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Officers acquitted of assault

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF Three RCMP officers were justified in their actions subduing and arresting a man for obstruction after he refused to comply with their demands, a judge ruled.

Cpl. Kevin Roger Lee Halwa, 42; Const. Robert Andrew Scott Burchett, 50; and Cpl. Dean Allan Purcka, 41, were all found not guilty of assault by Judge Les Grieve on Wednesday in Red Deer provincial court.

The three arrested Levi Desjarlais, of Sherwood Park, for obstruction following an investigation for a gaming and liquor act offence. Desjarlais carried a brown bottle police suspected contained beer. Desjarlais does not drink and it was a root-beer bottle.

Grieve said the officers were falsely accused by Desjarlais. The judge went on to say Desjarlais was an inconsistent witness who made no complaint for months and only came forward when he found out he could get some money out of the incident. A civil case is pending.

Grieve described the officers as capable, level-headed and veterans of the RCMP. Desjarlais was kicked, had his legs swept and was pepper-sprayed in the ordeal. However, Grieve said police do have to apply force every day and used appropriate force in arresting a man under investigation for obstruction.

The brown class bottle Desjarlais held could be reasonably assumed to be a beer bottle, both Grieve and Desjarlais concluded during the trial.

When Desjarlais refused to hand over the bottle and refused to identify himself, as was stated in Burchett’s testimony, Grieve concluded the officer rightly entered into an obstruction investigation.

The matter was exacerbated when Desjarlais took a swig of the bottle in front of the officers, in his own admission was a boastful show.

Grieve believed the officers in their testimony that they had entered into an obstruction investigation and were placing Desjarlais under arrest. He said police are often in places where they have to make decisions quickly and have some latitude with their actions, if there are reasonable grounds.

Desjarlais was then pepper-sprayed, taken to the ground and arrested.

Grieve said there were reasonable grounds for how the police attempted to apprehend Desjarlais.

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Red Deer Rebels Reese Johnson makes a play in front of Moose Jaw Warrior goaltender Zach Sawchenko and scores the Rebels second goal of the game during first period action at the Centrium. The Rebels went on to win the game 6-1. Please see related story on page B1.

Red Deer hospital wait times available online or with app

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF The estimated wait time to see an emergency room doctor at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre is available with the click or tap of a button.

Until now, wait times on Alberta Health Services’ website and mobile app were only available for Calgary and Edmonton area hospitals and urgent care centres.

Wait times refer to time spent waiting for the initial assessment by a doctor following assessment by a triage nurse upon arrival in the emergency department.

AHS said the estimated wait time is calculated based on the acuity of patients waiting for care, the number of emergency staff, and the number of patients waiting for care. It doesn’t take into account seriously ill patients who are seen immediately and patients with non-urgent concerns who may wait longer depending on resources.

Wait times refresh every two minutes. “To see your physician for the first assessment, the target is 1.2 hours.

We actually are better than the target right now on average over the month.

We’re about 1.1 hours,� said Allan Sin-

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Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre executive director Allan Sinclair holds up a smartphone displaying the Alberta Health Services App. clair, AHS executive director of Red Deer in Central Zone, on Wednesday.

He said the wait time fluctuates up and down. It can be higher during peak periods for emergency room visits, like after lunch. It can be lower early in the day or late at night. It

can also rise and fall while waiting in emergency depending on the arrival of seriously ill patients requiring immediate treatment.

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Winter games venue clears approval hurdle

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Nothing can stand in the way now for one of the most highly-anticipated venues for the 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer.

The Municipal Planning Commission voted on Wednesday to give site development approval for the Gary W. Harris Centre for Health, Wellness and Sport at Red Deer College.

When completed in the fall of 2018, the three-storey red brick building

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will include a gymnasium, hockey rink, squash courts, classrooms and offices at 1oo College Blvd. A new video showcasing the centre was recently uploaded to the college website (www. rdc.ab.ca).

RDC will host the athletes and provide the venue for squash and shorttrack speed skating. The college is also negotiating to host other potential sports such as hockey or wheelchair basketball.

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Earth moving work is well under way on the site of the Gary W. Harris Centre for Health, Wellness & Sport at Red Deer College.

CafĂŠ brings taste of Europe to Red Deer Gabor and Csilla Dudas hope to give Red Deer a taste of Europe at the Chill Out CafĂŠ and Bakery at 4919 Ross Street.

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LGBTQ support group holding first meeting next month

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF A new Red Deer support group for family and friends of LGBTQ youth will hold its first meeting on Feb. 4.

It will mark the 90th chapter of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) Canada.

“It’s been a long time coming. I’ve been a high school counsellor and I’ve worked with youth and there is very minimal resources for youth, never mind adults,” said spokesperson Tania Diletzoy on Wednesday.

“There’s a lot of misinformation out there about sexual orientation and gender identity. It’s just the next step in providing support and information for our parents and ultimately supporting our youth.”

PFLAG is a grassroots organization that deals with sexual and gender minority issues and is designed to provide support, education and resources to parents, guardians, caregivers, friends and loved ones age 18 and up.

Diletzoy said the idea to create a Red Deer PFLAG chapter came from local youth who saw a need for better understanding among adults.

She said just like youth, the adults in their lives may need support when a family member identifies as LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, questioning). It can be an emotional time and PFLAG provides a safe place for people to come together and connect.

The support group is free to attend and confidential. PFLAG Canada Red Deer Chapter meets on the first Thursday of each month, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., in room 2601 at Red Deer College. For more information visit www.pflagcanada.ca or contact Diletzoy toll free at 1-888-530-6777, extension 562 or e-mail reddeerab@pflagcanada.ca szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

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ACQUITTAL: Can’t expect police to be perfect Desjarlais was taken to the Sylvan Lake RCMP detachment and given treatment for his eyes. The officers described Desjarlais as apologetic and remorseful after he was arrested. By then police had determined the bottle contained root beer and Desjarlais had not consumed alcohol.

“Mistakes happen and we can’t be unreasonable to expect police to be perfect,” said Grieve in his decision.

Desjarlais was released on a promise to appear in court on resisting arrest, obstruction and causing a disturbance. Halwa later made the decision to not swear the charges and the matter was dropped. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

WAIT TIME: Sickest top priority “We try to see the sickest patients first. It’s not quite the same as waiting in line at a bank where you know you’re third in line to the teller and you’re going to stay third in line to the teller.”

He said patients who are not being admitted are typically in and out of emergency on average about 3.9 to almost four hours which often includes waiting for lab work or diagnostics or further medical investigation.

Sinclair said wait time estimates are an additional piece of information people can use to decide when to go to the hospital if they have a complaint that can wait. They may also look to other options like doctor’s offices, walk-in clinics, an emergency

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A snow-covered car pulled over by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is shown in Brussels, Ont., on Tuesday. An 80-year-old is paying the price after police say he cut corners clearing the snow from his car. Ontario Provincial Police say the man received a $110 ticket after an officer spotted a car largely covered in snow on the road. He is charged under the Highway Traffic Act with having an obstructed view. Sgt. Dave Rektor says the officer knew the man, gave him a ticket and a warning to clear the snow from his car before he goes for his next drive. Then the officer cleared the rest of the snow from the man’s car and let him on his way. room in a nearby community.

But any patient with a critical health problem should definitely not look at the app and defer their emergency room visit based on the estimated wait time, he said.

“If patients are showing symptoms of something that’s very serious we absolutely want them to come into the hospital and not wait because those patients triaged as a very serious case will be seen very quickly.”

“We are here for service if patients need us,” Sinclair said.

Online estimated emergency department wait times were first posted for hospitals and urgent care centres in the Calgary Zone in July 2011, and in the Edmonton Zone in June 2012.

The AHS App is available at the Apple App Store and Google Play.

For more information visit www.albertahealthservices.ca. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

COLLEGE: Pleased to receive approvals The new facility will be located on the lands mostly recently used as sports fields, west of the existing buildings at Red Deer College, south of College Circle and east of Hwy 2.

College president Joel Ward said the college is pleased to receive approvals from the planning commission.

“The city has been remarkable on working on us with this project,” he said. “We all have a lot at stake with the Canada Winter Games. It was a very important day for us.

“The permits are there and there is nothing now that will get in the way of getting this completed by September 2018, six months in advance of the Canada Winter Games.”

The college has roughly two-thirds of the committed funding for the project through a combination of donations, partnerships and government grants.

Ward said this new facility will help the college gain its polytechnic university status.

“Everything is lining up even though it is a bad economy,” said Ward. “We continue to push hard, push forward because we’re not always going to be in a bad economy. We have to prepare for the future and that’s what we are doing.”

Work began on the site in late October. Ward said the beginnings of the building should be visible to the public by February.

The commission heard the new development will add 440 paved parking stalls, of which nine are handicapped accessible, and a charging station for electric vehicles to the college’s existing 1,35o stalls west of the main campus.

Fifty covered bike stalls will be featured at two locations next to the main entrance on the northwest corner and the secondary entrance on the southeast side of the building.

There are currently three access points into RDC along 32nd Street (Webster Drive, 57th Avenue and 55 Avenue).

But a possible fourth access point at 28th Street and Taylor Drive may be on the horizon. It was not part of this application. The new entrance is linked to a subdivision application for the lands to the south of the junction.

The commission heard any additional intensification on the college site would trigger a future traffic impact assessment.

Details for the landscaping plan for the development is currently being ironed out. The development officer will review the plan when it is completed.

Typically, the landscaping plan is reviewed by the commission at the time of the development application because it factors into the decision.

Coun. Lawrence Lee said the venue will be a game changer for the city for attracting sports tourism. He said the development shows the city is behind the college’s push to gain polytechnic university status. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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WOMAN FOUND GUILTY OF INFANTICIDE, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT IN DEATHS OF TWO CHILDREN

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Alberta Crown prosecutors argue the charge of infanticide is “outdated and rife with problems” and have asked Canada’s top court to order a new trial for a woman convicted of the crime after tossing three of her newborns into the garbage.

Meredith Borowiec of Calgary was originally charged with two counts of second-degree murder for the deaths of two of her children in 2008 and 2009.

A third infant born in 2010 survived when the baby’s father, not knowing it was his child, helped pull the newborn out of a neighbourhood trash bin after a passerby heard cries.

The trial judge ruled Borowiec was suffering from a mental disturbance at the time and found her guilty of the lesser crime of infanticide, along with aggravated assault.

Borowiec was sentenced to an additional 18 months in jail two years ago on top of the 18 months she had already spent in custody. She was also given three years of probation.

Alberta’s Court of Appeal upheld the infanticide verdicts, but it was a split decision, meaning the matter automatically moved to the Supreme Court.

In a submission to the seven member panel, prosecutor Julie Morgan said there is no clear guidance as to what constitutes a “disturbed mind.”

“The defence of infanticide is vague, outdated and rife with problems,” she writes in her submission.

“The infanticide provision requires a purposive and pro-social interpretation that would prevent this defence from being applied across the board to all mothers who kill their newborn children while only mildly disturbed.”

Borowiec’s lawyer, Andrea Serink, countered that infanticide is part of

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‘THE DEFENCE OF INFANTICIDE IS VAGUE, OUTDATED AND RIFE WITH PROBLEMS. THE INFANTICIDE PROVISION REQUIRES A PURPOSIVE AND PRO-SOCIAL INTERPRETATION THAT WOULD PREVENT THIS DEFENCE FROM BEING APPLIED ACROSS THE BOARD TO ALL MOTHERS WHO KILL THEIR NEWBORN CHILDREN WHILE ONLY MILDLY DISTURBED.’ — JULIE MORGAN, PROSECUTOR

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Meredith Borowiec appears in court in Calgary in this court artist’s sketch.

Alberta Crown prosecutors say the charge of infanticide is “outdated and rife with problems” and are asking Canada’s top court to order a new trial for a woman convicted of the crime after tossing three of her newborns into the garbage. Meredith Borowiec of Calgary was originally charged with two counts of second-degree murder for the deaths of two of her children in 2008 and 2009. the human condition.

“The dissenting justice and the appellants raise a floodgates argument that mothers suffering the ‘baby blues’ will kill their offspring days or weeks or months after birth, then escape murder convictions if this appeal is dismissed,” she said in her submission.

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cumstances have improved, neonaticides have substantially diminished, but prototypical offenders, of which the respondent is the most recent, are and probably always will be amongst us.”

The top court also heard submissions from the Criminal Lawyers’ Association of Ontario and the Women’s Legal Education & Action Fund who

argued against the appeal.

The decision was reserved Wednesday.

In interviews with police, Borowiec admitted she heard the babies cry before she put them in trash bags and dropped them into garbage bins, but denied doing anything to hurt them before she disposed of them.

Court heard she didn’t even look to see whether it was a boy or a girl before she wrapped her first-born infant in a towel and put it in a garbage bag.

Borowiec admitted to a similar scenario in 2009 when she again gave birth into a toilet in her apartment, wrapped the child in a towel and dropped it into the bathroom garbage before walking out to a Dumpster and disposing of the child.

Borowiec gave birth to a fourth baby while in police custody in July 2012.

The child was taken from her.

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BRIEF Appeal court upholds conviction of Calgary man who beat wife to death CALGARY — The Alberta Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction of a Calgary man who beat his wife to death.

Gregory Houle was found guilty of manslaughter in 2013 after originally being charged with second-degree murder.

The body of Cherry Ledesma, who was 45, was found in 2011 under a pile of laundry in their home.

Police at the time said they had been to the home more than 30 times in the year leading up to her death.

In his appeal, Houle argued that the trial judge failed to fully consider the evidence and failed to give sufficient reasons for his conviction.

In a ruling released Wednesday, three appeal court judges disagree,

saying all the evidence pointed to Houle as the person who killed the victim

Man jailed for hit-and-run collision that killed cyclist LETHBRIDGE — A southern Alberta man has been sentenced to 15 months in jail for a hit and run that resulted in the death of a cyclist.

Edward James Mikla, who is 31, heard his fate in a Lethbridge court after pleading guilty last summer to leaving the scene of an accident.

Lorne Miller was 45 when he was struck by a truck while riding his bicycle home from work in January 2014.

He suffered serious head injuries and died in hospital a few months later.

Mikla also faces 18 months of probation and a five-year driving ban once he is released from jail.

Miller’s father, Keith, said the last two years have been difficult.

“There’s no sentence, no matter how great or small, that would bring Lorne back,” Miller said Wednesday. “I think the judge did the best he could do with what he was given to work with.

“Hopefully it will send a message

to hit-and-run drivers that if they do it, they are going to do some time.”

The victim’s sister, Candace van Diemen, said the sentencing offers some closure.

“We need to take some time to try to heal a little bit and a little time to just keep Lorne’s memory alive in our family,” she said.

going to proceed it should be down immediately “so we bring stability back to the market.”

Jean says the government should invite small business leaders, energy experts, leaders from the charitable sector and all-party representatives to the summit.

Wildrose leader wants province to hold a jobs summit immediately

Charges in laid in collision between SUV and school bus

CALGARY — Wildrose Leader Brian Jean is once again asking the NDP for an emergency meeting to discuss Alberta’s current economic woes.

He wants a jobs summit to evaluate the impact of current government policies on small business and Alberta’s energy sector, and to propose solutions that would help the overall economy.

Jean says he knows exactly where he would start when it comes to government decisions.

He says the NDP should dump its idea for a royalty review, but if one is

PRIDDIS — Charges have been laid after a crash involving a school bus earlier this week.

RCMP say the bus was trying to turn left off Highway 22, just west of Priddis when an SUV tried to pass the bus.

They ended up colliding, pushing the bus into the ditch.

Investigators are crediting the quick thinking the bus driver for making sure no one was hurt, including the 13 children on board.

They say the driver of the SUV has been charged with attempting to overtake when unsafe.

