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Nova Chemicals commits $2M to 2019 Winter Games

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF A company described as a “community builder” is the latest to step forward for the 2019 Canada Winter Games.

Nova Chemicals committed $2 million to be divided equally between the build of the Gary W. Harris Centre for Health, Wellness and Sport and to establish the company as a sustainability pillar sponsor.

The financial contribution was announced at a news conference at the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum on Wednesday.

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An artist’s rendering of the Gary W. Harris Centre for Health, Wellness and Sport. ern Canada, said the contribution is much more than a $2-million cheque for exciting sporting event. Van Hemmen will chair the legacy sub-committee on sustainability for the 2019 Canada Winter Games Host Society.

“This was our opportunity to demonstrate who we are as Central Albertans and to demonstrate how well we work together, come together for the community,” Van Hemmen told the 50 or so assembled guests.

He said Nova Chemicals is currently on its own sustainability journey

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and are passionate about demonstrating its commitment through its company initiatives.

“We are strong believers in going beyond what’s important to our site,” said Van Hemmen. “We are in a very focused sustainability mission of our own … It’s important for all companies to think about more than just the bottom line. It’s about having as minimal impact on your environment. It’s about helping your community in so many different ways.”

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RED DEER’S GRADYN BOWD IS EMERGING AS ONE OF CANADA’S TOP YOUNG RUGBY PLAYERS

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR He’s climbed the rugby ladder to the extent that he’s now reached one of the top rungs.

Actually, for many players, earning a berth on the national men’s rugby team would be considered the top rung. Red Deer’s Gradyn Bowd, however, is hopeful he can take it one step further and perform at a professional level.

Not that Bowd is taking his latest feat lightly.

After winning a national championship with the Calgary-based Prairie Wolfpack in July, he returned to the University of Victoria in September— where he’s enrolled in the education faculty and plays for the rugby Vikings — and recently attended a Canadian national men’s team selection camp in nearby Langford.

As it turned out, the 22-year-old not only won a roster spot, he earned his first men’s international cap last week as the starting flyhalf in Canada’s 33-17 win over visiting Uruguay.

“It’s pretty amazing, actually,” he said this week from Victoria.

“I came back from injury last year and started playing for the Wolfpack and then came out here for school again. I was asked to join the national team and we’ve been training for a couple of weeks now.”

While Bowd didn’t score in last Saturday’s six-country 2016 Americas Rugby Championship match, he set up veteran Phil Mackenzie’s try with a perfect looping pass.

“It was a pretty good result for us actually, because they (Uruguay) had quite of few of their World Cup players,” said Bowd.

“We had six new caps, six guys who had never played for the Canadian men’s team before, myself included.”

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Filipino community happy consulate office opening in Alberta

BY MARY-ANN BARR ADVOCATE STAFF A Philippine consulate office will be opening soon in Alberta, following several years of lobbying by the Filipino community in Western Canada.

One of the benefits is that it will save many the cost of having to travel mostly to Vancouver, but also Toronto or Ottawa, to renew their Philippine passports, which must be done in person.

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It will also see the end of thousands of people trying, often unsuccessfully, to book an appointment online for an outreach program that saw the Vancouver Philippine consulate coming occasionally to cities, including Red Deer, to offer outreach passport service two or three days at a time.

Those outreach sessions were always fully booked and unable to meet the demand.

Quay Evano, a Calgary-based freelance journalist for the Filipino Channel, interviewed the new Calgary consul Julius Torres who was in Calgary

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in December meeting with the community and confirming the new office.

Evano, who personally knows Torres, said on Wednesday that the location of the new office has not been finalized, but it will be in downtown Calgary. Torres will arrive in Calgary in two weeks. The consulate is expected to start operating in March.

A petition calling for a consulate in Alberta started circulating about three years ago, said Evano. “It snowballed,” as Filipinos in Alberta and Saskatchewan began to sign it.

“It’s a big thing. In Alberta we have

120,000 Filipino Canadians and Filipino temporary workers,” said Evano.

There are about 3,000 Filipinos living in Red Deer and about 40,000 in Calgary.

The problem with the Vancouver consulate is that it already serves thousands of Filipinos in B.C. And it was just so hard for people to go online and book appointments for the outreach program, he said.

“It was a gong show.”

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Ghomeshi trial heads to closing arguments As the sexual assault trial of Jian Ghomeshi drew to a close, it became clear the former broadcaster would not take the stand.

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B.C. ministers say throne speech comments weren’t meant as insult

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VICTORIA — A day after British Columbia suggested Alberta hasn’t done a good job of managing its oil revenue, a B.C. cabinet minister blamed it for adding to his province’s homeless population.

Housing Minister Rich Coleman said Wednesday he agrees with statements in his government’s throne speech that Alberta failed to diversify its economy and lost control of spending.

“I don’t think it’s a shot at anybody,” said Coleman, who is also B.C.’s deputy premier and natural gas development minister. “It’s a reality.”

Tuesday’s throne speech called B.C.’s top-performing economy an island of prosperity, but asked British Columbians to consider Alberta where “they expected their resource boom never to end, failed to diversify their economy and lost control of government spending.”

Coleman said he’s discovering first hand the results of Alberta’s economic malaise in the form of increased numbers of homeless people coming to B.C. “Certainly, I’ve had this winter more of a pressure on the upside on the homeless file, particularly shelters, than in the last seven years,” he said. “We track it and a lot of it is in-migration of people coming from other jurisdictions, particularly Alberta where their economy is down, unemployment is way up.”

Alberta’s economic development minister said he interprets the throne-speech comments as an attack on that province’s previous Conservative governments, not the current New Democrats.

“They failed to diversify the economy, that is a fact,” said Deron Bilous. “And because of it Alberta is paying the price for it. “We have rolled out a number of initiatives and we will continue to roll out initiatives in order to diversify the economy.”

B.C. Energy Minister Bill Bennett said there wasn’t any intention to snub the neighbouring province.

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Koroma Sheku, Vedant Talati, Spencer Ranger and Kyle Rix jostle for position behind Riley Sitko as he tries to capture the ball in his goal stick at Eastview Middle School Wednesday afternoon.

The Grade 8 students were playing a modified version of lacrosse during physical education class. Scott Gresham began a lacrosse option at the school. What started out with five players has quickly grown to 40 student athletes (boys and girls). Gresham says the option is treated as a curriculum-integrated option, combining social studies and physical education. Students have gained a comprehensive knowledge and perspective on the history of Canada’s national sport, says Gresham. ‘It was a wonderful transition from sport specificity, based on competition, to a holistic appreciation of the Creator’s game,’ said Gresham. It is also evident, says Gresham, that the students quickly gained respect for First Nations, Métis, Inuit, FNMI culture and each other.

The estimated $88-million Gary W. Harris Centre for Health, Wellness and Sport is scheduled to be up and running in the fall of 2018. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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GAMES: Sustainability a BOWD: ‘A pretty key component awesome opportunity’

Lyn Radford, chair of the 2019 Canada Winter Games Host Society, said sustainability will be a key component in the Games.

“We are going to leave as little footprint as we can with the Games,” she said.“But sustainability really goes a little further than that.” Sustainability is about leadership, recognizing the value in young people after the games and social justice.

“Those are all the components we look at the Games making sure that we leave minimal impact but a positive impact,” said Radford.

LYN RADFORD “I am not one to re-invent the wheel,” she said. “I am a person (who will) find where the best is, and isn’t it great that the best is in our community already — Nova Chemicals.”

Joel Ward, RDC president, said the largest capital project in the Red Deer’s history will be a huge pillar for the day after the Games and its push to become a polytechnic university.

“The Canada Winter Games was the impetus for us to build this great facility and to be a main partner, to host all the athletes and host some of the events and showcase the city all across the country,” said Ward. “Nova stepping up and contributing to both the Canada Winter Games and the construction of the building is extraordinary and that’s going to cause a lot more dominoes to fall.”

Nova Chemicals has donated roughly $3.5 million since 1984 to the college.

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The Canadian team is off to Austin, Tex., this weekend for a match against the United States, then faces Brazil Feb. 20 in Langford before departing for South America for matches in Argentina and Chile.

“It’s a pretty awesome opportunity for me,” said Bowd. “With the opportunities coming around hopefully there’s a possibility I can keep playing at higher levels.

“This is definitely part of the stepping stone to getting my name out there and a huge opportunity.

Obviously, when you play for your country it’s never a small accomplishment. This is a pretty exciting time for me.”

Bowd has been involved in the sport for as long as he can remember.

