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County mum on donation COUNCILLORS WANT MORE INFORMATION BEFORE CONTRIBUTING TO ATHLETICS FACILITY BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF

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Red Deer College made a pitch to Red Deer County for a $5-million contribution towards a proposed $88-million Centre for Health, Wellness and Sport on Tuesday. “This is not a donation. This is an investment,” said Michael Donlevy, the college’s vice-president of enterprise and community relations, said in his presentation to council. The centre, to be built in time for the 2019 Canada Winter Games, will feature an Olympic-sized hockey rink, performance gymnasium, sports administration centre, as well as health and teaching facilities. College president Joel Ward said the facility is integral to the institution’s goal of a becoming a de-

‘I BELIEVE THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT INVESTMENT THE COUNTY HAS BEEN ASKED TO MAKE. I DON’T THINK IT’S WISE TO MAKE A RASH DECISION TODAY.’ — JIM WOOD MAYOR, RED DEER COUNTY

gree-granting polytechnic university, and to reverse the “brain drain” siphoning Central Alberta’s young talent from their communities and into big cities.

“We believe this is a necessary facility.” The college is also working with Alberta Health and Wellness to turn the centre into more than an athletics-focused building, but as an important resource for the whole community. College representatives did not walk away with a county commitment. Several councillors expressed reservations at the size of the request and wanted more information on what contributions other communities were making. Mayor Jim Wood agreed that more time was needed to discuss the financial implications and consult with county ratepayers. “I believe this is a very important investment the county has been asked to make,” said Wood. “I don’t think it’s wise to make a rash decision today.”

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Six deaths in city linked to illicit drug BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Known as “greenies” on the street, illicit fentanyl is raising alarms across the province. More than 100 deaths were linked to fentanyl last year compared to only six deaths in 2011. Six deaths were recorded in Red Deer between 2011 and 2013. Last week, Alberta Health Services, Alberta RCMP and the Chief Medical Examiner released a joint statement expressing concern over the rising number of deaths linked to the illicit drug. It is 100 Photo by ADVOCATE times more potent than mornews services phine and 20 times more poF e n t a n y l i s 1 0 0 tent than OxyContin. Prescribed by a doctor and times more potent taken in appropriate doses, than morphine and fentanyl is used to treat acute 20 time more potent pain. than OxyContin. But when the painkiller is produced in clandestine labs and combined with other drugs or toxins, it can cause death. “In these cases, you really have no idea how much fentanyl you are getting,” said Dr. Mark Yarema, an emergency medicine physician and the medical director of Alberta’s Poison and Drug Information Service. The amount or dosage in illicit fentanyl varies from pill to pill. For example, Yarema said, medical staff have identified a veterinary drug in the street fentanyl. It is used on animals and has similar effects of fentanyl, including a lowering of heart rate and blood pressure. “I think you are seeing the additive effects of many of these drugs causing these fatalities,” he said. Just last weekend, two more deaths linked to illicit fentanyl in Southern Alberta were added to the tally. The toxic substance is often sold as OxyContin because of its similar green colour and identification marks on the streets and at parties. Yarema said AHS is partnering with local groups that work with the homeless, street people, and people who have chronic addictions. The Central Alberta AIDS Network Society runs a small drug overdose prevention clinic out of its downtown office that it hopes to one day expand. Jennifer Vanderschaeghe, AIDS network executive director, said the key to preventing drug overdoses is sharing information and educating the first responders, who are typically the family and friends of the people who are using drugs.

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Although the year-round riders and owners of Fat Bikes have been cycling through the winter months most of those who ride bikes in Red Deer are waiting for warmer weather and ice-free trails and roads before getting on their rides. Rod Savy of Savy Cycle in Red Deer is busy doing tune ups, getting many of those bikes ready for the season. Savy recommends anyone interested in road riding or mountain biking in the Red Deer area to get involved with the Central Alberta Bike Club (CABC). Club members are looking to grow both the road and mountain bike aspects of the club says Savy. The club is also involved in trail building and maintenance and hosting races in the city including the Woody’s RV World Kids of Steel Triathlon along with the Red Deer Triathlon Club in June and a the Comfortec Duathlon in July. Anyone interested in the CABC can go to www. ridecabc.ca for details.

Province to bring in health-care levy to address revenue shortfall BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

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EDMONTON — Premier Jim Prentice says Albertans will face a new health-care levy to help fill a multibillion-dollar revenue hole in the provincial budget. Prentice made the announcement in a provincewide TV address just two days before Thursday’s budget. “We will be asking Albertans to begin to contribute directly to the costs of the health system,” Prentice said in the pre-taped address. “This revenue will start small but it will grow over three years.” Prentice did not elaborate on the cost or what form the health contributions will take, leaving it to Finance Minister Robin Campbell to address in the budget. However, last month, both Campbell and Prentice said they were looking at a “different model” from

the old Alberta Health premiums. Those premiums, cancelled in 2009, were direct, flat-rate levies on families ($1,056 a year) or individuals ($528 a year). They brought in about $1 billion to the treasury annually. Many Albertans had those fees covered by their employers. Campbell and Prentice have said they were looking at adding the fee directly to income tax bills and perhaps making it progressive so that the more one earns the more one pays. Alberta is on track to spend $18 billion this fiscal year on health, about 46 per cent of the province’s $40-billion budget.

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COLLEGE: Concerns about double taxing ratepayers Coun. Richard Lorenz said the college’s request is only one of many the county is likely to receive, including an anticipated request from the City of Red Deer for help replacing the Red Deer Arena. Applying county tax dollars to a facility focused on health and education — both already funded through residents’ provincial taxes — raises the concern that it could be seen as double taxing rural ratepayers, he said. Coun. Philip Massier also agreed more time was needed to digest the request. “To be fair to our ratepayers, I don’t think anyone expected that big of an ask without some (public) involvement.” Councillors said they had received comments from ratepayers who oppose big spending on the college. A petition of 26 names has circulated calling on the county to instead invest more in roads. The county plans to hold a public hearing at Red Deer County Centre on April 21 at 1:30 p.m. to give local residents an opportunity to listen to the college’s presentation and make comments. Ward said the college has more than $50 million in commitments lined up for the project and expects to announce its biggest single donation ever soon. The project will go ahead whatever the county’s decision, but its support is important because it shows other potential donors that the community is behind the project. The college plans to make a presentation to Lacombe County soon. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

DRUG: People more likely to overdose “A lot of time people do not call 911 when someone is overdosing because people are worried about the RCMP showing up and charging them,” she said. “There needs to be a Good Samaritan law that basically prevents people from being charged or harassed when someone is overdosing.” Vanderschaeghe said many of these overdose deaths can be prevented but people who are using

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drugs do not want to interact with the police. “Because fentanyl is so much more potent than the regular street drug, people are more likely to overdose,” said Vanderschaeghe. “As soon as we hear there’s a substantial increase in fentanyl ... we want to have more conversations about it. We really want to say to people know what you’re taking, be careful. Here’s some safety things we want you think about.” Vanderschaeghe said fentanyl is a big deal because of its potency, and because someone thinks they are buying one thing and they are getting another. Police and medical staff have been on the alert since as early as 2013, when the illicit pills began to establish a presence in British Columbia and Ontario. Yarema said it was only a matter of time before it would reach Alberta. Record amounts of the illicit drug have been seized by police in communities across the province. One of the largest busts included 60,000 tablets seized last November west of Calgary. A total of 10,000 tablets have been seized since last fall in Grande Prairie. Small fentanyl seizures are starting to occur in Central Alberta. A total of 36 tablets were seized in Innisfail this month. Yarema said it is a common misconception that this drug only affects people who are chronically addicted to opiods. He said they have seen cases involving teenagers and young university students. Yarema said it’s important to have a discussion with kids about the danger of street drugs. “This drug is like kryptonite,” he said. “We all know what happened to Superman when he got exposed to kryptonite so it should be no different when the average Joe gets exposed.” If anyone who has used or come into contact with fentanyl or any other street drug becomes unconscious, stops breathing, experiences chest pain or has a seizure, call 911 immediately. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

LEVY: ‘Nothing more than a waiting room tax’ In his TV address, Prentice reiterated there will not be a sales tax and that overall taxes will be adjusted, but will remain the lowest in Canada. “We will also ease the burden on working families,” said Prentice. Prentice also said that previously signalled deep cuts to programs and services are now off the table.

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Last month, he and Campbell said the budget would have a five per cent reduction in spending across the board on top of no new spending to keep up with inflation plus population growth. Since then, he has refused to confirm the five per cent cut was still in the budget and in the TV address said it’s off the table altogether. “One of the things you will see in the budget, in fact our projection for the next three budgets, is holding the line on government expenditures,” said Prentice. “Holding the line on spending in a growing province is truly a cut.” Prentice said the province will make gradual spending, saving and administrative changes over the coming years, promising tough but respectful negotiations with public sector unions on future salaries and job descriptions. The goal, he said, is that by 2019, the province can reduce by 25 per cent the amount of energy resource money going to pay for program spending. Those saved energy revenues will then be used to pay down debt and invest in long-term savings, he said. The ultimate goal, he said, is to get Alberta’s day-to-day spending off the roller-coaster of energy revenues. Oil revenues have plunged from a peak of US$100 a barrel last summer to around US$40 a barrel now, costing the province an estimated $7 billion. In the speech, Prentice criticized past Tory governments for reckless budgeting and for not socking enough money away in the $19-billion Heritage Savings Trust Fund. “Fundamentally we’ve not always had realistic (budgeting) expectations, and our leaders must bear a considerable part of the responsibility for that,” he said. NDP Leader Rachel Notley labelled the health fee regressive, saying it won’t fix a health system plagued by long wait times and facing cuts, given that spending won’t match population growth and inflation. “(It’s) nothing more than a waiting room tax,” said Notley. Wildrose Leader Heather Forsyth agreed, saying the levy is the wrong solution to a government that already has the best-paid provincial politicians in Canada. “It’s a tax on Albertans when the economy is suffering,” said Forsyth. Liberal Leader David Swann, in a TV address that followed Prentice, said the Tories can’t escape being defined by their deeds. “The premier is eager for us to forget the mistakes of the past. However, we cannot simply turn a blind eye to them,” said Swann.

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It was over almost as soon as it happened, but the actions of an intoxicated man who punched a teacher and chased students at a Red Deer school was enough to unnerve some. On March 5, a drunk man followed a class into Central Middle School, where he banged instruments, struck a teacher, pushed a student and chased other students before losing his shirt while escaping out a window. He was arrested in downtown Red Deer shirtless. Della Ruston, Red Deer Public School District associate superintendent for system improvement, called it an isolated incident and the first time it has ever happened. The doors at Central Middle School are all locked, with the exception of the front door by the office. It happened so quickly that the school did not have time to go into a hold and secure mode. After the incident, Ruston met with the school’s staff and administration, and with Red Deer RCMP to debrief. They went over the school’s safety protocol and reviewed what happened during the incident. “It was an anomaly and these things don’t usually happened,” said Ruston. “We do have some protocols in place to prevent this sort of thing, including the locked doors.”

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Man killed by police had addiction: family

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — The family of a 27-year-old man shot and killed by police inside a Calgary hotel room wants to know why missing a checkout time led to his death. The statement says Anthony Heffernan was battling a drug addiction and fought constantly to keep clean. Natalie Iaquinta says her brother had a relapse on March 15, the day before he was killed. She says police investigators told her family that hotel staff called police when Heffernan failed to check out at 11 a.m. Iaquinta says her brother had a lighter and syringe in his hands when police busted into his room after trying for about 30 minutes to get him to open the door. She says police Tasered Heffernan twice, then one officer shot at him five times. “He was struck three times in the head and once in the chest and 1/8another bullet went through the window 3/8,” Iaquinta said. Neither police nor the province’s police watchdog have confirmed the details. “(How does) a young man who was in medical distress, who was causing no public disturbance other than missing checkout time, warrant five police officers... busting down his door, thereby escalating the situation?” the family asked in its statement. Relatives are also questioning why it took police 11 hours to notify them of his death. “Why (couldn’t) a man who had no weapons ... be detained in another way, and is it protocol to fatally shoot someone if a Taser is unsuccessful?” The family said Heffernan hated relapsing and worked to prevent it. “He phoned his parents and sister every day, sometimes twice, to help him with staying clean. If he weakened in his battle, he would find a hotel room away from friends and family. Here he could remove himself and keep his issue at a distance from others.” Investigators have said Heffernan was agitated and in medical distress when they went into the room. The funeral service for Heffernan was to be held Wednesday in Prince Albert, Sask. His obituary says Heffernan loved baking and his specialty was chewy double-chocolate-chip cookies.

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SCHOOL: No time for lockdown Ruston pointed to the importance of following emergency procedures and

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Alberta Finance Minister Robin Campbell tries on a new pair of moccasins during a pre-budget photo opportunity in Edmonton on Tuesday.

EDMONTON — An advocacy group is accusing an Edmonton care home of transferring a woman to a hospital without her family’s consent. Public Interest Alberta says the Good Samaritan Millwoods Care Centre left a voice mail for the woman’s sister and banned another family member from the facility for complain-

ing about the quality of care. Bill Moore-Kilgannon, a spokesman for Public Interest Alberta, says institutions should not be allowed to arbitrarily evict patients and ban relatives. He wants Alberta Health Services to make sure the woman is allowed to return to the Millwoods care centre, where she has lived for five years. Alberta Health Services says it will work with the family to determine what’s best for the woman, other residents and staff. The health agency says there are rules at care homes that everyone must follow. “This is an unusual situation; however, we believe we have found an alternative placement for this resident,” AHS spokesman Kerry Williamson said Tuesday.

dures and staff are working to ensure it doesn’t happen again.” She added that there wasn’t time to respond with a hold and secure or lockdown order because the man who entered the school left very quickly. In the future, a call for a hold and secure status at the school may happen quicker. “Safe and caring are a priority for all our schools in the district,” said Ruston. “We do have safety plans in

place and we review our protocols every year.” The emergency procedures, such as hold and secure drills, are practised several times a year. Tristan Palmer Krahn, 27, of Red Deer pleaded guilty to assault and disturbing the peace in Red Deer provincial court on March 17. He was sentenced to time served of 20 days and two years of probation. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

and wounded him. An air ambulance official said the man, who is 40, was flown to an Edmonton hospital and was in serious condition.

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Giving away prosperity FACE IT ALBERTA, WE FAILED TO PROFIT FROM OUR RESOURCES A pair of well-travelled news stories ON Monday shine a better light on Alberta’s current fiscal mess than the government would have us realize. Folks, it’s not the civil service that’s causing our province’s budget problems. In fact, of all provinces, Alberta spends the least of total budget spending on public services. That’s according to an information sheet mailed GREG out by the provNEIMAN ince’s public service labour unions. You probably got one in the mail yourself. Rather, it’s the way the province has virtually given away our share of the wealth from our energy resources (mostly to foreign-owned companies), and from the government’s refusal to save even pennies of its windfall earnings. One story, which was repeated on a variety of news clipping services, originated with the CBC. Titled Norway’s sovereign fund holds lessons for Canada, the story contrasts how Norway is coping with the downturn in oil prices, versus the Alberta experience. Norway and Alberta have roughly the same population. Both have energy resources located in the far north that are expensive, even dangerous to produce. Both have the same international exploration and development companies working their oilfields. Both are suffering massive job layoffs since the oil price plunge. But if you read the front page of the Advocate on Monday, Alberta sits under a dark cloud of gloom and projected debt. How can that be when business and public confidence in Norway’s economy remains so high? That’s because Norway paid its own way as it went. Norway saved 100 per cent of its royalties in a fund that now tops $1 trillion. It’s spinning its mandated maximum of four per cent interest yearly into the country’s general income account. What’s four per cent of a trillion? It’s $40 billion, last time I counted that many zeroes. Every year, and rising. Norway’s OIL royalty rate is 78 per cent of net profits. At today’s prices, what’s Alberta’s royalty rate? A provincial chart on oil-

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sands royalties (which produce twothirds of all our royalty payments) is — wait for it —one big fat per cent of the daily bitumen price. The province also takes 25 per cent of net profits. At $48 oil, what are the net profits? Roughly zero, if you believe the producers. A provincial graph also says Alberta produces about 8,600 barrels a day of conventional oil. At that rate of production, what’s the royalty? At today’s prices, it’s about 10 per cent. In other words, Albertans pretty well settled for squat for our resources. The bitumen keeps flowing from under our feet, low price be damned, and we get almost nothing for it. How much royalty money has Alberta saved in the Heritage Fund in the last 20 years? Roughly bugger all. When times are good, Alberta gets a semblance of prosperity in the form of high-paid exploration and development jobs. But it only lasts during the building phase. Once the plants are built and flowing, most of the high-paid jobs will end, and the workers will take

their wages back to their homes, out of province. Locally, a lot of big trucks will get repossessed. We won’t even have gotten the benefit of a sales tax on the wages they spent here, while they were here. That’s all gone. As will be the profits as the bitumen is piped or sent by train out of province— gone. Executives from Texas who work here will tell you they would not be here except for Alberta’s low tax and royalty regime. But a Texas farmer is guaranteed an average of 20 per cent of the value of everything that comes out from under his ranch. What does an Alberta farmer get? Most only get surface disturbance money. And provincial law actually makes it illegal for a farmer to hire a lawyer to negotiate for anything more. This situation will be extremely difficult to reverse. How do you tell Norway’s Statoil — which has investments in around 200 Canadian companies — that the rules are changing on its

multibillion-dollar investments? So Albertans will be tarred as producers of “dirty oil” while the stateowned oil companies of socialist countries continue to make more money from our oilsands than we do. Albertans do need to look in the mirror. They need to ask themselves why they were so stupid as to shout down anyone who said we were getting a raw deal here. Albertans need to ask why the province did not save royalties in a wealth fund on our behalf. They need to ask why we did not pay for public services the same way everyone else does. Premier Jim Prentice wants to blame anyone but his 40-year-old government for our current situation. I say greater shame on him for knowing past Conservative governments — from Ralph Klein on down — gave away the store, but that he will do nothing to change that. Greg Neiman is a retired Advocate editor. Follow his blog at readersadvocate. blogspot.ca or email greg.neiman.blog@ gmail.com.

Another civil war looms in Yemen The last American troops are being pulled out of Yemen after al-Qaida fighters stormed a city near their base on Friday. Houthi rebels who have already overrun most of the country are closing in on Aden, the last stronghold of President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi. And on Sunday, the Islamic State sent suicide bombers into two big mosques in the capital, Sanaa, killing 137 people. The U.S. State Department spokesman put the best possible face on it, saying that “due to the deteriorating security situation in Yemen, the U.S. government has temporarily relocated its remaining personnel out of Yemen.” He even said that the U.S. continGWYNNE ued to support the “political DYER transition” in Yemen. But there is no “political transition.” There is just a four-sided civil war. Why would anybody be surprised? There has been no 25-year period since the seventh century AD when there was not a civil war of one sort or another in Yemen. (And the impression that it was less turbulent before that may just be due to poor record-keeping.) But this time it’s actually frightening the neighbours. Yemen’s current turmoil started in 2011, when the dictator who had ruled the country for 33 years, President Ali Abdullah Saleh, was forced out by nonviolent democratic protesters (and some tribal militias who backed them). Saleh’s deputy, Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, took over and even won an election in 2012, but he never managed to establish his authority over the deeply divided country.

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Hadi had the backing of the United States and most of the Arab Gulf states (including Yemen’s giant northern neighbour, Saudi Arabia) because he was willing to fight the Islamist extremists who had seized much of southern and eastern Yemen. But his main preoccupation was actually the Houthis, a tribal militia based in the largely Shia north of Yemen. Angry at the status that the north was being offered in a proposed new federal constitution, the Houthis came south in force and seized Sanaa last September. In February, after months of house arrest, Hadi fled to the great southern port of Aden, his home town and Yemen’s second city, and declared that the capital instead. So the Houthis came south after him. Meanwhile Saleh, the former president, returned from exile and made an alliance with the Houthis — despite the fact that he had launched six major offensives against them back when he was president. That’s what radicalized the Houthis in the first place, but they needed some national figure on their side as they moved deeper into the south, and Saleh is at least a Shia. He will have to do. Clear so far? Good. The third contender for power is al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), whose forces, like the Houthis, are only a half-hour’s drive from Aden. As its fighters closed in on Aden last week, AQAP seized the town next to the airbase where the American forces were living, and Washington ordered them out. The last thing it wants is American military hostages in AQAP’s hands. It is not yet clear whether AQAP and the Houthis will fight each other first (and then the winner gets to attack Aden), or whether one of them will grab the city and try to defend it from the other. It’s even possible that Hadi can hold Aden — but he probably can’t take back the rest of the country. And we mustn’t forget the fighters of Islamic State,

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who announced their presence in the country last month. Their sole operation of note so far has been the suicide attacks on two Shia mosques in Sanaa. But as Sunni fanatics in a country that is currently being overrun by its Shia minority, ISIS will not lack for recruits. If it doesn’t qualify as a full fourth force yet, it soon will. In conventional terms, Yemen doesn’t matter much. It has a lot of people (25 million), but it is the poorest country in the Arab world. Its oil has almost run out, and its water is going fast. You could argue that its geographical position is “strategic” — at the entrance to the Red Sea, commanding the approach to the Suez Canal — but it’s hard to see any Yemeni government getting the kind of military forces it would need to close that waterway. What worries people is the possibility that the jihadis (either al-Qaida or ISIS) could come out of this on top. They are certainly not there yet, but many Sunnis will see them as the best chance to break the hold of the Shias who, despite their internal quarrels, have collectively dominated the country for so long. Shias are only one-third of Yemen’s population and the resentment runs deep. The Houthi troops now occupy almost three-quarters of the country’s densely populated areas, but it would be an exaggeration to say that they actually control all that territory. They are spread very thinly, and if they start to lose they could be rolled up very quickly by the jihadis. That could turn Yemen into a terrorist-ruled “Islamic State” with five times the population of the one that sprang into existence last July on both sides of the Syrian-Iraqi border. The odds are against it, but after that “July surprise” nobody is ruling it out. Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

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Syria in Tory crosshairs OTTAWA — The plan to expand Canada’s war against the Islamic State into Syria hinges on the conviction that dictator Bashar Assad has lost control of the country, allowing extremists to pose a clear and direct threat to the international community, Stephen Harper said Tuesday. Although the question opposition parties were asking Tuesday was: What changed the prime minister’s mind? When Canada’s combat mission first got underway almost six months ago, Harper ruled out the possibility of CF-18s attacking targets in Syria, which has been home to a bloody four-year long civil war. The military would have had to seek the permission of the Assad government, he said at the time. But that all changed Tuesday with the introduction of a proposed mission renewal, to be debated later this week, that would expand airstrikes into Syria and extend the mission by a year. “As our allies have indicated, they are taking necessary and proportionate military action in Syria on the basis that the government of Syria is unwilling or unable to prevent ISIL from staging operations and conducting attacks there, including ultimately attacks that include this country as a target,” Harper said. “That is the legal basis on which we are proceeding. The practical basis is we are determined to do whatever we can to degrade ISIL and to eliminate the threat it poses to this country, and Canadians

Anti-terrorism bill about suppressing aboriginals: critic BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The federal government’s omnibus security bill would hand extremists what they want by shackling civil liberties, a prominent aboriginal lawyer and activist says. There is no way to fix the legislation, which “makes us all suspects,” said Pamela Palmater, chair in indigenous governance at Toronto’s Ryerson University. “The terrorists will have won,” Palmater said Tuesday during a meeting of the House of Commons public safety committee, which is hearing more than 50 witnesses on the bill. “And what is terrorism? Fundamentally, it’s the denial of life, liberty and security of the person. If Canada goes ahead and takes those rights away, terrorists just have to sit back: job done.” The Conservatives brought in the 62-page bill following the murders of two Canadian soldiers just days apart last October by men whose motives were rooted in extremist thinking. The legislation would give the Canadian Security Intelligence Service the ability to actively disrupt terror plots, make it easier for police to limit the movements of a suspect, expand no-fly list powers, crack down on extremist propaganda and dismantle barriers to exchanging security-related information. Neither the new disruptive powers nor the information-sharing provisions apply to “lawful” advocacy, protest and dissent, but some critics say these elements of the bill could be used against aboriginal and environmental activists who protest outside the letter of the law. Justice Minister Peter MacKay categorically rejected Palmater’s view. “Doing nothing is making terrorism win, and so it’s incumbent upon any government to protect its population and to take actions to do so,” MacKay said after question period. “We believe this is consistent with what our allies have done.” During her testimony, Palmater recounted how she is already routinely tracked by federal agencies that keep tabs on her involvement in aboriginal issues. Conservative MP Diane Ablonczy stressed that “jihadi terrorists have declared war on Canada,” and she tried to dispel any notion the bill would be used to target legitimate dissent. Fellow Conservative LaVar Payne dismissed concerns about the legislation’s information-sharing provisions as “conspiracy theories.” The bill “isn’t really about terrorism,” but about preserving economic and power relations in Canada, Palmater said. Citizens have worked too hard to create treaties, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and international laws that protect basic human rights to toss it all away “because we wanted to protect some corporate economic interests,” she added.

