night that often reverberated with heartfelt pleas for change. “To every woman who gave birth, to every taxpayer and citizen of this nation,” said Arquette. “We have fought for everybody else’s equal rights. It’s our time to have wage equality once for all. And equal rights for women in the United States of America.” Cheers erupted throughout the Dolby, perhaps the loudest coming from a fellow supporting-actress nominee who Arquette bested: Meryl Streep.
“Made my night,” Streep told Arquette backstage. Tears streamed down the face of David Oyelowo, who played the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma and was famously left out of the best actor nominees, during the rousing performance of the song Glory from the film. Immediately afterward, Common and Legend accepted the best song Oscar with a speech that drew a standing ovation. “We say that Selma is now because the struggle for justice is right now,” said Legend. He noted that the Voting Rights Act, whose passage is chronicled in Selma, has been drastically scaled down in recent years. The Grand Budapest Hotel a European caper released back around last year’s Academy Awards, appeared headed to becoming the night’s unlikely leader in trophies. It won for production design, score, costume design and makeup and styling. “Wes, you genius,” said score winner Alexandre Desplat. “This is good.” The night’s first Oscar went to Simmons, a career character actor widely acclaimed for one of his biggest parts: a drill sergeant of a jazz instructor in the indie Whiplash. Simmons fittingly accepted his supporting acting Oscar with some straightforward advice, urging: “Call your mom. Call your dad.” Backstage, Simmons, known to many from various bit parts or his insurance commercials, recalled a long road as a professional actor that began decades ago in regional theatre in Montana. “Maybe more people saw me tonight than see me in the commercials,” said Simmons. Canadian director Chris Williams
won the Oscar for best animated feature for Big Hero 6. The Kitchener, Ont.-bred animator collected the trophy along with co-director Don Hall and producer Roy Conli. It was the second Oscar nomination for Williams, who also earned a nod for his directorial debut on the 2008 film Bolt. Canadian sound mixer Craig Mann won an Oscar for his work on the intense drumming film Whiplash. The 38-year-old claimed the sound mixing Academy Award along with co-nominees Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley. The Mexican cinematographer Emmanuel “Chivo” Lubezki became the first to win best cinematography twice in a row. After last year winning for the lengthy shots of the space adventure Gravity, he won for the stretched out takes of Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s Birdman.
“It sounds like a nightmare,” Lubezki said backstage, recalling on his first impression of Inarritu’s plans to shoot it as if in one shot. “There was no book on it. It was like an experiment.” The black-and-white Polish film Ida took best foreign language film, marking the first such win for Poland despite a rich cinema history. Director Pawel Pawlikowski charmed the audience with a bemused acceptance speech that ran drastically over his allotted time. Several of this year’s biggest boxoffice hit nominees — Clint Eastwood’s Iraq war drama American Sniper and Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi epic Interstellar — had to settle for single wins in technical categories. Interstellar won for visual effects, while American Sniper took the best sound editing award.
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The worst movie of the year? HOT TUB TIME MACHINE 2 IS THE FRONTRUNNER AT THE MOMENT Hot Tub Time Machine 2 .5 star (out of four) Rated: 14A With the unfortunate arrival of Hot Tub Time Machine 2, the waterlogged sequel few wanted becomes the overflowing sewer all should shun. And it inspires a question for missingin-action star John Cusack: How did he know that this wretched excuse for comedy would be so awful? Did he have a crystal ball or — hey! — some PETER kind of timeHOWELL travelling device? Or did he get a gander at the sad excuse for a script by returning writer Josh Heald? This profanity-laden abstraction of penis jokes and homophobic yuks scans as if it were scratched on the back of a cigarette package by Heald while perusing one of the strip shows his characters love to joke about. I’d like to think that Cusack turned this rancid turkey down because he’s finally getting serious about his career again, after a wrong turn that included The Paperboy and The Raven. He did David Cronenberg’s Hollywood satire Maps to the Stars instead of returning to the hot tub for more juvenile hijinks, a hopeful sign that his art once again means more to him than his bank account. But Hot Tub Time Machine 2 wasn’t a hard movie for any self-respecting actor to say “no” to, which by implication suggests returning “stars” Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson and Clark Duke have serious self-esteem issues. Everything that made the original 2010 film funny has been stripped from the sequel, not least of which is the grounding influence of Cusack, whose
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Craig Robinson, from left, Clark Duke, Rob Corddry and Adam Scott appear in a scene from Hot Tub Time Machine 2: John Cusack was wise to give this sequel a pass. straight-man role has been gamely but vainly taken up by Adam Scott. The amusing central conceit about horny and lonely middle-aged pals returning to the 1980s to relive their youth, via a malfunctioning ski resort hot tub, has been replaced by meanspirited future schlock, set in the year 2025. Steve Pink is back as director, as bereft of fresh ideas as Heald. Like similarly knuckleheaded Biff Tannen in Back to the Future 2, the most obvious of many films this one steals from or shouts out to, Corddry’s Lou, Robinson’s Nick and Duke’s Jacob have been illicitly profiting from advance knowledge their initial timetravel escapade has gifted them.
Lou claims to have invented an Internet search engine he calls “Lougle.” Robinson is pretending to be a pop superstar, the writer and performer of such hit tunes as Alanis Morissette’s You Oughta Know and Lisa Loeb’s Stay (I Missed You). Loeb makes a brief cameo in one of the film’s few mildly amusing moments. Jacob, neglected son of greedy barbarian Lou, simply enjoys the high life of daddy’s windfall while also reluctantly (and bizarrely) working as butler for his mocking papa. Things take a serious turn when an unseen assailant shoots Lou in the crotch, prompting a hot tub trip to the year 2025 to try and figure out whodun-
it and how to prevent it. Why go forwards instead of backwards? The answer from brainy boy Jacob makes little sense — it’s just another excuse for Lou and Nick to make fun of him for being “an effing nerd.” But then nothing about this movie adds up, apart from the aforementioned penis jokes, profanity and vile homophobia, which pile up like dirty dishes at a frathouse. All of which make Hot Tub Time Machine 2 an early candidate for worst sequel of 2015 and also worst movie. Good on Cusack for spotting this sloshing cesspool and staying well clear of it. Peter Howell is a syndicated Toronto Star movie critic.