“I kind of grew up around the rugby field,” he said. “I was always out there with my dad (long-time Red Deer Titans player/coach/executive Bill) and my family, always having a ball.

“My dad played for a quite a few years until he broke his hip. Now he’s coaching the (Titans) senior women’s team and is the president of the club.”

Bowd played men’s rugby with the Titans at the age of 14 and also suited up with the Lindsay Thurber Raiders high school team coached by Dean Plant. He also played with the Alberta under-16 and under-18 squads, the Canadian under-20 team, the Vancouver Rowing Club and the Sunnybank Colts in Australia.

“I played out of Brisbane for a year,” he said of his time Down Under. “That was an awesome experience, the time of my life. We trained with some pros and got to play against some of them. That definitely helped me get this far.”

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While professional rugby doesn’t exist in Canada, a new five-team United States league is scheduled to start this year.

“And Canada is looking to join next year. I’m not too sure of the details, which are still being ironed out,” said Bowd.

If the chance to play at a pro level in North America does not surface down the road, he’ll be willing to take his rugby talents elsewhere.

“There are definitely opportunities overseas,” he noted.”There’s a lot of teams in Europe and some in Australia and New Zealand.” gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

OFFICE: ‘Everybody is happy about this’ Three days of appointments would be snapped up in one hour, and those people who worked during the day never had a chance at getting an appointment, thus forcing them to travel to Vancouver to renew their passports.

“Everybody is happy about this,” Evano said.

Red Deer resident Jenny Semana, one of the people who signed the petition for a consulate office, was very happy to hear there will be an office opening.

Semana, her husband Roland Mantuano, and their son Matt were planning to travel to Vancouver before summer to renew their Philippine passports.

If they are able to renew them in Calgary, they will save about $1,000 for airfare to Vancouver, as well as other costs. They intended to stay with friends while there, but the couple would need longer time off from work to travel. Mantuano does not get paid when he is away from work.

Semana had taken time off before to try and book an outreach appointment but the website crashed, she said. barr@reddeeradvocate.com

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“To date, 99 per cent of files are closed,” said Larivee.

She said her department has accepted all of Saher’s recommendations to improve the process, and has already started to act on them. “(I will) not make the same mistakes the previous government did,” she said.

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EDMONTON — Alberta’s auditor general is taking the province to task for overhauling its disaster recovery program while still handling the biggest natural disaster in its history.

Merwan Saher, in a report issued Wednesday, says the government put too great a strain on its resources after it announced in March 2014 that it would take over the program in-house.

The work previously had been done by an outside contractor.

Saher said that making the switch while Municipal Affairs was still dealing with the 2013 southern Alberta floods went against the advice of department officials and overwhelmed the department.

“The department did not have the capacity to deal with this magnitude of change,” Saher said in the report.

The June 2013 floods that hit parts of Calgary and southern Alberta led to more than 10,000 applications for aid.

Saher said there are still gaps in the program $ that need to be addressed for when the next disaster hits, such as hiring more project managers and implementing better project management practices.

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“Many who have dealt with the (disaster recovery program) directly would tell you that the program quickly fell apart with ill-defined processes, inadequate staffing and inconsistent information,” said Anderson. “(There were) complicated applications, lost applications, and the typical bureaucratic merry-goround that resulted in almost the re-victimization of those who suffered the most.”

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The new Canadian role in the an- had advanced to the front lines in their ti-ISIS coalition actually takes its roots training mission and were laser-targetfrom a decision taken 16 months ago ing bombing positions, the opposition when Justin Trudeau decided he could pounced. not align himself with Stephen Harper.

Harper said Canadians would of If Harper wanted to course defend themselves, bomb Islamic State targets, return fire and kill the bad then the Liberals didn’t guys. He was proud of our want to do that. There was soldiers. principle at play and interTrudeau and his Libernal Liberal debate, but with als saw a political opening an election looming, a third and led the charge against party leader had to put as a prime minister they much daylight between him claimed had not told the and an unpopular prime truth when he called the minister as possible. mission “non-combat.”

So it is strange that He and his defence critTrudeau this week has adic, Marc Garneau, demandopted the language of Harped Harper “come clean” on TIM er in promoting his broader an advise-and-assist misHARPER anti-ISIS effort because that sion that was clearly a comlanguage could cause him bat mission.

OPINION even more trouble than it Now, this week, the Libcaused Harper. erals have announced they When Harper announced his deci- would continue the ground mission - in sion to commit six CF-18s and 69 ad- fact triple the number of the Canadivisers on the ground in northern Iraq, ans on the ground - and call it “advise he told the House of Commons three and assist.” It is “non-combat.” times in one speech that the advisers “This is an advise-and-assist-andwere engaged in a “non-combat” role. equip mission that our trainers will be The parliamentary motion for the engaged in,” Trudeau said. “And I said deployment explicitly ruled out a com- many times throughout the campaign bat role for the Canadians. in my commitment to Canadians, this But when it was learned our forces is a non-combat mission.” were trading fire with ISIS fighters, As part of this mission, just in De-

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cember, Canadians repelled an ISIS offensive that included artillery fire, vehicle-borne explosive devices and ground troops. Under Harper, 69 Canadians were on the ground. Under Trudeau that number will become 207.

That doesn’t necessarily mean the risk to Canadians is tripled, but it does mean it is harder to somehow label this as “non-combat” now than it was when Harper announced it in 2014.

It was left to the chief of defence staff, Gen. Jonathan Vance, to explain how the prime minister could call this a “non-combat” mission.

Vance thinks we in the media like to parse words, but some of us wonder why successive political leaders seem to think Canadians can’t handle straight talk about the nature of the mission.

Trudeau called it “non-combat,” but Vance said it is only a non-combat mission because Canadians are not the principal combatants. We are backing the principal combatants.

That sounds like parsing, but when pushed, the general was more direct.

“We will be in a region that’s contested and will suffer potentially the challenges that such a region offers,” said Vance, who agreed it was fair to assume risks will now increase for Canadians.

“It’s a dangerous place to work.

We’re not in any way shying away from the fact there is risk.”

Trudeau has placed more Canadians at greater risk than Harper did.

This is not a criticism of the strategy, but a question regarding the messaging to Canadians who Trudeau keeps telling us he has heard from.

If there is a danger, political leaders should say so. There is no upside in downplaying or soft peddling a mission. It only creates unneeded political blowback when something, as it almost assuredly will, goes wrong.

The Harper mission was largely symbolic and the airstrikes were bloodless. But Canadians advising on the ground faced danger.

This Trudeau mission goes beyond symbolism, but is still being described as somehow antiseptic.

In opposing Harper that day in October 2014, Trudeau said Harper owed it to Canadians and soldiers to be clear on the mission.

“There is a clear line between non-combat and combat roles. It is much easier to cross that line than to cross back,” Trudeau said.

Sixteen months later, it is Trudeau who this time has muddied that line.

It wasn’t “non-combat” then and it certainly isn’t now.

Tim Harper is a national affairs writer syndicated by Torstar.

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The triumph and tragedy of Egypt Exactly five years after Egypt’s democratic revo- violence. So in the end Mubarak resigned and the lution triumphed, the country is once more ruled by revolution won. a military office. General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi seized Egypt’s democratic revolution followed closely power in July 2013, and he is even nastier than his in the footsteps of the Tunisian revolution that trigpredecessors. gered the “Arab Spring,” but it mattered far more More than 600 Egyptians were sentenced to death because the country’s 90 million people account for last year, mostly in mass trials, and three-quarters of almost a third of the world’s Arabs. Despite the dithe cases involved people who had gone saster in Syria, we would still count the to pro-democracy protests. An estimated Arab Spring as a success if the Egyptian 41,000 people are in jail for supporting revolution had survived, but it was never pro-democracy movements, and many of going to be easy. them will be there for years to come.

The protesters who drove the revoWhen Hosni Mubarak, 30 years in powlution in the cities were mostly young, er, was forced to resign the presidency well-educated and secular in outlook, but on Feb. 9, 2011 by nationwide non-viomost Egyptians are rural, poorly educated lent demonstrations, there was an exploand devout. Moreover, the Muslim Brothsion of joy. It ended an unbroken 59 years erhood, a moderate Islamist party, had when thinly disguised military dictators for decades been providing free social — Gamal Nasser, Anwar Sadat and finally services to poor Egyptians who were neMubarak — ruled the country and their glected by the state. They were grateful cronies looted the economy. and they were pious, so of course they votGWYNNE When we speak about non-violent reved for the Islamists.