‘IF THE BASIC PREMISE IS YOU ARE USING MILITARY ACTION TO STOP EXTREME KILLING, THEN WHY THE HELL ARE WE NOT DOING SOMETHING ABOUT ASSAD . . . . HE’S AS MUCH AS EXTREMIST . . . AS ANYBODY IN (ISIL).’ — LLOYD AXWORTHY FORMER FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER

support us doing that.” It is also a case of military necessity to deny extremists safe haven, he added. The U.S., Jordan and United Arab Emirates have been dropping bombs there and have met with “some success” in those operations. “We think the mission is important,” Harper said. “For the very fact that this mission is so important to the security of this country, we intend to fully contribute.” The effect of adding Syria to the target list has been to further unite political opposition at home — notably the Liberals, some of whom were uncomfortable with the decision to oppose the initial deployment in the face of blatant ISIL atrocities. Some in the party who initially lambasted Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau for voting against the initial deployment now find themselves opposed to broadening the mission into the murky, vicious conflict involving Assad.

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MONTREAL — A Montreal deacon charged with producing and distributing child pornography was sentenced Tuesday to two years less a day in prison. William Kokesch was handed the sentence after being arrested in December 2012 and pleading guilty. Investigators seized more than 2,000 images during a search of his suburban home. Kokesch was 65 when arrested. His lawyer, Jeffrey Boro, told reporters Kokesch had problems as a youngster but he did not elaborate. “When you have a troubled childhood, it sometimes manifests itself in acts such as the one that Mr. Kokesch pleaded guilty to,” Boro said. He added that his client has come a long way. “It’s 27 months of therapy sessions, realizing that he’s not alone, that there are many other people — many more than we know — out there who have the same problem,” Boro said.

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Lloyd Axworthy, a former foreign affairs minister, said Trudeau is right to reject Canadian involvement in airstrikes in Syria, which he said would have the effect of propping up that country’s brutal dictator. “If the basic premise is you are using military action to stop extreme killing, then why the hell are we not doing something about Assad because he’s out there killing people every day with his barrel bombs and beheading people?” Axworthy said. “He’s as much an extremist — although he carries the title ‘president’ — as anybody in (ISIL).” Even without Syria added to the mix, Axworthy said the six-month bombing campaign in Iraq should now be followed up with a more long-term plan to restore stability to the country. “I mean, the lesson from Libya, the lesson from Afghanistan is you’ve got to be prepared to invest in the rebuilding and the restructuring and the rehabilitation of these conflicts,” he said. “You just can’t walk away and say, ‘Well, we’ve done our bombing, now it’s over, goodbye.”’ The Liberals said Tuesday that, should they emerge victorious from this fall’s federal election, they would change the focus of Canada’s mission in the region to training and humanitarian assistance. NDP Leader Tom Mulcair, whose party has long said it would oppose the motion, accused the government of “openly considering an alliance of sorts” with Assad by expanding the mission into Syria. “It is hard to believe the prime minister when he says that the mission is about preventing atrocities when he is willing to work with one of the worst perpetrators of atrocities in the world today.”

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GATINEAU, Que. — The defence team for suspended senator Patrick Brazeau challenged the credibility of his alleged victim Tuesday, zeroing in on specific details including her use of a fake passport to travel to Canada. Attorney Gerard Larocque, who’s defending Brazeau at his trial for assault and sexual assault charges, also pressed the Crown’s key witness on why she never told prosecutors, nor police, that she ripped off a necklace during the violent incident that led to his client’s arrest. The information emerged as the defence crossexamined the woman, whose identity is protected under a publication ban. Earlier in the day, the woman wiped away tears as she listened to her own panicked voice on emergency recordings that were played in court. The woman has given detailed testimony how Brazeau allegedly pushed her down a flight of stairs, spat in her face and smacked her head into a wall during a confrontation two years ago at a Gatineau home. She has also alleged Brazeau grabbed her breast with force, pulled her pants down and sexually assaulted her. The complainant took the stand Tuesday for a second day against Brazeau, who was kicked out of the Conservative caucus shortly after his arrest. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges. On Tuesday, Brazeau’s defence lawyer took aim at the woman’s credibility. Larocque asked the woman

about travelling to a third country from her native country to obtain a fake passport, so she could then travel to Canada. Speaking through an interpreter, she acknowledged she had done so, but that she was up front with Canadian customs officials about it as soon as she arrived. Larocque also questioned her why she didn’t reveal in statements, nor in interviews, with police and the Crown that she tore a chain off her neck amid a heated exchange with Brazeau. She said she yanked it off her neck because she was “angry” and “scared” after Brazeau allegedly pushed her. The woman also countered by saying she had only been asked for her “general” account of what happened that day in February 2013. She said she had left out other elements related to Brazeau’s alleged attack and had been expecting to go into detail about them at the trial. “I didn’t mention it because I didn’t see it as important,” she said as she stood in the witness box in Gatineau, north of Ottawa. Earlier Tuesday, the complainant dabbed her face with a tissue as she listened to her exchange with a emergency services operator the day of the incident, in two brief audio clips played in the courtroom. Moments later, after the woman asked for a break, the judge called for a brief recess. “It made me relive how I felt that day,” she later said, speaking through an interpreter, after Crown prosecutor Stephany Robitaille asked her to explain

Accused terrorist worried about set up: trial BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — Months before being arrested in an elaborate RCMP sting operation, John Nuttall tells an undercover officer he worries that he is being set up by the police. Video played for a B.C. Supreme Court jury on Tuesday shows the accused terrorist sitting in the passenger seat of a pickup truck expressing his concerns to an undercover officer, who is posing as an Arab businessman. “It’s crossed my mind that I could be getting set up and as soon as I hand over the plans I’m bound to go to Guantanamo Bay,” says the recently converted Muslim. Nuttall and his wife and co-accused Amanda Korody are on trial for allegedly plotting to blow up the B.C. legislature on Canada Day 2013. “I’m going to tell you the truth because you’re my brother,” he tells the officer, who cannot be identified. “I only trust you 99 per cent. There’s this one per cent of me that is still paranoid.” The footage was taken by a hidden camera in early May 2013 and shows a sallow-faced Nuttall with long hair and a wiry, grey-tinged beard, wearing a dark, pinstripe suit recently bought for him by the undercover officer. The court heard the officer invited Nuttall to accompany him from Surrey, B.C., to Whistler the following day. The original purpose of the trip was for the accused to hand over to the officer’s associates an en-

crypted hard drive that allegedly contained details of a plot. The purpose was later changed so the group would meet with an unidentified courier. Nuttall furtively rolls up the truck’s window as he tells the officer his ultimate plan is to take a Via Rail train hostage in Victoria, B.C., and force the government to release Omar Khadr from prison. Khadr was arrested in 2002 at the age of 15 for throwing a grenade that killed an American soldier in Afghanistan. Nuttall explains that he expects the 28-year-old former Guantanamo Bay prisoner will join him in jihad, or holy war, against Canada. There is no indication that any communication has ever occurred between Nuttall and Khadr. “I’ve already crossed that line of no return,” says Nuttall. “I’m going to die, which is what I want, or I am going to be set up.” “Inshallah,” replies the officer, using the Arabic phrase that means “If Allah wills it.” Though the officer says repeatedly throughout the conversation that the door is open if Nuttall decides he wants to drop out of any plan. “I have no more doubt,” says Nuttall following the officer’s reassurances. “If you guys were really trying to set me up you would just give me a fake bomb and tell me to go bomb a target and the bomb wouldn’t go off and I would be grabbed.” In her cross-examination, Nuttall’s defence attorney Marilyn Sandford questioned the undercover officer about sending Nuttall mixed messages about backing out of the plot.

the rush of emotion. “I felt a lot of fear.” Her voice shaking, she told the operator she had been hit a few times and pushed down a flight of stairs. The woman said she had marks on her arms, but that she did not need medical treatment. When the man on the other end of the line asked for the alleged attacker’s name, she replied: “Patrick Brazeau.” The court also heard more details Tuesday about a damaged photo found in the residence that featured Brazeau and Prime Minister Stephen Harper. In a police photograph of the Harper photo, the prime minister’s face appears to have been torn out of the image and then pieced back together. The woman testified that the Harper photo was in good condition before the incident and said she didn’t know if Brazeau had ripped the photo. She also said he took framed photos off the wall right before police arrived at the residence. On Monday, the judge heard testimony from a Gatineau police officer, who presented photos in court showing bruises and red marks on different parts of the woman’s body. More photos of the woman’s injuries were presented in court Tuesday. The Crown initially expected the trial to finish Wednesday, but proceedings are now expected to continue for a fourth day — on a date to be determined later. Brazeau’s legal troubles will be far from over, however. He still faces charges of fraud and breach of trust in connection with his Senate expense claims.

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Vancouver police discriminate against trans people: human rights tribunal VANCOUVER — The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal had determined that Vancouver Police engaged in sex discrimination against transgender people and the department must change its policies. The decision ordered the police board to pay transgender woman Angela Dawson $15,000 for two incidents stemming back to 2010. Tribunal member Catherine McCreary found that officers discriminated against Dawson when they called her by her legal name, Jeffrey, and used a male pronoun even after she told them she identified as female. McCreary also found that Dawson faced discrimination when she was not given adequate medical assistance in jail shortly after her gender-reassignment surgery. While McCreary dismissed several of Dawson’s complaints, she found that the way that officers identify trans people and deal with them in regards to their identification amounts to “systemic discrimination.” Vancouver Police spokesman Const. Brian Montague says the department will carefully review the decision to ensure that the safety of anyone in their custody remains a top priority. Dawson filed the complaint after several run-ins with police in Vancouver, where she is known as “Rollergirl,” as she likes to direct traffic while wearing rollerblades.

Officials looking for passengers who flew on ‘measles plane’ BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — Health authorities in Vancouver have gone to great lengths drawing up a list of all individuals who may have come into contact with two high school students who were diagnosed with measles after flying home from Beijing. But only about half that roster has been tracked down, meaning all British Columbians should ensure their immunizations are up to date, said Medical Health Officer Dr. Reka Gustafson. “Every effort is being made to identify individuals. But it is important for people to know that is incomplete,” said Gustafson, with Vancouver Coastal Health, on Tuesday. “This is more than anything else a really important reminder that if you are out and about and breathing, you should have two doses of measles vaccine to be protected.”

One boy and one girl, who attend high school in B.C.’s Lower Mainland, were diagnosed with the highly contagious disease shortly after returning from a school trip over spring break. The pair arrived in Vancouver just before noon Saturday directly from China’s capital city aboard Air China Flight CA991. Neither teenager was completely immunized from measles, and within a few days of each other they developed symptoms, said Gustafson. She said the first teen became sick while in China and visited a doctor, but measles was not diagnosed. The person immediately visited a family physician upon arriving home, samples were taken and the health authority was contacted. Once home, the second teen also noticed symptoms that might indicate measles. With knowledge that a travel companion had already been positively diagnosed, doctors concluded tests were warranted and a second diagnosis was confirmed.

Gustafson would not provide specific identifying details about the two students for privacy reasons. Both teens are now recovering. “It’s very likely that they were both exposed at the same time. To some extent, this is a single event of importation, there just happened to be two cases.” The health authority contacted the airline and Public Health Agency of Canada, obtaining as much information as possible about the passengers seated in the nearest rows to the sick students. But much of the contact information was limited, tracing back to a travel agency as one example. In addition, some passengers would have flown on to other parts of Canada, Gustafson said. She said their inability to contact potentially affected individuals, within the time most crucial for intervention, is what prompted the authority to issue a public notification.

Manhunt continues for man who walked out of jail BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — A Quebec prison guard was suspended Tuesday as police tried to solve the mystery of how the son of former Hells Angels boss Maurice (Mom) Boucher walked out of jail two months before the end of his sentence. Francis Boucher left Montreal’s Bordeaux institution just before noon on Monday, prompting different views among au-

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sentence is up,” Lise Theriault said in Quebec City. “The fact there’s been an error or a stratagem for Mr. Boucher to walk is inexcusable.” Thierry Lariviere, a spokesman for the labour federation that represents prison guards, confirmed the paid suspension but wouldn’t elaborate. Various reports Tuesday suggested Boucher posed as an inmate with the same family name.

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Making connections across the pacific RED DEER ARCHITECT HOPING TO BRING VALUE TO CHINESE DEVELOPERS BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR A Red Deer architect is building bridges between his firm and its counterparts in China. George Berry of Berry Architecture & Associates crossed the Pacific last month in hopes of developing relationships with Chinese architectural firms. He was accompanied by his friend Yi Yang, an electrical engineer from Edmonton who grew up in the Asian country and has family there. Berry thinks his 15-person architectural firm can bring value to Chinese developers in several areas, including wood-frame construction. “We understand wood-frame construction in Canada probably better than any place in the world.”

‘WE UNDERSTAND WOOD-FRAME CONSTRUCTION IN CANADA PROBABLY BETTER THAN ANY PLACE IN THE WORLD.’ — GEORGE BERRY BERRY ARCHITECTURE

This was illustrated in Alberta last week by the passage of legislation allowing wood-frame construction for buildings up to six storeys in height. “China is just developing woodframe construction,” said Berry. While in China, he conducted a halfday seminar at an architectural firm and met with officials from the Canadian Wood Council. “They would be very interested in having some more education directly from Canadian architects to show them how wood works,” said Berry, explain-

ing that the council is eager to grow the market for Canadian lumber in Asia. Chinese officials do have concerns about fire, and because wood is imported it’s an expensive building material. But Berry said the risk of fire can be minimized, and unlike the concrete and steel that currently dominates construction in China, wood is a renewable resource that could be produced domestically. “We want to show them that you can build with wood and it should be the cheapest of the three.”

Wood-frame buildings can also be built much faster — an important advantage in light of China’s rapid growth. And they’re warmer and easier to insulate than concrete and steel, he said. Berry also sees a market opportunity for his firm’s expertise in seniors’ housing and facilities. The traditional Chinese model of children caring for their aging parents is beginning to break down as younger generations become more affluent and interested in travel. But alternatives are lacking. “They’ve taken old buildings and repurposed them to be seniors’ apartments. But they don’t provide the services; they’re not senior friendly.”

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TD trims Q1 outlooks for Canadian economy TD BANK GROWTH FORECAST BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Growth in the Canadian economy will be slower than expected in the first quarter as low oil prices take their toll, but it will pick up in the second half of the year, TD Bank predicts. The bank cut its growth forecast for the first quarter on Tuesday to an annual pace of 0.5 per cent compared with TD’s January estimate of 1.0 per cent growth for the first quarter. The forecast falls well short of the 1.5 per cent pace that the Bank of Canada has predicted for the first quarter. However, TD suggested the economy will start to pick up in the third and fourth quarters of the year, helped by low interest rates, energy savings to consumers, a weaker Canadian dollar and growth in the United States “Most of these positive forces are expected to have some staying power,” TD Bank wrote in its quarterly economic forecast. “This expectation, together with the waning negative impact of weak oil prices, will likely help to take real GDP growth in Canada back up to just over two per cent by the end of this year and into 2016.” TD predicts growth in the third quarter will accelerate to a 2.2 per cent annual pace and then to a 2.4 per cent pace in the fourth quarter. The new estimate is based on a

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New Brunswick, Nova Scotia create office to improve interprovincial business \Maritime neighbours Nova Scotia and New Brunswick say a move aimed at cutting red tape and harmonizing business regulations is a signal to Ottawa that they are serious about reviving their sputtering economies. Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil and New Brunswick’s Brian Gallant said Tuesday that a joint office would be created to enable businesses to operate more efficiently between the provinces and to foster economic growth. The pair signed a memorandum of understanding at the Halifax depot of regional trucking giant Armour Transportation Systems. “Our goal is to make sure that goods and services and people can move freely among our provinces,” said McNeil. “It absolutely makes no sense that this truck standing behind me has different regulations when we get to the border of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.” Gallant said the initiative was part of what would be an “unprecedented level” of co-operation between the two provinces. “Ensuring that we do a better job when it comes to red tape and normalizing regulations between the two provinces is a great step in the right direction,” Gallant said. He said it makes sense for smaller provinces to work together as their sluggish economies face the same challenges including budget deficits and aging populations. The premiers released few details on the office, other than to say it would be staffed equally by government employees seconded from existing departments.

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In the foreground Al Poole coaches Jennifer Forrest while Jim Wilson, right at the back, coaches Dennis Allan during a Leadership Centre program at the United Way on Monday.

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LEADERSHIP 301

Some of Central Alberta’s strongest leaders are sharing their expertise with the next wave of leaders. On Monday, five “coaches” recruited by the Leadership Centre of Central Alberta met with five participants in the Centre’s first-ever Leadership 301 course. Al Poole, former site leader of Nova Chemicals Corp.’s Joffre complex; Danielle Klooster, principal of Danikloo Consulting and Resource Management Innovations and a former Penhold town councillor; Ed Grose, senior consultant with HR Outlook Human Resources Consulting Group Inc.; Jim Wilson of CorQuest Inc.; and Piet Langstraat, superintendent with the Red Deer Public School District, are helping the 301 course students through a workplace-related project. Each will dedicate about 20 to 25 hours toward this mentoring, said Linda Wilson, executive director at the Leadership Centre. “These are volunteers,” she said. “They have stepped up to give that time above and beyond their own businesses, their own commitments.” The participants in the Leadership 301 course have been hard at it since January, when they took part in a twoday opening retreat. By the time the program wraps up next March, they’ll have received instruction on everything from communication skills to team-building to ethics. Each have also chosen a project to better their workplace environments, which is where Poole, Klooster, Grose, Wilson and Langstraat step in. “The coaches will support them on that specific project over the course of the year,” explained Linda Wilson. Established in 2000, The Leadership Centre helps develop leaders in the business, government, not-for profit and community sectors. After offering a leadership networks program for 12 years, the Centre diversified its training to include Leadership 101, 201 and 301 courses.

Leadership 101, which is designed for front-line staff; and Leadership 201, which is suitable for supervisors and managers, have been offered since 2012. The new Leadership 301 course is geared for executive directors, owners, CEOs and top managers. It was made possible through a partnership between the Leadership Centre of Central Alberta and City University — a private, non-profit university headquartered in Seattle, Wash., but with campuses in Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver and Victoria, among other cities. Faculty from City University have helped with the new 301 course, as have local community leaders, said Wilson. She described the importance of leadership training, explaining that as business and community leaders retire and reduce their involvement, it’s essential to have new leaders willing and able to fill the void. In addition to the courses it offers, the Leadership Centre of Central Alberta organizes an annual Leadership Conference, with this year’s event scheduled for Sept. 21 to 22. It will feature clinical psychologist, leadership consultant and author Henry Cloud; and former NHL player Sheldon Kennedy, who founded the Sheldon Kennedy Child Advocacy Centre; as well as videocast presentations by the likes of Super Bowl winning quarterback Peyton Manning and former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani. The Centre will also offer a conflict resolution and negotiation workshop on April 1. For information on these events or the Centre’s leadership courses, go online to theleadershipcentre.ca. hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

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Ten traits of top customer service teams Everyone would agree that a strong customer service team should be a priority in any business. It’s generally understood that the interaction between front-line staff and customers has a direct impact on sales and repeat business. And, with a new customer, it’s truly the first impressions test. The customer service role can be a thankless JOHN job. Often there MACKENZIE is little appreciation of the BUSINESS challenges they face and the BASICS skills required to do their job on a daily basis. Being the first point of contact, individuals must be pleasant and helpful at all times, even while negotiating with frustrated clients and tense situations. They require the ability to juggle several tasks at once and handle continual interruptions. The reality is that, while companies acknowledge that customer service is a key role, minimal attention is devoted to supporting the role. Most don’t have clear, comprehen-

sive plans to maintain a high level of quality service. And those that have service standards and policies tend to focus on compliance rather than an organizational-wide service culture. Now is the time to evaluate where your business is heading. Whether you are anticipating growth, staying the course, or facing some layoffs, factoring the key attributes of a top-notch customer service team will be critical as you manoeuvre through this tough economy. Policies establish and communicate the ground rules for good service but they don’t instill a genuine, customerfriendly attitude in the company. The 10 traits listed below will help you assess your customer service needs and identify individuals that fit the role. 1. Look for those who possess a winning attitude. These folks see potential in each day. Their optimism can influence the rest of the team. They are usually happy to be at work and help to make the workplace happier overall. 2. They exhibit a passion for business and will commit to the job. The more they believe in their contribution, the more interested they are in seeing your business succeed. Once they have personalized a company’s vision and goals, they are a valuable contributor to the team. 3. A huge part of the customer service job involves actively engaging with others in person, over the phone

or via email. Good communication skills are crucial. It’s necessary that they speak clearly and concisely and have an expressive tone in their voice. 4. Top-notch customer service staff think on their feet. The ability to perceive a situation beforehand can alleviate and even eliminate a crisis situation. Those that use this insight adjust naturally. They have an understanding of various communication styles and will respond appropriately. 5. Customers want transactions to be handled quickly and accurately. An efficient customer service representative doesn’t wait for customers to approach them. They respond quickly, then are aware and available when customers look for advice. 6. They actively listen to every customer, asking appropriate questions to help clarify customer needs and introduce solutions. With training and increased self-confidence, they take particular pride in customer satisfaction. 7. Patience and politeness is the best way to manage difficult situations. They are able to retain their composure while listening to and empathizing with frustrated customers. They rely on a number of tactics to get to the core of the issue and resolve the situation. 8. They are dependable and accountable for their actions. They make

every effort to resolve issues and find solutions to problems. Given the opportunity, they are willing to take the lead. With some experience, they are able to actively problem-solve. 9. Their organizational skills help them to stay focused and refocused throughout the day. They know company policies and product details and retain key information. They understand the value of prioritizing the workload. 10. They have confidence in their ability to adjust to change. There is continuous interest in growth and advancement. The tasks involved in the job may be repetitive and routine, but they have a willingness to learn and improve. Customer service requires many important skills, however, to build solid customer relationships, you have to go above and beyond friendly service. Hiring and retaining the best and brightest customer service staff requires constant evaluation and planning. The right people will have an enormous impact on your customers’ attitude and the overall profitability of your business. John MacKenzie is a certified business coach and authorized partner/facilitator for Everything DiSC and Five Behaviours of a Cohesive Team, Wiley Brands. He can be reached at john@thebusinesstraininghub.com.

