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Costly waiting game CITY OF RED DEER OUTLINES PRESSING ISSUES IN LETTER TO PROVINCE

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Red Deerians are on the hook for $100,000 every year the former RCMP building sits empty.

The ex-RCMP site on 49th Street is earmarked for a new provincial courthouse to replace the crowded

1980s-built one just a block away.

The previous Progressive Conservative government indicated a new courthouse in Red Deer is a priority and the city’s choice for a site might be suitable.

But nothing has been set in stone and the change in government has forced the City of Red Deer to step up its advocacy efforts.

The city outlined some of the pressing issues in Red Deer, including the need for a new courthouse, in a letter penned to premier-elect Rachel Notley.

The city pays for basic maintenance and heating costs to keep the former police station up and running.

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BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF Lying on the stand by taking responsibility for a stabbing death her boyfriend committed was a deliberate decision by a Red Deer woman and not made under duress, a judge has ruled.

Janessa Desiree Eliuk, 26, was found guilty of perjury by Justice Sheila Martin on Wednesday in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench.

Eliuk’s defence was that her participation in the plan to claim responsibility for the murder was done under duress. Grant Shoemaker was stabbed to death in 2005 by Eliuk’s now-former boyfriend, Paul Lionel White.

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Lindsay Thurber Raider Tseguye Adair competes in the intermediate boys javelin competition in Red Deer Wednesday. Adair’s toss of 43.75 metres was the top throw of the day. Finishing in second was Braden Bystrom of HJ Cody in Sylvan Lake with a throw of 36.87 metres, while Noah foster of Ecole Notre Dame was third with 34.05 metres. The top two competitors in each of the track events are invited to participate in the Zone track meet in Red Deer next Wednesday. The winners from there will go to provincials. Please see related story on page B1.

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Invasive mussels discovered on boat at Sunbreaker Cove

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF Sylvan Lake has had a close call with unwanted mussels.

A roving provincial inspection team discovered mussels on a boat at Sylvan Lake’s Sunbreaker Cove boat launch on the long weekend. The boat had been hauled from Ontario, where lakes have been hit hard by the mussels.

It was the first mussel-infested boat found this season.

The boat was chained to its trailer as a precaution but the owner was allowed to take it away to be thoroughly cleaned before it is next launched.

The province is analyzing the mussels to determine if they are quagga or zebra.

All stops have been pulled this year to prevent zebra and quagga mussels from being introduced into Alberta’s lakes. Once they gain a foothold, the mussels cause millions of dollars in damage, clogging water intake pipes and upsetting lake’s ecosystems.

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As soon as the legislation was passed in March making inspections mandatory, inspectors were in action, especially at border points such as Coutts, a popular crossing point for returning snowbirds.

In Central Alberta, lake-area municipalities have been very supportive of the province’s efforts, said Goodings. Around Sylvan Lake, the summer villages of Norglenwold, Jarvis Bay and Birchcliff were singled out by the province for praise for their efforts in helping organize last weekend’s inspections.

The Town of Sylvan Lake and Central Alberta counties have also had zebra mussels high on their priority lists.

Lacombe County is co-operating with an inspection awareness event at Aspen Beach boat launch on May 30.

Boaters are reminded to inspect, clean, drain and dry their boats before putting them into the water. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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Also on the province’s hit list is Eurasian watermilfoil, an invasive plant.

Chara Goodings, an Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development spokesperson, said 11 inspection stations and roving teams will be used this summer to guard against the mussels.

About 50 Environment Department staff, plus a dozen specially trained Transportation Department officers and three mussel-sniffing dogs have been put on the job.

For the first time this year, inspections are mandatory for boat owners passing by inspection points.

However, only about half of passing boat owners are pulling into the stations as required.

“It’s really scary to think that only 50 per cent are actually stopping,” said Goodings.

While the province has been focusing on public education to get the word out on mandatory inspections, those who break the rules could face judgeimposed penalties, Maximum punishments under the Fisheries Act include fines up to $100,000 or a year in jail.

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Canadian accused in boy’s death makes bid to have charge dismissed

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Traffic enforcement personnel direct drivers at the intersection of 30th Avenue and Hwy 11 on the east side of Red Deer Wednesday afternoon. A gas leak in the Timberstone area forced the closure of 30th Avenue while the leak was investigated.

U.S. border agent justified in shooting of Canadian at border SUMAS, Wash. — A prosecutor in Washington state says a U.S. Border Patrol agent was justified in fatally shooting a 20-year-old British Columbia man who crossed the U.S.-Canada border illegally in March and sprayed the agent with bear spray.

Whatcom County prosecutor Dave McEachran said the agent retreated as far as he could from the young man, identified as Jamison Childress, and warned the man that he would have to shoot if the bear spray was deployed.

The RCMP in Alberta have said the young man from Prince George was sought on a murder charge in the killing of 18-year-old Brando Walker in Alber-

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PERJURY: Sentencing adjourned until Aug. 24 However, Martin said Eliuk exaggerated the pressure she was placed under. The judge said the few vague instances that Eliuk presented as threats during her testimony do not qualify for a duress defence.

In her ruling, Martin said Eliuk willingly chose to participate in a plan that White made with his roommate and friend Kenny Deck. They presented the plan to Eliuk during one of her visits to the Red Deer Remand Centre, where White awaited trial for the murder.

White wrote down a version of events from the night of Shoemaker’s murder and the two men told Eliuk that she would testify that she did it. The intent was to cast reasonable doubt on White’s role during the murder trial, which originally ran from August 2007 to April 2008.

Pointing to provisions in the Canada Evidence Act, White and Deck reasoned that Eliuk could claim to have committed the murder that White was on trial for and be protected from prosecution as a result of her testimony.

Although she said her first reaction was to refuse to participate, Eliuk said Deck reminded her of his violent past and talked about his friends on the street. Martin said that statement was not a clear threat of death or bodily harm.

White threatened to have his family give police statements that Eliuk had committed the murder.

Martin said this was not a threat of death or bodily harm but a threat of legal action that would be tested

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Eliuk also testified about threats from the White family to take Eliuk’s son away if she did not take responsibility for Shoemaker’s murder. However, Martin said the family believed Eliuk had committed the murder and likely believed Eliuk would be doing the right thing by getting on the stand and taking responsibility for the crime.

Before she testified at White’s first murder trial in 2008, Eliuk was warned by both her father and the judge who presided over the trial, Justice Dennis Thomas, about the seriousness of perjury. Kevin Eliuk told his daughter that if she lied, White would go to jail regardless and she would face a perjury charge. Thomas warned her of the consequences of a perjury conviction, which carries a maximum sentence of 14 years in jail.

During the perjury trial, transcripts of recorded conversations were presented. They show Eliuk calling herself a pathological liar and saying she could concoct a story that could make sense in any circumstance. This included a false sexual assault allegation she made to her ex-boyfriend, White.

Eliuk told White that Shoemaker forced her to give him oral sex. Testifying in her perjury trial, she called this a story with additions, admitting the oral sex was consensual.

Martin called this a troubled piece of testimony that calls into question her reliability.

White killed Shoemaker on June 8, 2005, stabbing him 34 times.

The 2007-08 murder trial ended with White convicted of second-degree murder. White appealed and was granted a second trial, which ended in a mistrial. Before a third trial occurred, White pleaded guilty to manslaughter in 2012 and was sentenced to 18 years jail. With pre-trial custody taken into account, he had about seven years left to serve after his plea.

Sentencing arguments for Eliuk have been adjourned until Aug. 24.

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The RCMP moved out of the building in April 2011.

The city could demolish the building but it would have to pay roughly $800,000, including to fill in the basement.

“We obviously do not want to do that,” said city manager Craig Curtis. “Because if they were building on the site, they would not fill in the basement.

They would use it for their basement. We are caught one way or another.”

Curtis said the city could retrofit the building to provide storage or accommodations.

“Obviously we need to discuss this with the new minister when appointed,” said Curtis. “We had several discussions with the former minister and we had anticipated that we would hear something but everything is in limbo until we get a new minister.”

Other local issues outlined in the letter include the need to continue the joint planning for the closure of the north Michener Centre site, funding for the 2019 Canada Winter Games and concerns about proposed Hwy 2 improvements through Red Deer.

Notley and her new cabinet will be sworn in on Sunday. A new provincial budget is expected to be tabled in the fall. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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Defence counsel Tyson Dahlem said that Martin’s decision related to Eliuk’s testimony and its reliability affected his sentencing arguments. He said he needed to corroborate portions of her evidence that he intended to use during sentencing arguments.

Eliuk’s bail was not revoked and she will remain out of custody until her sentencing hearing. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

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The Whatcom County sheriff’s office took the lead in investigating the March 19 shooting. Childress was confronted after he walked across the border near Sumas, Washington and tripped a border sensor. He reportedly screamed “Kill me!” at responding officers.

Neither McEachran nor the sheriff’s office would release the name of the agent who killed Childress, who had faced several charges in B.C., including theft, mischief and assault.

Sumas Police Chief Chris Haugen and Sumas Officer Daniel DeBruin were among those who responded after another Border Patrol agent initially confronted Childress.

A Canadian man accused in the drowning of a four-year-old boy in St. Lucia is hoping his name will soon be cleared as he makes one last bid to have the charge dismissed.

Sahab Jamshidi is charged with causing death by gross negligence or recklessness in the drowning of Terrel Joshua Elibox — a charge the Royal St. Lucia Police Force says carries a possible sentence of life in prison.

Jamshidi’s supporters maintain he was trying to help the child after seeing him struggle in the water in February.

His longtime friend Stephen Verbeek says a court hearing Thursday will determine whether the case goes to trial.

Verbeek, who travelled to St. Lucia to help his friend, says Jamshidi has been freed on bail but can’t leave the island country.

He says both plan to come home to the Hamilton area this weekend if the charge is thrown out.

New information recently came to light that gave the pair hope and they can now see “a potential light at the end of this tunnel,” Verbeek told The Canadian Press on Wednesday.

“It’s still extremely stressful and difficult, as you can imagine, because a trial for manslaughter here can go well over 10 years, which completely turns our lives upside down,” he said.

“It is still very possible that this could go to trial.

We most likely won’t be sleeping tonight,” he said.

“Depending on how this goes, we could either be in wild jubilation or dead silence in grief.”

Jamshidi, who previously went to school in St. Lucia, had returned there for a visit when the incident took place, his friend said.

Police said investigators were told Terrel was given a ride by a kite surfer on Feb. 22, fell into the sea and submerged.

The boy’s family members told a local TV station they had no idea he was missing until a man approached Terrel’s grandmother, saying he’d taken the boy on his surfboard and the child had fallen off.

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NDP era begins Sunday

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EDMONTON — Alberta’s NDP era is to officially begin Sunday when incoming premier Rachel Notley and her cabinet are sworn in on the grounds of the legislature.

“We’re planning a bit of a family day event,” Notley said Wednesday.

The government will get to work immediately, she said, but a full budget will not be presented until after the summer.

“We’ll ask the legislature to approve an interim supply budget to finance the operations of government until the fall.”

Notley said it’s important to take a little time to make sure the budget is done right, that members of the legislature have input and that it meets the NDP election platform.

“There will be a great deal of work done (on the budget) over the summer.”

The NDP had four members in the legislature, including Notley, when the election writ was dropped, but after winning a 54-seat majority May 5, she now takes control with 50 rookies in her caucus.

Notley said there will be 12 cabinet ministers,

including herself, and some will oversee multiple portfolios. But she will not merge or collapse departments.

“There will be a senior deputy and probably a junior deputy that work with that minister, but at this point it’s about working with a core group.”

The cabinet is to travel to Calgary next week to hold two meetings and to meet with Calgarians.

All other legislature members are to be sworn in June 1. The house is to reconvene June 11 to pick a new Speaker. There’s to be a throne speech June 15, followed by several bills before the house rises for the summer.

Notley didn’t say which bills will be introduced, but her government has promised tax reform, a review of oil royalties and an end to political donations from unions and corporations.

The swearing-in will come almost three weeks after Notley and the NDP took down the 44-year-old Progressive Conservative dynasty. Notley had been coming under increasing criticism for the delay.

But research by University of Calgary political

scientist Paul Fairie notes that while the 19-day lag time is on the higher end, it is not close to the 25 days Bob Rae and his Ontario NDP waited after winning the 1990 election.

Including the opposition, there will be 70 new faces in the 87-seat legislature.

One of them, 26-year-old sociology student Deborah Drever of Calgary Bow, has been criticized for pictures on social media, including one showing her posing beside a marijuana T-shirt.

Another was a photo shoot for a Calgary heavy metal band depicting Drever on her back in a black dress on a street, while a man appears poised to assault her with a bottle.

There have been online petitions and protests to force Drever out, arguing she’s too callow to sit in the house.

Notley said she spoke to Drever earlier Wednesday and told her the images were “highly inappropriate.”

“She agreed with me and she offered her very genuine apology, and I’ve accepted that apology.”

Drever is to present a plan to Notley about how to educate people about violence against women.

Mitchell appointed lieutenant-governor

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Governor General David Johnston invests Lois Mitchell, from Calgary as a Member of the Order of Canada during a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, on Friday, May 3, 2013. Lois Mitchell has been appointed as the new Alberta lieutenant-governor.

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Mounties say they got a call Tuesday about a vehicle fire on Highway 88 south of Red Earth Creek that had spread to the bush.

Police, fire and Alberta Environment crews responded to the call.

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EDMONTON — Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced businesswoman Lois Mitchell is the new lieutenant-governor of Alberta.

Lois Mitchell is currently a senior partner and founder of Rainmaker Global Business Development, a consulting and marketing firm.

Mitchell sits on the board of directors for UBS Bank (Canada), Mitacs and Canada World Youth and is co-founder and vice-chair of the Global Business Forum.

She is also governor of the Canadian Women’s Hockey Association, co-chair of the Gold Medal Plates Dinner in Calgary in support of current and aspiring Canadian Olympians, chairs the advisory board of the Latin American Research Centre at the University of Calgary, and was a board member of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.

In 2012 she was appointed to the Order of Canada.

Lieutenant-governors are appointed by Gov. Gen. David Johnston on the recommendation of the prime minister and serve terms of at least five years, and act as the province’s vice-regal representative.

Harper thanked Donald S. Ethell for his service as lieutenant-governor of Alberta since May 11, 2010.

“Lois Mitchell is an exceptional Canadian who is well known for her leadership, dedication and community spirit,” Harper said in a news release.

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The truth about spending DON’T BLAME OTTAWA — THE PROVINCES ARE LOUSY AT CONTROLLING COSTS

BY MARK MILKE SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE Provincial cries for more federal money are as old as Confederation, and rarely have any substance to them.

After all, it’s easier to demand that Ottawa ante up federal cash — to cry about some mythical “fiscal imbalance” — rather than examine how provinces already spend taxpayer money.

It’s also easier than raising provincial taxes and risking local taxpayer ire when people think such tax hikes unjustified.

First, though, ponder the so-called fiscal imbalance — the claim that the federal government has all the money, little pressure to spend, and the provinces are starved for revenue but have programs that require spending above the combined effect of population growth plus inflation.

Space does not permit a detailed history of the byzantine nature of provincial and federal taxes and transfers, but here’s the short summary.

At Confederation, the deal was that the provinces would drop their trade-inhibiting tariffs on each other’s’

exports. (Tariffs were then the main source of provincial revenue.) In exchange, the provinces would receive limited transfers from the Dominion/ federal government. The provinces would also receive the right to tax personal income.

As it happened, the provinces did just that. British Columbia was the first province to tax personal income (in 1876), followed by Prince Edward Island (1894); others waited until the 20th century.

And, of course, since 1867 provinces have had the ability to tax us in other, multiple ways — property tax, sales and consumption taxes, business taxes, et al.

When it comes to transfers, back in the 1970s the federal government cut yet another deal with the provinces by reducing its tax take so the provinces could raise their taxes — which they promptly did.

And more recently, on direct payments to provinces, the federal government has increased transfers to a budgeted $68 billion this fiscal year, up from $41 billion in 2005-06. Per person, albeit in nominal terms, that’s $1,897 this year compared with $1,301 just 10 years ago.

Simply put, there has been no shortage of tax room, tax-raising possibilities or federal transfers to the provinces. But all of that tax talk ignores the spending side of provincial budgets.

Sure, some might argue that the provinces have unique provincial responsibilities, with health care and kindergarten to Grade 12 education to name the two most significant provincial expenses.

But the federal government also has unique responsibilities (defence, Old Age Security payments, Aboriginal matters, etc.). In a world increasingly characterized by terror and defence threats such as ISIS, the federal government can argue just as cogently that more money should be spent on defence and thus take priority over provincial desires.

Eyes should roll when the provinces claim they need extra taxes, via Ottawa or provincial tax hikes. To understand why, consider the provinces’ lack of attention to controlling spending. For example, take a look at education, often falsely claimed to have been “cut” and thus which demonstrates provincial profligacy.

As my colleagues demonstrated in a recent paper, the truth is the reverse:

Enrolment in public schools declined in nine of 10 provinces between 200102 and 2011-12. But per pupil spending increased, even after accounting for inflation.

New Brunswick led the spending parade. It increased spending on public schools, beyond the combination of pupil enrolment plus inflation, by 56.4 per cent.

It was followed by Alberta (55.3 per cent), Saskatchewan (53.1 per cent), Nova Scotia 47.4 per cent), Ontario (46.7 per cent), Newfoundland and Labrador (45.3 per cent), Prince Edward Island (36.1 per cent), Quebec (22.9 per cent), Manitoba (21.7 per cent) and British Columbia (19 per cent).

When provincial governments demand more money from Ottawa (or from provincial taxpayers), remember provincial education spending habits. On at least one core provincial responsibility, the provinces have been demonstrably poor at controlling their own expenditures within justifiable parameters. It would be a mistake to assume education is the sole example.

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

NDP increasingly appears to be Canada’s party of change National polls five months from election day are not predictors. They merely provide a view of a thin slice in time.

They do, however, offer one constant that cannot be ignored.

Regardless of your pollster or method of choice, or whether you pay them no heed, they will all tell you that as many as seven in 10 Canadians are — right now — not going to vote for the incumbent Stephen Harper government.

Harper won a Conservative majority in 2011 with six in 10 Canadians voting for other TIM parties, aided and abetted by HARPER the Liberal collapse under Michael Ignatieff.

He has never topped that 39.6 per cent vote share and there appears little prospect he will hit the 40 per cent mark in the autumn.

Conventional wisdom will tell you that Harper can still win with two-thirds of Canadians splitting their vote between New Democrats, Liberals and Greens.

True to a point, but there is another possibility. What happens if either Tom Mulcair or Justin Trudeau break from the pack?

If we are heading to a change election in October, the battle to establish oneself as the real agent of change is key.

For the first time since Trudeau was chosen Liberal Party leader two years ago, the change candidate now appears to be the NDP’s Mulcair. At very least, the NDP is building momentum at the right time.

Mulcair and his caucus endured, through mostly gritted teeth, as the Trudeau star soared through the political skies, and the predictions that the political alignment appeared headed back to its traditional two-party battle between Conservatives and Liberals.

They endured as they were ignored by a Conservative government with a near-obsessive fixation with Trudeau.

Now, as Canadians begin focusing on the next vote, it is the NDP that offers the clean break from a tired government in its 10th year.

Trudeau and his Liberals are offering tentative change, a lurch to the middle with little daylight between them and the Conservatives.

Much has been made of the Rachel Notley sweep in Alberta, but that is not enough to realign the country.

It does show there is nothing frightening about voting NDP. It gives those seeking that change tacit permission to do it decisively.

But a drill down on the national numbers is needed because Canadians will really be casting their ballots in a series of regional showdowns in the fall.

The Liberals will be strong in Atlantic Canada, the NDP poised to hold most of its Quebec strength, with the Toronto region no longer merely a battle between the Liberals and Conservatives.

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The NDP trails the other two parties in Manitoba, but, helped by redistribution, are playing again in Saskatchewan.

The Harper Conservatives will be, for the first time, playing defence in their Alberta home.

And the Greens will at least play spoiler in British Columbia, where the three larger parties are deadlocked.

Harper is a polarizer and Trudeau is also headed in that direction. It is anecdotal only, but one hears more and more extreme views on the Liberal leader, with those who see him as a poseur not ready for power competing with those who believe he is offering a fresh way of doing politics.

On Tuesday evening in Toronto, Mulcair used a McGill alumni event to showcase four of his youngest MPs, touting them as young men and women who have grown into solid MPs, an important generational message.

Mulcair has also benefited from the ongoing Mike Duffy trial and his consistent opposition to the government’s anti-terror legislation, Bill C-51. On both fronts, he has eclipsed Trudeau.

Harper has regressed after a strong start to the year that included his dumping of Julian Fantino

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Now we see the old habits. His government is using our Parliament and our institutions and our traditions as its sandbox to be exploited for partisan purposes.

He and his ministers are spending tax money on partisan videos and advertising, he is increasingly ignoring Parliament and he has now retroactively changed a law to shield the RCMP against wrongdoing in destroying records related to the long-gun registry.

He is cynically using the discredited Senate to block Michael Chong’s Reform Act and promote the government’s anti-union legislation, Bill C-377.

Faced with similar contemptible behaviour in 2011, voters shrugged and gave Harper a majority. In 2015, they may opt for change. Six months ago, New Democrats were weeping in their beer, now they look like the vessel for change.

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Education key to thwarting extremists co-director of a group that studies radicalization and violent extremism.

“Last year we would have spoken about Ontario ... so I’m not sure there’s a long-term phenomenon where Quebec is going to stand out.”

Leman-Langlois, a professor at Universite Laval in Quebec City, says what is particular about Quebec is the increased surveillance by authorities since two terror attacks last fall with ties to the province.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — In the wake of the arrest of 10 young Montrealers suspected of wanting to join jihadist groups overseas, experts say more needs to be done to educate and counter the extremist rhetoric some Canadian youth have been eager to embrace.

The 10 were detained last weekend at Montreal’s Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport and released without charge after having their passports seized.

Reports in mid-January that six young people from the Montreal area had left to join jihadist groups in the Middle East were followed by terrorism-related arrests in the city as well as authorities successfully getting other people to sign peace bonds that restrict their activities.

One expert says it’s too soon to say if the arrests in Quebec this year mean the province is a more fertile hotbed for jihad recruiting than other Canadian jurisdictions.

“We’ve had people leave for jihad from other provinces,” said Stephane Leman-Langlois, a criminologist and

Another factor may be what he calls an anti-Muslim sentiment in the province.

“The one thing that stands out is the way the Muslim community is becoming more and more ostracized in Quebec — in the political discourse, in (some) media,” Leman-Langlois said.

