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Experience of homelessness A VISUAL AND NARRATIVE STUDY IS HELPING THE CITY OF RED DEER GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHALLENGES FACING ITS HOMELESS POPULATION. ADVOCATE REPORTER CRYSTAL RHYNO LOOKS AT SOME OF THE STUDY’S FINDINGS. Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Graham, left, and Howard Redcalf sit on a step across from a new Warming Centre at 54 St. and 53 Ave. in downtown Red Deer Friday. The two men are among many homeless in Red Deer that find living conditions in Red Deer challenging through the winter.

TOP: Examples of the photographs taken by the homeless participating in the study.

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF A picture is worth a thousand words.

So when five homeless people captured the photos of the spaces and places they visited every day the images were telling.

Sneakers demonstrated the importance of a good pair of shoes on the street.

Two backpacks and a large shopping bag showed the amount of stuff a homeless person may

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The photos are part of an ethnography approach to a Red Deer homelessness study. It is based on observation and conversations with people who are experiencing homelessness, said researcher Brendon Neilson, who works in the city’s Social Planning department.

Neilson recently released his research paper The Experience of Homelessness in Red Deer: An Ethnographic Perspective for the city.

The visual and narrative study got underway at the end of May and wrapped up in August.

“The main thing was to achieve a better understanding of the people that are experiencing homelessness in Red Deer, ” he said. “So we designed a project with that as the primary goal, specifically the nature and texture what that experience is like.”

The information will allow the city to design and adapt programs to minimize the barriers for the individuals and fill the gaps missing in some services.

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California shooting an act of terrorism The FBI announced Friday that it is investigating the mass shooting at an office party as an act of terrorism.

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THRONE SPEECH

Promise of change gets mixed reaction

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF The Liberal government is marching forward with change as promised during the federal election campaign.

Gov. Gen. David Johnston Throne speech recaps read the speech on Friday election promises A4 meant to convey the government’s intentions in broad strokes, and marked the official beginning of the 42nd session of Parliament.

“Canadians have been clear and unambiguous in their desire for real change. Canadians want their government to do different things and to do things differently. They want to be able to trust their government and they want leadership that is focused on the things that matter most to them,” read Johnston in the Senate Chamber on Friday before members of parliament, dignitaries and guests.

Mayor Tara Veer said the speech had elements that will be received positively in Red Deer given the strong local sentiment for support for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, making post-secondary education more affordable, a new Child Tax Benefit for families who could use some help, and moving forward with an inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women and girls.

“Our council had adopted a resolution supporting that inquiry. That also came to the floor of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities recognizing that we needed to look into this out of concern for our indigenous people,” Veer said on Friday.

The Liberal government will also work to implement recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. In August, the city adopted the municipal portion of the recommendations, she said.

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gives the thumbs up to the member of the audience as he waits for the speech from the throne in the Senate Chamber on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Friday.

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HOMELESSNESS: No one story Using the combined methods of photography, observations, formal walk-along interviews and focus group discussions, the research gives a perspective from the eyes of the people experiencing homelessness.

Neilson observed at the shelters and soup kitchens and walked around with the Central Alberta AIDS Network Society’s NightReach team. Neilson built relationships with about 12 people who are part of the report but many others who are not included in the document during his three months of fieldwork.

“I had never worked with people experiencing homelessness before,” said Neilson. “So it was a bit of an unknown in the beginning. I realized really quickly that people are not scary. Nothing about the experience of homelessness makes you more dangerous. With that gaining of knowledge and that gaining of relationships, it gives me a much better perspective on our city and how, through relationships, you can make a difference.”

In total 98 photos were submitted from the five participants. They depicted photos of camps, places that were out of the way of foot traffic, the CPR bridge, McDonald’s and other visuals.

“We wanted to get visuals in and around our city,” he said. “Maybe things we don’t normally see or don’t see in that way. It was really self-guided on their part. The instructions were to just broadly take pictures of the places and spaces that they visited on a day-to-day basis.”

Neilson had three formal walk-along interviews where he went with the people as they went about

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their days. A map of the walks are included in the city report.

He went with Jonathon on his bottle picking route on the south side. Neilson said he was sick of being homeless. He was a self-admitted alcoholic from a fairly young age and had some run ins with the law in the past.

“I ran into him last week and he had just gotten housing,” said Neilson. “He was about to go into his first night in his first apartment for the first time in years.”

He said most people were very pleased to give voice to their experience and what living in Red Deer was like to them throughout the study.

One of the main takeaways will be there is no homelessness in general, said Neilson.

“There is no one story of homelessness in Red Deer,” said Neilson. “Each individual has their own set of traumatic past, things that have happened to them that led them to that spot and things that are keeping them there.”

He also learned there is no one pattern of mobility or survival. It depends on the date, the person and their circumstances, he said.

One thing that came up throughout was that idea of these people are not any different than anyone else.

For example, one man had a good job in the oil industry. He had cars, toys and a house. After an injury and a broken relationship, he turned to self-medicating through an addiction.

“Eventually he lost everything,” said Neilson.

“Part of what I tease out is that I don’t think the problem lies with these people in and of themselves.

But there is something broader that goes into creating homelessness. But on the other side, the housing system here in Red Deer is effective. People are getting housed. There are a lot of people I have met throughout doing this report that are housed now.

They are no longer experiencing homelessness.”

Neilson has four recommendations in his report including moving to a more proactive approach in its Housing First programs. He said right now in-

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‘THERE IS NO ONE STORY OF HOMELESSNESS IN RED DEER. EACH INDIVIDUAL HAS THEIR OWN SET OF TRAUMATIC PAST, THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED TO THEM THAT LED THEM TO THAT SPOT AND THINGS THAT ARE KEEPING THEM THERE.’ — BRENDON NEILSON, RESEARCHER dividuals have to pursue their own housing. Other recommendations include increasing education, collaborating with stakeholders and community engagement.

“For a lot of people, it is an unknown,” he said.

“For most people in their lives they don’t experience homelessness. It’s something they don’t have any first-hand experience. That education piece, in terms of community stakeholders and policy makers … if it becomes less unknown it becomes less uncomfortable. That has ripple effects.”

Scott Cameron, the city’s Social Planning manager, said there is no one magic bullet solution. When last year’s temporary warming centre closed, the city wanted to find out more about what happens to the people during the summer months.

“As we continue to learn and how this report influences that is we have taken those voices and perspectives so what in our next call for proposals do we need to do to help reduce some of those perceived barriers amongst that population,” he said.

“When we begin to learn more about the individual circumstances that people are facing, it actually connects us to other supports and services available.”

He said the project is one of a number of tools that the city and its partners are using in efforts to end homelessness.

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Notley posts letter on Facebook to address farm bill protests EDMONTON — Premier Rachel Notley has posted an open letter on social media that tries to address concerns that have been expressed over the government’s proposed farm safety legislation.

Notley says Bill 6 was introduced to help prevent deaths and injuries on farms and to give workers the same rights as other employees in the province.

She says the legislation would not interfere with a family’s ability to teach its children about farming, to have them do chores or to accept help from neighbours.

Notley says the law would not require parents to register children for workers’ compensation or regulate how farmers operated their households.

The premier says it was a mistake not to include that information in the bill and her government will soon introduce an amendment to change that.

Notley says she takes responsibility for the miscommunication. “It was a mistake that our intentions and these limitations were not included in the text of the bill,�

Notley wrote in the Facebook message posted Friday. “Between what was explicitly stated and what was intended, fear and miscommunication has filled the gap. I take responsibility for that.�

Notley’s letter follows a week of angry protests by farmers and their supporters, including rallies at the legislature. On Friday, protesters gathered in front of McDougall Centre, the government’s office in Calgary, and more unhappy farmers showed up at a public consultation meeting in Medicine Hat.

Angry exchanges mark end of Tory insider testimony at Scud Stud defamation trial CALGARY — A lawyer for Arthur Kent suggested Friday it was anger that fuelled comments from one of the anonymous sources behind an article critical of the former journalist’s run for office.

Party insider Alan Hallman spoke to columnist Don Martin about Kent’s campaign to win a seat for the Progressive Conservatives in the 2008 Alberta provincial election.

Kent, who became known as the Scud Stud for his Gulf War reporting on U.S. television, filed a lawsuit over the article, which was headlined ‘Scud Stud’ a

‘Dud’ on the Election Trail. It portrayed him as an ego-driven star candidate who had thrown his campaign off the rails by speaking out against his own party and its leader.

Kent was on record in a number of publications as criticizing Tory plans to proceed with a royalty review.

In cross-examination of Hallman in court Friday, Kent’s lawyer Michael Bates suggested Hallman was furious when he was rejected for a job with Kent’s campaign. “The whole problem here that has you so angry is that Arthur Kent rejected you,� said Bates. “Everybody loves Alan Hallman, but when Arthur Kent said to you he wanted nothing of you or your associates or your company on his campaign, that made you dislike him so much you get angry eight years later reading articles.� “You amuse me Mr. Bates,� Hallman replied. “You dislike Arthur Kent?� Bates asked. “Yes,� answered Hallman. “He shouldn’t have been delivering friendly fire to our campaign, continuously, day after day, after day, after day, after day when he had been repeatedly told to shut up by premier’s staff. “It was absurd. It was ridiculous. It was juvenile.

It was amateurish. It was embarrassing.�

Think-tank says provinces need to be better prepared for aging population SASKATOON — A Calgary-based think-tank says the provinces seem to be ill-prepared for the country’s aging population, and the financial challenges that will bring.

Colin Craig of the Manning Centre says for the last five years, the federal government has been looking at the situation and the long-term financial impact, but provincial governments don’t seem to be doing the same.

He says the Manning Centre asked each province what was being done and none had any information, including Saskatchewan.

Craig says an aging population is one of the most significant issues facing Canada over the next several decades.

A policy paper by the Manning Centre recommends that each province analyze its long-term finances and share money-saving ideas.

Craig pointed to the Saskatchewan government partnering with a private company to manage hospital linens for a savings of around $93 million as a positive step.

Energy minister apologizes for comments on workers moving to B.C. CALGARY — Alberta’s energy minister is apologizing, saying she misspoke during an address when she suggested skilled journeymen with the right credentials could move to British Columbia to find work until energy prices bounce back.

Marg McCuaig-Boyd told a meeting of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Land Administration on Thursday that where she lives in northwestern Alberta, skilled workers can move back and forth to B.C. on jobs if they have the right credentials.

Later Thursday evening, she issued a statement to radio station CFFR saying that is not the position of either herself or the government on jobs.

She said the government wants to help “create opportunities to keep Albertans in Alberta.�

She also said she will continue to fight for jobs in Alberta and in the province’s energy industry.

Earlier, McCuaig-Boyd told the association the government hopes people who have lost their jobs in the oilpatch will use the downturn to upgrade their skills and take advantage of apprenticeship programs.

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Appeal court refuses to chop sentence for man who abducted boy

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — A child abductor’s claim of serving hard time wasn’t enough to convince a British Columbia Appeal Court panel to soften his final prison sentence.

Randall Hopley snuck a three-year-old boy from his Sparwood, B.C., bedroom while the rest of the family slept in September 2011.

Kienan Hebert was returned four days later physically unharmed, and Hopley eventually pleaded guilty to abducting the boy, breaking and entering and possession of stolen property.

A lower-court judge determined Hopley, who is now about 50 years old, was a long-term offender and handed down a six-year sentence after 26 months were deducted for the time he served before sentencing.

His lawyer appealed, arguing the judge should have given Hopley a day-and-a-half credit for every pre-sentencing day he spent in custody because the man was segregated.

Segregation was for Hopley’s safety but is usually viewed as “hard time,” his lawyer argued.

But in a decision released Friday, B.C.’s high court refused to take the extra 13 months off Hopley’s sentence, ruling a longer prison term was for public protection.

“The judge found that it was unlikely Mr. Hopley’s substantial risk to re-offend would be sufficiently reduced to a level that could be managed in the community without a lengthy period of incarceration,” wrote Justice Daphne Smith in the ruling.

The lower-court judge hoped that during that time he would complete a high-intensity, sex-offender program, the ruling noted.

The three-judge panel ruled that sentencing in Hopley’s case is more than a matter of arithmetic.

FIVE THINGS TO KNOW OTTAWA — The Trudeau government’s maiden throne speech was intended to be a short, concise work plan for the next year or so, focused on the Liberal regime’s immediate priorities. Hence, not every promise Justin Trudeau made during the recent election campaign was repeated in Friday’s speech.

That said, there were still some curious omissions.

Here are five of the more notable ones: 1. Doctor assisted dying does not rate a mention. Yet government House leader Dominic LeBlanc says it’s a priority for the government to get a special joint parliamentary committee struck as early as next week to begin consultations aimed at drafting a law governing medically assisted death by next August.

Last February, the Supreme Court of Canada struck down the ban on physician-assisted dying and gave the federal government one year to craft legislation that recognizes the right of clearly consenting adults who are enduring intolerable physical or mental suffering to seek medical help to end their lives. The previous government did little to advance the issue and the Trudeau government is now asking the court to give it a six-month extension.

2. The speech does not specifically reiterate Trudeau’s commitment to withdrawing Canadian fighter jets from the U.S.-led bombing campaign against Islamic radicals in Syria and Iraq. Nor does it repeat his promise to increase the number of Canadian soldiers on the ground to train Kurdish fighters and the Iraqi military.

The speech touches on those promises obliquely, saying only that the government will “continue to work with its

allies in the fight against terrorism.”

3. It does not specifically reiterate Trudeau’s vow to repeal or amend controversial provisions in anti-terrorism legislation passed by the previous Conservative government. Among other things, Trudeau has promised to create a multi-party parliamentary oversight committee to monitor the activities of departments and agencies with responsibility for national security. He has also promised to amend the legislation so that it’s clear that legal protests or advocacy can’t be construed as terrorist activities.

In what is likely meant to be an indirect reference to those promises, the throne speech says only that “the government will continue to work to keep all Canadians safe, while at the same time protecting our cherished rights and freedoms.”

4. It makes no mention of Trudeau’s promise to restore door-to-door home mail delivery.

Shortly after the Oct. 19 election, Canada Post voluntarily put a temporary freeze on its plans to convert all home mail delivery to community mailboxes. Close to one million households have already been converted but another four million, including those in most big cities, are slated to make the switch over the next three years.

5. It makes no mention of Trudeau’s promise to reinstate 65 as the age at which Canadians are eligible to collect old age security and the guaranteed income supplement.

The previous Conservative government passed legislation to raise the age of eligibility to 67, a change to be phased in over six years, starting in 2023.

surplus in the final year of his mandate. Rather, it promised more generally to produce “a fiscal plan that is responsible, transparent and suited to challenging economic times.”

Opposition Leader Rona Ambrose said the speech was about “big government and big spending,” and would mean higher taxes.

“We saw no mention of the agricultural sector, no mention of the auto sector, no mention of the energy sector,” said Ambrose.

“Bottom line is there is no mention of the private sector, which was very concerning when we’re thinking of the fact that we need job creation in this country and we have to focus on the economy.”

Ambrose did say she was encouraged by a promise of legislation to address survivors of domestic abuse and sexual assault and by the commitment to improve relations with First Nations.

That also receive kudos from NDP Leader Tom Mulcair.

“I am thrilled that the government said it will be a top priority to establish a nation-to-nation relationship with our First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples,” said Mulcair.

The speech highlighted Trudeau’s democratic reform promises: to run an open and transparent government, reform the House of Commons to empower backbenchers, replace the first-past-the-post electoral system and reform the Senate.

Former prime ministers John Turner, Joe Clark and Jean Chretien sat together to Johnston’s left — perhaps meant to celebrate the non-partisanship that is sometimes required even in the most political of venues.

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He admitted to causing the deaths but his lawyer argued the jury should find him not criminally responsible by way of mental disorder.

The jurors began their deliberations Monday afternoon and can reach one of four possible verdicts: not criminally responsible or guilty of first-degree murder, second-degree murder or manslaughter.

They have since been heard from twice: on Tuesday they wanted a copy of an article from the Criminal Code and on Wednesday they asked to listen again to the testimony of Crown psychiatrist Pierre Bleau.

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OTTAWA — The speech from the throne officially launched the Justin Trudeau era in Parliament on Friday with a general sketch that was heavy on social policy but light on details about the government’s broader economic plan or its timetable for action.

The brief speech read by Gov. Gen. David Johnston echoed the same optimistic themes of the winning Liberal campaign openness and diversity.

It promised a new spirit of civility in Parliament, in which all members — on the government and opposition benches — will be “honoured, respected and heard.”

“Canada succeeds in large part because here, diverse perspectives and different opinions are celebrated, not silenced,” Johnston said.

“Parliament shall be no exception.”

The assembled guests inside the Senate and in the surrounding halls appeared to be carefully selected to reflect the spirit of the document.

Several new Canadians, including Syrian refugees, and local high school students, greeted Johnston and Trudeau as they walked to the Senate. The speech made specific mention of a promise to bring 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada by February 2016.

“As a country, we are strengthened in many ways: by our shared experiences, by the diversity that inspires both Canada and the world and by the way that we treat each other,” Johnston read.

Inside the Senate, Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde had a prominent seat at the front near Trudeau and Johnston.

The speech said the government would create a new “nation-to-nation relationship” with indigenous peoples, saying it was a path to economic growth.

It also promised to implement the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission on residential schools and to launch an inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women.

The speech expanded on other well-worn themes that were central to the Liberals’ victory in the Oct. 19 election, but provided few signals as to when it wanted to achieve its objectives.

It reiterated Trudeau’s pledge to cut the tax rate for middle-income earners and provide a more generous child benefit to those who need it.

It also promised significant new investment in infrastructure, including public transit, to boost the stagnant economy.

The speech did not specifically reiterate Trudeau’s promise to run deficits of no more than $10 billion over the next three years and produce a

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Vancouver teenager, Toronto engineer honoured for their civic engagement OTTAWA — Hana Woldeyes says she can’t fathom what pain Syrian refugees faced as they fled their country, but she’s got an inkling of what the teenagers will go through as they try to settle into a new one.

The 17-year-old Vancouver high school student, who emigrated from Ethiopia in 2013, has been reaching out to young newcomers in her area after living through the bewildering experience herself.

Woldeyes was one of three Canadians to receive the “Everyday Political Citizen” award at a ceremony on Thursday in Toronto. Samara Canada, a charity that promotes civic engagement, set up the award to celebrate how ordinary Canadians — not just elected officials — engage with politics.

Cory Nicotine of Edmonton began reaching out to fellow citizens after doing development work in Tanzania.

He said he was curious about the Idle No More movement when he returned to Canada, and decided to set up a panel discussion to inform other people about the indigenous rights initiative too.

That led to other events, including one session on Edmonton’s municipal election, featuring mayoral and ward candidates. He called the series “Knowledge is Powwow.”

A third award was given to Toronto engineer Luke Anderson, whose StopGap charity helps fund temporary ramps for businesses. Anderson began using a wheelchair in 2001 after a spinal cord injury.

Military police investigate alleged sexual assault aboard HMCS Athabaskan

No one has been charged and none of the allegations has been proven in court.

Capt. Joanna Labonte, a military spokeswoman, says the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service was called in Nov. 10.

The Iroquois-class ship returned to Halifax late last month after participating in multinational exercises as part of Trident Juncture.

The exercise involved several other Royal Canadian Navy vessels, including HMCS Halifax, Goose Bay, Summerside, Winnipeg and Windsor.

Quebec passes legislation to better protect animals QUEBEC — The Quebec national assembly has passed legislation that better protects animals and defines them as sentient beings.

Agriculture Minister Pierre Paradis, who spearheaded Bill 54, is hoping it will help transform Quebec from the jurisdiction with some of the least strict animal-welfare rules in North America — it is considered the puppy-mill capital of the continent — to one with some of the toughest.

The legislation was adopted by a 109-0 margin on Friday.

Paradis said earlier this year he was inspired by Manitoba, Ontario and British Columbia, which he noted have the strongest animal-welfare laws in the country.

He also cited France, which updated its own laws last January to change the status of animals to sentient beings from their prior status of movable property.

The bill states that “animals are not things. They are sentient beings and have biological needs.”

For many people, that might seem obvious, but until now an animal in Quebec has had the same legal rights as a piece of furniture.Raccoon-DogFight-Rabies.

Dog/raccoon fight unearths case of raccoon rabies A fight between two Ontario dogs and an aggressive raccoon in the back of an animal control van has led to the discovery of the first documented case of raccoon rabies in the province in nearly a decade.

The City of Hamilton says it is “increasingly vigilant” and is urging “the public to contact Hamilton Animal Services if they see any distemperament in wildlife,” according to spokeswoman Ann Lamanes.

The city is also reviewing its animal services protocols in the wake of the incident.

According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, it’s the first documented case of raccoon rabies since 2006 in the province of Ontario although there have been two dozen in other provinces this year, mostly New Brunswick.