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An oilsands facility is seen from a helicopter near Fort McMurray, Tuesday, July 10, 2012. The latest ideas on improving the environmental performance of Alberta’s oilsands are being presented at a conference in Edmonton.

Oilsands environmental record improving: conference BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — It’s a seemingly small thing, the matter of a dozen or so degrees difference in the water temperature during one part of the lengthy and complex process of squeezing oil from Alberta bitumen. But it’s saving energy and shaving a significant amount of greenhouse gases from the production of every barrel. “Behind the scenes, the development of these technologies is always happening,” said Vicki Lightbrown of Alberta Innovates, one of several partners in the project now being fieldtested. Lightbrown is one of many presenters at the World Heavy Oil Congress this week in Edmonton, where the technical showcase begins Wednesday. Environmental themes are prominent in the program as industry seeks to satisfy growing expectations from both the public and government regulators. Progress is happening. But most acknowledge it’s a slow and incremental process. “Technology takes a long time to develop,” said Lightbrown. Her pilot project has been in development since 1992 and is likely another five years from readiness. Even then, it’ll take the development of other technologies to allow it to work. “It’s really hard to find those gamechanging technologies,” she said. What works in the lab may not work in a tailings pond. What works on one site may not work on another.

WORLD HEAVY OIL CONGRESS Sometimes, what looks like a solution may only create another problem. Drying out tailings ponds doesn’t help if it creates clouds of contaminated dust. And there’s no point developing a technology that bankrupts the operator. “It has to make financial sense,” said Gillian Coates, an environmental engineer who will present a software system that allows users to make more accurate and efficient predictions on their water use. “If a facility isn’t cost-effective and it’s not making money, there’s no business decision to keep it running.” One reason solutions are so elusive is that they sometimes require new science. Tailings ponds are a good example, said Randy Mikula of Kalium Research. “There really was a lack of knowledge about the behaviour of these fluid fine tailings,” he said. “ As a result, industry, government and university really got after that problem. There’s still some gaps being filled in.” Things are improving, said Coates. “I’m seeing a lot more collaborative efforts from industry,” she said. “There’s a certain magnification effect that is taking place.” A group of 13 oilsands operators came together in 2012 to form a consortium to share their best ideas and research on environmental innovation.

Lightbrown said the Energy and Environment Solutions branch at Alberta Innovates currently has about 100 projects on the go. Part of the driving force behind the innovation is environmental concern. “More and more there’s environmental drivers,” said Coates. “You need to have a much better feel for what your facility is doing.” But economics alone is enough reason for industry to keep striving for solutions to problems such as tailings ponds. Building and operating a pond costs tens of millions of dollars, said Mikula. On top of that, the ponds are sitting atop and blocking access to valuable bitumen. “They’re covering up valuable oil and there’s a serious economic driver to do something about that,” he said. “There’s no doubt this problem is going to get solved.”

Finally, Berry’s noticed that the Chinese are interested in his firm’s focus on environmentally sustainable design and building practices. “A couple of the developers there are really starting to market environmental cities.” He and Yang made good connections in China, said Berry, and appear likely to gain some projects as a result. “I’m working with one firm in Beijing and two in Shanghai that we’re trying to create partnerships with.” One project he’s negotiating on is a seniors’ complex with a couple thousand units, a shopping centre and recreational facilities. There are challenges to working in China, he acknowledged. “As a foreign architect we can only do design work. We can’t do any working drawings or construction administration or anything along those lines.” He doesn’t consider the distance and 16-hour time difference to be a huge issue. “A lot of it we’ll be doing remotely and through Skype.” Berry said his decision to pursue the Chinese market was motivate by a desire to diversify his company’s workload, which can ebb and flow with the Alberta economy. “I just felt we couldn’t have all of our eggs in one basket here.” He praised Alberta International and Intergovernmental Relations, and Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada for their help in arranging meetings for him and Yang. Berry feels they’ve made great strides in forming relationships with prospective partners. “Once you’ve got that relationship built in the Chinese culture, it’s very important. “Their word means everything.” The architectural firms Berry met in China are already urging him to return. And he’s hoping to bring members of a Shanghai company here this June to attend the Canadian Green Building Council conference in Vancouver and then travel around Alberta. Berry thinks there could also be opportunities for Chinese architects here, explaining that some are doing very progressive design work. “They’ve got a lot of expertise in architectural fields that we don’t have readily available here in Alberta.” hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 136.72 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 49.13 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54.14 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . 11.92 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.48 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 68.64 Cdn. National Railway . . 85.56 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 233.44 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 41.47 Capital Power Corp . . . . 24.85 Cervus Equipment Corp 19.07 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 47.21 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 62.08 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 24.45 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.18 General Motors Co. . . . . 37.85 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 23.89 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.55 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 40.78 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 31.31 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 42.47 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 11.98 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 55.84 Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 129.70 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.41 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 14.90 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 64.77 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market pushed higher Tuesday with gains across several key sectors, including energy and financials. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 124.05 points at 15,081.26. Driving the market was the energy sector, which gained 1.2 per cent, as the May crude oil contract inched up six cents to settle at US$47.51 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Stronger banking stocks helped drive the financial sector ahead 0.5 per cent, while the less influential consumer staples sector was the biggest gainer by far, surging 2.7 per cent. The Canadian dollar was down 0.02 of a cent to 79.99 cents US. In the U.S., the Labor Department said higher costs at the gas pump and broad gains in other categories pushed the consumer price index up 0.2 per cent in February — the first increase of overall consumer prices in four months. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 104.90 points at 18,011.14, while the Nasdaq index slid 16.24 points at 4,994.73. The S&P 500 index fell 12.92 points to 2,091.50. Sid Mokhtari, a market technician at CIBC World Markets, said trader confidence in the U.S. appears to be moving away from international large cap companies and into mid- and small-cap public companies. “There’s a certain shift in the character of the market, and that’s something we haven’t seen since last year,” he said in an interview.

Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 23.60 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.02 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83.05 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 30.04 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 14.22 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 18.98 First Quantum Minerals . 15.38 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 24.32 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . 10.51 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 3.16 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.82 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 40.99 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.29 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 19.34 Energy Arc Resources . . . . . . . . 22.88 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 26.01 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 62.30 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.65 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 34.61 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 37.93 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . . 9.76 Canyon Services Group. . 6.57 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 21.64 CWC Well Services . . . 0.2950 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 14.12 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 1.10 A weekly analysis at CIBC of stock market leaders has shown a shift into smaller cap companies, which suggests the strength of the U.S. dollar has been adding pressure to multinational corporations, Mokhtari said. “Because the TSX is somewhat smaller cap relative to the U.S., and other global indices, that could have positive implications for the TSX index,” he added. Attention has also focused on the fading strength in the Chinese economy. HSBC’s preliminary measurement on the country’s manufacturing sector fell to an 11-month low in March on fewer new orders. China’s economy faced its slowest growth rate in nearly a quarter century last year, and its widely expected by economists that a slowdown will continue into next year. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at the close of Tuesday at world financial market trading. Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 15,081.26, up 124.05 points Dow — 18,011.14, down 104.90 points S&P 500 — 2,091.50, down 12.92 points Nasdaq — 4,994.73, down 16.24 points Currencies: Cdn — 79.99 cents US, down 0.02 of a cent Pound — C$1.8560, down 1.49 cents Euro — C$1.3658, down 0.48 of a cent Euro — US$1.0926, down

Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 84.52 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 42.53 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.68 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 26.10 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 50.56 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 3.85 Penn West Energy . . . . . . 2.15 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . 0.005 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 7.77 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 35.97 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . . 9.59 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.61 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 4.14 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 54.57 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 76.70 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 63.89 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93.82 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 28.09 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 37.26 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 46.37 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 94.92 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.98 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 47.75 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 77.02 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 40.62 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54.45

0.40 of a cent Oil futures: US$47.51 per barrel, up six cents (May contract) Gold futures: US$1,191.40 per oz., up $3.70 (April contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $21.919 oz., down up 16.7 cents $704.70 kg., down $5.36 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: May ’15 $0.20 higher $462.70; July ’15 $1.20 higher $460.30; Nov ’15 $1.00 higher $447.10; Jan. ’16 $1.00 higher $448.80; March ’16 $1.00 higher $450.70; May ’16 $0.80 higher $452.40; July ’16 $0.60 higher $454.10; Nov. ’16 $0.60 higher $450.20; Jan. ’17 $0.60 higher $450.20; March ’17 $0.60 higher $450.20; May ’17 $0.60 higher $450.20. Barley (Western): May ’15 $6.00 higher $202.00; July ’15 $6.00 higher $202.00; Oct. ’15 unchanged $187.00; Dec. ’15 unchanged $187.00; March ’16 unchanged $187.00; May ’16 unchanged $187.00; July ’16 unchanged $187.00; Oct. ’16 unchanged $187.00; Dec. ’16 unchanged $187.00; March ’17 unchanged $187.00; May ’17 unchanged $187.00. Tuesday’s estimated volume of trade: 492,220 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 492,220.

Oil price fall forces North Dakota to consider some financial austerity BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BISMARCK, N.D. — Two years ago, North Dakota was so flush with money from the energy boom that lawmakers spent over $1 million to spruce up the cafe at the state capitol. Now, the fall in oil prices has tightened the revenue tap and the nation’s fastest-growing state is contemplating a dose of austerity. The price of North Dakota sweet crude has fallen by nearly half from a year ago to about $47 a barrel. On Tuesday, only 100 rigs were drilling in the state’s oil patch, barely half the number a year ago and the lowest since March, 2010. Each active oil rig represents about 175 direct and indirect jobs in North Dakota. The level of drilling is not enough to keep North Dakota’s oil production, which is second only to Texas, at its current rate and it could fall slightly over the next two years.

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A Bikini Village store is seen Tuesday, in Montreal. Lingerie and swimwear retailer Boutique La Vie en Rose signed a deal Tuesday to buy the Bikini Village brand in a move that will keep most of the insolvent chain.

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MONTREAL — Lingerie and swimwear retailer Boutique La Vie en Rose plans to expand Bikini Village stores across Canada and abroad after reaching an agreement to buy the insolvent bathing suit chain. “Bikini is a strong name and we’re going to build a national chain with that division,” said La Vie en Rose CEO Francois Roberge, who added he paid less than $4 million for the company which he previously tried three times to buy over the past 12 years. About 300 jobs will be preserved, but half of the 50 head office jobs will be lost as it merges the headquarters of the two companies. La Vie en Rose plans to keep 48 of Bikini Village’s stores in Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, but will close four outlet locations in Quebec. After stabilizing the business, the new owners plan to work on adjusting the merchandising at the retailer in time for the fall cruise season. The changes are designed to restore annual sales to about $50 million from the current level of $34 million. It will then focus on a Canadian expansion, especially in Western Cana-

da, increasing the number of stores to about 70 to 75 over the next year to 18 months. La Vie en Rose also plans to expand the Bikini Village brand internationally in about two years. “If we can make money here (Canada) we can make money anywhere,” he said referring to the challenges of a short summer season. The purchase is subject to approval by a Quebec Superior Court judge. Groupe Bikini Village (TSXV:GBV) filed for creditor protection last month under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act after posting a series of milliondollar quarterly losses. Bikini Village chairman Jocelyn Dumas said it found a strategic buyer in La Vie en Rose. “There’s a good fit. We’re very happy that many of the jobs will be saved and the brand will continue to live.” Maintaining the Bikini Village brand is a rare survival story for Canada’s battered retail sector in recent months with the closure of Mexx, Boutique Jacob, Target, Smart Set and the bankruptcy filing of Parasuco Retail, said retail consultant Terry Henderson of the J.C. Williams Group.

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“We’re starting to see a financial strain on all aspects of the industry,” said Ron Ness, president of the North Dakota Petroleum Council, which represents some 500 companies. That is bad news for state government. In just four months, the state’s projected revenues for the next two years have gone from $8.3 billion in December, to $4 billion in January and just $3 billion in the latest forecast. State lawmaker on Tuesday adopted the latest revenue estimates to finish their work for the 2015-17 budget, which begins July 1. “We’ve worked to lower expectations,” said Sen. Raymon Holmberg, the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee. While oil prices and production contribute to the state’s wealth, oil revenues actually play a relatively small part — now less than 4 per cent — of the state’s general fund, which finances state government and a variety of programs.

Olymel lays off 50 non-union staff at plant where workers are on strike MONTREAL — Olymel is laying off almost all the managers and administrative staff at its slaughterhouse and butchering plant at Vallee-Jonction, Que., due to a strike by workers at the operation. The company says some 50 nonunion employees have been told they are no longer required at the plant starting March 30. The move comes after workers rejected the company’s latest offer. When the hog slaughterhouse, butchering and boning facility was operating, it employed more than 1,000 employees working on two shifts. Olymel has operations in Ontario, Alberta, New Brunswick and Saskatchewan.

TORONTO — Mortgage insurer Genworth (TSX:MIC) is making changes to its underwriting practices in Alberta as it braces for an increase in delinquencies in the region. President and chief executive Stuart Levings said Genworth is exercising “heightened vigilance” in underwriting home purchases in Western Canada in light of the sharp decline in oil prices. “We haven’t pulled out of the market by any means,” Levings told an investor conference hosted by National Bank on Tuesday. “What we’re doing is we’re looking at the stacked risk factors a lot closer — so people that have higher debt service ratios, that are employed in the oil and gas sector, that may be dependent on one income versus two, that are buying a home with five per cent down — we’re going to take a lot closer look at that deal.” Levings said deals with multiple risk factors represent about 10 per cent of the business that Genworth does in the region.

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REBELS FORWARD WILL MISS AT LEAST FIRST ROUND WITH ANKLE INJURY BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Red Deer Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter got the lowdown on Adam Musil’s lower body injury Tuesday. The good news? The second-year forward isn’t necessarily done for the season. The bad news? He won’t be available for the Rebels’ first-round playoff series, a best-of-seven WHL Eastern Conference quarter-final starting Saturday versus the host Medicine Hat Tigers. “It’s a significant injury and he’ll be week to week with it,” said Sutter, hesitant to count Musil out for the rest of the season, particularly if the Rebels enjoy a reasonably lengthy post-season run. Musil suffered an ankle injury in the late stages of Saturday’s final regular-season game for both the Rebels and the visiting Edmonton Oil Kings, who were 3-2 victors. “It was a freak thing. He turned to get the puck in the corner, got tangled up and fell backward on (his ankle),” said Sutter.

The Rebels boss insisted his team is capable of surviving and even thriving without one of his top-six forwards, pointing to the team’s ability to perform at a high level over the final four to six weeks of the regular season without the services of three key injured players. “Injuries are part of the game and you can’t do anything about that,” he said. “We went a long time without Evan (Polei), (Colton) Bobyk and (Conner)

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Bleackley and we weathered through it. “What this does is create an opportunity for someone else. It’s playoff time and you need players to step up. There are always unsung heroes in the playoffs.” Ryan Pouliot rejoined the Rebels Tuesday after practising with the club last week. The 16-year-old North Vancouver product, who will likely sign a WHL education contract in short order, will serve as the Rebels’ eighth defenceman and won’t dress for a playoff game unless the team is stricken with an injury or two. Goaltender Trevor Martin, whose SJHL season ended during the weekend when the Melville Millionaires were eliminated from the playoffs, will be in Red Deer Thursday and will stay with the Rebels through the duration of their post-season run. Sutter didn’t rule out using Martin at some point in the playoffs, although Rylan Toth and Taz Burman will dress for the time being. “You never know. It depends on how our goaltenders play,” said Sutter. “These (Toth and Burman) are young goalies and we’re going to see how they

handle this. “Hopefully they handle it well, but I’m not afraid to use any of the three.” ● The Tigers will be minus one of their key players for Game 1 of the series as defenceman Tyler Lewington was dealt a one-game suspension Monday after being assessed a game misconduct in Saturday’s 6-2 home-ice win over the Saskatoon Blades. Lewington was penalized after engaging in altercations with Kolton Dixon and then Amil Krupic after officials had broken up the original set-to. He received a minor for instigating, two fighting majors, a 10-minute misconduct and a game misconduct on the play. “Obviously it’s a big loss. He’s our captain and a really important player,” Tigers head coach and general manager Shaun Clouston told Ryan McCracken of the Medicine Hat News. “He plays lots of minutes, he’s on the power play and the penalty kill, so it’s a challenge.” The second game of the series is set for 6 p.m. Sunday in Medicine Hat, with Games 3 and 4 to be played April 1 and 2 at the Centrium. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Tis the season for riding goaltenders. With the playoffs near and opportunities to pick up points dwindling, more coaches are choosing to go with the hot hand in goal rather than opting for rest. Los Angeles Kings coach Darryl Sutter started Jonathan Quick on Monday night versus the New Jersey Devils and went back to him Tuesday against the NHL-leading New York Rangers. With Henrik Lundqvist eyeing a weekend return but not yet ready, Rangers coach Alain Vigneault tabbed Cam Talbot in back-to-back games over the weekend and came away with two victories. As the Minnesota Wild have shown by starting Devan Dubnyk in 31 straight times to get back into playoff contention, putting trust in one goaltender can be a successful strategy, especially this time of year. “I think at this point in the season no team has a luxury of playing a goalie that hasn’t played consistently,” analyst Justin Goldman of the Goalie Guild said. “You have to go with your best lineup, regardless of the bumps and bruises or how tired they are.” That means tossing aside concerns about overworking starters and the statistics that show it’s not beneficial to play the same goaltender on consecutive nights. Points are simply too valuable, and it’s a major roll of the dice to change things up. Ottawa coach Dave Cameron learned that lesson the hard way when the Boston Bruins beat Craig Anderson on March 10. Rookie Andrew Hammond is 14-0-1 in 15 starts this season and has anchored the Senators’ run to secure a playoff position. “He’s been a warrior,” Cameron told reporters at Canadian Tire Centre Monday night after beating the San Jose Sharks. “He’s been playing probably too much hockey here, but another terrific win for him.” Dubnyk, who made a 32nd consecutive start Tuesday night against the New York Islanders, is 23-6-1 with a 1.74 goals-against average, .937 save percentage and five shutouts since being acquired from the Arizona Coyotes on Jan. 14. Coach Mike Yeo told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune he worries about not starting Dubnyk. The same could be said of Washington’s Braden Holtby (16 straight starts), Nashville’s Pekka Rinne (21 of 24), Montreal’s Carey Price (16 of 21), Talbot (22 of 24) and Quick (29 of 30). Goldman said Sutter’s call to start Quick on Monday night shouldn’t be taken as a slight towards backup and potential future NHL starter Martin Jones, who has just two appearances since the all-star break. It’s more about Quick, who can handle the workload. “He never shows that wear and tear that goalies who may not be in the elite echelon show,” Goldman said. “He needs these games to get into a rhythm and fine-tune for the post-season.”

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Jenny Benson, left, of Koinonia School and Kaylin Ackerman (32) of Eckville both look to corral a loose ball during the 1A/2A CASAA 16th Annual Senior Bowl at Red Deer College on Tuesday. The games, which also included a boys game featured top graduating high school players from the Central Zone-West in the 1A/2A League. In the girl’s game the Team White won 52 -42. In the boy’s game Team White also got the win by the score of 52-44.

Chiefs look to be first host team to win Esso Cup BY JOSH ALDRICH ADVOCATE STAFF The Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs have spent the season building towards the Esso Cup. On Tuesday, the trophy for the midget AAA girls hockey national championship was unveiled at the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame. Although the week-long tournament does not get underway until April 19, for the team it signifies the finish line coming within sight. “The journey is pretty near over,” said Chiefs head coach Tom Bast. “All of the lessons that we’ve learned over time are going to benefit us in our final leg of this journey.” The Chiefs are off for much of the next four weeks until the tournament starts — the exception being a training excursion to the Warner Hockey School — with the goal of getting healthy and fine-tuning their game. And the Chiefs have every intention of being the first host team to win the Esso Cup in its seven-year history. The Chiefs finished the Alberta Major Midget Female Hockey League season in second place in the standings and made it all of the way to the provincial final last weekend in Spruce Grove, falling 3-1 to the Edmonton Thunder in the championship game. The Chiefs have played all over Western Canada this year, searching out the best possible competition in order to prepare for the Esso Cup, which will be played at the Red Deer Arena. “All I know is we’re going to compete,” said Bast. “In hockey, you’ve got to have your bounces, you’ve got to have your goaltending, you’ve got to have all of the pieces of the puzzle working together for you. All I can say is we’re going to try. I’m a coach who

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(LtoR) Rob Liwinski, Executive director of Hockey Alberta; Todd Thiessen, President of Red Deer Minor Hockey; City of Red Deer mayor, Tara Veer; Tom Bast, head coach of the Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs pose with the Esso Cup at the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in Red Deer on Tuesday. pushes and these girls know how tough it’s going to be.” The Esso Cup is the latest in a long series of national championships and tournaments to come to Red Deer in recent years, including the Telus Cup (national midget boys championship), Scotties Tournament of Hearts (women’s curling) and Allan Cup (senior mens hockey). Red Deer has also been awarded the 2016 Master Card Memorial Cup and the 2019 Canada Winter Games. For Mayor Tara Veer, the Esso Cup holds a special importance. “One of the aspects that I’m most excited about Red Deer securing the 2015 Esso Cup is the opportunity we have to grow young female athletes,” said Veer. “They have made us proud by their sporting success and we need to, as a community, make them proud by showing up at the games, by volunteering and rallying behind them and saying that we believe in them and that they

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have unlimited potential.” Organizers are still looking for some volunteers to handle things like security and other responsibilities. Interested parties can contact Red Deer Minor Hockey Association president and tournament director Todd Thiessen through the minor hockey head office or the association’s website. Thiessen sees this tournament as a major opportunity for the association. “The female game has really grown in the last 10 years,” he said. “The female game has changed ... it is it’s own brand and we want to promote growth, we want more girls to play. It’s a great game to play and also to watch. But at the same time, it is a great tool to develop our youth who are going to be our future leaders.” Tickets for the Esso Cup are available through the Hockey Canada website, with tournament packages set at $50. TSN will broadcast the final nationally on April 25. jaldrich@reddeeradvocate.com

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Piston’s big three dominate Raptors BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Pistons 108 Raptors 104 AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Detroit Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy still hasn’t finished putting together his ideal roster. He’s got a very good idea of where to start, though. Van Gundy’s three young starters — Reggie Jackson, Kentavious CaldwellPope and Andre Drummond — dominated Tuesday’s game against the Toronto Raptors. Drummond had 21 points and 18 rebounds while Jackson and CaldwellPope combined for 54 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds without a turnover in Detroit’s 108-104 victory. “That is a very promising sign for the future, because it was the three young guys getting the job done tonight,” Van Gundy said. The Pistons are expected to lose power forward Greg Monroe in free agency this summer, but they have now won four of the last five games while Monroe has been sidelined by a knee injury. “We’re really playing hard, and we’re starting to figure out each other’s games,” Drummond said. “It’s taken all year to get used to each other, but it is starting to come together.” Jackson has been the star of the five-game stretch, averaging 20.2 points and 12.2 assists. Against the Raptors, he had 28 points, nine assists and five rebounds. “We’re finding different ways to attack,” he said. “Early on, we were hitting shots from the outside, so they didn’t want to leave our wings open. When that happened, I was able to attack some seams.” DeMar DeRozan had 22 points and 10 rebounds for the Raptors, who lost point guard Kyle Lowry to back spasms in the second quarter. “I twisted the wrong way and it gave

out,” said Lowry, who had missed the previous two games with a similar problem. “It’s probably the same injury, so I’m going to have to take my time and get it right.” Toronto took a 91-90 lead with 5:41 left, but Detroit scored the next seven points, including Caldwell-Pope’s fifth 3-pointer of the night. Toronto, though, came back to tie the game at 99 on a Lou Williams 3-pointer with 2:35 to play, and then took the lead on Patrick Patterson’s three-point play. Two Jackson free throws and a running hook by Tayshaun Prince made it 105-102 Pistons with a minute to play, and Williams missed a 3-pointer with 1.6 seconds left to give Detroit the win. “We had just scored on the same play — a high pick-and-roll — but for whatever reason, Lou didn’t use it,” Raptors coach Dwane Casey said. “I probably could have called a timeout with six seconds left, but I thought Lou was going to attack.” The Raptors struggled badly on both ends of the floor in the first half, hitting just one of 10 3-point attempts while the Pistons were shooting 47.4 per cent from behind the arc and 48.9 overall. Caldwell-Pope had 18 points in 18 first-half minutes, including three 3-pointers. “That was just a lack of focus,” Casey said. “It was a lack of intelligence in reading situations and understanding who should be rotating. We have to be better.” Caldwell-Pope left the game early in the third after taking a knee to the thigh while trying to get around an Amir Johnson pick, but returned later in the period. By that point, Detroit had expanded its lead to 79-64, with Jackson and Drummond having scored all 19 Pistons points. Toronto narrowed the gap to 85-75 by quarter’s end, then scored the first five points of the fourth to force a Stan Van Gundy timeout after only 54 seconds. After the timeout, Drummond

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Detroit Pistons’ Tayshaun Prince (22) drives to the basket against Toronto Raptors’ Patrick Patterson (54) during the second half of an NBA game Tuesday, in Auburn Hills, Mich. The Pistons defeated the Raptors 108-104. scored on his second put-back attempt of the possession, and Caldwell-Pope hit a 3-pointer to put the Pistons back up by 10. The Raptors, playing in front of what was essentially a home crowd, came back again and took a 91-90 lead on DeRozan’s jumper, setting up the back-and-forth finish. TIP-INS Raptors: For the second time this season, Toronto fans outnumbered Pistons fans at the Palace. The crowd was so partisan this time that when national-anthem singer LaShell Renee’s microphone cut out during the Canadian national anthem, she was able to let

the crowd continue the song before joining back in at the start of the next line. Pistons: Shawne Williams returned after missing the last two games with an illness, giving the Pistons two power forwards once again. While Monroe and Williams were both out, Tayshaun Prince had been backing up Tolliver, forcing Van Gundy to play very small lineups. Prince, though, finished the game at power forward after Tolliver fouled out. UP NEXT Raptors: Host the Bulls on Wednesday. Pistons: Visit the Magic on Friday.

