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Autopsy points to homicide CHRISTMAS MORNING DEATH RED DEER’S SECOND MURDER OF THE YEAR

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Police are investigating Red Deer’s second murder of the year.

An autopsy confirmed the death of Thomas Patrick Braconnier, 46, early Christmas morning was a homicide on

Tuesday.

The cause of death has not been released.

RCMP Insp. Gibson Glavin said police are continuing to search for clues but are appealing to the public for information that may help with the investigation.

Glavin said a number of potential

suspects have been ruled out thanks to tips from the public.

The body of Braconnier, a resident of the Buffalo Hotel, was found around 5 a.m. on Christmas in a vestibule on Ross St. in downtown Red Deer.

Just five weeks ago Alan Beach, 31, of Red Deer, was stabbed to death in the parking lot of Village Mall on Nov.

18. Daniel Boyd Sawyer, 31, also of Red Deer is charged with second degree murder in Beach’s death. But police are looking for a second “armed and dangerous” suspect in the stabbing death.

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BUILDING ON MOMENTUM RED DEER IS READY TO CEMENT ITS RIGHTFUL PLACE AS ALBERTA’S THIRD LARGEST CITY IN 2016, SAYS MAYOR TARA VEER

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City of Red Deer Mayor Tara Veer takes time out of her busy schedule for a photo Monday afternoon in her city hall office.

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF It’s been a busy two years for Red Deer city council.

As 2015 draws to a close, the nine elected officials will be more than halfway through their four-year term.

Mayor Tara Veer said council has accomplished much since being sworn in in 2013, but there’s still a lot of work ahead before a new council is elected in 2017.

She said this council has placed a high priority on advocacy to the provincial and the federal governments.

Promoting Red Deer as Alberta’s

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third largest city is something that council has grasped hold of to make the city’s best case before the prov-

the momentum and take its rightful position as the third largest Albertan city.

‘IT’S VERY RARE FOR A GOVERNMENT TO REVISIT A DECISION. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE MAGNITUDE OF (MICHENER AND AMBULANCE DISPATCH) DECISIONS. FOR THE (PROVINCE) TO RECONSIDER IS QUITE REMARKABLE. THAT SUGGESTED CHANGE IN RED DEER’S POSITIONING IN THE EYES OF THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT.’ — TARA VEER MAYOR OF RED DEER ince.

Veer said the city wants to build on

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She said the province is taking notice. Examples include its decision

to retain ambulance dispatch in Red Deer, fund Red Deer Airport expansion and revisit the decision to close the Michener Centre.

“It’s very rare for a government to revisit a decision,” said Veer. “When you look at the magnitude of (Michener and ambulance dispatch) decisions. For the (province) to reconsider is quite remarkable. That suggested change in Red Deer’s positioning in the eyes of the provincial government.”

Veer said the focus has not just been about the City of Red Deer but about the region it serves.

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Seize the moment Rachel Notley is looking ahead to her first full year as Alberta premier following a groundbreaking 2015.

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Flight from hell AIR CANADA JET LANDS IN CALGARY, INJURED PASSENGERS REMOVED ON BACK BOARDS

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Passengers are describing a Toronto-bound Air Canada flight that was diverted to Calgary on Wednesday as a terrifying roller-coaster ride.

Emergency officials said 21 people, including three children, were taken to hospitals with injuries ranging from minor sprains to serious chest and neck trauma. However, no one suffered life-threatening injuries.

Passengers on Flight 088 said with only about two hours left in the flight from Shanghai, the pilot came on the intercom and warned they were entering an area of turbulence.

But no one was prepared for the jolt which sent the Boeing 777 into sudden descent.

“It was the flight from hell,” said passenger Connie Gelber.

“The girl beside me was thrown right out of her seat down the aisle. Everyone was injured. We thought we were dying. Even the steward never in any of their years had seen anything like it.”

Gelber said it appeared the most seriously injured had ignored the pilot’s warning and had not buckled up.

“They did not have their seatbelts on, and that’s a lesson to be learned to all of you,” she said. “Put your seatbelts on, even when it’s sunshine.”

Some passengers described waves of turbulence, but others said it wasn’t all that bad.

“It was a little scary,” said Gord Murray of Toronto. “All the crew were very professional, handled themselves really well. Everyone stayed calm. A few people had a couple of minor injuries and were a little bit shaken up but we made it back safe and sound. It could have been much worse.”

He said a handful of passengers with medical training checked people after the turbulence ended, going first to those who were feeling ill.

“They were wonderful,” he said. “It was very, very quick, the one burst and then after that everyone remained calm.”

Esther Du said it was a frightening experience.

“The first time was just a little shake, and then suddenly we go up quickly and we just fall down,” she said. “Luckily, I had my seatbelt fastened but the boy beside me didn’t.”

She said he flew up and hit the bulkhead above him.

She admitted to wondering, “are we going to be OK? Are we going to be alive?” and said even though she wasn’t hurt, she was nervous about getting onto the next flight that would take her to her destination.

2016 ALBERTA BUSINESS AWARDS OF DISTINCTION

Red Deer, Stettler businesses named finalists

BY ADVOCATE STAFF Three Red Deer businesses and one from Stettler have been named finalists in the 2016 Alberta Business Awards of Distinction.

Platinum Homes and Developments Corp. in Red Deer has been nominated for the Small Business Award.

Collegiate Sports Medicine in Red Deer and Metalex Metal Buildings in Stettler have been nominated for the Woman Entrepreneur Award.

Tiny Toes Castle Ltd., of St. Alberta and Red Deer, has been nominated for the Employer of Persons With Disabilities Award. prison for strangling the man to death.

Contact the Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575 or Crime Stoppers 1-800-222-8477, if they have any information that may assist the police in either the Beach or Braconnier deaths. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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HOMICIDE: Police seeking suspects

VEER: Province responds to message

The second suspect is described as a Caucasian man, about 30 years old with short dark hair and clean shaven. He is about 1.77 metres (five-foot-10) tall and weighs about 200 pounds. At the time of the incident he wore a dark coloured jacket, dark pants and a dark coloured baseball cap with a white logo on the front. He may be travelling in a black pickup truck.

It was the city’s first recorded homicide in two years.

There were four murders in both 2012 and 2013.

Only a year before, Red Deer recorded six homicides earning Canada’s murder capital in 2011 including the Christmas Day death of Shaughn Lumley who was found dead in his apartment building on 61st Street and 58th Avenue on Christmas Day. Stephanie Walroth was sentenced to nine years in

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Cpl. Karyn Kay helps Lula Alem learn how to skate at Bower Ponds as part of the Central Alberta Refugee Effort’s ‘Learn to Skate’ program for immigrant youth. Several Red Deer RCMP officers skated alongside the children for about an hour Wednesday afternoon as they figured out how to tie their skates, glide along the ice surface and stop.

“The province has been highly responsive in the message when you build Red Deer, you’re building Alberta as well.”

Reflecting on the last two years, Veer said the new four-year term for councils has allowed officials to see projects and initiatives, such as its strategic direction work plans, through to the end. She stands by council’s record on a number of community initiatives including helping to secure the 2019 Canada Winter Games, adopting a capital savings plan for future needs and approving a Major Area Structure Plan for the area north of Hwy 11A. In the next two years, council will continue to ad-

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The awards, which will be announced at the Premier’s Gala in Edmonton on Feb. 26, include 11 categories, most with four nominees each. All the finalists are also eligible for the Premier’s Award of Distinction.

The awards recognize businesses and organizations that have demonstrated outstanding achievement and contribution to their community while having developed strong business judgment and practices.

The award partnership includes the Alberta government, Sawridge Group of Companies, Chartered Professional Accountants of Alberta, the Alberta Chambers of Commerce and the Alberta Human Rights Commission. vocate for issues that were close to resolution when the previous government fell. Veer said the new government has been responsive to Red Deer’s needs.

But they are waiting for an answer on the old courthouse, the Michener lands, and support for a new affordable housing vision for the city.

“This is one of the most critical areas of advocacy for the community,” said Veer. “But it is also a great area of social risk to the community. The longer there’s a delay in provincial decision the greater risk in the public housing stock.”

She said the city has worked with at least six or seven Ministers of Municipal Affairs in the last two years.

“Red Deer needs a single point of entry for people needing affordable housing and wrap around services,” said Veer.

In the coming year council will look into the adoption of some service level standards related Priority 3 service levels and review the snow and ice policy to determine if any adjustment are needed following this winter. It will support Red Deer College in its efforts to become a polytechnic college.

Council will also look to refine the vision of Riverlands and consider storm water as its own utility. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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Seize the moment NOTLEY SAYS SHE WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH FORWARD AFTER SURREAL, TUMULTUOUS YEAR

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Alberta NDP leader Rachel Notley holds a can of orange Crush soda pop as she enters a campaign rally in Calgary. knocked down Alberta’s credit rating.

Caucus took a haymaker to the head in November when it sent conflicting messages on a farm-safety bill.

While the bill, since passed, will only affect paid farm workers, hundreds of farm families held protests and accused the NDP of cutting off children from farm life.

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EDMONTON — Rachel Notley is looking ahead to her first full year as Alberta premier following a groundbreaking 2015 that was so tumultuous and surreal that people mistook her for Rachel Notley.

The year began with four NDP legislature members tilting at Tory windmills and ended with tinted-window SUVs, security guards and national attention after her historic majority victory in May’s election.

“It was more difficult right after the election. Now I’ve sort of gotten into a routine,” Notley said in a year-end interview.

The political celebrity still only stretches so far, however, and ends when Notley nips out to the corner store or is spotted in a non-political setting.

“Every now and then people (come up to me and) say, ‘Are you who I think you are?’ (or) ‘Has anybody ever told you you really look like the premier?’

“I’m like, ‘No, I just look like her,”’ she laughs, but then hastens to add that if anyone asks, she always lets them know.

The rubber hits the road in 2016 as Notley moves to put into play ambitious plans she outlined during the campaign that toppled almost 44 years of Progressive Conservative government.

Those plans have been praised as grand and visionary or panned as rainbows-and-unicorns social engineering.

Notley says resistance is nothing new.

“I’m a New Democrat who grew up in Alberta.

That’s the bottom line. This has never been a popularity contest for me. It’s about being an advocate and promoting a certain view of the world and certain values.

“Sometimes you win people over and that’s fabulous and it’s exciting.

“Sometimes you grind out the change you need.”

On May 5, Notley’s tiny caucus exploded into a 54-member majority government with a mandate to tackle climate change, overhaul taxes, give a handup to low-income families and deliver more cash to health, social care and hospitals.

The NDP passed legislation to trash Alberta’s flat tax and introduced a progressive one in which the rich face higher levies. Corporate taxes also went up.

The minimum-wage is to increase to $15 an hour from the current $11.20 by 2018.

A new climate change plan that will fundamentally reshape Alberta’s bedrock economy includes a broad multibillion-dollar carbon tax, a cap on oilsands emissions and an end to coal-fired electricity generation.

Recommendations from an oil royalty review are expected in January.

And there’s an infrastructure construction program that will double down on building while the oil-based economy is in the tank. The bottom line is more construction jobs and a boosted GDP, but close to $50 billion in debt by the end of the decade.

Opposition critics say what began as reform has become recklessness.

Notley said her tenure will be many things, but not a wasted opportunity.

“Not change for change’s sake, to be clear, but change in areas I think warrant it,” she said. “There are a lot of people who have worked very hard for us to get here, and it should mean something.

“And that’s not some kind of ego statement. That’s about giving life to people’s engagement in politics.

It’s actually about renewing faith in the … democratic system.”

She said it was dispiriting to knock on doors in past campaigns and have weary voters tell her that they would mark an X, but didn’t believe anything would change.

“It shouldn’t be that way. I think people should feel that it is possible to do something differently.”

It has been a rough ride at times for Notley’s newbies, some of whom were slotted as candidates to fill out the 87-seat election roster only to suddenly find themselves public officials.

They were hailed as heroes on the sun-splashed steps of the legislature when Notley and her cabinet were sworn in.

But oil prices continued their steep descent to where they are now at below US$40 a barrel. Thousands of oilpatch jobs have turned into layoffs.

In the 2016-17 budget, the government will begin borrowing millions of dollars just to finance day-today operating expenses.

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Measuring the true extent of child poverty

BY CHARLES LAMMAM AND HUGH MACINTYRE SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE Many Canadians are rightfully concerned about the plight of children living in poverty. As a recent report published by Campaign 2000, a coalition of anti-poverty groups, notes: “Choosing to allow child poverty to continue forces children to endure hunger, deprivation and exclusion, and compromises their health and life chances.” Unfortunately, the report uses a misleading measure of “poverty” that obscures reality and does little to help determine who is most in need and how best to help them.

As its measure of “poverty,” the report uses Statistics Canada’s Low Income Measure (LIM). By this measure, a household with income below half the median income is classified as living in poverty (the median is the middle value of the income distribution).

Critically, LIM is based on relative differences in income – not whether a

household is living in deprivation and unable to attain basic necessities such as food, clothing and shelter. Even if everyone in society can comfortably afford much more than the basic necessities, households can still have incomes below the LIM threshold simply by virtue of differences in income within society.

In other words, Campaign 2000 is crudely measuring income inequality, not poverty. Statistics Canada explicitly considers LIM a measure of low income and not poverty.

So what’s the true extent of child poverty in Canada?

A more telling measure examines the ability of a household to afford basic needs such as food and housing.

Nipissing University professor Chris Sarlo has developed such a measure, referred to as the basic needs poverty line (BNL), which is the income level that allows a household to afford a nutritious diet, adequate housing, clothing, health care, and a number of other basic goods and services required for

long-term physical well-being. The advantage of the BNL is that it captures whether a household has adequate resources to escape deprivation. That is, it is a proxy of absolute poverty.

According to Prof. Sarlo’s measure, 5.5 per cent of children were living in poor households in 2009 (latest year of published data) – a far cry from the nearly one in five children (20 per cent) reported to be in poverty by Campaign 2000. In contrast to the claim that child poverty has gotten worse since 1989, the BNL shows that the child poverty rate has actually dropped by a third from 8.3 per cent in 1986 (data for 1989 is not available).

Also problematic, Campaign 2000’s report provides a snap shot of low income without accounting for the fact that low income is typically a temporary situation, as oppose to a long-term condition. Young people, for instance, often have relatively low income when they first enter the workforce but that changes as they gain education, skills and experience. In addition, families

may encounter temporary money problems, perhaps due to a loss of employment, from which they recover relatively quickly.

Even by Campaign 2000’s own measure (LIM), the vast of majority of children do not experience persistent low income. Only 2.8 per cent of children under 18 were in low income every year from 2005 to 2010. Moreover, a little more than a third of the children in low income in 2009 had moved above the LIM threshold in 2010. Understanding why some households with children move out of low income relatively quickly while others get stuck is important for developing policies to help them.

Tackling child poverty is obviously a laudable goal. No Canadian child should go without basic necessities.

However, it’s not helpful to overstate the problem in a way that obscures efforts to identify those most in need.

Troy Media columnists Charles Lammam and Hugh MacIntyre are analysts at the Fraser Institute.

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2015: a pretty good year for most people If historical ingratitude were a and launched a bombing campaign to crime, most of the people writing year- thwart it). Libya’s internal wars are end pieces this month would be in jail. getting worse, and there is even talk of This year was not like renewed Western military 1919, when three per cent intervention there. of the world’s population Oh, and Turkey has redied of influenza, or 1943, launched its war against when the Second World the Kurds. The Middle East War was killing a million is a full-spectrum mess, and people each month, or 1983, the particular brand of Iswhen we came very close to lamist extremism that has World War Three (though taken root there has exthe public didn’t realize it panded out of the region to at the time). For most peoproduce terrorist attacks ple, in most places, 2015 has from India to Kenya to been a pretty good year.

France, and even the UnitYes, of course, the war in ed States. But the terrorism GWYNNE Syria, and millions of refuis not as big as it seems, and DYER gees, and the downturn in neither is the Middle East.

China dragging the world The Middle East only COMMENT economy down with it, and contains 10 per cent of the terrorism here, there and world’s people, and the Areverywhere. And of course, climate ab world (where most of the bloodshed change waiting around the corner to happens) is only half of the Middle drag us all down. But if you are waiting East. Its only major export is oil, and for a year with nothing to worry about, its main import is food. What happens you’ll be waiting a long time. there is not as important as what hapThe war in Syria is four years old pens in the other 90 per cent of the and still going strong. In late summer world, which is by and large at peace it looked for a time as if the Islamist and doing quite well. rebels were going to destroy the Syrian There are no wars at all in Asia, army and take over the whole country, which is home to half the human race, but the Russian intervention restored and no wars in the Americas either. the stalemate. There is even talk of a There is one war in Europe, in eastceasefire now, so that everybody else ern Ukraine with heavy Russian incan concentrate on fighting Islamic volvement, but a ceasefire has greatly State. reduced (but not entirely stopped) the There are other wars in the Mid- shooting in the past four months. dle East too, in Iraq (where Islamic This is not a picture of world where State also holds much territory), in violence is out of control. The violence Afghanistan (where the Taliban are is approaching catastrophic levels in winning), and in Yemen (where the parts of the Middle East, but the scatconservative Arab states have mistak- tered incidents of Islamist terrorism en a tribal quarrel for an Iranian plot against non-Muslims elsewhere are

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relatively small and few in number.

Nevertheless, they have encouraged the Western media (and several Western leaders) to talk about terrorism as an “existential threat.”

That is absurd, but Donald Trump, the leading candidate for the Republican party’s nomination for U.S. president, has proposed that the the United States should deal with this “threat” by stopping all Muslims from entering the country. The number of non-Middle Eastern people who actually died in terrorist attacks in 2015, including the two Paris attacks, the Los Angeles attack, and attacks on tourists in Muslim countries was just over 400.

The total population of Russia, the United States, Britain and France is about 600 million, so the risk of being killed by an Islamist terrorist, if you are a citizen of one of those countries, is one in one-and-a-half million. It is not a crisis. It is just a problem, and fairly far down the list of problems these countries face.

The refugees coming out of the Middle East, mainly from Syria, are a much bigger issue, but the main burden of caring for them has fallen on neighbouring Muslim countries, principally Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan. About one million refugees have reached Europe this year, sparking a political panic in the European Union (population 500 million), but the extraordinary generosity of Germany, which has taken in four-fifths of those refugees, more than compensates for the meaner behaviour of other Western countries.

In Asia, the Burmese election in November was probably the final step in ending half a century of military

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rule in that unfortunate country. The long-predicted drop in the Chinese economy’s growth rate seems to be arriving at last, and the question of whether the Communist dictatorship can survive a prolonged period of slow growth is slowly working its way back onto the agenda.

And what are we to make of North America? Canada finally showed Stephen Harper the door after almost 10 years and elected his Liberal antithesis, Justin Trudeau, to the vast relief of practically everybody beyond its borders and a majority within them.

Yet in the same year the Jurassic candidate, Donald Trump, emerges as the Republican front-runner for next year’s presidential election in the United States.

However, there is a strong argument for saying that Trump’s main appeal to potential voters is that he is not boring. This could be a problem for Hillary Clinton, who for all her sterling virtues is deeply, deeply boring.

They have been holding a mock election at Western Illinois University one year before the national election ever since 1975. They have chosen the correct party and even the right candidate every time, including people who were still very dark horses at the time like Jimmy Carter (for the 1976 election) and Barack Obama (for the 2008 election).

They held their mock election for next year last month — and the Democrats won. But Hillary Clinton didn’t.

The next president, according to the mock election, will be Bernie Sanders.

At least he isn’t boring.

Gwynne Dyer is a freelance Canadian journalist living in London.

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Cool curiosity: frozen fortress opens in Edmonton

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Ryan Davis was working as a real estate developer five years ago when he started building palaces that melted away each spring.

It’s now his full-time job to build them back up every winter, using hundreds of thousands of shimmering icicles.

“We don’t go bigger than this,” Davis said Wednesday, a few hours before his Utah-based Ice Castles company opened its first Canadian castle in Edmonton.

About nine million kilograms of ice stretches into tall towers and tunnels covering nearly a hectare in William Hawrelak Park.

More than 20 workers started creating the cool curiosity at the end of November.

Davis said they grew at least 10,000 icicles per day on racks using sprinklers, with hoses running 23 million litres of water from a fire hydrant. The chunks were then placed by hand on top of each other and fused in place with more sprinklers.

“We spray them with water and, when you spray an icicle with water, it gets thicker and thicker, and we do that over and over and over and over

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Utah-based Ice Castles company has opened its first Canadian castle in Edmonton. About nine million kilograms of ice stretches into tall towers and tunnels covering nearly a hectare in William Hawrelak Park. again,” he said.

Amid the archways, there’s also a fountain, a waterfall, a fireplace, a throne room and two slides. LED lights buried in the ice illuminate the castle in different colours at night.

The castle is set to stay open until

March, weather permitting. Admission prices range from $10 to $20, with some proceeds going to global charities and to Edmonton’s Silver Skate Festival.

Festival producer Erin DiLoreto says she spent three years trying to get Ice Castles north of the border. This

season, the company has also made castles in Utah, Minnesota and New Hampshire.

“It’s magical,” DiLoreto said, as she surveyed the Edmonton construction.

“I think it’s something for everyone… For little girls, it’s Elsa’s ‘Frozen.’ For little boys, it’s Superman’s Fortress of Solitude.”

She hopes Edmonton gets another one next year.

Davis said he’s looking at a couple of other sites in Canada, but no decision has been made yet.

“We’re the only people in the world who build this way,” said the project’s lead artisan, Cory Livingood, his breath forming small ice crystals in his beard.

Livingood studied art, engineering and business and, after moving from Alaska to Colorado, found his calling, he said.

The Edmonton castle is his fifth.

“Every year I get to teach a new group of people how to build an ice castle … It’s actually a lot of fun.”

The structure will change and grow even more over the next few months, Livingood added.

“Since I have the entire winter and cold temperatures, I like to continue playing. So we will continue to change the castle as much as we can.”

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Liberals miss refugee target CURRENT DATA SUGGESTS FEDS WILL BRING 6,300 SYRIAN REFUGEES TO CANADA BY DEC. 31 those who’ve come on government and commercial flights.

There were seven government flights expected to arrive in the final two days of the year, carrying around 1,900 people the government does not provide details on refugees travelling commercially.

Bureaucrats in Canada and abroad have been working nearly around the clock in recent weeks to get the Liberal government as close to its goal as possible but McCallum moved to lower expectations last week that the target would be met, saying a host of factors, including possible weather delays, meant it wasn’t a guarantee.

Storms did delay at least two government flights this week.

It was unclear from data available Wednesday whether the government would meet another revised goal — how many refugees would be approved to come to Canada by year end.

In November, they had said all

25,000 would be chosen by Dec. 31, but last week the government said they were now aiming to have at least the 10,000 applications approved by that date.

As of Dec. 29, 8,593 Syrians in total have passed through the expedited screening programs set up in Jordan, Turkey and Lebanon in recent weeks that included interviews, security checks and medical exams.

The Liberals are only counting those Syrians who arrived in Canada after they were sworn into power on Nov. 4 as part of their goal.

The promise to resettle 10,000 Syrians by Dec. 31 had started out as a campaign commitment to resettle 25,000 people in the same time frame, and all of them were expected to be refugees assisted by the government.