HALIFAX — The commander of the Royal Canadian Navy on the Atlantic coast confirmed Friday that military police are investigating an alleged sexual assault involving one male attacking another aboard HMCS Athabaskan.

Rear Admiral John Newton said the incident is alleged to have happened Nov. 10 while the destroyer was docked in Rota, Spain, during a NATO exercise. The ship typically has about 250 sailors aboard.

The two sailors in question are junior members of the ship’s company, he said.

“In this case, we have a same-sex event report from a complainant who is the same sex as his attacker,” Newton said.

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Lynelle Cantwell poses inside Holy Trinity High School in Torbay, N.L., on Thursday.

Police investigating ‘Ugliest Girls’ poll

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Police are now investigating a case of cyberbullying involving an anonymous online poll ranking girls at a high school based on their looks, but legal experts say a criminal conviction is unlikely.

Lynelle Cantwell, a student at Holy Trinity High School in Torbay, N.L., received national attention and support after she took to Facebook this week to denounce the “Ugliest Girls in Grade 12” poll and its creators in a post that has been shared thousands of times.

The Newfoundland and Labrador English School District said in an email Friday that it and the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary are looking into the poll, which first appeared on the social media site ask.fm.

Police could not be reached for comment, but a Dalhousie University law professor said current federal cyberbullying laws only cover online sharing of intimate images, sometimes referred to as “revenge porn.”

“In the unfortunately fairly unpleasant world of cyberbullying, it would surprise me if this rose to level

of something that was criminal,” said Wayne MacKay, who is also a cyberbullying expert.

Michael Lacy, a criminal defence lawyer and vice-president of the Criminal Lawyers Association of Ontario, agreed with MacKay and said it might be time to update the law.

“This highlights that our criminal code hasn’t yet caught up to the technological age,” he said.

“I really think it’s time for the federal government to step up and look at things like this and see if it crosses over into the criminal sphere.”

MacKay and Lacy said while this might not fit the criminal definition of cyberbullying, police could consider charges for criminal harassment - though that’s a charge that generally requires the victim to fear for their livelihood.

Both experts agreed any sanctions arising from the incident would most likely be decided by the school.

A school board representative said via email that the poll is contrary to the school board’s social media policy and the actions of the creators are unacceptable.

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A6 Politics trump climate change

Do you remember Mohamed Nasheed, the charismatic young president of the Maldives who dramatized the threat of rising sea levels to his low-lying island nation in the Indian Ocean by holding his first cabinet meeting underwater, with all the cabinet ministers in scuba gear?

“This is what will happen to the Maldives if climate change is not checked,” he told the cameras as the fish swam past him. (Well, not exactly “told”, because you can’t talk when you are underwater, but he held up a sign saying that.) Were you wondering where he is now that the great conference to curb global warming is getting underway in Paris?

Nasheed can’t be in ParGWYNNE is, unfortunately, because he DYER was overthrown in a coup in 2012 and was then jailed for INSIGHT 13 years last March for “terrorism.” And the promise he made to set an example for the world by achieving a carbon-neutral economy (zero net carbon-dioxide emissions) in the Maldives within 10 years has been modified a bit by the new government.

The new rulers felt that a 100 per cent cut in emissions by 2020 was too ambitious, so they settled for a 10 per cent cut by 2030. This may or may not have something to do with the fact that they are also encouraging drilling for oil in the country. But only a base cynic would suggest that it may also have to do with the riches that sometimes mysteriously accrue to those who allocate drilling licenses.

How did it come to this? Every country is different, but the changes that brought the Maldives to this low point are a warning about what can happen to the promises countries make about reducing their emissions. Since the whole Paris negotiation is based on each country making voluntary commitments on emission cuts, there are 140 different ways that whatever they agree at Paris can be sabotaged afterwards.

The Maldives has a long record of taking the lead on climate change issues, because it is the most vulnerable country in the world to sea-level rise.

Three-quarters of its land is no more than half a metre above sea level, and will be inundated by the end of the century if the mid-range prediction on sea-level rise proves correct. No part of its thousand-plus islands is more than 2.4 metres high.

Even Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, the dictator who ruled the islands for 30 years before Nasheed replaced him in a free election in 2008, was a climate-change activist. Nasheed, then a young journalist, was arrested 15 times under Gayoom’s rule and frequently tortured, but Gayoom was the first national leader to highlight the peril facing small island states in his “Death of a Nation” speech at the United Nations in 1987.

The Maldives was the first country to ratify the Kyoto Protocol, the first international agreement on combating climate change. Gayoom was also instrumental in founding the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), now 44 members strong, which campaigns internationally against global warming and is strongly represented at Paris.

So Nasheed, who holds a degree in Maritime Studies from what is now Liverpool John Moores University, was not really bringing the subject up for the first time when he held his famous underwater cabinet meeting.

It’s hard to be Maldivian and not care about climate change. But it can be done, and the current president of the Maldives, Abdulla Yameen, is living

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proof of it.

To be fair, he does care about it a bit; he just cares about power much more.

After Nasheed was forced to resign at gunpoint in 2012, the old gang came back with a vengeance: Yameen is Gayoom’s half-brother, and his foreign minister is Gayoom’s daughter. And Nasheed is in prison.

Nasheed was making a political comeback in the 2013 presidential election — he won in the first round of voting — but his victory was annulled by the Supreme Court.

After some further manipulation of the voting Yameen emerged as president, with third-placed Gasim Ibrahim as his coalition partner.

And when Ibrahim quit the coalition early this year and joined Nasheed’s Maldivian Democratic Party, making him the favourite to win the next election, Yameen responded by having Nasheed arrested on the charge of illegally ordering the arrest of a senior judge while he was in office.

Although no evidence was offered at the trial that Nasheed had actually given such an order or even knew about it, the arrest was defined as “abduction,” which is a terrorist offence under Maldivian

law.

Nasheed was sentenced to 13 years in prison, and joined the 1,700 other people (out of a population of 350,000) now detained on politically motivated charges.

The current government is trying to bolster its support by playing the Islamist card: for example, the death penalty has been reintroduced 60 years after it was abolished.

Now the thieves are quarrelling among themselves, with Yameen’s vice-president under arrest for allegedly plotting to kill the president, and climate change is very much on the back burner.

It’s not just a fledgling democracy that’s going under.

In the somewhat longer term, it’s the whole country.

But politics is usually a short-term game, and it can get quite nasty. Not all the promises that are being made in Paris will be kept.

Gwynne Dyer is a freelance Canadian journalist living in London. His latest book, Crawling from the Wreckage, was published recently in Canada by Random House.

The ultimate thrift store find One of the projects I am working on in my spare time is trying to build a five-foot high lighthouse.

You have to understand that this is not an easy task; me and wood don’t mix well. I am the typical “measure once, cut twice” type of carpenter.

Give me some brass and copper and I am in my element, but wood? No way.

So in making this lighthouse (wood filler is such a forgiving replacement for poor workmanship) I thought it would be sort of nice to attach an official looking emCHRIS blem above the entry door to SALOMONS the lighthouse, so off we went to look for such an item. I still STREET TALES haven’t found one, but what I did find filled me with a feeling of great pleasure and satisfaction.

No stores had just the right emblem, so my wife suggested we try to find something in a thrift shop; maybe it would be attached to something else that we could take it from.

So we eventually ended up at Bibles for Missions Thrift Store and started poking around.

It was in this thrift store that I came face to face with the person who for me embodies the very work that we try to accomplish at the kitchen.

I just checked, and I first wrote about ‘Jenni-

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fer’ in 2009 in an article that was named ‘I Had a Dream.”

It was about a dream that I had about walking into the kitchen one morning to find it all spruced up and in one corner was ‘Jennifer’ all neatly attired and sober.

At that time, she was probably one of the worst clients we had; demanding, abusive, and aggressive and the list goes on.

She and her partner were the ones to avoid if you were into the drug scene.

Since that time, her partner left and Jennifer cleaned up.

I think she still may do drugs once in a while, but of the last several times I have seen her she is sober.

She had read that earlier article when I wrote it and carried a copy with her wherever she went, four times requesting another copy.

Now every time that I do see her, she gives me a great big hug and states how much she loves me. Just to see her sober and in her right mind is a gift as far as I’m concerned.

Well, imagine my surprise at seeing her in the thrift store, joyfully filling her basket with clothing that she wanted to try on.

As I was speaking with the store manager Jennifer approached me.

Giving me a big hug she again declared her love and proceeded to tell the manager (who knew her affectionately by name) how much she liked the meals at the kitchen and that I was her friend.

When I asked Jennifer how she was doing, she

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just bubbled with pleasure that all was well, but she could just never find a pair of jeans to fit.

Since being off drugs she has put on a few pounds, and her weight is up and down constantly.

This is very common even for people who smoked cigarettes for many years.

This then is, in part, a fulfillment of the dream that I had six years ago.

Just how do you put into words what goes through your head at a time like this; the level of joy is very high as is the pride you feel for this person. They have overcome a most difficult portion of their lives and are doing their best to fit back into the society that once rejected them and they rejected as well, all because of their drug habits.

The sad reality is that the drugs have left their mark that shows up in some of their behavioural traits, but all of that is easily ignored when you know and see the difference in their lives.

They call the eyes the windows of the soul and rightly so, but they are also the loudspeakers of the joy within; especially a newfound joy without the aid of drugs.

Now, you don’t find that in a thrift store every day.

Chris Salomons is kitchen co-ordinator for Potter’s Hands ministry in Red Deer.

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Budget will set course for Trudeau While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is hobnobbing with the Queen and various foreign leaders, back home Finance Minister Bill Morneau is busy wrestling with his first budget, the document that more than any other will set the course for the new Liberal government.

This will be no easy task.

The Liberal platform is loaded with costly new promises.

But the fiscal health of the country is in poor shape, with the new government inheriting a deficit budget, and deficits forecast to continue for the next several years. ConDAVID servative claims of balanced CRANE budgets were a sham.

INSIGHT In their platform, the Liberals had projected, after accounting for their $35.2 billion in new spending and $24.7 billion in new revenues, for a deficit of $9.9 billion (after adjusting for contingency funding in the Conservative 2015 budget) in the 2016-17 fiscal year that begins next April 1. They had planned for a deficit of $9.5 billion in the following 2017-18 fiscal year.

But the Economic and Fiscal Update that Morneau tabled shortly after assuming the finance portfolio projects a deficit of $3.9 billion in 2016-17, not the $2.7 billion surplus in his predecessor, Joe Oliver’s, 2015 budget, and a deficit of $2.4 billion in the following year, not Oliver’s $3.6 billion surplus.

These new numbers do not include any measures adopted or promised by the Trudeau government.

Those are what Morneau has to set out in his budget in the early part of next year, when the government hopes to get funds flowing for promised child benefits, middle class tax cuts and increased infrastructure spending.

A key factor in meting fiscal targets is to improve the growth rate of the economy and many of the Liberal promises amount to immediate stimulus.

Morneau’s Economic and Fiscal Update lowers the growth forecast for the economy this year to 1.2 per cent, compared to the 2.0 forecast in the Conservative 2015 budget.

The 2016 forecast is now 2.0 per cent growth, not Oliver’s 2.2 per cent, and in 2017, 2.2 per cent, not 2.3 per cent. If the Liberal government is to deliver good jobs and better opportunity, it has to improve growth prospects.

This will require, as well, a much stronger commitment by the business community to investment, innovation, and employee training. Canadian business leaders are well known for offering lots of free advice to governments. But with the transformative changes sweeping the global economy, their actions are more important than their words in helping to move the country forward.

In a recent speech, CIBC President Victor Dodig suggested that businesses were prepared to do more and do it better.

Pointing to the problems facing young Canadian companies in obtaining patient capital to fund growth and move into foreign markets, for example, Dodig said the banks were working together to find a solution.

One possibility, he said, was to follow the example of Britain’s Business Growth Fund, a fund with about $5 billion in capital established by five British banks

in 2011.

This growth fund provides equity capital of $4-$20 million for minority stakes of up to 10 years in companies privately-owned or listed on Britain’s venture exchange, with annual sales in the range of $10-$200 million, in return for a board seat.

So far it has invested about $1 billion in more than 100 qualifying companies.

In his speech, Dodig acknowledged that “we in the financial sector — banks, venture funds and others — need to ensure we are there with the necessary capital to help the early-stage innovators and those seeking to scale up and grow their businesses to be world-class.”

One way to demonstrate real leadership would be for our top five banks to dip into their own capital (rather than demanding government money) and on their own set up an entity to provide patient equity capital to growing Canadian companies with potential — what are known as gazelles.

Morneau faces a huge challenge in addressing a wide range of needs in a changing Canada, but with limited fiscal resources.

Boosting our potential growth capacity, pushing innovation and productivity, making the transition to a low-carbon economy and dealing with the needs of an aging society will require major public contributions. But Canadian business, with its major pools of capital, also needs to see itself as part of the solution, and back its words with deeds.

Morneau’s task would be much easier if business itself was more committed to a better Canada.

Economist David Crane is a syndicated Toronto Star columnist. He can be reached at crane@interlog.com.

The 2015 Christmas gift list Ok, so this is the fifth Christmas Must and Mustn’t Gift List column for Hay’s Daze, but, Hay, who’s counting? And this year once again, we turn to vast and vacuous research for our Christmas shopping advice on account of we (meaning “I”) are/am a tad too lazy to put any real work into the experience of wandering aimlessly, fruitlessly and disastrously through the crowded stores looking in vain for those very special, unique and useless gift ideas for 2015.

So, once again, dear readers, I am here to help. To help you visualize your holiHARLEY day needs, to formalize your HAY all-important gifting decisions and to assist you in perfecting HAY’S DAZE your seasonal shopping avoidance techniques.

Accordingly, hereto forthwith are some of the latest-greatest, lamest goodies that may be just the thing you’re desperately seeking for that hard-tobuy-for person who you hardly know, and for some strange reason you’ve exchanged Christmas gifts with for the last eight years …

• The Ingenious Butt-Face Towel. According to Stupid.com, there may be a “serious problem in your bathroom that you’re not even aware of. You just might be drying your face with the same part of the towel that dried your butt the day before! Or worse yet, it might have dried someone else’s butt!” Their answer is a large fluffy towel with the large word FACE on the top half of the towel, and BUTT printed on the bottom half. Their cheeky slogan: “Your cheeks will thank you — all four of them!” $19.99.

• Lazy Mop Slippers. A quintessentially popular item for people who hate to clean their floors but like to make numerous trips to the fridge. With the Lazy Mop Slippers you can “glide along the floor like a professional figure skater as you gather up dust bunnies and other spills on the floor.” These slippers look just like real (ugly) mops on your feet, and they are “great for the college student who doesn’t know what a broom is or the bachelor who just doesn’t care.” $7.45.

• The Potty Putter. Do you know someone who would almost always rather be golfing no matter where they are? Now they can practice their putting whilst plopped happily on the porcelain throne! On the floor between their feet sits a little astro-turf “green” with a little flag in a golf hole. Comes complete with a little putter and a golf ball. (Toilet paper not included.) $19.95 • Death Star Ice Mold. Everything is all about Star Wars this year, right? Don’t let your giftee be disappointed this Christmas! Give them a nice ice cube maker shaped exactly like the humongous spherical space station that the bad guys (Dark Knights) use to destroy planets with one shot of its superlaser. Ahhh, the spirit of Christmas! $5.29 • Video Drone. This is definitely the year of the drone. Except in China, where it’s the Year of the Goat. But is a goat a better gift than a drone? That certainly is a complex philosophical dilemma with a rhetorical answer, so let’s just say that spying on your neighbours with a small remote control helicopter that has a little video camera attached to it is

all the rage these days. For a mere thousand or more bucks, you can give the hottest gift item this Christmas. An awesome flying, filming drone that might even be legal for, say, one or two months. There are so many “toy” drones buzzing randomly around these days legislation is in the works to require drone driver licenses, drone liability insurance and a very expensive Drone Approval Certificate personally signed by Justin Trudeau and notarized by Barack Obama.

So there you have some quick food for thought this head spinning, credit card obliterating season of excess. But it could be worse. Gifts, like life, can always be worse.

Get a load of just some of the worst presents Reader’s Digest readers reported to the popular magazine when asked what “rotten gifts” they received at Christmastime. (These are not made-up.)

• A toilet seat.

• The book “What to Expect When You Are Expecting” (the recipient was in high school and not

even dating) • A nice sweater. It has been worn, stained and re-gifted.

• A donation in the recipient’s name to a cause they don’t support.

• The Christmas present given to a friend is given back to the original giver the next year.

• The book 101 Wines Under $5.

• A small vial filled with the baby teeth of a friend’s children.

• A doorknob.

• A used spatula.

• One slipper.

• Dental Floss.

There, now don’t you feel better about that whole gifting thing this year? I know I do.

(PS – I’m asking Santa for a Potty Putter).

Harley Hay is a local freelance writer, award-winning author, filmmaker and musician. His column appears on Saturdays in the Advocate. His books can be found at Chapters, Coles and Sunworks in Red Deer.

Hyperactive Trudeau not waiting for new year It’s really a beta version of his government that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is introducing to the House of Commons this week.

More than half of his ministers are taking a seat in the Commons for the first time on Thursday, and a good number of them cannot yet count on the backing of a full staff to see them through their parliamentary baptism of fire.

It has barely been a month since they have all been sworn in.

Jean Chrétien, who was CHANTAL first elected in late October HEBERT 1993, did not reopen Parliament until almost three INSIGHT months later.

In 2006, Stephen Harper gave himself more than two months before his minority Conservative government entered the Commons.

In his new role, Trudeau is turning out to be a bit of an Energizer Bunny. Like the rabbit in the iconic commercial, his batteries don’t seem to run out.

Time will tell whether his on/off switch functions as well, if at all.

The prime minister is eager to bring in the retargeted family tax cuts he campaigned on. Those — along with the costs of the Liberal Syrian refugee resettlement plan — are to be put to votes over the short parliamentary sitting.

But in practical terms, that could have waited until after the new year with little harm done to the 2016 tax planning of Canadians or to the capacity of the government to spend on resettling refugees.

Similarly, the parliamentary committees Trudeau plans to put in place to deal with time-sensitive files such as medically assisted suicide or the Trans-Pacific Trade deal will be hard-pressed to accomplish much between now and the first weeks of January.

In opposition, Trudeau revelled in his life on the road — outside the Parliament Hill fishbowl. His sense that the fortunes of his government will not necessarily play out on the stage of the Commons may account for his willingness to treat this first sitting more as an audition than a definitive production.

Before this fall, no federal party had ever jumped from third to first place. It is possible that few anticipated the magnitude of the staffing challenge that stood to result from that feat.

The Liberal support crew that crossed the aisle from opposition to government along with Trudeau was the smallest ever. From 36 offices in opposition, the party in government now has to fill positions in 184, including 31 ministerial suites plus the PMO. The civil service was always going to play a larger role in the affairs of a Liberal government than it did under Stephen Harper. In these early days, it is doing so as much by default as by design.

The other collateral consequence of Trudeau’s decision to hit the ground running has been to consolidate the already uncommonly strong links between his and Kathleen Wynne’s Ontario govern-

ment.

Much of the intellectual and strategic impetus behind his victory hailed from Queen’s Park’s Liberal backrooms and it is the place the new government has turned to for seasoned staff.

Ontario is lining up to be the major presence in Trudeau’s corridors of power, like what Quebec was in the days of his father, Brian Mulroney and Jean Chrétien.

Past federal governments had an adversarial relationship with their Ontario counterparts. But for a rare time the Liberals are in power at tandem at Queen’s Park and on Parliament Hill. For better or for worse, the close ties between the two governments could become a defining feature of Trudeau’s mandate.

As Liberals pour into the national capital, the other parties are undergoing a brain drain of sorts.

NDP campaign chief Anne McGrath has migrated to Edmonton and Alberta’s New Democrat government. Thomas Mulcair’s chief-of-staff, Alain Gaul, has gone back to Montreal.

The Bloc Québécois has lost the party’s second-in-command, Catherine Fournier, to PQ Leader Pierre Karl Péladeau and the national assembly.

With no Conservative government in any of the four larger provinces, hundreds of former aides to the previous government make up a wandering army of political orphans.

A hyperactive prime minister may be just what the opposition parties need to get over their post-election doldrums.

Chantal Hébert is a national affairs writer

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — The FBI announced Friday that it is investigating the mass shooting at a California office party as an act of terrorism, but the agency’s director said there is no indication that the husband and wife who killed 14 were part of a larger plot or members of a terror cell.

Authorities did not cite specific evidence that led them to the terrorism focus, but a U.S. law enforcement official said the wife, Tashfeen Malik, under a Facebook alias had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group and its leader. A Facebook official said Malik praised the group in a post at 11 a.m.

Wednesday, when the couple were believed to have stormed a social service centre and opened fire.

Malik and her husband, Syed Farook, died several hours later in a gunbattle with police.