DYER olutions, what we are really saying is that The young revolutionaries should have the people who are demanding a revoluunderstood that the Muslim Brotherhood OPINION tion are not using violence. The regime’s was bound to win Egypt’s first free elecforces will generally use as much violence tion, but they didn’t really know their own as they think they can get away with, but so long as country. Most of them were horrified when “their” the protesters remain peaceful there is a limit to revolution actually ended up making the Muslim how much violence the state can use.

Brotherhood’s candidate, Mohamed Morsi, the counIt’s mostly a question of whether the killers will try’s first democratically elected president. be caught on camera or not. The Mubarak regime’s Morsi had his own problems, trying to balance his police and hired thugs killed over 800 people during own party’s expectation of rapid Islamization with the weeks of constant demonstrations, but the vic- the reality that the army and much of the urban poptims were almost all murdered in one and twos on ulation were committed to a secular Egypt. He had their way to or from the squares where the protest- little experience in politics and he was not good at ers gathered. tightrope walking, so what he probably saw as reaWhen the protesters were actually in the crowd sonable compromises were viewed by his opponents on the square, video cameras were everywhere and as forcing political Islam down people’s throats. the regime’s henchmen generally did not dare to use If his opponents had more political experience

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themselves, they would have calculated that nothing Morsi was doing was irreversible, and that the Muslim Brotherhood was bound to lose the next election.

The Egyptian economy was a disaster and the Brotherhood had no idea how to fix it, so in four years’ time they would be deeply unpopular. Wait them out, and then vote them out.

Instead, the secular revolutionaries panicked. In June 2013, just one year after Morsi became president, they launched mass demonstrations demanding a new election – and called on the army to support their cause. The army, of course, was only too happy to oblige. General Sisi, whom President Morsi had trustingly appointed as defence minster, led a military coup that deposed the Muslim Brotherhood leader.

Pro-Morsi protesters were massacred in the streets in Cairo, Morsi was sentenced to death, and the Muslim Brotherhood was banned as a “terrorist” organization. Sisi took off his uniform and had himself elected president. The army is back in power, and the number of secular political activists in jail is now probably greater than the number of Muslim Brotherhood supporters.

“The level of repression now is significantly higher than it was under the Mubarak regime,” Egyptian investigative journalist Hossam Bahgat told The Guardian last month. “People from older generations say it is worse than even the worst periods of the 1950s and 60s.”

It is too soon to conclude that a modern democracy cannot thrive in the Arab world. Tunisia, after all, is still managing to hang on to its revolution, and the sheer number of people that Sisi has jailed suggests that his regime is far from secure. But nobody in Egypt is celebrating the fifth anniversary of the country’s democratic revolution.

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Ghomeshi trial heads to closing arguments

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — As the sexual assault trial of Jian Ghomeshi neared its final stages Wednesday, one thing became clear — the former broadcaster would not take the stand.

The 48-year-old former CBC Radio host, who has pleaded not guilty to sexual assault and choking charges, has maintained his silence ever since being arrested in November 2014.

The case will now move to closing submissions on Thursday, where the Crown and the defence will highlight key evidence heard in court and summarize their core arguments for Justice William Horkins, who will decide Ghomeshi’s fate.

Ghomeshi, as an accused, has no obligation to testify in his own trial.

“There are many reasons why an accused elects not to call evidence,” said John Rosen, a veteran criminal defence lawyer who’s been following the trial. “One of them is that the complainants have been destroyed in cross-examination.”

Another factor, Rosen noted, is that if Ghomeshi had chosen to testify, he would have also given the Crown an opportunity to cross-examine him. The judge would then have to weigh his testimony to see if it was credible, reliable and carried any new evidence, Rosen explained.

The “risk” to the defence in not calling its own witnesses, however, is that the judge has no counter-story to what has been heard in court, he said.

Ghomeshi acknowledged in October 2014 that he engaged in rough sex acts, but said it was consensual.

His trial heard from three women who were behind the allegations at the centre of the case.

The first complainant, whose name is protected by a publication ban, testified that Ghomeshi suddenly yanked on her hair when they were kissing in his car in December 2002 and then, a few days later, abruptly pulled her hair while they were kissing in his home and then punched her in the head.

The second complainant, Trailer Park Boys actress Lucy DeCoutere, told court that she was with Ghomeshi in his bedroom in 2003 when he suddenly pushed her against a wall, started choking her and slapping her face while they were kissing.

The third woman, who also cannot be named, testified that while kissing Ghomeshi in a park in 2003, he sudden-

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Former CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi arrives at a Toronto court on Wednesday. ly bit her shoulder and started squeezing her neck with her hands.

Ghomeshi’s defence lawyer Marie Henein, known for her take-no-prisoners style, dissected the women’s testimony, casting doubts about their credibility and questioning their actions after the alleged sexual assaults, at times accusing them of lying.

In the case of the first complainant, Henein confronted the woman with friendly emails — and a bikini photo — she sent to Ghomeshi after the alleged assaults. The woman said she sent the emails as “bait,” hoping Ghomeshi would contact her so she could demand an explanation for the alleged assaults. The woman said she didn’t remember the emails when she spoke with police.

During the dramatic cross-examination of Decoutere, Henein suggested the incident never happened, showing court an email the woman sent Ghomeshi hours after the alleged assault in which she expressed a desire to have sex with him. She also produced a hand-written letter the actress sent him days later that ended with the words: “I love your hands.”

Under a barrage of questions from Henein, the third complainant acknowledged she deliberately misled investigators by not initially telling them she had a sexual encounter with

Ghomeshi a few days after the alleged assault. Henein also revealed that the woman and DeCoutere exchanged thousands of messages in which they discussed their allegations and their shared contempt for him.

While the three complainants’ testimony made up the bulk of evidence at the trial, the Crown introduced evidence from a fourth and final witness to the trial on Wednesday — a police statement made by DeCoutere’s friend and “Trailer Park Boys” co-star Sarah Dunsworth in November 2014.

The Crown said Dunsworth’s statement would corroborate DeCoutere’s allegations against Ghomeshi and put to rest claims by the defence that DeCoutere’s actions were motivated by a desire for fame and notoriety.

Dunsworth told a Halifax police officer she had known DeCoutere since 2000 and had formed a “really close friendship” that went beyond working together.

“She described an incident in which she had gone to his house and that he had ended up putting his hands on her neck and choking her,” Dunsworth told police, according to the statement. “We talked about the fact that they hand’t discussed it before-hand or that it wasn’t part of any kind of like sex play.”

TORONTO — The Jian Ghomeshi sexual assault trial has focused a lens on the conduct of the three women complainants in the case who continued to have contact with the disgraced broadcaster in the aftermath of the alleged incidents.

But experts say the behaviour isn’t all that uncommon and speaks to how individuals come to terms with traumatic events as well as broader issues of female socialization.

“I think it’s really important to know that people who have not had a shocking or traumatic experience are actually not good at predicting how they would react to such a situation,” said Charlene Senn, a social psychologist at the University of Windsor who specializes in gender studies.

Reactions to trauma vary greatly, as does the time it takes to fully process and work through the emotions linked to the event, she suggested.

“There really is no right way to respond or one way of responding.”

Three women have alleged that in separate incidents in 2002 and 2003, Ghomeshi assaulted them without warning during romantic moments.

During cross-examination by his lawyer, all three admitted to having contact with him following the alleged attacks.

DeCoutere even sent him a fawning email and expressed regret that she hadn’t had sex with him just hours after he allegedly choked and slapped her, court heard. A third complainant testified that she saw Ghomeshi again, and masturbated him, in a subsequent encounter days after he allegedly attacked her.

Ghomeshi has pleaded not guilty to four counts of sexual assault and one count of overcoming resistance by choking. The 48-year-old former host of CBC Radio’s Q acknowledged in 2014 that he engaged in rough sex acts, but said it was consensual.

Data suggests about 70 per cent of sexual assaults occur in someone’s home and involve a person known to the victim. They are often related to social occasions like parties, dates or a gathering of friends.

“All of those things about the context and the person set up a situation in which danger and fear are completely unexpected,” said Senn.

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Sajjan thanked for extra Iraq trainers OTTAWA — U.S. Defence Secretary Ash Carter has thanked his Canadian counterpart Harjit Sajjan for tripling the contingent of military trainers in Iraq in a conversation that reprised the defence minister’s past soldiering experience in Afghanistan, sources say.

The pivotal conversation marked the first face-to-face meeting between the two ministers, and it came at Wednesday’s larger gathering of NATO defence ministers in Brussels.

The two-day NATO meeting comes just days after Ottawa rolled out its long-awaited strategy for helping fight the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The Liberal government followed through on its election promise to withdraw its six CF-18 fighter jets, which will stop bombing in Iraq and Syria by Feb. 22.

