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Snow busts budget BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF The City of Red Deer blew through its snow and ice control budget for the second year in a row. Last year, the city spent $7.9 million, some $3.3 million over its budgeted amount for the calendar year. In 2013, the city spent $4.8 million, overshooting its budget by $1.4 million. The overspending could be traced to the record

snowfall that blanketed the city starting in November 2013, the snowiest month ever recorded by Environment Canada for Red Deer, coming in at 62.5 cm, followed by 54 cm in December. The typical winter season sees about 120 cm of snow. By March 26, 2014, the city had received about 160 cm. As a result, the city declared all out-war on snow while revamping its snow and ice control program. During the 2014 budget deliberations, council approved a one-time $1.9-million capital budget expense in 2014 to purchase new snow removal equip-

ment, and an operating budget increase of $855,000 in both 2014 and 2015. As part of its new policy, crews plowed residential streets within 15 days after a 10-cm snow pack, leaving two small windrows on both sides of the street. In the past, the city would plow the streets within 40 days and leave a windrow on one side of the street or the other.

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Bus fees doubling for some BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF More than 20 per cent of Chinook’s Edge students who ride the bus to school will be hit with bigger busing fees come September. The rural school division says the new provincial budget is largely to blame. Students living further than 2.4 km from school — about 3,600 students — will continue to ride for free. But Grade 6 to 12 students who live any closer, most of them residing in towns, will see their annual fee more than double to $300 from $130. Fees per family will be capped at $600 for those with more than two children riding the bus.

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Coming off a provincial championship indoor season the tier one U-18 Renegades girls are back on real grass. Here Kristy Buclle leads her teammates through a training session on the Morrisroe soccer pitch in Red Deer on Thursday. Last year playing in the U-16 provincials the girls came away with the provincial outdoor championship and hope to repeat again this summer in the U-18 division. The opening games for the team will be a tournament in Kamloops May 15-18 after which they will begin their regular season play in the Edmonton Soccer Association league.

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Daines, Finnigan named Advocate’s athletes of the year BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Top-level athletes, for the most part, do not enter into competition in search of individual accolades. However, now and then certain competitors excel to the extent that they’re impossible to ignore. Sydney Daines and Tim Finnigan are two such individuals, and therefore have been selected by the sports department and former staff member Danny Rode as the Red Deer Advocate Red Deer Sydney Daines female and male athletes of the year for 2014. “It’s a great accomplishment, especially with how many great female athletes there are in Central Alberta,” Daines, who last year was a standout in

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soccer and the rodeo event of barrel racing, said Thursday. Daines, who with her horse Flame was runnerup at the Canadian Finals Rodeo in Edmonton and won $44,209 in the process, beat our fellow nominees Kelsey Lalor (volleyball, basketball, baseball), speed skater Maddison Pearman, gymnast Kalena Soehn and swimmer Rebecca Smith for the Advocate award. “I didn’t even know some of the other sports along with the other nominees, like speed skating. That’s very interesting,” said Daines, who finished her rodeo season with earnings of $59,015 that also included the $14,805 she garnered in 29 Canadian Pro Rodeo Association events. The Innisfail area resident and Red Deer College student also flourished in soccer, scoring five goals in eight games with the RDC Queens and six goals in 12 games with the Red Deer Renegades of the Alberta Major League. She won’t be with the Renegades this season due to her rodeo commitments, but hasn’t ruled out joining the Queens in late summer. “I haven’t quite decided yet. College soccer

doesn’t start until the beginning of August (with training),” said Daines. “I know we’re going to have a pretty good team this year. We had a meeting last night getting everything ready for the fall. It just depends on how the Calgary Stampede goes and how much travelling I do.” Daines was referring to the berth she earned in this year’s Stampede, recognized as the premier rodeo in the world and just one of many rodeos — including Medicine Hat this weekend — on her summer schedule. “I’m very excited about that and I’m also looking at some Tim Finnigan rodeos in Montana,” she said. “It all depends on how the Stampede goes and how well my horse is running.”

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Working with the Optimist Club of Red Deer Bikes For Kids program, Ken Williamson lifts a bike onto the stand in Red Deer Thursday afternoon. Located at the Sunnybrook Farm Museum, the program provides good used bikes to children who otherwise would not be able to own a bike. The program also provides bikes for adults and temporary foreign workers and provides the Christmas Bureau in Red Deer with about 30-35 bikes each Christmas season. The program depends on the generosity of volunteers to run the program and fix up donated bikes. To donate a good bike to the cause or arrange to get a bike from the program call Williamson at 403-3185803. ber. Sikora said the city has changed its service levels in a new policy, which triggers the spending to a more 50-50 split. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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SNOW: More changes to program in works Public Works manager Greg Sikora said the campaign went over fairly well in 2014, the first full year of the new program. Sikora said it was about balancing the public’s expectations for clear roads and accessibility. “I believe we made significant gains in the residential areas to get those roads accessible and open,” said Sikora. “And to address the rutting in those areas.” Under the old program, crews would typically plow in residential areas once a year. They would have to wait for accumulation to the point where the roads would become almost impassable, said Sikora. “If that was the case, we would be waiting and waiting and we wouldn’t have plowed residential streets this year at all,” he said. Next winter, there will be more changes to the city’s snow and ice control program. Crews will move to a five-day turnaround for residential streets plows. City council will provide more direction later this year. “We’ll review what the initial direction was and we’ll see if it is the best fit for Red Deer,” Sikora said. Sikora said five days is an ambitious target. As March 15, the city has spent $2.8 million out of its $5.5-million budget for 2015. On average, the city usually has had about 113.2 cm of snow by the end of March. This winter season, the city has had about 119.3 cm of snow. Sikora said there was far less snow than the previous season, but compared to averages, the city saw more snow. This winter featured more melt-freeze-snow cycles, which triggered sanding and traction control campaigns. Sikora said the city had 62 freeze-thaw days or above-zero days. The average winter season is about 150 days long. In the past, the city typically spends about 60 per cent of its budget between January and April and the remaining 40 per cent from October to Decem-

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FEES: Space on buses may also be limited Kindergarten to Grade 5 students will pay $20 more when their fee increases to $150 from $130. School district superintendent Kurt Sacher said space on buses may also be limited for the 1,350 bus students who live less than 2.4 km from school as the division looks at managing limited resources. “The mandate is to serve those students beyond 2.4 km from a school. That’s what we’re funded for,” Sacher said on Thursday. Parents are encouraged to talk to transportation department to arrange busing sooner rather than later, he said. Chinook’s Edge school board decided it had to reduce some of the subsidizing of in-town busing and passed a motion on Wednesday. Fees were increased, but will still be comparable to other jurisdictions. A letter has been sent to parents. The provincial budget announced two weeks ago forces schools to reduce their non-teaching costs, which includes transportation, by three per cent. Midway through 2013, the province also eliminated its fuel subsidy to jurisdictions that helped subsidize busing costs. Chinook’s Edge lost $500,000. Sacher said transportation has been a challenge without the fuel subsidy. The division is facing a $400,000 deficit in regards to its $5.9 million transportation budget. “Our buses go three million km in a year when you add up all the travel time,” Sacher said. “Geographically we are spread out quite a bit if you compare us to other school divisions. There’s over 100 buses going every day in our school division in different locations.” He said as a rural school division, the board was adamant that students living further than 2.4 km not be charged a fee. Minimizing bus duplication by working with neighbouring jurisdictions on busing strategies is also underway. Costs may also be reduced if more students walk to school rather than pay higher fees,

BARRIE, Ont. — Police say officers responding to a call about a suspected grenade in a Barrie, Ont., parking lot found a witness poking the object with a broom. Investigators say the man explained to the officers that he was trying to “see if it was real.” Police say the item found on Thursday morning turned out to be a child’s toy and did not pose any danger to the public. Officials say they believe it likely fell out of a car and was buried in the snow through the winter. he said. The board doesn’t want to pull money out of the classroom, out of that instruction block, to subsidize a transportation deficit, Sacher said. It’s hoped the changes will eliminate $150,000 to $200,000 of that deficit, he said. Chinook’s Edge School Division operates a $124-million budget and has a student population of 11,000. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

ATHLETES: Teammates key Finnigan, meanwhile, was selected as the winner of the Advocate male award over former Red Deer Rebels netminder Patrik Bartosak, former RDC Kings basketball star Lloyd Strickland, gymnast Keegan Soehn and Braden Posyluzny of the Red Deer Titans Track and Field Club. “It’s definitely awesome to have the individual recognition, but I wouldn’t have been nearly where I was without the teammates I had around me,” said Finnigan, who helped the RDC volleyball Kings win a national title in 2014 and was named Alberta Colleges player of the year as well as an All Canadian. “We had such an awesome team. The coaching staff was beyond my expectations,” said the Red Deer native and former Notre Dame high school star and athlete of the year, who played two seasons at SAIT before shifting to RDC in 2012. “(Kings head coach) Aaron Schulha and his staff are at a high level of excellence and they just push you so hard. “Everyone around me contributed to it.” Finnigan, who last year was also selected as an all-star at both the provincial and national finals and was honoured as the RDC male athlete of the year, said his ACAC recognition as player of the year was his award of choice. “I’d say that was probably my favourite one just because our league is so tough,” he said. “Obviously I’m biased, but I think our league is the toughest in the (country). Getting recognized as the top player in the league is pretty awesome.” Finnigan will enter his final year of his business studies in the fall but has exhausted his college volleyball eligibility. But that doesn’t mean his association with the Kings is over. “I might help out with coaching next year,” he explained. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

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Blueprints for recovery PRENTICE OPPONENTS UNVEIL THEIR PLANS TO RESCUE ECONOMY KO’D BY LOW OIL BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Alberta’s opposition parties, challenged by Premier Jim Prentice to provide their own plans to fix the province’s embattled economy, fired back Thursday. Wildrose Leader Brian Jean, in Edmonton, unveiled a blueprint to slash management jobs in government and health care, while deferring some capital projects and avoiding tax hikes. NDP Leader Rachel Notley told an audience in Lethbridge that her team would create an estimated 27,000 new jobs by launching a tax credit to create jobs. Albertans go to the polls May 5 in an election Prentice called to give him a mandate to implement what he says is a budget that fundamentally restructures government finances. The budget hikes taxes and fees virtually across the board except for corporations, cuts most departmental

budgets, racks up a $5-billion deficit this year and an estimated $30 billion in debt by the end of the decade. Prentice has said these are difficult but necessary measures to ensure that day-to-day spending on people and programs isn’t cut every time the price of oil falls. Oil prices have been halved over the last nine months, leaving Alberta’s treasury billions of dollars short. But Jean, on Thursday, said Prentice has failed to attack waste and excess in government ranks and has instead chosen to “punish” Alberta families with tax hikes. “Our government is bloated because after 40 years (of PC government), too many executive offices and agencies are filled with PC cronies,” said Jean. He said the Wildrose would cut 1/3 of government managers and half the managers in Alberta Health Services, mostly through attrition. The party would also slash government travel and advertising budgets,

limit the use of consultants and roll back pay for politicians. Jean said that would save more than $2 billion in this budget year alone and help balance the budget by 2017. He said his government would also keep building critical infrastructure but would defer lower-priority projects for a year. When pushed by reporters to say what projects may be on the block, Jean would only say that they would keep roads, schools, hospital, and sewer projects going. “Things that actually affect people’s quality of life (are priorities),” he said. “Some things are not necessary to build right away. And we will defer those projects.” In Lethbridge, Notley said the NDP’s Job Creation Tax Credit would encourage new hiring by refunding 10 per cent of each new employee’s salary to a maximum salary of $50,000. “When the economy slows down, the government has a role to play,” said

Notley. “People are worried about jobs and they’re worried about the security of their families and their ability to pay the bills.” The plan is estimated to cost $89 million and support up to 100 new hires at each business that participates. Notley said that while Prentice is focused on not losing jobs due to low oil, his budget fails to provide any support to create new opportunities. Prentice, speaking in Innisfail, reiterated that he won’t raise Alberta’s 10 per cent corporate income tax rate, currently the lowest in Canada. “In a fragile economy such as ours, increasing taxes on Alberta businesses will kill jobs, drive away investment and it will destroy the Alberta Advantage,” he said. Liberal Leader David Swann was to take time off from the campaign trail Thursday night to attend the Calgary Peace Prize Awards to honour former Lt.-Gen. Romeo Dallaire.

Prentice scoffs at suggestion he tried to undermine PM polls go down, we found that some people would actively try to undermine people that were in leadership. And sometimes the people that were on his team would do that.” Prentice scoffed at the notion. “I think it is ridiculous,” he said. “The prime minister and I are quite close and had a fabulous working relationship all the time I was in Ottawa.” Jean later offered an apology. “It was inappropriate of me to talk about past internal caucus tensions,” he said in a statement. “I owe my former colleagues an apology. I won’t be speaking further on this topic — it is a distraction from the important issues facing Albertans in this election.”

INNISFAIL — Alberta Progressive Conservative Leader Jim Prentice says a suggestion that he tried to undermine Prime Minister Stephen Harper while serving in the federal cabinet is “ridiculous.” Prentice was responding to Wildrose leader and former MP Brian Jean, who said the incumbent Alberta premier wanted the prime minister’s job. Jean told CTV Edmonton’s morning news show Thursday that members of Prentice’s team would try to undermine Harper whenever the prime minister’s polling numbers would sink. “It did happen,” the Opposition party leader told the host. WALMART CORRECTION NOTICE “Polls go up and Flyer ending April 15th, 2015. down, and some people Page 1 would try to actively unDue to circumstances beyond our control dermine leaders, and Oasis Juice 960 ml (#9273890) shown in our current flyer will they have done that bebe available later than expected. fore. And certainly when We apologize for an inconvenience.

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Just a political farce DUFFY TRIAL RAISES QUESTION: HOW MANY RULES DO HONOURABLE PEOPLE NEED? Mike Duffy’s fraud and breach of trust trial, which passes for entertainment in Ottawa, cannot possibly be further from the point that upsets Canadians about the workings of the Prime Minister’s Office and the Senate. This is not about the vagueness of rules surrounding how senators should behave in their financial arrangements with the country. The rules are vague because decent people understand that “honesty” cannot be defined by a rule book. Fact One: Prime Minister Stephen Harper knew where Duffy lived. It was in Ottawa, not Prince Edward Island. GREG Check the photos: Duffy’s OtNEIMAN tawa home is a mansion, his “principal residence” is a cute little A-frame cottage that looks like it might have a shared bath. Under the Senate’s residency rules, Duffy was not eligible to be a senator from P.E.I. Harper obviously knew this, but appointed Duffy a senator anyway. Presto-chango! The summer vacation house became Duffy’s “principal residence” by the prime minister’s fiat. If one is a senator from one of the regions, one is entitled to a housing allowance. A pretty nice one, too. Nice enough to keep a mansion in Ottawa. These are the rules. Is anyone confused? Does anyone need an expensive lawyer to pick up a dictionary for the definition of “residence” in a court of law? Of course not. You and I and everyone else would know that being a senator is a high honour, and requires a person to act with integrity. You don’t fudge your monthly billings, you don’t pad your expense account, you don’t use semantics to get around doing what’s right. You don’t fly off to a meetings to shill for the Progressive Conservatives at party fundraisers and then bill the Senate for the cost of the flights. You don’t fly first class to a meeting for a corporate board that you sit on, and then bill the cost to the Senate. You don’t hire friends to do government contract work, pay them even though work is not done — and then bill the Senate. And if you are a senator from P.E.I., you friggin’ well live in P.E.I. Is anyone still confused? Fact two: If your principal residence is found to be not in the province you claim to represent, you must resign. You are not eligible to sit. A little A-frame cottage that you visit maybe 30 days in a year is not your principal residence. Who

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Lack of anti-pollution standards a concern in Red Deer Re: David Suzuki’s article, The bus route to success, in the Red Deer Advocate on Monday, March 24 2015. David Suzuki’s claim that increased transit funding will significantly reduce greenhouse emissions and improve air quality is questionable as neither the province nor the city has taken measures to curb the most serious sources of air pollution. Unlike the Europeans and many U.S. states, the province has no automobile emission testing program and the vehicle pollution levels in Red Deer are double the level they would be if the emissionreduction features were working on all vehicles. Commercial diesels in Britain have filters on the exhaust. However, even with this feature there are troubling levels of carcinogens along truck routes. We can only guess at the risk in Red Deer as neither commercial diesels nor city buses are equipped with filters. Vehicle noise in Red Deer is at an abnormally high level and is more than a nuisance — it is unquestionably a health threat. There is no data available in Alberta but the European Union has identified 10,000 deaths a year attributable to vehicle noise with the stress hormone cortisol implicated. This is very troubling data as European cities are generally quieter than Red Deer. No action we take with regard to transportation can offset the growing threat to the climate and our health from residential wood burning. Montreal is to be commended for recognizing that one wood stove pollutes as much as several hundred automobiles and wood burning will be banned in 2020. Other North American cities have also taken measures to reduce or eliminate urban wood burning. The San Francisco Bay area has taken a less drastic approach as less than 10 per cent of homes have wood burning appliance and they are not used very often. When smoke is not expected to disperse, no-burn days are declared and each smoke-free day saves the healthcare system $250,000. With no measures in place in to protect Red Deer’s residents from air pollution, we can expect a return to the days when anyone who could afford transportation (in those days a horse) would ride into a city to work and get out of the unhealthy city

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would not know this? An honourable person would not need an auditor to count the days you spent there, or track your plane trips or draw a line on a chart for you to establish “residence.” Getting a provincial health card? To prove residency? You should already have one — because that’s where you live. This is what Canadians find disgusting about the Duffy affair, Pamela Wallin’s shenanigans, and a smell around the Senate that’s bad enough to justify an audit of each and every senator’s expense account. Duffy’s defence suggests that if he has broken some vague rules, then so have all the rest of the senators — and that this has gone on so long, it’s standard practice. When did personal integrity cease to be standard practice? In Ottawa, what is happening in court right now is considered procedure. For Canadians, what is happening is political farce. The workings of the Prime Minister’s Office, the “kids in short pants” telling government representatives what to do and what to say, millionaires

writing personal cheques to bridge lapses of integrity — it’s just bad television. I think a lot of Canadians have already passed beyond disappointment and outrage — they’re simply turning off the set. The pundits are pondering how Duffy’s trial might impact the Conservatives’ chances in the next election. I doubt it will, because Canadians are past caring. The federal prosecutors aren’t interested in exposing the moral weaknesses of the Canadian executive branch or the rot at the centre of the Senate. Duffy’s defence is interested in creating more fog than clarity. No set of rules can guarantee integrity. A rule book simply can’t cover every dodge made by people who have no scruples. But this entire case began when Harper appointed an ineligible person to a Senate seat, in exchange for good speeches to be made at party fundraisers. That would be the pilot episode to some bad TV, that I believe Canadians simply don’t want to watch. Greg Neiman is a retired Advocate editor. Follow his blog at readersadvocate.blogspot.ca or email greg.neiman.blog@gmail.com.

air as soon as possible at the end of the day. Today’s equivalent will be streams of commuters driving to and from the city, increasing greenhouse emissions. It is troubling that Red Deer is going down the “green” road, following the lead of New Zealand — the greenest country in the world. Their experience gives us a glimpse into our future. Like Canada, New Zealand pulled out of Kyoto as greenhouse emissions keep increasing. Their urban centres are polluted by wood smoke and the cost of treating smoke-related illnesses is placing a heavy burden on the healthcare system — something we do not want in Alberta. Red Deer’s pollution problems will not be solved by spending more on public transport. It would be helpful if Suzuki were to outline an effective program to significantly reduce urban greenhouse emissions and make Canadian cities healthy and wholesome places in which to live. Alan Smith Director, Canadian Clean Air Alliance Red Deer

dicrous. Basically what this government is doing is slapping a sales tax on the purchase of houses similar to that of B.C. All they know is tax tax tax, then spend spend spend. It is a tax-and-spend-based administration that offers no additional service. They have no idea how to curb their zest for money or how to cut their spending. They need to cut the unwarranted upper management positions in all aspects of government. But rather than do that, they’ll stick it to the taxpayers and consumers. This Prentice Tory government has got to be stopped. We can’t afford them anymore. So please vote for anyone else in the next election. Or at least call Alberta Land Titles in Edmonton and Calgary and voice your disapproval of this ridiculous tax grab. Dale Stuart Red Deer

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I would like to graciously thank Red Deer’s city council for mindfully engaging the public and considering all of the perspectives about the now soon to be built parking lot across from the Jackpot Casino. It was a hard decision to make and I commend our mayor and council for being open to public input and for showing leadership. Democracy is alive in Red Deer. Jonathan Wieler Red Deer

Hitler, Lenin, Stalin and the East German secret police of the Cold War would have murdered even more to get something like our federal government is pushing for. The Conservative Party has slowly been eroding and attacking personal privacy for years. I generally trust my government, and I have nothing to hide, but they have no business in my business — or yours. Building a massive database to see who the current enemy of the state or party might be can and eventually will be abused. To stop terrorism? Please. This will do no such thing, the people that will do these type of attacks will know about this and take countermeasures. Why give the government a weapon that can be seriously abused when it’s not needed? Red Deer MP Earl Dreeshen, this is Canada. Not a Soviet satellite or Nazi state. Please vote against this bill, it is un-Canadian. I encourage Canadians to learn more about how we can work together to stop Secret Police Bill C-51 at: StopC51.ca Arend Getkate Red Deer

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Omar Khadr lawyer in court for Alberta teen charged with terror offences EDMONTON — A lawyer who is part of the legal team representing Omar Khadr is also defending a 17-year-old Alberta boy charged with terror-related offences. Nathan Whitling appeared in court Thursday on behalf of the teen, who was arrested last month on allegations he was planning to leave Canada to fight with Islamic State militants. The youth, who cannot be identified, said nothing as he stood on closed circuit TV broadcast in an Edmonton courtroom. He was remanded in custody and his next court date was set for April 20. Whitling wouldn’t discuss the case with reporters and told court he’s waiting for more disclosure on the case from the federal Crown. RCMP arrested the Alberta teen in Beaumont, a bedroom community south of Edmonton. He faces two charges — attempting to leave the country to participate in a terrorist group and attempting to leave the country to commit a terrorist activity, “namely murder.” Khadr, born in Toronto, was 15 when he allegedly killed an American soldier in Afghanistan and was imprisoned in Guantanamo Bay. After spending nearly a decade in the detention camp, he was sentenced by a U.S. military commission to an additional eight years and transferred to Canada to complete his sentence. He has since claimed he pleaded guilty only to get out of Guantanamo and is appealing the conviction to a U.S. military court.

said. “So that is the path I’m going to be looking at.” Scott Clements, president and CEO of the Fort McMurray Airport Authority, says the downturn in oil prices has meant a 25 per cent decrease in workforce charter flights. Contracting out the cleaning staff was always part of the plan, but the economic environment has made cost-cutting all the more important. “Our wage rates are way, way over market. Anything that’s over market is vulnerable, let’s face it,” said Clements. “We’re under such pressure with US$50 oil, I just simply have to keep operating the business as an efficient one.”

RCMP urges Albertans to call about people vulnerable to terrorist recruitment EDMONTON — Alberta RCMP say people play a critical role in identifying relatives or friends who may be vulnerable to recruitment by terrorist groups. Police issued a news release in the province under the heading “making the difficult call.” Insp. John Baranyi, the officer in charge of the RCMP national security enforcement team in Alberta, says calling police may be difficult. But he says it is not as hard as dealing with what

RED DEER ADVOCATE Friday, April 10, 2015 A5 might happen if that call is never made. The release comes a day before a 17-year-old Edmonton-area boy charged with terror-related offences is to appear in court. The youth was arrested last month and charged with attempting to leave the country to participate in a terrorist group and attempting to leave the country to commit a terrorist activity. “Early intervention is the only way to ensure that the individual gets access to the necessary support and assessment services before they do something they can’t undo,” Baranyi said Wednesday.

Supreme Court won’t hear wheat board appeal EDMONTON — The Supreme Court says it will not hear an appeal from a farm group that wants to sue the federal government for billions of dollars over the Canadian Wheat Board. Friends of the Canadian Wheat Board filed a class-action lawsuit in 2012 over legislation that removed the marketing agency’s monopoly on western wheat and barley sales. It sought leave to appeal after a lower court struck down the main parts of the class-action. Stewart Wells, a spokesman for the group, said they are disappointed the legal system can’t fully hold Ottawa accountable for what he calls the “confiscation and destruction of the wheat board.”

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Duffy a good Tory soldier STEPHEN HARPER DEPENDENT ON SENATOR FOR PARTISAN PURPOSES, TRIAL TOLD BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The courtroom hosting the trial of Sen. Mike Duffy has its first set of props, and they feature Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Defence lawyer Donald Bayne introduced into evidence Thursday two oversized photographs featuring Duffy and Harper at public events. They promptly wound up displayed on the wall next to the accused, for all present to see. “To Duff: A great journalist and a great senator,” read the inscription on one of the photographs of the pair, taken five months after Duffy was appointed to the Senate in December 2008. “Thanks for being one of my best, hardest-working appointments ever! Stephen Harper.” The other photo depicts Harper and Duffy at a 2010 event on Parliament Hill, the two men sitting face to face on a public stage.

What do the photographs have to do with Duffy’s 31 charges of fraud, breach of trust and bribery? Plenty, as Bayne’s argument goes. Eighteen of the charges deal with travel claims in which Duffy said he was on Senate business. The Crown has alleged Duffy was attending to personal matters and going to partisan events — travel the taxpayer shouldn’t have paid for. Bayne is making the case that any kind of political activity or event passes muster as far as the rules go — and besides, Harper made it clear he wanted the former broadcaster on the road, supporting the Conservatives. In a second day of cross-examining former Senate law clerk Mark Audcent, Bayne emphasized the broad definition of what constitutes Senate business. “Sen. Duffy played a very highly active partisan role for the prime minister, after his appointment, very soon after his appointment, and started to appear with him personally,” he said.

Bayne took Audcent through the Senate administrative rules that he helped draft in 2004, and the definition of a senator’s parliamentary functions. One section of the rules calls partisan activities an “inherent and essential” part of a senator’s life. “Partisan activities are not a sideshow in the Senate, they aren’t peripheral, they aren’t whatever the public thinks,” said Bayne. “In reality, partisan activities are inherent and essential as part of the parliamentary function of a senator.” “I agree,” said Audcent. Audcent also agreed with Bayne’s analysis that there are really no limitations to what constitutes legitimate activities for a senator — with the exception of campaigning for an MP during an election, or private business. Bayne: “There’s an immense range of activity that fall as senatorial activities.” Audcent: “Completely, yes.”

Harper would welcome chance to meet Castro at summit BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Stephen Harper will have a front-row seat this weekend to a historic event that will play out before hemispheric leaders: a U.S. president and his Cuban counterpart sitting side by side at an international summit. And now even the prime minister himself is interested in getting closer to Cuba’s communist leader, Raul Castro. Extending an olive branch to Castro marks a significant shift for Harper, a man who had opposed Cuba’s inclusion in this year’s Summit of the Americas. The prime minister, who will travel to Panama on Friday for first day of the gathering, has also used past summits to criticize the Cuban regime for being undemocratic. Three years ago, Canada and the United States stood as the only countries in the Western hemisphere to reject a proposal to invite Cuba to the seventh instalment of the Summit of the Americas. But much has changed since that 2012 powwow in Colombia. The biggest development came in December, when Cuba and the U.S. announced they would work to normalize diplomatic relations after the 53-yearold embargo.