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Memorial Cup will have major impact Modern marketing suggests you iday tradition as Boxing Day sales, it is need to label a community to validate not nearly the longest-running junior its history and its character, particu- hockey tournament. Nor, arguably, is larly when it comes to hockit the most important. That ey. distinction belongs to the Hockeyville. HockeyMasterCard Memorial Cup, town. Hometown Hockey. which was established in In Red Deer, the labels 1919 in memory of the thouseem superfluous. This city sands of Canadian soldiers likes to think it is hockey. It who lost their lives in the has been home to national First World War. champions at several levEach of the three partner els, from major junior on leagues in the umbrella Cadown. It has hosted nationnadian Hockey League (the al and international events, Western Hockey League, including the World Junior the Ontario Hockey League Hockey Championships. and the Quebec Major JuJOHN Its minor hockey pronior Hockey League) hosts gram is robust, and its mathe tournament in a threeSTEWART jor junior Rebels were the year rotation. It is the OPINION 2001 MasterCard Memorial WHL’s turn this year and, Cup champions and are a finally, the Memorial Cup is perennial attendance leadcoming back to Alberta. er in the nation.

Merrick Sutter, the Red Deer RebBut Red Deer has never hosted els’ senior vice-president and co-chair a Memorial Cup tournament, which of the Memorial Cup host organizing crowns the nation’s major junior committee, says a number of factors champion. Nor, for that matter, has kept the tournament out of Alberta, any other Alberta community in more even though there are five WHL teams than 40 years, since 1974 in fact, when in the province (Red Deer, Calgary, Calgary hosted the four-team major Edmonton, Medicine Hat and Lethjunior tournament. But that is about to bridge). change this May. “No. 1 is the facility and the space While the world junior hockey tour- to accommodate everything,” he said nament has become as Canadian a hol- in an interview recently. “In the larger

centres, where NHL teams are housed, the issue involves guaranteeing the facility, when the possibility exists that the NHL team could still be playing.”

Red Deer, which has a long history of successfully hosting national events beyond hockey, from Skate Canada to curling’s championship bonspiels (the Canada Winter Games will be here in February 2019), is more than ready to host the Memorial Cup. The Rebels home rink, the Centrium, has been renovated and expanded, and when a call went out recently for volunteers the list was oversubscribed within days, with more than 500 volunteers signing up. Ticket sales have been similarly vigorous.

For the next four-plus months, Red Deer will be all about hockey and the Memorial Cup. Months of planning go into preparing a bid. And more than a year of work is required to actually host the event, which carries with it direct expenses of about $2.5 million.

Similar work is needed in the hockey operation to ensure that the host team is competitive when the best teams from the rest of the nation come to compete from May 19 to 29.

But the payoff will be enormous for Red Deer, and Alberta.

“We used STEAM (sport tourism economic assessment model) to assess

the numbers,” said Sutter. “The economic impact of the tournament is anticipated to be in the neighbourhood of $17 million, with a GDP around $9 million.”

Hotel stays are expected to reach 4,000 to 5,000 nights during the tournament’s 11-day run, with an accompanying boost in restaurant, car rental and retail traffic in and around Red Deer.

That kind of injection of cash is more than welcome in a community that has been particularly hard-hit by the downturn in the price of oil.

But beyond the dollars the Memorial Cup will bring to businesses in the community, and the spotlight it will shine on Alberta, tournament organizers expect meaningful residual impact, including a 50/50 split of the event’s profits with the community, in particular amateur sport - which could total $150,000.

“This event is important for our community,” said Sutter. “This region has been a staunch supporter of junior hockey for decades, and the Rebels for 25 years. It’s a reward for their loyalty.”

It’s our comfort zone, our identity, and no fancy label is needed to validate that identity.

Troy Media columnist John Stewart is a former Advocate editor

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O’Leary makes valid points if Notley is listening Last week Kevin O’Leary threw a hand grenade including anti-oil and anti-pipeline people. It is into Alberta politics when he suggested Premier difficult to believe these people can-or are even Notley should step aside and relinquish control to willing to- advance the best interests of Alberta’s a leader who is willing to soften the landing on Al- oil industry. Additionally, Notley’s presence in the berta’s economic collapse. O’Leary was immediately background of a photo taken at an anti-oil rally before she became an unlikely choice as attacked by the left-leaning flank of Canapremier does not inspire confidence in dians who were enraged by his statements. her lead role for future pipeline negotiO’Leary likes the spotlight and is well ations. aware Notley has no intentions of stepping O’Leary got plenty of media attention down — nor should she, because she was with his suggestion that Notley resign duly elected by very angry Alberta voters and unfortunately his real message got who hitched their wagon to any party that pushed into the background by enraged could oust the Progressive Conservatives, lefties. O’Leary pointed out the oil indusregardless of the consequences. It is likely try’s critical role as the economic engine Notley’s reign as Alberta’s premier will of the entire country, given the exodus most assuredly end in three years when of the manufacturing industry in Ontarvoters decide her fate in a general elecio because of the cumulative effects of tion if she continues down her perilous high business costs, including incredibly economic path.

JIM expensive utility costs from the massive O’Leary’s noisy and emotional detracSUTHERLAND failure of Ontario’s green energy experitors’ default position is the low price of oil ments. and he acknowledges this fact in his mesOPINION He also explained the folly of Notley’s sage. However, O’Leary adds a point which introduction of higher corporate taxes defines great leaders because the most imand new carbon taxes during an economportant characteristic of great leadership is strength under pressure. The question is obvious: ic downturn when over 60,000 people have already how does Notley as a leader find a way to alleviate lost jobs in Alberta, with no end in sight. The first the damage to Alberta’s economy in a low oil price tidal wave of unemployment is a result of low oil prices, but the ensuing waves will be on her watch market?

Her track record in less than a year suggests Not- and Notley’s economic policy will play a role in fuley will follow the hard-left philosophy of NDP poli- ture job losses.

O’Leary comes from business and their basic tics since she has recruited a coterie of senior advisors who have strong roots in NDP national policy, maxim is “Business hates uncertainty”. The uncer-

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tainty produced by Notley’s royalty review delays has sent oil investment into B.C. and Saskatchewan where known royalties are part of the business plan.

O’Leary questioned whether a royalty review was even necessary at this time, given the low barrel price last spring when Notley became premier.

The intractable dogma of the NDP has always been make ”Big Business” pay and, in fairness to Notley, she is a loyal NDP party member. However, O’Leary believes Notley and Trudeau need to sit down with the big players in the oil industry and devise a way to alleviate the damage to Canada’s economy during a time when oil prices are in the tank.

How can O’Leary’s idea be construed as anything but a constructive plan for all of the stakeholders? You would have to ask the intellectually superior lefties for an answer to this question.

The health of the oil industry determines the economic health of the country and any plan which commits government and oil industry leaders to a meeting about how to ride out the storm together is the only real solution. O’ Leary asserts the current oil crisis is a good way for Notley to define her legacy as a leader and even gave her some great business advice with his recommendation of a summit meeting. Most of O ‘Leary’s left-leaning detractors will conveniently ignore this part of his message. Notley should indeed “bring it on” (i.e. a stakeholder summit meeting) as soon as possible if she truly has the best interests of this province as her primary goal.

O’Leary is right because great leaders are defined by smart crisis management decisions.

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Rebels walk over Warriors

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Rebels 6 Warriors 1 Weary of surrendering power-play goals left, right and centre, the Red Deer Rebels decided their penalty kill needed a new look and a new approach.

If Wednesday’s performance was any indication … mission accomplished.

The penalty kill was a perfect sixfor-six and was a big reason the Rebels were able to walk over the Moose Jaw Warriors 6-1 in a Western Hockey League contest viewed by 5,197 fans at the Centrium.

“We took a look at it (penalty kill) on the road and we had to make some changes, of course,” said Rebels associate coach Jeff Truitt, in reference to Red Deer’s recent three-game jaunt into the East Division. “The guys are excited about the way we’re playing on the power play and credit to those guys and credit to (netminder) Rylan Toth for standing in there for us.”

Toth, along with defencemen Nelson Nogier and Haydn Fleury, were Red Deer’s best penalty killers Wednesday. Nogier also picked up a pair of assists, while Fleury notched a goal and Toth turned aside 28 shots to record his 24th victory of the season.

“We’ve been a lot more aggressive (killing penalties). Earlier, our reading and reacting wasn’t sharp enough,” said Truitt. “We want to pressure and make teams react to us instead of us reacting to them all the time. It’s a great change.”

The Rebels raced out to a 3-0 first-period lead while pelting Warriors goaltender Zach Sawchenko with 17 shots. Colton Bobyk opened the scoring with a volley from the point, Reese Johnson potted his third of the season when he showed great patience and lifted the puck over a fallen Sawchenko, and Ivan Nikolishin connected from a power-play scramble.

The Warriors struck back 7:19 into the middle frame as defenceman Marc McNulty cruised in from the point and beat Toth with a wide deke, but Adam Helewka restored Red Deer’s threegoal cushion with 12 seconds remaining in the period. Parked at the top of the crease, Helewka took a rebound of a Nogier point shot and deposited the puck behind Sawchenko while losing his balance.

“We got off to a real good start. We got off the pedal in the second period with a lot of turnovers and that kind of

gave them (Warriors) life,” said Truitt.

“That late goal was key for us.”

The Rebels closed out the scoring with a pair of third-period tallies. Austin Strand — with his first of the season — found the top of the net with a blast from the point and Fleury was the recipient of a gift when his attempted pass struck a Moose Jaw defender and deflected past the Warriors goaltender.

“In the third period I thought it was going to be one of those games where if we get the next one then maybe good things are going to happen, and if they get it then it’s going to get interesting,” said Truitt. “But we got that goal (from Strand) that we needed.”

With Wednesday’s effort, the Rebels’ penalty kill moved up one spot in the standings — from 20th to 19th.

“It’s nice to see some success coming on that side of the special teams,” said Nogier. “We’ve changed the way that we’re killing and obviously we’re getting a bit more success with that. So we’ll try to stay on that page and keep the ball rolling.”

The Rebels rearguard agreed that an aggressive strategy was the key to erasing all six Moose Jaw power plays.

“From up ice to the end zone, we’re just being a little more aggressive,” said Nogier. “It’s a little more tiring on the legs because we’re not playing as passive, but when you get that kind of success in shutting down a team on the power play, you can’t argue with that.”

The Rebels snapped a two-game losing streak while opening a five-game homestand.

“We responded well tonight considering how we’ve played the last five games, ” said Nogier. “We had a good practice yesterday and I think that carried over into today’s game. The intensity and the emotion was there.

“We almost strung together a 60-minute game and we’ll continue to try and do that.”

The Rebels return to action Friday against the Swift Current Broncos. The Everett Silvertips visit the Centrium 24 hours later.

• Brian Sutter and former Rebels forward Colby Armstrong will serve as assistant coaches in the BMO CHL/ NHL Top Prospects Game set for Jan. 28 in Vancouver.

Sutter and Armstrong will join head coach Don Cherry, Hockey Hall of Fame member Brian Kilrea and his long-time Ottawa 67’s assistant Bert O’Brien behind the bench for Team Cherry.

Sutter played two seasons with the Lethbridge Broncos in the mid ’70s

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Red Deer Rebel Jake DeBrusk looses the puck in his feet as Moose Jaw Warrior goaltender Zach Sawchenko defends during first period action at the Centrium, Wednesday. The Rebels rolled to a 6-1 win. and went on to appear in 779 NHL games with the St. Louis Blues. He also coached 13 seasons with the Blues, Boston Bruins, Calgary Flames and Chicago Blackhawks, winning the Jack Adams award as the top NHL bench boss in 2001 while guiding the Blues.

Sutter also spent the 2007-08 WHL season as head coach of the Rebels and is currently in the same position with the Innisfail Eagles of the senior AAA Chinook Hockey League.

Armstrong played three seasons

with the Rebels and was a valuable member of the 2001 Memorial Cup championship team. He competed in the Top Prospects Game in 2001 and was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round of that year’s NHL entry draft.

Armstrong played 477 NHL games with Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Toronto and Montreal and is now an analyst for Sportsnet’s national coverage of the NHL. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

Bouchard bounced in second round

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MELBOURNE, Australia — Canadian Eugenie Bouchard admitted her heart was pounding during an Australian Open second-round defeat against fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland.

But the 21-year-old from Westmount, Que., took that as a good sign as she lost 6-4, 6-2 Wednesday in what she called “the biggest match I’ve played in a while against the toughest opponent by far since my comeback from injury.”

“It was my toughest test, I did OK,” Bouchard said of the 90-minute contest in the showcase Rod Laver Arena.

The Canadian is coming back from a concussion suffered in a fall in the locker-room at the U.S. Open last year.

She leaves the Grand Slam in Melbourne with wins in seven of her last 10 matches.

Bouchard blamed big-match stress for her elevated heartbeat during the match in which she finished with 25 winners and 37 unforced errors, breaking only once in seven tries.

“I noticed the heart rate was up highest it’s ever been in a match,” she said. “I felt OK, but I was feeling how hard it was physically. Aga doesn’t give you any points for free so I had to work for every one.”

Bouchard said she’s not suffering from any concussion symptoms.

“So far so good — that’s the most important thing,” she said. “I’ve been able to play three weeks in a row over

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Eugenie Bouchard makes a forehand return to Agnieszka Radwanska during their second round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday. here. That’s a victory for me no matter what the my results are.”

Bouchard started well, securing a 4-2 first-set lead with a break on a winning drop shot. But she was unable to capitalize as her opponent broke back a game later on a Bouchard dou-

ble-fault.

Bouchard was broken for a second time as Radwanska claimed a 5-4 margin and secured the opener after 48 minutes on a fifth set point, an inside-out forehand winner that Bouchard could not reach.

After losing serve to start the second set, Bouchard’s level dropped as Radwanska began to take control, earning a second break of serve for a 5-2 lead.

Bouchard made a last stand, earning three break points in the eighth game — all saved. Radwanska got her victory chance from a Bouchard backhand to the net before a concluding error.

Earlier Wednesday, Toronto’s Daniel Nestor and Vasek Pospisil of Vancouver made it through to the second round of men’s doubles.

Nestor and partner Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic needed just 58 minutes to dispatch Tsung-Hua Yang and Cheng-Peng Hsieh of Taiwan 6-1, 7-5.

Earlier this month, Nestor became the first player in ATP Tour history to record 1,000 doubles victories with a win in the opening round at the Apia International in Sydney.

In their match, ninth-ranked Pospisil and American partner Jack Sock defeated Philipp Petzschner of Germany and Alexander Peya of Austria, 1-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5).

In women’s doubles, Gaby Dabrowski of Ottawa and Polish partner Alicja Rosolska lost their first-round match 6-1, 7-6 to Johanna Konta and Heather Watson.

No. 13 seed Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont., will faced unseeded Spaniard Tommy Robredo late Wednesday in second-round play. Raonic won his opener in three sets over Lucas Pouille of France.

DeRozan powers Raptors to sixth straight victory

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Raptors 115 Celtics 109 TORONTO — DeMar DeRozan’s teammates know exactly what to do whenever the Raptors guard gets into a groove.

Just let him go.

DeRozan poured in 34 points, including 18 in the third quarter alone, to lead Toronto to a season-high sixth straight victory, 115-109 over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday.

Toronto was 16 for 22 from the floor in the third, outscoring the Celtics 4026 for a season-high in a single quarter. DeRozan’s solid play had a lot to do with that.

“Give him the ball and get out of

the way, give him the ball and get out of the way,” Kyle Lowry said of his game plan whenever DeRozan gets hot. “He’s going to shoot his little Kobe Bryant fadeaways and he’s going to make them. Just give him the ball and get out of the way. When he’s on those little rolls right there, you just sit back and watch a little bit.”

DeRozan, who has 64 combined points over Toronto’s last two games, also had six assists and was 8 for 9 from the free-throw line on Wednesday.

“When it’s going you really don’t pay attention to it until after the fact and realize everything was feeling good,” DeRozan said of his performance.

Jonas Valanciunas had his eighth

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double-double of the season with 19 points and 12 rebounds and Luis Scola added 18 points for the Raptors (27-15).