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uled to be released for Android devices on Monday, features thousands of kid-focused channels that provide both entertainment and education. The content is mostly meant for children two to eight years old. Clips are selected by computer algorithms and human review. Although YouTube doesn’t permit pornographic videos or most other clips containing nudity, a wide range of salacious, violent and crude material is available on the site. That prompted many parents to ask YouTube for a “family-friendly” version of its service, said Shimrit BenYair, a product manager for the kids’ app. The concept is similar to a kids section that Netflix set up on its Internet video subscription service more than three years ago. Besides excluding inappropriate clips, YouTube’s kids app also will refuse to provide search results on requests, such as “sex,” that are deemed inappropriate for young audiences. The app also provides controls that, among other things, enable parents to determine how long their child can watch videos in a single session. YouTube will show ads with some of the clips on its new app to funnel more revenue to Google. The commercials will be suitable for young viewers and won’t appear any more frequently than the ads that pop up in YouTube’s unfiltered app, Ben-Yair said. YouTube initially is only making the kids app for U.S. users of smartphones and tablets running on Android, the software made by YouTube owner Google Inc.
NEW YORK — Fox News Channel host Bill O’Reilly is contesting allegations that he embellished his past as a war correspondent. An article in Mother Jones magazine calls into question O’Reilly’s accounts of his experiences as a CBS News correspondent covering the 1982 Falklands War between Great Britain and Argentina. The article, titled “Bill O’Reilly Has His Own Brian Williams Problem,” attempts to paint O’Reilly with the same brush as the NBC News anchor who last week was suspended for six months for misrepresenting his experiences covering the Iraq War and is being investigated for questions that have arisen about other stories. “It’s purely a political play to divert attention from the Williams situation,” O’Reilly said Thursday, adding that Mother Jones “trumped up something from 33 years ago.” O’Reilly was a CBS News correspondent in 1981-82. The Mother Jones article focuses on O’Reilly’s use of the word “war zone,” citing his 2001 book, “The No Spin Zone: Confrontations With the Powerful and Famous in America,” in which he wrote, “I’ve reported on the ground in active war zones from El Salvador to the Falklands.” It also points to his Fox News show,
“The O’Reilly Factor,” when on a 2013 broadcast O’Reilly recalled rescuing his photographer “in a war zone in Argentina, in the Falkland Islands, where my photographer got run down and then hit his head and was bleeding from the ear on the concrete.” That took place in Buenos Aires during a violent demonstration following the 10-week Falklands War that killed more than 900 people. O’Reilly said he has never claimed to have been in the Falklands during the war. Linking “war zone” with the Falklands, he said, was “shorthand.” “Everybody knows you’re not there, because nobody (from the American news media) was there,” O’Reilly said. He called “delusional” the article’s accusation that the violence in Buenos Aires on the day the Argentines surrendered wasn’t part of the Falklands War and wasn’t combat. After CBS, O’Reilly, 65, worked at ABC News before replacing David Frost as anchor of the syndicated “Inside Edition” in 1989. He joined Fox News Channel at its inception in 1996. As host of “The O’Reilly Factor,” he consistently leads in the cable-news ratings. On Friday’s “Factor” he was scheduled to address the article in his Talking Points Memo, declaring its authors sought “to take the Brian Williams situation and wrap it around my neck for ideological reasons.”
New mobile app designed to help parents control what kids watch online SAN FRANCISCO — YouTube is going to release a mobile app that will only show video clips suitable for young children to help parents control what their kids are watching on the Internet. The YouTube for Kids app, sched-
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NEW YORK — What’s so funny? Not hour-long episodes, says the Television Academy. New rules for Emmy hopefuls include revamped comedy and drama series categories. The Academy said Friday that series with episodes of 30 minutes or less are now designated a comedy, while those over a half-hour are dramas. (Producers may petition the Academy to move a series to the alternative category.) This new provision addresses past situations such as the bittersweet hour-long series “Orange Is the New Black” being treated as a comedy. In another change, the “Mini-Series” category is now “Limited Series,” defined as a program of two or more episodes totalling at least 150 minutes that tells a complete story, with no main characters returning in a subsequent season. The Emmy Awards will be broadcast Sept. 20.
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FRAYN Arthur “Art” Melvin Frayn of Rimbey, Alberta passed away peacefully with his family by his side at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at the age of 83 years. Art will be lovingly remembered and sadly missed by his beloved wife, Judy; two sons, Tom (Elaine) Frayn of Rimbey; and Murray Frayn of Gull Lake; and two daughters, Sharron (Leroy) Juuti of Bentley; and Lana Curle (Bryan Wiese) of Rimbey; as well as fifteen grandchildren and seventeen great grandchildren. He will also be lovingly remembered and sadly missed by his sister, Elvey Brown of Calgary; in addition to numerous nieces and nephews, other relatives, and many cherished friends. Art was predeceased by his parents; his son, Randy in 2008; and two brothers, Len in 2014; and Ken in 2012. A Public Memorial Service in Celebration of Art’s Life will be held at the Peter Lougheed Community Centre, Rimbey on Thursday, February 26, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. with the Reverend Deborah Laing officiating. Cremation took place at the Central Alberta Crematorium, Red Deer. Interment will be held at a later date in the West Haven Cemetery, Rimbey. If friends desire, memorial tributes in Art’s Memory may be made directly to the Canadian Diabetes Association, #6, 5015 - 48 Street, Red Deer, Alberta T4N 1S9; or to the Kitchener #95 Masonic Lodge, c/o Box 1999, Rimbey, Alberta T0C 2J0. Condolences to the Frayn Family may also be expressed by e-mail to: special_reflections@telusplanet.net Funeral and Cremation Arrangements for the Late Arthur “Art” Melvin Frayn entrusted to the care of OBERHAMMER FUNERAL CHAPELS LTD.
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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 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 F/T Cashier/Postal Clerk. Apply in person
WATER WELL w/resume: Highland Green Value Drug Mart. DRILLERS HELPER with class 3, air. All safety tickets required. Fax resume with drivers abstract: 403-748-3015
Looking for a new pet? Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.