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Police to guard sentries at war memorial BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — There is a Latin phrase that reads: Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? — translated as “Who will guard the guards themselves?” On Thursday, that question was answered, at least for the ceremonial guards who stand watch daily over the iconic National War Memorial. The federal government has contracted the Ottawa Police Service to guard the two sentries stationed below the monument and in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The Department of National Defence is paying the Ottawa police an estimated $425,000 for uniformed officers to protect the sentries beginning this week and running until mid-November. The contract follows the attack last fall in which Michael Zehaf Bibeau

shot and killed honour guard Cpl. Nathan Cirillo at the memorial. Bibeau later died in a hail of bullets after he burst into Parliament’s Centre Block. “After the terrorist attack of Oct. 22, we learned that there are certain dangers to which our soldiers willingly subject themselves,” said Ottawa-area MP and Employment Minister Pierre Poilievre, who took part in a ceremonial inspection of the first two sentries to take their posts this season. Metal stanchions are also being placed around the sentries and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier as an added security measure. National Defence said it hired the police because it doesn’t have jurisdiction over the memorial site. The department had considered providing ammunition to the sentries, who carry ceremonial — yet functional — military weapons with them while

on duty. But that idea was dismissed in favour of the police presence, said Poilievre. The Royal Canadian Navy, the Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Air Force rotate sentries from April 9 until the day before Remembrance Day. Heavily armed police officers were brought in to protect the memorial in the days following last October’s shooting until the sentry program ended for the season. Poilievre said he expects the new arrangement with Ottawa police will continue in future years. Media reports have revealed that the sentries not only endure sometimes dramatic changes in weather, from cold to heat to torrential downpours, but also loud drunks, vandals and even abuse from some people. If anyone is found abusing the sentries, they should be punished, said

Threat of Allah’s disappointment not used to control accused terrorist, says cop BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — An undercover police officer has denied he used the threat of disappointing Allah and disrespecting radical Islamists to frighten an accused B.C. man into concocting a viable plan for jihad. John Nuttall’s defence lawyer accused the officer of suggesting the recently converted Muslim violated his faith by committing the sin of wasting money spent to help him craft his plot. “You were conveying the message he was disrespecting a whole bunch of terrorists,” Marilyn Sandford told the officer in front of a B.C. Supreme Court jury on Thursday. Wasting money is haram, or forbidden, in Islam, the trial heard. “You said to him, ‘Do you know how many brothers are working for that

money?”’ she said, adding that the officer, whose identity is protected, brought Allah into the picture as yet another party unhappy with Nuttall. “Yes, but there was a reason for that,” replied the officer, who is the Crown’s key witness. “I had direction I had to follow.” Nuttall and his wife Amanda Korody have pleaded not guilty to conspiring to detonate homemade pressure-cooker bombs on the B.C. legislature grounds on Canada Day 2013. In court on Thursday, the jury watched video taken in June 2013 of the undercover officer driving the couple back to the Lower Mainland from a three-day visit to Kelowna, B.C., where he had promised they would be able to work on their terrorist plot away from distraction. The officer confronted Nuttall at the end of the trip, saying others were trusting him with their money and he

didn’t think Nuttall was fully invested in the plot. “That makes me feel horrible to hear you say that,” Nuttall replied. In another video, Nuttall proposed detonating pressure-cooker bombs in the washroom of a Victoria strip club as a distraction from his main target. “It was my second home when I was an (infidel),” he said of Monty’s Showroom Pub in the city’s downtown. “The only girls who are going to be killed are hookers.” Korody agreed, adding that “the only reason a woman is going to be killed in a men’s washroom is if she’s turning a trick.” Another video shows Nuttall pacing a hotel room and growing excited when Korody suggests they plant the strip club bombs in the drained water tank of a toilet. “She’s evil,” he yelled, describing her idea as brilliant.

Owner of seniors’ residence rejects blame for fatal fire BY THE CANADIAN PRESS QUEBEC — The co-owner of a Quebec seniors’ residence where 32 elderly occupants died is rejecting responsibility for the fatal blaze. Roch Bernier said Thursday that coroner Cyrille Delage unjustly targeted the managers and staff at Resi-

dence du Havre, in particular the night watchman, Bruno Belanger. Delage published a report in midFebruary citing a lack of training and emergency plan as some of the reasons so many people died in January 2014. Bernier pointed the finger at “stakeholders” in fire prevention he says didn’t explicitly tell him what to do in the event of an emergency.

Bernier said evacuation procedures would have been different had he and his co-owner been better informed. He also said staff, including Belanger, did everything they could to save people that night. Delage questioned the credibility of Belanger’s testimony at his inquiry and suggested he didn’t do anything to save residents.

Poilievre. “If there is anybody (who) abuses or mistreats the monument or the guards, they are carrying out the most despicable deed, and we should do our best to find them, and if possible, prosecute them,” he said. “That is completely outrageous and should never be tolerated.” This year’s sentry program launch coincided with a ceremony at the memorial marking the 98th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. About 100 veterans and young people flanked the stone steps of the monument to honour the sacrifices made at Vimy, a First World War battle which many historians have characterized as a defining moment for Canada. Veterans saluted as the young bowed their heads Thursday as the Ode of Remembrance was read in tribute to the 3,600 Canadians killed in taking the heavily fortified ridge.

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FLAMES KNOCK OFF KINGS TO CLINCH PLAYOFF SPOT BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Flames 3 Kings 1 CALGARY — Opposite to what most would have predicted six months ago, the Calgary Flames are going to the playoffs while the Los Angeles Kings are heading home. Jiri Hudler scored twice and added an assist Thursday night as the Flames clinched their first playoff spot in six years with a 3-1 victory over the Kings. The Kings saw their post-season aspirations come to an end with the loss. It is the first time since the Carolina Hurricanes in 2006-07 that the defending Stanley Cup champions have failed to make the playoffs the following season. “What an amazing feeling. After we scored that

empty-netter, the building was electric,” said Hudler, whose 31st goal with 50 seconds left to clinch it came with the raucous sell-out crowd of 19,289 already standing and giving Calgary a thunderous ovation. “I’m very proud of them. We believed in training camp. We really believed,” said Flames coach Bob Hartley. Johnny Gaudreau also scored for Calgary (45-297), which wraps up the regular season in Winnipeg on Saturday. The Jets clinched the second wild-card spot with the Kings loss. Jordan Nolan scored for Los Angeles (39-27-15), which finishes the year winless in its final five games on the road (0-4-1). “It’s hard to put stuff into words right now. We’re certainly not satisfied and are very disappointed,” said Kings centre Anze Kopitar. “We just didn’t play good enough hockey this year. Too much inconsisten-

cy, four and five-game losing streaks and you can’t do that. It’s too tough coming down the stretch, this time of year, to be playing catch-up.” After being outshot 15-8 in the opening 20 minutes, the Kings held a 12-4 edge in shots in the second period but couldn’t cut into the deficit. “It’s a big disappointment for our group that expects to be in the playoffs. That’s not an expectation from outside, it’s an expectation from inside,” said captain Dustin Brown. The Flames will play the Canucks in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. What is still to be determined, however, is whether that series will begin in Calgary or Vancouver. Calgary is two points back of the Canucks, who wrap up the year Saturday against the Edmonton Oilers. The Flames own the tie-breaker.

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Spieth opens with big lead at Masters Time not the ally of

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paused with a wry smile. “But I’m certainly OK with the day.” It wasn’t that big of a surprise. Spieth shared the 54-hole lead last year at Augusta with Bubba Watson until a four-shot swing over the last two holes of the front nine as Watson pulled away. Plus, he might have been the hottest player coming into this Masters. In his last three events, he won, finished second and lost in a playoff. The biggest challenge he faced was to keep his expectations from growing taller than a Georgia pine, and to make sure he was well rested.

On Tuesday night in Ottawa, Sidney Crosby was a terror. He scored in 10 seconds flat, a slap shot that he measured for just a fraction of second, nice and easy, precise. Pittsburgh’s second goal came after he unleashed a spur-ofthe-moment backhand from 40 feet away that ate up Andrew Hammond and skipped up into the air and got batted in when it landed inches from the goal line. Pittsburgh was BRUCE up 3-0 after one period. They ARTHUR needed that. The Penguins lost 4-3 in overtime. It was the fourth time they had blown a 2-0 lead in their previous eight games. They still control their destiny, but they aren’t in the playoffs yet, and it’s not Crosby’s fault, clearly. But as 96-point teams go, it’s a mess. “I think we’ve been a fragile group for the last couple of weeks,” veteran defenceman Rob Scuderi told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review’s Josh Yohe. Lots of teams wobble. Lots of teams shake. The Penguins have been hit by injuries, and that hurts, and they probably make the playoffs because they play the wobbling Islanders and Buffalo to end the season. But whether they do or not may not be the issue. The Penguins may get into the playoffs, and the Senators could pass the Islanders instead, or the Bruins, or the Red Wings. Pittsburgh, though, is always different, because only Pittsburgh has two generational players on the back half of their primes, and are therefore a ticking clock. And for the last five years, every season has ended in the same way: Crosby sitting in his locker, drained, suppressing anger as best he can. People who knew Crosby used to say that he knew he could never catch Gretzky when it came to pure production, or even relative production: his best chance at legacy was Stanley Cups.

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AUGUSTA, Ga. — Jordan Spieth had everything go his way Thursday in the Masters, so he should have known how the shot would turn out without even asking. In the lead and in the trees, he slashed a 7-iron toward the green and started barking instructions at the golf ball until he saw it bound onto the 14th green. He never saw it smack into the pin and settle a few feet away. He only heard one of the loudest cheers of the afternoon. “What happened?” Spieth said to his caddie. Something special. With six birdies in a sevenhole stretch, Spieth flirted with a major championship record he didn’t know existed and atoned for his lone mistake with one last birdie putt for an 8-under 64. It was the best opening round at Augusta National in 19 years, gave him a three-shot lead and stole plenty of buzz from the Grand Slam bid of Rory McIlroy and the return of Tiger Woods. “It’s one of the better rounds I’ve ever played,” he said. That wasn’t the case for McIlroy, though his round wasn’t awful. The world’s No. 1 player saved par four times on the front nine and scratched out a 71. Woods had three birdies in his round of 73, and while it was the first time since 2007 that he shot over par in the first round of the Masters, it was looked upon as progress. Most peculiar about his first round in two months was that his short game saved him. But the day belonged to Spieth, a 21-year-old Texan who at least got into the Masters record book as the youngest to lead after the first round. An even more significant record was within his reach, and he didn’t even know it. Spieth went to 8 under with that birdie on the 14th hole, and then he blistered a driver down the fairway on the par-5 15th hole, just 228 yards to the hole. That’s when he started thinking about a 62 because he had never shot 10-under par as a pro. But he hit hybrid over the green and wound up making bogey. Only later did Spieth realize that 63 was the best score in any major, and only two players had done at the Masters — Greg Norman in the first round of 1996 and Nick Price in the third round of 1986. “So that’s a little frustrating,” he said before he

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FLAMES: Skilled team â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a skilled team here and I knew coming in we had a special group. It just shows tonight,â&#x20AC;? said Gaudreau. Calgary jumped out to a 1-0 lead at 12:15 on Gaudreauâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goal then surged in front 2-0 just over two minutes later when Hudler picked the top corner with a hard 40-foot slapshot. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was the perfect combination,â&#x20AC;? said Hartley. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Score early, build a lead. We knew they would make a push. We paid a price for this win.â&#x20AC;? Nolan got the Kings on the scoreboard five minutes into the third period but that was the only puck to get past Jonas Hiller, who had 33 saves. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To be able to beat the defending Stanley Cup champions to make the playoffs makes it even more special,â&#x20AC;? said Hiller, who improves to 26-19-4 â&#x20AC;&#x153;It starts sinking in that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to be playing a few more games. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really happy. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m happy for myself. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m happy for the team. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m happy for all of Calgary.â&#x20AC;? Jonathan Quick finished with 22 stops to fall to 35-22-13. The atmosphere in the Scotiabank Saddledome was electric with a great majority of fans wearing red jerseys.

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San Jose Sharks goalie Antti Niemi (31) makes the save on Edmonton Oilers Tyler Pitlick (15) during third period NHL action in Edmonton, on Thursday. just two minutes into the contest. Brossoit was tested early and was forced to make 19 saves in the opening period. Edmonton broke the deadlock with eight-and-ahalf minutes to play in the second period as Sharks defenceman Justin Braun coughed up the puck in the slot right onto Yakupovâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stick, and he beat San Jose goalie Antti Niemi glove-side for his 13th of the season. Brossoit continued to stand on his head in the second, making a flurry of saves in the final minute with Tomas Hertl clanging a shot off the post. The Sharks tied the game midway through the third on their 42nd shot after Justin Schultz gave the

puck away to Marleau, who waited for Brossoit to go down before lifting it over him. San Jose went up 2-1 with just under three minutes left as Couture sent the puck through traffic to Lerg at the side of the net. Nieto added an empty-netter to give the Sharks some insurance. Both teams complete their seasons on the road on Saturday as the Oilers are in Vancouver and the Sharks travel to Los Angeles to face the Kings. Notes: In addition to Brossoit making his NHL debut for Edmonton, Hamilton was also playing his first NHL gameb& The Oilers have had 11 players make their NHL debuts this season.

body in the top 20. He has the best possession numbers of any Penguin except for Chris Kunitz, who plays with him. This would only be the third time in his career that he has led the league in scoring. Yes, his goal-scoring rate has dropped; some people who have observed him closely say Crosby doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hit his top gear as often anymore. Two years ago he played against Boston while recovering from a broken jaw, and looked skittish after Zdeno Chara punched him in the face. Last year, playing with what was later revealed to be a wrist that could have required surgery, he had difficulty controlling the puck against the Rangers, and scored once in 13 playoff games. But there are always bigger problems, and every year thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lost matters. Generational players are treasures, and Crosby has fit in with the line of Howe, Lafleur, Orr, Gretzky and Lemieux. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a responsibility when you win the rarest lotteries, and whoever gets Connor McDavid is going to bear it, too. In basketball you can get LeBron James and still fail to win, even with his ability to affect every play. In hockey Sidney Crosby only plays 20 minutes a game, and even with Malkin and Kris Letang and Kunitz hanging around, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not enough. The Penguins, meanwhile, are in salary-cap hell, and the Oilers have their first-round pick, and timeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

a-wastinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Crosby is 27, and that tends to be when players start to decline, even stars. Wayne Gretzky led the league in points per game nine times if you include the season he turned 27, and twice after. With Mario Lemieux, the numbers were five and three. Neither won a Cup after 27, although in Gretzkyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s case, a trade had something to do with that. And faced with decisions at this stage of Crosbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s career, the Penguins cleaned house last season and replaced them with Jim Rutherford and a rookie coach who has seemed overmatched at times. Now, the best solution is probably to chase Mike Babcock in the summer, since he would be crazy not to be interested. (When asked about Jonathan Toews after the gold-medal final in Sochi, Babcock very deliberately changed the topic to his captain, saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sidney Crosby, for me, was so dominant the last two games.â&#x20AC;?) Maybe Babcock, lured by Ron Burkleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s impatience and money, says yes. Otherwise, you either either try to rebuild in midstride, or stand pat and hope. Hockeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a funny game; the Penguins could catch fire in a week, and rekindle something. But this feels like a franchise whose window is very nearly closed. Bruce Arthur is a sports columnist for the Star. He was named the 2012 sportswriter of the year by Sports Media Canada.

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MASTERS: Special kid Whatever the formula, it worked. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What a player,â&#x20AC;? Els said after a 67, his best score at the Masters since Phil Mickelson beat him with a birdie on the last hole in 2004. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You just cannot see this kid not win many, many majors. I think he is by far the most balanced kid Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen. Jordan, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got that little tenacity to him and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really got a fighting spirit, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the nicest kid in the world. ... Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a special kid.â&#x20AC;? Els played the par 5s in 5 under and briefly had the lead until Spieth went on his birdie spree. Hoffman finished with an eagle and two birdies over his last four holes. In Canadian results, amateur Corey Conners of Listowel, Ont., was 8 over while 2003 Masters champion Mike Weir of Brightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Grove, Ont., was 10 over. Day looked to be the most dangerous. Twice a contender at Augusta in the last four years, he made five straight birdies on the back nine until he lost momentum with a bogey from the bunker on the 17th. Still, three shots behind after one round wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a bad place to me. McIlroy has more work. Coming off successive major victories to close out last year, McIlroy needs only a green jacket to become the sixth player with the career Grand Slam. He has never started a Masters with this much historic significance in play, or this much attention. McIlroy smashed his opening drive right down the middle, The rest of his game was a bit off. He hooked a drive into the hazard on the par-5 second and had to scramble for par. He stubbed a chip short of the green on the 350-yard third hole and had to fight for another par. McIlroy picked up two birdies on the par 5s on the back nine to salvage his start. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It could have been a round that got away from me,â&#x20AC;? McIlroy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just stayed patient, realizing that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a 72-hole tournament. It was good to get into red numbers.â&#x20AC;? That wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t that difficult to achieve on a day of soft conditions that made even the tough pin positions a little more accessible. Thirty players in the 97-man field broke par.

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Sharks 3 Oilers 1 EDMONTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Bryan Lerg waited a long time to make his NHL debut, but it proved to be well worth it on Thursday. Lerg scored the game winner as the San Jose Sharks defeated the Edmonton Oilers 3-1 in a game between two teams out of the playoff picture. The 29-year-old could barely believe his good fortune, scoring with 2:52 remaining in the third period after playing 353 minor league games while waiting for his NHL shot. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have no words, honestly,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I put it in and kind of blacked out from there. It felt good to score that one, let alone to play this game in general. It has been a long seven years waiting for this. To finish like that, it is pretty exciting.â&#x20AC;? Sharks forward Logan Couture set up Lerg on the play. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a tough year, but things like that make it fun,â&#x20AC;? said Couture. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s waited a long time for this day. It was awesome. It was the most excited I have been about a goal since probably an overtime playoff goal.â&#x20AC;? Sharks head coach Todd McLellan said that Lergâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s story is a notable one. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is a lesson for a lot of us, not only in hockey, but in life,â&#x20AC;? said McLellan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To persevere and follow your dreams and you will get there eventually and he got there tonight.â&#x20AC;? Patrick Marleau and Matt Nieto also scored for the Sharks (40-32-9), who snapped a two-game losing skid. Nail Yakupov responded for the Oilers (24-44-13), who have lost four of their last five. Lerg wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the only player to make an impact in his NHL debut as Edmonton goaltender Laurent Brossoit made 49 saves and nearly stole the game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s obviously not the way I wanted to end the game considering how it was going for me,â&#x20AC;? said the 22-year-old netminder. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But I have to take out the positives. I wanted to show well and show what I could do and I think I did that.â&#x20AC;? San Jose will miss the playoffs after qualifying for post-season play the last 12 seasons. The Oilers are on the outside looking in for the ninth straight year. Edmonton dodged a bullet early on, killing off a boarding major assessed to rookie Curtis Hamilton

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Toronto Blue Jays’ Josh Donaldson (20) slides to third base as New York Yankees third baseman Chase Headley waits for the ball thrown by Carlos Beltran during the sixth inning of a baseball game Thursday in New York. Donaldson scored on a Beltran throwing error. plenty of attention in spring training for his unusual, rustic lifestyle — he was living out of his 1978 Volkswagen van in a Wal-Mart parking lot and cooking on a portable stove. Hardly what you would expect from a second-round draft pick who got a multimillion dollar signing bonus. But the Blue Jays are hoping for big things on the mound from Norris, who went 12-2 and led the minors in strikeouts per nine innings last year. The left-hander from Tennessee, an avid surfer with curly hair and a dark beard, used his polished off-speed pitches and allowed six hits in 5 2-3 innings. “I thought he was really in control. He looked confident and relaxed out there,” Toronto manager John Gibbons said. “He picked up where he left off in spring training.” Sabathia (0-1) was much more impressive than his pitching line would

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indicate. Coming off right knee surgery in July and making his first start since last May, the big lefty threw his fastball 88-90 mph but had good downward tilt on his slider. He struck out eight and walked none in 5 2-3 innings. He ran into some tough luck in the second, when the Blue Jays grounded four singles through the infield and scored four times. Sabathia had a chance to start a double play in the middle of it all, but Danny Valencia’s comebacker deflected off his glove for an infield single that loaded the bases with none out. “He didn’t give up any hard hits,” Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. “They just found some holes.” TRAINER’S ROOM Blue Jays: OF Michael Saunders (left knee surgery) went 0 for 3 with a walk as the DH in the first game of his rehab assignment with Class A Dunedin. Gibbons said Saunders will not be

back in time for the home opener Monday night against Tampa Bay. Yankees: Three left-handed hitters were rested: Brett Gardner, Brian McCann and Stephen Drew. After batting seventh in the first two games, Rodriguez was in the No. 2 hole. “I like the way he’s swinging the bat,” Girardi said before the game. UP NEXT Blue Jays: LHP Mark Buehrle starts Friday afternoon in Baltimore’s home opener. “I feel like I’m a good guy to go out there. Everybody’s amped up and I don’t throw that hard, so it might work to my advantage,” he said. Yankees: The first meeting of the season between the Red Sox and Yankees features a pair of pitchers new to the old rivalry. Boston LHP Wade Miley, acquired from Arizona in December, starts at Yankee Stadium against New York RHP Nathan Eovaldi, obtained from Miami a week later.

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ada. It was Canada’ second straight loss, following a 1-0 setback at the hands of No. 6 England in the final of the Cyprus Cup. The Canadian women won their first five games of the year. Canadian coach John Herdman was philosophical in defeat. “I thought it was a good performance from Canada,” he said. “The French have another gear from what we’ve been playing this year. We’ve been playing predominantly Tier 2 teams and France was our first Tier 1 test of 2015. “I think they showed their athleticism, their pace and their strength. It was a bit of a shock to the system of our players in the first 20 minutes.” Herdman called the goal “sloppy.” The coach said France may have had the edge in the first half but Canada, bolstered by the introduction of attackers Josee Belanger, Kaylyn Kyle, Melissa Tancredi and Jonelle Filigno, was the superior team in the second.

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A Red Deer Renegades elite men’s team is being formed this year with the intention of challenging for a berth in the Alberta Major Soccer League in 2016. Considering the former Red Deer Major League team finally struck out six years ago after numerous losing seasons, taking another stab at hopefully returning to the highest level of play in the province might seem somewhat unrealistic. Ian Moody, who has been named head coach of the new squad, is not of that mindset. “There’s so many good players here,” he insisted Thursday. “There’s a lot of different people from Europe, South America and Central America coming here to work. “If we can get them out . . . the biggest problem we’re going to have is commitment. That’s the biggest thing, getting guys to come out on a regular basis to train and practice. We’re also hoping to get guys from the college, from the under-18 level and the local men’s league which has some really good players. “I referee games that involve a lot

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Sabres send top prospect Reinhart to AHL Center Sam Reinhart, the Buffalo Sabres’ top prospect, will finish his season in the minors. The Sabres as-

signed the No. 2 draft pick to their American Hockey League affiliate in Rochester on Thursday. The move came after Reinhart’s Canadian junior career ended Monday night when Kootenay was eliminated from the Western Hockey League playoffs. Reinhart will join Rochester on Friday, and play in the Americans’ final five regular-season games. Rochester has already been eliminated from playoff contention.

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of these players so I see them play. There’s quite a few good players here.” The Renegades will conduct their first training session May 3 at noon at the Edgar Industrial soccer fields. The men’s team will play exhibition games this season against premier sides from Edmonton and Calgary and will either precede or follow the female Renegades Major League home games. The men will also compete in two out of town tournaments and will attend the premier provincials at the end of the summer. Moody, a long-time resident of Red Deer and former Jamaican national team player who has coached at virtually every level from U10 to indoor major league, will be assisted by former pros and high-level technical trainers Admir Sarcevic and Steve Fullarton. ● The Renegades women’s squad will enter an eighth season of Major League play this spring with Paul Morigeau returning as head coach. Brad Hughes will handle goalkeeper instruction and former semi-pro player Macky Singh will serve as an assistant coach. The team will hold its first training session May 2 at noon at Edgar Park. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

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Blue Jays 6 Yankees 3 NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez proved he’s still a power threat at age 39. Daniel Norris demonstrated he’s more than just a curious character living out of an old van. Rodriguez hit his first home run since serving a yearlong drug suspension, but the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 6-3 Thursday night in the first major league win for the eccentric Norris. “The main focus is baseball. Winning ballgames, like tonight,” Norris said. “So if I can keep going out there performing like I did tonight, hopefully I’ll put that stuff behind me.” Edwin Encarnacion homered and the Blue Jays got RBI singles from Jose Reyes and Kevin Pillar in a four-run second inning against CC Sabathia. Toronto took two of three in the seasonopening series, boosting its record at Yankee Stadium to 7-30 since May 24, 2011. On another raw and rainy night in the Bronx, Rodriguez led off the sixth by launching a high fastball deep into the left-field seats for his 655th career homer. Rodriguez, moved up to second in the lineup against a lefty, tossed his bat aside and rounded the bases without any fanfare, though the drive invigorated a sparse crowd announced at 32,152. “I felt like I needed a Google map to run the bases, it’s been so long,” Rodriguez said. “Anything I can do this year is going to be a surprise, even for me.” It was A-Rod’s first home run since Sept. 20, 2013. The three-time MVP ranks fifth on the career list, five behind Willie Mays. Mark Teixeira homered off Norris (1-0) two batters later, cutting it to 5-3, but Encarnacion hit a long drive against Esmil Rogers in the eighth that banged high off the wall behind the bullpen in left-centre, some 430 feet or so from home plate. Miguel Castro pitched a perfect ninth for his first career save. Norris wore a knit hat as he walked through the clubhouse hours before the game, but pitched in short sleeves on a 42-degree night. “It feels weird for me to pitch in sleeves. I’ve just got to keep everything the same,” said Norris, who had his parents in the stands and was given the game ball as a keepsake. The 21-year-old rookie received

SCOREBOARD Hockey EASTERN CONFERENCE Brandon (1) vs. Regina (2) Friday’s game Regina at Brandon, 6:30 p.m. Saturday’s game Regina at Brandon, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 14 Brandon at Regina, 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 15 Brandon at Regina, 7 p.m. Friday, April 17 x-Regina at Brandon, 6:30 p.m. Sunday, April 19 Brandon at Regina, 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 21 x-Regina at Brandon, 6 p.m.

y-St. Louis x-Nashville x-Chicago

GA Pt 199 107 204 104 186 102

y-Anaheim x-Vancouver x-Calgary

Pacific Division GP W L OL 81 50 24 7 81 47 29 5 81 45 29 7

GA Pt 225 107 217 99 211 97

GF 234 236 240

Thursday’s results Ottawa 3 NY Rangers 0 Carolina 3 Philadelphia 1 Tampa Bay 4 New Jersey 3 (OT) Florida 4 Boston 2 Montreal 4 Detroit 3 (OT) Minnesota 4 Nashville 2 St. Louis 2 Chicago 1 Colorado 1 Winnipeg 0 (SO) Calgary 3 Los Angeles 1 San Jose 3 Edmonton 1 Vancouver 5 Arizona 0

WESTERN CONFERENCE Kelowna (1) vs. Victoria (2) Friday’s game Victoria at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m. Saturday’s game Victoria at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m. Tuesday, April 14 Kelowna at Victoria, 8:05 p.m. Wednesday, April 15 Kelowna at Victoria, 8:05 p.m. Friday, April 17 x-Victoria at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m. Sunday, April 19 x-Kelowna at Victoria, 8:05 p.m.