Terrence Ross chipped in with 14, including four three-pointers, and Lowry had 14 to help Toronto improve to 19-8 against Eastern Conference opponents this season.

Isaiah Thomas led the Celtics (2221) with 21 points and 10 assists, Avery Bradley had 19 points and Canadian Kelly Olynyk contributed 18.

Former Raptor Amir Johnson, in his first game back in Toronto since signing a free-agent deal with the Celtics this off-season, had two points as Boston lost for the fifth time in six road games.

The Raptors played a video tribute early in the game for Johnson, who

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spent six seasons with the team, and it was met with a standing ovation from the sellout crowd of 19,800.

“It was amazing,” Lowry said of the fan reaction. “I knew it would be an ovation like that and it was well deserved. He put his blood, sweat and tears into this organization and into this franchise and I think everyone appreciated what that meant.”

Johnson called the video tribute “pretty unique.”

“I thought it was pretty awesome,” he added. “I was teary-eyed a little bit.

That was cool.”

The Celtics tied the game 105-105 on a Bradley jump shot with 3:20 left.

But Lowry and Ross hit threes on consecutive possessions moments later to restore Toronto’s lead.

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SCOREBOARD Local Sports • Curling: Red Deer Oilmen’s Bonspiel, Pidherney Centre.

• College volleyball: Briercrest at RDC, women at 6 p.m., men to follow.

• Bantam AA hockey: Red Deer Ramada at Central Alberta, 6 p.m., Lacombe.

• WHL: Swift Current at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Centrium.

• College men’s hockey: Keyano at RDC, 7 p.m., Penhold Regional Multiplex.

• Heritage junior B hockey: Mountainview at Stettler, 7:30 p.m.

• Midget AA hockey: Olds at Red Deer Elks, 8 p.m., Arena; Calgary Canucks at West Central, 8 p.m., Sylvan Lake; Red Deer Indy Graphics at Central Alberta, 8:30 p.m., Lacombe.

• Chinook senior AAA hockey: Bentley at Innisfail, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday • Curling: Red Deer Oilmen’s Bonspiel, Pidherney Centre.

• College volleyball: Briercrest at RDC, women at 1 p.m., men to follow.

• College men’s hockey: Keyano at RDC, 1:30 p.m., Penhold Regional Multiplex.

• Minor midget AAA hockey: Rockyview at Red Deer North Star, 2 p.m., Arena.

• Bantam AA hockey: Bow Valley at Red Deer Steel Kings, 2:30 p.m., Kinex; Wheatland at Central Alberta, 8:15 p.m., Lacombe.

• Major bantam hockey: Grande Prairie at Red Deer, 4:45 p.m., Arena.

• WHL: Everett at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Centrium.

• AJHL: Calgary Canucks at Olds Grizzlys, 7 p.m.

• Heritage junior B hockey: Cochrane at Red Deer, 8 p.m., Arena; Stettler at Three Hills, 8 p.m.

WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF Brandon 44 27 13 2 2 167 Prince Albert 45 26 14 4 1 151 Moose Jaw 46 23 17 5 1 155 Regina 46 19 20 3 4 146 Saskatoon 47 17 26 4 0 138 Swift Current 45 14 26 4 1 110

GA 130 141 146 167 192 149

Pt 58 57 52 45 38 33

CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF 46 34 12 0 0 200 47 30 15 1 1 174 46 27 17 1 1 153 47 18 22 6 1 128 44 18 22 3 1 146 46 8 35 3 0 93

GA 132 135 146 150 171 195

Pt 68 62 56 43 40 19

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WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF Kelowna 45 31 11 3 0 166 Victoria 46 26 15 2 3 151 Prince George 46 27 17 1 1 157 Kamloops 44 22 15 4 3 151 Vancouver 47 17 25 3 2 139

GA 130 116 139 136 166

Pt 65 57 56 51 39

U.S. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF 43 27 12 2 2 121 44 25 16 3 0 139 45 23 20 2 0 149 44 20 19 3 2 143 45 20 23 2 0 147

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• Curling: Red Deer Oilmen’s Bonspiel, Pidherney Centre.

• Minor midget AAA hockey: Calgary Stampeders at Red Deer North Star, 11:30 a.m., Arena.

• Peewee AA hockey: Bow Valley at Red Deer TBS, 1:30 p.m., Kinex.

• Bantam AA hockey: Wheatland at Red Deer Ramada, 1:45 p.m., Kinsmen A. • Midget AA hockey: Calgary Canucks at Red Deer Indy Graphics, 2:15 p.m., Collicutt Centre; Calgary Blue at Central Alberta, 5:45 p.m., Lacombe.

• Heritage junior B hockey: Airdrie at Ponoka, 2:30 p.m.; Coaldale at Stettler, 4:30 p.m.

Football Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 24 AFC New England at Denver, 1:05 p.m.

NFC Arizona at Carolina, 4:40 p.m.

Wild-card Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 9 Kansas City 30, Houston 0 Pittsburgh 18, Cincinnati 16 Sunday, Jan. 10 Seattle 10, Minnesota 9 Green Bay 35, Washington 18

Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 31 At Honolulu Team Rice vs. Team Irvin, 5 p.m.

Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 16 New England 27, Kansas City 20 Arizona 26, Green Bay 20, OT Sunday, Jan. 17 Carolina 31, Seattle 24 Denver 23, Pittsburgh 16

Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 7 At Santa Clara, Calif.

TBD, 4:30 p.m.

Storm 61 Dynamo 29 Storm — Marrla Boxall, 14 points; POG: Boxall.

Dynamo — Tori Adolf, 14; POG: Adolf.

Hoosier Daddy 58 Rampage 47 HD — Mallory Jones, 17 points; POG: Jones. Rampage — Mar Fuatua, 10 ; POG: Judy Bell.

Xpress 57 Age Gap 38 Xpress — POG: Christina Wilson. AG — POG: Kathrina Utyinq.

Big Ballers 36 Spartans 33 BB — Katrina Boulter, 13 points; POG: Jamie Vandenberg. Spartans — Sydney Dainese, 10; POG: Dainese.

Central Alberta Men’s Washed Up Warriors 96 Orangemen 84 WUW — Ian Tevis 29 points, Clint Unsworth 19; POG: Tevis. Orange — Tom Judd 16 points; POG: Judd.

National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 27 15 .643 — Boston 22 21 .512 5 1/2 New York 22 22 .500 6 Brooklyn 11 32 .256 16 1/2 Philadelphia 6 38 .136 22 GB — 2 1/2 4 1/2 4 1/2 6 GB — 5 1/2 7 7 12

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 36 6 .857 — Dallas 25 19 .568 12 Memphis 24 19 .558 12 1/2 Houston 22 22 .500 15 New Orleans 14 27 .341 21 1/2

Tuesday’s Games Milwaukee 91, Miami 79 New Orleans 114, Minnesota 99 Oklahoma City 110, Denver 104 Indiana 97, Phoenix 94

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

Pacific Division W L Pct 39 4 .907 27 14 .659 17 23 .425 13 30 .302 9 34 .209

Wednesday’s results Lethbridge 4 Spokane 0 Red Deer 6 Moose Jaw 1 Everett at Kamloops, late Medicine Hat at Victoria, late

Wednesday’s Games Philadelphia 96, Orlando 87 Washington 106, Miami 87 Toronto 115, Boston 109 Cleveland 91, Brooklyn 78 New York 118, Utah 111, OT Golden State 125, Chicago 94 Detroit 123, Houston 114 Oklahoma City 109, Charlotte 95 Dallas 106, Minnesota 94, OT Sacramento at L.A. Lakers, late Atlanta at Portland, late

Wednesday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL Major League Baseball American League DETROIT — Agreed to terms with OF Justin Upton on a six-year contract.

National League COLORADO — Agreed to terms with OF Gerardo Parra on a three-year contract.

MIAMI — Assigned RHP Andre Rienzo outright to New Orleans (PCL).

PITTSBURGH — Designated RHP Yoervis Medina for assignment.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association LEAGUE — Fined Detroit G Kentavious Caldwell-Pope $10,000 for kicking a chair located in the spectator stands during a Jan. 18 game against Chicago.

FOOTBALL

Thursday’s Games Detroit at New Orleans, 6 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

Memphis at Denver, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Sacramento, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at Phoenix, 8:30 p.m.

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

Utah at Brooklyn, 5:30 p.m.

Chicago at Boston, 5:30 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at New York, 5:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Houston, 6 p.m.

Miami at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

Indiana at Golden State, 8:30 p.m.

San Antonio at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m.

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FG 399 347 328 277 363 307 363 315 281 313 315 292 293 299 274

GB — 13 13 15 19

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FT PTS AVG 209 1200 30.0 373 1181 27.5 216 956 26.6 233 828 25.9 190 961 25.3 176 904 24.4 263 1042 24.2 246 997 23.7 129 697 23.2 189 832 23.1 285 935 22.8 267 896 22.4 243 914 21.8 185 839 21.5 203 862 21.0

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GA 100 122 112

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Boston New Jersey Ottawa Montreal Pittsburgh Philadelphia Carolina Buffalo Toronto Columbus

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GF 137 105 129 129 110 100 111 107 111 119

GA 111 127 124

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Los Angeles San Jose Arizona

Pacific Division GP W L OL 45 29 13 3 44 23 18 3 45 22 18 5

GF 121 127 123

GA 101 121 135

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Minnesota Colorado Vancouver Nashville Anaheim Winnipeg Calgary Edmonton

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GA 106 130 130 127 105 131 135 142

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Tuesday’s results New Jersey 4 Calgary 2 NY Rangers 3 Vancouver 2 (OT) Toronto 3 Philadelphia 2 Washington 6 Columbus 3 Tampa Bay 6 Edmonton 4 Boston 4 Montreal 1 Chicago 4 Nashville 1 Los Angeles 3 Dallas 2 Wednesday’s results St. Louis 2 Detroit 1 Buffalo at Colorado, late Minnesota at Anaheim, late Thursday’s games Calgary at Columbus, 5 p.m.

Vancouver at Boston, 5 p.m.

Ottawa at New Jersey, 5 p.m.

Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m.

Chicago at Tampa Bay, 5:30 p.m.

Carolina at Toronto, 5:30 p.m.

Nashville at Winnipeg, 6 p.m.

Edmonton at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

San Jose at Arizona, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m.

Friday’s games Anaheim at Washington, 5 p.m.

Detroit at Buffalo, 5 p.m.

NY Rangers at Carolina, 5 p.m.

Chicago at Florida, 5:30 p.m.

NY Islanders at Ottawa, 5:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Colorado, 7 p.m.

NHL Scoring Leaders Patrick Kane, Chi Jamie Benn, Dal Tyler Seguin, Dal Evgeny Kuznetsov, Wash Erik Karlsson, Ott Vladimir Tarasenko, StL Taylor Hall, Edm Johnny Gaudreau, Cgy Artemi Panarin, Chi Evgeni Malkin, Pgh Nicklas Backstrom, Wash Blake Wheeler, Wpg Joe Pavelski, SJ Alex Ovechkin, Wash Daniel Sedin, Vcr

G 30 26 25 15 9 25 18 19 16 20 15 13 22 28 19

A 41 30 28 33 38 21 28 26 29 24 29 31 21 14 22

Pts 71 56 53 48 47 46 46 45 45 44 44 44 43 42 41

OFF DEF 221 414 144 382 133 312 128 329 76 279

National Football League BUFFALO — Signed RB James Wilder Jr. to a reserve/future contract.

DALLAS — Signed LB Jerrell Harris, G Jared Smith and OT Justin Renfrow to reserve/future contracts.

MIAMI — Named Clyde Christensen offensive co-ordinator, Bo Hardegree quarterbacks coach and Jeremiah Washburn assistant offensive line coach.

PHILADELPHIA — Named Frank Reich offensive co-ordinator, Eugene Chung assistant offensive line/ tight ends/run game coach, Phillip Daniels defensive quality control/assistant defensive line coach, Ken Flajole linebackers coach, Tim Hauck defensive backs/safeties coach, Greg Lewis wide receivers coach and Dino Vasso defensive quality control/ assistant secondary coach. Agreed to terms with Matthew Harper assistant special teams coach, Justin Peelle tight ends coach, Duce Staley running backs coach, Press Taylor offensive quality control/ assistant quarterbacks coach and Cory Undlin de-

fensive backs/cornerbacks coach.

HOCKEY National Hockey League CAROLINA — Placed G Cam Ward on injured reserve. Recalled G Daniel Altshuller from Charlotte (AHL).

NEW JERSEY — Assigned F Brian O’Neill to Albany (AHL).

TAMPA BAY — Suspended F Jonathan Drouin indefinitely without pay by the team after his failure to report for tonight’s game between the Syracuse Crunch and the Toronto Marlies.

American Hockey League CHARLOTTE — Recalled D Tyler Ganly from Florida (ECHL).

SOCCER Major League Soccer FC DALLAS — Signed M Juan Esteban Ortiz.

SEATTLE SOUNDERS — Signed M Michael Farfan.

VICIS unveils new design for football helmets

NBA Leaders Scoring Curry, GOL Harden, HOU Durant, OKC Cousins, SAC James, CLE Lillard, POR Westbrook, OKC George, IND Griffin, LAC Davis, NOR DeRozan, TOR Butler, CHI Thomas, BOS Anthony, NYK Lowry, TOR

Adam Brooks, Reg Brayden Burke, Let Tyson Baillie, Kel Dryden Hunt, MJ Reid Gardiner, P.A. Ivan Nikolishin, RD Parker Bowles, TC Giorgio Estephan, Let Alex Forsberg, Vic Devante Stephens, Spo Tyler Wong, Let Jonathon Martin, SC Egor Babenko, Let Mathew Barzal, Sea Collin Shirley, Kam Nolan Patrick, Bra Andrew Nielsen, Let

Chicago Dallas St. Louis

Western Conference Central Division GP W L OL GF 49 32 13 4 144 47 29 13 5 156 50 28 15 7 128

Transactions

FG Percentage Northwest Division W L Pct Oklahoma City 32 12 .727 Portland 19 25 .432 Utah 18 24 .429 Denver 16 26 .381 Minnesota 13 31 .295

Tuesday’s results Edmonton 3 Moose Jaw 1 Seattle 4 Saskatoon 0 Tri-City 5 Vancouver 1 Kelowna 7 Prince George 4

Wednesday’s summary Rebels 6, Warriors 1 First Period 1. Red Deer, Bobyk 11 (Polei, Musil) 6:44.

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Everett Seattle Portland Spokane Tri-City

2. Red Deer, Johnson 3 (Nogier, De Wit) 10:21.

3. Red Deer, Nikolishin 27 (Bleackley, Debrusk) 11:48 (pp).

Penalties — Herringer MJ (hooking) 7:01, Popugaev MJ (tripping) 10:42, Doetzel RD (holding) 13:10, McNulty MJ (unsportsmanlike cnd.) 17:21, Bobyk RD (unsportsmanlike cnd.) 17:21, Nikolishin RD (roughing) 17:21.

Second Period 4. Moose Jaw, McNulty 8 (Jeannot, Gregor) 7:19.

5. Red Deer, Helewka 24 (Nogier, Debrusk) 19:47.

Penalties — Jeannot MJ (inter. on goaltender) 13:39.

Third Period 6. Red Deer, Strand 1 (Bleackley, Spacek) 1:40.

7. Red Deer, Fleury 9 (Spacek, Bleackley) 12:05.

Penalties — Debrusk RD (slashing) 1:40, Helewka RD (slashing) 5:41, Shmoorkoff RD (tripping) 8:38, Fleury RD (slashing) 12:31, Bobyk RD (interference) 19:00, Quinney MJ (roughing) 19:00, McNulty MJ (slashing) 20:00.

Shots on goal Moose Jaw 9 11 9 — 29 Red Deer 17 11 11 — 39 Goal — Moose Jaw: Sawchenko (L, 17-9-3) Red Deer: Toth (W, 24-12-0).

Power plays (goal-chances) — Moose Jaw: 0-6 Red Deer: 1-3.