800
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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To Advertise Your Business or Service Here
Call Classifieds 403-309-3300 classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com
Accounting
1010
INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilfield service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351
Contractors
1100
BRIDGER CONST. LTD. We do it all! 403-302-8550 DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301 Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds
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
Massage Therapy
1280
Painters/ Decorators
MASSAGE ABOVE ALL JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp. WALK-INS WELCOME Free Est. 403-872-8888 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161
Misc. Services
1290
5* JUNK REMOVAL Property clean up 340-8666 GARAGE DOOR SERVICE Save 50%. All yard & bobcat services, junk/tree/snow removal. 403-358-1614 NEW
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Seniors’ Services
403-341-4445
1372
HELPING HANDS Home Supports for Seniors. Cooking, cleaning, companionship. At home or facility. 403-346-7777 Start your career! See Help Wanted
Snow
Elite Retreat, Finest Open! 186 Northey Ave. Removal Red Deer Open 10-8. Wed-Sun. in VIP Treatment. 10 - 2am Private back entry
1310
1380
SNOW shoveling/dump runs/ SHOVELLING AND snow blowing 403-318-7625 odd jobs 403-885-5333
D2 RED DEER ADVOCATE Monday, Feb. 23, 2015
HOUSE CLEANER WANTED For Move In/Move Out Cleaning. Email Resume margaretcomeau@ remax.net Or Call 403.391.3399
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LOGS Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar. Price depends on location. Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346
CLASSIFICATIONS 1500-1990
1530
SPARTEK SYSTEMS INC Auctions In Sylvan Lake, AB is seeking qualified * ELECTRICAL BUD HAYNES & WARDS ENGINEERS Firearms Auction *ACCOUNTING Sat. Mar. 7 @ 10 AM CLERK - AP/AR 11802-145 St. Edmonton Please refer Early listings. Over 700 to our website at lots. One Man’s Collection. www.sparteksystems.com Large store for company information. Dispersal of cased lots Applicants please forward Ammo, etc. Pictures and resume to: keri.lee@ catalogue on-line. Preview sparteksystems.com Friday, March 6, or fax to 403-887-4050 3 p.m. - 8 p.m. Please state which position To Consign: Red Deer you are applying for in your Head Office: 403-347-5855 cover letter. Linda Baggaley 403-597-1095 Looking for a place Brad Ward 780-940-8378 to live? www.budhaynesauctions.com Take a tour through the www.WardsAuctions.com CLASSIFIEDS
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Career Planning
Interested in a career change? Pre-Employment Trades programs at Red Deer College prepare you to start working as a welding or electrician apprentice. Scholarships available. Call 403.356.4900 or visit rdc.ab.ca/ continuing-education. TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.
EquipmentHeavy
1630
TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.
Firewood
1660
1710
Household Appliances
LG WHITE over the range microwave oven, 1000 watts, Model MV-1510M, exc. cond., $175 403-352-8811
Household Furnishings
1720
HIDE-A-BED, dble. good condition. $50. 403-340-1347 LOVE SEAT, good cond., $50, delivery avail. 403-346-0674 or 403-392-5657 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
Misc. for Sale
1760
150 MOVIE POSTERS, $1 each. 403-885-5020 5 HP snowblower, $300. AFFORDABLE 403-782-4543 Homestead Firewood Spruce, Pine, Birch -Split. RHINSTONE necklace and avail. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472 earrings, exc. cond, from the 1950’s, $85; approx. 50 FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, peacock feathers $1/ea. Can deliver 403-346-2231 1-4 cords. 403-844-0227
Misc. for Sale
1760
HEADBOARD, for queen bed, 60” wide, $35; 3 Clean wool accent matching 3x5 oval carpets from SEARS, $35 for all 3; and David Winter Collector’s houses in original boxes, $15/ea. 403-352-8811
NEW PROGRAMS
Cats
1830
1 SIAMESE, 3 Balinese kittens, $50/ea. 403-887-3649 EXOTIC shiny black F. kitten with large gold eyes, very tame and cuddly, litter box trained free to good home 403-782-3130
Sporting Goods
1860
NOMA black Super GT snow racer sled, new cond., $40. 403-348-6449
Travel Packages
1900
TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone. Make your travel plans now.
Adult Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the RED DEER ADVOCATE For INGLEWOOD Area With 69 papers, approximately: $362.25/mo. For VANIER Area with 54 papers, approximately: $283.50/mo. For both of these routes: at least $645.75/mo. For More Information, Please call Prodie 403-314-4301
Call (403) 347-6676 2965 Bremner Avenue
Advocate Opportunities
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BE CAREER READY IN 10 TO 12 MONTHS
rentals CLASSIFICATIONS
FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390
Houses/ Duplexes
NEWSPAPER CARRIERS NEEDED For Afternoon Delivery 2 Days/Week (Wed. & Fri.)
SYLVAN LAKE: fully furnished, inclds dishes, bedding, 50” tv, utils. Avail. Mar. 1. from $1100. to $1300. 403-880-0210.
Condos/ Townhouses
To deliver the CENTRAL AB LIFE 1 day a week in: INNISFAIL Penhold Olds Sylvan Lake Please call Debbie for details 403-314-4307
3030
CONDO/4 plex, 2 bdrm, 1000 sq. ft. total, all new appls, all newly decorated and painted, next to new $167,900 immed. poss., REMAX, Margaret Comeau 403.391.3339
1550 sq. ft. bi-level w/dbl. att. garage $499,900 403-588-2550 Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds
LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111
Condos/ Townhouses
MORRISROE MANOR 1 & 2 bdrm. Adult bldg. only, N/S No pets 403-596-2444
Newer 2 bdrm. bsmt suite. Mature responsible, clean, working only. All utils incl. Separate entrance & offstreet parking 403-348-1304
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
3090
www.seibelprperty.com Ph: 403-304-7576 or 403-347-7545 6 locations in Red Deer ~ Halman Heights ~ Riverfront Estates
For Rent
~ Westpark
ROOM TO RENT very large $450. 403-350-4712
~ Kitson Close ~ Kyte & Kelloway Cres. ~ Holmes St. S.D. $1000 Rent $1245 to $1395 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. 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
Manufactured Homes
3040
2 BDRM in Alix. 4 appls, $900/mo. inclds. water, Feb. 1 no pets 403-348-6594
4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes
AVAIL. Immed. Fully Furnished Bdms. for rent. Working or Student only Call 403-396-2468.