“That really doesn’t help and a lot of young Muslims in Quebec are feeling less and less at home here and more like they belong somewhere else.”

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In closing submissions, government representative Jessica Lourenco called Jahanzeb Malik a terrorist sympathizer bent on committing terrorism in Canada whose testimony was “evasive and frankly ridiculous.”

By contrast, she said, the undercover RCMP officer on whom the case against him rests, was honest and consistent under questioning.

However, Malik’s lawyer Anser Farooq called it suspicious that the officer’s secret recording equipment apparently failed during a key interaction. Farooq also noted the government provided no audio and called some of the officer’s testimony “fanciful.”

The government, which wants to deport him, maintains Malik, 33, is an Islamic extremist who tried to recruit the officer for a plot to bomb the U.S. consulate and financial district buildings.

“This was not a passing suggestion,” said John Oliveira, Lourenco’s co-counsel. “This is a person who has clearly given it a lot of thought.”

In testimony at the Immigration and Refugee Board hearing earlier Wednesday, the officer said he initially knew nothing about Malik but was tasked in September with hiring him to do flooring in a “prop house” and then getting him to live there.

The agent testified how Malik repeatedly expressed support for alQaida, and played videos showing Islamic State atrocities, such as mass executions and beheadings.

Malik told him the killings were justified given western attacks on Muslims in the Middle East and Canada was complicit in those attacks, the officer testified.

“Any terrorist action would be justified in Canada,” the agent said Malik told him.

“He said there are no civilians in Canada, only enemies, because all Canadians pay tax, and the tax dollars are used to buy the planes that are sent to Syria and Iraq, and are used to fund the military.”

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Athletes take first step to provincials AREA TRACK AND FIELD MEET IS START OF COMPETITION SEASON FOR HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES

BY JOSH ALDRICH ADVOCATE STAFF Drew McKinlay is a prime example of what a successful student athlete is.

On Wednesday she earned the top senior girls ranking for Hunting Hills High School at the Area Track and Field Championships and on Friday evening she will be standing in front of her peers, family and friends to deliver her valedictorian address.

Not a bad week for the 17-year-old aspiring actuary, who will be attending the University of Calgary next year.

“I’m nervous (about the speech), I’m more comfortable with the track,” said McKinlay, who also played for the Lightning’s senior girls basketball team.

On the track she finished first in the 100-metre dash, the 200-metre dash, 80-metre hurdles and helped the Lightning to a second place finish in the 4x100-metre relay at Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School, securing a spot at next week’s zone championships. Her goals for track this season are fairly simple after finishing fifth in the 80-metre hurdles last year at provincials.

“I’m hoping (to get on the podium) my fingers are crossed,” said the fivefoot-10 McKinlay.

“My height helps and I’ve been working on my technique since Grade 9 to go with that and being able to sprint in between and go fast has helped that as well.”

Wednesday was a big day for a number of local athletes, with the top two in each event qualifying for zones.

Each of Red Deer’s three big schools had their success stories.

Also showing well for Hunting Hills was Bailey Johnson who tied for first in junior girls with gold in the 400 and 800 metres and bronze in the 200 metres dash and 4x100 metre relay.

Erika Pearson finished in second in the senior girls with gold in the long jump, and triple jump and silver in the 80-metre hurdles and 4x100-metre relay. Eric Lutz finished as the second overall intermediate boy, winning the 800 metres, 1,500 metres and 3,000 metres.

Host Lindsay Thurber’s Ben Pasiuk finished first in the intermediate boys

with gold in the 100-metre dash, silver in the 200 metres, bronze in the 400 metres, gold in the triple jump and gold in the 4x100-metre relay and 4x400-metre relay.

The Raiders dominated intermediate girls with Kaylee Domoney finishing first with 34 points, winning the 100 metres, 200 metres and long jump while teaming with Kelsey Lalor, who finished second in the age group, on the 4x100 metre relay. Domoney added a silver in shot put. Lalor also earned gold in javelin and the 4x400-metre relay, and silver in the 100, 200 and in discuss Caleb Heinrichs won the junior boys division, finishing first in the 100, 200, long jump and both the 4x100-metre relay and 4x400-metre relays.

Reece Lehman, 16, meanwhile, finished third in the junior boys with gold in the 100 metre hurdles and high jump and bronze in the triple jump.

“I knew I had a good shot at high jump and I ended up winning that, I wasn’t too sure how I would do in hurdles and I ended up winning that too, so that was good,” he said.

Lehman is coming off a successful weekend in his other big sport, helping the U16 Central Alberta Kings Volleyball Club to division I, tier II gold at the Canadian Open Volleyball Championships in Calgary, for an overall finish of ninth out of 60 teams from across the country at the tournament.

With his strength in jumping events, he sees a lot of crossover between the two sports.

“That was awesome, we haven’t really done that well for a while, so it was nice to do that,” said the six-footthree Lehman, who played middle on Kings. “It’s all jumping, it all goes hand in hand, that’s why I chose to do these events.”

Notre Dame also had a lot of success with national level decathlete Brayden Posyluzny cleaning up in his events, earning gold in the 200-metre dash, 100-metre hurdles and long jump plus a silver in the javelin, Jaylan Doyle finished second in the junior boys division with gold in the 1,500 and 3,000 metre runs and silver in the 800.

Tiana Lemon, meanwhile, made a big return to the track, earning junior girls gold in the long jump, triple jump

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Eric Lutz of Hunting Hills High School cruises to an easy victory in the intermediate boys 800 metre event in Red Deer on Wednesday ahead of Lindsay Thurber athletes Robert Chauvet and Andrew Armstrong. Lutz also finished in the top spot in the 1,500 metre and 3,000 metre events at the area track and field event at the Legion track in Red Deer. and 80 metre hurdles and silver in the 4x100-metre relay, tying with Johnson for the junior girls title.

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Lightning down Rangers in OT to take series lead

Summer Games last year, while she still competed at the Games she shut it down for the season afterwards.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Lightning 6 Rangers 5 OT TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning were relentless, answering every challenge from the New York Rangers before taking control of the Eastern Conference finals on Nikita Kucherov’s overtime goal.

Kucherov delivered his second winner of the playoffs 3:33 into the extra period Wednesday night, giving his team a 6-5 victory and 2-1 lead in the best-of-7 series that continues Friday night at Amalie Arena.

The 21-year-old Russian, part of the high-scoring Triplets line that is leading Tampa Bay’s playoff run, also gave the Lightning a win in double overtime at Montreal in the second round.

Linemate Ondrej Palat had two goals and an assist, and Tyler Johnson — the other triplet — had his playoffleading 12th goal, as well as an assist.

“They’ve impressed me for a long time, and now they’re impressing the world,” Lightning coach Jon Cooper said.

“It’s fun to watch.”

Steven Stamkos and Alex Killorn each had one goal and an assist for Tampa Bay. The Lightning overcame an early 2-0 deficit and won despite also squandering a two-goal lead to the resilient Rangers.

The winner came about a minute after New York goalie Henrik Lundqvist made a terrific stop on J.T. Brown’s breakaway.

“In overtime, everybody’s thinking everybody be a scorer,” Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said. “Hank had stopped a breakaway right before that, and sometimes things happen.”

New York tied it at 5 on Dan Boyle’s rebound with 1:56 left in regulation.

Jesper Fast scored twice, and the Rangers also got power-play goals from Derick Brassard and Ryan McDonagh.

“It was deflating, but at the same time ... we felt like we deserved the game,” Johnson said about losing the lead late in regulation.

“We worked hard and were happy with the way we played,” added Johnson, whose hat trick keyed the Lightning’s 6-2 road victory in Game 2. “Obviously didn’t want to give up as many goals, but things happen. They’re a great team. We knew if we just kept on playing, played our game, we were going to get a bounce. Luckily for us, we got that bounce before them.”

The Rangers came back after trailing 4-2, with Fast scoring his second goal late in the second period and Mc-

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“We’ve got a pretty quick team and they have a quick team,” Cooper said.

“I don’t know how it looks to everybody else and I don’t know how it looks on TV, but when you’re standing there, it’s just, pardon the pun, it’s lightning fast. It’s just amazing how the skill level and the speed and how these guys can play the way they do at that high pace.”

After splitting the first two games in New York, the Rangers talked about cleaning up mistakes that cost them in Game 2, as well as the need to create more scoring opportunities against Lightning goalie Ben Bishop.

They didn’t have a lot of chances early, but did make the most of team.

Brassard scored on the first shot of the game, sending the puck over Bishop’s shoulder from the left circle.

Fast made it 2-0 with the nifty backhand made possible, in part, by a big hit on Tampa Bay’s Matthew Carle.

With the Lightning defenceman slow to get to his feet, Fast skated freely up the middle before taking a pass from Chris Kreider and barrelling in alone on Bishop to score his second goal of the playoffs and give the Rangers the type of start they felt they needed to reassert themselves.

But Tampa Bay would not be denied.

Stamkos got the Lightning going

with his fifth goal of the playoffs. Lundqvist cleared a bouncing puck with his stick directly to the high-scoring Stamkos, who had 43 goals during the regular season and is a two-time Maurice Richard Trophy winner. Johnson assisted on Palat’s goal to make it 2-2, and the linemate returned the favour with a perfect pass through the middle to Johnson, camped to Lundqvist’s right for an easy tap in that put the Lightning up 3-2.

Killorn increased the lead to 4-2 for all of 29 seconds. Fast’s second goal of the night trimmed New York’s deficit to one goal at 17:47, setting the stage for an entertaining third period.

McDonagh’s power-play goal made it 4-4 less than 3 minutes into the period.

Palat’s second goal of the night put the Lightning back in front until New York pulled even again on Boyle’s late goal.

Bishop finished with 23 saves for Tampa Bay. Lundqvist stopped 34 of 40 shots, giving up six goals for the second straight game.

“I just need to be more consistent,” Lundqvist said. “Challenge the shooter.”

Notes: Derek Stepan’s assist on New York’s first goal gave him a playoff career-best, six-game points streak...

Johnson tied Tampa Bay’s record for most playoff goals in one year. Brad Richards and Ruslan Fedotenko both scored 12 during the Lightning’s run to their only Stanley Cup title in 2004.

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TORONTO — Brendan Shanahan and the Toronto Maple Leafs swung for the fences and landed the biggest free agent of the NHL off-season.

It’s not a franchise cornerstone defenceman or a No. 1 centre but highly sought after coach Mike Babcock, who had his pick of jobs and chose the Leafs on an eight year contract worth $50 million.

“I’m proud of Shanny, I’m proud that he dreamt big,” Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment president and CEO Tim Leiweke said. “He got the big whale.”

It took a bidding war, and the Leafs won it. Babcock had no shortage of suitors, from Detroit, where he coached for the past 10 years, to Buffalo and San Jose. The man considered the top hockey coach in the world now has a deal that makes him the highestpaid coach in the league.

The coach from Saskatoon will reportedly receive a large signing bonus and make between US$5 million and $6 million per season, well above the $3.5 million Joel Quenneville of Chicago Blackhawks pulls in annually.

Babcock joins a Leafs team that has missed the playoffs nine of the past 10 seasons.

Toronto will send a third-round pick to the Red Wings as compensation for Babcock.

Landing Babcock is a major coup for Shanahan, who in the past 13 months since taking over as president has fired general manager Dave Nonis, coach Randy Carlyle, interim Peter Horachek and several assistants and scouts.

“I know there were people that ultimately questioned whether or not Brendan would come in here and ultimately be a great president,” Leiweke said during a news conference announcing the sale of the CFL’s Toronto Argonauts at BMO Field. “You have to give him a lot of credit. This is a vision he had early on.”

Babcock won a Stanley Cup with Detroit in 2008, went to the final in 2003 with Anaheim and in 2009 with the Red Wings and captured two Olympic gold medals for Canada.

With his contract up, the 52-year-old had his pick of staying in Detroit or choosing a new challenge.

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Cavs draw first blood against Hawks

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Cavaliers 97 Hawks 89 ATLANTA — J.R. Smith knocked down a tough 3-pointer, then another.

Turning toward the fans, their heckling transformed to groans, he blew off his right index finger and motioned toward his side, like he was holstering his pistol.

Yep, Smith was that hot.

While LeBron James led Cleveland with 31 points, it was Smith who ignited the Cavaliers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. He made eight 3-pointers and scored 28 points in a 97-89 victory over the top-seeded Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night. “When he gets hot,� Cleveland coach David Blatt marveled, “he gets smoking hot.�

Intent on bringing Cleveland its first NBA title, James sealed the victory with a soaring dunk in the final minute.

For the Hawks, it was the second straight series in which they’ve lost the opening game at home. Cleveland will look to take command of the series in Game 2 Friday night.

Making matters worse for Atlanta, DeMarre Carroll went down with a knee injury driving to the basket with 4:59 remaining. He was helped to the locker room, not putting any weight on his left leg, and will undergo an MRI on Thursday to determine the seriousness.

Besides being the main defender on James, Carroll had been the Hawks’ leading scorer in the playoffs. He was averaging more than 17 points coming into Atlanta’s first conference final. “DeMarre is a complete player,�

Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer said. “He has a big impact at both ends of the court.�

Jeff Teague led Atlanta with 27 points. But Atlanta didn’t produce its usual balanced scoring, as two starters — Kyle Korver and Carroll — failed to reach double figures.

With Smith doing most of the damage, Cleveland outscored the Hawks 224 over the final 5 minutes of the third quarter and the first 2 minutes of the fourth. During that span, he made five 3-pointers and another jumper from just inside the arc, as well as throw-

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First held in 1973, this year’s national women’s open championship will he held Aug. 17-23 at the Vancouver Golf Club in Coquitlam, B.C., and offers a prize purse of US$2.25 million.

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Martin Brodeur becomes St. Louis Blues assistant general manager ST. LOUIS — Martin Brodeur is moving in to the front office of the St. Louis Blues.

Blues general manager Doug Armstrong announced on Wednesday that Brodeur has signed a three-year deal to be the team’s assistant GM. Brodeur played seven games for St. Louis last season, retiring Jan. 29 to become a senior adviser to Armstrong. “It’s a great opportunity,� Brodeur told the Blues website. “I got a little taste of it last season and really enjoyed being around Doug and the organization. It’s a good fit for me, and it works out well. I’m really happy about

ing up a lob that Tristan Thompson dunked.

Smith has been a huge addition for the Cavaliers since he was acquired in January as part of a three-team trade with New York and Oklahoma City. A player once known for his selfishness, he had learned to work with within the confines of a team led by James.

When the Cavaliers really needed Smith in Game 1, he seemed to make every shot. “Once I start shooting,� Smith said, “everybody keeps telling me to keep shooting.�

Cleveland scored the first 11 points of the final period — all but two on 3s

by Smith — for its biggest lead, 85-67.

Carroll’s injury silenced the raucous crowd and would be a tough blow for the Hawks to overcome. While he was being taken off, James came over to say a few words and pat the injured player on the head. “We’re all a brotherhood,� James said. “You don’t want anybody to get hurt like that.�

Even without Carroll, Atlanta closed to 91-87 with about a minute remaining.

But James got loose from Paul Millsap out near the arc, took off down the lane uncontested and slammed home a dunk that finished off the Hawks.

Having made their deepest run in the playoffs since 1970, the Hawks carried that momentum to a nine-point lead in the opening quarter. Atlanta shot 61 per cent and James went to the bench with about 3 minutes remaining in the period after picking up his second foul.

Cleveland’s dominance on the boards kept Atlanta from pulling away.

Cleveland outrebounded the Hawks 15-6 over the first 12 minutes, actually yanking down more offensive rebounds (seven) than Atlanta’s total output.

James returned in the second quarter and began to take control of the Cleveland offence.

He scored 14 points in the period on 7-of-9 shooting, taking advantage when the Hawks tried to bait him into a third foul by guarding him with smaller players.

The game was tied 51-all at the half.

The Cavaliers finished with a 49-37 rebounding edge, exposing Atlanta’s major weakness during the regular season. it. “I want to put the work in. I want to learn how everything works, to learn the organization. I’m committed to do the work and do as much as I can to help the team get better. It’s a good fit for me to be able to learn what I have to learn.�

The 43-year-old Brodeur played 21 seasons with the New Jersey Devils before his brief time with the Blues.

Krauss drives in pair as Angels come back for win over Blue Jays TORONTO — Marc Krauss hit a go-ahead two-run double off reliever Steve Delabar in the seventh inning as the Los Angeles Angels came back for a 4-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night at Rogers Centre.

Krauss, who entered the game in the fifth inning as a replacement for slugger Albert Pujols, drove a pitch into the gap that scored Mike Trout and Erick Aybar. Pujols left the game with a bruised left hand after being hit by a pitch.

Jered Weaver (3-4) allowed four hits, three earned runs and three walks over seven innings for the victory. Huston Street got the final three outs for his 14th save.

Toronto starter Drew Hutchison (31) allowed four earned runs, six hits and two walks over 6 2/3 innings. The Blue Jays (18-24) have dropped nine of their last 11 games and occupy the American League East division basement. Toronto will go for a split of the four-game series on Thursday. Los Angeles (21-19) has won seven of its last nine games.

Wayne Gretzky says Connor McDavid will thrive in Edmonton TORONTO — Wayne Gretzky made his name with the Edmonton Oilers.

He expects top prospect Connor McDa-

vid will have a similar impact with the same team.

Gretzky, who led the Oilers to four Stanley Cup championships in the 1980s and went on to become the NHL’s all-time leading scorer, spoke on Wednesday night about McDavid’s potential. Edmonton holds the first overall pick in this summer’s draft and McDavid is expected to be selected at the top of his class. “I just think he’s a really good young player. I saw Sidney Crosby at 14, got to meet him, got to know him. He’s been the best player in the game. This young man McDavid is that calibre,� said Gretzky at the Royal York Hotel in downtown Toronto, two blocks from the Hockey Hall of Fame where he’s enshrined. “He has the potential to be a Crosby, a Gretzky, a Lemieux. “Seems like he’s a really nice young man, he says all the right things and I think he’s really going to enjoy playing and living in Edmonton.�

Gretzky was attending a fundraiser for Parachute, a charity devoted to children’s safety. He said his family watched the NHL’s draft lottery closely on April 18 and that his wife Janet had predicted that the Oilers would jump ahead to win the top pick and, presumably, McDavid. “My wife told me Edmonton was going to win the pick that day,� said Gretzky. “That was the day that I retired 16 years ago. So, she said, for whatever reason, the Oilers have good luck today. Connor McDavid went to Edmonton.�

McDavid scored 44 goals and added 76 assists for the Ontario Hockey League’s Erie Otters this season, despite missing five weeks with a broken hand. He was also the top scorer in the OHL’s playoffs, with 21 goals and 28 assists in 20 games.

Senators sign ‘Hamburglar’ Hammond to 3-year deal Andrew Hammond has shown he has what it takes to play at a high level in the NHL in a short-term situation.

Now he is ready to show he can do it

over the length of his new contract and beyond.

The Ottawa Senators signed the goaltender to a US$4.05-million, threeyear contract on Wednesday. Hammond, whose spectacular late-season run got the Senators into the playoffs, will make $1.2 million next season, $1.35 million in 2016-17 and $1.5 million in 2017-18.

The “Hamburglar� will count $1.35 million against Ottawa’s salary cap over the length of the deal.

Bruins elevate former player, assistant general manager Don Sweeney to GM BOSTON — On his first day as general manager of the Boston Bruins, Don Sweeney met with Claude Julien and declined to give his Stanley Cupwinning coach more than a tepid endorsement. “He’s the coach of the Boston Bruins as of today, for sure,� Sweeney said Wednesday in a news conference after he was promoted to become the eighth GM in the 81-year history of the Original Six franchise. “I think tremendously of him as a coach and as a person.

It’s just a matter of lining up things that I believe in.�

Julien led the Bruins to the NHL title in 2011 and back to the Stanley Cup finals two years later. Last year, the team finished with the most points in the league but lost in the second round of the playoffs to the rival Montreal Canadiens; this year, the Bruins missed out on a playoff spot on the final day of the regular season.

A decision on Julien “will be in due time,� Sweeney said. “But I’ll make the best decision for the organization. It might not be the easiest one.�

A former assistant and Harvard teammate of fired GM Peter Chiarelli, Sweeney was promoted after nearly a quarter century with the Bruins. The ex-Boston defenceman said he hoped to have the team back in the playoffs soon after missing out for the first time in eight years.

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SCOREBOARD NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs THIRD ROUND Conference finals

Local Sports Saturday, May 30 x-Chicago at Anaheim, 6 p.m. x — if necessary.

Wednesday’s summary

EASTERN CONFERENCE N.Y. Rangers (1) vs. Tampa Bay (2) (Lightning lead series 2-1) Saturday, May 16 NY Rangers 2 Tampa Bay 1 Monday, May 18 Tampa Bay 6 NY Rangers 2 Wednesday, May 20 Tampa Bay 6 NY Rangers 5, OT Friday, May 22 NY Rangers at Tampa Bay, 6 p.m.

Sunday, May 24 Tampa Bay at NY Rangers, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, May 26 x-NY Rangers at Tampa Bay, 6 p.m.

Friday, May 29 x-Tampa Bay at NY Rangers, 6 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE Anaheim (1) vs. Chicago (3) (series tied 1-1) Sunday, May 17 Anaheim 4 Chicago 1 Tuesday, May 19 Chicago 3 Anaheim 2, 3OT Thursday, May 21 Anaheim at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Saturday, May 23 Anaheim at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Monday, May 25 x-Chicago at Anaheim, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, May 27 x-Anaheim at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Power plays (goal-chances)NY Rangers: 2-4; Tampa Bay: 1-2.

2015 Memorial Cup Schedule Canadian Major Junior Hockey Championship

Lightning 6, Rangers 5 (OT) First Period 1. NY Rangers, Brassard 6 (Boyle, Stepan) 1:02 (pp).

2. NY Rangers, Fast 2 (Kreider, McDonagh) 9:55.

3. Tampa Bay, Stamkos 5 (Killorn) 11:07.

Penalties — Paquette TB (roughing) 0:26, Moore NYR (cross-checking) 3:07.

Second Period 4. Tampa Bay, Palat 5 (Johnson, Stamkos) 10:32 (pp).

5. Tampa Bay, Johnson 12 (Palat, Hedman) 13:17.

6. Tampa Bay, Killorn 6 (Hedman) 17:18.

7. NY Rangers, Fast 3 (Klein, Stepan) 17:47.

Penalties — Bench TB (too many men) 2:18, Nesterov TB (interference) 6:37, Brassard NYR (hooking) 10:11, Yandle NYR (holding) 12:01, Morrow TB (tripping) 12:01.

Third Period 8. NY Rangers, McDonagh 3 (Hayes, Yandle) 2:28 (pp).