But that plan was amended in November to set a new goal that 10,000 people would be here by year’s end, and most of them privately-sponsored.

The remaining 15,000 government-assisted refugees are to arrive by the end of February.

On top of that, the Liberals say they will bring at least another 10,000 government-assisted refugees to Canada by the end of the 2016.

Getting the program up and running was the biggest challenge but now that it is operating, the remaining deadlines are achievable, Immigration Minister John McCallum said last week.

“This is like a wave. It starts slow, and it builds up,” he said.

“And once the wave builds to maximum level, large numbers of refugees are able to fly across the ocean to Canada. And so one thing I can say with certainty is that our fundamental target will be hit, that is to say well before the end of February, 25,000 Syrian refugees will have landed in Canada as permanent residents. So I am very confident that that target will be achieved.”

MPs to review some Tory patronage appointments

Three killed in remote house fire

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government says a “significant number” of Conservative appointees have offered to step down after being asked to quit, while others will be called before parliamentary committees to explain their credentials.

But the Prime Minister’s Office is refusing to provide even a numerical breakdown, citing privacy concerns for the individuals involved.

That’s a sharp reversal from earlier this month, when government House leader Dominic LeBlanc announced he’d sent letters to 33 people who had been given pre-election appointment renewals by the former Harper government, which the Liberals said amounted to an “abuse of process.”

LeBlanc said he wanted their voluntary resignations and gave them until Dec. 18 to respond.

“Generally speaking, a large majority of the 33 appointees answered, with a significant number of them offering to step down,” PMO spokeswoman Andree-Lyne Halle said Wednesday in an email.

“It will now be up to ministers to pursue the process with individual appointees.”

At issue are previous government appointments to boards and tribunals that were due to expire after the Oct. 19 federal election but were renewed in advance by the Conservatives before last summer’s election call.

Among those appointed were members of the Immigration and Refugee Board, the National Energy Board and Via Rail’s board of directors, as well as top executives at Canada Post and Telefilm Canada.

Out of 33 appointees identified in news reports as having received letters from LeBlanc, 19 had been re-appointed under good behaviour provisions, meaning they can only be removed with cause.

Others were appointed at pleasure, meaning their appointments can be terminated without reason.

The Prime Minister’s Office says those who were appointed under good behaviour, but who have refused to voluntarily resign, will be referred for hearings.

“The committee may call the appointee to appear, however the com-

mittees do not have the power to overturn appointments,” PMO spokesman Oliver Duchesneau said in an email.

Duchesneau added that for “those individuals who offered their resignation or were appointed at pleasure, their response will be referred to the responsible minister, who will be communicating with them directly.”

LeBlanc has said the letters are not a judgment on any of the individual appointees. Rather, he said the new government considers the way the appointments were made to be illegitimate, due to lack of transparency and parliamentary scrutiny.

That’s not good enough, interim Conservative Leader Rona Ambrose said in an email.

“The Liberal approach here has impugned the integrity of qualified people for no good reason,” said Ambrose.

“If the government can demonstrate that appointments were made for reasons other than merit, they should publicly state those reasons and remove the appointees accordingly.

Unless they can do that, they should be left to continue to do the jobs they have done very well.”

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OXFORD HOUSE, Man. — Three people are dead after fire destroyed an old wooden house on a remote reserve in northern Manitoba.

Chief Tim Muskego of the Bunibonibee Cree Nation said the fire call came in around 6:37 a.m. Tuesday.

Volunteers and a fire truck quickly responded, but by the time they arrived the home was engulfed in flames.

“This tragedy is affecting the whole community,” Muskego said Wednesday. “It is very, very devastating to each and every one of us. It is something that we have never experienced.”

The community of about 2,600 people, formerly known as the Oxford House First Nation, is 950 km north of Winnipeg.

RCMP said three bodies were found in the rubble of the house.

Muskego said people in the community know who the victims are, but no names will be officially released pending the results of an investigation

by RCMP and the Manitoba fire commissioner office.

The chief said the First Nation does not have a fire department and relies on volunteers who aren’t really trained. Water has to be trucked to fires. Only a fraction of the community is serviced with water mains.

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Sunwing passengers angry at eight-hour wait on tarmac CALGARY — A lot of angry passengers have finally arrived home in Calgary after spending eight hours sitting on a Sunwing flight on the runway at the airport in Hamilton, Ont. The flight from the Dominican Republic to Calgary stopped for a crew change and to refuel in Hamilton on Monday night as the area was being hit by a massive storm.

Sunwing says the poor weather conditions made it problematic to attach the ramp to the plane.

But passengers say it was a nightmare, with people demanding to get off and some having panic attacks.

Pauline Lamoureaux says the conditions were inhumane because there was no ventilation and few services on the plane.

She says they were only allowed to deplane around 5 a.m. Tuesday morning after someone called 911 for help.

“It wasn’t a good scene at all,” she says.

Passengers were eventually taken to a hotel paid for by Sunwing, where they got an hour or two of sleep before being placed on another flight home to Calgary.

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Police charge man in violent parkade sex assault on woman in Calgary CALGARY — An arrest has been made in a violent sex assault in a downtown Calgary parkade.

Calgary police got a call on Dec. 20 from security guards after finding a severely beaten woman in a parkade stairwell.

Police allege the woman in her 40s met a man and agreed to go with him to meet a friend.

It’s alleged after the friend left, the woman was beaten and sexually assaulted.

Andy Dick Ntunaguza, who is 30, is charged with aggravated sexual assault, forcible confinement, and overcome resistance by choking.

He is scheduled to appear in Calgary provincial court on Jan. 4.

Police say woman, man mauled by 2 dogs in home in British Columbia FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — It sounds like a horror movie — two dogs get into a home and attack the man and woman inside.

But that’s what happened to a couple in Fort St. John, B.C., on Christmas Day, say RCMP. RCMP Cpl. Dave Tyreman said a frantic woman called 911 around 8 p.m. last Friday reporting that two dogs had killed her cat and were trying to kill her and her husband.

The call ended suddenly, and when officers arrived at the home, they found blood smeared on the outside of the door.

Inside, the officers found a 51-year-old woman suffering from dog bites and a 66-year-old man sitting unresponsive in a chair, appearing to be in shock, while being attacked by the dogs, Tyreman said.

“So at that time, you know, (the officers) tried everything that they could to distract the dogs, to draw their attention away, but they still kept attacking this man,” said Tyreman.

“At that point they felt they had no other alternative but to use lethal force.”

He said an officer shot one dog, but the other managed to escape with serious injuries, although it was later tracked down and “humanely put down.”

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The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada with former Attorney General and Premier of Manitoba Howard Pawley from Windsor, Ont., Saturday November 30, 2002, during the Order Of Canada at the Investiture Ceremony at Winnipeg’s Fort Garry Hotel, in Winnipeg, MB. Pawley, a small-town lawyer who rose to become Manitoba’s second NDP premier and one of the central figures behind province’s public auto insurance system, died Wednesday.

Award-winning author among 69 people appointed to the Order of Canada

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Joseph Boyden, the award-winning author whose work vividly documents the complexity of Canada’s indigenous history, is among the latest appointments to the Order of Canada in a year when aboriginal issues have dominated the national agenda.

Boyden, whose novels include Three Day Road and The Orenda, joined 68 other people recognized Wednesday by the Governor General with one of the country’s highest civilian honours.

In its citation, Rideau Hall said Boyden was being recognized for his contributions to telling stories of “common heritage” and for his social engagement “notably in support of First Nations.”

The novelist, who also served as an honorary witness for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission studying Canada’s painful residential school legacy, said he believes the arts are a powerful tool to help repair fractured relationships between aboriginal and non-aboriginal Canadians.

“I have come to realize that I think art is the way to allow Canadians to begin to understand in a way that is manageable at first for them to understand something of such huge pain,” he said in an interview.

“We can lecture all we want about the ongoing intergenerational trauma but those words sometimes don’t sink in.

“I think stories, I think novels, I think film, I think dance, I think painting, all of this allows Canadians to absorb not just the pain and the anger but the beauty as well.”

Several other members of Canada’s arts community were honoured Wednesday, including Noreen Taylor, who founded one of Canada’s major literary prizes, Winnipeg painter and sculptor Ivan Eyre, Quebec musician Diane Dufresne and Antoni Cimolino, the artistic director of the Stratford Festival.

Other recipients include former Prince Edward Island premier and senator Catherine Callbeck, former privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart and House of Commons clerk Audrey O’Brien.

Nominations for the Order of Canada are reviewed by an independent council chaired by the chief justice of Canada. Individuals are appointed on merit to recognize outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to the nation.

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VANCOUVER — A British Columbia woman has agreed to the dismissal of her lawsuit in the shooting death of her father by police during an armed standoff outside a Lower Mainland casino.

Nousha Bayrami launched a civil action late last year against Delta police Const. Jordan MacWilliams and his employer, the Corporation of Delta, claiming she suffered financial loss and a deprivation of “love, guidance and support” as a result of her father’s death in November 2012.

Bayrami accused MacWilliams of gross negligence and malicious misconduct, alleging in her suit the officer shot Mehrdad Bayrami, 48, outside the Starlight Casino in New Westminster, B.C., without warning or justification while he was backing away from police.

In a B.C. Supreme Court document filed earlier this month, legal counsel for both sides agreed to dismiss the suit without costs.

No additional settlement conditions were outlined in the consent order and lawyers for both sides declined to comment on the matter.

Last fall the Crown made the rare move of charging MacWilliams with second-degree murder following an investigation by the province’s police watchdog.

Those proceedings were dropped in July after the Criminal Justice Branch said the available evidence didn’t support a viable prosecution of MacWilliams.

Bayrami’s father died in hospital 10 days after MacWilliams shot him in the abdomen during the confrontation, which began with an alleged hostage-taking.

The officer’s response to Bayrami’s suit said police were called to the casino after employees witnessed live security footage of a man allegedly threatening a woman with a handgun.

The hostage was rescued, read the court document, followed by a lengthy standoff. During that time MacWilliams was assigned the role of “lethal overwatch,” providing cover to other officers and using deadly force if necessary.

The response to civil claim said MacWilliams shot Mehrdad Bayrami after the “distraught and violent man” pointed his weapon at police.

A coroner’s inquest into his death is expected to begin in February, where jurors will hear from witnesses under oath before making recommendations aimed at preventing similar deaths.

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BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR The lure of the 2016 Memorial Cup and the ensuing NHL entry draft was enough to draw forward Taden Rattie to the Red Deer Rebels while bidding adieu to his NCAA athletic scholarship.

The Airdrie native, who committed to Western Michigan while a member of the Alberta Junior Hockey League’s Whitecourt Wolverines last season, joined the Rebels Tuesday and will make his Western Hockey League debut tonight against the Kootenay Ice at Cranbrook.

“We’ve been talking since Christmas Eve so this was a little Christmas present, I guess,” said Rattie, who was in conversation with Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter and assistant GM/ director of player personnel Shaun Sutter.

Rattie’s WHL rights were acquired from the Portland Winterhawks in exchange for a fourth-round selection in the 2016 bantam draft. He is the younger brother of former Portland star forward and current St. Louis Blues prospect Ty Rattie.

The younger Rattie was passed over in the 2013 bantam draft and was then listed by the ‘Hawks.

“I went to Portland’s camp once and didn’t go back again. I went to Whitecourt instead and got my college commitment,” he said.

Rattie, who was dealt from Whitecourt to the Calgary Mustangs in November, was basically U.S. college bound in the next year or two until the Rebels traded for his rights. The fact that in October he was listed as a ‘C’ prospect — a projected fourth- to sixthround pick — by Central Scouting for next year’s NHL draft was a big factor in his decision.

“My brother played in Portland for four years and the WHL is a great league,” he said. “Nothing against the NCAA, but this is a big jump for my career.

“This is a great organization and I think they can help me, for sure.

There’s a lot of good people here.”

The 17-year-old was also swayed by the fact the Rebels will host the Memorial Cup tournament in May. “That’s going to be exciting, for sure, and it was probably a big part of my decision,” he said.

Photo by ASHLI BARRETT/Advocate Staff

Taden Rattie, right, the most recent Red Deer Rebels acquisition, and Austin Strand battle for possession during Rebels practice Tuesday morning at the Enmax Centrium. The practice was Rattie’s first as a Rebel.

While Ty Rattie was an offensive force during his time in the WHL, Taden, at six-foot-four and 190 pounds, is a more in-your-face, physical type of player.

“I’m a little bigger than my brother so I have to use my size out there,” he noted. “I have to use my body and finish my checks … forecheck hard and do what I can.”

Rattie contributed seven goals and 12 points in 53 games with Whitecourt last season and had a goal and four assists in 14 contests this fall before being dealt to the Mustangs. In 34 games with the Calgary squad, he recorded nine goals and 19 points.

The stat that jumps off the page is the penalty minutes he has accrued over 87 career AJHL games — 297 min-

utes.

“I don’t want to hurt the team in any way, but I’m a physical player and I just do what I can to win,” he said.

The big winger is no stranger to adversity. While the Wolverines are one of the AJHL’s better teams, the Mustangs are clearly the worst.

“I was there (in Calgary) for a 29-game losing streak and it was tough,” he said. “But you just have to push through and it definitely builds character.”

Brent Sutter is confident that Rattie can help his club. He compared his newest player to a certain 19-yearold Rebels forward who plays a heavy game.

“Shaun, I and (senior vice-president) Merrick (Sutter) looked at the

situation with Evan Polei when he was 17,” said the Rebels boss. “This kid is further ahead with his skating and certain things than Evan was at 17.

“He skates really well for a big guy and he’s an up-and-down guy who finishes all of his checks. He goes to the net and a lot of his goals are scored from in close.”

As Sutter noted, pro scouts are intrigued by Rattie’s potential.

“There are NHL teams interested in him and they want to see him develop,” he said. “There’s a really good upside with his kid.”

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Gaudreau shrugs off bull’s-eye on his back

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — His ability to stickhandle while walking a tightrope now well known around the NHL, Johnny Gaudreau gets special attention from opposing teams in his second year in the league.

The enemy’s alarm bells go off when the 22-year-old Calgary Flames forward has the puck on his stick.

Gaudreau receives more chops to his gifted hands and the back of his speedy legs than last season, when he was a finalist for the NHL’s rookie award.

“I definitely notice it a lot more than last year,” Gaudreau said Wednesday following practice at Scotiabank Saddledome.

“No one likes getting slashed on the wrist or on the back of the legs, but I’ve been getting it all my life. Nothing new to me. The only thing you do is find the net and score a goal. That’s the only way to make them stop doing it. Find the net, create havoc, create offence.”

Gaudreau leads the Flames in goals (17), assists (22) and shots on goal (100) despite the additional coverage. The shifty, slippery left-winger has five goals, including a hat trick, in his last three games. Gaudreau ranked seventh in NHL points entering Wednesday’s games with 39.

“It’s no secret he’s going to get all the tough matchups, but he’s done a great job of fighting through that stuff,” Flames captain Mark Giordano said. “When he gets the puck and has it on his stick, that’s when he’s the most intimidating.”

The Flames (17-17-2) host the divi-

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Calgary Flames’ Johnny Gaudreau, right, celebrates his goal with teammates during NHL action against the Winnipeg Jets in Calgary, Dec. 22, 2015. His ability to stickhandle while walking a tightrope now well known around the NHL, Gaudreau gets special attention from opposing teams. sion-leading Los Angeles Kings (23-112) on Thursday. Karri Ramo will get his eighth straight start in Calgary’s net.

The Flames aim to reboot after Tuesday’s 1-0 loss to the Anaheim Ducks, which ended an 11-game winning streak at the Saddledome.

The Ducks took efforts to contain Gaudreau to new heights Tuesday.

While the Ducks managed to hold

Gaudreau off the scoresheet, he had a team-high four of Calgary’s 14 shots on net.

Early in the game, Gaudreau produced one of the few good scoring chances the Flames had all night. The five-foot-nine 157-pound forward had Ryan Kesler, one of the NHL’s premiere defensive forwards, in his face the majority of the night.

Gaudreau figures he must be doing

something right to deserve such scrutiny.

“Last night was the most I’ve noticed it in a while, but it’s part of hockey,” Gaudreau said.

“It’s pretty unique or special when you’ve got another team keying on you and trying to eliminate you from being productive offensively. For myself, it’s special to have a team want to do that to you. I try to beat them and score a goal. It was fun.”

He gave Kesler a retaliatory whack at one point and escaped penalty.

“Johnny can dish it,” Hartley said.

“That’s no problem. Obviously teams are taking liberties at some point on Johnny because of his talent, because of his size, but I think he’s handling it well.”

Gaudreau says he doesn’t retaliate in anger, but to send a message he can stand up for himself.

“I can’t take it the whole game so I’ve got to make sure I give it back and make sure they know I don’t like it,” he explained.

“I get more mad or upset when we’re losing a game or when I get a scoring chance and don’t find the net or in the defensive zone I lose my man.”

Gaudreau wears wrist guards as insurance against skate slashes, but hasn’t increased the size or length of his gloves to protect his hands or wrists.

When asked if he’d ever broken his hand or fingers, Gaudreau replied no and superstitiously rapped his knuckles on his wooden dressing-room stall to continue that luck.

“I think I’ll be fine, hopefully,” he said.

Giroux, Conacher rally Canada to berth in Spengler Cup final

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Canada 6 HC Davos 5 DAVOS, Switzerland — Alexandre Giroux and Cory Conacher helped rally Canada into an improbable Spengler Cup final Wednesday.

Giroux and Conacher scored just over a minute apart to lead Canada to an exciting 6-5 semifinal win over HC Davos and cap an impressive comeback from an early 4-1 deficit. Giroux’s goal at 15:26 tied the contest 5-5 before Conacher scored the game winner 65 seconds later.

Perttu Lindgren had put HC Davos ahead 5-4 just before the midway point of the final period at Vaillant Arena.

“What an incredible feeling to complete the comeback and get to the championship game,” said Canadian forward and former Red Deer Rebel

Matt Ellison, who scored twice before assisting on Conacher’s game-winning goal. “We had a slow start but a tremendous (final) 40 minutes for the win.

“We had our backs against the wall with the home team fans, and found a Canadian way to win.”

The Canadians will face HC Lugano in the championship game Thursday.

The Swiss side defeated Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg 3-0 in the late semifinal.

Canada, which defeated HC Davos 2-0 on Monday, will appear in its 22nd Spengler Cup final since 1984 and chase a 13th overall tournament crown but first since 2012.

“Events like this define the true character of what Canadian hockey is all about,” said Canadian assistant coach Rob Cookson.

“Tonight, when we got down, we stayed with the plan and we continued

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to be relentless on a very strong Swiss team.

“We came to make Canada proud, and we are not done.”

Tom Pyatt and Chris DiDomenico also scored for Canada, which outshot Davos 45-28. Gregory Sciaroni, Sven Ryser, Tino Kessler, Felicien Du Bois had the other goals for HC Davos.

Canada finished 2-of-6 on the power play while Davos converted on one of its two chances with the man advantage.

Jeff Glass got the start in goal for the Canadians but was replaced by newcomer Matt Climie in the second period after stopping 17 of 22 shots.

Climie, who joined the squad Tuesday after an injury to Drew MacIntyre, stopped all six shots directed at him in just over 33 minutes of action.

Davos opened the contest with two quick goals before finishing the open-

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ing frame with a 3-1 advantage. Sciaroni opened the scoring on the power play at 6:16 of the first before Ryser made it 2-0 just 23 seconds later.

Pyatt cut the deficit to 2-1 with a power-play goal at 9:52 before Kessler made it a 3-1 contest at 18:52.

Du Bois gave Davos a three-goal lead at 6:43 of the second before DiDomenico started Canada’s comeback at 7:05. Ellison’s goals at 9:33 (power play) and 18:37 (even strength) pulled the Canadians even heading into the final period.

The Canadians finished the preliminary round with a 2-0 mark while the Davos squad was 0-2 before downing Jokerit 5-4 in overtime in its quarter-final game Tuesday. Canada has appeared in 10 of the last 14 tournament finals, winning four times (2002, ‘03, ‘07 and 2012).

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Reconnecting with his roots TEAM CANADA FORWARD JAKE VITANEN IS GETTING TO EXPERIENCE SOME FAMILY TIME AT THE WORLD JUNIORS HELSINKI — The announcer at Helsinki Ice Hall pauses before trying to pronounce the names of Canada’s players at the world junior hockey championships.

All except Jake Virtanen, which he attacks with Nordic zeal: “YAKE VEER-tah-nen.”

Virtanen hasn’t earned any points at the world junior hockey championship for Canada so far, but he’s been an impact player on the ice and a leader in the locker-room as one of four returnees from last year’s gold medal-winning team.

He’s also been something of a tour guide for his teammates, as his father Rainer emigrated from Finland to Canada as a child. The Virtanens still have family about five hours away from Helsinki, the nation’s capital where the world juniors are being held.

“Obviously, I’m fully Canadian but I have that dual citizenship with me and I’ve got that Finnish blood in me, too,” said Virtanen, who was born in New Westminster, B.C., but was raised in nearby Langley and Abbotsford.

As a result, he doesn’t quite wrap his tongue around his last name quite like the Finns do, instead going with a more Canadian “Jake VIHR-tan-in.” Or just “Verts” to his teammates.

Finnish hockey fans haven’t quite adopted him as one of their own, but they recognize the roots of his surname and he has a large cheering section of family at all of Canada’s games in the preliminary round of the international tournament.

“It’s a little different,” said Virtanen on Tuesday of having a large

cheering section despite being so far from Canada. “I did it before when I was here for the under-18s (in 2014) but being in Helsinki with a bigger town, the last time it was in Imatra, it’s a little different.

“There’s a lot more fans, a lot more media. It’s pretty cool, I’m having a lot of fun with it.”

Virtanen was a late edition to Canada’s world junior roster after the Vancouver Canucks gave him permission to join the team on Dec. 13. The NHL rookie has a goal and three assists in 19 games with Vancouver and has no points in two games with the minor-league Utica Comets.

He’s the only player on the world junior team that has regular-season NHL experience.

Virtanen’s family — which mainly lives about five hours away from Helsinki — is pleased to have the impromptu reunion.

“My dad hasn’t been here in a while, so he’s happy that the world juniors are here so he come back and have fun here,” said Virtanen.

His heritage is never far from his mind, as Virtanen just has to roll up his sleeve to see a large tattoo of the Finnish coat of arms on his right forearm. The distinctive insignia has a crowned heraldic lion with its right foreleg replaced with an armoured hand wielding a sword, while its hindlegs stand on top of a sabre.

“My grandpa loves it,” said Virtanen of the tattoo which he got last summer. “I told my grandma I was getting it and she was like ‘you don’t need any tattoos,’ that’s what any grandmother would say.

“But my grandpa was real excited.

He said ‘that’s the best looking lion I’ve ever seen.”’

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Canada’s Jake Virtanen lost his helmet during the 2016 IIHF World Junior U20 Ice Hockey Championships game against Switzerland in Helsinki, Finland on Tuesday. Virtanen has been able to enjoy his time in Helsinki as it has given him a chance to reconnect with the place his father emigrated from.

expectations. If Canada’s going to succeed against Sweden, Marner has to find his groove.

