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Urgent care a hot topic BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF Voters are holding tight to the Progressive Conservative’s promise of an urgent care centre for Sylvan Lake. It’s one of the issues voters in electoral riding of Innisfail-Sylvan Lake are pondering as the May 5 election draws near. “I think everyone is pessimistically optimistic,” said Sylvan Lake area resident Jennifer Bahler about the urgent care announcement made a week before the provincial election was called. “Even within the PCs, when a new premier has come in, they have changed what they are doing in Sylvan Lake,” she said recalling the pledge of a family care clinic that never happened. Dr. Jordan Larue, medical lead with Wolf Creek Primary Care Network that serves Sylvan Lake, said family doctors in town have been advocating for an urgent care centre for 15 years. He said even though the government announced it was committed to the project, physicians and community members remain concerned it may not come to fruition after the election. “No matter what happens in the provincial election, the people of Sylvan Lake need a local ambulatory care centre where their needs can be addressed in a safe and timely manner — at a more affordable cost to the system than acute care hospital emergency rooms,” Larue said in a written statement.
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Hunting Hills wing Alliya Richards (14) tackles a Lindsay Thurber Raiders player during the Central Alberta High School Rugby senior girls season opener at the Red Deer Titans Rugby CLub on Wednesday. Lindsay Thurber won 48-5. Please see related story on page B1.
Swann vows to boost arts funding BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF A Liberal government would double the Alberta Foundation for Arts funding and invest in the First Nations’ art community. Liberal leader David Swann made the announcement during a campaign stop in Red Deer on Wednesday. The Alberta Liberals promised to spend $53 million on the foundation and another $5 million for a First Nations’ arts fund. Swann said none of the other parties have highlighted arts and culture in their platforms. He said the Liberals believe that arts and culture are essential part of living in Alberta. Swann said he has heard about how
arts groups have struggled across the province and this funding would support groups. He said the arts and culture community not only contributes to the wellbeing of people, but creates jobs and makes a tremendous impact on the economy. “They draw tourism,” he said. “They draw the filming community. It’s part of the reason Alberta is such a magnet for the international community.” Swann said the arts generate 10 or 12 times every dollar that is invested in tourism, spinoff industries and employment related to the arts centres and presentations. Swann also said the government has been notorious for failing on proper processes of consultation with First Nations. He said this arts fund would be set up with consultation with First
Nations’ persons. “We have had a troubled relationship with the First Nations,” said Swann. “We have a responsibility to work together for healing, for understanding, for opportunities. This is a small token ... but it is part of a package that we would plan to grow over years.” Swann said people do not come to Alberta simply for the 10 per cent flat tax. They also come for the education and health-care system, the cultural diversity and the arts community. “This government has been very stingy on the arts and have compromised both the quality of life and the opportunity for many of young people to make a living and contribute,” said Swann.
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Community newspapers still relevant, says publisher BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR
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A veteran newspaper publisher is eager to guide the Red Deer Advocate and its sister papers in Central Alberta as the industry evolves. Mary Kemmis has been named publisher of the Advocate and president of the Prairies/East Kootenay division of Black Press. She officially steps into the position on Friday, replacing Fred Gorman, who is retiring. “Community newspapers are still really, really relevant in people’s lives,” said Kemmis. “They give people a way to connect to their community and connect to each other.” Many still rely on newspapers for
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information about their town or city, with other sources of news unable to provide the same comprehensive coverage, she said. That function of “community gathering place” will continue in some form, said Kemmis. “How that’s going to look, I’m not sure. We’ll continue to evolve.” Kemmis’s resumé includes a fivemonth stint as publisher of the Peace Arch News in White Rock, B.C., and nine years in the same position with the Richmond Review. She’s also headed up the Bowen Island Undercurrent, South Delta Leader and Vancouver Metro, and when she was just 23 became publisher of the Ladner-Tsawwassen Review. Kemmis began her newspaper career as a reporter-photographer with
the Cranbrook Daily Townsman, and later worked as a sales rep and sales manager at both newspapers and radio stations. She said this diverse background has given her a better understanding of how newspapers operate, and the importance of the news and those who read it. “I think that broad experience makes you think a little more out of the box; you become a little less linear.” Kemmis and her husband, Mel, have two children: an 18-year-old son named Jackson, who is completing high school in Langley; and a 24-year-old daughter named Jaime, who lives and works in Langley.
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BRIEFS Stolen power tools found, owner being sought Red Deer RCMP have recovered a cache of stolen tools and are hoping to return them to the proper owner. A release from police on Wednesday said a significant number of stolen tools were recovered in a recent investigation and an owner has yet to be identified. The recovered tools are Milwaukee brand and all have a name engraved on them. Anyone who believes the power tools are theirs can contact RCMP exhibits staff. The name engraved on the tools will be needed as proof of ownership. Police also recovered other miscellaneous tools and about six commercial door knob/lock types likely used by a commercial builder. If someone believes these items may belong to them, they are asked to contact exhibits staff. Proof of ownership will be asked for and may be accepted through a photo, description or invoice from a supplier. Red Deer RCMP exhibits staff can be reached at 403-406-2574 from Monday to Friday between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
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St. Francis of Assisi Middle school Grade 8 student Tyler Vercaigne returns a shot on her way to winning the City Middle School badminton championship in Red Deer on Wednesday. The top three positions were won by St. Francis students with Kira Weddell taking the silver medal and Kia Piche finishing in third spot. The top two finishers in the singles and doubles competition will proceed to the Central Alberta championship CWAJHAA’s, which take place May 8-9. Today the middle school boys tournament will play out on the courts at St. Francis of Assisi Middle school starting at 4 p.m.
Prayer, tears, candles at vigil for slain mother, children BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TISDALE, Sask. — Residents of a rural Saskatchewan community huddled together in a town square on Wednesday night to remember a mother and three children killed in a murder-suicide. More than 250 people clutched candles at an emotional vigil in honour of the family. The bodies of 27-year-old Latasha Gosling and her children — Jenika, 8, Landen, 7, and Janayah, 4 — were found in their mobile home in Tisdale last week. RCMP have said their killer took a six-month-old baby from the trailer and drove to a home in Prince Albert, where he killed himself but spared the baby. The baby is now in the care of family members. Louise Schweitzer, executive director of North East Outreach and Support Services, said she or-
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LIBERALS: Election another broken promise Swann said there is a troubling lack of community, a lack of unity and an understanding of a collective good, and where the province is heading. He said the arts brings a sense of value and a deeper spiritual purpose, while inspiring people to get involved and work together. At his campaign stop, Swann talked up his two candidates, Michael Dawe for Red Deer North and Deborah Checkel for Red Deer South. Swann acknowledged he was not running candidates in every Central Alberta riding because the party wanted quality candidates and not just names on a ballot. He said all of the opposition parties have limited resources.
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ganized the vigil to provide a place for communal grieving. The tight-knit community of 3,200 people northeast of Saskatoon is traumatized and needs to begin the healing process, she said. “We felt the community was hurting,” she said, adding that she wanted to show Gosling’s family support. “This affects everyone.” Many of those at the vigil cried during a minute of silence after a prayer for comfort during a dark time. Gosling’s cousin, Tim Funk, said he wanted to meet some of the people who have offered condolences. “What has been giving me strength is everyone’s messages I’ve been getting,” he said, adding that his family has received an outpouring of support. “Everyone wants to give you a hug ... it’s almost overwhelming.” He called the election another broken promise from the ruling Tories. Swann said he is hearing “anything but conservative” at the doors, which he described as “music to his ears.” crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com
PUBLISHER: Looking forward to rodeo season Kemmis’s impressions of Red Deer have been very positive, especially the city’s friendly people, its expansive trail system and green areas, and the fact that everything you need is close at hand. “We were both really impressed,” she said. A farm girl from Smithers, B.C., Kemmis said she’s looking forward to rodeo season in Central Alberta. “Mary is going to be a great addition to Red Deer and Central Alberta,” said Gorman, whose last day at the Advocate is today. “I’m quite happy that they’ve
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A story on Page A3 of Wednesday’s Advocate had incorrect information about advance polls for Red Deer. There is no advance polling on Sunday. Advanced polling for Red Deer North started on Wednesday and runs today (Thursday), Friday and Saturday at Returning Officer Office, at Bay 3 at 4664 Riverside Drive. Advance polling for Red Deer South runs the same days at 101 4315 55th Ave. Hours for the Red Deer advance polls are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. For more provincial election voter information, go to www.elections.ab.ca or call 1-877-422-8683.
Toronto Zoo gorilla healing after surgery BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — A 10-year-old male gorilla at the Toronto Zoo is recovering after a team that included an orthopaedic surgeon operated on his foot. Medical staff from the city’s Scarborough Hospital joined a team from the zoo’s Wildlife Health Centre to perform surgery on the Western lowland gorilla named Sadiki late last month. Sadiki had fractured his right fourth toe in December and developed an infection in his bone and a septic joint. The zoo says that after consulting with an orthopaedic surgeon at the hospital, it was agreed that Sadiki needed a partial amputation of his toe to get rid of the infection. The surgery took 20 minutes and took place at the zoo’s gorilla habitat. chosen her to come in.” Gorman and his wife Dinah plan to remain in Red Deer, where they have lived since Gorman became publisher of the Advocate in 2000. Their two children — Simon, 23, and Sydney, 20 — are also staying in Alberta. “We’ve got lots of friends and it’s a great community,” said Gorman. “I’m so appreciative of the people I’ve worked with in Red Deer. The staff here at the Advocate are good-quality newspaper people.” Gorman hopes to travel and remain involved in volunteer work. He’s also still president of the Weekly Newspaper Association. In addition to the Advocate, Kemmis is responsible for the Red Deer Express, Sylvan Lake News, Lacombe Express, Ponoka News, Rimbey Review, Stettler Independent, Bashaw Star, Castor Advance, Eckville Echo, Northern Alberta AGviser, Southern Alberta ADviser, Saskatchewan Farm Life and Manitoba Farm Life, as well as the Cranbrook Daily Townsman, Kootenay News Advertiser, Invermere Valley Echo and The Free Press in Fernie. hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com
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CALGARY — A court hearing for Alberta’s former justice minister and his estranged wife will not be held behind closed doors. But a judge says a publication ban will remain in effect in the case, which led Jonathan Denis to resign his cabinet post last weekend. “The role of the court is not censorship,” Justice Craig Jones said Wednesday. “The public must be allowed to see that justice is done and, of course, the court may come to the conclusion that in-camera Jonathan Denis proceedings are necessary. “Protection against embarrassment and possible damage to reputation are not overriding considerations in deciding to compromise the principle of open court.” The judge, however, granted a request from both sides that the publication ban remain in place. Premier Jim Prentice asked Denis for his resignation last Saturday after learning that there were court proceedings between the former minister and his wife Breanna Palmer. Two previous hearings have been held in private. Denis’s lawyer didn’t object to the matter being held in open court. Palmer was there for the proceedings, but declined to comment. Prentice said that requesting Denis to resign was the right thing to do. “I did that for a very clear reason. He has a personal matter, a private matter, before the courts and everyone knows it relates to his marriage,” said Prentice on a Calgary campaign stop. “I don’t think it’s appropriate for him to be a private litigant, even in a family matter before the courts. So I asked him to step aside.” Another hearing is scheduled for Thursday.
sion on the issues and accountability, Mahoney added. Frances Bates, of Innisfail, also wants the truth from politicians. “One of the things I’m very concerned about is honesty. I don’t want to be told stories that things are going to be this way, then nothing happens,” Bates said. It was the first forum ever for grandmother Sharon Hutchison, who has concerns about the current state of Alberta’s health care, seniors care, education and the high cost of post-secondary tuition. She said the election really should have been held next year in order to see what Prentice could do. But maybe it is time for a change in power. “If you put in another party in, like the NDP, it’s only four years. How much damage can they do in four years? Maybe they could do a lot of good,” Hutchison said. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com
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As chair of Ecole Steffie Woima School Parent Council, Bahler also has serious concerns about the PC’s budget cuts to education funding. “What they’ve done is basically said that the schools have to account for all population increases with no extra funding. It’s just absurd.” It’s estimated that schools in Alberta will see a total of 12,000 more students in the fall which will affect class sizes and impact supports in the classroom, she said. “My son is going into kindergarten next year and he’s looking at being in a second-language immersion classroom with 28 kids,” said the mother of four. Dale Plante, Sylvan Lake town councillor, said recent announcements by the PCs about the urgent care centre and funding for a Parent Link program are huge wins for the area. While the time line for urgent care hasn’t been defined, and delays are always possible, it’s hoped that won’t happen, he said. “It’s very much in the exploratory stage of what will happen and when. All we know is we’re going to be getting the centre. We have a lot of confidence in the group representing us to keep it in the forefront and keep the burner hot,” Plante said. Dwayne Stoesz, president of Sylvan Lake Chamber of Commerce, said PC incumbent Kerry Towle has been working hard to make urgent care a reality. “For the province to come through when it did was amazing,” Stoesz said. But he’d also like the provincial government to pay more attention to the water level that has made the beach at Sylvan Lake Provincial Park disappear. “If we don’t have a beach that is able to sustain the kind of tourism we’ve got coming to this town, it’s going affect us economically.” He said the Hwy 11 and 781 interchange, with its right-in, right-out configuration that eliminates left turns, continues to be a hindrance. “It’s always has been a main artery getting in and out of Sylvan Lake. It heads right into downtown so it has a very economic aspect to it,” Stoesz said. Red Deer County Mayor Jim Wood said he’s still waiting to hear candidates talk about agriculture, specifically local processing of agricultural products. “We talk about the roller coaster ride that the province is in with oil. One of biggest untapped resources that we do have is our agriculture,” Wood said. He said Central Alberta could benefit from those good, agriculture jobs. Red Deer County is also waiting for the province to put more money into bridge funding to aid municipalities and predictable MSI funding for infrastructure projects, he said. “It allows us to do our planning as we need to do,” Wood said. Doug Bos, Innisfail town councillor, predicted the lowest voter turnout ever because the average person who is not involved in politics just doesn’t care. “I guess they have to be horribly dissatisfied and affected financially. At the end of the day, Albertans can’t complain a lot,” Bos said. He said people are more irritated by the early election call than the PC’s recent budget. A new government in power, like the NDP, would be worrisome for the business sector, including the oil industry and small towns, he said. “There’s a surprising amount of oilfield workers who live in those communities. They chose to live in small communities,” Bos said. Penhold resident Brenda Mahoney said she’s tired of empty promises from politicians. “People get elected and nothing happens. They’re full of promises that fall through. That happens so often,” said Mahoney, who was waiting to hear from candidates at a Innisfail-Sylvan Lake election forum held at the Penhold & District Library on Tuesday night. She supports Alberta Party’s Danielle Klooster who is from Penhold, but whoever gets into power, a minority government would ensure more discus-
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Lall wanted to challenge the current PC candidate in the riding, Bruce McAllister. McAllister and eight of his Wildrose party colleagues including then-leader Danielle Smith, crossed the floor to the Progressive Conservative government in December. Lall has said he told the party about the restraining order as far back as 2012 and that it wasn’t an issue for the party then. He has also said he and his former girlfriend are now on civil terms. Denis himself resigned as justice minister at Prentice’s behest over the weekend after he became embroiled in an unspecified legal dispute involving marital difficulties with his wife. Asked to comment on Denis’s role counselling Lall to get a lawyer and not co-operate with the PC party, Prentice said: “He’s going to have to explain his emails.” Prentice was also asked if Denis is fit to run for the party based on his involvement in the Lall affair. “He will have to explain his emails,” Prentice replied. “People send all kinds of emails and I imagine that he will regret some of those in retrospect.” At a campaign event in Calgary on Wednesday, Prentice urged reporters to focus on the core issue of the election, rather than the Lall story. “I encourage everybody who follows these matters, who writes about these matters, to get back to what’s important to the province.”
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‘HE DIDN’T LIE ABOUT THAT. HE ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY. HE PLED GUILTY. HE RECEIVED HIS PUNISHMENT, SERVED HIS PUNISHMENT AND, AT THE END OF THE DAY, BASICALLY FULFILLED HIS RESPONSIBILITIES TO SOCIETY.’
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Who is planting seeds? NONE OF ALBERTA’S POLITICAL PARTIES IS WILLING TO UNDERSTAND AGRICULTURE AND RURAL CONCERNS BY WILL VERBOVEN SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE One would think that with such a tight race in the Alberta election, political parties would try to give rural and small town voters an incentive to vote for any of them. No sign of such enlightenment can be seen. When it comes to agriculture, food and rural development policy, none of the political parties has given rural voters much of a reason to vote for them. With the success of Wildrose in rural and small town ridings in previous elections, particularly in Central Alberta, one might expect that both the Wildrose and Progressive Conservatives would be vigorously promoting policies to regain or maintain those ridings. Curiously, neither party seems to be much interested in creating a vision on the future of agriculture. Unfortunately, it appears the political braintrust (mostly urban-based strategists and consultants) treats agriculture and rural issues as afterthoughts. It is amusing how astonished city folks are when they discover that agriculture and food production is the
second largest industry in Alberta. Even party leaders often look bewildered during their farm photo ops as they recite platitudes about how they support the family farm. The PC and Wildrose both offer the usual bromides about opening new markets, removing red tape, better risk management and protecting the agricultural way of life. Most parties tout their dedication to protecting rural health services, but I expect few voters in the countryside believe those promises, given the fact that a centralized urban-focused health authority makes the decisions. The NDP, with dim hopes in rural Alberta, doesn’t have much of an agriculture policy platform. The Liberals make few promises except on the farmworker rights issue, which they have valiantly supported. The Alberta Green Party does mention agriculture and food in its platform; it is in favour of a return to organic farming, which is reminiscent of 18th century peasantstyle organic subsistence. Property rights were a big reason that Wildrose gained the seats it did in the previous election and the party is trying to keep that horse alive in this campaign. However, unlike the previous PC
regime led by Alison Redford, the PC political strategists advising Jim Prentice realized they needed to neutralize the Wildrose political advantage. The PCs passed a property rights law, although analysts admit it is mostly smoke and mirrors and the intent of existing property rights legislation will remain relatively unchanged under a PC government. To those lamenting the absence of any real agriculture or rural policy during this campaign, your humble columnist is offering the following policy ideas: ● Make a formal covenant that guarantees rural and small town residents will receive medical services equal to those received by city residents. ● Support and expand the STARS emergency services to improve the response time for all areas outside of major cities. ● Provide transportation subsidies for citizens who have to travel more than 25 km to larger centres for medical services. ● Increase available acres and construct new infrastructure to expand commercial irrigation agriculture in Alberta. ● Begin an extensive range rehabilitation support and subsidy program to
return traditional rangelands to their original productivity. ● Pay landowners for maintaining ecologically sensitive areas to preserve endangered plant and animal species. ● Provide tax credits to producers who develop and maintain progressive environmental and animal welfare practices. ● Construct regional industrial biodigesters to process organic residues, such as manure and food waste from feedlots and food processing industries. ● Financially and legally support landowners who are threatened by nuisance lawsuits and federal government actions on environmental issues. ● Require, where possible, that all perishable food products sold in Alberta be irradiated, a food safety process that will significantly reduce food poisoning. Any party that adopts the above would see their popularity increase significantly with voters outside of the main urban centres. But I suspect that — as usual — no political party is willing to understand agriculture and rural concerns. Will Verboven writes on agricultural issues for Troy Media (www.troymedia. com).
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Provincial education funding won’t support Red Deer growth An open letter to Education Minister Gordon Dirks: Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools (RDCRS) appreciates the efforts the provincial government and Alberta Education puts forth every year on behalf of students. We understand the constraints facing the province, as there is a considerable gap between projected revenues and departmental expenditures. While we understand the constraints, RDCRS along with other school boards firmly believes education is key to the overall success and future of our province. According to the Accountability Pillar Reports, RDCRS and other school boards are doing an excellent job in educating the future citizens and leaders in this province. We understand that as a school board we are responsible for operating as efficiently and effectively as possible. However, for the 2015-2016 school year, we are projecting a total shortfall of approximately $4 million, due to grant reductions, a freeze on funding for enrolment growth and restrictions on the use of our reserves. I am writing today, on behalf of the board of trustees and the students of Red Deer Catholic, to ask you to reconsider these decisions. Our current population projections estimate that RDCRS will see an additional 300 to 400 students enrolled next year and hundreds more over the next three years. Under the current provincial fiscal plan for the 2015-2016 school year, student population growth will not be funded. This will contribute to a $2 million shortfall in funding. By not funding growth, we are effectively reducing the per-pupil funding for every student while increasing class sizes. This will result in significant short and long term negative implications for students and teachers. As you are aware, reserves are the result of careful planning and spending. Our board of trustees and RDCRS works hard to be financially responsible and accountable to our communities. These reserves are used to maintain our schools’ funding levels to protect students and classrooms against the fluctuations in provincial funding. In 2014-2015, RDCRS used approximately $800,000 in operating reserves to maintain its programs and services to our students. We will continue to be fiscally responsible by looking for efficiencies throughout our division. However, these restrictions on the use of our reserves and lack of enrolment growth funding will have a negative impact on the learning environment for our students, teachers and support staff. We ask you to reconsider these restrictions and allow RDCRS, along with other school boards throughout the province, the flexibility to ensure we can meet the needs of our students and to create learning environments that best meet the needs of our local community. The ramifications of the provincial budget will become more noticeable on our jurisdiction, schools and students over the next three years as the freeze on enrolment growth funding and restrictions on the use of reserves becomes more pronounced. Guy Pelletier Board chair Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools
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Notley closing the gap on Tories Rachel Notley has parachuted But not so fast. behind enemy lines for lunch. By any yardstick, an NDP govThe Alberta NDP ernment in Alberta is a leader, a woman chasing long shot. The party is history in next Tuesday’s strong in Edmonton, but provincial election, sits it is hard to see where in a café next door to the it could win the seats in Chevron Tower in CalCalgary and rural Algary. This is not a typical berta to overcome the NDP stomping ground historically fierce rein Alberta. In fact, there sistance to the socialist have been years when hordes in a free-enterthe NDP had no ground prise province. to stomp anywhere in this Notley’s rise, howevprovince. er, has been aided and Now the 51-year-old abetted by Prentice himTIM Notley has set up shop self, particularly a budHARPER in the shadow of the oil get the PC leader tabled patch for four days for that included an array of what Progressive Consertaxes and levies on convative Leader Jim Prensumers, but left corpotice has called a battle of “two com- rate tax rates here untouched. peting visions” for this province. And then there was the infamous There is no doubt Notley has the Prentice line that Albertans should PC gentry spooked. “look in the mirror” if they want Albertans are far more progres- to understand the financial straits sive than the rest of the country the province now finds itself. “If he believes, says Notley, who rightly does lose a majority and someone points to the diversity, education writes a book on this campaign, that level and youth of this province. should be the title,” Notley says. “There is a national urban myth Everyone is searching for a parabout Alberta and it is incorrect,” allel here to try to understand dyshe says. “If you poll Albertans on namics that are, frankly, leaving a issues rather than politics, they poll lot of longtime Alberta watchers progressively. scratching their heads. “We’ve disconnected our beliefs Are we watching something comand our values from our politics, parable to Bob Rae’s stunning Onbecause there is this narrative that tario victory a generation ago or is the Tories have always been, and Alberta 2015 comparable to Jack always will be, in power.” Layton’s Orange Wave in Quebec in Reconnect values and politics 2011? and she’s away to the races, she beThis campaign is all Notley, just lieves. as it was all Layton in Quebec.
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Notley tells about talking to six people at barbecues in Lethbridge in 2008, but then four years later being feted on her birthday by 200 supporters in a local bar. In between there were repeated visits, one-onone talks, and a lot of hard work and she now believes she can win both seats there next Tuesday. Prentice routinely ignores Wildrose and leader Brian Jean, as if that party is merely a free-floating repository for anger that will dissipate by election day. Instead, he goes after Notley, who he accuses of killing jobs by refusing to push for the Northern Gateway or Keystone XL pipelines (Notley does back the Kinder Morgan route to the West Coast and the proposed Energy East pipeline). He says she will chase more jobs out with higher corporate taxes and an energy royalty review. From a central Canadian perspective, there is nothing scary about Notley, but Prentice can still exploit fear here in Calgary. Lunch finished, I hop in Joe Moston’s cab and mention my dining companion. “Oh yeah, the commie,” he says. “This is a free enterprise capitalist society. There’s no room for her type here.” Notley has been hearing this for years. History will happen one day because the province is simply changing too much for the PC dynasty to rule forever. But next Tuesday just might be rushing history. Tim Harper is a syndicated Toronto Star national affairs writer. He can be reached at tharper@thestar.ca.