WHL Scoring Leaders

Saturday’s games Prince Albert at Regina, 6 p.m.

Brandon at Saskatoon, 6:05 p.m.

Everett at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Swift Current at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Moose Jaw at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Kamloops at Prince George, 8 p.m.

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

Kootenay at Spokane, 8:05 p.m.

Vancouver at Victoria, 8:05 p.m.

Portland at Seattle, 8:05 p.m.

Basketball

Central Division W L Pct 29 11 .725 24 17 .585 23 19 .548 23 19 .548 19 25 .432

Lethbridge Red Deer Calgary Edmonton Medicine Hat Kootenay

Friday’s games Brandon at Prince Albert, 6 p.m.

Everett at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Spokane at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Moose Jaw at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Swift Current at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Kamloops at Prince George, 8 p.m.

Seattle at Portland, 8 p.m.

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

Medicine Hat at Vancouver, 8:30 p.m.

NFL Playoffs

Atlanta Miami Washington Orlando Charlotte

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Friday

Southeast Division W L Pct 25 17 .595 23 20 .535 20 21 .488 20 21 .488 19 23 .452

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SEATTLE — A new football helmet with an exterior shell that can absorb hits like a car bumper and has four layers of protection was unveiled last week by Seattle-based VICIS, which hopes the benefit of protection will offset an expensive purchase price.

The company introduced the helmet at the AFCA convention in San Antonio this week. The ZERO1 helmet is expected to be available for testing by NCAA and NFL teams this spring with the idea that it will be available for purchase and use for the 2016 football season, according to VICIS CEO Dave Marver.

“We’ve had the benefit of being able to talk to NFL and

NCAA equipment managers, athletic trainers and players over the last couple of years.

I didn’t expect the reaction would be all that different.

The helmet passes the eye test or the mirror test so to speak which for some people is a surprise because when they hear it’s a safer helmet they assume it’s going to be an ugly helmet and it’s anything but.”

The unveiling of the helmets comes after two years of research and development by the company. The helmet has its origins in a collaboration between the University of Washington departments of mechanical engineering and neurological surgery. That initial research eventually led to the development of VICIS as the commercial partner and exclusive licensee of the re-

sulting intellectual property.

The four-layer design includes two separate shells — the exterior shell that is designed to absorb impact and an interior shell that helps with proper fitting. In between the two shells are absorbent columns designed to accept hits from various angles. The final layer is on the interior of the helmet and features memory foam to help create individual fitting for each player.

The first practical testing for the company will come this spring when the helmets are made available to a handful of Power Five colleges and NFL teams for additional field research. For all the controlled impact tests the company has completed, this spring will be the first widespread on-field tests.

Leman summoning ski cross speed on home snow

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS NAKISKA — Brady Leman estimates he’s logged hundreds of runs at Nakiska Ski Resort while growing up in nearby Calgary. One at age 12 was particularly memorable for him.

“One of my earliest memories as a kid skiing here was getting my pass pulled for skiing too fast at a kid’s camp,” Leman said Wednesday at the resort.

It was a sign of things to come. No one will red light Leman at the Audi Ski Cross World Cup starting Friday at Nakiska. The faster the better as Leman chases the season’s World Cup overall title in men’s ski cross.

The 28-year-old has stood on the podium in four out of seven races this winter, but is still looking for his first win of the season. Leman trails overall leader Jean-Frederic Chapuis of France by 60 points.

“I’ve found a lot of consistency this year and I’ve been able to put myself in the mix every race so far,” Leman said.

“Winning a crystal globe would be a huge, huge accomplishment. It’s really early in the season still and I’m definitely just trying to take it race by race but it’s something that’s always in the back of your mind. No Canadian male has ever won one for Canada.

Taking that home at the end of the season would be a dream come true.”

Montreal’s Chris Del Bosco is 71 points back of Leman in third. Del Bosco, 32, won the first two races of this

season in Montafon, France and Val Thorens, France.

Leman finished second in the overall World Cup ski cross standings in 2011-12. He made the Olympic men’s four-man final in 2014, but was beaten by three Frenchmen including gold medallist Chapuis.

The Canadian Olympic Committee and Slovenia launched a joint protest claiming the French team altered the shape of the athletes’ ski pants for better dynamics. The appeal was denied.

Leman and Del Bosco are among 15 Canadians entered in Friday’s qualifying rounds at the ski resort west of Calgary in Kananaskis country.

Reigning Olympic champion Marielle Thompson of Whistler, B.C., is chasing back-to-back victories after her win Sunday in Watles, Italy.

“I definitely like being here in Nakiska,” Thompson said. “It helps that I’ve won the past two years. Gives me the confidence I need to hopefully dominate this weekend.”

Thompson, 22, hoisted the women’s crystal globe in both 2012 and 2014. Last season ended early for her at February’s world championship, where her knee connected with a competitor’s during a race.

Thompson sustained ligament damage, but bounced back winning the season-opener in Montafon.

“My knee is good,” Thompson said.

“It was tough being off last season, but I’ve come back strong.”

Her teammate and Olympic silver medallist Kelsey Serwa of Kelowna, B.C., is also in the field for the lone Ca-

Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

Canada’s Marielle Thompson, right, and Brady Leman chat after inspecting the course for the World Cup ski cross event in Nakiska, Wednesday. nadian stop on the 14-race World Cup circuit.

Ski cross made its Olympic debut in 2010 when Canada’s Ashleigh McIvor won women’s gold. Four skiers race each other down a course of bumps and jumps with the top two advancing to the next rounds until the final.

Nakiska, which was the site of the

alpine ski racing at the 1988 Olympic Games, is a leg-burner for the ski crossers as it is about 20 seconds longer than most courses they race. The big features on the track keep them busy on the way down.

“Lots of air time on this one,” Thompson said. “I feel like we’re in the air every 10 seconds.”

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MELBOURNE, Australia — Ana Ivanovic was concerned when she heard a loud noise as a spectator fell on some stairs at Rod Laver Arena, an accident that delayed her second-round match for almost a half hour at the Australian Open.

The 2008 finalist was leading qualifier Anastasija Sevastova 4-3 in the first set when medical personnel rushed to the woman’s aid in the upper level of the 15,000-seat stadium. The players stayed on the court during the break, getting regular updates from tournament officials, before Ivanovic returned to win 6-3, 6-3.

“First I felt really bad. I was really shaking, because the sound of the lady falling was really loud,” she said. “I stopped immediately.”

Ivanovic said she feared the worst for the spectator, “So I just hope the lady was fine.”

“It was actually good that we had to wait a little bit because I was really shaking, because I could imagine and it was not so nice. I hope she’s well.”

Tournament organizers said the spectator was treated in the stadium before being taken by stretcher for observation and more treatment.

Players regularly have breaks for

rain and other reasons during matches, so Ivanovic said she didn’t let the distraction put her off her game.

“I was really happy I happened to win that service game, because didn’t have much warmup and had to start serving straight up,” she said. “I was very happy to close that first set.”

With No. 2-ranked Simon Halep and No. 7 Venus Williams already out, No. 20 Ivanovic is the most experienced player in her quarter.

Third-seeded Garbine Muguruza is in the same half of the draw, and the 2015 Wimbledon finalist moved into the third round for the third straight year at Melbourne Park with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Kirsten Flipkens. Muguruza will next play Barbora Strycova, who beat Vania King 7-6 (5), 6-4.

Two-time champion Victoria Azarenka returned from an injury layoff to win the Brisbane International title leading into the Australian Open and continued her winning run with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Danka Kovinic. Japanese qualifier Naomi Osaka beat No. 18 Elina Svitolina 6-4, 6-4.

On the men’s side, No. 10-seeded John Isner fired 20 aces and 53 winners in a 6-3, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (2) win over Marcel Granollers, No. 23 Gael Monfils beat fellow Frenchman Nicolas Mahut 7-5, 6-4, 6-1 and No. 32 Joao Sousa beat Santiago Giraldo 6-3, 7-5, 3-6 6-1.

Durant restructures deal with Roughriders

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS After having suffered season-ending injuries the last two years, Darian Durant took another hit for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Durant gave the Roughriders a discount when he signed a new one-year deal with the club Tuesday. He was scheduled to earn roughly $500,000 in 2016, the final year of a contact he signed after leading Saskatchewan to the 2013 Grey Cup. Durant agreed to one season at less money to give new head coach/GM Chris Jones more cap flexibility following Saskatchewan’s league-worst 3-15 record last season.

“Football is the ultimate team sport and I can’t get it done by myself, no one can,” Durant said. “The better personnel we can have around myself and the team the better our chances (for) success.”

Durant will reportedly earn about $450,000 this season. Jones wouldn’t divulge financial figures but called Durant’s pay cut “significant.”

“I know it will help us be able to get another player,” he said.

“It’s never a real comfortable thing to do, ask a guy to take a pay cut. But long-term success depends on being able to put together a very solid competitive roster and in order to do that you’ve got to be able to spread the wealth.”

Durant feels the new deal works for him as well.

“This gives me an opportunity to see the direction we’re going,” he said. “It just puts me in a position to control my

own future.”

Jones said he’s been talking to Durant about a new deal since December and even went to Atlanta — where Durant lives in the off-season — to discuss the matter face to face.

“It meant a lot,” Durant said. “It helped me understand more about the direction he wanted to go in.

“Actually, I was kind of expecting it going into the off-season, we just had to make sure we were at a point where it made sense for both sides to renegotiate and it did. A lot of that had to do with the meeting I had with Chris Jones and him reassuring me I was his guy.”

Durant, who turns 34 in August, has suffered consecutive season-ending injuries. He suffered a torn tendon in his right elbow in September 2014 before rupturing his left Achilles tendon in Saskatchewan’s ‘15 season opener.

Durant said he’s recovering nicely from the Achilles injury.

“I’m pretty much doing everything I need to do (in training),” he said. “I’m running straight ahead full speed.

“I’m still under control a little bit with some of my cuts and things like that but on my dropbacks, my rollouts, running, I’m full go.”

Durant, who played collegiately at the University of North Carolina, is third in Riders history in passing yards (24,668) and TDs (135). Jones said a healthy Durant is important this season for Saskatchewan.

“I’ve gone against Darian Durant a lot of years,” said Jones. “He’s a very tough competitor and when he walks on the football team he makes everybody better.”

Stamps release receiver Rogers to allow him to sign with 49ers

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — CFL receiving yards leader Eric Rogers has signed with the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers.

Rogers confirmed the signing on his Twitter account.

The Calgary Stampeders released Rogers, was scheduled to become a free agent on Feb. 9, earlier Wednesday so he could make the move.

“Eric has an agreement in place with an NFL club and we are granting him his release in order to allow him to sign a contract immediately rather than waiting until February,” Stampeders general manager John Hufnagel said Wednesday in a release. “We

wish Eric the best of luck and thank him for his contributions to the Stampeders.”

Rogers led the league last year with 1,448 receiving yards and had 87 receptions and 10 touchdowns. He appeared in two regular-season games in 2014 and was the Stamps’ leading receiver in Calgary’s Grey Cup win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats that year.

“I would like to thank everyone who works for the first-class organization that Calgary is,” said Rogers.

“The whole coaching staff, especially coach Huff (former coach John Hufnagel), coach Dickie (Dave Dickenson) and (receivers) coach Pete (Costanza) was great as was (former assistant GM) John Murphy.”

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Meanwhile, Nadine Chyz of Calgary, with the aid of second Whitney Eckstrand of Red Deer, lost her lone game 6-5 to Deanne Nicol of Edmonton.

The Nicol foursome was atop the leaderboard with a 2-0 record heading into today’s action.

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Major bantam Rebels nipped by visiting Royals Kyle Gerrits fired three goals in a losing cause Tuesday as the Red Deer Rebels dropped a 5-4 Alberta Major Bantam Hockey League decision to the visiting Calgary Royals.

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ROBBIE BURNS’ NIGHT SUPPER

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The Red Deer Legion Pipe Band will host a Robbie Burns’ Night Supper this weekend. On Saturday, Jan. 23, the Red Deer Legion will serve up a traditional Robbie Burns’ Night supper complete with turkey, roastit bubbly jock wi’ stuffin intilt, champit tatties and mashed neeps, gravy, haggis and dessert.

Special events include the piping in of the haggis, the Red Deer Legion Pipe Band, Highland dancers and more. Tickets are available from pipe band members or from the front desk at the Legion for $30 per person. For more information, call Arnie MacAskill at 403-782-7183.

CALENDAR THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS

FRIDAY, JAN. 22 ● Red Deer Justice Film Festival will be held at Margaret Parsons Theatre, Red Deer College, Jan. 22 and 23. Ten documentary films will be shown over two days portraying powerful stories to foster awareness of injustices and indignities suffered around the world. Organized by Hearts of Women. To find out the full list of documentary films and speakers, see www.justicefilmfestival.ca. Admission is free. Tickets available at the door on first come, first served basis. ● Robbie Burns Tea will be held at Cronquist House on Jan. 22 from 2 to 4 p.m.

Costs are $15 for adults, and $7 for children.

For tickets call 403-346-0055. Sorry to disappoint, but Haggis will not be served. ● St. Francis of Assisi Middle School will showcase the musical production of Godspell at Red Deer Memorial Centre on Jan. 22 and 23. Doors open at 6:45 with the show beginning at 7:15 p.m. Tickets are $7 per person or $20 per family of four, available from St. Francis School office or at the door. ● Rotract Club of Red Deer seeking adult students and young professionals aged 18 to 3o years of age for leadership opportunities, chocolate and wine tasting on Jan. 22 from 6 to 8 p.m. Learn more about the club, making a difference, and membership opportunities. Contact rotaractclubofreddeer@ gmail.com, or see Facebook for more details.

SATURDAY, JAN. 23 ● An Evening with Randi Boulton will be presented on Jan. 23 at Elnora Community Hall hosted by Elnora Agricultural Society.

Dessert served at intermission. Costs are $20 for adults and $10 for children ages six to 10 years. Tickets at Jewell’s Groceries. ● Snowflake Luncheon hosted Knox Presbyterian Church Ladies Group will be offered on Jan. 23 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Knox Presbyterian Church. Enjoy a soup and bun luncheon. A selection of sweet trays and frozen meat pies will be available for sale. Tools for Schools Africa will have jewelry and books for sale. Admission is $5 per person. ● Spy School at Downtown Branch of Red Deer Public Library goes Jan. 23 from 2 to 3 p.m. Children ages six and up are invited to complete a mission, decipher colds, and learn about disguises and more. ● Around the World Saturday is a family friendly event to learn about different cultures through games, crafts, puppet shows and more. Stories from Norway will be held Jan. 23, 1 to 2 p.m. at Red Deer Public Library Dawe Branch. ● MAGnificent Saturdays offer free art making with a professional artist from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Red Deer Museum

and Art Gallery in downtown Red Deer. The Jan. 23 session is called Textured Monotype Prints. All materials supplied. Families welcome. Phone 403-309-8405. Free with admission.

SUNDAY, JAN. 24 ● Living Faith Lutheran Church invites everyone to Sunday Worship at Bethany CollegeSide at 10 a.m. Contact Ralph at 403-347-9852. Coffee and fellowship follow service. Living Faith is a North American Lutheran Church Congregation. See www. livingfaithlcrd.org, contact Ralph at 403-3479852 or John at 403-341-4022. ● Seniors Church meets at 11 a.m. on Sundays at Bower Kin Place for hymns and gospel preaching. Phone 403-347-6706.

MONDAY, JAN. 25 ● Monday Mezz Madness: Zendoodles and Mandalas goes Jan. 25 from 4 to 5 p.m. in the mezz at Downtown Branch of Red Deer Public Library. Who says colouring is just for kids? Learn to create zendoodles or mandals and more. Treats and tunes included. ● Adult Coloring Party goes Jan. 25 from 7 to 8 p.m. at Timberlands Branch of Red Deer Public Library. ● Bower Community Association is hosting Crime Prevention event on Jan. 25, 7 p.m. at Bower Community Hall. Presenters include Central Alberta Crime Prevention Centre, Red Deer RCMP, City of Red Deer Bylaw Enforcement, Neighbourhood Watch and others. Attendees do not have to live in the Bower neighbourhood, but the presentation will focus on this neighbourhood.