Friday’s games Buffalo at Columbus, 5 p.m. NY Islanders at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m. Saturday’s games Ottawa at Philadelphia, 10:30 a.m. NY Rangers at Washington, 10:30 a.m. Calgary at Winnipeg, 1 p.m. Minnesota at St. Louis, 1 p.m. San Jose at Los Angeles, 1 p.m. Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 5 p.m. New Jersey at Florida, 5 p.m. Detroit at Carolina, 5 p.m. Montreal at Toronto, 5 p.m. Columbus at NY Islanders, 5 p.m. Boston at Tampa Bay, 5:30 p.m. Nashville at Dallas, 6 p.m. Chicago at Colorado, 7 p.m. Anaheim at Arizona, 7 p.m. Edmonton at Vancouver, 8 p.m. Thursday’s summaries Sharks 3, Oilers 1 First Period

NHL Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OL GF x-Montreal 81 49 22 10 217 x-Tampa Bay 81 49 24 8 259 x-Detroit 81 42 25 14 233

GA Pt 186 108 209 106 221 98

Metropolitan Division GP W L OL GF z-NY Rangers 81 52 22 7 248 x-Washington 81 45 25 11 240 x-NY Islanders 80 46 28 6 245

GA Pt 190 111 199 101 224 98

GF 235 218 211 203 227 214 179 188 208 159

GA 214 207 208 221 244 231 213 224 258 268

Pt 97 96 95 89 85 84 78 71 67 54

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Third Period 3. Los Angeles, Nolan 6 (Martinez, Richards) 5:00. 4. Calgary, Hudler 31 (Monahan, Gaudreau) 19:10 (en). Penalties — None. Shots on goal Los Angeles 8 12 14 — 34 Calgary 15 4 6 — 25 Goal — Los Angeles: Quick (L, 35-22-13); Calgary: Hiller (W, 26-19-4). Power plays (goal-chances) — Los Angeles: 0-0; Calgary: 0-1. Senators 3, Rangers 0 First Period No Scoring. Penalties — St. Louis NYR (stick holding) 8:35, Zibanejad Ott (goaltender interference) 13:44. Second Period 1. Ottawa, MacArthur 16 (Stone, Turris) 17:31. 2. Ottawa, Turris 24 (MacArthur, Gryba) 18:35. Penalties — Ott Bench (too many men) 15:06. Third Period 3. Ottawa, Pageau 9 (Lazar, Borowiecki) 18:21 (en). Penalties — Stepan NYR (tripping) 13:36. Shots on goal Ottawa 6 8 13 — 27 NY Rangers 9 5 12 — 26 Goal — Ottawa: Hammond (W, 19-1-2); NY Rangers: Lundqvist (L, 29-13-3). Power plays (goal-chances) — Ottawa: 0-2; NY Rangers: 0-2. Canadiens 4, Red Wings 3 (OT) First Period 1. Detroit, Tatar 29 (Datsyuk, Zetterberg) 10:19. 2. Montreal, Markov 10 (Subban, Desharnais) 17:36. Penalties — Desharnais Mtl (holding) 6:21. Second Period 3. Montreal, Petry 7 (Mitchell, Prust) 6:24. 4. Detroit, Datsyuk 26 (Zetterberg, Kronwall) 8:07. Penalties — DeKeyser Det (interference) 3:50, Prust Mtl (holding) 11:57, Emelin Mtl (hooking) 15:34. Third Period 5. Detroit, Helm 15 (unassisted) 3:34 (sh). 6. Montreal, Plekanec 25 (Markov, Subban) 11:39 (pp). Penalties — Quincey Det (interference) 2:21, Desharnais Mtl (tripping) 7:42, DeKeyser Det (tripping) 9:58, Det Bench (Bench) 11:07, Smith-Pelly Mtl (tripping) 12:43. Overtime 7. Montreal, Eller 15 (Petry) 1:21. Penalties — None. Shots on goal Detroit 9 10 8 0 — 27 Montreal 9 11 4 2 — 26 Goal — Detroit: Howard (LO, 23-13-11); Montreal: Price (W, 43-16-6). Power plays (goal-chances) — Detroit: 0-5; Montreal: 1-4.

Wednesday’s results Columbus 5 Toronto 0 Washington 3 Boston 0 Dallas 4 Anaheim 0

Everett (1) vs. Portland (2) Friday’s game Portland at Everett, 8:35 p.m. Saturday’s game Portland at Everett, 8:05 p.m. Thursday, April 16 Everett at Portland, 8 p.m. Friday, April 17 Everett at Portland, 8 p.m. Sunday, April 19 x-Portland at Everett, 4:05 p.m. Tuesday, April 21 x-Everett at Portland, 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 22 x-Portland at Everett, 8:05 p.m. x — if necessary.

x-Ottawa Pittsburgh Boston Florida Columbus Philadelphia New Jersey Carolina Toronto Buffalo

Penalties — None.

Central Division GP W L OL GF 81 50 24 7 244 81 47 24 10 231 81 48 27 6 227

WILD CARD GP W L OL GF GA Pt x-Minnesota 81 46 27 8 229 197 100 x-Winnipeg 81 42 26 13 225 209 97 Los Angeles 81 39 27 15 216 204 93 Dallas 81 40 31 10 257 259 90 San Jose 81 40 32 9 227 228 89 Colorado 81 38 31 12 216 225 88 Edmonton 81 24 44 13 193 277 61 Arizona 81 24 49 8 169 270 56 d — automatically qualifies for playoffs; w — qualifies for playoffs through wild card

Calgary (1) vs. Medicine Hat (2) Friday’s game Calgary at Medicine Hat, 7:30 p.m. Sunday’s game Medicine Hat at Calgary, 4 p.m. Monday, April 13 Medicine Hat at Calgary, 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 15 Calgary at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.

WILD CARD W L OL 42 26 13 42 26 12 41 27 13 37 29 15 40 35 5 33 30 18 32 35 14 30 40 11 30 44 7 23 49 8

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No Scoring. Penalties — Hamilton Edm (boarding - major) 2:08. Second Period 1. Edmonton, Yakupov 13 (unassisted) 12:30. Penalties — Irwin SJ (tripping) 4:34. Third Period 2. San Jose, Marleau 19 (unassisted) 10:32. 3. San Jose, Lerg 1 (Couture, Fedun) 17:08. 4. San Jose, Nieto 10 (Wingels, Tierney) 19:31 (en). Penalties — Stollery SJ (tripping) 4:05. Shots on goal San Jose 19 14 19 — 52 Edmonton 7 14 6 — 27 Goal — San Jose: Niemi (W, 31-23-7); Edmonton: Brossoit (L, 0-1-0). Power plays (goal-chances) — San Jose: 0-1; Edmonton: 0-2. Flames 3, Kings 1 First Period 1. Calgary, Gaudreau 24 (Hudler, Wideman) 12:15. 2. Calgary, Hudler 30 (Raymond, Wideman) 14:28. Penalties — Lewis LA (hooking) 15:14. Second Period No Scoring.

Canucks 5, Coyotes 0 First Period 1. Vancouver, D. Sedin 19 (H. Sedin, Edler) 16:22. Penalties — Vitale Ari (tripping) 5:59, Burrows Vcr (slashing) 9:51. Second Period 2. Vancouver, Kenins 4 (Hansen, Horvat) 6:51. 3. Vancouver, Weber 10 (Edler, H. Sedin) 15:42 (pp). 4. Vancouver, Weber 11 (D. Sedin, Edler) 17:10 (pp). Penalties — Weber Vcr (delay of game) 1:15, Chipchura Ari (holding) 13:44, Campbell Ari (closing hand on puck) 15:32. Third Period 5. Vancouver, Hamhuis 1 (Higgins, Bonino) 16:49 (pp). Penalties — Dorsett Vcr (slashing) 5:51, Dorsett Vcr (boarding) 12:25, Dorsett Vcr (roughing) 12:25, McGinn Ari (roughing) 12:25, Crombeen Ari (elbowing) 15:39. Shots on goal Arizona 11 5 12 — 28 Vancouver 10 15 7 — 32 Goal — Arizona: Smith (L, 14-41-5); Vancouver: Lack (W, 18-13-4).

Baseball Major League Baseball American League East Division W L Pct Baltimore 2 1 .667 Boston 2 1 .667 Toronto 2 1 .667 New York 1 2 .333 Tampa Bay 1 2 .333

Detroit Kansas City Cleveland Chicago Minnesota

Central Division W L Pct 3 0 1.000 3 0 1.000 2 1 .667 0 3 .000 0 3 .000

Los Angeles Oakland Texas Houston Seattle

West Division W L Pct 2 1 .667 2 2 .500 2 2 .500 1 2 .333 1 2 .333

GB — — — 1 1 GB — — 1 3 3 GB — 1/2 1/2 1 1

Wednesday’s Games Detroit 11, Minnesota 0 Philadelphia 4, Boston 2 N.Y. Yankees 4, Toronto 3 Tampa Bay 2, Baltimore 0 Kansas City 7, Chicago White Sox 5 Cleveland 2, Houston 0 Oakland 10, Texas 0 L.A. Angels 5, Seattle 3 Thursday’s Games Detroit 7, Minnesota 1 Kansas City 4, Chicago White Sox 1 Cleveland 5, Houston 1 Texas 10, Oakland 1 Boston 6, Philadelphia 2 Toronto 6, N.Y. Yankees 3 Friday’s Games Toronto (Buehrle 0-0) at Baltimore (B.Norris 0-0), 1:05 p.m. Houston (McHugh 0-0) at Texas (D.Holland 0-0), 2:05 p.m. Detroit (Simon 0-0) at Cleveland (McAllister 0-0), 2:10 p.m. Minnesota (Milone 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Noesi 0-0), 2:10 p.m. Boston (Miley 0-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Eovaldi 0-0), 5:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Andriese 0-0) at Miami (Haren 0-0), 5:10 p.m. Kansas City (J.Vargas 0-0) at L.A. Angels (Santiago 0-0), 8:05 p.m. Seattle (T.Walker 0-0) at Oakland (Pomeranz 0-0), 8:05 p.m. Saturday’s Games Boston at N.Y. Yankees, 11:05 a.m. Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, 12:10 p.m. Seattle at Oakland, 2:05 p.m. Detroit at Cleveland, 2:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at Miami, 2:10 p.m. Toronto at Baltimore, 5:05 p.m. Houston at Texas, 6:05 p.m. Kansas City at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m. AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS G AB R H Pct. Gose Det 2 11 4 6 .545 Iglesias Det 3 11 3 6 .545 AEscobar KC 3 12 5 6 .500 Avila Det 3 8 5 4 .500 SPerez KC 3 11 1 5 .455 Giavotella LAA 3 9 0 4 .444 Snider Bal 3 9 1 4 .444 Cain KC 3 12 4 5 .417 Encarnacion Tor 3 12 3 5 .417 Rios KC 3 12 1 5 .417 Home Runs Encarnacion, Toronto, 2; JMartinez, Detroit, 2; Pearce, Baltimore, 2; Pedroia, Boston, 2; HRamirez, Boston, 2; 35 tied at 1. Runs Batted In

HRamirez, Boston, 5; Bogaerts, Boston, 4; Cain, Kansas City, 4; Canha, Oakland, 4; Hosmer, Kansas City, 4; Kinsler, Detroit, 4; JMartinez, Detroit, 4; SPerez, Kansas City, 4. Pitching NMartinez, Texas, 1-0; Kazmir, Oakland, 1-0; Hutchison, Toronto, 1-0; ASanchez, Detroit, 1-0; DaNorris, Toronto, 1-0; WDavis, Kansas City, 1-0; Buchholz, Boston, 1-0.

Atlanta New York Philadelphia Washington Miami

National League East Division W L Pct 3 0 1.000 2 1 .667 1 2 .333 1 2 .333 0 3 .000

Cincinnati Chicago St. Louis Milwaukee Pittsburgh

Central Division W L Pct 3 0 1.000 1 1 .500 1 1 .500 0 3 .000 0 3 .000

Colorado San Francisco Los Angeles Arizona San Diego

GB — 1 2 2 3 GB — 1 1/2 1 1/2 3 3

West Division W L Pct 3 0 1.000 3 1 .750 2 1 .667 1 2 .333 1 3 .250

GB — 1/2 1 2 2 1/2

Thursday’s Major League Linescores AMERICAN LEAGUE Minnesota 000 000 100 — 1 5 1 Detroit 210 310 00x — 7 10 1 Gibson, Boyer (4), Fien (6), Duensing (7), Perkins (8) and Herrmann, K.Suzuki; Greene, Gorzelanny (9) and Avila. W—Greene 1-0. L—Gibson 0-1. HRs—Detroit, J.Martinez (2). Cleveland 110 110 100 — 5 11 0 Houston 000 000 001 — 1 1 1 Bauer, Crockett (7), Atchison (8), Hagadone (9) and R.Perez; Wojciechowski, Deduno (5), Qualls (9) and Conger. W—Bauer 1-0. L—Wojciechowski 0-1. HRs—Cleveland, R.Perez (1), J.Ramirez (1). Houston, Lowrie (1). Chicago 000 000 100 — 1 4 1 Kansas City100 003 00x — 4 8 0 Danks, Guerra (6), Albers (7), Robertson (8) and Soto, Flowers; Volquez, G.Holland (9) and S.Perez. W—Volquez 1-0. L—Danks 0-1. Sv—G.Holland (2). HRs—Kansas City, S.Perez (1).

Wednesday’s Games Chicago Cubs 2, St. Louis 0 Philadelphia 4, Boston 2 Washington 2, N.Y. Mets 1 Atlanta 2, Miami 0 Cincinnati 5, Pittsburgh 4, 11 innings Colorado 5, Milwaukee 4, 10 innings San Francisco 5, Arizona 2 L.A. Dodgers 7, San Diego 4

Texas 302 300 110 — 10 12 0 Oakland 000 000 010 — 1 6 3 N.Martinez, Kela (8), Mendez (9) and Corporan; Graveman, Scribner (4), R.Alvarez (8), Clippard (9) and Vogt, Phegley. W—N.Martinez 1-0. L— Graveman 0-1. HRs—Texas, Moreland (1), Choo (1), Beltre (1), Odor (1).

Thursday’s Games Cincinnati 3, Pittsburgh 2 N.Y. Mets 6, Washington 3 San Francisco 1, San Diego 0, 12 innings Boston 6, Philadelphia 2 Friday’s Games Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 0-0) at Colorado (Matzek 0-0), 2:10 p.m. Washington (G.Gonzalez 0-0) at Philadelphia (Williams 0-0), 5:05 p.m. St. Louis (Lackey 0-0) at Cincinnati (Marquis 0-0), 5:10 p.m. Tampa Bay (Andriese 0-0) at Miami (Haren 0-0), 5:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Niese 0-0) at Atlanta (Stults 0-0), 5:35 p.m. Pittsburgh (Locke 0-0) at Milwaukee (Fiers 0-0), 6:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Anderson 0-0) at Arizona (Anderson 0-0), 7:40 p.m. San Francisco (Lincecum 0-0) at San Diego (Morrow 0-0), 8:10 p.m. Saturday’s Games St. Louis at Cincinnati, 11:10 a.m. Tampa Bay at Miami, 2:10 p.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 5:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Atlanta, 5:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 5:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Colorado, 6:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, 6:10 p.m. San Francisco at San Diego, 6:40 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS G AB R AGonzalez LAD 3 13 7 Lind Mil 3 10 1 Alonso SD 4 15 2 Arenado Col 3 13 5 d’Arnaud NYM 3 11 1 Tulowitzki Col 3 14 4 Dickerson Col 3 12 3 HKendrick LAD 3 12 1

Aoki SF 4 17 2 7 .412 CCrawford LAD 3 10 1 4 .400 Home Runs AGonzalez, Los Angeles, 5; Dickerson, Colorado, 2; Frazier, Cincinnati, 2; 20 tied at 1. Runs Batted In AGonzalez, Los Angeles, 7; Lamb, Arizona, 7; Dickerson, Colorado, 6; Arenado, Colorado, 5; Frazier, Cincinnati, 4; CGonzalez, Colorado, 4; Rollins, Los Angeles, 4; Votto, Cincinnati, 4; d’Arnaud, New York, 4. Pitching Lyles, Colorado, 1-0; Zimmermann, Washington, 1-0; Teheran, Atlanta, 1-0; KKendrick, Colorado, 1-0; Kontos, San Francisco, 1-0; Benoit, San Diego, 1-0; Chapman, Cincinnati, 1-0.

Toronto 040 001 010 — 6 9 0 NYY 000 012 000 — 3 7 1 Da.Norris, Osuna (6), Cecil (8), M.Castro (9) and R.Martin; Sabathia, Rogers (6), D.Carpenter (9) and J.Murphy. W—Da.Norris 1-0. L—Sabathia 0-1. Sv— M.Castro (1). HRs—Toronto, Encarnacion (2). New York, A.Rodriguez (1), Teixeira (1). INTERLEAGUE Boston 006 000 000 — 6 11 0 Phila. 002 000 000 — 2 5 3 Masterson, Breslow (7), Layne (8), Mujica (9) and Hanigan; Buchanan, McGowan (4), De Fratus (6), L.Garcia (8), Diekman (9) and Ruiz. W—Masterson 1-0. L—Buchanan 0-1. NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh 000 011 000 — 2 6 1 Cincinnati 000 002 001 — 3 6 0 Burnett, Caminero (6), Bastardo (7), Watson (8), Scahill (9) and T.Sanchez; DeSclafani, Badenhop (7), Diaz (8), Chapman (9) and Mesoraco. W— Chapman 1-0. L—Scahill 0-1. HRs—Pittsburgh, P.Alvarez (1). Cincinnati, Votto (1). New York 004 002 000 — 6 10 1 Wash. 000 000 201 — 3 7 1 Harvey, A.Torres (7), Carlyle (7), C.Torres (8), Familia (9) and d’Arnaud; Strasburg, Cedeno (6), Roark (7), Barrett (9) and Lobaton. W—Harvey 1-0. L—Strasburg 0-1.

H 10 6 7 6 5 6 5 5

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San Fran. 000 000 000 001 — 1 6 2 San Diego 000 000 000 000 — 0 7 1 (12 innings) T.Hudson, Affeldt (7), Romo (8), Machi (9), Lopez (9), Kontos (10), Casilla (12) and Posey, H.Sanchez; Kennedy, Despaigne (3), Benoit (8), Kimbrel (9), Thayer (10), Vincent (11) and De.Norris. W—Kontos 1-0. L—Vincent 0-1. Sv—Casilla (3).

Masters Thursday At Augusta National Golf Club Augusta, Ga. Purse: TBA Yardage: 7,435; Par: 72 (36-36) First Round a-denotes amateur Jordan Spieth 32-32 Charley Hoffman 34-33 Justin Rose 33-34 Ernie Els 34-33 Jason Day 34-33 Russ Henley 33-35 Sergio Garcia 34-34 Bill Haas 33-36 Webb Simpson 33-36 Paul Casey 33-36 Ryan Palmer 32-37 Kevin Streelman 35-35 Patrick Reed 36-34 Dustin Johnson 36-34 Phil Mickelson 34-36 Seung-Yul Noh 35-35 Billy Horschel 36-34 Danny Willett 35-36 Tom Watson 36-35 Gary Woodland 34-37 Stephen Gallacher 36-35 Keegan Bradley 35-36 Anirban Lahiri 36-35 Bubba Watson 34-37 Hideki Matsuyama 34-37 Charl Schwartzel 33-38 Rory McIlroy 36-35 Cameron Tringale 35-36 Graeme McDowell 35-36 John Senden 35-36 Camilo Villegas 36-36 Jonas Blixt 38-34 Adam Scott 35-37 Zach Johnson 36-36 Angel Cabrera 34-38 Louis Oosthuizen 37-35 Chris Kirk 37-35 Padraig Harrington 35-37 Thomas Bjorn 36-36 Matt Kuchar 37-35 Ian Poulter 34-39 Lee Westwood 36-37 Morgan Hoffman 36-37 Steve Stricker 36-37 Matt Every 35-38

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Erik Compton Bernhard Langer Mark O’Meara James Hahn Henrik Stenson Tiger Wood Jimmy Walker Rickie Fowler a-Byron Meth Darren Clarke Kevin Na Jason Dufner Sangmoon Bae Ryan Moore Brandt Snedeker Ben Martin Sandy Lyle Geoff Ogilvy Jim Furyk Mikko Ilonen Brooks Koepka Victor Dubisson Jamie Donaldson Vijay Singh Ian Woosnam Bernd Wiesberger Shane Lowry Hunter Mahan Branden Grace Thongchai Jaidee Luke Donald Brian Harman Joost Luiten JB Holmes Martin Kaymer Trevor Immelman Scott Harvey a-Matias Dominguez Kevin Stadler Larry Mize Miguel Angel Jimenez a-Antonio Murdaca a-Bradley Neil Ben Crane Jose Maria Olazabal Fred Couples a-Corey Conners Brendon Todd Robert Streb Mike Weir a-Gunn Yang Ben Crenshaw

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Basketball National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB y-Toronto 46 32 .590 — Boston 36 42 .462 10 Brooklyn 36 42 .462 10 Philadelphia 18 61 .228 28 1/2 New York 15 63 .192 31

z-Atlanta x-Washington Miami Charlotte Orlando

y-Cleveland x-Chicago Milwaukee Indiana Detroit

Southeast Division W L Pct 59 19 .756 45 33 .577 35 44 .443 33 45 .423 25 53 .321

GB — 14 24 1/2 26 34

Central Division W L Pct 51 27 .654 47 32 .595 38 40 .487 35 43 .449 30 48 .385

GB — 4 1/2 13 16 21

Northwest Division W L Pct 51 27 .654 42 36 .538 36 42 .462 29 49 .372 16 62 .205

z-Golden State x-L.A. Clippers

Pacific Division W L Pct 63 15 .808 53 26 .671

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Wednesday’s Games Washington 119, Philadelphia 90 Orlando 105, Chicago 103 Boston 113, Detroit 103 Toronto 92, Charlotte 74 Atlanta 114, Brooklyn 111 Indiana 102, New York 86 Memphis 110, New Orleans 74 Cleveland 104, Milwaukee 99 San Antonio 110, Houston 98 Denver 119, L.A. Lakers 101 Utah 103, Sacramento 91 Dallas 107, Phoenix 104 Portland 116, Minnesota 91 Thursday’s Games Chicago 89, Miami 78 Portland at Golden State, late Friday’s Games Toronto at Orlando, 5 p.m. Charlotte at Atlanta, 5:30 p.m. Indiana at Detroit, 5:30 p.m. Boston at Cleveland, 5:30 p.m. Washington at Brooklyn, 5:30 p.m. Milwaukee at New York, 5:30 p.m. Phoenix at New Orleans, 6 p.m. Sacramento at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m. San Antonio at Houston, 6 p.m. Dallas at Denver, 7 p.m. Memphis at Utah, 7 p.m. Minnesota at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB x-Memphis 53 25 .679 — x-Houston 53 25 .679 — x-San Antonio 53 26 .671 1/2 x-Dallas 47 31 .603 6 New Orleans 42 36 .538 11

y-Portland Oklahoma City Utah Denver Minnesota

Phoenix 39 Sacramento 27 L.A. Lakers 20 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division z-clinched conference

GB — 9 15 22 35 GB — 10 1/2

Saturday’s Games New York at Orlando, 5 p.m. Toronto at Miami, 5:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Chicago, 6 p.m. Memphis at L.A. Clippers, 8 p.m. Utah at Portland, 8 p.m. Minnesota at Golden State, 8:30 p.m.

Soccer Major League Soccer EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts D.C. United 3 1 0 9 New York 2 0 1 7 New England 2 2 1 7 Chicago 2 3 0 6 NY City FC 1 1 2 5 Orlando City 1 2 2 5 Columbus 1 2 1 4 Toronto FC 1 3 0 3 Montreal 0 1 2 2 Philadelphia 0 3 2 2

GF 3 5 4 5 3 4 5 6 2 5

GA 2 2 6 7 2 5 5 8 3 9

WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Vancouver 4 1 1 13 9 6 FC Dallas 3 1 1 10 7 4 Real Salt Lake 2 0 2 8 6 4 Sporting KC 2 1 2 8 6 6 Seattle 2 1 1 7 6 3 San Jose 2 3 0 6 6 7 Portland 1 1 3 6 6 5 Los Angeles 1 2 2 5 5 6 Houston 1 2 2 5 2 3 Colorado 0 1 3 3 0 2 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Thursday, April 16 Philadelphia at New York City FC, 5 p.m. English Premier League GP W Chelsea 30 21 Arsenal 31 19 Man. United 31 18 Man. City 31 18 Liverpool 31 16 Tottenham 31 16 Southampton 31 16 Swansea 31 13 West Ham 31 11 Stoke 31 12 Crystal Palace 31 10 Everton 31 9 Newcastle 31 9 West Brom 31 8 Sunderland 31 5 Aston Villa 32 7 Hull City 31 6 QPR 32 7 Burnley 31 5 Leicester City 30 5

D 7 6 8 7 6 6 5 7 9 6 9 10 8 9 14 8 10 5 11 7

L 2 6 5 6 9 9 10 11 11 13 12 12 14 14 12 17 15 20 15 18

GF 63 62 55 63 45 50 42 37 41 35 38 39 33 28 24 23 29 38 26 29

GA Pts 26 70 32 63 28 62 30 61 36 54 45 54 22 53 39 46 39 42 39 42 42 39 42 37 49 35 43 33 44 29 45 29 43 28 58 26 49 26 49 22

Tuesday, April 7 Aston Villa 3, Queens Park Rangers 3

Wednesday’s Games Vancouver 2, Columbus 2, tie Friday’s Games Colorado at FC Dallas, 5 p.m. Saturday’s Games Columbus at New England, 1 p.m. New York City FC at Philadelphia, 2 p.m. New York at D.C. United, 5 p.m. Real Salt Lake at Sporting Kansas City, 6:30 p.m. Montreal at Houston, 6:30 p.m. Vancouver at San Jose, 8:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games Orlando City at Portland, 3 p.m. Seattle at Los Angeles, 5 p.m.