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Duffy affair really about PM: Mulcair BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — An attempted coverup of Sen. Mike Duffy’s residency issues was all about the prime minister trying to protect his own reputation, Opposition Leader Tom Mulcair said Wednesday. Mulcair was responding to suggestions this week that Harper overrode Duffy’s concerns about being appointed to the Senate to represent the province of Prince Edward Island in late 2008. A source familiar with the details of those discussions told The Canadian Press that Duffy suggested he would be better placed as a senator from Ontario, since that’s where he had lived for decades, but Harper was insistent about P.E.I. That’s when Duffy, who grew up on the island, began to make plans to renovate a cottage he owned there. He also designated his existing home in Ottawa as his secondary residence, triggering living expenses for that property. Four years later, Duffy and the prime minister’s office found themselves questioned about whether Duffy was in fact eligible to represent P.E.I. The Constitution says senators must own $4,000
Canada a vital ally: King Abdullah BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Jordanian King Abdullah says Canada is a vital ally to his country and region. The king, who is making his third Canadian visit since his ascension to the throne in February 1999, spoke Wednesday at a state luncheon at Rideau Hall hosted by Gov. Gen. David Johnston. “Your presence in our part of the world is more important now than ever,” he told the guests, including several cabinet ministers and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau. “We see you, not only in our country, but in the region, there to do the right thing, to help people, to better their lives.” With Canada contributing to the West’s military mission in neighbouring Iraq and Syria, Abdullah said Canada’s participation was needed and he said he wanted all Canadians to understand that. “Your role and your presence in our part of the world is something that is drastically needed and one that I am very proud to be a partner of.” Jordan and Canada are among the allies conducting bombing missions against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant targets inside Syria. The king thanked Canada for its humanitarian assistance as his tiny desert kingdom manages a massive influx of Syrian refugees. Jordan has absorbed 1.5 million Syrians fleeing the civil war in their country, which the king said amounts to 20 to 25 per cent of his country’s entire population. “I keep frightening Americans by saying that’s like having 65 million Canadians crossing the border in two years,” Abdullah said. Harper visited Jordan in January 2014 and pledged $105 million in aid to help the country cope with the rush of Syrian refugees. The prime minister and the king held their own meeting at Harper’s Parliament Hill office. Following the meeting, Harper announced more than $120 million in assistance for Jordan. The announcement includes millions to tighten the country’s border against efforts to move nuclear materials across it, and to enhance Jordan’s security against biological and chemical agents. Canadian will also contribute $4.5 million help keep ISIL terrorism from spilling into the kingdom. The package also includes $97.8 million for a series of development projects, including money for education, water projects and a series of steps to encourage entrepreneurship among Jordanian women. “Canada is proud to stand alongside Jordan and our other Coalition allies in the fight against (ISIL) and to work together at mitigating the suffering this barbaric terrorist group is causing innocent civilians in the region,” Harper said.
Scant evidence prisons are terrorist breeding grounds: research BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Federal prisons are not the hotbeds of radical extremism some make them out to be, suggests research by the Correctional Service of Canada. And compared to other inmates, radicalized offenders are more likely to have moderate-to-high potential for rejoining society. The preliminary findings emerge from an ongoing, multi-year collaboration between the prison service and Defence Research and Development Canada aimed at developing a solid basis to assess and manage jailed extremists. The Canadian Press used the Access to Information Act to obtain a 2014 summary of a series of academic studies undertaken by the Correctional Service’s research branch. Internal notes suggest the presentation, Radicalized Offenders, was prepared for the deputy ministers’ committee on national security. “Though concern over the spread of violent ideologies has been expressed, this concern is supported by limited qualitative, anecdotal evidence,” says the presentation. “Researchers have concluded that many of those who adopt extremist Islamist ideologies during incarceration often disregard these beliefs upon release.” However, the presentation adds, there is a need for a greater understanding of just how susceptible inmates are to being radicalized behind bars. One of the gunmen in the bloody attack on Parisbased satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo last January had come under the sway of a convicted terrorist while in prison — the sort of incident that has fuelled concern about the spread of radical ideas in jail. As of this month, there were 19 offenders in Canadian federal prisons who had at least one affiliation with an extremist or terrorist organization.
worth of property in the province they represent and that they must also be “resident” in that province. The Prime Minister’s Office did all they could in early 2013 to stave off questions related to the constitutional eligibility of Conservative senators. “What we all had a bit of trouble understanding since the beginning of this whole Mike Duffy-Stephen Harper affair is, who was Stephen Harper protecting?” Mulcair told reporters Wednesday. “... What we now realize is that Stephen Harper was protecting, of course, Stephen Harper.” A Conservative source said that it is not true that Duffy raised concerns about his qualifications before the appointment. Harper has said that senators sign a declaration that they meet the constitutional requirements to represent the province and that is sufficient for determining eligibility. “The constitutional practice on this has been clear for almost 150 years,” Harper’s parliamentary secretary Paul Calandra said during question period. The actual declaration the senators sign only refers to the senator being “duly qualified to be a member of the Senate of Canada,” and that the indi-
vidual owns at least $4,000 worth of property in the province he or she represents. There is no specific reference to residency. Duffy’s trial on breach of trust, fraud and bribery charges has meanwhile been put on pause while lawyers argue over the admissibility of a Senate report. Justice Charles Vaillancourt will hear arguments Monday in what is called a voir dire, basically a mini-trial within the main trial. Donald Bayne, the suspended senator’s lawyer, wants to treat a 2010 Senate committee report as fact during the course of the trial. The report was based on an audit of senators’ office expenditures and service contracts and is likely to be used by the defence to drive home the point that the Senate itself knew its rules were vague and confusing. “The audits found that some administrative policies were outdated, inadequate, or non-existent,” reads the report, prepared based on an audit by the firm Ernst and Young. “They also found that, in certain instances, policies were poorly communicated and/or not well understood by users.”
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Accused terrorists’ laptop full of extremist content, violent video games VANCOUVER — An RCMP computer expert says a laptop seized from a pair of accused terrorists was packed with extremist literature, recordings of the Qur’an and violent video games. Cpl. Barry Salt led members of a B.C. Supreme Court jury through a computer taken from John Nuttall and Amanda Korody hours after the couple allegedly dropped off pressure-cooker bombs on the provincial legislature grounds in 2013. The jury watched as Salt logged into an account titled Mujahid — Arabic for holy warrior. Arabic script, the silhouette of a gun and the words Support Our Troops could be seen on the home screen’s black background. The computer contained files ranging from Adolf Hitler’s book Mein Kampf to various issues of the alQaeda propaganda magazine Inspire, as well as text documents titled The CIA’s Book of Dirty Tricks and the Anarchist’s Cookbook. Nuttall and Korody have pleaded not guilty to four terrorism-related charges.
Dad who killed three kids in B.C. has outburst during bid for day passes COQUITLAM, B.C. — A British Columbia man who murdered his three children says it’s his right not to answer questions about his request for partial freedom from a psychiatric hospital. Allan Schoenborn wants the B.C. Review Board give him permission to take supervised outings from a facility in Coquitlam, east of Vancouver. On the third day of hearings at an annual review, Schoenborn objected when a Crown lawyer began questioning him. “All my questions were answered in trial already,” Schoenborn told the board Wednesday in an outburst. The board’s chairman opted to take an early lunch break so Schoenborn’s lawyer could speak with his client. However, Barry Long first told Schoenborn that the board may draw its own conclusions if he refuses to answer questions. Long also said it was not his practice to force any patient at the hospital to speak. Schoenborn was found not criminally responsible for killing his three children on account of a mental disorder, with the trial judge finding that he suffered from psychosis.
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He stabbed his 10-year-old daughter and smothered his two sons, who were eight and five, inside their Merritt, B.C., home in April 2008. He escaped into the woods and was arrested after a 10-day manhunt. Schoenborn has never been released on any day trips from the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital but his psychiatrist, Dr. Marcel Hediger, asked the board to consider the privilege, saying it will help in his patient’s rehabilitation. Stacy Galt is a cousin of the children’s mother, Darcie Clarke, and has attended the hearings on her behalf. Galt told reporters during the break that she doesn’t believe escorted passes will help Schoenborn get better. She said he’s shown “no growth” over the five years he’s been institutionalized and that his release will only terrorize Clark. “He’s right where he belongs,” Galt said.
Court hears of mother’s pain as couple sentenced for Loretta Saunders murder HALIFAX — A Halifax judge has sentenced a couple to life in prison for the murder of Loretta Saunders, whose remains were found inside a hockey bag along a highway in New Brunswick last year. Victoria Henneberry, who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, will become eligible for parole in 10 years. Blake Leggette faces an automatic life sentence with no eligibility for parole for 25 years after he pleaded guilty to first-degree murder. In his ruling Wednesday, Judge Josh Arnold of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court accepted the joint sentencing recommendation from the Crown and defence. Earlier during the sentencing hearing, the mother of Loretta Saunders delivered a victim impact statement describing how her daughter overcame a life of drug abuse and sleeping on the streets to pursue a university education. “I will always be so proud of what she accomplished in her 26 short years of life,” she told the court, breaking down and sobbing loudly. “Me and my family’s life has never been the same. ... My heart constantly aches.” Both Leggette and Henneberry made statements of apology to the family for what they had done. “I am sorry I stole Loretta from you,” Leggette said in his brief statement to the court. Henneberry, turning to face family members, said, “I am so sorry. ... It’s sad to know I was involved in the death of someone.” In arguing for a 10-year parole eligibility period for Henneberry, Crown attorney Christine Driscoll said that while she was a party to the murder, there is no admissible evidence she was involved in the planning or execution of it. Still, Driscoll said Saunders’ death was a “completely pointless waste.”
Many supporters of Saunders and her family attended court wearing T-shirts that said, “Speak the truth even if your voice shakes.”
Library makes changes after live sex shows streamed from branches WINDSOR, Ont. — Changes are being made to the Windsor Public Library after online sex shows were discovered being broadcast from select branches earlier this year. The library board has decided that sight lines in branches will be improved and more staff will be in place to monitor patrons’ activity. All branches will also have stronger computer filters in place to block inappropriate websites. Board Chair Peter Fries says the changes ought to prevent a repeat of the streaming scandal that led to a Windsor woman being charged. He says the library is always looking for ways to make sure all its patrons are safe. An investigation was launched after police received reports about raunchy sex videos circulating on online forums that showed a woman exposing herself and masturbating inside what appeared to be Windsor public libraries. A 21-year-old woman eventually turned herself into police and was charged in March with one count of committing an indecent act.
McMaster University to increase female faculty’s pay after review HAMILTON — Female faculty at McMaster University will be getting a raise after a two-year study showed differences in salary between the sexes at the Hamilton school. The analysis found that women faculty members earned on average $3,515 less than their male counterparts in 2012 and 2013 — even after adjustments were made based on seniority, tenure, faculty and age. “We should have been addressing this, but the issue has come to the fore, we’ve addressed it, done the analysis and are making the adjustment,” said David Wilkinson, the university’s provost and academic vice president. The pay adjustment will be made on July 1. Wilkinson said the study ran in parallel to an analysis by faculty member Charlotte Yates who released a report last year that focused on non-salary issues related to women’s advancement and inclusion at the school. “That will stand us in good stead in terms of recruiting better female faculty for the university and finding better ways to support them when they’re here,” Wilkinson said. The report also recommended updating the harassment policy, ensuring equitable hiring practices, and leadership opportunities for women.
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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GUMDA, Nepal — Hands pressed together in supplication, the Nepalese women pleaded for food, shelter and anything else the helicopter might have brought on an in-and-out run Wednesday to this smashed mountain village near the epicenter of last weekend’s mammoth earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people. Unlike in Nepal’s capital, where most buildings were spared complete collapse, the tiny hamlets clinging to the remote mountainsides of Gorkha District have been ravaged. Entire clusters of homes were reduced to piles of stone and splintered wood. Orange plastic tarps used for shelter now dot the cliff sides and terraced rice paddies carved into the land. “We are hungry,” cried a woman who gave her name only as Deumaya, gesturing toward her stomach and opening her mouth to emphasize her desperation. Another woman, Ramayana, her eyes hollow and haunted, repeated the plea: “Hungry! We are hungry!” But food is not the only necessity in short supply out here beyond the reaches of paved roads, electricity poles and other benefits of the modern world. These days, even water is scarce. Communication is a challenge. And modern medical care is a luxury many have never received. Gumda is one of a handful of villages identified as the worst hit by Satur-
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An injured victim of Saturday’s earthquake, evacuated by Nepalese army, is carried down from a helicopter in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday. The first aid shipments reached a hilly district near the epicenter of Nepal’s earthquake, a UN food agency official said, and distribution of food and medicine would start Wednesday, five days after the quake struck. day’s 7.8-magnitude earthquake, from which it will almost certainly take years to recover. As in many villages, though, the death toll in Gumda was far lower than feared, since many villagers were working outdoors when the quake struck at midday. Of Gumda’s 1,300 people, five were killed in the quake and 20 more were injured. As the helicopter landed Wednesday with 40-kilogram (90-pound) sacks of rice, wind and rain whipped across the crest of the mountain. Seeing the conditions, the U.N. World Food Program’s Geoff Pinnock shouted over the roar of the propellers, “the next ship-
ment has to be plastic sheets. These people need shelter more than they need food.” About 200 villagers huddled under a few umbrellas and plastic tarps as they waited to receive the aid, some with runny noses and chattering teeth. With the erratic Himalayan weather, aid workers are worried about keeping people warm, fed and safe. “More helicopters, more personnel and certainly more relief supplies including medical teams, shelter, tents, water and sanitation and food are obviously needed,” said Pinnock, who was co-ordinating the aid relief flights. With 8 million Nepalese affected by
the earthquake, including 1.4 million needing immediate food assistance, Pinnock said the relief effort would stretch on for months. “It doesn’t happen overnight,” he said. Nepalese police said Wednesday the death toll from the quake had reached 5,027. Another 18 were killed on the slopes of Mount Everest, while 61 died in neighbouring India, and China’s official Xinhua News Agency reported 25 dead in Tibet. The disaster also injured more than 10,000, police said, and rendered thousands more homeless. The UN says the disaster has affected 8.1 million people — more than a fourth of Nepal’s population of 27.8 million — and that 1.4 million needed food assistance. Planes carrying food and other supplies have been steadily arriving at Kathmandu’s small airport, but the aid distribution process remains fairly chaotic, with Nepalese officials having difficulty directing the flow of emergency supplies. About 200 people blocked traffic in the capital Wednesday to protest the slow pace of aid delivery. The protesters faced off with police and there were minor scuffles but no arrests were made. Police arrested dozens of people on suspicion of looting abandoned homes as well as causing panic by spreading rumours of another big quake. Police official Bigyan Raj Sharma said 27 people were detained for stealing. But in a sign that life was inching back to normal, banks in Kathmandu opened for a few hours Wednesday and stuffed their ATMs with cash, giving people access to money.
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Curfew ends, streets nearly empty BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Baltimore streets previously rocked by riots were quiet Wednesday morning at the lifting of a nighttime curfew that was enforced by 3,000 police and National Guardsmen. The curfew ended at 5 a.m. with no reports of disturbances in the early morning hours. The morning rush was getting underway with traffic flowing on most streets downtown. The curfew, which went into effect at 10 p.m. Tuesday, got off to a not-sopromising start, however, as about 200 protesters initially ignored the warnings of police officers and the pleas of community activists to disperse. Some threw water bottles or lay down on the ground. A line of police behind riot shields hurled tear gas canisters and fired pepper balls at the crowd and slowly advanced forward to push it back. Demonstrators picked up the canisters and hurled them back at officers. But the crowd rapidly dispersed and was down to just a few dozen people within minutes. The clash came after a day of high tension but relative peace in Baltimore, which was rocked by looting and widespread arson Monday in the city’s worst outbreak of rioting since 1968. Police, city leaders and many residents condemned the violence, and hundreds of volunteers showed up Tuesday to sweep the streets of glass and other debris. Just before midnight Tuesday, Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts declared the curfew a success. “We do not have a lot of active movement throughout the city as a whole. ... Tonight I think the biggest thing is the citizens are safe, the city is stable,� he said. “We hope to maintain it that way.� Batts said a total of 10 people were arrested after the curfew went into effect: two for looting, one for disorderly conduct, and seven for violating the curfew. Gov. Larry Hogan, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and other officials made appearances throughout the day,
Activists also stressed that they would continue to press authorities for answers in the case of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man who died of a spinal-cord injury under mysterious circumstances while in police custody. His case spurred Monday’s riots. A group of pastors announced plans to hold a rally and prayer vigil for the city of Baltimore and Gray’s family at noon Wednesday and to “draw public attention to 17 police accountability bills the state legislature failed to pass during the recent legislative session.� In an interview broadcast Wednesday on “The Steve Harvey Morning Show,� President Barack Obama said the Baltimore riots show that police departments need to build more trust in black communities. He called on police departments “to hold accountable people when they do something wrong� and said Attorney General Loretta Lynch is reaching out to mayors about resources to retrain police and provide body cameras. He also said underlying social issues such as poor education, drugs and limited job opportunities must be addressed. Meanwhile, under the state of emergency Gov. Hogan declared Monday, the more than 200 people arrested since the unrest began could wait longer than usual to have their day in court. Normally, state law requires that people arrested without warrants appear before a court official within 24 hours of their arrests. But as part of the state of emergency, the governor extended the period to no later than 47 hours, according to a letter he sent Tuesday to Judge Barbara Baer Waxman, the administrative judge for the Baltimore District Court. “This exercise of my authority is necessary to protect the public safety and to address the more than 200 arrests that were made by Baltimore Police Department and other law enforcement officials,� Hogan wrote in the letter, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press.
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The Baltimore Orioles bat against the Chicago White Sox during a baseball game without fans Wednesday in Baltimore. Due to security concerns the game was closed to the public. promising to reclaim and restore pride to their city. Baltimore Public Schools CEO Gregory Thornton said in a notice posted on the school system’s website that schools will be open Wednesday. The notice said after-school sports and clubs will also take place. But life was unlikely to get completely back to normal anytime soon: The curfew was to go back into effect at 10 p.m. Wednesday and baseball officials — in what may be a first in the sport’s 145-year history — announced
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Lightning in a bottle TAMPA BAY DOWNS DETROIT IN GAME 7 TO MOVE ON IN NHL PLAYOFFS BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Lightning 2 Red Wings 0 TAMPA, Fla. — Lucky bounce or not, Petr Mrazek never saw the puck coming. The Tampa Bay Lightning are moving on in the NHL playoffs. The Detroit Red Wings are headed home. Braydon Coburn broke a scoreless tie with a goal that kicked up over Detroit’s goalie early in the third period and Ben Bishop made 31 saves Wednesday night, helping the Lightning beat the Red Wings 2-0 in Game 7 of the first-round NHL playoff series. “Didn’t plan to do it like that. It flipped up on me. It knuckleballed in there, which is good,” Coburn said. “ I didn’t see it and it just went through me,” Mrazek said. “I knew he was going to shoot a onetimer there, and I lost it ... It was a nice shot.” Ryan Callahan set up Coburn’s third goal in 79 career post-season games with a pass through the slot to the top of the right circle, where the Tampa Bay defenceman launched his shot just under four minutes into the final period. “We didn’t give them much at all over the whole 60 minutes,” Red Wings defenceman Jonathan Ericsson said. “ I didn’t exactly see the goal, but for me, it looked like a really, just lucky shot — like a missed shot that goes in the far side. It’s a bounce their way, and that’s how they win the game. I think we were better.” Anton Stralman added an empty-net goal with 1:18 remaining, ensuring the Lightning would win the first Game 7 they’ve played at home since beating Calgary in the 2004 Stanley Cup Final. Tampa Bay, which rallied from a 3-2 series deficit, advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals against Montreal. The Canadiens host Game 1 on Friday night, with the Lightning looking to redeem themselves after being swept by their Atlantic Division rivals in the first round a year ago. “You go back a year ago, four-game sweep. To win this series we had to win three of four, and they found a way. So, they learned,” Lightning coach Jon Cooper said. “This sure does make us feel better about ourselves.” The Red Wings outshot the Lightning 31-17, but Bishop wasn’t tested a lot in posting his first career
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Detroit Red Wings center Riley Sheahan reaches for the puck in front of Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Matt Carle (25) during the second period of Game 7 of a first-round NHL Stanley Cup playoff series Wednesday, in Tampa, Fla. playoff shutout. Coburn was obtained from Philadelphia in a trade March 2 and had one goal in 43 games for Tampa Bay during the regular season. Tyler Johnson’s third two-goal game of the series helped the Lightning even the series with a 5-2 victory in Detroit on Monday night. With Red Wings defenceman Niklas Kicsson suspended for Game 7 for a hit on Nikita Kucherov, the Lightning felt good heading back to Amalie Arena, where they posted the NHL’s best home record this season. But after winning the series opener, as well as shutting out the Lightning in Game 5, on the road, Detroit liked its chances of advancing, too. The Red Wings outshot the Lightning 14-7 in the
first period, but had few real scoring opportunities early against Bishop. They didn’t generate much more in the second period, although there was an anxious moment for the sellout crowd of 19,204 when Drew Miller’s chip got behind Bishop when the goalie left the net to cut off the forward on a breakaway. The puck trickled left past the unprotected net, and Detroit later wasted another chance to break the scoreless tie when Tomas Tatar was unable to control a pass from Darren Helm and get off a shot in front of the Tampa goal. Detroit’s frustration on the power play also continued. The Red Wings were 0 for 3 in man-advantage situations Wednesday night and 5 of 29 for the series.
HIGH SCHOOL RUGBY Addition of Crosby makes Canada the favourite at world championships Hunting Hills girls start with small goals this season BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
The morning after the Pittsburgh Penguins were eliminated from the playoffs, Jim Nill had a text message from Sidney Crosby. Team Canada’s twotime Olympic gold medal-winning star wanted to play at the world championships. “He considers himself one of the leaders of hockey in Canada, and he took it upon himself to reach out to us,” Nill said. When Crosby stepped onto the ice with his Canadian teammates Tuesday in Austria, coach Todd McLellan noticed an extra skip in his players’ stride and a renewed energy. With Crosby, Canada is the favourite at the tournament, which begins Friday in Prague and Ostrava in the Czech Republic. “He does make our team better, and he should with his talent level and his experience,” McLellan said from Vienna. “But it has to be about the group and not just Sid.” This Canadian forward group is the best since at least 2009, as it includes Crosby, fellow 2014 Olympian Matt Duchene, Claude Giroux, Tyler Seguin, Taylor Hall and Nathan MacKinnon. Dan Hamhuis, who was the seventh defenceman in Sochi, and goaltender Mike Smith — the No. 3 netminder at the Games — will also be key players in Prague beginning Friday in the opening game against Latvia. “Pretty cool to play with those (Olympians) again,” Duchene said in a phone interview Wednesday. “Last time we played together we had the biggest success we could’ve asked for and now we’re looking for some more.” While some teams won’t have elite players because of injury (Sweden’s Erik Karlsson) or the NHL playoffs (Russia’s Alex Ovechkin), Canada is stacked and looks primed to win world gold for the first time since 2007. “Paper, it gives you that expectation when you look at our lineup,” McLellan said. “But our flag basically dictates that that expectation is that high. We’re expected to perform here. We’re representing Canada, and that’s what we do.” Duchene doesn’t consider the expectations a burden. Quite the opposite. “I think Canadians perform best when the expectation and the pressure is on,” he said. “We’ve grown up with that and we always expect to win and we like when it’s expected of us to perform under pressure.” Compared to the Olympics, this tournament hasn’t
historically drawn the best North American players compared to those from European countries. The United States, for example, is a young group with one returning Olympian in defenceman Justin Faulk. The Americans will lean on players like 18-yearold Jack Eichel and 20-year-old Seth Jones. At 19, MacKinnon is Canada’s youngest player and this is his second straight worlds. Nill has left the door open for Connor McDavid, but the Erie Otters are one victory away from the Ontario Hockey League final, so his addition would come very late, if at all. Crosby was 19 in his only other appearance at this tournament, and he dominated. He put up eight goals and eight assists in nine games in 2006. “It’s been a while since I played in that, so I’m excited,” Crosby told reporters in Pittsburgh earlier this week. Crosby looked at the roster and expressed excitement at the chance to win gold. Canada lost in the semifinals and bronze-medal game nine years ago. As talented as this team is, the world championship is a single-elimination tournament from the quarter-finals on and that brings risk. Nill hopes that having four returning Olympians helps when it matters most. “The guys that were in Sochi lived the game against Latvia and it’s a 2-1 game,” Nill said in a phone interview. “We’re going to go through that same thing here. It’s going to be how you respond, how you’re patient with it, and that’s where these guys’ experiences are going to come in huge for us.” While Hamhuis and Smith are Canada’s oldest players, the blue-line is young and unproven. It’s led by Calder Trophy finalist Aaron Ekblad and Brent Burns and just got Patrick Wiercioch as the final piece Tuesday. McLellan expects his team to recover quickly from the defence being put together late and for the goaltending to “take care of itself.” Martin Jones is the backup, but Smith will be given every chance to be the No. 1. Of course Canada’s strength is up front, where beyond the top players there are names like Tyler Ennis, Jason Spezza, Jordan Eberle and Brayden Schenn. Even on the bigger, international-sized ice this should be a fast, skilled bunch. “We should have some energy to our game, we should be quick,” McLellan said. “We’ve got some players that are dynamic offensive players on their (NHL) teams. From the red-line in we should be a strong team.”
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BY JOSH ALDRICH ADVOCATE STAFF Raiders 48 Lightning 5 The Hunting Hills Lightning girls rugby team is about small victories this season. Coming off a year when they failed to put up a try, they are almost building from the ground up this year. Despite a 48-5 loss to the Lindsay Thurber Raiders, the bronze medallists from provincials last year, in the season opener on Wednesday at Titans Ruby Club they are still looking at it as a positive result. “Today was a great moral victory for us, to get points on the board was a big deal for us and to keep them under 60 was also a great moral victory,” said Lightning head coach Justin Pilgrim, noting that the Raiders beat the Lightning 63-0 last year. “Thurber’s a great side, we were playing short for some of the timer, so the score is what the score is. Both teams played really well and our girls are good at what they’re doing and they’re really learning.” Sarah Stahl had the Lightning’s lone score while Molly Romhor punched it in three times for Lindsay Thurber and Sarah Thomas and Reece Maguire twice each to lead the Raiders. The Lightning are returning just five players from last year’s squad, but it isn’t so much about what they have coming back as it is the potential of the players coming into the program. In that regard, there is a high ceiling for this team. “This year our strength is athleticism,” said Pilgrim. “Last year we had size but not too much for athleticism, so this year is a different game for us, we are going to play a bit more wide. So part of that is we need to be a bit more skilled in order to accomplish what we want to accomplish.” But that also means progress could also be slow as there will be a lot of teaching this year for Pilgrim. “This was the very first game for 10 of them, so there was a real big learning curve,” said Pilgrim.