Mobile Lot
MOVE IN TODAY
4040
OPEN HOUSE SAT. & SUN. 1-5 639 OAK ST. Springbrook 403-588-2550
Income Property
4100
TURN KEY Business for sale in Ponoka. 15 unit low income complex. 100% occupancy. Earns $10,000/mo. Asking $577,000. 403-963-0204
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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
5000-5300
5030
Cars
1999 BUICK Regal, loaded 154,000 km.403-352-6995
Trucks
5050
2006 GMS Sierra, SLE, 4x4, 4.9 L., exc. shape. $9500. 403-505-0084
2003 DODGE Dakota crew cab. 403-318-3040
CLASSIFICATIONS 4000-4190
Realtors & Services
4010
WANTED: 16 - 17 ft. wood, canvas canoe in reasonable condition, suitable for restoring. 403-343-1881
5190
Auto Wreckers
RED’S AUTO. Free Scrap Vehicle & Metal Removal. AMVIC APPROVED. We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. 403-396-7519
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PUBLIC NOTICES
Public Notices
6010
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS Estate of EARNEST CARL BAKKE who died on September 3, 2014 If you have a claim against this estate, you must file your claim by March 26, 2015 and provide details of your claim with William Cameron #6 Orillia Park Red Deer, AB. T4N 5A6
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Boats & Marine
CLASSIFICATIONS
3190
2002 GMC Envoy XL, great running shape. $6000. obo 403-340-2042
Public Notices
If you do not file by the date above, the estate property can lawfully be distributed without regard to any claim you may have.
6010
ASAP STORAGE NOTICE OF DISPOSAL
3050
Goods will be disposed of on March 17, 2015 by ASAP Storage at their discretion to satisfy outstanding Balances for storage rental incurred by the following:
WESTPARK 2 bdrm. 4-plex, 4 appls. Rent $975/mo. d.d. $650. Avail. Mar 1st. 403-304-5337
3060
4020
Houses For Sale
2 bdrm on lower level, free laundry, heat and water. Signing tenant over 40 and working. No pets, no partiers, respectful people. 5910-55 Ave. $1100 Sec./Rent. 403-341-4627.
SEIBEL PROPERTY Rooms
Suites Good Cres. & 59 Ave.
3060
Suites
WEST PARK Just completely reno’d. 3 bdrm., 2 bath, 4 appls., large fenced yard, $1400 mo. $1000. d.d. Avail. now or Mar. 1. 403-304-5337
GLENDALE
CARRIERS REQUIRED
3020
MOUNTVIEW TWO queen quilts, one green floral and one 3 bdrm. house, main floor, 5 appls., fenced yard, burgundy floral, $20 each. large deck, rent $1450 incl. 403-348-6449 all utils. $900 s.d. Avail. now or Mar 1. 403-304-5337
INGLEWOOD / VANIER AREAS
Y COMMUNOITRKER SERVICEaW nd Y COMMUENAITND SERVIC IONS ADDICT ER WORK
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MATCHING rocking chair and rocker recliner, dusty rose fabric, exc. con., 5 BDRM. 3 bath, Deer Park, $1750 403-392-6244 $50/ea. 403-348-6449
Advocate Opportunities
900
Employment Training
1660
Firewood
ASHLEY AUPPERLE DARREN ENGLISH HERE TO HELP & HERE TO SERVE
Call GORD ING at GLENDALE reno’d 2 bdrm. RE/MAX real estate apartments, avail. immed, central alberta 403-341-9995 rent $875 403-596-6000 gord.ing@remax.net
Dated in the City of Red Deer in the Province of AB, Feb. 23, 2015.
ASAP STORAGE (403) 391-4227
207 Pine St., Red Deer County, AB T4P 3T2
MUSTANG ACRES MOBILE HOME PARK 63 Ave. For more information or to apply call For more information or to apply call Joanne at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4308
CARRIERS REQUIRED To deliver the
CENTRAL AB LIFE & LACOMBE EXPRESS 1 day a week in: LACOMBE BLACKFALDS Please call Rick for details 403-314-4303 CARRIERS NEEDED FOR FLYERS, FRIDAY FORWARD & EXPRESS
3 days per week, no weekends ROUTES IN:
ANDERS AREA Ahlstrom Close Andrew Close Asstlee / Ansett Cres. Allsop Ave. / Allsop Cres. Anderson Close Anquetel Close BOWER AREA Beatty Close Broughton / Brookes Boyce St. / Byer Close INGLEWOOD AREA 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
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. We thank all applicants for their interest; however only selected candidates will be contacted.
ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Friday Forward ONLY 2 DAYS A WEEK in DEER PARK AREA Dixon Ave,Close & Dunlop St. ALSO Dumas Cr., Duffy Cl., 1 1/2 Blks. of Dempsey St. and Dolan Cl. $104.mo. EASTVIEW AREA 37, 38 & 3900 Block of 45 St. (and 44 St. North side only) $68.48/mo. GRANDVIEW AREA 4400 Blks. of 40A Ave. and 41 Ave. and 1 Blk. each of 46 and 47 Streets area MOUNTVIEW AREA Between 35 St. and 39 St. and 43A Ave. and 41, Ave. area $189.00/mo. 43A Ave. West to 46 Ave. Between 35 & 37 St. $63.00/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. For More Information Call Jamie at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4306
Newspaper Routes are
GREAT! • Earn some extra cash! • Deliveries in morning do not interfere with most activities • Afternoon deliveries great for busy youth and adults • Earnings paid directly to your Bank Account • Great exercise • No collections • Great for stay at home Moms/Dads, College Students, and Seniors
Call our Carrier Recruitment Line at:
403-314-4394
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Misc. Help
WORLD
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MONDAY, FEB. 23, 2015
Blast kills 2 in east Ukraine march BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KIEV, Ukraine — A bomb blast killed two at a march in east Ukraine on Sunday on the first anniversary of the ouster of the country’s Russiafriendly president, a gruesome counterpoint to the hopes spawned by a cease-fire agreement more than a week ago. An exchange of prisoners this weekend and acknowledgment by both sides of a commitment to pull back heavy weapons are promising signs that peace may yet prevail, although sporadic exchanges of hostilities between government and separatist forces have yet to subside entirely. Ukraine’s Interior Ministry said the blast at a march in the eastern city of Kharkiv to mark the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych was due to an “unknown explosive device” and was considered a terrorist act. A police officer was one of the dead and about a dozen people were injured, the ministry said. A spokesman for the national security service, Markian Lubkivskiy, said four suspects had arrested for the explosion and for planning other attacks. He said in a statement on his Facebook account that the suspects were detained while carrying a portable rocket launcher in their automobile, and appeared to acting under instructions from Russia. “We can clearly see that the launcher was received from the (Russian city of) Belgorod. Instructions were received from the Russian Federation,” he said in broadcast remarks. Lubkivskiy did not specify if he was accusing private individuals in Russia or the government in Moscow, but the tenor of his claims illustrates the degree of distrust between Russia and
Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, center, and foreign guests march in downtown Kiev Sunday. In Kiev, thousands participated in a march on Sunday commemorating the events of a year ago and honoring the more than 100 protesters who died during them. President Petro Poroshenko led the ceremony, joined by foreign representatives including the presidents of Poland, Lithuania, Germany, Georgia and the European Union. Ukraine. The violence in Kharkiv comes as Ukraine continues to be riven by tension and bloodshed stemming from Yanukovych’s fall. The Ukrainian parliament voted Feb. 22, 2014 to remove him, following months of increasingly violent protests in the capital, Kyiv. The Crimean peninsula, where residents largely regarded his downfall as a coup, was annexed by Russia a month later.
Somalia extremist group urges attacks on Western shopping malls JOHANNESBURG — A video purported to be by Somalia’s al-Qaidalinked rebel group al-Shabab urged Muslims to attack shopping malls in the U.S., Canada, Britain and other Western countries. U.S. authorities said there was “no credible” evidence suggesting a U.S. mall attack was in the works. The threat by the al-Qaida affiliate came in the final minutes of a more than hourlong video released Saturday in which the extremists also warned Kenya of more attacks like the September 2013 assault on the Westgate Mall in Nairobi in which 67 people were killed. The masked narrator concluded by calling on Muslims to attack shopping malls, specifically naming the Mall of America in the Minneapolis suburb of Bloomington, as well as the West Edmonton Mall in Canada and the Westfield mall in Stratford, England. The Bloomington Police Department issued a statement late Sunday in partnership with the FBI and state law enforcement saying federal, state and local agencies were aware of the “recently released propaganda video.” It said there was “no credible threat” associated with Mall of America, though it said additional security measures had been put in place at the shopping venue, one of the largest in the nation. Speaking earlier on morning talk shows in the U.S., Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson called the video “the new phase” of the global terrorist threat and warned the public to be vigilant. “These groups are relying more and more on independent actors to become inspired, drawn to the cause and they’ll attack on their own,” Johnson said, speaking on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “I am very concerned about serious
potential threats of independent actors here in the United States. We’ve seen this now in Europe, we’ve seen this in Canada.” Asked about the specific threat against the Mall of America, Johnson said: “Any time a terrorist organization calls for an attack on a specific place we’ve got to take that seriously. What we’re telling the public is you’ve got to be vigilant. ... There will be enhanced security there that will be apparent, but public vigilance, public awareness and public caution in situations like this is particularly important.” In the slickly produced video posted online, a masked man, his face wrapped in a black-and-white kaffiyehtype scarf and wearing a camouflage jacket, declared: “Westgate was just the beginning.” The video included footage from major news organizations showing the assault on the mall and said it was in reprisal for alleged abuses by Kenyan troops against Muslims in Somalia. “What if such an attack were to occur in the Mall of America in Minnesota? Or the West Edmonton Mall in Canada? Or in London’s Oxford Street?” said the man, who spoke with a British accent and appeared to be of Somali origin. The Mall of America said in a statement that it was “aware of a threatening video which includes a mention and images of the mall,” and said extra security had been put in place. Shoppers seemed undeterred Sunday by the threat. “I’m more afraid of the cold today than any terrorists,” said Mary Lamminen, of St. Paul. While al-Shabab has carried out attacks in neighbouring Kenya, Uganda and Djibouti, which all have troops fighting the extremists as part of the multinational African Union force, the al-Qaida affiliate has never operated outside East Africa and the Horn of Africa.
Authorities regain control of Texas prison where inmates caused damage BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS RAYMONDVILLE, Texas — Officers regained control of a South Texas prison where inmates had set fires and caused significant damage after taking over part of the facility, according to the private contractor operating the prison. About 300 of the 2,800 inmates were moved Sunday from the Willacy County Correctional Center to other federal facilities, said Issa Arnita, a spokesman for Management & Training Corp., the Utah-based company that runs the prison. A few hundred more will be transferred before the day is out and the rest will be moved over the next few days. Arnita declined to say where the inmates would be taken or how long they would remain there, citing security reasons. He did say they would be taken to other federal units in Texas and elsewhere, and he described them as “cooperative” with the transfers. The inmates are primarily “low-level” offenders who are immigrants in
the country illegally, according to the prison operator. They took control of part of the prison on Friday, complaining about conditions at the facility and its medical services and refusing to complete their work assignments, officials said. The Valley Morning Star reported that fires were set inside three of the prison’s 10 housing units, and Arnita said in a statement Sunday that extensive damage was done to plumbing and heating and cooling systems. The full extent of the damage is still unknown. Authorities said two corrections officers and three inmates suffered minor injuries. A spokesman for the U.S. Bureau of Prisons referred questions Sunday to Management & Training Corp. According to a report last year by the American Civil Liberties Union, the large Kevlar tents that make up the facility are not “only foul, cramped and depressing, but also overcrowded.” The report said inmates reported their medical concerns were often ignored by staff and that corners were often cut when it came to inmates’ health care.
Nutter’s Bulk and Natural Foods in Red Deer Alberta has an immediate opening for a
Vitamin and Supplement Manager Nutter’s has a reputation of over 30 years of retail leadership. This current opening requires a team leader and knowledge of the vitamin and supplement industry, along with extreme customer service skills. If you enjoy the challenges and rewards of a busy retail environment, we may have a position for you.