Saturday, April 11 Swansea vs. Everton, 1145 GMT Southampton vs. Hull City, 1400 GMT Sunderland vs. Crystal Palace, 1400 GMT Tottenham vs. Aston Villa, 1400 GMT West Brom vs. Leicester City, 1400 GMT West Ham vs. Stoke, 1400 GMT Burnley vs. Arsenal, 1630 GMT Sunday, April 12 Queens Park Rangers vs. Chelsea, 1230 GMT Manchester United vs. Manchester City, 1500 GMT Monday, April 13 Liverpool vs. Newcastle, 1900 GMT

Lacrosse National Lacrosse League East Division GP W L Pct GF x-Toronto 15 11 4 .733 191 Rochester 13 9 4 .692 142 Buffalo 14 7 7 .500 167 Minnesota 14 5 9 .357 145 New England 12 4 8 .333 133 West Division GP W L Pct x-Edmonton 13 9 4 .692 x-Colorado 14 8 6 .571 Vancouver 13 4 9 .308 Calgary 14 4 10 .286 x — clinched playoff berth.

GF 180 174 162 170

GA GB 159 — 129 1 171 3 1/2 176 5 1/2 159 5 1/2 GA GB 125 — 168 1 1/2 198 5 179 5 1/2

WEEK 14 Saturday’s results New England 12 Buffalo 11

Rochester 10 Minnesota 2 Calgary 14 Colorado 9 Edmonton 17 Vancouver 10 Friday’s results Colorado 9 Calgary 8 (OT) Edmonton 15 Vancouver 14 (OT) Minnesota 12 New England 8 Rochester 11 Toronto 7 WEEK 15 Friday, April 10 Vancouver at Toronto, 5:30 p.m. Edmonton at Calgary, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 11 Colorado at Rochester, 5:30 p.m. Buffalo at Minnesota, 6 p.m. Calgary at Edmonton, 7 p.m. Sunday, April 12 Vancouver at New England, 11 a.m.

Transactions Thursday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF BASEBALL — Suspended San Francisco minor league OF Chuckie Jones 50 games, without pay, after a second positive test for a drug of abuse in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. American League TEXAS RANGERS — Claimed OF Alex Hassan off waivers from Oakland and assigned him to Round Rock (PCL). Transferred LHP Matt Harrison from the 15- to the 60-day DL. American Association AMARILLO THUNDERHEADS — Signed INF Taylor Smart. FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS — Signed RHP Bryan Blough. GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS — Traded RHP Stephen Bougher to Lake Erie for RHP Zac Treece

and LHP Andy Roberts. JOPLIN BLASTERS — Signed C Yenier Bello. KANSAS CITY T-BONES — Signed LHP Blake Holovach. LAREDO LEMURS — Traded RHPs Andrew Aizenstadt and Ian Kadish to Sussex County (Can-Am) for future considerations. SIOUX FALLS CANARIES — Signed INF Jerome Pena. ST. PAUL SAINTS — Traded INF Devin Thaut to Sussex County (Can-Am) for cash. Atlantic League LONG ISLAND DUCKS — Signed 1B Jon Griffin, RHP Ryan Kussmaul, C Mike Blanke and INF Reegie Corona. Can-Am League OTTAWA CHAMPIONS — Signed RHP Wilmer Font. SUSSEX COUNTY MINERS — Signed LHP Jordan Remer. Frontier League

FRONTIER GREYS — Traded 1B Jon Griffin to Long Island (Atlantic) for a player to be named. JOLIET SLAMMERS — Signed 3B Mike Garza. TRAVERSE CITY BEACH BUMS — Signed INF Sam Bumpers and RHP Bret Dahlson. FOOTBALL National Football League CINCINNATI BENGALS — Signed RB Cedric Peerman. CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed TE Rob Housler. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Exercised the team’s fifth-year option on the contract of QB Andrew Luck. Canadian Football League CFL — Named Paulo Senra director of communications, effective April 27. TORONTO ARGONAUTS — Signed WRs Kevin Elliott and Ronald Johnson. WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Signed RB Da’Rel Scott, DE/LB Derrell Johnson and WR Jordan Reaves.

HOCKEY National Hockey League BUFFALO SABRES — Assigned C Sam Reinhart to Rochester (AHL). FLORIDA PANTHERS — Reassigned G Dan Ellis to the San Antonio (AHL). NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Signed F Steve Moses to a one-year contract. NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Recalled D Raman Hrabarenka and Seth Helgeson from Albany (AHL). NEW YORK RANGERS — Recalled F Ryan Bourque and D Chris Summers from Hartford (AHL). TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS — Recalled D Colton Orr from Toronto (AHL). American Hockey League MANCHESTER MONARCHS — Signed D Alex Lintuniemi to an amateur tryout agreement. COLLEGE ALABAMA — Named Wes Hart soccer coach. ARIZONA STATE — Named Bobby Hurley men’s

basketball coach. BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN — Named Mike Ricks women’s basketball coach. CHOWAN — Named Holly Stambaugh internal operations assistant and assistant tennis coach. DAYTON — Named Austin King offensive line coach. GOUCHER — Named Patrick Daniel women’s basketball coach HOFSTRA — Signed men’s soccer coach Richard Nuttall and women’s lacrosse coach Shannon Smith to multiyear contract extensions. OREGON STATE — Announced sophomore QB Luke Del Rio is leaving the program. TEXAS — Named David Cason, Mike Morrell and Darrin Horn men’s assistant basketball coaches. VANDERBILT — Announced sophomore basketball G Shelton Mitchell is transferring. XAVIER — Signed women’s basketball coach Brian Neal to a contract extension through the 2018-19 season.

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Panthers put hurt on Bruins playoffs chances NHL ROUNDUP BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PANTHERS 4 BRUINS 2 SUNRISE, Fla. — Roberto Luongo earned his 401st career win and Jaromir Jagr got his 1,800th career point Thursday night, helping the Florida Panthers beat Boston 4-2, damaging the Bruins’ playoff hopes. The Bruins have lost two straight after winning their previous five games. They trail Ottawa by two points and Pittsburgh by one for the eighth and final spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Bruins have the tiebreaker over the Senators and finish Saturday at Tampa Bay. Detroit and the New York Islanders clinched playoff berths when Boston lost. Jonathan Huberdeau scored the go-ahead goal, while Jimmy Hayes, Brad Boyes and Aleksander Barkov also scored for the Panthers. Luongo stopped 34 shots and is tied with Chris Osgood for 10th in career wins. Jagr had two assists. The first gave him 1,799 career points and moved him past Ron Francis for sole possession of fourth place. Jagr’s second assist gave him 1,800 points and he tied Adam Oates for sixth in assists with 1,079. BLUES 2, BLACKHAWKS 1 ST. LOUIS (AP) — Paul Stastny scored the winner, Dmitrij Jaskin broke a 16-game scoreless string, and Jake Allen made 21 saves as the Blues won the Central Division. The Blues clinched home-ice advantage for the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs with their second win over Chicago in five days. It’s their first division title since 2011-2012 and only the third since 1986-87. Jaskin poked a rebound past Alex Pietrangelo at 17:10 of the second period to break a scoreless tie. It was the Blues’ first goal in 121 minutes, 58 seconds. Jaskin’s last goal came March 1 in a 6-5 overtime loss to Vancouver. Andrew Shaw scored for Chicago, which has lost three in a row and is guaranteed of opening the playoffs on the road, finishing third in the division. WILD 4, PREDATORS 2 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jason Pominville scored with 2:03 remaining in regulation for Minnesota. Jason Zucker scored twice and Marco Scandella had the other goal for Minnesota, which extended its franchise-record road winning streak to 12 games. Filip Forsberg and Seth Jones had the goals for Nashville, loser of the last five games. When St. Louis beat Chicago, it meant the Predators can’t win the Central Division, which belongs to the Blues. Goaltender Darcy Kuemper saw his first action in the NHL since Jan. 20. After starting 39 consecutive games, Devan Dubnyk finally got a rest Thursday. Having a playoff spot clinched, the Wild also did not dress their top three goal scorers: Zach Parise, Nino

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Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford, right, makes a save on a shot by St. Louis Blues’ Dmitrij Jaskin, of Russia, during the second period of an NHL game Thursday, in St. Louis. Niederreiter, and Thomas Vanek. Kuemper made 32 saves. LIGHTNING 4, DEVILS 3, OT TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tyler Johnson scored his second goal, an overtime power play effort. Johnson scored from along the goal line 1:22 into the extra session. Nikita Nesterov and Steven Stamkos also scored for the playoff-bound Lightning, who are battling Montreal for the Atlantic Division title. Nikita Kucherov and Ondrej Palat had three assists apiece. New Jersey, 1-6-3 over its last 10 games, got two goals from Steve Bernier, while Patrik Elias had the other Devils goal. Scott Gomez and Adam Henrique both had two assists. CANADIENS 4, RED WINGS 3, OT MONTREAL (AP) — Lars Eller scored 1:21 into overtime to lift the Canadiens, giving Carey Price a team record with his 43rd win of the season. Andrei Markov, Jeff Petry and Tomas Plekanec also scored for Montreal (49-22-10), which played its final home game. The Canadiens play their final regular-season game Saturday night in Toronto and lead Tampa Bay by two points in the Atlantic Division. Tomas Tatar, Pavel Datsyuk and Darren Helm scored in regulation for the Red Wings (42-25-14), who reached the post-season for a 24th consecutive season despite the defeat. Detroit qualified by earning a point while Bos-

ton lost to Florida. Eller scored on a shot from the left side that dribbled through goalie Jimmy Howard. SENATORS 3, RANGERS 0 NEW YORK (AP) — Clarke MacArthur and Kyle Turris scored in a 1:04 span late in the second period and the Senators’ continued their dazzling playoff push behind goaltender Andrew Hammond. Hammond had 26 saves for his third shutout as the Senators improved to 224-4 since Feb. 10. They have 97 points in the wild five-team race for the final four playoff spots in the Eastern Conference, and will make the post-season by winning in Philadelphia on Saturday. Hammond has been the difference for Ottawa. The 27-year-old is 19-1-2 since taking over as the starting goaltender on Feb. 8. This win over the Presidents’ Cup winners avenged his only loss. Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored into an empty net with 1:39 to play. Henrik Lundqvist made 24 saves. His four-game winning streak and the Rangers’ five-game run ended. HURRICANES 3, FLYERS 1 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brent Bellemore and Ryan Murphy each scored a goal to lead Carolina. Jordan Staal added an empty-netter for the Hurricanes, who snapped a five-game road losing streak while tak-

ing their fourth victory in five games against Philadelphia this season. Sean Couturier scored for the Flyers, while Jakub Voracek went without a point for Philadelphia. Voracek entered Thursday fourth in the league with 81 points, two behind the NHLleading trio of John Tavares, Jamie Benn and Sidney Crosby. The game pitted a pair of teams not headed for the post-season. AVALANCHE JETS 0, SO The Winnipeg Jets clinched their first playoff spot in eight seasons Thursday night despite a 1-0 shootout loss to the Avalanche. Ryan O’Reilly and Matt Duchene scored in the shootout, and Reto Berra stopped both Winnipeg shots. Berra finished with a season-high 41 saves, then stymied Blake Wheeler and Andrew Ladd in the shootout. The Jets received help from Calgary to squeeze into the playoffs as a wild card when the Flames beat Los Angeles. The last time the franchise made the post-season was in 2006-07, when the team was the Atlanta Thrashers. The Jets are making their first playoff appearance since relocating to Winnipeg for the 2011-12 season. Ondrej Pavelec had another brilliant night, stopping 21 shots through overtime. But O’Reilly beat him with a backhanded shot and Duchene followed with another. Colorado did not make the playoffs this season.

Predators sign free-agent forward Steve Moses to contract The Nashville Predators have signed free-agent forward Steve Moses to a one-year, $1 million contract for the 2015-16 season. The team announced the signing Thursday. The 25-year-old Moses set a Kontinental Hockey League single-season record in 2014-15 by scoring 36 goals for Jokerit in that club’s inaugural season in the Russia-based league. Moses also had 21 assists and tied for seventh in the KHL with 57 points while playing 60 games for Jokerit, which is based in Helsinki, Finland. Moses is 5-foot-9 and 172 pounds. He played for the University of New Hampshire from 2008-12.

Stephen Curry breaks his own NBA record for most 3-pointers in a season Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry has broken his own NBA record for 3-pointers in a season. Curry eclipsed his mark of 272 3-pointers Thursday night against the Portland Trail Blazers. He entered the game four 3s shy of the record, which he set two years ago in the season finale at Portland. The MVP candidate made four 3s in the first quarter, tying the mark with a shot near the top of the arc. He surpassed the record with a 3-pointer in a transition with 4:28 remaining in the second quarter.

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Friars move on to Frozen Four final DOWN NEBRASKA-OMAHA FOR CHANCE TO PLAY FOR FIRST NCAA HOCKEY get ready for Saturday.” Jake Guentzel scored and Ryan Massa made 44 saves for Nebraska-Omaha (20-13-6). The Mavericks were making their first appearance in the Frozen Four. “It was a very special year,” Mavericks freshman forward Jake Randolph said. “Starting with the seniors, I’ve never met such a great group of guys that were such leaders to us freshman and all of these younger guys. It was unbelievable. That’s the one word I can say — special.” The Friars came in feeling as if they needed to prove they belonged after they lost to New Hampshire in the league tourney. “We always knew. We were disappointed with our effort in the Hockey East quarterfinals and got beat by a good team,” Saracino said. “We wanted that second chance and we knew when we got that second chance that we were going to have to make the most of it.” The Mavericks pulled Massa for an extra skater with 2 minutes left, and Saracino sealed it with an empty-net goal in the final minute. The Friars had a number of chances early in the second, but Massa was able to keep them off the scoreboard until Acciari broke through midway through the second period. Massa was unable to cover a loose puck in front of the crease when Saracino poked it away just before he was able to get his glove over it. The puck squirted to the other side of the crease, where Acciari was able to bang it into the open side of the net. “He’s a great goalie. He

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Providence 4 Nebraska-Omaha 1 BOSTON — The Providence Friars didn’t even know if they’d make it to the NCAA Tournament. Now, they are a victory away from the first title in school history. Noel Acciari and Mark Jankowski scored second-period goals, Jon Gillies made 25 saves and Providence beat Nebraska-Omaha 4-1 on Thursday night in the Frozen Four to advance to the championship game for the second time in school history. Trevor Mingoia and Nick Saracino also scored for the Friars (25-13-2). They will face Hockey East rival Boston University in the championship game Saturday night at TD Garden. Boston University beat North Dakota 5-3 in the second semifinal. “I think it talks about the parity in college hockey,” Providence coach Nate Leaman said. “We were a hundredth’s of a point away of not making it to the tournament and we felt like we had as great season. It used to be if you could get 20 wins, you were a lock into getting into the tournament. This year, we had 22 and we were a battle with Bowling Green (for the last spot).” The Friars, making their fifth appearance in the final four, lost to RPI in the 1985 title game in Detroit. “We came up here expecting to win so we treated this like the front nine,” Gillies said. “Refresh, regroup and

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Providence forward Mark Jankowski (10) celebrates with fans after his goal off Omaha goalie Ryan Massa, right, during the second period of their semi-final game at the NCAA Frozen Four hockey tournament in Boston, Thursday. competed really well,” Saracino said. “We got that one bounce and we went from there.” Providence made it 2-0 on Jankowski’s goal a little less than 4 minutes later. Saracino fed a pass to Jankowski alone in front and he lifted a shot over Massa’s right pad from just outside the crease. Guentzel made it 2-1 with

9:14 left in the third, but Mingoia scored 24 seconds later. In a first period that featured lengthy stretches of continuous action, the Friars outshot the Mavericks 16-9 and had much better scoring chances. The best came with 7 ½ minutes left when Mingoia broke in alone down the right wing, shifted to his backhand and slipped a shot past Massa,

but the puck slid by the left post. Friars winger Brandon Tanev also hit the outside of the post off a rebound with 6 minutes left. The Mavericks had a late flurry in the first when Gillies made two stops — both on shots from the edge of the crease by Justin Parizek and Tyler Vesel.

Boston University beats North Dakota to reach NCAA final BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Boston University coach David Quinn wanted freshman star Jack Eichel back on the ice — again. “It was a change and coach started yelling late, ’Eichel! Eichel, Eichel line!”’ the Hobey Baker finalist said about a play that led to the opening goal in the Terriers’ 5-3 victory over North Dakota on Thursday night in their Frozen Four semifinal. “I do that a lot,” Quinn said, breaking into a grin. “I do it in my sleep.” Eichel scored two goals to help Boston University advance to the championship game. The Terriers (28-7-5) will face Hockey East rival Providence (25-13-2) in the title game Saturday night at TD Garden. The Friars beat Nebraska-Omaha 4-1 in the first semifinal. Eichel scored on a power play in the first period, Brandon Hickey also had a power-play score and A.J. Greer and Doyle Somerby had second-period goals.

“One more. We wanted to be in this position at the beginning of the year,” Eichel said. “We’ve made a lot of sacrifices. The guys in this room, I can’t say enough about them. We’ve worked so hard to get in this position. But like our coach said, you don’t want to tell somebody someday that you made it to the Frozen Four, you want to tell them you won it.” Matt O’Connor made 36 saves for the Terriers, seeking their sixth NCAA title. Providence, making its second trip to the championship, is trying to win for the first time in school history. “Every goal we put our mind to, we seem to perform in the moment,” O’Connor said. “A great freshman class led by great leadership on the other end is paying great dividends.” Luke Johnson, Troy Stecher and Connor Gaarder scored for North Dakota (29-10-3). Zane McIntyre stopped 22 shots. The Terriers reached the title game for the first time since capturing the crown in 2009. BU is playing about 2 miles from its campus and where it

won the Beanpot and league tournaments this year. BU led 4-1 entering the final period, but Gaarder’s power-play goal cut it to 4-3 with 3:43 to play. “It was impressive,” McIntyre said of the comeback. “Every situation that we’ve been in this year, tough situations, guys have persevered.” But it didn’t happen this time because of Eichel. North Dakota pulled McIntyre with 1:33 left, and Eichel sealed it with an empty-netter. “It’s a tough way to go out,” North Dakota forward Wade Murphy said. BU used its power play to take a 2-0 lead in the first. The Terriers have 33 power-play goals in their last 25 games. The Terriers opened the scoring 5 minutes into the game when Eichel shovelled in a backhander from the bottom of the left circle. They made it 2-0 when Hickey fired a slap shot as he was falling to one knee that slipped behind McIntyre. “A couple of calls early and then

they capitalized on those penalties,” North Dakota captain Stephane Pattyn said. In a second period filled with wideopen play and numerous scoring opportunities, North Dakota sliced it to 2-1 when Johnson slipped a tough-angle shot by O’Connor from the bottom of the right circle. After the goal, North Dakota kept the puck in BU’s zone for extended stretches, hit a post and had a number of good chances, but couldn’t get it past O’Connor. The Terriers then took control by scoring the next two goals to take a 4-1 lead into the third period. They tightened up defensively and slowed play. Greer one-timed Eichel’s shot inside the right post, making it 3-1 with 8:40 left in the second. Less than 2 minutes later, Somerby’s first goal of the season and just the second of his collegiate career made it 4-1. The 6-foot-5 sophomore defenceman fired a shot through a maze of players that slipped between the pads of McIntyre, also a Hobey Baker finalist.

Coyotes’ Oliver Ekman-Larsson still striving to play like Nicklas Lidstrom NHL BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Twenty-three is Oliver Ekman-Larsson’s lucky number. He wears it on the back of his Arizona Coyotes jersey and is having the best offensive season of his NHL career at the age of 23. Two and three also add up to five, the number idol Nicklas Lidstrom wore during a legendary career with the Detroit Red Wings. Ekman-Larsson has a long way to go to reach Lidstrom’s level, but at his age the potential is there for plenty of growth. “If Oliver wants to strive to be a player similar as Lidstrom, I think that’s a great goal to have,” Coyotes coach Dave Tippett said in a phone interview Wednesday. “Can he get there? I’m not sure. But to have a goal to strive to be a player

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like that shows that you want to get better every day.” With the regular-season winding down, Ekman-Larsson’s 23 goals are more than Erik Karlsson of the Ottawa Senators, P.K. Subban of the Montreal Canadiens or any other NHL defenceman has scored. Ekman-Larsson made a conscious decision to shoot more this season but also credited luck for some of his goals. He scored from beyond the red-line in Toronto — naturally with 23 seconds left on a Maple Leafs power play. He looked up the scoreboard and thought to put the puck on net. “You need to get lucky once in a while,” Ekman-Larsson said. “My teammates have been doing a really good job finding me pucks, screening the goalies, and I think that’s the biggest thing.” Tippett said Ekman-Larsson has a deceptive release on his shot that makes it difficult for goaltenders to

read off his blade. Having Keith Yandle around for setup passes until the trade deadline also helped, but the young Swede can score in a variety of fashions. “It’s amazing: He scores on the power play and he scores on end-toend rushes,” Tippett said. “He’s a top player that shoots the puck very well. He joins the attack a lot, so there’s all those factors leading to him getting opportunities to score.” Defensively, Ekman-Larsson still needs some work. Tippett pointed specifically to how he reads rushes getting back and how he positions himself in front of the net as areas he needs to improve on. Ekman-Larsson wants to be more then just a good offensive defenceman and is in the process of sharpening his skills in his own end. “Just make a good first pass and be a harder defender and just be a little bit harder in front of our net,” he said.

“I’m working on that right now, so I can start off next year being a better defender.” If Ekman-Larsson rounds out his game, his salary-cap hit of US$5.5 million for the next four seasons will be one of the league’s best bargains. A Norris Trophy dark horse a couple of years ago, Tippett said Ekman-Larsson is a better player now and expects him to keep improving as he reaches the prime of his career. There’s plenty of uncertainty in the Coyotes’ near future, but Ekman-Larsson is a franchise cornerstone. Tippett named him an alternate captain after Arizona made some trades and has seen a maturation process follow. “He wants to be part of the solution with this team,” Tippett said. “He’s committed to this organization, and the leadership part along with the game is what has really come on this year.”

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Roger Alves. Saturday’s main event at the Krakow Arena marks the UFC return of iconic heavyweight Mirko (Cro Cop) Filipovic after a 3-½ year absence. The 40-year-old Croatian faces Gabriel Gonzaga in a rematch of their UFC bout eight years ago when Gonzaga stunned Filipovic with a head kick at UFC 70. It’s the UFC’s debut in Poland, joining Scotland as additions to the organization’s 2015 calendar. Westcott was slated to return last August against Brazilian Alberto Mina on a UFC card in Macau, only to fall victim to a staph infection. He was training at Tiger Muay Thai in Thailand some 10 days before the bout when he noticed what looked like a “little bite” on the top of his foot. The next day the foot was burning and itching. Things got even worse the next morning. “You know in ’The Nutty Professor’ (movie) when his shoes pop off because his foot is swollen? That was my foot,” said Westcott. “I ended up having what looked like a bullet hole in my foot,” he added. He was on IV antibiotics for close to a week, going in for treatment three times a day. “It was awful.” Restored to health, he had hoped to fight on a proposed March card in Windsor, Ont., which never came to fruition. Then Poland popped up. All but two of his fights have been in Edmonton. The other two were in Yellowknife and Quebec City. “It’s going to be fun fighting in someone else’s territory ... coming out first, getting booed,” said Westcott. “I’m pretty excited.” P.E.I. lightweight Jason Saggo was to have fought on the Poland card but injured his Achilles in training.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MOSCOW — The Kontinental Hockey League team in Sochi, a major part of the Russian city’s legacy from last year’s Winter Olympics, has not paid its players in more than two months. HC Sochi and the head of the KHL Players’ Trade Union, former Edmonton Oilers forward Andrei Kovalenko, said the club has financial problems and last paid its players in January. The club has promised to resolve the issue by April 30. Under league rules, the club must resolve debts to players by the end of May in order to compete in the next KHL season. “I think they’ll manage it,” Kovalenko told The Associated Press. Team spokesman Dmitry Isaichev told the AP that “everyone will get everything” they are owed and that the club’s financial struggles have come as a surprise. “I can’t say exactly what situation has occurred, but it’s extraordinary, a situation that no one could have planned for,” Isaichev. “We couldn’t pay the players their wages, but we warned them immediately that they would receive everything in full.” Many of the KHL’s mostly Russian teams have experienced financial problems this season as Russia’s economy heads for recession this year. A combination of international sanctions and the low oil price have caused financial headaches for the state-owned energy companies and Russian regional governments which fund most of the KHL’s teams. HC Sochi has been part-funded by both its regional govern-

ment and the state gas company Gazprom this season. Kovalenko said HC Sochi’s players, who include two Canadians and two Americans, were prepared to wait and see if the club could pay by the April 30 deadline before filing a possible request for free agency. “There’s two ways we can work,” Kovalenko said. “The first way is that we apply to the disciplinary committee to tear up the contracts, we start to dispute with the club, and we’d definitely win that case because there’s more than two months of wage delays. But the players say they don’t want to go arbitration and they’ll wait until the 30th.” HC Sochi is the only professional sports team to use a Sochi Olympic facility. Despite hockey having almost no history in southern Russia, HC Sochi has posted some of the highest average crowds in the league during its debut season at the Bolshoy Ice Dome. The season is already over for HC Sochi, which lost to CSKA Moscow in the first round of the playoffs. At least five teams have been reported in Russian media to be at risk of withdrawing from the KHL for financial reasons. They include Slovakian team Slovan Bratislava, Atlant Moscow Region and Admiral Vladivostok in the Russian Far East, a team co-founded by NHL great Slava Fetisov.