9. Tampa Bay, Palat 6 (Nesterov, Kucherov) 14:05.

10. NY Rangers, Boyle 3 (Miller, Yandle) 18:04.

Penalties — Sustr TB (tripping) 1:32.

Overtime 11. Tampa Bay, Kucherov 7 (unassisted) 3:33.

Penalties — None.

Shots on goal NY Rangers 9 7 10 2 — 28 Tampa Bay 12 12 14 2 — 40 Goal — NY Rangers: Lundqvist (LO, 9-6-0); Tampa Bay: Bishop (W, 10-6-0).

ROUND ROBIN Friday’s game Kelowna vs. Quebec, 5:30 p.m.

Saturday’s game Rimouski vs. Oshawa, 2:30 p.m.

Sunday’s game Quebec vs. Oshawa, 2:30 p.m.

Monday, May 25 Rimouski vs. Kelowna, 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 26 Oshawa vs. Kelowna, 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 27 Quebec vs. Rimouski, 5:30 p.m.

End of Round Robin

200 Meter Dash 1. McKinlay, Drew, HH, 28.92, 2. Bowd, Bretton, LT, 30.61; 3 McDonald, Tara, HH, 33.27.

400 Meter Dash 1. Benson, Jennifer, KOI, 1:05.61; 2 Moltzahn, Shaelyn, LT, 1:07.11l; 3. Stephens, Cierra, ND, 1:13.46.

800 Meter Run 1. Moltzahn, Shaelyn, LT, 2:31.90; 2 Iatrou, Dina, HH, 2:39.11; 3. Benson, Jennifer, KOI, 2:49.83.

1,500 Meter Run 1. Lucas, Emily, INN, 5:17.31; 2. Iatrou, Dina, HH, 5:36.88.

3,000 Meter Run 1. Lucas, Emily, INN, 10:59.10; 2. Iatrou, Dina, HH, 11:50.34; 3. Doyon, Rachelle, LT, 12:29.73.

80 Meter Hurdles 1. McKinlay, Drew, HH, 14.24; 2. Pearson, Erika, HH, 16.18.

4x100 Meter Relay 1. Lindsay Thurber, 57.21; 2. Hunting Hills, 57.62.

High Jump 1. Newsham, Kirsten, SV, 1.45m.

Long Jump 1. Pearson, Erika, HH, 4.65m; 2. Peters, Anne, KOI, 3.16m; 3. Wojcik, Sarah, ND, 3.08m.

Triple Jump 1. Pearson, Erika, HH, 10.52m.

Shot Put 4 kg 1. Stephens, Cierra, ND, 8.77m; 2, Wenzel, Caitlyn, SV, 8.29m; 3. Donahue, Jeanne, KOI, 6.72m.

Discus Throw 1kg 1. Bowd, Bretton, LT, 26.65m; 2. Wenzel, Caitlyn, SV, 25.33m; 3. Dickson, Courtney, INN, 20.08m.

Javelin Throw 1. Newsham, Kirsten, SV, 30.38m.

Boys 4x400 Meter Relay Open 1. Lindsay Thurber, 3:58.78; 2. Hunting Hills, 4:02.33; 3 Penhold School 4:49.53.

Junior Boys 100 Meter Dash 1. Heinrichs, Caleb, LT, 11.62; 2. Hamilton, Tyrecse, HJC, 11.82; 3. Puto, Luc, ND, 12.27.

200 Meter Dash 1. Heinrichs, Caleb, 23.89; 2. Hamilton, Tyrecse, HJC, 25.21; 3. Graham, Chris, LT, 25.40.

400 Meter Dash 1. Graham, Chris, LT, 57.37; 2. Miller, Ian, HH, 59.05; 3. Wilkinson, Colin, LT, 1:00.58 800 Meter Run 1. MacDonald, Daegen, LT, 2:25.87; 2. Doyle, Jaylan, ND, 2:29.38; 3. Wilkinson, Colin, 2:29.86.

1,500 Meter Run 1. Doyle, Jaylan, ND, 5:17.72; 2 Frey(Sutherland), Justin, PEN, 5:19.44; 3. McDonald, Hunter, HJC, 5:21.27.

3,000 Meter Run 1. Doyle, Jaylan, ND, 11:17.75; 2. McDonald, Mitchell, HJC, 11:22.08.

100 Meter Hurdles 1. Lehman, Reece, LT, 16.37; 2. MacDonald, Daegen, LT, 16.58; 3 Pickering, Aaron, HJC, 17.08.

4x100 Meter Relay 1. Lindsay Thurber, 49.37; 2, H.J. Cody, 51.02; 3.

Penhold School, 1:01.93.

High Jump 1. Lehman, Reece, LT, 1.81m; 2. Sinnamen, Connor, ND, 1.72m; 3. Muir, Bryson, DEL, 1.69m.

Long Jump 1. Heinrichs, Caleb, LT, 5.40m; 2. Hamilton, TyrecseHJC, 5.38m; 3. Sinnamen, Connor, ND, 5.18m.

Triple Jump 1. Sinnamen, Connor, ND, 11.78m; 2. Muir, Bryson, DEL, 11.71m; 3. Lehman, Reece, LT, 11.46m.

Shot Put 5.44 kg 1. Vina, Jamison, ND, 11.72m; 2. Newsham, Tanner, SV, 11.32m; 3. Heinrichs, Caleb, LT, 11.16m.

Discus Throw 1.614 kg 1. Newsham, Tanner, SV, 30.90m; 2 Sanche, Jacob, SV, 30.89m; 3. Pafford, Liam, HJC, 30.01m.

Javelin Throw 800g 260cm 1. Klessens, Jeremy, INN, 37.24m; 2. Graham, Chris, LT, 34.97m; 3. Miller, Ian, HH, 31.17m.

Intermediate Boys 100 Meter Dash 1. Pasiuk, Ben, LT, 11.90; 2. West, Carson, HH, 11.96; 3. Mulrooney, Dane, LT, 12.43.

200 Meter Dash 1. West, Carson, HH, 24.74; 2. Pasiuk, Ben LT, 25.34; 3. Mulrooney, Dane, LT, 26.05.

400 Meter Dash 1. McCrea, Dawson, LT, 52.18; 2. West, Carson, HH, 54.49; 3. Pasiuk, Ben, LT, 54.93.

800 Meter Run 1. Lutz, Eric, HH, 2:13.48; 2. Chauvet, Robert, LT, 2:20.36; 3. Armstrong, Andrew, LT, 2:27.65.

1,500 Meter Run 1. Lutz, Eric, HH, 4:31.99; 2. Isaac, Ben, LT, 4:59.68; 3. Gette, Josh, INN, 5:03.21.

3,000 Meter Run

1. Lutz, Eric, HH, 9:55.49; 2. Chauvet, Robert, LT, 10:14.68; 3. White, Cody, ND, 10:32.39.

100 Meter Hurdles 1. Morgan, Devin, LT, 17.27; 2. Rowe, Johnnie, LT, 18.62.

4x100 Meter Relay 1. Lindsay Thurber, 47.95; 2. Hunting Hills, 49.58.

High Jump 1. Donaghy, Gallen, HJC, 1.78m; 2. Duckering, Gabe, HH, 1.75m; 3, Pangan, John Patrick, KOI, 1.70m.

Long Jump 1. Holmes, Ben , LT, 5.37m; 2. Duckering, Gabe, HH, 5.23m. 3. Maribojoc, Jeb, ND, 5.20m.

Triple Jump 1. Pasiuk, Ben, LT, 11.78m; 2. Maribojoc, Jeb, ND, 11.26m; 3. McCrea, Dawson, LT, 11.17m.

Shot Put 5.44 kg 1. Goodwin, Richard, LT, 12.19m; 2. Bystrom, Braden, HJC, 10.98m; 3. Nguyen, Jordan, LT, 10.23m.

Discus Throw 1.614 kg 1. Goodwin, Richard, LT, 33.55m; 2. Donaghy, Gallen, HJC, 26.96m; 3. Peterson, Cordell, DEL, 26.36m.

Javelin Throw 800g 260cm 1. Adair, Tseguye, LT, 43.75m; 2. Bystrom, Braden, HJC, 36.87m; 3. Foster, Noah, ND, 34.05m.

Senior Boys 100 Meter Dash 1. Boomer, Nick, LT, 11.54; 2. Rosene, Landon, HJC, 11.96; 3. Blagen, Seth, HJC, 12.52.

200 Meter Dash 1. Posyluzny, Brayden, ND, 23.52; 2. Boomer, Nick, LT, 24.34; 3. Rosene, Landon, HJC, 25.77.

400 Meter Dash 1. Cernohorsky, Andrew, ND, 1:01.74; 2. Katchuk, Kelsey, INN, 1:01.90; 3. Johansson, Gunnar, LT, 1:02.12.

800 Meter Run 1. Pack, Brayden, LT, 3:24.62.

1,500 Meter Run 1. Mulzet, Noah, LT, 4:57.80; 2. Patzer, Levi, KOI, 5:32.68; 3. Cernohorsky, Andrew, ND, 5:50.95.

3,000 Meter Run 1. Mulzet, Noah, LT, 10:20.95; 2. Cernohorsky, Andrew, ND, 10:57.72; 3. Morelli, Tony, LT, 11:13.77.

100 Meter Hurdles 1. Posyluzny, Brayden, ND, 14.40; 2. Walker, Carson, HJC, 17.74.

4x100 Meter Relay 1. H.J. Cody, 47.90; 2. Lindsay Thurber, 49.34.

High Jump 1. Walker, Carson, HJC, 1.70m; 2. Mulzet, Noah, LT, 1.65m; 3. Ilcisin, Austin, HJC, 1.60m.

Long Jump 1. Posyluzny, Brayden, ND, 5.94m; 2. Flick, Chad, PEN, 4.94m; 3. Blagen, Seth, HJC, 4.81m.

Shot Put 5.44 kg 1. Brown, Zac, LT, 10.72m; 2. Seewalt, Ray, LT, 10.43m; 3. Carson, Carter, PEN, 10.27m.

Discus Throw 1. Ilcisin, Austin, HJC, 30.65m; 2. De Gracia, Charles, KOI, 25.02m; 3. Bigger, Simon, INN, 22.58m.

Javelin Throw 800g 260cm 1. Hawkes, Cody, LT, 45.29m; 2. Posyluzny, BraydenND, 39.83m; 3. Bigger, Simon, INN, 37.23m.

• ND= Notre Dame; HH= Hunting Hills High School; LT=Lindsay Thurber High School; HJC=HJ Cody; INN=Innisfail; DEL=Delbourne; KOI-Koinonia; SV=Spruce View; PEN=Penhold Crossing; BOW=Bowden Grandview.

PLAYOFFS Thursday, May 28 Tiebreaker (if necessary) Third vs. Fourth Places, 5:30 p.m.

Friday, May 29 Semifinal Second vs. Third Places, 5:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 31 Championship First place vs. Semifinal winner, 10 a.m.

AREAS: Goal is to make provincials Wednesday’s efforts, which included a personal best in the triple jump and long jump, gives her a lot of confidence

Top 5 Aggregate Junior Girls 1. Johnson, Bailey, HH, 29 Pts; 1. Lemon, Tiana, ND, 29; 3. Cundict, Elizabeth, LT, 25l; 4. deBoon, Morgan, LT, 21; 5. Brunner, Leah, ND, 18.

Intermediate Girls 1. Domoney, Kaylee, LT, 34; 2. Lalor, Kelsey, LT, 30; 3. Koller, Lina ND, 24.5; 4. Maciborsky, Rebekah, INN, 23; 5. Niziol, Sydney, HH, 21.

Senior Girls 1. McKinlay, Drew, HH, 27; 2. Pearson, Erika, HH, 25; 3. Bowd, Bretton, LT, 23; 4. Iatrou, Dina, HH, 21; 5. Newsham, Kirsten, SP, 18.

Junior Boys 1. Heinrichs, Caleb, LT, 33; 2. Doyle, Jaylan, ND, 25; 2 Graham, Chris, LT, 25; 4. Lehman, Reece, LT, 24; 5. Sinnamen, Connor, ND, 22.

Intermediate Boys 1. Pasiuk, Ben, LT, 31; 2. Lutz, Eric, HH, 27; 3.

West, Carson, HH, 23; 4. Duckering, Gabe, HH, 22; 5. Donaghy, Gallen, HJC, 19.

Senior Boys 1. Posyluzny, Brayden, ND, 34; 2. Mulzet, Noah, LT, 30; 3. Cernohorsky, Andrew, ND, 22; 4. Blagen, Seth, HJC, 17; 4. Bigger, Simon, INN, 17.

for the up coming season.

“This high school season, my goal is to make provincials and I do want to place in triple jump, that’s where I think I will have the most success,” said Lemon, 16.

The meet featured 10 schools from Central Alberta, and the smaller schools did manage to hold their own against the big three from Red Deer and will be sending their fair share of athletes to zones as well.

Saturday

● Men’s third division rugby: Calgary Irish Canadian Athletic Club at Red Deer Titans, noon, Titans Park. ● Women’s rugby: Calgary Rams at Red Deer Titans, noon, Titans Park. ● Men’s second division rugby: Calgary Hornets at Red Deer Titans, 1:45 p.m., Titans Park. ● Bantam AAA baseball: Edmonton Cardinals at Red Deer Braves, doubleheader at 2 and 5 p.m., Great Chief Park. ● Junior B tier 3 lacrosse: Crowsnest Pass Ravens at Olds Stingers, 5:30 p.m. ● Parkland baseball: Acme at Rocky Mountain House, 6:45 p.m.

Friday

PARTICIPATING TEAMS WHL Champion — Kelowna Rockets OHL Champion — Oshawa Generals QMJHL Champion — Rimouski Oceanic Host — Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)

Sunday

● Bantam AAA baseball: Edmonton Cardinals at Red Deer Braves, 11 a.m., Great Chief Park. ● Junior B tier 2 lacrosse: Medicine Hat Sun Devils at Red Deer Renegades, 2:30 p.m., Kinex; Calgary Axemen at Lacoka Locos, 3:30 p.m., Lacombe. ● Junior B tier 3 lacrosse: Crowsnest Pass Ravens at Olds Mavericks, 2:30 p.m. ● Junior B tier 1 lacrosse: Okotoks Marauders at Red Deer Rampage, 5 p.m., Kinex.

Basketball Friday, May 22: Cleveland at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 24: Atlanta at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 26: Atlanta at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m. x-Thursday, May 28: Cleveland at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m. x-Saturday, May 30: Atlanta at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m. x-Monday, June 1: Cleveland at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

NBA Playoffs CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) EASTERN CONFERENCE Cleveland 4, Chicago 2 Atlanta 4, Washington 2

WESTERN CONFERENCE Golden State 1, Houston 0 Tuesday, May 19: Golden State 110, Houston 106 Thursday, May 21: Houston at Golden State, 7 p.m.

Saturday, May 23: Golden State at Houston, 7 p.m.

Monday, May 25: Golden State at Houston, 7 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 27: Houston at Golden State, 7 p.m. x-Friday, May 29: Golden State at Houston, 7 p.m. x-Sunday, May 31: Houston at Golden State, 7 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE Houston 4, L.A. Clippers 3 Golden State 4, Memphis 2 CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) EASTERN CONFERENCE Cleveland 1, Atlanta 0 Wednesday, May 20: Cleveland 97, Atlanta 89

Baseball Baltimore at Miami, 5:10 p.m.

Cincinnati at Cleveland, 5:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Boston, 5:10 p.m.

Oakland at Tampa Bay, 5:10 p.m.

Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, 6:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Kansas City, 6:10 p.m.

Major League Baseball

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

American League East Division W L Pct 22 19 .537 22 19 .537 19 21 .475 17 20 .459 18 24 .429 Central Division W L Pct 26 14 .650 24 17 .585 23 17 .575 18 19 .486 16 23 .410 West Division W L Pct 27 14 .659 21 19 .525 18 21 .462 17 23 .425 14 28 .333

GB — — 2 1/2 3 4 1/2

Washington New York Atlanta Philadelphia Miami

GB — 2 1/2 3 6 1/2 9 1/2

St. Louis Chicago Cincinnati Pittsburgh Milwaukee

GB — 5 1/2 8 9 1/2 13 1/2

Los Angeles San Francisco San Diego Arizona Colorado

Tuesday’s Games Minnesota 8, Pittsburgh 5 Washington 8, N.Y. Yankees 6, 10 innings Baltimore 9, Seattle 4 L.A. Angels 3, Toronto 2 Milwaukee 8, Detroit 1 Tampa Bay 5, Atlanta 3 Boston 4, Texas 3 Kansas City 3, Cincinnati 0 Cleveland 3, Chicago White Sox 1 Houston 6, Oakland 4

Thursday’s Games Seattle (Happ 3-1) at Baltimore (Tillman 2-5), 10:35 a.m.

Houston (Feldman 3-4) at Detroit (Price 3-1), 11:08 a.m.

L.A. Angels (Shoemaker 3-3) at Toronto (Dickey 1-5), 5:07 p.m.

Oakland (Chavez 1-3) at Tampa Bay (Colome 2-1), 5:10 p.m.

Texas (W.Rodriguez 1-2) at Boston (Buchholz 2-4), 5:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Salazar 4-1) at Chicago White Sox (Danks 2-3), 6:10 p.m.

Friday’s Games Texas at N.Y. Yankees, 5:05 p.m.

Seattle at Toronto, 5:07 p.m.

Houston at Detroit, 5:08 p.m.

Delbourne’s Taylor Adams earned gold in both the intermediate girls shot put and discus; Innisfail’s Emily Lucas took gold in the intermediate girls 1,500 metres and 3,000 metres; and H.J. Cody had a trio of boys gold medals with Gallen Donaghy in the intermediate high jump, Carson Walker in the senior boys high jump and Austin Ilcisin in the senior boys discus among a number of top small school performances.

“Being from a smaller school you

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National League East Division W L Pct 24 17 .585 23 18 .561 19 20 .487 18 24 .429 16 25 .390 Central Division W L Pct 27 13 .675 21 17 .553 18 22 .450 18 22 .450 15 26 .366 West Division W L Pct 24 14 .632 21 18 .538 20 20 .500 18 21 .462 14 23 .378

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GB — 5 9 9 12 1/2 GB — 3 1/2 5 6 1/2 9 1/2

Wednesday’s Games Minnesota 4, Pittsburgh 3, 13 innings Washington 3, N.Y. Yankees 2 Detroit 5, Milwaukee 2 Arizona 6, Miami 1 St. Louis 9, N.Y. Mets 0 Atlanta 2, Tampa Bay 1 Kansas City 7, Cincinnati 1 Philadelphia 4, Colorado 2 Chicago Cubs at San Diego, late L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, late Thursday’s Games Arizona(Bradley 2-1) at Miami(Latos 1-4),10:10 a.m.

St. Louis (Jai.Garcia 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (deGrom 4-4), 11:10 a.m.

Philadelphia (Williams 3-3) at Colorado (J.De La Rosa 1-2), 1:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 2-2) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 4-2), 1:45 p.m.

Milwaukee (Garza 2-5) at Atlanta (Teheran 3-1), 5:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 0-1) at San Diego (Despaigne 2-2), 7:10 p.m.

don’t have the numbers on your track team, but we have some kids form H.J. Cody that are moving on to zones, from Penhold Crossing, from Spruce View, we have someone from Red Deer Koinonia that is going to be moving on,” said meet organizer Richard Kidd of Penhold Crossing Secondary School.

“Certainly a good representation from all of the schools in this area.” jaldrich@reddeeradvocate.com

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Tuesday’s Games Minnesota 8, Pittsburgh 5 Washington 8, N.Y. Yankees 6, 10 innings Milwaukee 8, Detroit 1 Arizona 4, Miami 2 St. Louis 10, N.Y. Mets 2 Tampa Bay 5, Atlanta 3 Kansas City 3, Cincinnati 0 Colorado 6, Philadelphia 5 San Diego 4, Chicago Cubs 3 San Francisco 2, L.A. Dodgers 0

Wednesday’s Games Houston 6, Oakland 1 Minnesota 4, Pittsburgh 3, 13 innings Washington 3, N.Y. Yankees 2 Seattle 4, Baltimore 2 L.A. Angels 4, Toronto 3 Detroit 5, Milwaukee 2 Atlanta 2, Tampa Bay 1 Texas 2, Boston 1 Kansas City 7, Cincinnati 1 Cleveland 4, Chicago White Sox 3

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Today

● Girls high school soccer: Central Alberta Christian at Lindsay Thurber, 4:15 p.m. ● Boys high school soccer: Central Alberta Christian at Sylvan Lake H.J. Cody, 4:15 p.m. ● Senior men’s baseball: Play it Again Sports Athletics vs. Lacombe Stone and Granite, Printing Place Padres vs. North Star Sports, 6:30 p.m., Great Chief Park 1 and 2. ● Women’s fastball: Panthers vs.

Bandits, Badgers vs. Athletics, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park 1 and 2; Rage at Stettler, 7 p.m.

● Girls high school soccer: Lacombe at Sylvan Lake H.J. Cody, 4:15 p.m. ● Boys high school soccer: Innisfail at Notre Dame, Lindsay Thurber at Olds, 4:15 p.m. ● Girls high school rugby: Rocky Mountain House at Lindsay Thurber, Olds at Wetaskiwin, 4:30 and 5 p.m., Titans Park 1 and 2; Notre Dame at Rimbey, 4:30 p.m. ● Senior women’s lacrosse: Saints at Red Deer Rage, 9 p.m., Kinex.

Track and Field High School Central Zone Area 1 Track and Field Meet At Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School Top 3 results Top two in each event advances to provincials Girls 4x400 Meter Relay Open 1. Lindsay Thurber, 4:36.34; 2. Hunting Hills, 4:41.12.

Junior girls 100 Meter Dash 1. Frenette, Natalie, ND, 13.56; 2. Cundict, Elizabeth, LT, 13.74; 3. Handley, Jessie, HH, 14.09 200 Meter Dash 1. Brunner, Leah, ND, 29.08; 2. Cundict, Elizabeth, LT, 29.20; 3. Johnson, Bailey, HH, 30.37.

400 Meter Dash 1. Johnson, Bailey, HH, 1:08.78; 2. deBoon, Morgan, LT, 1:10.84; 3. Gray, Kieran, LT, 1:15.43.

800 Meter Run 1. Johnson, Bailey, HH, 3:12.30; 2. Lischewski, Bridgitte, HH, 3:12.35; 3. Ferguson, Jessica, DEL, 3:19.02.