Instead, Sajjan joined Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and two other cabinet colleagues in announcing Monday that Canada would triple its current contingent of 69 special forces trainers currently working with northern Iraq’s Kurdish Peshmerga fighters.

The Carter-Sajjan meeting was significant because the government has faced heavy criticism for withdrawing its fighters jets. The opposition Conservatives have characterized the move as a step backward from the fight against ISIL terrorists.

Conservative loan program cost taxpayer millions OTTAWA — A new report shows that for every dollar the Conservative government budgeted for its marquee job-training program, it spent 53 cents advertising it in the first year.

Newly released details of the previous government’s 2014-15 advertising budget show that spending on ads linked to the economic action plan outpaced any other campaign.

The TV, radio, Internet and print ads for the Canada apprentice loan program came in at $6.7 million, one of the Ottawa’s most expensive campaigns.

The loan program, first announced in the 2014 budget, was estimated to cost $12.6 million annually in the first two years.

But government forecasts pegged the overall cost of the program at $7.4 million a year over a decade — meaning the first year of advertising might have wound up costing nearly as much as the net cost of a single year of loans.

The NDP complained to the Advertising Standards Canada about the ads in early 2015, arguing they were misleading.

The TV voiceover said that over “the next decade, one million skilled tradesmen and women will be needed to keep Canada’s growing economy strong.”

The New Democrats argued the number was not supported by any independent statistics or estimates.

Other ads about the Conservative government’s economic action plan cost $8.1 million in 2014-15. Opposition critics argued the government was spending taxpayers’ money on ads that were closely linked to the party brand.

Mulcair shoulders blame for campaign in letter to New Democrat supporters OTTAWA — NDP Leader Tom Mulcair has written a personal letter to supporters taking full responsibility for the dismal results of the October election campaign and saying he could have done better.

The note follows the release of an interim report from a post-mortem

working group which says the campaign failed to resound with voters.

Mulcair, who has been peppered with questions about his own political future after the Oct. 19 vote, said the report provides a convincing summary of some of the specific lapses in the campaign’s preparation and execution.

“I agree with the overarching assessment that our campaign came up short,” he said. “As leader, I take full responsibility for these shortcomings. I could have done a better job.”

Rebecca Blaikie, the party’s president who is leading the election post-mortem, told party faithful on Tuesday that many believe the NDP presented “cautious change” as opposed to “real change” that the Liberals claimed to offer.

They feel the campaign lacked a strong, simple narrative that made it more difficult to present a co-ordinated national campaign, she added.

A full report is expected to be released in March, just ahead of the party’s April convention in Edmonton, where Mulcair will face a review to determine his future as leader.

Federal, Ontario ministers lower expectations for climate negotiations OTTAWA — The federal and Ontario environment ministers say a highly anticipated meeting next month between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the premiers isn’t likely to conclude in a new climate plan for the country.

Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna said Wednesday that a pan-Canadian climate strategy is going to take time and next month’s meeting is designed to lay the foundation for that plan.

Glen Murray, Ontario’s minister for environment and climate change, told The Canadian Press in a recent interview that the work is “going to take many months that’s not going to happen in a week or two.”

Trudeau’s promise to convene a first ministers meeting to work out a climate plan within 90 days of December’s Paris climate conference set high expectations.

“Central to this would be the creation of national emissions-reduction targets,” said the Liberal election platform.

But Murray said a meeting two weeks ago of the provincial and territorial environment ministers and McKenna directed officials to spend the next six months establishing a common framework of key elements that all parties agree upon, as well as a list of issues that still need to be resolved.

Businessman who took $8.5 million from RBC jailed KENTVILLE, N.S. — An Annapolis Valley businessman has been sentenced to four years in jail after admitting to taking $8.5 million from the Royal Bank of Canada in what could be the largest fraud case in Nova Scotia history.

Gregory Paul Burden, 66, falsified records to make it look as if his Kentville, N.S., company, Advance Commission Company of Canada Ltd., was more profitable than it seemed, Crown attorney Mark Heerema said Wednesday.

Those false documents were then used as collateral for loans from RBC. “The books were being cooked - and they were being charbroiled,” said Heerema, noting he could find no bigger fraud among reported court decisions in the province.

Burden did not use the money for a lavish life, said Heerema, but instead to build his company, which bought rights to real estate agents’ advance commissions in exchange for a cut of them.

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THURSDAY, FEB. 11, 2016

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Rebels 4 Tigers 1 The Red Deer Rebels haven’t matched up well against the Medicine Hat Tigers in recent seasons, but the 2015-16 campaign has been something different all together.

The Rebels completed a six-game Western Hockey League season sweep of their southern Alberta foes Wednesday night, skating to a convincing 4-1 victory in front of 4,715 fans at the Centrium.

Outplayed and outshot 17-9 in a scoreless opening period, the Tigers cranked it up a notch through the first half of the middle frame, but the hosts — with Adam Helewka recording a natural hat trick — carried the rest of the frame and dominated from there in men-versus-boys fashion.

“In the first period we had lots of shots but we never got to the net and didn’t get any second and third opportunities,” said Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter. “We didn’t have any net-front presence.

“But in the second period we went to the net and generated some offence. Those three goals we got were strictly because we were around the net.”

Helewka snapped a scoreless tie 3:02 into the second period after being denied by Tigers goalie Mack Shields from close range. The 20-year-old forward continued on with the play, carrying the puck behind the net and banking a backhand off Shields for his 30th goal of the season.

“That first goal was a goal-scorers goal,”said Sutter.”To throw it off the back of the goalies pads or whatever, the back of his legs ... not a lot of guys would think of making that play, but a goal scorer makes that play.”

Helewka connected a second time roughly eight minutes later, cashing a rebound of a Kayle Doetzel wrist shot from the point while parked at the edge of the crease.

Shields, who was under siege much of the evening while facing 50 shots, robbed Helewka shortly after with a brilliant sliding save, but the former Spokane Chief completed his hat trick late in the period, capping a tic-tac-toe passing play with Jake DeBrusk and Ivan Nikolishin with Red Deer on the power play.

“His hands and his intelligence in the offensive zone are what separates him from other individuals, plus he’s got a heck of a shot,” said Sutter of the sniper he acquired from the Chiefs on Jan. 1.

“The whole team was playing well tonight and moving pucks quickly,” said Helewka. “My linemates were doing a good job winning battles and got me a couple of passes.

“It was a good game. We kind of strayed away the last couple of games from the way we know we can play, but we’re getting back to it. Everyone is getting back to playing the way they can and it feels good.”

Adam Musil, who assisted on two of Helewka’s markers, potted the final Red Deer goal at 6:34 of the third period, stepping into a shot from the circle and beating Shields to the far corner.

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Red Deer Rebel Michael Spacek reacts after taking a stick to the face courtesy of Medicine Hat Tiger Ty Schultz during first period action at the Centrium, Wednesday. Rebels won the game 4-1 to complete the season sweep of the Tigers. onds away from posting his sixth shutout of the season when Tigers forward Steven Owre scored with Red Deer’s Evan Polei serving a cross-checking penalty assessed at 18:53.

“We got lots of shots tonight and played a pretty decent game, but I didn’t like the fact we took a penalty with a minute and some left in a 4-0 game,” said Sutter. “We have to be smarter than that. Doing something like that can turn a playoff series around.

“But we had 50 shots on net and for the most part we did what we needed to do here tonight.”

The Rebels played with just five defencemen after top-pairing rearguard Nelson Nogier fell ill prior to the contest.

“They can’t complain about ice time, five guys got to play all night,” Sutter joked. “We didn’t take any bad penalties until the last one and didn’t give up a lot of short-handed time.

“Those guys (defencemen) stayed out of the (penalty) box tonight, they stayed on the ice and that was important. When you’re playing short-handed like that and especially with the type of defenceman we didn’t have in the lineup, it’s important to just keep the game simple and for the most part they did.”

• Toth made 31 saves while recording his 26th win of the season … The Rebels moved a single point ahead of the idle Brandon Wheat Kings and into second place in the Eastern Conference, but still trail the front-running Lethbridge Hurricanes by three.

The ‘Canes defeated the visiting Saskatoon Blades 7-4 Wednesday … The Rebels dressed forward Akash Bains, who plays midget hockey at the Delta Hockey Academy in B.C., for a second consecutive game …

Red Deer is in Calgary Friday to face the Hitmen and hosts the Tri-City Americans Saturday. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

Disciplined Flames apologize for being late

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — The three disciplined Calgary Flames made their apologies and head coach Bob Hartley called for a halt to the “tsunami in a fishbowl” on Wednesday.