FIVE THINGS TO WATCH

Canada vs. Sweden at the world junior hockey championship

BLACKWOOD

Canada plays Sweden on Thursday in the final preliminary-round game for both teams at the world junior hockey championships. It’s a pivotal match in Group A, as Canada will earn a higher seeding in the tournament’s quarter-finals with a win against undefeated Sweden, which is 3-0. Here are five things to know ahead of the game.

Goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood will get his first real test of the world junior championship against Sweden. He missed the first two games of the tournament as he completed an eight-game suspension from the Ontario Hockey League then faced Switzerland. Although he gave up two goals in the first period, both were on deflections from the offensively challenged Swiss. Blackwood is considered Canada’s best junior goalie and he’ll earn his stripes against Sweden’s high-powered offence.

MARNER

Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Mitch Marner is one of the most skilled players on Canada’s junior team but he only has three points in three games.

He and longtime friend Dylan Strome have been put on different lines to try and generate offence for the Canadians. Separated from each other, Strome peppered the net with pucks against Switzerland but Marner has not quite met coach Dave Lowry’s

NYLANDER

It’s highly unlikely that Toronto Maple Leafs prospect William Nylander will lace up his skates for Sweden against Canada, but he will be conspicuous by his absence. Nylander leads the American Hockey League in scoring and scored on his one shot in the world juniors. He’s been struggling with a suspected concussion after a hard hit by Switzerland’s Chris Egli in Sweden’s first game of the tournament. Nylander will likely return to Sweden’s roster for the playoff rounds and, no matter what Thursday’s outcome, Canadian fans should be aware that if the two teams meet again in the tournament Nylander is a game changer.

DEFENCE

Canada’s goaltending has been in flux because of Mackenzie Blackwood’s suspension. Canada’s forwards have yet to settle in to any steady lines. But Canada’s defence — led by Joe Hicketts — has been rock solid. Sweden is arguably the most offensively gifted team in the world juniors, so Hicketts and the other Canadian blue liners will have the opportunity to quietly prove themselves again.

NYLANDER 2.0

William Nylander’s younger brother Alex, however, will definitely be on the ice. The draft-eligible forward who plays junior with the OHL’s Mississauga Steelheads leads Sweden with two goals and four assists and will continue to impress NHL scouts and general managers as he looks to climb up the list of potential draftees.

Finland retires Teemu Selanne’s No. 8 jersey from international competition

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS HELSINKI — Teemu Selanne has put on the blue and white of Finland’s national jersey one last time.

Selanne skated around the ice at Hartwall Arena in full Olympic gear and waved to cheering fans on Wednesday as his No. 8 jersey was retired by the Finnish national team during a pre-game ceremony before Finland faced Slovakia at the world junior hockey championship.

“It was really special to me,” said Selanne of the ceremony.

“The national team has been a very important of my life. I had a chance to play 30 years for the national team. I’ve been very proud to put that jersey every time when I’ve played.

“Tonight was a great honour.

Sharing that with the important people in my life and the fans was very special.”

The 30-minute ceremony began with the phrase “Sel8nne Forever” projected on to the ice, followed by childhood photos flashing across the rink. Big cheers and applause spread through the stands as the video screen showed him drive up to Hartwall Arena — the home of Jokerit, his former team.

After family and friends assembled on the ice, Selanne himself skated out to the theme from Back to the Future, skat-

ing around the rink in his national team uniform to a standing ovation.

Kalervi Kummola, chairman of the Finnish Ice Hockey Association and vice-president of the International Ice hockey Federation, addressed the crowd, then Selanne spoke.

“I told the fans that there’s no words to thank them,” said Selanne.

“The crowd was great. I’ve always had great relations with the fans and they’ve been supporting me so well over the years, there’s no words for that.”

A banner bearing Finland’s coat of arms and Selanne’s name and the No. 8 was raised to the rafters of the arena as Selanne, his wife Sirpa Vuorinen, and two of their children looked on. He then took another lap around the ice, again waving to the cheering crowd.

Although No. 8 is synonymous with Selanne in Finland, he came to the number by chance.

“It just came to me randomly,” said Selanne. “When I was a little kid and the coach gave the jerseys out I got the No. 8.

The funny thing is the No. 8 has always followed me.

“Our first address was No. 8, my first motorcycle the license plate was UC 8, it’s weird how it works like that but it’s always been my favourite.”

Selanne, who set an NHL

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Teemu Selanne takes a victory lap around the ice with his medal after he men’s bronze medal game at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Feb. 22, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. Finland has retired Selanne’s No. 8 jersey from international competition. rookie record with 76 goals in his debut season for the Winnipeg Jets in the 1992-93 season, said he was excited to watch the world junior championship in his hometown of Helsinki.

He believes that the level of competition of junior hockey around the world is drastically better than when he played for Jokerit’s junior and senior teams.

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HELSINKI — Auston Matthews had two goals and two assists to help the United States rout Switzerland 10-1 on Wednesday in the world junior hockey championship.

Matthew Tkachuk added two goals and an assist, and Christian Dvorak, Zach Werenski and Colin White each had a goal and two assists for the United States (2-1-0).

Nick Schmaltz, Ryan Donato and Brandon Carlo also scored, and Alex Nedeljkovic made 27 saves.

Timo Meier scored for Switzerland (0-3-1).

Earlier, Sweden beat Denmark 5-0 to improve to 3-0 and lock up first place in Group A. In Group B, the Czech Republic beat Belarus 5-3, and Finland topped Slovakia 8-3.

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Raptors escape with win over Wizards

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Raptors 94 Wizards 91 TORONTO — The night marked a milestone for coach Dwane Casey and saw the Toronto Raptors play with their full starting lineup in more than a month.

The victory also boosted the Raptors to 20 wins before the New Year for just the second time in franchise history.

Still, the narrow 94-91 victory over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday had Casey angry over what he called one of the team’s worst offensive performances this season.

“It is very rare that you shoot 34 per cent and put yourself in the position to win the game… and 18 turnovers,” Casey said. “That’s probably as bad offensively as we have played all year.”

DeMar DeRozan poured in 34 points, while Bismack Biyombo had a game-high 12 rebounds plus 12 points.

Terrence Ross finished with 14 points and Kyle Lowry had 11 for Toronto (2013), which also won 20 games before New Year’s Day last season.

Jonas Valanciunus, who missed 17 games with a broken hand, made his first start since Nov. 20, and with DeMarre Carroll’s return from a knee injury, Toronto’s starting lineup was finally back intact.

“It felt good,” DeRozan said. “We are still trying to get (Valanciunas) back into game speed and (Carroll) with his limited minutes. Every game is going to be a process and I think we will continue to get better. It feels great to be healthy again.”

Otto Porter Jr. had 20 points to top Washington (14-16), while John Wall added 19.

It was the Wizards’ first trip to Toronto since they embarrassed the Raptors with their four-game sweep in the first round of last season’s playoffs, and the Raptors weren’t about to play gracious host.

The Raptors, who edged the Wizards 84-82 on a buzzer-beater by Cory Joseph on Nov. 28 in Washington, led virtually from the opening whistle and took a 77-65 advantage into the fourth quarter in front of a capacity crowd of 19,800 at the Air Canada Centre.

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Toronto Raptors’ DeMar DeRozan hangs from the hoop as he watches the path of the ball after being fouled by Washington Wizards’ Garrett Temple, right, during first half NBA basketball action in Toronto on Wednesday.

The Wizards chipped away at the Raptors’ lead in the fourth, and when Wall found Marcin Gortat for an easy dunk with 1:28 to play, it cut Toronto’s advantage to just three points. Then Jared Dudley drilled a three from directly in front of the Raptors’ bench to make it a one-point game with 39.5 seconds left.

A pair of free throws from Lowry would clinch the victory, as Wall and Dudley both missed on three-point attempts in the dying seconds.

DeRozan went 9-for-24 from the

field and a perfect 15-for-15 from the free-throw line, but he was the only Raptor who could shoot straight on a night Toronto relied on its defence to eke out the victory.

“That’s how it’s supposed to be for us,” Ross said.

“The shots aren’t always going to be there, and the shots aren’t always going to fall but having defence to lean back on and help us get through a game, that’s what we have to be consistent with.”

The night marked another mile-

stone for Casey, who tied Sam Mitchell for most games coached in franchise history — 345.

“Who keeps up with that crap?” said Casey — clearly not much for milestones.

When prodded, he said “I’m thankful to the players, ownership, front office for giving us an opportunity to be here… It hasn’t been easy growing the program and developing it, and getting to where it is, we’re not done yet, we’re still growing. We’re not where we’re going to be, or need to be yet.”

Women’s leagues embrace small piece at Winter Classic Women’s hockey has reached another milestone with its inclusion in the NHL’s annual outdoor game, albeit in a limited format.

Les Canadiennes de Montreal of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League and the Boston Pride of the new National Women’s Hockey League will square off in two 15-minute periods Thursday at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. The NHL recently added the exhibition game to the schedule of events surrounding Friday’s Bridgestone Winter Classic between the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins.

The shortened women’s game will be sandwiched between a Canadiens practice and a Habs-Bruins alumni game on the stadium ice Thursday afternoon. No television coverage or live online streaming is planned for the women.

“Of course we want to be on live TV and go everywhere and be seen by everyone, but we can’t ask for too

much right away,” Canadiennes goaltender Charline Labonte said. “It’s one of their biggest games of the year and to be included in that package is already is a good first step for the women’s game.”

Those who have tickets to the alumni game can use them to attend the women’s event. With just three days to promote the women’s outdoor game, the CWHL’s commissioner hopes the word gets out and people arrive early to see it.

“You don’t want it to fail and when I say fail I mean, these wonderful women are going to skate out on the ice, and will the fans be there to see them?” Brenda Andress said. “I just want the fans to come and see them and appreciate them.”

The seven-year-old CWHL includes the Canadiennes, Brampton Thunder, Toronto Furies, Calgary Inferno and Boston Blades. The U.S.-based NWHL began operations this season with the Pride, Buffalo Beauts, Connecticut Whale and New York Riveters.

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San Diego makes final pitch to NFL in effort to keep Chargers NFL

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS San Diego city and county officials have made their final pitch to the NFL in what has been a contentious effort to keep the Chargers from moving to the Los Angeles area.

While Mayor Kevin Faulconer and County Commissioner Ron Roberts hope the issue of relocation goes into overtime and gets put off a year, Wednesday’s letter to the NFL’s Committee on Los Angeles Opportunities might be a desperation pass that’s going to fall short.

Faulconer and Roberts signed the letter, which reiterates that the public contribution for a $1.1 billion stadium to replace aging Qualcomm Stadium will be $350 million and the Chargers’ share would be $353 million. The NFL would be expected to contribute $200 million, with $187 million coming from personal seat licenses.

It also says the Chargers have always known that a public vote was required for the project.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said earlier this month that the league wants certainty in proposals from San Diego, Oakland and St. Louis, which means no time for letting cities have voters decide the fate of stadium projects.

The NFL confirmed Wednesday that it had received submissions from all three cities.

“There is a great deal of information for the three teams and all of NFL ownership to review and consider,” the league said in a statement. “At this point, no applications for relocation of a franchise have been filed.”

The Chargers, Raiders and Rams can file for relocation beginning Monday, the day after the regular season ends. All three are expected to do so.

Faulconer has insisted that the stadium issue go to a vote. Wednesday’s

letter said the Chargers have always known it would be subject to a vote, and that it could go on the June ballot — when Faulconer will be seeking re-election.

The Chargers walked away from negotiations in mid-June and have focused their efforts on building a stadium with their rivals, the Oakland Raiders, in Carson, California.

NFL owners are scheduled to meet in mid-January to address relocation.

They could decide whether the Chargers, Raiders or St. Louis Rams, or a combination, are allowed to move to Los Angeles. The nation’s second-largest market hasn’t had an NFL team since the Raiders and Rams left after the 1994 season.

“San Diego has been a great NFL city for more than 50 years and we have put together a fair and viable stadium proposal to keep the Chargers here for years to come,” Faulconer said in a statement. “This report captures the passion San Diego fans have for their home team and everything we’ve done to show that San Diego is the only true home of the Chargers.”

The report calls San Diego “a growing NFL market distinct from Los Angeles” and cites “loyal fans and broad coalition of support.”

The Chargers have played in San Diego for 55 seasons. What could have been their final game in San Diego was an emotional affair on Dec. 20. Quarterback Philip Rivers was on the verge of tears afterward as he talked about the fan support, and he, safety Eric Weddle, tight end Antonio Gates, wide receiver Malcom Floyd and coach Mike McCoy signed autographs for fans afterward.

Asked Wednesday how he and his wife — they have eight children — will approach the off-season uncertainty, Rivers said: “I’m going to stay right where I am until I have to move, if that comes to it. As the weeks pass, it’s become more real than ever. … It’s going to be an interesting stretch and an interesting start to the off-season.”

keting and social media machine at a marquee event is most important spinoff for women’s hockey, according to NWHL commissioner Dani Rylan.

“Our imprint will be bigger than just the number of butts in seats at Gillette Stadium,” she said. “Even (Monday) on the NHL app, an alert went across everyone’s phone including my own. That right there is a ton of exposure.

“Regardless of the amount of ice time that we’re given, this is still a huge opportunity and one that has already put the NWHL on someone’s map where it might not have been before.”

The NWHL has promised to pay its players and committed to a salary cap of US$270,000 per team, while the CWHL is not yet in a position to pay player salaries.

The NHL’s senior vice-president of integrated marketing and business affairs insists it wasn’t wrangling between the rival leagues that made for Monday’s late announcement of the game, but working through a myriad of

logistics and finding a time slot that fit in the schedule.

“Both leagues have been terrific and worked well with each other and the NHL,” Susan Cohig said. “We’ve been working on this for almost a month now.

“The priority for all the parties is could we pull off a game that would really be great for the players? Those are the logistics we’ve had to work through with respect to timing, how long the periods could be and can we get the officials? Because space is so limited a Gillette Stadium, where would they actually have locker room facilities?”

The CWHL and NWHL both have teams in the Boston area, so the NHL could have invited those clubs. But the league wanted a Montreal-Boston women’s game to parallel the Winter Classic.

Canadian national team players and Olympians Labonte, Marie-Philip Poulin, Caroline Ouellette and Lauriane Rougeau as well as U.S. Olympian Julie Chu all play for Les Canadiennes.

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Landon Siegle led the Chiefs with a five-point outing, sniping three goals and collecting two assists. Josh Tarzwell scored once and added three helpers and Josh McNeil and Landon Mackenzie accounted for the other Red Deer markers.

Justin Travis made 29 saves as the winning netminder, while Quinn Yeager blocked 22 shots for the Buffaloes.

The teams split 12 minor penalties.

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Midget AA hockey: Bow Valley Timberwolves at Olds Grizzlys, 3:30 p.m.; Airdrie Lightning at Central Alberta Selects, 5:45 p.m., Lacombe; Medicine

Hat Hounds at West Central Tigers, 8 p.m., Sylvan Lake.

• WHL: Brandon Wheat Kings at Red Deer Rebels, 7 p.m., Centrium.

• AJHL: Brooks Bandits at Olds Grizzlys, 7 p.m.

National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 20 13 .606 — Boston 18 14 .563 1 1/2 New York 15 18 .455 5 Brooklyn 9 23 .281 10 1/2 Philadelphia 2 31 .061 18 Southeast Division W L Pct 21 13 .618 19 13 .594 18 13 .581 17 14 .548 14 16 .467

GB — 1 1 1/2 2 1/2 5

Central Division W L Pct 21 9 .700 18 12 .600 18 13 .581 17 15 .531 12 21 .364

GB — 3 3 1/2 5 10 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 28 6 .824 — Dallas 19 13 .594 8 Memphis 18 16 .529 10 Houston 16 17 .485 11 1/2 New Orleans 10 21 .323 16 1/2 Northwest Division W L Pct Oklahoma City 22 10 .688 Utah 13 17 .433 Portland 14 20 .412 Minnesota 12 20 .375 Denver 12 21 .364

GB — 8 9 10 10 1/2

Pacific Division W L Pct 29 2 .935 20 13 .606 12 19 .387 12 22 .353 6 27 .182

Golden State L.A. Clippers Sacramento Phoenix L.A. Lakers

GB — 10 17 18 1/2 24

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct y-Washington 8 7 0 .533 Philadelphia 6 9 0 .400 N.Y. Giants 6 9 0 .400 Dallas 4 11 0 .267 South W L T Pct

PF 455 370 357 290

PA 295 292 342 379

PF 309 303 370 275

PA 307 384 418 393

PF 395 395 312 266

PA 263 307 377 404

PF 328 382 342 300

PA 276 270 376 371

PF 354 342 390 252

PA 356 400 407 340

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Wednesday’s Games Orlando 100, Brooklyn 93 L.A. Clippers 122, Charlotte 117 Toronto 94, Washington 91 L.A. Lakers 112, Boston 104 Chicago 102, Indiana 100, OT Minnesota 94, Utah 80 San Antonio 112, Phoenix 79 Dallas 114, Golden State 91 Portland 110, Denver 103 Philadelphia at Sacramento, late

GP Calgary 0 Colorado 0 Saskatchewan 0

West Division W L Pct. 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000

GF 0 0 0

GA 0 0 0

GB — — — — — GB — — —

CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF 38 26 12 0 0 162 40 25 13 1 1 136 37 24 13 0 0 133 38 15 19 4 0 106 36 12 20 3 1 114 38 6 30 2 0 72

GA 117 121 111 124 144 161

Pt 52 52 48 34 28 14

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF Kelowna 37 27 9 1 0 138 Victoria 38 23 12 1 2 128 Prince George 36 22 12 1 1 123 Kamloops 35 17 14 3 1 122 Vancouver 37 13 19 3 2 106

GA 104 92 103 109 129

Pt 55 49 46 38 31

U.S. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF 35 20 12 3 0 115 33 19 12 0 2 91 36 18 14 3 1 118 35 17 17 1 0 119 36 15 19 2 0 114

GA 103 74 119 117 136

Pt 43 40 40 35 32

14 8 6 6

x-Green Bay x-Minnesota Detroit Chicago

W 10 10 6 6

W y-Arizona 13 x-Seattle 9 St. Louis 7 San Francisco 4 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division

1 0 7 0 9 0 9 0 North L T 5 0 5 0 9 0 9 0 West L T 2 0 6 0 8 0 11 0

.933 .533 .400 .400

462 322 332 388

298 325 379 459

Pct .667 .667 .400 .400

PF 355 345 334 315

PA 303 289 380 373

Pct .867 .600 .467 .267

PF 483 387 264 219

PA 277 271 311 371

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Red Deer Rebels Scoring GP Nikolishin 37 Spacek 30 DeBrusk 26 Bobyk 37 Bleackley 35 Musil 37 Hagel 37 W.Johnson 37 Fleury 24 Pawlenchuk 37 Polei 31 Kopeck 36 de Wit 37 Nogier 35 Pratt 27 Doetzel 23 Strand 37 Purtill 16 R.Johnson 23 Pouliot 14 Mahura 2 Adamson 4 Martin 16 Toth 30 Shmoorkoff 33 Goaltenders GP Martin 15 Toth 30

G 20 10 11 10 9 12 7 9 7 11 12 5 4 1 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

A 27 20 18 16 17 12 17 14 13 8 6 13 9 8 2 5 5 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0

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WEEK ONE Friday’s games Georgia at Colorado, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday’s game Saskatchewan at Calgary, 7 p.m.

WEEK TWO Saturday, Jan. 9 Toronto at Georgia, 5:05 p.m.

Calgary at Buffalo, 5:30 p.m.

Colorado at Rochester, 5:30 p.m.

New England at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

RINGETTE HELSINKI, Finland — Kelsie Caine of Red Deer sniped three goals and added three assists for Canada’s junior team in a 19-0 thumping of Slovakia in the world ringette championships Wednesday.

The Canadian team improved to 4-0 and takes on the United States today. In other round-robin contests Wednesday, Finland’s junior team beat the USA 21-0, Sweden downed their junior team 16-1 and Slovakia posted their first win, defeating the Czech Republic 5-1.

Meanwhile, the Canadian senior team fell 13-4 to defending champion Finland in an exhibition game preceding a best-ofthree series between the two countries starting Friday.

Dailyn Bell of Lacombe scored one of the Team Canada goals. Her sister, Jamie, is also on the Canadian roster.

NHL SUSPENSION

Bruins’ Brad Marchand suspended 3 games for clipping, to miss Winter Classic vs Canadiens

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand was suspended three games without pay, including the Winter Classic, by the NHL on Wednesday for clipping Ottawa defenceman Mark Borowiecki.

Marchand upended Borowiecki away from the puck during the first period in Boston’s 7-3 home victory Tuesday night.

The 5-foot-9 Bruins forward swooped down and took out the 6-foot-2 Borowiecki at his knees. Borowiecki wasn’t injured on the play Marchand was punished as a repeat offender.

He has previously been suspended three times and fined another during his career, including three lower-body infractions.

One of those suspensions came after a similar hip check on Sami Salo in 2012.

The suspension will cost Marchand $164,634. He has 15 goals and 11 assists in 34 games this season.

The Bruins will face the Montreal Canadiens in the Winter Classic on Friday at Gillette Stadium.

49 47 47 47 45 43 43 43 43 42 42 42 41 41 40 40 40

2016 IIHF World Junior Championship At Helsinki, Finland PRELIMINARY ROUND Group A GP W OTWOTL L GF GA Pt x-Sweden 3 3 0 0 0 14 3 9 x-U.S. 3 2 0 0 1 14 4 6 x-Canada 3 1 1 0 1 11 7 5 x-Denmark 3 1 0 0 2 3 12 3 Switzerland 4 0 0 1 3 7 23 1 Group B GP W OTWOTL L GF GA Pt x-Russia 3 2 1 0 0 12 6 8 x-Czech Rep. 3 2 0 1 0 8 5 7 x-Finland 3 2 0 0 1 18 9 6 x-Slovakia 3 1 0 0 2 7 12 3 Belarus 4 0 0 0 4 6 19 0 x — clinched quarter-final berth.

Note: Three points for a regulation win, two for an overtime/shootout win, one for an overtime/shootout loss.

+/5 3 -9 2 2 8 8 2 6 0 10 0 5 6 2 9 2 1 -3 5 1 -2 — — 7

A 37 36 45 35 27 28

Pts 61 56 55 50 49 49

National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts Florida 37 21 12 4 46 Montreal 39 21 15 3 45 Boston 36 20 12 4 44 Detroit 37 18 12 7 43 Ottawa 38 18 14 6 42 Tampa Bay 38 18 16 4 40 Toronto 36 14 15 7 35 Buffalo 37 15 18 4 34

Washington N.Y. Rangers N.Y. Islanders New Jersey

17 15 15 14

15 13 17 22

4 7 5 3

38 37 35 31

81 89 76 96 87 106 98 123

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts Dallas 38 27 8 3 57 St. Louis 39 23 12 4 50 Chicago 38 21 13 4 46 Minnesota 35 19 10 6 44 Nashville 37 18 12 7 43 Colorado 37 18 17 2 38 Winnipeg 36 17 17 2 36

GF GA 132 97 99 93 104 94 95 84 100 96 106 102 97 105

Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 36 23 11 2 48 98 81 Arizona 36 17 16 3 37 100 116 Vancouver 38 14 15 9 37 93 109 San Jose 35 17 16 2 36 96 100 Calgary 36 17 17 2 36 96 117 Anaheim 35 14 15 6 34 67 87 Edmonton 38 15 20 3 33 97 118 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Tuesday’s Games Boston 7, Ottawa 3 N.Y. Islanders 6, Toronto 3 New Jersey 3, Carolina 2 Columbus 6, Dallas 3 Florida 3, Montreal 1 St. Louis 4, Nashville 3, OT Winnipeg 4, Detroit 1 Anaheim 1, Calgary 0 Los Angeles 5, Edmonton 2 Chicago 7, Arizona 5

Friday’s Games Montreal vs. Boston at Foxborough, MA, 11 a.m.