1,500 Meter Run 1. Brunner, Leah, ND, 5:48.50; 2, deBoon, Morgan, LT, 6:06.70, 3. Lischewski, Bridgitte, HH, 6:08.52 3,000 Meter Run 1. Henderson, Kamryn, ND, 13:06.30; 2. Anderson, Amy, LT, 14:10.10; 3. Gette, Faith, INN, 14:34.31.

80 Meter Hurdles 1. Lemon, Tiana, ND, 14.52; 2. Lewandowski, Kierston, HJC, 14.62; 3. Gray, Kieran, LT, 14.68.

4x100 Meter Relay 1. Lindsay Thurber, 55.42; 2. Notre Dame, 56.11; Hunting Hills, 57.49.

High Jump 1. Maree, Carmen, INN, 1.52m; 2. deBoon, Morgan, LT, 1.47m; 3. Kowarschik, Anny, DEL, 1.35m.

Long Jump 1. Lemon, Tiana, ND, 4.37m; 2. Duda, Darby, DEL, 4.29m; 3. Pienaar, Janne, LT, 4.20m Triple Jump 1. Lemon, Tiana, ND, 10.18m; 2. Frenette, Natalie, ND, 9.71m; 3. Duda, Darby, DEL, 9.62m Shot Put 4 kg 1. Pharand, Coralie, LT, 10.21m; 2 Beam, Julia LT, 8.71m, 3. Mutoni, Lydia, ND, 8.07m Discus Throw 1. Mutoni, Lydia, ND, 26.26m; 2. Cundict, Elizabeth, LT, 25.82m; 3. Beam, Julia, LT, 20.62m.

Javelin Throw 600g 220cm 1. Phillips, Karmyn, SV, 29.36m; 2. Thomas, Nicole, LT, 24.72m; 3. Alexander, Maddison, KOI, 24.64m.

Intermediate girls 100 Meter Dash 1. Domoney, Kaylee, LT, 13.65; 2. Lalor, Kelsey, LT, 14.14; 3 Maciborsky, Rebekah, INN, 14.27.

200 Meter Dash 1. Domoney, Kaylee, LT, 28.55; 2. Lalor, Kelsey, LT, 28.60; 3. Maciborsky, Rebekah, INN, 30.64.

400 Meter Dash 1. Cota, Myah, HH, 1:06.33; 2. Martin, Abbey, LT, 1:08.49.; 3 Niziol, Sydney, HH, 1:10.18.

800 Meter Run 1. Cota, Myah, HH, 3:01.49; 2. Berridge, Breanna, ND,3:15.81; 3. Guzman, Samantha, LT, 3:16.20.

1,500 Meter Run 1. Stewart, Jill, HH, 5:39.87; 2 Garbe, Janaya, HH, 6:06.66; 3. Berridge, Breanna, ND, 6:39.88.

3,000 Meter Run 1. Stewart, Jill, HH, 11:48.92; 2. Garbe, Janaya, HH, 12:49.60; 3. Aplin, Rebekah, BOW, 14:50.01.

80 Meter Hurdles 1 Koller, Lina, ND, 14.26 ; 2. Maciborsky, Rebekah, INN, 14.40; 3. Gurski, Jordin, HH, 15.46.

4x100 Meter Relay 1, Lindsay Thurber, 55.11; 2. Hunting Hills, 57.37; 3.

Notre Dame, 59.31.

High Jump 1. Tamundong, Princess, KOI, 1.44m; 2. Wilneff, Fallon, HH, 1.41m; 3. Gurski, Jordin, HH, 1.25m.

Long Jump 1. Domoney, Kaylee, LT, 4.43m; 2. Maciborsky, Elizabeth, INN, 4.14m; 2. Koller, Lina, ND, 4.14m.

Triple Jump 1. Maciborsky, Elizabeth, INN, 9.89m; 2. Koller, Lina, ND, 9.12m; 3. MacDougall, Bryndelle, ND, 8.89m.

Shot Put 4 kg 1. Adams, Taylor, DEL, 11.32m; 2 Domoney, Kaylee, LT, 9.48m; 3. Niziol, Sydney, HH, 6.47m.

Discus Throw 1 kg 1. Adams, Taylor, DEL, 28.61m; 2 Lalor, Kelsey , LT, 24.76m; 3. Phillips, Taylor, SV, 23.16m.

Javelin Throw 600g 220cm 1. Lalor, Kelsey, LT, 37.15m; 2. Phillips, Taylor, SV, 28.00m; 3. Sceery, Hannah, KOI, 22.64m Senior girls 100 Meter Dash 1. McKinlay, Drew, HH, 13.78; 2. Bowd, Bretton, LT, 14.30; 3. Wojcik, Sarah, ND, 16.65.

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The Red Deer Garden Club is hosting its annual plant sale and exchange at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre this weekend. From noon to 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 24, plants will be for sale for $2 each (cash only) with the exception of odd, rare or exceptional plants, which will may cost a few dollars more. For every two non-invasive, potted plants brought in, a voucher will be given allowing you to choose one plant to take home in exchange. The Kerry Wood Nature Centre is located at 6300 45th Ave. in Red Deer.

CALENDAR THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS

Friday ● Best of Bullskit — Season 7 — will be featured on May 21 to 23, 8 p.m. at Sunworks. ● Willow Canyon Drive In Movie will feature E.T. the Extra Terrestrial shown on a 20 by 40 foot screen on May 22 starting at dusk in Donalda. Gates open at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $10 per person or $25 per carload. A concession will offer cotton candy, old-fashioned popcorn, hot dogs and drinks. To find out more, phone 403-883-2943. ● Red Deer Legion presents Wise Choice on May 22 and 23 from 8 p.m. to midnight for their weekend dance. Phone 403-342-0035. Legion members are required to show their valid membership card. Nonmembers cover charge is $5. ● Red Deer Table Tennis Club meets to play every Friday, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Michener Recreation Centre gymnasium. There is a drop-in fee of $10. All levels welcome.

Contact Tom at 403-872-7222. ● Festival of Bands free performances will be offered from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Main Stage, Red Deer College Arts Centre until May 22. Contact 403-356-4900, or continuingeducation@rdc.ab.ca. ● Senior Citizens Downtown House has several upcoming events, regular card games and tournaments and special tournaments: Cribbage every Thursday at 1:30 p.m. ; Whist every Friday at 1:30 p.m.; 500 every Monday and Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. with a tournament on May 25; Fun Contract Bridge every Wednesday at 1 p.m. Games cost $3.

Tournaments cost $6. A Roast Pork Supper will be held on May 22 at 5:30 p.m. for $15.

Phone 403-346-4043.

Saturday ● Ponoka Senior Drop-In Centre jam sessions are held Saturdays from 1 to 4 p.m. until May 23. Lots of dancing. Admission is $2 at the door and includes refreshments and snack. Please bring snacks. Phone Linda at 403-783-8461. ● Closing Reception for Doug Williamson will be celebrated on May 23, 6 p.m. at Sunworks. ● Hearts of Harmony Women’s Barbershop Chorus present Hearts Bring You Broadway on May 23 at Living Stones Church, 2 p.m. Event features Hearts of Harmony, Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School Take Note Jazz Choir, and Read and the Happy Hep Cats Swing Band. Costs are $20 for ages 13 years and up, and $10 for ages six to 12 years, and free for under five years. For tickets, contact Leslie at 403-3344171, Judy at 403-342-7842, or Sheryl at 403-742-4218. ● Central Alberta Singles Club is sponsoring a dance on May 23 at Royal Canadian Legion Innisfail Hall. Music by Randy Hillman and Hot Spur. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Music starts at 8 p.m. Non-singles and everyone welcome. For informa-

tion, call Elaine at 403-341-7653 or Bob at 403-304-7440. ● CIBC Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Run for a Cure fundraiser — Barbecue for a Cure will be offered at Real Canadian Superstore on May 23, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. hosted by Yo Sista’s Team. Phone 403340-2663. ● Lacombe Composite High School 2015 Dry Grad Committee will host a car wash and barbecue on May 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Weidner Motors in Lacombe. DryGrad is an alcohol-free after grad party that is the official graduation party of LCHS. ● Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre Concert with Dave Gilmore and Kelly Giebelhaus goes May 23. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Concert at 7 p.m. Advance tickets at Golden Circle for $15 each. Phone 403343-6074. ● Eckankar Canada in Alberta will offer a free workshop on May 23, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch. Free Spiritual Experiences Guidebook for all guests. See www.spiritualexperience.org, or contact 403-346-9238. ● Used book sale in support of Red Deer Christmas Bureau will be held at Red Deer Tennis Club on May 23 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the clubhouse. Help raise money to purchase children’s books for Christmas Bureau giving. ● Penhold and District Museum Society Meetings are held the second Wednesday of each month at the museum. Next meeting is June 10. People seeking more information on volunteering or museum events, see penholdmuseum@gmail.com. Some events to watch for are Plant Sale and Opening of the Ice Cream Shack on May 23, Father’s Day Pancakes and Horseshoes on June 21, Christmas Market and Cookie Walk at Penhold Multiplex on Nov. 28. ● Introduction to Quilting 101 for Adults will be held at Dawe Branch of Red Deer Public Library on May 23 from 1 to 4 p.m. Millie Watson, an artist and a quilter, will show how to get started.

Sunday ● Red Deer Artwalk Festival Good-bye event takes place on May 24, 2 to 4 p.m. at Pioneer Lodge. Enjoy tea, treats, stories, reminisce, renew friendships, and bid farewell to the festival. Phone 403-346-6309. ● Red Deer and District Garden Club Perennial Plant Exchange and Sale takes place on May 24 at Kerry Wood Nature Centre from noon to 3 p.m. Bring labelled potted plants between 11 a.m. and noon to receive coupons to use for the plant exchange. Go to www.reddeergardenclub.ca under contacts for more information.

Monday ● Innisfail and District Garden Club meets the fourth Monday of each month, next

May 25, at Innisfail Seniors Drop-In Centre.

Meetings feature speakers, tours, films, contests, plant exchanges and more. Call Carolyn at 403-227-4818. ● Reel Movie Mondays presents X + Y rated G on May 25, 7 p.m. at Carnival Cinemas. See more details at www.reelmoviemondays.ca. Memberships and tickets can be purchased in advance from Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery by calling 403-3098405. ● Double Tree Village Museum located 10 km west of Innisfail, is open year round.

Take a free wagon and enjoy the natural scenery to a Danish homestead with a beautiful team of Belgian horses. The site is open years round and features 26 buildings from a church to a teepee, picnic area with wiener roast pit, and much more. Take Hwy 54 to RR 41 and north into the village. Winner or Red Deer County Beautification Award, Red Deer County Heritage Award. School classes, bus tours, families, groups welcome. Visit www. doubletreevillage.com, or contact 403-7283875, dbltreem@telus.net. ● Coffee Break @ the Timberlands Branch of Red Deer Public Library for adults is offered Mondays and Fridays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Enjoy a hot beverage and a comfy chair and a good read. ● Chess Club at Red Deer Public Library Dawe Branch welcomes all levels of players from beginner to intermediate to learn chess rules and strategies on Mondays with child players from 5 to 6 p.m. and adult players from 6 to 6:30 p.m. Co-sponsored by Alberta Chess Association. Phone 403-341-3822.

Ends June 15.

Tuesday ● Cronquist House Tea House at Bower Ponds hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday to Friday. Come and enjoy a great lunch all day, or afternoon tea. See rdchs.com for daily specials, or contact 403-346-00055, or rdchs@telus.net. Please call ahead for large groups, to check when private events are being held. ● Red Deer Public Library and Red Deer Arts Council present Hang up and Insights, the IB and AP Art Show from Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School and Hunting Hills High School, in the Kiwanis Gallery of the library from May 26 to June 20. Opening reception will be held on June 5 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. ● Bower Place Community Association seniors’ coffee and card parties are held on the last Tuesday of each month at Bower Kin Place from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Join the fun on May 26. Call Marlene at 403-343-0632. ● Overeaters Anonymous meets Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. at Mighty Fortress Lutheran Church, 51 Alford Ave. This 12-step program of recovery is for individuals experiencing difficulty with overeating. No dues or fees. See www.oa.org, or phone Phyl at 403-347-4188. ● Nu2U Thrift Store in Olds is open Tuesday to Friday from noon to 5 p.m. at 5030 51 St. The store offers furniture, home decor, housewares, antiques, collectibles, and more. Phone 403-556-3279. Profits go to community initiatives. ● Jazz at the Lake Concert Series features several musical events. On May 26, Portland jazz guitarist John Stowell and his trio Scene, will perform an intimate house concert in Sylvan Lake, and on Aug. 15, Red Deer Symphony Orchestra will present Evening of Jazz on the Lake in Sylvan Lake.

Tickets and information are available online at www.jazzatthelake.com ● Sunrise Toastmasters is held Tuesday mornings at 7:15 to 8:30 a.m. at 40 Holmes Street. Toastmasters improves both communication and leadership skills. Everyone welcome. Phone 403-343-0091 or see www. toastmasters.org ● Cultural Cafe on May 26 explores Asian Heritage Month from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Hub on Ross Street. Find out more about traditional clothing, ethnic food and music, meet new people, talk to persons from various Asian countries, and more. Contact 403-3468818 or Christa.jette@care2centre.ca.

Wednesday ● Living Stones Church seniors monthly luncheon will be offered on May 27 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.

Guest speaker Dennis Beaudry will talk about seniors advocacy. The cost is $10 per person at the door. Phone 403-347-7311. ● Red Deer Legion Old-Time Dance with Allsorts is on May 27 at 7 p.m. Cost is $7, or $13.95 with buffet starting at 5 p.m.

Phone 403-342-0035. ● Downtown Branch of Red Deer Public Library is holding a Lego Party on May 27 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. for teens. Watch Lego Movie on the big screen, build Lego creations and more.

Thursday ● Tree House Youth Theatre presents 2 for the road — a variety showcase — at Scott Block. Artistic director Matt Gould is leaving the house after a decade of work and this variety showcase will feature the best songs and scenes of the 10 years. There will be two different performances. Program 1 goes May 28, 30, and June 4 at 7:30 p.m. and on May 30 at 2 p.m. Program 2 goes May 29, June 5 and 6 at 7:30 p.m. and June 6 at 2 p.m. Prices are $15 for one program or $25 for both. See www.treehouseyouththeatre.ca for information and to purchase tickets. ● Multicultural Fair at Hunting Hills High School will be featured May 28, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Explore cultural booths with foods and games, crafts, music, student projects, dress in cultural clothing and take a photo in the photo booth, find out about refugee camps, and much more. Free family-friendly event. ● Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre dance, Thursday, May 28, 7 to 10 p.m. at the seniors’ centre. Dance to the music of Silver and Gold Band. Admission is $7.

Phone 403-347-6165, 403-342-2875, or 403346-3896. ● Red Deer Area Hikers meet on May 28 at the Golden Circle west side parking lot at 8:45 a.m. to depart at 9 a.m. for a six km hike at Half-Moon Bay. Hike will be cancelled if weather unsuitable. Bring lunch. Phone Mavis at 403-343-0091, or Sharon at 403-340-2497. ● Lift Up Red Deer Call to Prayer will be held May 28 and June 25, 7 p.m. at Harvest Centre at Westerner Park. Drop in prayer all day from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. ● #iRespect Proclamation will be held on May 28, 5 p.m. at 100 College Blvd., Room 2909. Central Alberta Sexual Assault Support Centre invites the public to attend.

Please phone 403-340-1124 to confirm attendance.

Listings open to cultural/non-profit groups. Fax: 341-6560; phone: 314-4325; e-mail: editorial@reddeeradvocate.com by noon Thursday for insertion following Thursday.

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REGISTRATIONS LOCAL EVENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS ● Annual Central Alberta Children’s Festival takes place on June 5 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and June 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Recreation Centre Park. See www.centralalbertachildrensfestival.ca for the highlights. ● Camp Kuriakos 20th Final Bike Walk Run will be held on June 6. Participants, volunteers, sponsors, welcome.

Choose 100 km ride, 13 km walk, or 15 km run. Funds raised will subsidize camper fees. See www.kuriakos.ab.ca, or contact Paul at 403-746-2702 or paul@kuriakos.ab.ca. ● 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 403-7283467 before intervening. ● Hivernant Métis Cultural Society presents Hivernant Rendezvous 2015 at Big Valley on July 31, Aug. 1 and 2.

Discover Métis culture and history, trappers camp, voyageur games, beading, jigging lessons, music and traditional crafts.

Supper and dance, Aug. 1, 5:30 p.m. at Big Valley Drop In Centre for costs of $12 per person or $5 for youth under 10 years. See www.hivernantmetisculturesociety.net, or contact Marlene at 403-815-6720, 1-800-267-5844 or email mlanz@ shaw.ca for more information including talent contest entries. ● Camp Out and Jam at Ponoka Moose Hall located two km south on Hwy. 2A will be held on June 12 to 14. Tickets available for catered suppers. Concession open all day.

Bring your musical instruments and dancing shoes. Contact Lloyd at 403-887-577 or Gary at 403-746-0057. ● Friends Over 45 is a group for women who like to meet new friends and meets four times per month for coffees and meals at various restaurants in Central Alberta. Members may be new to the area, have recently had a lifestyle change, or just want to meet new friends. For further information contact Pat at 403-341-9606, or Heidi at 403-346-1718.

● Bentley School Staff Reunion will be held on Aug. 6 to coincide with Bentley’s 100th Anniversary. Any former school staff members are asked to contact Arnie MacAskill at 403782-7183, or amacaskill@telus.net. ● Multiple Sclerosis Society has two fundraisers coming up. Johnson MS Bike will be held on Aug. 29 starting at 9 a.m. to Aug. 30 at 5 p.m. at Penhold Regional Multiplex. See www.msbike.ca, or contact Heidi Hastings, heidi.hastings@ mssociety.ca, 403-346-0290. Earl’s MS Golf Classic takes place Sept. 14 at the Red Deer Golf and Country Club. Check in at 8 a.m., tee off at 9:30 a.m. Registration $250 per golfer or register for free with a minimum of $250 in fundraising.

Both events accepting participants and volunteers. See www. msgolf.ca. For each contact info@mssociety.ca. ● Snake Hill Slam 5km Obstacle Race takes place on Sept. 19 and is a fundraiser for Greenwood Neighbourhood Place and Sundre Call to Action. Runners, volunteers and sponsors are sought to participate in team challenges, family participation, don costumes, and more. Sign up as an individual or in a team of four. Cost is $30 for adults or $20 for youth ages 18 years and under, and includes event T-shirt, water bottle and finishing prize. Snake Hill Mini Slam Obstacle Race for kids will be offered free of charge. Battle of the Bands is a new event on the main stage. See www.snakehillslam, contact 403-638-1011, kim@mygnp.org. ● Knights of Columbus Garage Sale will be held on May 30, 8 a.m. in the St. Mary’s Church parking lot. To donate items or call for pickup, contact Tim at 403-968-7817 or Ron at 403-342-0576. ● The Danish Canadian National Museum in Dickson is holding two events in June. One June 21 a Father’s Day Brunch will be held. Call for reservations. On June 21 a Danish Service and Old Fashioned Picnic will follow with service at 11 a.m. in Danish and English, followed by picnic at 1 p.m.

Cost is $12 for adults or $6 for children under 10. Bring your own picnic or call ahead to reserve lunch at 403-728-0019. ● Rimbey and District Old Timers Reunion will be held

on June 20 at the Peter Lougheed Community Centre. Registration begins at noon followed by light lunch at 12:30. Fee is $10 and includes lunch. Supper will be offered at 5:30 p.m. for $15, with dance to follow with Elmer and Friends. On June 21, breakfast will be served in Paskapoo Park from 7:30 to 11 a.m. for $7. For more information contact Terri at 403-8436497. ● Viking Knit Chain Bracelet Class will offered June 13, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Norwegian Laft Hus. Cost is $75. Bring lunch. Register before June 3, by calling 403-347-2055 or email norwegianlafthus@gmail.com. ● Stay Camps for ages 10-18 will be offered by Red Deer College throughout the summer. Overnight camps include filmmaking, video game design and visual arts and music.

Visit rdc.ab.ca/summercamps to find dates and details or call 403-356-4900. ● City of Lacombe is conducting a dog park amenities survey. Residents are asked to provide feedback to completing an online survey at www.lacombe.ca/dogpark_survey The survey will be available until June 12. ● Cornerstone Youth Theatre presents The Little Mermaid coming up at New Life Fellowship with performances at 7 p.m. on May 29 and 30, June 5 and 6, and at 3 p.m. on May 30, and June 6. Ticket are available at www.cornerstoneyouththeatre.org, or by phone 403-986-2981 with costs from $10 to $12 in advance, and by purchase at the door for $14, or $10 for one day only — May 30 at 3 p.m. ● Red Deer Chamber Singers Annual Spring Concert — When I Sing — takes place on May 29, 7:30 p.m. at Sunnybrook United Church. Enjoy a variety of contemporary popular, classic and stage music. Tickets available at the door for $10. ● Adult Literacy Program is available at Red Deer Public Library Dawe Branch. Volunteers are recruited and trained to work one-on-one with adults seeking help with English as a Second Language. For details, contact 403-346-3822 or adultlit@rdpl.org.

Find your sense of purpose for a healthier life Got a great reason to jump out of bed in the morning? Only 37 per cent of North Americans say they do, according to a recent Gallup Poll.

But a new study might motivate you to find your sense of purpose: Turns out having a mission in life can help you become healthier and live longer.

When researchers from Mount Sinai Health System in New York City reviewed the results of 10 studies involving more than 137,000 people, they found that those with “a sense of meaning and direction, and a feeling that life is worth living” were 19 per cent less likely to have a heart attack or stroke, or to need a cardiac bypass or stents to open up clogged MIKE ROIZEN & MEHMET OZ arteries. And overall, those leading purpose-driven lives were 23 per cent less likely to die prematurely.

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If you’re fired up with a passion for living — whether it comes from coaching Little League baseball, volunteering at your local soup kitchen, playing a different kind of well-being, one based on a sense your tuba for community groups or being a good of connectedness and purpose.”

Sharper mental powers: A strong sense of purpose parent — you’re more likely to keep up with health screenings, eat healthily and get exercise. Plus, you could keep your brain sharper, longer. Scientists get these additional health benefits, according to the from Chicago’s Rush University Medical Center autopsied the brains of 246 older adults. They found Mount Sinai study: Less inflammation: Recent research has shown the plaques and tangles associated with Alzheimer’s that people with a strong sense of purpose also had disease in both those who had lived with a sense of lower levels of inflammatory chemicals and stress purpose and those who didn’t, but when they looked hormones. The reason goes deep: Scientists at the back at thinking tests performed while the volunUniversity of California, Los Angeles and the Uni- teers were living, they discovered a profound differversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found that having a sense of purpose switches on healthier genes.