Moving on from the benching of the team’s two top scorers the previous night was made easier by the fact it didn’t cost the Flames two precious points in the standings.

Johnny Gaudreau, Sean Monahan and rugged winger Lance Bouma watched their teammates eke out a 4-3 win Tuesday over a Toronto Maple Leafs team discombobulated by the trade of their captain earlier that day.

The three Flames were healthy scratches against the Leafs because they were late to Monday’s practice. There would have been more second-guessing of Hartley’s internal discipline had the Flames lost to the Leafs, given Calgary’s precarious playoff position.

“Elvis is dead, the Beatles have split and today is a new day,” Hartley told reporters following practice Wednesday. “I’m done talking about this. They didn’t rob any banks.

“We’ve moved past this. You guys are creating a tsunami in a fishbowl.”

The players in question issued their public mea culpas, however, before departing on a crucial twogame road trip that will include their fathers. It has become an annual rite for many NHL teams for play-

ers to have their dads along for a road trip during the season.

Gaudreau, 22, and Monahan, 21, play on Calgary’s top line and lead the offence with 49 and 35 points respectively. Bouma has missed a combined 35 games with injuries this season, but is a physical presence when he’s in the lineup.

“All our dads are here getting ready to go for the fathers’ trip and they were expecting to watch us play against Toronto,” Gaudreau said.

“We’ve got to pay the consequences. I think all three of us are really upset with ourselves. We really want to apologize to the organization, the coaches, our team especially and the city of Calgary and the fans.”

It wasn’t professional, Gandreau said.

“You never want to be in a position like this when your team is fighting for a playoff spot and you’ve got leaders in this locker-room that are trying to move us up in the standings,” he said.

Gaudreau and Monahan aren’t the only NHL stars to be punished for their tardiness this season.

Washington Capitals coach Barry Trotz sat Alex Ovechkin on Oct. 13 because the Russian star was late for the morning skate. Ovechkin said he didn’t set his alarm properly.

The three Flames did not say why they were late to Monday’s practice. Hartley indicated his displeasure by calling the players into the corner for a lecture. The coach then abruptly left the ice to halt practice after less than half an hour.

“The other day we made a mistake and that’s the

first and last time that’s going to happen,” Monahan said.

“We’d like to apologize to the fans especially, but to the teammates, organization and bring it back on track and be professionals and do everything the right way from now on.”

Said Bouma: “We made a mistake. We’re all human. Obviously it’s disappointing it had to happen and that everyone has to know about it, but it’s something that we’re obviously not happy about, we’re embarrassed about and want to move on from.”

It’s been a tumultuous week for the Flames. Defenceman Dennis Wideman met with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman in New York on Wednesday.

The NHL Players’ Association appealed his 20-game suspension for cross-checking and knocking down a referee Jan. 27. Wideman has served four games of his suspension.

The Flames (24-25-3) face divisional rivals San Jose and Arizona in back-to-back road games starting Thursday. Calgary’s road record this season is 8-14-3. Eight points out of a playoff berth in the Pacific Division, 10 back of a conference wild-card berth and with the NHL trade deadline looming Feb. 29, the Flames have reached a critical point in their season.

“Those are probably two of the most important games of our season,” Hartley said. “We have to recognize situations. This is a great situation for us. The dads are on the trip. Two huge games against two teams that are playing very well. We’re playing very well too.”

T’wolves complete big comeback to stun Raps

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Timberwolves 117 Raptors 112 MINNEAPOLIS — The Toronto Raptors were rolling, beating up on a young Minnesota team when maybe, just maybe, their thoughts drifted to the party that awaits them back home this weekend.

That’s when the Timberwolves pounced, and a Canadian star and his fellow No. 1 overall draft pick delivered a stunning comeback.

Karl-Anthony Towns had 35 points and 11 rebounds, and Toronto-born Andrew Wiggins scored 13 of his 26 in the fourth quarter to rally the Timberwolves from 18 points down to a 117-112 victory Wednesday night.

Ricky Rubio had 19 points, eight assists and eight rebounds to outplay All-Star guard Kyle Lowry, and the Wolves used a huge advantage at the free throw line to close out a team that had won 14 of its last 15 games.

The Wolves have lost five games this season when leading by at least 17 points. They trailed by 18 in the second quarter and flipped that script.

“We got back in the locker room and just talked among ourselves and found out what we needed to do,” Wiggins said.

“We found out what was working and we kept doing it.”

Minnesota set season highs with 43 free throws made on 53 attempts on the way to its largest comeback win of the season. The Raptors were whistled

for 34 fouls compared to 21 for the Wolves.

DeMar DeRozan scored 35 points for the Raptors, who head home to host All-Star Weekend beginning on Friday night. But Lowry was held to 14 points and seven assists while battling foul trouble, and the combination of Wiggins and Towns was too much down the stretch.

“We’re not good enough to come out and throw our press clippings or our record on the court and not perform,” Toronto coach Dwane Casey said.

The Raptors appeared to be cruising toward a highly anticipated weekend in Canada when they raced out to an 18-point lead in the second quarter.

Then Lowry picked up his fourth foul, Jonas Valanciunas couldn’t handle Towns in the paint and the Timberwolves came all the way back to grab the lead early in the fourth quarter.

“They’re just another team to me,” Wiggins said when asked if there was something special about beating the team he grew up watching. “Another team to beat.”

Casey emphasized before the game the need for a veteran group to hold it together for one more night before the party starts in Toronto. The Raptors were facing a Timberwolves team with the third-worst record in the West that was just blown out by lowly New Orleans in this building two nights prior.

When the Raptors got up big early, they might have relaxed a little bit and they found themselves in a fight for the final 9 minutes.

Rubio’s third 3-pointer gave the Timberwolves a 104-98 lead with 5:24 to play.

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Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns goes up to the basket against Toronto Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas Wednesday, in Minneapolis. The Wolves won 117-112.

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SCOREBOARD Local Sports • Bantam AA hockey: Taber at Red Deer Steel Kings, 2:30 p.m., Kinex; Medicine Hat at West Central, 5:30 p.m., Eckville; Olds at Central Alberta, 5:45 p.m., Lacombe.

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

• WHL: Tri-City at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Centrium.

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

• Heritage junior B hockey: Ponoka at Red Deer, third game of best-of-three Northern Division quarter-final, if necessary, 8 p.m., Arena.

Friday • College basketball: St. Mary’s University at RDC, women at 6 p.m., men to follow.

• WHL: Red Deer at Calgary, 7 p.m., Saddledome (The Drive).

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

• Midget AA hockey: Cranbrook at Red Deer Indy Graphics, 8 p.m., Arena.

• Heritage junior B hockey: Blackfalds at Three Hills, second game of best-of-three Northern Division quarter-final, 8 p.m.

• Senior hockey: Bentley at Innisfail, first game of best-of-seven Chinook League and provincial AAA semifinal, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday • Major bantam hockey: Calgary Bisons at Red Deer, noon, Arena.

• Major midget girls hockey: Lloydminster at Red Deer, 2:15 p.m., Collicutt Centre.

• Minor midget AAA hockey: Calgary Gold at Red Deer North Star, 2:45 p.m., Arena.

• Midget AA hockey: Calgary Rangers at West Central, 3:15 p.m., Rocky Mountain House.

• Heritage junior B hockey: Three Hills at Blackfalds, third game of best-ofthree Northern Division quarter-final, if necessary, 3:30 p.m.

• Bantam AA hockey: Medicine Hat at Red Deer Ramada, 1:45p.m.,Kinsmen A; Airdrie at Olds, 2:45 p.m.; Taber at Central Alberta, 4:30 p.m., Lacombe.

Saturday • Major bantam hockey: Airdrie at Red Deer, 2 p.m., Arena.

• Midget AA hockey: Calgary Blackhawks at Red Deer Elks, 2:15 p.m., Collicutt Centre; Calgary Rangers at Red Deer Indy Graphics, 4:45 p.m., Arena; Calgary Gold at Olds, 7:30 p.m.; Cranbrook at Central Alberta, 8:15 p.m., Lacombe.