To register or for information, go to newbowerevents@gmail.com, or contact Jesse at 403-877-1436. ● Take Off Pounds Sensibly (T.O.P.S.) is a non-profit weight loss support organization which holds regular weekly meetings in Red Deer and Blackfalds. Learn about nutrition, portion control, food planning, exercise and more. Visit a meeting free of charge.

Meetings are held on Monday evenings, Tuesday mornings and Thursday evenings.

For locations and information call Gail at 403340-1859 or toll free at 1-800-932-8677 or see www.tops.org.

TUESDAY, JAN. 26 ● Bower Place Community Association seniors’ coffee and card parties are held on the last Tuesday of each month at Bower Kin Place from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Join the fun on Jan. 26. Call Marlene at 403-343-0632.

● The Tony Connelly Singers choral group invites singers to join them on Tuesdays, 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the Senior Citizens Downtown House. The group shares the gift of music and friendship at various seniors’ functions from Sept. to June. Call Shirley at 403-342-5904, or Betty at 403-346-7316 for more information.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 27 ● Living Stones Church seniors monthly luncheon will be offered on Jan. 27 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Jessica Leman will speak on helping hands, and The New Song Band will perform. The cost is $10 per person at the door.

Phone 403-347-7311. ● Family Literacy Day Challenge will be held on Jan. 27 from midnight to midnight. Participants who read for 15 minutes or more are invited to log their time with Red Deer Public Library via email, social media, phone calls and in person. Win bragging rights against Rimbey, Sylvan Lake, Camrose and Stony Plain libraries. All reading counts, whether it’s the back of a shampoo bottle, cereal box, Facebook post, menu or novel.

Contact readfor15@rdpl.org, or at www.rdpl. org, at Twitter or Instagram at#readfor15@rdpl.org, Facebook, or phone any of the neighbourhood branches. ● Family Literacy Day Fun takes place

at Red Deer Public Library Dowtown Branch on Jan. 27. Preschool Fun for ages three to five years is 10 a.m. and Toddler Fun for two year olds is at 11 a.m. Stories rhymes, book give aways, snacks and more. ● Tech Help Time is offered Wednesdays from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Level 2 at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch. Bring your device and get help. ● Red Deer Legion Old-Time Dance with Allsorts band is on Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. Cost is $7, or $13.95 with buffet starting at 5 p.m.

Phone 403-342-0035. ● Olds Calico Capers Square Dance Club dances at Olds Evergreen Centre on Wenesdays at 7:30 p.m. from Oct. to April.

Contact Donna at 403-556-6423.

THURSDAY, JAN. 28 ● Red Deer River Naturalists Annual General Meeting will be Thursday, Jan. 28, 7:30 p.m. at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre.

Admission to meeting is free and open to the public. Naturalists annual membership is $15 for individuals and $20 for families. See www. rdrn.ca ● Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre dance, Jan. 28, 7 to 10 p.m. at the seniors’ centre. Dance to the music of Silver and Gold. Admission is $7. Phone 403-3476165, 403-342-2875, or 403-341-4672.

REGISTRATIONS LOCAL EVENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS ● Arts and Craft Beer Fundraiser for Red Deer Arts Council and the Emerging Artist Award will be held on Jan. 30 at Festival Hall. Highlights include live music with St. James Gate, dancing, craft beer , appetizers by several local restaurants, 50/50, raffle, and more. Doors open and beer tasting at 7 p.m.

Dance at 9 p.m. Tickets available at Black Knight Inn Ticket Centre for $50 per person, or $350 for a table of eight. See www.reddeerartscouncil.ca. Donations of raffle items valued at $100 and more sought. ● Book a tour of the Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch Children’s Department. Preschools, daycares, clubs, school classes, home schoolers are welcome. Tours can be customized to age levels and needs. Phone 403-346-4688. ● 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten promotes reading as the best way to prepare kids for school. Children from birth to five years may join this self-paced early literacy program. Learn about and register for this program at any of Red Deer Public Library branches. ● One-on-One Computer Instruction for Seniors is available through the Red Deer Public Library. Learn to use a laptop, eBook reader, or other devices. Contact Tatiana at 403-755-1143 to arrange an appointment.

● Ground Hog Day Supper will be held on Feb. 2, 5 to 7 p.m. at Delburne Hall. the menu features roast pork, baked potatoes and more. Supper costs $12 for adults, $6 for children ages six to 12 years, and free for preschoolers. Sponsored by Delburne United Church. Contact Lenora at 403-749-2083. ● Benefit for Crystal Worth will be held on Jan. 30 at Stettler Community Hall. Highlights include pig roast at 6 p.m. followed by family dance at 7:30 p.m., silent auction and more. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. Only advance tickets are available from Denise at 403-7405287, or from Well’s Furniture in Stettler for $50 each or $5 for children 12 years and under. T-shirts with Worth’s slogan on them are also available for $30 each. Worth is a 30 year-old Alix mother fighting cancer. ● Lacombe Community Refugee Effort is hosting a fundraising concert on Jan. 30, 7 p.m. at Wolf Creek Community Church with performances by Flat Iron Jazz Group and others in support of a Syrian family they are sponsoring. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at Mary C. Moore Public Library and Sunny 94 FM. Collections of household items are also sought. To donate small items, contact Isabel at 403-782-5348, and for large items contact Walter at 403-782-2425.

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19, 8 to 9 a.m. at RDRWA office at 4918 59 St. In addition to creating an Integrated Watershed Management Plan, The RDRWA decided to bring watershed management to life by engaging in a Social Lab. RSVP to info@ rdrwa.ca or call Kelly at 403-340-7379. ● Child Safety Seat Information Sessions are available the third Wednesday of each month from 7 to 9 p.m. at St. John Ambulance, next Feb. 17. Volunteers and participants sought. Call 1-800-665-7114, ext.

3103. ● Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery requires volunteers to work at MAGapalooza: DIY Theatre on Feb. 15 from 1 to 4 p.m., with set up on Feb. 14. Contact abbey.cruikshank@reddeer.ca or 403-309-8405. ● Lifelong Learning Council of Red Deer needs volunteer board members. To get the details call LeeAnn at 403-343-1322, or info@learningrd.ca or check out this opportunity at Volunteer Central.www.volunteercentral.ca, 403- 346-3710. ● Red Deer and District SPCA has animals who need foster homes. See www. reddeerspca.com, or 403-342-7722, foster@ reddeerspca.com. ● Aspire Special Needs Resource Centre is getting ready to present Evening of Decadent Dessert, which takes place on April 29 at Pidherney Centre starting at 5:30 p.m. Volunteers are needed including a cake contact volunteer, and silent auction phone volunteers, and others. To volunteer, contact

● Central Alberta Singles Club is sponsoring a dance on Jan. 30 at Royal Canadian Legion Innisfail Hall. Music by Leo Dumont. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Music starts at 8 p.m. Non-singles and everyone welcome.

For information, call Elaine at 403-341-7653. ● Ecole Secondaire Notre Dame High School presents Mary Poppins theatre production, Feb. 11 to 13 with shows at 7 p.m., and matinee on Feb. 13 at 1 p.m. Tickets are $20 each from Notre Dame office, or from cast and crew members. Preview night will be offered on Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. with admission by donation. ● Special Olympics Red Deer is looking for volunteers interested in coaching individuals with an intellectual disability for its upcoming programs. Coaches are required in track and field, soccer and other programs.

Commitment is one to two hours one day a week. Contact Jerry Tennant, 587-273-4672, jerry@specialolympicsreddeer.ca. ● Canadian Diabetes Association fundraising event — Igloos to Insulin — on March 18 from 1 to 6 p.m. Volunteers are needed for event set up and take down, registration, judging, serving refreshments and planning. Contact Jackie.Morrison@diabetes. ca.. ● Community garden organizational meeting will be held on Feb. 3, 7 p.m. at Kerry Wood Nature Centre. Contact Greg at 403-318-9356. ● Knights of Columbus 4503 Annual Steak Fry goes Feb. 7 at St. Augustine Parish Hall in Ponoka. Wine and refreshments at 5:30 p.m. followed by buffet supper at 6 p.m., entertainment, guest speaker, 50/50 draw, meat draws, and door prizes. Menu features barbecue steak, baked potato, garlic bread, desserts and more. Proceeds to St. Augustine Building Fund.

Tickets cost $25 per person.

Contact Bernie at 403-7832386 for tickets. ● Impasto Duo Chamber Music Concert with piano and flute will be presented at St. Luke’s Anglican Church on Jan. 30 at 7:30 p.m. Admission by silver collection. Contact Elizabeth at 4o3-347-2114.

GREAT ● Red Deer River Watershed Alliance Ambassador Breakfast will be held on Feb.

RED DEER ADVOCATE Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016 B5 mvine@aspirespecialneeds.ca Patrons are take individuals, families, or groups for sleigh invited to support local children with special rides over the winter season. The fire pit and needs and purchase tickets. A table of eight picnic are is available for wiener roasting and is $750 or $100 per person from inquiries@ a place to enjoy hot chocolate after a sleigh aspirespecialneeds.ca. Call 403-340-2602 or ride. Located 45 minutes from Red Deer, in see aspirespeicalneeds.ca/edd. the Spruce View area. See doubletreevillage. ● Red Deer College Performing Arts com, or call 403-728-3875. has several upcoming events. The Tempest ● Backyard Bird Feeding: An Alberta — The Works of William Shakespeare will be Guide written by Myrna Pearman, biologist featured on Mainstage at Arts Centre Feb. 4 and site services manager at Ellis Bird Farm to 6 and 10 to 13 at 7:30 p.m. with matinees is now available at Alberta Peavey stores, Feb. 6 and 13 at 1 p.m. Tickets are required Kerry Wood Nature Centre in Red Deer, and for The Tempest. Thursday Live Concert will Ellis Bird Farm. Book proceeds support edushowcase the work of music students on Feb. cation, conservation, and research programs 4 in Studio A, Arts Centre at 1 p.m. with funds at Ellis Bird Farm. See www.ellisbirdfarm. ca. supporting various local charities. Theatre ● The Cemetery Club — a comedy by for Young Audiences Butt Ugly Collaboration Ivan Menchell — will be presented by Cow with RDC will be presented on Feb. 13 at 4 Patti Theatre Company running Feb. 11 to and 5 p.m. in Studio A, Arts Centre. Admis- March 6 at Lacombe Golf and Country Club. sion by donation. See rdc.ab.ca/showtime Dinner and Brunch Theatre shows available. ● Spruce View Lions Annual Old-Time Many shows are benefit shows for local charFiddle Jamboree and Dance will be held ities. See www.cowpatti.com, of contact 403on Jan. 30 at Spruce View Community Hall. 782-3956, after hours and weekends 403Happy Hour and beef on a bun supper at 304-6329, or theatre@cowpatti.com.

5:30 p.m. Fiddlers perform from 7 to 9 p.m. ● Canadian Cancer Society is seeking with dance to follow. Piano accompaniment a volunteer Daffodil Campaign Assistant provided. Adults cost $20 in advance or $25 for Red Deer and surrounding area. The volat the door. Fiddlers and preschoolers free. unteer must be available immediately until Net proceeds to S.T.A.R.S. Fiddlers are the end of April for six to eight hours per asked to preregister. Door prizes courtesy of week, and must be skilled in office proceCentral Alberta Co-ops. Contact Darwin at dures and systems. Bursary may be available 403-986-2004 or Neil at 403-728-3798. for a post-secondary student. Contact Melis● Double Tree Village Museum is dec- sa Chan at 403-541-5395, melissa.chan@ orated and the Belgium teams are ready to cancer.ab.ca.

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WASHINGTON — It’s cold season and the miserable trudge in seeking antibiotics because their mucus turned green, or the cough has nagged for weeks.

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Women’s group gives big 100+ WOMEN WHO CARE DONATES MORE THAN $20,000 TO SUICIDE INFORMATION AND EDUCATION SERVICES

BY MARY-ANN BARR ADVOCATE STAFF A new organization in Red Deer made almost $90,000 in charitable donations to four community groups without spending a dime on administration costs.

They got off to a strong start in 2016 when on Monday evening, 100+ Women Who Care - Red Deer, chose Suicide Information and Education Services to be this year’s first recipient of the group funding.

Cindy Jefferies, one of the founders of 100+ Women, said they expect the latest group chosen will get up to $22,000 once all the donations come in.

About $12,000 was gathered on Monday. More will come in from those un-

able to attend.

The idea behind 100+ Women is for women to each donate $100 four times a year. Some people group together in twos, threes or fours (but with one vote only) to come up with the $100, said Jefferies.

Members nominate groups, and then during a get-together at donated venue space, the final three are drawn from a hat. Thirteen different groups were nominated this time.

Individuals from the three groups made their pitch at the meeting, and members of 100+ Women then voted to determine the a winner.

Jefferies said they spend no money on the process, as even tax receipts for the donations are picked up by members rather than mailed. 100+ Women meets for about one hour only four

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Several members of Alberta Opera brought their traveling show to Annie L. Gaetz Elementary School Wednesday with their production of The Steadfast Soldier. Based on the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen the musical performance entertained the students and staff during an afternoon performance while introducing opera to a young audience.

New café hopes to bring a little taste of Europe to Red Deer

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Advocate’s Michelin speaking at Let’s Talk About the Arts Lana Michelin, the Red Deer Advocate’s entertainment reporter, will be guest speaker at the lecture series Let’s Talk About the Arts on Feb. 2.

Michelin’s topic “Scrambling for an Audience in a Hockey Town” is about the difficulty that artists, musicians and actors have finding appropriate and affordable venues, and a sizeable audience, in a city geared towards sports.

Michelin, who is also an artist, said she realized the competition between culture and sports events in 2009 when she went from writing about health and the environment to arts and culture.

She said she soon discovered that the local culture scene could stand some boosting in a city strongly focused on sports.

“Do we want some culture along with our sports?

And what’s needed to make our cultural scene more vibrant and viable?” Michelin said.

The lecture series is presented by Friends of the Red Deer Public Library, a volunteer group that raises funds for the initiative at the library.

Board member Lionel Lustgarten said Michelin’s lecture is an opportunity to hear a broad perspective on the Red Deer arts scene from someone who is intimately familiar with all its players and venues.

Tickets are $10 each and available at all three branches of of the library — Downtown, Dawe and Timberlands. The event runs from 7 to 8:15 p.m. at the Snell Auditorium in the Downtown Branch.

For more information go to rdpl.org

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF As any world traveller knows, Europeans know how to do cafés and bakeries.

They are more than a place to grab a coffee and a quick bite.

They are part of the culture.

Gabor and Csilla Dudas hope to give Red Deer a little taste of Europe mixed with a Canadian vibe at their newly opened Chill Out Café and Bakery at 4919 Ross Street.

“I had an image about this place. I wanted it to be European style,” said Csilla, who emigrated to Canada from Budapest, Hungary with Gabor and their son three years ago.

“The main idea is a (mix) of the Canadian taste and the European taste.”

The name is a play on Csilla’s name, which is pronounced Chilla. But it also evokes the laid-back atmosphere the couple want to create in the heart of Red Deer.

“I wanted something that felt nice, but was also a chilling-out and a meeting place for people downtown where they can relax and let their mind go,” said Csilla.

The café takes up one side of the restaurant and features tables, window and wall benches and stools, and a couch and TV in the back corner for those looking to sink into a comfortable seat and let their troubles disappear.

The bakery side showcases their wide range of baked goods, freshly made that morning.

Gabor starts his shift at 3 a.m. and begins creating the stuffed croissants, cheese and chocolate croissants, danishes, muffins, strudel, sausage rolls, breads, buns, numerous kinds of pretzels, cakes, including a cottage cheese and peach cake recipe imported from Hungary that few will likely have tasted here. Vegetarian versions of many dishes are available

as they can.