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Girl worried about losing friends in breakup Dear Annie: I am 17 years old and still in high guy, and now I don’t know whether I like him more school. I recently became “Jake’s” girlfriend. We’ve than Jake. But if I break up with Jake, I will be bootbeen dating for about a week. ed out of our group, and I have no other I’ve known Jake as a friend for a year, friends. and we hang out with the same group. I I don’t know what to do. I feel that Jake never had feelings for him until I learned is pressuring me a little about sex, even that he liked me, and even then, my though he hasn’t actually demanded anyfriends kind of pushed me into the relathing. tionship.

Should I stay with him and see where it His last relationship didn’t last long, goes? Should I wait until summer to end it partly because he and the girl had sex so that the group will have time to adjust right away. When Jake and I started datwithout making things super-awkward? ing, I told him I am a religious girl and Or should I just end things now and face am not going to do sexual things with him. losing my friends? — Confused Girlfriend Well, we went to prom together and back Dear Confused: You already know that to his house afterward, where we were you need to break up with Jake because MITCHELL alone. He started to put his hand up the you don’t actually like him and you feel & SUGAR back of my dress. I didn’t object because pressured. he was mostly stroking my back.

We’d do it now, but if you would feel The next day, we went to his house to more comfortable waiting until school is watch a movie, and he started jumping all out, that’s OK, too. You and Jake might be over me. It made me uncomfortable, but I’m not good able to drift apart more naturally then. at communicating that, so I didn’t say anything. I just You might also confide in one of your friends that didn’t respond. Jake is also a sloppy kisser, and I’m you and Jake don’t seem to be hitting it off as well as not sure I can tolerate that. you thought. If your friends drop you over this, they Today I realized that I have feelings for another aren’t truly friends. Real friends have your back.

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Dear Annie: My girlfriend and I were planning to go away together for a weekend next month while her daughter was staying with the ex. But the ex decided at the last minute to take his own vacation, so we have to bring her along or cancel. If we cancel the reservation on the hotel room, we lose the deposit, and upgrading to two rooms isn’t possible.

Is it acceptable for us to sleep in the same bed while her daughter is sleeping on a cot, or should we use separate beds? Or should I try to get a room for myself elsewhere? — N.Y. Dear N.Y.: How old is the girl? How long have you and Mom been together? If you and Mom are in a committed relationship, the girl knows you well and she is under the age of six, you may share a room.

Mom and the daughter should take the bed. You get the cot. Otherwise, yes, please try to find another room for yourself. And thank you for caring enough to do the right thing.

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@ creators.com, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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Thursday, May 21 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Strive to be compassionate, caring and creative.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: You have a strong need to succeed, and work very well in leadership roles. But you must find ways to relieve your stress levels. October and December are lucky months for love and romance.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Although you’re desperate for a JOANNE heavenly holiday, a new job cycle MADELEINE has started that requires hard work MOORE and involves extra responsibilities.

Stay the course and you’ll travel in style later on!

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): With impulsive Mars and retrograde Mercury stirring up your money zone, are you spending money faster than you feel comfortable with? Take stock and plug the cash flow drain now.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Optimism is high and there is the potential to do very well. But don’t spoil success by being slap-dash and careless with others. Take the time to absorb important details today Twins.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): With the Moon and Venus in your sign, it’s time to indulge your senses through good food and wine plus art, music and convivial company. Singles are ready for some fabulous flirting.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Many creative Cats are in the mood for some delicious daydreaming, as you escape into your own private fantasy world — invitation only! Solitude is soul food for you at the moment.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Attached Virgos should find Photo by DJAMSHID ROUHI/submitted ways you can add some extra romance to the partnership.

A young moose was looking for a way out of a predicament it found itself in during a long weekend stroll Singles can give philanderers the flick. Look for love with through Anders in Red Deer. The moose got trapped in the backyard of the Rouhi family. The family called someone who is creative, kind and compassionate.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The stars increase your desire the RCMP to help the moose. After about an hour, the RCMP were able to get the moose out of the yard by to party in person, plus boost your social networking profile. chasing it through a gate.

But don’t languish on the sofa for too long Libra — some vigorous physical activity is a must.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): A creative and compassiontrager sleeping on her living room the back of the house. The resiate approach works well with a confused child, teenager or couch. When she asked Bontrager dent then noticed her wallet, drivfriend. Don’t assume you know what the problem is. Listen what he was doing in her house, er’s license, credit and debit cards carefully to what they have to say. he apologized and left after she as well as checks were missing SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Close relationships will told him she was calling police. from the table in the living room.

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS be bumpy but, if you are patient, you’ll muddle through. Avoid Officials say the resident told Bontrager was arrested a short getting drawn into petty power plays. Singles are you willing to them Bontrager entered through time later. It’s unclear if he has a wait for your soul mate?

SARASOTA, Fla. — Police in an unlocked sliding glass door in lawyer.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Relationships are tricky Sarasota, Florida, have to navigate at the moment but Venus encourages you to swalarrested a man they say low your pride, slap on a smile, and hold out the olive branch broke into a home, then of peace. Feel the love Capricorn! fell asleep on the couch.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You may let go of a relaThe Bradenton Herald tionship that’s no longer working, which will give you the freereports 29-year-old Timodom to move forward. Singles — love is likely with someone thy Bontrager was arrestfrom another country or culture. ed Saturday morning.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Your imagination may run Police say the resident wild today, as you come up with fabulous ideas or just daywoke up and found Bondream the day away.

So it’s a terrific time to work BEST BUY – Correction Notice on an artistic, creative or musiOn our May 15 flyer, page 12, we incorrectly cal project.

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Evening of Decadent Dessert Evening of Decadent Dessert and the Aspire Children’s Raffle raised over $150,000 for children with special needs in our community.

Sincere thanks to our valued sponsors, donors, volunteers and over 530 guests who helped to make this event a huge success!

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A group of boating enthusiasts brave the cold water of Sylvan Lake to install a number of temporary docks at Halfmoon Bay recently. Although the long weekend got off to a cool start with snow falling at Sylvan Lake on Saturday afternoon, sunny skies Sunday and Monday got people out on the lake. And even warmer conditions are forecast for the coming weekend, with highs of 25C on Friday and Saturday and 23C on Sunday.

Festival of Trees tightens belt ECONOMIC CONDITIONS CITED AS HOSPITAL FUNDRAISER TRIMS EVENTS

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Changes may be afoot for the 2014 Festival of Trees but organizers are confident the popular winter festival will continue to make a difference in patient care.

Last week, the Red Deer Regional Health Foundation announced it has been forced to reduce its event lineup due to tough economic times.

The festival’s Winter Solstice and the Festival Lights the Night were cancelled.

“We’re trying to be mindful of the economy,” said Alaine Martin, Red Deer Regional Health Foundation project officer.

“Knowing some of our supporters may not be able to support us in the same level that they have supported us in the past.

“We are such a big event that if we can make some small changes throughout the event, we will still be able to support the hospital to the level we have come accustomed to.”

Martin said the events were cancelled in order to keep expenses down and to maintain support through events in other festival areas.

The Festival Lights the Night will be taken over by the City of Red Deer and the Downtown Business Association.

Other changes include combining Senior Appreciation and Volunteer Sneak a Peek into one event.

Hep C awareness stressed in new campaign

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF Red Deer is among five communities across Canada to host events to promote the National Aboriginal Hepatitis C Awareness Campaign.

On Tuesday, people from across Alberta met at Sheraton Red Deer for an education event to discuss prevention and share information.

Raye St. Denis, executive director of Shining Mountains Living Community Services, said people who came out were invited to find out if they were at risk for hepatitis C (HVC) infection.

“Almost all of them identified at least one common risk that people don’t think about — sharing hygiene equipment like fingernail clippers or tweezers,” said Denis about the event, which was co-hosted by Shining Mountains and the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network.

Some of the other risk factors include receiving a blood or blood product transfusion prior to 1992; sharing syringes or paraphernalia to inject drugs; being born to a hepatitis C-infected mother; having unprotected sex with an infected partner; military service; incarceration; exposure through occupation; and being born between 1945 and 1965.

“When we started getting more involved in HCV awareness, we really thought that younger people would have higher infection numbers. But that’s not the case. It’s people over 50,” said Denis, who is also the Alberta representative with Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network.

“It could be these adults in the mid-50s have been positive for quite a while and have never been tested.”

Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network says research indicates that infection rates for hepatitis C are higher among First Nation, Métis and Inuit.

Poor health, poverty, low education, limited housing, high unemployment, sanitation problems and inequality of health services are factors contributing to its spread.

The risk of infection increases with regular use of injection drugs and other high-risk activities at an early age.

Denis said it was good for people to connect with the national AIDS network at Tuesday’s event in Red Deer, including leadership of the Métis Nation of Alberta because there is no hard data on how many Métis people are HVC positive or at risk.

“That’s the best way to get information out there in our community. You need that champion, if you will.”

Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network, Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada and Hepatitis Services, B.C. Centre for Disease Control partnered to launch the awareness campaign that kicked off on May 1 in Ottawa. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

Candy Cane Lane, the children’s activity hub, will move into a smaller space at the Stockmen’s Pavilion.

The week-long Festival of Trees has invested more than $11.8 million into the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre over 21 years. The money raised from the 2015 festival will enhance patient care and services at the hospital’s Medical Speciality Clinics.

A multi-disciplinary approach is used to care for people who are living with chronic illnesses at the speciality clinics.

People living with multiple sclerosis, hepatitis C and heart failure are examples of patients who may use the clinic. The clinics also offer stroke prevention, anti-coagulation therapies and specialized geriatric services.

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BRIEF One man arrested after stolen goods found One man is in custody after police recovered stolen property, including trucks and tools, at a rural property near Penhold on Tuesday.

RCMP say the Priority Crimes Task Force executed a search warrant on a rural property near Range Road 284 and Township Road 374 around noon.

A man at the property was arrested without incident.

RCMP continue to look for a 2013 Dodge Viper they believe is connected to this investigation.

The Viper was reported stolen from a rural residence near Burnt Lake Trail on Sunday.

The vehicle was originally white, but police believe it may have been spray painted black.

RCMP will release an update including the name of the man taken into custody and charges once the charges have been sworn before the courts.

Police seized five trucks, four quads, three motorcycles, construction supplies including window glass, a trailer filled with tools, more large quantities of tools, three rifles and a sawed off shotgun.

All property was stolen.

The search warrant came after a targeted task force investigation related to stolen vehicles and other stolen property.

The Priority Crimes Task Force is made up of officers from Red Deer RCMP General Investigative Section (GIS), Sylvan Lake, Innisfail and Blackfalds RCMP detachments. The task force is committed to increased interagency communication, shared criminal intelligence and a strategic focus on prolific property crimes offenders, in keeping with the K Division emphasis on crime reduction strategies.

Mac’s holdup suspect being sought by police Red Deer RCMP are looking for a suspect in an armed robbery at

“These are people who aren’t necessarily going to get better but they can live happily and as best as they can at home with the support from this clinic,” said Martin. “It keeps them out of our hospital beds as long as we can.

It keeps them in an environment that they want to be in and keeps our beds free for the more chronic conditions.”

More than 2,000 clients each year access ambulatory services at the speciality clinics and the number is expected to double by 2024.

Last year’s event raised $1,075,000 for the construction of two new surgical suites in labour and delivery at the hospital.

For more information visit www. reddeerfestivaloftrees.ca. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

a convenience store on Saturday.

Police received a report that a man with a handgun entered a Mac’s Convenience Store at 29th Avenue and 22nd Street and threatened staff before fleeing with an undisclosed amount of cash around 4:30 a.m.

The suspect headed east carrying a white plastic grocery bag with the cash.

RCMP and police dog services made sweeps of the area but did not find the suspect.

The suspect is described as Caucasian, 1.7 to 1.73 metres tall (five-foot-seven or five-foot-eight), 86 kg (190 pounds) in his mid-30s with dark hair.

He was wearing blue jeans and a black UnderArmour hoodie with a large logo on the chest.

Rocky police find drugs, cards, bikes and cash Rocky RCMP seized a large quantity of narcotics, and multiple registration and insurance cards from a garage in Rocky Mountain House early Wednesday morning.

Rocky Mountain House police were doing a routine patrol of a residential area at 2 a.m. when they noticed a light on in the garage and a vehicle parked close to the door.

Police contacted the owner, who advised them that no one should be in the garage at that time. Police entered the garage and vehicle, where they seized drugs, insurance cards, bicycles and cash.

Several individuals were arrested with multiple charges pending. The investigation is ongoing.

Traffic campaign results in Red Deer charges Red Deer RCMP arrested and charged four impaired drivers in a series of traffic campaigns in the past week.

The four drivers had their vehicles seized for 72 hours.

Two young drivers had their licences suspended for 30 days and had their vehicles seized for seven days because they had alcohol in their system.

Young drivers are prohibited from consuming any alcohol before driving.

As well as testing drivers for

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impairment by alcohol, RCMP also use certified drug recognition experts who are trained to identify and charge drivers impaired by street drugs, prescription drugs, or a combination of intoxicating substances.

RCMP encourage Red Deerians to diligently report suspected impaired drivers by calling 911 with a licence plate and description of the vehicle, the driver, and the direction of travel.

Lacombe Police Service assisted the Red Deer traffic unit during the May 16 check stop in Red Deer.

Blackfalds rail line fires take hours to put out CP Rail should expect to find a bill in the mail from the Town of Blackfalds.

Fire crews and public works staff spent several hours on Wednesday putting out a series of grass fires along the rail tracks.

Blackfalds RCMP Cpl. Barry Larocque said a witness saw a train “kicking off a spark” into the dry grass along the tracks that run through Blackfalds.

“With the dry conditions today, it started some little fires,” said Laroque. “With the wind conditions today, it kicked them up a little bit more and started going through the ditches up until the fence lines of the homes and a trailer storage place.”

No structures were in immediate danger.

Homes close to the rail lines were evacuated while fire crews from Lacombe and Blackfalds knocked down the fires. Larocque said the fires spread about one km along the track and about six metres feet into the ditches along the tracks.

Old tires that were piled up near the rail lines caught on fire, too.

Some trains were held back for a couple hours as the crews fought the fire.

“There were pockets of fire and the wind was whipping it up,” said Myron Thompson, Blackfalds CAO. “It was disconcerting. A lot of properties back on to the rail line. ... We’ll be sending them a bill. It took a lot of manpower and our resources.”

The fires started around 9:30 a.m. and were under control by noon. Crews were still busy in the afternoon putting out hot spots.

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May long weekend brings memories and mushrooms For me, the surest way to predict when we’ll finally get some rain is to have firm plans for an important outdoors event.

It is surer still if the day is also part of the Victoria Day or May long weekend, when the whole province goes camping.

BOB Ever since SCAMMELL my Dad died on May 16, 39 years ago, I go out somewhere we had fished together, to remember him. The season opened on May 16 when I was a kid, and the Guv always took me fishing opening day. It is also a good day for natural signs and omens.

This year, the May Long was as early as it gets by law, and May 16 was its start, so naturally it rained all day and was cold and dismal, above and beyond what sometimes triggers March brown or blue-winged olive hatches, rising trout, and good fishing. Early that morning, son John and I called it off, then on again when the May 17 forecast was promising clearing and sunny.

Just west of Red Deer on May 17, the aspens were showing that lime-green young leaf that makes me feel like a boy again, and always reminds me of old friend, the late Dr. Bill Parsons, growling you don’t go fishing “until the aspens are rimed with lime.”

So John stopped on Hwy 54 in Caroline to buy a fishing licence, and in the 15 minutes he was gone I counted rig after rig heading west loaded to the gunnels with shiny Kamikaze 500 ATVs and other weapons of mass destruction. They’ll all return Monday bemired with acres of our public land.

We went straight to my favorite dead-end, no exit, and most picturesque road in Clearwater County to get some pictures of the greening aspens that border it. Alas, no more: the aspens are now piled near the bulldozers that toppled them, waiting to be burned in a destructive Clearwaster County war on trees that is highly unpopular with the two, three, maybe even four families that live along as many miles of these roads.

The cost, especially of the fencing, has to be horrendous and the loss of native flora and fauna habitat is a disgrace. Two of the disgruntled residents hint that there either has to be some kind of racket going on or Clearcutter County has more money than it knows anything good to do with, or both.

Soil disturbances, forest fires, etc., frequently bring on mass eruptions of morel mushrooms, so we tried our luck by road-hunting a couple of these razed roads that generally dead-end at a river or creek. Nothing — but morels are notoriously hard enough to spot when the hunter is afoot, let alone from a slowly moving vehicle.

Easier to see are the purple wild clematis that bloom at morel time, but there were few of those. We didn’t even bother checking the two swampy places where a few of the rare and gorgeous calypso orchids bloom; simply too early. One latest-legal May Long year, a Sunday blizzard dumped on our campfire sitters. Next morning, the delicate calypsos poking up through the snow cheered us up.

We adjourned for lunch, for the first time in two years to the casting deck over the Night Hole on Prairie Creek, to which John, friend and fellow stump rancher Ken Short were able to push and pull me in my first wheelchair. En route, I saw early blue violets, meaning callibaetis mayflies could be hatching on the area’s lakes and spring creeks, and noticed that the dogwood blossom buds were miniscule, meaning that the Prairie Creek salmon fly hatch is

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TOP: Sitting on the casting deck over the Night Hole on Prairie Creek.

MIDDLE: Callibaetis mayfly on early blue violet. The early blue violets this year mean callibaetis mayflies could be hatching on the area’s lakes and spring creeks.

BOTTOM: County of Clearwaster’s war on trees. The loss of native flora and fauna habitat is a disgrace. weeks away.

John tried fishing, but didn’t last long wading water far below the 63F needed for mature salmon fly nymphs to start moving shoreward and preparing to “hatch” into winged adults. It was bright and sunny, but bitterly cold on the deck as Ken and I watched John cast, almost too cold for the traditional al fresco fishing lunch with my Dad: cheese and onion on pumpernickel with an ice cold ale.

The world’s biggest-ever morel harvest is expected later this year on 120 km of forest burned two years ago in the Northwest Territories, where professional pickers and buyers are expected to congregate in hordes for as long as the “burn-morels” last.

Ken was astonished to hear that the best professional pickers can clear as much as $1,000 per day under such conditions. The best account I know of professional fungi foragers is chapter 4, Hunters, Gatherers, Thieves in Myacophilia: Revelations from the Weird World of Mushrooms, by Eugenia Bone.

We agreed that our no-burn morel prospects were poor after a warm, dry winter and a cold, dry spring, but Ken admitted he couldn’t believe the number of morels he was finding in low wetlands; he made a believer of me with the gift of enough for two morel omelets and four bowls of cream of morel soup, a reward for keeping the faith, even a day late.

Bob Scammell is an award-winning columnist who lives in Red Deer. He can be reached at bscam@telusplanet.net.

What you need to know about Alberta’s problem weeds One definition of a weed is a plant weed is to the ecosystem and farmland. growing in an area where it isn’t wantNone of the plants on either of the ed, which means that every plant has provincial weed lists are native plants. the potential to become a weed.

All have been introduced for food, The first settlers arrived in Alberta medical or ornamental reasons. with seeds for plants with food, medicSome can still be found at retail inal or ornamental value. outlets.

Plants that escaped cultiThese are a few of the provation spread quickly and hibitive noxious weeds that are now considered weeds. may be found in gardens in The government of AlCentral Alberta: berta developed two lists ● Himalayan balsam imof weeds: prohibited noxpatiens glandulifera, also ious and noxious. Plants known as policeman’s helare considered prohibited met, impatients, touch-menoxious if they spread rapnot and Himalayan orchid. idly but are in the early This plant is usually passed stages of becoming invabetween friends, neighbours sive. This means that if and at plant exchanges. It is they are controlled when a tall plant that thrives given found, they can be eradiany amount of moisture and cated before they spread is easy to grow from seeds, LINDA further. that is if you can catch the TOMLINSON Noxious weeds are ones seeds. that cover vast amounts of Seed pods explode when land. The chances of eradiripe casting seeds up to 11 cating them are slim but it is best to yards (10 metres) from the mother control them before they take over plant. more land. The list covers all of AlThe following are noxious weeds. berta with different municipalities Unfortunately, these plants are often and climate zones. Plants that are a sold by mail order and the occasional problem in one area might not be in garden centers and nurseries as ornaanother. mentals.

The provincial legislation allows ● Baby’s breath gypsophila panicueach municipality to concentrate on lata is a heritage perennial that has esthe weeds that are a problem in their caped to cover roadsides and pastures area depending on how destructive the in dry areas. This white perennial that

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is part of florist arrangements, has a long taproot and hates to be transplanted. ● Creeping bellflower campanula rapunculoides is another heritage plant that runs rampant in flowerbeds, lawns and in areas around old homesteads. This plant creeps via roots as well as self-seeds. Once established, it is hard to remove this plant. There are other bellflowers that are attractive and less aggressive. ● Scentless chamomile tripleurospermum perforatum has fern-like leaves with white and yellow daisies.

The flowers are similar to those of oxeye daisy leucanthemum vulgare and shasta daisy.

The shasta daisy is the only one not on the noxious weed list but might soon be placed as there are some varieties are very weedy. When looking for a white daisy, purchase a named variety that will not self-seed. ● Dame’s rocket hesperis matronalis is a heritage perennial with purple flower growing up the stock. These plants spread by seed having escaped from old homesteads. ● Yellow clematis, clematis tangutica, becomes a problem in dry areas. Yellow flowers give way to fuzzy pods that blow in the wind, often settling along fence rows. The vines are very hardy and do not die back to the ground in the fall. ● Common tansy tanacetum vulgare

was brought into this country by settlers as a herb. Its foliage is fern-like and gives of a distinct odour. Small round yellow flowers appear in August.

The plant can be found in river valleys and the edges of roads. It spreads by rhizomes. ● Toadflax, linaria dalmatica and linaria vulgaris are a member of the snapdragon family. Yellow flowers appear along the spikes resembling small snapdragon plants. These perennials have invading roots, making it impossible to remove the entire plant without use of chemicals.

These are a few of the plants listed by the Alberta government but they are not the only ones that can be a problem. Any plant is escaping cultivation and hard to contain should be eradicated.

For the complete list of prohibited noxious and noxious weeds, visit an Alberta Agricultural office or view online at http://www.edmonton.ca/bylaws_licences/PDF/Weed_Identification_Book.pdf None of the plants mentioned above will be available at the Red Deer and District Garden Club Plant exchange on May 24 or Lacombe and District Garden Club Perennial Exchange and Sale on June 3.

Linda Tomlinson is a horticulturist who lives near Rocky Mountain House.

She can be reached at your_garden@hotmail.com.