Anaheim at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

NHL Scoring Leaders

Monday, Jan. 4 Semifinals Quarter-final Winners, 7 a.m. and 11 a.m.

PIM 10 6 15 45 27 27 6 34 27 10 45 19 19 28 7 31 35 2 18 2 0 0 0 0 10

36 35 37 39

Thursday’s Games N.Y. Islanders at Buffalo, 4 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Detroit, 4 p.m.

Washington at Carolina, 4 p.m.

Minnesota at St. Louis, 6 p.m.

Chicago at Colorado, 6 p.m.

Nashville at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Anaheim at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at Arizona, 7 p.m.

Sunday’s games Relegation Fifth A vs. Fifth B, 3 a.m.

World Junior Hockey Scoring Leaders G A Puljujarvi, Fin 3 7 Aho, Fin 3 4 Laine, Fin 3 4 Matthews, U.S. 3 3 Nylander, Swe 2 4 Lazarev, Rus 2 3 Tkachuk, U.S. 2 3 Werenski, U.S. 2 3 White, U.S. 2 3 Korshkov, Rus 0 5 Saarela, Fin 3 1 Strome, Cda 3 1 Timashov, Swe 2 2 Dvorak, U.S. 1 3 Juolevi, Rus 0 4 Karaban, Blr 0 4 Polunin, Rus 3 0 Barzal, Cda 2 1 Kamenev, Rus 2 1 Lindblom, Swe 2 1

Pittsburgh Philadelphia Carolina Columbus

Wednesday’s Games Toronto 3, Pittsburgh 2, SO Washington 5, Buffalo 2 New Jersey 3, Ottawa 0 N.Y. Rangers 5, Tampa Bay 2 Philadelphia at San Jose, late

Saturday’s games Relegation Fifth A vs. Fifth B, 3 a.m.

Quarter-finals (times 5, 7, 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.)

First A vs. Fourth B, TBA Second A vs. Third B, TBA First B vs. Fourth A, TBA Second B vs. Third A, TBA

WHL Scoring Leaders

0

29 27 28 28 31 19 25 32 34 20 24 28 23 24 17 26 31

Thursday’s games Slovakia vs. Russia, 5 a.m.

United States vs. Denmark, 7 a.m.

Czech Republic vs. Finland, 9 a.m.

Sweden vs. Canada, 11 a.m.

End of Preliminary Round

Pts 47 30 29 26 26 24 24 23 20 19 18 18 13 9 6 5 5 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0

G 24 20 10 15 22 21

20 20 19 19 14 24 18 11 9 22 18 14 18 17 23 14 9

Tuesday’s results Canada 3 Switzerland 2 (SO) Russia 4 Belarus 1

MP GA SO GAA Sv% 611 29 0 2.85 .900 1602 78 2 2.92 .905

Tyson Baillie, Kel Adam Brooks, Reg Brayden Burke, Let Devante Stephens, Spo Dryden Hunt, MJ Reid Gardiner, P.A.

Parker Bowles, TC Ivan Nikolishin, RD Egor Babenko, Let Giorgio Estephan, Let Alex Forsberg, Vic Tyler Wong, Let Brayden Point, MJ Nolan Patrick, Bra Mathew Barzal, Sea Collin Shirley, Kam Justin Gutierrez, Let Radel Fazleev, CAL Cameron Hebig, Sas Keegan Kolesar, Sea Jonathon Martin, SC Brett Pollock, Edm Andrew Nielsen, Let

Wednesday’s results Czech Republic 5 Belarus 3 Sweden 5 Denmark 0 Finland 8 Slovakia 3 United States 10 Switzerland 1

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

Brandon at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Medicine Hat, 7:30 p.m.

Everett at Kamloops, 8 p.m.

Vancouver at Prince George, 8 p.m.

Spokane at Portland, 8 p.m.

Victoria at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m.

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

Sunday, Jan. 3 Jacksonville at Houston, 11 a.m.

Washington at Dallas, 11 a.m.

Detroit at Chicago, 11 a.m.

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

New England at Miami, 11 a.m.

New Orleans at Atlanta, 11 a.m.

Baltimore at Cincinnati, 11 a.m.

Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 11 a.m.

Tennessee at Indianapolis, 11 a.m.

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

St. Louis at San Francisco, 2:25 p.m.

San Diego at Denver, 2:25 p.m.

Seattle at Arizona, 2:25 p.m.

Oakland at Kansas City, 2:25 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Carolina, 2:25 p.m.

Minnesota at Green Bay, 6:30 p.m.

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Seattle Everett Spokane Portland Tri-City

Friday’s games Prince Albert at Saskatoon, 1 p.m.

Brandon at Edmonton, 2 p.m.

Victoria at Kamloops, 3 p.m.

Kelowna at Everett, 3:05 p.m.

Swift Current at Regina, 6 p.m.

Friday’s Games Orlando at Washington, 5 p.m.

Charlotte at Toronto, 5:30 p.m.

Dallas at Miami, 5:30 p.m.

New York at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m.

y-Carolina Atlanta Tampa Bay New Orleans

Lethbridge Calgary Red Deer Edmonton Medicine Hat Kootenay

Thursday’s games Red Deer at Kootenay, 4 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Moose Jaw, 6 p.m.

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

Seattle at Portland, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Milwaukee at Indiana, 4 p.m.

Minnesota at Detroit, 4 p.m.

Golden State at Houston, 5 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at New Orleans, 6 p.m.

Phoenix at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.

Portland at Utah, 7 p.m.

Vancouver GA 0 0 0 0 0

Pt 49 48 41 38 29 28

Tuesday’s results Brandon 6 Moose Jaw 5 Regina 3 Saskatoon 1 Swift Current 3 Prince Albert 2 (OT) Lethbridge 5 Medicine Hat 2 Seattle 2 Spokane 1 Tri-City 5 Portland 1

Lacrosse National Lacrosse League East Division GP W L Pct. GF Buffalo 0 0 0 .000 0 Georgia 0 0 0 .000 0 New England 0 0 0 .000 0 Rochester 0 0 0 .000 0 Toronto 0 0 0 .000 0

GA 107 112 113 134 153 119

Wednesday’s results Prince Albert 6 Regina 5 (SO) Swift Current 6 Saskatoon 4 Calgary 6 Lethbridge 4 Victoria 3 Kamloops 2 Prince George at Vancouver, late Everett at Kelowna, late

Tuesday’s Games New York 108, Detroit 96 Memphis 99, Miami 90, OT Atlanta 121, Houston 115 Oklahoma City 131, Milwaukee 123 Cleveland 93, Denver 87

Football NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct y-New England 12 3 0 .800 N.Y. Jets 10 5 0 .667 Buffalo 7 8 0 .467 Miami 5 10 0 .333 South W L T Pct Houston 8 7 0 .533 Indianapolis 7 8 0 .467 Jacksonville 5 10 0 .333 Tennessee 3 12 0 .200 North W L T Pct y-Cincinnati 11 4 0 .733 Pittsburgh 9 6 0 .600 Baltimore 5 10 0 .333 Cleveland 3 12 0 .200 West W L T Pct x-Denver 11 4 0 .733 x-Kansas City 10 5 0 .667 Oakland 7 8 0 .467 San Diego 4 11 0 .267

WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF Brandon 37 23 11 1 2 143 Prince Albert 37 22 11 3 1 122 Moose Jaw 36 18 13 4 1 126 Regina 38 16 16 3 3 118 Saskatoon 36 13 20 3 0 109 Swift Current 37 12 21 3 1 87

Sunday • Peewee AA hockey: Central Alberta Selects at Olds Grizzlys, 12:15 p.m..

• Bantam AA hockey: Red Deer Ramada Chiefs at Olds Grizzlys, 2:45 p.m.

• Midget AA hockey: Airdrie Lightning at Olds Grizzlys, 5:30 p.m.

Basketball

Cleveland Chicago Indiana Detroit Milwaukee

THURSDAY, DEC. 31, 2015

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Atlanta Orlando Miami Charlotte Washington

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Pts 10 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3

GF GA 101 84 111 98 115 97 94 98 111 115 97 93 95 102 87 99

Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 36 28 6 2 58 115 74 38 21 13 4 46 112 100 37 20 12 5 45 103 88 38 19 14 5 43 90 92

Patrick Kane, Chi Jamie Benn, Dal Tyler Seguin, Dal Erik Karlsson, Ott Taylor Hall, Edm Vladimir Tarasenko, StL Johnny Gaudreau, Cgy Daniel Sedin, Vcr Blake Wheeler, Wpg Joe Pavelski, SJ Patrice Bergeron, Bos Mike Hoffman, Ott Alex Steen, StL Nathan MacKinnon, Col Loui Eriksson, Bos Michael Cammalleri, NJ Bobby Ryan, Ott David Krejci, Bos Henrik Sedin, Vcr John Klingberg, Dal

G 22 23 21 9 15 22 17 16 10 18 14 18 13 13 13 12 11 11 9 5

A 31 27 27 32 25 17 22 21 27 18 21 16 21 20 20 21 22 22 24 28

Pts 53 50 48 41 40 39 39 37 37 36 35 34 34 33 33 33 33 33 33 33

2015 Spengler Cup At Davos, Switzerland Preliminary Round Group A GP W OTWOTL L GF GA Pt x-Canada 2 2 0 0 0 4 1 6 Yekaterinberg 2 1 0 0 0 6 3 3 Davos 2 0 0 0 2 1 7 0 Group B GP W OTWOTL L GF GA Pt x-Lugano 2 1 0 0 1 10 9 3 Helsinki 2 1 0 0 1 9 9 3 Mannheim 2 1 0 0 1 8 9 3 x — clinched semifinal berth.

Note: Three points for a regulation win, two for an overtime/shootout win, one for an overtime/shootout loss.

Wednesday’s games Semifinals Canada 6 HC Davos 5 HC Lugano 3 Automobilist Yekaterinberg 0 Tuesday’s results Quarter-finals HC Davos 5 Jokerit Helsinki 4 (OT) Automobilist Yekaterinberg 3 Adler Mannheim 1 Thursday’s game Championship Canada vs. HC Lugano, 4 a.m.

Transactions Wednesday’s Sports Transactions HOCKEY NHL NHL — Suspended Boston F Brad Marchand for three games, without pay, for clipping Ottawa D Mark Borowiecki during their game on Dec. 29.

CHICAGO — Assigned D David Rundblad to Rockford (AHL).

DALLAS — Recalled C Radek Faksa from Texas (AHL). Placed RW Ales Hemsky on injured reserve, retroactive to Dec. 29.

DETROIT — Assigned LW Eric Tangradi to Grand Rapids (AHL).

NEW JERSEY — Placed F Jacob Josefson on injured reserve, retroactive to Dec. 26. Recalled F Mike Sislo from Albany (AHL). Signed G Mackenzie Blackwood to a three-year entry-level contract.

FOOTBALL NFL ATLANTA — Signed LB Xzavier Dickson to the

practice squad.

BUFFALO — Signed CB Bud Noel and CB Sammy Seamster to the practice squad.

CHICAGO — Signed DL Greg Scruggs and DL Terry Williams. Placed DL Eddie Goldman and WR Alshon Jeffery on injured reserve.

CLEVELAND — Signed RB Daryl Richardson to the practice squad.

DENVER — Claimed G Robert Myers off Baltimore’s practice squad. Waived S Shaun Prater.

INDIANAPOLIS — Signed TE Erik Swoope from the practice squad. Placed TE Dwayne Allen on injured reserve.

NEW ENGLAND — Re-signed DL Ishmaa’ily Kitchen. Released CB Troy Hill. Re-signed RB Joey Iosefa to the practice squad.

OAKLAND — Signed CB SaQwan Edwards from the practice squad. Placed S Nate Allen on injured reserve.

SAN DIEGO — Signed S Brandian Ross and CB Cassius Vaughn.

SAN FRANCISCO — Claimed TE Je’Ron Hamm off waivers from Washington. Placed RB Shaun Draughn on injured reserve.

TAMPA BAY — Placed WR Vincent Jackson and S Major Wright on injured reserve. Promoted S Kimario McFadden and TE Tevin Westbrook from the practice squad.

BASEBALL MLB American League DETROIT — Agreed to terms with RHP Michael Crotta and OF Chad Huffman on minor league contracts.

TEXAS — Signed C Michael McKenry and LHP Donnie Veal to minor league contracts.

National League L.A. DODGERS — Agreed to terms with LHP Scott Kazmir on a three-year contract.

CFL WINNIPEG — Released OL Dominic Picard.

Canadian sprint sensation Andre De Grasse has joined Phoenix-based ALTIS

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Andre De Grasse says the opportunity to train with professional athletes and to learn from some of the world’s top coaches lured him to Phoenix.

The Canadian sprint sensation has a new home, moving to Arizona this week to train with ALTIS — formerly the World Athletics Center — under Canadian power and sprint coach Stuart McMillan.

“I wanted to move on with my life a little bit and experience the professional side and be with professional athletes, professional coaches,” De Grasse said in an ALTIS podcast. “I came to ALTIS on a visit last week, it was amazing. I couldn’t believe the type of treatment they get here and I said, ‘I think this is the place for me.’

“USC has been really great to me, and the coaches, but it’s definitely a time, a period, for me to move on and I need to get ready for the Olympics.”

The move comes weeks after the 21-year-old from Markham, Ont., announced he’d turned pro, signing an historic and lucrative US$11.25-million deal with Puma. He had been training at the University of Southern California while working toward finishing his sociology

degree.

ALTIS has over 100 international athletes in various track and field disciplines, and a crew of some 35 coaches, therapists and staff members.

“We’re super excited, great guy,” said John Godina, founder and CEO of ALTIS, and a four-time world shot put champion. “I’m just excited to have him in my group, and adding to what we’re doing out here.”

McMillan, who has guided over 60 Olympians in six Games — both summer and winter — said De Grasse is fitting in well in Phoenix.

“Andre has just finished an amazing season, virtually unprecedented in the history of the sport,” said McMillan.

“His coaching team at USC clearly have done an exceptional job.”

“Being a professional athlete in a college system (however) has many challenges, including the fact that your coach is away for two to three days of most weeks from January to June,” he added. “The additional challenge of therapy, nutritional, supplemental, and travel support, and a relative lack of a high-quality professional group to train with, makes succeeding as a professional athlete training in a college setting extremely difficult.”

De Grasse — who’s moved several times in the past few years, from Markham, to Coffeyville College in Kansas, to USC in Los Angeles — said he can see himself training in Phoenix for the next decade.

“I’m really loving my training, it’s my second day of training, and I already love it,” he said. “The coaches definitely know exactly what they’re doing … I definitely love the fact that, because I’m so new to the sport, I’m learning more.”

Godina originally started ALTIS as a training group for throwers, prior to the 2012 London Olympics. He then expanded the program, hiring Pfaff and McMillan, among others. He most recently added Canadian sprint coach Kevin Tyler.

ALTIS coaches have guided athletes to over 50 Olympic medals. Among Pfaff’s accomplishments was coaching Canadian sprinter Donovan Bailey to Olympic gold.

De Grasse is coming off a spectacular season that saw him win bronze in the 100 metres at the world championships in Beijing. He also won both the 100 and 200 metres at the NCAA championships — less than 45 minutes apart — then repeated the double gold at the Pan American Games in Toronto.

FITNESS

B5

THURSDAY, DEC. 31, 2015

New year resolutions I give up when things start to feel uncomfortable. I overestimate the amount of stretching I do in a given day.

Oh the struggle of a recreational runner is real.

But it is the season of making resolutions so I quickly landed on two running-related goals to tackle over the next 12 months.

My desire to increase the flexibility and mobility of my CRYSTAL joints and musRHYNO cles is my first lofty resolution.

RUNNING WITH Yes I am one of RHYNO those runners who say, I need to stretch more but never makes the effort.

I have enlisted some help to make this a priority once and all.

In a moment of weakness (or do they call it yoga brain?), I signed up for Bikram Yoga Red Deer’s 30-day challenge. Starting on Jan.4, I will be sweating my ass off while committing to 30 consecutive days of hot yoga.

New owners Jackie Kurylo and Breanna McCubbin and their tribe of happy yoga instructors really know their stuff. I am not a yoga practitioner but I am quickly becoming a fan. I hope this late in life interest in yoga will do the trick.

Secondly I am going to resist my self-sabotaging ways. You know when you’re running and everything is going according to plan but suddenly selfdoubt starts seeping in? It happens to me all the time. I let my lack of confidence and insecurities rule the run.

I worry about coming in last. I worry about looking like a fat whale in the race photos.

But in 2016 I am going to give my head a shake and focus on silencing the negative talk.

I know I am not the only one with goals for next year so I asked a few Running with Rhyno readers to share their hopes for 2016.

Local physiotherapist Perry Mill wants to tackle a new distance. The 54-year-old has always pounded the pavement but he took his running to a new level by entering races in 2009. He has run four marathons (three Woody’s and Victoria) and favours the half-marathon distance.

This past summer Perry tackled his first trail race – Moose Mountain 29 km – in Bragg Creek. He loved it. So much so in May he will challenge the Blackfoot 50K near the Cooking Lake Recreation Area, east of Edmonton.

And if that’s not enough he signed up for his first half Ironman, the Great White North, in Stony Plain in July.

Perry plans to run at least 80 km, swim lots and maybe throw some yoga into the mix to reach his goals. He sees climbing hills and more hills in his immediate future.

“Not sure how I’m going to do all that, but I guess what doesn’t kill me will make me stronger,” laughed Perry.

Speaking of having a full plate, did you know our mayor is an avid runner? If you have spent anytime at the Collicutt Centre, you may have spotted Tara at the track or singing off key on a

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

City of Red Deer mayor Tara Veer runs on the track at the Collicutt Centre. The first term mayor says she likes to run two or three times per week on the indoor track through the winter months to keep fit. treadmill.

Tara says she loves running because she used to believe she couldn’t do it.

It was only when she finally got it in her head that she could that it really took with her.

She hasn’t looked back.

Running has become her primary stress outlet.

Her goal for 2016?

To continually increase my incline/ resistance on the treadmill over the winter while running indoors,” said Tara.

“Last year when I began running outside again in the spring, I realized I had lost ground in the natural resistance training that outdoor trail running affords so I’m determined to preempt this from happening in 2016.”

I didn’t ask Tara if she has any races inked into her agenda next year.

Maybe we should encourage her to run Woody’s?

Other readers also declared their intentions including Oswaldo Asprino who wants “to do more cross training, Bikram yoga, some weights, swimming and biking.”

Diane Goodwin said, “I am turning 60 this year. My resolution is to train for a full marathon making it an even dozen.”

My good friend Sona Macnaughton wants to get her running groove back.

She hopes to be at the starting line of the local Harvest Run in September.

Is running your first marathon or running a better time on your to-do list? Check out the Red Deer Runner’s marathon clinic that starts on Jan.17.

Find out more information at www. reddeermarathon.ca. *** Find Running with Rhyno on Facebook and @CrystalRhyno on Twitter.

Send your column ideas, photos and stories to crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com.

Photo by ASHLI BARRETT/Advocate Staff

Perry Mill laces up his runners before going for a run outside of his Lancaster home Wednesday afternoon.

Top fitness trends coming for 2016 FUNCTIONAL TRAINING, HIGH-INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING TO BE POPULAR IN NEW YEAR

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — For a second year in a row, Canadian fitness experts are touting functional fitness and high-intensity interval training as top workout trends.

Functional fitness, which was second in Canfitpro’s annual trends survey last year and No. 1 this year, involves exercises that work multiple muscle groups and mimic activities like shovelling snow or carrying groceries.

“Typically, a good functional training drill would show evidence of strength, training and balance all in the one exercise, and creating muscle tension or tone throughout the whole body,” said Twist Conditioning founder Peter Twist, a former strength and conditioning coach for the Vancouver Canucks.

High-intensity interval training (HIIT), which was last year’s top trend pick, is characterized by intense bursts of exercise followed by short rest periods.

Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

A man carries bags out of a department store, Dec. 17, in Alameda, Calif. For a second year in a row, Canadian fitness experts are touting functional fitness and high-intensity interval training as top workout trends. Functional fitness, which was second in Canfitpro’s annual trends survey last year and No. 1 this year, involves exercises that work multiple muscle groups and mimic activities like shovelling snow or carrying groceries.

Some experts believe HIIT is a more efficient form of exercise that can minimize time spent at the gym.

“Depending on what format you

take, it can take you about four minutes after you’ve warmed up to be able to get a very good response from your cardio-respiratory system and get ma-

ny — if not all — of the same benefits as you would from doing a longer lower-intensity workout,” said Rod Macdonald, vice-president of Canfitpro, whose organization represents fitness professionals, health club operators and industry suppliers.

Adding in compound exercises — those that involve more than one muscle group — can also be of benefit, said Macdonald.

“You’re actually going to be incorporating a lot in one single movement.

And compounding those exercises can be really powerful in making the most of your time,” he said.

For those looking to lose weight in the new year, exercise alone is not enough, Macdonald said.

“If you’re eating too much, it’s very hard to do enough exercise to work it off,” he said.

“The average chocolate bar has about 300 to 350 calories in it. The average person will maybe burn that many calories if they did 45 minutes on a treadmill.

“Even if they can get through that 350 calories of that chocolate bar, they haven’t done anything to lose that additional weight — and it’s not just a chocolate bar they’re eating that day.

Healthy eating programs are critical to … complement the exercise to ensure that they’re getting the best result.”

South of the border, the American College of Sports Medicine ranked wearable technology as its No. 1 trend, including use of gadgets like fitness trackers, smart watches, heart-rate monitors and GPS tracking devices.

Body weight training — involving exercises such as pushups and pullups — ranked second, and HIIT rounded out the top three.

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RING IN THE NEW YEAR

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John-Paul Murray, a bartender at Billy Bob’s Saloon in the Sheraton hotel, hams it up for a moment while helping to decorate the bar for New Year’s Eve party. Billy Bob’s was just one of dozens of local venues that welcomed hundreds of Red Deerians a place to gather with friends and toast to the new year.

CALENDAR THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS

FRIDAY, JAN. 1 HAPPY NEW YEAR! ● Random Snowshoeing at Kerry Wood Nature Centre is available on Jan. 1 from 1 to 4 p.m. Drop in and give it a try, weather and snow-levels permitting. No high heels, please. Admission by suggested donation of $3 per person or $10 per family. Call 403-346-2010.