Dawne Adkins, education co-ordinator with Suicide Information and Education Services, said Tuesday the money will be used for education and outreach work. She said the non-profit organization is always busy, either providing education to groups including schools, as well as offering referrals and other help to those in need.

Suicide knows no boundaries as it can affect anyone, and that may have been the defining message when the organization was chosen to receive the funding from 100+ Women, Adkins said.

100+ Women will meet again April 25, Sept. 26 and Nov. 14. They are on Facebook at 100 Women Who Care – Red Deer and also they have a website, which is 100womenreddeer.ca

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Residents have new online service to pay bills Residents can now view, schedule and pay bills with MyCity, a new interactive online service.

The city officially launched the service which includes city utilities accounts, business licenses, dog licenses and tax information on Wednesday.

Permits and applications and schedule inspections are available online 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

“We encourage all residents to visit MyCity and create a profile,” said Michael Williston, Enterprise Business Applications Project manager. “And if you create a profile before March 6, you will be entered to win a $100 credit on your next City of Red Deer utility bill. If you choose electronic billing for your utility bill, you will be entered into a second draw for a tablet.”

Residents can visit MyCity on the city’s website and start by creating a profile. The information collected on the registration form is safe and secure.

Once the form is submitted, you are sent a confirmation email to confirm your email address. Then you will be ready to use MyCity. City accounts can be added to a profile using account numbers and access codes found at the top of licenses, tax notices, permits, downtown parkade bills or utility bills.

The service went live in late-November. MyCity is one of over 20 components of new systems implemented in 2015 as a part of the Enterprise Business Applications project.

times so it does not require a lot of time to help make a difference.

Once an organization receives funds, it cannot be a contender again for two years. 100+ Women was started in 2015 by Jefferies and Susan Knopp.

The group’s first meeting drew over 200 members. There were 180 women who each donated $100 at all four of the 2015 meetings.

They donated a total of $89,700 to the Red Deer Hospice, Eastview Middle School (for a playground), Safe Harbour Society and the Central Alberta Immigrant Women’s Association.

Jefferies said that despite the current downturn in the economy, the membership of 100+ Women is holding steady at about 220. People who have not lost their jobs are mindful that others have and they are prepared to help

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Gabor Dudas and his wife Chilla have opened the Chill Out Café and bakery at 4919 Ross Street in Red Deer. and more will be added.

The modestly priced lunch and dinner menus feature ribs, subs, hot wings, fish and chips, chicken fingers, chili and an authentic Hungarian goulash among other items.

They open at 6:30 a.m. to cater to the early-morning breakfast crowd and the doors stay open until 10 p.m. to give evening wanderers a place to stop.

Chill Out has only been open since Dec. 30 and the number of diners is exceeding their expectations and there’s plenty of traffic on their Facebook page.

The couple drew upon their experience running a wholesale business providing baked goods, pastries, confectionery, sandwiches and cold plates in Hungary.

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They first lived and worked in Jasper but it was too small to establish another bakery. They considered Edmonton and Calgary but wanted a smaller city.

“So we chose the middle way,” said Csilla with a laugh, adding they moved to Red Deer last June.

Gabor said their inspiration was to bring their European baking background and its emphasis on fresh, natural ingredients and tasty foods to Central Alberta.

“We just want to keep the quality. That is the goal,” he said.

Chill Out Café and Bakery is open Monday to Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

For more information go to: www.chilloutcafeandbakery.com.

Man gets four months in jail for Sylvan Lake thefts A man who broke in to a Sylvan Lake condo building and rummaged through several vehicles will spend the next four months in prison.

Chance Tosh Muranaka, 42, of Sylvan Lake, pleaded guilty to several charges stemming from the Dec. 13, 2015 incident. On Wednesday, in Red Deer provincial court Muranaka pleaded guilty to three counts of theft under $5,000, break and enter not a dwelling house and failing to comply with release conditions. He was sentenced to 180 days in prison and with 50 days worth of in-custody credit. Muranaka has 130 days left to serve on his sentence.

Sylvan Lake RCMP said they were called to the Fairway Estates Condominium that day for a reported break and enter. Their investigation determined two suspects broke into the parkade and rummaged through unlocked vehicles stealing items. The suspects also broke into storage lockers. The two suspects were caught on video as they spent more than an hour in the parkade. Police identified a vehicle from the incident, which led them to arrest Muranaka.

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Canada has legal ‘levers’ on Saudi deal

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Canada’s foreign ministry is closely monitoring all of the country’s military exports, but won’t revisit the controversial decision to allow the sale of light armoured vehicles to Saudi Arabia, The Canadian Press has learned.

A government official, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk on the record, said Canada has levers it can use under its export permit regime to stop or suspend exports.

“The government has tools at its disposal as part of the Export and Import (Permits) Act that would allow it to review future military exports to any country should the situation change there.”

But the official said Canada is “categorically” not considering a suspension of the $15-billion sale of Ontar-

io-made LAV3 vehicles to Saudi Arabia, and is instead keeping a close eye on future exports.

“We closely monitor all of our military exports outside of the country.

Export permits are evaluated based on the information we have from a variety of sources, at our disposal, when an export permit application is made,” the official explained.

“If a situation in a country should change, the government of the day has at its disposal an important lever within the Export and Import Permits Act, which allows it to review whether or not continuing to send military goods to a specific country still passes muster on analysis against our foreign and defence interests.”

The former Conservative government approved the sale of the LAV3s to Saudi Arabia, and the current Liberal government is standing by the decision.

Groups such as Amnesty

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International are calling on Canada to suspend the sale because they say the heavily armed armoured vehicles could be used by the Saudi government to crush dissent among its own citizens.

Global Affairs Canada is also reviewing its latest human rights assessment on Saudi Arabia with an eye towards publicly releasing a censored version that protects the identity of sources who could otherwise face reprisals.

“Canada monitors the human rights situation in Saudi Arabia and consistently raises concerns regarding human rights with senior Saudi officials,” said Adam Barratt, spokesman for Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion.

Dion raised human rights and regional security issues in a meeting in Ottawa last month with Saudi Foreign Minister Al Jubeir.

That included human rights reports

on Saudi Arabia that are generally universal in their condemnation of the country’s rights record.

They cite discrimination against women and minorities and a lack of tolerance for any meaningful dissent.

Dion raised the case of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, whose wife now lives in Quebec. Badawi is serving a sentence of 10 years and 1,000 lashes for his criticism of Saudi clerics.

“Should we become aware of reports that would be relevant to Canada’s export control regime, the government can consider whether existing permits should be suspended or cancelled, and factor this information into consideration of any future permits,” said Barratt.

Conservative deputy foreign affairs critic Peter Kent said the inherent “contradictions” in dealing with Saudi Arabia prevent diplomatic relations from being “neat and perfectly principled.”

Man found not criminally responsible in soccer stabbing

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — “Get that kid.”

Those were the words of a schizophrenic “command voice” so powerful that Nicholas Layman cannot be convicted in the stabbing of an 11-year-old boy on a Newfoundland soccer field, a judge ruled Wednesday.

Layman heard the phantom instruction moments before plunging a 25-centimetre blade into the boy’s neck and chest, Judge Colin Flynn read from his decision in provincial court.

He found that Layman, now 21, was so sick with uncontrolled psychosis on Sept. 25, 2014 that he cannot be held criminally responsible.

“Mr. Layman was suffering from a mental disorder to such an extent that he was unable to understand that what he did was morally wrong. As a result, I find that Mr. Layman is not guilty of the offences on account of mental dis-

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order pursuant to S. 16 of the Criminal Code of Canada,” said Flynn.

The attack happened during an evening soccer camp in Conception Bay South, west of St. John’s, attended by more than 20 players aged 10 to 13 and their parents.

Witnesses quoted in Flynn’s ruling described “pandemonium” and “children running everywhere” as the wounded boy grasped his throat, blood seeping through his fingers. A nurse who happened to be there helped a man keep pressure on the child’s neck as emergency crews raced to the scene.

“He was compelled by the voices he heard to attack that young boy,” Flynn concluded. As a result, he was unable to comprehend that what he was doing was “morally wrong.”

A forensic psychiatrist reported those symptoms of psychosis did not abate until two months after Layman was hospitalized. He was charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and assault with a weapon.

Ministers want to talk about more health dollars from Ottawa

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — The provinces and territories want Ottawa to increase federal health spending by as much 25 per cent to help them deal with rising costs.

British Columbia Health Minister Terry Lake made the comment as they prepare for a Thursday meeting with Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott.

“I don’t think you can talk about health care without talking about money,” Lake said at a news conference Thursday.

“I mean it consumes 43 per cent of many of our provincial budgets and so while we are happy to have discussions and have more in-depth discussions around funding, we are clear that we can’t really discuss health care without talking about how we are go-

ing to pay for it.”

Philpott has suggested she wants to focus on how to spend health dollars more efficiently.

Earlier this week she said the federal government will join a provincial program that buys drugs in bulk to save money.

Michael Prince, a health policy expert at the University of Victoria, has said the Liberals are signalling they want to engage with the provinces, but he warns that health issues always boil down to dollars.

He said the previous Conservative government was not hands-on when it came to intergovernmental issues such as health care.

Lake has said that he’s not expecting huge breakthroughs on funding formulas, but the health talks could pave the way for agreements in the fall.

Ontario Health Minister Eric

Hoskins said the ministers appreciate the new federal government’s “refreshing” approach to collaborating with the provinces, but that doesn’t mean Philpott will get a free pass.

“I think it is fair to say that there is a spirit in the room today which is

really enthusiastically looking forward to a different type of relationship with our federal partner,” Hoskins said.

“That doesn’t mean that we are not going to, all of us, have the best interests of the citizens of our provinces and territories at the fore.”

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Pining for siskins THESE GREGARIOUS, SCRAPPY FINCHES ARE ENTERTAINING TO WATCH AT BIRD FEEDERS During the weeks between mid-November and mid-December, our yard was atwitter with a large flock of pine siskins.

These gregarious but scrappy finches are commonly seen at backyard bird feeders in this area during the summer, but I have never noticed them in such large numbers so late in the season. A few stuck around until the Christmas Bird Count on December 20, but they have since moved on.

At first glance, pine siskins appear to be brownish and fairly nondescript. However, closer observation will reveal

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the brilliant yellow of their wing and tail feathers, colours that flash like sunbeams when they vie for a dining spot or erupt into flight. Not only are these finches interesting to watch, their incessant trilling is a treat to the ears.

Pine siskins feed on the seeds of both coniferous and deciduous trees, forage on weed seeds, glean insects, and visit sapsucker wells. They also relish road salt. At a bird feeder, they favour nyger seed and sunflower chips but will also eat millet and peck at suet.

Like most finch species, pine siskins travel in nomadic flocks, wandering widely and erratically across the northern forests in search of seeds. Every couple of years, they move en masse into the southern and eastern parts of the continent. These mass movements, called irruptions, are not entirely random, as recent banding data indicate that some birds move only in a north-south path while others cross the continent in a west-east direction.

I enjoyed watching and photographing these acrobatic, dexterous and very tetchy little birds, although I was surprised to see how much time they spent scrapping with each other. Between gobbles of food, they would challenge a perceived rival through threatening gestures (lowering their heads, gaping their beaks and spreading their wings and tail). If these threats didn’t prompt the offender to move out of the way, they would resort to verbal assaults, lunges, pecking and spectacular aerial battles that would sometimes take them metres into the air. They quarreled incessantly, even while hanging inverted at the upside down feeder! Despite such cantankerous interactions, these birds spend their entire lives in the presence of their flock, even nesting together in loose colonies.

Myrna Pearman is the biologist/site services manager at Ellis Bird Farm. She can be reached at mpearman@ ellisbirdfarm.ca.

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BoC holds key rate at 0.5%

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada is holding its benchmark interest rate at 0.5 per cent even as it downgrades its growth outlook for an economy hit by falling commodity prices.

The central bank made the announcement Wednesday as the country adjusts to what it describes as a complex mix of sliding resource prices, a falling Canadian dollar and weaker business investment.

“Prices for oil and other commodities have declined further and this represents a setback for the Canadian economy,” the bank said in a statement.

Leading up to Wednesday’s highly anticipated rate announcement, analysts were divided on whether the bank would move the rate — and whether it should.

Some observers called for a rate cut because of the magnitude of the oil-price shock. Others said the federal government’s promises to pump billions of dollars into infrastructure projects would be enough to keep governor Stephen Poloz from changing the rate.

The bank justified holding the already-low rate because the key indicator in its decision — inflation — has been unfolding as expected within its ideal target range.

It also pointed to the anticipated economic benefits from Ottawa’s commitment to spend on infrastructure.

The bank, however, said it did not factor in the potential positive impact of the measures because the details and

“WE WOULD JUDGE THAT THE BANK SIMPLY VIEWED THE RISKS OF FURTHER CURRENCY WEAKNESS AND THE RISK OF FIRING UP MORE HOUSEHOLD BORROWING AS OUTWEIGHING ANY BENEFITS FROM AN EVEN LOOSER POLICY STANCE, AT LEAST AT THIS POINT.” — BMO CHIEF ECONOMIST DOUG PORTER timing of the investments remain unknown.

In its latest monetary policy report also released Wednesday, the bank said its updated projections take into account the expected effects of new fiscal measures announced since October.

They include changes to federal income tax brackets and increased spending outlined in the Alberta government’s budget. The bank predicted that combined, they will raise the country’s economic growth — as measured by real gross domestic product — by about 0.1 per cent this year.

Looking ahead, the bank now expects the long-awaited economic turnaround to take longer than expected, due to low commodity prices and weaker demand in Canada’s non-resource exports.

As a result, the bank lowered its 2016 real GDP projection to 1.4 per cent, down from its fall forecast of two per cent. The bank expects the economy to eventually rebound and see growth of 2.4 per cent in 2017.

For the final three months of 2015, the Bank of Canada also lowered its growth forecast to 0.3 per cent, down from its October estimate of 0.7 per cent.

“The bank now estimates that re-

al GDP growth stalled in the fourth quarter of 2015, resulting in a more pronounced slowdown than previously expected,” the report said, adding that “temporary softness” in the United States economy and public sector strikes in Quebec added to other negative factors such as cheaper crude.

The bank said the global price of oil has tumbled by more than US$20 per barrel since its October monetary policy report — putting prices about 75 per cent lower than their peak in June 2014.

However, when it comes to translating to cheaper prices at the pump, the bank said the cost of gasoline has not fallen “as much as the reduction in crude oil prices would suggest, based on historical experience.”

The monetary policy report also suggested that increasingly low crude prices are pushing oil producers to the break-even point for company cash flows. If a significant number of firms were affected, the bank said such a scenario would pose a potential threat to the broader economy.

“If prices were to fall to a sufficiently low level that a firm had difficulty covering ongoing operating costs … then not only would investment and employment be affected, but the firm could also stop operating and be

forced into bankruptcy,” the report said.

But even at oil priced between US$40 and US$50 per barrel, the bank said many energy executives consider the “current composition of the industry as unsustainable.”

On Wednesday, oil was trading around the US$28 mark.

Lower oil prices have also contributed to the dollar’s nosedive.

While the weaker loonie has some negative effects, such as inflating prices on some consumer products and the cost of travel to the U.S., experts say it provides benefits for the overall economy.

The report also noted that national employment has remained resilient, even with the job losses in the commodity sector. This factor, combined with low borrowing costs, has led to higher household spending and debt.

The bank said household vulnerabilities have increased as a result, but that overall risks to financial stability have remained largely unchanged.

The exchange rate likely weighed heavily on Poloz’s decision, said BMO chief economist Doug Porter.

“We would judge that the bank simply viewed the risks of further currency weakness and the risk of firing up more household borrowing as outweighing any benefits from an even looser policy stance, at least at this point,” Porter wrote in a note to clients.

“Even with today’s on-hold decision, the market is still pricing in high odds of a move in the coming months.”

The bank’s next rate announcement is scheduled for March 9.