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TORONTO — Sheldon Westcott has waited a long time for a second chance in the UFC. It’s been almost a year since the mixed martial artist from St. Albert, lost to Elias (The Spartan) Theodorou by second-round TKO in the final of The Ultimate Fighter Nations. Westcott, who has campaigned almost exclusively as a welterweight, had no trouble as a middleweight during the reality TV show but was outmuscled by the bruising Theodorou in the live finale. “I’ve got to make everyone forget about the guy who showed up in Quebec City ... I fought like crap,” said Westcott. “You either win or you learn,” he added. “I took a lot from that fight. I changed a lot of things in my preparation for fights and I’ll come back better.” Westcott (9-2-1) finally gets a chance to showcase his skills Saturday when he takes on Polish welterweight Pawel Pawlak (10-1) on the main card of a televised UFC show in Krakow, Poland. The 30-year-old Canadian has made sure he does not forget the lessons of the Theodorou loss. Westcott listens to his entrance music from the Quebec fight — Imagine Dragons’ “Radioactive” — on the last mile of his regular runs to ensure “I’ll never gas out again, I’ll never put myself in a position to compete that bad again.” It seems to be working, with Westcott saying his last mile is always faster than the first. Westcott has tweaked his training to include more sparring, with local fighter Ryan (The Real Deal) Ford a favourite partner. He is also working with wrestling coach

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Historic season wasn’t without challenges KAILLIE HUMPHRIES DIDN’T FIND IT EASY TO BREAK DOWN THE GENDER BARRIER IN THE SPORT OF BOBSLEDDING men. Humphries said her reception was largely positive — and sometimes humorous. “Four-man day, everybody loves it, you’re in the start house,” she said. “The guys just whip off their shirts and they put their little speed suits on, so I do the same. And the amount of comments after. . .they’re like ’You can’t do that!’ I’m like ’What do you mean?’ And they’re like ’You have your little pink underwear on, and it distracts us.’ “I’m like, ’See? Really I’m just smart.”’ American Steven Holcomb, the 2010 Olympic four-man champion, spoke positively about Humphries in an interview. “He said ’At the end of the day if Kaillie can get her start up, I look forward to actually being able to compete against her because she’s a competitor,”’ Humphries said. “It had nothing to do with my gender. To have him say that, and to know he knows my ability as a pilot, and where I can go with this was a huge, huge compliment.” On the heels of her historic season, Humphries was an appropriate ambassador for Fuelling Women Champions, an initiative launched this week by Dairy Farmers of Canada to help promote and sponsor Canadian female athletes and teams. She shoulders her position as a role model gladly, and talked about meeting a teenager at a recent Calgary Roughnecks game. “You could tell she was super shy, and her dad was with her, and her dad was kind of pushing her. She told me I spoke to her soccer club right after the Vancouver Olympics,” Humphries said. “She was completely shaking, su-

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — When Kaillie Humphries announced she would compete against men this past season, some of those men threatened to quit if she beat them. Canada’s women’s bobsled star laughed it off at the time, and then got down to the business of making them eat their words. But breaking down gender barriers hasn’t been easy for the two-time Olympic gold medallist. Humphries became the first woman to compete in four-man bobsled at the world championships and on the World Cup circuit this past season. In Toronto this week to help promote a new women’s sport initiative, the 29-year-old from Calgary reflected on what was a tougher season than expected. “I definitely learned this year that there’s a lot of proving I have to do. . . there are a lot of stereotypes. There was a lot of mental challenges I wasn’t fully aware of,” Humphries said. “I’ve been in a pretty male-dominated sport for a while and I thought I had a pretty good handle on what that was going to mean. But definitely competing with guys, in a guy’s event is different. The starthouse is different, how they approach races is different, the intensity is different, how they think and function and act around each other. . . That’s an area I’ll have to adapt to if I want to be successful.” Humphries captured her second consecutive women’s two-man title at the Sochi Olympics. Then, after successfully lobbying bobsled’s world governing body to be included, Humphries and American rival Elana Meyers Taylor made history by racing against the

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Canada’s Kaillie Humphries, Dan Dale, Joey Nemet, and Douglas McLelland, compete in the men’s World Cup 4-man bobsled event in Calgary, Dec. 20, 2014. When Humphries announced she would compete against men this past season, some of those men threatened to quit if she beat them. Canada’s women’s bobsled star laughed it off at the time, and then got down to the business of making them eat their words. per nervous, and she just wanted a picture. Just something as simple as that, it’s very heartfelt, and you could tell that something that I’d said to her back then really stuck. “Any time you get to hear from a fellow athlete, but especially a young girl, that what I do helps them, or gives them the confidence to achieve what they do is fantastic.” Humphries’ fight to compete in the

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Fieldhouse costs raise questions LACOMBE COUNTY ASKED FOR MORE BLACKFALDS OPERATING FUNDS THAN ANTICIPATED BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF Lacombe County council agreed on Thursday to provide $75,000 annually to operate the new Blackfalds fieldhouse. The request was passed unanimously, but only after several councillors raised concerns about the unexpectedly high bill and county’s role in helping out urban partners. County funding is based on a 10 per cent share of the estimated $750,000 operating deficit of the facility. The share is based on the expected per-

centage of users from the county. However, councillors were taken aback by the size of the operating deficit, which had earlier been pegged in the $325,000 range. Council heard from staff that the bulk of the increased cost was the town’s decision to go ahead with an outdoor pool now, rather than waiting for a later phase of the project. Coun. Rod McDermand said facing much larger than expected bills makes it harder for council to convince its ratepayers that their tax dollars are being managed wisely. Coun. Ken Wigmore said more funding requests from Blackfalds and other communities are expected and it’s time

that council reviewed how it wants to approach its recreational funding. It may be time to make it clear that the county cannot be expected to pick up a share of all projects on community’s wish lists. “We have to be cautious on how we approach this,” he said, summing up the general issue at stake. Tim Timmons, county corporate services director, said usership levels and facility costs will be reviewed by the county every year. The county also stepped up several years ago to provide 15 per cent of the project’s cost — or $2.25 million — based on estimated usership levels at

the time. With Blackfalds’ rapid growth, county and town agreed that 10 per cent more likely reflects out-of-town use when splitting up operating costs. Participating in cost-sharing also ensures that county residents do not have to pay additional fees when using the facility. Under a recreation plan passed last year, the county insists on having a seat at the table when major recreation projects are proposed by its urban communities. The county has the right to say no to sharing costs it does not support, said Timmons. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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From the left, Norm Cooper, Jack Ziegler, Tom Walls and Janet Gunston play a game of Crib at the Senior Citizens Downtown House in Red Deer Thursday. The drop in card game at the Downtown House runs each Thursday starting a 1:30 p.m. anyone is welcome to attend. The Senior Citizens Downtown House is located at 5414-43 st.

Bigger water buffer being urged Lacombe County wants the City of Lacombe to beef up buffer zones around water bodies. An updated Municipal Development Plan has been prepared by the city that calls for a minimum six-metre environmental reserve from water bodies or water courses, which is the minimum allowed under the Municipal Government Act. County planners, who were given a copy of the town’s plan for review, noted that the county requires at least a 30-metre environmental reserve, which is mea-

sured from the high water mark or top of the bank. “We would encourage the City of Lacombe to consider adopting a similar standard,” says a county letter to the town. The six-metre reserve is not set in stone. It can be increased based on geotechnical studies and consultation with Alberta Environment. As well, a 15-metre municipal reserve is also taken at time of development. There is a growing consensus among municipalities to opt for generous buffers from water bodies.

County manager of planning services Dale Freitag told council that the flooding in High River is an example of what can go wrong when development is allowed too close to rivers. These kinds of setbacks are emerging as a hot issue at the provincial level, said county commissioner Terry Hager. The development community is lobbying for smaller setbacks and municipalities want bigger development-free strips. Lacombe has not yet responded to the county’s letter.

A blueprint on how to ensure that Sylvan Lake is not harmed further by the cumulative effects of human action is nearing completion. The second phase of the Cumulative Effects Management System Plan for the lake will include an overview of the current conditions of the watershed and a “gap analysis” of existing water quality initiatives undertaken by the eight municipalities on the lake. That work has been used to create a list of recommendations, and their projected costs, for measures to ensure the lake remains healthy. Lacombe County planner and development officer Cajun Paradis told council on Thursday that the final report is expected later this month. The plan has been scrutinized closely by the county and changes were made to reflect early concerns that it was “overly harsh,” said Paradis. Dale Freitag, county manager of planning services, said there were concerns that agriculture was being singled out over other lake-area development for changes to the lake. In an executive summary released to council, the plan makes clear that it is difficult to pinpoint concentrations of lake-harming chemicals such as phosphorous and nitrogen to specific uses around the lake. “Despite three decades of monitoring, the relationship between land use and lake water quality remain largely a mystery,” says the summary. “Nonetheless, it is recognized that additional nutrient loading may cause the lake to ‘tip’ from mesotrophic to eutrophic status without much warning.” Mesotrophic lakes are typically clear with aquatic plants and medium levels of nutrients. Eutrophic water bodies have an over-abundance of plants or algae, which can starve some species of fish of oxygen. Coun. Keith Stephenson, who is the county’s representative on the Sylvan Lake Management Committee, which helped oversee the cumulative effects work, believes the final plan will be useful. “I have confidence that it’s a good document and council will accept it,” he told his colleagues. Lacombe and Red Deer Counties, Town of Sylvan Lake and five summer villages around the lake are part of the committee. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

Otis helps nature rehab centre open public’s eyes about its work OWL AND AUTHOR TO SIGN BOOKS ON SATURDAY

Otis the Owl was rescued by Medicine River Wildlife Centre when his eyes were still closed. He’s been opening the eyes of Central Albertans to nature’s majesty ever since. Otis had most likely been dropped by a predator that snatched him from his nest when he was only a few days old. He was rescued and brought to the wildlife centre where, coincidentally, staff were looking at the possibility of having an education owl. Normally they would have put the owlet with a foster owl. But because Otis had not yet opened his eyes and seen his new parents, he was the perfect fit as an educational ambassador for centre. A wild owl taken into a room full

of people would become distressed, said Carol Kelly, executive director of Medicine River Wildlife Centre near Spruceview. The centre’s goal is never to take an animal from its natural habitat or to prevent an animal from being able to live in its natural habitat. But Otis is different because he imprinted on people and not other owls. Kelly said she sees how much he enjoys what he does and how much he benefits the centre. Otis is now 12 years old and makes more than 150 appearances at schools and events each year. Erin Young, educational co-ordinator at the wildlife centre, has written three books narrated by Otis. The books educate children about common injuries staff at the wildlife centre see in the animals that they help. And they help teach children to respect animals in the wild.

Otis’s Story, Tangled in Trash and Rescued off the Road are sold through Chapters and through the wildlife centre. Young has many more ideas for books in the Otis series but she is waiting for sponsors. The books were created as a result of Young’s presentations to school children. Kelly saw how the children reacted to the photos and emotional stories Young wrote about the animals. Proceeds from the books go towards the purchase of land surrounding the centre. Children can meet Otis and Young on Saturday at Chapters in Red Deer and have their copy of Rescued off the Road signed by pair from noon to 2 p.m. A stamp of his talons will be used as his signature. For more information about the wildlife centre, go to http://www.medi-

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BRIEFS Red Deer teenager heading to national pageant A recent graduate of Hunting Hills High School was named Miss Teenage Red Deer at the Miss Teenage Alberta competition in March. Kali-Ann Ropchan will represent Red Deer and compete in the 2015 Miss Teenage Canada Pageant in Toronto in August. Ropchan competed against 34 girls from across Alberta during regionals. The top 17 were given a title based on where they lived and given the opportunity to compete at Nationals in Toronto. Ropchan is attending Red Deer College in the bachelor of education program. For more information about the current Miss Teenage Canada, visit her facebook page at www.facebook.com/ missteenagereddeer2015.

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Just a couple of weeks ago, this hare was no doubt completely white, like the snow covering the winter landscape. Now with the snow gone in Central Alberta and the daylight hours continuing to get longer, its coat is almost completely changed to its summer colouring.

Citizen of the year gala set for May 7 at Sheraton This pickup truck with several aftermarket features was stolen in Stettler and is related to a shooting there.

Stettler police find truck related to shooting incident Three people arrested in a shooting near Stettler have been released from custody and RCMP are looking for a new suspect who is believed to have stolen a modified heavy-duty truck. Stettler RCMP and the RCMP Serious Crimes Branch South have found the truck, which was stolen as part of the incident on Tuesday east of Red Deer. The truck is described as a black four-door Ford F250 Super Duty diesel pickup truck. When it was stolen, it had Alberta licence plate BPM 6591 on it. It has unique features including “Lamborghini” style doors, also known as scissor doors, which rotate vertically rather than outwardly when they are opened. There is a Harley-Davidson emblem at the vehicle’s trim level, however it is not a Harley-Davidson edition truck. The truck also has a slip tank in the cargo area and after-market rims. Tips from the public led investigators to locate the truck in Red Deer Thursday afternoon. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Stettler RCMP at 403-742-3383, call 911 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. An initial police news release said two men and a woman from Stettler had been arrested in relation to the incident. However, RCMP investigation has progressed and those three were released from custody without being charged at this time.

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Red Deer will celebrate its Citizen of the Year on May 7 at Sheraton Red Deer. The annual spring gala, presented by Rotary Clubs of Red Deer, will feature speaker Mike “Pinball” Clemons, a Canadian Football League legend. The cocktail reception and silent auction run from 5:30 to 7 p.m., with dinner and awards presentations from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Clemons will speak for an hour starting at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $125 each. Tables of eight can be reserved for $1,000. For tickets, call Raymond Rogers at 403-986-3512 or email raymondrogers0@gmail.com.

Green Deer campaign launches on Monday The annual campaign to turn Red Deer a little green by having as many people pitch-in and pick up trash kicks off with its annual barbecue. Green Deer starts on Monday from 5 to 6:30 p.m. with a barbecue at the Parkland Mall parking lot, at 4811 67th St. Afterwards, the two-month campaign to clean up the city gets underway. Green Deer runs until June 13. Suzanne Jubb, Red Deer community and program facilitator, has worked with Green Deer since its origins, and said the participation of people has grown immensely. The first few years, people out picking up garbage had their work cut out for them as they collected garbage both new and old. But Jubb believes now the work that the volunteers do primarily involves garbage from the past year. People looking to get some help before going out on a cleaning mission can register with the city and receive bags to fill with all the collected garbage.

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This year, there is also a push to get sports teams involved. Jubb said they are asking teams to take 10 minutes after a game or practice to clean the area they use. “Whether it’s a dressing room or playing outside on a field, hopefully a team can go and clean up after their event,” said Jubb. For more information, visit www. reddeer.ca/greendeer.

Park at a ceremony on May 27 at the site. Coun. Brenda Knight questioned whether the trails would be paved. “We’re not going to pave paradise are we?” County manager of planning services Dale Freitag said the intention is to leave trails undeveloped similar to the J.J. Collett Natural Area, north of Lacombe.

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A longtime campground operator is donating 140 acres of picturesque land around Lacombe Lake to Lacombe County. Frank Kuhnen, who owns the Watipi Campground on the east side of Hwy 2 south of Lacombe, wanted the undeveloped land to become a recreation spot for residents and has turned it over to Lacombe County. It features a number of natural trails winding through tree stands at the southwest end of the lake. In honour of the bequest, the county plans to officially recognize Kuhnen

The Friday Forward newspaper circulated to area homes on April 3 and April 10 has some incorrect information about the date of the Central Alberta Refugee Effort fundraising gala. The event, which features international cuisine, entertainment, cocktails, and silent and live auctions, is April 24. The event starts at 5 p.m. at the Holiday Inn in Gasoline Alley. Tickets are $100 each or $750 for a table for eight. For further details, check www. around-the-world-with-care.immigrant-centre.ca.

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Land title fees set for big increase BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Home buyers will have to dig a little bit deeper into their wallets, starting this summer. As of July 1, the fees for registering a transfer of land or a mortgage at Alberta’s land titles office will increase significantly, as a result of the 2015 provincial budget. For a home valued at $450,000, a buyer will have to pay $1,122 in registration fees, as opposed to the current tally of $262. Judy Ferguson, Central Alberta Realtors Association chief executive officer, said the additional fees will not affect the selling price for homes, but

will affect the closing fees. “Some buyers may have to wait a little longer but we are not anticipating it to have too negative of an impact,” said Ferguson. “Any fee increase will have an impact on certain situations.” Ferguson said she does not expect the increase to have a great impact on home sales. But she did say any increase is disappointing. With the changes, the flat fee for transfers and mortgages will increase to $75 from $50. And the variable fee for transfers and mortgages will increase to $6 for every $5,000 in house or mortgage value, up from $1 per $5,000 in value. Lorna Moore, president of the Central Alberta Realtors Association and

broker/owner of Royal LePage Tamarack Trail Realty in Rocky Mountain House, also said the fee increases will likely not affect overall home sales. But if it does affects anyone, she said, it may be first-time home buyers. “I don’t think that’s going to stop them from actually purchasing new homes,” she said. “They may have to save for a little bit longer because there is an increase between $600 and $700.” Moore added that home sales remain fairly steady but are not as heavy as they were about a year ago. “However, we are starting to see a circulation of homes happening here now,” she said. “We have been affected a little bit; not an extreme amount.

It certainly isn’t anything that we are (worried about). The consumer confidence is still there.” The last fee increase related to motor vehicles, land titles and corporate registry was in 2011. Total transaction fees for land transfers and mortgage registrations in Alberta are less than half the national average. Registration costs for a typical $500,000 house purchase averages $3,676 across Canada, while in Alberta it will be $1,230 with the new fee structure. British Columbians pay the most, at $8,157; Nova Scotians pay the least, at $200. The province says fee increases will allow it to modernize services. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

Grade 2 student finds success on Dragons’ Den BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR Mya Prehn has founded a thriving business, made a successful pitch to the investment moguls on CBC’s Dragons’ Den, been chosen by Mattel and Canada Dry Mott’s to represent their brands, and been featured prominently in the media. Not bad for a seven-year-old entrepreneur. The Grade 2 student at Stettler Elementary School has been busy since February 2014, when she auditioned for Dragons’ Den. Her mother Erin explained that Mya and her dad Brian were regular viewers of the program, and she wanted to take part herself. “Mya came up with various ideas, like a robot to apply make-up and things like that that we obviously didn’t have the knowledge or the skills to create,” said Erin. As luck would have it, at about the same time Erin was trying to convince Mya not to skip over the nutritious foods in her lunch in favour of lesshealthy items. Mya suggested they tackle the issue by treating it as a game, and a creative system of rating each food product resulted. Specifically, Erin began affixing zero to three apple stickers on each item in Mya’s lunch every day — with the number of apples depicting nutritional value. The stickers earned by Mya were tracked on a board and prizes awarded when she reached a certain number. Mya presented this system, called Lunch Apeel, at her audition. Erin and Brian assumed that would be the end of their Dragons’ Den adventure, but one of the show’s producers called soon after to invite Mya to Toronto for filming. That occurred in March, with Mya’s meeting with the dragons broadcast

BRIEF OTTAWA — A filing with the U.S. securities regulator says the Canadian government unloaded its remaining stake in General Motors for about C$3.26 billion. But it’s not immediately clear exactly how much of that amount Ottawa will pocket, or how much will go towards fees and charges. A document posted by the U.S. securities and exchange commission overnight says Ottawa sold nearly 73.4 million GM shares Monday for about US$35.61 each. The government announced Monday it had sold off the rest of its GM stock in an unregistered block sale to Goldman Sachs & Co. But Ottawa did not disclose how much cash it made from the transaction, nor how much the deal would help the government’s bottom line. The cash injection from the sale will help the Harper government overcome the oil slump and deliver on its central promise to balance the election-year budget.

Satellite radio operator Sirius XM books $25.1M loss, cites major tax reversal Sirius XM Canada Holdings Inc. has reported a more than $25-million net loss in its most recent quarter, citing a decision by the Canada Revenue Agency that required it to book a noncash, one-time income tax expense of $19.1 million. The parent of satellite radio company Sirius XM Canada Inc. says the loss of $25.1 million amounted to 19 cents per share and compared with a net profit of $6.2 million or five cents per share in the second quarter of fiscal 2014.

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“The dragons were absolutely amazing,” said Erin. “They were incredibly kind and encouraging.” A couple have remained in contact, including Chilton. “He actually personally phoned Mya a couple different times, just to see how things were going and provide support.” When the episode involving Mya was broadcast, there was a spike in demand for Lunch Apeel kits — which are sold online. “It was a bit of a bump we weren’t really expecting, because we were just building them in our basement,” said Erin. About a month later, Canada Dry Mott’s called to see if Mya would sample its Mott’s Fruitsations Fruit Rockets, and if she liked them endorse the product. “They wanted to promote healthy

eating,” said Erin. And Mattel selected Mya as one of four Canadian girls to be on Super Hero Barbie’s Super Squad, inspiring others through their positive actions. “It’s grown bigger than we imagined, for sure,” said Erin of the whole experience. “It’s been quite a journey for sure.” Mya is now scheduled to meet with dragon Arlene Dickinson on April 30 in Calgary to make a $5,000 donation to Breakfast Clubs of Canada. “This time, I hope I get her autograph and maybe even a selfie with her,” she said. Mya’s appearance on Dragons’ Den can be viewed online at www.cbc.ca/ dragonsden/pitches/lunch-apeel. For more information about Lunch Apeel, or to order Lunch Apeel kits, go to www.lunchapeel.com. hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

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on Nov. 12 as part of an all-student episode. The petite blonde — who was six at the time — earned the distinction of being the youngest entrepreneur ever to appear on Dragons’ Den. Mya admitted to being a little nervous, but said some diligent practice beforehand helped her face down the dragons and the cameras. “My mom and dad printed off these sheets of the dragons’ faces and then we would tape them onto stuffies’ heads, and my brother would hold one up and my sister would hold one up and my dad would hold one up and my mom would use the camera and pretend she was the taper,” explained Mya. The five dragons proved receptive to the Lunch Apeel. Each pledged $1,000, with the caveat that half of Mya’s profits be donated to Breakfast Clubs of Canada.

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Mya Prehn speaks with Arlene Dickinson, left, David Chilton and Vikram Vij during her appearance on the CBC program Dragons’ Den.

Soon beer could taste better, people might be eating healthier and the environment may look a little cleaner — thanks to a cash infusion into three Central Alberta business ventures. Olds College and Red Deer College announced on Thursday the winners of this year’s RED Challenge — an annual competition that recognizes innovative business ideas with cash prizes. Claiming the $20,000 first prize for 2015 were Peter Schill and Tyler Rose of Olds College. Their Alberta Craft Malting business is focused on integrating Alberta-grown barley into the brewing process. They plan to use state-of-the-art technology to develop custom base and specialty malts that aren’t currently being made in Alberta. Second-place money of $10,000 went to Gerené Cole and Oliver Edwards, also of Olds College. The pair are growing quinoa under the name Quinoa Kings, with plans to eventually market the healthy grain in Alberta. The final prize of $5,000 was earned by Alain Catellier of Red Deer College. His GreenWay Pallets will help reduce pallet waste through a local recycling and production facility. “The enthusiasm and knowledge exhibited by everyone who participated in this year’s RED Challenge is a strong testament to the entrepreneurial spirit that is thriving in central Alberta,” said Torben Andersen, interim vice-president, academic, at Red Deer College. With this its fifth year, the RED Challenge is open to students who are enrolled in a post-secondary institution or who graduated in the previous year. For 2015, 46 unique entries were submitted, with five of these qualifying to go before a panel of judges and make a Dragons’ Den-style pitch. In addition to the three winners, the other finalists were Vania Bowman, who manufactures urban aquaponics systems as Malachite Greens; and Kyle

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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 133.75 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 46.00 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54.66 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . 12.01 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.60 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 72.47 Cdn. National Railway . . 84.12 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 236.61 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 40.31 Capital Power Corp . . . . 24.44 Cervus Equipment Corp 18.84 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 48.74 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 62.95 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 24.76 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.60 General Motors Co. . . . . 36.29 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 25.65 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.82 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 41.69 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 30.69 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 43.30 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 11.88 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 55.22 Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 135.54 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.34 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 15.08 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 65.06 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto Stock Exchange closed higher on the strength of the energy sector as traders weighed the possibility of further oilpatch mergers in the wake of Royal Dutch Shell’s proposed multibillion-dollar acquisition of BG Group. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 112.71 points at 15,326.31, extending its more than week-long rally. The Canadian dollar was down 0.34 of a U.S. cent at 79.42 cents. Norman Raschkowan, senior partner at Sage Road Advisers, says news of the Shell and BG merger has left some traders hopeful about the possibility of a new round of takeovers and mergers in the energy space. “Almost every Canadian energy company could be a potential target, if deals can be done of that size,” Raschkowan said. The energy sector climbed 1.5 per cent, while the financials sector was up 0.73 per cent. Raschkowan says investors are rethinking the Canadian banks which, despite their exposure to the oil patch, still pay handsome dividends. “Part of it is people perhaps realizing they were overly cautious about the prospects for financial companies and the energy sector,” Raschkowan said. “The sentiment had gotten very negative towards the banks. You’ve seen a bit of a recovery today in the banks and other financial stocks. People are saying, ’Maybe things in Canada aren’t that bad.”’ In New York, the Dow Jones industrials was up 56.22 points at 17,958.73, the Nasdaq rose 23.75 points to 4,974.57 and the S&P 500 closed up 9.28 points to 2,091.18. Over the coming weeks, traders will be looking to earnings reports from large U.S. companies to gauge how much the stronger

Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 23.01 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.85 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80.84 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 27.10 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 15.63 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 18.78 First Quantum Minerals . 16.63 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 23.66 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . 10.76 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 2.88 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.98 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 40.97 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.18 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 17.55 Energy Arc Resources . . . . . . . . 22.64 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 27.81 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 65.88 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.69 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 35.47 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 40.52 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 11.25 Canyon Services Group. . 481 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 22.10 CWC Well Services . . . 0.3100 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 14.58 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 1.11 U.S. dollar is hurting exports. Alcoa delivered an earnings report after markets closed Wednesday that beat on earnings but fell short on revenue. Drugstore operator Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. also beat expectations on profit but disappointed on revenue when it reported its earnings Thursday. “While the earnings were better than expected, the revenues were soft,” Raschkowan said. “Revenue growth was less than expected. And so that’s causing people to be concerned again about the impact of the stronger U.S. dollar on U.S. companies, and also on the pace of growth.” Meanwhile, Bed Bath & Beyond posted earnings that were well below analyst expectations and also included a “sombre” outlook for profits amid increasing competition from online merchants. On the commodity markets, the May crude contract was up 37 cents at US$50.79 a barrel, likely due to concerns that Iran will not be able to reach a deal with world powers over its nuclear program. A deal could result in a boost to Iranian oil exports, adding to the glut of global supply. The June gold contract dropped $9.50 to US$1,193.60 an ounce. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at the close of Wednesday at world financial market trading. Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 15,213.60, up 24.76 points Dow — 17,902.51, up 27.09 points S&P 500 — 2,081.90, up 5.57 points Nasdaq — 4,950.82, up 40.59 points Currencies:

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Cdn — 79.76 cents US, down 0.21 of a cent Pound — C$1.8640, up 1.02 cents Euro — C$1.3521, down 0.04 of a cent Euro — US$1.0784, down 0.33 of a cent Oil futures: US$50.42 per barrel, down $3.56 (May contract) Gold futures: US$1,203.10 per oz., down $7.50 (June contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $21.315 oz., down 61.2 cents $685.28 kg., down $19.67 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: May ’15 $0.10 lower $453.30; July ’15 $0.70 lower $452.70; Nov ’15 $1.30 lower $444.00; Jan. ’16 $1.30 lower $444.50; March ’16 $1.30 lower $444.00; May ’16 $1.30 lower $444.70; July ’16 $1.30 lower $445.20; Nov. ’16 $1.30 lower $439.80; Jan. ’17 $1.30 lower $439.80; March ’17 $1.30 lower $439.80; May ’17 $1.30 lower $439.80. Barley (Western): May ’15 unchanged $205.00; July ’15 unchanged $204.00; Oct. ’15 unchanged $189.00; Dec. ’15 unchanged $189.00; March ’16 unchanged $189.00; May ’16 unchanged $189.00; July ’16 unchanged $189.00; Oct. ’16 unchanged $189.00; Dec. ’16 unchanged $189.00; March ’17 unchanged $189.00; May ’17 unchanged $189.00. Thursday’s estimated volume of trade: 263,200 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 263,200.