Rangers’ Henrik Lundqvist back practicing Players from 10 seven weeks after being hit with puck in neck Central Alberta schools to compete in 3A/4A Senior Bowl

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Henrik Lundqvist practiced with his Rangers teammates Tuesday for the first time since he was forced from the lineup by a neck injury in February, and could be back in goal by this weekend. Lundqvist took the Madison Square Garden ice several hours before the NHL-leading Rangers hosted the Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings in a rematch of last year’s finals. He faced all kinds of shots from teammates, who were pleased to have their No. 1 goalie back after he got hit in the neck with a puck on Jan. 31. “I feel like I am pretty close,” the 33-year-old Lundqvist said after being on the ice for about an hour. “I just wanted to work really hard and get extremely tired, so that was accomplished. It was just fun. “I have been waiting so long to come out practice, and I want to play. I miss the game so much. Just being out there is just a great feeling.” Cam Talbot was to start Tuesday night, and New York coach Alain Vigneault says it would be “a stretch” for Lundqvist to be in the lineup Thursday at Ottawa. Lundqvist’s aim is to play this weekend when the Rangers have back-toback games — at Boston on Saturday and at home against Washington on Sunday. “That is my goal,” he said. “I need at least one more or two more skates just to work on my timing. I feel close. If you asked me, I wanted to play last week right away when they cleared me. But you have to be realistic about it, too. We’ll talk in the next couple of days to see what day is the best day to come back.” Lundqvist was hit in the neck by a shot by Carolina’s Brad Malone. He finished the game and played again on Feb. 2. Further tests revealed the severity of the injury, which included the risk of a stroke, and he’s been out of action since then. He was medically cleared to practice last week, but with such a gameheavy schedule, the opportunities to get on the ice have been few and far

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In this June 3, 2014 photo, New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist kneels on the ice during practice for Game 1 of the NHL Stanley Cup Final hockey series against the Los Angeles Kings in Los Angeles. Lundqvist is returning to the ice after seven weeks off from a injury when he was hit in the neck with a puck. between. Lundqvist has been skating and working out on his own and with other coaches. Lundqvist was expected to join a full practice Friday, but he missed it because of the birth of his second child. He participated in Tuesday’s pregame skate, will practice on Wednesday with the team before the Rangers head to Ottawa and have other workouts in the next few days. “We don’t really have a definite time frame there, but at least he’s back with his teammates and practicing on the ice,” Vigneault said. “That’s a very positive sign.” Lundqvist said jokingly that he thinks a few of his teammates were afraid to shoot pucks high on him on Tuesday, but top forward Rick Nash said he thought Lundqvist looked the same. “We were shooting it like it was any other game-day skate,” Nash said. “He is cleared for practice, so I don’t think he would want us to take it easy on

him. He looked like he didn’t miss a beat when I was shooting on him. “He’s our leader, he’s our best player. It’s tough to miss a guy like that, so it was exciting to have him back.” The Rangers’ career wins and shutouts leader was 16-4 with a 1.82 goalsagainst average and one shutout in 20 games before the injury. Overall this season, he is 25-11-3 with a 2.25 goalsagainst average and five shutouts. New York has gone 17-3-3 without Lundqvist in the lineup. Talbot has played all but two games in that stretch. Rookie goalie Mackenzie Skapski won those two at Buffalo. Having so much time off has actually helped Lundqvist feel fresher than at this point in other seasons. “I am not going to feel perfect before the first game,” Lundqvist said. “You have to go out there and play and work yourself back to 100 per cent. What I can do is work really hard on conditioning. I feel like I am really close to where I need to be.”

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Grade 12 players from 10 Central Alberta high schools will compete in the 38th Annual CASAA 3A/4A Senior Bowl basketball games tonight at Red Deer College. The girls contest goes at 6 p.m., with the boys to follow. The lineups are as follows (including schools): Girls Light Lindsay Thurber: Bretton Bowd, Molly Rumohr, Sarah Thomas, Kathy Lalor (coach); Stettler: Morgan Van Dusen, Dacia Gramlick; Lacombe: Courtney Petrie, Hailey Hutchinson, Miranda Little; Camrose: Megan Laberge, Jenaya McKinstry, Malinka Voytechek; Wetaskiwin: Ali Hartwig, Katelyn King, Michaela Barkwell, Paige Williams. Girls Dark Hunting Hills: Allie Busch, Drew McKinlay, Nicole Fischer, coaches Donna Potts and Jill de Jonge; Notre Dame: CJ Stephens, Alyssa Reid, Elise Martinoski, Autumn Letkeman; Ponoka: Nikke Buss, Kendyl Stratch, Daria Leidenius, Shaye Leidenius; Sylvan Lake: Marley Ojala, Harper Elwood, Kenzie Allen; Rocky Mountain House: Kaitlyn Serhan. Boys Light Notre Dame: Tony Bornyi, Ken Villaluz, Keegan MacDonald, Jackson Haddow, Stephen Merredew (coach); Hunting Hills: Zach Morgan, Linden Petersen, Braydon Moorman; Ponoka: Tavis Lee, Dawson Dease, Keenan Holmes, Ryan Haines; Sylvan Lake; Jaxon Lynn, Dustin Chenier, Austin Heisin; Stettler: Will Hall. Boys Dark Lindsay Thurber: Jarrett Zilinski, Justin VanTetering, Cam Black, Jeff Willoughby, Carl Light (coach); Lacombe: Jordan Shopek, Jesse Hagel; Rocky Mountain House: Erik Weckesser, Brandon Cole, Cody Bott; Wetaskiwin: Aaron Abrahamson, Elias Buwalde, Jaden Norton, Tristan Camp.

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● Curling: Canadian college championships at Olds College. ● High school basketball: CASAA 3A/4A senior all-star games at RDC; girls at 6 p.m., boys to follow.

Thursday

● Curling: Canadian college championships at Olds College. ● Men’s basketball: Playoff games at 7:15 and 8:30 p.m., Lindsay Thurber.

of-five South Central Alberta League final, 7:45 p.m., Red Deer Arena.

Saturday

● Curling: Canadian college championships at Olds College. ● WHL: Red Deer at Medicine Hat, first game of best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final, 7 p.m. (The Drive) ● Midget AA hockey: Wheatland at Red Deer Indy Graphics, fourth game of bestof-five South Central Alberta League final, 7:45 p.m., Red Deer Arena.

Sunday

● Men’s basketball: Playoff games at 4:15 and 5:30 p.m., Lindsay Thurber. ● WHL: Red Deer at Medicine Hat, second game of best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final, 6 p.m. (The Drive)

National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 42 29 .592 — Boston 31 39 .443 10 1/2 Brooklyn 29 40 .420 12 Philadelphia 17 53 .243 24 1/2 New York 14 57 .197 28 Southeast Division W L Pct GB y-Atlanta 53 17 .757 — Washington 40 31 .563 13 1/2 Miami 32 38 .457 21 Charlotte 30 39 .435 22 1/2 Orlando 22 50 .306 32 Central Division W L Pct GB x-Cleveland 46 26 .639 — x-Chicago 43 29 .597 3 Milwaukee 35 36 .493 10 1/2 Indiana 30 40 .429 15 Detroit 27 44 .380 18 1/2

x-Golden State 57 L.A. Clippers 46 Phoenix 38 Sacramento 24 L.A. Lakers 18 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division

13 25 33 45 51

.814 .648 .535 .348 .261

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB x-Memphis 50 21 .704 — Houston 47 23 .671 2 1/2 San Antonio 44 26 .629 5 1/2 Dallas 45 27 .625 5 1/2 New Orleans 37 33 .529 12 1/2 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Portland 44 24 .647 — Oklahoma City 41 30 .577 4 1/2 Utah 31 39 .443 14 Denver 27 44 .380 18 1/2 Minnesota 16 54 .229 29 Pacific Division W L Pct GB

Wednesday’s Games Indiana at Washington, 5 p.m. Chicago at Toronto, 5 p.m. Atlanta at Orlando, 5 p.m. Brooklyn at Charlotte, 5 p.m. L.A. Clippers at New York, 5 p.m. Miami at Boston, 5:30 p.m. Houston at New Orleans, 6 p.m. Cleveland at Memphis, 6 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Minnesota, 6 p.m. Philadelphia at Denver, 7 p.m. Portland at Utah, 7 p.m. Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m. Sacramento at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

W 13 14 13 11 12 9 10 9 9 9 9 8 9 7 7

Kansas City Oakland New York Los Angeles Toronto Houston Boston Tampa Bay Minnesota Seattle Cleveland Texas Baltimore Chicago Detroit

L 8 9 9 8 9 8 9 9 10 10 11 10 13 11 15

Pct .619 .609 .591 .579 .571 .529 .526 .500 .474 .474 .450 .444 .409 .389 .318

NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct Los Angeles 11 6 .647 Arizona 12 9 .571 Colorado 12 9 .571 St. Louis 9 7 .563 Miami 11 9 .550 New York 12 10 .545 Pittsburgh 10 9 .526 Philadelphia 11 10 .524 San Diego 11 10 .524 Cincinnati 9 9 .500 Washington 9 9 .500 Chicago 9 12 .429 Milwaukee 8 11 .421 Atlanta 9 13 .409 San Francisco 6 16 .273 NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not. Monday’s Games Pittsburgh 7, Tampa Bay 6 Atlanta 14, Houston 10 N.Y. Mets 12, Miami 3 Philadelphia 3, Minnesota 0 Washington 7, N.Y. Yankees 6 St. Louis vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., ccd., Unplayable conditions L.A. Dodgers 7, Arizona 4 San Diego 10, Chicago White Sox 4 San Francisco 8, Kansas City 3

GA 219 238 245 266 257 308

Pt 114 85 73 69 66 42

CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF 72 45 22 1 4 289 72 45 23 2 2 268 72 38 23 5 6 240 72 37 31 1 3 245 72 34 31 4 3 217 72 20 44 5 3 202

GA 203 213 227 248 204 304

Pt 95 94 87 78 75 48

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF y-Kelowna 72 53 13 5 1 305 x-Victoria 72 39 29 3 1 244 x-Prince George72 31 36 2 3 222 Kamloops 72 28 37 4 3 214 Vancouver 72 27 41 2 2 189

GA 183 219 295 258 251

Pt 112 82 67 63 58

U.S. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA y-Everett 72 43 20 3 6 242 199 x-Portland 72 43 23 2 4 287 237 x-Seattle 72 38 25 4 5 218 201 x-Spokane 72 34 34 3 1 219 229 x-Tri-City 72 31 38 0 3 190 242 z-league title; y-conference title;d-division leader; x-clinched playoff berth.

Pt 95 92 85 72 65

WHL PLAYOFFS Round of 16

— 11 1/2 19 1/2 32 1/2 38 1/2

Medicine Hat vs. Red Deer Saturday, Mar. 28 Red Deer at Medicine Hat, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Mar. 29 Red Deer at Medicine Hat, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Apr. 1 Medicine Hat at Red Deer, 7 p.m. Thursday, Apr. 2 Medicine Hat at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Monday’s Games Houston 110, Indiana 100 Boston 110, Brooklyn 91 Memphis 103, New York 82 Chicago 98, Charlotte 86 Minnesota 106, Utah 104, OT Golden State 107, Washington 76 Tuesday’s Games Detroit 108, Toronto 104 Oklahoma City 127, L.A. Lakers 117 Dallas 101, San Antonio 94 Milwaukee 89, Miami 88 Philadelphia at Sacramento, late Golden State at Portland, late

Kelowna vs. Tri-City Friday, Mar. 27 Tri-City at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 28 Tri-City at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m. Tuesday, Mar. 31 Kelowna at Tri-City, 8:05 p.m. Wednesday, Apr. 1 Kelowna at Tri-City, 8:05 p.m. Portland vs. Seattle Saturday, Mar. 28 Seattle at Portland, 7 p.m. Sunday, Mar. 29 Seattle at Portland, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Mar. 31 Portland at Seattle, 8:05 p.m. Thursday, Apr. 2 Portland at Seattle, 8:05 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games Minnesota 6, Toronto 5 Baltimore 9, Pittsburgh 2 Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 3 Miami 9, Boston 4 Houston 4, N.Y. Mets 3 Colorado 7, Chicago White Sox 6 Texas 15, L.A. Angels 8 San Diego 6, Seattle 4 Oakland 14, Chicago Cubs 2 N.Y. Yankees 9, Detroit 8 Milwaukee vs. Arizona, late San Francisco vs. Cleveland, late

JUNIOR GOLF Jared Nichols of Ponoka finished in a tie for eighth in the junior boys division of the Maple Leaf Golf Tour International Players Championship last weekend at Beaumont, Calif. Nichols, 18, carded rounds of 77-75 for a 36-hole total of 152. Meanwhile, Grant Numrich of Red Deer shot 79-78 for a 157 total and finished in a three-way tie for 23rd, and Jaxon Lynn of Sylvan Lake turned in rounds of 77-81 for a 158 total and a share of a four-way tie for 26th.

A second set of sex-related charges involving minors has been laid against a former hockey coach in southwest Saskatchewan. Ryan Chamberlin, 39, of Cabri, Sask., was arrested in Swift Current on the weekend. He was charged with two counts of sexual assault, one count of invitation to sexual touching, one count of sexual interference, one count sexual exploitation, and one count of corrupting children. RCMP wouldn’t say if the charges were related to a first set of charges laid against Chamberlin in February. In that case, Chamberlin was charged with sexual assault, invitation to sexual touching, sexual interference, and sexual exploitation after parents complained about an adult having inappropriate interactions with their son.

Kings 4, Rangers 2 First Period 1. NY Rangers, Zuccarello 13 (Miller) :51. 2. Los Angeles, Regehr 2 (Clifford) 10:38. Penalties — None. Second Period 3. Los Angeles, Gaborik 23 (Kopitar, Williams) 4:35. Penalties — Hagelin NYR (hooking) 6:10, Doughty LA (tripping) 12:07. Third Period 4. Los Angeles, Carter 26 (King) 1:05. 5. Los Angeles, Muzzin 8 (Kopitar, Lewis) 5:28. 6. NY Rangers, Hayes 14 (Boyle) 16:16. Penalties — Nash NYR (hooking) 2:17. Shots on goal Los Angeles 17 14 4 — 35 NY Rangers 12 9 15 — 36 Goal — Los Angeles: Quick (W, 32-19-12); NY Rangers: Talbot (L, 19-8-4). Power plays (goal-chances) — Los Angeles: 0-2; NY Rangers: 0-1. Lightning 4, Panthers 3 First Period 1. Tampa Bay, Morrow 3 (Brown) 5:49. 2. Tampa Bay, Johnson 26 (Callahan) 7:47. Penalties — Kucherov TB (boarding) 8:24, Filppula TB (hooking) 14:06. Second Period 3. Florida, Jokinen 7 (Boyes, Gudbranson) 6:16. 4. Florida, Pirri 18 (Trocheck) 6:34. 5. Florida, Huberdeau 12 (Barkov, Jagr) 8:14. Penalties — None. Third Period 6. Tampa Bay, Kucherov 27 (Sustr, Palat) 1:30. 7. Tampa Bay, Callahan 22 (Killorn, Stamkos) 17:32. Penalties — None. Shots on goal Florida 12 10 14 — 36 Tampa Bay 10 7 8 — 25 Goal — Florida: Luongo (L, 25-17-11); Tampa Bay: Vasilevskii (W, 7-4-1). Power plays (goal-chances) — Florida: 0-2; Tampa Bay: 0-0. Blues 3, Penguins 2 (OT) First Period No Scoring. Penalties — Stastny StL (goaltender interference) 19:31. Second Period 1. Pittsburgh, Comeau 16 (Winnik, Spaling) 8:41. 2. Pittsburgh, Downie 13 (Spaling) 8:58. 3. St. Louis, Bortuzzo 3 (Oshie, Jackman) 14:52. 4. St. Louis, Goc 3 (Reaves, Ott) 17:24. Penalties — Winnik Pgh (roughing) 6:32, Michalek StL (roughing) 6:32, Ott StL (fighting) 9:00, Adams Pgh (fighting) 9:00, Tarasenko StL (high-sticking) 10:54, Oshie StL (high-sticking) 19:00. Third Period No Scoring. Penalties — None. Overtime 5. St. Louis, Steen 24 (Michalek, Backes) :35. Penalties — None. Shots on goal St. Louis 7 14 12 2 — 35 Pittsburgh 3 12 11 0 — 26 Goal — St. Louis: Allen (W, 19-6-4); Pittsburgh: Fleury (LO, 32-16-8). Power plays (goal-chances) — St. Louis: 0-0; Pittsburgh: 0-3. Wild 2, Islanders 1 (SO) First Period No Scoring. Penalties — None. Second Period 1. NY Islanders, Tavares 34 (Okposo, Lee) 19:36. Penalties — Hickey NYI (tripping) 15:32, Granlund Minn (holding) 17:36. Third Period 2. Minnesota, Parise 29 (Pominville, Koivu) 11:45. Penalties — None. Overtime No Scoring. Penalties — None. Shootout — Minnesota wins 1-0 Minnesota : Parise goal, Koivu miss. NY Islanders : Nielsen miss, Okposo miss, Tavares miss. Shots on goal Minnesota 5 12 12 3 — 32 NY Islanders 16 12 7 3 — 38 Goal — Minnesota: Dubnyk (W, 33-11-3); NY Islanders: Halak (LO, 35-15-2). Power plays (goal-chances) — Minnesota: 0-1; NY Islanders: 0-1. NHL Scoring Leaders G 24 47 33 21 18 35 26 28 21 40 35 25 23 33 27 27 16 39 35 25 16 14 23 23 23 19 16 26 24 23 23 20 20 15 28 22 16 29 24 21 16 24 23 21

A 50 26 40 52 54 35 44 40 46 26 31 41 43 32 38 37 48 24 28 38 46 48 38 38 37 40 43 32 34 35 35 38 37 42 28 34 40 26 31 34 39 30 31 33

Pts 74 73 73 73 72 70 70 68 67 66 66 66 66 65 65 64 64 63 63 63 62 62 61 61 60 59 59 58 58 58 58 58 57 57 56 56 56 55 55 55 55 54 54 54

GA 182 211 178 195 163 191 183 195 182

Blue Jackets 5, Ducks 3 First Period 1. Anaheim, Kesler 19 (Rakell, Palmieri) 6:11 (pp). 2. Anaheim, Cogliano 13 (Thompson) 14:21. 3. Columbus, Hartnell 23 (Johansen, Johnson) 15:35 (pp). Penalties — Hartnell Clb (roughing) 4:13, Anisimov Clb (hooking) 7:57, Despres Ana (holding) 10:04, Palmieri Ana (cross-checking) 15:08, Savard Clb (charging) 18:01, Wisniewski Ana (tripping) 18:13. Second Period 4. Columbus, Johansen 24 (Atkinson) 7:41. 5. Anaheim, Beleskey 22 (Perry, Wisniewski) 10:05. 6. Columbus, Hartnell 24 (Karlsson, Dano) 10:37. 7. Columbus, Foligno 26 (Morin, Anisimov) 11:48. Penalties — Boll Clb (fighting) 5:32, Stoner Ana (fighting) 5:32, Tyutin Clb (hooking) 7:55, Prout Clb (fighting) 18:34, Maroon Ana (fighting) 18:34, Savard Clb (roughing) 19:18, Perry Ana (Embellishment) 19:18. Third Period 8. Columbus, Hartnell 25 (Atkinson, Savard) 19:23 (en). Penalties — Connauton Clb (high-sticking) 3:33.