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The mountain town of Canmore is seeing an upswing in the number of vacation homes purchased by foreign owners due to the low Canadian dollar and is pictured on Tuesday.

Resort real estate loves high U.S. dollar

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Realtors who sell Canadian resort properties say the low loonie is spurring interest from American buyers who are looking to pick up cheap vacation homes north of the border.

“We’re thanking our lucky stars,” said Brad Hawker from Royal LePage Rocky Mountain Realty in Canmore, Alta.

While the housing market in Calgary — 130 kilometres to the east —is suffering due to plummeting oil prices, that hasn’t been the case in Canmore with a 70-cent Canadian dollar.

In the mountain town just minutes from Banff, an 1,100-square-foot condo boasting two bedrooms, two baths and beautiful views is listed at $429,000.

But when you factor in the exchange, that’s only about US$296,000.

Hawker said he’s fielded a number of inquiries from both the United States and the United Kingdom. He’s also seen interest from Asia and Europe.

“I don’t think it’s going to be a huge flood of people immediately but it’s started,” he said.

“It takes a while. People don’t just arrive and come for a holiday and then buy something if they’ve never been here before. Usually they have to come back a second time, and that’s something I expect we’ll see over the next six to 18 months.”

Hawker said tourism is booming in the area.

“Business has not been this good for 25 years. It’s incredible.”

Prices and demand remain high in the ski-resort town of Whistler, B.C. One property — a 3,400-square-foot luxury home with five bedrooms, 5 ½ baths, cherry floors and custom totem poles — is listed for more than $4.2 million. That’s about US$2.9 million.

Christopher Wetaski, who is with ReMax Sea to Sky Real Estate in Whistler, says he is also seeing an increase in American clients and expects he’ll see more as people begin to realize the power of the U.S. dollar.

“It just takes a little while for them

to realize what the value is. When they show up in Whistler and start spending money and realize it’s a deal — if they happen to be in the market — they kind of clue in.”

With the dollar close to par in the recent past, the number of Americans buying property in Whistler had been on the decline over the last five or six years — dropping to five per cent of all sales from a peak of 20 per cent.

Wetaski said the strength of the U.S. dollar is likely to push prices up and flush out more inventory.

And not all of the extra business will be from south of the border.

“Some of our buyers are also from Hong Kong,” said Wetaski, who added they’ll be coming to Canada next month.

“You get Americans, Canadians, British, French, all living in Hong Kong making American dollars, and they like to come to Whistler during Chinese New Year. They’ll probably be looking at real estate as well so that should be a good year for that.”

MONTREAL — A subsidiary of Quebec pension fund manager the Caisse de depot is teaming with a global real estate firm to build an outlet mall at Edmonton’s international airport.

The 38,500 square-metre enclosed centre with about 100 stores is scheduled to open in the fall of 2017, Ivanhoe-Cambridge and U.S.-based Simon Property Group (NYSE:SPG) announced Wednesday.

The airport Premium Outlet Collection will contain several stores, yet to be identified by brand, that will be new to Alberta.

The estimated cost of the development was not disclosed.

The mall will be Simon’s fourth outlet centre in Canada, joining projects in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver. The firm says it aims to own 100 outlet centres around the world. Ivanhoe-Cambrige currently operates five outlet-style centres in key Canadian cities.

Industry group calls on province to dig mining industry out of trouble VANCOUVER — The Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia says the province must act quickly to reverse trends highlighted in a new report that says access to the land base is shrinking.

The association says the report, by consultant firm Hemmera, reveals a drop in the amount of land available for mineral exploration, while red tape governing land access and development abounds.

Association president Gavin Dirom says exploration is vital, not only to locating new mineral deposits but also to understanding global geology and benefiting from that knowledge.

The group notes 30,000 British Columbians are employed directly in the mineral exploration and development industries and more than $2.2-billion has been spent on exploration in B.C. since 2010.

Manufacturing and wholesale sales post gains in November

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Manufacturing sales were better than expected in November, rising 1.0 per cent to $50.8 billion amid a big boost from the auto sector, which saw sales improve 3.8 per cent, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday. Economists had expected manufacturing sales to increase 0.5 per cent, according to Thomson Reuters.

Royal Bank senior economist Nathan Janzen said the increase followed three consecutive months of decline in manufacturing sales.

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“Part of the gain reflects higher production in the notoriously volatile aerospace component,” Janzen noted.

“However, the details of the report still point to the manufacturing component of monthly GDP rising by 0.5 per cent in November to partially retrace the 0.3 per cent and 1.0 per cent declines in October and September, respectively.”

The sales increase in the motor vehicle sector was driven by increases in the value of vehicles assembled in Canada.

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largest motor vehicle assembly companies in Canada have shifted their production to either higher value models and trims, or upgraded versions of the vehicles they produce.

Sales of auto parts also rose 2.6 per cent in November, the fourth gain in five months.

The gains were offset by lower sales of other transportation equipment, primary metals and petroleum and coal products.

In constant dollar terms, sales were up 1.0 per cent.

TD Bank economist Diana Petramala noted manufacturing should con-

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tribute to economic growth this year and next.

“Since there is usually a significant lag between currency depreciations and the positive knock-on effects to trade, the full benefit of a weaker loonie is still to come,” Petramala wrote in a note to clients.

“As such, while the income shock from the plunge in oil prices is likely to pinch economic activity, we continue to believe that the improvement in foreign demand for Canadian non-energy related goods will provide an offset to the drop in investment in the oil patch.”

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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 125.35 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 34.61 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53.55 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . 10.01 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.20 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.73 Cdn. National Railway . . 69.04 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 151.17 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 31.14 Capital Power Corp . . . . 16.85 Cervus Equipment Corp 11.98 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 41.32 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 41.23 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 17.49 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 36.58 General Motors Co. . . . . 29.42 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 20.74 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.89 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 37.80 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 31.80 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 36.36 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . . 3.91 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 43.06 Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 103.67 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.72 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 13.45 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 62.29 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market posted a triple-digit loss Wednesday on another wild day on global markets as the price of oil fell yet again. The Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/ TSX composite index ended the day down 159.13 points at 11,843.11, its lowest close since June 24, 2013, when it finished at 11,836.86.

It was the latest in a rarely interrupted string of down days since the Christmas break that has seen Canada’s main index lose more than 10 per cent of its value.

“What we’re seeing in Toronto is not a Toronto-only or Canada-centric decline, this is reflecting what we’re seeing around the world,” said Andrew Pyle, senior adviser and portfolio manager at Scotia Wealth Management.

New York markets were also negative but well off their worst levels of the day that at one point saw the Dow Jones industrial average shed more than 500 points. At the close the Dow was down 249.28 points at 15,766.74, while the broader S&P 500 fell 22 points to 1,859.33 and the Nasdaq lost 5.26 points to 4,471.69.

European and Asian markets also fell. Germany’s DAX closed down 2.8 per cent while France’s CAC-40 and Britain’s FTSE 100 were both off 3.5 per cent.

In Asia, Japan’s Nikkei index fell 3.7 per cent and is now in bear territory, down 20 per cent from its peak in June. The Hang

Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 22.19 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.85 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.84 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 18.52 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 11.79 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 15.75 First Quantum Minerals . . 2.72 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 14.32 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 2.61 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 2.16 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.17 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 23.58 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.650 Teck Resources . . . . . . . . 5.25 Energy Arc Resources . . . . . . . . 15.70 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 22.65 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 38.88 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.12 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 13.58 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 22.90 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . . 7.96 Canyon Services Group. . 3.48 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 16.54 CWC Well Services . . . 0.0900 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . . 5.06 Essential Energy. . . . . . . 0.450 Seng in Hong Kong lost 3.8 per cent, while China’s Shanghai composite shed one per cent of its value.

“This, to a certain extent, has become this vicious circle where one market is experiencing a rout in its equity market leading to almost a contagion effect into another market,” Pyle said.

The cycle of uncertainty has roiled markets in the early weeks of 2016 and Pyle said positive indicators from earnings season or the continuing American recovery may not be enough to snap them out of it. On commodity markets, oil continued its recent volatility with the March contract losing $1.22 to settle at US$28.35 a barrel. Crude has slid from a high above US$105 in June 2014.

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

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 11,843.11, down 159.13 points Dow — 15,766.74, down 249.28 points S&P 500 — 1,859.33, down 22 points Nasdaq — 4,471.69, down 5.26 points Currencies: Cdn — 69.01 cents US, up 0.32 of a cent Pound — C$2.0535, down 1.05 cents Euro — C$1.5782, down one cent

Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 73.18 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 28.48 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.02 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 12.76 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 38.41 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . 0.810 Penn West Energy . . . . . 0.760 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 3.96 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 28.43 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.600 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 1.64 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 32.00 Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0900 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 70.17 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 51.87 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83.42 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 20.02 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 32.62 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 32.22 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 84.28 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 17.75 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 35.83 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 65.62 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 37.87 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.41 Euro — US$1.0892, down 0.17 of a cent Oil futures: US$28.35 per barrel, down $1.22 (March contract) Gold futures: US$1,106.20 per oz., up $17.10 (February contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $21.473 oz., up 21.5 cents $690.36 kg., up $6.92 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: March ‘16 $2.90 lower $484.80 May ‘16 $2.90 lower $493.00 July ‘16 $2.80 lower $497.00 Nov. ‘16 $1.80 lower $496.50 Jan. ‘17 $1.80 lower $498.60 March ‘17 $1.80 lower $498.90 May ‘17 $2.10 lower $497.60 July ‘17 $2.10 lower $497.60 Nov. ‘17 $2.10 lower $497.60 Jan. ‘18 $2.10 lower $497.60 March ‘18 $2.10 lower $497.60.

Barley (Western): March ‘16 unchanged $185.00 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: 441,140 tonnes of canola 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley). Total: 441,140.

Plunging loonie could be boon for startups seeking venture capital FOREIGN INVESTMENT

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Industry watchers say the tumbling loonie is a blessing in disguise when it comes to Canadian startups and the innovation economy as U.S. venture capitalists look to make their investments go further.

As the resource boom that helped fuel Canadian growth over the past decade continues to go bust, Canada’s commodity-sensitive currency has lost nearly 40 per cent of its value and now trades at near 13-year lows. While that spells trouble for snowbirds looking to travel abroad and for shoppers facing higher prices on imported goods, it presents an opportunity for foreign investors, says Steve McCartney, vicepresident at Communitech, a Waterloo, Ont., startup incubator.

“In terms of the dollar, Canadian companies would look like they would be an excellent value for them at this point,” he said.

The cheap loonie is also an advantage for startups when they’re making their pitch, he said, because many of them take in revenue in American dollars but pay operating costs in Canadian currency.

And for young companies looking to compete with established players, the low loonie allows them to compete more aggressively on price, he added.

John Somorjai, who heads the venture capital arm of Salesforce, an American cloud computing and customer management company, said his company has seen great results from its Canadian investments, including video marketer Vidyard.

And while the exchange rate is one factor, what’s most important is the level of talent being produced

by Canadian universities and the quality of the ideas being pursued by entrepreneurs, he said.

“We’ve made great investments and we’d love to do more in Canada,” he said.

Somorjai said Canadian startups tend to look to the United States for growth capital when they’re already doing business and looking to scale up their revenues and customer base.

American venture capitalists have helped fund some of Canada’s biggest recent tech success stories, including Hootsuite, which has raised more than US$240 million as well as Kik, which has raised US$120 million, and Shopify (TSX:SH), which raised more than US$110 million before going public last year.

Paul Salvini, who heads the Accelerator Centre in Waterloo, Ont., said $1 million is the level of funding at which most startups look to the American venture capital ecosystem.

One of the big issues for companies at that stage is getting noticed in a crowded marketplace, Salvini said.

Many venture capitalists do not range far from their home base in Silicon Valley and the area surrounding San Francisco, he said.

“The lower dollar might give them a reason to want to come and take a look,” Salvini said.

Beyond attracting American investors, the loonie’s fall against the greenback is a chance to focus Canadians on startups and the innovation economy and away from more cyclical industries, he added.

“We have to look at what our response is to the low dollar as the world moves towards a knowledge economy and an innovation economy,” Salvini said.

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Actor Brittany LeBorgne (left) and 12-year-old actor Shailyn Pierre-Dixon (left) are pictured following the announcement of the nominations for the Canadian Screen Awards at Toronto’s Tiff LightBox, on Tuesday. LeBorgne was nominated for “Best Performance by an Actress in an Continuing Leading Comedic Role” for her part in APTN’s ‘Mohawk Girls.’ PierreDixon was nominated for “Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series” for her part in CBC’s ‘The Book of Negroes.’

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EPP H. Theodore (Ted) Epp slipped peacefully into the presence of his Lord and Maker on Sunday, January 17, 2016, at the Three Hills Hospital. He was born September 15, 1923 to John and Katherine Epp in Laird, Saskatchewan and spent his childhood years in that area. In his mid-teens his family moved to Winnipeg in hopes of a better life. Ted was blessed with a beautiful tenor voice and as a teenager began singing in various choirs and quartets. It was on a quartet tour throughout the prairies for Winnipeg Bible College that he met the love of his life, Luella Schroeder, and they were married on July 5, 1947. They did everything together…working, gardening, singing, travelling, and serving others. Ted’s first twenty years of employment were in the automotive industry, where he worked up to service management with dealerships in Regina, Swift Current and Calgary. In 1961 he was hired by Reimer Express Lines to open and manage the terminal in Regina. In 1972 Ted and Luella moved to Kelowna to begin a new venture-Dorella Sewing Centre- which they operated until moving to Abbotsford in 1988 to retire. In 1996 they relocated to Red Deer to be closer to their two daughters.

Ted and Lue moved to Golden Hills Lodge in Three Hills in May of 2014 to be closer to at least one daughter during their “golden years.” Over the past two years he volunteered as a driver for the Seniors Outreach Program, something he loved to do. Dad will be remembered as a “doer.” He was always busy and took pleasure in helping wherever he could. He was a handyman with a toolbox in the car. He could fix anything at any time for anyone. He loved his family dearly.

Besides his family his first priority was serving his Lord and Saviour. Although life had challenges along the way he trusted that God had a plan and purpose for his life. We rejoice that he has reached the end of his journey and has heard the words “Well done, thou good and faithful servant”.

Ted was predeceased by his beloved wife of 67 years, Luella, in 2014; his parents; a brother Oscar and sisters Erika and Irmgard; and son-in-law Phil Pearsall, grandson Colin Axelsen and great granddaughter Madeline Axelsen. Ted leaves to mourn his two daughters Beverley (Roger) McIver of Three Hills, AB, and Brenda (Pearsall) Jansen and husband Don of Abbotsford, BC; grandchildren Paul and Chantelle McIver (Niger, West Africa); Bryan and Lisa McIver (Olds, AB); Leanne Axelsen (Wetaskiwin, AB); Saulo and Amy Castro (Drumheller, AB); Chad and Chantrelle Pearsall (Sylvan Lake, AB); Branden and Tiffany Pearsall (Airdrie, AB); Tyson and Janessa Pearsall (Moose Jaw, SK); and 12 great grandchildren. A memorial service is planned for 2:00 pm on Saturday, Jan 23, 2016 at Mount Olive Evangelical Free Church in Three Hills, with Sunset Funeral Service in charge. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to One Hope Canada, Box 234, Three Hills, AB T0M 2A0.

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KUPROWSKI Joanne Marie July 29, 1936 - Jan. 14, 2016 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Joanne Marie Kuprowski on January 14, 2016 at the Rocky Mountain House General Hospital.

She passed away surrounded by her children after a courageous battle with pulmonary fibrosis and lung cancer. Joanne will be greatly missed by her daughter Donna and partner Howard; her son Allan, daughter-in-law Shireen and grandchildren Lucaas and Laura; her brother Raymond Tymko and his wife Jenny and her brother Barry Tymko, as well as many special relatives and friends. Joanne was born to her parents John and Anne Tymko at her grandparent’s home in Fenwood, Saskatchewan. As a baby and child Joanne moved with her family to many country schools, as her father was a teacher and principal. She was the oldest of four children and often helped to care for her brothers Gordon, Ray and Barry. The family settled in Wadena, SK where Joanne completed her high school. She went on to follow her calling to train as a registered nurse in Humboldt, SK. Once finished her training Joanne worked in the hospitals in Wadena and Borden.