CRTC asks consumers if they are happy with their internet speed BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Canada’s telecom regulator is asking Internet users whether they’re getting enough speed — and enough bang for their buck. The Canadian Radiotelevision and Telecommunications Commission has launched a major fact-finding process to assess whether Canada has the right telecommunications to be a world-class player in the digital economy. It wants to know what services Canadians need to be digitally competitive, what kind of upload and download speeds are needed, whether there should be funding tools in place for upgrading telecom equipment and how the industry players should be regulated. The CRTC says it will gather information before holding public hearings on the issue a year from now. The regulator says it also wants to find out what areas of the country are being under-served by digital technology. Under current CRTC policies, Canadians in every region are expected to have access to a low-speed Internet connection, at a minimum. But as more government and public services are moved online, the regulator said it’s concerned that not everyone will benefit from such things as digital banking, health and other services.

“As our habits change in this digital age, our telecommunications services must keep pace,” CRTC chairman Jean-Pierre Blais said in a statement. “Canadians are looking to the future, and the CRTC wants to ensure that the technology they depend on does so as well,” he said. The CRTC also expressed concerns about the pressure being placed on existing services from new emerging technologies, such as so-called smart meters used by municipal and provincial utilities to measure energy, water or natural gas consumption. Those meters, like so many other things, require broadband access. The consultations were announced in tandem with the release of a report on the Canadian satellite services market. The report, prepared by CRTC commissioner Candice Molnar, found that communities dependent on satellites for Internet access rely almost exclusively on Telesat’s satellite network.

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GM to stop making Chevy Volt for 4 weeks BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DETROIT — General Motors will stop making the Chevrolet Volt for four weeks in June and July due to slow sales and to deal with the change to an all-new version of the gas-electric hybrid car. The company says the DetroitHamtramck plant that makes the Volt and four other cars will probably stay open through the summer despite plans for the Volt. The factory also is undergoing construction so it can build a new full-size Cadillac CT6 and the 2016 Volt starting late in the summer. Sales of electric and hybrid cars have slowed this year, largely due to low gasoline prices. The national average for a gallon of regular gas was about $2.40 on Thursday, 35 per cent lower than last year’s peak of $3.70. The cheap gas has really hurt Volt sales and caused inventory to build on dealer lots. Through March, GM sold only 1,874 Volts, down 48 per cent from a year ago. The company now has enough Volts to supply dealers for 210 days, according to Ward’s Automotive. A 60-day supply is optimal.

Volt production will cease in the weeks before the traditional two-week auto plant shutdown over the July 4 holiday. The high inventory of Volts is a factor in the production cuts, but not the only one, GM spokeswoman Michelle Malcho said. The plant construction, engineering changes and pre-production plans for the new Volt and CT6 all were part of the decision, she said. The factory also makes the Opel Ampera and Cadillac ELR electric hybrids that are similar to the Volt, as well as the Chevrolet Malibu midsize car and Chevy Impala full-size car — all on the same assembly line. The Volt starts around $34,170, excluding a $7,500 federal tax credit. It can go up to 38 miles per gallon on battery power before a gas-powered generator kicks in. The next-generation Volt will have more room inside, a sleeker look, and will be able to go up to 50 miles per charge. Pricing has not been released. GM also plans to build a fully electric car for the 2017 model year called the Bolt with a 200-mile range and a price of $37,500 before the tax credit. The new Volt can go up to 50 miles on electricity, compared with the current model’s 38 miles.

Bell Media parts ways with president BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

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MONTREAL — The president of the country’s largest communications company abruptly left his post Thursday, two weeks after he admitted to trying to influence national news coverage by one of its subsidiaries. A corporate statement announcing the departure of Bell Media president Kevin Crull left little doubt of the link between his leaving and his interference in CTV’s coverage of the country’s broadcast regulator. “The independence of Bell Media’s news operations is of paramount importance to our company and to all Canadians,” George Cope, head of Bell Canada and BCE Inc., said in a release. “There can be no doubt that Bell will always uphold the journalistic standards that have made CTV the most trusted brand in Canadian news.” Krull sparked widespread criticism last month for demanding CTV journalists not give any airtime to JeanPierre Blais, chairman of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. He was apparently unhappy with Blais’s announcement of rule changes requiring broadcasters to offer a lowcost package to cable TV consumers and to allow them to “pick and pay”

other individual channels. In response, Blais called it “disturbing” that the country’s largest communication company in Canada would be “manipulating news coverage.” CTV is a division of Bell Media, a company with assets in TV, radio, and the Internet, which is in turn owned by BCE Inc. The backlash prompted Crull, who joined Bell in 2005, to apologize for what he called his “intrusion.” “It was wrong of me to be anything but absolutely clear that editorial control always rests with the news team,” Crull said in a statement March 25. “I have apologized to the team directly for this mistake.” When Crull appeared before the CRTC three years ago, he insisted that Bell never interfered on the editorial side. In his statement, Cope thanked Crull for his contributions to Bell’s customers and shareholders and praised him for his role in spearheading Bell Media investments in Canadian content. Crull was replaced by Mary Ann Turcke, who takes over responsibility for Bell Media’s national broadcast and digital operations, Cope said. Turcke, who also joined Bell in 2005, was formerly a media sales group president.

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University experts say it is rare to find a dinosaur in this area. The fossil, believed to be about 100 million years old, will be transported to Southern Methodist University for cleaning and assembly.

U.S. scientists map Caribbean seafloor as part of project to protect reefs SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — U.S. scientists on Tuesday completed a nearly two-week mission to explore waters around the U.S. Virgin Islands as part of a 12-year project to map the Caribbean seafloor and help protect its reefs. A team with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration studied an area of 700 square km using equipment including underwater gliders and a remotely operated vehicle to help map the seafloor and locate areas where fish spawn. They focused mostly on the southern coast of St. Croix and the northwestern coast of St. Thomas. “It’s a relatively unexplored but believed to be rich ecosystem,” lead researcher Tim Battista said by telephone. “We’re able to map large areas that you couldn’t do with just divers.”

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RED DEER ADVOCATE Friday, April 10, 2015 C5 The information will be used in efforts to conserve coral reefs as well as to update navigational charts and help government officials manage and better protect fish populations. Reefs across the Caribbean have shrunk by more than 50 per cent since the 1970s, with experts blaming climate change as well as a drop in the populations of parrotfish and sea urchins. Part of the mission focused on studying the habitat and number of deep-water snappers that have become increasingly popular with fishermen in the area, scientist Chris Taylor said. Researchers currently know very little about the status and habitat of the silk snapper, which has golden eyes and is almost iridescent pink in colour, he said. About two-thirds of the survey was conducted in deep water, in depths up to 7,500 feet (2,300 metres), researchers said. Among the more interesting discoveries was an underwater landslide about 6 square miles (16 square kilometres) in size as well as hundreds of cylindrical sea floor structures that were packed closely together and featured hard and soft coral on top, Battista said. “It was really kind of unique,” he said. “I hadn’t seen that before.”

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Timberlands North Residential Lot Draw Timberlands North is located at the intersection of 67th street and 30th avenue, in the city’s northeast. This exceptional subdivision will feature a town centre with mixed use commercial, livework residential space, single-family residential and convenient services for the surrounding residents.

Development Officer Approvals On April 7, 2015, the Development Officer issued approval for the following applications:

Timberlands North – Phase A will be sold via Lot Draw on Thursday, April 30, 2015 at the Westerner Park Harvest Centre, with registration starting at 9:00 am. Participants must submit an application in order to take part in the Lot Draw with an accompanying $5,000 application fee. Applications will be accepted at the Land & Economic Development office Monday to Friday, between the hours of 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, April 13th – 24th. No late registrations will be accepted. Land & Economic Development 4th Floor – City Hall 4914 – 48 Avenue The application fee of $5,000 is applied to the price of the lot. Proponents unsuccessful at obtaining a lot at the Lot Draw will have their cheques returned or destroyed. There are 23 Single Detached (R1) lots and 75 Single Detached – Carriage Home (R1C) lots in Phase A of Timberlands North. For more information on the Timberlands North neighbourhood, please visit www.reddeer.ca/land or visit our office.

Land Use Bylaw Amendment 3357/J-2015 Proposed Disposition and Municipal Reserves and Redesignation in Riverlands Red Deer City Council is considering disposal of a portion of Municipal Reserve containing approximately 540m2 more or less, located at Lot 10MR, Block 7, Plan 942 3530, located at 4924 Taylor Drive. Land Use Bylaw Amendment 3357/J-2015 proposes to resdesignate this land from P1 – Parks and Recreation District to Direct Control District. This proposed disposition of reserves and rezoning will facilitate a subdivision of the subject land and a portion of the adjacent city owned parcel to the west; Lot 1A, Block 7, Plan 922 2656 (4836 – 54 Avenue. The two portions will be consolidated with each other and the Carnival Cinema site to the south.

Municipal Planning Commission Decisions

1. L. Ashe – a 0.42 metre relaxation to the minimum side yard to an existing deck, located at 4437-35 Avenue Close.

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2. Abbey Homes Ltd. – revisions to the approved elevations, to a proposed multi-family building, to be located at 1000, 155 Vanier Drive.

1935901 Alberta Ltd. – site development for nine commercial buildings, totaling 5245m2, to be located at 6712 and 6714 Golden West Avenue. You may appeal discretionary approvals and denials to the Red Deer Subdivision & Development Appeal Board, Legislative Services, City Hall, prior to 4:30 p.m. on April 24, 2015. You may not appeal a Permitted Use unless it involves a relaxation, variation or misinterpretation of the Land Use Bylaw. Appeal forms (outlining appeal fees) are available at Legislative Services. For further information, please phone 403-342-8132.

INVITATION TO TENDER Sealed Tenders clearly marked “2015 Transit Upgrade Program, closing Tuesday April 28, 2015”, delivered or mailed to the Purchasing Section, Sixth Floor at: The City of Red Deer Professional Building Suite 600 4808 50th Street Red Deer, AB T4N 1X5 Attention: Financial Services Reception Desk and received before 2:00:59 p.m. local time on Tuesday April 28, 2015 will be opened in public immediately thereafter. Tenders received and not conforming to the foregoing will be returned to the Bidder(s) without consideration. Faxed Tender Documents or Tender Amendments will not be accepted. The Work is comprised of approximately: 5 lin. m

14 lin.m. 28 each 766 cu. m 23 cu. m 311 sq. m 168 sq. m 144 lin. m 9 lin. m 2 each 727 sq.m. 2 cu. m 7 lin. m 4 sq. m 170 sq. m 481 sq. m 6 sq. m

City Council will hear from any person claiming to be affected by the proposed bylaw at the Public Hearing on Monday, April 13, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. in Council Chambers, 2nd Floor of City Hall. If you want your letter included in the Council agenda you must submit it to the Manager, Legislative Services by Friday, April 10, 2015.You may also submit your letter at the Public Hearing, or you can simply tell Council your views at the Public Hearing. Council’s Procedure Bylaw indicates that each presentation is limited to 10 minutes. Any submission will be public information. If you have any questions regarding the use of this information please contact the Manager, Legislative Services at 403-342-8132.

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On April 1, 2015, the Municipal Planning Commission issued the following decision for development permit applications:

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The proposed bylaw may be inspected at Legislative Services, 2nd Floor City Hall during regular office hours or for more details, contact City of Red Deer Planning Services at 403-406-8700.

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Discretionary Use Downtown 3. Deco Windshield Repair Inc. – outdoor sale and display of goods as it applies to a windshield repair business, until September 30, 2015, to be located at 5016-51 Avenue. Riverside Meadows 4. Classics Inc. – merchandise sales, with 5 parking stalls, to be located at 5912-54 Avenue. You may appeal Discretionary approvals to the Red Deer Subdivision & Development Appeal Board, Legislative Services, City Hall, prior to 4:30 p.m. on April 24, 2015. You may not appeal a Permitted Use unless it involves a relaxation, variation or misinterpretation of the Land Use Bylaw. Appeal forms (outlining appeal fees) are available at Legislative Services. For further information, please phone 403-342-8190.

Land Use Bylaw Amendment 3357/I-2015 Evergreen Area Red Deer City Council is considering amending the Land Use Bylaw to designate a portion of the Evergreen area from A1 – Future Urban Development District to various urban land use districts in order to facilitate subdivision and development of the area as per the Evergreen Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan.

Saw cutting asphaltic concrete pavement - 50 to 75 mm depth Saw cutting concrete - Concrete (average depth = 115 mm) Saw cutting concrete - Concrete curb and gutter Remove and salvage / relocate: Traffic Signs Topsoil / Stripping / Excavation Common excavation Granular Base Course - 100mm (under concrete sidewalk areas) Granular Base Course - 200mm (under asphalt trail areas) Separate Sidewalk - 1.50 m wide Separate Sidewalk - 2.10 m wide Sidewalk Curb Ramp - 1.5 m width Transit Pad (inc. concrete, granular base, prep. work etc.) Excavation for Interlocking Block Retaining Wall System Supply and placement of weeping tile for Interlocking Block Retaining Wall System Interlocking Block Retaining Wall System Asphaltic concrete for Walkways - 75 mm lift Repair Grassed Areas (inc. supply and place topsoil, grading, seeding & initial watering only) Repair Grassed Areas (inc. supply and place topsoil, sod, grading & initial watering only)

Tender Documents are to be obtained directly from The City of Red Deer Engineering Services Department, Third Floor, City Hall, on or after 10:00am Tuesday April 14, 2015 for a “$50.00” non-refundable fee. The City of Red Deer Contract Specifications 2015 Edition may be obtained from the Engineering Services Department for a $40 plus GST, non-refundable fee, or may be viewed on The City of Red Deer Website @ www.reddeer.ca. Subcontractors may view the Tender Documents at the Edmonton, Calgary, and Red Deer Construction Association offices. Inquiries regarding this Project may be directed to: Danielle Timoffee, C.E.T. The City of Red Deer Engineering Services Department 4914-48 Avenue Red Deer, AB T4N 3T3 403.342.8158

The proposed bylaw may be inspected at Legislative Services, 2nd Floor City Hall during regular office hours or for more details, contact City of Red Deer Planning Services at 403-406-8700. City Council will hear from any person claiming to be affected by the proposed bylaw at the Public Hearing on Monday, April 27, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. in Council Chambers, 2nd Floor of City Hall. If you want your letter included in the Council agenda you must submit it to the Manager, Legislative Services by Friday, April 17, 2015.You may also submit your letter at the Public Hearing, or you can simply tell Council your views at the Public Hearing. Council’s Procedure Bylaw indicates that each presentation is limited to 10 minutes. Any submission will be public information. If you have any questions regarding the use of this information please contact the Manager, Legislative Services at 403-342-8132.

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Rags to riches story of Coco Chanel Mademoiselle Chanel By C.W. Gortner HaperCollins Publishing

while sending she and her two sisters off to a convent called Aubazine. It is there that Coco, her peers and the nuns realize her hidden Written as a novel but talent with a thread and neereading like a memoir, dle. this work by C.W. GortAnd as she grows, Coco ner gives readers a firstdreams of making a life person point of view of through her talent. the poverty-stricken-toAfter reuniting with their riches-and-fame life of cousin and finishing boarding Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel. school, the girls get work as Beginning when she seamstresses in the town of was a humble child, CoMoulin. co’s story starts off with When she is not sewing, she and family travelling she is enjoying the stage as a around a lot, thus caussinger at Moulin’s pavilion, La KIRSTEN ing tension between her Rotonde, where she received LOWE mother and father. Before her famous nickname “Coco.” her mother became ill, It is there when she begins to Coco would often blame meet the people who make a her mother, believing that mark on her life, such as Etiit was the fights that she always picked enne Balsan. She became his mistress with her husband that drove him away. at the age of 23, moving into his chaIt was not until after the death of teau Royallieu and allowing him to her mother that Coco’s feelings for her spoil her. father were stripped — he sent her two However, Coco’s spark was not igbrothers to live with a different family nited until she met his friend, Arthur

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new apartment with all its charms, she finds she cannot sleep. She’s not afraid but sleep will not come, so she drives the few blocks home to her parents’ house. Then she can sleep. Here is a touching and well-written When does a safe cocoon become a biography of a young woman who grew prison? up in Calgary in the 1960s Advice from all quarters and ’70s. She is as ordinary does not help. The sad truth as you and I, and if you are is that if you don’t sleep sevalso of that era, this book eral nights in a row, you canwill make you remember. not function at a job, espeMom was home and cially teaching school. Anydad worked. Kids went to one who has suffered from school and came home to anxiety or depression can play outside. Television understand this part of the was The Friendly Giant and story. Romper Room. There were, It’s common knowledge “Shreddies for breakfast, that problems in any famCheez Whiz sandwichily can be blamed on good es for lunch ... supper of old Mom. She’s always been roast beef or pork chops or there, fixing any difficulty chicken with iceberg letthat comes along. When she PEGGY tuce salads drizzled with is present, she irons things FREEMAN orange French dressing.” smooth before you knew there Adolescence was pin was a wrinkle. Can you feel so curls and acne and Toni safe at home that anywhere Home Permanents. Miji else feels dangerous and was the youngest of three girls and scary? though she tagged along, she was afraid Life goes along, a boyfriend, the job, of many things. A short list would in- but still plenty of sleepless nights clude: the big slide at the park, the But when this good Catholic girl deep end of the swimming pool, strang- finds she is pregnant, she knows, “I ers with beards and getting lost. worked for the last institution on Earth If you were raised in Calgary in ... where pregnant and unmarried were those years, you will recall the shop- an anathema — except for the Virgin ping trips to Woodward’s, Stampede Mary.” pancake breakfasts, and Christmas When told the news, her Dad says Toyland at Chinook Centre. unhelpfully, “sometimes, you have to The three daughters and their Moth- live with some suspense.” er attended the Catholic church; Dad Marriage, of course, is next. was an agnostic. They lived a secure Miji has written courageously of her and predictable life that should have love and conflicts with her mother, added up to a happy childhood and a who just wanted security for her girls well-adjusted adulthood. that she, herself never had. But those fears I mentioned earlier This is a very enjoyable book, with did not go away. plenty of humour and memories about Teachers training, a job in a Cath- a relatively innocent time. olic school and her own apartment Peggy Freeman is a local freelance meant Miji was on her way. But in that books reviewer.

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Edward “Boy” Capel. She moves to Paris with Boy, who financed her first boutique, and Coco’s fashion career takes flight. As her shop’s popularity grows, so does Coco’s passion for her work and her love of being independent. Chanel had a scandalous affair during the Second World War with German officer Hans Gunther von Dincklage. Gortner writes so readers can understand her actions, and the challenges she went through in a country at war. Gortner has tackled a difficult subject about this mysterious woman behind the Chanel logo, and Europe’s most sought-after designer. Because of Gortner’s careful attention to detail, you see Chanel’s inner strength, her fear and her desire to be loved, even though her childhood has left her unable to trust. To the world she is blissful, loving but distant. But to her friends, she is a headstrong yet fragile woman. Kirsten Lowe is a local Red Deer College student and freelance book reviewer.

Jon Cryer writes about Pretty in Pink and Charlie Sheen in new book BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Fans of Pretty in Pink may be surprised to learn that Jon Cryer’s character, Ducky, was supposed to get the girl. The ending of the 1986 film, directed by John Hughes, was reshot with Ducky giving Andie (Molly Ringwald) his blessing to ditch him at the prom for Blaine (Andrew McCarthy), Cryer writes in his new book, So That Happened: a Memoir (New American Library). He also writes about his personal life and his career ups and downs, and gives his account of Two and a Half Men co-star Charlie Sheen’s wild exit from the CBS series. (Ashton Kutcher joined the show after Sheen’s firing.) Cryer said Sheen knew he was writing a book that included him and he was “fine with it.” “I even asked him if I could print a bunch of his texts and he agreed. His only request was that I correct his grammar,” Cryer, 49, said with a laugh in a recent interview. Associated Press: You write that you didn’t bond with Ringwald and McCarthy while filming Pretty and Pink. Where you worried about their reaction? Cryer: I did reread that portion of the book recently because a couple people had mentioned it and said, ‘Oh, it sounds like they were mean to you.’ They weren’t. They’re just different people. They’re very reserved and keep to themselves. And I’m not that way at all. And I think I was pretty abrasive. I was 19 so I was this (points to self) without the maturity. That might’ve been a lot for them to handle, so I never quite felt that we gelled. AP: What was your intention when

writing about Charlie Sheen? Cryer: Everybody who’s had somebody in their life who has gone through an addiction goes through this process. First you see the little things that should’ve been tip-offs, but you didn’t want to judge and you didn’t want to, and then it gets gradually worse and worse until there’s an incident that is just undeniable that it’s an issue and then you see the roller-coaster of them trying to either pull their life out of it and getting worse and deeper. It’s an awful process, but in our case it just happened on this world stage and so was in that respect really different and I felt like writing about that was something of value that I could bring to a book. AP: At the end of the book you thank Ashton Kutcher for teaching you about fearlessness. What did you mean by that? Cryer: Because when he first started the show it was the highest profile cast replacement that I’d ever seen. You know the meltdown had been this whirlwind of international proportions and then to step into that willingly (laughs), you know, and he came in without just the slightest hesitation. He was ready to work. He was happy to do it. He didn’t care about his image. He just wanted to make a funny show and he was willing to go wherever the writers wanted to take him and I just thought wow, to come into this with that great an attitude was just remarkable. AP: What did you learn about yourself from writing this book? Cryer: I sort of realized, ‘Well, there must’ve been something I loved about the craziness of show business when I was young that made me attracted to it despite my obvious defects.’ (Laughs and points to his face.)

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Returning journal is worthwhile Dear Annie: About 10 years ago, I was working on a remodel project and discovered a hidden “treasure”: three dusty books stashed above some ductwork. Two were personal journals, and another was an art book with sexy photographs from the 1980s. I briefly MITCHELL glanced at the & SUGAR journals and noticed they dealt with some romantic breakups. I didn’t read past that. Since I didn’t know who the owner was, I put all three books back, figuring they were not meant for public consumption.

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I recently returned to the same house and told the owner about the items. We debated whether or not to track down the author or let the dog sleep. I think enough time has passed that the author might be interested in having these things for sentimental reasons. What do you say? — Al Dear Al: If it were only the book with sexy photographs, we’d say leave it alone. But two journals might be of value to someone, and we think you should make an effort to return them. You already know that these things belonged to someone who lived in the house post-1980, which should make tracing the author easier without pouring over the personal content. But it also means reopening the wall with the ductwork, so you will need the current owner’s permission. Dear Annie: “Need Help” is just like me: I do not like sex. Never have, never will.

Friday, April 10 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Steven Seagal (1951); Max von Sydow (1929); Mandy Moore (1984). THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Today is full of opportunities for friendship and feeling good about yourself. H A P P Y BIRTHDAY: You have a sparky personality that draws others into your world. Learn to keep JOANNE your strong emoMADELEINE tions under conMOORE’ trol — the more over-emotional you are, the more challenging the year will be. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Today’s stars charge up your enthusiasm and spontaneity even more than usual. So find positive ways to channel your abundant energy Rams — especially via education, travel or sport. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Your charisma shines brightly at the moment Bulls, as Mars and Venus vamp through your sign. So it’s the ideal time to indulge in some body pampering, plus call in a few old favours. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Strive to nurture close relationships and support loved ones emotionally. You’re in the mood to communicate with others as creative ideas blossom, especially within a group setting. CANCER (June 21-July 22): All eyes are on you as the Sun and Mercury boost your public profile. If you want something you have to declare it to the world. No more side-stepping — it’s time to be a confident Crab!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The stars kickstart your travel zone, so start planning an exciting trip away for some time soon. It’s also a terrific time to dream up new ambitions — then discuss them and write them down. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Speak your mind and let others know how you feel today. Discuss your plans for the future with a trusted family member. They will support you in whatever direction you choose to go. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Today’s stars fire up your energy levels and crank up your desire to communicate with a wide range of people. Just double-check that your desired message is getting out loud and clear. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): With the Sun, Mercury and Uranus all in your daily work zone, strive to shake up your usual routine. If a joint financial agreement isn’t working for you, then take steps to change it. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The stars are still encouraging you to express yourself as creatively as possible. Whether you write, paint, take photos, play music or sing, it’s time to release the magical muse within! CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’re in the mood to motivate and inspire family members, as you communicate your feelings with extra enthusiasm. Just make sure they understand what you are actually saying. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Today, soak up as much information and wisdom as you can from a teacher or mentor. And, if a friend or work colleague invites you on an adventure, don’t hesitate to say yes! PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): When it comes to a work project, it will take time and effort to expand your knowledge base. The more proactive you are about a financial matter, the more successful it will be. Joanne Madeline Moore is an internationally syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her column appears daily in the Advocate.

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needs to stop. If society wants longer, happier marriages, then we need to start focusing on the other 99 per cent of the relationship. — Would Prefer a Sexless Marriage Dear Prefer: You seem to think people are just fine without sex, but that’s not true. Some are but for most, it’s a fairly basic urge. Since you’ve never liked sex, it’s quite possible that you are asexual. Had you told this to your husband before you married, chances are, you would not be together. But we congratulate you on your willingness to compromise for the health of your marriage, and we hope your husband appreciates the other 99 per cent as much as you do. Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@ comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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I am 56 years old and have been married for 29 years. My husband threatened to divorce me many times due to my lack of interest, but I could not afford to live on my own, nor would I subject our kids to a divorce. We have had, and continue to have, a fun, thoughtful, interesting and satisfying marriage, except for that one thing. About a dozen years ago, with another threat of divorce looming over my head and the possible breakup of our family, I agreed to have sex once a week, on the condition that my husband wouldn’t talk about it or request it any other time. He agreed, and here we are now. I still don’t like sex, and he knows it, but that’s the deal. Why must someone like sex? My husband doesn’t like to read, so I don’t make him. The notion that marriage can only be strong with a gratifying sex life

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JASON FRIZZELL’S SCULPTURES HINT AT PSYCHOLOGICAL DILEMMAS BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF Jason Frizzell’s detailed psychological landscapes wouldn’t be out of place in a Mad Max movie. “Post-apocalyptic” is how the Red Deer artist describes the sparse environments he’s created in five table-top sculptures exhibited as part of Future Station, the Art Gallery of Alberta’s 2015 Biennial of Contemporary Art in Edmonton. The small-scale industrial buildings in these works, displayed at the University of Alberta’s Enterprise Square Gallery, at 10230 Jasper Ave., look distressed and stained. The tiny people in Frizzell’s dioramas seem to personify alienation. They stand separated by space or — in one case, a vast chasm. Whatever action takes place in these tableaus plays out in an atmosphere of austerity and desolation. But even though his art about psychological dilemma has autobiographical overtones, Frizzell insists he’s not an unhappy guy — just someone who likes the look of decomposition, “rot and crumble.” “I’m attracted to muted colours, sparse spaces ... and distressed surfaces that are not clean looking and are covered in moss,” he said. These aesthetics happen to fit with his themes of “isolation, transition, denial and discovery.” But “my work comes across as darker than my personality is,” maintains the artist, with a chuckle. Frizzell, who heads the School of Creative Arts at Red Deer College, used to sculpt on a large scale, as a sense of space was always integral to his creations. For practical purposes, he decided to shrink the size of his sculptures, but not the scope of his subject matter. His weighty themes might resonate with anyone who’s struggled with personal emotions or instincts. In If You Don’t Want to Know, Don’t Ask, two tiny men stand a great dis-

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Jason Frizzell, dean of the School of Creative Arts at Red Deer College, with one of his sculptures in his office. tance apart, facing different directions. Between them is a yellow ladder going straight up. While Frizzell doesn’t like to spell out solutions to questions posed by his pieces, he reveals that ladders symbolize transition or an opportunity. In this

case, the two men could be interpreted as representing two conflicting halves of the same personality, or two aspects of behaviour that have had to diverge. There’s also a sense of duality in 364, a diorama in which two identical men stare at each other across a cre-

vasse. Frizzell said the title refers to the 364 days a year when people are not imbued with the warmth and good will of the Christmas spirit.