SATURDAY, JAN. 2 ● Open Studio — Thank You Cards at the MAG — will be offered at Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery on Jan. 2 from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. in Stewart Discovery Studio. Start the New Year focusing on the positive and create thank you cards for people and things you are thankful for. Free. Drop-in. All ages.

Hot chocolate and coffee available. Donations welcome.

SUNDAY, JAN. 3 ● Life Hack Workshop offers tips to tweak your lifestyle towards a greener, more cost-effective, sustainable future on Jan. 3 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Kerry Wood Nature Centre. Cost is $15 plus GST for Friends of Kerry Wood Nature Centre members, and $17 plus GST for non-members. Pre-registration required by Jan. 1. Phone 403-346-2010.

MONDAY, JAN. 4 ● Red Deer Public Library branches have many drop-in programs for preschool children and their parents and caregivers.

See www.rdpl.org, or contact your local branch. All programs resume week of Jan. 4. ● Ladies Auxiliary of Red Deer Royal Canadian Legion Branch #35 holds general meetings the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. Next meeting will be on Jan. 4. Meat draw every Friday at 5

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TUESDAY, JAN. 5 ● Heartland Cowboy Church is on the first and third Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m., in the Stettler Agriplex, next Jan. 5 and 19.

Call 403-742-4273.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 6 ● Tell-A-Story at Dawe Branch of Red Deer Public Library will be featured on Jan. 6 and 20 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. for children ages seven and up, or under seven with an adult. Drop-in for storytelling games, theatre, puppets and more. Program alternates with Art and More. ● Travel Memories at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch will be held Jan. 6 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in the Snell Auditorium.

Experience land and cruise adventures in Asia, including Malaysia, Singapore, India, Oman and Dubai, share your own travel adventures, and enjoy a coffee or tea. Contact Donna Stewart or Priscilla at 403-346-2100. ● Sylvan Lake Legion potluck and jam session is held the first Wednesday of each month from noon to 4 p.m. Come to play, sing, dance or listen. Admission is $2, including coffee and lunch at 2:30 p.m. Potluck begins at noon followed by the jam session at 1 p.m. Contact Margie at 403-746-3153.

THURSDAY, JAN. 7 ● Teen Thursdays — Teen Club resumes Jan. 7 at Red Deer Public Library Dawe Branch on Jan. 7 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Teens invited to take part in video game days to crafty fun and more. Alternates with Techy Teens program. Grade six and up welcome. ● Colouring Time for Adults is offered on the first Thursday of each month, next Jan. 1, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Waskasoo Kiwanis Meeting Room at Red Deer Public

Library Downtown Branch. Colouring pages and supplies provided. No registration required. ● Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre dance, Jan. 7, 7 to 10 p.m. at the seniors’ centre. Dance to the music of Silver and Gold. Admission is $7. Phone 403-347-6165, 403-342-2875, or 403-341-4672. ● First Thursdays in the Snell are free

chamber music concerts from 12:15 to 1 p.m. at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch in the Snell Auditorium on the first Thursday of each month. Café Noir will sponsor the series and provide free coffee and tea. Bring lunch, or purchase at the café. The Jan. 7 event features New Odyssey 3 Trio as musical guests. Phone 403-342-9122. Free will donation at the door.

REGISTRATIONS LOCAL EVENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS ● Team Dancing is a great way to have fun, stay fit and meet people. Join a team dancing group on Mondays and Wednesdays starting on Jan. 11 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Clearview Community Centre, running 10 weeks for a cost of $120. First lesson free.

Contact Connie at 403-396-1523, or email teamdance123@gmail.com. ● Multiple Sclerosis Society Whisky Festival will be featured Jan. 12, 7 to 10 p.m. at Red Deer Golf and Country Club. General admission is $95, or $120 for VIP admission which includes Master Class with Andrew Ferguson. Purchase tickets at www.reddeerwhiskyfestival.ca. Enjoy an evening of whisky appreciation and exploration, mouth watering cuisine and local musical talent and more, in support of the MS Society. ● Youth Winter Survival/Leave No Trace Workshop is a hands-on workshop for kids ages 11 to 15 years offered at Kerry Wood Nature Centre on Jan. 9, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Explore survival skills, practice leaving no trace, and discover a new confidence in being outdoors. Dress for the weather.

Please bring a bag lunch. Cost is $45 per youth. Find out more and pre-register at 403346-2010. ● Canadian Red Cross is requesting volunteers to fill positions for human resources, youth committee, mobile clinics, “Speaking Up to Save Lives” program, in-community volunteer, donor ambassador and more. Visit www.blood.ca to find out more, or contact amanda.deboer@redcross.ca, 403-346-1241, ext. 1108. ● Book to Movie Day will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. at Dawe Branch or Red Deer Public Library. Young readers ages seven

and up are welcome to read the book of the month, and then watch the movie and enjoy popcorn, and discussion after the film. Children under seven must bring an adult. Call 403-309-3488. On Jan. 16 enjoy Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahn, on Feb. 2o enjoy A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond. ● Fireside Readers book club will meet on Jan. 20 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch in Waskasoo Kiwanis Meeting Room. For discussion will be The Juggler’s Children: A journey into family, legend and genes that bind us by Carolyn Abraham. Phone 403-3429110. See the blog at http://firesidereaders. rdpl.org/. If you can’t attend meetings, read along and post your comments. ● Red Deer Public Library is seeking enthusiastic college students and adults to volunteer as Reading Pals with elementary school students in Grades 1 to 6 who are struggling with reading and/or writing. Volunteers will work with one student for two one-hour sessions per week for a three week period at the Dawe Library. To find out more contact Lucinda at 403-309-3488, readingpals@rdpl.org. ● Adult Literacy Program needs volunteers to tutor newcomers to Canada, or help Canadian-born learners improve their literacy skills. Training and support provided. For details, contact 403-346-2533, or adultlit@rdpl. org. ● Ponoka Senior Drop-In Centre jam sessions are held Saturdays from 1 to 4 p.m., next on Jan. 9. Lots of dancing. Refreshments and snacks. Please bring snacks.

Phone Linda at 403-783-8461.

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‘Ask don’t tell’ key to resolutions

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — When it comes to keeping a New Year’s resolution, researchers say it’s better to ask than tell. A new study spanning 40 years of research has found that asking questions is a better way to influence behaviour than making statements.

It’s called the “question-behaviour effect,” a phenomenon in which asking people about performing a behaviour influences whether they do it in the future.

“If you just ask yourself, ‘Are you going to exercise next week?’ it’s going to make your attitudes towards exercising more accessible,” said Ioannis Kareklas, an assistant marketing professor at the University of Albany.

“It’s going to remind you of all the times you should have exercised and didn’t exercise. And, the thinking goes, you’re more likely to exercise in the future.”

Kareklas was among four researchers from universities across the United States who examined more than 100 studies to provide the first comprehensive look at why the effect occurs. The findings were published this month in the Journal of Consumer Psychology.

The researchers looked at several explanations and found the most evidence to support cognitive dissonance, or the idea that holding two inconsistent thoughts at the same time creates tension and motivates behavioural change. For example, asking someone “Will you recycle?” will make them think of all the times they failed to recycle as well as the fact that it’s good for the environment.

“At the same time, you’re holding two inconsistent thoughts — the idea that you haven’t recycled in the past, and the idea that you should be re-

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When it comes to keeping a New Year’s resolution, researchers say it’s better to ask than tell. A new study spanning 40 years of research has found that asking questions is a better way to influence behaviour than making statements. cycling, because that’s what society expects of you,” said Kareklas. “This literature would suggest the only way to alleviate that tension that’s created by cognitive dissonance is to engage in the behaviour in the future.”

Kareklas noted it helps to ask a “yes” or “no” question. Studies have shown a stronger effect from a question like “Will you vote in the next election?” as opposed to “What is the likelihood you will vote in the next election?”

The technique has been shown to influence a wide range of behaviours,

including cheating less in college and reducing gender stereotypes.

And it doesn’t just affect you the next time you’re faced with choosing whether to throw out a pop can or lace up your running shoes. The effect has been shown to last more than six months after questioning.

“There are a couple of studies reporting effects up to a year,” said Kareklas. “It’s a really long-lasting effect with lots of pro-social implications.”

He said researchers don’t yet know exactly why it’s so long-lasting, and

that could be one area for future studies to explore.

Kareklas added that the research has wider implications beyond keeping New Year’s resolutions. Asking parents “Will you vaccinate your children?” could have positive impacts on public health, even if only a small percentage were swayed.

“If you get an additional 10 per cent of people to be vaccinated, through such a simple effect … that could be a really a game-changing technique in the long-term for society.”

Online animals of the year got attention with cuteness

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MARUTARO

LOS ANGELES — Animals can melt the human heart, tickle the funny bone or bring us to tears. And thanks to Instagram, YouTube and other online options, you can enjoy their antics simply by following, liking or pinning them.

Dr. Bonnie Beaver, executive director of the American College of Veterinary Behaviourists and a professor at Texas A&M University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, says two things make animal photos and videos so popular.

— Many animals have physical traits that subconsciously cause humans to nurture, like large, round heads and large eyes. Think E.T. — Many images show animals doing something unexpectedly clever, human-like or just plain cute — kittens trying to run up a slide, for example, she said.

“Some do both,” Beaver said, “like Garfield and Mickey Mouse.”

The Associated Press got hooked on six animals in 2015, from dogs and cats to a panda and a rat, and their popularity is likely to continue in the new year. Here’s a look.

This bundle of fun and fur, a 7-yearold Shiba Inu, has been top dog on Instagram for several years. He lives in Tokyo with owner Shinjiro Ono, who says he was more surprised than anyone that Maru’s popularity took off.

“His round face, I think, that’s the charm point,” said Ono, who compared the dog’s look to Japanese cartoon characters like Doraemon or Pikachu.

“The round face makes people smile.”

Shiba Inus, with their pointy ears and noses, are a popular breed in Japan. But Maru’s popularity is worldwide, with 2.2 million followers on Instagram.

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TOAST Toast is a King Charles spaniel and puppy-mill rescue with a floppy pink tongue that hangs out of her mouth.

She’s also a celebrity, appearing in fashion shows and shoots, photographed wearing sunglasses and other accessories, and retweeted by the likes of Reese Witherspoon. She’s probably best-known for her Instagram feed, toastmeetsworld.

On Jan. 13, Toast will marry a dog named Finn at a hotel in Manhattan.

Donations to their wedding registry at www.zola.com/registry/toastandfinn will raise money to fight puppy mills and pay for care for needy animals.

Online: https://www.instagram.com/ toastmeetsworld/?hl en.

Nobody’s busier than Grumpy Cat. She had 8.3 million Facebook followers as of Christmas Eve. Her YouTube videos have drawn viewers by the tens of millions.

On Dec. 8, the feline with the comical frown became the first cat immortalized in wax at the Madame Tussauds museum in San Francisco.

The 3-year-old, 4-pounder with feline dwarfism is making her second movie as well as a cartoon series, and is featured in a series of Random House Little Golden Books (the first being The Little Grumpy Cat that Wouldn’t). She’s also continuing as spokescat for Friskies cat food. Her stuffed animal line will grow in 2016, and there are calendars, socks, tanks, T-shirts, sweatshirts, gift tags, key chains and other souvenirs, said Financial Assistance available to qualified applicants. owner Tabitha “Tabby” Bundesen.

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Readers respond to golf ball advice Dear Annie: I can’t believe your response to the letter from “Between a Golf Ball and a Hard Place,” saying that golf balls shouldn’t be cleaned in the kitchen sink.

We routinely wash fruits and vegetables in the kitchen sink, and they have dirt and chemicals on them. Fighting over which sink to wash them in KATHY MITCHELL is like fighting AND MARCY SUGAR over which way to hang the toiANNIE’S MAILBOX let paper. Get over it! — EMT Dear EMT: We were surprised at the volume of mail this letter elicited.

A lot of golfers must read our column.

(And let’s not get into the toilet paper.)

Here are a few more comments:

Thursday Dec. 31 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Anthony Hopkins, 77; Val Kilmer, 55; Ben Kingsley, 71 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: New Year’s Eve celebrations will be full of fun and fabulous food.

H A P P Y BIRTHDAY: 2016 is the year to get the ratio right between your professional and personal lives, plus replace frustrating confrontation with cool cooperation.

A R I E S (March 21-April JOANNE MADELINE 19): With three MOORE planets powering through your SUN SIGNS reputation zone, you’ll be on show tonight for everyone to see. Maybe you’ll deliver a speech or wear something that makes you stand out from the crowd.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You’re in the mood to celebrate, as the Moon energizes up your entertainment zone. Bright lights; loud music; lots of people, parties and dancing — get ready for a great New Year’s Eve Bulls!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Home is where the heart is!

The Moon’s in your domestic zone so some Twins will host a New Year’s Eve Party, while others enjoy a quiet night at home with family and close friends.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): New Year’s Eve is usually an emotional time for sentimental Crabs, as you look back over the past year, and your successes and failures. So calm down, pace yourself and don’t drink too much.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Many Lions will host a New Year’s Eve party, or be a guest at the celebrations of a family member.

From I’m Not Fooled: I’ve played golf for 50 years and everyone uses the ball washers at each tee or wets a towel and wipes them. Unless a ball is lost or damaged, golfers play with one ball for 18 holes. How hard is it to wash one ball at the end of a round?

Practical Guy: I fail to see the problem. Cabbage and potatoes are exposed to the same environment as golf balls, and I am sure the wife has no problem washing those things in the kitchen sink. The problem seems more territorial than practical. My wife and I both wash paintbrushes and scrub buckets in the kitchen sink. On many occasions, I’ve washed dog poop from the soles of our shoes in that sink. Just clean the sink when you’re done, and forget about it.

D: Please tell that Golf (goof) Ball never to wash those disgusting things in the kitchen sink.

When he washes the car, he can have an extra pail with hot water, soap and maybe a little bleach and throw in the balls.

By the time he’s finished with his car, those balls will be pretty clean.

His wife should give him information on E. coli and show pictures of necrotizing fasciitis.

I would disinfect the kitchen and tell him I’d never make him another meal unless this stops. (He should take off his shoes before entering the house, too.)

The Villages: There should not be a big issue with cleaning golf balls. Take a wet towel and clean them after you play.

California: We put a lot of stuff in our kitchen sink that is disgusting, but nobody thinks twice about it — mostly fruits and vegetables from our garden that are covered in dirt and fertilizer.

We simply clean the sink thoroughly with bleach and that’s the end of it. I think she doesn’t want her husband to play golf.

S. Spring: As a health educator and a pesticide reform activist since the ’80s, it is unfortunate that some folks are still not aware of the toxicity of

HOROSCOPES Either way, the focus is firmly on family, as you share each others hopes and dreams for 2016.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The Moon’s energizing your sign, so you’ll feel surprisingly buoyant and boisterous this evening, and you may surprise everyone with some late night funky moves on the dance floor.

Go Virgo!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): With dynamic Mars charging through your sign, Librans are in the mood to party long and hard. So shake out your dancing shoes, shimmy into your favourite party gear, and turn the music up — loud!

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Sentimental Scorpios can get a bit teary on New Year’s Eve, as you look back over the highs and lows of the closing year.

Tonight, the tears of joy will far outnumber those of sadness.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sociable Sagittarians thrive on excitement and hate it when life gets too predictable and humdrum. Things certainly won’t be boring as the stars fire up the New Year party mix!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Tonight promises to be fun and fabulous, and go on into the early hours of the morning so pace yourself Goats.

Stay grounded, and don’t let stress or worry mar your New Year celebrations.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don’t try to do too much tonight Aquarius.

The stars favour having a quiet New Year’s Eve, with a few selective family and friends. If you pace yourself, then you’ll have a wonderful time.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): If you are attached, you’ll enjoy ringing in the New Year with your partner. Single Pisceans — love is waiting within your neighbourhood, so make sure you attend some local parties tonight.

Friday, Jan. 1 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Frank Langella, 77; Richard Roxburgh, 53; Nia Lovelis, 18 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: It’s the best

day of the year to write a wish-list of your goals and dreams for 2016.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Happy New Year!

With Saturn — your ruling planet — still moving through Sagittarius, 2015 is the year to be more spontaneous and adventurous.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Happy New Year Rams! February and March are fabulous months for sex, study, finances and travel.

By this time next year, a major relationship will have improved in leaps and bounds.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The first eight months of 2016 is the time to extend your peer group to include a successful new crowd.

If you rub shoulders with influential people, then lucky opportunities will manifest.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Happy New Year Gemini!

If you’re attached, find ways to make your relationship even better in 2016. Single Twins — look for love with someone who is emotionally mature and ready to commit.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): When it comes to a romantic relationship thats not working, don’t be afraid to clear the decks and start afresh in 2016. Single Crabs — don’t give up!

True love comes calling in February or March.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Expect a prosperous start to the year, as Jupiter jumps through your money zone. March and September are the best months to start a course of study or go on an adventurous overseas trip.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Make the most of the first eight months of 2016, when lucky Jupiter jumps through your

pesticides that are used on nearly all American golf courses.

Golf balls are contaminated from contact with pesticides on the grass, and most certainly ought not be washed at home, except in a designated pail.

Shoes and gloves used for golfing would best never be taken inside the home, and instead left in the garage or a golf locker. Pesticides are designed to adhere to surfaces, even during rain, and are highly toxic. Their half-lives are decades long. An online search of “pesticide and golf course” will give your readers some education.

Thank you.

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

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An optimistic and proactive approach will lead to success, travel and plenty of positive feedback.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): From Sept. 9 on wards, Jupiter moves through your sign — for the first time in 12 years.

So spend the earlier part of the year getting ready. You’ll find the more prepared you are, the more fortunate you’ll be.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): With Saturn still in your finance zone, money will be tight in 2016, so plan accordingly. Singles — Cupid’s arrow is most likely to strike in March, when the Solar Eclipse lights up your romance zone.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): 2016 is the year to strive to get the balance right between your professional commitments and your family life.

Some restless Sagittarians will extend their home, move house or travel overseas.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The next eight months is the best time to take an overseas trip or upgrade your qualifications. Then your career takes off! Clear and open communication is the secret to a successful 2016 for clever Capricorns.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Happy New Year! With three eclipses stimulating your money zones, financial security will be a major theme for Aquarians over the coming year.

For some singles, love and travel are linked.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Serious Saturn is still moving through your career zone in 2016.

So it’s time to get off your Piscean posterior and get busy.

You’ll find the harder you work, the more happy and successful you’ll be.

Joanne Madeline Moore is an internationally syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her column appears daily in the Advocate.

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Focusing on the future FAMILY OF YOUNG MAN RUN DOWN ON HIS BICYCLE IS LOOKING TO A BRIGHT NEW YEAR AS HIS RECOVERY IS COMING ALONG WELL There may be no family in Red Deer as focused as this particular one on the promise and possibilities that a new year can bring.

Dery Wang, a young man who nearly died last July just as his life was about to soar to new heights, and his parents Tommy and Lily Jin Wang and younger sister Alena, will go into 2016 trying not to look back.

“We can only focus on the future,” Tommy said Wednesday. And after some very dark days, that future is beginning to brighten.

The past that Tommy does not his family to dwell on relates to the early morning of MARY-ANN July 4, when then-17-year-old BARR Dery was run over as he rode his bicycle on the way to catch BARRSIDE a 3:30 a.m. bus to Calgary to spend the day with friends at the Stampede.

The young and popular scholar, triathlete, leader and community volunteer was just minutes from leaving his Lancaster home when a man driving a pick-up truck hit Dery from behind at 32nd Street and Mitchell Avenue.

Dery, who was going to start his first year in engineering at the University of Alberta in September, had many serious injuries, lost four of the five litres of blood in his body, and suffered major brain trauma when the carotid artery in his neck was torn.

The end result was life-changing for Dery and his family, and the young driver too involved in the hitand-run collision.

Eric William Petty, 26, pleaded guilty earlier in December to a charge of refusing to provide a breath sample knowing that the operation of a motor vehicle caused an accident resulting in bodily harm. He is to be sentenced on Tuesday.

After two months in a coma, Dery was eventually admitted to the Centennial Centre for Mental Health and Brain Injury in Ponoka on Oct. 23. With his rehabilitation already started at Red Deer Regional Hospital, Dery will spend a year in a special program in Ponoka, trying to regain what he lost.

He home in Red Deer now through the Christmas holidays, and every day it seems he does “amazing” things, his father said.

“He’s doing good so far. Right now he can walk by himself.” They just need to watch him because sometimes his balance is off.

While Dery’s body is recovering very fast, his memory is “slowly, slowly coming back,” Tommy said.

“He keeps working hard, he knows he needs to work hard to get it back.”

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Dery Wang, second from left, and his mother, Lily Jin, sister Alena, and father, Tommy Wang, pose for a family portrait at their Lancaster home Wednesday evening.

Dery speaks English and Chinese. He is regaining his language skills. “He can correct my (English) spelling, my pronouncing,” Tommy said, chuckling.

He also said that Dery understands what happened to him.

“We had a talk about this.” His father told him that what happened is in the past and not to worry.

“You have to focus on the future.”

“Sometimes it’s amazing,” Tommy said regarding Dery’s recovery, and tells an anecdote.

About two weeks ago when Dery was home on a weekend, the family went to Bower Mall to eat. At one point Dery, who uses a walker, had to use the washroom so they took him to the one for people with disabilities.

Then on Tuesday, Tommy and Alena went to the mall again with Dery and again he had to use the washroom. While both Tommy and Alena were momentarily distracted, Dery disappeared.

Tommy chuckles about it now, but he was extremely worried and immediately began looking for him. They found him, at the other end of the mall, in the same washroom he had only used once before. “I was so surprised. … How can he go by himself from this end to that end (of the mall).”

This week they went to the Dawe Centre swimming pool. Dery has already learned again to do the backstroke but Tommy wanted to teach him to do front stroke and freestyle. Automatically Dery knew

Getting the gift of sight YOUNG GIRL RECEIVES SPECIAL GLASSES AHEAD OF CHRISTMAS TO HELP HER SEE Francesca Cicuto Tietzsch can’t stop smiling.

The 10-year-old doesn’t need to hold the book close to her face.

Sitting with her mom Adriana Tietzsch, she begins tackling a new book.

It is a dream come true for her mother who didn’t think this day would come true.

Last year her daughter was diagnosed with Stargardt Disease, a common childhood eye disease that affects most people under the age of 20. In time, the young girl will likely lose her vision to the point of legal blindness. There is no cure for the disease.

But Tietzsch did not want to give up on her youngest daughter’s sight. She began researching and fundraising to purchase eSight, a pair of special glasses for people with low vision.

The specialized glasses came with a $15,000 price tag.

An outpouring of support from the community and beyond did the trick. They raised more than $17,000 with help from a GoFundMe account.

Three days before Christmas Francesca got her glasses.

“I can see well,” said Francesca, a Grade 5 student at Holy Family School. “I can watch further away from the TV.” Francesca said she is looking

‘WE ARE SO THANKFUL. I WANT TO SAY THANKS FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART … THIS IS THE BEST CHRISTMAS PRESENT THAT FRANCESCA COULD EVER HAVE ASKED FOR AND NEVER IMAGINED POSSIBLE.’ — ADRIANA TIETZSCH

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Adriana Tietzsch reads a book with her daughter, Francesca, using the digital eSight glasses which counteract Stargardt’s disease at their Rosedale home on Tuesday afternoon. forward to going back to school and showing off her new glasses.