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Flames have no fear of mighty Ducks BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Stats, shmats. Analytics, shmanalytics. The Calgary Flames bucked odds and defied expectations en route to the second round of NHL playoffs. The Ducks are heavily favoured to beat the Flames in their Western Conference semifinal starting Thursday in Anaheim. The Flames intend to keep thumbing their noses at those who think their lightning is about to leave the bottle. “We’re not worried about the stats,” Flames forward Michael Ferland said. “We just want to go there and be the harder-working team for sure and let our feet and bodies do the talking.” Game 2 is Sunday at the Honda Centre before the series heads to Calgary next week. The Flames face a heavier, deeper, harder-to-the-net team than the Vancouver Canucks they beat in the first round. Going six games against the Canucks moved the needle on Calgary’s lack of playoff experience with eight players getting their first taste. The Ducks are more seasoned in the post-season having qualified four of the last five years. Captain Ryan Getzlaf, winger Corey Perry and defenceman Francois Beauchemin won a Stanley Cup in 2007. Calgary made the NHL playoffs for the first time in six years and got beyond the first round for the first time in 11. Anaheim topped the Pacific Division and earned the top seed in the Western Conference with 51 wins, compared to Calgary’s 45. Anaheim’s average weight is 207 pounds, while Calgary’s is 195.4.
“Here’s probably one of the best teams in the NHL, if not the best team when you look at stats, when you ask any expert or people around the game,” Flames head coach Bob Hartley said. “They’re big and they’re fast. “We have big hearts. We have no fear. We’ve showed it all year. We’re solid. You might bend us, but you’re not going to break us.” Calgary doubled the Ducks 6-3 in the last regular-season meeting March 11, but Anaheim won three of five meetings overall including both at home. For the Flames to extend their Cinderella season, they need to solve the hostile Honda Centre where Calgary hasn’t won a regular season game since 2004. The Flames won a playoff game there in 2006, but lost the other two as well as Game 7 to the Ducks at the Saddledome. Calgary’s futility in Anaheim is a buzzy stat to start the series, but the Flames shrug it off as most of them have only been to the Honda Centre three or four times in their careers. ’It’s pretty easy math,“ Hartley said. ”We need to go and get one in Anaheim and win three at home.“ The Ducks pose a different challenge than the Canucks as Anaheim’s four forward lines each bring different strengths, according to Hartley. The Flames had a dress rehearsal for Getzlaf and Perry in their containment of Vancouver twins Henrik and Daniel Sedin. “They’re a lot like the Sedins, make little plays to one another. They get in the dirty areas maybe a little bit more,” Flames defenceman Deryk Engelland said of the Ducks’ duo. “We’ve got to do the same, take the time and space away from them,
Five keys to second-round playoff series between Flames and Ducks The Calgary Flames and Anaheim Ducks open their Western Conference semifinal Thursday at the Honda Centre. Here are five keys to the series: Top lines — Both sides expect and need production from their top forward lines. Anaheim’s dynamic duo of Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry with foot soldier Patrick Maroon combined for five goals in a first-round sweep of Winnipeg. Calgary’s Sean Monahan and winger Jiri Hudler and Johnny Gaudreau produced seven goals in six games against Vancouver, including four in the final game. Goalies — Calgary’s Jonas Hiller, who was a Duck a year ago, and Anaheim’s Frederik Andersen had upand-down first rounds. Hiller was solid until Game 6, when he allowed two goals on three shots and was pulled for Karri Ramo. Andersen stopped be physical when we can, but smart and try and limit our defensive zone against them.” The Ducks are the more rested team having played just six games in the last four weeks. They’ll start the second round at home on seven days rest following a four-game sweep of the Winnipeg Jets. Anaheim played just twice over the final eight days of the regular season and then had a four-day break before the playoffs. Calgary was on the gallop just to stay in playoff contention over the reg-
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Habs GM praises defence going into semifinals BROSSARD, Que. — Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin makes no apologies for a defence-first philosophy that has helped propel the club into the second round of the NHL playoffs. “Are we missing offence? I’m firm, my mentality is you’re going to go far with a strong defence and I’m not going to change that,” he said. Bergevin met the media Wednesday as his team returned to work after beating Ottawa in a tough six-game set. “It took a lot of character from our team to beat the hottest team in the league coming in,” Bergevin said. “I’m sure a lot of teams didn’t want to play the Ottawa Senators in the first round.” Many of the questions put to the general manager revolved around the club’s deep defensive corps and a lack of goal scoring. The Canadiens managed just one power-play goal in 20 tries against Ottawa. Bergevin said the team is looking at ways to improve its poor play with the man advantage — a season-long problem — with the Eastern Conference semifinal set to begin Friday at home. “You want to get better and we’ll try to get better, but I don’t have a magic wand to say this is why it’s not working,” Bergevin said. Forward Max Pacioretty, who scored the only power-play goal in the
ular season’s final stretch, particularly after losing captain Mark Giordano to a torn biceps Feb. 25. The Flames will open the second round on four days of rest. “Everyone has written us off. From the start of the year, no one gave us a chance,” Calgary centre Matt Stajan said. “We have our confidence in the dressing room in what we’re capable of and we have all year. “We’re going to rile each other up and throw everything we have at them.”
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109 of the 118 shots in a four-game sweep of Winnipeg, but gave up four goals in Game 3. What’s in the tank? — Anaheim is more rested and likely less injured after playing just six games in the last month. The Ducks clinched the division title on April 1. Calgary kept the pedal to the floor to stay in playoff contention. The Flames worked their top three defencemen hard over the final stretch of the regular season and in the first round. What’s under the hood? — Calgary took time and space away from Vancouver’s defencemen with a ferocious forecheck. They’ll use their speed again to keep the Anaheim blue-liners from easily exiting their zone. The Ducks have the heft to wear the Flames down and win battles for the puck. No lead is safe — The Flames and Ducks each earned 24 of their points in the regular season trailing after two periods. Anaheim came from behind in three of their four wins against Winnipeg. Calgary came back from three- and one-goal deficits to defeat Vancouver 7-4 in Game 6.
first round, said they’ve discussed the issue internally. “We have ideas of what we have to do better,” Pacioretty said. “As a group we have to come up with a solution, find a way to score.” Scoring woes aside, Bergevin said he’s comfortable with the defence-first approach. He had nothing but praise for his defensive unit, led by Norris Trophy nominee P.K. Subban, who Bergevin said was gaining more confidence with age, reading plays better and was being rewarded for his hard work. For his part, Subban returned the credit to his bosses and his fellow defencemen. Subban’s second career Norris nomination this week came in just his fifth NHL season — he won the award in 2013. “This award is not just about myself, it’s about the guys I play with too,” Subban said. “(You’ve) got to talk about Andrei Markov and my ability to play with him.” Markov had a few hiccups in the first-round series, but Bergevin brushed those off and said he expects the veteran Russian to rebound. “There will be eight teams left and they’d all want Andrei Markov in their lineup,” said Bergevin. “We’re lucky to have him and the rest will help — the extra three or four days we’ve gotten.” Bergevin also noted blue-liner Jeff Petry has played important minutes and young Greg Pateryn has also settled into the lineup due to injuries.
CHICAGO — The next playoff opponent for Washington, Minnesota and Tampa Bay is a reminder of painful losses for each team. It’s the second round that brings back bad memories for Anaheim. Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals take on Henrik Lundqvist and the New York Rangers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Thursday night, and the Ducks host the Calgary Flames in their series opener on the West Coast. Devan Dubnyk and the Wild begin their conference semifinal against the Blackhawks on Friday night in Chicago. The last two times the Capitals were in the playoffs, they lost to the Rangers in a seven-game series. The Wild have been eliminated by the Blackhawks in each of the past two postseasons, including the second round a year ago. It was at this point in 2014 that the Ducks dropped a heartbreaking series to the Los Angeles Kings. Lots of motivation all around. “We look forward to the challenge,” said Ovechkin, who had two goals and three assists in Washington’s opening series against the New York Islanders. “It’s a great time of the year.” The Lightning became the final team to make it to the second round when they beat Detroit 2-0 in Game 7 of their seesaw series Wednesday night. They advanced to a matchup with Montreal, which swept Tampa Bay out of the post-season a year ago. Washington and the New York Rangers also met in the playoffs in 2009 and 2011, with the Capitals advancing each time. The Capitals are 23-19 in the post-season against the Rangers, dating to their first series in 1990, but no one on either side seems to put much stock in their playoff history — recent or otherwise. “I can’t see it resembling anything from two years ago,” Rangers forward Rick Nash said. “New coaches, new systems, and the game evolves in two years.”
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RUGBY: Learn “This is the first time they’ve made a tackle in real life, this is the first time they’ve seen what rugby is really about. But we’re going to learn and we’re going to be a stringer team than we were last year,” added Pilgrim This also means he will be leaning on his three captains — including Blair
The same coaches and many of the same players will have important roles when Minnesota takes on Chicago. The Wild lost to the eventual NHL champion Blackhawks in five games in 2013, and then pushed them to six games a year ago. Back in the middle of January, it looked as if Minnesota would be watching the playoffs at home. But a trade for Dubnyk solidified its situation in goal, and the Wild’s strong finish to the season carried over to a six-game win against St. Louis in the first round of the playoffs. Next up is Patrick Kane and the Blackhawks. “To sit here and say what’s different, I don’t know,” Wild coach Mike Yeo said. “I don’t know what’s different. Nothing’s different right now. They’ve beaten us two years in a row and so it’s up to us to prove that something is different. It’s up to us to make something different.” Kane returned from a broken collarbone to help Chicago squeak past Nashville in six games in the first round. He appeared to grow more comfortable with each game in the series, finishing with two goals and five assists. The play of the dynamic winger could be key for the Blackhawks against the defensive-minded Wild. “If you say you could beat a team three years in the post-season, all in a row, three straight times, you know I’d probably think that would be pretty tough,” Kane said. “So we’re definitely up for a good challenge.” Top-seeded Anaheim won the Pacific Division for the third straight season. But the Ducks are hoping for a longer run in the playoffs after dropping a seven-game series to Detroit in the first round in 2013 and last year’s loss to Los Angeles in the conference semifinals. Anaheim had a 3-2 series lead against both the Red Wings and the Kings, and then dropped the last two games each time, including the finale at home. Biggs Mary Alice Brown who played on Wednesday — to help the process along on the field. “They are the most experienced players on the team,” said Pilgrim. “But it’s also their tenacity and they command respect from their peers.” Still, there are expectations this season to be competitive and build towards a strong finish. “I expect to have a pretty decent season, all things considered,” said Pilgrim. “In high school every few years every one has loads of new players. jaldrich@reddeeradvocate.com
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Red Sox take rubber match over Jays BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Red Sox 4 Blue Jays 1 BOSTON — Hanley Ramirez capped off a strong April. Better yet, Rick Porcello gave Boston’s beleaguered pitching staff a boost. Ramirez hit a two-run homer, Porcello held Toronto to one run over seven innings and the Red Sox beat the Blue Jays 4-1 on Wednesday night. “He gave us exactly what we needed, seven strong innings,” Boston manager John Farrell said. “As much as we talked about starters setting the tone, Rick did exactly that tonight.” David Ortiz and Mookie Betts had RBI singles for the Red Sox, who took the three-game series after losing their previous two. Porcello (2-2) held the Blue Jays down one night after they put up 17 hits in an 11-8 win. He allowed two hits, struck out six and walked two in his best effort since joining the Red Sox. Boston’s starters entered the day with a 6.03 ERA, highest in the majors. “I think we’re all going out there trying to pitch our game,” Porcello said. “Obviously we’ve had some struggles, but they’re all behind us.” Ramirez tied David Ortiz for the club record for homers before May 1. Ortiz did it in 2006 when he finished with a career-best 54. He also tied the best start of his career for homers before May 1. He did it with the Marlins in 2008. “They were talking about it today, saying I’ve got to go,” Ramirez said. “But when you’re at the plate you don’t think about it.” R.A. Dickey (0-3) allowed four runs and nine hits, striking out four without walking a batter in seven innings. He
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Boston Red Sox’s Xander Bogaerts is tagged out at the plate by Toronto Blue Jays catcher Josh Thole as he tries to score on a single by Mookie Betts in the seventh inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Wednesday. was 4-0 against Boston last season. “It was pretty consistent tonight,” Dickey said of the knuckleball, his signature pitch. “I threw a lot of good ones. My velocities were good. I made a mistake to Hanley, 0-2, and it cost us. But outside of that I felt like I was pretty on point for most of the night.” Koji Uehara struck out all three batters in the ninth for his fourth save. Trailing 1-0, the Red Sox took the lead with three runs in the third. Ortiz
hit his RBI single before Ramirez followed with his 10th homer, a drive into the last row of Green Monster seats. “Dickey pitched good enough to win,” Toronto manager John Gibbons said. “We just couldn’t get anything going. To hold them to four runs in Fenway Park is a pretty good feat.” The Blue Jays had taken a 1-0 lead in the first. Kevin Pillar doubled and scored on a strange play when Josh Thole lined to left with the bases load-
ed, but Michael Saunders was forced out at third. Porcello walked the first batter of the game, then struck out the next three. LENGTHY DELAY Farrell challenged when Xander Bogaerts was cut down at the plate by a throw from RF Saunders, claiming C Thole blocked the plate. After using the headsets for a bit, two of the umpires left the field before the call was confirmed. The delay lasted just over 6 minutes. “The reason it was lengthy is because the headsets weren’t working,” Farrell said. MOOKIE MAGIC CF Betts robbed Devon Tarvis by making a semi-leap just before the wall and falling to the warning track as he held the ball. TRAINER’S ROOM Blue Jays: Jose Bautista played his third straight game at DH. He’s still unable to throw well enough to play the field after missing five games with a strained right shoulder. Red Sox: 1B Mike Napoli was back in the lineup after missing two games while he was sick. UP NEXT Blue Jays: LHP Daniel Norris (11, 4.43 ERA) faces Indians’ LHP T.J. House (0-3, 12.60) on Thursday when they open a four-game series in Cleveland. Norris looks to snap a personal three-game losing streak, but is coming off a strong outing against Tampa Bay last Saturday when he held the Rays to one run in seven innings. Red Sox: They are off Thursday before RHP Justin Masterson (2-0, 5.16 ERA) goes against New York LHP CC Sabathia (0-4, 5.96 ERA) when they open a three-game set against the rival Yankees on Friday.
Canadian Bridge excited leading up to NFL draft BY THE CANADIAN PRESS The dream is close to becoming a reality for quarterback Brandon Bridge. Growing up in Mississauga, Ont., Bridge often imagined the thrill of hearing his named called at the NFL draft. This year’s event begins Thursday in Chicago and runs through Saturday with Bridge, 23, figuring he’ll go anywhere between the fifth and seventh rounds. “It (being drafted) is very important to me,” Bridge said from Mississauga, where he’ll watch the draft with his family. “It’s always been a dream of mine and I’ve always wanted to be part of that experience of hearing your name called and feeling the excitement of seeing your name pop up across the (television) screen.” The six-foot-four 229-pound Bridge isn’t the only Canadian looking to be taken. Rice defensive lineman Christian Covington of Vancouver — the son of Canadian Football Hall of Famer Grover Covington — and Yale running back Tyler Varga of Kitchener, Ont., joined Bridge at the NFL combine in February and both are projected selections. Bridge is looking to become the first Canadian-born quarterback drafted since 2001 when Ottawa’s Jesse Palmer went in the fourth round to the New York Giants. Bridge began his U.S. college career at Alcorn State before transferring to South Alabama in 2012. Bridge, who has run a 4.64-second 40-yard dash, appeared in 11 games last year with the Jaguars, completing 160 of 307 passes (52.1 per cent) for
Canada’s Brooke Henderson feeling confident after third-place result BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Canada’s Brooke Henderson is off to a great start since turning pro a few months ago. The 17-year-old from Smiths Falls, Ont., is coming off a thirdplace finish at her second LPGA Tour event this season and will be brimming with confidence at this week’s stop in Irving, Tex. Henderson said Wednes-
1,927 yards with 15 touchdowns and eight interceptions. He also ran for 297 yards and four TDs. Bridge capped his college career by playing in the NFLPA Bowl before working out at the NFL combine. Last month, Bridge performed before 12 NFL scouts and two CFL representatives at his pro day in Mobile, Ala., impressing pro officials with the offseason work he did to improve his mechanics and footwork. He figures it will be more of the same early in his NFL career, which he readily embraces. “I truly think I’ve put in a lot of work to improve on what I did this past season,” he said. “When a coach sits me down and kind of helps me throughout this whole process I think he’ll be very happy with the progress and the project I’ll be.” There are no questions about Bridge’s arm strength. On its website, the NFL says of Bridge: “His arm strength is pure NFL, but his lack of functional accuracy simply cannot be overlooked.” Ideally, Bridge would like to go to a team that already has an established starter. That would give him the luxury of time to learn the pro game while being tutored by a veteran quarterback. And Bridge will be anxious to reward the team that drafts him. “They’re going to get a hard worker, a humble guy,” he said. “A guy who is always going to get better, who is coachable and accepts criticism. “A guy who won’t accept failure and will keep working on something. Someone if you tell him he can’t do something, he’ll try to prove you wrong.” day she’s feeling really good about her game and is excited about her future at this level. Henderson earned US$132,721 for her result at last week’s Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic. She opened the season in early February by finishing tied for 33rd at the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic. Next up is an appearance at this week’s $1.3-million Volunteers of America North Texas Shootout at Las Colinas Country Club. She won a playoff Tuesday to secure the second qualifying spot. She already has sponsor’s exemptions to participate in the May 29-31 Shop-Rite LPGA Classic.
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Spieth wins opening match; Day, Rose now need some help BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN FRANCISCO — Masters champion Jordan Spieth had to play good golf for an easy time Wednesday in the Match Play Championship. Rory McIlroy made only one birdie and had an even easier time against Jason Dufner. Unlike last year, it only meant that they were off to a good start in a tournament that won’t have any clarity until players start packing their bags. Spieth made six birdies, including a 7-iron to 4 feet on the par-3 13th for some breathing room, and closed out Mikko Ilonen on the 16th hole at TPC Harding Park. McIlroy made birdie on the opening hole and let Dufner do the rest, which was not much at all. The former PGA champion made five bogeys and lost on the 14th hole. “Match play, you just need to beat the person that’s in front of you, and I did that today,” McIlroy said. “Now move on tomorrow.” As usual, plenty of big names lost early. Defending champion Jason Day struggled off the tee and lost to Charley Hoffman. Justin Rose lost to Mark Leishman. Henrik Stenson and Jimmy Walker lost in extra holes. Matt Kuchar lost when Ben Martin made a hole-inone on the 17th hole and they matched
pars on the 18th. Instead of going home, they have some hope. The format this year is 16 four-man groups in round-robin play, with the winner of each group advancing to the round of 16 on the weekend. Even without single elimination, one aspect of this World Golf Championship hasn’t changed. There was plenty of agitation. “Nobody wants to lose,” Kuchar said. “I can assure you of that.” Kuchar never trailed in his match, and they were all square going to the long par-3 17th. Martin hit a hybrid into a cool breeze from about 235 yards that rolled toward the hole and swirled around the cup before dropping for an ace. “I’d say under the circumstances, that’s probably the best shot I’ve ever hit,” Martin said. He tried to keep his emotions guarded, knowing there was still a par 5 to play. Kuchar missed a 5-foot birdie putt that would have extended the match. The 32 losers still had two more matches, but Thursday’s round became even more critical. It’s possible they can be eliminated Thursday. It’s possible their Friday match will be meaningless. And yet all of them can still advance, although they will need some help.
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THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2015
Local Sports Montreal at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m. Thursday, May 7 Montreal at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m. Saturday, May 9 x-Tampa Bay at Montreal, TBD
Friday, April 24 NY Rangers 2 Pittsburgh 1, OT
WHL PLAYOFFS THIRD ROUND Conference Finals (Best-of-7)
Washington (2) vs. N.Y. Islanders (3) (Washington wins series 4-3) Wednesday, April 15 NY Islanders 4 Washington 1 Friday, April 17 Washington 4 NY Islanders 3 Sunday, April 19 NY Islanders 2 Washington 1, OT Tuesday, April 21 Washington 2 NY Islanders 1, OT Thursday, April 23 Washington 5 NY Islanders 1 Saturday, April 25 NY Islanders 3 Washington 1 Monday, April 27 Washington 2 NY Islanders 1
Brandon (E1) vs. Calgary (C1) (Brandon leads series 3-1) Friday, Apr. 24 Brandon 9 Calgary 4 Saturday, Apr. 25 Brandon 3 Calgary 2 (OT) Tuesday, Apr. 28 Calgary 2 Brandon 1 (OT) Wednesday, Apr. 29 Brandon 8 Calgary 3 Friday, May. 1 Calgary at Brandon, 6:30 p.m. Sunday, May. 3 x-Brandon at Calgary, 4 p.m. Tuesday, May. 5 x-Calgary at Brandon, 6 p.m.
EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Montreal (1) vs. Ottawa (WC) (Montreal wins series 4-2) Wednesday, April 15 Montreal 4 Ottawa 3 Friday, April 17 Montreal 3 Ottawa 2, OT Sunday, April 19 Montreal 2 Ottawa 1, OT Wednesday, April 22 Ottawa 1 Montreal 0 Friday, April 24 Ottawa 5 Montreal 1 Sunday, April 26 Montreal 2 Ottawa 0
Metropolitan Division N.Y. Rangers (1) vs. Pittsburgh (WC) (NY Rangers wins series 4-1) Thursday, April 16 NY Rangers 2 Pittsburgh 1 Saturday, April 18 Pittsburgh 4 NY Rangers 3 Monday, April 20 NY Rangers 2 Pittsburgh 1 Wednesday, April 22 NY Rangers 2 Pittsburgh 1, OT
NBA Playoffs FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlanta 3, Brooklyn 2 Sunday, April 19: Atlanta 99, Brooklyn 92 Wednesday, April 22: Atlanta 96, Brooklyn 91 Saturday, April 25: Brooklyn 91, Atlanta 83 Monday, April 27: Brooklyn 120, Atlanta 115, OT Wednesday, April 29: Atlanta 107, Brooklyn 97 Friday, May 1: Atlanta at Brooklyn, 6 p.m. x-Sunday, May 3: Brooklyn at Atlanta, 11 a.m.
Wednesday’s summary Lightning 2, Red Wings 0 First Period No Scoring. Penalties — Killorn TB (hooking) 4:37, Abdelkader Det (interference) 5:06, Zetterberg Det (holding) 12:44. Second Period No Scoring. Penalties — Coburn TB (tripping) 0:34, DeKeyser Det (interference) 5:10, Morrow TB (tripping) 10:29. Third Period 1. Tampa Bay, Coburn 1 (Callahan, Killorn) 3:58. 2. Tampa Bay, Stralman 1 (Bishop) 18:42 (en). Penalties — DeKeyser Det (delay of game) 0:51, Sheahan Det (interference) 12:46, Stamkos TB (interference) 12:46. Shots on goal Detroit 14 9 8 — 31 Tampa Bay 7 5 5 — 17 Goal — Detroit: Mrazek (L, 3-4-0); Tampa Bay: Bishop (W, 4-3-0). Power plays (goal-chances)Detroit: 0-3; Tampa Bay: 0-4.
Vancouver (2) vs. Calgary (3) (Calgary wins series 4-2) Wednesday, April 15 Calgary 2 Vancouver 1 Friday, April 17 Vancouver 4 Calgary 1 Sunday, April 19 Calgary 4 Vancouver 2 Tuesday, April 21 Calgary 3 Vancouver 1 Thursday, April 23 Vancouver 2 Calgary 1 Saturday, April 25 Calgary 7 Vancouver 4
NHL Scoring Leaders Jonathan Toews, Chi Kevin Shattenkirk, StL Vladimir Tarasenko, StL Tyler Johnson, TB Zach Parise, Minn Corey Perry, Ana Patrick Kane, Chi Duncan Keith, Chi Filip Forsberg, Nash Jiri Hudler, Cgy Nicklas Backstrom, Wash Johnny Gaudreau, Cgy Jakob Silfverberg, Ana John Tavares, NYI
SECOND ROUND Division Finals EASTERN CONFERENCE Montreal (1) vs. Tampa Bay (2) Friday, May 1 Tampa Bay at Montreal, 5 p.m. Sunday, May 3 Tampa Bay at Montreal, 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 6
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A 5 8 1 1 4 4 5 5 2 3 3 4 4 4
Pts 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
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Central Division W L Pct 15 7 .682 14 7 .667 8 10 .444 9 12 .429 7 13 .350
GB — 1/2 5 5 1/2 7
Houston Seattle Los Angeles Oakland Texas
West Division W L Pct 14 7 .667 10 11 .476 9 11 .450 9 12 .429 7 14 .333
GB — 4 4 1/2 5 7
Tuesday’s Games Kansas City 11, Cleveland 5 Toronto 11, Boston 8 N.Y. Yankees 4, Tampa Bay 2 Chicago White Sox at Baltimore, ppd., public safety Seattle 2, Texas 1 Minnesota 3, Detroit 2 Oakland 6, L.A. Angels 2 Houston 14, San Diego 3 Wednesday’s Games Tampa Bay 3, N.Y. Yankees 2, 13 innings Detroit 10, Minnesota 7 Baltimore 8, Chicago White Sox 2 Houston 7, San Diego 2 Cleveland 7, Kansas City 5 Boston 4, Toronto 1 Seattle 5, Texas 2 L.A. Angels at Oakland, late Thursday’s Games L.A. Angels (Richards 1-1) at Oakland (Chavez 0-1), 1:35 p.m. Toronto (Da.Norris 1-1) at Cleveland (House 0-3), 5:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Sale 2-0) at Minnesota (May 1-1), 6:10 p.m. Detroit (Simon 4-0) at Kansas City (D.Duffy 1-0), 6:10 p.m. Seattle (Paxton 0-2) at Houston (Feldman 2-2), 6:10 p.m. Friday’s Games Tampa Bay vs. Baltimore at St. Petersburg, FL,
5:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Boston, 5:10 p.m. Toronto at Cleveland, 5:10 p.m. Oakland at Texas, 6:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Minnesota, 6:10 p.m. Detroit at Kansas City, 6:10 p.m. Seattle at Houston, 6:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at San Francisco, 8:15 p.m. AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS G AB R H Pct. AJones Bal 20 75 17 30 .400 JIglesias Det 21 66 6 25 .379 MiCabrera Det 22 81 12 30 .370 Altuve Hou 21 93 12 33 .355 Vogt Oak 19 62 11 22 .355 Moustakas KC 21 85 18 30 .353 Travis Tor 21 76 17 26 .342 Cain KC 20 77 15 26 .338 NCruz Sea 21 83 14 28 .337 Donaldson Tor 22 87 18 29 .333 Home Runs NCruz, Seattle, 10; HRamirez, Boston, 10; Teixeira, New York, 8; JMartinez, Detroit, 6; Travis, Toronto, 6; 9 tied at 5. Runs Batted In NCruz, Seattle, 22; HRamirez, Boston, 22; AJones, Baltimore, 19; Travis, Toronto, 19; Teixeira, New York, 18; MiCabrera, Detroit, 17. Pitching Simon, Detroit, 4-0; FHernandez, Seattle, 4-0; McHugh, Houston, 3-0; Betances, New York, 3-0; Pineda, New York, 3-0; Keuchel, Houston, 3-0; Gray, Oakland, 3-0.