The IS-affiliated news service Aamaq called Malik and Farook “supporters” of their cause but stopped short of claiming responsibility for the attack.

FBI Director James Comey would not discuss whether anyone affiliated with the Islamic State communicated back to Malik, but he said there was no indication yet that the plot was directed by ISIS or any other foreign terror group.

“The investigation so far has developed indications of radicalization by the killers and of potential inspiration by foreign terrorist organizations,” Comey said.

Despite mounting signs of the couple’s radicalization, there “is a lot of evidence that doesn’t quite make sense,” Comey added.

The U.S. official who revealed the Facebook post was not authorized to discuss the case publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.

The Facebook official, who also spoke on condition of anonymity because the person was not allowed under corporate policy to be quoted by name, said the company discovered Wednesday’s post on Thursday, removed the profile from public view and reported its contents to law enforcement.

Attorneys representing Farook’s family said Friday that none of his family members had any indication either he or his wife held extremist views.

Farook and Malik rented a townhome where investigators said they found an arsenal of ammunition and homemade bombs. On Friday morning, the property’s owner allowed reporters inside. An upstairs bedroom had a crib, boxes of diapers and a computer. The couple had a 6-month-old daughter.

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Jennifer Caballero places flowers at a makeshift memorial honoring the victims of Wednesday’s shooting rampage, Friday in San Bernardino, Calif. The FBI said Friday it is officially investigating the mass shooting in California as an act of terrorism, while a U.S. law enforcement official said the woman who carried out the attack with her husband had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group and its leader on Facebook.

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CAIRO — Two men who were denied entry to a nightclub later returned with others and firebombed it early Friday, setting off a blaze that killed all 16 people who were trapped inside by the smoke and flames, authorities said.

Terrorism was quickly ruled out as the cause of the attack at the El Sayad restaurant and club in Cairo’s Agouza district. Egypt has been battling a growing Islamic insurgency in recent months.

The overnight fire that came on the first day of the weekend in Egypt also injured three other people.

Police were searching for six people suspected in the attack, which occurred after two of them were not allowed to enter the club, said Interior Ministry spokesman Abu Bakr Abdel-Karim.

After the two were refused entry, they “went and drank alcohol somewhere else,” then brought four others with them, arriving on three motorcycles about 6 a.m., Abdel-Karim said.

“They then threw a Molotov cocktail at the entrance of the place,” he said. “This caused the fire and the smoke and the 16 deaths.”

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ABOVE: Jim Cerreta Jr. now operates the candy store his dad and mom started. A VIP chocolate tour takes you behind the scenes to see how their candies are made.

BELOW: Usery Mountain Regional Park is one of the hidden gems of the Mesa area and you can hike, cycle or ride horses along nearly 47 km of multi-use trails there. Guided interpretive hikes are free with park admission.

The Sonoran Desert has its western end of the Goldfield own kind of special allure and Mountains, adjacent to the Tonas I stood near the Wind Cave to National Forest near Mesa.

Trailhead in Arizona’s Usery Within the park are nearly 47 km Mountain Regional Park, it was of multi-use trails that are used impossible not to be moved by for hiking, mountain biking and the beauty before me. horseback riding. VolIn the distance, I unteers and staff offer could see Superstition free scheduled interMountain rising up pretive tours that are from the desert floor one of the best ways and fields of saguato learn about the maro cacti so thick they ny plants and animals looked like trees in that call the lower Soa forest. Some of the noran Desert home. other species of cacti We joined a schedwere just starting to uled tour with Mark bud out and these tiny and Lynn, a husband blossoms added dots and wife team that of red and white to the volunteer at the park DEBBIE landscape. in exchange for free OLSEN Usery Mountain RV parking. As we Regional Park is one went along the trail, TRAVEL of the hidden gems of the pair identified the Mesa area and few the many different out-of-state visitors species of plants we take the time to explore the 3,648 came across and told us interestacre park. Those who do, soon ing facts about them. Mark exdiscover that great things often plained that the saguaro cactus lie just off the beaten path. Ari- only grows in the Sonoran Desert zona is a popular destination for and is the universal symbol of Central Albertans, but even the this region. Though desert wildmost frequented of places have life tends to be more active in hidden delights. Here are a few the evening, we managed to see lesser known adventures you a hawk and a rattle snake as we might want to check out the next hiked along. “You’re very lucky time you are in “The Grand Can- to see a rattle snake,” said Mark. yon State.”

“They live here, but this is the first time I’ve seen one on a guided hike. They are very shy.” Website: maricopa.gov/parks/usery/ Fees: $6 per car.

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ABOVE: Lake Pleasant Regional Park is one of the most scenic water recreation areas in Arizona and guided kayak trips are free with park entrance. Tours are only offered on specific dates and you have to register in advance.

BELOW: If you want to pick an orange off of a tree and enjoy some fresh citrus, The Orange Patch in Mesa is the place to go.

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ARIZONA: Showplace of the Valley

family VIP chocolate tour and met Jim Cerreta Sr. who is 86 and still going strong. The VIP tour takes you behind the scenes to see how their candies are made and provides plenty of free samples. At the end, you get to make your own chocolate pizza. Website: cerreta. com Fees: VIP Tour $12

Lake Pleasant Regional Park

Topgolf You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be a golfer to have fun playing at a Topgolf facility. Topgolf is a like a cross between a driving range and a dart board. Players hit microchipped golf balls at targets on an outfield and a computer measures the distance and accuracy of the shots and keeps track of their scores. There are several different games that can be played and there are golf pros on hand that give you tips on how to improve your swing. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also a great food and beverage menu, so you can eat while you wait for your turn and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an indoor facility with pool, shuffleboard, video games and other kinds of entertainment. We played Topgolf in Gilbert, Arizona and loved it. Website: topgolf.com/us/gilbert/ maricopa.gov/parks/usery/ Fees: Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a one-time membership fee of $5 per player and then rates start at $25 per hour for a playing bay that can hold up to six players.

Sahuaro Ranch Historic Area The 17-acre Sahuaro Ranch Historic Area is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was once known as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Showplace of the Valley.â&#x20AC;? It features 13 original buildings, a rose garden, a barnyard, historic orchards and a healthy flock of peacocks. You can tour the house and buildings and learn about the history of early settlement in the valley. Website: glendaleaz.com/srpha/ Fees: Free â&#x20AC;&#x201C; except during special events.

Cerreta Candy Company VIP Chocolate Tours Located in Glendale, this hometown chocolate factory has been in business for more than 40 years. It was started

by Jim Cerreta Sr. who learned the art of candy production in his fatherin-lawâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s factory in Canton, Ohio. He passed his skills on to his family and three of his sons are still actively involved in the business. We did a

This park is one of the most scenic water recreation areas in Arizona and offers many activities such as camping, boating, fishing, swimming, hiking, picnicking, and wildlife viewing. We joined a guided kayak tour with Terry Gerber, an interpretive ranger at Lake Pleasant Regional Park. Kayaking around the lake is great fun and you can see wild burros, feel the breeze off the lake and get a good workout by joining one of Terryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scheduled tours or by renting a kayak at the marina and paddling around on your own. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a beautiful lake and paddling it makes for a lovely afternoon. Wear your swimsuit and go for a swim afterwards.

Kayak rentals are available to the Pleasant Harbor Marina (http://www. gopaddleaz.com/) for $50 for a half day for a single or $75 for a half day for a double. Website: maricopa.gov/parks/ lake_pleasant Fees: Guided kayak tours and hikes are free with the park entrance fee of $6 per car. Check the website for dates.

Stand-up Paddleboarding Paddleboarding has really exploded in Arizona and on a hot day you will find plenty of people out on the water with their stand up paddleboards. We rented our paddleboards from the â&#x20AC;&#x153;No Snow Stand Up Paddleboard Shopâ&#x20AC;? in Mesa and took them to nearby Saguaro Lake. â&#x20AC;&#x153;On hot days our rental business really picks up,â&#x20AC;? said Heather Fetter, co-owner of the shop. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are the first and largest paddleboard store in the Phoenix metro area and during the summer we have more than 100 boards in the shop â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and our rentals are always fully booked.â&#x20AC;? Fetter grew up in Medicine Hat, Alberta and her husband was originally from Watson, Saskatchewan. Website: nosnowsup. com Fees: $40 per day per board.

squeezed OJ, fresh oranges, lemons, limes and grapefruit and watch the farm staff at work. The Orange Patch is one of Mesaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s original citrus farms.

Peak season for orange production is January and February. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also an onsite store with gift items, fresh honey and homegrown snacks. Website: orangepatch.com.com Fees: Free to visit.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Calgary 5 Boston 4 CALGARY — Johnny Gaudreau finished off his hat-trick at 3:20 of overtime Friday night to give the Calgary Flames a dramatic 5-4 victory over the Boston Bruins.

Gaudreau took a pass from ex-Bruin Dougie Hamilton in the high slot, stickhandled in and beat Tuukka Rask with a low shot that resulted in hats immediately raining down on the ice.

Jiri Hudler forced the extra period for Calgary when he scored with 1.2 seconds remaining in regulation to tie the game 4-4.

Mark Giordano also scored for Calgary (10-14-2), which extended its win streak on home ice to six games.

Brad Marchand, with a pair, Matt Belesky with his first goal in 14 games and Zdeno Chara scored for Boston (13-8-3). The Bruins have points in their last seven games (5-0-2).

With two out of a possible four points so far, the Bruins wrap up their three-game Western Canadian road trip in Vancouver on Saturday night.

It was quite a night for Gaudreau, who has a strong Boston connection having played three years of college hockey at Boston College, winning the Hobey Baker Award in his final year.

With an assist as well, it was his first career NHL four-point game.

In his second NHL season, Gaudreau leads the Flames in scoring and is on a nine-game point streak at home with 17 points (7 goals, 10 assists) during that span.

It was a frantic final 66 seconds of the third period.

First, Marchand broke a 3-3 tie on a penalty shot with 1:06 left. He got the opportunity when his stick was slashed out of his hand by Hamilton while he raced away on a short-handed breakaway.

However, off the ensuing face-off, Calgary pulled its goalie and went back to the attack and Hudler knocked in a loose puck to force overtime.

The Flames opened the second period ahead 2-1 but the lead disappeared at 1:36 when Marchand snapped a shot past Karri Ramo on the glove side.

Calgary regained the lead 20 seconds later when Gaudreau deked around Jonas Gustavsson and tucked in his second of the game. Coming on Calgary’s 11th shot, it ended the night for the Bruins goaltender, who was pulled by coach Claude Julien and re-

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Calgary Flames goalie Karri Ramo, right, from Finland, makes a save as Boston Bruins’ Brad Marchand looks for a rebound during first-period NHL action in Calgary Friday. placed with Rask.

The scoring barrage would continue. Making it three goals in the span of 46 seconds, the Bruins tied it up again 3-3 when Chara wristed a shot inside the far goal post.

Calgary opened the scoring 33 seconds into the game when David Jones neatly set up Gaudreau’s first of the

night.

The Flames extended their lead to 2-0 at 15:55 on Giordano’s goal but the Bruins replied 1:24 later when Chara’s shot caromed in off the leg of Beleskey.

Rask made 23 saves in relief to fall to 8-7-3.

Starting for the 14th time in the last 15 games, Ramo had 34 stops to im-

prove to 8-8-1.

Notes: Jones (lower body) did not return after taking a hard Zach Trotman slapshot off his foot in the first period… With Anaheim last season, Beleskey scored a goal in all five playoff games against the Flames… Calgary D Kris Russell (upper body) missed his first game of the season…

Eberle goal shoots down Stars in OT

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Dallas Stars’ John Klingberg (3) checks Edmonton Oilers’ Jujhar Khaira (54) during second period NHL action in Edmonton on Friday.

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Edmonton 2 Dallas 1 EDMONTON — Jordan Eberle scored 45 seconds into overtime and Anders Nilsson made 42 saves as the Edmonton Oilers toppled the NHL’s top road team, coming away with a 2-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Friday.

Taylor Hall also scored for the Oilers (10-15-2), who won their second game in a row.

Mattias Janmark replied for the league-leading Stars (20-5-2), who have lost two of their last three to drop their road record to 11-2-2.

Nilsson was forced to be sharp in the early going, making a huge glove save on Tyler Seguin 48 seconds in and denying Jamie Benn on a breakaway a couple minutes later.

Those saves allowed the Oilers to take a 1-0 lead with five minutes to play in the first period as Hall picked the pocket of defender Patrik Nemeth and then picked the top corner behind Stars goalie Antti Niemi for his 10th of the season.

Dallas tied the game with 1:37 left in the second period as Janmark was allowed to take a couple of cracks at a rebound in front of the Edmonton net

before slipping it past Nilsson.

The Stars outshot Edmonton 15-4 in the scoreless third period, but Nilsson stood on his head to send the game to extra time.

Edmonton forward Leon Draisaitl came up big in the overtime session, stealing the puck twice before setting up Eberle, who used a screen to send the puck past Niemi.

The Oilers continue their homestand with a game against the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday. The Stars have a bit of a break, not returning to the ice until Tuesday when they host the Carolina Hurricanes.

Notes — It was the second of three meetings between the two teams this season. The Stars won the first contest 4-2 on Oct. 13 on home ice in a game that saw Dallas forward Jason Spezza record a hat trick despite Nilsson making 48 saves… Remaining out with injuries for the Oilers were Connor McDavid (fractured clavicle), Rob Klinkhammer (leg), Nail Yakupov (ankle sprain), Benoit Pouliot (lower body) and Brandon Davidson (wrist)…

The only injured player on the Stars is Jason Demers (upper body).

Toronto Blue Jays introduce new GM Ross Atkins

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro was the Cleveland Indians’ farm director when he first met Ross Atkins about 20 years ago. He was quite impressed by the young pitcher, who took a keen interest in what was happening on and off the field.

Atkins moved into the Indians’ player development department in 2000 and both he and Shapiro would rise up the ranks of the team’s front office.

On Friday, the two men were reunited as Shapiro proudly introduced Atkins — his longtime colleague and good friend — as the seventh general manager in Blue Jays history.

“Ross is the best person to not just

be general manager of the Toronto Blue Jays, he’s the best person to lead this organization and build the organization,” Shapiro said.

Tony LaCava, who was also considered for the job and filled in as interim GM after the departure of Alex Anthopou- ROSS ATKINS los, will return to his previous role as assistant general

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manager. He was also named senior vice-president of baseball operations when the Blue Jays announced the Atkins hiring on Thursday evening.

LaCava will lead the front office through the upcoming winter meetings and the off-season while Atkins settles into his new job and gets a feel for the inner workings of the organization.

“I am really appreciative of this opportunity,” Atkins said at a news conference at Rogers Centre. “I understand that it’s a big one.”

It’s the first GM job for the 42-yearold native of Greensboro, N.C., who spent three years as the Indians’ director of Latin American operations before running the franchise’s farm system from 2007-14. He inherits a Blue Jays team that’s coming off a 93-69 sea-

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son and an appearance in the American League Championship Series.

“I see this team as a very, very good one that people will fear,” Atkins said.

“They’re going to be competitive.”

Toronto’s offensive core remains strong and most of the position players will be back in 2016. However, there are holes in the bullpen and the starting rotation with ace David Price leaving as a free agent and Mark Buehrle likely set for retirement or joining a team closer to home.

“I think we’ll look to fortify the depth of pitching,” Atkins said. “And I think in addition to that there are some complementary pieces that we’ll need to think about improving upon.

But this is, as it stands today, a very good team.”

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Sox trot out latest acquisition BOSTON — For all the money the Red Sox are paying David Price, the Boston fans don’t just want a pitcher who gives the team a chance to win every five days. And it’s not enough for him to wind up among the Cy Young contenders in the off-season.

With a $217 million, seven-year contract that is the richest ever for a pitcher, the Red Sox are expecting playoff wins.

And that’s the one thing Price hasn’t delivered.

“I think I was just saving all my post-season wins for the Red Sox,” Price said on Friday during his introductory news conference in a Fenway Park function room filled with championship memorabilia.

“I know good things are going to happen to me in October. That just hasn’t been the case thus far,” said Price, who is 0-7 with a 5.27 career ERA in eight career post-season starts.

“I know I can throw the ball as well in October as I do in the regular season.

That time is coming for me, and hopefully it’s in 2016.”

Despite winning it all in 2013 — their third World Series championship in 10 years — the Red Sox have finished last in the AL East in three of the past four seasons. Their rebuilding began in August when they brought in Dave Dombrowski as president of baseball operations, and this week he made his big move.

Price gets $30 million in each of the next three seasons, $31 million in 2019 and $32 million in each of the final three years. His deal tops the $215 million Clayton Kershaw will earn from the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2014-20.

The deal with Price — “one of the best pitchers in baseball, a true No. 1,” Dombrowski said — gives the 2012 Cy Young Award winner a chance to opt out after three years. But it also goes against the team’s stated desire not to commit to long-term deals for pitchers who have already turned 30.

“There are exceptions to any rule, and certainly this is one of the most exceptional pitchers,” owner John Henry said. “He’s putting up historical numbers, or at least bordering on that, at this stage of his career.”

The AL’s top pitcher in 2012 and the runner-up twice in seven full major league seasons, Price has a 3.09 ERA with 1,372 strikeouts and 104 wins. He went 18-5 with a 2.45 ERA with Detroit and Toronto in 2015, striking out 225.

Red Sox general manager Mike Hazen also praised Price’s value as a teammate. While trying to decide whether to accept the ballclub’s offer, Hazen said, Price asked about other players in the system all the way to Class A Greenville.

The attitude, Hazen said, was: “If I’m going to sign here long-term, I want to know who my teammates are going to be long-term. Not just David Ortiz and Dustin Pedroia.”

Price already knows about them.

Maybe too well.

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The most difficult sections of the the lower sections to win by over half a second. It was Vonn’s 16th ca- course are Fish Net into Fall Away. reer World Cup victory and her 13th Yurkiw carved so tight a turn there in downhill at the Alberta ski resort that she lost speed.

“A bit mediocre for me today,” the dubbed “Lake Lindsey.”

“I almost went down pretty hard 27-year-old said. “I did a lot of things there. I caught an edge and did some well, but I did a pretty crucial section sort of split manoeuvre,” Vonn said. “I in too conservative a way I think. I feel like no matter what is thrown at was trying to nail the line so badly it me on this hill, I know how to recover turned out to be over-controlling.”

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“I don’t get to train downhills that Vonn’s time was one minute 50.5 much so even races count as training seconds and .58 seconds ahead of run- for me. I’m still learning.” ner-up Cornelia Huetter of Austria.

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WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Prince Albert 27 16 8 2 1 88 86 Brandon 26 16 8 0 2 96 68 Moose Jaw 28 14 9 4 1 99 89 Regina 26 13 11 2 0 79 87 Saskatoon 27 10 14 3 0 80 112 Swift Current 27 8 16 3 0 64 89 CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Red Deer 27 19 8 0 0 106 74 Lethbridge 27 18 9 0 0 111 82 Calgary 30 17 11 1 1 96 94 Edmonton 28 11 14 3 0 80 96 Medicine Hat 25 7 15 2 1 78 104 Kootenay 29 6 21 2 0 57 119 WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Kelowna 27 20 6 1 0 108 78 Victoria 28 18 8 1 1 96 63 Prince George 26 15 9 1 1 81 75 Kamloops 24 12 9 3 0 88 80 Vancouver 27 7 16 2 2 75 102 U.S. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Seattle 25 16 7 2 0 91 69 Spokane 27 14 10 2 1 89 92 Everett 24 14 8 0 2 63 48 Portland 25 12 13 0 0 84 78 Tri-City 28 11 16 1 0 85 109

Brandon at Moose Jaw, 6 p.m.

Red Deer at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.

Portland at Everett, 8:05 p.m.

Seattle at Spokane, 8:05 p.m.

Thursday, December 10 Edmonton at Swift Current, 6 p.m.

Friday, December 11 Kelowna at Regina, 6 p.m.

Calgary at Moose Jaw, 6 p.m.

Kamloops at Saskatoon, 6:05 p.m.

Lethbridge at Brandon, 6:30 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Prince George at Portland, 8 p.m.

Everett at Tri-City, 8:05 p.m.

Victoria at Vancouver, 8:30 p.m.

Spokane at Seattle, 8:35 p.m.

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z-league title y-conference title d-division leader x-clinched playoff berth. Note: Division leaders ranked in top two positions per conference regardless of points a team winning in overtime or shootout is credited with two points and a victory in the W column the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one point which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns Friday’s results Moose Jaw 6 Saskatoon 1 Regina at Brandon, 6:30 p.m.

Prince Albert at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Portland at Kamloops, 8 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m.

Seattle at Spokane, 8:05 p.m.

Kootenay at Vancouver, 8:30 p.m.

Prince George at Everett, 8:35 p.m.

Saturday’s games Regina at Moose Jaw, 6 p.m.

Saskatoon at Brandon, 6:30 p.m.