Basketball National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 35 17 .673 — Boston 32 23 .582 4 1/2 New York 23 32 .418 13 1/2 Brooklyn 14 40 .259 22 Philadelphia 8 45 .151 27 1/2 Southeast Division W L Pct 31 24 .564 29 24 .547 27 26 .509 23 27 .460 23 29 .442

GB — 1 3 5 1/2 6 1/2

Central Division W L Pct 38 14 .731 28 25 .528 27 25 .519 27 27 .500 21 32 .396

GB — 10 1/2 11 12 17 1/2

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

GB — 13 1/2 26 1/2 35 38 1/2

Tuesday’s Games Milwaukee 112, Boston 111 San Antonio 119, Miami 101 Washington 111, New York 108 Utah 121, Dallas 119, OT Golden State 123, Houston 110 Wednesday’s Games Charlotte 117, Indiana 95 Sacramento 114, Philadelphia 110 San Antonio 98, Orlando 96 Memphis 109, Brooklyn 90 Boston 139, L.A. Clippers 134, OT Denver 103, Detroit 92 Atlanta 113, Chicago 90 Minnesota 117, Toronto 112 New Orleans 100, Utah 96 Cleveland 120, L.A. Lakers 111 Golden State 112, Phoenix 104 Houston at Portland, late

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 45 8 .849 — Memphis 31 22 .585 14 Dallas 29 26 .527 17 Houston 27 27 .500 18 1/2 New Orleans 20 32 .385 24 1/2 Northwest Division W L Pct Oklahoma City 39 14 .736 Utah 26 26 .500 Portland 26 27 .491 Denver 22 32 .407 Minnesota 17 37 .315

Pacific Division W L Pct 48 4 .923 35 18 .660 22 31 .415 14 40 .259 11 44 .200

WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP W LOTL SL GF Brandon 54 34 16 2 2 211 Prince Albert 54 30 18 5 1 174 Moose Jaw 55 26 21 7 1 185 Regina 52 23 22 3 4 167 Swift Current 52 19 27 4 2 131 Saskatoon 54 19 31 4 0 159

GA 156 167 180 184 168 224

PT 72 66 60 53 44 42

GF 223 204 178 151 170 111

GA 151 151 169 170 230 232

PT 76 73 65 53 44 22

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W LOTL SL GF Kelowna 55 37 15 3 0 195 Victoria 56 36 15 2 3 205 Prince George 55 31 21 2 1 199 Kamloops 54 24 22 5 3 174 Vancouver 55 21 28 4 2 157

GA 160 133 172 177 194

PT 77 77 65 56 48

GA 118 153 182 168 191

PT 68 61 58 56 53

CENTRAL DIVISION GP W LOTL SL 54 38 16 0 0 54 35 16 1 2 54 31 20 1 2 55 23 25 6 1 56 20 32 3 1 54 9 41 4 0

Lethbridge Red Deer Calgary Edmonton Medicine Hat Kootenay

U.S. DIVISION GP W LOTL SL 53 32 17 2 2 54 29 22 3 0 53 26 21 4 2 54 27 25 2 0 53 25 25 2 1

Everett Seattle Spokane Portland Tri-City

Wednesday’s results Moose Jaw 4 Prince Albert 2 Red Deer 4 Medicine Hat 1 Tri-City 2 Kootenay 0 Lethbridge 7 Saskatoon 4 Portland 3 Spokane 2 (OT) Thursday’s games No Games Scheduled.

Friday’s games Tri-City at Lethbridge, 6 p.m.

Swift Current at Moose Jaw, 6 p.m.

Regina at Prince Albert, 6 p.m.

Saskatoon at Brandon, 6:30 p.m.

Red Deer at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Spokane at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Everett at Portland, 8 p.m.

Kelowna at Prince George, 8 p.m.

Kamloops at Vancouver, 8 30 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 13 Lethbridge at Edmonton, 2 p.m.

Saskatoon at Moose Jaw, 6 p.m.

Brandon at Regina, 6 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Swift Current, 6 p.m.

Tri-City at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Kamloops, 8 p.m.

Kelowna at Prince George, 8 p.m.

Victoria at Everett, 8:05 p.m.

Portland at seattle, 8:05 p.m.

Kootenay at Spokane 8:05 p.m.

No Scoring.

Penalties-Fantillo M.h (roughing), 9:02 Rattie R.d (roughing), 9:02 Mowbray M.h (hooking), 10:10.

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National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts Florida 54 32 16 6 70 Detroit 54 28 18 8 64 Tampa Bay 53 29 20 4 62 Boston 53 28 19 6 62 Montreal 55 27 24 4 58 Ottawa 55 25 24 6 56 Buffalo 54 21 27 6 48 Toronto 52 19 24 9 47

GF 155 137 142 157 151 158 125 125

GA 123 135 130 147 146 173 150 149

Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts Washington 52 39 9 4 82 N.Y. Rangers 54 31 18 5 67 N.Y. Islanders 52 28 18 6 62 Pittsburgh 53 27 19 7 61 New Jersey 55 27 21 7 61 Carolina 54 24 21 9 57

GF 174 156 149 139 124 130

GA 118 137 132 138 129 144

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Saturday’s games NBA All-star skills competition 6:30 p.m.

Sunday’s game NBA All-star Game 6:30 p.m.

FOOTBALL National Football League NEW YORK GIANTS — Announced the retirement of LB Jon Beason. Released OL Will Beatty and Geoff Schwartz.

Canadian Football League EDMONTON ESKIMOS — Signed LB J.C. Sherritt.

WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Signed DT Euclid Cummings.

HOCKEY National Hockey League BUFFALO SABRES — Placed F Zemgus Girgensons on injured reserve. Called up F Justin Bailey from Rochester (AHL).

EDMONTON OILERS — Assigned G Anders Nilsson to Bakersfield (AHL). Recalled G Laurent Brossoit from Bakersfield.

ST. LOUIS BLUES — Activated F Jaden Schwartz from injured reserve.

American Hockey League HERSHEY BEARS — Returned D Joey Leach to South Carolina (ECHL).

SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE — Recalled D Mason Geertsen from Fort Wayne (ECHL).

TORONTO — Rogers Centre is switching to “baseball mode” permanently.

Work began on the stadium’s new all-dirt infield on Wednesday with drills and an excavator breaking up the concrete floor of the Toronto Blue Jays’ home. It’s the first step in a months-long process that will see Rogers Centre shift its focus into a baseball-first facility.

The switch was made possible after the Toronto Argonauts’ lease was not renewed, sending the Canadian Football League team to nearby BMO Field.

“We had that opportunity now where we know we can keep it in baseball mode for the baseball season,” said head groundskeeper Tom Farrell as heavy machinery worked behind him on the floor of the stadium. “This was really the only year where we could do this.”

The new infield will see a proper dirt diamond connecting home plate to first, second and third base like most other major league ballparks.

Previously, Rogers Centre had squares of dirt around each base and home, with turf between the base paths. When the Blue Jays were on long road trips or the Argos had a game the dirt would be scraped off the cement floor and

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A water main break resulted in the postponement of Wednesday’s Heritage Junior Hockey League playoff game between the host Ponoka Stampeders and Red Deer Vipers.

The second game of the best-of-three Northern Division quarter-final will go tonight at 7:45 p.m.in Ponoka.

Red Deer leads the series 1-0.

CAMROSE – Jeff Erickson’s foursome, based out of Sedgewick and including three Red Deer curlers, dropped its opening game of the Alberta men’s provincial championship Wednesday.

The Erickson crew, with Dustin Eckstrand at third and Shaun Planeden and Scott Cruickshank manning the front end, became the first rural team in six years to win the A event of the northern Alberta

It was incorrectly reported in Wednesday’s Advocate that the Central Alberta Kings Volleyball Club Under-18 Black team defeated the CAKVC Under-18 White team in the bronze-medal match of a provincial Premier tournament.

Actually, the Kings downed the Calgary Canuck U17 squad in the weekend tournament.

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WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts Chicago 57 36 17 4 76 Dallas 54 34 15 5 73 St. Louis 56 30 17 9 69 Nashville 54 25 21 8 58 Colorado 56 27 25 4 58 Minnesota 53 23 20 10 56 Winnipeg 53 24 26 3 51

GF 159 176 136 141 150 130 138

GA 130 147 134 145 155 132 153

Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 52 32 17 3 67 146 121 San Jose 52 28 20 4 60 151 139 Anaheim 52 26 19 7 59 119 124 Vancouver 54 22 20 12 56 129 147 Arizona 53 24 23 6 54 140 164 Calgary 52 24 25 3 51 139 153 Edmonton 55 21 29 5 47 137 167 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Tuesday’s Games N.Y. Islanders 3, Columbus 2, SO Winnipeg 2, St. Louis 1, SO Los Angeles 9, Boston 2 Florida 7, Buffalo 4 Anaheim 4, Philadelphia 1 Montreal 4, Tampa Bay 2 New Jersey 2, Edmonton 1 Washington 5, Nashville 3 Dallas 4, Minnesota 3, OT San Jose 2, Chicago 0 Vancouver 3, Colorado 1 Calgary 4, Toronto 3 Wednesday’s Games Detroit 3, Ottawa 1 N.Y. Rangers 3, Pittsburgh 0 Vancouver 2, Arizona 1 Thursday’s Games Los Angeles at N.Y. Islanders, 5 p.m.