New York Atlanta Miami Washington Philadelphia
National League East Division W L Pct 15 7 .682 10 11 .476 10 12 .455 9 13 .409 8 14 .364
GB — 4 1/2 5 6 7
St. Louis Chicago Pittsburgh Cincinnati Milwaukee
Central Division W L Pct 14 6 .700 12 8 .600 12 10 .545 10 11 .476 5 17 .227
GB — 2 3 4 1/2 10
West Division W L Pct 12 8 .600 11 10 .524 11 12 .478 10 11 .476 9 12 .429
GB — 1 1/2 2 1/2 2 1/2 3 1/2
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● Senior women’s lacrosse: Calgary Cougars at Red Deer Rage, 2:30 p.m. ● Junior B tier 1 lacrosse: Edmonton Warriors at Red Deer Rampage, 5 p.m., Kinex.
Cleveland 4, Boston 0 Sunday, April 19: Cleveland 113, Boston 100 Tuesday, April 21: Cleveland 99, Boston 91 Thursday, April 23: Cleveland 103, Boston 95 Sunday, April 26: Cleveland 101, Boston 93 Chicago 3, Milwaukee 2 Saturday, April 18: Chicago 103, Milwaukee 91 Monday, April 20: Chicago 91, Milwaukee 82 Thursday, April 23: Chicago 113, Milwaukee 106, 2OT Saturday. April 25: Milwaukee 92, Chicago 90 Monday, April 27: Milwaukee 94, Chicago 88 Thursday, April 30: Chicago at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. x-Saturday, May 2: Milwaukee at Chicago, 4:30, 6 or 7 p.m. Washington 4, Toronto 0 Saturday, April 18: Washington 93, Toronto 86, OT Tuesday, April 21: Washington 117, Toronto 106 Friday, April 24: Washington 106, Toronto 99 Sunday, April 26: Washington 125, Toronto 94 WESTERN CONFERENCE Golden State 4, New Orleans 0 Saturday, April 18: Golden State 106, New Orleans 99 Monday, April 20: Golden State 97, New Orleans 87 Thursday, April 23: Golden State 123, New Orleans 119, OT Saturday, April 25: Golden State 109, New Orleans 98 Houston 4, Dallas 1 Saturday, April 18: Houston 118, Dallas 108 Tuesday, April 21: Houston 111, Dallas 99
Friday, April 24: Houston 130, Dallas 128 Sunday, April 26: Dallas 121, Houston 109 Tuesday, April 28: Houston 103, Dallas 94 San Antonio 3, L.A. Clippers 2 Sunday, April 19: L.A. Clippers 107, San Antonio 92 Wednesday, April 22: San Antonio 111, L.A. Clippers 107, OT Friday, April 24: San Antonio 100, L.A. Clippers 73 Sunday, April 26: L.A. Clippers 114, San Antonio 105 Tuesday, April 28: San Antonio 111, L.A. Clippers 107 Thursday, April 30: L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m. x-Saturday, May 2: San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, 6 or 7 p.m. Memphis 4, Portland 1 Sunday, April 19: Memphis 100, Portland 86 Wednesday, April 22: Memphis 97, Portland 82 Saturday, April 25: Memphis 115, Portland 109 Monday, April 27: Portland 99, Memphis 92 Wednesday, April 29: Memphis 99, Portland 93 CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) EASTERN CONFERENCE Cleveland vs. Chicago-Milwaukee winner Monday, May 4: Chicago-Milwaukee winner at Cleveland, 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 6: Chicago-Milwaukee winner at Cleveland, 5 p.m. Friday, May 8: Cleveland at Chicago-Milwaukee winner, TBD Sunday, May 10: Cleveland at Chicago-Milwaukee winner, 1:30 p.m. WESTERN CONFERENCE Houston vs. L.A. Clippers-San Antonio winner Monday, May 4: L.A. L.A. Clippers-San Antonio winner at Houston, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 6: L.A. Clippers-San Antonio winner at Houston, 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 8: Houston at L.A. Clippers-San Antonio winner, TBD Sunday, May 10: Houston at L.A. Clippers-San Antonio winner, TBD
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Saturday
● Women’s first division rugby: Calgary Canadian Irish Club at Red Deer Titans, noon, Titans Park. ● Men’s third division rugby:’ Calgary Saracens at Red Deer Titans 1:45 p.m., Titans Pakr. ● Men’s second divison rugby: Calgary Saracens at Red Deer Titans, 3:30 p.m., Titans Park. ● Junior B tier 2 lacrosse: Okotoks Ice at Lacoka Locos, 6:30 p.m., Ponoka.
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Pacific Division Anaheim (1) vs. Calgary (3) Thursday, April 30 Calgary at Anaheim, 8 p.m. Sunday, May 3 Calgary at Anaheim, 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 5 Anaheim at Calgary, 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 8 Anaheim at Calgary, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 10 x-Calgary at Anaheim, TBD x — if necessary.
Pacific Division Anaheim (1) vs. Winnipeg (WC) (Anaheim wins series 4-0) Thursday, April 16 Anaheim 4 Winnipeg 2 Saturday, April 18 Anaheim 2 Winnipeg 1 Monday, April 20 Anaheim 5 Winnipeg 4, OT Wednesday, April 22 Anaheim 5 Winnipeg 2
Tampa Bay (2) vs. Detroit (3) (Tampa Bay wins series 4-3) Thursday, April 16 Detroit 3 Tampa Bay 2 Saturday, April 18 Tampa Bay 5 Detroit 1 Tuesday, April 21 Detroit 3 Tampa Bay 0 Thursday, April 23 Tampa Bay 3 Detroit 2, OT Saturday, April 25 Detroit 4 Tampa Bay 0 Monday, April 27 Tampa Bay 5 Detroit 2 Wednesday, April 29 Tampa Bay 2 Detroit 0
Friday
● High school girls soccer: Hunting Hills at Sylvan Lake, 4:15 p.m.; Lindsay Thurber at Lacombe, 4:15 p.m., MEGlobal Athletic Park. ● High school girls rugby: Wetaskiwin at Lindsay Thurber, 5 p.m., Titans Park 1.
WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division Chicago (3) vs. Minnesota (WC) Friday, May 1 Minnesota at Chicago, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 3 Minnesota at Chicago, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 5 Chicago at Minnesota, 6 p.m. Thursday, May 7 Chicago at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 9 x-Minnesota at Chicago, TBD
Nashville (2) vs. Chicago (3) (Chicago wins series 4-2) Wednesday, April 15 Chicago 4 Nashville 3, 2OT Friday, April 17 Nashville 6 Chicago 2 Sunday, April 19 Chicago 4 Nashville 2 Tuesday, April 21 Chicago 3 Nashville 2, 3OT Thursday, April 23 Nashville 5 Chicago 2 Saturday, April 25 Chicago 4 Nashville 3
Stanley Cup Playoffs FIRST ROUND Division Semifinals
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● High school girls soccer: Central Alberta Christian at Notre Dame, 4:15 p.m. ● High school boys soccer: Sylvan Lake at Innisfail, 4:15 p.m.; Hunting Hills at Central Alberta Christian, 4:15 p.m., Michener Park.
Metropolitan Division N.Y. Rangers (1) vs. Washington (2) Thursday, April 30 Washington at NY Rangers, 5:30 p.m. Saturday, May 2 Washington at NY Rangers, 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 4 NY Rangers at Washington, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 6 NY Rangers at Washington, 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 8 x-Washington at NY Rangers, 5 p.m.
WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division St. Louis (1) vs. Minnesota (WC) (Minnesota wins series 4-2) Thursday, April 16 Minnesota 4 St. Louis 2 Saturday, April 18 St. Louis 4 Minnesota 1 Monday, April 20 Minnesota 3 St. Louis 0 Wednesday, April 22 St. Louis 6 Minnesota 1 Friday, April 24 Minnesota 4 St. Louis 1 Sunday, April 26 Minnesota 4 St. Louis 1
Kelowna (BC1) vs. Portland (US2) (Series tied 2-2) Friday, Apr. 24 Kelowna 3 Portland 2 Saturday, Apr. 25 Portland 3 Kelowna 2 Tuesday, Apr. 28 Portland 7 Kelowna 3 Wednesday, Apr. 29 Kelowna at Portland, 8 p.m. Friday, May. 1 Portland at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m. Sunday, May. 3 Kelowna at Portland, 6 p.m. Tuesday, May. 5 x-Portland at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m. x — if necessary.
Major League Baseball American League East Division W L Pct New York 13 9 .591 Boston 12 10 .545 Tampa Bay 12 10 .545 Baltimore 10 10 .500 Toronto 10 12 .455
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Tuesday’s Games Cincinnati 4, Milwaukee 2 Miami 4, N.Y. Mets 3 Washington 13, Atlanta 12 Chicago Cubs 6, Pittsburgh 2 St. Louis 11, Philadelphia 5 Arizona 12, Colorado 5 Houston 14, San Diego 3 San Francisco 2, L.A. Dodgers 1 Wednesday’s Games Milwaukee 8, Cincinnati 3 Houston 7, San Diego 2 Miami 7, N.Y. Mets 3 Washington 13, Atlanta 4 Pittsburgh 8, Chicago Cubs 1 St. Louis 5, Philadelphia 2 Arizona 9, Colorado 1 San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, late Thursday’s Games Philadelphia (Buchanan 0-4) at St. Louis (Cooney 0-0), 11:45 a.m. Cincinnati (Leake 0-1) at Atlanta (S.Miller 3-0), 5:10 p.m. Washington (Strasburg 1-2) at N.Y. Mets (deGrom 2-2), 5:10 p.m. Friday’s Games Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 12:20 a.m. Philadelphia at Miami, 5:10 p.m. Washington at N.Y. Mets, 5:10 p.m. Cincinnati at Atlanta, 5:35 p.m. Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 6:15 p.m. Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, 8:10 p.m. Colorado at San Diego, 8:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at San Francisco, 8:15 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS G AB R H Pct. DGordon Mia 22 93 11 38 .409 LeMahieu Col 20 69 5 28 .406 AGonzalez LAD 20 77 18 29 .377 Holliday StL 19 62 10 23 .371 MCarpenter StL 20 83 18 30 .361 Galvis Phi 21 72 9 26 .361 Pagan SF 21 84 7 30 .357 Markakis Atl 20 74 16 25 .338 Goldschmidt Ari 21 77 18 26 .338 Lind Mil 21 78 8 26 .333 Home Runs AGonzalez, Los Angeles, 7; Votto, Cincinnati, 7; Frazier, Cincinnati, 6; Marte, Pittsburgh, 6; Stanton, Miami, 6; Upton, San Diego, 6; 5 tied at 5. Runs Batted In Stanton, Miami, 21; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 20; AGonzalez, Los Angeles, 18; Marte, Pittsburgh, 17; Hechavarria, Miami, 16; Kemp, San Diego, 16; Votto, Cincinnati, 16.
Wednesday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL MLB — Announced that Minnesota Twins Minor League RHP Adrian Salcedo has received an 80-game suspension without pay after testing positive for Tamoxifen and Heptaminol both of which are in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. American League BOSTON RED SOX — Selected the contract of RHP Dalier Hinojosa and recalled LHP Tommy Layne from Pawtucket (IL). Optioned OF Jackie Bradley Jr. to Pawtucket. Designated RHP Anthony Varvaro for assignment. CLEVELAND INDIANS — Selected the contract of RHP Ryan Webb from Columbus (IL). Designated OF Jerry Sands for assignment. LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Reinstated RHP Matt Shoemaker from the bereavement list. Optioned RHP Cam Bedrosian to Salt Lake (PCL). NEW YORK YANKEES — Recalled INF Gregorio Petit from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. TAMPA BAY RAYS — Voided the option of RHP Kirby Yates to Durham (IL) and placed him on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 15. Released RHP Grant Balfour. Optioned RHP Matt Andriese to Durham. TEXAS RANGERS — Purchased the contract of 1B Kyle Blanks from Round Rock (PCL). Placed 1b-DH Mitch Moreland on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to April 26. Designated OF Alex Hassan for assignment. National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Placed RHP Archie Bradley on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Enrique Burgos from Mobile (SL). CINCINNATI REDS — Selected the contract of RHP Michael Lorenzen from Louisville (IL). Placed LHP Manny Parra on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 24. Transferred RHP Homer Bailey to the 60-day DL. WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Recalled LHP Sammy Solis from Harrisburg (EL) and OF Michael A. Taylor from Syracuse (IL). Placed OF Reed Johnson on the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP A.J. Cole to Syracuse. Signed RHP Jose Valverde to a minor league contract. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA — Fined Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Riv-
ers $25,000 for public criticism of officiating, following a 111-107 loss to San Antonio on April 28. FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — Exercised their fifth-year option on WR Michael Floyd. CINCINNATI BENGALS — Waived LB L.J. Fort. HOUSTON TEXANS — Signed RB Chris Polk. Canadian Football League Arena Football League ORLANDO PREDATORS — Acquired LB Matangi Tonga from Spokane for the third overall claim order. Signed DB Emanuel Cook. HOCKEY National Hockey League DETROIT RED WINGS — Reassigned RW Martin Frk from Grand Rapids (AHL) to Toledo (ECHL). American Hockey League GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS — Assigned D Scott Czarnowczan to Toledo (ECHL). ECHL ECHL — Suspended Quad City’s Pearce Eviston one game and fined him an undisclosed amount for his actions during an April 28 game at Rapid City. SOCCER Major League Soccer MLS — Announced an Independent Review Panel rescinded the fine and one-game suspension for the red card issued to Houston D Jermaine Taylor during an April 25 match against Sporting Kansas City. Suspended Chicago MF Matt Watson one game and fined him an undisclosed amount for serious foul play during an April 24 match against New York City FC. Suspended Sporting Kansas City MF Servando Carrasco one game and fined him an undisclosed amount for violent conduct during an April 25 match against Houston. Suspended Real Salt Lake MF John Stertzer one game and fined him an undisclosed amount for serious foul play during an April 25 match against New England. Fined Toronto FC D Damien Perquis an undisclosed amount for simulation during an April 26 match against Orlando City. Found Vancouver and D.C. United in violation of the Mass Confrontation Policy in the eighth minute of their April 25 match. North American Soccer League NEW YORK COSMOS — Signed MF Carl-Oscar Andersson, MF Fernando Marques, F Miguel Herlein and D Dani Evuy and assigned them on loan to Cosmos B (NPSL).
Red Deer’s Tapias to play for Calgary professional soccer team at America’s Cup in Brazil BY ADVOCATE STAFF
Golf Match Play Championship At Harding Park Golf Course San Francisco Yardage: 7,127; Par: 71 Wednesday (Seedings in parentheses) Marc Leishman (56), Australia, def. Justin Rose (6), England, 3 and 2. Anirban Lahiri (34), Indian, def. Ryan Palmer (22), United States, 4 and 2. Gary Woodland (50), United States, def. Jimmy Walker (11), United States, 19 holes. Webb Simpson (46), United States, def. Ian Poulter (27), England, 3 and 2. John Senden (60), Australia, def. Henrik Stenson (3), Sweden, 19 holes. Bill Haas (23), United States, def. Brendon Todd (42), United States, 3 and 2. Ben Martin (61), United States, def. Matt Kuchar (14), United States, 1 up. Hunter Mahan (31), United States, def. Stephen Gallacher (41), 7 and 6. Charley Hoffman (49), United States, def. Jason Day (7), Australia, 4 and 3.
Zach Johnson (24), United States, def. Branden Grace (38), South Africa, 2 up. Sergio Garcia (10), Spain, def. Tommy Fleetwood (54), England, 2 up. Jamie Donaldson (30), Wales, def. Bernd Wiesberger (39), Austria, 1 up. Jordan Spieth (2), United States def. Mikko Ilonen (62), Finland, 4 and 2. Lee Westwood (26), England def. Matt Every (40), United States, 1 up. Patrick Reed (15), United States, def. Andy Sullivan (57), England, 2 and 1. Danny Willett (48), England, def. Ryan Moore (28), United States, 3 and 2. Jim Furyk (5), United States, def. George Coetzee (59), South Africa, 3 and 2. Martin Kaymer (17), Germany, def. Thongchai Jaidee (44), Thailand, 3 and 1. Marc Warren (51), Scotland, def. J.B. Holmes (12), United States, 2 and 1. Brooks Koepka (19), United States, def. Russell Henley (45), United States, 1 up. Bubba Watson (4), United States, def. Miguel Angel Jimenez (63), Spain, 5 and 4.
WHL ROUNDUP ROCKETS 3 WINTERHAWKS 2 PORTLAND, Ore. — Tyrell Goulbourne’s power-play goal in the second period held up as the winner as the Kelowna Rockets evened their Western Hockey League playoff series with a 3-2 victory over the Portland Winterhawks on Wednesday. Leon Draisaitl had a goal and as assist for the Rockets, who tied the Western Conference final at two games apiece. Chance Braid also scored and Jackson Whistle stopped 40 shots. Chase De Leo and Nicolas Petan supplied the offence for the Winterhawks, who got a 25-save performance from Adin Hill. The Rockets were 1 for 3 on the power play
Louis Oosthuizen (29), South Africa, def. Keegan Bradley (33), United States, 6 and 5. Rickie Fowler (13), United States, def. Harris English (55), United States, 1 up. Shane Lowry (47), Ireland, def. Graeme McDowell (32), Northern Ireland, 1 up. Dustin Johnson (8), United States, def. Matt Jones (58), Australia, 3 and 1. Charl Schwartzel (37), South Africa, def. Victor Dubuisson (21), France, 5 and 4. Francesco Molinari (64), Italy, def. Adam Scott (9), Australia, 5 and 4. Paul Casey (36), England, def. Chris Kirk (25), United States, 22 holes. Rory McIlroy (1), Northern Ireland def. Jason Dufner (53), United States, 5 and 4. Billy Horschel (18), United States def. Brandt Snedeker (35), United States, 5 and 4. Hideki Matsuyama (16), Japan, def. Alexander Levy (52), France, 5 and 4. Joost Luiten (43), The Netherlands, def. Kevin Na (20), United States, 19 holes.
while Portland failed to score on six chances with the man advantage. Kelowna hosts Game 5 on Friday. WHEAT KINGS 8 HITMEN 3 CALGARY — Peter Quenneville had a goal and two assists to pace Brandon past the Hitmen for a 3-1 lead in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference final. Colton Waltz, Jayce Hawryluk, John Quenneville and Morgan Klimchuk had a goal and an assist apiece for the Wheat Kings, who can close out the series with a win at home on Friday. Tyler Coulter and Braylon Shmyr also scored while Time McGauley tacked on three helpers. Pavel Karnaukhov and Radel Fazleev replied for Calgary.
Red Deer soccer player Anthony Tapias will rack up some frequent flying miles in June. Tapias, originally from Columbia, will play for the Calgary professional team Global Style FC in the world-class America’s Cup — a seven a-side event — June 11-14 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The relatively new sport, explained Tapias, is basically a mix of futsal and the usual 11 per-side outdoor game. The Red Deer player was named to the Calgary team after being evaluated by a Canada Soccer Federation scout at an exhibition match. “The America’s Cup will have 27 teams from 15 countries,” said Tapias. “I have no idea what to expect, but I know it is going to be a learning experience. I will be playing against professional guys who know a lot more than what I know. “The amount of time I will get with the ball . . . it won’t be that much. When you get the ball you have to pass it because you don’t have time to think . . like a second to think. It’s a really fast game.” Over the past few years the Canada Soccer Federation has focused on developing F7 Soccer, also known as seven a-side soccer. Canada is ranked fifth in the world.
SLEDGE HOCKEY Tanner Fandrey of Red Deer is among 17 players named to Canada’s national sledge hockey development team which will compete in a three-game series against the United States April 30 to May 2 at Amherst, N.Y. Canada’s national sledge development team was created to help elite-level sledge hockey players not chosen for Canada’s naitonal team get an opportunity to acquire international experience with hopes of developing their skills for future national team duty. Canada’s national team is currently participating in the 2015 IPC Sledge Hockey World Championship at HarborCenter in Buffalo, N.Y.
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The gambling game of gardening Really good anglers go whatever the weather, good and bad; gardeners try to outwit the weather, try to time it like a volatile stock market. Both start too soon in the spring. Latest spring frost on record in Red Deer was July 1 in 1919 and the earliest fall frost was July 17 in 1904. The year escapes me, but the shortest number of frostfree days was BOB 48, from June SCAMMELL 27 to Aug. 14. In our time in Red Deer, the earliest killing fall frost was Aug. 25, 1992. Last spring, we did not get on the “land” until May 10. It was pure mud up until then from the winter’s heavy snowpack and constant April showers. This spring is different: scant winter snowfall and virtually no rain in April had us worrying about dry conditions; we dislike having to stretch soaker hoses and start watering as soon as the first of our progressive-successive plantings of potatoes and sowing peas is in the ground. Yet perennial stuff already out there was urging us on, chives and tarragon greening, and some of the garlic poking through the mulch on April 9, the earliest ever. Only half of the new Hungarian garlic came up, not surprising since its former parents always plant it in the spring and it is not accustomed to the long semi-arctic winter under our ground. Not that anyone can predict the weather in this country, but the longrange forecast was for rain and snow on April 23 and 24, followed by a rapid rise to warm spring weather. So we bought in to a niche opportunity, and Herself, our friend Gino and I got up and sowing, on April 22. First in was a half row of Altesse peas, a new variety replacing old favourite, Green Arrow, which has not been doing well for us lately. We sus-
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pect the dreaded root rot, and welcome suggestions from readers. Next half row will be Mr. Big, which is resistant to many diseases. Next, 10 hills of Bintje potatoes, for the world’s best frites, or French fries, followed by the rest of that row and another full row of Norland, first in our progressive plantings program to eat sweet new potatoes into September. Then we did the first of four successive sowings of favourite lettuces: Black Seeded Simpson, Buttercrunch, and Little Gem, and a new spinach, Avon. We finished with a longshot weather gamble, direct-sowing some extinct Eureka broccoli seed and betting some Cheddar cauliflower at an outrageous 30 cents per seed. For once the rain and snow came as predicted, the night of April 24, and all of April 25; it will bring along the deep spuds and help germinate the shallowseeded varieties. The day after our first plantings, the first asparagus was up in our beds, and we’ll enjoy eating lots of that well into June as we patiently wait for the annual bets against this area’s average 106 frost-free days and May 25 last frost day to become less risky. We’ll gradually plant some cold-tolerant varieties: shallots, Cipollini onions, and gradually sowing carrots, beets, beans, as it warms up, then corn and cucumbers through the black plastic mulch. We’ll wait until June 1 to be sure to risk planting through the plastic our six tomato varieties and the AnchoPoblano peppers now thriving under lights in the house. I was finally persuaded to put on paper some of our methods, developed over nearly 50 years of gardens in Red Deer, for dealing with vegetable gardening in a tough climate. The result, Gourmet Gardening up North, is in the 2015 Special Edition, The Old Farmer’s Almanac Garden Guide, now on newsstands. Over the years, I have been frustrated by the sudden unexplained disappearances of favourite vegetable varieties from the seed catalogues: Jersey Acorn Squash, Bush Whopper cucumbers, Kandy Kwik, then Seneca Arrowhead corn, and Eureka broccoli. Last year, it was the superb Melody spinach suddenly gone.
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Cheddar cauliflower. Early this year, I went into a cold sweat when I could not find Early Girl tomato seeds in any of the dozen new catalogues I habitually pore over. For approximately 40 years, the Early Girl hybrid has been a cold climate favourite, producing tomatoes with both good size and superb flavour in only 60 days from transplanting out into the garden. Surfing the net, I finally found Early Girl seeds at Parks in South Carolina and at West Coast Seeds in Delta, B.C., and have secured a lifetime supply. In studying those catalogues, I did find what could be prizes: two different hybrids of the San Marzano tomato
claiming only 70 days to maturity. San Marzano is the Italian paste tomato, but takes 80 days to mature, meaning they seldom ripen on the vine in Red Deer. So, totally gambling on something new, the 70-day hybrids are the only San Marzanos now growing under our lights. Barring odds-defying late and early frosts, gardeners always bet on good harvests. Of course, it can hail any time and there’s always ants. … Bob Scammell is an award-winning columnist who lives in Red Deer. He can be reached at bscam@telusplanet.net.