Swift Current at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Red Deer at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Kamloops, 8 p.m.

Kootenay at Victoria, 8:05 p.m.

Vancouver at Everett, 8:05 p.m.

Portland at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m.

Tri-City at Seattle, 8:05 p.m.

Sunday’s games Swift Current at Calgary, 4 p.m.

Prince Albert at Red Deer, 5 p.m.

Prince George at Vancouver, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, December 8 Calgary at Brandon, 6 p.m.

Prince Albert at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Kootenay at Prince George, 8 p.m.

Wednesday, December 9 Calgary at Regina, 6 p.m.

FRIDAY’S SUMMARIES NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 27 19 5 3 41 92 60 Washington 24 18 5 1 37 78 53 N.Y. Rangers 27 17 7 3 37 76 57 Detroit 26 14 8 4 32 66 65 N.Y. Islanders 27 15 8 4 34 76 64 Ottawa 25 13 7 5 31 82 75 Pittsburgh 24 14 8 2 30 57 55 Florida 26 13 9 4 30 67 62 Boston 24 13 8 3 29 79 72 New Jersey 26 13 10 3 29 65 64 Tampa Bay 26 12 11 3 27 61 59 Philadelphia 26 11 10 5 27 53 70 Buffalo 26 11 12 3 25 63 69 Toronto 26 8 13 5 21 57 73 Columbus 27 10 16 1 21 62 80 Carolina 25 8 13 4 20 51 75 WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas 27 20 5 2 42 93 70 Los Angeles 24 15 8 1 31 60 51 St. Louis 26 15 7 4 34 67 63 San Jose 24 14 10 0 28 67 63 Minnesota 24 13 7 4 30 66 62 Arizona 26 13 12 1 27 70 80 Nashville 25 13 8 4 30 65 64 Chicago 26 13 9 4 30 71 68 Winnipeg 26 12 12 2 26 73 81 Vancouver 27 9 10 8 26 72 75 Colorado 26 11 14 1 23 75 77 Anaheim 26 9 12 5 23 52 67 Calgary 26 10 14 2 22 65 94 Edmonton 27 10 15 2 22 67 80 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Friday’s Games Florida 2, Columbus 1, SO N.Y. Islanders 2, St. Louis 1, SO Buffalo 5, Arizona 2 Philadelphia 4, New Jersey 3, OT Calgary 5, Boston 4, OT Edmonton 2, Dallas 1, OT San Jose at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Today’s Games Washington at Winnipeg, 1 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Los Angeles, 2 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Ottawa, 5 p.m.

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San Antonio Memphis Dallas Houston New Orleans Oklahoma City

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB 12 8 .600 — 11 8 .579 1/2 10 10 .500 2 5 14 .263 6.5 1 19 .050 11 Southeast Division W L Pct GB 11 6 .647 — 13 9 .591 1/2 11 8 .579 1 10 8 .556 1.5 8 9 .471 3 Central Division W L Pct GB 13 5 .722 — 11 5 .688 1 12 6 .667 1 11 9 .550 3 7 13 .350 7 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB 16 4 .800 — 11 9 .550 5 11 9 .550 5 9 11 .450 7 4 15 .211 11.5 Northwest Division W L Pct GB 11 8 .579 —

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Islanders 2, Blues 1 (SO) First Period 1. St. Louis, Shattenkirk 3 (Tarasenko, Stastny) 19:33.

Second Period No Scoring.

Third Period 2. NY Islanders, Grabovski 5 (Strome, Kulemin) 6:39.

Overtime No Scoring.

Shootout — NY Islanders wins 2-0 St. Louis : Shattenkirk miss, Tarasenko miss.

NY Islanders : Nielsen goal, Okposo goal.

Goal — St. Louis: Elliott (LO, 4-2-2) NY Islanders: Greiss (W, 8-3-2).

Nashville at Detroit, 5 p.m.

Montreal at Carolina, 5 p.m.

Toronto at St. Louis, 5 p.m.

Columbus at Philadelphia, 5:30 p.m.

Colorado at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Boston at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

Tampa Bay at San Jose, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Arizona at Carolina, 3 p.m.

Winnipeg at Chicago, 3 p.m.

Florida at New Jersey, 5 p.m.

Ottawa at N.Y. Rangers, 5 p.m.

Buffalo at Edmonton, 6 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Anaheim, 6 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Los Angeles, 8 p.m.

9 .471 10 .444 12 .400 13 .350 Pacific Division L Pct 0 1.000 9 .526 12 .400 13 .350 16 .158

Flames 5, Bruins 4 (OT) First Period 1. Calgary, Gaudreau 7 (Jones) :33.

2. Calgary, Giordano 6 (Brodie, Gaudreau) 15:55.

3. Boston, Beleskey 3 (Chara, Eriksson) 17:19.

Second Period 4. Boston, Marchand 11 (Connolly, Trotman) 1:36.

5. Calgary, Gaudreau 8 (Hudler, Wideman) 1:56.

6. Boston, Chara 5 (Beleskey, Eriksson) 2:22.

Third Period 7. Boston, Marchand 12 (unassisted) 18:54 (lp-sh).

8. Calgary, Hudler 5 (Monahan, Colborne) 19:58.

Overtime 9. Calgary, Gaudreau 9 (Hamilton, Brodie) 3:20.

Goal — Boston: Rask (LO, 8-7-3) Calgary: Ramo (W, 8-8-1).

Oilers 2, Stars 1 (OT) First Period 1. Edmonton, Hall 10 (unassisted) 14:49.

Second Period 2. Dallas, Janmark 5 (Oleksiak, Fiddler) 18:23.

Third Period No Scoring.

Overtime 3. Edmonton, Eberle 4 (Draisaitl) :45.

Goal — Dallas: Niemi (LO, 10-4-2) Edmonton: Nilsson (W, 7-7-1).

Sabres 5, Coyotes 2 First Period 1. Arizona, Domi 9 (Hanzal, Elliott) 14:28.

Second Period 2. Buffalo, Reinhart 7 (Ristolainen, Gorges) 7:17.

3. Buffalo, McGinn 5 (Eichel, Colaiacovo) 13:33.

Third Period 4. Buffalo, Kane 5 (Girgensons) 2:40 (sh).

5. Arizona, Domi 10 (unassisted) 6:42.

6. Buffalo, Foligno 2 (Deslauriers, Legwand) 11:44.

7. Buffalo, Kane 6 (Franson, O’Reilly) 19:08 (en).

Goal — Arizona: Smith (L, 10-8-1) Buffalo: Johnson (W, 7-7-1).

Panthers 2, Blue Jackets 1 (SO) First Period No Scoring.

Second Period 1. Florida, Trocheck 8 (Campbell, Kampfer) 1:16.

2. Columbus, Chaput 1 (Bodnarchuk, Campbell) 12:49.

Third Period No Scoring.

Overtime No Scoring.

Shootout — Florida wins 2-1 Florida : Pirri miss, Trocheck miss, Huberdeau goal, Barkov goal.

Columbus : Johansen miss, Atkinson goal, Wennberg miss, Jenner miss.

Goal — Florida: Montoya (W, 3-1-1) Columbus: Bobrovsky (LO, 10-12-1).

Flyers 4, Devils 3 (OT) First Period 1. New Jersey, Matteau 1 (unassisted) 6:36.

2. Philadelphia, Simmonds 7 (Voracek, Giroux) 9:56 (pp).

Second Period 3. Philadelphia, Giroux 9 (Voracek, Gostisbehere) 7:12 (pp).

Third Period 4. New Jersey, Palmieri 10 (Elias, Cammalleri) 1:55 (pp).

5. Philadelphia, Bellemare 2 (VandeVelde, Medvedev) 9:30.

6. New Jersey, Cammalleri 10 (Stempniak, Kennedy) 19:00 (pp).

Overtime 7. Philadelphia, Read 4 (Del Zotto) 3:24.

Goal — Philadelphia: Neuvirth (W, 6-3-1) New Jersey: Schneider (LO, 11-7-3).

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Friday’s Games Washington 109, Phoenix 106 New York 108, Brooklyn 91 Detroit 102, Milwaukee 95 Atlanta 100, L.A. Lakers 87 Houston 100, Dallas 96 Cleveland at New Orleans, 7:30 p.m.

Today’s Games Denver at Philadelphia, 11 a.m.

Golden State at Toronto, 3 p.m.

Charlotte at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Portland at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Sacramento at Houston, 6 p.m.

Cleveland at Miami, 6 p.m.

Boston at San Antonio, 6:30 p.m.

New York at Milwaukee, 6:30 p.m.

Indiana at Utah, 7 p.m.

Orlando at L.A. Clippers, 8:30 p.m.

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(The Drive). ● AJHL: Calgary Mustangs at Olds, 7 p.m. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Airdrie at Red Deer, 8 p.m., Arena; Mountainview at Ponoka, 8 p.m.

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SEATTLE — Released WR Douglas McNeil from the practice squad. Signed C Drew Nowak to the practice squad.

TAMPA BAY — Released CB Leonard Johnson.

HOCKEY National Hockey League CAROLINA — Reassigned D Ryan Murphy to Charlotte (AHL). Recalled D Jaccob Slavin and Fs Brock McGinn and Phil Di Giuseppe from Charlotte.

DALLAS — Assigned G Maxime Lagace and Fs Gemel Smith and Cole Ully from Texas (AHL) to Idaho (ECHL).

LOS ANGELES — Assigned F Joel Lowry from Ontario (AHL) to Manchester (ECHL).

NASHVILLE — Reassigned F Cody Bass to Milwaukee (AHL).

NEW JERSEY — Reassigned G Scott Wedgewood from Albany (AHL) to Adirondack (ECHL) and G Ken Appleby from Adirondack to Albany.

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American Hockey League League — Suspended Albany D Dan Kelly one game.

IOWA — Assigned F Matt Carey to Quad City (ECHL).

ONTARIO — Recalled G Michael Houser from Manchester (ECHL).

TORONTO — Returned G Ryan Massa to Orlando (ECHL). Released G Bobby Fowler as emergency backup.

UTICA — Assigned F Curtis Valk to Kalamazoo (ECHL).

Football National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L Pct PF New England 10 1 .909 347 N.Y. Jets 6 5 .545 272 Buffalo 5 6 .455 266 Miami 4 7 .364 225

Arizona Seattle St. Louis San Francisco

West W L Pct 9 2 .818 6 5 .545 4 7 .364 3 8 .273

Indianapolis Houston Jacksonville Tennessee

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Cincinnati Pittsburgh Baltimore Cleveland

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Denver Kansas City Oakland San Diego

West W L Pct 9 2 .818 6 5 .545 5 6 .455 3 8 .273

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NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L Pct PF Washington 5 6 .455 241 N.Y. Giants 5 6 .455 287 Philadelphia 4 7 .364 243 Dallas 3 8 .273 204

Carolina Atlanta Tampa Bay New Orleans

South W L Pct 11 0 1.0 6 5 .545 5 6 .455 4 7 .364

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Minnesota Green Bay Chicago Detroit

North W L Pct 8 3 .727 8 4 .667 5 6 .455 4 8 .333

PF 231 289 231 253

PF 355 267 186 152

Sunday, Dec. 6 Arizona at St. Louis, 11 a.m.

Seattle at Minnesota, 11 a.m.

Jacksonville at Tennessee, 11 a.m.

San Francisco at Chicago, 11 a.m.

N.Y. Jets at N.Y. Giants, 11 a.m.

Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 11 a.m.

Houston at Buffalo, 11 a.m.

Baltimore at Miami, 11 a.m.

Cincinnati at Cleveland, 11 a.m.

Denver at San Diego, 2:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Oakland, 2:05 p.m.

Carolina at New Orleans, 2:25 p.m.

Philadelphia at New England, 2:25 p.m.

Indianapolis at Pittsburgh, 6:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 7 Dallas at Washington, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 10 Minnesota at Arizona, 6:25 p.m.

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San Diego at Kansas City, 11 a.m.

Washington at Chicago, 11 a.m.

Buffalo at Philadelphia, 11 a.m.

San Francisco at Cleveland, 11 a.m.

New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 11 a.m.

Tennessee at N.Y. Jets, 11 a.m.

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 11 a.m.

Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 11 a.m.

Atlanta at Carolina, 11 a.m.

Seattle at Baltimore, 11 a.m.

Oakland at Denver, 2:05 p.m.

Dallas at Green Bay, 2:25 p.m.

New England at Houston, 6:30 p.m.

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BASEBALL American League BOSTON — Agreed to terms with LHP David Price on a seven-year contract.

Designated INF/OF Garin Cecchini for assignment.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Agreed to terms with C Dioner Navarro and RHP Jacob Turner on one-year contracts.

SEATTLE — Traded RHP Jose Ramirez to Atlanta for a player to be named or cash.

TAMPA BAY — Designated OF Joey Butler for assignment.

TORONTO — Agreed to terms with C Josh Thole on a one-year contract.

National League CHICAGO CUBS — Claimed LHP Edgar Olmos off waivers from Seattle.

L.A. DODGERS — Assigned RHP Brooks Brown outright to Oklahoma City (PCL).

MIAMI — Named Barry Bonds hitting coach, Tim Wallach bench coach and Juan Nieves pitching coach. Reassigned hitting coach Frank Menechino to assistant hitting coach.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association HOUSTON — Assigned G/F K.J. McDaniels to Rio Grande Valley (NBADL).

L.A. CLIPPERS — Assigned F Branden Dawson to Grand Rapids (NBADL).

MEMPHIS — Assigned F James Ennis to Iowa (NBADL).

PHILADELPHIA — Waived G Phil Pressey. Recalled Gs Tony Wroten and Kendall Marshall from Delaware (NBADL).

FOOTBALL National Football League League — Fined San Francisco DE Quinton Dial $17,363 and Denver LB Von Miller $8,681 for their actions during last week’s games.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — The Golden State Warriors are chasing history. They’re unbeaten through their first 20 games, and on pace to break the NBA record for wins in a season.

Just don’t mention that to DeMar DeRozan.

“Me honestly, I’m getting tired of it,” the Raptors guard said. “It’s a helluva record by them, but we’ve got to treat it like another game that we need to win.”

The Toronto Raptors host Golden State on Saturday, and would love to avoid being the Warriors’ latest victim.

Led by reigning MVP Stephen Curry — who spent three childhood years in Toronto, honing his shot at the Air Canada Centre while his dad Dell played for the Raptors — the Warriors are beating opponents with lopsided scores. They topped the Memphis Grizzlies by 50 early last month.

But the Raptors came close to handing Golden State its first loss back on Nov. 15 — on the Warriors’ home court. Toronto was within a point with 15 seconds on the clock, before the Warriors pulled out the win with free throws.

Kyle Lowry had 28 points on the night, and said afterward: “We competed. We fought hard, man. It just sucks.

We wish we could have pulled that one off.”

They’ll get another shot Saturday.

“We know we can go out there and play with that team,” DeRozan said. “Just got to go out there and do what we need to do and execute from the start, and not wait.”

He was referring to the Raptors’ habit of slow starts. They dug themselves an 18-point first-half hole Thursday night, before battling back in a 106-105 loss to Denver. The team’s inconsistency had head coach Dwane Casey furious after the game.

“We’ve got to get to a level of play that we decide we’re going to play at from the start of the game to the end of the game,” Casey said. “We can’t wait to get our teeth kicked in before we start to play. That’s been our M.O.”

Outdoor game coming to world juniors in 2018 ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Moments after U2’s “Beautiful Day” and Imagine Dragons’ “Roots” played on the speakers at Ralph Wilson Stadium, USA Hockey announced on a chilly day that it was going back to the sport’s outdoor roots at the 2018 world junior hockey championship.

The 2018 tournament in Buffalo will feature the first outdoor game at the world juniors, almost certainly featuring Canada against the United States. It’s tentatively scheduled for Dec. 27 or Dec. 29, 2017.

Standing near midfield, Bills coach Rex Ryan professed his love for the event as a hockey fan who grew up in Toronto.

“For someone that lives here on Sunday, I can’t tell you how awesome that is,” Ryan said.

“To have these fans here in a venue like that, it’s going to be unbelievable for every young man that’s involved in this — it’ll be something they’ll never forget.

“I know what it means to me for being on the sidelines for these games and things, imagine what it’s going to be like for these young men.”

Buffalo’s proximity to Canada helped Buffalo earn the right to host in 2018 over Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Tampa and Chicago. Canada against the United States is annually the premier preliminary-round game at the tournament.

While it’s not guaranteed that Canada and the U.S. will be seeded into the same pool, USA Hockey officials have already discussed with Hockey Canada.

DeRozan said the team needs to be disciplined against Golden State.

“Once we do that at the defensive end, we know we can play with that team, no question about it,” DeRozan said. “We proved that on the road at their place.”

Win No. 20 for the Warriors was a 116-99 victory in Charlotte on Wednesday. On a night the Hornets honoured Dell Curry, his son stole the spotlight, scoring 40 through three quarters before sitting the rest of the game. Curry hit 14 of 18 shots, and went 8-for-11 from three-point range.

Golden State is chasing the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls, who own the NBA single-season record for wins with 72.

Raptors GM Masai Ujiri will honour Nelson Mandela in his second annual “The Giant of Africa” tribute Saturday night. NBA commissioner Adam Silver and Ivorian soccer legend Didier Drogba are among guests who will be in attendance.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers return to the bayou on Sunday where their current franchise-record 15-game regular season win streak began last December.

They do so as a more confident bunch, an undefeated 11-0 team looking to clinch its third straight NFC South championship with a win over the New Orleans Saints. A team with a swagger, eager to take another step toward securing home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs.

It wasn’t that way on Dec. 2, 2014.

The Panthers arrived at the Superdome that day with a 3-8-1 record and not having won a football game in more than two months.

Few could have predicted what would happen next.

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touchdown passes from Cam Newton.

For the Panthers, all of the struggles from previous weeks culminated in one near-perfect all-around performance.

Carolina hasn’t lost a regular season game since, their only hiccup being an NFC divisional playoff loss at Seattle.

“That game kind of started this whole year of success we’ve had,” Pro bowl tight end Greg Olsen said. “That was the breakout moment to put us on this run. We have fond memories of the last time we went down there.”

While Olsen acknowledges he never could have envisioned the Panthers were about to start such an impressive win streak, he sensed that the team was on the verge of putting things together.

Despite the record, he said players hadn’t give up on the season, in part because they knew they still were in the hunt in the weak NFC South, which they eventually won despite finishing with a 7-8-1 record.

“Did we believe in what we were doing?

Yes,” Olsen said. “We believed in our processes and our preparation and we believed it was a matter of time before we caught our groove. And here we are.”

Panthers veteran safety Roman Harper credits coach Ron Rivera for keeping the team together through a tough twomonth period that included a few closes losses and a difficult-to-swallow tie against the Cincinnati Bengals.

A reflective Harper said he felt Rivera was the only person who truly believed in the team last year.

“He continued to harp on it that, ‘Hey, we have a chance,”’ Harper said.

“He would tell us every day, ‘Hey I believe in you guys.”’

When asked if he believed Rivera, Harper smiled and shook his head no.

“Hey, I’m just being honest,” Harper said.

“I mean we went two months without a win, so I was like, ‘Hey, I hear you coach, but I want to see something.”’

Rivera said the inspirational talks with players were more than just coach-speak.

He’d notice every day that as many as 30 or 40 players would stay late after practice to work with assistant coaches on minor details of the game like hand placement to get off blocks, how to sharpen their route running or ways to strip a ball loose.

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Ray may have to fight for top job with Argos TORONTO — Ricky Ray is ready to put a tumultuous 2015 season for himself and his team behind him and help usher in a new era of stability for the Toronto Argonauts.

Whether or not he’ll do that as the team’s starting quarterback is still up in the air.

Argonauts general manager Jim Barker announced Friday that the team has agreed to a two-year contract extension with Ray that will keep him in Toronto through the 2017 CFL season. Terms were not disclosed, but Ray confirmed the contract is incentive based.

“It was never my intention to go anywhere else,” Ray said via conference call on Friday.

“This is where I wanted to be. It was important for me to have that opportunity, so when I did have that opportunity to work out a fair deal for both sides … hopefully we were able to do that.”

However, Barker said that the team is still trying to sign free agent quarterback Trevor Harris, and if successful he expects Ray and Harris to fight for the No. 1 job.

After Ray missed most of the season recovering from shoulder surgery and the Argos spent much of the campaign exiled from Rogers Centre, Ray said he will welcome a bit of normalcy next year. The Argos were bought by Bell and Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment chairman Larry Tanenbaum earlier this year.

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Economy sheds 35,700 jobs ALBERTA UNEMPLOYMENT NOW HIGHER THAN ONTARIO’S

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Fresh bundles of disappointing data rolled out Friday are backing up expectations the Canadian economy is poised to close out the year with a whimper.

On Friday, Statistics Canada’s latest monthly jobs survey found the economy shed 35,700 jobs in November, while the unemployment rate crept higher by one tenth of a percentage point to 7.1 per cent.