Eventually she returned home to Wadena, as her mom was very ill. Joanne’s caring nature continued to show as she took care of her brothers after her mother’s untimely death.

She then moved on to work in Foam Lake, SK. During this time she met the love of her life, Eugene Kuprowski. They were married in 1967 and lived in several places including Sheho, SK, New Westminster, BC, Calgary, and Rainbow Lake, AB. During their time in Calgary they were blessed with a daughter Donna and two years later while in Rainbow Lake their son, Allan was born. Due to Eugene’s work the family was soon on the move to Rocky Mountain House, where they established roots. They enjoyed time camping and gathering many weekends with friends and relatives from Rocky, Calgary, Saskatchewan, and B.C. Joanne was able to balance both being a caring, attentive mother and working as a registered nurse at the Rocky Hospital. She loved to work the night shift, she had a passion and gift for helping people, and many in the community were touched by her caring hand. Joanne enjoyed cooking, baking and decorating cakes, volunteering on the Palliative Care Committee, being a member of TOPS, helping at Lucaas’ elementary school, gathering with her longtime nursing friends, and being active at St. Matthew Catholic church. She also spent as much time as she could with the lights of her life, her grandchildren, Lucaas and Laura. Joanne was diagnosed with cancer the very day her granddaughter, Laura was born. With her determined spirit, she was able to celebrate Laura’s third birthday and Lucaas’ eleventh birthday, to the astonishment of some of her doctors. Joanne was predeceased by her loving husband Eugene, parents John and Anne Tymko, and brother Gordon Tymko. A service to celebrate Joanne’s life will be held at 2:00 pm on Friday January 22, 2016, at St. Matthew Catholic Church (5208- 53 Ave.) in Rocky Mountain House. Interment to follow in early July. Cremation entrusted to the Rocky Mountain Crematorium, Rocky Mountain House, Alberta. As an expression of sympathy, memorial contributions in Joanne’s name may be made to the Rocky Palliative Care Committee or a charity of the donor’s choice. Condolences may be forwarded to www.rockyfuneralhome.ca.

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NELSON Edward “Les” Mr. Edward (Les) Nelson of Red Deer, Alberta passed away peacefully at Revera Inglewood on Jan 16, 2016 at the age of 94. Les was born Nov 28, 1921 in Calgary, Alberta. He grew up in Edmonton then joined the RCAF right out of high school, serving in the European Campaign. When WWII ended and Les was able to come home in 1946, he began his career with Northwestern Utilities in Wetaskiwin Alberta. Enjoying his new home he became a charter member of the Wetaskiwin Kinsmen and enjoyed the fellowship for many years to come. He met and married the love of his life Dorothy (Dot) Arner in 1950 and was blessed with 4 children. In 1965 Les was transferred to Red Deer and completed 35 years as District Clerk before retiring.

He enjoyed camping with the family, and viewing the wildlife and scenery in the mountain parks. Les had a special fascination with trains, steam engines in particular. Along with that, he was always proud of his many new vehicles, and was a dedicated fan of the Edmonton Oilers and Eskimos professional teams.

He was predeceased by his parents; his wife of 48 years Dorothy (Dot); infant daughter Cheryl Lee; and eldest son Dale. Les will be lovingly remembered by his sons Bryan (Donna) and Gary (Lisa); grandchildren Chantelle Nelson, Graham (Jenny) Nelson; and his great-grandchildren Vienna, Lucas, Hudson, Gavin, Fiona and Haven. He’s additionally survived by brother and sister-in-laws and several nieces and nephews. Les always enjoyed the company of his long time close friend Sarah Noren, who was an important part of his life. The Nelson family would like to thank the staff of Revera Inglewood for their excellent care of our Dad, Dr. T. Taiwo and her team and the nurses of Homecare for their commitment to Dad’s needs.

A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, January 23, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. at Red Deer Funeral Home, 6150 67 Street. In lieu of flowers memorial donations in Les’ memory may be directed to the Diabetes Association, the Heart and Stroke Foundation or the Cancer Society.

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ROBINSON Oct. 2, 1945 - Jan. 15, 2016 “A good man has completed his final drive on earth.”

Gary Clifford Robinson of Bentley, Alberta passed away at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre, Red Deer on Friday, January 15, 2016 at the age of 70 years. Gary leaves behind his cherished family: his loving wife, Myrna; his daughter, Teryn (Steve); and his sons, Scott (Becky), Shane (Natasha), and Wyatt (Vanessa); his beloved grandchildren, Lorne, Addison, Deegan, Ben, and Harper; his parents, Doreen and Les Peters; and his brothers, Aaron (Gerri), and Darrell (Pam); in addition to a large extended family. He was predeceased by his father, Cliff; his first wife, Rose; his sister, Myra; his brother, Dwayne; and infant twin sisters. Gary’s children will miss his excellent advice, and the wealth of knowledge he shared with them. His wife will miss her best friend and constant companion of nearly 35 years, and his mischievous smile. A Memorial Service in Celebration of Gary’s Life will be held at the Blindman Valley Ag Centre, Bentley on Saturday, January 23, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. with Pastor David Larsen officiating.

Cremation took place at the Central Alberta Crematorium, Red Deer. If friends desire, memorial tributes in Gary’s Memory may be made directly to the Lung Association ~ Alberta and N.W.T., P.O. Box 4500, Station South, Edmonton, Alberta T6E 6K2 (www.ab.lung.ca) Condolences to the Robinson Family may also be expressed by e-mail to: special_reflections@telusplanet.net Funeral and Cremation Arrangements for the Late Gary Clifford Robinson entrusted to the care of OBERHAMMER FUNERAL CHAPELS LTD.

Obituaries SOMERVILLE Ingrid Christine Somerville of Red Deer passed away at the Red Deer Regional Hospital on January 9, 2016 at the age of 66 years. Chris was born at the General Hospital in Calgary and grew up in the Spruce View area but has mainly resided in Central Alberta. She was a Veterinarian Tech Graduate.

She loved her animals as if they were her children. She was a loving wife, wonderful mother, amazing grandmother, kind and compassionate friend, neighbor and confidant to those fortunate enough to know her. She enjoyed camping, fishing, bingo, watching her grandson play football and spending time with family and friends. She will be sadly missed and forever in our hearts. You are now our angel. She is survived by her husband Larry; children Lloyd, Darcy (Diane), Shelley (Perry), Colin (Sandra) and Tara (Trevor); twelve grandchildren and one great grandchild.

She will also be lovingly remembered by many extended family and friends in Canada as well as the U.S. She was predeceased by her parents Adolf & Bertha Raun and brother Carl Raun. A memorial tea will be held at the Bethany Lutheran Church in Dickson, AB., on Saturday, January 23, 2016 starting at 3:00pm.

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Growing the Early Girl The week before Christmas our snail mail box bloomed with the bright covers of half our annual crop of seed catalogues; by the middle of January we had them all, and I began poring over them, preparing orders for vegetable seeds.

BOB Last year I SCAMMELL didn’t get serious until OUTDOORS the usual midMarch and some of the varieties I needed, or wanted to try, were already sold out.

The online version of one of the catalogues is already marking products “Sold Out,” but, in fairness, that one is Park Seeds in South Carolina where considerable gardening is already going on.

This hustle-bustle bean stock is something new to the field of back yard agriculture, and I’m not sure I’m happy with it. For example, four of my favorite catalogues have been among the missing for some time: Dominion Seed House, McFayden’s, The Cook’s Garden of Vermont, then Pennsylvania, and our own Bowseed.

Dominion has become W.H. Perron, McKenzie Seeds bought out McFaydens, giant Burpee bought out The Cook’s Garden, and Bowseed seems comatose, though I did manage to get a lifetime supply of their superb Stringless Golden Wax Bean seeds last year from their racks in various local stores.

You can’t get a hard copy catalogue or mail order from Burpee because, the nice lady tells me, “of contracts with suppliers,” but she then goes on to give me a list of Canadian retailers, several in Red Deer, who will have Burpee seed packets on their racks.

Sounds to me like getting around reams of restraint of trade so we can buy some old Cook’s Garden favorites.

The fate of old favorites is the angst of each new catalogue.

In the mad pursuit of the novel and super-duper, somehow the totally reliable and delicious gardener’s favorites for decades can suddenly turn up missing, It started frighteningly downward last year, but this year only two of my dozen or so annual catalogues is offering seed for the indeterminate (staking

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An example of the very reliable Early Girl Tomato. and pruning) version of the Early Girl Tomato.

If you don’t want to take my word for it after my 40 years of gardening in Red Deer that Early Girl is the earliest, most reliable and flavorsome slicing tomato there is for our climate, then heed our late Lieutenant-Governor, in her book Lois Hole’s Tomato Favorites, flatly stating that Early Girl is one of her all-time favorite tomato varieties, that her family’s greenhouse sold more Early Girl plants in the previous decade than any other variety, and that “everyone should grow at least one Early Girl.”

So I got on it late last summer, looked near and far, and online in cyberspace, and obtained a personal life -time supply, with any luck, of Early Girl tomato seeds to start inside under grow lights in the likely event that greenhouses and garden centres will soon stop being able to supply Early Girl plants.

Current catalogues still offering Early Girl seeds are Park and West Coast Seeds in Delta, B.C. The search for Early Girl intro-

duced me to small, local seed houses that seem to specialize in varieties their long-time customers just can’t do without.

At Early’s Farm & Garden Centre in Saskatoon they had only the determinate (bush) Early Girls, which have never done well for me, but, amazingly, they had Mamma Mia paste, or plum tomatoes which suddenly disappeared several years ago.

Mamma Mia takes only 62 days to maturity, compared to the 85+ for the currently fashionable San Marzanos and is also, as Lois Hole puts it, “the highest-yielding paste tomato with triple the yields of most paste varieties.”

So, we’re happily back with Mamma Mia after all these years since her sudden and mysterious disappearance.

Even more miraculous was finding Melody spinach in the Early’s catalogue.

In the three or four years since Melody disappeared from the big catalogues, we have tried half a dozen of the alleged replacements, all of which have been bad jokes: low germination, quick bolting, tough and bitter. Con-

sidering the long viability of spinach seeds, we should have a life – time supply of the best spinach we have ever grown … and eaten.

Fresh bush slicer cucumbers are one of the greater gifts of the garden.

Last year we planted our last Park’s Bush Whopper cucumber seeds, our favourite in a dead heat with Salad Bush.

Without explanation, Park discontinued Whopper five or six years ago, and we are getting a bad feeling about Salad Bush starting to fade from some catalogues.

So 2016 is the year of the cucumber where we’ll be trying at least six new varieties, including an alleged replacement for Bush Whopper, in addition to Salad Bush.

We may even do the dance with a seed carousel or two to find some of the Burpee bush cuke cultivars….

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

Winter is a prime time to grow your gardening knowledge tion, amount of sunlight and the time they have to devote to the garden.

On line courses are available through Continuing Education at Olds College. It is one of the four founding partners of the Horticultural Certificate.

The last few courses are being switching to on-line format making it easier to access fellow students as well as the instructor. Some of the courses were developed by Olds with others being developed at the Assiniboine College, University of Manitoba and the University of Saskatchewan.

Each is set up with an instructor, start and completion dates or fall, winter or spring. Interested parties can take one or more courses. For more information contact the college or go online to http://oldscollege.ca/continuing-education/horticulture/prairie-hort-certificate/index Parkland Nurseries and Garden Centers in Red Deer offer a variety of courses through out the year. Courses are usually taught by their knowledgeable staff. For more information contact them as they do not have any

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Winter, the cold season, is a great time to take courses or join a group to and learn more about gardening.

There are a variety available in Central Alberta. Some or face to face while others are on line. Many communities have a garden club or a community garden. Both places are a wealth of information.

Gardening courses can be general or on specific topics or styles of garLINDA dening. Choose TOMLINSON one that interests you. When GARDENING taking a course on a specific type of gardening, remember that they are many different styles of gardening.

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There are a number of gardening groups that post through facebook.

Usually you have to join to find out if the groups is worthwhile. As with anything, read the posts and think about the content. Not all information posted on line is correct.

Enjoy the cold days or nights this winter, learning more about gardening or making new gardening friends.

Spring will be here in a few months and with it comes a multitude of things to do.

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HOROSCOPE Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Michael Wincott, 58; Placido Domingo, 74; Geena Davis, 59 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Don’t make a generous promise unless you can deliver.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: In 2016, Saturn encourages you to keep focused on the future — don’t allow yourself to drift and be side-tracked. Concentrate on your goals and dreams with passion and purpose.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You think you’re on the same wavelength as a child, teenager or friend but are they heading off in a completely different direction? Time to re-connect and review where you are both coming from.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Expect to feel slightly disconnected from others today Libra. You’re keen to communicate your ideas in a creative way, but loved ones may be preoccupied with their own problems.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Venus is moving through your money zone, until the weekend. So you’ll feel like spending up big as expensive indulgences catch your eye. But is that a financially sensible thing to do?

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Money matters look somewhat complicated at the moment Sagittarius — and getting a friend involved will only make matters worse! A family matter is also in a confusing state of flux.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Many capable Capricorns will be busy getting things done — whether it’s work, cooking, cleaning, repairing or researching. If there’s a job to be completed, you’re the one to call!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Life is demanding at the moment but make sure you allow time for rest, relaxation and rejuvenation. If you wear yourself out with constant busyness, then you’ll be no use to anyone.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Are your ambitious aspirations taking forever to come true?

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It was lovely.

Unfortunately, there is one problem that drives me crazy: Caroline is a compulsive talker.

It doesn’t matter if we’re in KATHY MITCHELL a movie theater, we’re watchAND MARCY SUGAR ing a TV show or I’m trying to read the newspaper.

ANNIE’S MAILBOX She just starts yakking in my ear.

I try to ignore it, but she goes right on.

She doesn’t get the hint that I’m not interested in chatting at that precise moment.

How do I tell her nicely to shut up for a while? — Patient But Tired Dear Patient: Might Caroline have a hearing problem? Is she insecure and believes she has to fill all the silences between you?

The next time she does this, you should gently hold her hand and say, “Caroline, it would be nice for us to watch this show together.

Can we talk when it’s over?”

If she persists, you might ask her to see her doctor to have her hearing checked.

Later, when you have some peaceful time together, tell her how much you enjoy just spending quiet time in her company and how nice it is that the silence is comfortable.

This will help reinforce the behavior you want.

But make sure to pay attention to her when you are, in fact, having a conversation.

Some people chatter endlessly because they feel that their words are being ignored.

Dear Annie: You published that silly cost of the 12 days of Christmas and once again, eight maids a milking were being paid $58 — minimum wage for the past three years.

This is so wrong!

I milked cows on a dairy farm for 15 years, and let me tell you, it is a skilled occupation. I went to milking school.

And it pays more than minimum wage.

I was paid $12 when the federal minimum wage was $5.60.

And what about the cost of those cows?

Why isn’t that included?

A dairy cow costs at least $1,500, so eight of them — one for each maid — would be $12,000.

However, if the gift-giver bought the cows, he would have to hire at least one milkmaid full time.

This should be corrected. — Anne in Pennsylvania Dear Anne: We truly enjoyed your letter.

We rarely hear from someone who worked as a milkmaid.

And of course, how much the milkmaids receive each day would depend on how many hours they worked.

Also, nothing in the song indicates that the gift-giver included cows.

Only the maids-a-milking.

Since the song was first published in 1780, we assume the recipient already had cows.

The figures we printed came from the PNC Bank (originally the Provident National Bank in Philadelphia), which calculates maids-a-milking as unskilled labor, and thus they are paid minimum wage.

We will be happy to pass along your claim that they are skilled labor and therefore entitled to more money.

We’re still chuckling. Thank you so much for writing. You made our day.

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