Tips and tricks for useful compost Thinking of starting a compost? Successful compost piles are usually tucked into an obscure but convenient corner that gets a number hours of sunlight each day. The heat of the sun speeds up the process. If the bin is not in a convenient location, it is less likely to be used. Small compost bins are neat and attractive but not always sustainable. To have an active comLINDA post, plan for TOMLINSON an area that is approximately a metre square. Design of the bin is up to the individual as long as it meets the basic requirements. To be successful, a compost needs six things: organic material, green and brown, moisture, air, soil microbes and time. Green organic matter is fresh and wet. Suggested items include: grass clippings, tea bags, vegetable and fruit scraps, flowers, weeds and plant parts without seeds. Avoid putting seeds in a compost as there is a good chance they will be still viable after the materials have been broken down. Brown materials are usually dry. The most common items are: dried leaves, wood shavings, dry grass, coffee
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filters and shredded paper. Moisture is needed for a compost to be active. Dry composts are slow to break down while ones that are too wet turn to slime. The aim is to have the moisture content similar to a wrungout sponge. Soil microbes are what breaks down the solid particles into soil. Microbes are present in healthy soils and composts that can be added to the compost pile start the compost cooking. Alternative to microbes are commercial compost starters or fertilizer high in nitrogen. Air aids in the decomposition process. When a compost pile lacks air, it starts to smell. Turning the compost often increases the amount of air in the mixture and speeds up the decomposition process. To start a compost pile, place branches on the ground. The branches create an uneven surface that helps aerate the pile and let excess moisture drain. Next should be a thin layer of soil or compost that adds microbes. A layer of brown material comes next, followed by an equal layer of green. Continue layering until all the readily available material is used or the pile is complete. If necessary, moisten the pile and let it sit. The pile should heat from the centre outwards. Once the pile begins to heat, it should be turned on a regular basis. Turning increases the oxygen, which is needed to break down the materials. Check the moisture level each time it is turned, adding water when needed.
Most people find it easier to have two compost pile. One is completed with the exception of being turned and the other is being added to on a regular basis. To speed up the compost process, shred materials as the smaller the pieces, the easier it is for the microbes to digest. Add items that pack (grass clippings, saw dust or shredded paper) in thin layers to insure that air can circulate between them. It is important to know what not to put in the compost as it effects the final product. Do not add dairy, meat, bones or fish scraps. The fat in these foods break down slowly and will attract rodents. Some people have been successful in adding plain grains such as bread, pasta and rice, but this too can attract rodents. Ashes break down slowly and change the pH of the compost. It is best not to put them in the compost. Do not use materials that have been sprayed with chemicals in the compost. Chemicals that are residual will
become part of the compost once the plant material has broken down. If the chemical was used to control broad leaf weeds, it will continue to do so in the compost. Seeds and diseased plants should go into the garbage as opposed to the compost as the compost might not get hot enough to kill the seeds or pathogens. Never add raw feces or urine from pets or humans as the chance of spreading diseases is high. Large items like branches or corn stocks take a number of years to break down. They can be added only if shredded. Composting is not an exact science. If the compost doesn’t start to heat immediately, check the moisture level, and add more soil or microbes as necessary. Each pile is slightly different and they occasionally need some tweaking. Linda Tomlinson is a horticulturalist who lives near Rocky Mountain House. She can be reached at your_garden@hotmail.com.
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A group of walkers, led by Jordan Furness and Quincy Brown, take a stroll across the train bridge on Saturday, May 3, 2014, as part of the Jane’s Walk exploring the Downtown Revitalization Process. Jane’s Walk is a global series of walks that allow residents to explore their urban environment. This year’s Jane’s Walks occur Friday, May 1, to Sunday, May 3, 2015. Six walks are planed for Red Deer over the weekend, including arts, railway, ghost sculptures, environmental design, ecosystem restoration. For more information, visit www.reddeer.ca/janeswalk.
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Friday ● Spectac 2015 Circus will be at Westerner Park for six shows from May 1 to 3. A portion of proceeds will go to Kids Up Front, and Calgary South Asian Lions Club. www. royalcanadiancircus.ca. Discounts may be available online only with promo code horse. Tickets also available from Westerner Park. ● First Friday’s lineup on May 1 includes: Middle Schools Awesome Art Show at the Kiwanis Gallery at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch; Find it in the Parks, encauastic paintings by Jordan Pearson at Harris Warke Gallery from 6 to 7:30 p.m.; Roots by Doug Williamson at the white gallery, main floor of Sunworks from 6 to 7:30 p.m.; Diamonds and Stars by Tracey McBeth Kachor at The Olive from 7 p.m. to midnight; Notre Dame Art Show, a collection of twoand three-dimensional original artworks produced by the visual art students of Ecole Secondaire Notre Dame High School at The Hub on Ross Gallery from 4:30 to 6 p.m. ● Forshee Community Hall family dances are the first Friday of each month, next May 1 and June 5, from 7 to 10:30 p.m. Admission is $10 per adult, children 17 years and under are free. Evening lunch is included. For more information, call 403-748-3378. ● Cures For Kids Radiothon will be based out of Parkland Mall on April 30 and May 1 and broadcast on various local radio stations. Pledges and donations will be collected for Camp Quality, MS Teen Escape, and Optimist Reading College. Phone 403598-3621. ● Red Deer Legion presents Island Tribute Show and Dance with Stan Foster on May 1 (tickets required), and Tyler and Tyler on May 2, and Romeo/DJ on May 8 from 8 p.m. to midnight for their weekend dances. Phone 403-342-0035. Legion members are required to show their valid membership card. Non-members cover charge is $5. ● LGBTQ and Pride Youth Red Deer meet at downtown branch of Red Deer Public Library on Fridays, May 1, 15 and 29 from 3 to 5 p.m. at Waskasoo/Kiwanis Meeting Room. All ages teen and up welcome. ● Widow and Widower Support Network meets on the first Friday of every month at Remington’s Grill in Black Knight Inn at 6 p.m. for food and fellowship, and on the third Friday of each month at 7 p.m. at the First Christian Reformed Church, 16 McVicar St. The group provides a safe place for men and women who have lost their spouse through death, to interact and support each other. Upcoming dates are May 1 and 15. Email to widowedsupportnetwork@gmail.com, or call 403-755-0977.
Saturday ● Norwegian Laft Hus Society offers rosemaling painting class with Sylvia Jones on May 2 and 3, for $80, and a hardanger stitchery class with Betty Stokoe on Tuesdays, May 5, 12, and 19 from 6 to 10 p.m. for $50. For more information and to register, contact norwegianlafthus@gmail.com, or 403-347-0255. ● Book to Movie Day will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. at Dawe Branch or Red Deer Public Library. Young readers are welcome to read the book of the month, and then watch the
movie and enjoy popcorn, and discussion after the film. Call 403-309-3488, or jbarritt@rdpl.org. On May 2, enjoy Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary, on June 6 enjoy Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White. ● Kids Knit (and grown-ups too!) at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch will be offered on May 2, 16 and 30, and from 3 to 4 p.m. Children ages nine years and up, or children under nine years accompanied by an adult, are welcome to learn to knit, or work on their own project — beginner to expert. Phone 403-346-4688. ● Royal Tea Party for children ages seven and up will be held at Timberlands Branch of Red Deer Public Library on May 2, 1:30 to 3 p.m. Princes and princesses are invited to bring their “queen” to a special Mother’s Day tea. Space is limited. Phone 403-755-1133 to register. ● Free Comic Book Day Comic Swap at Downtown Branch of Red Deer Public Library will be held on May 2, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the mezz. Swap comics including graphic novels, manga, and more. ● Gluten-Free Pancake Breakfast will be hosted by Red Deer Celiac Support Group on May 2 at Senior Citizen’s Downtown House from 9 to 11 a.m. in support of Celiac Awareness Month in May as a fundraiser. Costs are $6 for adults and $3 for children under 10 years. The menu features gluten-free pancakes, sausages, coffee and juice. The Support Group also meets in the coffee lounge at the south location of Sobeys Inc. on the third Tuesday of every month starting at 7 p.m., and an awareness table will be provided at the Red Deer Regional Hospital on the fourth Tuesday of the month. Contact Clarice at 403-341-4351 or Marlene at 403-346-6235. ● Blackfalds Fun Run and Walk will take place on May 2 starting at Abbey Centre. Registration from 9 to 9:30 a.m., warm up at 9:45 a.m., and start time at 10 a.m. for three, five or 10 km walk or run. Fees are $15 for school age children and adults ages 55 years plus, and $25 for other adults, and $65 per family. Phone 403-885-6247. ● Sierra of Taylor Drive Music Jam is held the first Saturday of every month from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Everyone welcome to play an instrument, dance or simply listen to the music. Next jam session is May 2. Each session $2. Phone Chris at 403-341-3385. ● Hivernant Métis Cultural Society Annual Spring Fling will be held on May 2 starting at 4 p.m. at Jubilee Hall in Big Valley. Enjoy stew and bannock supper at 6 p.m., entertainment, dance, and live band. Tickets are $10 per person for 13 years and up, or $6 for youth ages six to 12 years, and free for five years and under. Tickets at the door. Come share your musical talents on instruments, singing, dancing and jamming. Proceeds will support the Hivernant Rendezvous, July 31, Aug. 1 and 2. For information see www.hivenantmetisculturesociety.net or contact Marlene at 1-800-267-5844, or 403815-6720, mlanz@shaw.ca. ● Games Day at Red Deer Royal Canadian Legion is offered every Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. Enjoy board games, cards, and more. Bring extended family and friends or come for time of fun for all ages. Contact Bev at 403-342-0035. ● Ducks Unlimited Fundraising Dinner will be held on May 2 at Pidherney Curling Centre. Cocktails at 5:30 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. There will be an auction of a rare wildlife
artist proof book appraised at $5,000. Tickets are $50 per person or $400 for reserved table of eight. Contact Christen 403-340-4689, christensweet@yahoo.ca, or Brenda, 403340-0512, b_m@shaw.ca.
Sunday ● Red Deer Flying Club is hosting a Fly-In/Drive-In Breakfast on May 3, 8 a.m. to noon at the Sky Wings Hangar at Red Deer Airport. Costs are $10 for adults, and $5 for children ages six and under, and $25 for family. See www.reddeerflyingclub.org. ● RBC Dominion Securities Run/Hike for Hospice on May 3 offers the addition of a five and 10 km runs on the city’s trails, as well as the stroller and wheelchair friendly one km paved route or five km wooded route through Kerry Wood sanctuary in support of Red Deer Hospice Society. Registration begins at 9 a.m. for a fee of $25 and includes lunch and a T-shirt. Register online at www.reddeerhospice.com. Pre-race package pick up will be May 2 from noon to close at The Running Room, or on site at the Nature Centre on race day. ● Kvitka Red Deer Ukrainian Dance Club Spring Concert will be offered on May 3 at the Red Deer Memorial Centre starting at 2 p.m. Admission by silver collection. A special performance by Vohon Ukrainian Dance Group of Edmonton will be featured.
Monday ● Delburne Drop-In Centre offers cribbage on Mondays at 1:30 p.m., general meeting on the first Monday of each month right after cribbage at 4:30 p.m. (next May 4), potluck lunch on the second Friday of the month at noon, music and dance on the second, fourth and fifth Fridays from 1 to 4 p.m. Phone 403-749-2035. ● Teens Create Your Own Video Game on May 4, 3:45 to 5:15 p.m. at Waskasoo/ Kiwanis Meeting Room at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch. ● Ladies Auxiliary of Red Deer Royal Canadian Legion Branch #35 holds general meetings the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. Next meeting will be on May 4. Meat draw every Friday at 5 p.m.
Tuesday ● Ladies of Sunnybrook Farm Museum Old-Fashioned Ham Dinner will be held on May 5 to 7 in the historic Hanna Log House. There will be two sittings on each of the three nights at 5 and 6:30 p.m. The menu includes delicious old-fashioned ham and scalloped potatoes, and more. The cost is $15 for adults and $6 for children under 10 years. Tickets must be purchased in advance by phoning 403-340-3511. ● Heartland Cowboy Church will be held the first and third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Stettler Agriplex. Cowboy church will be held May 5 and 19. Call 403-7424273. ● Cronquist House Tea House at Bower Ponds hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday to Friday starting May 5. Come and enjoy a great lunch all day, or afternoon tea. See rdchs.com for daily specials, or contact 403346-00055, or rdchs@telus.net. Please call ahead for large groups, to check when private events are being held.
Wednesday ● Travel Memories at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch will be held May 6 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in the Waskasoo
Meeting Room. Listen to travel adventures of picturesque Deep South from Savannah to Charleston, share your own travel adventures, and enjoy a coffee or tea. Contact Donna Stewart or Priscilla at 403-346-2100. ● Sylvan Lake Legion potluck and jam session is held the first Wednesday of each month from noon to 4 p.m., next May 6. Come to play, sing, dance or listen. Admission is $2, including coffee and lunch at 2:30 p.m. Potluck begins at noon followed by the jam session at 1 p.m. Call 403-746-3153. ● Red Deer Legion Old Time Dance with RR 4 is on May 6 at 7 p.m. Cost is $7, or $13.95 with buffet starting at 5 p.m. Phone 403-342-0035.
Thursday ● Leslieville Women’s Institute will host Spring Handicraft Show, Bake Sale and Strawberry Tea in conjunction with Red Deer Centre Women’s Institute Constituency on May 7 at Leslieville Hall from 2 to 4 p.m. Admission is $5. Phone 403-729-2420. ● Dawe Branch POP Goes the Teen Club is held Thursdays, May 7 and 21, and June 4 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Red Deer Public Library. Youth 12 years plus are invited to explore pop culture from Divergent trivia to Cosplay and more. ● First Thursdays in the Snell are free chamber music concerts from 12:15 to 1 p.m. at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch in the Snell Auditorium on the first Thursday of each month. Café Noir will sponsor the series and provide free coffee and tea. Bring lunch, or purchase at the café. The May 7 event features students from Strathearn Music Studios of Edmonton as musical guests. Phone 403-342-9122. Free will donation at the door. ● United Way Central Alberta will hold a celebration on May 7 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Parkland Mall near the food court. Cheques will be presented to various community groups. Contact Lori at 403-343-3900, or Lori.Jack@ caunitedway.ca. ● SMART Recovery meets on Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. at Safe Harbour Detox Centre. Learn about and get support for addictive behaviours. See www.smartrecovery.org, or phone 403-348-3499. ● Stettler Genealogy Club meets at 7 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month at Paragon Place, Stettler, next on May 7. All are welcome to learn about where various ancestors came from. Contact Chris at 403740-3636. ● Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre dance, Thursday, May 7, 7 to 10 p.m. at the seniors’ centre. Dance to the music of Allsorts Band. Admission is $7. Phone 403-3476165, 403-342-2875, or 403-346-3896. ● Red Deer Area Hikers meet on May 7 at the Golden Circle west side parking lot at 8:45 a.m. to depart at 9 a.m. for a nine km hike at Bower Ponds/Heritage Ranch Loop. Hike will be cancelled if weather unsuitable. Phone Mavis at 403-343-0091, or Sharon at 403-340-2497. ● Red Deer Festival of the Performing Arts showcase of performers will be featured on May 7, 7 p.m. at Sunnybrook United Church. ● Heart and Stroke Foundation — Heart’s Desire Ladies’ Fundraising Gala — an evening of elegance, awareness and fun for ladies only. This event is a cocktail party including entertainment and more on May 7 at the Holiday Inn and Suites Gasoline Alley. Cocktails at 6:30 p.m. followed by appetizers and shoe and purse auction from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Tickets available at Alberta Treasury Branch Bower Mall for $75 per ticket or $500 for a table of eight. For more information visit www.facebook.com/heartsdesiregala or phone 403-357-3026.
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NEW YORK — Iran’s foreign minister says his country and world powers will meet Thursday to start bringing together the elements of a draft on a comprehensive nuclear deal, with meetings starting Monday in Europe to finalize all its elements. Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said at an event Wednesday in New York that even though Iran certainly wants to meet the June 30 deadline for an agreement, “no time deadline is sacrosanct.” He met with Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday. Zarif says Iran expects U.N. sanctions to be lifted within a few days of a deal. And he expects President Barack Obama will have to stop implementing the U.S. sanctions on his country. He also took aim at Israel’s prime minister, who has been a fierce critic of the attempt to reach a deal with Iran over its nuclear program and who went as far as addressing Congress over the issue, to Obama’s displeasure. Iran insists its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes. Zarif called Benjamin Netanyahu’s criticism “ironic but laughable.” “Netanyahu has become everyone’s non-proliferation guru. He is sitting on 400 nuclear warheads,” the foreign minister said.
KABUL — Afghan officials on Wednesday warned of an influx of insurgents from neighbouring Pakistan into northern Afghanistan in an attempt to destabilize what has mostly been a peaceful part of the country. The “terrorists” are coming from Pakistan, including foreign fighters — such as Chechens and Uzbeks — from other regional countries, according to Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi. Sediqqi said the insurgents are flooding into the northern Kunduz province, where the Taliban launched a major push over the weekend, closing in on the provincial capital, also called Kunduz. The attack came just after the Taliban announced the start of their annual spring offensive. Kabul has sent in reinforcements to the area this week. Around 200 militants have been killed so far in Kunduz, Sediqqi said, adding that 12 Afghan soldiers have also died in the fighting. The insurgents were hiding in civilian homes in the villages, he added, and the troops were trying to be “careful to avoid civilian casualties.” “The Taliban and the terrorists will not succeed in creating bases or a
RED DEER ADVOCATE Thursday, April 30, 2015 B7 lin said Wednesday, more than three weeks into his recovery after the April 5 incident. “After 15 seconds, I thought I was going to die,” Carlin said in an interBUJUMBURA, Burundi — Proview with The Associated Press. “I testers were again on the streets continued to struggle, but thought this Wednesday, angry over the Burundian president’s third term bid that they say is the way I was going to die. It was unbelievable to me.” is unconstitutional, as a top U.S. diploThen, as quickly as the attack hapmat headed to the East African nation. pened, Carlin was released. He swam Tom Malinowski, the U.S. Assistant toward the surface as the sea lion bit Secretary for Democracy, Human his foot, puncturing a bone. Rights, and Labor, said on Twitter He managed to make his way back that he is disappointed that President Pierre Nkurunziza is violating the 2005 to his boat that was in a bay off San Diego. He and his wife moved it closer peace accord. While announcing that to land while his hand gushed blood he is on his way to Burundi, he said it and he struggled to breathe because of is not too late for Burundi’s leaders his battered chest. At one point, Carlin and the people to stay on the path of said, he lost his vision. peace and democracy. Carlin spent two days in the hospiSome demonstrators are vowing not tal. The gash on his hand required 20 to leave the streets until the president stitches. withdraws his candidacy.
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U.S. man says sea lion leaped from water, yanked him off boat, dragged him underwater SAN DIEGO — Dan Carlin’s wife told him to smile for a picture on their boat as he held up one of the yellowtail fish they had caught that day. Then a sea lion leaped out of the water, bit into his hand and yanked him overboard. The animal, weighing hundreds of pounds, smashed the 62-year-old accountant against the boat’s side and sent his legs flying into the air like a rag doll’s before it dragged him some 20 feet (6 metres) underwater, Car-
Moose stabbed to death in Alaska park, suspects in custody ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Three men are in custody in Alaska’s largest city after a young moose was stabbed to death at a popular local park. Anchorage police say 25-year-old Johnathan Candelario, 28-year-old James Galloway and 33-year-old Nick Johnston are under arrest in connection with the death of the yearling moose Tuesday night near a bike trail in Russian Jack Springs Park. The men were arrested on charges of animal cruelty, wanton waste of big game and tampering with evidence. It’s unclear if they have attorneys.
REGISTRATIONS LOCAL EVENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS ● Red Deer Public Libraries are offering 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten beginning May 4. Come to any branch starting on May 4 to register and pick up your reading log. Any book read counts. Bring the reading log back to your branch for prizes at various goals along the way. ● Cover 2 Cover Book Club will meet on May 11 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Dawe Branch of Red Deer Public Library. The theme will be epistolary novels. Visit www.rdpl.org/programs/book-clubs/cover2cover. New members always welcome. Phone 403-341-3822. ● Lacombe Farmers Market will be held at the Lacombe Arena parking lot on Fridays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. from May 15 until Oct. 9. Features homemade baking, breads, fruit and vegetables when in season, crafts, jewelry, woodwork, honey, eggs, meats, jams, and much more. Phone 403-782-4772, or 403-877-1280. ● Canadian Cancer Society Relay for Life will take place at CrossRoads Church starting at noon on June 13 continuing to midnight. Teams, volunteers, pledges, welcome. Contact Callie, 403-309-5432, Callie. Leshchyshyn@cancer.ca, or see reddeer. relayforlife@cancer.ab.ca ● Mother’s Day Event fundraiser for Education of Somali Girls and Boys and GrammaLink-Africa takes place on May 9, 1 to 4 p.m. at The Hub on Ross. Free admission and entertainment by international singers and dancers. Silent auction, refreshments and baking, Somali samosas, massage, henna tattoos, jewelry and more. Donations for the silent auction, baking, and goodies welcome. Contact Zainab at Zainab.mohamoud@gmail.com, 403-550-4067. ● Parkinson Alberta Education and Support Groups are available for persons with Parkinson Disease, family members, and caregivers in Red Deer, Lacombe, Innisfail, Three Hills, Olds and Castor. See www.parkinsonalberta.ca, or phone 403-346-4463. ● Run Around the Zone Rimbey will fund overhead lifts for Rimbey Hospital and Care Centre. The event features three, five and 10 km walks and runs at Paskapoo Park on May 10. Register online at rimbeyhealthdonations.com/run. Volunteers, sponsors, and participants needed. ● Red Deer Arts Council now accepting applications for emerging artists. See https://reddeerartscouncil.wordpress.com un-
der Scholarship and Awards for criteria and more. The deadline is May 15. ● Medicine River Wildlife Centre needs a blender, Brita or similar water jugs, rubber or welder or mechanic’s gloves, white 2006 Dodge Dakota Sport truck topper and a GPS tracker. Tax receipts available for fair market value. All donations gratefully accepted. For a complete list of needs see www.mrwc.ca. The Wildlife Centre reminds the public not to remove baby animals that appear abandoned. Call 403-728-3467 before intervening. ● Central Alberta Community Legal Clinic will hold a photo identification clinic on May 21 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at 301 5008 Ross St. The clinic offers free affidavits of identification that are notarized by a lawyer. This ID does not replace government issued ID but is intended to help people access basic services while replacing their proper ID. To book an appointment, phone 430-314-9129, see www.communitylegalclinic.net, or email to info@communitylegalclinic.net. ● Bower Community Association Annual Fun Tree Planting Bee will take place on May 9 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Participants are asked to meet at Bower Hall at 9:15 am. and help plant from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Contact Larry at 403-347-6994. ● Evening of Decadent Dessert takes place on May 8 at Parkland Pavilion at Westerner Park in support of Aspire Special Needs Resource Centre. In addition to enjoying dinner, entertainment, guests may participate in raffles, silent and live auctions, and more. Tickets cost $100 per individual, or $750 for a table of eight. Volunteers are needed for help before and during the event. Sponsorships and donations for silent and live auction sought. Contact Tera at tjohnson@aspirespecialneeds.ca, or 403-340-2606. ● Friday Family Dance will be held on May 8, 7 p.m. at Festival Hall. Based on community dances of days gone by, the event features live music by JukeBox Rock, two dance lessons, games and fun for the whole family. Bring mom out to start off Mother’s Day weekend dancing with mom. Tickets available at the door or online at www.countrypridedanceclub.ca. Co-sponsors are Country Pride Dance Club, Red Deer Arts Council, Red Deer Cultural Heritage Society, City of Red Deer Culture Services, and Peavey Mart. Hot dogs, pie and ice cream available for purchase in support of Cultural Heritage Society.
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Dear Annie: My son’s marriage document every instance of Mandy’s broke up after 10 years. Twice they erratic behaviour and keep copies of attended counselling because his wife her harassing emails in case she folwanted to see other men. The third lows through with her threats. Do not time, she was actually dating another send her money as a consequence of guy. He and “Mandy” share custody of her blackmailing efforts. their three children. It will only reward her Mandy had a troubled MITCHELL negative behaviour and upbringing. Her mother neramp up the demands. In& SUGAR glected her, and she ended stead, if you choose to do up in state care. At 18, she so, you could offer to pay lived with a cousin in exfor therapy sessions (sendchange for babysitting. This ing the money directly to only worked until the cousin discov- the therapist after verifying credenered Mandy was sleeping with her hus- tials). This would be for the benefit of band. your grandchildren, who need their Mandy has a college degree, which mother to be stable and loving. she obtained while married to my son, Dear Annie: I disagree with your adbut even while he paid alimony, along vice to “Too Many Grandmas,” whose with her rent and utilities, she never mother doesn’t want her ex-husband’s made any effort to find work. fiancee, “Kitty,” to be called “GrandShe then took the money she re- ma Kitty.” ceived from my son’s retirement acWhile bitterness and a grudge may count and moved to another state to play a part, the bigger issue is that live near some guy she met on the In- “Kitty” did not give birth to or raise ternet, leaving the kids with their fa- these children. It is inappropriate to ther. The children were devastated. give her the title of “Grandma.” To My son now works 12-hour days while do so is a discredit to the biological his current girlfriend (a saint) watches grandmas. the children. Grandma Edna should not be exMandy is now emailing our rela- pected to share the honour of the title tives, claiming my son beat her and with her ex-husband’s fiancee, bethe girlfriend is beating the children. cause it is hurtful to her. They can find She says she is broke and suicidal, has another term that shows respect but autism and PTSD and cannot live a doesn’t take away from those who have decent life. If that’s true, however, she earned the title. — Rapid City, S.D. would be eligible for disability benDear Rapid City: It is counterproducefits, but she refuses to apply or seek tive to put so much emotional weight counselling. on a title. Kitty has known the grandMandy drinks and smokes pot and daughter just as long as Edna has. The obviously has some mental health is- girl loves both of these women and sues. She threatens to sue for sole cus- shouldn’t be stuck listening to Grandtody so my son will have to pay her ma Edna cry over Kitty. If “Too Many” child support. She has alienated her chooses to have her daughter call Kitty entire family and most of her friends. something else, that’s up to her. It’s not She has no one other than the current up to Edna. boyfriend, who lives with his mother Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy and has no job. Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime ediShould we send her money? How do tors of the Ann Landers column. Please we protect our son? — Worried Mom email your questions to anniesmailbox@ Dear Worried: Your son needs to creators.com.