Apply with resume to the attention of
Don Chartrand email: dchartrand@nutters.com We thank all applicants in advance but only those considered for the position will be contacted.
Bulk & Natural Foods
5250 - 22nd St., Gaetz Avenue Crossing 1614L20-30
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Then armed rebels opposed to the new authorities in Kyiv took over large parts of two regions bordering Russia, setting off a war that has killed more than 5,600 people. A peace plan envisioning a ceasefire and pullback of heavy weapons was signed Feb. 12. Ukraine planned to begin withdrawing heavy weaponry from the front lines on Sunday, Ukrainian military spokesman Col. Andriy Lysenko told a
briefing, but gave no details. Rebel spokesman Eduard Basurin said the pullback from both sides is to take place between Sunday and March 7, but he did not say whether rebels had made any moves yet. There was no immediate confirmation that the withdrawal had begun. Both sides are to pull back their big guns and rockets from 25 to 70 kilometres (15 to 43 miles) away from the conflict line — depending on the weapons’ size — creating a buffer zone of between 50 and 140 kilometres (31-87 miles). The buffer zone was a main element of a peace agreement worked out by leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France. Late Saturday, 139 Ukrainian soldiers and 52 rebels were exchanged, as called for in the peace plan; it remains unclear how many prisoners may remain on each side and when any other swaps might take place. The cease-fire that was the first element of the Minsk plan was called into effect last Sunday. Ukraine said Russia-backed separatists violated the cease-fire a dozen times during the night with artillery and rocket attacks and an attempt to storm a Ukrainian encampment. Lysenko said one serviceman was killed and three wounded over the past day. Explosions were heard in the main rebel-held city Donetsk around dawn on Sunday and a rebel website says several buildings were damaged by artillery. Later in the day, sustained bursts of machine-gun fire were heard coming from a government-held suburb adjacent to the city’s now-obliterated international air terminal. However, the level of firing appeared to be far lower than a week ago.
(Located next to Chapters)
(403) 347 - 4211
D4 RED DEER ADVOCATE Monday, Feb. 23, 2015 FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE
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LUANN Feb. 23 1988 — The Games of the XV Winter Olympiad open in Calgary. 1909 — J.A.D. McCurdy flies the Belldesigned Silver Dart at an altitude of about 10 metres for nearly one km across Baddeck Bay, in Nova Scotia. It is the first airplane flight in Canada by a Canadian and the first powered flight in British Empire. 1970 — First presentation of Juno Awards
to honour the best Canadian recording artists. The award is named after CRTC chairman and later CBC/SRC president Pierre Juneau. 1969 — The start of hovercraft service between Vancouver and Nanaimo. It is the first scheduled hovercraft service in Canada. 1951 — Canadian troops with 27th British Commonwealth Infantry Brigade make first contact with enemy in Korea. 1855 — Parliament grants a £900,000 loan guarantee to Grand Trunk Railroad. The decision flushes the Canadian economy with cash.
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HEALTH
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MONDAY, FEB. 23, 2015
Liver disease breakthrough home-grown UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA PROFESSOR ANNOUNCES FINDINGS BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — A professor of medicine at the University of Alberta says he has discovered proof of a connection between human betaretrovirus infection (HBRV) and an autoimmune liver disease called primary biliary cirrhosis. Andrew Mason has published his findings in the February edition of the journal Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics. Mason says he held fast to his theory for the last decade, even though much of the world’s scientific community had long dismissed it. Primary biliary cirrhosis is a rare disease that affects the bile duct in the liver. It occurs in one in 500 middle-aged women and is found in about 10 per cent of all patients needing liver transplants. Despite the progress being made, Mason says HBRV has still not yet been fully linked as the cause of disease. “Our publication shows that this virus inserts its DNA into the human genome, where we found the junction regions of virus integration in cells of the biliary epithelium, the site of disease,” explains Mason, whose colleague in the research was Prof. Gane Wong of the University of Alberta. “This is the gold standard for demonstrating retrovirus infection. We actually saw over 1,500 unique virus integrations in patients’ samples. So that settles an ongoing debate since the 1970s saying that a betaretrovirus like ours is not a human pathogen.” Mason says the discussion reached a stalemate in the 1980s and was eventually ignored once the HIV epidemic emerged. In 1998 the University of Alberta researcher began examining HBRV and its connection to primary biliary cirrhosis, eventually publishing findings linking the two in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. The findings, though, were called into question after another group was unable to find the virus within the liver of PBC patients and challenged the study. Now more than a decade later, Mason says his
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This virus inserts its DNA into the human genome. — Gane Wong University of Alberta professor team is able to offer further and more detailed proof through the advancement of technology and the use of gene sequencing. “We always thought that autoimmune diseases like PBC looked like virus infections underneath the microscope but people have been unable to find viruses. Because they found autoantibodies they assumed they were autoimmune diseases. But patients with hepatitis C virus make autoantibodies and no one calls this an autoimmune disease. So we are taking the same approach with PBC as with hepatitis C virus infection. Try and knock out the virus with antiviral therapy.” His team is in the midst of a randomized controlled trial that he hopes will provide further proof. They are following PBC patients who are taking antiretroviral therapy to see if they show clinical improvement. “Loss of virus equals loss of disease. We have to show that.” Mason believes the findings offer new avenues of research for future clinical treatment. While answers won’t come quickly, he says they are emerging, offering hope to patients suffering from PBC. “We’ve seen some improvement in patients with recurrent PBC following liver transplantation using antiviral therapy.”