BASEBALL American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Optioned INF Leury Garcia, LHP Onelki Garcia and INF Andy Wilkins to Charlotte (IL) and RHP Frankie Montas to Birmingham (SL). Reassigned RHP Logan Kensing, RHP Nolan Sanburn and LHP Joe Savery to minor league camp. DETROIT TIGERS — Optioned LHP Kyle Lobstein, RHP Alex Wilson and RHP Josh Zeid to Toledo (IL). Assigned RHP Alberto Cabrera to minor league camp. MINNESOTA TWINS — Agreed to terms with 2B Brian Dozier on a four-year contract. Optioned RHP A.J. Achter to Rochester (IL). Reassigned C Tyler Grimes, INFs James Beresford and Jose Martinez, and OFs Eric Farris and Danny Ortiz to minor league camp. TEXAS RANGERS — Optioned INF Hanser Alberto to Round Rock (PCL). Assigned RHPs Alex Gonzalez and Ross Wolf to minor league camp. National League

MIAMI MARLINS — Optioned RHP Carter Capps to New Orleans (PCL). Reassigned RHP Vin Mazzaro, RHP Ryan Chaffee, LHP Pat Misch, LHP Pat Urckfitz and C Vinny Rottino to minor league camp. MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Assigned INF Pete Orr and OF Bryan Petersen to minor league camp. NEW YORK METS — Optioned LHP Jack Leathersich to minor league camp. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Re-assigned G Russ Smith to Iowa (NBADL). FOOTBALL National Football League CHICAGO BEARS — Agreed to terms with DT Ray McDonald and DE Jarvis Jenkins on one-year contracts. HOUSTON TEXANS — Re-signed LB Akeem Dent. MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Agreed to terms with LB Casey Matthews and S Taylor Mays. NEW YORK JETS — Signed DEs Stephen Bowen and Kevin Vickerson and OT Corey Hilliard. Canadian Football League EDMONTON ESKIMOS — Named Mike Scheper

offensive line coach. HOCKEY National Hockey League NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Recalled F Kevin Fiala from Milwaukee (AHL). VANCOUVER CANUCKS — Signed D Chris Tanev to a five-year contract extension. WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Reassigned D Nate Schmidt to Hershey (AHL). American Hockey League AHL — Suspended Albany RW Cam Janssen two games. SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE — Reassigned D Mackenzie Weegar to Cincinnati (ECHL) and F Tony Turgeon to Allen (ECHL). Announced G Colin Stevens was reassigned to the team. Released G Jacob DeSerres from his amateur tryout contract. ECHL SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS — Loaned F Brett Cameron to Adirondack (AHL). SOCCER Major League Soccer SPORTING KANSAS CITY — Loaned M Mikey Lopez to OKC Energy FC (USL).

National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts d-Montreal 74 46 20 8 100 d-N.Y. Rangers 72 46 19 7 99 Tampa Bay 74 46 21 7 99 N.Y. Islanders 74 44 25 5 93 Pittsburgh 73 40 22 11 91 Detroit 72 39 21 12 90 Washington 73 39 24 10 88 Ottawa 72 37 24 11 85 Boston 73 36 25 12 84 Florida 73 33 26 14 80 Philadelphia 74 29 29 16 74 New Jersey 73 31 31 11 73 Columbus 73 34 35 4 72 Carolina 72 26 36 10 62 Toronto 74 27 41 6 60 Buffalo 73 20 46 7 47

GF 195 219 242 226 202 208 212 212 193 180 192 164 198 165 193 138

GA 162 167 191 205 181 195 180 190 190 201 215 186 228 199 237 245

WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts 74 46 21 7 99 75 46 22 7 99 74 45 21 8 98 73 43 26 4 90 72 44 22 6 94 73 40 27 6 86 74 42 25 7 91 74 38 24 12 88 73 36 23 14 86

GF 226 219 211 211 206 214 211 207 196

d-St. Louis d-Anaheim Nashville Vancouver Chicago Calgary Minnesota Winnipeg Los Angeles

Goal — Arizona: Smith (W, 12-37-5); Detroit: Howard (LO, 21-12-10). Power plays (goal-chances) — Arizona: 2-5; Detroit: 1-5.

Transactions Tuesday’s Sports Transactions

Former Saskatchewan hockey coach faces sex charges involving minors

Thursday’s Games Anaheim at Boston, 5 p.m. Arizona at Buffalo, 5 p.m. Los Angeles at N.Y. Islanders, 5 p.m. New Jersey at Washington, 5 p.m. Pittsburgh at Carolina, 5 p.m. Florida at Toronto, 5:30 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Ottawa, 5:30 p.m. San Jose at Detroit, 5:30 p.m. Nashville at Tampa Bay, 5:30 p.m. Montreal at Winnipeg, 6 p.m. Colorado at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

Shots on goal Anaheim 12 14 14 — 40 Columbus 10 12 5 — 27 Goal — Anaheim: Gibson (L, 12-7-0); Columbus: Bobrovsky (W, 23-17-2). Power plays (goal-chances) — Anaheim: 1-5; Columbus: 1-3.

Sidney Crosby, Pgh Alex Ovechkin, Wash John Tavares, NYI Jakub Voracek, Pha Nicklas Backstrom, Wash Vladimir Tarasenko, StL Jamie Benn, Dal Evgeni Malkin, Pgh Claude Giroux, Pha Steven Stamkos, TB Joe Pavelski, SJ Tyler Johnson, TB Ryan Getzlaf, Ana Tyler Seguin, Dal Jiri Hudler, Cgy Patrick Kane, Chi Daniel Sedin, Vcr Rick Nash, NYR Max Pacioretty, Mtl Nick Foligno, Clb Henrik Sedin, Vcr Joe Thornton, SJ Ryan Johansen, Clb Alex Steen, StL Jonathan Toews, Chi Erik Karlsson, Ott Henrik Zetterberg, Det Nikita Kucherov, TB Andrew Ladd, Wpg Pavel Datsyuk, Det Logan Couture, SJ Jordan Eberle, Edm Johnny Gaudreau, Cgy Anze Kopitar, LA Zach Parise, Minn Blake Wheeler, Wpg Ondrej Palat, TB Sean Monahan, Cgy Jaden Schwartz, StL Filip Forsberg, Nash Jason Spezza, Dal Phil Kessel, Tor Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Edm Marian Hossa, Chi

Victoria vs. Prince George Friday, Mar. 27 Prince George at Victoria, 8:05 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 28 Prince George at Victoria, 8:05 p.m. Wednesday, Apr. 1 Victoria at Prince George, 8 p.m. Thursday, Apr. 2 Victoria at Prince George, 8 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Atlanta vs. Pittsburgh, 11:05 a.m. N.Y. Yankees vs. Tampa Bay, 11:05 a.m. Minnesota vs. Boston, 11:05 a.m. Baltimore vs. Detroit, 11:05 a.m. Miami vs. St. Louis., 11:05 a.m. Philadelphia vs. Toronto, 11:07 a.m. L.A. Dodgers vs. Chicago White Sox, 2:05 p.m. Cincinnati vs. Cleveland, 2:05 p.m. Kansas City vs. Seattle (ss), 2:05 p.m. Seattle (ss) vs. Milwaukee, 2:05 p.m. San Diego vs. Arizona, 2:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets vs. Washington, 3:05 p.m. L.A. Angels vs. Chicago Cubs., 5:05 p.m. Colorado vs. Texas, 7:05 p.m. Oakland vs. San Francisco, 8:05 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Chicago at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. Colorado at Edmonton, 6 p.m. Dallas at Calgary, 8 p.m.

Coyotes 5, Red Wings 4 (OT) First Period 1. Arizona, Moore 2 (Cunningham, Vitale) 11:43. Penalties — Korpikoski Ari (hooking) 16:10. Second Period 2. Detroit, Glendening 10 (Quincey) 3:00. 3. Arizona, Arcobello 14 (Korpikoski, Moore) 10:56 (pp). 4. Detroit, Abdelkader 21 (Kindl, Zetterberg) 11:32. 5. Arizona, Moss 2 (Dahlbeck, Gagner) 15:08. Penalties — Doan Ari (cross-checking) 3:47, Doan Ari (roughing) 3:47, Ericsson Det (holding) 9:10. Third Period 6. Detroit, Kindl 5 (Jurco, Tatar) 1:57. 7. Arizona, Moss 3 (Ekman-Larsson, Arcobello) 9:19 (pp). 8. Detroit, Nyquist 23 (Abdelkader, Zetterberg) 13:39 (pp). Penalties — Zidlicky Det (high-sticking) 2:42, Helm Det (slashing) 3:46, Abdelkader Det (interference) 8:46, Stone Ari (holding) 10:15, Erat Ari (holding) 13:20. Overtime 9. Arizona, Arcobello 15 (Ekman-Larsson, Stone) 3:08. Penalties — None. Shots on goal Arizona 5 8 8 1 — 22 Detroit 13 13 11 0 — 37

Regina vs. Swift Current Friday, Mar. 27 Swift Current at Regina, 7 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 28 Swift Current at Regina, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Mar. 31 Regina at Swift Current, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Apr. 1 Regina at Swift Current, 7 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Tampa Bay vs. Minnesota, 11:05 a.m. Washington vs. St. Louis, 11:05 a.m. Houston vs. Philadelphia, 11:05 a.m. Miami vs. Detroit, 11:05 a.m. Toronto vs. Baltimore, 11:05 a.m. N.Y. Mets vs. N.Y. Yankees, 11:05 a.m. San Diego vs. L.A. Dodgers, 2:05 p.m. Oakland vs. Milwaukee, 2:05 p.m. Cleveland vs. L.A. Angels, 2:10 p.m. San Francisco vs. Colorado, 2:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox vs. Kansas City, 7:05 p.m. Texas vs. Cincinnati, 8:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs vs. Seattle., 8:05 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games Minnesota 2, N.Y. Islanders 1, SO Los Angeles 4, N.Y. Rangers 2 St. Louis 3, Pittsburgh 2, OT Columbus 5, Anaheim 3 Arizona 5, Detroit 4, OT Tampa Bay 4, Florida 3 Nashville 3, Montreal 2, OT Vancouver 5, Winnipeg 2

Predators 3, Canadiens 2 (OT) First Period 1. Nashville, Ekholm 6 (unassisted) 9:10. Penalties — Subban Mtl (holding) 2:45, Mtl Bench (too many men) 9:42. Second Period 2. Montreal, Gallagher 22 (unassisted) 2:28. 3. Montreal, Desharnais 13 (Parenteau, Pacioretty) 12:42. Penalties — Weber Nash (slashing) 9:19. Third Period 4. Nashville, Ellis 7 (Ribeiro, Wilson) 7:56. Penalties — Pateryn Mtl (holding) 10:38. Overtime 5. Nashville, Forsberg 22 (Ribeiro, Josi) 1:54 (pp). Penalties — Subban Mtl (tripping) 1:09. Shots on goal Montreal 12 8 9 0 — 29 Nashville 14 8 8 1 — 31 Goal — Montreal: Price (LO, 40-15-5); Nashville: Rinne (W, 39-15-4). Power plays (goal-chances) — Montreal: 0-1; Nashville: 1-4.

Everett vs. Spokane Friday, Mar. 27 Spokane at Everett, 8:35 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 28 Spokane at Everett, 8:05 p.m. Wednesday, Apr. 1 Everett at Spokane, 8:05 p.m. Friday, Apr. 3 Everett at Spokane, 8:05 p.m.

Cleveland 8, Oakland 3 L.A. Angels 5, Seattle 0 Colorado 5, Milwaukee 1 Texas 6, Cincinnati 6, tie, 10 innings

Monday’s Games Los Angeles 3, New Jersey 1 Chicago 3, Carolina 1 Minnesota 2, Toronto 1 Ottawa 5, San Jose 2 Dallas 4, Buffalo 3 Calgary 3, Colorado 2 Winnipeg 4, Edmonton 1

Canucks 5, Jets 2 First Period 1. Winnipeg, Tlusty 14 (O’Dell) 2:17. Penalties — Horvat Vcr (tripping) 10:38. Second Period 2. Winnipeg, Wheeler 23 (Stafford, Stuart) 5:07. 3. Vancouver, Higgins 10 (Vrbata, Bonino) 10:57. 4. Vancouver, Weber 8 (H. Sedin, Edler) 16:29 (pp). 5. Vancouver, Vrbata 28 (H. Sedin, D. Sedin) 19:00. Penalties — Tlusty Wpg (slashing) 15:06. Third Period 6. Vancouver, H. Sedin 17 (D. Sedin) 19:28 (en). 7. Vancouver, Vrbata 29 (Higgins, Hamhuis) 19:53 (en). Penalties — Weber Vcr (holding) 2:44. Shots on goal Winnipeg 10 12 6 — 28 Vancouver 12 12 6 — 30 Goal — Winnipeg: Hutchinson (L, 20-10-5); Vancouver: Lack (W, 14-10-3). Power plays (goal-chances) — Winnipeg: 0-2; Vancouver: 1-1.

Calgary vs. Kootenay Friday, Mar. 27 Kootenay at Calgary, 7 p.m. Sunday, Mar. 29 Kootenay at Calgary, 4 p.m. Tuesday, Mar. 31 Calgary at Kootenay, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Apr. 1 Calgary at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Indiana at Milwaukee, 6 p.m.

Dallas 73 35 28 10 80 228 233 Colorado 72 33 27 12 78 193 201 San Jose 73 35 30 8 78 201 206 Edmonton 73 20 40 13 53 173 251 Arizona 74 22 44 8 52 154 246 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. d-division leader

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Brandon vs. Edmonton Thursday, Mar. 26 Edmonton at Brandon, 6 p.m. Friday, Mar. 27 Edmonton at Brandon, 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Mar. 29 Brandon at Edmonton, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Mar. 31 Brandon at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

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Blue Jays get taken down by Twins BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FORT MYERS, Fla. — After Torii Hunter hit his first home run in a Twins uniform since 2007, manager Paul Molitor greeted him in the dugout with a sly message. “Remember how you did it,” Molitor said after Hunter hit a three-run homer Tuesday in the Twins’ 6-5 win over the Toronto Blue Jays Tthe 39-year-old Hunter signed a one-year, $10.5 million, one-year deal to return to the Twins, a team he left after the 2007 season. Hunter had just two extra-base hits, a pair of doubles, through his first 25 at-bats before connecting on an 82 mph breaking ball. “I know physically he feels really good,” Molitor said. “It’s always nice to click on one in spring training. He’s a smart, intelligent guy who has an idea every time he goes up there what he’s going to try to do. He saw that and he reacted very nicely.” Before the game, the Twins announced a $20 million, four-year contract with second baseman Brian Dozier, who homered on the first pitch he saw. “I’m a Brian Dozier fan,” Molitor said. “We’re elated to have one of our best players in the fold for four years.” Jordan Schafer homered leading off the eighth. STARTING TIME Blue Jays: Todd Redmond gave up one run and one hit over three innings in his first spring training start. Twins: Ricky Nolasco allowed one run, three hits and a walk in five innings. He struck out six — four called. “It was fun to watch Ricky pitch,” Molitor said. “His stuff was crisp. He used his fastball well and his breaking stuff was effective. A very solid outing.” TRAINER’S ROOM: Blue Jays: Edwin Encarnacion (back) and OF Michael Saunders (knee) played in the same minor league game on Tuesday in Dunedin. If Encarnacion gets through another minor league game well on Wednesday, Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said he could return to big league exhibition play Thursday against Philadelphia. Twins: C Josmil Pinto is progressing after getting

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Toronto Blue Jays’ Josh Donaldson, right, congratulates his teammate Justin Smoak, left, after hitting a solo home run in the fifth inning against the Minnesota Twins during an exhibition spring training baseball game, Tuesday, in Fort Myers, Fla. hit on the helmet three times by Baltimore’s Adam Jones on Jones’ follow-through on March 21. Pinto, who had been bothered by headaches and dizziness, is no longer displaying concussion-related symptoms. He has yet to receive medical clearance to resume baseball activities. LHP Brian Duensing was struck on the quadriceps by a Devin Travis comebacker in the seventh inning

and left the game for precautionary reasons. The Twins were concerned about Duensing’s quadriceps stiffening. UP NEXT: Blue Jays: LHP Daniel Norris is to star Wednesday against Baltimore. Twins: RHP Kyle Gibson is slated to make his fifth start Wednesday, against Tampa Bay.

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LOS ANGELES — Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar ruled out a return to mixed martial arts on Tuesday, ending three years of speculation about the biggest pay-per-view star in the sport’s history. Lesnar announced he had re-signed with the WWE in an interview on ESPN’s “SportsCenter.” Moments after his announcement, Lesnar said he was in training for a UFC return as recently as last week, even though he had developed conflicted feelings about it over the previous month. He finally decided to stick with professional wrestling only in the past two days, signing his new threeyear deal with the WWE on Monday night when the promotion increased its financial offer. “The fighter in me wants to continue, but at this stage in my life, it ain’t just about me anymore,” Lesnar told The AP. “You put your pride to the side. You hug your wife and your kids. I’m a 37-year-old man, and some days I feel like I’m 80, just with all the things I’ve experienced, all the things I’ve done. I feel fortunate about it. It’s like, what else can I do? Why go backward?” More than a year after Lesnar first began work-

ing on an MMA comeback, he decided his long-term health was more important than his hunger to return to competitive sports. The UFC didn’t allow Lesnar to shut the octagon door easily: Lesnar said he turned down an offer worth “10 times” what he was making earlier in his MMA career. UFC Chairman Lorenzo Fertitta even attempted to increase the temptation when Lesnar phoned Fertitta and UFC President Dana White to tell them his decision while driving into the parking garage at ESPN’s downtown Los Angeles studios. Although the UFC doesn’t disclose the financial results of its pay-per-view shows, White has said Lesnar is the biggest PPV draw in MMA history. “Lorenzo said to me, ’Can we sharpen our pencil? Can we double it”’ Lesnar said. “I said, ’It’s not about that. I’m calling you to tell you where my heart is, and it’s not about the money.’ “And then in the back of my mind, I’m thinking, ’Well, yeah, it is about the money, but I don’t have to beat myself up for it.’ To prepare for another MMA fight, we’re talking 16, 18 weeks of pure hell, and then the cage door shuts and it’s on.” Lesnar lost his title belt to Cain Velasquez in October 2010, and had major surgery several months later to remove a 12-inch section of his colon damaged by diverticulitis.

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AND AUGUSTA NATIONAL WANTSTOKEEPITTHATWAY BY DOUG FERGUSON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ORLANDO, Fla. — Matt Every needed a victory at Bay Hill to get into the Masters, and he was only being honest when he shared what he was thinking as Henrik Stenson faced a birdie putt on the final hole to force a playoff. “You’re already in. Miss it. I need to get in.� Augusta National would have had reason to root for Stenson. It has managed to keep the field at the Masters under 100 players for nearly 50 years, a streak that is in serious jeopardy going into the final two weeks. Every was the fourth PGA Tour winner in the last six weeks to qualify for the Masters. That brings the total to 95 players at Augusta — including Tiger Woods, the great unknown — heading into a pivotal week. This is the second and final cutoff for players not already eligible for the Masters to qualify through the top 50 in the world ranking. Three players in the top 50 are virtually assured of staying there — Anirban Lahiri of India (No. 35), Bernd Wiesberger of Austria (No. 41) and Branden Grace of South Africa (No. 43). So that makes 98. Marc Warren of Scotland (52), Harris English (53) and Alex Levy of France (54) are all playing this week either in the Texas Open or the Hassan Trophy in Morocco. The Masters also will take the winners of the Texas Open and Houston Open the following week if they’re not yet eligible. Depending on two tournaments on opposite ends of the world — and depending on Woods — the Masters could have more than 100 players for the first time since there were 103 players in 1966. The other three majors have 156 players. The other three majors are not the Masters. From its inception in 1934, Augusta National was meant to be exclusive in so many ways, including its invitation-only tournament each spring that has grown up to be must-see TV around the world. The club believes a limited field enhances the experience of the players. The century mark has been challenged four of the last five years, and Augusta National is paying atten-

tion. “It is borderline to be able to present the kind of competition that we want to,� Masters chairman Billy Payne said in 2011 when there were 99 players. “It is more than we normally have. We say every year in response to that question that we look and we study the qualifications, which we do. But we are really going to look at it this year, because there is a maximum number of competitors for which we can give the experience that we want them to have and do it in a way that’s manageable. “The 100 pushes that limit quite significantly.� Augusta National does not rush into changes, but it does react. Two years later, Payne announced changes aimed at keeping the field below 100 players. It wisely kept winners from PGA Tour standalone events, including the six held during the fall start of the season. It also eliminated the category of top 30 on the money list. It reduced the top finishers at the previous Masters from top 16 to top 12, and at the U.S. Open from the top eight to the top four. More help is on the way. Ben Crenshaw is playing his final Masters. It won’t be long — maybe next year — before Tom Watson chooses to no longer play. And this is the final year of the U.S. Amateur Public Links, so that spot effectively is awarded to the winner of the new Latin America Amateur Championship. Changes, however, are most likely coming as golf gets deeper and the Masters field gets bigger. It would be a mistake for the club to stop awarding invitations to PGA Tour winners. In an era of $7 million purses, there should be no greater motivation than winning. A trip to the Masters is usually the first thing a PGA Tour winner mentions (see Matt Every). Also, the Masters should continue to rely on the world ranking to provide opportunity to players from every corner of the world. That category is loaded with international players, and there’s a reason for that. PGA Tour members have plenty of other avenues to get to the Masters. The world ranking, however, allows for one change that is overdue. Perhaps it’s time to get rid of the first cutoff for the top 50 at the end of a calendar year, and simply have one deadline at the end of the Florida swing. That still allows two weeks for players to plan a trip to Augusta. And the tournament is more likely to have the top players in form. Dating to 2008, when the Masters returned to its policy of awarding spots to PGA Tour winners, an average of nearly three players per year were among the top 50 at the end of the year and failed to stay in the top 50 at the end of March.

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Matt Every, left, is presented the championship trophy by Arnold Palmer after Every won the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament in Orlando, Fla., Sunday. With the win Every earned an entry into the Masters which could see its entries jump to over 100 golfers for the first time since 1966. There was so much turnover in 2010 that five players were added to the field after the March cutoff. Five others who had been in the top 50 at the end of 2009 still got into the Masters. Three of them missed the cut. The last time the field topped 100 players, Jack Nicklaus won his fourth green jacket. No matter how many players tee off on Thursday, the greatest tradition still is who leaves in a green jacket.

Owners shoot down most replay proposals, approve some for player safety BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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PHOENIX — NFL owners shot down nearly every video replay proposal brought to their meetings Tuesday, while approving six safety rule changes. Of the 13 replay alterations proposed, including extending the number of coaches’ challenges and letting them challenge all officiating calls, the only one passed will allow game officials to use replay for clock issues at the end of a half, game or overtime if more than 1 second remains. Washington’s suggestion to use replay to review personal fouls was withdrawn. Kansas City withdrew a proposal to allow replay officials to review all potential scores or turnovers. For example, a pass ruled incomplete in the end zone could be reviewed by the replay official without a coach’s challenge. Currently, the play would be reviewed only if it was ruled a touchdown. Proposals defeated were: � increasing coaches’ challenges by one to three; � replay reviews of any personal fouls; � reviews of any penalty resulting in a first down, with no challenge necessary; � replays on fouls against a defenceless receiver being enforced when a reversal results in an incomplete pass; � reviewing fouls against a defenceless receiver, with an unsuccessful challenge not costing a timeout; � reviewing whether time expired on the play clock before the ball is snapped; � using stadium-produced video for a replay review. Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie was disappointed the Patriots’ proposal that virtually anything be challengeable was not passed. “We sort of have an encyclopedic notebook of what you can challenge,� Lurie said. “I prefer challenge anything. It didn’t pass and I hope someday it will.� The owners approved a proposal for stopping play when a medical adviser believes a player is unstable and should be taken off the field. They also approved rules prohibiting players from pushing teammates on the line of scrimmage when the opponent is punting; eliminating all peel-back

blocks and chop blocks by running backs outside the tackle box; and extending defenceless player protection during an interception return. Tabled was a move to place cameras on all boundary lines (sidelines, goal lines and end lines) while the league further researches such a project. Lurie, like several owners this week, threw his support behind the NFL returning to Los Angeles. That’s become a much more feasible possibility with a stadium planned by Rams owner Stan Kroenke, and with the Chargers and Raiders also in the process of putting together another construction plan for elsewhere in the area. Asked if the league having one or more teams in Los Angeles again is inevitable, he enthusiastically replied, “I sure hope so.� “I think there is a real chance we’ll get one of these stadiums done,� added Lurie. “Two teams to

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Riverbank repairs in limbo CITY AWAITS PROVINCIAL APPROVALS FOR WORK BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Work to restore the riverbank at the River Bend Golf and Recreation Area has been delayed. Jerry Hedlund, the city’s projects superintendent, said the city is waiting for provincial approvals to work in the river. “We started this back in November,” said Hedlund. “We have no idea if it is going to be two weeks, two months, six months. It’s been very frustrating. We have a frustrated contractor as well.” The first applications were made to the province in early December. Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development requested additional information as part of the city’s application.