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Singer/songwriter searches for middle ground on new album BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF Alberta-born singer/songwriter Mike Edel admitted he had to dig deep for his new break-up inspired album, India, Seattle. “I’d rather not have written the record, if I could choose,” said Edel, who performs on Thursday, April 23, at Bo’s Bar and Grill in Red Deer. “It’s pretty personal, to begin with ... and it’s not the funnest album, but it’s very honest about being a human being in this world. ...” Like its title suggests, India, Seattle, encompasses polarized viewpoints and dichotomies. Some of the folk-pop lyrics are reflecting, almost nostalgically, about two people who are in very different places — the problem faced by Edel and his now ex-girlfriend. The first single, East Shore/West Shore, is described as the heart of the album. The tune is about trying to bridge a gap. “It’s about trying to find a middle ground” — not geographically, but psychologically or emotionally, said Edel. Of course, sometimes that’s not possible, and “the song’s trying to get at that.” The second single, Blue Above the

Green, is the most upbeat track on the release. Edel revealed it’s about new beginnings, “spring, summer, new love. In a way, it might be the antithesis to the album as a whole.” Recording these tunes, with help from Juno Award-wining producer Colin Stewart, was also “a good way of processing something,” he added. The Linden, Alta.-born singer is pretty “stoked” about the album’s release next week. He feels that the emotional, energetic release captures a universal human experience that listeners will be able to relate to. Since it’s Edel’s first new album in three-and-a-half years, his fans are also clearly excited about it. The singer has played two sold-out shows in Victoria, where he’s been based since 2009, and has also drawn full-house crowds for his shows at the Ironwood Stage and Grill in Calgary. Edel, who’s slated to play during Music Week in Toronto at the beginning of May, believes he’s back in Alberta so regularly he hasn’t really missed living in this province. The artist, who is signed to Victoria’s Cordova Bay Records, feels the Prairie landscape still really inspires him. “The Prairies are in my blood. I still define myself as a Prairie boy.” lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

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Crystal, Gad join forces to bomb BY HANK STUEVER ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES FX’s The Comedians, a sadly ill-conceived half-hour series, tries to head critics off at the pass, framing itself as a bad TV show about the making of a bad TV show that stars two celebrities who are playing fictionalized versions of themselves at a professionally desperate junction. (Like that’s never been done?) Deliberately belching smoke is one way to disorient the drivers behind you, but eventually we will catch up to the truth: whatever was supposed to be funny here very plainly isn’t. Billy Crystal and Josh Gad star as “Billy Crystal” and “Josh Gad”: One is a famous and beloved 67-year-old star of television, film and several Oscar nights, who has pitched a sketch comedy series to “FX” (played by FX) in which he will portray every single character. Network executives aren’t thrilled with the idea and instead suggest to Crystal’s agent that he should be paired with Gad, a 34-year-old actor known mainly for his Broadway success in The Book of Mormon and for supplying the voice of Olaf the snowman in Disney’s wildly popular animated film Frozen. In its first four episodes, The Comedians feels around, sometimes successfully, for the ouchiest and most revealing bruises on both of these inflated egos: Crystal is threatened by Gad’s youth and reductive comic sensibility; Gad is a wildly insecure, deeply untrustworthy colleague, at once disrespectful and obsequious. “It’s a dance when you first meet with someone,” Gad tells the mockumentary film crew following him to a dinner meeting with his potential co-star. “And like dancing, people over 60 aren’t very good at it.” Reluctantly, the two agree to work together on The Billy and Josh Show.In portraying the terribly unfunny content of the fictional show, The Comedians tries to have it both (or more) ways, blurring the lines between what’s a joke and what’s real, as if any of it was leading to something that’s worth watching. Several times in the mockumentary segments, Gad frets about his salability in Hollywood and how much he needs the work, confessing that he blew all his “Season 2 money” from 1600 Penn, a 2013 NBC sitcom that never had a prayer of getting a second season. The joke here, I guess, is that Gad knows precisely how irritating it is to keep seeing new TV shows with “Josh Gad” (or worse, the actual Josh Gad) as the star. That’s a long way to go — and a lot of star cred to burn — to earn a mere satirical smirk rather than a laugh. There are fleeting moments of giddy pleasure, as when Crystal and Gad get stoned and run amok in a supermarket

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FRIZZELL: Scenes inspired by real-life events Another psychological quandary is suggested in Neither the Courage Nor the Faith, in which the figure of a man stands on top of a vertical rise. He has no means of getting down. Meanwhile, the top of a ladder is seen coming out of a hole in the ground far below — so if there’s an easy solution to the figure’s problem, it doesn’t seem forthcoming. Among the more nebulous of Frizzell’s works is The House on Starting Over Street, which features a glasstopped structure filled with “zombielike” people. Outside is a vast unkempt yard with two naked figures — male and female — standing a good distance apart. The viewer’s attention is drawn to this couple, but it’s unclear if they are coming together or being pulled asunder. “I try not to make it too directed a narrative,” said Frizzell, who was inspired to create this scene by a reallife event. “It’s a portrait of someone close to me who was ending a relationship. ... There’s a bit of an expulsion from the garden theme.” Also intriguing is I Looked in the

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Josh Gad and Billy Crystal play sort-of fictionalized versions of themselves on the lackluster The Comedians. while they’re supposed to be at a kids’ choice awards show, but there aren’t enough scenes like these to sustain the concept. As with other shows about the supposed tortures of working in the Industry, The Comedians is yet one more entry in a genre no one truly clamors for, except within the very narrow confines of Hollywood. When it works, as with Showtime’s Episodes, HBO’s The Comeback and others (Entourage, The Larry Sanders Show, 30 Rock — the list could go on) we happily forgive the self-absorption. When it fails, it seems egregiously unimaginative. The Comedians has all the usual tropes and stereotypes of behind-thescenes showbiz humour, including the inattentive, unmotivated production assistant (Megan Ferguson), the neurotic head writer (Matt Oberg) and an incompetent executive producer (Stephnie Weir), as well as cameo appearances galore, some of which feature actors playing themselves (Mel Brooks, too briefly) and some of which feature actors playing fictional characters (Dana Delany as Crystal’s wife; Steven Weber as a transgender director). But the real work isn’t finished until the show predictably slathers on some Jewish-style self-deprecation — a shtick Crystal exhausted years ago. For some myopic reason, network executives (real or imagined) keep greenlighting shows like The Comedians for wider audiences, when the only guarBack So I Know How It Ends, which shows a naked man cornered at a wire fence by approaching figures in haz-mat suits. A distinctive building on stilts is situated on one side of this action — Frizzell pulled this structure from a re-occurring dream he’s had since he was a child. While he never built models as a boy, he now uses store-bought model kits to help create the dioramas that illustrate internal landscapes. The kits are only a starting point, said Frizzell, who elaborates on the designs, or combines different elements to achieve ideas that usually begin as drawings. The Edmonton-born artist studied visual arts at Red Deer College, and the Universities of Calgary and Victoria. He said he always enjoyed drawing while growing up in Red Deer, and was later encouraged to pursue art by his supportive family — including an artistic grandfather, who painted Western scenes. While Frizzell makes his home on the Prairies, he believes the bleak spaces portrayed in films like Mel Gibson’s The Road Warrior are what really sparked his artistic imagination. He hopes viewers will bend down while looking at his sculptures, so their eyes are level with his tiny people. This way viewers can experience the strange worlds his figures inhabit “as a bit of a surrogate.” Future Station continues to May 3. Other Red Deerians with work in the show are multi-media artist and RDC instructor Robin Lambert and photographer Nicole Kelly Westman. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

anteed audience is looking back at them in the mirror. Sometimes inside jokes are meant to be just that. ★★★ In far better news, Louis CK’s deservedly praised Louie returns for a fifth season (also on FX), although there are signs in the first four of these new episodes that Louie is beginning to meet himself coming around the corner. Deliberately or not, the show throttles back on the experimental narrative arcs; fans of the early seasons might be relieved to see Louie is once again mostly about a single father and stand-up comedian and some of the people he knows. “This one time, I was in the third grade ..., “ Louie tells his on-again/offagain lover, Pamela (Pamela Adlon), and with these words, a viewer mentally prepares for one of the show’s tangential flashback stories. The scene even shifts to a nervous-looking redheaded kid sitting a school desk in the 1970s. “I don’t want to hear this,” Pamela immediately interrupts. “It sounds long.” She’s right; it does. Just like that, the kid disappears and we don’t hear another word of it. After last year’s memorable episode in which Louie had a heartfelt (if painful) debate over how he regards overweight women as potential lovers, it’s

tempting to greet each new situation in Louie as another veiled piece of topical commentary: Is Louie’s aggravating yet ultimately emotional encounter with a pushy New York police officer (Michael Rapaport) some larger statement about recent police brutality cases? When Louie experiences a violent assault from a woman, and, later, when he and Pamela engage in an unexpected act of gender reversal, should we brace ourselves for the multitude of online analyses that will follow? The show has had moments of brilliance in depicting Louie’s relationship to younger millennials who surround him; a couple of scenes this season would seem to indicate that, at 47, he surrenders. A 24-year-old owner of an expensive cookware boutique expresses her deep antipathy for Louie and his entire generation, but the scene feels forced. It’s a rare moment when a viewer catches Louie trying too hard to one-up itself. The recent ad campaign for the series upsells Louie’s essential “only in New York”-ness, rather than the show’s more meaningful universality. Even out in Hollywood, it’s as if executives at FX (the real ones) haven’t noticed how many bites of the Big Apple we’re asked to choke down each day, across every media platform. I can’t speak for all, but I certainly don’t watch Louie because I think it nails New York; I watch it because I think it nails the human condition.

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A creative bull’s-eye DAREDEVIL IS A BIG-BANG MOMENT FOR MARVEL’S NETFLIX UNIVERSE BY DAVID BETANCOURT ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES Once Marvel again had the rights, the studio was determined to do it right. Last spring, Kevin Feige, Marvel’s president of production, made it clear that the screen rights to the character Daredevil had reverted from Fox back to the House of Ideas. Now, one year later, fans of the Man Without Fear can be especially glad they did. On Friday, Marvel and Netflix will debut their new series Daredevil, as phase one of a rollout of their liveaction superhero shows. And the show indeed has nothing to fear, because Daredevil — darker than previous small-screen Marvel series — is a creative bull’s-eye. Daredevil will be available for your 13-episode binge-fest, but you won’t need but a few episodes to see how much the show gets right, including the decision to film in New York. Daredevil has a gritty realism that Marvel’s feature films generally don’t even have. Marvel was also smart to tap Daredevil to begin the multi-series Netflix launch. Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist aren’t far behind, but Daredevil serves as a big-bang moment for the studio’s Netflix universe. If ABC’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D and Agent Carter were solid singles that stretched into doubles as they moved along, Daredevil is a first-pitch home run. Yet Daredevil shouldn’t be overly compared to what Marvel has aired on TV, because the Netflix show smartly exploits being free of broadcast limits. Daredevil is that unusual Marvel character (aside from the Punisher, among just a few) who can justify Rrated live-action material, but Marvel and Netflix decided not to go there. Instead, they embrace a very strong PG-13 feel, complete with S-bombs and stylized street violence. Even the opening credits are dark, as crimson-saturated images of law, faith and, eventually, Marvel’s devil himself appear. And speak of the devil: Marvel has gotten that right, too. From the moment he first seeks forgiveness during a confessional — to forgive not for what he’s done, but for what he’s about to do — to when he goes out and “does it,” Charlie Cox utterly embodies the role. As Matt Murdock, Cox is charming. (With a certain panache, he amazes his good friend/ law partner Foggy Nelson, played by Elden Henson, by detecting — despite his blindness — when a beautiful woman is in the room.) Cox’s Murdock also displays a calmness that highlights the contrast with his masked persona. But every now and then — as he confesses, while drawing comparisons to

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Karen Page (Deborah Ann Woll) is a bright spot in the world of blind attorney-turned-crimefighter Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox), in Marvel/Netflix’s Daredevil, debuting on Friday. his boxer-father — Murdock has to “let the devil out.” And when the devil is on display, the actor especially shines. From the outset as a crimefighter, Cox is almost ninja-like. He’s not Daredevil yet — just a black-clad vigilante trying to bring his own justice to Hells Kitchen — but his defensive blocks quickly turn into hard-fisted counters. When he flips out of danger or delivers a spin-kick, he looks like someone who has mastered martial arts (fitting since from the “Daredevil” trailers, we see that Murdock, as a youngster, was trained by Stick). Daredevil, is a show about a city on the rebound. And Hells Kitchen, the neighborhood itself, functions like a character — with the efforts to rebuild this city providing Daredevil, with a key connection to the Marvel Cinematic universe. And just how to fix Hells Kitchen is a double-sided story. On one side is the yet-to-be-named Daredevil; on the other is Wilson Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio) — aka the Kingpin. Two men who are trying to clean up their city, while both working outside of the law, eventually build to an epic confrontation.

Fisk runs Hells Kitchen’s “rebuilding” efforts in the shadows — intimidating through silence. His name is not allowed to be uttered by anyone. Although he’s large and wears his baldness like so much badness, Fisk exhibits a calmness that masks the monster within. One wonders how a man so calm and quiet could run a city’s organized crime — until Kingpin gets upset, and his rage is on full display. As good as this central confrontation is, Daredevil isn’t just about a vigilante and the man he’ll cross paths with. The supporting cast is stellar, too. As Karen Page, Deborah Ann Woll gives off an appropriate sense of tragedy, even when things are going well. She’s the lone bright spot in Matt and Foggy’s usually empty law office. But the show hints that there is more to her than a pretty face, and that better days may not be ahead. And in a show that is consistently dark, Foggy reliably provides comic relief. Elsewhere, Rosario Dawson’s Claire Temple proves herself as a trustworthy ally in Matt Murdock’s nightly crusade (though she doesn’t fully grasp

the degree of danger she’s in). Vondie Curtis-Hall plays Ben Urich, a veteran reporter in a struggling newsroom who in his youth wasn’t afraid to take on crime through words, but now seems cagier about his tactics. (Will he catch up to Hell’s Kitchen’s masked vigilante? Will he be an ally to Daredevil?) Ayelet Zurer (many will remember her as Superman’s Kryptonian mother in Man of Steel) is intriguing as Vanessa Marianna, the love interest of Wilson Fisk who can bring out the Kingpin’s shy inner child. And Toby Leonard Moore’s Wesley, the top assistant to the Kingpin, is the essence of cruelty and professionalism. (With the Kingpin preferring to stay in the shadows, Wesley does the dirty work without having to raise his voice or get a hair out of place). All the elements come together deftly to produce something we haven’t quite seen from Marvel — apart from TV and the big screen, Daredevil stands on its own in the Marvel screen universe. By all rights, he’ll soon be a Man With an Audience.

one of the film industry’s top box office performers as an actor. The Kennedy Center says Murphy is the most commercially successful African-American actor in film history. Past honorees include Jay Leno, Carol Burnett and Ellen DeGeneres.

eral’s Performing Arts Award that was announced Thursday. “(It’s) really important to keep fighting to have it in the schools and as a relevant thing in society,” McLachlan said in a telephone interview, noting she wants to stress “how important it is for kids to be able to learn and think creatively and how that forms the brain.” “I think music and art are such great avenues for exploration, for

discovering our place in the world and our connection with our own emotional centre and with other emotional worlds.” McLachlan is one of five recipients of this year’s Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards for lifetime artistic achievement. The others are composer Walter Boudreau, filmmaker Atom Egoyan, actress Diana Leblanc and actor R.H. Thomson.

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NEW YORK — Taylor Swift revealed to her fans that her mother has cancer. Swift wrote about the news in a post on her Tumblr on Thursday, which her representative confirmed. Swift wants to keep the details private, but said her mother wanted fans to know what was going on. The 25-year-old singer said she asked her mother to see her doctors as a Christmas gift. She said “there were no red flags,” but they later learned Andrea Swift had cancer. Though Swift is the superstar, Andrea has become a favourite among Swift’s fans, often earning cheers from audiences at live shows. Swift also encouraged her young fans to remind their parents to go to the doctor and get checkups.

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KENNEDY Muriel “Georgia” (nee Phillips) March 5, 1920 - High River, AB Feb. 20, 2015 - Red Deer, AB Georgia Kennedy, age 94, formerly of Sylvan Lake, passed away in her sleep with family by her side, at Extendicare Michener Hill in Red Deer. Georgia was born at The High River Hospital March 5, 1920 to William and Minnie Phillips. On June, 20, 1938 Georgia married Ernie Kennedy in Calgary and they were married for 58 years. Georgia is survived by her children: son Keith, daughter in-law Gail, daughter Judy (Don) and son Gary. Also eight Grandchildren, sixteen Great Grandchildren, one Great-great Granddaughter and many nieces and nephews. Georgia was predeceased by husband Ernie (1997), granddaughter Leigh (1998), grandson Kevin (1978), son Wayne (1999), daughter-in-law Carol (2008) and two brothers and three sisters. A Memorial Celebration of Georgia’s life will be held April 18, 2:00 pm at Extendicare Michener Hill, 12 Michener Blvd., Red Deer. Georgia’s family wishes to express their gratitude to the staff of Extendicare for their wonderful care during her stay at their facility. In lieu of flowers Georgia has asked that a donation be made to the Arthritis Society, the MS Foundation or a charity of one’s choice.

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Obituaries GRAHAM C. Roy Graham of Red Deer passed away peacefully in Edmonton on April 7, 2015 at the age of 77 years. It was unexpected and very sudden. Roy was born February 20, 1938 in Brandon, MB. His childhood years were spent in Ninette, MB, Brandon and on his uncles’ and grandparents’ farms in the Wawanesa, MB area. Roy married Gail Truss of Brandon in 1956. From this union he had 2 daughters and a son. He moved to Alberta in 1964, working on a farm in the Bentley area. Over the years he worked a variety of jobs until he found his niche in sales, beginning with cars and ending with oilfield servicing. Roy had a natural ability to connect and communicate with people from all walks of life, which made him successful. In 2007, he retired to Saskatchewan to be closer to his daughters. However, missing “God’s Country”- Alberta, he moved to Red Deer in 2012, living in the Waskasoo Estates Park until the time of his passing. Roy loved his Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, having a passion to know Him and His presence more. Roy loved being a part of his church family at Frontline Worship Centre in Sylvan Lake. He loved attending and helping out at Frontline conferences held throughout the year, but he especially loved being with his children, family and many dear friends. Roy had a tremendous sense of humour and over the years got much enjoyment from the practical jokes he played on his family and co-workers. Roy will be sorely missed by all who knew him, especially his children who loved him dearly. We know that he is now totally healed and at peace in Heaven, reunited with his mom and dad, along with all who have gone before him. We look forward to the day we will see him again! Roy will be lovingly remembered by his son, Greg Graham of Innisfail; daughters, Kim (Dan) Libke and Kelli (Leonard) Beaucage, both of North Battleford, SK; grandson, Logan Graham of Penhold; brother, Garry (Diana) Graham of Sorrento, BC; as well as many cousins and family members - along with the wonderful friends he made over the years. Roy is predeceased by his mother, Florence Graham (nee Firby); and father, Orval Christopher Graham. A Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at Red Deer Funeral Home, 6150 - 67 Street, Red Deer, Alberta with Pastor Peter Nash of Frontline Worship Centre and Pastor Leonard Beaucage officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Roy’s honour may be made directly to Frontline Worship Centre (www.frontlineministries-int.com) or to Iris Ministries (www.irismin.ca). Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.reddeerfuneralhome.com. Arrangements entrusted to RED DEER FUNERAL HOME 6150 - 67 Street, Red Deer. Phone (403) 347-3319.

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JJAM Management (1987) F/T & P/T Pharmacist Ltd., o/a Tim Horton’s positions req’d. Apply w/ to work at these resume to: Highland Green WHAT’S HAPPENING Value Drug Mart, Red Deer Requires Red Deer, AB locations: 5111 22 St. CLASSIFICATIONS 37444 HWY 2 S 50-70 37543 HWY 2N Oilfield 700 3020 22 St. FOOD ATTENDANT Req’d permanent shift KEYERA Companions weekend day and evening is currently seeking both full and part time. a Field Engineer to join our 16 Vacancies, $10.25/hr. + LADY, petite, enjoys Ricinus Gas Plant. The benefits. Start ASAP. walking, reading, dancing, successful candidate will Job description travelling, cycling, looking provide operations www.timhortons.com for a gentleman, n/s, age engineering expertise to Education and experience 60ish, active with varied maximize the efficient, safe not req’d. interests. and profitable operation of Apply in person or fax Reply to Box 1105, c/o the facility. Suitable living resume to: 403-314-1303 RED DEER ADVOCATE, locations for this position 2950 Bremner Ave., Red include: Rocky Mountain Something for Everyone Deer, AB T4R 1M9 House, Caroline, Sundre Everyday in Classifieds and surrounding areas. Qualifications include: TAP HOUSE Engineering degree from Personals BAR & GRILL accredited university and NORTH registered Professional is now taking applications ALCOHOLICS Engineer in Alberta with a for Full Time/Part time ANONYMOUS 403-347-8650 minimum of 7 years COOK and Dishwasher. chemical, mechanical COCAINE ANONYMOUS Bring resume to and/or process 403-396-8298 engineering experience in 7101 Gaetz Ave. Red Deer between 2-4 pm. implementing projects and providing operational support for gas and NGL Sales & processing facilities. Distributors Please visit www.keyera.com to view SALES ASSOCIATE the complete job posting.

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710

LOCAL SERVICE CO. in Red Deer REQ’S EXP. VACUUM TRUCK OPERATOR Must have Class 3 licence w/air & all oilfield tickets. Fax resume w/drivers abstract to 403-886-4475

Funeral Directors & Services

REQUIRED

• •

Great second career. Must be fit and love to travel. Work schedule approx. 8 months per year. A strong interest in ladies fashion an asset.

F/T IN-HOME Nanny for STREAMLINE INSPECTION toddler, $10.20/hr., 44 requires NDT Assistants • hrs./wk. At least 1 yr. exp for our Red Deer location • with Childcare. Live-in to collaborate with our optional at no extra cost. certified NDT Technicians Fax resume: 403-887-0943 traveling to and from sites Reply to: to perform inspections order@klassenjlrs.com throughout Canada. Prefer Terry, 306-652-2112 some NDE experience. Check us out at: Dental Please email your resume www.klassenjlrs.com to hr@ streamlineinspection.com Celebrate your life BOWER DENTAL or fax to (403) 454-6628. CENTER with a Classified req’s a full time Registered ANNOUNCEMENT STREAMLINE Inspection is Dental Assistant who is a looking for certified CGSB motivated, committed and UTI, UTII technicians for passionate individual. We our Red Deer, Alberta run a high paced practice Trades branch location. Email where experience is an resume to hr@ asset, but new grads are NOW HIRING streamlineinspection. welcome. Must be avail. on 2 - Tile Setters $25/hr evenings and one Sat. per com or fax (403) 454-6628. 5 - Floor Covering month. Very rewarding Installers $25/hr position. Please send Min 3 years exp./ 40hrs/wk resume to: Professionals 3 - Construction Labourers ebakleh@yahoo.com or $20/hr. No exp required. apply within office. Full time perm position EYEWEAR with Valid Driver’s Licence LIQUIDATORS Email Resume to: requires cat1employment@ Farm Work OPTICAL ASSISTANT gmail.com Training provided. or drop off resume at FEEDLOT in Central Apply in person with Central Alberta Tile One Alberta seeking F/T resume to: 4924 59 St. 7619 50 Ave #9 Red Deer employee for feed truck Red Deer, AB. operator and machinery YEAR-ROUND employment maintenance. Send in Central Alberta, exp. HIGH PAYING Real Estate resume to fax: maintenance grader Career opportunity. 403 638-3908 or e-mail to: Training provided. Flexible operator required. dthengs@hotmail.com Reply to Box 1106, c/o hours. Help-U-Sell of Red RED DEER ADVOCATE, Deer. Call Dave at 2950 Bremner Ave., Red 403-350-1271 or email Deer, AB T4R 1M9 resumes to Dave Legal @homesreddeer.com

Announcements Daily Classifieds 309-3300

in AB. Home the odd night. Weekends off. 403-586-4558 NEED EXPERIENCED Class 1 drivers for short and long haul. Full Time. Runs AB., SASK, Manitoba & BC. Please call PROMAX TRANSPORT at 227-2712 or fax resume w/abstract 403-227-2743

Misc. Help

880

ACADEMIC Express ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING

SPRING START • GED Preparation Women in the Trades Program Math and Science for the Trades Program Gov’t of Alberta Funding may be available. 403-340-1930 www.academicexpress.ca

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SCHNELL HARDY JONES LLP

WATTENBARGER Louis Lawrence Nov. 29, 1944 - Feb.27, 2015 Beloved husband, father, Poppa and friend passed away suddenly at the Foothills Hospital in Calgary. Louis will be remembered and dearly missed by his wife Marilyn; daughter Thirza; sons Dean (Zara), Calvin SJARE (Jennifer), Philip (Elizabeth), Becky Lynn and Todd (Liza); Apr. 25,1958 - Mar. 28, 2015 grandchildren Tianna, Amy, Becky Sjare passed away Evelyn, Tamara, Marisa, peacefully in the presence of Luke, Conner, Julia, Katrina, her loving family. Leaving to Tristan, Ashley, Brett, mourn, her mother Heather Cassandra and Taylor. Twin Sjare, sister Holly and brother, Larry (Marilynn) and husband Brad Milne, brother sister Nancy (Bruce) Michael Sjare and family, Urbinsky, brother-in-law Mel and niece Madison Milne. (Sandy) Chambers, sister-in- Becky was predeceased by law Diane (Ron) Thomas and her dad Bernard Sjare. A Carol Mammel and many memorial service will be held numerous friends. Pre- and announced at a later deceased by parents Virgil date. and Samantha Wattenbarger, brother Mel and wife Eileen, sister Ilene Jensen and brother-in-law Don Mammel. We all share wonderful memories of Louis. He always offered a helping In Memoriam hand to everyone. Louis loved to travel and see the world, whether it was towing the trailer or getting on a Card Of Thanks plane. Louis spent most of his life as a truck driver and COLE made friends wherever he We would like to thank our went. Work took him from many relatives and friends Alaska to Oregon, B.C. to from the bottom of our hearts Saskatchewan and all points for the cards, telephone calls, in between. Louis will be delicious baking, beautiful remembered as a person flowers, donations to the who enjoyed life, always S.P.C.A. and all those hugs positive and shared everything. that we have received. A memorial service will be Special thanks to Rev. Jeff held on April 11, 2015 at the Rock, Miriam Pratt and Royal Canadian Legion, Parkland Funeral Home for 2810 Bremner Avenue, Red the care and compassion Deer, Alberta at 1:30 p.m. shown for Kevin’s Funeral. We welcome all who knew FLEMING, Lorraine Your kindness and thoughthim - please come and share Sept. 1, 1952 - April 10, 2010 fulness will always be your stories with us and with As time unfolds another year remembered. each other. If desired, “ Friends are God’s way of donations in his honor may Memories keep you ever near taking care of us”. be made to the Heart and Silent thoughts of time together Sincerely Eileen, Allison, Stroke Foundation or charity Hold memories that will last forever Bryan and Family Aaron, Maddison and Noah of your choice.