Queen’s prof with anti-vaccine slides won’t continue teaching course THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — A health sciences professor who came under scrutiny over claims she was teaching anti-vaccination materials will not be allowed to teach the same class in the foreseeable future, Queen’s University said Thursday. Melody Torcolacci will also have to work closely with academic officials to ensure that any future course offerings are based on material that’s intellectually sound. The announcement came from Alan Harrison, provost at the Kingston, Ont., university. He was asked to investigate complaints levelled against Torcolacci earlier this month. The adjunct professor with the school of Kinesiology and Health Studies made headlines after some slides for her Health 102 course were posted to social media. The powerpoint presentation seemed to suggest an anti-vaccine focus. Harrison said he reviewed the controversial slides in the broader context of Torcolacci’s lectures, which he said were slightly more nuanced than the content in the presentation. Harrison’s said in a written account of his review of the Torcolacci case that he was “not able to state unequivocally that the instructor’s sole intention was to present the case against vaccination.” While he stopped short of saying the professor was intending to push an anti-vaccination message, he said that conclusion was reasonable based on the material presented in her slides. “Many who were not at the lectures but saw only
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the slides asserted that it was her intention to make the case against vaccination,” Harrison said in a telephone interview from Kingston, Ont. “My response was that, when reviewing the slides, one is able to understand how they reached this conclusion.” The controversy erupted when both current and former students took to Twitter criticizing the content of Torcolacci’s course material. One of the PowerPoint slides states there is no scientific proof vaccines aren’t contributing to increased incidences of chronic illness and disability in children. Another quotes an alternative medicine website as saying it’s not known whether fetuses are harmed when pregnant women get flu shots. In fact, many studies have explored that question and have concluded that pregnant women should be vaccinated against influenza, which can cause more severe illness during pregnancy. An alleged link between measles vaccine and autism, which first gained traction in 1998, has also been soundly debunked. Harrison said this was not the first time Torcolacci’s slides had come under scrutiny. He confirmed that Ian Gemmill, the local Medical Officer of Health, had approached Torcolacci’s Health Studies department head, Jean Cote, with concerns in 2011. Harrison said Cote discussed the concerns with Torcolacci at the time, but conceded more should have been done. The scandal has cast a pall over the university, Harrison said, landing as it did in the midst of a resurgent public debate about vaccinations triggered by a global measles outbreak.
LONDON - There may be more fruit, vegetables and healthy options available than ever before, but the world is mostly hungry for junk food, according to a study of eating habits in nearly 190 countries. International researchers combed through more than 320 self-reported diet surveys from 1990 to 2010 and looked at how often people said they ate 17 common foods, drinks and nutrients including healthy choices like fruits, vegetables and fish and unhealthier alternatives like salt, processed meat and sugary drinks. Experts found that even though people are eating more healthy foods including whole grains and fish, there has been an even bigger jump in the amount of junk food eaten. The study was paid for by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Britain’s Medical Research Council and was published online Thursday in the journal, Lancet Global Health, as part of an obesity series. Some of the study’s key findings: - Older adults ate better than younger adults and women ate healthier than men. - Some of the best nutritional improvements were seen in Mongolia, Latin America and the Caribbean. Countries needing to curb their junk food habits included Bosnia, Armenia and the Dominican Republic. - There was a mixed picture in the U.S., with increases both in the amount of healthy and unhealthy foods eaten. “There’s still a long way to go,” said Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, of the Friedman School of Nutrition at Tufts University and one of the study authors. He said that despite Westerners being among the biggest eaters of junk food, China and India were catching up and that governments should step in. “We can’t leave it unchecked,” he said. - Researchers found in some countries in Africa and Asia, there has been no improvement in their diet during the past 20 years.
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Robots programmed to mimic actions of child to calm patient CALGARY - It’s a robot designed to bring comfort to little patients at Alberta Children’s Hospital. Four robots are being used to calm children getting injections or other medical procedures by giving high fives, telling jokes and stories or playing music. They are named MEDi (Medicine and Engineering Designing Intelligence), and its creators have programmed it to mimic the actions of a child. A recent study conducted by the Alberta Children’s Hospital and the University of Calgary looked at 57 children between the ages of four and nine. It found those who interacted with the robots reported 50 per cent less pain compared to youngsters who received their vaccination with little or no distraction. Dr. Tanya Beran, professor of community health sciences at the University of Calgary school of medicine, says the study shows the potential and the benefits of using robotics to manage a child’s pain during procedures such as getting stitches, blood tests, or fractures. “MEDi can speak in 20 languages and do different kinds of dances, demonstrate different kinds of movements we’d want children to do, tell jokes, stories, tell the child’s favourite story, play music and calming music,” Beran said. Nine-year-old Aidan Sousa is one of the patients who has been interacting with the robots and already he’s a big fan. “I was pretty excited and surprised to see what he looked like and how kid-friendly he looked,” he said. His mother says Aidan has to go to hospital every two weeks for injections to manage his severe asthma.
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Tractor-trailer driver after 34-mile pursuit, items tossed at cop cars BELLE VERNON, Pa. - A tractor-trailer driver threw items from his cab at police - including socks, shoes and a small refrigerator - as he led them on a 34-mile chase in western Pennsylvania, authorities said Sunday. Police in Westmoreland County said a man called emergency dispatchers just before 2 a.m. Saturday and said he planned to wreck his truck. State troopers tried to stop the vehicle near Washington Township but the driver disregarded the emergency lights and sirens, and a pursuit began along Route 70 and later the Pennsylvania Turnpike, police said. “During the pursuit, the driver threw numerous items at pursuing troopers from the cab” including a steel canister that struck a Greensburg state police unit and disabled it, police said. The driver also threw a mini refrigerator before the truck was stopped with spike strips shortly after 3 a.m. Saturday. The driver refused orders to leave the cab, police said, so troopers entered and used a stun gun to subdue him. He was taken to a hospital because officers believed he was under the influence of a controlled substance, namely Xanax, and for other injuries, police said. “It should be noted that during the pursuit the operator threw his shoes and socks at troopers. When the windows were broken to make entry into the cab, the operator’s feet were cut during his resistance to arrest,” police said. At the hospital, he was treated for cuts on his feet, and a blood sample was taken for testing. The driver, identified as Christopher Charles Boyer, 47, of Mifflintown, is charged with aggravated assault, fleeing or attempting to elude, reckless endangering, resisting arrest and other counts. Court documents indicate he had requested representation by the public defender’s office, which rang unanswered Sunday. State police told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review that Boyer was the only occupant of the truck, which hauls sand used in the hydraulic fracturing drilling process, known as fracking.
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A relative cheers a bride as she sits with other Indian brides from impoverished families, waiting for their grooms to arrive during a mass marriage ceremony in New Delhi, India, Friday, Feb. 20, 2015. 12 couples tied the knot in a single ceremony organized by a social organization, that would otherwise have cost each family thousands of dollars.