Meanwhile, another batch of the agency’s data showed Canadian exports sagged in October, helping its trade deficit swell to $2.76 billion.

These numbers added brush strokes to the fourth-quarter picture, which as the country learned earlier in the week, received a flimsy handoff from September.

The economy’s performance — as measured by real gross domestic product — contracted by 0.5 per cent at a non-annualized rate in September, the final month of the third quarter.

That monthly reading dampened the encouraging results for the third

quarter as a whole. The period saw Canada’s real GDP rebound to grow by 2.3 per cent after it had hobbled through two straight quarters of contraction.

Canada continues to limp from the pain of persistently low commodity prices and the failure of other sectors, such as exports and manufacturing, to pick up the torch from the resources industry.

“I’m concerned,” Sherry Cooper, chief economist for Dominion Lending Centres, said Friday.

“Now we have even more recent data and those data have also shown some troubling softening in the Canadian economy.”

The latest numbers Friday follow recent warnings from experts, including the new Liberal government, that Canada’s fiscal footing is now projected to be billions of dollars worse than anticipated.

The situation could be particularly problematic for the Liberals, who were elected on a promise to cap annual budgetary deficits at $10 billion over the first two years of their mandate and balance the books by the

OTTAWA — Canada’s national unemployment rate was 7.1 per cent in November. Here’s what happened provincially (previous month in brackets): • Newfoundland and Labrador 13.0 per cent (13.0) • Prince Edward Island 10.4 (9.9) • Nova Scotia 8.6 (7.8) • New Brunswick 8.7 (9.0) • Quebec 7.5 (7.7) • Ontario 6.9 (6.8) • Manitoba 6.1 (5.3) • Saskatchewan 5.5 (5.6) • Alberta 7.0 (6.6) • British Columbia 6.2 (6.3) fourth year. The party vowed to spend billions on infrastructure as a way to stimulate the economy and create jobs.

However, Friday’s headline job number for November was, perhaps, not as bad as it looked at first glance.

Statistics Canada said the worse-than-expected drop was due to a reversal to the significant October increase in temporary work that was likely generated by the federal elec-

tion.

The number of public-administration jobs fell by 32,500 in November to offset an October jump of 32,000 positions in the same category.

Still, a consensus of economists had estimated the country would only lose 10,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate would stay at seven per cent, according to Thomson Reuters.

The report showed the services sector dropped 82,000 positions last month, including the significant decline in public-administration work.

The losses included 15,600 jobs in wholesale and retail trade, 11,900 in information, culture and recreation and 11,200 in finance, insurance, real estate and leasing.

“I would say disappointing in so much as that it wasn’t just the reversal of the election-related hiring,” RBC deputy chief economist Dawn Desjardins said.

She noted, however, that even with the slide, Canada has still gained more than 150,000 new service-sector jobs since last December.

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A Canadian Pacific freight train travels around Morant’s Curve in the Rocky Mountains near Baker Creek, Alta. on Friday.

CP takeover bid mischaracterized

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — A proposal by Canadian Pacific Railway to create the largest railroad in North America took a testy turn Friday after the company accused Norfolk Southern of mischaracterizing the takeover deal.

The Calgary-based railway said it was disappointed that Norfolk Southern, one of the biggest rail companies in the U.S., rejected its US$28 billion offer.

“CP takes exception to the claims, misdirection and mischaracterization of its offer and the benefits such a combination would provide to customers, shareholders, the industry and the public,” CP Rail said after markets closed.

CP Rail plans to hold a conference call Tuesday

to respond in greater detail and “correct every inaccuracy” raised by Norfolk Southern about obtaining regulatory approval.

Norfolk expressed doubt that the deal would clear regulatory hurdles in dismissing the unsolicited offer on Friday.

The Virginia-based railway also called the offer “grossly inadequate.”

“Our board is really confident in our strategic plan and that it is superior to CP’s inadequate and high-risk proposal,” Jim Squires, chairman and CEO of Norfolk Southern, said Friday during a conference call.

Squires said CP Rail’s short-term, “cut-to-thebone strategy” doesn’t align with Norfolk Southern’s plan to boost revenues and reduce costs.

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TORONTO — The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an appeal by CIBC, allowing a class-action lawsuit brought by shareholders against the bank to proceed to trial.

The bank is alleged to have failed to adequately disclose its exposure to the U.S. subprime market.

“The bank now has to face the music, and we can move forward with this case on the merits,” said Joel Rochon, the lawyer representing the shareholders.

The case will be heard in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Toronto. Rochon said he expects the trial to begin some time in the next 12 to 18 months.

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSX:CM) has said it would defend itself “vigorously” against the allegations, which have not been proven in court.

CIBC’s appeal had argued that the limitation period for the statutory action had expired under the terms of the Ontario Securities Act. “This is truly positive news for Canadian shareholders, because we now have a clear and effective remedy to pursue corporations, including banks, where there have been material misrepresentations made to the marketplace,” Rochon said.

“It’s cases like these that need to be pursued, and the court has made it possible for shareholders to advance these cases, and to advance them effectively.”

CIBC said it is disappointed in the ruling, but added the decision was a procedural one that would determine whether the case can proceed as a class-action.

“We continue to believe that CIBC’s conduct was appropriate and that our disclosure met applicable requirements,” spokesman Kevin Dove said in an email.

The case alleges that the bank had an $11.5 billion exposure to the U.S. subprime real estate market that it did not properly disclose to shareholders.

The subsequent disclosure of this exposure caused massive losses to shareholders of more than $4 billion, they contend.

The subprime market involved mortgage-backed securities that offered attractive rates of return due to higher interest on the mortgages.

Social media background checks can be risky Dear Working Wise: I check the Facebook profiles of potential employees to find out what they are really like, but I’ve heard that I shouldn’t do it. Why not?

Is it against the law? Signed, Wondering Dear Wondering: There is no law against using social media to perform employment background checks.

However, the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta (OIPC) has cautioned Alberta organizations to ensure they are not violating the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) when conducting background checks using social media.

PIPA is Alberta’s private sector privacy legislation that governs the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information by organizations.

The OIPC offers a set of guidelines to help Alberta organizations understand their responsibilities under PIPA when using social media to collect personal information for employment checks.

The guidelines include risks, advice and tips employers may want to consider before conducting social media background checks.

Using social media for employment background checks is risky, because you can’t limit the amount or type of information that you collect.

Privacy laws require organizations to only collect information that a reasonable person would consid-

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er appropriate in the circumstances.

Social media searches can reveal too much personal information, including information that is irrelevant to the job, information about other people, and information such as gender, age, race, ethnicity, marital status, religious affiliation, etc., which are protected grounds under the Alberta Human Rights Act. Collecting personal inforCHARLES mation that is not relevant for STRACHEY the purpose of recruiting an WORKING WISE employee may be unreasonable under PIPA, especially when there are other ways to get the information that you need, including resumés, references, and job interviews.

A second risk is that the information you collect from social media sites may not be accurate. PIPA requires that organizations take steps to collect accurate personal information.

Social media sites are not guaranteed to be accurate. Photos may be mislabeled and information may fall out of date. There is also the chance that you

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may review the wrong person’s profile.

TechCrunch.com found there were 76,000 John Smiths on Facebook back in 2009 when Facebook had only 200 million users. Today, Facebook has 1.5 billion active users.

The guidelines developed by the OIPC cover a few other risks including having consent from job applicants to search their social media profiles.

Even with consent, you may find it difficult to justify the legitimate business purpose of reviewing a job applicant’s social media pages. And, under PIPA, individuals can withdraw their consent at any time.

The OIPC advises that Alberta organizations need to carefully assess their ability to be compliant with PIPA prior to using social media sites for background checks.

For more information and advice, visit the OIPC website at oipc.ab.ca and read their Guide For Social Media Background Checks.

Do you have a work-related question? Send your questions to Working Wise, at charles.strachey@gov. ab.ca. Charles Strachey is a manager with Albert Human Services. This column is provided for general information.

Working Wise is compiled by Charles Strachey, a manager with Alberta Human Services, for general information. He can be contacted at charles.strachey@gov. ab.ca.

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Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 129.00 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.74 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 14.31 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 66.64 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — North American stock markets finished the Friday session higher led by a gain of nearly 370 points on the Dow after another month of solid U.S. jobs growth.

Toronto’s S&P/TSX composite index was up 34.10 points to 13,358.77, ending the week of trading at practically the same level it began.

The Canadian dollar was down 0.21 of a cent at 74.76 cents U.S. Wall Street posted even bigger gains during the session helped by November data, which showed a gain of 211,000 jobs in the United States, suggesting that an interest rate hike is in the cards from the Federal Reserve at its meeting later this month.

The Dow Jones closed ahead up 369.96 points at 17,847.63 while the broader S&P 500 index advanced 42.07 points to 2,091.69 and the Nasdaq rose 104.74 points to 5,142.27.

“I think the Fed wants to at least start the path towards normalizing rates, but the market is satisfied that it will be done in a very gradual fashion,” said Patrick Blais, managing director and senior portfolio manager at Manulife Asset Management.

“We’re sitting in a golden scenario where the U.S. economy is strong but not too strong.”

Canada’s economy is facing quite a different scenario.

Domestic employment figures gave traders little reason for optimism as temporary election-related jobs ran their course, leaving further proof the economy is struggling to grow.

Statistics Canada’s latest monthly jobs survey found the economy shed 35,700 jobs in November, while the unemployment rate crept higher by one tenth of a percentage point to 7.1 per cent.

Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 22.30 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.52 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.66 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 20.32 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 10.81 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 16.20 First Quantum Minerals . . 4.96 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 17.03 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 6.13 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 2.86 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.39 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 25.34 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.720 Teck Resources . . . . . . . . 5.51 Energy Arc Resources . . . . . . . . 17.66 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 23.54 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 52.62 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.20 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 20.94 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 30.70 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . . 8.70 Canyon Services Group. . 3.98 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 19.20 CWC Well Services . . . 0.1050 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . . 9.66 Essential Energy. . . . . . . 0.510 Exports were also lower in October as the trade deficit grew to $2.76 billion.

On the commodity markets, gold prices moved higher with the February gold contract rising $22.90 to US$1,084.10 an ounce.

Oil prices took another hit after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries decided to maintain current production levels. The move will keep 31.5 million barrels a day running through the system, which practically ensures prices will stay near their current downtrodden level.

“Fundamentally we’re getting to the point where oil prices are close to reaching the bottom,” said Blais.

“It’s just a question of how long we stay in this depressed environment.”

January crude was down $1.11 at US$39.97 per barrel and the January contract for natural gas was up half a cent at US$2.19.

In corporate developments, Canadian Pacific Railway (TSX:CP) was dealt a blow to its US$28 billion takeover attempt of Norfolk Southern.

The company, one of the biggest rail operators in the U.S., rejected the offer, saying it was “grossly inadequate.”

CP Rail accused Norfolk Southern of mischaracterizing the deal. The Calgary-based company said it would offer a more detailed response Tuesday.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at the close Friday at world financial market trading.

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 13,358.77, up 34.10 points Dow — 17,847.63, up 369.96 points S&P 500 — 2,091.69, up 42.07 points

OPEC agrees to keep production levels stable VIENNA — Acknowledging their inability to push up oil prices, OPEC nations on Friday effectively scrapped their official output ceiling and agreed to keep producing well above that level.

An attempt to nudge the cost of oil higher would have involved lowering output, thereby reducing supply and driving demand higher. Instead, the organization’s decision is likely to push the price of oil further south by endorsing present output, which is more than 1.5 million barrels a day above the formal ceiling of 30 million

Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 78.86 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 37.90 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.51 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 16.46 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 41.95 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 1.16 Penn West Energy . . . . . 1.300 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 4.90 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 36.03 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.690 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 2.00 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 39.25 Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1500 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 79.70 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 59.44 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97.81 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 24.60 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 35.75 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 37.64 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 90.45 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 22.31 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 43.30 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.75 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 76.59 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 44.38 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54.77 Nasdaq — 5,142.27, up 104.74 points Currencies: Cdn — 74.76 cents US, down 0.21 of a cent Pound — C$2.0209, down 0.02 of a cent Euro — C$1.4547, down 0.59 of a cent Euro — US$1.0875, down 0.76 of a cent Oil futures: US$39.97 per barrel, down $1.11 (January contract) Gold futures: US$1,084.10 per oz., up $22.90 (February contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $20.303 oz., up 81.7 cents $652.74 kg., up $26.27 ICE FUTURES WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: Jan. ‘16 $1.10 lower $474.20 March ‘16 unchanged $483.00 May ‘16 $1.60 higher $491.40 July ‘16 $3.10 higher $497.40 Nov. ‘16 $9.40 higher $489.50 Jan. ‘17 $9.30 higher $493.10 March ‘17 $9.60 higher $493.40 May ‘17 $9.60 higher $493.40 July ‘17 $9.60 higher $493.40 Nov. ‘17 $9.60 higher $493.40 Jan. ‘18 $9.60 higher $493.40.

Barley (Western): Dec. ‘15 unchanged $189.00 March ‘16 unchanged $191.00 May ‘16 unchanged $197.00 July ‘16 unchanged $197.00 Oct. ‘16 unchanged $197.00 Dec. ‘16 unchanged $197.00 March ‘17 unchanged $197.00 May ‘17 unchanged $197.00 July ‘17 unchanged $197.00 Oct. ‘17 unchanged $197.00 Dec. ‘17 unchanged $197.00.

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barrels.

The ministers of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries appeared to have little choice. Major producers inside the cartel were opposed to isolated calls of crimping output. Instead, OPEC is poised to produce more oil. Iran, which once pumped around 4 million barrels a day and is now down to about half that, is preparing to come back fully on line once it sheds nuclear-related sanctions in a few months.

Iraq is also resurgent. The world’s fastest-growing source of crude this year, it was pumping more than 4 million barrels a day last month and was responsible for last month’s biggest monthly rise in output among all OPEC countries.

JOBS: Exports expected to bounce back

summer had fizzled by autumn.

“It was like, ‘Wow, this is what we’ve been waiting for,”’ she said of June’s stronger trade data.

“So, it is disappointing that we didn’t see that momentum continuing into October.”

CP: Would total 53,000 km of track

“So, it isn’t a horrible story by any stretch, but I think we need to see some recovery there as we go through December really just to allay any concerns that something is amiss here,” said Desjardins.

CP Rail (TSX:CP), the second-largest The November data also found the railway in Canada, offered US$46.72 overall number of part-time positions in cash plus 0.348 shares in the new declined by 72,300 compared to the company, which would be owned 41 previous month, while full-time jobs per cent by Norfolk Southern shareclimbed by 36,600. holders.

Regionally, Alberta saw its jobless CEO Hunter Harrison, who said this rate jump from 6.6 per cent to seven week that CP Rail has received posiper cent — the province’s highest levtive feedback from the Virginia-based el since April 2010 — as 14,900 fewer company’s shareholders and shippers, people were working there. That drop has described the offer as a starting in the number of jobs was the biggest point for further negotiations. decline from October to November of An American by birth, Harrison has any province. a reputation as an efficient railway The resources-producing province, operator, based on his experience in which saw the bulk of its November the U.S. and as a former CEO of Monlosses concentrated in its services sectreal-based Canadian National (TSXtor, has struggled amid stubbornly low :CNR). commodity prices.

While Squires declined to indicate All provinces saw drops in employif Norfolk’s board of directors would ment except for Saskatchewan and be receptive to an improved proposal, Newfoundland and Labrador, which he was doubtful that any transaction registered small increases compared could win regulatory approval in the to October.

U.S. Overall, by industry, the number “We view substantial regulatory of people in Canada holding natural risk and uncertainties that would likeresources-related positions remained ly be insurmountable,” he said. virtually flat, while the manufacturing CP Rail said its proposal is aimed at sector added 17,400 jobs. bypassing a congested transportation The country also saw declines in hub in Chicago. But Squires said CP employee positions with drops of Rail has overstated the positive impact 21,200 jobs in the public sector and for the rail industry that such a merg40,800 in the private sector. However, er would bring about, adding that CP 26,300 more people said they were Rail’s traffic volume is the smallest of self-employed. any major rail carrier, with less than The survey found the November youth unemployment rate hit its lowest five per cent of all Chicago traffic.

The combined company would inilevel since 2008, as it dropped to 12.7 tially have more than 44,000 employees per cent, down from 13.3 per cent the with about 53,000 kilometres of track. previous month.

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Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015

Come to Bethlehem and see..

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More than 100 community players from seven churches in Three Hills and area take priests and merchants to portray the Biblical story on the roles of civilians, soldiers, s the town’s annual Bethlehem Walk. of the birth of Christ at th

Three Hills Bethlehem Walk Come out to to Three T Hills for the sixth annual Bethlehem Walk on Dec., 5, 11 and 12 from 6:30 pm till 8:30 pm each evening at the Tickle Trunk, 519 Main Street Three Hills.

The event is a community re-enactment of the Christmas Story. This has approximately 100 actors from the Three Hills area ranging year’s show ha two months to 80 years, from seven different local churches. in age from tw journey through Bethlehem takes you to another time and place.

The journ Work was hard and the Roman government wanted everyone to be counted so that the taxes could be increased.

Carpenters and fish mongers worked side by side. Water was Carpen from a common well while Roman soldiers looked on. Women drawn fro shopped for beautiful cloth, vegetables and fruit. The rabbi in the synagogue read from scrolls.

Come and enjoy traveling back in time, enter through the gates Com be counted by the census takers. Watch a women weaving and b cloth, see the bread being baked. Try your hand at writing Hebrew letters in the sand. Taste authentic food, hear the animals blea bleating, smell the spices in the air. And see the Reason for the Season: the baby in the manger.

Sea All performances are presented as a gift to the community.

Apple Cider and cookies will be available.

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An artist’s rendering of the new Inglewood Elementary School slated to open in September 2017. The school has been in the works for 10 years already and on Friday they held an official sod turning ceremony at 99 Irving Crescent.

A vision for education’s future NEW INGLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO BE AN INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT, SET TO OPEN SEPTEMBER 2017

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Bev Manning had a vision for the future of education in Red Deer.

The Red Deer Public Schools board chairman stood at the location of that vision during the symbolic sod turning of the new elementary school in Inglewood on Friday.

At the southeast corner of Inglewood Drive and Irving Crescent, Manning told a crowd of about 20 board officials, politicians and others that the dream became a reality.

“Today we build a future for this community,” said Manning.

She said there is a lot of possibilities in this new $12.3-million school with space for the students and the community.

The new kindergarten to Grade 5 school is on track for opening at 99 Irving Crescent in September 2017.

With room for 500 students, the new school will help alleviate the pres-

sures of a district facing a space crunch in most of its schools.

This school has been in the making for at least a decade, said Manning.

“We often just sit and wait on what the government is goBEV MANNING ing to give us,” she said. “We made our case at least 10 years ago for this school. Fortunately in September 2017 it will come to fruition.”

Red Deer South MLA Barb Miller said there is a deficit of schools in the province. She said it is a government priority to correct this situation where schools are bursting at its seams.

“We have to get building,” she said.

“The children are our future and unless they have a place to learn and a

“WE MADE OUR CASE AT LEAST 10 YEARS AGO FOR THIS SCHOOL. FORTUNATELY IN SEPTEMBER 2017 IT WILL COME TO FRUITION.” BEV MANNING, RED DEER PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOARD CHAIRMAN place to grow and thrive, what are we saying about our future?”

Miller said schools were promised to many communities that did not receive schools.

“We are playing a big game of catch up,” said Miller. “We are authorizing the building of schools as fast as we can.”

While the construction is now underway, there is still a lot of work ahead to determine which students will attend the still to be named Inglewood school.

The district is in the final weeks of determining the school boundaries

Community advocate dies BOB MANNING WAS MAYOR OF DELBURNE, THE VILLAGE HIS FAMILY FOUNDED

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF Long-time health care advocate and mayor of Delburne Bob Manning has died at age 76.

Central Alberta has lost a tireless community booster with Manning’s passing from cancer on Nov. 30, said his friend of 40 years, Michael Dawe.

“Bob was very good hearted and community minded … He enjoyed working with people and helping people,” Dawe said.

Manning joined the Red Deer hospital board in 1977, half-a-dozen years before Dawe started serving as a hospital trustee.

Realizing more money was needed for updated medical equipment, Manning and Dawe helped start the Red Deer Hospital Foundation in 1993.

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The two recruited Tom Towers and Joan Donald and some lucrative fundraisers were born — the BOB MANNING annual Cattle Round Up and the Festival of Trees, recalled Dawe.

Manning had chaired the hospital board and also became the foundation’s first chair. He was also later appointed by the province to sit on the David Thompson Health Region board.