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New judge spices up MasterChef

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MasterChef judges (left to right) Christina Tosi, Gordon Ramsay and Graham Elliot are shown in a handout photo. With the launch of the sixth season of MasterChef, viewers will see a new ingredient thrown into the mixture with a female judge joining Ramsay and Elliot.

Momofuku Milk Bar Life, published in April. She joins MasterChef Junior as well.

Sweet treats might be Tosi’s area of expertise, but she has no trouble offering her opinion on savoury items.

Tenn., the place where a young King was nicknamed the Beale Street Blues Boy. It is expected to arrive at the airport at about noon, and will be driven in a procession to Handy Park on Beale Street, where a tribute will be held that day.

After that, King’s body will be driven to Indianola, Mississippi, which King considered his hometown.

The famed guitarist and singer was married twice and had 15 natural and adopted children.

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BRIEF Duchovny, Meyers, Krakowski to host NBC’s Red Nose Day telecast to fight childhood poverty LOS ANGELES — NBC has a trio of hosts for its Red Nose Day charity telecast.

The network said Wednesday that David Duchovny, Jane Krakowski and Seth Meyers will each host an hour of Thursday’s three-hour special.

The fundraiser for children living in poverty is the first U.S. version of Britain’s Red Nose Day event that’s raised more than $1 billion in its three decades.

Money from the NBC special and supplemental efforts will go to organizations helping poor children in the United States and elsewhere in the world.

Celebrities taking part in the show airing from 8-11 p.m. Eastern tonight include Julia Roberts, Pharrell, Ed Sheeran, Jennifer Aniston and Blake Shelton.

B.B. King’s body returning for burial in Mississippi Delta JACKSON, Miss. — The body of blues legend B.B. King will return next week to the Mississippi Delta where his life and career began.

His body will be flown on Wednesday to Memphis,

Rookie Blue banks on chatter about new season helping U.S. launch

“The one thing we’re reinforcing this year is: to be a good chef you have to be a great savoury chef and a great pastry chef.... To be an accomplished chef you have to be everything. And I think that’s the most exciting part of this season.”

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TORONTO — Most shows actively battle plot spoilers. But Rookie Blue is practically begging for some to leak out with the sixth season premiere set to air in Canada one month before the U.S. debut.

The sudsy Canadian cop drama returns to Global on Thursday to reveal the fallout from an explosion that ripped through the evidence room and the impact that Marlo’s pregnancy will have on Sam and Andy’s burgeoning romance.

There’s a lot to dissect for fans of the long-running series, notes star Peter Mooney.

He jokingly calls for a nationwide ban on tweeting or blogging about upcoming revelations that won’t air on ABC in the U.S. until June 25.

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TORONTO — In the sixth season of MasterChef, viewers will see a new ingredient thrown into the mixture with a female judge joining Gordon Ramsay and Graham Elliot.

“I think I give off a more nurturing, supportive vibe in some places, but in other places I have to drop the hammer just like I do in any professional kitchen that I’m in,” says new judge Christina Tosi, a pastry chef best known for opening Milk Bar, the sister bakery of the Momofuku restaurants founded by chef David Chang.

In Wednesday’s two-hour premiere on CTV, the judges begin narrowing down a field of 40 home cooks vying for the MasterChef title. And they begin getting used to each other.

“There’s a little bit of a feeling-out period ... of them feeling out what I’m about and what I like, what my likes and dislikes are in general, what I’m looking for, what I think is great potential in a chef, what I think a great dish is,” says Tosi, 33.

“And I think also just the curiosity of, like, ‘Is she going to be nice or is she going to be mean?”’

Tosi replaces Joe Bastianich, who co-owns Batali and Bastianich Hospitality Group, recently published the cookbook Healthy Pasta, and is on Sky’s MasterChef Italia and CNBC’s Restaurant Startup.

With such a full plate, he bowed out of MasterChef and MasterChef Junior.”

“People are going to miss Joe and rightfully so,” Tosi says.

“He’s an awesome guy. He was a great judge.

I think that the way that Gordon, Graham and he worked together — in terms of how they judged, how they mentored and how they brought these home cooks along in the kitchen — was really great and really special.”

But Tosi too has an extensive resume. Since launching the first Milk Bar in 2008, five more have opened — including one in Toronto — and another is due to hit Washington, D.C., later this year.

She has two prestigious James Beard awards: she was named outstanding pastry chef this year and rising chef of the year in 2012. And she has written two cookbooks — Momofuku Milk Bar Cookbook and

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Wade Burk makes a turn as he seeds the last of his fields east of Red Deer Wednesday. Burk is seeding about 2,500 acres of canola, wheat and barley this spring. He says he is a few days behind schedule but still about two weeks ahead of where he was last year.

Cool spring slows crops

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF You can’t call farming in Central Alberta boring.

At this time a year ago, only about half of area fields were seeded and that had many farmers crossing their fingers for a decent harvest.

This year, 90 per cent of fields are seeded but the moisture needed to really get things rolling has been frustratingly absent. A colder-than-usual spring has also slowed crop germination.

“It’s really been a phenomenally early spring from the point of view of getting out on the field and seeding,” said Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development crop specialist Harry Brook.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — A committee of the U.S. House of Representatives has voted to get rid of labels on packages of meat that say where the animals were born, raised and slaughtered.

The House of Representatives agriculture committee voted 38-6 to repeal a “country-of-origin” labelling law for meat on Wednesday — just two days after the World Trade Organization ruled against parts of it.

The labels tell consumers what countries the meat is from: for example, “born in Canada, raised and slaughtered in the United States,” or “born, raised and slaughtered in the United States.”

The WTO ruled Monday that the U.S. labels put Canadian and Mexican livestock at a disadvantage, rejecting a U.S. appeal after a similar WTO decision last year.

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BRIEFS April home sales on par with five- and 10-year averages for the month MLS home sales in Central Alberta dropped 22 per cent in April from 2014’s record-setting year.

The sales were on par with the five- and 10-year averages for the month of April.

There were 444 units sold through the MLS system of the Central Alberta Realtors Association.

Sales activity in all of Alberta fell 23 per cent from April 2014.

New residential listings numbered 1,015 units in April, down seven per cent from levels in April 2014.

There were 2,660 active residential listings at the end of April, up 4.3 per cent from levels at the end of April 2014.

The dollar value of all home sales in April 2015 was $139.1 million, falling 21.3 per cent from the record April in 2014. This was still the third best dollar volume for the month of April. The dollar value of home sales in all of Alberta declined 23.1 per cent from April 2014.

Sales of all types of properties totalled 471 units in April. This was down 22 per cent compared to April 2014. The total value of all property sales amounted to$152.1 million in April, down 25.1 per cent on a year-over-year basis.

The Central Alberta Realtors Association is an MLS listing co-operative, representing more than 560 realtors located in Red Deer and throughout Central Alberta.

Details and photos of all Central Alberta Realtors Association listings can be found on the national public websites www.carassociation.ca, www.REALTOR.ca (residential properties) and ICX.CA (commercial and investment properties).

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“We had good spring moisture to start, but it’s drying out a little bit,” he said. “It’s been early on the field but real slow germination and emergence.

“What people are really looking for right now is moisture.”

Brook, who works out of the Ag-Info Centre in Stettler, said eastern Central Alberta didn’t get any of the rain that hit the Red Deer area last week.

As temperatures rise, the high winds that have been blowing through Central Alberta for last few days will dry the ground out even more. Shallowplanted crops such as canola are especially sensitive to dry conditions, which slow germination.

However, the changeable conditions are what farming in the West is all about, he said.

“I guess that’s the beauty of the challenge of farm-

ing in Alberta, or on the Prairies in general. Each summer can just be so totally different and each spring has its own character.”

As usual, canola remains a crop of choice for many, followed by wheat.

Oats and barley have been on a downturn the last few years and it remains to be seen whether that trend will continue.

“The reason is just economics. Three dollars a bushel (for barley) does not pay; neither does $2.20 or $2.50 a bushel for oats.

“You’ve got to have some more money there to make it a competitive crop where you can just do more than break even.”

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The fix was in FOUR BANKS FINED $5B, WILL PLEAD GUILTY TO RIGGING GLOBAL CURRENCY MARKETS

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Four global banks agreed Wednesday to pay more than $5 billion in penalties and plead guilty to rigging the world’s currency market, the first time in more than two decades that major players in the financial industry have admitted to criminal wrongdoing on such a scale.

Traders at JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Barclays and the Royal Bank of Scotland conspired among themselves to fix exchange rates on U.S. dollars and euros, according to a resolution announced by the banks and the Justice Department. The currency traders, who called themselves “The Cartel,” allegedly shared customer orders through chat rooms and used that information to profit at their clients’ expense.

The resolution is complex and involves multiple regulators in the U.S. and overseas.

The four banks will pay a combined $2.5 billion in criminal penalties to the Justice Department for criminal manipulation of currency rates between 2007 and 2013. The Federal Reserve is slapping them with an additional $1.6 billion in fines, as the banks’ chief regulator. Finally, Britain’s Barclays is paying an additional $1.3 billion to British and U.S. regulators for its role in the scheme.

Another bank, Switzerland’s UBS, has agreed to plead guilty to manipulating key interest rates and will pay a separate criminal penalty of $203 million.

Big banks have already been fined billions for their role in the housing bubble and subsequent financial crisis. Even so, the latest penalties are big.

Including an agreement announced last year, the group of banks will pay nearly $9 billion in fines for manipulating the $5.3 trillion currency market.

Still, the penalties pale in comparison to the banks’ profits. JPMorgan Chase had $4.1 billion in revenue from its fixed income and currencies business in the first quarter of this year alone, while Citi had $3.48 billion.

It is rare to see a bank plead guilty to wrongdoing.

Even in the aftermath of the financial crisis, most financial companies reached “non-prosecution agree-

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This combination made from file photos shows signage for four banks, Barclays, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, and the Royal Bank of Scotland, that will pay $2.5 billion in fines and plead guilty to criminally manipulating global currency market going back to 2007. ments” or “deferred prosecution agreements” with regulators, agreeing to pay billions in fines but not admitting any guilt. If any guilt was acknowledged, it was usually by one of the bank’s subsidiaries or divisions — not the overall company.

One of the most notable financial institutions to plead guilty to criminal wrongdoing was investment bank Drexel Burnham Lambert. It pleaded guilty to fraud in the 1980s after the junk bond bubble burst.

Unlike the stock and bond markets, currencies trade nearly 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The market pauses two times a day, a moment known as “the fix.” Traders in the cartel allegedly shared client orders with rivals ahead of the “fix” and pumped up currency rates to make profits.

Global companies, which do business in multiple currencies, rely on their banks to give them the closest thing to an official exchange rate each day.

Canadians dealing with debt prudently: report

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Canadians are carrying record amounts of debt, but they are managing their finances prudently, according to a report by the Fraser Institute.

The report by Philip Cross, former chief economic analyst at Statistics Canada, says the growth of household debt has slowed since 2009 and the cost of servicing that borrowing is at a record low share of income.

Cross says many Canadians have also shifted their borrowing from consumer credit to mortgages, locking in lower interest rates.

Concerns about the amount of debt Canadians are carrying have been raised as a key risk by the Bank of Canada and others.

Statistics Canada reported earlier this year that households in the fourth-quarter of last year owed about $1.63 in consumer credit, mortgage and nonmortgage loans for every dollar of disposable in-

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come.

However, Cross says debt must be viewed in context and the value of assets has also been growing faster, pushing up net worth.

The report downplayed the risk of a situation in Canada like the one seen in the U.S. during the recent financial crisis.

“Much of the concern about household debt in this country stems from fears that we will repeat the U.S. experience of 2007 where high debt levels contributed to that country’s financial crisis and housing meltdown. But their problems were mainly the result of policies that encouraged high-risk borrowers to take on excessive debt,” Cross said.

A CIBC report Tuesday found the cumulative number of insolvencies rose by 1.2 per cent in the six-month period ended in February.

The overall increase came as personal bankruptcies fell by 4.7 per cent. But the number of proposals, where consumers negotiate to repay only a portion of their debt, rose by nine per cent.

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Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 23.34 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.12 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.90 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 26.90

Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 130.45 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 43.39 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53.44 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . 12.33 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.57 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.02 Cdn. National Railway . . 73.74 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 211.95 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 36.80 Capital Power Corp . . . . 23.83 Cervus Equipment Corp 17.02 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 51.04 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 61.07 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 24.90 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.49 General Motors Co. . . . . 35.02 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 25.90 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.49 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 43.42 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 35.26 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 41.35 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 11.00 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 53.69

Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 15.14 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 19.24 First Quantum Minerals . 17.25 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 22.58 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . 11.46 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 2.98 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.30 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 40.16 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.54 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 15.88

Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 131.87 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.24 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 15.15 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 63.66

Energy Arc Energy . . . . . . . . . . . 22.85 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 28.69 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 64.26 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.94 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 34.73 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 37.95 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 10.90 Canyon Services Group. . 6.89 Cenovus Energy Inc. . . . 20.65 CWC Well Services . . . . . 0.33 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 16.06 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 1.12

MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — North American markets closed mostly in the red Wednesday after minutes from the latest policy meeting of the Federal Reserve seemed to add to uncertainty over the U.S. economic recovery.

The Toronto stock market, marginally lower earlier in the day, fell even more after the minutes showed policy-makers at the U.S. central bank questioned whether all factors contributing to

slowing growth in the first quarter were transitory.

The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 48.19 points at 15,072.83. The loonie advanced 0.24 of a U.S. cent to 81.99 cents after a big drop of 1.41 cents on Tuesday.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average closed down 26.99 points at 18,285.40, while the S&P 500 was off 1.98 points at 2,125.85. The Nasdaq inched up 1.71 points to 5,071.74.

Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 87.13 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 44.97 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.15 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 24.57 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 49.16 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 3.54 Penn West Energy . . . . . . 2.36 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 8.54 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 36.41 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.86 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 4.59 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 54.18 Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.255 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 77.63 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 64.44 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94.52 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 28.62 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 36.64 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 42.80 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 89.80 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 22.94 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 49.29 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.65 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 79.60 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 40.68 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.88

On the commodity markets, July crude finished 99 cents higher at US$58.98 a barrel. June gold added $2 to US$1,208.70 an ounce after falling more than $20 the previous session.

The Federal Reserve minutes, released at mid-afternoon, showed policy-makers largely agreed at their April 28-29 meeting that June would be too early to start raising its key interest rate, which has been at near zero since December 2008.

But while its statement after the April meeting said slower growth in the American economy partly reflected “transitory factors” such as severe winter weather, the minutes showed that officials debated just how temporary the slowdown might be.

Among other things, they felt the strong U.S. dollar’s impact on exports and the effects of cheaper oil on business investment “might be larger and longer-lasting than previously anticipated.”

Kevin Headland, director of capital markets and strategy with Manulife Asset Management, said that after the disappointing first-quarter U.S. growth numbers, most observers felt September or even December was more likely for a rate increase.

“Looking at the unemployment numbers and the employment market, maybe they should have raised rates already, but inflation is muted globally ... so I think the Fed is really trying to be extremely cautious about their rate hike timing and pace at this point,” he said.

Meanwhile, Headland said fears of a rate hike drawing liquidity from markets might be a bit overdone.

“I don’t think a 25 or even 50 basis points change in the Fed is going to change the propensity to borrow ... (by) either the consumer or corporations,” he said.

“Corporations are flush with liquidity (but) they’re not in a spending mood right now and I think consumers are maybe a

“I am concerned about the amount of cold weather. That is definitely impacting.”

But last year was much colder and it turned out OK come harvest time.

“You know we had a good crop last year, so we’ll just see what we get.” pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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CROPS: Rain, warmth would be welcome Some new interest has been shown in fava beans.

Lower grade beans are used as hog feed and higher grades are exported for human consumption.

“The fava beans have definitely been making inroads this year, and last year especially.”

The knock on fava is it takes a long time to mature.

Brook said the office has also had some calls from farmers considering alternative crops such as hemp this year.

Canola remains popular as a cash crop because farmers are familiar with growing and marketing it, and it’s easy to find markets for it.

Red Deer County Mayor Jim Wood agrees rain, and a little warmth, will be welcomed.

Wood, who farms 2,000 acres of wheat, canola and barley, and raises beef cows in the eastern portion of the county, said the cold has been slowing germination.

“Even the grass is growing slow,” he said.

“Always this is the time of the year where it’s quite critical to see how things go.

LABELS: Under siege for years The Canadian government estimates the U.S. labelling law costs the Canadian pork and beef industries about $1 billion annually.

The administration of U.S. President Barack Obama had already revised the labels once to try to comply with previous WTO rulings. Now that the revised labels have also been struck down, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has called on Congress to change the law to avoid retaliation.

The Canadian government said Tuesday that it’s serious about retaliation. It expects to be in a position to impose tariffs by the fall, after applying for permission from the WTO. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said the penalties would amount to billions a year.

The law was initially written at the behest of northern U.S. ranchers who compete with the Ca-

bit hesitant because what they’re hearing, perhaps even from the Fed, is that things aren’t maybe as good as they need to be and therefore they’re kind of sitting and saving their money rather than spending.”

In earnings news, Target Corp. (NYSE:TGT), which has pulled the plug on its failed expansion into Canada to concentrate on U.S. operations, reported a nearly 52 per cent surge in its first-quarter profit, evidence that efforts to turn around its business are paying off. The results handily beat Wall Street expectations and its stock was up 26 cents at US$78.18.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at the close of Wednesday at world financial market trading.

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 15,072.83, down 48.19 points Dow — 18,285.40, down 26.99 points S&P 500 — 2,125.85, down 1.98 points Nasdaq — 5,071.74, up 1.71 points Currencies: Cdn — 81.99 cents US, up 0.24 of a cent Pound — C$1.8951, down 0.13 of a cent Euro — C$1.3547, down 0.89 of a cent Euro — US$1.1108, down 0.40 of cent Oil futures:

US$58.98 per barrel, up 99 cents (July contract) Gold futures: US$1,208.70 per oz., up $2 (June contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $21.797 oz., up 3.2 cents $700.77 kg., up $1.03 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: July ’15 $1.80 lower $458.50; Nov ’15 $2.10 lower $451.20; Jan. ’16 $2.90 lower $450.20; March ’16 $2.90 lower 449.20; May ’16 $2.90 lower $448.70; July ’16 $3.40 lower $447.90; Nov. ’16 $3.40 lower $442.70; Jan. ’17 $3.40 lower $443.40; March ’17 $3.40 lower $443.40; May ’17 $3.40 lower $443.40; July ’17 $3.40 lower $444.80.

Barley (Western): July ’15 $1.00 lower $191.00; Oct. ’15 unchanged $177.00; Dec. ’15 unchanged $182.00; March ’16 unchanged $182.00; May ’16 unchanged $182.00; July ’16 unchanged $182.00; Oct. ’16 unchanged $182.00; Dec. ’16 unchanged $182.00; March ’17 unchanged $182.00; May ’17 unchanged $182.00; July ’17 unchanged $182.00.

Wednesday’s estimated volume of trade: 389,140 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley). Total: 389,140.

nadian cattle industry. It also was backed by some consumer advocates who say it helps shoppers know where their food comes from. Those supporters have called on the U.S. government to negotiate with Canada and Mexico to find labels acceptable to all countries.

But many in the U.S. meat industry — including meat processors who buy animals from abroad — have called for a repeal of the law, which they have fought for years.

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway, a Republican, has long backed the meat industry’s call for repeal. Along with several of his colleagues, he introduced the legislation to repeal the labelling requirements hours after the WTO decision.

All but six of the committee’s Democrats supported the bill, which Conaway said was a “targeted” response to the WTO decision.

“We cannot sit back and let American businesses be held hostage to the desires of a small minority who refuse to acknowledge that the battle is lost,” Conaway said.

The bill would go beyond just the muscle cuts of red meat that were covered under the WTO case, however, also repealing country-of-origin labelling for poultry, ground beef and ground pork. Conaway said the poultry industry asked to be included after facing “high costs and little if any quantifiable benefits” from the labelling law.

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STONE Mary Ann Gauld Davidson Mar. 22, 1918 - Jan. 19, 2015 Molly was born to Edith and William Gauld in a log farm house a mile north of the Joffre Bridge. She often recalled the days before the bridge was built twelve miles east of Red Deer, when she forded the river in a wagon driven by her mother, or on horseback with her older brother Vernon. Molly attended the local Brookfield school and for a number of years, boarded at St. Joseph Convent in Red Deer. She loved her time at school, but her favorite place was “the sheep camp”, where she spent summers herding up to 800 sheep along the banks of the Red Deer River. Tragedy struck the family twice; first with the sudden death of her mother Edith in 1929, and again with the death of stepmother, Audrey, in 1940. Both times, Molly became responsible for the running of the household, helping with the livestock, cooking and looking after her younger siblings; first Jean, then later Ruby and Betty. After marrying Samuel Davidson in 1941, their lives centered on the one room school houses where he taught. They first lived in Eureka Valley, where they welcomed a daughter Charlotte, and a son, John. In 1950 they moved to Poplar Ridge before settling in Sylvan Lake in 1959, where life became easier with running water and town conveniences. Following Sam’s death in 1977, Molly remained in Sylvan Lake, and continued to work at her first “paying job” in the Dry Goods Department of Cobb’s General Store. In 1981, upon her marriage to John Stone, Molly began a new chapter in her life, with a move to Alix, Alberta. With John, she continued to pick berries, welcome family and friends as well as travel extensively, exploring the back roads wherever they went. With John’s death in 1990, Molly moved again, this time to Red Deer, where she started yet another garden and continued her involvement with the Presbyterian Church. At this time, she wrote family history books by recording the relationships and stories of her extended family. Molly loved every community she lived in, and was an integral part of the social and volunteer network, with her quick wit and strong work ethic.

She was active with 4H, W.I. and Ladies’ Guilds, church boards, and regularly visited hospitals and seniors residences. Even in her last years in Calgary, where she moved to be closer to family, Molly appreciated and loved the wonders of nature, spending summers travelling extensively by motor home. Whether the tiniest insect, seed, leaf, flower, the feel of ocean sand on her bare feet or the heavens above, she treasured every moment. Molly loved to watch clouds, sunsets, northern lights, falling stars, eclipses, comets, and always looked for the moon. She took pleasure in knowing that friends and family around the world were sharing these wonders. On a starry night, please look for the constellation Ursa Major, find the North Star, listen for coyotes, and think of her. Molly is survived by Charlotte Murray, John and Mary Davidson, Michelle and Robert Hoogveld, Barbara and Tom Frank, Lisa and Troy DavidsonLeavitt, Lori and Dave LeGeyt and their families; Lorna and Corney Fleeman, Lois Hansen and their families; Betty and Doug Glover as well as numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by Samuel Davidson; John Stone; Vernon and Amy Gauld; Ruby and Bill Purdie; Jean Gauld; Glen Murray and Bill Hansen. A celebration of her amazing life will be held at Memorial Presbyterian Church, 5020 - 48 St, Sylvan Lake on Saturday May 23rd at 2pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the charity of your choice. … or just tell a quiet little joke, give someone a hug and remember to always smile.