Provincial districts approvals manager Todd Aasen said the city is permitted to do maintenance on the intake weir under its current licence. “There was some significant questions that we had that they hadn’t answered in their submissions,” said Aasen. “But again the (Water) Act gives you right to maintain works under a licence.” Aasen said they need more information on the city’s plan to reclaim land and armour the riverbank with rock. “We have received a few different requests for supplementary information from AESRD and our consulting agent has been quite attentive in the response time back to AESRD,” said Hedlund. “As far as I am aware, we have complied with all requests for information to date.”

Hedlund said the city wanted to work in a restricted period to avoid further erosion during the spring runoff. The province allows work in a river channel between Aug. 1 and Sept. 15. “Substantial amounts of bank material have been eroded away in previous runoff seasons,” said Hedlund. “We would like to preserve and restore what remains of the bank, and keep further siltation from occurring downstream as a result of erosion.” The work was expected to get underway in early March. In 2013, flood waters took away a large chunk of earth that protected the intake weir, the infrastructure that allows water to come into the River Bend Golf Course. “We are trying to protect that infrastructure and reinstate the bank that

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was badly eroded,” said Hedlund. The site has been cleared and the rocks have been hauled to the area, leaving a muddy mess. Hedlund said the city will bring in a contractor this week to reinstate the trail until crews are back to work. The pedestrian bridge has since re-opened. The project was tendered for about $680,000. As required under the Water Act, the city has issued a public notice about its application to work on the river bank. Any person who is directly affected by the application may submit a statement of concern to Environmental and Sustainable Resource Development. For more information on the project, call Bill Thomas, at Al-Terra Engineering Ltd., at 403-340-3022. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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River Bend Golf and Recreation Area golf pro Scott Anderson has a little fun on the putting green outside the clubhouse as he uses a sand wedge in the snow. Anderson says the driving range could open soon, with the course opening shortly after that provided some warm weather rolls through Central Alberta over the next while. This year, River Bend is holding a contest, giving away two 18-hole greens fees and a dozen balls to whoever can guess the day the course will open for the season. To enter, log onto River Bend’s Facebook page or make your guess on Twitter. Anderson says a prize of a dozen golf balls will be given to the second person to guess the opening date.

Film student seeks grant A Red Deer College film student won a $10,000 grant towards producing his original web series from the Telus STORYHIVE competition. Vincent T. Joachim was selected in the first round of the competition for a $10,000 grant, as one of 20 finalists from Alberta and B.C. Joachim is now in the running for the competition’s $50,000 winning grant. Results will be decided, in part, by votes from the public. To vote, visit www.voteanxo.ca before the contest closes on Thursday. The RDC Motion Picture Arts stu-

dent will use the $10,000 prize to produce an eight-minute pilot episode of his web series AN.X.O. It’s about a guardian angel named Azarias who protects a young university student named Sarah after a car accident leaves her blind. Winning the competition “would be such a huge accomplishment and a jump start to my career,” said Joachim, who chose RDC’s film program because it “gave me the flexibility to be creative and to make my own dreams come true. ...” RDC Motion Picture Arts instructor Don Armstrong said he sees much potential in Joachim and his “unique” web series concept. “I am proud of his accomplishments and that RDC can help contribute to his success.”

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A proposal to amend Red Deer County’s Land Use Bylaw to make way for an RV storage facility will go to a public hearing next month. An application was made to change the bylaw to allow for the storage on a 19.3-acre site zoned country residential about five km southwest of Red Deer near the C&E Trail. Last month, council turned down a request by the same landowner to develop nine residential lots on the same site over concerns it was located too closely to an existing hog farm. Council gave first reading to bylaw to make the Land Use Bylaw changes and set a public hearing for 1:30 p.m. on April 21 at Red Deer County Centre.

Hunting Hills High School will both host and compete in a provincial trivia competition on April 18. The SchoolReach team from Hunting Hills High School won the regional competition, where they competed against teams from across Central Alberta. The Hunting Hills team is now qualified for provincials. SchoolReach is known nationally as Reach for the Top. A total of 36 teams representing schools from across the province will compete at the SchoolReach provincials in Red Deer. The competition involves students in Grades 7 to 12.

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Red Deer County is pursuing funding to help bankroll Red Deer Airport improvements and to ensure Spruce View has enough water for future growth. Council unanimously agreed to direct staff to apply for a $3-million federal grant to cover a little less than a third of the cost of a $10.4-million project to lengthen the airport’s main runway and to provide servicing for new aviation-related businesses. It is hoped the province would kick in $3 million, and the county and City of Red Deer would join together to provide another $3 million. The airport authority would seek to cover the rest of the cost. Coun. Christine Moore said improving the airport is key to its success, which will benefit the whole area. The federal money would come from the Building Canada, Small Communities Fund. Council also agreed to apply to the same fund for $1.2 million to cover onethird of the cost of replacing Spruce View’s water reservoir and treatment facility. The county and province would cover the remaining two-thirds. The existing infrastructure was built in 1988 and is nearing the end of its lifespan. An existing reservoir holds 227 cubic metres of water, far below the 1,175-cubic-metre capacity Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development considers necessary. If approved, the project could begin next year and be completed by 2017. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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BRIEFS Lawsuit launched in wake of dog attack A woman who suffered debilitating injuries in a dog attack has filed a civil suit against the Sundre woman convicted of aggravated assault in the case. The injured 26-year-old woman stated in filed court papers that she lost an ear, was hemorrhaging with multiple soft tissue injuries and has nerve damage that could result in the loss of use of both of her arms. The court papers say the attack caused a knee disability, and reduced range of motion in her back, neck and shoulders. Rita Phillip, 59, was given a fouryear jail sentence and a $100 fine in Calgary court last week. The judge also ordered that she be prohibited from owning firearms for 10 years. Phillip was credited for serving 19-and-a-half months in pre-trail custody. The victim, who had to undergo lengthy medical treatments, including physiotherapy, rehabilitation and hearing therapy, filed a civil suit against Phillip for medical and related costs and loss of income. Phillip was convicted of aggravated assault, stemming from when police responded to complaints of a dog attack in her home in the Sundre Mobile Estates on Aug. 18, 2012. Officers arrived at her home to find two pitbulls barricaded in one room and a severely injured woman in another. Phillip was later found by police gambling in a Calgary casino. One of her dogs was shot dead at the scene and the other was destroyed after a dangerous dog hearing in Calgary.

Ex-Rebel faces charges after B.C. house fire A former Red Deer Rebel surrendered to RCMP in Langley, B.C., where he faces charges related to a house fire at his father’s residence. Stephen Boyd Peat, 35, has been charged with one count of arson with disregard for a human life and one count of arson causing damage to property. Police say a domestic dispute between a father and son occurred on March 17, and it escalated to a fire at the house in the Brookswood area of Langley. Peat will make his first court appearance in Surrey provincial court on Monday and will next appear on April 25. Peat played parts of four seasons for the Red Deer Rebels from 1995 to 1999, when he as traded to the Tri-City Americans. He went on to play parts of four seasons for the Washington Capitals, playing a total of 130 games in the NHL.

Sex assault suspect faces preliminary hearing A preliminary hearing date has been set for a man accused of an abduction and sex assault in Gasoline Alley. The hearing will be held on Sept. 21 in Red Deer provincial court to weigh evidence against Justin Chase Mueller. He is accused of abducting, robbing and sexually assaulting a Gasoline Alley hotel worker on Dec. 3, 2014. A 20-year-old woman had been forced from her vehicle at knifepoint after finishing her shift. She was forced to withdraw cash from her bank account, was sexually assaulted and then dropped off at a Red Deer convenience store. The suspect later turned himself in to police. Mueller is charged with armed sex assault, armed robbery, kidnapping, uttering threats, and theft of goods worth more than $5,000.

Hit-and-run suspect arrested by city police Police revealed today that a Red Deer woman has been charged in connection with a hit and run involving a cyclist in Riverside Meadows on March 11. Red Deer RCMP previously reported that the collision occurred after officers identified a stolen car being driven in the area at about 10 p.m. When the car drove off at high speed, officers did not pursue for public safety reasons, but tracked the vehicle at a distance as other officers prepared to intercept the suspects. While the stolen vehicle sped away, it collided with a cyclist at the corner of 60th Street and 54th Avenue. The vehicle did not stop and was found abandoned on 56th Avenue. Following an investigation, Cora Nichole Bush, 35, was arrested without

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incident on Friday and was charged with possession of stolen property over $5,000, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, flight from a peace officer, failing to stop at the scene of an accident causing bodily harm and failing to comply with conditions of an undertaking. Bush was also arrested on 11 outstanding warrants. Bush is scheduled to appear in Red Deer provincial court on April 10. RCMP also identified the male passenger in the vehicle. He was taken into custody, but later released without charges.

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Ponoka Legion gets funds for seniors programs Seniors in Ponoka will benefit from the $22,055 in federal funding granted to the Ponoka Legion. The funds come from the New Horizons for Seniors Program that provides up to $25,000 to senior led or inspired community projects. The Ponoka Legion received the money to help make the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #66 more accessible. The grant will allow seniors to continue to host events at the location. Wetaskiwin MP Blaine Calkins made the announcement last week on behalf of the federal minister responsible for seniors.

Student Science Conference at RDC this weekend A researcher who is studying the use of metal in fighting antibiotic resistance will speak in Red Deer on Friday. Joseph Lemire, who was recipient of the 2014 Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship, will speak about the antimicrobial properties of metals. Lemire, who is a researcher at University of Calgary, will speak in room 1400 at Red Deer College at 7 p.m. He is the keynote speaker during the college’s 2015 Student Science Conference, which runs Friday and Saturday. It is the 10th annual conference. Before Lemire speaks, there will be a short mixer at the Cornerstone (room 1501) at 6 p.m. where snacks will be served. At the same time, posters made for the conference will be judged. Students will give 15-minute talks on Saturday on topics such as disease and anesthetics in room 2901 A/B at the college’s main campus. Saturday’s events run from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Both days are free and the public is welcome to attend. Lunch will be provided by the Far Side Bar and Grill.

Langstraat nominated for national award The superintendent of the Red Deer Public School District has been nominated for a national award. Pieter Langstraat has been nominated for the EXL award, which recognizes excellence among school superintendents in Canada. Each year, provincial affiliates of the Canadian Association of School System Administrators nominates an outstanding system education leader for the award. Langstraat is in his fifth year as superintendent for Red Deer Public Schools. He will be acknowledged as Alberta’s EXL nominee in Montreal from July 2 to 4, during the Canadian Association of School System Administrators annual conference.

RDC summer camps include trying out trades Youth interested in the trades can try out opportunities such as carpentry or welding during a summer camp at Red Deer College. The college is offering a variety of summer camps including music, video game design and sports from July 5 to Aug. 21. Both stay camps and day camps are offered to children and teens. Stay camp participants stay in the college residence housing. A summer art school is open for adults looking to hone their skills. Different workshops are offered from July 6 to July 31 for adults only. All workshops are held at Red Deer College, located at 100 College Blvd. For further information, visit rdc. ab.ca/summercamps or call 403-3564900.

Friends of Public Library selling books April 16-18 Friends of the Red Deer Public Library will their annual spring book sale on April 16, 17 and 18. Friends members have the opportunity to go to a preview sale on April 16 from 5 to 9 p.m. Memberships for Friends of the Red Deer Public Library are $7.50 per person for six months. Memberships will be available at the door.

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Brady Davies of the TNT True North Triathlon Club braves the fog, snow, and what felt like -8C weather as he runs up the stairs on the Riverview Avenue hill on Saturday. He, and a number of other club members aged 14 to 17 were out running for a little over an hour to get their training for the day in. By the end of the week, the forecast calls for warmer conditions to enjoy outdoor activities. The two-day public sale takes place on April 17 and 18. It runs from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on both days at the downtown library branch. Cash and cheque are accepted as payment. Drop books off at the downtown branch during regular library hours to donate items to the sale. The downtown library branch is located at 4818 49th St. For further information, call 403340-2665.

Field hockey introduction planned for Saturday Youth interested in field hockey can try it for free on Saturday in Red Deer.

The session is in the gymnasium at the Michener Aquatic Centre from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The centre is located at 51A St. and 38th Ave. Youth aged 13 to 17 are invited. All participants must preregister at www. cometryfieldhockey.com. For more information, email info@ fieldhockey.ab.ca.

Correction A story in Tuesday’s Advocate contained the wrong information for a memorial service to be held for a Ponoka avalanche victim. The service for Tim Hamilton will now be held on Monday at 3 p.m. at the Stagecoach Saloon on the Ponoka Stampede Grounds.

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This image from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows the Ebola virus. In a delay that some say may have cost lives, the World Health Organization resisted calling the Ebola outbreak in West Africa a public health emergency until the summer of 2014, two months after staff raised the possibility and long after a senior manager called for a drastic change in strategy.

CATASTROPHIC EBOLA OUTBREAK NOT A PERFECT STORM, RATHER A SYSTEMS FAILURE: MSF BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — West Africa’s ongoing Ebola outbreak reached its catastrophic scale because of the failure of a variety of international agencies and the lack of global health rapid response capacity, a new report says Medecins Sans Frontieres, which is also known as Doctors Without Borders, released the report to co-incide with the year anniversary of the recognition that Ebola had broken out in Guinea, a part of Africa that had never before dealt with the disease. The report notes that many observers have suggested the scale of the outbreak was due to a perfect storm-like confluence of factors. The disease appeared at the juncture of three countries with porous borders and fragile health-care systems. And it ravaged people with no prior experience with Ebola and no understanding of how it spreads. But the report says that analysis is “too convenient an explanation.” “For the Ebola outbreak to spiral this far out of control required many

institutions to fail. And they did, with tragic and avoidable consequences,” says Christopher Stokes, general director of the doctors’ group. The report says the World Health Organization displayed a lack of leadership, downplaying the threat the outbreak posed when MSF officials were desperately trying to get the world to realize how dangerous the situation in West Africa had become. “Meetings happened. Action didn’t,” says Marie-Christine Ferir, MSF’s emergency co-ordinator. The Associated Press reported last week that the idea of declaring the outbreak a global health emergency was floated in early June, but the Genevabased agency held off taking that step until early August. Emails obtained by the AP suggest the WHO worried the move would anger the affected countries, might restrict travel of Muslims to the annual pilgrimage to Mecca and might have economic consequences. But the report says the WHO is not the only agency that bears blame. “It would be a mistake to attribute full responsibility for the dysfunctional response to just one agency. Instead, the

age-old failures of the humanitarian aid system have also been laid bare for the world to see, rather than buried in under-reported crises like those in Central African Republic and South Sudan,” the report says. MSF has taken a lead role in Ebola outbreaks for years, setting up and staffing treatment units. But as case numbers exploded across Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, the organization virtually begged other nongovernmental organizations to help, eventually even asking countries to send military hospitals. It was months before the world began to respond in significant ways. “In the end, we did not know what words to use that would make the world wake up and realize how out of control the outbreak had truly become,” says Dr. Bart Janssens, director of operations for MSF. The organization also criticized its own response. Though MSF had helped contain numerous Ebola outbreaks over the past 20 years, its hemorrhagic fevers team was small, comprising about 40 “Ebola veterans.” Others in the operation were initially reluctant

to divert more of MSF’s people to the Ebola fight, and MSF says it should have been faster to mobilize the full capacity of the organization. The MSF report also questions if it might have been able to do more to improve communications in Guinea earlier in the outbreak. Deep distrust of the foreign aid responders persists in some Guinean villages to this day and still hampers containment efforts. MSF says the outbreak has produced a number of tragic firsts for it, including: ● It was the first outbreak in which MSF lost so many patients, 2,547 at the time the report was written. ● It was also the first time MSF staff became infected with Ebola. So far 28 have been infected and 14 have died. ● For the first time ever, MSF was forced to turn patients away from Ebola treatment units. At one point, a major treatment centre in Monrovia, Liberia opened its gates for 30 minutes a day — just long enough to fill the beds emptied by the previous night’s deaths. Nearly 25,000 people have been infected since this outbreak began and more than 10,000 of them have died.

Fill plate with leafy greens for nutrient boost without the calories LONDON, Ont. — “If I had a dollar for every time I told someone to eat more greens ...” says registered dietitian Kate Comeau. The spokesperson for Dietitians of Canada is talking about all kinds of green vegetables — “the more variety the better” — but leafy greens such as lettuces, kale, arugula, spinach and collard greens are an important part of the wider group, she says. “Leafy greens are a source of many nutrients, including phytonutrients, vitamins and minerals like iron, calcium, folate, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin K,” Comeau says. “They are also rich in fibre, something many adults don’t eat enough of.” What’s more, they deliver all this good stuff with very few inherent calories, meaning we can fill our plates. This is no small thing, she said from Halifax. “They take up lots of space on the plate and take time to chew. This will visually satisfy us. We can say, ’Wow! My plate is full!’ — so we don’t overeat foods that are more calorically dense. “This is really positive. If we’re filling up our plates with the opposite type of food — a lot of calories but not a lot of nutrients — it’s not really giving us any value to our diet.” Health Canada recommends at least one serving — 250 millilitres (one cup) — of green vegetables a day. As a guideline, Comeau suggests at least half a plate of green, non-starchy vegetables, a quarter-plate of whole grains and a quarter of protein. As a general rule, the darker the

colour of the greens, the more nutritious they are, and kale has developed a reputation as a “superfood.” In a comparison with spinach, romaine, arugula and iceberg lettuce, for example, kale tops the charts for the amount of protein, fibre, calcium, iron, potassium and vitamins C and K. But it also has the most fat, carbohydrates and calories. Comeau doesn’t like the superfood tag for kale or any other food. “I think such labelling can be used as a marketing tool and can consequently really increase the price of food. ... It also gives the impression that these foods can give you all of the vitamins and minerals you need and that’s certainly not the case. “You need to eat a variety of foods to fulfil our dietary needs and we get little bits of nutrients from all of them.” Even lowly iceberg lettuce — described by one source as “very low in nutritional value and flavour” — has its benefits. It keeps well, has crunch and is a good source of water, says Comeau, an important factor for those who have trouble drinking water. It also has the same level of iron as arugula, but Comeau advises that to maximize absorption of this iron, “include a source of vitamin C alongside your greens, like a squeeze of lemon juice, red peppers or other citrus fruit.” Don’t weigh greens down with rich, high-calorie salad dressings. Comeau’s favourite is “to mix raw lettuce or spinach with barley, add some lentils and maybe a light vinaigrette or just a squeeze of lemon juice. That combination of flavours and textures makes a complete lunch.”

Varieties of greens There are umpteen varieties of lettuce and other green leafy vegetables to mix and match. Besides being nutritious, they are very low in calories. A 250-ml (1-cup) serving of arugula, for example, has only five calories and the same amount of spinach only seven. Iceberg: The pale green leaves on this firm round head retain their crunch; not as flavourful or nutritious as some other varieties but often the least expensive. Boston: Soft, flexible light green leaves in a loose head; has a smooth, buttery taste. Leaf: Crisp, ruffled leaves in red or green, grown from a single stalk. Romaine: A long, loaf-shaped head

with crisp, narrow leaves; usually used in a caesar salad. Endive: A loose head with narrow, curly, ribbed leaves and a sharp, peppery taste. Kale: Comes in both curly and flatleaf varieties in shades of green or purple; sturdy leaves slightly bitter; very high in nutrients; 35 calories per serving. Arugula: Dandelion-like succulent, elongated, lobular leaves with green veins. Young, tender leaves have a sweet flavour but mature leaves have a strong, peppery taste; best when combined with other strongly flavoured foods, such as lentils. Spinach: Smooth baby leaves sold loose, larger slightly crinkled leaves may be bunched, packaged in bags, canned, or frozen; high in nutrients; good to eat raw or cooked.

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the Calgary Flames, becoming the first in the NHL to score 200 points in a season. 1958 — Maiden flight of supersonic fighter the AVRO CF-105 Arrow, one of world’s most advanced airplanes at the time. The project is cancelled five months later. 1947 — John D. Rockefeller III presents a cheque for $8.5 million to the United Nations for the purchase of land for the site of the UN centre. 1903 — Anglo-American Convention decides to define the Alaska-Canada border as it is today.

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Winter is coming BUT ONLY WHEN THE BOOK IS AS GOOD AS IT CAN BE, SAYS GEORGE R.R. MARTIN BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN FRANCISCO — George R.R. Martin has been feeling the heat to finish The Winds of Winter, the long-awaited sixth novel in his bestselling series, A Song of Ice and Fire, but he is not letting the pressure rush his writing. “There is more pressure every year,” Martin said Monday in San Francisco at the U.S. premiere of the fifth season of Game of Thrones, the HBO television series based on his books. “The main thing is to make the book as good as I can possibly make it.” Martin, 66, has completed five of seven planned novels: the most recent, A Dance With Dragons, came out in 2011, the same year the Emmy-winning television adaptation first aired. With this season, the series will have exhausted almost all the material from the existing books. “Fifty years from now nobody is going to care how frequently the books came out,” he said. “They will care if the books are as good as they can possibly be, if the books stand the test of time. That’s what I struggle with as I write.” Martin and 24 cast members sat among the audience that watched the first episode of season five at San Francisco’s War Memorial Opera House, a palatial building aptly suited for the television show about a mythical kingdom. It was packed with 3,000

people. Emilia Clarke, who plays Daenerys Targaryen, said the stories that fans have been following for four seasons will start to intertwine in season five. “The threads we’ve been weaving are really coming together now, and that will be quite satisfying to watch,” Clarke said. The City by the Bay is also a leading tech hub, and HBO gave Game of Thrones fans access to the black carpet event by streaming it live on the show’s Facebook page. The series’ stars also took time to answer fan questions submitted via Facebook, which ranged from what the actors would name their pet dragons to what characters will die next in the blood-soaked epic fantasy. A couple of hundred fans who didn’t want to watch on their computers stood on the street holding up posters of HBO’s most watched series and waving at the actors as they walked the carpet. Game of Thrones is set in the wartorn continent of Westeros, a place where winter and summer can last for decades and tells the story of warring kingdoms. The show includes stunning landscapes, lots of sex, plenty of sword fights and decapitations, and fire-breathing dragons. Season 5 premieres April 12 on HBO and on HBO Now, the networks’ streaming service, which will launch that day on Apple TV.

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In this image released by HBO, Sophie Turner, left, and Aidan Gillen appear in a scene from the HBO original series, ‘Game of Thrones.’ Season 5 of the series premieres on April 12.