Fear of facing mental illness causing grief Dear Annie: I am a healthy 50-yearsyoung woman in the midst of menopause. I also have been diagnosed as mentally ill with depression. I refuse to seek treatment. I come from a culture where the shame of admitting a mental illness is a fate worse than death. So I sleep a lot. I have a fine husband who wishes nothing more than to be in a happy, healthy relationship with me and our two young children. I hurt everyone in my family with my mercurial temper, frequent yelling over trivial matters and causing general upset. For a while now, I have refused any intimacy whatsoever with my husband, including sweet talk and touching. I am completely disinterested in sex. I know I am starving my husband, and he is suffering. I’ve told him to find someone else. What should I do? Please don’t tell me to get counseling. I have spoken to counselors in the past, and nothing has helped because I insist I am a victim and that all of my problems are someone else’s fault. I cannot admit that I need mental health assistance. I am miserable, in every sense of the word.
— Frigid in New Hampshire Dear Frigid: You’ve admitted to us that you need mental health assistance, and we agree. You are being unfair to yourself, as well as your family. So do you want to continue being miserable, alienating your husband and children simply to avoid shame (of which there should be none), or do you genuinely want to make your life better? Whatever underlying issues you may have are likely exacerbated by menopause. If you cannot admit that you need help for depression, perhaps you would seek help to alleviate some of your menopausal symptoms. Your gynecologist can recommend medication that can do both. Please try. Dear Annie: How do you tell a couple they have a filthy house? Up until recently, they seemed to make an effort, but lately, we find it difficult to accept invitations to their home. They are nice people, but we are not so close that we can tell them about this. Their two dogs have the run of the house. The cat is allowed to crawl on the kitchen counters and tables. There is a thick accumulation of pet hair that rolls across their floors like
HOROSCOPES Monday, Feb. 23 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Emily Blunt, 32; Niecy Nash, 45; Dakota Fanning, 21 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: You will actively move forward and seek out what you need financially now. There is a tendency to create a plan and move forward within your realm of possibilities. You are educating other individuals today. There is a light bulb moment going on at a subconscious level. Past life fears will now be replaced by understanding. Take the time to think if needed. Rest more. HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthday, this year will highlight a truth that will set you free. You are more able to get everything in proper order, as you travel through your subconscious thoughts and imagination. Look for a mentor and speak about any fears you might have now. Express all you need to, but remember to do it from the heart. Think more of childhood joys than anything else. ARIES (March 21-April 19): You are very sensitive to others’ moods today. If you feel that others are not treating you kindly, then leave. Don’t stay to watch their personal lessons. They might not believe what you have to say now. Also, you are better than whatever they are telling you at this stage. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You will pick up on your friends’ feelings today. Be careful what you are thinking about because it might manifest. Now, this is not to say that you will have issues with creating proper enjoyment, but truly it is time to remove any fears you currently hold. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Speak about the spirituality that you know today. Or, simply allow others to communicate through your intuitive perspective on life. It is truly a wonderful time to get everything in order so that you can move forward in a much more natural and organic way of life. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Learn more about health concerns now; trust that you know what is best. You are naturally in-
tuitive, so allow greater possibilities of past mentors to create a much stronger need to establish yourself in the world. See the larger perspective on life. The world is waiting for you. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You are taking deliberate actions now that will be highly lucky for you. Take the time to create a proper plan and get yourself moving in the right direction. Fun and your social life will become much easier for you now. Trust your passions and learn from your ancestry. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Your family is offering you some much needed advice now, trust them explicitly. Although there are a lot of past life issues that you are sorting through, you will remain very optimistic about your steady progress forward. Learn from your ancestry; accept your passions in life. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Within your daily and work environment you are able to make steady progress. Write
tumbleweed and sticks in the folds of their sofa. You could knit a sweater with what you’d sweep up in one room. When I leave their house, I feel like I need a bath. I know other families with pets, and MITCHELL their homes are & SUGAR cleaner. I don’t understand why they refuse to see it. If I confront them, I risk the friendship. If I quit accepting invitations, I risk the friendship. Is there a kind way to tell them? — Louisville, Ky. Dear Louisville: Maintaining a hairfree home when you have three pets requires frequent cleaning, which your friends apparently are no longer up to handling. Are they in good health? Perhaps they are not physically able to clean or supervise where the ani-
mals go. How is their vision? Maybe they cannot see the animal hair. If you can express your concern about their health, that could be a kind way to approach the subject. Otherwise, feel free to make excuses not to visit, but please invite them to your home so they don’t feel you dislike them. Dear Annie: I could relate to the letter from “Frustrated.” When my husband lost interest in sex, I began to masturbate. I went to confession, and the priest explained that it is not a sin to accept the lesser of two evils. He told me to allow my husband to pleasure me when he is willing. Otherwise, I should do what I need to avoid the worst alternatives, such as adultery. It was so simple, and I am forever grateful to him. My wonderful husband and I still love each other, just not physically. — Faithful and Satisfied 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.
that plan out and step forward. You will be able to establish your authority simply by speaking up for yourself now. Friends are welcoming and friendly, allow for wishes to be fulfilled. SCORPIO LARISA MAIRA (Oct. 23-Nov. OZOLINS 21): Whomever you meet today while socializing will be excellent for you. Take the time to establish what your proper values are. Listen more as you are spoken to. Your professional life and public status is about to take a wonderful step forward for you. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You are learning some very valuable lessons now. So, please do take the time to focus on what you want out of the
situation. It is fine to share knowledge with them, but look after number one first. Soon, life will open up a new door for you. Simply be patient for now. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The more faith you have today, the better. You are able to see through any discrepancies of others and will rise further by simply taking the high road. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Friends will offer you some much needed support. Take the time to establish proper bonds with others. Do not take on any new friends at the moment, as you have one heart to focus on at the moment. Your significant relationship is much more passionate that you! PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Solid advancements will be made throughout the day. This will herald in a time when you will understand your proper placement within society. Stand tall; you have accomplished a lot in such a short period of time. Congratulate yourself — most can’t even do half! Larisa Maira Ozolins is an internationally syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her column appears daily in the Advocate.
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