DENNIS Nancy Elisabeth Jan. 23, 1956 - May 16, 2015 It is with heavy hearts and deep regrets that we announce that Nancy Dennis, of Ponoka, Alberta passed away at the Ponoka Hospital and Care Centre at the age of 59 years after a third brief but courageous battle with cancer. Nancy is lovingly remembered by her children Damien (Sara), Devon (Amy), Darius (Sara), Desirae (Darko) and Drew; grandchildren Dexter, Masen, Ellissa, Hadyn, Eathan, Eden, Eraryk, Jacob and Nathan; sisters Janet (Steve) Syndmiller, Rita (James) McCrimmon and sister-in-law Kathy Muckleston. She is also mourned and deeply missed by many relatives and friends.

She is predeceased by her son Deryk, brother Jim Muckleston and parents Arthur and Sylvia Muckleston. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Nancy’s name to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. A Celebration of Life will be held on Monday, May 25, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at the Stagecoach Saloon in Ponoka, Alberta.

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AIREY Mrs. Vera Ethel May 3, 1920 - May 10, 2015 Vera Airey passed away at the Stettler Health Care Centre on May 10, 2015 at the age of 95 years. She is survived by her loving family: Clarence (Delores), Bill (Judy), Maureen (Lynn) Wiltse, Roxinne Carlson, Clarinda Langford, Melinda (John) Parker; daughter in law Laurie Waltham; 17 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandson; sister in law Mary Airey; as well as other relatives and many friends. Vera was predeceased by her parents, husband Fred, sons Gerald and Lawrne, daughters in law Dorothy and Mary, son in law Reg Langford and all of her beloved Blaney siblings.

Funeral service will be held on Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 1:00 PM in the Heartland Chapel of Stettler Funeral Home, 4707-70 St., Stettler, Alberta with Rev. Lyn Lamers, Stettler United Church, officiating. Memorial donations may be made to Omega Cemetery, Box 11, Gadsby, AB T0C 1K0.

Sympathies may be viewed or sent to the family by signing the guestbook at www.stettlerfuneralhome.com STETTLER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM 403-742-3422, entrusted with the care and funeral arrangements.

BILLEY Daniel (Denny) May 6, 1957 - May 17, 2015 Denny fought a good fight and at the age of 58, he finished his last race, wide open until he saw God but didn’t brake. He was the greatest dad to his son, Chris (Theresa) Billey and daughter, Leanne (Geordie) Strabel, the best “Race Poppa” to his one and only grandson, Seth, and the love of his fiancée’s life, Carla. He was the youngest of five children from Anne and George Billey; Kathleen (Jim) Walker, Addlin (Ray) Rogers, Tilly (John) Rawluk, and Irene Billey, and the apple of their eyes! He was the go to uncle and above all, he was the BEST friend any of us could have! Remember him with a smile today and please join us for a celebration of his life at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820-45 Street, Red Deer, on Friday, May 22, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial tribute’s in Daniel’s honor may be made directly to the Red Deer & District SPCA, 4505 77 Street, Red Deer, AB, T4P 2J1.

Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer.

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KWANTES Harry John (Arie Johannes) 1930 - 2015 Harry John Kwantes of Red Deer passed away peacefully at the Red Deer Hospice on Friday, May 15, 2015 at the age of 85 years after a brief illness. He went to be with his Lord and Savior. Harry was born in Andijk, the Netherlands. In 1953, Harry immigrated to Alberta with his newly married love Nel Kooiman.

They became Canadian Citizens in 1967.

He leaves a legacy of Godly living, hard work, kindness, love and hospitality. Our beloved father and cherished Opa leaves to mourn five daughters, Alice Skaley, Trude (David) Whittaker, Marilyn (Leslie) Hunstad, Francine (Bernie) Benson, Dory (Trevor) Ellerby; 13 grandchildren; nine great grandchildren and numerous other family members in Alberta and Holland. Harry was predeceased by his wife Nel in November of 2008.

Family and friends are invited to a Celebration of Harry’s life to be held at the First Christian Reformed Church, 16 - McVicar St., Red Deer, AB on Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 10:30 am. Those wishing to pay their respects may do so from 10:00 am to 10:25 am. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the Red Deer Hospice Society, 99 - Arnot Ave., Red Deer AB T4R 3S6.

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HENRY (nee Chisholm) POPE Norma Victoria Colin Dean June 26, 1912 - May 19, 2015 Oct. 19, 1974 - May 2, 2015 Norma passed away It is with heavy hearts that peacefully at Michener Hill we announce the sudden Extendicare six weeks shy of passing of our beloved son, celebrating her 103rd Colin Dean Pope, at his Pine birthday. Born in VanLeek Lake home on Saturday, May Hill, Ontario, Norma and her 2, 2015 at the age of 40 parents, Bella and Donald years. A Celebration of and her sister Ola moved to Colin’s Life will take place at Sedalia - Naco District near the Harvest Center Marquis Youngstown, Alberta in 1918. Room at Westerner Park, They farmed there until 1936 Red Deer, Alberta, on when her dad then Saturday, May 23, 2015 at purchased a farm in the 2:00 p.m. There will be no Antler Hill District near Red parking charges for those Deer. While working as a attending. If desired, Memorial hairdresser in Edmonton, Donations in Colin’s honor Norma met and married her may be made directly to a soul mate Earnest in 1942. Trust Account for his While Ernie was serving his daughter, Laree, at the TD country overseas, Norma Canada Trust, 63 Clearview plied her trade in Edmonton Market Way, Red Deer, and Red Deer. Upon Ernie’s Alberta, T4P 0N1, return they resided in 403-340-7410. Condolences Waskatenau until moving to may be sent or viewed at Red Deer with their son www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Butch in 1950. Norma Ashley Paton, worked at Builders Funeral Director at Hardware. In 1966, Ernie’s PARKLAND FUNERAL job took them to Vancouver HOME AND where they lived until retiring CREMATORIUM, in the Okanagan Valley.

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Norma was an avid sports fan and faithfully followed her beloved Edmonton Oilers and Eskimos, never missing a game. She knew every player and coach and faithfully followed their careers. Norma is survived by her son Butch (Joanne), grandson Noah and his Funeral Directors daughter Keja, brother Stan & Services (Bonnie) Chisholm and her nieces and nephews. At Norma`s request, a private family remembrance will be held at a later date.

Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Rhian Solecki, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

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TJEPKEMA JAKE 1930 - 2015 Jake Tjepkema of Lacombe, Alberta went home to be with the Lord on May 19, 2015 surrounded by his family. He inspired all who he came in contact with through his battle with cancer. Jake was born in Oude Bildtzijl, Netherlands on February 18, 1930. He enjoyed a full and adventurous life, moving to Canada in 1950. He met and married the love of his life Pearl, and together they had five children, Edie (Bill) Biel, Richard (Doris) Tjepkema, Sandra (Dick) Huizing, Dianne (Kon) Oh, and Andrew (Tara) Tjepkema. He is survived by two brothers, Wes and Doug and one sister Jackie; 21 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Always an independent and resourceful person, Jake ran his own business much of his life, however, his last job at Lacombe Christian School was a real blessing and showed his commitment to excellence, as he always had things in “tip top” shape.

Gardening was a passion for Jake; he loved his Dutch potatoes! His love for the Lord dominated his whole life and has been an honoured legacy that he has passed on to his family. We love you as husband, father, Pake and friend to many. Many thanks to Dr. Van Niekerk, staff of Lacombe Hospital and Lacombe Home Care for assisting in a peaceful passing at home. Help us celebrate Jake’s life in a service at Crossroads Church (SW corner of Hwy 2 and 32 St. Red Deer) on Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. Condolences may be made by visiting www.wilsonsfuneralchapel.ca WILSON’S FUNERAL CHAPEL & CREMATORIUM serving Central Alberta with locations in Lacombe and Rimbey in charge of arrangements. Phone: 403.782.3366 or 403.843.3388 “A Caring Family, Caring for Families”

Graduations MOSHER John Howard 1940 - 2015 John Howard Mosher of Red Deer passed away on Friday, May 15, 2015 at the age of 74 years. John will be lovingly remembered by his wife Irene Mosher, son Wade Mosher of Red Deer, two daughters: Louise (Phil) Coulombe of Calgary, Sandy (Mike) Hofer of Red Deer, six grandchildren: Zachary and Derek Coulombe, Shannara and Keira Hofer, and Ava and Claire Mosher, as well as brother Bill, and sister Millie. He was predeceased by his brother Harry. A Memorial Service was held at the Church of the Nazarene (West Park), Red Deer, Alberta on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. If desired, Memorial Donations in John’s honor may be made directly to Prostate Cancer Canada at www.prostatecancer.ca or a charity of donor’s choice.

Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com.

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For more information call 403-346-9238 or visit www.spiritualexperience. org for your free book.

Presented by ECKANKAR CANADA in Alberta.

L.A. Acting Audition, - May 30th Radisson Hotel. Text to Register(403-294-0094).

(Ages 6 & Up). Don’t Miss this Great Opportunity!

NOW PLAYING VLT’S AT

EAST 40TH PUB

54

Lost

FERRET, brown with black mask, lost near Corner Store, close to Lindsay Thurber High School.

Reward offered. Call 403-350-6815 STOLEN black Fossil wallet, Tues., May 19 in morning from G.H. DAWE swimming pool viewing area. If found, pls. call 403-505-8533.

Clerical

Sales & Distributors

wegot

jobs CLASSIFICATIONS 700-920

710

Looking for : In-Home Caregiver/Nanny for 2 children (12 years old and 6 years old with special need -Autism).Full-Time ($10.50 -40/44hrs/week) Must be reliable. Experience is not required but willing to train. Located In Red Deer, Alberta. Email: limpinnoel@yahoo.ca

Dental

740

BAHREY Dental opening for RDA II full/part time ortho module. Resumes accepted in person only.

Looking for a place to live?

Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

Oilfield

800

LOCAL SERVICE CO. in Red Deer REQ’S EXP. VACUUM TRUCK OPERATOR Must have Class 3 licence w/air & all oilfield tickets.

Fax resume w/drivers abstract to 403-886-4475

Professionals

810

HIGH PAYING Real Estate Career opportunity.

Training provided. Flexible hours. Help-U-Sell of Red Deer. Call Dave at 403-350-1271 or email resumes to Dave @homesreddeer.com You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

720

Wade Noble & Partners LLP requires a Chartered Accountant with at least 5 years’ experience to join our team in Rocky Mountain House. The successful candidate will find themselves working in an assurance based environment as well as high level notice to reader engagements. You will be working alongside of six chartered accountants and thirteen technicians. Our office is very busy with ample opportunity to develop your corporate tax skills we offer competitive wages and benefits and firm supplied professional training.

Please submit resume to: Cree.Thompson@ wadenoble.ca

Competitive wages and bene¿ts plan.

Hours Àexible.

Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

538016D15

OILFIELD TICKETS

TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

403.341.4544

24 Hours Toll Free 1.888.533.4544

CENTRAL AB based trucking company requires

850

DRYWALL HELPER REQ’D. Experience an asset.

403-341-7619

GOODMEN ROOFING LTD.

CONTRACT DRIVERS

in AB. Home the odd night.

Weekends off.

403-586-4558

SLOPED ROOFERS LABOURERS & FLAT ROOFERS

(across from Totem) (across from Rona North)

Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

The Tap House Pub & Grill req’s full and part time COOKS AND DISHWASHERS. Apply with resume at 1927 Gaetz Avenue between 2-5 pm.

880

2010 GARDEN Rototiller Husqvarna 26”, like new $350. 403-749-2471

CLASSIFICATIONS 1500-1990

1580

BABY Safety 1st exersaucer, $25. 403-342-1934 BRAND new breast pump, $5. 403-885-5020

1590

Clothing

1680

Garden Supplies

Household Appliances

1710

DRYER, Inglis HD, white ext. large capacity, Electric. $90.

403-341-9990 341-9990 WASHER & Dryer, Kenmore Super Capacity, front load, white. $425. pr.

403-596-1312

HIDE-A-BED, dble. good condition. $50.

403-340-1347

Stereos TV's, VCRs

1730

SONY Trinitron tv 26” w/remote, used little $75, also black glass tv stand, bought at Sims $125 403-352-8811

Misc. for Sale

1760

70 Western LP records, 45’s & 78’s, $1. ea.

Electric typewriter, $35.

403-342-7460 OVER 100 LP records, (45 & 78). $100. 403-885-5020 SPIDER Plants (4), $4. ea.

2 mature spider plants, $8. ea. 403-342-7460 STORAGE shed, tent style, 8’ x 8’ x 7’, full front door roll-up, spare roof and wall cover, set up to view. $110. 403-346-2192

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED Morning Delivery 6 days/week by 6:30 am ORIOLE PARK

1630

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

WANTED

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

Advocate Opportunities

JACKET, leather, sz. 12. $25.; 403-342-7460 SCRUBS, health care uniform, size medium. approx. pieces, $100. obo.

EquipmentHeavy

1720

For More Information Call Joanne at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4308

1640

Tools

CARRIERS REQUIRED

1/4

7 ” B & D circular saw, $25. 403-885-5020 TABLE SAW, asking $200.403-342-1934

To deliver the

CENTRAL AB LIFE & LACOMBE EXPRESS

1660

Firewood

1 day a week in: LACOMBE BLACKFALDS

AFFORDABLE

Homestead Firewood

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

Please call Rick for details 403-314-4303

B.C. Birch, Aspen, Spruce/Pine. Delivery avail.

PH. Lyle 403-783-2275

Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

SHOP HELP AND/OR APPRENTICE MECHANIC REQ’D IMMED. Truck exp. preferred.

8:30-5. 15 mi. E. of Blackfalds. Steady f/t year round employment w/benefits. Fax: 403-784-2330 Phone: 403-784-3811

Truckers/ Drivers

860

TO ADVERTISE YOUR SALE HERE — CALL 309-3300 Anders on the Lake

10 ATKINS Close, Thurs., May 21, 4 - 8, Fri., May 22, BUSY rig moving company 10 - 8, Sat., May 23, 9 - 3. looking for exp. bed truck Newer clothes, DVDs, operators, winch tractor electronics, toys, household. hands, and picker operators.

Oilfield ticket an asset.

LAKESIDE VILLAS Must be able to pass a HUGE Multi-Family Sale drug test. Pls call 173 Austin Drive 1-306-463-6674.

Fri,, May 22, 1-7 & Sat., May 23, 9-5 Promax Transport is looking for a P/T Class 1A shunt driver to work Bower weekend shifts. Please send resumes to fax # 111 BARRETT Drive, 403-227-2743 or call Thurs. & Fri., May 21 & 403-227-2712 for more May 22, 9 - 7, and Sat., information May 23, 9 - 3. Lots to choose from.

Deer Park 35 DANN Close, 2 family, Thurs. & Fri., May 21 & 22, 10 -7. Downsizing collectibles & lots of everything.

Eastview Estates 23 ELDER Street, multifamily garage sale, Thurs., May 21, 4-8, Fri., May 22, 3-8 & Sat., May 23, 8-12.

Large variety of items.

CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

550706E8-29

Above average industry wages Health Benefits

Parkvale

West Lake

12 FOREST CL. May 21, 22 & 23 Thurs. & Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-4 GIANT Sale w/Perennials MULTI FAMILY

MULTI-FAMILY 4641 - 42 STREET CRES. Thurs. & Fri., May 21 & 22, 11-5, Sat., May 23, 9-2.

Antiques, books, misc. plants, household, etc.

MULTI - FAMILY 166 WEBSTER DR. May 21, 22, 23 & 24 Thurs/Fri 11-8, Sat/Sun 9-6 Something for Everyone!

Start your career!

See Help Wanted

West Park

Rosedale

Mountview 3317 - 42A AVE. CLOSE, Thurs. & Fri., May 21 & 22, 3 - 8, & Sat., May 24, 9 - 12. Ride on lawn mower, household & more.

3614 - 42 AVENUE, Fri. & Sat., May 22 & 23, starting at 9 a.m. Tools, pressure washer, golf clubs, ladders, household items & more.

Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

4313 35 ST. (Back Alley) May 22 & 23 Fri. & Sat. 8 -3 Table saw, rototiller, nintendo Wii, antique tea set..

Oriole Park Multi-family Garage Sale #78, 6220 Orr Dr May 21, 22 & 23 Thurs 5-8, Fri 9-9, Sat 9-2 Furniture, new fish tank, new water softener Too many things to list!

53 ROWELL CLOSE Thurs. May 21, 2 - 6 Fri. May 22, 10 - 6 All garden art/ornaments are 20% off and a free medium ornament with any purchase over $49.95.

For a preview visit www.debbiesgardenart.com 612 RAMAGE CRES., Thurs. & Fri., May 21 & 22, 2 - 7, household items, electronics, sporting goods, & children’s items.

Sunnybrook 101 SELKIRK Blvd. Fri., May 22, 4-8 & Sat., May 23, 9-5. Moving sale, furn., barbecue, antiques. Good clean stuff priced to sell.

West Lake 182 WEBSTER DRIVE May 21, 22, & 23 Thurs. & Fri. 3 - 7, Sat. 9-4 Misc. household and sporting goods.

19 WAGHORN CLOSE Estate & Antique Sale May 21 & 22 Thurs. & Fri. 11 - 7 Licence plates, crocks, sad iron, tools, furniture, garden items, moving boxes, crystal & china.

5806 - 41 STREET Crescent, Thurs., May 21, 2-8, Fri. May 23, 2-6.

Household decor, huge clothing sale - all good condition name brand, some still with tags, 400cc Suzuki quad & much more!

Start your career!

See Help Wanted

Innisfail 5324 36A ST. LARGE SALE - May 22/23 Fri. 10 - 6, Sat. 9 - 4 Many tools, power tools, household items, garden tools, camping equip., incl’ds motor home and 1985 GMC truck.

Everything in the garage must Go!

wegotservices 1000-1430

To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

Call Classifieds 403-309-3300

Excellent Salary with Benefits CARPET CLEANING TECHNICIAN

classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com

Become a sought-after professional in the art and science of carpet & upholstery and all-surface cleaning! Work Monday to Friday during the day, with some evenings and Saturdays.

Accounting

1010

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

• Good communication skills • Mechanical aptitude

Learn under the personal direction of one of North America’s experts in restorative cleaning!

Contractors

Salary and Benefits based on skill set and experience

1100

BEAT THE RUSH! Book now for your home projects.

Reno’s, flooring, painting, small concrete/rock work, landscaping, small tree cutting, fencing & decking.

Call James 403-341-0617

Landscaping

1240

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

BRIDGER CONST. LTD. We do it all! 403-302-8550

J & J ENTERPRISES Landscaping, garbage removal, bldg. maint., weed control. Cert. tradesman. Free Quotes 403-848-4401, 877-8717

We’ll do it all...Free est.

Call E.J. Construction Jim 403-358-8197 DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301

551345E21,23

1200

Handyman Services

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

CONCRETE???

Drop off or mail resume + driver’s abstract to MancusoCleaning #8-7428-49 Ave Red Deer, T4P 1M2 www.mancusocleaning.com

Fairview - Upper

CLASSIFICATIONS

GROW WITH US We’re looking for someone with: • A commitment to excellence • Good physical fitness • Good hand/eye coordination

LOGS

stuff

Children's Items

Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar.

Price depends on location.

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

Price depends on location.

Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346

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880

Misc.

Help

Requires

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.

Household Furnishings

LOGS

“Low Cost” Quality Training

For job description and how to apply, go to www.StoreSmart.ca/jobs No phone calls please.

1660

Firewood

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

TRAINING CENTRE

820

SWISS Chalet -Red Deer HIRING FOOD SERVICE SUPERVISORS: $13.75 $ 14.50 and 40 hours per week. Supervise and coordinate staff activities and customer service. Establish work schedule and train associates Interested parties can email swiss1702@cara.com, fax 1 866 928 5481 or deliver resume to unit #8, 5111 22nd St. Red Deer, T4R 2K1.

900

Industries #1 Choice!

Assistant Manager!

Trades

Employment Training

SAFETY

CRYSTAL GLASS needs a GLASS INSTALLER. Some exp.

Valid Driver’s Licence preferred, but training is preferred. Fax or email provided. Benefits and Restaurant/ info@goodmenroofing.ca company uniforms after 3 Hotel or (403)341-6722 months. Drop off resume NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE! at: 4706-51 Avenue or fax CALKINS CONSULTING 346-5390 or email: LOCAL independent o/a Tim Hortons branch208@crystalglass.ca construction company 15 vacancies at each looking to hire for on-site F/T Cashier/Postal Clerk. location for FOOD residential renovation Apply in person COUNTER ATTENDANTS work.

Demonstrated w/resume: Highland Green for 3 locations $12/hr. + profi ciency in fi nishing Value Drug Mart. benefits. F/T & P/T work (drywall, tile setting, positions. Permanent shift fi nish carpentry, or HERITAGE LANES work, weekends, days, similar) and reading plans BOWLING nights, evenings. Start is required.

Will be Red Deer’s most modern 5 date as soon as possible. expected to follow pin bowling center req’s a No experience or safety program and SPECIAL EVENTS education req’d. Job procedures specifi c to CO-ORDINATOR description avail. at working in occupied Please send resume to: www.timhortons.com spaces.

Own transportahtglanes@ Apply in person to 6620 tion and basic tools telus.net or apply in person Orr Drive. Red Deer, required.

Please email 6017 Parkwood Road, resume & ref’s to: HERITAGE LANES Blackfalds, or 4924-46 St. admin@freshrenos.com Lacombe. or BOWLING Call 403-848-2356 Red Deer’s most modern 5 LOCAL independent pin bowling center req’s construction company JJAM Management (1987) looking to hire construction permanent F/T & P/T front Ltd., o/a Tim Horton’s counter staff for all shifts labourer on a P/T basis.

Requires to work at these (days, eves. and wknds).

Own transportation req’d.

Red Deer, AB locations: Please send resume to: Experience in finishing 5111 22 St. htglanes@ trades an asset. Please 37444 HWY 2 S telus.net or apply in person email resume & ref’s to: 37543 HWY 2N admin@freshrenos.com 700 3020 22 St. LOOKING for Framers/ FOOD ATTENDANT carpenters 403-357-9816 Req’d permanent shift weekend day and evening SELF motivated journeyboth full and part time. man req’d for sheet metal 16 Vacancies, $10.25/hr. + shop in Innisfail. The sucbenefits. Start ASAP. cessful applicant will have Job description a truck and fuel supplied. www.timhortons.com Must possess good Education and experience Labourers & Flag organizational skills and not req’d.