Angelina Jolie undergoes more preventive surgery BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON — Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie revealed Tuesday that she has undergone more preventive surgery, having her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed in hopes of reducing her risk of cancer. Writing in The New York Times, the filmmaker and philanthropist said a recent blood test showed a possible early sign of cancer. The news was a blow to the star who had already had a double mastectomy. “I went through what I imagine thousands of other women have felt,” she wrote. “I told myself to stay calm,

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BRIEFS Fogarty to perform in Red Deer this summer John Fogarty will sing from the legendary song catalogue of Creedence Clearwater Revival in Red Deer this summer. The former CCR lead singer and guitarist will be performing Proud Mary and other tunes on Tuesday, July 28, at the Centrium. Creedence Clearwater Revival was an American “swamp rock” band from the late 1960s that sold 26 million albums in the U.S. While the band broke up acrimoniously in the early 1970s, its music continues to speak to new generations. Such iconic tunes as Born on the Bayou, Bad Moon Rising, Fortunate Son, Have You Ever Seen the Rain?, Green River, The Midnight Special, Suzie Q, Down on the Corner and Cotton Fields remain radio staples. Fogarty is one of the greats of American popular music, listed at No. 40 of Rolling Stone magazine’s 100 Greatest Guitarists and at No. 72 on its 100

to be strong, and that I had no reason to think I wouldn’t live to see my children grow up and to meet my grandchildren.” Jolie, 39, revealed two years ago that she carries a defective breast cancer gene that puts her at high risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer. Her mother died of ovarian cancer, and her maternal grandmother also had ovarian cancer — strong evidence of an inherited, genetic risk that led the actress to have her healthy breasts removed to try to avoid the same fate. Only a small percentage of women inherit the same faulty gene, known as BRCA1 — the name stands for breast cancer susceptibility gene. These mutations are most commonly found in

women of Eastern European Jewish descent, though other groups, including the Norwegian, Dutch and Icelandic, also have slightly higher rates of these mutations. The average woman has a 12 per cent risk of developing breast cancer sometime during her life. Women who have inherited a faulty BRCA gene are about five times more likely to get breast cancer. Jolie said that while having the gene mutation alone was not a reason to resort to surgery — other medical options were possible — her family history influenced her decision to have further surgery now. The surgery puts a woman in menopause and Jolie wrote she’s now taking hormones.

Her courageous decision to publicly announce her double mastectomy was praised as a watershed moment in efforts to persuade women to get breast cancer screening — and to raise awareness of the need for early detection. The same sense of mission led her to write about her follow-up care, although she said her decision wasn’t necessarily the right one for everyone. “There is more than one way to deal with any health issue,” she wrote. “The most important thing is to learn about the options and choose what is right for you personally.” Coming forward to tell her story will play a vital role in raising awareness, those who work for cancer charities say.

Greatest Singers list. He helped create CCR’s distinctive sound, which is described as “equal parts blues, country, pop, rockabilly, R&B, swamp boogie, and southern friend rock ’n’ roll.” The California native went on to forge an impressive solo career in the mid-1970s, ’80s and ’90s that produced the singles Old Man Down the Road, Centrefield and Rock and Roll Girls. He won a Grammy Award and was inducted into the Rocky & Roll Fall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame, among other distinctions. Tickets to his 7:30 p.m. Red Deer concert will be $20, $49.50 and $79.50 (plus service charges) from Ticketmaster. They go on sale on Friday at 10 a.m.

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The Quintessential Horns in concert on Sunday Enjoy an afternoon of classical music performed by a local quintet of French horn musicians on Sunday. Kristen Gough, Michelle Ostrikoff, Dee Thompson, Alison Weir and Louise McMurray will perform at Gaetz Memorial United Church. The Quintessential Horns will play from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Admission is free, however donations for breast cancer research are encouraged. For further information, call 403-

Big Dave McLean singing the blues at Fratters Speakeasy Canada’s veteran, Juno Award-winning bluesman Big Dave McLean performs this week at Fratters Speakeasy in Red Deer. McLean has been singing the blues in Winnipeg and beyond for more than four decades. His audiences in North America, Europe, Australia have been as varied as his story-songs. He’s shared the stage with blues legends including Muddy Waters, John Hammond, Honeyboy Edwards and many others. McLean has also put out six solo albums and contributed to many other releases over his career. Besides winning a Juno, he is a three-time recipient of the Western Canadian Blues Award and an inductee of the Canadian Blues Hall of Fame. Big Dave McLean performs with Jimmy & The Sleepers on Thursday at Fratters as part of the venue’s Blues

Bull Skit returns with improv and sketch comedy shows Bull Skit is back with two brandnew improv and sketch comedy shows this week in Red Deer. Local singer/songwriter Levi Cuss will be the special guest on Friday and Saturday at the Scott Block. Bull Skit is preparing for some more of the unique improvisations and original comedy sketches that have made the show “Red Deer’s favourite source for laughs!” Shows are at 8 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.). Tickets are available for $23 ($18 for students and seniors) from www. bullskitcomedy.com. There’s a cash bar, mature language and adult themes.

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BOWIE Jane On March 21, 2015 Mrs. Jane Bowie of Ponoka passed away at the age of 69 years. She will be lovingly remembered by her husband Charlie; daughters Jeni and Diane step-children Cody, Codyanne, Bonnie-Jean, Keri, and Kathy; many grandchildren and greatgrandchildren; sisters Susan and Katie; brothers Jim, Matthew, Sam, Jeremy, and Peter; as well as many other relatives and friends. A Funeral Service will be held at the Ponoka Funeral Home at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 28th with the Interment Service following at Forest Home Cemetery. In gratitude for the care given, memorial donations in lieu of flowers to the Red Deer Hospice Society are appreciated. To express condolences to Jane’s family, please visit ww.womboldfuneralhomes.com Arrangements Entrusted To Ponoka Funeral Home ~ A Wombold Family Funeral Home ~ COLE Kevin Tamus 1969 - 2015 It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Kevin Tamus Cole. Kevin passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, March 22, 2015 at the age of 46 years. Growing up, Kevin loved creating dungeons and dragons dioramas, swimming and snowboarding. Playing crokinole with his niece and nephew was high on his list when they were visiting him in Red Deer. Kevin is survived by his mom Eileen Cole of Red Deer, sister Allison (Aaron) Charlton, niece Maddison and nephew Noah all of Victoria, B.C. A Celebration of Kevin’s Life will be held at Parkland Funeral Home, 6287 67A Street, Red Deer, on Sunday, March 29, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. If desired, memorial donations may be made directly to the S.P.C.A. at www.reddeerspca.com, a favorite of Kevin’s or to a charity of the donor’s choice. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Gordon R. Mathers, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer. 403.340.4040.

CHRISTENSEN Idonna Louise May 14, 1925 - Mar. 22, 2015 Idonna Louise Christensen was born in New Dayton, AB, on May 14, 1925, to Tom and Fern Adams. She was the sixth of eight children. Idonna married Leo Christensen on October 20, 1942. They started their family with Dale in 1944, Bruce 1948, David 1953, and Carla in 1963. Leo worked in the oilfield and moved Idonna and the family several times. Taber to Edmonton, then Red Water to Brudenheim. A short time later to Alder Flats and after three months, to our home in Red Deer. They moved to the house on 44 Street in 1956. The house was Idonna’s home for 55 years. She moved to Piper Creek Lodge in 2011, then Michener Hill Estendicare in 2012. Idonna was also married to Albert Longprie in April of 2002. Idonna knew heartbreak in her life. She was predeceased by Leo in 1980; her son Dale in 1991; and two daughters-in-law in 1990; her brothers, Milt and Garth; her sisters, Verlyn, Norma, and Barbara; and her second husband Albert in 2006. Idonna is survived by her three children, Bruce (Wendy) and their daughters, Chelsea and Ali; David (Betty) and their children, Curtis (Valerie) and Laura; Carla (Ryan) and their children, Brandi, Kevin (Shauna) and their children, Kyler and Selena; grandson Brett (Wanda) and their children, Jessica, Emily and Brendan, Tamara (Darryl) and their sons, Nicholas (Jamie) and Andreas. Idonna was extremely proud of her family and loved each and everyone equally. She especially loved when everyone came home for Mother’s Day and her birthday in May. Idonna is also survived by two sisters, Lois Lastuka of Lethbridge and Hazel Paulsen of Warner whom she treasured. Idonna wished to be remembered for her meticulous back yard, delicious brownies and fudge, and the Christmas dinners made with love. A Funeral Service will be held at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820-45 Street, Red Deer, on Friday, March 27, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer. Phone (403) 347-2222

GARDNER Thelma Alberta Marie 1926 - 2015 Mrs. Thelma Alberta Marie Gardner (nee Kjorsvik) passed away after a brief illness at Bethany Sylvan Lake, Alberta on Friday, March 20, 2015 at the age of 88 years. Thelma, the youngest child was born to parents, Albert and Minnie Kjorsvik on December 26, 1926 at Olds, Alberta; and was raised at Eagle Hill, west of Olds. Thelma’s first job was at the Olds Hospital, where she worked as a Nurse’s Aide. As she grew older, she attended Henderson College of Business at Calgary, Alberta. This introduced her to the Banking Business; a career which lasted twenty-five years in Calgary for the Bank of Montreal. Thelma met her husband Don in March 1947 and they married on December 20, 1947. Together, they shared nearly sixty wonderful and happy years. Thelma and Don retired at the Fairmont Area of Invermere, British Columbia between 1981 and 1982. They greatly enjoyed living there and gave their heart and soul to their community; playing Bridge, Golf and Curling; as well as many other hobbies and passions. Thelma moved back to Alberta early on in 2008 when her health began to fail and she needed extra care. Her final move was to Bethany Sylvan Lake, where she lived until her passing. Thelma will be lovingly remembered by her daughter, Cheryl (Darcy) Platt, daughterin-law, Dianne Gardner, five grandchildren, Amber, Peter, Brad (Tara), Cara and Natalie and eight great grandchildren. Thelma was predeceased by her husband, Don in 2007 and a son, Rick in 2003. A Celebration of Thelma’s Life will be held at Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer, Alberta on Friday, March 27, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. If desired, Memorial Donations in Thelma’s honor may be made directly to the Alzheimer’s Society of Alberta and Northwest Territories at www.alzheimer.ca/ab. The family would like to express their sincere gratitude to all the Doctors, Nurses and Staff at Bethany Sylvan Lake for their compassionate and respectful care and kindness to Thelma. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Rhian Solecki, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer. 403.340.4040.

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KROETSCH Randy Kroetsch of Red Deer (formerly of Heisler) passed away at the Red Deer Hospice on March 23, 2015 at the age of 62 after a battle with cancer. He was predeceased by his parents Delmond and Jeanne, brother David and sister Kathy. He leaves to mourn: his children Chandra/Richard (Beauchamp), DJ, Patricia/ Kevin (McGillivray); three grandsons, (Phillip, Delmond, and Archer) and sisters Ricky Lynn (Hoyme), Michelle (Albrecht) and Pam (Dancek). As per Randy’s wishes cremation has taken place and no funeral service will be held. In memory of Randy, please consider donations to the Red Deer Hospice Society (99 Arnot Ave, Red Deer T4R 3S6), the Heisler Cemetery fund or the charity of your choice.

PAUL Jason Christopher It is with tremendous sorrow and heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of Jason Christopher Paul, who was born on Nov. 5th, 1979 at the D.E.C.H. in Fredericton, NB. He passed away Mar. 8th, 2015, in his home in Red Deer, AB. He was a loving son, uncle, brother and father. He leaves behind, to cherish his memory, his son Jayden Christopher John Paul, daughter Kayla Jaye Paul, son Jacob Kolten Jase Paul, mother Vicky Price (Stewart), stepfather Jeff Price, stepmother Anne Guimond, grandmother Sharon Hovey, sister Andrea Middleton (Paul), brother-inlaw Shawn Middleton, niece Lily, nephews Christopher and Hunter, brother John Price, sister-in-law Aubrey Price, sister Amy Paul, niece Allison and nephews Robert and Luke. He was predeceased by his father Christopher Paul, grandfather Cedric Stewart and grandparents George and Barbara Paul. “Those we love don’t go away, They walk beside us everyday, Unseen, unheard, But always near. Still loved, still missed And very dear.”

McCULLOUGH (Francis) Irene Aug. 30, 1923 - Mar. 17, 2015 Irene passed away in the Stettler Hospital at the ripe old age of 91 years. Irene was born to Josephine and Bill Dool of the Lincoln District. She married Raymond McCullough on November 21, 1941 and moved to the Spruceville Road Farm. They spent 10 years in Coronation where their company worked in the Oil industry. Irene was a loving mother of seven children; Carol (Bob) Murray, Dean (Bev) McCullough, Dixie McCullough, Bonnie Lou (Kevin) Walker, Kelly (Shauna) McCullough, daughters-in-law; Rose McCullough and Lilah McCullough. She will be lovingly remembered by twenty grandchildren, twentythree great-grandchildren, and five great-great grandchildren. She was predeceased by Wally McCullough in 1999, Vince McCullough in 2014, and her loving husband of 67 years, Raymond, in 2008. Irene was the youngest of four sisters and three brothers who predeceased her; Sadie (Lester) Barr, Helen (Charlie) Mickey, Gladys (Fred) Mast, Maudie (Roy) Pierson, Alvin (Laura) Dool, Lawrence (Velma) Dool, and Chester (Audrey) Dool. Irene was involved in the WI Church Ladies group, the Curling Club, and the Oil Wives Club of Coronation. She taught Children’s and Adult Sunday School and served on the Church Board. A Funeral Service will be held at the Woodynook Christian Reformed Church, Lacombe, AB, on Saturday, April 4, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Irene’s honor may be made directly to a charity of your choice. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer. Phone (403) 347-2222

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REGINALD Joseph Barrett Sept. 26, 1955 - Mar. 25, 2004 May you ride the highways of heaven forever. Sadly missed, lovingly remembered Mom, Sherry, Cheryl, Gerry, Trish, Jeanie and Shelby In loving memory of our dear brother, DR. BERT VANDERHAM March 17, 1946 - March 25, 2013 Always loved and never forgotten. Your sisters, Rita, Irene, Rose, Yvonne, Helena, and sister-in-law Ann.

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Certified Safety Trainer Must have valid H2S, First Aid/CPR, Confined Space Entry /Monitor, WHIMIS, and Fall Protection certification. Safety Contractors will also be considered for this position. Fax, Resume, tickets and current drivers abstract to (403) 729-2396 or E-mail to: resumes@ newcartcontracting.com No phone inquiries please

Professionals

810

★

A Star Makes Your Ad A Winner! CALL:

309-3300 To Place Your Ad In The Red Deer Advocate Now! Misc. Help

EXP’D. SERVICE ADVISOR for busy dealership req’d. Send resume to Box 1104, c/o Red Deer Advocate, 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer, AB T4R 1M9

Professionals

810

HIGH PAYING Real Estate Career opportunity. Training provided. Flexible hours. Help-U-Sell of Red Deer. Call Dave at 403-350-1271 or email resumes to Dave @homesreddeer.com Looking for a place to live? Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

Restaurant/ Hotel

820

CALKINS CONSULTING o/a Tim Hortons 15 vacancies at each location for FOOD COUNTER ATTENDANTS for 3 locations $10.88/hr. + benefits. F/T & P/T positions. Permanent shift work, weekends, days, nights, evenings. Start date as soon as possible. No experience or education req’d. Job description avail. at www.timhortons.com Apply in person to 6620 Orr Drive. Red Deer, 6017 Parkwood Road, Blackfalds, or 4924-46 St. Lacombe. Fax: 403-782-9685 or Call 403-848-2356

EAST 40TH PUB REQ’S P/Tor F/T COOK Apply in person with resume 3811 40th Ave. Start your career! See Help Wanted

880

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT (SUMMER STUDENT) Strathmore Ferus Inc. specializes in the production, storage, supply and transport of liquid nitrogen and liquid carbon dioxide for the energy industry. www.ferus.com

JJAM Management (1987) Ltd., o/a Tim Horton’s Requires to work at these Red Deer, AB locations: 5111 22 St. 37444 HWY 2 S 37543 HWY 2N 700 3020 22 St. FOOD ATTENDANT Req’d permanent shift weekend day and evening both full and part time. 16 Vacancies, $10.25/hr. + benefits. Start ASAP. Job description www.timhortons.com Education and experience not req’d. Apply in person or fax resume to: 403-314-1303

Duties • Assist in general maintenance work as required • Wash Equipment • Work independently and as part of a team • General Plant and Yard Maintenance • Ensure correct environmental and safety practices are adhered to and upheld at Ferus facilities

LUCKY’S LOUNGE located in Jackpot Casino, requires Full Time Waitress’s. Please apply in person at 4950 47 Ave. No phone calls please

Employment Training

ACADEMIC Express ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING

SPRING START • GED Preparation •

Women in the Trades Program

•

Math and Science for the Trades Program

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

MESSINGER Meats in Mirror, AB Req’s a BUTCHER immed.

MUST BE EXPERIENCED meat cutting, deboning, sausage making and kill floor work. F/T (44 HRS) permanent position, $18/hr. Please call 403-391-6061

NOW HIRING STEEL STUD FRAMERS Light/Heavy Gauge Framing. Must have experience. Great opportunity for long term employment. Email: info@lwbsi.com or Fax: 403.668.1142

Gov’t of Alberta Funding may be available. 403-340-1930 www.academicexpress.ca FEMALE for cleaning, shopping, assist senior male. Paid daily. Resume & ref’s req’d. 403-342-6545

517873C18-D15

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

1630

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

Firewood

1660

1710

Household Appliances

DRYER, Inglis HD, white ext. large capacity, Electric. $100. 403-309-4518 MAYTAG washer and dryer, GE fridge and stove $400/all 403-346-3941

AFFORDABLE

stuff CLASSIFICATIONS 1500-1990

1580

Children's Items

EquipmentHeavy

Homestead Firewood Household

wegot

TOYS & Books, Raggedy Ann Sleeping bag. All for $25. 403-314-9603

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

1720

Spruce, Pine, Birch -Split. avail. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472

Furnishings

FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, Can deliver 1-4 cords. 403-844-0227

RECLINER, brown leather, like new. $125. 403-358-5568

LOGS

SET of 2 rocker swivel chairs, $40; set of 2 wooden kitchen chairs, $30; and queen size hideaway bed, $60. Can deliver. 403-346-0674

CHESTERFIELD and chair, brown frame, beige B.C. Birch, Aspen, $195 obo Spruce/Pine. Delivery avail. cushions 403-347-0293 PH. Lyle 403-783-2275

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

Advocate Opportunities CARRIERS REQUIRED To deliver the CENTRAL AB LIFE 1 day a week in:

For ANDERS Area With 38 papers, approximately: $199.00/mo.

INNISFAIL Penhold Olds Sylvan Lake

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

Please call Debbie for details 403-314-4307 CARRIERS REQUIRED

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Friday Forward ONLY 2 DAYS A WEEK in

To deliver the

CENTRAL AB LIFE & LACOMBE EXPRESS 1 day a week in: LACOMBE BLACKFALDS

GRANDVIEW AREA 4400 Blks. of 40A Ave. and 41 Ave. and 1 Blk. each of 46 and 47 Streets area

Please call Rick for details 403-314-4303

MOUNTVIEW AREA

CENTRAL AB based trucking company requires

CONTRACT DRIVERS in AB. Home the odd night. Weekends off. Late model tractor pref. 403-586-4558

880

SOURCE ADULT VIDEO requires mature P/T help Fri & Sat. and Thurs. 3 pm-11 pm. Graveyard Shift. 11 pm -7 am. e-mail resume to: nwoods1976@ hotmail.com, fax to: 403-346-9099 or drop off at: 3301-Gaetz Avenue

ROUTES IN:

43A Ave. West to 46 Ave. Between 35 & 37 St. $63.00/mo. ALSO 41 Ave. between 36 and 38 Street $55.72/mo.

ANDERS AREA

MICHENER AREA

Alexander Cres., Arnold Close, Ackerman Cres. Ammeter Close, Addington Drive, Atlee / Ansett Cres. Allsop Ave. / Allsop Cres.

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.

BOWER AREA

For More Information Call Jamie at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4306

CARRIERS NEEDED FOR FLYERS, FRIDAY FORWARD & EXPRESS

3 days per week, no weekends

Boyce St. / Byer Close Barrett Drive

Y COMMUNOITRKER SERVICEaW nd Y COMMUENAITND SERVIC IONS ADDICT ER WORK

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For Afternoon Delivery of Flyers, Express and Friday Forward 2 Days/Week (Wed. & Fri.)

INGLEWOOD AREA Isaacson Cres. / Irwin Ave. Iverson Close MORRISROE AREA

HIGHLAND GREEN

McCullough Cres. McDougall Cres.

Hunter, Hanna & Harvey Close 58 Ave.

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

BE CAREER READY IN 10 TO 12 MONTHS

PINES

LANCASTER AREA

Pearson & Pennington Cres., Pamley Ave. & Piper Dr.

Lord Close

Call (403) 347-6676 2965 Bremner Avenue

SOUTHBROOK AREA

KENTWOOD

Sorrensen/Sisson Ave.

Please reference: Ad #STR – 0215 - SSPA We thank you for your interest; however, only those applicants considered for the position will be contacted.

880

Misc. Help

Advocate Opportunities

860

Truckers/ Drivers

900

If you are interested in working in a positive and dynamic environment, resume to 1-888-879-6125 by April 24th, 2015

GOODMEN ROOFING LTD.

880

Misc. Help

NEW PROGRAMS

Requirements: • Currently enrolled in a two year Diploma program or working towards a Degree. • Ability to understand and follow detailed instructions • Valid Class Five Driver License • Clean Drivers Abstract • Own transportation • Ability to work in a team setting • Strong communication skills

Please visit www.ferus.com/careers or fax your

C & C COATINGS in Innisfail is seeking F/T PREPPER/Powder Coater Competitive wages and benefits. Fax resume to: 403-227-1165 or email bslager@telus.net

Misc. Help

The term of this position will be from May 2015 to August 2015. Ferus has an immediate opening for a Plant Assistant at our Strathmore liquid nitrogen production facility. All duties will be performed in a safe, environmentally friendly & cost effective manner.

850

Trades

515620D1

800

Oilfield

Kentwood Dr. & Kirton Close

Misc. Help

VANIER AREA

880

WESTPARK

Victor Close Viscount Drive

Woodsworth, Wallace & Waghorn Close Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info **********************

YARD ASSISTANT (SUMMER STUDENT) Blackfalds Base

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT (SUMMER STUDENT) Joffre

Ferus Inc. specializes in the production, storage, supply and transport of liquid nitrogen and liquid carbon dioxide for the energy industry. www.ferus.ca

Ferus Inc. specializes in the production, storage, supply and transport of liquid nitrogen and liquid carbon dioxide for the energy industry. www.ferus.com

The term of this position will be from May 2015 to August 2015.

The term of this position will be from May 2015 to August 2015.

Ferus is looking for a Summer Student to work with will be handling duties that are more labour intensive such as grounds maintenance, office organization, and inventory organization.

Ferus has an immediate opening for a Plant Assistant at our Joffre liquid nitrogen production facility. All duties will be performed in a safe, environmentally friendly & cost effective manner.

You will be require to perform grounds maintenance such as sweep/mop office & shop floors, cut grass, clean up debris around yard site, paint, clean trucks and wash equipment.