Right now she is getting used to wearing the glasses when she reads and watches television.

Tietzsch said the extra money will go into a bank account in the hopes that one day there will be a surgery or new technology to prolong her daughter’s vision.

“We are more than thrilled,” said Tietzsch. “We are so thank-

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ful. I want to say thanks from the bottom of my heart … This is the best Christmas present that Francesca could ever have asked for and never imagined possible.”

Tietzsch said she wanted to thank everyone who helped including her friends in Mexico, the City of Red Deer employees, Red Deer firefighters and the Red Deer Central Lions Club. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

how to breathe for freestyle.

“It’s really amazing,” Tommy said, clearly delighted with the continuing positive signs of his son’s recovery.

Dery’s 18th birthday was Dec. 23. They had a party for him, and there have been many other holiday gatherings. School friends all came over to visit, talking and playing games late into the evening, Tommy said.

There has been strong community support for the family. Online funding and other donations have raised about $35,000. Tommy said the money will be used to “fill in the gap” between Dery being discharged from the Centennial Centre in Ponoka and returning to school.

“We want him to go to university.”

His family is very thankful for all the support, mentioning especially the City of Red Deer employees he works with and the Red Deer Chinese Christian Church.

The crash “damaged two young guys’ lives. I was so sad. … There’s nothing right for this case either for (Petty) or for Dery. It’s a terrible thing.”

Tommy will not be in court when Petty is sentenced. It’s too emotional for him and he wants his family moving forward with continued optimism and devotion to Dery’s full recovery. barr@reddeeradvocate.com

Penalty for distracted driving will hit harder in new year Distracted driving will cost more than just a hit to bank accounts in the New Year.

As of Jan. 1, the penalty for distracted driving will also include three demerit points on a drivers licence. The monetary fine of $287 remains the same.

Red Deer RCMP Cpl. Matt LaBelle said adding demerits to the punishment will “absolutely” make a difference.

“Fines alone do not make the difference and don’t encourage safe driving,” said LaBelle. “It’s the catalyst that makes people want to follow the rules.”

Law enforcement agencies have been calling for more teeth to the penalty, including adding demerit points as is done in other Canadian jurisdictions including Ontario.

“We’re still seeing a crazy amount of people using their cellphones. We’re seeing lots of people holding the phones in their hands in front of their faces like they’re on speakerphone,” said LaBelle, adding the speakerphone action is still a violation and can lead to a distracted driving ticket.

Phones must be connected to hands free devices, such as Bluetooth, to be used in a vehicle.

In Alberta, when a driver has between eight and 15 demerits they are mailed a notice of how many they have. When a driver accrues 15 or more demerit points in a two-year period, their licence is suspended for one month. Licence suspensions increase to as much as six months based on reoccurring demerit suspensions.

In September, Red Deer RCMP conducted targeted enforcement at eight high-collision areas in Red Deer. In that time they charged 32 people with distracted driving, including one person using his knees to steer while flossing his teeth.

However, the more common occurrence is drivers texting or talking on their cellphones.

The law, introduced in 2011, restricts drivers from using hand-held cellphones; texting or emailing; using electronic devices including laptop computers, video games, cameras, video entertainment displays and portable audio players; entering information into GPS units; reading printed materials in the vehicle; writing, printing or sketching or personal grooming including brushing or flossing teeth, putting on makeup, curling hair, clipping nails or shaving.

An older law that is still in use targets drivers who are distracted by their pets. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

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AHS offering free health workshops Alberta Health Services is offering free health information workshops to help Central Albertans make positive lifestyle changes.

Workshops are part of the Alberta Healthy Living Program, an AHS initiative designed to promote healthy living and provide easy access to helpful information. They cover a range of topics including heart health, weight management, nutrition, diabetes care, chronic illness management and more.

All sessions are led by AHS professionals who share their expertise in group discussions and provide support and encouragement to participants.

More than 140 educational workshops will be offered throughout Central Zone this spring.

Upcoming workshops in Red Deer include: • Weight Wise Getting Started Planning for Success — Jan. 5 or March 1,

5:30 to 8 p.m. (one session) Learn about obesity, how obesity impacts your life and health, as well as how to record what you eat, your physical activity and how you are feeling emotionally.

• Weight Wise Nutrition: The top 5 Tips To Reduce Calories — Jan. 12 or March 8, 5:30 to 8 p.m. (one session) Learn about benefits and barriers to being more active, how to become more physically active and learn how to set your own personal activity goals.

• Weight Wise Nutrition: The Truth About What Works In Weight Management — Jan. 19, 5:30 to 8 p.m. (one session) Learn to evaluate what you are eating; learn strategies to help lower your calories, explore meal patterns, food choices and portion size, as well as learn about foods that can help manage weight.

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wearing a black balaclava, black zipup hoodie coat, black pants, and black shoes.

Sylvan Lake RCMP is appealing to anyone who many have information about this suspect to contact the detachment at 403-887-3333, or call your nearest police service or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

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Man uses syringe to rob cash from Red Deer lounge A north Red Deer lounge was held up at syringe-point and the suspect left with a pillowcase full of cash.

Red Deer RCMP are looking to identify the man who committed the armed robbery early Wednesday morning.

Police said the suspect entered the Winners VLT Lounge in the Quality Inn North Hill at about 1:30 a.m. He carried a hypodermic needle and a white pillowcase and ordered staff to place the cash in the pillowcase. He left the lounge on foot heading west.

Police responded immediately and Police Dog Services were able to track the suspect to Nolan Street. But police believe the suspect entered a waiting vehicle and left.

No one was injured in the robbery.

Police said the suspect wore a blue t-shirt under a white hoodie with the hood up, a black mask over his face, blue jeans and black glasses.

The investigation is ongoing and police ask anyone with information about the robbery to contact the Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.tipsubmit.com.

RCMP looking for suspect in robbery of Sylvan Lake bank A man who robbed a Sylvan Lake bank on Tuesday afternoon escaped with an undisclosed amount of money.

Sylvan Lake RCMP said that at about 3:40 p.m., a masked lone man entered the CIBC in on 50th Street and approached the teller.

He then pulled a white plastic bag out of his pocket and demanded the teller put all the money in the bag.

After getting the money, the man then left the CIBC on foot and was last seen heading down the back alley behind the bank. No weapon was displayed.

The suspect is described as Caucasian, in his early 20’s, about 1.8 metres (6 feet) tall, with a very skinny build and pale skin.

When last seen the suspect was

A Toolkit For Success — Jan. 26 or March 29, 5:30 to 8 p.m. (one session) Learn about benefits and barriers to being more active, how to become more physically active and learn how to set your own personal activity goals.

• Weight Wise Moving Matters: Including Physical Activity in Your Day — Feb 2, 5:30 to 8 p.m. (one session) Learn about benefits and barriers to being more active, how to become more physically active and learn how to set your own personal activity goals.

• Weight Wise Nutrition: I Know I Should Eat Healthy But, How? — Feb 9, 5:30 to 8 p.m. (one session) Learn tips on how to put your nutrition knowledge to practice with the four P’s: Plan, Purchase, Prepare and Pack.

• Weight Wise Managing Hunger and Appetite — Feb 16, 1:30 to 4 p.m. (one session)

Learn the differences between hunger and appetite, and practice techniques to manage appetite triggers and social pressures.

• Weight Wise Nutrition: Eating Away From Home And On Special Occasions — Feb 23, 5:30 to 8 p.m. (one session) Learn tips on how to put your nutrition knowledge to practice with the 4 P’s: Plan, Purchase, Prepare and Pack.

• Weight Wise Minding Stress I and II — March 15 and 22, 5:30 to 8 p.m. (two sessions) Learn how to effectively reduce and manage stress in your life.

All sessions will be held at the Red Deer Johnstone Crossing Community Health Centre, 300 Jordan Pkwy, in Rooms 104/105.

For more information, or to register for a workshop, please call 1-877-3146997.

Santa look-alike steals from Stettler jewelry store A man has found his way onto the naughty list after dressing up as Santa Claus and robbing a Stettler jewelry store.

Stettler RCMP are looking for a suspect who fled the robbery in a black Hummer H2 SUV. Police said the incident took place at about 4:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve. A lone male wearing a Santa Claus costume entered the Ware’s Jewelry store in downtown Stettler. He produced a firearm and demanded various items including jewelry and precious stones.

No employees were physically harmed.

Police describe the suspect as a Caucasian male about 1.8 metres to 1.82 metres (five foot 11 to six feet) tall with blonde hair and “pock faced.”

On Dec. 28, a vehicle believed to be the one that left the scene four days earlier was found in a residential area in Stettler. Video surveillance in the area showed the Hummer pulling into the area and abandoned.

Police believe a second vehicle may have been involved in transporting the male from the abandoned hummer.

The second vehicle is an older model pick-up truck, possibly a Chevrolet, with an extended cab or crew cab and chrome running boards.

Anyone with information that may assist police in their investigation is asked to contact the Stettler RCMP at 403-742-3381 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

attempt was made by Bashaw RCMP to stop the truck, but the truck sped off.

Ponoka RCMP later located the truck and followed, providing updates on its location. Blackfalds RCMP and Lacombe Police Service were able to position themselves on Hwy 2.

As the driver of the truck approached police vehicles, he attempted to flee by driving into the ditch. It was then that police were able to stop the truck and arrest the two men and one woman inside.

Police have charged a 22-year-old and a 21-year-old male and a 26-yearold female.

Police laid a variety of charges including possession of stolen property over $5,000, flight from a police officer, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, possession of break-in instruments, being in a motor vehicle without the consent of the owner and failing to comply with release conditions.

Owner helps catch thieves of his stolen truck

Armed robbery suspect caught in Blackfalds

Three people were arrested in a stolen truck after its owner spotted it traveling on Hwy 21.

Blackfalds RCMP said the owner of a stolen Ford F350 reported he had located his vehicle traveling on Hwy 21 at 12:45 p.m. on Dec. 26. An initial

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Chloe Yeo, 5, tries out skiing for the first time on the trails at Riverbend Golf and Recreation Area Wednesday. Chilly -27C temperatures kept many Red Deerians in for most of the morning, before it warmed up to -12 C in the afternoon.

A man wanted in connection with

an armed robbery in Red Deer was arrested by Blackfalds Mounties on Christmas Day. Police were called to a report of three males walking in the middle of Hwy 11 at 11 a.m. on Dec. 25. Police attended the area east of Range Road 270 and found one male walking on the highway.

While speaking with the male, the police officer noticed two other males about 500 metres away flag down and enter a taxi. The taxi was stopped by police and one male fled on foot from police. He was quickly arrested with the assistance of the RCMP Police Dog Services.

Lyndon William Olsen, 33, has been charged with break and enter and uttering threats. He had outstanding warrants relating to the armed robbery of the Bell Fever Lounge and the attempted armed robbery of the Post Time Lounge both in Red Deer and both on Nov. 23.

Olsen has been remanded into custody and will appear in Red Deer provincial court on Jan. 4.

Blackfalds RCMP also faces additional charges related to the Christmas Day incident.

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On Dec. 7, I had the good fortune to ated with the occasional percussion of join some friends for an epic skate on spectacular cracks and bangs.

We first checked the ice Sylvan Lake. in our sheltered bay on The last time we were Dec. 3. It was about four able to skate the entire exinches thick which, accordpanse of the lake was in ing to authorities, is of suf2004. ficient bearing strength Sylvan Lake was still to hold a human. We kept open when the Novemclose to the shallows for the ber 24th storm blanketfirst couple of days, then ed our frozen local ponds ventured out over deepwith snow. The storm was er waters, to those astonfollowed by a few cold and ishingly smooth sections windless nights, conditions where each glide floated on that transmuted Sylvan forever.

Lake into a glowing expanse MYRNA Our Monday plan for of hard, pure ice. During PEARMAN skating the entire circumthe process, we were treatference was thwarted by ed to mirror-image sunrises OUTDOORS the teeth-rattling rubble and we enjoyed our ringnear the main beach, so we side seat at an exceptionzig zagged our way to the al concert: the pressure of the deepening ice created an ethereal north side where, with the warm sun symphony of moans and sighs, punctu- at our backs, we skimmed effortless-

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ly along. We startled dozens of fish, stopped to look at various types of dramatic bubbles, admired the amazing diversity of the lake’s underwater landscapes, peered down upon a frenetic little muskrat, and pondered the bloody remains of a fresh deer kill.

A couple of massive pressure ridges—intimidating barriers sporting jagged wedges of upturned ice bordered by sloshing water—bisect the lake. The far west ridge separated good ice from more rubble, so we opted to follow it across the middle of the lake. Gliding along on that thin veneer, a fragile patina atop unknown fathoms of black water, with it cracking and snapping in protest as we passed, was — frankly — terrifying. The ice was safely thick and we had ropes and sticks just in case, but that knowledge did nothing to assuage the primal part of my brain that yelled about this being a very life-threatening circumstance.

It was a relief to finally reach the southern shallows. Catching a slight westerly breeze, we cruised the last few kilometers home, savouring every blade etch of this remarkable journey.

As predicted, the snows finally came and the lake is now shrouded beneath a powdery quilt. Who knows how many years will pass before it will reveal its icy self again.

Myrna Pearman is the biologist/site services manager at Ellis Bird Farm.

She can be reached at mpearman@ellisbirdfarm.ca. Her new book, Backyard Bird Feeding: An Alberta Guide, is available at Alberta Peavey Mart stores, Kerry Wood Nature Centre and other local stores listed on their website. Books can also be purchased from the EBF online store. Proceeds support education, conservation and research programs at Ellis Bird Farm.

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Municipal Development Plan Bylaw 3404/A-2015 Red Deer City Council proposes to pass Bylaw 3404/A-2015, a bylaw to amend the Generalized Land Use Concept; oil and gas policies, and the residential density policy to align them with the proposed North of 11A Major Area Structure Plan.

North of 11A Major Area Structure Plan Bylaw 3554/2015 Red Deer City Council proposes to pass Bylaw 3554/2015, a bylaw consisting of the major statutory document the North of 11AMajor Area Structure Plan that provides direction to growth and development within The City of Red Deer. The Plan area is shown on the map below.

Land Use Bylaw Amendment 3357/U-2015

Proposed Amendment required to carry out the intent of the North of 11A Major Area Structure Plan Red Deer City Council is considering amending the Land Use Bylaw to carry out the intent of the North of 11A Major Area Structure Plan.

The districts will superceed those zones obtained from Red Deer County. A Land Use Constraints map is proposed to be added and text amendments relating to setbacks from high pressure gas lines and a site exception for the property at 27251 Township Road 391. The Land Use Bylaw Amendments apply to the following parcels of land: Parcel Address

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City Council will hear from any person claiming to be affected by the proposed bylaw at the Public Hearing on Monday, January 18, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in Council Chambers, 2nd Floor of City Hall 4914 – 48 Avenue. If you want your letter included in the Council agenda you must submit it to the Manager, Legislative Services by Friday, January 8, 2016. You may also submit your letter at the Public Hearing, or you can simply tell Council your views at the Public Hearing. Council’s Procedure Bylaw indicates that each presentation is limited to 10 minutes.

Any submission will be public information. If you have any questions regarding the use of this information please contact the Manager, Legislative Services at 403-342-8132.

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Setting an agenda for 2016 This was an in - law year for Christmas. The thun- be held Feb. 18th - 20 at the Ramada Hotel and Condering herd, four grandchildren under 11, was else- ference Centre in Edmonton. This year’s conference where, meaning Herself and I had too much quiet theme is “Bringing the Outdoors and the Community time for future plans, meditation, conTogether,” but a sub - theme might well be templation, even pondering resolutions.

“Tearing the Minister Apart.” Hon. ShanIt used to be that travel planning, non Phillips, Alberta’s minister of envifar and wide was on the agenda. No ronment and parks is scheduled to address more, now that I’m medically groundconference delegates and other attendees ed, not even a former must, even a day from 11:30 to noon on the Friday. If she trip sometimes to Pincher Creek for the sticks to the usual boiler plate script, and I amazing annual Awards Day of the Wilsuspect she will, and allows questions from low Valley Trophy Club. They do not rethe floor, and I suspect she won’t, she’s in ally have to advertise. People just seem for a rough ride; I have yet to hear from to know when to turn out by the hunanyone, except cattlemen, who has had dreds. anything to do with this minister who is Information was hard to come by, happy with her responses and actions. but the 67th annual Awards Day will be So I’m planning to cover this important BOB held, Saturday Jan. 9th, starting about event by remote and with the assistance of SCAMMELL noon, at the Community Hall in Pinchreaders, now called Field Associates. This er Creek. Guest speaker this year, Dale should not be an election year for the seOUTDOORS Kastelen, an artist from Calgary, will be nior executive, including President Wayne addressing the controversial favoritism Lowery, elected in Lethbridge at last year’s shown outfitters and their non - resident clients over conference, unless someone decides he has had residents in the annual big game license draws. enough of a tough job and declines to serve the opBut the top draw at this event is the display of tional second year, or someone decides to challenge hundreds of superb big game trophy mounts from far an incumbent. and wide. The last time I attended was also the last The annual festive season oyster orgy at our house time the Broder buck, the world record non - typical has become somewhat of a challenge as aging hands mule deer buck has ever been displayed in Alberta are no longer strong enough to shuck (open) live oyswhere it was taken in 1926, since its sad sale to a rich ters. So we have had to lean on novices to get the job antler addict in Montana. done, and I worry about slips and the holding hand Next on my annual agenda, for more than 45 years being pierced by the oyster knife even through the was always the annual convention, now conference, heavy rubber battery workers’ glove we supply. of the Alberta Fish and Game Association, with more Those worries have been eliminated through use than 25,000 members and more than 90 affiliated of an ingenious hand-crafted “jig” brought back from clubs, Alberta’s largest and most geographically representative conservation organization.

This year the 87th annual AFGA Conference will

a trip to New Brunswick by good friend Don Hayden.

The device “hooks” on a table or counter edge and firmly holds the oyster, eliminating the need for a holding hand from the equation. Using the jig, one novice opened a dozen of the small Colville Bay (New Brunswick) oysters in 12 minutes. The wild Malpeque oysters were harder because of the large, irregular, and tough shells. But the other novice, using the jig on some, and the glove on others, opened two dozen Malpeques in 27 minutes.

As usual, there were great chats with readers who were stopping by to pick up the books of mine they were buying for Christmas gifts. I learned great stuff about my old friend, the late the Lou Soppit, perennial mayor of Rocky Mountain House and his amazing hardware store in which I whiled away so many hours and so much money buying the good old light logging and outdoors stuff. Another visitor referred me to a cougar hunter with dogs who might possibly clean out the big cats on the Stump Ranch, for a while at least.

Amazingly, the last week before Christmas, the earliest ever, we received at least half our total of a dozen or so 2016 seed catalogs. We’ll firmly ignore the pleasure of those catalogs until maybe just after the New Year.

But I am already into a review copy of a book that arrived in the mail, “A Legal Guide to Non - Private Land in Alberta,” by Arlene J. Kwasniak. It is a huge subject, and I am already hooked to learn that only 28.5 % of Alberta is private land.

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

A guide to vermicomposting COMPOSTING WITH WORMS CAN PRODUCE RICH SOIL Tired of walking to the frozen compost pile during the cold months?

If so then vermicomposting (worm composting) might be for you.

It is simple, easy shouldn’t smell doesn’t take up much space.

The end bonus is a rich compost of worm castings.

You can spend money or an official composter or use a plastic bin that has a lid.

The container must be LINDA at least 12 inches (30 cm) in TOMLINSON depth with ventilation in the GARDENING lid which can be as simple as small drilled homes.

Start by filling the bin between 1/3 to ½ full of wet shredded paper.

Soak the paper in water, wring it out and place it in the bin.

If there is water pooling on the bottom of the bin, add dry shredded paper.

If the paper starts to dry out, mist it with water.

Add some grit in the form of sand, top soil, sawdust or eggshells to the mixture as grit is needed to help the worms break down the paper and scraps.

Once the bedding is ready it is time to add the worms.

Planet Earth recommends the use of red wiggler or manure worms.

These are not the worms that are readily available in the garden during the summer months.

Local worms receive their nutrients by ingesting soil as they tunnel as opposed to composting worms that eat organic matter.

Dig a hole in the bedding and place the ball of worms about half way down and recover with bedding material.

Once the lid is in place, put the container in an area that will stay between 10- 25 degrees Celsius.

Chose a location for the bin that is convenient but does not become an obstacle.

Give the worms about a week before feeding them. During this time they will start to break down the bedding.

In optimum conditions, a kilogram of worms can devour a half a kilogram of organic matter a day. The original batch of worms will expand and have the ability to double in size after 90 days.

While it is tempting to feed the worms daily, start by feeding about once a week.

This makes it easier to adjust the amount of food that is given to the worm bin.

If too little food is provided, the worms will not thrive.

On the other hand, too much food will mean that the food will rot before the worms can process it.

Rotten food smells.

Once the worms are actively consuming all the material they are given, feed them more often.

Feed includes vegetable and fruit scraps, crushed egg shells, coffee grounds, tea bags and paper.

Do not place meats or dairy products in the bin it will likely cause the compost to smell.

Worm casting or compost is ready to use when it looks similar to soil and has an earthy smell.

There is two ways of harvesting.

The less disruptive method is to shine a bright line into the bin which will cause the worms to dig deeper into the soil allowing the top portion to be removed.

Be sure to sift through the castings to return worms and food segments to the bin.

The second would be to remove all the material in the bin, sot it and place the worms into a clean bin with new bedding.

Use worm casting as a soil additive or compost.

The nutrient content is too strong to be used as straight potting soil.

Vermicomposting is an activity that takes very little time and provides “black gold” Linda Tomlinson is a horticulturalist that lives near Rocky Mountain House. She can be reached at your_garden@hotmail.com

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Development Officer Approvals On December 29-, 2015, the Development Officer issued approvals for the following applications: Permitted Use Deer Park Village 1. Bemoco Land Surveying Ltd. – a 1.0 m variance to the minimum side yard, to an existing uncovered deck, located at 94 Duncan Crescent.

Timberstone 2. Laebon Developments Ltd. – a 0.39 m variance to the minimum rear yard to a proposed detached dwelling and a 1.04 m variance to a proposed deck, to be located at 33 Talisman Close.

Discretionary Use None You may appeal Discretionary approvals to the Red Deer Subdivision & Development Appeal Board, Legislative Services, City Hall, prior to 4:30 p.m. on January 15, 2016. You may not appeal a Permitted Use unless it involves a relaxation, variation or misinterpretation of the Land Use Bylaw.

Appeal forms (outlining appeal fees) are available at Legislative Services. For further information, please phone 403-342-8190.

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City of Red Deer New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day Holiday Hours of Operation City of Red Deer administration offices will be closed on: Friday, January 1, 2016 RED DEER TRANSIT Thursday, December 31, 2015 Regular weekday transit service hours. Last departure from the terminal is 11:15 PM. Friday, January 1, 2016 NO TRANSIT SERVICE. Transit Customer Service and Phone lines are closed.