Buffalo at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Anaheim at Columbus, 5 p.m.

Colorado at Ottawa, 5:30 p.m.

Washington at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Boston at Winnipeg, 6 p.m.

Dallas at Chicago, 6:30 p.m.

Toronto at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Calgary at San Jose, 8:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games Montreal at Buffalo, 5 p.m.

Los Angeles at N.Y. Rangers, 5 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Carolina, 5 p.m.

Colorado at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.

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

St. Louis at Florida, 5:30 p.m.

Calgary at Arizona, 7 p.m.

NHL scoring leaders Player Patrick Kane CHI Jamie Benn DAL Erik Karlsson OTT Tyler Seguin DAL Evgeny Kuznetsov WSH Sidney Crosby PIT Joe Pavelski SJS Artemi Panarin CHI Taylor Hall EDM Evgeni Malkin PIT Johnny Gaudreau CGY Nicklas Backstrom WSH Blake Wheeler WPG Vladimir Tarasenko STL Anze Kopitar LAK

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A 44 33 49 30 39 29 27 34 32 26 28 32 35 21 34

Pt 76 61 60 58 54 53 52 52 50 49 49 49 49 47 47

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Dryden Hunt, MJ Adam Brooks, Reg Brayden Burke, Leth Tyson Baillie, Kel Reid Gardiner, PA Parker Bowles, TC Ivan Nikolishin, RD Alex Forsberg, Vic Nolan Patrick, Spo Kailer Yamamoto, Spo Jesse Gabrielle, PG Giorgio Estephan, Leth Mathew Barzal, Sea Matthew Phillips, Vic Tyler Wong, Leth Chase Witala, PG Jon Martin, SC Collin Shirley, Kam Brayden Point, MJ Egor Babenko, Leth

2015-16 Canadian Hockey League Top Ten Poll (last week’s rankings in parentheses): 1. (1) Erie Otters (OHL, 41-7-1-0) 2. (2) Val-d’Or Foreurs (QMJHL, 40-9-2-1) 3. (3) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL, 39-8-3-1) 4. (4) Kitchener Rangers (OHL, 36-9-4-0) 5. (5) London Knights (OHL, 36-11-2-1) 6. (-) Victorial Royals (WHL, 36-15-3-0) 7. (6) Kelowna Rockets (WHL, 37-15-3-0) 8. (7) Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL, 37-16-0-0) 9. (8) Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL, 33-14-4-0) 10. (9) Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL, 34-16-2-2) Honourable Mention Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL, 32-14-4-0) Red Deer Rebels (WHL, 32-16-1-2) Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL, 33-15-2-1).

Wednesday’s summary Rebels 4 Tigers 1 First Period

Friday’s games Rising Stars Challenge 5 p.m.

Wednesday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League DETROIT TIGERS — Agreed to terms with OF J.D. Martinez on a two-year contract.

TEXAS RANGERS — Agreed to terms with 1B Mitch Moreland on a one-year contract.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Agreed to terms with 3B Josh Donaldson on a two-year contract.

National League SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Agreed to terms with 1B Brandon Belt on a one-year contract.

American Association GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS — Released C Michael Vaughn, INF Alex Hernandez and OF Brennan Metzger.

LINCOLN SALTDOGS — Signed INF Pat McKenna.

Can-Am League NEW JERSEY JACKALS — Signed LHP Donnie Joseph.

BASKETBALL Women’s National Basketball Association WNBA — Named Lisa Borders president.

WHL Scoring Leaders

Tuesday’s results Prince Albert 6 Brandon 3 Saskatoon 7 Medicine Hat 1 Seattle 6 Kelowna 0 Victoria 8 Edmonton 2

Thursday’s Games Washington at Milwaukee, 6 p.m.

New Orleans at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.

GB — 12 1/2 13 17 1/2 22 1/2

GF 143 166 180 171 176

Second Period 1, Red Deer, Helewka 30 (Musil, DeBrusk), 3:07.

2, Red Deer, Helewka 31 (Musil, Doetzel), 10:55.

3, Red Deer, Helewka 32 (DeBrusk, Nikolishin), 18:46 (PP).

Penalties-de Wit R.d (slashing), 6:23 Quenneville M.h (cross checking, roughing), 17:36 Pratt R.d (roughing), 17:36.

Third Period 4, Red Deer, Musil 17 (DeBrusk, Fleury), 6:34. 5, Medicine Hat, Owre 14 (Quenneville, Butcher), 19:39 (PP).

Penalties-served by M.h (too many men), 9:27 Polei R.d (cross checking), 18:53.

Shots on Goal-Medicine Hat 9-13-10-32. Red Deer 17-19-14-50.

Goalies-Medicine Hat, Shields 9-11-0-0 (50 shots-46 saves). Red Deer, Toth 26-13-0-1 (32 shots-31 saves).

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the pitcher’s mound would be lowered in to the ground by hydraulics.

Now the all-dirt infield will be permanent with protective plates laid overtop for other events like concerts or festivals.

Deeper pits for the infield are necessary to increase the circulation of moisture, through two inches of pea gravel, four inches of sand and six inches of clay product, and prevent cracking or dust clouds in the summer heat.

The old Rogers Centre infield only allowed four to five inches of dirt.

The new surface could help reduce injuries for infielders and baserunners as the dirt will have more give than the synthetic turf that used to lie between the bases.

“By increasing the depth it does allow us to provide a little bit more of that cushion,” said Farrell. “Hopefully there’s a side benefit of the players feeling a little bit less fatigue from playing on the newer surface.”

Fans taking in Blue Jays games this summer will also notice another difference: the world’s fastest groundscrew will be slower and will no longer race in from the outfield.

“It’s going to be a learning curve for everybody,” said Farrell with a laugh when asked about the groundscrew’s record. “There’s going to be a new process of doing things, new methods.”

finals and qualify for the provincials last month in Leduc. But good fortune wasn’t on their side Wednesday as they fell 8-7 to Kevin Yablonski of the Glencoe Club in Calgary, giving up two points in the ninth end and a stolen single in the 10th.

In other opening-draw games, Brent Bawel of Airdrie edged Warren Cross of the Edmonton Saville Centre 7-6, Greg Pasichnuk of Manning dumped Kevin Park’s Lethbridge squad 8-2 and Tom Sallows of Grande Prairie was a 7-5 winner over Glen Hansen’s St. Albert foursome.

Heavily-favoured Kevin Koe of Calgary Glencoe rolled over Bawel 8-2 in the evening draw, while Charley Thomas of the Glencoe Club defeated Yablonski 7-2, Pasichnuk fell 8-3 to Mick Lizmore of the Saville Centre and Brendan Bottcher, also based out of Edmonton Saville, beat up on Sallows 9-2.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins has no trouble praising American League MVP Josh Donaldson.

He’s just glad he didn’t have to do it in an arbitration hearing.

Donaldson agreed to a contract worth US$28.65 million on Wednesday that will keep him in Toronto at least another two years. The long-reported deal will see the 30-year-old Donaldson earn $11.65 million in 2016 and $17 million in 2017.

Donaldson and the Blue Jays were headed to arbitration — a sometimes acrimonious hearing process that can sour relations between a player and his team — until the new deal was struck on Tuesday night after the twotime all-star completed a physical.

Had arbitration been neccessary, however, Atkins said he had no concerns

about a drawn out or bitter fight.

“We would’ve gone into that hearing talking about how good of a player Josh Donaldson is,” said Atkins, who became Toronto’s GM on Dec. 3.

“That’s really the truth. We would not have had anything bad to say about him. The struggle with the negotiation were the comparables. We were getting into record-setting territory so going above and beyond when you’re already in record-setting territory is where the challenge came.”

Donaldson’s acquisition in a trade with Oakland on Nov. 28, 2014, was one of several moves that Alex Anthopoulos, Atkins’s predecessor as Toronto GM, made that thrust the Blue Jays into the AL’s playoff picture. Toronto sent Canadian third baseman Brett Lawrie, pitching prospects Kendall Graveman and Sean Nolin as well as minor league shortstop Franklin Barreto to Oakland as part of the deal for Donaldson.

He lost his salary arbitration case against the Blue Jays in February of 2015 after seeking $5.75 million. Instead, Donaldson was awarded Toronto’s offer of $4.3 million for the 2015 season.