Duties • Assist in general maintenance work as required • Wash Equipment • Work independently and as part of a team • General Plant and Yard Maintenance • Ensure correct environmental and safety practices are adhered to and upheld at Ferus facilities

Requirements: • Currently enrolled in a two year Diploma program or working towards a Degree. • Ability to understand and follow detailed instructions • Valid Class Five Driver License • Ability to work in a team setting • Knowledge of trucking industry would be considered an asset • Strong communication skills • Experience in operating and maintaining various heavy equipment such as a grader, dozer, backhoe, excavator, and mower would be considered assets. If you are interested in working in a positive and dynamic environment, please email your resume by April 15th, 2015 to recruiting@ferus.com or fax 1-888-879-6125

Requirements: • Currently enrolled in a two year Diploma program or working towards a Degree. • Ability to understand and follow detailed instructions • Valid Class Five Driver License • Clean Drivers Abstract • Own transportation • Ability to work in a team setting • Strong communication skills If you are interested in working in a positive and dynamic environment, Please visit www.ferus.com/careers or fax your resume to 1-888-879-6125 by April 24th, 2015

Please reference: Ad #BLCK – 0215 - SSYA

Please reference: Ad #JFRE – 0215 - SSPA

We thank you for your interest; however, only those applicants considered for the position will be contacted.

We thank you for your interest; however, only those applicants considered for the position will be contacted.

517885C18-D15

517879C18-D15

For more information or to apply call Joanne at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4308

TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 403-314-4300

wegotservices CLASSIFICATIONS 1000-1430

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

CONCRETE??? We’ll do it all...Free est. Call E.J. Construction Jim 403-358-8197 COUNTERTOPS & kitchen renovations. Wes 403-302-1648 DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301 REMOVAL of old concrete, Garage/RV pads, driveways, patios, bsmt. Dave 352-7285

Eavestroughing

1130

GUTTERS CLEANED & REPAIRED. 403-391-2169 Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

1165

Escorts

FRENCH LADIES Blonde & Brunette, Special rates. Incall/Outcall 306-421-6205 514-466-4491 KAYLA 403-392-0891 INDEPENDENT w/own car

Farm Equipment

Massage Therapy

1280

FANTASY SPA

Elite Retreat, Finest in VIP Treatment. 10 - 2am Private back entry

403-341-4445

1168

Sunterra Farms is seeking to rent 5000-6000 finishing spaces. Ideally to be managed by the owner/ operator. Site/barns would be flowed all in all out. For further info contact Mark Chambers 403 820 4188.

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

Landscaping

1240

GROUND Up Bobcat & Landscaping Ltd. For free quote call 403-848-0153

Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

Misc. Services

1290

5* JUNK REMOVAL Property clean up 505-4777 GARAGE DOOR SERVICE All yard & bobcat services, junk/tree removal. 403-358-1614 Property clean ups and all junk removal. 403-550-2502

Painters/ Decorators

1310

MASSAGE ABOVE ALL JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp. WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161 Free Est. 403-872-8888 REGISTERED 2200 HOUR MESSAGE THERAPIST REQ’D Start immediately, please forward resume to: drjeff joneschiro@ gmail.com or drop off to: 3, 1959 GAETZ AVE. Jones Family Chiropractic

VII MASSAGE #7,7464 Gaetz Ave. Pampering at its BEST! 403-986-6686 Come in and see why we are the talk of the town.

Roofing

1370

PRECISE ROOFING LTD. 15 Yrs. Exp., Ref’s Avail. 403-896-4869 CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

Seniors’ Services

1372

HELPING HANDS Home Supports for Seniors. Cooking, cleaning, companionship. At home or facility. 403-346-7777

RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, March 25, 2015 D3

the n o d e t is l e l ic h e v r u Get yo

ADVERTISE YOUR VEHICLE IN THE CLASSIFIEDS AND GET IT

DO YOU HAVE A TRUCK CAMPER TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

1985 HONDA 250 SX Trike $950.00 **SOLD**

2001 Ford 4x4 S/C F150 205,000 kms, very good cond., never abused $4100 403-887-8717

1989 1 TON WITH PLOW, 4x4, controls inside, & dump. $6350. Good working order. 403-348-9746

1998 CHEV 1/2 ton, ext. cab, 2 whl. dr., well maintained, no rust. $3500. 403-391-3677

1998 CHRYSLER AWD

2003 DODGE Dakota Sport, crew cab. 403-318-3040

DO YOU HAVE VEHICLE ACCESSORIES

TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2006 PONTIAC Montana, V6, one owner, 115,000 km. 403-347-5919

2009 HYUNDAI Accent, 64,000 kms.

2006 VW Jetta TDI

2009 TOYOTA Camry LE 4 dr., silver, 45,000 kms ***SOLD***

DO YOU HAVE A HOLIDAY TRAILER TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2011 RAV4 LIMITED Leather, sunroof, 8 way power driver’s seat, very clean, great cond. $19,500 obo. 403-341-0606

2001 VOLVO S60. Loaded, very good cond. 182,000 km. $4500 obo. 403-343-2058

DO YOU HAVE A JEEP TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

DO YOU HAVE A MOTORHOME TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2009 TOYOTA Corolla, 124,000 km, 403-348-9778

2002 CHRYSLER

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

2007 SATURN AURA. Loaded, 1 owner, exc. cond. 86,000 km. Never winter driven. $10,500 403-391-3820

2010 16 XCALIBUR Legend, 18’ alum. welded hull, prem. pckg for leisure & fishing, deluxe console, conv. top, travel tarp, 75 hp Merc. $13,500 SOLD!!!

DO YOU HAVE A CAR TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

***SOLD***

1998 DURANGO, 119,700 kms. Must see! Safetied.

2002 FORD Dynamax (B Plus) 27000 mi., new tires/awning Onan gen, roof a/c, slideout, sleeps 4, 3 pc. bath, A1, $31,500. **SOLD**

DO YOU HAVE A BOAT TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2007 VW Tourareg, fully loaded, AWD, new windshield, Nokian all season tires, in exceptionally good cond.. 180,000 kms. $14,750 ***SOLD***

DO YOU HAVE A TENT TRAILER TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2002 GMC Envoy XL, great running shape. $6000. obo 403-340-2042

2006 JEEP Commander full load, 4.7, $12,000. 403-342-7798

2008 AVALANCHE, 4x4, nice shape. 587-679-1000

1999 GMC Sierra 1500 2WD, E/C, original owner, 252,000 km, Immaculate $3400. **SOLD**

2003 DAKOTA, 3.9, auto., 128,000., 60% tires, $4400. o.b.o. **SOLD**

2006 JEEP Commander 4x4, exc. cond. $14,500. o.b.o. 403-347-5947

DO YOU HAVE A SPORTS CAR TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

DO YOU HAVE A SEADOO TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2006 JEEP Liberty 4x4. Awesome for winter & summer. $6000. obo 403-340-8447

$6900.

403-598-0682

6 DAYS IN THE RED DEER ADVOCATE 1 FRIDAY FORWARD 2 CENTRAL ALBERTA LIFE

2 FREE SALE SIGNS AND TIP SHEET

***SOLD***

137,000 kms, fully loaded, sunroof, diesel, auto, $10,000

Town N Country, Limited, AWD, leather, very nice cond. 159,000 kms. All avail. options

SOLD

$6500.

2005 CHEV Avalanche, only 151,250 km., heated leather seats, sunroof, command start. Very good con. SOLD

2001 JEEP Cherokee 4x4 4L auto, new winter tires, remote, no rust, always garaged, 2nd set wheels. $4500 o.b.o. SOLD

IF YOUR VEHICLE DOESN’T SELL THE FIRST WEEK, THE 2ND WEEK IS HALF PRICE!

FREE PHOTO AD WEDNESDAYS IN FAST TRACK FOTOS

AD ON THE INTERNET

AD APPEARS EVERY DAY YOUR AD IS PUBLISHED IN THE ADVOCATE

2010 SANTA FE, V6, silver 87,000 kms., remote 4 summer, 4 winter tires & whls., A1 $16,750. 403-347-6889

2006 SILVERADO Z71 special edition, e/c, 4X4. New windshield, remote start, 5.3, 1 owner, 160,000 km very clean. $12,500 no GST **SOLD**

Town N` Country, 7 pass., 199,000 kms., command start, hitch, special mag whls. $1500 **SOLD**

$5800. o.b.o.

DO YOU HAVE A DIRT BIKE TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2011 CYCLONE 300C Toy Hauler, $44,500. 2007 GMC dually 1 ton 182,000 kms. Together $66,500. 403-507-0570

2012 DODGE AVENGER, $10,500. 403-896-9942

2012 FORD Fusion SE 10,000 kms, $15,000 obo must sell. **SOLD**

2010 DODGE Grand Caravan, stow n go seats, exc. con. 34,000 kms, $13,000. **SOLD**

2012 FORD Lariet 3/4 ton, 108,000 kms, set up for Ford 5th wheel, $35,000 403-362-1004

DO YOU HAVE A TRUCK TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2010 DODGE RAM 3500, loaded SLT, white, 4x4, S/B, 60,600 kms., $39,000. ***SOLD***

2013 CHEV LTZ full load, sunroof, leather, over $4000 in extras. $41,000. Sliding box cover. SOLD

2008 MONTANA, 2955RL, 2 slides, king bed, Mor-Ryde hitch, Arctic pckg. exc. cond., $27,500. **SOLD**

DO YOU HAVE A HEAVY TRUCK TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2014 SIERRA short box, 4x4. 587-679-1000

SELL YOUR VEHICLE FAST WITH A FAST TRACK CLASSIFIED VEHICLE AD

403 309-3300

CALL AND ONE OF OUR SALES SPECIALISTS CAN PUT YOU ON THE FAST TRACK TO SELL YOUR VEHICLE.

635421

DO YOU HAVE AN ATV TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

D4 RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Utah’s authorization of firing squads bucks trend BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

DEATH PENALTY

Utah’s decision to reintroduce the firing squad as an execution method if lethal injections drugs are unavailable bucks an international trend. Utah and Oklahoma are the only states which allow for the firing squads. However, Oklahoma would allow them only as a last resort, if all other methods are ruled unconstitutional. The U.S. is the only country in the Americas to allow the use of firing squads in civilian cases besides Cuba. Many countries that use firing squads usually reserve them for military cases or during war time. An exception is Indonesia which is preparing to execute 10 drug smugglers, nine of them foreigners, by firing squad after judicial reviews are complete. China, where thousands of people are believed to be executed each year, traditionally used firing squads. But in recent years China has begun using lethal injections and that is now believed to be the main technique. The exact number of executions in China is a state secret, but it is thought to be the most in the world. Firing squads remain the preferred method of execution in Somalia and Equatorial Guinea and are known to have been used in Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia. North Korea is believed to use them. According to Amnesty International at least 778 executions, excluding China’s, were carried out around the globe in 2013 — the last year for which numbers were available — compared to 682 in 2012. The organization did not provide a breakdown of executions methods. At least 1,927 people were known to have been sentenced to death in 57 countries in 2013, up from 1,722 death sentences in 58 countries in 2012, according to Amnesty. ASIA Videos smuggled out of North Korea reportedly show public executions by firing squad. South Korea’s spy agency believes North Korea used a firing squad last year to execute several people close to leader Kim Jong Un’s uncle, Jang Song Thaek, who was considered the country’s second most powerful person before his sudden purge and execution in December 2013. Vietnam, with nearly 700 people on death row, switched from firing squads to lethal injection on humanitarian grounds in 2011. Since then it has only executed a handful of people because of the difficulty in acquiring the required drugs. Taiwan’s death row total stands at more than 100. The number of executions, carried out by handgun shooting either to the heart or to the brain, declined after 2000 due to public opposition, with none between 2006 and 2009. They resumed in 2010 following a change in president and renewed sentiment in favour of the policy. Thailand executed prisoners by a machine-gun or automatic rifle fired by an executioner until 2002, when the method was changed

to lethal injection. There have been no executions since 2009. MIDEAST In Iran, Saudi Arabia and Iraq, three countries that have some of the highest execution rates in the world, firing squads are rarely used. In Saudi Arabia, the usual method of execution is beheading by a swordsman. In 2013, a firing squad was used in the execution of seven men convicted of looting and armed robbery. Press reports at the time suggested it was because a swordsman was not available. During Iran’s 1979 revolution, the Islamic clerical regime that came to power used firing squads to execute some senior military officers from the regime of the ousted shah. But the method is rarely used now, and the vast majority of executions are by hanging. Hanging is also the method most commonly used in Iraq, although there have been cases where firing squads have been employed. The United Arab Emirates uses firing squads for all executions, but death penalty sentences are rarely carried out. The most recently reported execution was in January 2014. EUROPE Capital punishment has been completely abolished across Europe with the former Soviet nation of Belarus being the sole exception. Abolition of the death penalty is a pre-condition for entry into the European Union. The EU’s Baltic Sea member Latvia was the last country to retain capital punishment for murder, but only during wartime. It was abolished in 2012. The exact number of people executed in Belarus is believed to be three in 2014, according to human rights’ groups, but there is some uncertainty about that figure because of the general lack of transparency there. It is believed to have been below 10 executions in the past decade. Execution is done by shooting in the back of the head, but the death penalty’s use is shrouded in secrecy. SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA Somalia and Sudan routinely execute the most people in this region. In 2013, Somalia executed 34 people while Sudan put 21 to death, according to Amnesty International. Somalia generally uses firing squads to carry out its death sentences; two soldiers were executed by shooting on Tuesday, according to the country’s military court. The death penalty is legal in more than a dozen other countries in the region, although only five carried out executions in 2013. In recent years, the only other country in the region to use firing squads was Equatorial Guinea, which shot four people last year but then issued a moratorium on future executions, Amnesty said.

Household Furnishings

1720

WANTED

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

Misc. for Sale

1760

Condos/ Townhouses

3030

SEIBEL PROPERTY

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

~ Westpark

BROWNIE 8 movie came- ~ Kitson Close ra, bar lights and 8 mm ~ Kyte & Kelloway Cres. movie splicer, Brownie 500 ~ Holmes St. movie projector all for S.D. $1000 $50403-346-6303 Rent $1195 to $1395 3 bdrm. townhouses, LAMPS, (2) electric, 25 1.5 bath, 4 & 5 appls., blinds, yrs. $20. for both; lrg. balconies, no dogs. over 100 LP records, N/S, no utils. incl. all for $100.; Misc. Avail. immed. & Apr. 1 collection of matches, $5. References required. 403-885-5020 SHEETS. towels, misc. dishes & household items. All for $25. 403-314-9603 SUITCASE, carry-on with roller, black. Very good cond. $10. 403-314-9603

Office Supplies

1800

FILING CABINET, 2 drawer metal $10. 403-885-5020 Looking for a place to live? Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

1840

Dogs

TO GIVE AWAY TO GOOD LOVING HOME. 6 yr old Maremma Italian Sheep Dog. Male. 403-343-7100 Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

Travel Packages

1900

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

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

3190

Mobile Lot

PADS $450/mo. Brand new park in Lacombe. Spec Mobiles. 3 Bdrm., 2 bath. As Low as $75,000. Down payment $4000. Call at anytime. 403-588-8820

wegot

homes

3060

3 BDRM. bsmt suite, 6 appls. $1500 rent/s.d., water incld., n/s, no pets. Avail. immed. Newly Reno’d.403-346-8664 GLENDALE reno’d 2 bdrm. apartments, avail. immed, rent $875 403-596-6000 LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111

MORRISROE MANOR

1, 2 & 3 bdrm. Adult bldg. only, N/S No pets 403-596-2444 Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

PUBLIC NOTICES

6010

Public Notices

NOTICE to Creditors and Claimants ESTATE OF

CLASSIFICATIONS 4000-4190

Realtors & Services

4010

SANDRA NORMA KLAUS who died on

December 8, 2013 If you have a claim against this estate, you must Àle your claim by

April 24, 2015

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Marches, Masses in El Salvador to mark 35th anniversary of Archbishop Romero’s assassination SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Thousands of Salvadorans attended special Masses and marched in a pilgrimage through the capital to mark the 35th anniversary of the assassination of Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero, ahead of his beatification later this year. Marchers held up images of Romero and Pope Francis, who on Feb. 3 declared the Roman Catholic cleric a martyr killed out of hatred for the faith. That declaration put Romero a step closer to possible canonization. “Oscar is a gift that will help the Church recover its prophetic meaning, and there is no doubt that his merits are in the presence of God,” said Monsignor Raul Vera, bishop of Saltillo, Mexico, who presided over a Mass at the small hospital chapel where Romero was killed. Vera called Romero “a light for the Church.” President Salvador Sanchez Ceren also attended the Mass. Thousands processed from there to the cathedral, about 4 miles (7 kilometres) away, to visit the crypt where Romero’s remains are held. Those at the front carried an enormous portrait of the man people have taken to calling “Saint Romero of the Americas.” “I am here to pay homage to our saint,” said Catarino Pereira, who travelled from Chalatenango department to take part in the pilgrimage. “Romero is ours. He belongs to all Salvadorans.”

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‘A picture of horror’ DEBRIS FROM DEADLY JET CRASH STREWN ACROSS MOUNTAINSIDES BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SEYNE-LES-ALPES, France — A black box recovered from the scene and pulverized pieces of debris strewn across Alpine mountainsides held clues to what caused a German jetliner to take an unexplained eight-minute dive Tuesday midway through a flight from Spain to Germany, apparently killing all 150 people on board. The victims included two babies, two opera singers and 16 German high school students and their teachers returning from an exchange trip to Spain. It was the deadliest crash in France in decades. The Airbus A320 operated by Germanwings, a budget subsidiary of Lufthansa, was less than an hour from landing in Duesseldorf on a flight from Barcelona when it unexpectedly went into a rapid descent. The pilots sent out no distress call and had lost radio contact with their control centre, France’s aviation authority said, deepening the mystery. While investigators searched through debris from Flight 9525 on steep and desolate slopes, families across Europe reeled with shock and grief. Sobbing relatives at both airports were led away by airport workers and crisis counsellors. “The site is a picture of horror. The grief of the families and friends is immeasurable,” German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said after being flown over the crash scene. “We must now stand together. We are united in our great grief.” It took investigators hours to reach the site, led by mountain guides to the craggy ravine in the southern French Alps, not far from the Italian border and the French Riviera. Video shot from a helicopter and aired by BFM TV showed rescuers walking in the crevices of a rocky mountainside scattered with plane parts. Photos of the crash site showed white flecks of debris across a mountain and larger airplane body sections with windows. A helicopter crew that landed briefly in the area saw no signs of life, French officials said. “Everything is pulverized. The largest pieces of debris are the size of a small car. No one can access the site from the ground,” Gilbert Sauvan, president of the general council, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, told The Associated Press. “This is pretty much the worst thing you can imagine,” said Bodo Klimpel, mayor of the German town of Haltern, rent with sorrow after losing 16 tenth graders and their two teachers. The White House and the airline chief said there was no sign that terrorism was involved, and German

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Students put candles on a table tennis table in front of the Joseph-Koenig Gymnasium in Haltern, western Germany Tuesday. A Germanwings plane from Barcelona crashed on its way to Duesseldorf over the French Alps. Sixteen school children and two teachers from Haltern are among the victims. Chancellor Angela Merkel urged reporters not to speculate on the cause. “We still don’t know much beyond the bare information on the flight, and there should be no speculation on the cause of the crash,” she said in Berlin. “All that will be investigated thoroughly.” Lufthansa Vice-President Heike Birlenbach told reporters in Barcelona that for now “we say it is an accident.” In Washington, the White House said American officials were in contact with their French, Spanish and German counterparts. “There is no indication of a nexus to terrorism at this time,” said U.S. National

Security Council spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan. Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy were to visit the site Wednesday. French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said a black box had been located at the crash site and “will be immediately investigated.” He did not say whether it was the flight data recorder or the cockpit voice recorder. The two devices — actually orange boxes designed to survive extreme heat and pressure — should provide investigators with a second-by-second timeline of the plane’s flight.

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says the U.S. will keep just under 10,000 troops in Afghanistan through the end of 2015 at the request of Afghanistan’s new president, Ashraf Ghani. Obama says Afghanistan “remains a dangerous place” and it’s important to maintain security cooperation between the two countries. Obama had planned to cut the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan to about 5,500 by the end of the year. He says a new government in Afghanistan opens a new chapter in relations between the two countries. Obama spoke Tuesday at the White House following his first Oval Office meeting with Ghani.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KABUL — Thousands marched through the Afghan capital Tuesday, demanding justice for a woman who was beaten to death by a mob after being falsely accused of burning a Qur’an. Men and women of all ages carried banners bearing the bloodied face of Farkhunda, a 27-year-old religious scholar killed last week by the mob. Farkhunda, who went by one name like many Afghans, was beaten, run over with a car and burned before her body was thrown into the Kabul River. Organizers of Tuesday’s march — the second protest over the brutal slaying in as many days — estimated that up to 3,000 people took part, calling it one of the biggest demonstrations in Kabul’s history. Marchers chanted “Justice for Farkhunda!” and “Death to the killers!” Amrullah Saleh, a political leader and former director of the intelligence service, the National Directorate of Security, said the demonstrators sought to make Farkhanda an icon of the struggle against “injustice, mob court, street violence, violence against

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women, lawlessness, extremism” and, especially the injustice suffered by women. “She is an example of probably what has happened silently to many,” Saleh told The Associated Press. “She drew a line with her blood between those who want justice, rule of law, and those who are extreme in their views and who breed in lawlessness” The Interior Ministry said 28 people have been arrested and 13 police officers suspended as part of investigations. Also, the spokesman for the Kabul police, Hashmat Stanikzai, was fired over comments he made on social media supporting Farkhunda’s killers. Stanikzai could not be immediately reached for comment. The Taliban issued a statement on Tuesday, condemning the attack and calling it a conspiracy that uses “the name of the Qur’an to kill innocent civilians.” It also extended condolences to Farkhunda’s family. The demonstrators in Kabul also called for action against officials and religious leaders who had initially said that Farkhunda’s killing was justifiable if she had burned pages of a Qur’an, the Muslim holy book.

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Man irked by suspender snapping Dear Annie: I am a male, over 60, gray, balding and noticeably overweight. Because of back problems, I choose to wear suspenders instead of a belt. So, why is it that women of all ages think it’s OK to snap my suspenders, or at least express a desire to do so? Most recently, it was a younger woman on the staff of a hospital ER while I was waiting for my wife to be treated. I’m fairly certain that if I MITCHELL were to snap their bra straps, & SUGAR they would slap my face and call the police, and rightly so. Why, then, do these ladies believe they have a right to put their hands on me? — Lost for an Answer Dear Lost: We have no clue why anyone, male or female, would think it is OK to treat your suspenders as though they were a child’s toy to play with. You likely appear to others as jocular and friendly, which

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makes them treat you as though you are familiar and accessible— their favorite uncle. And there may be something about suspenders that encourages people to touch them. But this doesn’t excuse their behavior. If someone approaches you a little too closely, feel free to back away or ask them to keep their hands to themselves. Another option, of course, is to cover the suspenders with a jacket or sweater. And, readers, please keep your hands off the merchandise. Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Hurting for My Brother-in-Law.” She said her brother-in-law’s wife died, and her three sons from a previous marriage put her first husband’s name on the headstone. I can understand their reasons. My mother remarried when I was 17, and she died 15 months later. Her second husband asked my permission not to use my father’s name on the headstone. It seemed reasonable, so I agreed. The headstone only shows her maiden name and that of her second husband. Years passed, and I had only minimal contact with my stepfather, who died a long time ago. My

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