Action Bus Phone lines will be closed and NO Action Bus service will be provided.

Saturday, January 2, 2016 Regular Saturday transit service hours. Last departure from the terminal is 11:15 PM. RECREATION FACILITIES Collicutt Centre Thursday, December 31, 2015 – OPEN 5:30 am to 3:00 pm Friday, January 1, 2016 – OPEN 11:00 am to 5:00 pm GH Dawe Community Centre Thursday, December 31, 2015 – OPEN 6:30 am to 3:00 pm Friday, January 1, 2016 – OPEN 11:00 to 5:00 pm Michener Aquatic Centre Thursday, December 31, 2015 CLOSED Friday, January 1, 2016 - CLOSED

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CITY OF RED DEER CAPITAL PROJECTS Borrowing Bylaws Red Deer City Council proposes to pass the following bylaws to provide for debenture borrowing in the amount of $45,470,000 to finance development and construction of capital projects listed below. The public may inspect the proposed bylaws at Legislative Services, 2nd Floor of City Hall during regular office hours.

BYLAW Number/Name

Capital Project

Borrowing Amount

Bylaw 3557/2015 67 Street Corridor Improvement Project

• Improvement of 67 Street Corridor

$7,655,000

Bylaw 3559/2015 2016 Recreation Projects

• Centennial Plaza Park Site Redevelopment

$3,943,000

• Memorial Centre Preservation

Bylaw 3560/2015 • Expansion of parking River Bend Recreation Area • Revitalization of Discovery Canyon Enhancement Project • Enhancements of beach and picnic areas

$3,510,000

Bylaw 3561/2015 Central Park Servicing (Water) Project

• Central Park Servicing (Water) Project

$1,222,000

Bylaw 3562/2015 Snow Storage Site Project

• Acquisition and construction of a third snow storage $5,318,000 site

Bylaw 3563/2015 Storm Offsite Projects

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Bylaw 3564/2015 Road Offsite Projects

• West QEII Business Park – Phase 2 • 67 Street from Quarter Line to 20 Ave – 2 Lanes • Ross St (Rideout Ave to 20 Ave) – 4 Lanes

$8,899,000

Bylaw 3565/2015 Water Offsite Projects

• Delburne Road – Bower to 40 Ave Trunk • Central Park Water Trunk

$4,377,000

Queens Business Park (SE36) – Pond I4 $10,646,000 EHN – (SE 27) Pond H3 EHN – N of 67 St (SW27) – Pond H7 + Trunk (76-84) EHN – (NE 26) Pond H4 EHN – (SW 26) 71 St – Pond H1

The electors may submit a separate petition with respect to each advertised bylaw amendment calling for a vote of the electors to determine whether the proposed bylaw amendment should be passed.The petition must meet the formal requirements of Sections 221-226 of the Municipal Government Act and be filed with the Manager, Legislative Services within 15 days after the last date the proposed bylaw amendments are advertised. The last date of advertisement for these bylaws and amendments is December 31, 2015. Any petition will be public information. If you have any questions regarding the petition process or the use of the petition please contact the Manager, Legislative Services at 403-342-8132.

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announcements Obituaries BOOTE Jean (nee Carew) Peacefully at St. Joseph’s at Fleming, Peterborough, Ontario, December 25, 2015 in her 94th year. Beloved wife of Edward for over 67 years.

Dear mother of Janet Huehn (Thomas), John (Lilian), and Rosemary Koch (Clifford).

Loving grandmother of David, Tristan, Trevor, Brian, Sarah, Michael (Ingrid) and great grandmother of Lara.

Sister of Marjorie Wakeley of Cobourg and the late Arthur, Edgar and Clara Ilaine Webb. Daughter of the late Thomas and Clara (nee Ferguson) Carew. Family and friends may gather at TRINITY UNITED CHURCH, 3 Albert St. W, Hastings, Ontario Saturday, January 2, 2016 from 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm. A memorial service will follow at 2:00 pm, Reverend Jamie York officiating.

Interment at Merrill Cemetery, Roseneath at a later date. In memory of Jean, donations may be made to the Alzheimer Society.

Online condolences may be made at www.brettfuneralchapels.com.

WARREN Roy Arne It is with sadness Roy’s family announces his passing at Red Deer Regional Hospital on December 22, 2015 at the age of 89 years.

Roy was born on September 22, 1926 on the family farm southeast of Delburne, and received his education in Delburne. He attended Vancouver Technical School where he learned to weld and then spent a year at the University of British Columbia in the engineering faculty. Returning to Delburne in April, 1947, his business life started with the founding of Delburne Machine Shop, where he repaired farm equipment.

1947 was a momentous year for Roy as he married June Beatrice Randall, his partner in love and business. In 1950 Roy and June became a Cockshutt farm equipment dealer. Roy was nominated to the Delburne Village Council and was instrumental in bringing natural gas, water and sewer to the Village. He served on Council until buying a farm and moving from the Village. In January, 1961, Roy was signed as a United Farmers of Alberta (“UFA”) fuel agent and opened the facility in April of that year. In 1965, Roy and June closed the machine shop and the Cockshutt farm equipment dealership to devote their full time to their UFA dealership and farm. In the late 1960’s, a life-long friend, Angus MacArthur, talked Roy and June into opening a Co-Operators Insurance business in Delburne. Roy and June’s devotion to their business and serving their customers earned them several awards.

Roy and June sold their UFA dealership in 1982 to embark on what they considered to be retirement as farmers, where they raised cattle and grain. The family will miss this quiet, kind and unassuming man. Roy is survived by his children: Judy (Larry Watson) and their children Erin (Sheldon Portsmouth) and Chelsey (Zac Harink) and their children (Justice and Kane Portsmouth & Zoe, Hailee and Everly Harink); Chris (Sandra) and their children Mitchell and Natalie; and Kerry (Sheryl) and their children (Avery, Amy, Brett, Sheridan); his brother George and his sister-in-law, Grace Bolander. Roy is also survived by his large extended family of cousins, nieces and nephews.

Roy was predeceased by his wife, June in 2007, his parents, Art and Annie, his brother Don, his sister Dorothy and her husband Dave Guynup, his sister-in-law Irma Warren and his brotherin-law Richard Randall. The funeral will be held January 2, 2016 at 2 pm at the Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, 4304-49 Avenue, Innisfail, Alberta. Roy received compassionate care from Unit 31 at the Red Deer Regional Hospital and the family wishes to note the care from Jim on that unit that exemplifies the best in hospital care. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Red Deer Regional Hospital to benefit Unit 31 or the Pediatric Unit.

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CAVE Lester The family of Lester Cave regrets to announce his passing peacefully at home on Friday, December 25, 2015 at the age of 75 years.

Lester is lovingly remembered by his wife, Donna Cave; brother, Art Cave; and sister, Merrilyn Cummerford; sons, Terry and Darren Cave; daughters, Sharellen Hutlet, Sherry Shribar, Corinne Dent and Wendi Tran; and numerous grandchildren. A Celebration of Lester’s Life will be held at the Red Deer Senior Citizen’s Downtown House, 5414 - 43 Street, Red Deer, AB on Friday, January 8, 2016 at 2:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Lester’s memory to the Red Deer Senior Citizen’s Downtown House, 5414 - 43 Street, Red Deer, AB, T4N 1C9. Messages of condolence may be left for the family at www.myalternatives.ca.

DAVEY Robert (Bob) Harold April 2, 1940 - Dec. 28, 2015 It is with great sadness that the family of Bob Davey announces his passing on Monday, December 28, 2015.

Bob passed away at the Red Deer Hospice surrounded by his family following a courageous battle with cancer. Bob is lovingly remembered by his wife Donna, his daughter Cheryl Johnston (Jamie) and his son Greg Davey (Stacey) as well as his two grandsons Logan and Brady. He was predeceased by his father Earl in 1959 and his mother Zena in 2012. Bob was born in Moose Jaw, Sask. where he met and married his wife Donna of 55 years (1960).

Bob’s career was dedicated to the rail industry - he worked for CP Rail in Moose Jaw, a rail company in North Vancouver, and returned to Moose Jaw to begin what would be a very long and devoted career with CGTX. In 1969, Bob and his young family relocated to Red Deer to join the newly opened CGTX Red Deer location. He retired in 2003 after dedicating 36 years of his career to the same company. Bob was happiest dancing, camping, driving, farming, wintering in Texas, and watching his grandsons take part in their many activities. Bob’s family will remember him for his quiet warmth, the mints in his pockets, regular phone calls to “check on the weather” and his early morning drivebys. As per Bob’s wishes, cremation has taken place and no formal service will be held. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Red Deer Hospice, STARS Air Ambulance or the Red Deer SPCA.

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HUCAL Michael Dec. 16, 1930 - Dec. 25, 2015 Michael passed away peacefully in the home of his daughter Laurie and son-inlaw Lynn at White Rock, B.C. on Dec. 25, 2015 at the age of 85.

Dad will be remembered for his courage, strength and commitment to care for our mom who developed dementia despite the health issues he developed along the way.

Mike was predeceased by his son David and greatgranddaughter Dezerey.

Close to his heart is the love of his life, Jean of almost 60 years having married on Dec. 31, 1955. Mike is survived and will be greatly missed by his wife Jean, daughters Lynda (Don) McCauley, Debbie (Doug) Luschyk and Laurie (Lynn) Storoz, 5 granddaughters, 1 grandson and 6 great grandchildren.

At Mike’s request cremation has taken place and a private family memorial service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, perform a simple act of kindness in his honor.

Services provided by Kearney Funeral Services, Surrey, B.C.

KARASHOWSKY Eugene 1928-2015 It is with great sadness that Eugene’s family announces his passing on December 26, 2015 at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre.

Eugene passed at the age of 87, after a brief yet courageous battle with cancer. Eugene is survived by his four children (Debbie, Cindy, Tom, Larry), his grandchildren (Deseree, Amanda, April, Brandon, and Rossy), as well as his great grandchildren (Meadow, Cooper, Talon, Dove, and Braxdyn).

Eugene will be fondly remembered for his amazing sense of humor and bright, contagious smile. The laughs and smiles we shared will be cherished until we meet again. “In the Breeze”. A memorial service for Eugene will be held on Thursday, January 7th, 2016 at 1pm at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820-45th Street, Red Deer, Alberta. In lieu of flowers donations may be made directly to the Canadian Cancer Society, 200, 325 Manning Road NE, Calgary, Alberta, T2E 2P5.

Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com.

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FLETCHER Robert Howard, May 11, 1924 - Dec 24, 2015.

Born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Bob was the fifth of eleven children. From an early age he learned to work hard as the family struggled to support itself through the Great Depression.

At the age of 16 Bob left home in search of opportunity and adventure, he rode the rails to Ontario where he found work in a lumber camp and later at a smelter. In 1941, at the age of 17 he joined the air force and trained to be a pilot. Bob spent the majority of the war in Saskatchewan as a Royal Canadian Air Force flight instructor. In 1944 he was decommissioned from the RCAF and transferred to the Navy Fleet Air Arm and he began operational flying in England until the wars end.

After the war Bob returned to Canada and became a bush pilot in northern Saskatchewan.

Bob had very fond memories of those years, the days were long but the people were wonderful, the landscape was so beautiful and flying was always his passion.

Eventually he attended the University of Chicago and received a degree in Aeronautical Engineering.

During this time Bob met a young nurse named Ivy Mercer that he fell in love with. She was an outgoing person who was kindhearted and loved to laugh. Bob was a quiet, serious man and together they seemed to bring out the best in each other. They married September 2, 1950. Together they raised a family on a slim budget as Bob completed his Engineering degree only to find there were no jobs so he returned to university to become a Medical Doctor. After graduating in 1962, Bob and Ivy moved the family to Minnesota where they stayed until 1967, at which point they moved back to Canada and settled in Lacombe. Bob practiced family medicine in Lacombe until his retirement in 1994.

During all the years they lived in Lacombe Bob was an active member of the Lacombe flying club where he made many lifelong friends.

Bob will be remembered as a loving husband and father, a loyal friend and a dedicated doctor. Bob was predeceased by his wife Ivy and leaves behind 6 children (David, Cathy, Doug, Gord, Mark and Roberta), 14 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. At Bob’s request there will be no funeral.

WALLS Shirley 1938 - 2015 Mrs. Shirley Joan Walls of Red Deer passed away, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer, at the Red Deer Hospice on Sunday, December 27, 2015 at the age of 77 years. Shirley was born on September 28, 1938 at Granby, Quebec to Hugh and Violet Collins. After numerous stops across the country due to her father’s work with the Military, they finally ended up in Edmonton when he retired. Shirley met the love of her life, Donald Walls, and they were married for over fifty-eight years before her passing. She will be sadly missed by her loving husband, Don; her children, Neil (Kim) Walls, Cheryl Walls all of Red Deer, Scott (Patricia) Walls of Lethbridge, Alberta; her dear seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren which brought her such joy.

Shirley will also be lovingly remembered by her sister, Kathryn Cameron of Stellarton, Nova Scotia as well as her many friends.

She was predeceased by her mother, Violet Collins in 1982, and her father, Hugh Collins in 2002.

A Celebration of Shirley’s Life will be held at Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer, Alberta on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 1:00 p.m.

If desired, Memorial Donations in Shirley’s honor may be made directly to the Red Deer Hospice at www.reddeerhospice.ca.

This is truly a very special place and no words could describe the support that Shirley and her family received in her days spent there. Thank you to all the staff and Dr. Hulyk; you are truly very special people and won’t be forgotten. 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.

403.340.4040.

In Memoriam

Beverly Joy Taylor Dec. 18, 1944 - Jan. 2, 2015 My Dearest Bev, I will always love you.

Never forgotten and always remembered, Your husband Eric, children Danny, Dave and Kathy, grandchildren and great-grandchildren

NEIGUM Cody, I will miss you forever and I love you.

Aunty Theresa

In memory of CODY NEIGUM 1986-2014 With tears on our cheeks, remembering you everyday.

Missing you is a heartache that never goes away.

We hold you in our hearts and there you remain. Life goes on without you but not ever the same. Cody left us with a memory to cherish forever. For those who have a son, treat with tender care, you will never know how empty, when you look and he’s not there.

Remembered by his Mom(his best friend, Nanny, sisters, brothers, and all his family.

CODY NEIGUM Passed away December 31, 2014 Days of sadness still come o’er, Tears in silence often flow, For memory keeps you ever near Though you died one year ago.

Loved and sadly missed by your aunt Lorraine

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Accounting

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TV's, VCRs Westpark, Kentwood, include sod farming and Highland Green, Riverside tree nursery. Tree Nursery will involve pruning, plant- 40 “ + TOSHIBA color tv; Meadows. Rent starting at $1100. For more info, and older tv to give away ing and digging trees. phone 403-304-7576 or 587-273-3377 Will train/exp an asset.

403-347-7545 Wage $11.20 hr 48 hrs weekly. Email resume to SOUTHWOOD PARK Misc. for s.richardson@bg-rd.com 3110-47TH Avenue, Sale 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, Classifieds generously sized, 1 1/2 Your place to SELL 100 VHS movies, $75. baths, fenced yards, Your place to BUY For All 403-885-5020 full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets.

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1 BDRM., no pets, TRAINING CENTRE 403-358-5568 $850 mo. 403-343-6609 OILFIELD TICKETS Industries #1 Choice! POLAR bar fridge $50, 2 3 BDRM., no pets, “Low Cost” Quality Training Canadian Club (Texas $1000 mo. 403-343-6609 403.341.4544 Mickey) 133 1/3 oz. whisACROSS from park, 24 Hours key bottles w/pumps, $50 2 bdrm. 4-plex, 1 1/2 bath, Toll Free 1.888.533.4544 ea. 403-358-5568 4 appls. Rent $925/mo.

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CLASSIFIEDS Christmas & New Years Hours & Deadlines Office & Phones CLOSED Friday, December 25, 2015 Friday, January 1, 2016 Office Hours Thursday, December 24, 2015 8:30 - 2 pm Monday, December 28, 2015 8:30 - 2 pm Tuesday & Wednesday December 29 & 30 Regular Office Hours, 8:30 - 5 Thursday, December 31, 2015 8:30 - 2 pm

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED

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Publication Dates: Saturday, December 26, 2015 Monday, December 28 , 2015 Deadline is: Thursday Dec. 24, 2015 @ 12 noon

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CARRIERS NEEDED

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

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Thursday, Dec. 31

THE YEAR IN PHOTOS

will be remembered by some as a year of change and by others as a bleak 12 months, pock-marked with tragedy and glimmers of hope for better days ahead.

The top story in Alberta was the new political direction of the province and the country as a whole. The NDP pushed aside 44 years of Tory blue, bringing glee for many and skepticism for others. Even in Red Deer, long a right wing stronghold, two NDP MLAs were elected in May as Kim Schreiner took over from retired PC MLA Mary Anne Jablonski, and Barb Miller rode the orange wave to beat out PC candidate Darcy Mykytyshyn — the seat

2015

was previously held by PC’s Cal Dallas who also did not run again. The rookie government has shown they have much to learn with their fumbling of Bill 6 on farm safety.

Federally, the Conservative Party also got the boot in favour of Justin Trudeau, who entred the race as an also ran, hoping to further re-establish the Liberal Party.

What happened was completely different, he slowly built momentum through a campaign as an electorate tired of a decade of Stephen Harper, particularly in Eastern Canada, said “no more.”

The other big story this year was the collapse of the oil market. Due to a market

flooded with oil, the price of oil has dropped to it’s lowest mark in 10 years and companies have responded by cutting projects and laying off tens of thousands of Albertans. The ripple effect is still being measured as fears are the bottom has yet to be hit. Through Christmas time, local charities and food banks saw record demands. Despite the tough times, Central Albertans showed their resolve and met most of those demands. It was a silver lining to the pain being felt by many.

It’s not all doom and gloom.

As the saying goes, the sun will come up tomorrow, and as the calendar turns over to 2016, there is much to be hopeful for.

By Advocate staff

D2 RED DEER ADVOCATE Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015 Photo by ASHLI BARRETT/Advocate Staff

JANUARY

Freshly fallen powder flies as Maddison Alexander and her father, Shane Alexander, reach the bottom of the Bower Ponds Sliding hill on the morning of January 31st. Just a few people made use of the hill throughout the day, with temperatures dropping as low as -21 degrees Celsius with the windchill.

Photo by ASHLI BARRETT/Advocate Staff

FEBRUARY

Below: Dressed as the Cat in the Hat, Corrie Brown made the first dive into Sylvan Lake’s frigid waters, cheered on by Bryan Houle, for the annual Polar Bear Dip on February 14. A total of 34 people jumped into the waters after raising money for a local charity of their choice. The Polar Bear Dip was part of Sylvan Lake’s Winterfest celebrations.

Photo by ASHLI BARRETT/Advocate Staff

Above: A group of speed skaters, led by Bryndelle MacDougall of the Red Deer Speedskating Club, participate in the junior division at the 2015 Nutrisource Speed Skating Marathons at the Red Deer speed skating oval on February 28. Skaters from across Alberta took part in 5 km, 10 km, and 25 km races. The event was hosted by the Foothills Speed Skating Marathon Association.

MARCH

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

It was spirit day at St. Patrick’s School in Red Deer March 26 and to celebrate the fun day a Twins Day theme was in order. Here from the left, Grade 3 students Abigail Kondrat and Jordyn Richardson and Isabelle Selden and Maggie Hales did their best to dress as twins as did many of the their classmates and some of the staff members as well.

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Mitchell & Jewell “Fine Jewellers Since 1919”

Your Children, Our Students, Everyone’s Future 4747 - 53 Street, Red Deer Phone: 403-343-1405 Fax: 403-347-8190

93 Y E A R S Seasons Greetings Wishing you Health, Peace and Prosperity in 2016!

4500 Fountain Drive, Red Deer Phone: 403-347-5441 Fax: 403-343-2594

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Cunningham Electric Ltd.

“Put the light and sparkle in everyone’s eyes, making the Holiday Season the brightest ever.” #7, 7880 - 48 Avenue, Red Deer Phone: 403-342-4111

From Our Entire Staff May all your news be good news this Holiday Season.

We’re proud to serve this fine community and we thank you for your loyal readership and support all year long.

2950 Bremner Avenue, Red Deer Phone: 403-343-2400

92 Y E A R S We always look forward to this time of the year. It’s our opportunity to wish everyone in this exciting community a Happy New Year! #502, 4901 - 48 Street, Red Deer Phone: 403-343-0817 Fax: 403-343-7510

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Gold and gemstones may be rare, but genuine friends are truly priceless!

Thank you for being ours.

4910 - 45 Street, Red Deer Phone: 403-346-2514 www.mitchelljewell.com

86 Y E A R S Bettenson’s Sand & Gravel Co. Ltd. Delivering wishes for a New Year filled with laughter with friends and family.

7774 - 47 Ave. Close, Red Deer Phone: 403-343-0203 Fax: 403-346-9210

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Turple Bros. Ltd. Have a fun filled New Year.

Our sincere thanks for helping us achieve a great year, and for being such valuable customers.

175 LEVA AVE., Red Deer County Phone: 403-346-5238 www.turplebros.ca

“We wish our valued customers a very happy and prosperous New Year.

Many thanks to all! #500, 4911 - 51 Street, Red Deer Phone: 403-347-2226 www.pivotalcpa.ca

APRIL

MAY

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Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Alberta Premier Jim Prentice addresses a group at the Memorial Centre in Red Deer during a campaign stop Wednesday April 15.

Photo by ASHLI BARRETT/Advocate Staff

Below: Kerry Towle of the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party reacts as poll results come in May 15 in Innisfail, showing her trailing behind the Wildrose Party’s Don MacIntyre in the Innisfail-Sylvan Lake riding. Towle was the incumbent MLA for the riding, and left the Wildrose Party for the Conservatives in November.

JUNE

Photo by ASHLI BARRETT/Advocate Staff

Preston Bland reacts as the cold spray of Discovery Canyon’s waterfall crashes down upon him on June 6 which was the canyon’s first day of operation for the season. Many families visited Discovery Canyon to enjoy the warm weather and cool off from the 26 degree Celsius temperatures.

Photo by ASHLI BARRETT/Advocate Staff

Above: Half-marathon and full marathon runners grab water, gels and energy drinks at a water station just before the 18 kilometre mark of the Woody’s RV Marathon on May 17.

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Sun N Fun Pool & Spa Gerry Bell & Sheila Edmondson

Peace On Earth and Goodwill to All! Wishing everyone a never ending season of love and peace.

Bay #8, 7428 - 49 Avenue, Red Deer Phone: 403-347-1845

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May our greetings bring loads of happiness and joy to you and your loved ones this New Year.

P.O. Box 67, Pine Lake Phone: 403-347-0671 (Mildred) or Phone: 403-346-0881 (Jim)

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From Our Family To Yours....

Best wishes for a New Year filled with peace, health and happiness. #1, 5128 - 52 Street, Red Deer Phone: 403-342-1255 Fax: 403-343-7025

Peace, health, happiness and prosperity. This is our wish for the upcoming year. #7, 4812 - 78 Street, Red Deer Phone: 403-346-6715 Fax: 403-342-1549 www.pmcl1964.ca

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46Y E A R S Servicing Red Deer and area

Holiday Greetings to all our many customers. It’s always a pleasure doing business with you. See you in 2016! #10, 4608 - 62 Street, Red Deer Phone: 403-346-4769 Fax: 403-342-4603

Bildex Construction Ltd. Residential Concrete Form Work

At this time we would like to tell you how much we appreciate your business.