His involvement in municipal politics in his hometown of Delburne began in the 1980s, when Manning sat on village council. Dawe said Manning later served as mayor of Delburne from 2001 to 2007. His volunteerism extended beyond Central Alberta. Manning also was a national leader of the

Elks, and a volunteer with the Institute of Stuttering Treatment and Research in Edmonton. While Manning didn’t have a stutter, he knew people who did and wanted to help out, said Dawe.

“His family, friends and neighbours were very important to him. He had a heart of gold and did so much as a volunteer.”

After moving to Horizon Village in Red Deer in 2012, Manning got involved in issues at the seniors’ complex. “He was only there for a couple of years and he was already president,” said Dawe, who noted helping people was a lifetime commitment for his friend.

Manning, who owned Manning Feed Services, was born in 1939 in Delburne — a village founded by his grandfather and great-uncle, who had bought land to subdivide along the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway line.

He leaves his wife Helene, seven children and 23 grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m.

Monday at St. Mary’s Church in Red Deer. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

LEARNING TO SKATE

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Rec Centre closing for maintenance until after Christmas The Recreation Centre will close for annual maintenance on Monday.

The pool and fitness areas will be closed during this time.

The Recreation Centre administration office will remain open during regular business hours.

Cashiers will be available for registrations and inquiries Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

The facility will re-open on Dec. 28 and all drop-in activities will resume.

The annual shutdown allows staff an opportunity to conduct a thorough inspection and maintenance on all equipment and technical systems in the facility.

Users with Recreation Centre cards are reminded that their card allows them to access the Michener Aquatic Centre.

All other city recreation facilities will remain open during this time.

For more information, call 403-3098411 or visit www.reddeer.ca/rpc.

Clarification A headline in Friday’s paper about the Central Alberta AIDS Network Society contained some inaccurate information. The agency is seeking gift cards and donations to give out to people experiencing homelessness starting on Dec.17. For more information visit www.caans.org.

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For three Fridays in December students at Maryview School are provided with the opportunity to lace up some skates and hit the ice at the Kin City Arenas located next to the school. Here Grade 2 students Charley Cruz and Raily Solano work together to push a support around the ice Friday afternoon. For some of the students this is the first opportunity to get on the ice, says physical education teacher Leo Chauvet.

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after an extensive community consultation throughout the city. The new school will affect a handful of schools and programs in the district.

Manning said the district tried to find out what’s important to them about where they go to school, language programming and special programming. All of the information is currently being complied. The board will decide the fate of the school boundaries in January.

Some of the unique features of the school will be the lightning and the open spaces concept.

The school will include a versatile community space component.

Deputy mayor Lawrence Lee said the community space the city envisions is not just the recreation not just the traditional meetings that happen after school but a place where everyone is welcomed.

“The students really want to partner with the neighbourhoods and their communities,” said Lee. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

RCMP warn about scams

BY ADVOCATE STAFF Red Deer RCMP want to warn residents of a variety of scams that are active in the city.

Recently police received three complaints about bogus online job postings for a mystery shopper.

Job hunters who apply are sent a cheque, asked to cash it, and send a portion of the money to the scammers.

By the time the victim realizes the cheque is no good, their own money has long since disappeared.

Police continue to receive complaints about the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) scam. Callers aggressively threaten victims with arrest or deportation if they don’t immediately pay ‘taxes.’ Often scammers demand to be paid via prepaid credit cards or gift cards. Last month there was a resurgence of the Microsoft scam, where callers ask for victims’ banking information while pretending to fix computer viruses remotely.

One Red Deer resident saw her rental property duplicated on Kijiji with different contact information, which is typical of online rental scams.

Another Red Deerian was told she’d won a large lottery and was asked for ‘taxes’ up front before she could claim her prize. One resident was called by someone pretending to offer lower credit card rates, who then accessed the victim’s credit card and banking information.

“In many of these cases, the scammers are calling from out of the country and we can’t locate them to pursue convictions,” said Red Deer RCMP Cpl. Karyn Kay in a press release.

Here are tips to help people protect themselves: • Never give your personal or banking information out over the phone unless you initiated the call and it is an established, credible organization you know you can trust.

• No legitimate government agency or business will demand payment in gift cards or prepaid credit cards. Only scammers use this untraceable payment method.

• If you receive a call from someone claiming you owe money, independently verify the information by hanging up, looking up Canada Revenue Agency (or the appropriate agency) and calling them directly. Do not call back to a number given out by the person calling you.

• By using number spoofing, scammers can make it look like their call is coming from a local number or the number of a business or agency, thus misleading people as to where they are located.

• Don’t give in to pressure to act immediately, whether the caller is claiming you owe money, offering a deal, asking for a donation or saying you’ve won something.

• If it sounds too good to be true — it is. Ask questions, demand proof.

• No lottery demands a payment up front before you can claim your prize.

Victims of fraud should contact the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1-888495-8501.

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When sitting out is the best thing for your soul

BY VICKI COURTNEY SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE I was a wonderful sermon to kick off an initiative to “love our neighbors.”

My pastor ended by encouraging the congregation to join a campaign to get to know our neighbors in our respective neighborhoods.

He gave us a simple charge: organize a gathering, which could be anything from a backyard barbecue to an ice cream social.

No strings attached.

The main goal wasn’t to invite the people there to church, but simply to reach out and let them know we care.

To jumpstart the campaign, he had a giant map of the city of Austin up on the stage and invited each family to come up and place a pin where their neighborhood was on the map to show their commitment to get to know their neighbors.

I immediately began to shift uncomfortably where I sat as I thought of my calendar over the next several months. I had deadlines, travel, and a multitude of other ministry obligations bidding for my attention.

As I did a mental inventory of my calendar, I rationalized that I was reaching out to somebody’s neighbors, if not my own.

I was feeling good about not budging from my seat until my husband leaned over and asked, “Are you coming?”

The moment of truth.

I gathered my courage and whispered back, “Honey, I can’t do it.

I just can’t. Even if we could squeeze a neighborhood gathering into our already over-booked calendars, we have little-to-no margin left in our days to nurture any connections we might make at the gathering.”

There, I said it.

I felt relieved.

Saying “no” is hard for me. Especially when it comes to good things. I was burned out. Tired. Running on fumes.

If I walked up there, I would be committing to the campaign from a place of guilt, rather than love.

I could tell by my husband’s expression that he was conflicted.

As a church elder and Sunday morning Adult Bible Fellowship teacher (for 28 straight years, mind you), he feels a responsibility to lead by example when it comes to participating in church-related activities. (Oh, and did I mention he also leads a 6 a.m. men’s group where he mentors several of the young men in our Adult Bible Fellowship class?)

Before I began writing and speaking full time, I had built my own impressive resume of service in the local church.

I served on the Church Council, taught 5th and 6th grade Sunday school as well as the youth group, served as the women’s ministry director, and organized numerous ladies’ retreats and gatherings.

At one point, I even served on the meals ministry, which in hindsight is comical, since I don’t really cook and truth be told, it was challenging enough to feed my own family.

In past years, my husband and I have co-led and taught marriage classes and parenting classes, and we’ve counseled young couples on everything from managing their finances to discipling their children.

We have a long track record of faithful service to our local church and rarely say “no” when we are presented with another opportunity to serve. And therein, lies the problem.

Committing to too many good things can lead to a full calendar and an empty soul, if we’re not careful.

Serve in God’s name only after sitting at his feet God offers us a gentle warning to care for our souls with the story of two sisters, Mary and Martha, in Luke 10.

You might remember the story. Jesus paid a visit to their home and “Martha was distracted with much serving,” while Mary “sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teaching.”

Martha makes an appeal to Jesus to tell her sister to give her a hand and Jesus responds with a gentle reprimand. “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her” (Luke 10:38-42).

Jesus refused to take the bait and instead taps into the deeper problem at hand. Martha was distracted from the one thing needed.

Jesus was not condemning Martha for serving, but rather He was making a statement about “much serving.”

The Greek word for much is polus, which means largely or abundant.

One Bible commentary says, “Some expositors have taken the expression to mean ‘a single dish is sufficient’ for my entertainment.”

Another commentary notes, “Whereas Martha was in care to provide many dishes of meat, there was occasion but for one, one would be enough.”

Jesus was making the point that sitting at His feet should always precede serving in His name.

Martha had allowed her serving to distract her from the one thing needed: time with the Lord.

When our serving reaches a point where it prevents us from sitting at the feet of Jesus, we will experience unrest in our souls. God created our souls for communion with Him, and no amount of service or good deeds will satisfy the longing in our souls for Him. Often times, we grab His truths on the run, whether it’s a Sunday morning sermon our pastor spoon feeds us or a devotional that lands in our inbox that we speed read at the same pace as the Groupon offer that preceded it.

We’ve settled for crumbs when we’ve been invited to sit at His banquet table and enjoy a feast. A relationship with Jesus Christ is our richest treasure in this life.

Is your identity in Christ or your acts of service?

Psalm 46:10 reminds us to “Be still, and know that I am God.” Being still can be difficult for those of us who are accustomed to serving. By sitting it out on occasion, we ensure that our identity is not tied to our acts of service, but rather to our standing in Christ.

The truth is that God does not need us to accomplish His purposes.

He allows us the awesome privilege of joining Him in kingdom matters, but He wants our service to come as a natural byproduct of our relationship with Him. When our souls are rested and revived, we serve from a place of delight rather than duty.

But that’s not the only benefit.

By taking a break from church service, we allow others to experience the blessing that comes from serving. It’s not by accident that the same people are usually tapped to serve in a church over and over

again. They have a long track record of saying “yes” and have proven themselves dependable. However, it’s easy to overlook members of the congregation who are qualified, but might need a gentle nudge to serve.

Is it hard for you to “be still?” Do you struggle when it comes to saying “no?”

Are you worn out from serving to the point where it’s begun to feel more like a chore than a privilege?

Is your worth tied to doing, serving, and performing?

If so, it might be time to take a seat and focus on the one thing needed.

Which is exactly what my husband and I chose to do on that Sunday morning while others around us walked up on the stage and committed to the neighborhood outreach.

We sat it out. In the months that followed, we nourished our souls, and slowly but surely, we began to breathe again.

And a funny thing happened. We began to reach out to our neighbors from a place of overflow rather than duty.

A young couple with two small children who had relocated from another state and is far away from family.

A family from India with two teenage daughters who is curious about our culture and asked about our faith. A teenage foster girl who moved in next door and has taken a liking to our dogs.

It ends up, we didn’t need an assignment to love our neighbors. We needed a break. We needed to redeem rest for our weary souls. Our energy was restored. Our hearts were revived. Our passion to serve returned, once again.

All because we chose to sit it out.

Vicki Courtney is a national speaker and the bestselling author of numerous books and Bible studies, including “Move On,” “Ever After,” “5 Conversations You Must Have with Your Daughter,” “5 Conversations You Must Have with Your Son,” and her most recent, “Rest Assured.” Vicki is a past ECPA Christian Book Award recipient in the Children and Youth category. She and her husband have three grown children, a son-in-love, two daughters-in-love, and two amazing grandsons.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Service of Comfort will be held at Gaetz Memorial United Church Sanctuary on Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. Tears and silence are welcomed among the Christmas lights and carols in Advent preparation in this service.

Singing in God’s Ear will be presented at First Christian Reformed Church on Dec. 15. A Dutch, Afrikaans, and English Christmas Singalong will be held at 2:30 p.m. A freewill offering will be taken in support of Salvation Army. Dr. Jack Hielema will be MC. Coffee, tea and goodies will be served.

Word or Life Church presents Winter Wonderland — The Christmas Experience — on Dec. 20, 9:30 a.m., 11:15 a.m., and 1 p.m. Enjoy horse-drawn sleigh rides, quad sleigh rides, skating, snow games, craft zone, photos with Santa, and candy bags for the kids. Following each Family Service where guests will meet their favourite Christmas characters, take in complimentary activities for the whole family. A hot chili lunch will be available for a minimum donation of $5 with proceeds to I Heart Red Deer Lunch Program.

Contact info@wordoflife.ca, 403-343-6570.

IN BRIEF

Pope: Church not immune from being too harsh, calls for more tenderness amid world’s cruelty VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Wednesday called for more emphasis on tenderness, including in the Catholic church, in a world he said was marked by cruelty and atrocities.

He took his church to task in an interview published Wednesday in Credere, a Catholic magazine reporting on the Holy Year of Mercy, called for by Francis and starting Dec. 8.

Francis lamented that the church itself “falls into the temptation to take a hard line, the temptation to stress only the moral laws.” He wondered “how many people are left outside” the church by that emphasis.

The pope says today needs a “revolution of tenderness” because, “from here, justice and all the rest derives.”

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LUTHERAN CHURCHES OF RED DEER

Sunday, Dec. 6

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Come Workship With Us Officiant: Rev. Gary Sinclair

8:00 a.m. Holy Communion 9:00 a.m. Celebration Service 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist with Sunday School/ Nursery

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10:30 am Worship Service “The Voice Cries Out”

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Growing in Faith Through Word and Sacrament

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SUNDAY SCHOOL & SERVICE — 11:00 A.M. 2nd Wed. each month - Testimonial Meetings noon Christian Science Reading Room: Wed., 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; Thurs., 12 Noon-3:00 p.m.

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Living Faith

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Sunday 10:00 a.m.

Speaker: Fred Lane Everyone Welcome

Join us this Sunday!

Second Sunday in Advent Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m.

Pastor: Jonathan Aicken Sunday School Bethany Collegeside, RDC www.livingfaithlcrd.org

This Week:

9am, 11am & 6:30pm “God’s Answer for the Broken” 32 Street & Hwy 2, Red Deer County 403-347-6425

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UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA Gaetz Memorial United Church “Sharing Faith, Serving Community” 4758 Ross Street, Red Deer 403-347-2244 www.gaetzmemorialunitedchurch.ca

Worship Service Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Children’s Programs weekly

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One great year for One Bad Son

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF This was a good year for One Bad Son. With three Top 20 singles on the charts, tours with Def Leppard and Judas Priest, and gigs all over Canada and into the U.S., the Vancouver-based rock band hasn’t had much time to sit around and reflect on 2015 yet. But singer Shane Volk summarizes: “It’s been excellent!”

The latest One Bad Son single to break into the Top 20 on the rock charts is Psycho Killer, a Talking Heads cover.

Volk said the band doesn’t usually do covers and wasn’t aiming to make a chart-topper with the song. “We didn’t think it would turn out to be anything.

We were just jamming and approaching it in a fun way …”

But the resulting tune sounded like it would fit onto a One Bad Son album. “We put our own stamp on it,” he added. After audiences embraced the group’s rocking live performances of the 1970s cover song, the band decided to add Psycho Killer to the 2014 Black Buffalo recording.

The successful single follows two previous hits from the same album — Satellite Hotel, which went to No. 5 on Canadian rock charts, and the Black Buffalo title track, which is at No. 6.

Volk is gratified that fans across the country are liking what One Bad Son is doing. “We’re really getting a name for ourselves in Canada. Red Deer fans are particularly enthusiastic. He said, “We’ve sold out nine shows in a row in Red Deer and we’re hoping our tenth will also be a sell-out show.”

The band performs with Australian rockers The Lazys on Wednesday, Dec. 9, at Bo’s Bar and Grill in Red Deer.

One Bad Son, including guitarist Adam Hicks, bassist Adam Grant and drummer Kurt Dahl, was formed in 2004 in Saskatoon. After putting out a couple of albums, the group won a

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One Bad Son performs at Bo’s Bar and Grill on Wednesday in Red Deer regional contest to open for Grammy Award-nominated group Godsmack in 2007.

In 2012, the band members decided to just show up at various radio stations in Western Canada, offering to play their song Scarecrows live on air, and the tactic resulted in a Top 5 hit.

Since then, One Bad Son has played with Buckcherry, Monster Truck, Three Days Grace and Crash Karma. In 2013, the group won a nation-wide Sirius XM Radio contest to play at Grey Cup festivities.

With the success of the Black Buffalo release, One Bad Son is back on a

Western tour that will end with a big hometown show in Saskatoon on Dec. 19. Volk said he and his fellow band members always look forward to playing for friends and family at Christmas time.

All the band’s musicians — except for bachelor Volk — got either married, engaged or had a child in the last year. In 2016, they are planning to continue touring and work on a new album.

Volk said it will feature songwriting that’s evolved towards a looser approach. Instead of one band member coming up with a definite idea of how

a song should go, he said all the musicians will jam together, get input and let things go from there. “It’s more organic” — and seems to be working, he added.

The group also plans a greater push into the U.S. in the new year.

Volk said One Bad Son has already performed in Los Angeles and made some fans among Americans who live near the border cities of Windsor and Sarnia, Ont. and hear the Canadian band’s music on the radio.

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Life dismantles the legend of James Dean Life Two stars (out of four) Rated: 14A Dying in a car accident in 1955 at the age of 24, James Dean had just three major films to his credit, two of which were released posthumously — including Rebel Without a Cause, the generational banner that at once confirmed his PETER stardom and asHOWELL sured his legacy.

MOVIES Dean’s lasting influence as a tragic screen talisman makes him ripe for the kind of movie that the narrowly defined Life might have been and in fact ought to have been.

It ends up demystifying Dean, perhaps by accident but no less regrettably.

This looked going in like the perfect project for director Anton Corbijn, a craftsman of both still and motion cameras. He created classic images for rock acts U2 and Joy Division and superbly conjured the latter’s tragic

singer Ian Curtis with his debut film Control.

The slim screenplay by Luke Davies, who captured lightning in 2006 with the Heath Ledger junkie drama Candy, also seemed like a great idea going in.

The slim narrative focuses on the last few months of Dean’s life, when he was about to become a major celebrity with the release of East of Eden yet wished he could return to the quiet anonymity of life on his family’s farm in Fairmount, Indiana.

Dean, played with skill but not deep insight by non-lookalike Dane DeHaan, meets and finds a kindred spirit in Robert Pattinson’s Dennis Stock, a freelance photographer with marital and family issues. Stock also hates Hollywood artifice, aspiring to be more than just another “red-carpet gorilla.”

He convinces a dubious Life editor (Joel Edgerton) that Dean is about to become a household name, and the two disaffected young men set out to make what will later become a classic photo spread.

Except you know what they say, about how you don’t want to know how the sausage is made. The details of watching Dean and Stock get to know each other and stumble toward that famed pictorial are decidedly ho-hum, even with cinematographer Charlotte Bruus Christensen delivering widespread images that strongly evoke the

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Dane DeHaan stars as James Dean in Cinedigm Entertainment’s Life. era.

An example of this is the recreation of the most famous Dean image of all, the one of him moodily striding through New York’s Times Square in the rain, smoking a cigarette and with his coat collar turned up.

On a poster, it inspires awe. In this movie, it looks like just a lucky snapshot.

That’s Life for you, and much more’s the pity for it.

Peter Howell is a syndicated Toronto Star movie critic

Murray hopes Netflix holiday special becomes annual gig

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Bill Murray doesn’t do schmaltz.

But the Scrooged star does love the holidays, says screenwriter Mitch Glazer, who teamed up with his longtime pal for the Netflix-produced A Very Murray Christmas.

Consider the star-studded special a heartfelt ode to the season, delivered with the charismatic swagger of Murray’s Saturday Night Live alter-ego Nick the Lounge Singer — without the cheese.

“He’s just never going to let something be false sentimental,” Glazer says in a recent phone call from Los Angeles.

“He has huge heart and he comes from a family of nine and he’s got six sons of his own, so Christmas is real to him in a non-commercial, non-sentimental way.”

Glazer says A Very Murray Christmas is the result of years of spitballing ideas for some kind of TV musical special.

It came together when he and Murray settled on a Christmas theme and their director pal Sofia Coppola suggested a piano bar scene at New York’s sumptuous Carlyle hotel.

Glazer was tasked with crafting the story: Murray is helming a live TV variety show but a massive snowstorm prevents any of the guests from arriving.

The trio came up with a festive musical setlist and mused on their dream

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This photo provided by Netflix shows, Bill Murray as himself, in a scene from Netflix’s original holiday special A Very Murray Christmas, directed by Sofia Coppola. cast. Murray pulled out his phone and started calling in the cameos.

“The first two people that Bill called on his cellphone were George Clooney and Chris Rock and literally just before he gets a sentence deep into it … both of them were like, ‘We’re in. We’re coming.’ They just wanted to be a part of it,” says Glazer.

Other friends soon joined the party, including Murray’s SNL pal Paul

Shaffer, his Scrooged co-star (and New York Dolls frontman) David Johansen, Coppola’s cousin Jason Schwartzman, Arrested Development co-star Michael Cera, former SNL comic Maya Rudolph, Parks and Recreation alums Amy Poehler and Rashida Jones, and Coppola’s husband Thomas Mars and his band Phoenix.

Almost all put their vocal chops on display, including Clooney, who pro-

vides rousing backup on Albert King’s funk classic Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin’.

“Not only is he singing but he’s doing a style of rhythm-and-blues singing that was popular and big in the ’70s as sung by Earth Wind & Fire,” Shaffer notes of the Gravity star, who appeared with Murray in The Monuments Men. “I remember being in the house band of ‘Saturday Night Live’ and trying to sing like that and there he is doing it. I don’t know where he pulled that out of, though. But he came up with that that day.”