CONTRACT DRIVERS

For North/Central Alberta. Opportunity for a mature • person or couple in wholesale fashion jewelry, giftware and clothing sales. •

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Obituaries

CENTRAL AB based trucking company requires

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CLASSIFICATIONS

Truckers/ Drivers

in Red Deer, Alberta requires an experienced Legal Assistant in FAMILY LAW/LITIGATION We are a well-known law firm offering competitive salaries, great benefits and a wonderful work environment. If you have a minimum of 2 years’ experience in a law firm, a top notch work ethic and are a team player, we would like to hear from you. Please send your resume to rosanne@ schnell-law.com or fax to 403-340-0520

Restaurant/ Hotel

820

RECYCLE SORTERS F/T, required Immed. in Red Deer. Email resume with a min. of 2 references. to: canpak@xplornet.ca ROOFING LABOURER REQ’D. 403-314-9516 please leave a message. or 403-350-1520

TROCHU MOTORS LTD. is looking for an organized and hardworking individual to join our parts team in the SHIPPER/RECEIVER role. Prior experience is an asset but not a must. If interested contact Wayne Mountain (403) 442-3866 or fax/email resumes to (403) 442-3829 wmtn@inbox.com.

820

EAST 40TH PUB REQ’S P/Tor F/T COOK Apply in person with resume 3811 40th Ave.

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. Manager/Food Services Permanent P/T, F/T shift. Wknd, day, night & eves. Start date ASAP $19.23/hr. 40 hrs/week, + benefits , 1 Vacancy, 3-5 yrs. exp., criminal record check req’d. Medical Req’d education some secondary. Apply in F/T / P/T Pharmacy person or fax resume to: Technicians. Apply w/ 403-314-1303 For full job resume to: Highland Green description visit www. Value Drug Mart, Red Deer timhortons.com

790

Clerical

Restaurant/ Hotel

LUBE TECH wanted for busy dealership, possible chance for advancement into apprenticeship. Must have drivers license. Fax resume to 341-5066

720

GASOLINE ALLEY LOCATION FULL TIME and PART TIME SHIFTS AVAILABLE • Very Competitive Wages • Advancement Opportunities With medical Benefits • Paid training • Paid Breaks

ACCOUNTING POSITION

Red Deer company requires three quarter to full time experienced accounting person that will learn company structure and daily duties including payroll, payables, bank reconciliations, lease managements and be able to complete monthly ¿nancial reporting to owners. Accounting experience required to prepare Year end ¿nancials for accountants.

Apply in person or send resume to: Email:kfcjobsrd@yahoo.ca or Fax: (403) 341-3820

Competitive wages and bene¿ts plan. Hours Àexible. Please submit cover letter, resume and references to: Peacock Inn/KFC #1, 4971 Phelan Street Red Deer, AB T4P 3Z4 Email mail@peacockgroup.ca

Now Hiring

Advocate Opportunities

TO ADVERTISE YOUR SALE HERE — CALL 309-3300

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

GLENDALE

Mountview

Rosedale

4316 - 32 ST Beside firehall Apr. 11, Sat. 10 - 4 pm Antiques, carnival glass, stained glass windows, enamelware, crocks, cobalt blue and more!

1 ROUNDTREE CRES Apr. 10 & 11, Fri. 3 - 6, Sat. 9 - 4. Black leather recliner, household appls., toys, chainsaw, books.....

Sunnybrook Normandeau 80 NOBLE AVE April 11 & 12 Sat. 9-5 & Sun. 10-3 Assorted tools, end tables, high chair, clothes, tires and rims.

11 STEWART STREET Apr. 11 & 12, 9 - 3 Furniture, household, books, toys, camping, men’s jeans(new), etc. Start your career! See Help Wanted

Gehrke Close & 71 St. ORIOLE PARK Olsen St. ALSO Overdown Dr. ALSO Owens & Osmond Close ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For more information or to app at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4308

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403-309-3300 classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com

Friday, April 10, 2015

538016D15

TO PLACE AN AD

D6 RED DEER ADVOCATE Friday, April 10, 2015 Misc. Help

880

Auctions

1530

Firewood

1660

Sporting Goods

1860

FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, Advance Notice GUN SHOW Can deliver BUD HAYNES & WARDS May 2, 10 am - 5 pm, 1-4 cords. 403-844-0227 Firearms Auction May 3, 10 am - 3 pm. Sat. June 13 @ 10 AM UFA Agri Centre West LOGS 11802-145 St. Edmonton Semi loads of pine, spruce, Info: 403-347-3767 check web site for tamarack, poplar. TX390 TREADMILL, all updates Price depends on location. power, like new, $200. we have an Estate, Lil Mule Logging SOLD and a collection 403-318-4346 To consign: Red Deer SAFETY PERSON Head Office: 403-347-5855 Busy road construction Travel Linda Baggaley company looking for safety Household Packages 403-597-1095 person. Work is throughout Appliances the province. Experience is Brad Ward 780-940-8378 TRAVEL ALBERTA an asset but willing to train www.budhaynesauctions.com DRYER, Inglis HD, white Alberta offers www.WardsAuctions.com the right person. Must ext. large capacity, SOMETHING have a valid Class 5 drivElectric. $100. COLLECTOR CAR for everyone. er’s license. Fax resume 403-341-9990 AUCTION, 5th Annual Make your travel 403-309-0489 Edmonton Motor Show plans now. Classifieds...costs so little Collector Car Auction, Household Saves you so much! Indoors, Expo Centre, April Furnishings 10 -12, over 80,000 CELEBRATIONS spectators, 90% sold last HAPPEN EVERY DAY COFFEE Table, glass, silyear, all consignments IN CLASSIFIEDS ver 28.5’x57”, with 2 end welcome, call table 24” round, bought at 888-296-0528 ext. 102 or Sims. $195. 403-352-8811 e-mail egauctions.com Employment CLASSIFICATIONS COUCH $60, 4 drawer Training dresser $40, 3 drawer FOR RENT • 3000-3200 Children's dresser $30, night stand WANTED • 3250-3390 Items $20, can deliver, all good cond. 403-392-5657 GAMES, toys, books, lots TRAINING CENTRE Houses/ WANTED more, 2 boxes. $20. OILFIELD TICKETS Antiques, furniture and 403-314-9603 Duplexes Industries #1 Choice! estates. 342-2514 “Low Cost” Quality Training HIKING shoes, child’s 3 BDRM. 3 bath, house in sz. 13, Columbia brand, 403.341.4544 Inglwood. 1250 sq.ft., dbl. Stereos 24 Hours very good cond. $10. garage. 403-886-4735 403-314-9603 Toll Free 1.888.533.4544 TV's, VCRs SYLVAN LAKE: fully R H2S Alive (ENFORM) HOODY, Ed Hardy, childs furnished, inclds dishes, PS2 with 10 games $60, R First Aid/CPR sz. M. $15. 403-314-9603 bedding, 50” tv, utils. stereo w/cassettes $70, R Confined Space Game Cube with 2 games Avail. now from $1100. to R WHMIS & TDG $1300. 403-880-0210. $60 403-782-3847

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900

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SAFETY

3020

1730

(across from Totem) (across from Rona North)

Clothing

278950A5

R Ground Disturbance R (ENFORM) D&C B.O.P. R D&C (LEL) #204, 7819 - 50 Ave.

Tired of Standing? Find something to sit on in Classifieds

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ITALIAN ladies chocolate leather boots, soft glove fit over knee length, zippered back, 2 3/4” heel, $200. 403-227-2976

Wii with drums, games, and dance mat $140 403-782-3847

Misc. for Sale

1760

18 QT. electric roasting oven $20, 14” color flat screen tv like new $30, 1/2” 19V cordless variable TRAILERS for sale or rent spd. reversible drill $45, Job site, office, well site or Craftsman spiral cut out saw $50, Dremel 16” scroll storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721. saw $75 403-347-2603 1998, 1999 (5) & 2000 (4) CALGARY Stampede CLASSIFICATIONS Posters, 36’x23’. $5. ea. Firewood 1500-1990 403-347-7405 75 - 9” DINNER PLATES, AFFORDABLE each or $50.00 for Antiques Homestead Firewood $1.00 all 403-728-3485 Spruce, Pine, Birch -Split. & Art Beswick, horses, avail. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472 porcelain, with Welsh Colts ANTIQUE diningroom set, APPOX. 1 cord of birch rearing, made in England. buffet, china cabinet, table, firewood $175. DCSHOES Cap, 6 chairs 403-347-3839 $40 403-343-8662 sz. 7 3/8, like new. $18. Looking for a new pet? 403-352-8811 B.C. Birch, Aspen, Check out Classifieds to Spruce/Pine. Delivery avail. INVACARE scooter, $600. find the purrfect pet. PH. Lyle 403-783-2275 403-347-4003 QUILT, king size with 4 Advocate matching decorative cushions plus 2 pillow shams. Opportunities $60. 403-348-6449 RHINSTONE necklace and earrings, exc. cond, from the 1950’s, $85; approx. 30 peacock feathers for CARRIERS REQUIRED home decorations or for fly fish hooks $1/ea. large fruit bowl, grape design, $5. To deliver the 403-346-2231 CENTRAL AB LIFE ROYAL Dux Bohemian & LACOMBE EXPRESS Cat, porcelain, mint cond. $35. 1 day a week in: Merrill Ortholight shoe, sz. 6.5, air cushion, women’s, LACOMBE like new. $40. Maui Jim Sunglasses, BLACKFALDS Makaha, with brown sport case, brand new. $100. Please call Rick for details 403-352-8811 403-314-4303 TWO window mount air conditioners, 19”w, 17”d, 12” h, one forced air, 8,000 btu, Kenmore 5,200 btu. $125 each. 403-886-2542 ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED

EquipmentHeavy

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stuff

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1520

For delivery of Flyers, Express and Friday Forward ONLY 2 DAYS A WEEK in

WEST PARK Just completely reno’d. 3 bdrm., 2 bath, 4 appls., large fenced yard, $1400 mo. $1000. d.d. Avail. now or May 1. 403-304-5337

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 ~ Kitson Close ~ Kyte & Kelloway Cres. ~ Holmes St. S.D. $1000 Rent $1195 to $1395 3 bdrm. townhouses, 1.5 bath, 4 & 5 appls., blinds, lrg. balconies, no dogs. N/S, no utils. incl. Avail. immed. & Apr. 1 References required. SOUTHWOOD PARK 3110-47TH Avenue, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, generously sized, 1 1/2 baths, fenced yards, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets. www.greatapartments.ca

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

3050

LIMITED TIME OFFER: First Month’s Rent FREE! 1 & 2 bedroom suites available in central location. Heat & water included. Cat friendly. 86 Bell Street, Red Deer leasing@ rentmidwest.com 1(888)679-8031

ORIOLE PARK 3 bdrm., 1-1/2 bath, $1175. rent, s.d. $650, incl water sewer and garbage. Avail. May 1st. 403-304-5337

3060

Suites

4020

Houses For Sale

EASTVIEW, 1 bdrm. bsmt. suite, fully furnished, n/s, no pets, $800/mo., for single $875 for dbl. Utils. incld. Avail. immed. 403-782-9357 or 352-1964 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

NOW RENTING 1 & 2 BDRM. APT’S. 2936 50th AVE. Red Deer Newer bldg. secure entry w/onsite manager, 3 appls., incl. heat & hot water, washer/dryer hookup, infloor heating, a/c., car plug ins & balconies. Call 403-343-7955 You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you! SYLVAN LAKE, Private bdrm. +. Cable, fridge, etc. $550/mo. 403-880-0210

THE NORDIC

1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets. 403-596-2444

Roommates Wanted

3080

BOWER 1 BDRM., shared kitchen & living rm., $450./mo. 403-872-9168

Rooms For Rent

RISER HOMES Spring into summer special. 3 bdrm. 2 bath Modified bi-level w/walkout Too many upgrades to mention. $430,000 inclds. GST, legal fees, sod, tree and appls. Call LLOYD FIDDLER 403-391-9294

RISER HOMES, Spring into summer Special. Beautiful 2 story with amazing master ensuite, 3 bdrms. 2 1/2 baths, hardwood/tile, Many upgrades: legal fees, GST, sod, tree and appls. All for the price of $389,000. A must see! Call LLOYD FIDDLER 403-391-9294

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Condos/ Townhouses

OPEN HOUSE SAT. & SUN. 1-5 639 OAK ST. Springbrook 403-588-2550

ROOM in quiet home. N/S, no drinking, working F. . Avail. Apr. 1. $480 + $300 d.d. 403-309-4155

Mobile Lot

Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

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homes CLASSIFICATIONS 4000-4190

Realtors & Services

HIGH and DRY 4 Acres, 1 Mile E of Caroline, Trees on N Property Line, Power to Property, $129,000. Dori Westin, Coldwell Banker ONTRACK Realty 403-357-9010

3190

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

4010

Advocate Opportunities

2184 Sq. Ft. 2 Bdrm., 3 Bath, 2.69 Acres. Heated Shop. Tranquil Crick trickles thru. Mins. to Sundre. $437,000 Dori Westin, Coldwell Banker ONTRACK Realty 403-357-9010

DEER PARK AREA

For VANIER Area

Dennison Cres. & 1 Block of Davison Dr. ALSO Durand Cr. & Drummond Ave. $69./mo. ALSO Drummond Cl. & Dowd Cl. $59./mo.

With 73 papers, approximately: $380.00/mo.

MICHENER AREA

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

50A. St. between 40 Ave. & 42 A Ave, 50, 51, 51A & 52 St. between 40 Ave. & 43 Ave. and Michener Drive area. $209.00/mo.

For LANCASTER Area

4800 SQ. FT. BUILDING at Red Deer Airport. 403-886-2201

4160

Lots For Sale

CARRIERS NEEDED FOR FLYERS, FRIDAY FORWARD & EXPRESS

3 days per week, no weekends ROUTES IN:

ANDERS AREA Ammeter Close Ackerman Cres. BOWER AREA

CARRIERS NEEDED FOR FLYERS, FRIDAY FORWARD & EXPRESS ROUTES IN:

INGLEWOOD AREA

Houses For Sale

CLASSIFICATIONS 5000-5300

Alexander Cres., Arnold Close, Ackerman Cres. Ammeter Close, Addington Drive, Atlee / Ansett Cres. Allsop Ave. / Allsop Cres. BOWER AREA Boyce St. / Byer Close Barrett Drive

Motorcycles

5080

2011 HARLEY Sportster $9,000. 403-598-4131

w/Lehman Monarch 2 trike kit. This unit is loaded with all options plus lots of extra chrome. 49,500 kms. Bike was triked in 2011. Asking $33,000. Call (403)318-4653

5110

Fifth Wheels

2005 SPRINTER, model 293, 32’ with 2 slides, exc. cond. $14,000. 403-886-4751 2004 CORSAIR 26.5’, 1 large slide, well maint., ready for trip. $16,900. 403-227-6794

REDUCED! OPEN HOUSE Sun. 2 pm - 4 pm 2 ARDELL CLOSE Immaculate Executive Home w/4 bdrms. 3 Baths w/bonus room & lots of features, total of 3100 sq. ft. MLS CA0050955 $549,000 Margaret Comeau RE/MAX 403.391.3399

AN EXCELLENT CHOICE WHERE YOUR AD REACHES RURAL READERS

CALL 309-3300 CLASSIFIEDS WHATEVER YOU’RE SELLING... WE HAVE THE PAPER YOU NEED!

classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com

1010

Accounting

BENALTO HOME By owner. in quiet hamlet. 1187 sq ft. fully dev., 4 bdrms., 3 baths, vaulted ceiling, hardwood/tile. large windows, custom blinds, 825 sq. ft. dble. det. garage, built 2003. $369.000. 403-746-3346, 302-7751

INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilfield service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351

Caregivers

1060

WILL care for 1 or 2 children in my home, Mon. - Fri., good rate. 403-346-6773

Contractors

1100

BLACK CAT CONCRETE Garage/Patios/RV pads Sidewalks/Driveways Dean 403-505-2542

1200

Handyman Services

BEAT THE RUSH! Book now for your home projects. Reno’s, flooring, painting, small concrete/rock work, landscaping, small tree cutting, fencing & decking. Call James 403-341-0617

Landscaping

1240

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

Massage Therapy

1280

FANTASY SPA

Lancaster Drive

Lord Close

SIDING, soffit, fascia and custom cladding. Call Dean @ 403-302-9210.

SOUTHBROOK AREA

SOUTHBROOK AREA

DOWNSIZING TO A DUPLEX?

GRAND THEFT AT THE LAKE Executive 5 bdrm., 3 bath, Att. 4 + Garage. Secluded, Quiet. Boat Dock, Beyond affordable, BELOW Replacement @ $749k. Dori Westin, Coldwell Banker Ontrack Realty 403-357-9010

MOVE IN TODAY

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

Central Alberta LIFE

Call Classifieds 403-309-3300

Duplex in Red Deer Close to Schools and Recreation Center. For More Info Call Bob 403-505-8050

LANCASTER AREA

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

g We Have The Paper You Need! Central Alberta LIFE & Red Deer ADVOCATE CLASSIFIEDS 403-309-3300

To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

“COMING SOON” BY

LANCASTER AREA

Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info **********************

5190

RED’S AUTO. Free Scrap Vehicle & Metal Removal. AMVIC APPROVED. We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. 403-396-7519

4280

SE Red Deer

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

Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info **********************

Auto Wreckers

Tour These Fine Homes

SUNNYBROOK AREA Sherwood Cres. / Stirling Close Selkirk Blvd. / Sherwood Cres. Sunnyside Cres.

Victor Close Viscount Drive

TWO SIZE 17 Firehawk GT 225/50R17, m/s, $120; 403-309-7387 403-392-6138

Open House

COUNTERTOPS & kitchen Elite Retreat, Finest renovations. in VIP Treatment. 90 Rowell Close, quiet Wes 403-302-1648 10 - 2am Private back entry neighbourhood. 403-341-4445 3 bdrm, 3bath, hardwood, DALE’S Home Reno’s carpet, finished basement, Free estimates for all your MASSAGE ABOVE ALL infloor heat, shed. reno needs. 403-506-4301 WALK-INS WELCOME No fees. 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161 $389,000 or consider offer REMOVAL of old concrete, Garage/RV pads, driveways, 403 346 2174 VII MASSAGE patios, bsmt. Dave 352-7285

Viscount Drive Voisin Close

PEFORMANCE tires, (2) 245552R18, (2) 23550R18, All Eagle RSA Goodyear. $200. ea. 403-782-7336

WANTED

McCullough Cres. McDougall Cres.

VANIER AREA

5180

700R4 GM Trans. Also, have 350 GM trans. w/ Lokar floor shift, $425. for sale. 403-350-1777

Ingle Close Inglis Cres. Irving Cres.

VANIER AREA

Tires, Parts Acces.

services

SERGE’S HOMES

MORRISROE AREA

Sorrensen/Sisson Ave.

Full Title Boat Slips Starting at $58,000 Located in Brand New Marina, Downtown Sylvan Lake, AB www.watersedgeslyvan.com

CLASSIFICATIONS 1000-1430

Isaacson Cres. / Irwin Ave. Iverson Close

Sutherland Cres.

WatersEdge Marina

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4020

ANDERS AREA

INGLEWOOD AREA Beatty Close 54 Bell St.

Call GORD ING at RE/MAX real estate central alberta 403-341-9995 gord.ing@remax.net

2009 PONTIAC MONTANA, 151,389 km, $5,500 obo. 403-886-2815 1989 CHEV SUPER VAN, V8, auto. 403-391-4144

Residential Building Lots in a Gated, Maintenance Free Golf & Lake Bedroom community, 25 minutes from Red Deer. Lots starting from 99K Contact Mike at 1-403-588-0218

With 42 papers, approximately $220./mo

3 days per week, no weekends For More Information Call Jamie at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4306

HERE TO HELP & HERE TO SERVE

5070

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Officer held without bond BLACK LEADERS SAY DISMISSING ABUSE COMPLAINTS SENDS A DANGEROUS MESSAGE BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — The fatal shooting of an unarmed black man fleeing from a police officer has stirred outrage around the nation, but people in this South Carolina city aren’t surprised, calling it inevitable in a police department they believe focuses on petty crimes and fails to keep its officers in check. There is almost nothing in Michael Thomas Slager’s police personnel file to suggest that his bosses considered him a rogue officer capable of murdering a man he just pulled over for a broken tail light. People in the community he served say this reflects what’s going wrong with policing today: Officers nearly always get the last word when citizens complain. “We’ve had through the years numerous similar complaints, and they

all seem to be taken lightly and dismissed without any obvious investigation,” the Rev. Joseph Darby, vicepresident of the Charleston branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said Thursday. The mostly black neighbourhood in North Charleston where Slager fired eight shots at the back of Walter Lamer Scott on Saturday is far from unique in this regard, said Melvin Tucker, a former FBI agent and police chief in four southern cities who often testifies in police misconduct cases. Nationwide, training that pushes pre-emptive action, military experience that creates a warzone mindset, and legal system favouring police in misconduct cases all lead to scenarios where officers to see the people they serve as enemies, he said. “It’s not just training. It’s not just unreasonable fear. It’s not just the war-

rior mentality. It’s not just court decisions that almost encourage the use of it. It is not just race,” Tucker said. “It is all of that.” Both Slager, 33, and Scott, 55, were U.S. Coast Guard veterans. Slager had the dismissed excessive force complaint and Scott had been jailed repeatedly for failing to pay child support, but neither man had a record of violence. Slager consistently earned positive reviews in his five years with the North Charleston Police. Slager’s new attorney, Andy Savage, said Thursday that he’s conducting his own investigation, and that it’s “far too early for us to be saying what we think.” Slager’s first attorney said he followed all proper procedures before using deadly force, but swiftly dropped him after the dead man’s family released a bystander’s video of the shooting. The officer, whose wife is eight

months pregnant, is being held without bond pending an Aug. 21 hearing on a charge of murder that could put him in prison for 30 years to life if convicted. As a steady crowd left flowers, stuffed animals, notes and protest signs Thursday in the empty lot where Scott was gunned down, many said police in South Carolina’s third-largest city routinely dismiss complaints of petty brutality and harassment, even when eyewitnesses can attest to police misbehaviour. The result, they say, is that officers are regarded with a mixture of distrust and fear. Slager’s file includes a single excessive use-of-force complaint, from 2013: A man said Slager used his stun gun against him without reason. But Slager was exonerated and the case closed, even though witnesses told The Associated Press that investigators never followed up with them.

Gunman kills three in courthouse BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MILAN — A real estate developer on trial for fraudulent bankruptcy fired 13 shots inside the Milan Tribunal on Thursday, killing his lawyer, a co-defendant and a judge, eluding court security before being captured 25 kilometres away. The shooting raised concerns about security at Italy’s courthouses, where much of the surveillance has been outsourced to private contractors, and about Italy’s ability to protect visitors during the Milan Expo 2015 world’s fair, which opens May 1 and is expected to attract 20 million visitors over six months. Premier Matteo Renzi pledged a robust investigation into how the gunman, identified as Claudio Giardiello, managed to bring a pistol into the monumental Fascist-era tribunal, where defendants and other visitors are required to pass through metal detectors, but accredited court officials, including lawyers, are not. “Our commitment is that this never happens again, and that those responsible pay,” Renzi said. The chief federal prosecutor in

Milan, Edmondo Bruti Liberati, told reporters it appeared Giardiello may have used a fake document to enter through the only pedestrian entrance not equipped with a metal detector and intended only for use by accredited court officials. He said the metal detectors at the other entrances were in good working order. Bruti Liberati praised law enforcement, who apprehended Giardiello at a shopping centre more than an hour after the shooting. They had identified the license plate on his motor bike with video surveillance cameras and tracked his arrival in Vimercate, some 25 kilometres (15 miles) from the scene in the heart of Milan. Prosecutors said Giardiello, 57, was still armed with a loaded pistol and intended to kill another business partner whom he blamed for a failed real estate venture. “He acted with cold premeditation,” said federal prosecutor Tommaso Buonanno of nearby Brescia, who is leading the investigation. Giardiello pulled out the gun inside a third-floor bankruptcy courtroom after arguing with his lawyer, who had quit his mandate and was about to address the court, Bruti Liberati told a

news conference. He shot the lawyer and two co-defendants, before descending the stairs where he ran into a business consultant, shooting him in the leg. He continued to Judge Fernando Ciampi’s office, shooting him twice, prosecutors said, estimating that a mere four minutes elapsed from the first shot to the last. The judge and the lawyer died at the scene, while one of the co-defendants died later while being treated at a hospital. Authorities said it wasn’t immediately clear what relationship Giardiello had to Ciampi, who worked in the civil section of the bankruptcy court. As the shots rang out, court employees and lawyers barricaded themselves inside offices and courtrooms, taking cover under their desks while police hunted for the gunman. “There was a lot of panic at the beginning when people came running toward us saying there was a person with a pistol who had been shooting,” said lawyer Mirko Ricetti, who heard a single shot being fired and said he locked himself in a first-floor court room with about 15 others. They remained inside for an hour until police told them that the building was secured.

Amnesty International accuses Ukraine separatists of killing captured soldiers BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KYIV, Ukraine — Amnesty International said Thursday that it has evidence that Russian-backed separatists in east Ukraine have killed several captured government soldiers in gross violation of international humanitarian law. The human rights group said in a statement that footage it has seen shows at least four Ukrainian soldiers — now confirmed dead — being interrogated by rebel militia. Pictures showing bullet wounds to the soldier’s heads and bodies appeared to show they had died as the result of summary killings, the group said.

Eduard Basurin, a spokesman for rebel forces, denied the claims, saying that footage of soldiers being taken prisoner could not serve as evidence. “Accusations without facts are nothing,” Basurin told The Associated Press. “Nobody has shot anybody.” Hundreds of Ukrainian troops are believed to have been captured by rebel forces over the course of a year-long war that has claimed more than 6,000 lives. Both sides accuse one another of mistreating captives. Under a February peace agreement, all prisoners had been due for release in early March, but little progress has been achieved. Amnesty said claims of summary killings should be thoroughly and im-

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