Have a wonderful Holiday Season. #5, 4801 - 78 Street, Red Deer Phone: 403-346-4508 bildex2@telus.net

As we look forward to 2016 we would like to take this moment to thank you for your continued business! #3 6782 - 50 AVENUE, RED DEER Phone: 403-346-4465 www.sunnfun.ca

50th A N N I V E R S A R Y With warm wishes for a happy holiday season along with thanks for your continued business and friendship.

7026 Johnstone Drive, Red Deer Phone: 403-343-6060 Fax: 403-346-5240 www.bruinsplumbing.com

38 Y E A R S “May a circle of family, friends and good cheer surround you in 2016.”

101 POPLAR st. , Red Deer County, AB. T4E 1B4 Phone: 403-347-7994 Fax: 403-343-9449 qqfencing@telus.net

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JULY

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Canada vs USA Team Canada’s Cindy Nelles tries to break through a Team USA defence during first half action at Titans Field on Wednesday. Team Canada fell to the Americans during the 2015 Women’s Rugby Super Series event in Red Deer Wednesday, January 01

AUGUST

Photo by ASHLI BARRETT/Advocate Staff

Sean Ramage passes by a kayaker on the Red Deer River while on his way to go gold panning on the first day of August. A couple of Red Deerians gold pan along the river and have found flakes of gold, as well as garnets.

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Attempting to stay as dry as possible a cyclist makes her way up the south hill in Red Deer on August 5, during a pounding rain shower.

SEPTEMBER Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

City of Red Deer mayor Tara Veer, holds Red Deer’s 100,000th citizen, seven month old Arlo MacKay, during a ceremony in City Hall Park on September 09. Arlo along with his parents Colleen and Matthew attended the event marking the milestone of Red Deer reaching 100,000 citizens. Over the summer the city held a contest to determine who would be recognized as the 100,000th Red Deerian, of the 108 qualified entrants Arlo’s name was picked at random and awarded the honour.

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Bemoco Land Surveying Ltd. “Festive greetings fill this time with much warmth and cheer with family and friends.” #100, 6040 - 47 Avenue, Red Deer Phone: 403-342-2611 Fax: 403-342-2910

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36 Y E A R S Service Plumbing & Heating A New Year is on the rise.

Many thanks to you for the past 35 years.

We look forward to serving you in the year ahead. #10, 6150 - 46A Avenue, Red Deer Phone: 403-342-1338

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Dr. jytte roy-poulsen

35 A N N I V E R S A R Y Sylvan Electronics Specializing in all types of Electronics Repair

A message of thanks and best wishes in the New Year from all of us. #1, 7819 - 50 Avenue, Red Deer Phone: 403-358-3540 sylvanelectronics.ca

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Alternative Health Care Clinic It may be cold outside, but we get a warm feeling when we recall the times we’ve had getting to know you. #48 Burnt Lake CRESCENT, Red Deer County, AB Phone: 403-342-7870

Fax: 403-346-7840

33 Y E A R S Trends may come and trends may go, but when it comes to good folks we know, goodwill, friendship and a smile always seem to be in style! Happy New Year.

From all of us at KCB Cabinets & Renovations!

SHowroom 4646 Riverside Drive, Red Deer

www.kcbcabinets.com

Naturally, we hope your New Year is filled with health and happiness.

4907 - 48 Street, Red Deer Phone: 403-347-1103

31 A N N I V E R S A R Y Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year!

6780 - 76 Street, Red Deer Phone: 403-343-1233 Fax: 403-342-2422

Wishing you and your family a Happy New Year!

Bower Business Centre Building B, 2319 Taylor Drive, Red Deer Phone: 403-342-4005

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The Battery Doctors

“Your One Stop Battery Shop” All the best ... to all our customers ... we appreciate your loyal support all year long.

Bay 1, 4801 - 78 Street, Red Deer Phone: 403-340-8777

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OCTOBER

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Pallbearers carry the three caskets containing Catriona (Catie) Jana and Dara Bott from the Crossroads Church in Red Deer Oct 23 after the funeral service for the three sisters who died in a farming accident Oct 13.

Below: Roger and Bonita Bott speak to the media outside the Withrow Gospel Mission in the Hamlet of Withrow about 60 km. west of Red Deer on Oct 21

NOVEMBER

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Below: Prop performers entertain with glow poi in front of one of City Hall Park’s lit trees during the Red Deer Lights the Night festivities Nov 21st

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Above: Honour Guard member Master Bombardier Nick Holt of the 78th Field Battery in Red Deer stands at the cenotaph on nov 11

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May peace, love and harmony visit your home and linger all the year through. #1, 4699 - 61 Street, Red Deer Phone: 403-341-4747 Fax: 403-347-4587

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Scott’s Super Trucks

“A compassionate service dedicated to the aftercare of your pet.”

Tidings of Comfort & Joy extended to you & yours this Season!

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RR 4, Site 19, Box 15, Red Deer Phone: 403-342-7387

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D&M Align and Brake Ltd. For quality service call on us.

“With warm wishes from our family to yours for a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year.” #5, 6850 - 52 Avenue, Red Deer Phone: 403-343-2992

Classic Trucks & Parts 1932 thru 1972 Chev/GMC

May all parts of your New Year be filled with health and happiness.

Hwy 592 West, Penhold Phone: 403-886-5572 Fax: 403-886-5577

22 Y E A R S Will-Do! Furnace & Chimney Cleaning Inc. Straight from the hearth ... warmest wishes for 2016!

Phone: 403-729-2772 or 403-346-6844

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Pike Wheaton Chevrolet

“With our gratitude at this special time of year, we’d like to extend our warm wishes to your family. We appreciate your business all year long.”

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DECEMBER

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

An idle pump jack is silhouetted against the prairie sky Dec 07 as the sun sets on another warm day. The forecast of plus 5 degrees Tuesday will be the expected high temperature while through the rest of the week cooler temperatures are expected.

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Below: 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.

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Our sincere wishes for a prosperous and joyous New Year.

We’re proud of your trust in us.

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Below: Bill 6 Rally Red Deer Dec 1 2015

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4702 - 50 Avenue, Red Deer Phone: 403-347-0477

#11, 5016 - 47 Avenue, Red Deer (Downtown Co-op Shopping Centre)

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Phone: 403-342-4334

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Thanks for giving us so much to celebrate this year.”

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THURSDAY, DEC. 31, 2015

Tough year gives rise to corporate speak

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — From disruptive synergies to opening the kimono, corporate speak can range from the mildly irritating to the entirely bewildering.

And with 2015 an often tumultuous year for business, such language thrived as companies tried to deflect unwelcome news.

Here’s a look at some of the more unusual bafflegab.

Calgary-based Atco didn’t formally announce in November it was cutting jobs, but a spokesperson did confirm they were happening … sort of.

The company had this, and nothing more, to say about the layoffs: “Atco is responding to the extremely challenging economic times. We remain dedicated to the communities we have the privilege to work in and are committed to providing safe and reliable services to our customers. We wish to thank all of the people of Atco — past and present — for their tremendous contributions to our company.”

TD Bank had an equally non-committal response in October when asked about the layoffs it was implementing, saying only that after an organizational review “some roles are changing and some are being impacted.” The company declined to elaborate on what “being impacted” meant.

In its third quarter results, Telus announced that, along with a dividend hike, it was cutting 1,500 full-time jobs as a result of “efficiency initiatives.”

It said the job cuts were “a necessary element of aligning our organization with the growth, customer service and capital allocation activities we are implementing.”

And Suncor Energy said in January that it had “implemented a series of workforce initiatives” that would see 1,000 positions lost.

But job cuts weren’t the only thing companies tried to avoid saying outright.

Last month, plane and train maker Bombardier, which lost US$4.9 billion in the last quarter, said it was setting out a plan to “further stabilize and de-

risk our business, solidify our liquidity, and transform our company through a transition period.”

Bankruptcies and funding issues also crept up this year as the resource sector crumbled, but companies didn’t want to come out and say just how cash-strapped they were.

In early October, Parallel Energy Trust said its US$165 million credit line was not renewed and “Parallel is continuing to work with its lenders on alternative arrangements. There can be no assurances that alternative arrangements will be agreed to with Parallel’s lenders.”

The Calgary company filed for creditor protection in November.

Sometimes companies are forced to respond to speculation in the market but aren’t prepared to confirm any news.

When word first leaked that Canadian Pacific Railway was preparing a takeover bid for Norfolk Southern, the company had only this to say: “On behalf of the Toronto Stock Exchange, Canadian Pacific Railway

Limited advises that there is no material news pending at this time. CP does not comment on market rumour and speculation.”

The following week, CP announced its proposal to take over the U.S. railway.

But some of the biggest corporate news of the year was delivered straight up.

When Valeant Pharmaceuticals decided to end its relationship with a questionable drug distributor, the company came out and said it.

“We have lost confidence in Philidor’s ability to continue to operate in a manner that is acceptable to Valeant,” the Quebec pharmaceutical giant said, adding that it was “severing all ties with Philidor Rx Services.”

And when Target announced it was closing all of its 133 Canadian stores employing 17,600 people, the news release began on a blunt note.

“Today Target Corporation announces that it plans to discontinue operating stores in Canada.”

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BRIEF Specialty grain company formerly known as Legumex Walker begins final stage of voluntary windup

FILE photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Some popular beer brands are shown in a pub in London. The world’s two biggest beer makers agreed to combine forces to create a company that will produce almost a third of the world’s beer. Anheuser-Busch’s takeover of SABMiller is worth more than $100 billion and is one of the most high-profile corporate deals in a bumper year for mergers and acquisitions.

Many observers expect the recent wave of deal-making to continue next year.

The biggest acquisitions from 2015, when companies agreed to $5 trillion in deals Royal Dutch Shell and BG Group

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Companies around the world spent a record $5.04 trillion on acquisitions in 2015, according to Dealogic, as slow worldwide economic growth and low interest rates pushed companies to combine forces.

Dealogic, a financial data provider, says the value of global deals soared 37 per cent in 2015.

The highest price tag came in November, when Pfizer and Allergan announced the biggest pharmaceutical deal in history.

Low interest rates since the Great Recession have made it cheaper for companies to borrow money to pay for acquisitions, and because the global economy only grew slowly this year, companies decided it made more sense to buy their competitors instead of trying to boost their sales on their own.

Here are the 10 largest acquisitions announced during the year:

Pfizer and Allergan

Pfizer, the maker of cholesterol fighter Lipitor, impotence treatment Viagra and fibromyalgia drug Lyrica, agreed to buy Allergan in November.

The $148.57 billion deal would be the second-largest corporate merger ever.

It would give Pfizer control of Botox and move the company’s headquarters to Ireland, cutting its taxes. Pfizer would also become the world’s largest drugmaker in terms of sales.

AB InBev and SABMiller

The biggest beer maker in the world wants to get even larger. The company behind Budweiser, Corona and Stella Artois agreed to buy the maker of Miller Genuine Draft and Peroni for $105.56 billion in October. The move would expand AB InBev’s business in Africa, Asia and other key developing markets. As part of the deal, SABMiller agreed to sell the Miller brand to Molson Coors.

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When Royal Dutch Shell agreed to buy BG Group in April, oil prices had taken a steep fall from their 2014 highs. But they were going to get a lot worse. Oil and gas company Shell agreed to buy BG Group for $69.83 billion to expand its liquid natural gas business. Natural gas prices have tumbled since then, and in December they reached their lowest levels in 16 years.

Heinz and Kraft Foods

One of the largest food companies in the world was formed when H.J. Heinz bought Kraft Foods for $53.83 billion. The purchase, which was announced in March and closed in July, brought together brands including Oscar Meyer, Capri Sun, Ore-Ida, Maxwell House, Kool-Aid and Heinz ketchup. The tie-up was engineered by Warren Buffett’s conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway and Brazilian investment firm 3G Capital.

Dell and EMC

In October PC maker Dell agreed to pay $65.97 billion for EMC, which makes data storage hardware and sells cloud storage and security products.

Dell’s personal computer sales have been weak for years, but the company has been expanding its software and service businesses.

Dow Chemical and DuPont

Dow Chemical agreed to buy competitor DuPont in a deal that will combine two chemicals companies that were founded in the 19th century. Both Dow and DuPont were pushed by activist investors to break up or find other ways to revitalize their businesses.

When the $62.38 billion deal closes, Dow DuPont will make products including Ziploc bags, Saran wrap, Teflon coatings and Nylon and Kevlar fibers. Dow DuPont will then break into three separate companies with more specific focuses.

Charter Communications and Time Warner Cable

Charter Communications agreed to buy Time Warner Cable for $56.80 billion in May, and it will also spend about $10 billion to buy Bright House Networks. That will make Charter one of the largest providers of TV and internet services in the U.S. Cable provider Comcast tried to buy Time Warner in 2014, but the U.S. government opposed that deal.

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Anthem buys Cigna

A wave of health insurance combinations swept the market in July as Anthem announced it would buy Cigna for $51.93 billion just after Aetna said it would buy Humana for $35.04 billion. Anthem is the second-largest U.S. insurance company in terms of enrolment, and Cigna is fourth. The combined company would cover almost 50 million people. Anthem sells health coverage to individuals and employees of small businesses and serves Medicare, Medicaid and federal employees.

Cigna sells group disability and life insurance in the U.S. and has an international business.

EBay spins off PayPal

Online commerce giant EBay spun off its payments system unit PayPal for $49.16 billion in July. That was almost a year after eBay announced PayPal would become a separate company. Investors value PayPal more highly than its former parent, as PayPal has a market capitalization of about $45 billion compared to eBay’s $33 billion.

Teva buying Allergan Generics Teva, an Israeli company that is already the world’s largest manufacturer of generic drugs, will get even bigger by buying the generic drugs business of Botox maker Allergan. Teva had been looking to expand, as earlier in the year it pushed to buy generic drugmaker Mylan. It dropped that bid after agreeing to its $40.5 billion deal with Allergan.

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TORONTO — The specialty grain company formerly known as Legumex Walker Inc. is going ahead with a previously announced voluntary liquidation.

LWP Capital Inc. (TSX:LWP) says a plan outlined in an Oct. 12 filing with regulators goes into effect Dec. 31, when its shares will be delisted from the Toronto Stock Exchange. Its board of directors has also resigned.

Winnipeg-based Legumex announced in September that it would sell its main assets — a specialty crops division that handles sunflower seeds, flax, canary seed, lentils, chickpeas and other pulses — for $174.6 million to the Scoular Co. Scoular is a 123-year-old grain company headquartered in Omaha, Neb., with about $6 billion in annual sales.

It has 130 independent business units and more than 850 employees involving in grain trading, handling and storage.

Legumex Walker said at the time it planned to wind up operations through voluntary liquidation and distribute between $2.50 to $2.75 per share to shareholders after repayment of banking debt and other obligations.

LWP Capital said Wednesday that KSV Advisory Inc. has been appointed liquidator and its website will contain court materials related to the windup.

Petrowest lenders offer flexibility as company prepares for Site C work project CALGARY — Petrowest Corp.

(TSX:PRW) says it’s working towards providing a 2016 budget to lenders by mid-January to get relief from some of the company’s financial commitments.

The lenders have granted waivers on its non-compliant debt covenants until Feb. 29, if the budget is delivered

by Jan 18.

A company spokesman says the budget has been delayed by work related to a major BC Hydro contract announced Dec. 21.

Petrowest is a member of Peace River Hydro Partners, a consortium that has been chosen by BC Hydro to do the main civil works for the Site C Clean Energy Project, which includes construction of a dam and a concrete foundation for a generating station.

The work is set to begin in early January.

The non-compliant items under the lending agreements relate to Petrowest’s adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), a measure of earnings that has fallen dramatically in 2015.

One of Petrowest’s covenants is to maintain a minimum of $20.7 million adjusted EBITDA for four consecutive quarters.

As of Sept. 30, the Calgary-based company had generated $10.62 million of adjusted EBITDA for the first nine months of 2015, down from $27.6 million in the comparable period for 2014.

Petrowest has been transforming itself into a diversified business, resulting in a decline in revenue from the energy sector and more from work at the Site C project.

It operates primarily in northern Alberta and northeastern B.C.

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Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . 119.78 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . 9.04 Leon’s Furniture . . . . 14.08 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . 66.37 Maple Leaf Foods. . . 23.94 DOLLAR MARKETS TORONTO — Falling oil prices dragged the Toronto stock market to a triple-digit loss on Wednesday, the second day of a post-Christmas slump.

The S&P/TSX index ended the day down 103.46 points at 13,142.29 after losing 64 points on Tuesday.

The price of oil fell $1.27 to settle at US$36.60 a barrel after the U.S. Energy Administration said the country’s crude oil inventories rose by 2.6 million barrels last week.

Energy stocks have taken a battering in 2015 as producers, including OPEC, have fed a worldwide supply glut and global demand has been tepid. Crude has slid from a high above US$105 in June 2014 to levels not seen since the depths of the 2008 financial crisis.

“We started the year with crude prices dictating the performance of the TSX and we’re going to end the year that way as well,” said Craig Jerusalim, portfolio manager at CIBC Asset Management.

The financials subsector of the TSX fell nearly 0.6 per cent on the day, and Jerusalim said they too, were feeling the pinch from the oil price.

“Despite attractive valuations and still positive earnings growth, the big six banks are unlikely to perform well until crude prices stabilize and Alberta credit visibility improves,” he said.

Jerusalim said signs point to the Toronto market becoming uncoupled from oil prices next year as the broader index has returned to more normalized valuations after years of inflated returns.

Even energy companies may rebound, he said, as the healthiest players snap up their rivals.

Canada’s oil-sensitive loonie fell on the day after several sessions of marginal gains, dropping 0.32 of a U.S. cent to 72.02 cents US. New York markets were also lower on weak volume ahead of the New Year’s Day holiday on Friday. The Dow Jones average fell 117.11 points to 17,603.87, while the broader S&P 500 dropped 15 points to 2,063.36 and the Nasdaq lost 42.09 points to 5,065.85.

America’s economy will continue its recent momentum as cheap oil prices help consumers save at the pump and boosts their spending elsewhere, Jerusalim said.

“Combine that oil price with very low interest rates, a much improved employment picture, strong and improving housing — really, I want to invest in Canadian companies that have direct exposure to that U.S. consumer,” he said.

Earlier this month, the U.S. Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate for the

Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . 12.51 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . 61.68 WestJet Airlines . . . . 20.28 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . 10.25 Cameco Corp. . . . . . 16.86 First Quantum Minerals5.20 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . 16.00 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . 5.39 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . 2.55 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . 9.30 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . 24.22 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . 0.730 Teck Resources . . . . . 5.30 Energy Arc Resources . . . . . 16.63 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . . .

24.57 Baker Hughes. . . . . . 45.76 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . 1.81 Bonterra Energy . . . . 16.79 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . 30.32 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . 8.25 Canyon Services Group. . .

4.03 Cenovous Energy Inc.17.41 CWC Well Services . 0.115 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . 6.71 Essential Energy. . . . 0.570 first time since before the financial crisis, which Jerusalim said was a vote of confidence in the country’s recovery.

“We’re seeing that first in the U.S. and we’ll eventually see that up here in Canada,” he said.

In other commodities, February natural gas retreated 15.6 cents to US$2.214 per mmBtu and February gold fell $8.20 to US$1,059.80 a troy ounce.

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

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 13,142.29, down 103.46 points Dow — 17,603.87, down 117.11 points S&P 500 — 2,063.36, down 15.00 points Nasdaq — 5,065.85, down 42.09 points Currencies: Cdn — 72.02 cents US, down 0.32 of a cent Pound — C$2.0575, up 0.83 of a cent Euro — C$1.5185, up 0.70 of a cent Euro — US$1.0936, up 0.01 of a cent Oil futures: US$36.60 per barrel, down $1.27 (February contract) Gold futures: US$1,059.80 per oz., down $8.20 (February contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: Closed for holidays Dec. 17: $19.728 oz., down 60.1 cents $634.26 kg., down $19.32 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: Jan. ‘16 $2.10 lower $481.50 March ‘16 $1.30 lower $491.50 May ‘16 $1.20 lower $495.70 July ‘16 $1.30 lower $497.00 Nov. ‘16 $0.80 lower $491.90 Jan. ‘17 $0.70 lower $494.40 March ‘17 $0.70 lower $494.40 May ‘17 $0.70 lower $494.40 July ‘17 $0.70 lower $494.40 Nov. ‘17 $0.70 lower $494.40 Jan. ‘18 $0.70 lower $494.40.

Barley (Western): March ‘16 unchanged $184.00 May ‘16 unchanged $190.00 July ‘16 unchanged $192.00 Oct. ‘16 unchanged $192.00 Dec. ‘16 unchanged $192.00 March ‘17 unchanged $192.00 May ‘17 unchanged $192.00 July ‘17 unchanged $192.00 Oct. ‘17 unchanged $192.00 Dec. ‘17 unchanged $192.00 March ‘18 unchanged $192.00.

Wednesday’s estimated volume of trade: 365,780 tonnes of canola 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley). Total: 365,780.

Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . 78.11 Halliburton Co. . . . . . 34.13 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . 3.47 Husky Energy . . . . . . 14.13 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . 44.98 Pengrowth Energy . . . 0.97 Penn West Energy . . . 0.97 Precision Drilling Corp 5.29 Suncor Energy . . . . . 35.78 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 0.620 Trinidad Energy . . . . . 2.11 Vermilion Energy . . . 37.17 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . 78.94 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . 57.70 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92.40 Cdn. Western . . . . . . 23.70 Great West Life. . . . . 34.87 IGM Financial . . . . . . 35.68 Intact Financial Corp. 89.33 Manulife Corp. . . . . . 21.17 National Bank . . . . . . 40.99 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . 1.34 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . 75.59 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . 43.96 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . 55.01

Telus agrees to give up to $7.3M in rebates for misleading ads

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Telus (TSX:T) has become the second Canadian telecommunications company to reach an agreement with the Competition Bureau over its participation in misleading premium text message services.

The federal agency said Wednesday that Telus will give rebates of up to $7.34 million to some of its existing and former wireless customers over false or misleading representations in advertisements.

The move comes after the Competition Bureau launched an inquiry in 2012 over certain third-party services that the country’s biggest wireless carriers billed its wireless users without their permission.

The advertisements, through banners online or on mobile phones, invited customers to provide their phone

number and in exchange they would receive texts containing their horoscopes, trivia questions and new ring tones. What they really signed up for were subscription texting services that charged a service fee for each message. Telus acted as a billing agent in the process for Jesta and MMS, which charged fees for a variety of themed texts such as Mind Quiz, Love Crush and Joke a Day. Under the agreement announced Wednesday, current customers will automatically receive a rebate on their next bill, while eligible former customers will be notified by Telus with details on how to make a claim within 120 days, the bureau said.

Telus customers can receive a $10 credit if they used the Jesta text services from Jan. 1, 2011, to Aug. 15, 2013, and a $5 credit if they signed up for MMS texts between Jan 1, 2011, and Feb. 15, 2013.

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