Clooney, of course, showed up in a tux “and looked beautiful,” recalls Glazer.

“I don’t think he considers himself a great vocalist but he’s got a lot of style,” he chuckles.

There were other surprises, some of them oddly similar to the made-up premise of the fake holiday special.

Just as shooting took place the first week in March, two blizzards hit New York, dumping “snow halfway up the building” and helping to establish the mood on set, says Glazer.

The screenwriter says he would love to do it all again next year, and maybe again the year after that.

“Personally, Bill and I have talked about it and Sofia, we had such a good time doing it,” he says. “Andy Williams and Dean Martin did them every year.

It was good fun. I would love to do another.”

A Very Murray Christmas debuts Friday on Netflix.

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Scarlett Johansson stars as the Black Widow in ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron,’ which will be available on Netflix on Dec. 16.

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The book is described as “an important resource in the conservation and birding world,” and an educational tool for both expert and novice birdwatchers.

Pearman will sign copies of her book from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Peavy Mart. Proceeds from book sales will go towards education, conservation and research projects at the Ellis Bird Farm.

Anne Murray tribute show that was scheduled for Red Deer next week has been cancelled.

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COFFEE TABLE BOOK SHOWS US WHAT ARTISTS ARE LIVING WITH IN THEIR HOMES

BY KATHERINE ROTH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Imagine being invited on a house tour of the homes of 25 well-known contemporary artists, strolling around their big, airy downtown lofts and other city abodes as they take you aside and explain how they chose the artworks displayed there.

The new book Artists Living with Art (Abrams) is that tour.

The coffee-table book, photographed by Oberto Gili and written by Stacey Goergen and Amanda Benchley, with a foreword by art historian Robert Storr, includes dozens of photos and interviews with the artists, most of whom live within blocks of each other.

Chuck Close, Will Cotton, Rashid Johnson, Marilyn Minter, Cindy Sherman and others discuss how they select and display the artworks decorating their homes, and their thoughts on collecting.

The result is an artistic and original approach to interiors.

Here, art tends to be moved frequently — often every six months — and paintings can be overlapped, often leaning casually against walls.

Chinese scholars’ rocks — stones naturally formed by the weather into interesting forms — and a range of handmade ceramics are featured in almost every home.

And each intimate interior reflects friendships and inspirations, and includes an often-unexpected array of collections, many displayed in unusual ways.

“Through looking at the things artists own and listening to their stories of what it means to them, you can learn more about their work, inspirations and relationships,” explained Goergen, who previously worked in the curatorial department of the Whitney Museum of Modern Art. “In every home featured, we saw a passion for form,” she said, mentioning the artists’ shared interest in rock formations.

“Joan Jonas collects interesting stones or rocks herself and sometimes gives them to her friends as gifts,” Benchley added.

Unlike professional art collectors, who might buy art as an investment or focus on a specific genre, or interior designers, who select works with an eye to decorating a space, these artists require a deeper, more personal connection for a work to gain entree.

The results can be startling, like Close’s passion for Old Master canvases and drawings, sometimes alongside more contemporary masters like Roy Lichtenstein and Willem de Kooning.

“If an artist’s work can hold the wall with that of his heroes, he knows he’s on the right track.,” writes Storr in the book.

The light-filled loft that Will Cotton shares with Rose Dergan, a staffer at Gagosian Gallery, features plenty of his own work. An enormous sculpture of stacked, life-size plaster cakes stands near a huge front window, not far from enormous landscape paintings featuring lollipop trees and gingerbread houses. There are portraits of beautiful women clad in marshmallows or cake, or lounging seductively on

cotton-candy clouds.

The loft also features works by Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns and David Salle. But like many of the artists featured in this book, Cotton says he seldom buys art, and accumulated much of his collection through bartering.

Flat, metal file cabinets store a decade’s worth of drawings by fellow artists in a drawing group he has hosted at his home since 2002.

“Drawing is so direct. It’s the moment of thought,” Cotton said in an interview in his airy TriBeCa loft.

“It’s the structure of painting. I always make a drawing before I make

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by Abrams, in October 2015. The lush coffee table book, written by b Stacey Goergen and Amanda Benchley, photographed by Oberto Gili, S with a foreword by art historian Robert Storr, invites readers into w tthe homes and personal art collections of some of the world’s most rrenowned contemporary artists.

Left: Even a hallway can make a big impression. This photo shows an interior view of Will Cotton’s home.

a painting.”

Some of his most cherished drawings — and among the few he has purchased — are dozens of 1960s rocket-ship drawings auctioned off

by NASA and drawn by engineers, not artists. One of his favourites explores the ways an astronaut could exit a lunar module on the surface of the moon.

“This one looks like a fishing pole that will pick up one of the astronauts and deposit him on the ground,” Cotton explained with a grin. “It’s so ridiculous, but I love these because they remind me of my approach to working through ideas.

When I’m working out what a painting is going to look like, I go through this same process. I love idea-drawings of any kind.”

But Cotton’s most beloved piece, which hangs in his sparse, brickwalled bedroom, is a 1956 charcoal of a nude, legs crossed to one side,

by Gil Elvgren, a mid-century illustrator known for calendar pinup girls.

Cotton discovered Elvgren’s work while searching for ideas about how to populate his candy landscapes, and the charcoal drawing became an inspiration to him.

“It’s a light treatment of sexuality, as opposed to Hustler or Penthouse or something like that, which doesn’t interest me at all. It’s more playful and sweet,” he said.

Unlike other collectors, artists “acquire and put up things that mean something very specific to them, things that energize them and help them to make their work better and more distinctive,” writes Storr.

In this sense, the book is a voyeuristic tour not only of artists’ homes, but of their thought processes too.

Is wall space a problem? This photo provided by Abrams shows an interior view of Chuck Close’s home and art collection, included in the book, Artists Living with Art.

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Why home generators are popular

The cost of standard electrical generators like this one is less than 30% what it was 25 years ago. Lower cost and less reliable electrical supply means more and more Canadians own generators. economically priced generator brand Ive discovered.

Power quality isn’t an obvious issue when selecting a generator, but it should be.

In fact, its crucial if your generator will be powering electronics, and that means just about all of us.

Although standard generators put out alternating current with the right voltage for the things in our lives, that doesn’t necessarily mean this power is clean enough for sensitive electronics.

Computers, stereos, DVD players, TVs, appliances with electronic controls and even some cordless tool battery chargers need power thats free from damaging surges and wonky wave patterns.

Generators that produce exceptionally clean power are called inverters and though they do cost more than standard models, they offer another advantage.

Inverters usually have a variable load feature that controls engine speed depending on the electrical load demanded.

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Full demand, full engine speed.

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Generators are better than ever, so its easy to like them.

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Rate of foreign ownership of Toronto, Vancouver condos has risen, CMHC says

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — The number of Canadian condominiums owned by foreign residents grew over the past year in Vancouver, Toronto and Winnipeg, says the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.

CMHC released a survey Thursday that sheds some light on what has been a politically charged issue, particularly in British Columbia.

It says foreign buyers owned 3.5 per cent of condos in Vancouver in 2015, up from 2.3 per cent last year. That’s the highest rate of all 16 metropolitan areas tracked in the agency’s research.

In Toronto, the rate of foreign ownership rose to 3.3 per cent this year, up from 2.4 per cent the year before. The rate of foreign ownership in Winnipeg’s condo market rose to 2.7 per cent, a jump from 0.1 per cent last year. Concerns have arisen recently that wealthy foreign buyers are driving up the cost of homes in Vancouver, making them unaffordable for local residents. Critics have suggested that the market could crash if those buyers decided to cash out and sell. CMHC CEO Evan Siddall said there’s not enough data to predict what, if any, impact foreign investors are having on housing prices.

“The potential impact is if all that money leaves at the same time, which is probably not likely because they would all have to be subject to the same personal factors in the same country,” he said after speaking to the Montreal Board of Trade.

The federal housing agency says it is exploring ways to broaden the scope of its research to include other types of housing, such as single family homes.

CMHC says more information is also needed about what is motivating foreign buyers.

For example, some may be purchasing properties to house their families, while others may be seeking revenue, either by renting the property out or by selling it when its value increases. CMHC began to survey foreign ownership in condos last year. It is now talking to Statistics Canada and local real estate organizations to broaden the survey to include house ownership. Montreal was one of the few cities where the rate of foreign ownership of condos fell, decreasing to 1.3 per cent from 1.5 per cent. For the purposes of the survey, the CMHC defined a foreign resident as a person whose primary residence is outside of Canada.

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ADVANTAGE............. 307-5581 .... $389,900....... Timber Ridge 133 Crawford Street........ ........1:00 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. ....Gerald .... Gerald Dore .................. ROYAL LEPAGE, NETWORK ............ 872-4505 .... $359,900....... Clearview Meadows 105 Lalor Drive .................1:00 ................. 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. ....Kyle .... Kyle Lygas ..................... MASON MARTIN HOMES................ 588-2550 .............................. Laredo 68 Vancouver Crescent ....1:00 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. ....Jessica .... Jessica Mercerau.........

Mercerau......... MASON MARTIN HOMES................ 588-2550 .............................. Vanier Woods East 6 Thompson Crescent .... ....12:00 12:00 - 6:00 p.m. p.m. ..Aaron .. Aaron .............................. LAEBON HOMES ................................ 396-4016 .............................. Timberstone 22 Tindale Place ...............12:00 ............... 12:00 - 6:00 p.m. p.m. ..Samantha .. Samantha ...................... LAEBON HOMES ................................ 392-6261 .............................. The Timbers

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5 - OUT OF TOWN 9 Mackenzie Avenue ...... ......2:00 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ....Chris .... Chris Forsyth ................ MAXWELL REAL ESTATE SOLUTIONS .. 391-8141 .............................. Lacombe 5023 45 Street...................1:00 ................... 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. .... John Richardson ........ REALTY EXECUTIVES ........................ 872-2595 .... $175,000....... Innisfail 5207 Waghorn Street ..... .....2:00 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. .... Alex Wilkinson ............ ROYAL LEPAGE NETWORK ............. 346-8900 .............................. Blackfalds 4273 Ryders Ridge Blvd.

Blvd. ....1:00 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. ....Lyle .... Lyle Kellington ............ MASON MARTIN HOMES................ 588-2231 .............................. Sylvan Lake #E4, 5300 Vista Trail .........1:00 ......... 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. ....Debra .... Debra Grabo ................ TRICON DEVELOPMENTS ............... 396-1688 ... ...$219,900 $219,900....... Blackfalds 129 Mann Drive ................1:00 ................ 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.. p.m.. ....Jocelyn .... Jocelyn ........................... LAEBON HOMES ................................ 302-9612 .............................. Penhold

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6 - RED DEER 58 Crossley Street ............2:00 ............ 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ....Rick .... Rick Burega................... ROYAL LEPAGE, NETWORK ............ 350-6023 .... $369,900....... Clearview Ridge 657 Lancaster Drive ........2:00 ........ 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ....Eduardo .... Eduardo Haro...............

Haro............... SUTTON, LANDMARK ...................... 347-0751 .............................. Lancaster Green 176 Vincent Close ...........2:00 ........... 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ....Mitzi .... Mitzi Billard................... REMAX .................................................. 343-3020 ............................. Vanier Woods 101 Timberstone Way .... ....2:00 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ....Janice .... Janice Mercer .............. ROYAL LEPAGE NETWORK ............. 598-3338 .............................. Timberstone 5821-60 Avenue ...............2:00 ............... 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ....Garth .... Garth Olson .................. REMAX .................................................. 340-9110 .... $223,500....... Riverside Meadows 90 Northey Ave.................

Ave.................2:00 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ....Ivan .... Ivan Busenius............... REMAX .................................................. 350-8102 .............................. Normandeau South 98 Timberstone Way ...... ......1:00 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. ....Bob .... Bob Gummow ............. ROYAL LEPAGE, NETWORK ............ 598-7913 .... $565,900....... Timberstone 38 Truant Crescent .......... ..........2:00 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ...Bett ... Bett Portelance ........... CENTURY 21, ADVANTAGE.............

ADVANTAGE............. 307-5581 .... $569,900....... Timber Ridge 86 Traptow Close .............1:00 ............. 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. ...Tim ... Tim Maley...................... REMAX .................................................. 343-3020 .............................. Timberstone 118 Jaspar Crescent ........1:00 ........ 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. ...Gerald ... Gerald Dore .................. ROYAL LEPAGE, NETWORK ............ 872-4505 .............................. Johnstone Crossing 105 Lalor Drive .................1:00 ................. 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. ....Kyle .... Kyle Lygas ..................... MASON MARTIN HOMES................ 588-2550 .............................. Laredo 68 Vancouver Crescent ....1:00 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. ...Jessica ... Jessica Mercerau.........

Mercerau......... MASON MARTIN HOMES................ 588-2550 .............................. Vanier Woods East 6 Thompson Crescent .... ....12:00 12:00 - 6:00 p.m. ..Aaron .. Aaron .............................. LAEBON HOMES ................................ 396-4016............................... Timberstone 22 Tindale Place ...............12:00 ............... 12:00 - 6:00 p.m. ..Samantha .. Samantha ...................... LAEBON HOMES ................................ 392-6261............................... The Timbers

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6 - OUT OF TOWN 4316 57 Avenue ...............2:00 ............... 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ....Anjali .... Anjali Evanoff............... REMAX .................................................. 343-3020 .... $369,900....... Innisfail 4273 Ryders Ridge Blvd. 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. ...Lyle ... Lyle Kellington ............ MASON MARTIN HOMES................ 588-2231 .............................. Sylvan Lake #E4, 5300 Vista Trail .........1:00 ......... 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. .... Debra Grabo ............... TRICON DEVELOPMENTS ............... 396-1688 ... ...$219,900 $219,900....... Blackfalds 129 Mann Drive ................1:00 ................ 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. .....Jocelyn ..... Jocelyn ........................... LAEBON HOMES ................................ 302-9612............................... Penhold

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“You don’t know what you’ve got ‘til its gone,” may just be a line from an old Joni Mitchell song, but it also describes our relationship with electricity.

Heat, light, the ability to cook, compute, STEVE communicate MAXWELL and even enjoy HOUSEWORKS flowing water is dependent in some way or another on electricity from the grid.

This fact is being driven home where I live with more frequent power failures.

I don’t know for sure if Canadians everywhere are having their faith in the grid shaken in this same way thats happened to me, but something is going on.

There are many more generator owners since I bought my first one in 1988, in part because of a huge drop in prices.

Considering a generator for your home? Start by thinking about three issues: size, portability and power quality.

Watts are the yardstick of power consumption in the electrical world, and watts are how generator sizes are rated. Add up the peak wattage of all the things you want to use during a power failure, add a 20% allowance for extra capacity, and thats the size of generator you need. Sounds simple enough, but there are complications.

First of all, not all electrical items have wattage numbers stamped on them.

Voltage and amperage numbers, however, must be shown by law on all electrical items, and thats a good thing. Simply multiply voltage and amperage specs to get a wattage consumption figure.

Without getting too complicated, most people find a 3500 watt portable generator sufficient for bare-bones basic household needs— fridge, freezer, lights, household water pump, kettle (though not all at the same time).

A portable 7000 to 9000 watt model makes life during a power outage noticeably better.

Want complete power back up without having to haul a generator out of the garage?

Thats where stationary home standby generators come in.

You can power most things in a modern home with a stationary model putting out at least 12,500 watts.

Units like these sit in an outdoor enclosure in your backyard and fire themselves up automatically when the power goes out.

Prices on stationary models have dropped a lot over the last 10 years.

The cost of a 15,000 watt stationary model is now less than half what I spent on my 3500 watt portable model 20-something years ago.

And while theres no shortage of cheap generators on the market these days, many are too cheap to be reliable.

One of the best combinations of low price and high quality Ive seen so far is delivered by the Canadian arm of Champion generators (championpowerequipment.com; 877-338-0999).

They’ve got a larger and more responsive service network than any other

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Painting wood panels THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO DECORATE AND CREATE A THEME FOR A ROOM

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The charm of stenciled walls brings ho-hum paneling back to life.

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are real wood.

Do you have any suggestions for paint, technique and outcome?

Thanks. — Pat Dear Pat; If you are looking to update these rooms, there is no reason to hold back.

Two coats of a creamy white paint will look warm and rich as well as lighten the space.

You will also discover that the white paint will enhance the moulding details on the paneled walls.

If the wood panels don’t cover the entire wall and there is space above, then experiment with two finishes.

Paint the panels a solid white and choose a shade of paint or a wallpaper design that is on trend for the upper wall.

Rustic Country is very popular, showing all tones of gray, nature themes and splashes of strong pastels.

Dear Debbie; On an episode of The Painted House you used stain to crackle over paint on two night stands.

Please remind me what technique you used.

It looked great and I don’t want to ruin my table. —Connie Dear Connie; The technique you are after utilizes a product called crackle varnish, which you can find at craft stores.

It is a kit that has two different varnishes that don’t like each other so when applied, one over the other, cracks appear.

The crackle varnish is applied over whatever base coat you have painted onto your table.

Once the cracks appear, rub burnt umber artists oil over the surface and wipe the excess off with a rag.

This highlights the cracks for an authentic aged appearance.

You can also use wood stain to highlight the cracks. Finish with an oilbased varnish.

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Dear Debbie I need to repaint a bedroom that has painted paneling on it, but it looks like the paneling is warped.

I cannot afford to replace the paneling at this time.

What can I do to cover it up?— D.D. Dear D.D. Paint is a brilliant decorating tool, but it won’t DEBBIE fix a warped TRAVIS wall.

HOUSE TO HOME Whether you rent or own, you should look into what has caused the warping.

Is there water or dampness behind the wall?

This should be taken care of before any more damage ensues.

That being said, there are many ways to decorate these veneer (or plywood) panels that will act as a kind of camouflage as well as build on a particular theme or style.

Why not add a chair rail to break up the wall?

Shown here, the upper walls have a base coat of cream white and a darker taupe dry brushed over the cream to break up the colour.

The wainscoting started with a rusty red base coat, then was covered with a coat of teal.

Once dry, the surface was sanded lightly to reveal some of the red paint underneath.

This gives the impression of wear and tear over time.

As a finishing touch, stencils were applied to the upper walls using the panel grooves to line up the designs.

The colours and worn paint techniques complete the room’s heritage folk country theme, perfect for a bedroom or dining room.

Dear Debbie; We have a second home in a lakeside community built in the late 50’s with chestnut colored wood paneling in the open living/dining room area.

It feels very dated and we’d like to paint but hesitate because the panels

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BRYAN Elsie May Aug. 22, 1921- Nov. 25, 2015 Elsie May Bryan passed away peacefully Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at the Royal Oak in Lacombe Alberta. Elsie Bryan was born at their home in Parkland Alberta on August 22,1921. Elsie spent most of her years growing up on the farm. During her childhood their family moved a few times, Mazeppa, Caley, Drayton Valley. As a young lady she moved to Milo where she met Norman Bryan. They were married in Calgary on February 19,1941. Their son Dean was born in Vulcan Alberta on Oct 10, 1942. In the year of 1942 Elsie found herself listening to the gospel story through Jim McKluskey and Harold Stewart. This took place not far from her home in Milo.

She soon made her choice to walk with God through life’s journey. She remained true and committed until the time of her passing. A few years later they moved to Haynes, AB where they farmed. Their daughter Doreen was born December 5, 1948 in Red Deer AB. Elsie loved the farm life. She had a passion for her horse Flint where she was often found riding. In later years Elsie moved to Edmonton AB. First to live with her brother Ivan to help care for his three children., then she worked at Nait as a pot washer until she retired.

Shortly after retirement she moved to Lacombe.

Retirement years brought many good times with family and friends. Elsie enjoyed camping, fishing, garage sales, and traveling. Elsie was pre deceased by her daughter Doreen Latham in July 23, 2014, her parents Otis and Pearl Berryman, her 5 siblings, Wilburn, Elvin,Dorris, Dorthy,and Lila.

She leaves to mourn her son Dean (Jean) Bryan, their children Leslie, Steven, Shane; Lori (Gord ) Schmidt along with their children Allen (Terri) and their son Lyric.

Vicky Schmidt (Chris) and her children Brody and Kaiden. Doreen’s daughter Cynthia (Shayne) Luchsinger along with their children, Rebekah, Vinessa, and Joel.

Doreen’s son Troy Latham and his daughter Emily. She will also be missed by her sister Audrey, brother Ivan, many nieces, nephews and friends. Funeral Service will be held at Wilson’s Funeral Chapel on Tuesday Dec 8, 2015 at 1:00 pm.