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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The auditor general is urging the federal government and Canada’s public health authorities to get serious about the expanding threat of drug-resistant infections. In his spring report, auditor Michael Ferguson said the Public Health Agency of Canada has failed to mobilize its provincial and territorial counterparts in developing a national strategy to deal with the growth of antimicrobial resistance, a problem which places decades of medical advances at risk. “The Public Health Agency has identified that there has to be stronger national leadership. Well, a lot of that stronger national leadership has to come from the Public Health Agency itself. They have to get those provinces on board,” Ferguson said at a news conference. “But right now given that most of the work is happening within the federal family, it’s hard to see how we’ll ever have a comprehensive, pan-Canadian strategy for many years to come.” Ferguson’s audit found that incomplete surveillance has left the agency without a comprehensive national picture of the resistance problem. It has limited information on drug-resistant infections at clinics and long-term care facilities, and lacks details about the extent of the problem in remote areas and among vulnerable members of the population. The limited information at its disposal means that the Public Health Agency can’t estimate how much antibiotic resistant infections drive up the cost of health care in Canada, the report said. The audit also recommended that Health Canada take additional steps to promote the proper use of the drugs in food animal production, which can contribute to antimicrobial resistance. Dr. Scott Weese, an expert in antibiotic resistant bacteria in animals, said there are several low-hanging fruit that could be easily plucked to help address the problems of inappropriate antibiotic use in this sector. For instance, the report notes that Health Canada has not yet plugged a loophole that allows farmers to import antibiotics for unlicensed and unprescribed use in animals, as long as the farmer is buying the drugs for his or her own operation. “The fact that I can go into a feed supply store down the road and buy a case of penicillin makes no sense,” said Weese, who teaches at the Ontario Veterinary College in Guelph, Ont. A federal government action plan on antimicrobial resistance and use that was released late last month said Health Canada will “address” the socalled own-use importation of veterinary antibiotics, though it does not state what action will be taken.
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‘I cannot stop crying’ RED DEER WOMAN SURVIVED NEPAL’S DEVASTATING EARTHQUAKE BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF A Red Deer woman caught in Nepal’s devastating earthquake has provided a frightening eye-witness glimpse of the disaster. Beverly Williams was able to get to a computer on Tuesday to give partner Michael Dawe a brief recount of her ordeal, and that shared by thousands of others in the ravaged country. “Only have a computer for a little while. I cannot stop crying,” wrote Williams, who had been hiking in the Himalayas when the 7.8 Richter Scale quake hit on Saturday, killing more than 5,000 and injuring 10,000 more. An estimated 1.3 million people require food aid. Williams writes that she is now away from the mountains and Kathmandu, but was in a bus near Langtang, north of the capital, when the earthquake happened about noon local time. Lang-
tang is a name shared by a town and the nearby national park, which is popular with hikers and tourists. It was also, tragically, close to the epicentre of the earthquake. Online news reports say that the Town of Langtang was engulfed by an avalanche triggered by the earthquake, with more than 100 residents dead and the roadway partially blocked. “Was in a bus near Langtang when … the quake came. Very scary,” wrote Williams, who has an adult daughter, Janvier. “Had to walk for so many crazy miles because the roads were blocked. Listening for landslides while we walked.” A bus a number of kilometres ahead of hers was struck by a falling boulder and three people were killed. “I do realize that that could have been me.” Williams, 60, pays tribute to the group’s Nepalese guides. “When you talk about Nepal guides, I now understand how they care physically and emotionally for you.
“He put me first. He found out that his home was destroyed but I was always his first concern. Strong wonderful gentlemen. I hope we all can help get him a house. “Tons more to tell you but I am still (shook) up and cannot stop crying.” Williams signs off by sending her love and thanks to all those who are worrying about her. In a Wednesday afternoon Facebook update to friends and family, Dawe reported that Williams had made it safely to Chitwan National Park, southwest of Khatmandu, with a group of evacuees. She was hoping to make it to another city, which was not hard hit by the earthquake, and then on to Kathmandu, where evacuation flights are transporting people to New Dehli, India. Dawe wrote on Facebook that Williams had hurt her leg and had left the area just before the earthquake hit Langtang. “What initially seemed to be bad
luck turned out to be a bit of good luck,” says Dawe in his post. Williams was in Nepal on a buying trip for her business Woolen Wonders, a mainstay at Red Deer’s Public Market and in malls during the Christmas season. She had joined about 10 others on a week-long hiking trip in Langtang National Park when the earthquake hit. Concerned friends, family and wellwishers have been deluging Dawe’s and Williams’s Facebook accounts with messages of love, support and relief that she is safe. Dawe said on Tuesday they have already begun the complicated job of finding a way of getting Williams out of Nepal and back to Canada. He posted thanks to the “literally thousands” who have sent messages of encouragement and support. “Your thoughtfulness and kindness has meant the world to Beverly, Janvier and me.” pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com
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As the last rays of sun paint its perch in golden light, a great horned owl looks down from its nest. Just beneath it, at least one owlet was stirring in the nest located near the Kerry Wood Nature Centre in Red Deer.
Power outage sparked by trouble signal Two of Red Deer’s three substations lost power on Tuesday, leaving 25,000 people in the dark for varying amounts of time. A release from the city on Wednesday said part of the outage started when the north substation registered a trouble signal, which triggered a shutdown procedure to protect the transformer from damage. “Due to a reconfiguration in the sys-
tem for the AltaLink transmission line update project, the downtown substation was also affected for a short period of time,” reads the release. City crews are still working to determine what caused the trouble signal. At about 4:25 p.m. on Tuesday, the power outage hit Red Deer, affecting everything north of the Red Deer River, downtown, portions of Mountview, Grandview, Eastview and Michener
Gingras wants to be an agent for change Alberta Party candidate for Red Deer South, Serge Gingras, is running in the Alberta provincial election primarily because he has wanted to see a change in government for a long time. “I’ve decided I want to be part of that change — an agent of change if you will. “When I found the Alberta Party, four or five years ago now, that’s the party that resonated with me the most.” Gingras, 56, also ran for the Alberta Party in the 2012 provincial election, also in the Red Deer South constituency, placing fifth out of five candidates. He also ran for Red Deer city council in 2013, placing 11th out of 30 candidates. Gingras, 56, is a Red Deer College language instructor — teaching French and Spanish — and is also a faculty professional development consultant at the college. He has been working there for 30 years. He has been involved in numerous community organizations and activi-
and parts of the south hill area and West Park. Within 15 minutes, the downtown substation was back up and running returning power to 15,000 customers. By 6:20 p.m. 8,000 customers had their power restored by switching to alternate supplies. It wasn’t until 7:22 p.m. that the remaining 2,000 customers in Kentwood, Oriole Park, Riverside Meadows and the Pines had their power restored.
“The city has procedures in place to respond and restore power as safely and quickly as possible. The system has sufficient redundancy and is designed to supply power to customers from at least one alternate source in the event of an outage, but it does take some time to physically operate switches and reconfigure the supply to move customers from one source to another.”
Checkel puts people first in run for office
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ties. He is on the City of Red Deer’s ad hoc Community Safety Committee, which is developing a strategic plan for crime prevention and community safety. Some of his other past activities include involvement with Canadian Parents for French, Central Alberta Women’s Emergency Shelter, Special Olympics, the Central Alberta AIDS Network Society and Red Deer Centennial planning. His partner, who he has been with for 21 years, is from Lacombe. Gingras’s family is from Quebec. There are eight candidates running in Red Deer South. The others re Patti Argent (Ind); William Berry (Ind); Deborah Checkel (Lib); Ben Dubois (Green); Barb Miller (NDP); Darcy Mykytyshyn (PC); and Norman Wiebe (WR). The general election takes place on Tuesday.
Liberal Party candidate Deborah Checkel says she wants to be the voice of the people in Red Deer South because people come first. Checkel, 54, lives in Red Deer with her husband Terry and their blended family. “I come with a fresh perspective,” said Checkel. “I am not beholding to any particular point of view. I will be able to represent them fairly.” She has called Red Deer home for about seven years. In the past, she has lived in Stettler, Calgary and Edmonton. Checkel said she has a level of expertise that she would like to put to good use for the citizens of Red Deer in the legislature. Examples include working with low income families, single parents, youth and the homeless. As well, the 54-year-old believes her listening skills that she developed as a counsellor would be an asset.
Checkel owns several small businesses that she runs out of her home, including pastoral counselling, a discipline that combines psychology and theology, a music studio and kennel. Checkel is a member of the Alberta Music Teachers Association, the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association and the Canadian Spiritual Care Association. Among her volunteer duties, she has worked with the Red Deer Hospital, the Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce and the Heartland Arts Troupe Society in Stettler. There are eight candidates running in Red Deer South. The others re Patti Argent (Ind); William Berry (Ind); Ben Dubois (Green); Serge Gingras (Alberta); Barb Miller (NDP), Darcy Mykytyshyn (PC); and Norman Wiebe (WR). The general election takes place on Tuesday. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com
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BRIEFS Armed robbery suspects arrested at store Two people face charges after a convenience store was robbed in Red Deer on Tuesday evening. A woman, who was wielding a screwdriver, entered the Mac’s store on Ross Street at 11 p.m. She demanded cash and cigarettes and when she left the store to get in a car, the quickthinking clerk ran outside, got the licence plate of the waiting vehicle and noticed the driver was a man. Red Deer RCMP arrived on the scene right away, and through surveillance images and the licence plate number, they began aggressive patrols for the suspects. At 11:45 p.m., police located the suspect vehicle at the downtown 7-Eleven. A man was arrested as he waited in the car and a woman was arrested without incident inside the store. The woman, 34, and the man, 30, remain in custody and charges are pending. RCMP are continuing to investigate to determine if there are links between the suspects and other recent armed robberies.
Man faces charges after RCMP officer hit Red Deer RCMP arrested a driver who was found sleeping in a stolen vehicle and then assaulted an officer. Shortly before 10 p.m. on Tuesday, police responded to a report of an alleged impaired driver parked at the Village Mall. RCMP found the suspect asleep in a pickup truck that was running. When officers woke the man up, he assaulted one officer with his fists. He resisted arrest and was taken into custody. Police say the truck was stolen from Ponoka. The 23-year-old Red Deer man remains in custody with charges pending.
Oriole Park home fire starts on stove; no injuries Fire investigators say a combustible material left on a stove caused a fire in Oriole Park home on Tuesday that caused in $3,000 damage. Red Deer Emergency Services per-
sonnel responded to the call at 3:53 p.m. at 119 Oakland Crescent. The fire was contained to the kitchen, but minor smoke damage occurred throughout the house. No one was home at the time of the fire. There were no injuries. EMS reminds the public to make sure they have working smoke alarms, and call 911 as soon as you see smoke or flames.
Mosaics for Hope funder helps three local charities Three local charities will benefit from the Mosaics for Hope fundraiser, which raised $22,500. Loaves and Fishes, Kiwanis Club Harmony Garden and Centrefest will share in the proceeds. Each of the three charities raised $3,750 selling mosaic tiles for a total of $11,250. The amount was then matched by a donation from Parkland Mall.
Blackfalds Fun Run to raise funds on Saturday People who want to run for a cause can join the Blackfalds Fun Run and Walk on Saturday. Participants can choose to run or walk three-, five- or 10-km distances. The event will start at 10 a.m. from Abbey Centre at 4500 Womacks Rd. The sixth annual run has raised $16,000 to date for the Blackfalds Field House Society and the Town of Blackfalds admissions and sports subsidy programs. The cost is $25 for adult, $65 for a family of up to four members, and $15 for students and people over 55. For information or to pre-register, call 403-885-4039 or go to www.runningroom.com.
Hospital traffic patterns change with parkade project Parkade construction will further disrupt traffic around Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre starting on Saturday. Hospital patients or visitors are advised to leave for hospital appointments 10 minutes earlier to navigate the changes in vehicle and pedestrian traffic. The changes will be in effect
until June 10. Access to the hospital’s main entrance and public parking lots will be restricted to west access from 52nd Avenue, where cars and people must enter and exit. No vehicles or pedestrians will be permitted to access from the east entrance. Patients and visitors who park in the 39th Street public parking lot can access the hospital through the east entrance of the hospital, which is near Emergency. Those who use transit to get to the hospital can access bus stops on 50A Avenue served by Route 1. Bus stops along 52nd Avenue and 39th Street remain closed. Motorists are asked to slow down and obey all posted signs. The changes are necessary to facilitate Phase 2 of parkade construction. Slow-moving construction vehicles will be delivering large precast concrete Tbeams to the site. The $44-million project is expected to provide parking for 1,100 vehicles. Parkade construction started last fall and is expected to take one year to complete. For more information about the project, visit http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/9763.asp
Accused in several crimes, man looks for resolution A Red Deer man facing dozens of charges from several incidents is looking to resolve his matters and may enter a plea as early as next week. Kevin Leo Gallagher, 30, told Red deer provincial court Judge David Plosz on Wednesday that he just wanted to resolve the charges against him. Plosz noted that Gallagher was making his 10th docket court appearance on some of the charges. However, a co-accused on some matters has a scheduled court appearance on May 13 in Red Deer provincial court. Gallagher’s defence counsel Craig Patterson agreed to adjourn the matter once more to keep it alongside the co-accused’s next court appearance. Gallagher was arrested in Toronto on accusations of breaking down apartment doors and terrifying the tenants in Red Deer in January 2014. He is also accused of possession of controlled substances and shoplifting in separate incidents.
Olds, Didsbury busts turn up drugs, weapons Ten people are facing charges after Mounties executed three search warrants in the Olds and Didsbury area. The RCMP Olds/Didsbury/Sundre Suppression team undertook a 10-day project, targeting offenders trafficking out of bars, residence and businesses in the Olds and Didsbury area. The search warrants yielded $23,000 in drugs, including 24 grams of cocaine, 16.4 grams of heroin, 86 Fentanyl tablets, 1 grams of marijuana, two grams ketamine and eight grams of methamphetamine. Police also found a shotgun with a tampered serial number, ammunition, blunt force weapons and cash. Ten people, nine adults and one youth face 61 charges, including trafficking and firearm offences.
Lacombe roundabout part of this year’s budget City of Lacombe residents will see their first traffic roundabout this year. A bottleneck at College Avenue and C&E Trail will be fixed by the roundabout, which has been approved by council as part of its 2015 capital works program. It will be located in the fastgrowing north end of town. The $1.2-million price tag will be covered by the Alberta government, a result of a special agreement to compensate for the closure of the 58th Street access to Hwy 2 at the northern edge of the city. Construction is expected to start around June and be finished a couple of months later. New traffic lights and road improvements will also be made at 63rd Street, near Michener Park and the location of a new hotel under construction. Other changes coming include new downtown sidewalks, better traffic flow near Lacombe Composite High School, and new bus shelters for the BOLT regional transit service. Meanwhile, council recently approved a $410,000 contract to expand the Fairview Cemetery. The first phase will start in August and is expected to take 10 weeks. This phase will provide a four- to six-year supply of interment options: 135 in-ground; 67 columbaria; and 44 Field of Honour spaces.
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An Edmonton man faces assault and forcible confinement charges after a disturbance at the Black Knight Inn on Tuesday morning. Joel Pierre Doctor, 30, faces two charges of aggravated assault, two charges of forcible confinement and mischief over $5,000. He appeared in Red Deer provincial court Wednesday. The Crown chose to proceed on the charge by indictment, which carries greater penalties if an accused is convicted. Doctor reserved his election and plea and will remain in custody until his next court date, May 5 in Red Deer provincial court. As he was escorted out of the prisoner box, the tall man with a shaved bald head said “I love you baby,” to his partner who sat in the public gallery. The charges result after an intoxicated man staying at the hotel became aggressive with two hotel staff, striking one with a metal pipe and forcing another to jump down a laundry chute. Both victims were treated and released from hospital. Red Deer RCMP responded to the incident when, just before 9 a.m., a report was made that hotel staff were being held against their will. Eight police cars and police dog service responded to the call, taking a man into custody.
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Megan Johnson tosses a rescue throw bag and rope to Haley Kitt as the girls, along with their classmates, practise river rescue techniques. The Hunting Hills High School phys-ed 30 class led by Adam Sillery will be practising in the Red Deer River this week and next as they prepare for a weekend trip on the North Saskachewan River in two weeks.
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Within hours, Mitchell’s official website said, “She comprehends, she’s alert and she has her full senses. A full LOS ANGELES — The health of recovery is expected.� Morris’ filing was acsinger-songwriter Joni companied by a doctor’s Mitchell has been the subdeclaration that Mitchell ject of conflicting informawould be unable to attend tion, with her website stata court hearing for four to ing she is alert and expectsix months, but it included ed to make a full recovery no additional details on her but a longtime friend saying condition or prognosis. Dr. in a court filing that she was Paul Vespa checked a box unconscious and unable to signed Saturday indicating care for herself. that Mitchell was unable to The Grammy winner, 71, participate in her medical has been hospitalized since care. March 31 for undisclosed “At this time (Mitchell) reasons. Her friend Leslie Joni Mitchell remains unconscious and Morris filed a petition to unable to make any rebecome Mitchell’s guardian on Tuesday, saying the singer-songwrit- sponses, and is therefore unable to provide for any of her personal needs,� er was unable to care for herself. BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
according to the filing. Morris sought a court order because Mitchell does not have any family who can serve as her conservator and assist with her care and medical decisions. The filing does not seek control over Mitchell’s finances. Mitchell’s website says Morris’ filing seeks authority to make decisions for the singer once she leaves the hospital and isn’t under the 24-hour care of a doctor. A court hearing is scheduled for July 8. Morris and her attorney, Alan Watenmaker, did not return phone messages. Mitchell has received eight Grammy Awards, including a lifetime achievement award in 2002. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. She started her career as a street
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musician in her native Canada before moving to Southern California, where she became part of the flourishing folk scene in the late 1960s. Her second album, Clouds, was a breakthrough with such songs as Both Sides Now and Chelsea Morning, winning Mitchell the Grammy for best folk performance. Her 1970 album, Ladies of the Canyon, featured the hit single Big Yellow Taxi and the era-defining Woodstock. The following year, she released Blue, which ranks 30th on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time.� Her musical style integrates folk and jazz elements, and she counts jazz giants Charles Mingus and Pat Metheny among her past collaborators.
Acting double on her crucial, faceless role BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Toronto actress Kathryn Alexandre likes to tune in to Orphan Black with her family members every week to see if they can spot her. “They’re like, ‘Is that you? That looks like your shoulder. Those are your hands,�’ she says with a laugh. As the acting double for star Tatiana Maslany, Alexandre’s face is never seen in the hit Space clone drama, which airs Saturdays at 9 p.m. ET. She acts opposite Maslany whenever a scene involves more than one of her clones, so that the star can react properly to the character. “It’s a lot easier for Tatiana, for the other actors that are in the scene with us, and for the crew to see the other clone materialized in a person, as opposed to a stand,� says Alexandre, 25. She mimics whichever clone is in the scene with Maslany and has to know all the lines, mannerisms, accents and the backstory of that character. She also has to wear their costumes and wigs and know their precise blocking marks on set. But for the most part, she doesn’t have an onscreen presence due to the magic of filmmaking — save for a body part here and there. “It’s such an interesting role and it’s such a great challenge as an actor,� she says. “Really, your entire job is to give the other person as much as you can give them and be the best that
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Kathryn Alexandre is shown on the set of ‘Orphan Black’ in a handout photo. you can be for them to be the best that they can be. “So it’s a really great, ego-less job that’s such a gift as an actor, to not really have to worry about your face being on camera. It’s all about the connection with your fellow actor.� Alexandre, who was born in Hamilton and grew up in Ancaster, Ont., was fresh out of theatre school when she went for several auditions for the role of Maslany’s double. “I didn’t really have any on-camera experience
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Cenovus CEO pans idea of royalty review BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — The CEO of Calgarybased Cenovus Energy says it would be a bad idea to review Alberta’s royalty structure at a time when crude prices are down by half. Brian Ferguson says if Alberta is not fiscally competitive, then jobs and investment will go elsewhere. Royalties have become a hot topic ahead of Tuesday’s election, with NDP Leader Rachel Notley saying it makes sense to examine whether Albertans are getting their fair share of the province’s resource riches. Notley has also said she would take a more hands-off approach to promoting the Keystone XL and Northern Gateway pipeline projects. Ferguson says he’d like to see the next premier be “actively engaged” in seeking out new markets for Alberta crude. The governing Progressive Conservatives have been pressing the New Democrats, who have never held more than 16 seats in Alberta, on their energy approach as polls show the Tories in a tight race. “I think it’s not appropriate for me to comment on a specific outcome of the election next week, but I would say that in this kind of a business environment ... having fiscal stability in the province is critically important,” said Ferguson.
“Alberta must be competitive. If Alberta is not competitive fiscally, then capital will flow to other jurisdictions and investment and jobs will flow to other jurisdictions.” Oil companies and their executives were big donors to Premier Jim Prentice’s successful Tory leadership campaign last year. Disclosures filed with Elections Alberta show Cenovus donated $20,000 and Ferguson gave $15,000. Prentice continued the Tory attack on the NDP Wednesday. “We have experience in this province with royalty reviews,” he said at an event in Calgary. “We know that the last time we did this, it was incredibly destructive.” The government of former premier Ed Stelmach increased royalty rates in 2007, but rolled them back after major criticism from the oil and natural gas industry and a serious loss of investment in the province. Producers suggested royalty increases compounded the effects of falling demand and low prices during the 2008 economic downturn. Sen. Doug Black from Alberta also weighed in with a blog post that said the election of an NDP government would be an economic disaster for Alberta and its energy industry. “If there is one sure way to get rid of the Alberta advantage, it’s to elect an NDP government,” said Black, who serves on the Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources.
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Brian Ferguson, President & CEO of Cenovus, speaks at the company’s annual general meeting in Calgary, Wednesday. “Their position on pipelines, royalties and our energy industry would turn back the clock on decades of progress we’ve made in Alberta.” Notley has called the Tory position fearmongering. “I don’t know how talking to Albertans, with Albertans, in an independent, transparent accountable forum about a resource that belongs to Albertans is going to kill the industry,” she
said earlier this week. Notley suggested Prentice’s continued focus on the NDP shows the Tories are nervous. “Jim Prentice, it appears, is talking about me,” she said Wednesday. “That’s the kind of thing you do when you’re desperate, when you’ve given up trying to persuade people that they should vote for your budget and your plan.”
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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The proportion of Canadian households in debt and the amount they owe has grown in recent years, according to a report by Statistics Canada. The federal agency says the median debt-to-income ratio of Canadian families with debt was 1.10 in 2012, up from 0.78 in 1999. That means the median family owed 110 per cent of its after-tax income in 2012, compared with 78 per cent in 1999. The agency also said 35 per cent of families owed more than twice their annual after-tax income, compared with 23 per cent of Canadian families in 1999. However, the median debt-to-asset ratio remained relatively stable over the period at 0.25 in 2012 compared with 0.27 in 1997. Statistics Canada also said that while the data suggests Canadian families became more indebted over the period, they did so against a backdrop of rising asset values, notably real estate worth. The Bank of Canada and others have long suggested that consumer debt remains a key risk to the economy. Though the report only included results for Canadian debt up to 2012, more recent data suggests little has changed. A prolonged period of historically low interest rates has helped boost household debt to record levels. In a report last month, Statistics Canada said households in the fourthquarter of last year owed about $1.63 in consumer credit, mortgage, and nonmortgage loans for every dollar of disposable income. The report, issued Wednesday, found the percentage of Canadian families with debt was 71.1 per cent in 2012, up from 67.3 per cent in 1999. The increase came as the median amount they owe grew over the same time period to $60,100, up from $36,700 when adjusted for inflation. However, rising home prices have helped median asset value climb to $405,200 in 2012, up from $225,400 in 1999.
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Joe Belfiore, Microsoft Corporate Vice President of Operating Systems Group, demonstrates Continuum for phones at the Microsoft Build conference in San Francisco, Wednesday. While Microsoft has already previewed some aspects of the new Windows 10, a parade of top executives will use the conference to demonstrate more software features and app-building tools, with an emphasis on mobile devices as well as PCs.