Persons be able to work commerApply in person or fax Busy road construction cial projects without resume to: 403-314-1303 company looking for assistance. Will be trained Labourers AND flag peron computer sheet metal sons. Work is throughout layout. Must have clean Alberta. Must have a Class drivers license. Competi5 license. Fax resume to tive rates $34/hr. and 403-309-0489 benefit incld. Call 403-227-6554 or fax resume to 403-227-6478 LUCKY’S LOUNGE located in Jackpot Casino, requires Full & Part Time Waitress’s. Please apply in person at 4950 47 Ave. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

ACCOUNTING POSITION

Please submit cover letter, resume and references to: Peacock Inn/KFC #1, 4971 Phelan Street Red Deer, AB T4P 3Z4 Email mail@peacockgroup.ca

860

Truckers/ Drivers

is now hiring for a Part Time

COCAINE ANONYMOUS 403-396-8298

Caregivers/ Aides

830

StoreSmart Self-Storage

Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

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

Misc.

Help

810

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 403-347-8650

Buying or Selling your home?

Check out Homes for Sale in Classifieds

STOLEN from Penhold area farm 2005 W900 Kenworth VIN 1XKWD49XX5J978033 License plate# 09-L010 2004 53 ft. Wilson Road Brute tri-axle steel alum. combination Step Deck Trailer VIN 4WWFGPOTX4N607722 License plate # 7310-86 REWARD Please call RCMP

Professionals

278950A5

60

Personals

RMD RENOVATIONS Bsmt’s, flooring, decks, etc.

Call Roger 403-348-1060

Twin Renovations

Fences, Decks, custom built gazebos, Kitchens, Bath, Bsmt. Exc. workmanship.

Journeyman Carpenter.

Call Brian 403-597-6624

Massage Therapy

1280

FANTASY SPA

Elite Retreat, Finest in VIP Treatment.

10 - 2am Private back entry

403-341-4445

Massage Therapy

1280

MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161 CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

Misc.

Services

1290

5* JUNK REMOVAL

Property clean up 505-4777 DUMP RUNS, clean ups and more. 403-550-2502

Painters/ Decorators

1310

JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp.

Free Est. 403-872-8888 PAINTING Residential.

Color consulting. Clean guaranteed. 403-358-8384

Roofing

1370

PRECISE ROOFING LTD. 15 Yrs. Exp., Ref’s Avail.

WCB covered, fully Licensed & Insured.

403-896-4869

Roofing

1370

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

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

ALL yard & bobcat services, junk/tree/hedges.

403-358-1614 THE ROTOTILLER GUY Garden Rototilling & Yard Prep. 403-597-3957

RED DEER ADVOCATE Thursday, May 21, 2015 D3

Advocate Opportunities

Misc. for Sale

1760

3060

Suites

wegot

wheels

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS Needed for Early Morning in ANDERS area: Earn approximately: $220.00 & $630.00 per month Reliable vehicle required For more information, please call PRODIE @ (403) 314-4301

CARRIERS REQUIRED To deliver the CENTRAL AB LIFE 1 day a week in: INNISFAIL Penhold Olds Sylvan Lake Please call Debbie for details 403-314-4307

TWO window mount air conditioners, 19”w, 17”d, 12” h, one forced air, 8,000 btu, Kenmore 5,200 btu.

CLASSIFICATIONS $75. each. 403-886-2542 NOW RENTING VINTAGE Royal Doulton 5000-5300 1 & 2 BDRM. APT’S. Beswick horses, brown 2936 50th AVE. Red Deer shetland colt, foal and po- Newer bldg. secure entry ny, 3 1/2” high $40; DC Antique & w/onsite manager, SHOES cap size 7 3/8, like 3 appls., incl. heat & hot Classic Autos new $18; Merrell Ortholite water, washer/dryer shoes, air cushioned, size hookup, inÁoor heating, a/c., 6 1/2, like new $35 car plug ins & balconies. 1984 PONTIAC Fiero, exc. cond. $3250. 403-357-8467 403-352-8811 Call 403-343-7955

5020

Sporting Goods

1860

3090

Rooms For Rent

Cars

5030

AIR HOCKEY by Sports- FULLY furn. bdrm. for rent, 2002 CHEV Cavalier, 2 dr., 96,000 kms. 403-318-3040 craft was $900 new, exc. $500/mth - $250 DD. cond, $200 403-352-8811 Call 403-396-2468 HOME Gym, $50.

SUV's 403-340-1347 Mobile WANTED: Will pay cash Lot 1995 JEEP Cherokee, 4x4, for good used tread 1 owner, 134,000 kms., climber. Prefer Bow Flex.

PADS $450/mo. exc. cond. $5000.

403-740-6592 Brand new park in Lacombe. 403-357-8467, 573-1595 Spec Mobiles. 3 Bdrm., Travel 2 bath. As Low as $75,000.

Down payment $4000. Call Packages at anytime. 403-588-8820 Motorcycles TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone.

Make your travel plans now.

5040

3190

1900

5080

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homes

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS Needed for Early Morning in LANCASTER area: Earn approximately: $464.00 per month Reliable vehicle required For more information, please call PRODIE @ (403) 314-4301

ADULT Newspaper Carriers Needed For Early Morning Delivery of the RED DEER ADVOCATE For VANIER Area With 73 papers, approximately: $380.00/mo.

For LANCASTER Area With 42 papers, approximately $220./mo For More Information, Please call Prodie 403-314-4301

FLYER CARRIERS NEEDED For Afternoon Delivery 2 Days/Week (Wed. & Fri.)

WESTPARK 55 & 56 Ave. also 39 St. also 41 & 42 St. ************************** For more information or to apply call Joanne at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4308 ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Friday Forward ONLY 2 DAYS A WEEK in GRANDVIEW AREA 4400 Blks. of 40A Ave. and 41 Ave. and 1 Blk. each of 46 and 47 Streets area DEER PARK AREA Dobson Cl. and DufÀeld Ave also Douglas Ave $71.20/mo. ********************** For More Information Call Jamie at the Red Deer Advocate 403-314-4306 CARRIERS NEEDED FOR FLYERS, FRIDAY FORWARD & EXPRESS

3 days per week, no weekends ROUTES IN:

ANDERS AREA Alford Ave. Arnold Close, Ackerman Cres.

Ammeter Close, Addington Drive, BOWER AREA Brown Close/Barrett Dr. Bunn Cres.

Barrett Drive

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rentals CLASSIFICATIONS

FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

Houses/ Duplexes

3030

3 BDRM. 2 baths, 5 appls., n/s, no pets, avail June 1. $1200. 403-505-1740

SEIBEL PROPERTY

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

~ Westpark

~ Kitson Close ~ Kyte & Kelloway Cres. ~ Holmes St. S.D. $1000 Rent $1195 to $1395 3 bdrm. townhouses, 1.5 bath, 4 & 5 appls., blinds, lrg. balconies, no dogs.

N/S, no utils. incl.

Avail. immed. or June 1 References required.

SOUTHWOOD PARK 3110-47TH Avenue, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, generously sized, 1 1/2 baths, fenced yards, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets. www.greatapartments.ca TOWNHOUSE, 3 bdrm., 2 bath, new paint & laminate , $1500. rent/dd, no pets. Avail. June 1.

N/S. 403-598-2180

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

Sherwood Cres.

SOUTHBROOK AREA Sorensen Close/Sisson Ave. Sutherland Cres.

Shaw Close VANIER AREA

Suites

3060

MORRISROE MANOR

1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets.

403-596-2444

WEST PARK

Avail. June 1, 2 bdrm bsmt. suite, 4 appls, private entry, n/s, n/p, rent $700 rent/dd. + utils. 403-845-2926

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

Houses For Sale

loaded with saddle bags, windshield, cruise (manual), running lights, back rest, 44,500 kms.

Excellent Condition! $8100. o.b.o.

403-318-4653

4020 1997 HONDA Shadow Spirit 1100, windshield, leather bags, storage cover, $3800. 403-740-6592

“COMING SOON” BY

SERGE’S HOMES

Motorhomes

5100

Duplex in Red Deer Close to Schools and Recreation STOW MASTER 5000 tow Center. For More Info hitch $150. ***SOLD*** Call Bob 403-505-8050 CORSAIR 28’ Motorhome MOVE IN TODAY 403-783-2330 or 704-9109 1550 sq. ft. bi-level w/dbl. att. garage Fifth $499,900 403-588-2550

Wheels

5110

2004 CORSAIR 26.5’, 1 large slide, well maint., ready to go 403-227-6794

RISER HOMES

Holiday Trailers

5120

Blackfalds 1390 sq. ft. bilevel 3 bdrm. 2 bath, att. garage, walkout, backs onto walk/trail system w/ alley access, many upgrades.

A must see! $430,000 inclds. Legal fees, GST, sod, tree, appls.

2010 OUTBACK Keystone LLOYD FIDDLER Superlite 28’, 31’ w/hitch, 2 403-391-9294 slideouts, good cond., $21,500 403-844-7970

Boats & Marine

Condos/ Townhouses

4040

Sale

4160

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

Investment Opportunities

4180

4 PLEX/sale Elnora, huge lot, 2 titles, fully occupied, $379,900 Brian 403-348-6594

Open House Directory

5160

4310

SERGES HOMES

Open House 22 Coachill St. Blackfalds May 21, 22, & 23 Hours: 1-5

Classified does it all!

The Red Deer Advocate Classified is the community’s number-one information centre and marketplace.

It serves as the best single source for selling items, seeking jobs, finding housing, meeting new people and more.

Red Deer Advocate Classified:

• Helps lost pets find their families • Brings buyers and sellers together • Serves as a key resource for renters • Helps families find new homes • Puts individuals in touch with each other • Provides job seekers with career information • Serves as a great guide to garage sales • Makes selling and shopping simple

Put the power of classified to work for you today.

Tour These Fine Homes Out Of Red Deer

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

HERE TO HELP & HERE TO SERVE

MICHENER Hill condos Phase 3 Red Deer New ADULT 2 BDRM. spacious 4th Ár. corner suite, 1096 suites 3 appls., heat/water Sq. ft., 2 bdrm, 2 bath, a/c, incld., Oriole Park. all appls, underground Mike 403-350-1620 parking w/storage, recrea403-986-6889 tional amenities, extended DOWNTOWN AREA, care center attached, deck June 1, large 2 bdrm.

403-227-6554 to 4 pm. w/balcony, quiet bldg, no weekdays or 588-8623 pets, $895. 403-309-2368 anytime. Pics avai. on kijji GLENDALE reno’d 2 bdrm.

OPEN HOUSE apartments, avail. immed, SAT. & SUN. 1-5 rent $875 403-596-6000 639 OAK ST. Springbrook 403-588-2550 LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111 Lots For

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Documents portray bin Laden cut off from underlings WASHINGTON — Documents swept up in the raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound portray a leader cut off from his underlings, disappointed by their failures, beset by their complaints and regretting years of separation from much of his extensive family.

Focus your fighting on America, not each other, the sidelined al-Qaida chief exhorts his followers. In a videotaped will, he urges one of his wives, should she remarry after his death, to still choose to live beside him in paradise. He also directs her to send their son to the battlefield.

Despite some surprising quirks in the collection, the overall message of the 103 letters, videos and reports made public Wednesday hews to the terror group’s familiar mission: In the name of God, find a way to kill Americans. Kill Europeans. Kill Jews.

“Uproot the obnoxious tree by concentrating on its American trunk,” bin Laden writes in a letter urging al-Qaida affiliates in North Africa to not be distracted by fighting local security forces and to avoid Muslim infighting.

The U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence said the documents, released as online images, were among a collection of books, U.S. think-tank reports and other materials recovered in the May 2011 raid that killed bin Laden at his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.

Oil slicks off California coast spill site spans 14 km GOLETA, Calif. — Slicks of oil that spilled into California coastal waters from an onshore pipeline spanned a total of 9 miles Wednesday, and a company official said the line was operating at full capacity when it broke, suggesting much more oil escaped than initially estimated.

The oil that spilled Tuesday off southern Santa Barbara County formed two slicks, said Coast Guard Capt.

Jennifer Williams, one of two federal response co-ordinators.

Before a morning flyover, the oil was estimated to span 4 miles of ocean.

The spill from a Plains All American Pipeline LP pipe was initially estimated at 21,000 gallons, but officials were not relying on that.

Company official Darren Palmer said Wednesday it remained unknown how much oil actually spilled.

But he said the pipeline was running at a rate of 2,000 barrels an hour — equivalent to 84,000 gallons.

The pipe was built in 1991 and underwent integrity testing a few weeks ago, he said.

Palmer said the company took responsibility for the spill and would pay for the cleanup.

Workers from an environmental cleanup company strapped on boots and gloves and picked up shovels and rakes Wednesday to tackle the gobs of goo stuck to sand and rocks along Refugio State Beach.

The rupture happened on the same stretch of coastline as a 1969 spill that was the largest ever in U.S. waters at the time and is credited with giving rise to the American environmental movement.

Video from Waco restaurant shows bikers seeking cover WACO, Texas — As gunfire broke out in the parking lot of a Texas restaurant, dozens of motorcycle riders ran inside seeking cover and tried to guide others to safety, security video reviewed exclusively by The Associated Press showed Wednesday.

The video, shared by representatives of the restaurant, shows bikers on the patio ducking under tables and trying to get inside. At least three people were holding handguns. One biker was seen running with blood on his face, hands and torso.

The footage shows only one round being fired — by a biker on the patio who then ran inside.

Authorities have said the shooting began during an apparent confrontation between two rival motorcycle gangs — the Bandidos and the Cossacks. Some bikers have complained that police acted too hastily in making arrests and scooped up riders who had nothing to do with the violence.

Before the shooting begins, the inside of the restaurant appears to be mostly empty. Bikers and other patrons can be seen walking to the windows facing the parking lot where most of the shooting happened.

When gunfire erupts at 12:24 p.m. on Sunday, most bikers, other patrons and staff immediately run away from the windows and into the restaurant’s interior. At least three people can be seen holding handguns.

One camera angle shows bikers running into the men’s bathroom. When there’s no space left in the bathroom, they dash toward the kitchen.

Another camera angle, on the far side of the restaurant from the gunfire, shows patrons who are not wearing biker gear crawling behind tables toward the kitchen. At least three bikers appear to be gesturing for the patrons to crawl to safety.

None of the nine video angles shows the parking lot.

Hundreds of Nigerian girls, rescued from Boko Haram put in military custody YOLA, Nigeria — All 275 women, girls and children rescued from Boko Haram and taken to the safety of a northeast Nigerian refugee camp have been taken into military custody amid suspicions that some are aiding the Islamic extremists, a camp official and a Nigerian military intelligence officer said Wednesday.

They said soldiers on Tuesday took the group from Malkohi Camp to the airport at Yola city, where a military plane flew them to an unknown destination.

Spokesman Sani Datti of the National Emergency Management Agency, which manages the camp, said he was aware that soldiers removed the group but said he had no other information about an “entirely military affair.”

The army spokesman for 23rd Armoured Brigade in Yola could not be immediately reached for comment.

An intelligence officer told The Associated Press the move followed fears that some women were communicating at night with Boko Haram. The camp official said the suspicions were voiced during trauma counselling sessions. Both requested anonymity because the affair is sensitive.

The group — which includes 67 women and girls and the rest young children — was brought to Malkohi on May 2.

They told The Associated Press heartrending stories of their captivity and the trauma of their rescue from a Sambisa Forest camp, where Boko Haram fighters stoned several of them to death. Others were crushed accidentally by a military armoured car and three women died when a land mine exploded. All the rescued children were badly malnourished.

One young woman, Binta Ibrahim, told how at 16 she rescued three children aged between 2 and 4, cared for them during a year of captivity under Boko Haram and brought them to the safety of the refugee camp.

Ibrahim’s humanity so moved U.S. UN Ambassador Samantha Power that she called her an inspiration at the commencement address for the University of Pennsylvania this week.

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New Toronto Police chief Mark Saunders, centre, acknowledges the crowd while receiving a standing ovation from Mayor John Tory, left, and Alok Mukherjee, chair of the Toronto Police Services Board, during Saunders’ swearing-in ceremony at police headquarters in Toronto on Wednesday.

Benefits battle for decorated hero highlights disconnect with Veterans Affairs OTTAWA — A decorated Canadian soldier who was released from the military for severe post-traumatic stress disorder has since been assessed by Veterans Affairs as having simple anxiety, making access to benefits and services more difficult.

Former master corporal Collin Fitzgerald, who was awarded the Military Medal of Valour in the killing fields of Kandahar, said he was floored by the determination, which came as he sought benefits following his career in the infantry.

Fitzgerald’s plight underscores a frequent disconnect between National Defence and Veterans Affairs as they transition soldiers into civilian life — a quandary military ombudsman Gary Walbourne highlighted last spring.

Walbourne said it should be National Defence doctors who establish why a soldier is being medically released.

Many ex-soldiers, including Fitzgerald, have faced a struggle for benefits once Veterans Affairs either reviews their medical files or obtains a con-

Saskatchewan foster care plagued by systemic problems: advocate

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS SASKATOON — Saskatchewan’s children’s advocate says there are persistent problems in foster care that haven’t been addressed despite efforts by the Social Services Ministry.

Bob Pringle released a report Wednesday after an investigation into the death of a child who drowned in a bathtub in 2010.

He said the toddler, referred to as “Mark,” was placed in an overcrowded home and became the fifth child under the age of four to live there.

Pringle found the child’s death was preventable and that Social Services failed to act as a “prudent parent.”

“This boy was forgotten about,” he said.

A coroner determined the 22-monthold accidentally drowned. The foster mother was charged with criminal negligence causing death but was found not guilty in court.

Pringle said the foster parents had received approval to care for two children in Alberta. In Saskatchewan, three children were placed with them immediately without a new home study. Before Mark died, Social Services had approved the family to take a sixth child, who was 18 months old.

“You can see a disaster looming.

Just think about going to get groceries or trying to take a child to the doctor ... how do you even do that logistically?”

He said Mark died after his foster mother ran a bath and left him unattended when another child’s demands called her away.

“Somehow ... he flipped the hot water tap on,” he said. “The idea of him drowning and getting scalded is hard to even think about, but that’s what happened.”

Pringle’s report points to a lack of quality case management and supervision as well as a failure to comply with policy in general.

He suggests Social Services write a letter of apology to Mark’s parents that recognizes the shortfalls that occurred when he was placed in care. The letter should include that Social Services didn’t immediately notify Mark’s parents of his death or prepare them for how he died, Pringle said.

The children’s advocate made nine recommendations specific to the case, including better staff training and a review of the foster home program.

He also mentioned relevant recommendations from other reports: looking at caseloads for social workers and introducing better accountability measures.

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flicting medical opinion on whether the injuries are service-related.

Fitzgerald, whose bravery in rescuing fellow soldiers in 2006 made him an important symbol within the army, said retired general Walt Natynczyk took a personal interest in him while he was still of chief defence staff.

He said Natynczyk has also stayed in touch and has been helpful since becoming deputy minister at Veterans Affairs.

“I worry about all the guys out there who don’t have a Gen. Natynczyk watching out for them,” Fitzgerald told The Canadian Press in a recent interview.

Martin Magnan, a spokesman for Veterans Affairs Minister Erin O’Toole, said he’s unable to comment on individual cases.

Fitzgerald said he faced delays in processing all four of his claims before Veterans Affairs, but noted that since being appointed a new case manager last year, his files now seem to be moving along.

“I know guys that just get fed up dealing with them that it just isn’t worth the time,” Fitzgerald said. “It

ends up eating up so much of your time fighting with these guys. It’s like an insurance company, and it’s wrong.”

While not commenting on the Fitzgerald case, department spokeswoman Janice Summerby said the department does accept the diagnosis of military doctors, but was not specific about the caveats.

But the legislation governing Veterans Affairs obligates the department to do its own assessment.

The department has been under fire for having too few case managers and overworking the ones they have — something Veterans Affairs Minister Erin O’Toole has attempted to remedy with additional hiring.

Fitzgerald didn’t offer an opinion on how the transition issue could be fixed, saying he was concentrating on his own health and carrying on with his life, which has included a couple of recent brushes with the law.

He said he’s been able to return to school with the help of Veterans Affairs programs, but it was a long and frustrating process. The return to classes has also led to volunteering with at-risk youth.

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OTTAWA — The Conservatives are keeping their grip on the pre-election steering wheel, agreeing to a third national debate — one to be held on Stephen Harper’s home turf in Calgary and focused on the economy.

The party announced Wednesday that it has accepted a proposal for a third federal election debate sponsored by the Globe and Mail and Google Canada.

“We look forward to this opportunity for voters to compare our plans to keep the Canadian economy strong to the tax-and-spend plans of the opposition,” spokesman Kory Teneycke said in a statement.

Teneycke has said Harper will participate in a total of five debates and has already given the nod to one in August hosted by Maclean’s magazine and another by the French language network TVA. The Conservatives shook up the debate scenario by walking away from negotiations with the consortium of major TV networks that traditionally broadcast the faceoffs.

They have emphasized that they would like to participate in debates on different media, since Canadians are consuming current affairs on different platforms.

There are also strategic considerations for the Conservatives, who are focused on highlighting the differences between their longtime leader and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, a relative newcomer.

A debate on the economy would theoretically favour Harper, who campaigned successfully in 2011 on the message that voters needed to stick with his stable government rather than try something new.

“They want more opportunities for Trudeau to ’shine’ in formats he might not be as rehearsed for,” former Harper communications director Andrew MacDougall posted to Twitter.

“Adding to number of debates also deadens impact of any one debate/slip up.”

The New Democrats have said they are anxious for Leader Tom Mulcair to debate Harper no matter the venue.

They have agreed in principle to the three debates Harper has endorsed, while not ruling out the consortium.

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1986 — Keith is Alexander sentenced to jail by a Canadian court for dumping toxic contaminants into Toronto sewers. He was the president of Jetco Manufacturing Ltd. and the first corporate executive sent to jail for pollution-related offences.

1979 — Montreal Canadiens down the New York Rangers 4-1 to win their fourth con-

secutive Stanley Cup title.

1920 — Radio station XWA in Montreal broadcasts the first regularly scheduled radio programming in North America.

1881 — The American Red Cross is founded by Clara Barton.

1832 — Cholera brought by Irish immigrants will kill 6,000 across Lower Canada this year.

1765 — Founding of the Windsor fair in Windsor, N.S. It is the first regular agricultural exhibition in North America and Canada’s first farm fair.

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