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”

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HANRAHAN Dianne Merle May 21, 1941 - Nov. 27, 2015 Dianne passed away peacefully at the Lacombe Health Care Centre with her family by her side. She lived a very active life, and most of all after family, loved her sports, camping, travelling, and cards. In her younger years, she was skilled at fast ball which she inherited from her father. She was also a compassionate, hard worker which she would have inherited from her mother.

Dianne also loved curling, bowling, and golf. Her working past included banking, real estate, home care and while in Red Deer in the late 1950’s she was employed by Whyte Motors, Meirs & Hicks Electric and Gaetz-Cornett Drug Store.

Dianne was predeceased by her parents; Louise and Hazel Hanson, and her brothers; Marvin and Rodney. Her sister, Joyce, lives in extended care in Camrose. Dianne leaves her loving husband Bill of 53 years to remember her and four children; Dean (Deanna), Mark, Shauna, and Scott (Sandra), as well as eight grandchildren; Jenness, Beau, Chelsea (Dan Ramsey), Jamie (Daniel DeAgazio), Connor, Brianna, Faith, and Emma, and two great-grandchildren; Jemma and Kianna. A Memorial Service will be held at Sunnybrook United Church, 12 Stanton Street, Red Deer, on Monday, December 7, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. Memorial donations in Dianne’s honour may be made directly to the Alzheimer’s Society, Unit 1, 5550 45 Street, Red Deer, AB, T4N 1L1 or the Canadian Diabetes Association, 6, 5015 48 Street, Red Deer, AB, T4N 1S9, or to a charity of your choice. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by v i s i t i n g www.eventidefuneralchapels.com Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer.

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MANNING R.M. (Bob) 1939 - 2015 On August 11, 1939, Bob was delivered to Jack and Jean Manning by Nurse Little in a small house on main street Delburne. At the time of his birth, people did not know that Bob was to become a dedicated community member who would always place community needs before his own and build stronger communities wherever he lived. He would also become a loving husband, a proud father, doting grandfather and favourite, Uncle Bob. In 2013, during Delburne’s Centennial year, the Manning family was recognized as the founding family of Delburne and of his 76 years, Bob resided in the community of Delburne with only 6 years away from his hometown due to work in his chosen field.

In 2012, Bob left the community of Delburne when he retired to Red Deer to Horizon Village. Bob leaves behind his loving wife, Hélène, his seven children; Sheila (Ed) Artus, Sue (Michael) Kallis, Kathleen (Terry) Finnigan, Bob (Kelly) Manning, Mary Ann (Jeff) Way, Karri (Sean) Kingscote, Jennifer Manning and his three stepsons; Raymond (Nakk) Painchaud, Chris Painchaud, Michael (Karen) Painchaud, brother, Terry and his much loved twentythree grandchildren. Bob was predeceased by his mother and father; Jack and Jean Manning and three brothers; Teddy, Douglas, and Michael. A Memorial Mass will be held at St. Mary’s Parish, 6 McMillan Avenue, Red Deer, on Monday, December 7, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. In following Bob’s true desire of community, his wish was to support those in need therefore in lieu of flowers please give generously to the Christmas Bureau in Bob’s name.

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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MCCALLUM Donald J. 1935 - 2015 Mr. Donald ‘Don’ McCallum went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 in Edmonton. Don will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Liz of Edmonton and her family; his daughters, Marlee (Paul) Benke of Red Deer and Kelly McCallum of Chilliwack; his grandchildren, Nathan, Jonathan (Bethany), Hannah and Jesula; and three great grandsons, Judah, Joshua and Josiah.

He will also be dearly missed by his brothers, Peter (Mary), Jack (Chris), Malcolm (Sharon) and Richard (Lorna); and sister, Grace Ann (Rick) Stahl. Don was predeceased by his first wife, Verda in 2004, siblings, Margaret, Ruth, Paul and Mary Lou. A Celebration of Don’s Life and God’s love and care will be held at the Deer Park Alliance Church, 2960 - 39 Street, Red Deer on Tuesday, December 8, 2015 with viewing from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and the Service to begin at 1:00 p.m.

Interment will take place at the Alto Reste Cemetery, Red Deer.

If desired, Memorial Donations in Don’s honor may be made directly to the Gideons International in Canada at www.gideons.ca.

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

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JOHN AND MARLENE CRAWFORD Still in love like it’s 1965.

Happy 50th Anniversary!

Love, your girls.

In Memoriam In loving memory of DON SOLEY Dec. 8, 1944 - Dec. 5, 2012 If we could visit Heaven even for a day, maybe for a moment the pain would go away. We’d wrap our arms around you and whisper these words so true, that living life without you is the hardest thing to do.

No matter how we spend our days, no matter what we do, no morning dawns, no evening falls that we don’t think of you.

Always remembered, Forever loved ~ Your family ~

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KLIMOSKO Katrina (Tina) May 20, 1934 - Nov. 28, 2015 Tina succumbed to a long and hard fought battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband Walter of 60 years, son Wayne, grandson Logan, and great grandson Brock and many in-laws, nephews and nieces. There will be a celebration of her life at Parkland Funeral Home, December 7, 2015 at 1 pm. If desired, in lieu of flowers, donations can be made directly to the Canadian Cancer Society at www.cancer.ca Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.ca

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Save-On-Foods Correction Notice In our weekly flyer dated December 4 to 10, 2015 Campbell’s Family Favourite Soup was incorrectly advertised.

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Avail. now or Jan. 1 403-304-5337 Looking for a place to live?

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AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

Horses

2140

HORSE DRAWN SLEIGH RIDES. 886-4607 eves.

Grain, Feed Hay

2190

160 SILEAGE wrapped round wheat green feed bales, very good quality.

780-877-2339 780-877-23326

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FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

Houses/ Duplexes

3020

3 BDRM. house n/s, small pets, $1050 + utils. + SD, avail. Jan. 1, 403-741-7442 SYLVAN Lake, 3 fully furn. rentals, 1 w/garage, inclds. all utils, $1100 $1500. Details 403-880-0210

Household Furnishings

1720

DOUBLE bed mattress and box spring $50; brown antique steel bed frame w/all railings $100 403-309-3045 TABLE & Chair set, wood, maple, 4 chairs, black fabric on chairs, 32x36 at smallest, 32x50 with leafs. $180. ***SOLD***

WANTED

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

Misc. for Sale

1760

100 VHS movies, $75.

For All 403-885-5020 20” ELECTRIC snow blower $200 403-302-1300 BOX of Christmas decorations $15 403-348-0201

#2, 6220 Orr Drive, $249,900, 2 bdrm., huge dbl. closet master, 2 bth., office, in-floor heat, updated appl., new cond., single garage, imm. poss., Margaret Comeau RE/MAX 403.391.3399

Condos/ Townhouses

6 locations in Red Deer, well-maintained townhouses, lrg, 3 bdrm, 11/2 bath, 4 + 5 appls.

Westpark, Kentwood, Highland Green, Riverside Meadows. Rent starting at $1100. For more info, phone 403-304-7576 or 403-347-7545 SOUTHWOOD PARK 3110-47TH Avenue, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, generously sized, 1 1/2 baths, fenced yards, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets. www.greatapartments.ca

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

3050

3 BDRM. 4 plex, Innisfail, heat included, $875 w/laundry connection.

403-357-7817

RISER HOMES CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 1 ONLY! This is a three bdrm. two bath modified bi level walk out, backing onto green area and alley, great for trailer. Many upgrades. $419,000 includes GST, legal fee, front sod. Tree.

LLOYD FIDDLER 403-391-9294

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1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets.

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Dec. 3 & 4, 2 - 5 pm Dec. 5 & 6, 1 - 5 pm 6325 61 Ave. Red Deer Call Bob 403-505-8050

3090 3140

BAY for lease. Burnt Lake Industrial Park. Shop area, 4,381 sq. ft.; office area, 2,372 sq. ft. Call 403-588-7120.

3190

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1100

DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301

1160

Entertainment

3 BDRM., no pets, $1000 mo. 403-343-6609

DANCE DJ SERVICES 587-679-8606

Handyman Services

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

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2009 NISSAN Versa 4 dr, 6 spd, 180,000 kms, nice shape $3900 403-318-1878 Tired of Standing?

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5180

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3150

LOGS Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar, birch.

Price depends on location of delivery. Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346

HOUSE FOR SALE IN ANDERS. Motivated to sell 1350 sq. ft. bungalow. 3 bedroom, 3 bath with office/den. Jacuzzi tub in master. Finished basement. 2 car garage. Large bright kitchen with pantry and island. 5 appliances, window coverings and 2 gas fireplaces. Nice clean yard. Underfloor heat. Call 403.348.1591. $399,900.

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Homestead Firewood VARIETY SHOP SPACES Spruce, Pine, Aspen - Split. 2 BDRM., 2 bath condo, in ~ offices ~ fenced yards ~ Avail. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472 Anders $1300 rent & d.d. + Big or small, different utils. Avail. Dec. 1 no pets. locations. 403-343-6615 B.C. Birch, Aspen, Spruce/Pine. Delivery avail. Ref’s. req’d. 403-728-8240 PH. Lyle 403-783-2275 HIGHLAND Green 3 bdrm. Garage FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, 1 1/2 bath, townhouse Space Can deliver avail. immed. $1300 + 1-4 cords. 403-844-0227 utils, water/garbage incld, HEATED garage, 20x26, 1 yr. lease, no pets, n/s, West Park, avail. Jan. 1 FIREWOOD: Spruce & $250/mo., 403-845-0203 Pine - Split. 403-346-7178 403-872-0668 AFFORDABLE

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SKILL SAW, Craftsman SYLVAN older 2 bdrm.

7.25, $50. 403-314-0804 house. Large lot, $975/mo.

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1 BDRM., 3 appls., 50+, no pets, $840 rent, $600 SD. 403-318-0751 2 DRAWER metal filing cabinet $10 403-885-5020 2 BDRM. bsmt suite. $850/mo. 403-348-1304

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SESAME Street Bert & Ernie, 4 stuffed figures, $30 for all; baby doll with rooted hair, sleep eyes, 22” tall, $15; and Storybook Classic DVDs, 16 in total, $35. 403-314-9603

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TABLE & 2 chairs, wooden child size, $65.

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PLUMBER RED DEER, ALBERTA Key Responsibilities Trail Appliances Ltd. has - Welcome visitors by an immediate opening for greeting them, in person a full-time Journeyman or on the telephone; Plumber to work within answering or referring Red Deer and surrounding inquiries. areas based out of our - Provides exceptional Red Deer location. customer service by promoting and managing The main duties of this front counter sales position include, but are - Processes invoices, not limited to: purchase orders and feed orders • The installation and - Provide administrative service of water purifisupport to the cation products management team • Installation of dish- Performs a variety of washers, water reception and clerical duties softeners, fridge water lines, water heaters Qualifications and Skills and humidification - Post-secondary education products. administration, sales administration and/or The Company provides a relevant experience. comprehensive and com- Outgoing and selfpetitive benefit program motivated with a high level including such things as: of self-confidence - Excellent organizational, • Medical & Dental interpersonal and benefit Program communication skills • Flex days (both written and verbal) - Strong customer service skills • Stat holidays off • Paid vacation time - Excellent accuracy and • Employee & Family attention to detail.

Assistance Program - Ability to work independently • Referral Incentives and in a team.

• Employee discounts - Strong knowledge of • Paid overtime Microsoft Office and various computer programs.

Trail is always looking for people who want opportuOther nities to grow, take - Must be genuinely initiative and work well interested in the within a team environment. agriculture and feed industry - People oriented -must enjoy You possess excellent working with the public. communication and - May be required to lift interpersonal skills, with and move items an aptitude for time weighing up to 20kgs. management.

We offer competitive If you are looking for a salaries and employee challenging and rewarding benefits. Please apply by career as a Journeyman December 11th, 2015 Plumber, please submit your resume including E-mail: cover letter and salary hr@emf-nutrition.com expectation to: Person: 4747-60th Street, reddeerjobs@ Red Deer, Alberta trail-appliances.com or by Mail: 715 Marion Street fax at (403) 342-7168.

Winnipeg, MB R2J 0K6 Security clearances will be Fax: (204) 233-7245 conducted on successful applicants.

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Seniors’ Services

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Part 17 of the Municipal Government Act (MGA) and Part 2, Section 2.11, Contravention, of the Town of Blackfalds Land Use Bylaw 1081/09 (and amendments hereto), allows a Development Officer to issue a Stop Order where a development or use of land or buildings does not comply with the MGA, the Land use Bylaw, or a development permit or subdivision approval.

Town of Blackfalds Municipal Office Council Chambers – Second Floor 5018 Waghorn Street, Blackfalds AB

TIME OF HEARING:

7:00pm

DATE OF HEARING:

December 15 2015

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Subdivision & Development Appeal Board Hearing. An objection has been made to the Subdivision & Development Appeal Board on November 16 2015 against a Stop Order issued by the Town of Blackfalds on November 3 2015 (Accessory Building (detached garage) with building deficiencies still outstanding. Detached garage and fence are encroaching into Lot 23MR (Town of Blackfalds lands), play structure and swing set on Town of Blackfalds lands Lot 23MR and hard surfacing required at 61 Laurel Close (Lot 16, Block 2, Plan 992 5236).

PLACE OF HEARING:

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Call Sandra at 403-314-4306

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Call Joanne at 403- 314-4308

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Any person affected by the development may present a brief at the hearing. Written submissions should be presented to the Secretary of the Subdivision & Development Appeal Board, and must be received no later than 12:00pm on Tuesday December 15th, 2015.

Date of First Publication: December 5th 2015 (Red Deer Advocate) Date of Second Publication: December 10 2015 (Blackfalds Life) For information Contact: Secretary, Subdivision & Development Appeal Board P: 403.885.6248

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Is helping alcoholic sister enabling?

Dear Annie: My wifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sister is an But more than that, I am concerned alcoholic. Now in her early 60s, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Petu- that my wife is spending all her time niaâ&#x20AC;? lost her high-paying job five years and energy helping her sister while ago because of her drinking. neglecting our home, our children, our She has been depressed grandchildren and me. and unemployed ever Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve told her that I want since. She tried three exher to seek professional adpensive, high-class treatvice so she can learn the best ment centers and each way to deal with her alcotime has relapsed within holic sister before spending days of leaving. more effort on these futile Petunia lives alone and rescue efforts. She says that pays someone (we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t help Petunia. know who) to bring her liMy wife is very smart quor every day. about most things. I know The rest of the family she loves her sister, but why has given up on her. My canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t she step back and acwife, however, keeps callcept professional guidance?

MITCHELL ing, bringing her groceries â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Sober Husband and doing whatever else Dear Sober: Your wifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s re& SUGAR she can to keep Petunia action is emotional, not raANNIE from drinking herself to tional. death. Frankly, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s costAnd itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also possible that ing us a lot of money that I your wife has a small martyr think we should be saving for our own complex and likes being the only one retirements. willing to sacrifice for her sister. But

taking care of Petuniaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s needs while she continues to drink is a form of enabling.

If your wife truly wants to â&#x20AC;&#x153;saveâ&#x20AC;? her sister, she should accompany Petunia to her next doctorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s appointment and ask about newer medications that have shown some success in treating alcoholism. Then she should look into Al-Anon at al-anon.org.

Dear Annie: I would like to give encouragement to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Embarrassed,â&#x20AC;? who wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t date because he feels inadequately endowed.

I am a male in my mid-50s who suddenly found himself single again. I, too, felt that no woman would want me because I am on the smaller end of the scale.

I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have been more wrong.

It is the person inside that makes the difference. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Content in the Northeast Dear Content: Thank you for saying so. We received many responses of encouragement. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a small sample: From Blessed: Please reassure â&#x20AC;&#x153;Em-

barrassedâ&#x20AC;? that women come in different sizes, too. Size does matter â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but that does not mean larger is always better. I was blessed beyond my wildest wishes to find a man who actually fit my petite size. Lovemaking was no longer a painful experience, and he lacks for nothing.

Totally Satisfied: I am a happy, sexually active 55-year-old woman. My partner is adventurous, fun-loving, considerate and affectionate, in bed and out.

He is paralyzed from the waist down.

Please tell â&#x20AC;&#x153;Embarrassedâ&#x20AC;? that the women worth having in his life will not judge him by the size of his â&#x20AC;&#x153;endowment,â&#x20AC;? but by the size of his heart.

Annieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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: Annieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. You can also find Annie on Facebook at Facebook.com/AskAnnies.

projects are favoured today, as Venus shifts into your home zone. With the right attitude, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll make pleasing progress.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Venus visits Saturday, Dec. 5 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: your neighbourhood zone until Dec. 30, so Paula Patton, 39; Little Richard, 82; Gary why not organize a Christmas party for your friends and neighbours? Your motto for the Allan, 47 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Relationships moment is â&#x20AC;&#x201D; think global; act local.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Avoid procrasbecome more intense, as Vetinating. With mighty Mars movnus shifts into Scorpio. ing through your sign â&#x20AC;&#x201D; until Jan. HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Next 3 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; strive to go after what you April and July will be romanwant with confidence and plenty tic months, as Venus vamps of chutzpah. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time for Librans through your relationship to shine! zones. Creative projects and SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): joint ventures are also faWith Venus vamping through your voured. sign â&#x20AC;&#x201D; until Dec. 30 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re at ARIES (March 21-April your bewitching and sexy Scor19): Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in the mood for lots pio best. Singles â&#x20AC;&#x201D; if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had of love, affection, action and your eye on someone, prepare to adventure today Rams, as you pounce! enjoy being active with your SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. JOANNE MADELINE family and friends â&#x20AC;&#x201D; hopefully 21): Soak up overseas influences MOORE in a natural environment. via friends and the internet. Your TAURUS (April 20-May SUN SIGNS thoughts turn to your hopes and 20): Venus shifts into your reladreams for the future, as you plan tionship zone â&#x20AC;&#x201D; where it stays more ways to bring fun and enteruntil December 30 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; so plan something extainment into your life. tra romantic with your partner. Singles â&#x20AC;&#x201D; look CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t for love with a lusty Libra or a sexy Scorpio.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Reach out to accept situations at face value today. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a wide range of friends and acquaintances plenty going on behind the scenes. And avoid today, as you enjoy their company and ex- being cooped up inside â&#x20AC;&#x201D; make time to exerchange news and gossip. Social networking cise, play sport or go for an invigorating walk.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): All types and internet commerce are also favoured. of online activities are favoured, from local CANCER (June 21-July 22): Your relationship with a family member starts chang- friendships to international commerce. Avoid ing, as you begin to understand their true mo- being cooped up inside all day though Aquaritivations. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a suitable day to clean, de-clut- us, as youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re feeling very restless.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Venus visits ter and beautify your domestic space. your adventure and travel zone until Dec. 30, LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Home is where the heart is Leo! Family matters and domestic so plan an indulgent weekend away ASAP. In

the meantime, try expanding your contacts to include new international friends.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You may feel under financial pressure, especially where joint finances are involved. Vigorous physical exercise will help you burn off excess energy â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and worry â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in a positive way.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not content with superficial levels of communication today and are keen to dig a little deeper, especially with family members. But donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expect much positive feedback in return.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Tricky Pluto aspects bring out the control freak in some Scorpios. Examine your true motivations.

Instead of trying to manipulate others, how about cooperating with them instead?

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Are unconscious desires driving you at the moment? Take a close look at your inner motivations Sagittarius. Perhaps they are sending you in a direction that you really donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to go?

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Pluto-power is giving you the ability to connect with others on a deeper level than usual. But donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t then use this information to manipulate or control others, even in subtle ways.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re keen to communicate but, if you rush in and say the first thing on your mind, you could find yourself regretting your haste. Instead, direct excess energy into professional projects.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Is someone putting pressure on you Pisces, or blackmailing you emotionally? Use the dynamic energy of todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stars to forge an independent path â&#x20AC;&#x201D; especially involving money matters.

Joanne Madeline Moore is an internationally syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her column appears daily in the Advocate.

HOROSCOPES

Corgi put on wrong flight, ends up in Honolulu instead of Mississippi

Sunday December 6 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Janine Turner, 53; Torri Higginson,46; Wesley Stromberg, 21 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s indulgent stars favour being creative, active and adventurous.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: You love to be the leader and have highly developed managerial skills. 2016 is the year to work a little less, and relax a whole lot more.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Under the influence of todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stars, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll feel feisty and in the mood to fight back. But antagonize authority figures at your peril today Rams! A subtle approach is the smart way to go.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Try to respect the emotional independence of others Taurus, as the stars increase your insecurities. The more possessive you are, the more problematic the day will be.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Have you got challenging goals Gemini? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to focus emotional energy on your hopes, dreams and wishes for the future. Draw up a wish-list that becomes a practical plan for action.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): There may be friction between what you want and what others need â&#x20AC;&#x201D; especially at home. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time for Crabs to come to the party and compromise, otherwise thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be power struggles.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Being a right royal bossy-boots will get you nowhere fast today Lions, as your loyal subjects are in the mood to retaliate. Instead of prima-donna antics, learn to lead by example.

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