Company announces amidst protests that Mount Polley mine could restart in months BY THE CANADIAN PRESS The open-pit, gold-and-copper mine hit by a devastating tailings pond breach that caused an environmental disaster in central British Columbia could be operating safely and near full capacity within months, the company has announced. Steve Robertson, vice-president of corporate affairs at Imperial Metals Corp., (TSE-Ill), said Wednesday that more than 50 per cent of Mount Polley’s 370 employees would be back at work if the Vancouvershare of spending on the McClean Lake mill modifications this year are now estimated at about $80 million, up from the previous estimate of $60 million to $70 million, due to larger quantities of piping, electrical and instrumentation materials and related labour. The McClean mill is being ramped up to handle output from the Cigar Lake mine, which is expected to produce between six and eight million pounds of uranium in 2015 — half of it attributable to Cameco. Cameco also said the increase in this year’s capital budget for the McArthur River-Key Lake operations was due mainly to timing issues. The mine-mill operation, which is undergoing equipment maintenance and upgrades, experienced a 29 per cent lower production output in the first quarter compared to last year due to unplanned equipment repairs. The revised capital spending estimates were
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based company is granted a permit to restart operations. “If we get a permit approving the restart of the mine in June, it’s going to take a few weeks, but within a few weeks we would be able to be up and running,” he said. “What we’re proposing is a modified restart.” Robertson said the startup phase would not be full speed. He said 276 people were employed doing restoration in March, but those numbers are fluctuating. Environmental and aboriginal groups say they will oppose any decision that allows Mount Polley,
blamed for spilling 24-million cubic metres of silt and water into nearby lakes and rivers last August, to resume operations. “We don’t want it to reopen,” said Kanahus Manuel, a spokeswoman for the Williams Lake area Secwepemc Women Warriors Society. “What I know for a fact is a small group of people can do a lot. We have these small pockets of people everywhere, and together we make up hundreds of thousands of people who are opposed to mining and destruction of our territory.”
included with Cameco’s first-quarter financial results.The uranium company’s revenue for the quarter was $566 million, up 35 per cent from $419 million a year earlier. Cameco’s adjusted earnings for the first quarter about doubled to $69 million or 18 cents per share. It also reported a $9 million net loss, or two cents per share, which was mostly due to a mark-to-market loss on its foreign-exchange derivatives.
per cent of working-age Canadians expect some period of semi-retirement before fully packing it in, while another 15 per cent expect to never be able to fully retire. That’s compared with 17 per cent of current retirees surveyed who said they semi-retired before fully retiring. Betty Miao, HSBC Bank Canada’s head of retail banking and wealth management, says while underemployment challenges facing young Canadians are well-known, the report suggests older Canadians are also feeling the pinch. The survey results come as Canadians balance saving for retirement while grappling with record debt levels. Statistics Canada said last month that the ratio of household debt to disposable income hit a new high in the fourth quarter of last year, with households owing about $1.63 in consumer credit, mortgage, and nonmortgage loans for every dollar of disposable income.
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Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 129.52 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.54 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 15.24 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 62.05 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — North American stock markets were weak as traders reacted to signs Wednesday that growth in the American economy has hit a few setbacks. The S&P/TSX composite index posted a tiny 1.27-point gain to 15,347.34, with energy and gold issues propping up a broader decline. The Canadian dollar was up 0.04 of a U.S. cent at 83.17 cents. Most of the attention was focused on the U.S. economy after the Commerce Department reported that U.S. gross domestic product gave its poorest showing in a year. Annual growth came in at a rate of just 0.2 per cent in the first quarter, which was well below the expectations of economists. Federal Reserve policy-makers also lowered their assessment of the economy, but also indicated that the U.S. central bank was not yet ready to increase interest rates. The central bank repeated language that it needs to be “reasonably confident” that low inflation will move back to its two per cent target before moving on historically low interest rates near zero. While the comments don’t necessarily rule out a June rate hike, it gave observers confidence the Fed won’t move on rates until at least September. “We’ve come to expect a lot from ’Fed-speak’ over the past couple years,” said Craig Fehr, Canadian markets strategist at Edward Jones in St. Louis. “The transparency and communication of the Fed has been ramped up exponentially as a way to not surprise the market, but at the same time the Fed is never going to paint itself into a corner, or provide concrete future guidance.” The Dow Jones industrial average closed down 74.61 points at 18,035.53, the Nasdaq index
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Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 87.87 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 49.21 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.18 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 27.21 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 53.73 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 4.09 Penn West Energy . . . . . . 2.96 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 8.64 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 39.88 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . . 9.48 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 5.04 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 57.68
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Nasdaq — 5,023.64, down 31.78 points Currencies: Cdn — 83.17 cents US, up 0.04 of a cent Pound — C$1.8549, up 1.12 cents Euro — C$1.3360, up 1.58 cents Euro — US$1.1112, up 1.38 cents Oil futures: US$58.58 per barrel, up $1.52 (June contract) Gold futures: US$1,210 per oz., down $3.90 (June contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $20.879 oz., down 7.1 cents $671.26 kg., down $2.28 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: May ’15 $2.00 higher $456.20; July ’15 $2.90 lower $447.00; Nov ’15 $3.20 lower $439.00; Jan. ’16 $3.60 lower $440.00; March ’16 $3.50 lower $440.20; May ’16 $3.70 lower $440.70; July ’16 $3.70 lower $441.20; Nov. ’16 $3.70 lower $435.80; Jan. ’17 $3.70 lower $435.80; March ’17 $3.70 lower $435.80; May ’17 $3.70 lower $435.80. Barley (Western): May ’15 unchanged $205.00; July ’15 unchanged $207.00; Oct. ’15 unchanged $192.00; Dec. ’15 unchanged $192.00; March ’16 unchanged $192.00; May ’16 unchanged $192.00; July ’16 unchanged $192.00; Oct. ’16 unchanged $192.00; Dec. ’16 unchanged $192.00; March ’17 unchanged $192.00; May ’17 unchanged $192.00. Wednesday’s estimated volume of trade: 282,480 tonnes of canola; 1,500 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 283,980.
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got a running start right now,” said Stanley Young, spokesman for the California Air Resources Board. Brown’s action comes amid aggressive efforts aimed at fighting the state’s historic drought, which has been California’s primary environmental concern in recent months. Brown, the first and likely only California governor to serve four terms, has sought to establish his legacy as an environmental leader. At his inauguration earlier this year, he challenged the nation’s most populous state to increase renewable energy use to 50 per cent in the next 15 years. The Democratic governor has had to balance his environmental agenda with political and economic reality: The state of nearly 39 million people continues to grow rapidly and needs more housing, freeways, goods and services to accommodate its residents. While environmental groups generally praised Brown’s latest effort to address climate change, he has faced intense pressure from environmentalists and others to ban the practice of hydraulic fracturing.
LOS ANGELES — Building on California’s ambitious effort to curb greenhouse gas emissions, Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday called on the state to further slash its carbon footprint over the next 15 years. Brown set a new target of reducing emissions to 40 per cent below 1990 levels by 2030, calling it the most aggressive benchmark enacted by a government in North America. The goal is a mile marker on the way to cutting emissions by 80 per cent from 1990 levels by 2050 that was set by Brown’s predecessor, former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. “I’ve set a very high bar, but it’s a bar we must meet,” Brown said during a climate conference in Los Angeles. California, which already has an aggressive plan to combat global warming, currently is on track to meet a goal of cutting carbon emissions to 1990 levels by 2020, partly by forcing companies to pay for their pollution. The state’s cap-and-trade program, launched nearly three years ago, offers one of the few real-world laboratories on how to reduce heat-trapping emissions. It expanded this year to fine companies that produce gasoline and other fuels, prompting predictions that consumers will see a spike in prices to cover the costs. Brown’s executive order lacked details on how the state would achieve further emissions reductions — the equivalent of taking 36 million cars off the road, more than all the vehicles registered in TELUS California last year. State OPTIK TV officials said it would require accelerated development of renewable energy and alternative fuel sources, and getting more electric cars and zero-emission heavy-duty trucks on the road. “The good thing is we
TORONTO — It’s a rare occurrence for the majority of a Canadian company’s shareholders to vote against its executive compensation practices. But over the past two weeks, investors at two of the country’s major institutions — CIBC and Barrick Gold — have done just that. Corporate governance experts say it’s encouraging to see investors voicing their concerns, but it’s unclear whether the non-binding say-on-pay votes will result in changes to how Canadian companies pay their executives. In Canada, say-on-pay votes are nonbinding. A total of 147 Canadian firms had adopted the practice by the end of last October, according to a report by business law firm Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP. That’s in contrast to other parts of the world, including the U.K. and Australia, where companies are legally required to hold say-on-pay votes. The idea behind advisory votes is that they give shareholders, the owners of a company, the opportunity to communicate with the directors. But opponents contend that determining executive compensation is a complex process best left to directors, who better understand how to incentivize leaders to produce the best results. On Tuesday, roughly 75 per cent of Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX) shareholders struck down the miner’s executive compensation resolution. The major point of contention was the company’s decision to boost chairman John Thornton’s pay to $12.9 million last year from $9.5 million in 2013, even as its financial performance weakened. At the company’s annual meeting in Toronto, Thornton said he’s heard the shareholders “loud and clear” and added the company will revamp its approach to executive pay. It was the second time that Thornton’s paycheque drew the ire of shareholders. In 2013, institutional investors defeated the company’s say-on-pay resolution by more than 85 per cent to protest the $11.9 million signing bonus Thornton received when he was named co-chairman. On Wednesday, the chief executive of Yamana Gold Corp. (TSX:YRI) said he’ll return special share units he was granted last June after shareholders voted against the miner’s executive compensation resolution.
“We regret this result, although we have clearly understood the message,” Peter Marrone said at the company’s annual meeting in Toronto on Wednesday. “We do believe in performance, and compensation based on performance. We have already begun a program of engagement with shareholders, and we will ensure that we improve our efforts at demonstrating that alignment of performance and compensation.” And last week, at a meeting in Calgary, nearly 57 per cent of CIBC’s (TSX:CM) shareholders struck down the bank’s approach to compensation due to rich payouts to two of its former executives. CIBC paid a combined $25 million to its former chief executive and chief operating officer, on top of their existing pensions, after they had already left the bank. “The issue is: Will these votes lead to cosmetic changes or to substantive changes? That remains to be seen,” said Michel Magnan, the corporate governance chair at Concordia University in Montreal. Magnan says data from across the globe suggests that shareholders are most likely to vote ’no’ to say-on-pay resolutions when a company’s stock is underperforming, and executive compensation seems out of whack with the reality. “When times are good and profits are rolling, and the stock price is doing well, you will rarely see a negative vote, even if the CEO makes lots of money,” said Magnan. “It’s when times are tougher that you see these votes happening. Typically, it’s when the issue is underperforming and the compensation levels in that firm maybe have not adjusted to the recent level of poor performance.” Matt Fullbrook, manager of the Clarkson Centre for Board Effectiveness, says Canadian shareholders have traditionally been more trusting than those in the U.S. However, the recent votes indicate that could be changing, and companies will have to do a better job explaining their compensation decisions to investors. “Sometimes there’s a perfectly intelligent rationale, and the incentives they’ve put in place were just simply not meant to be perfectly aligned, on a year-to-year basis, with shareholder outcomes,” said Fullbrook. “It’s just very difficult, from an outside point of view, to really understand the complexities of executive compensation. I’m not trying to give these guys a pass, by any means.”
Some factors slowing U.S. growth may linger BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy nearly stopped growing in the JanuaryMarch quarter, squeezed by a combination of factors that will either fade (a harsh winter) or persist (a stronger dollar). Growth was a barely discernible 0.2 per cent annual rate in the first quarter, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. That’s the poorest showing in a year and a sharp deceleration from a 3.6 per cent rate in the second half of last year. Most economists expect growth to rebound in the coming months as short-lived problems, such as a West Coast port strike, dissipate. But the rebound isn’t likely to be that healthy, as the high value of the dollar and other trends continue to weigh on growth. Several economists slashed their forecasts for the April-June quarter to 2.5 per cent from roughly 3.5 per cent. “It’s hard to sugar-coat today’s num-
ber,” said Michael Feroli, an economist at JPMorgan Chase. “It was disappointingly soft.” Here are the key factors behind the first quarter’s weak showing, and which are worth worrying about. ANOTHER HARSH WINTER For the second year in a row, freezing temperatures and snowstorms delayed homebuilding, kept consumers away from shops and weighed down the economy. Ethan Harris, global economist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, estimates it shaved 0.5 percentage points from growth. Consumer spending growth fell to just 1.9 per cent, down sharply from 4.4 per cent in the previous quarter. SHOULD WE BE WORRIED? No. Spending should rebound now that the snow has melted. Strong hiring and lower gas prices, compared with a year ago, should give Americans more spending power.
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DOCKSTADER Ruth (nee: Windeatt) Ruth Dockstader passed away peacefully at the Red Deer Hospice on Monday, April 27, 2015 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Beloved mother of two daughters, Debbie Crawford and Bobbie (Tracy Reberger) Bowman; Grandma to Chris (Melissa) Crawford, Cheryl (Chad) Nicholls, Kaylie (Alex) Dodman, Starr Bowman, James Bowman; GreatGrandma to Adalynn Crawford; Declan, Ryan and Evan Nicholls; Teagean, Colby and Russell Dodman; Keianna and JJ Aubin; and a special adopted family Karen and Allan Kotanko and family. Ruth is also survived by her sister Billie (Les) Irwin; brother Bob (Marlene) Windeatt; special niece and nephew Sherry and Bryan Taylor and their son Scott (Courtney); numerous other nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband Russell; parents Nel and Bill Windeatt; sisters Joan Janzen and Mary-Ellen Kelly. As per Ruth’s request, no funeral service will be held after the cremation. Memorial tributes in Ruth’s honour may be made directly to the charity of the donor’s choice. We are grateful to family, friends and Consort Home Care for the support and expressions of kindness and sympathy shown during Mom’s lengthy illness. A special thank you to Dr. Hopfner, the nurses at the Red Deer Regional Hospital and the Red Deer Hospice for the loving care, attention and compassion shown to Mom and family during this difficult time. Many thanks to the Eventide Funeral Home for their understanding and guidance. Bless all who have had a positive touch in Mom’s life. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com. Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer. Phone (403) 347-2222
HUEBNER Kurt With deep love and great sorrow our family announces Kurt Huebner’s sudden death on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at the age of 38. Kurt was born in Red Deer, AB to Gwen and Jergen on January 6, 1977. He was a very loving and devoted husband to his wife Dianah, supportive brother to his siblings, Bry and Helga, a caring father to all who needed one, a hardworking and considerate person to his co-workers. Kurt’s funny and joyful memory will forever be cherished by his loving parents. Kurt never failed to put a smile on everyone one he met and that’s the way we want him to be remembered. Kurt was predeceased by one brother, Shannon and one sister, Sandra. The family invites all who loved Kurt to join us in celebrating his life and honoring his memory on April 30, 2015, Thursday at 1:00 in the afternoon at Ridgewood Community Hall (37160 Range Road 10) . In lieu of flowers, donations would be greatly appreciated.
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PSIKLA Joseph Edward Mar. 19, 1921- Apr. 25, 2015 Joseph Edward Psikla of Red Deer, Alberta, born on March 19, 1921 in Coleman Alberta, passed away peacefully, at the Red Deer General Hospital on April 25, 2015 at the age of 94. Joseph is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Jennie and his children, Ronald (Val) of Red Deer, Gerald (Linda) of Eckville, Joan (Jack Carroll) of Valleyview, Robert (Darlene) of Eckville, Loretta (Lorne Bilinski) of Red Deer, one surviving sister Virginia (John Safronovich) of Eckville, brother in law, Edward (Lillian) Trautman and sister’s in law, Josie Liska, Marion Trautman, Carol Albers, Fern Psikla, along with thirteen grandchildren and seventeen great grandchildren as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Joseph was predeceased by his parents Mary and Louis Sr. and sisters Mary and Helen and one brother Louis Jr., brother in laws Frank and Carl Trautman, Peter Liska and sister in law Delores Trautman. In 1930 Joseph at the age of nine moved up from Coleman to the Eckville area to farm with his parents. Joseph met his soul mate Jennie and they were married in 1949. They remained on the family farm until they retired in Red Deer in 1993. Joseph was a long standing well respected member in the Eckville community with many accomplishments. Joseph was very involved in the community serving on many boards, and belonging to several groups, where he dedicated his services. Joseph was also well known in the community for the family band with his wife, brother, sister in law and brother in law. They entertained generations of people in the community playing old time music for many wedding dances and social functions for over 50 years. Funeral service will be held at the Sacred Heart Church at 5508-48A Ave. Red Deer, Alberta, Friday May 1st, 11 AM. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made of Donor’s choice or Red Deer Hospice Society 99 Arnot Ave. Red Deer, AB R4R 3S6. Eventide Funeral Homes in charge of arrangements.
STEWART Christina Jean 1974 - 2014 Christina Jean Stewart passed away on November 30, 2014 after a battle with diabetes for years. Christina touched many people with her thoughtfulness and her kindness, but most of all she loved her three children more than life itself. Christina is predeceased by her mother Judy Stewart, and she is survived by her three beautiful children, Casha, Steven and Raymond; her father Raymond; and her brother Jason. Christina will be missed greatly by her family and friends. LARSON CAROL HELEN LARSON (nee Pipe), passed away at the Milk River Health Centre on Monday, April 27, 2015 at the age of 92 years. Carol is survived by her daughter Carolyn Fitch of Calgary, AB., her grandchildren Calvin (Carma) Fitch, of Milk River, Corey (Lottie) Fitch, of Red Deer, AB., Russell Fitch, of Milk River, AB., Laura (Jim) Downey of Calgary, AB. as well as 12 grandchildren: Carla (Joel), Jennifer (Mike), Alexis (Dan), Sierra, Robyn, Brandi, Annaliese, Liam, Jayana, Tomas and Marin, greatgrandchildren: Treycen, Noah, Amelia, Jack and Hadley Amerie and one sister, Olive Hanen of Calgary, AB. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, John Lourien Larson. Carol, who was also known as “Seedies”, was born in Calgary on December 25th, 1922 in a small house south of the Stampede grounds. She was a true Calgarian and loved her city. Carol, along with her sisters, became quite well known as the “Pipe Sisters” who sang at various venues in the city. During the Second World War, they sang at military bases across Alberta for our troops and soldiers from the Commonwealth who trained here. Carol was adventurous and along with her sister and two friends, rode in a caboose to Mission City, B.C. to make money picking berries. There, she met the love of her life, John (Lars) Lourien Larson, which created the second greatest love of her life, her daughter Carolyn Fitch. In 1960, she returned to Calgary where she worked for many years in the hospitality industry, eventually becoming senior management for Phil’s Pancake Houses and traveling around to many of their locations. In 1967, she moved to Red Deer, continuing to work as management in the hospitality industry at the Red Deer Lodge. In 1987, she and her daughter Carolyn moved to Canmore to take over management of the Akai Motel and hosted people from around the world during the Olympics. In 1994, they left the Akai and moved to Milk River, AB. Carol always considered herself a “Prairie Girl” and in picking a final place to reside, she chose Milk River with its open sunny skies, beautiful sunsets and the Sweet Grass Hills. She enjoyed small town life with its friendly people. Carol appreciated life and loved it to the fullest. Her life was full of work which she relished, laughter, singing, and dancing which she truly enjoyed, and spending time with her family whom she loved dearly. A Celebration of Life will be held at ST. PAUL’S UNITED CHURCH, 201 - 2nd Avenue N.E., Milk River, AB on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at 1:00 P.M. with Pastor Glenda Wert officiating. An Interment Service will follow at the Milk River Cemetery. Donations may be made in lieu of flowers and in memory of Carol to the Prairie Rose Lodge 117 3rd Avenue N.W., Milk River, Alberta, T0K-1M0, and the Milk River Health Centre: 517 Centre Avenue N.E., Milk River, Alberta, T0K-1M0.
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EAST SIDE MARIO’S PROVINCIAL Sleep Group HIRING FOR ALL POSITIONS Full Time & Part Time. in Red Deer is an allied health clinic and has an Apply after 2 p.m. Ask for the manager on duty. immediate opening for a .5 FTE admin/receptionist. JJAM Management (1987) Email resume to Karen Ltd., o/a Tim Horton’s Gain at kareng@psgi.ca Requires to work at these Posting closes 5/8/2015. Red Deer, AB locations: 5111 22 St. 37444 HWY 2 S 37543 HWY 2N Medical 700 3020 22 St. FOOD ATTENDANT Provincial Sleep Group in Req’d permanent shift Red Deer has an immedi- weekend day and evening ate opening for a Full Time both full and part time. Respiratory Therapist or 16 Vacancies, $10.25/hr. + Registered Nurse. Please benefits. Start ASAP. email/fax resume to Karen Job description Gain via kareng@psgi.ca www.timhortons.com or 403.346.0427. Posting Education and experience closes May 1, 2015 not req’d. Classifieds...costs so little Apply in person or fax resume to: 403-314-1303 Saves you so much!
790
Restaurant/ Hotel
820
In Memoriam CREAMER, Heleen, Five years ago today (April 30) you were taken from us. There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t think about you and miss you so very much. I admire you so Mom, you fought such a brave fight and I’m so very proud to be your daughter, you are the best Mom anyone could ever have. I miss you and love you so. I know you are looking over us all right now. Ik hou van jou, beetje meer. All our Love, Karen, Mike, Mickayla & Joshua Rossing
Classified Memorials: helping to remember
Now Hiring GASOLINE ALLEY LOCATION FULL TIME and PART TIME SHIFTS AVAILABLE
JAMES “JAMIE” PETERSEN Nov. 6, 1970 - Apr. 30, 2001 “Any good that I can do or any kindness I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it for I shall not pass this way again. “Stephen Grellet” Forever loved Forever missed Family & Friends
Announcements the informative choice! Classifieds 309-3300
Births
ARE YOU EXPECTING A BABY SOON?
Welcome Wagon
has a special package just for you & your little one! For more information, Call Lori, 403-348-5556
• Very Competitive Wages • Advancement Opportunities With medical Benefits • Paid training • Paid Breaks
Apply in person or send resume to: Email:kfcjobsrd@yahoo.ca or Fax: (403) 341-3820
541189D29-E12
TO PLACE AN AD
D2 RED DEER ADVOCATE Thursday, April 30, 2015
GOODMEN ROOFING LTD.
850
Trades
SHUNDA CONSTRUCTION
Requires
SLOPED ROOFERS LABOURERS & FLAT ROOFERS Valid Driver’s Licence preferred. Fax or email info@goodmenroofing.ca or (403)341-6722 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE! NOW HIRING 2 - Tile Setters $25/hr 5 - Floor Covering Installers $25/hr Min 3 years exp./ 40hrs/wk 3 - Construction Labourers $20/hr. No exp required. Full time perm position with Valid Driver’s Licence Email Resume to: cat1employment@ gmail.com or drop off resume at Central Alberta Tile One 7619 50 Ave #9 Red Deer
Pasquale Mancuso Construction (51 YEARS OF SERVICE) Seeks individuals for civil concrete work in the construction of oil and gas facilities
Ticketed & Non-Ticketed Carpenters and Superintendents & Foreman
900
Employment Training
SAFETY
Requires Full Time
TRAINING CENTRE
Equipment Operator
Industries #1 Choice!
Q Endorsement preferred. Competitive Wages & Benefits. Fax resumes & ref’s to: 403-343-1248 or email to: admin@shunda.ca Start your career! See Help Wanted
860
Truckers/ Drivers
BUSY rig moving company looking for exp. bed truck operators, winch tractor hands, and picker operators. Oilfield ticket an asset. Must be able to pass a drug test. Pls call 1-306-463-6674.
OILFIELD TICKETS
“Low Cost” Quality Training
403.341.4544
24 Hours Toll Free 1.888.533.4544
R H2S Alive (ENFORM) R First Aid/CPR R Confined Space R WHMIS & TDG R Ground Disturbance R (ENFORM) D&C B.O.P. R D&C (LEL) #204, 7819 - 50 Ave. (across from Totem) (across from Rona North)
SHOP HELP AND/OR APPRENTICE MECHANIC REQ’D IMMED. Truck exp. preferred. 8:30-5. 15 mi. E. of Blackfalds. Fax: 403-784-2330 Phone: 403-784-3811
SHUNDA CONSTRUCTION Requires Full Time
Carpenters
Competitive Wages & Benefits. Fax resumes & ref’s to: 403-343-1248 or email to: admin@shunda.ca
TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.
Firewood
1660
AFFORDABLE
LIZ ARDEN NY, NEW, 1 red croc., make-up bag, w/12 eye shadows, 2 blush, 1 nail polish, 1 lip gloss. This would make a great Mother’s Day gift, $195. value, Asking $50. 403-227-2976 Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds
1710
Household Appliances
APARTMENT size built-in dishwasher to give away 403-309-7787 DEEP FRYER, Sears, used once. $25. 403-343-1503
Household Furnishings
1720
3 BIG LIVINGROOM CHAIRS, floral $30/ea. 403-342-1934 BLUE COUCH and chair some wood on front $110 can deliver 403-342-1934
1730
Stereos TV's, VCRs
VHS movies, (100). $75. 403-885-5020
1750
Jewellery
COUCH and chair floral EARINGS, pierced, Stirling Silver, Made in Israel, $125 can deliver never worn, w/case, 1 1/2” 403-342-1934 drop, appraised $135. END Tables, (2) matching, Asking $100. $14. ea. or both for $25. 403-227-2976 403-782-7439 HIDE-A-BED, dble. good condition. $50. 403-340-1347
WANTED
Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514
1760
Misc. for Sale
32” x 82” STEEL door, $50 obo. 403-341-3334
1730
wegot
stuff
DRIVERS
in AB. Home the odd night. Weekends off. 403-586-4558
880
Mon. - Sat. Reliable vehicle needed.
Advocate Opportunities
For ROSEDALE Area $391.00/mo.
ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING
SPRING START
403-340-1930 www.academicexpress.ca
HERITAGE LANES BOWLING
Red Deer’s most modern 5 pin bowling center req’s permanent F/T & P/T front counter staff for all shifts (days, eves. and wknds). Please send resume to: htglanes@ telus.net or apply in person OLDS Gymnastics club is currently looking for both Competitive level 1 NCCP or higher and Recreational coaches for Sept/2015. Please send resumes to info@oldsgymnastics.com
Daily, the Red Deer Advocate publishes advertisements from companies, corporations and associations across Canada seeking personnel for long term placements.
CENTRAL ALBERTA’S DAILY NEWSPAPER
1760
ROYAL Dux Bohemian Cat, porcelain, mint cond. $35. Merrill Ortholight shoe, sz. 6.5, air cushion, women’s, like new. $40. Maui Jim Sunglasses, Makaha, with brown sport case, brand new. $95 403-352-8811
1830
Cats
LOVING M. Cat, needs a good home, acreage or farm preferred. TO GIVE AWAY. 403-886-8688 Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds
Sporting Goods
1860
GUN SHOW
May 2, 10 am - 5 pm, May 3, 10 am - 3 pm. UFA Agri Centre West Info: 403-347-3767 HOME Gym, $50. 403-340-1347 PROSET Hockey Card, one box (NEW) 1991 - 1992, $30. GOLF bag, black, traveling style. $45. 403-885-5020 REMINGTON Classic 700, 338 Win Mag. 6x24, custom muzzle break, $1200. obo. 403-348-9606
CARRIERS REQUIRED To deliver the CENTRAL AB LIFE 1 day a week in:
ORIOLE PARK
CARRIERS REQUIRED To deliver the
CENTRAL AB LIFE & LACOMBE EXPRESS
INNISFAIL Penhold Olds Sylvan Lake
For More Information Call Joanne at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4308
GED Preparation Gov’t of Alberta Funding may be available.
WINE Making equipment, numerous equipment to get started. 403-348-0122
Misc. for Sale
Advocate Opportunities
For more info call Jamie at 403-314-4306
ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED Morning Delivery 6 days/week by 6:30 am
1 day a week in: LACOMBE BLACKFALDS
Please call Debbie for details 403-314-4307
ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Friday Forward ONLY 2 DAYS A WEEK in
Please call Rick for details 403-314-4303
CARRIERS NEEDED FOR FLYERS, FRIDAY FORWARD & EXPRESS
3 days per week, no weekends
GRANDVIEW AREA 4400 Blks. of 40A Ave. and 41 Ave. and 1 Blk. each of 46 and 47 Streets area
ROUTES IN:
ADULT Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the RED DEER ADVOCATE
ANDERS AREA Arnold Close, Ackerman Cres. Ammeter Close, Addington Drive, Atlee / Ansett Cres.
DEER PARK AREA Dennison Cres. & 1 Block of Davison Dr. MICHENER AREA
For VANIER Area With 73 papers, approximately: $380.00/mo.
BOWER AREA
50A. St. between 40 Ave. & 42 A Ave, 50, 51, 51A & 52 St. between 40 Ave. & 43 Ave. and Michener Drive area.
For LANCASTER Area With 42 papers, approximately $220./mo
$229.00/mo.
Brown Close/Barrett Dr. Bunn Cres. Barrett Drive
TIMBERSTONE AREA
INGLEWOOD AREA
Timberstone Way, Thompson Cres., Thomas Place, Talson Place, Talisman Close, Trump Close, etc...
Ibbotson Close Imbeau Close
For More Information, Please call Prodie 403-314-4301
CONSIDERING A CAREER CHANGE?
Misc. Help
1630
Homestead Firewood
ACADEMIC Express
For residential & commercial concrete work in the Red Deer area. -Excellent rate of pay -Benefit packages Send Resume to: apply@pmcl1964.ca or Fax Resume to 403-342-1549
EquipmentHeavy
1700
Health & Beauty
1580
Help
Concrete Finishers, Carpenters, Bobcat Operators
1590
Beswick, horses, porcelain, with Welsh Cob Spruce, Pine, Birch -Split. (rearing), made in avail. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472 DRYER, Inglis HD, white Stereos ext. large capacity, England. $175. TV's, VCRs Electric. $100. DCSHOES Cap, sz. 7 3/8, B.C. Birch, Aspen, 403-341-9990 341-9990 like new. $18. Spruce/Pine. Delivery avail. SONY Trinitron tv 26” w/re403-352-8811 PH. Lyle 403-783-2275 Buying or Selling mote, used little $75, also home? black glass tv stand, DEEP freeze 7 .5 cu. ft. CLASSIFICATIONS CHOPPED POPLAR - free, Check your out Homes for Sale bought at Sims $100 obo, antique rocking you pick up. Very close to 1500-1990 in Classifieds $125 403-352-8811 chair $100 obo Red Deer. 403-392-8385. 403-347-3079 or 403-872-0329 FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, Advocate Children's Can deliver Opportunities LAWNMOWER, Craftsman 1-4 cords. 403-844-0227 Items Push, scissor cut action, quiet! Used once. $25. LOGS OSH KOSH, Please Mum, ***SOLD*** etc. clothing. 403-342-4543 Semi loads of pine, spruce, ADULT Newspaper Carriers Needed NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC tamarack, poplar. Looking for a new pet? CENTRAL AB based 40 Year Collection. For Early Morning Delivery of the Price depends on location. trucking company requires Check out Classifieds to $200. obo Lil Mule Logging RED DEER ADVOCATE by 6:30 am. find the purrfect pet. 403-346-2503 403-318-4346 CONTRACT
Excellent rate of pay based CLASS 1 Driver in Central on the oil and gas AB. Min 3yrs off road Plant sectors. Benefit BJ/Pup experience. Oilfield package, transportation tickets required. Email: provided. Please fax haulingcrude@live.ca resume to (403) 342-1549 or email to apply@pmcl1964.ca Misc.
SEEKS
Clothing
BOOTS, leather, Italian ladies chocolate, soft glove fit over knee length, zippered back, 2 3/4” heel, $200. 403-227-2976
278950A5
850
Trades
FLYER CARRIERS NEEDED For Afternoon Delivery 2 Days/Week (Wed. & Fri.)
INGLEWOOD AREA
$207.20/mo. ALSO Timothy Dr. Towers Close, Turner Cres. and Tobin Gate $107.36/mo. ********************** For More Information Call Jamie at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4306
Munro Cres. Marion Cres./MacKenzie Cres. LANCASTER AREA Lancaster Drive
WOODLEA
SUNNYBROOK AREA
44 & 45 AVE.
Sherwood Cres.
WESTPARK
SOUTHBROOK AREA
880
55 & 56 Ave. also 39 St. also 41 & 42 St.
Sutherland Cres. Shaw Close VANIER AREA Viscount Drive/Voisin Close Vincent Close
JOHNSTONE PARK Jackson & Jarvis Close
Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info **********************
HIRING ALL POSITIONS Wages Starting at $13.00/hr.
WWwWWES********************* For more information or to apply call Joanne at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4308
TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 403-314-4300
539281D22-30
Health Benefits
wegotservices CLASSIFICATIONS 1000-1430
To Advertise Your Business or Service Here
Call Classifieds 403-309-3300 classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com
TO ADVERTISE YOUR SALE HERE — CALL 309-3300 Anders on the Lake
Eastview Estates
151 ADAMS CLOSE Apr. 30 & 31, May 1 Thurs. & Fri. 4:30 - 8, Sat. 9-12 - 1 queen, 1 dbl. boxspring & frame, misc. bdrm. furniture, household
42 EGGLETON ST April 29 & 30 Wed. 2 - 8 & Thurs. 9 - 7 Handyman selling out. Xmas decor & household...
Clearview LOVESEATS, Bowflex, dressers, lawn mower and much more. 26 Clark Cres. Sat. May 2, 9-4 weather permitting.
Fairview - Upper 23 FIR ST. Apr. 17 & 18. 9-5. Antique, tools, bottles, 1040’s Eatons floor radio. No clothes
Inglewood
70 INGRAM Close, Fri., May 1, 6-8, Sat., May 2, 10-2 & Sun., May 3, 1-3. 232 DEMPSEY ST. Households, clothes, MAY 1, 2, & 3 Fri. 5-9, Sat. 10-3, Sun. 12-5 books, crafts, kids, adults, kitchen, electronics, sports, LADIES SALE, clothes, golf, Seamstress Dollie, shoes, jewelry, sewing ... and school supplies, Lots for everyone. Cleaning 7 DIXON CRES. (back house out! alley access) May 1, 2 & 3 Fri. & Sat. 10-4, Sun. 10-2 Antiques, lawn mower, Oriole Park tools, furniture, collectibles, & household misc. 56 OAKFIELD CLOSE Apr. 30 & May 1, Thurs. & Fri. 12 - 7 Eastview Estates King foam topper, computer desks, microwave, PS 132 ERICKSON DR. Rock Band Set, misc. Apr. 30, May 1, 3 & 3 Thurs. 2 - 7, Fri. 9 - 7, You can sell your guitar for a song... Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-3 or put it in CLASSIFIEDS Toys, tools, collectibles, and we’ll sell it for you! household, new items daily
Deer Park
Riverside Meadows
5826 - 57A AVE. Back Alley
May 1 & May 2 Fri. 2 - 8 & Sat. 9 - 2 Too many items to list!!
Vanier Woods 112 Valentine Crescent. Fri. May 1, 3pm-8pm, Saturday 8am-5pm. ClothesMen’s, Women’s, Kids, (Lululemon, Name Brand items), Household items, RV items, Trifold Truck Ramps, Kids Bike’s, Outdoor items, Portable RV stairs, Lots and Lots More! 16 VISCOUNT DR. Fri. May 1, 2-7 HUGE SALE. Furniture, home decor, shelving, clothes, kids stuff, etc.
Victoria Park 179 ALLAN STREET Fri. May 1, 3-7, Sat. May 2, 8-5. RV accessories and household items.
West Lake MULTI FAMILY SALE 32 Welsh Close. Tools, toys, tons of children gear and clothing. Starting May 1st at 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm and continuing all day Saturday from 8:00 am to 3:30pm. Kids stand selling pop and chips for only a loonie. Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY
Out of Town MOOSE LODGE ANNUAL GARAGE SALE Thurs. Apr. 30, 5-8, Fri. & Sat. May 1-2, 8-8, Sun. May 3, 8-3. On corner of Willow St. & Petrolia Dr. 4 blocks S. of Westerner Grounds. 403-347-1505
Accounting
1010
INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilfield service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351 Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT
Contractors
1100
BLACK CAT CONCRETE Garage/Patios/RV pads Sidewalks/Driveways Dean 403-505-2542 BRIDGER CONST. LTD. We do it all! 403-302-8550
CONCRETE???
We’ll do it all...Free est. Call E.J. Construction Jim 403-358-8197
Handyman Services
1200
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
Massage Therapy
1280
FANTASY SPA
Looking for a place to live? Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS
1290
5* JUNK REMOVAL
Property clean up 505-4777 NOW is the time to get your yard in shape. Aerations & power rakes 403-318-7625 Start your career! See Help Wanted
Moving & Storage
1300
MOVING? Boxes? Appls. removal. 403-986-1315
Elite Retreat, Finest in VIP Treatment. Painters/
1310
Seniors’ Services
1372
HELPING HANDS
Home Supports for Seniors. Cooking, cleaning, companionship. At home or facility. 403-346-7777
Window Cleaning
1420
RESIDENTIAL Window & Eavestrough Cleaning. Free Est.. 403-506-4822
Yard Care
1430
Aeration Special, free Scotts fertilizer. Detatching also avail. MASSAGE ABOVE ALL JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp. LITTLE R&R YARD CARE 403-341-3780 WALK-INS WELCOME Free Est. 403-872-8888 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161 SECOND 2 NONE Aerate, de thatch, eaves,cut grass, VII MASSAGE clean up, 403-302-7778 Roofing
10 - 2am Private back entry
403-341-4445
#7,7464 Gaetz Ave. Pampering at its BEST! Central Alberta’s Largest 403-986-6686 Car Lot in Classifieds Sylvan Lake Come in and see MULTI FAMILY Sale why we are the talk DALE’S Home Reno’s Ryder’s Ridge Sylvan lake, of the town. Free estimates for all your several homes on Rosewood Rise. Fri. May 1st 4-7pm, Sat. 9 - 5 & Sun.10 - 1.
Misc. Services
reno needs. 403-506-4301
RMD RENOVATIONS Bsmt’s, flooring, decks, etc. Call Roger 403-348-1060
Misc. Services
SIDING, soffit, fascia and custom cladding. Call Dean @ 403-302-9210.
GARAGE DOOR SERVICES 403-358-1614
1290
Decorators
1370
PRECISE ROOFING LTD. 15 Yrs. Exp., Ref’s Avail. 403-896-4869 Tired of Standing? Find something to sit on in Classifieds QUALITY work at an affordable price. Joe’s Roofing. Re-roofing specialist. Fully insured. Insurance claims welcome. 10 yr. warranty on all work. 403-350-7602
Spring clean ups with aeration and edging $130 and up, weekly mowing, acreages, family-owned and operated, over 15 years experience, careful operators; Irish Green Yard Care 403 341 6620 SPRING cleaning, weekly mows, anything yards we do. familyyards.com or call 587-876-8969 THE ROTOTILLER GUY Garden Rototilling & Yard Prep. 403-597-3957
RED DEER ADVOCATE Thursday, April 30, 2015 D3
1900
TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone. Make your travel plans now.
Wanted To Buy
1930
WANTED rubber curb ramps. 403-347-3741
wegot
rentals CLASSIFICATIONS
FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390
Houses/ Duplexes
3020
Condos/ Townhouses
3030
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
4020
Houses For Sale
MOVE IN TODAY
1550 sq. ft. bi-level w/dbl. att. garage $499,900 403-588-2550
Condos/ Townhouses
4040
4160
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Condos/ Townhouses
3030
2 BDRM. Sylvan Lake across from beach, n/s, no pets, $1075/mo. & elect. 403-350-4230 CLEAN TOWNHOUSE 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath, 5 appls, fenced back yard, storage shed, n/s. $1195 + DD June 1st. 403-343-0761 LACOMBE 3 bdrm. 1 1/2 bath, 5 appls., garage $1595/mo. 782-7156 357-7465
MORRISROE
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, inÁoor heating, a/c., car plug ins & balconies. Call 403-343-7955
THE NORDIC
1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets. 403-596-2444
3 bdrm. townhouse, across from park, 1.5 bath, fenced yard, 5 appls., rent $1350, SD. $800. Avail. June 1 Call 403-304-5337
Rooms For Rent
SEIBEL PROPERTY
Avail Immed: 1 fully furn bdrm for rent - $250 dd $500/mth. 403-396-2468
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.
DO YOU WANT YOUR AD TO BE READ BY 100,000 Potential Buyers???
3090
ROOM TO RENT very large $450. 403-350-4712
Mobile Lot
3190
2013 NISSAN 403-309-3382
homes CLASSIFICATIONS 4000-4190
Realtors & Services
4010
CALL 309-3300
Auto Wreckers
5190
RED’S AUTO. Free Scrap Vehicle & Metal Removal. AMVIC APPROVED. We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. 403-396-7519
Central Alberta LIFE & Red Deer ADVOCATE CLASSIFIEDS 403-309-3300
PUBLIC NOTICES
1957 FORD SKYLINER Retractable Hardtop $42,500. 403-742-9417
5050
Trucks
2000 FORD Ranger, 4X4, 210,000 km, V6, auto., a/c, cruise, hitch front & rear, $2,500 obo. 403-506-2568
Motorcycles
5080
2008 SUZUKI Boulevard C109RT, loaded with saddle bags, windshield, cruise (manual), running lights, back rest, 44,500 kms. Excellent Condition! $8200. o.b.o. 403-318-4653
Public Notices
6010
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF FIRST MEETING IN THE MATTER OF THE BANKRUPTCY OF Susan Patricia Heeks # 24-1985392 Notice is hereby given that Susan Patricia Heeks Àled an assignment on the April 21, 2015 and that the First Meeting of Creditors will be held on the May. 8th, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at the ofÀce of: Bromwich & Smith Inc., Trustees in Bankruptcy, 104, 4808 Ross Street, Red Deer, Alberta Dated at Calgary this April 27, 2015 BROMWICH & SMITH INC. Trustees in Bankruptcy 333-11 Ave. SW, Suite 810 T2R 1L9
Girls and women rescued from Boko Haram’s stronghold need psychological care BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NIGERIA
LAGOS, Nigeria — Some of the nearly 300 girls and women freed by Nigeria’s military from the forest stronghold of Boko Haram were so transformed by their captivity that they opened fire on their rescuers, and experts said Wednesday they would need intensive psychological treatment. The military was flying in medical and intelligence teams to evaluate the former captives, many of whom were severely traumatized, said army spokesman Col. Sani Usman. He said earlier that none of the schoolgirls kidnapped from the northeastern town of Chibok a year ago appeared to be among the 200 girls and 93 women rescued Tuesday. But on Wednesday he said further screening was needed before their identities could be determined. “The processing is continuing, it involves a lot of things because most of them are traumatized and you have got to put them in a psychological frame of mind to extract information from them,” Usman said. A counsellor who has treated other women freed from Boko Haram captivity said some had become indoctrinated into believing the group’s Islamic extremist ideology, while others had established strong emotional attachments to militants they had been forced to marry. Some of the about 90 women and girls freed by the army four months ago in Yobe state, for example, had upset their community on their return by maintaining that the militants were good people who had treated them well, said the counsellor, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because he has been targeted by the militants in the past. “The trauma suffered by the (abducted) women and girls is truly horrific,” said Amnesty International’s Africa director for research and advocacy, Netsanet Belay. “Some have been repeatedly raped, sold into sexual slavery or indoctrinated and even forced to fight for Boko Haram.” That is what appeared to have happened this week when the Nige-
rian military said troops rescued the women and girls while destroying four Boko Haram camps in the Sambisa Forest. Boko Haram used some of the women as armed human shields, a first line of defence who opened fire as the troops approached, according to an intelligence officer and a soldier who were in Sambisa during the rescue. The soldiers managed to subdue the women and round them up, said the men, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the sensitive issue with the media. No one knows how many captives are in the hands of the Islamic extremists, who have carried out a campaign of killings and kidnappings that has seen thousands of girls, women and young men seized to be used as sex slaves and fighters. Amnesty International said earlier this month that at least 2,000 women and girls have been taken by Boko Haram since the start of 2014. Among them are the nearly 300 girls abducted from their school in Chibok on April 14, 2014. Dozens escaped as they were taken in trucks into the Sambisa forest, but 219 remain missing. The plight of the schoolgirls, who have become known as “the Chibok girls,” aroused international outrage and a campaign for their release under the hashtag BringBackOurGirls. Their kidnapping brought Boko Haram, whose nickname means “Western education if forbidden” in the local Hausa language, to the world’s attention, with even U.S. first lady Michelle Obama becoming involved as she tweeted a photograph of herself holding the campaign sign. Nigerian military and counter-insurgency spokesmen have said they have information indicating at least some of the Chibok girls still are being held in the Sambisa Forest. Usman said operations were continuing Wednesday, as the military evacuated the women and girls freed a day earlier and took them to an undisclosed location.
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For more than 2.5 million North Americans, the exhaustion, pain and brain fog of chronic fatigue syndrome are an everyday challenge. Now, a new Institute of Medicine report suggests a new name and a better way to diagnose the condition, also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis. The new designation, systemic exertion intolerance disease, or SEID, describes deep, lasting fatigue brought on by short periods of activity, a leading symptom. The IOM said that the new name might help this life-altering illness get the respect it deserves from medical professionals and from friends and family members of those with SEID. Doctors should take the illness seriously, and as one panel member told the media, “This is not a figment of [the patient’s] imagination.” (CFS once was dismissed as “yuppie flu.”) The IOM then proposed new criteria for diagnosing the condition, starting with: ● Unrefreshing sleep, post-activity exhaustion and ongoing fatigue that has interfered with your job, family, social life or schooling for at least six months. ● Ongoing problems with memory and concentration. ● A worsening of symptoms when you stand up from lying down. So here’s how you can help yourself, or someone you love: Do what it takes to get better sleep. Anything that improves sleep can recharge your batteries and help diminish other symptoms, such as pain. Start with the basics: a regular sleep schedule, a relaxing bedtime routine, no caffeine within two to three hours (or more) of sleep and a cool, dark bedroom. If your
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DRS. OZ AND ROIZEN sleep is disrupted or continues to be unrefreshing, talk with a sleep specialist. Be smart about activity. Recent British research suggests that a “graded” exercise program — one that slowly increases the intensity and length of workouts — can reduce fatigue and improve daily functioning for some people. Physical activity can help you out in other ways, too, by improving your sleep, mental focus, mood and balance. But don’t overdo it. Exercising too long or just going to the supermarket or making dinner when you’re not feeling well could trigger a relapse. If you feel up for activity, start with just a few minutes of easy exercise (like a two- to five-minute walk). Follow up with plenty of rest (a couple of days if you need it) before you do it again. Build up very gradually ... but only if and when you’re ready. You also
could consider going to a rehabilitation specialist in your area who can set up a personalized graded exercise program. Control pain. Pain in one part of your body — like a migraine headache or an arthritic joint — could make all-over muscle and joint pain worse. Work with your doctor or with a pain specialist to find the best, safest ways to ease pain. Acupuncture, massage and yoga may help, too. Find emotional support, within yourself and in your world. It’s not all in your head, but it still can be an emotional roller-coaster. Friends and family might feel frustrated by your limitations or be less supportive than you’d like. You might feel frustrated, depressed or stressedout. Try an online or in-person support group (www. dailystrength.org, part of our RealAge and Sharecare family of sites, can help you find what you need); short-term cognitive behavior therapy, such as learning a stress-reduction technique aimed at helping you solve problems and cope, may help; so may building a circle of reliable friends. They all can help you find a bit of serenity. Be careful about alternative therapies. Could living in a mould-free environment, taking supplements or trying an experimental medication in a clinical trial improve your symptoms? Maybe and maybe not. The Internet and magazine articles are full of success stories from people whose symptoms cleared up thanks to unconventional approaches. The YOU Docs, Mehmet Oz, host of The Dr. Oz Show and Mike Roizen of Cleveland Clinic, are authors of YOU: Losing Weight. For more information, go to www. RealAge.com.
Finally shedding those excess pounds Spring is in the air and mindsets are shifting to shed the excess pounds from winter. Weight loss regiments have been prevalent for the last half-century around the world due to our obesity pandemic. According to the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation, over the past 30 years, obesity has doubled among those aged 40 to 69 and tripled among 20 to 39 year olds. KRISTIN Perhaps its time to look at FRASER the source of our weight gain pandemic and remediate the issues at the core of it. Between calorie counting and workout crazes, the possibilities of shedding undesired weight can certainly be found, but before any regiment begins, it’s important to look at the greater solution available to all when it comes to losing the surplus. This bigger solution lies in your mindset. And oddly enough, the first step in shifting your mindset is actually letting go of the “shoulds.” I should eat better. I should work out. This is where obsessive behaviour can set in. The alternative is in focusing on the desired feeling. The desire to lose weight, the desire to do most things in life is because we believe we will feel better in the having of it. We believe we will feel better once we have achieved a certain weight. Yet it is in the physical activity and eating right that ultimately brings upon the feeling good, which in point makes the journey the enjoyable part. Let the result become a side effect of the feel good part. This is where it important to learn to enjoy implementing these lifestyle factors of eating right and exercising. The critical piece to this puzzle that some miss is the motivation to implement these lifestyle factors. When the pain of inaction exceeds the pain of action, we make the change. Let the result of feeling amazing exceed the pain of remaining the same. So find what excites you, who you will become in the process, what more you can give to the world, including your family, your work and yourself. It has to be something greater than just “I want to lose weight.” Find your motivation factor that will catapult you to make the shift.
If you treat your body right it can do some work for you. Here are some tips to make the journey more effective: First things first — so pick a personal trainer who will actually work your body. Cardio is out. Weight lifting and interval training is in. With interval training — all of four minutes of HIIT (high intensity interval training) can be more effective on calorie burn than a 60-minute walk. Use the walking as your source of meditation or destress time — not your exercise time. When it comes to weights, the low weight, lots of reps won’t get you far. Focus on lifting heavier weights to actually build muscle. In that building of muscle, not only do you extend your REE (resting energy expenditure), which means you will continue
to burn hundreds of more calories post workout than any cardio, but you build the muscle that in turn becomes metabolic fuel for fat burning ongoing. So if you don’t like working out, take the most efficient route. The act of exercise will naturally shift your dietary habits for the better. too. Eat more plants! Smoothies, quinoa bowls with black beans, superfoods, and lots of leafy greens. Put some focus on your mindset because the you that feels better is the you that you deserve to be. Get excited to be that you! Kristin Fraser, BSc, is a holistic nutritionist and local freelance writer. Her column appears every second Thursday. She can be reached at kristin@somethingtochewon.ca.
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LUANN April 30 1987 — Brian Mulroney and 10 premiers agree on constitutional draft called the Meech Lake Accord, to enable Quebec to join the constitutional fold by meeting its five conditions. It would eventually be rejected. 1982 — In Fort McMurray, the Alberta Alsands oil project collapses despite offers of aid from Ottawa and the province. 1975 — Commons passes Petroleum Admin-
istration Act; Ottawa to set domestic price of oil and gas without consulting provinces. 1974 — Ralph Steinhauer is appointed lieutenantgovernor of Alberta. He is the first aboriginal Canadian named to a vice-regal position. 1950 — Construction starts on Interprovincial Pipeline to carry oil from Alberta to Lakehead. 1945 — Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun commit suicide. They had been married for one day. One week later, Germany surrenders unconditionally. 1803 — Napoleon Bonaparte sells Louisiana to the U.S. for $27 million.
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King’s Cross Irish cream
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