There’s little doubt that if Donaldson and the Blue Jays had gone to arbitration again that it would’ve benefited the third baseman after he had the best season of his career.

Donaldson hit .297 with 41 home runs and a league-leading 123 runs batted in in his first year in Toronto.

He is just the second Blue Jays player to earn MVP honours after George Bell in 1987. Donaldson was also named player of the year by the Sporting News and awarded the Players Choice Award by his peers.

“The benefits were that we have clarity,” said Atkins. “We now feel as though that we agreed upon terms that Josh was excited about and now at least for the next two years we will

not have to discuss those terms other than if we were to get into talks about another deal. That gave us a good platform and a great way to start our relationship and those were our goals from the start and we feel good about having accomplished them.”

Toronto’s pitchers and catchers report to the Blue Jays’ facility in Dunedin, Fla., on Feb. 21.

“Getting ready for spring training, the meetings we’re going to have on Saturday and getting ready to get to know a lot of players that I don’t know,” Atkins told a conference call of reporters on what’s next for him. “Ultimately framing our decisions that we’ll have to make during camp and communicating those to our players is next on the docket.

“What hasn’t come off our docket is free agency and trade discussion with other teams and making sure we’re doing everything we can to make our team better.”

The odds are high that Spieth enjoys Pebble Beach

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Jordan Spieth rarely sees a shot as impossible, sometimes when he doesn’t even have a club in his hand.

Walking off the 15th tee at Pebble Beach earlier this week, he noticed a golf ball that had gone well over the 14th green. Spieth offered to throw it back to the group behind him, only that would have been too simple.

“Give me some odds,” he said to caddie Michael Greller.

The challenge was to throw the ball into the hole. He was 75 feet away looking down to a back pin on a green that sloped severely away from him. Impossible. Spieth cupped the ball in his left hand and flipped it underhanded, high and with backspin. It landed in the rough, hopped onto the green and … missed by a few inches.

He also wanted odds on getting upand-down from a plugged lie in the bunker to a short-sided pin at No. 8 (missed again).

Think back to last summer at St. Andrews when Spieth was going for

the Grand Slam. After his third round Sunday, he engaged in a tense duel with Greller on who could throw a golf ball some 20 yards away into a carton on the practice range (Spieth made).

It’s a way to laugh a lot and keep it light, and a big part of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am is all about that.

Some see this tournament as a burden.

The rounds can approach six hours because they are played in foursomes with amateurs. Saturday at Pebble Beach can be a distraction because it’s all about the celebrities, like the time Bill Murray tossed an elderly woman into a bunker. The weather can be dicey (not this week).

Others see the Pebble Beach ProAm for what it is — a week that brings together the professional and amateur game, sprinkled with the entertainment and corporate.

Spieth played his first year with Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, and the last two with country star Jake Owen. Dustin Johnson plays with Wayne Gretzky, his future father-inlaw. And nowhere else but Pebble will you see this on a tee sheet — Tim Herron and Larry the Cable Guy. “This week, it’s so unique and it’s so much fun,” Spieth said. “I say that because of the pairings that I’ve had

now the last four years. How can you not have fun? But as we’re out there — Jake will tell you, he’s seen me at the happiest and some of the most … a couple of years ago I was tied for the lead with Jimmy Walker and three-putted Pebble seven times on Saturday.

“Yeah, that was a fun round,” Owen said.

“So as much fun as we’re having in between shots, I’m here to win this golf tournament,” Spieth said. “And if we can win it together, even better. But I would rather take a win and us get second than for us to win and me get second.”

Spieth appears to have a decent golfer at his side. Owen beat him in their match at Cypress Point on Tuesday (Spieth gave him nine shots). Owen, meanwhile, has been around Spieth enough to see him ask for odds and call a shot, and every now and then

ROYAL LEGACY CONTINUES

Chris Jones is taking the same approach to rebuilding the Saskatchewan Roughriders that has won Grey Cup titles in his previous CFL stops.

The Riders’ head coach/GM was busy bolstering his defence Wednesday, the second day of CFL free agency.

He agreed to terms with Canadian defensive end Justin Capiccotti and signed linebacker Greg Jones and defensive backs Ed Gainey and Otha Foster.

Jones also added running backs Kendial Lawrence and Curtis Steele while acquiring American offensive lineman Bruce Campbell from the Toronto Argonauts for a 2016 fourth-round draft pick. Linebacker Jake Doughty and punter Ray Early, both Americans, were released.

“You’ve got to play defence in order to win championships,” Jones told reporters Wednesday. “Everywhere we’ve been, we’ve been able to play good D and so adding these guys to what we already have is a good plus.”

Jones knows what it takes defensively to succeed. He won a Grey Cup in ‘02 as Montreal’s defensive line coach before capturing titles as a defensive co-ordinator with Calgary (‘08) and Toronto (‘12). He led Edmonton to last year’s league championship as the head coach but was still instrumental in the Eskimos’ staunch defence.

Jones shored up his defence after focusing on the offence Tuesday.

Saskatchewan extended offensive lineman Chris Best prior to the start of free agency.

Then, after re-signing defensive lineman Dylan Ainsworth, he secured deals with receiver Shamawd Chambers of Markham, Ont., the top Canadian in last year’s Grey Cup and national offensive lineman Andrew Jones — both former Eskimos — as well as American receivers John Chiles and Jeremy Kelley.

Gainey and Foster are also former Eskimos following Jones to Regina as he attempts to rebuild a team that posted a league-worst 3-15 record last season.

Jones hasn’t shied away from making touch decisions, releasing such veterans as safety Tyron Brackenridge, kicker Paul McCallum and running back Anthony Allen shortly after being hired.

Jones really drew the ire of Riders Nation last month when he released defensive end John Chick and receiver Weston Dressler — both fan favourites — for financial reasons.

Dressler resurfaced with Winnipeg while Chick signed with Hamilton.

But Jones was pleased Wednesday with the defensive talent the Riders amassed.

“You’ve got to be able to get after the quarterback and not have to blitz every down. We’ve tried, with the addition of (veteran defensive lineman Shawn) Lemon early and Capiccotti if he does indeed sign, those are two very good players.

“And, of course on the second level with Jones he’s not only one of the better (middle) linebackers he’s also a very good blitzer and tremendous special-teams guy. And in the secondary with the guys we’ve added it gives us versatility and guys that played in the league and man cover.”

Capiccotti, a Toronto native, spent the last two years in Ottawa and was a CFL all-star last season. The six-foot-three, 235-pound end registered 23 sacks while with the Redblacks and was a highly sought commodity in free agency.

The six-foot, 242-pound Jones spent the last two seasons with Toronto. Last year, the 27-year-old started all 18 regular-season games and registered a teamhigh 98 tackles.

Jones was also a member of the New York Giants 2011 Super Bowl-winning squad.

The five-foot-11, 195-pound Gainey spent the last two seasons with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The 25-year-old

has played in 43 career games with 69 tackles, 25 special-teams tackles, two interceptions and three fumble returns, including one for a touchdown.

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Consider a charity event in December in Owen’s hometown of Vero Beach, Florida.

“No matter where we are on the golf course, the shot always has odds,” Owen said.

They were in the middle of the 13th fairway, 98 yards from the pin, about 100 fans following along in the fairway and 1,000 waiting behind the green to see the No. 1 player in Vero Beach.

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Vanessa McCagg and Jelena Minshall cower in the corner as the three cigarettes played by Sara Fowlow, Stuart Old and Tanner Chubb discuss how they will be sacrificed to the Queen of Nicotine during a performance of Butt Ugly at St. Patrick’s School in Red Deer this week. After touring Central Alberta this week, the Red Deer College Performing Arts students will be doing two matinee performances in Studio A at the Red Deer College Arts Centre Saturday, Feb. 13, 4 and 5 p.m. Admission by donation at the door with all funds raised going to the United Way. This year the Butt Ugly production has an Alice in Wonderland theme where Alice, played by Chanteal Ramsey, goes to the tobacco underworld to save her brother Joey, played by Theo Grandjamb, from the clutches of the evil Queen of Nicotine.

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FRIDAY, FEB. 12

● Spot Light Night at the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum takes place on Feb. 12 from 8 to 10 p.m. Singles can join in challenges, games and trivial while wearing colours to represent their availability.

Adults only. Admission is $5. For more information call 403-341-8614. ● Red Deer Legion presents Flash Back Freddie Feb. 12 and 13. from 8 p.m.

- midnight for their weekend dance. Phone 403-342-0035. Legion members are required to show their valid membership card.

Non-members cover charge is $5. On Feb. 13 there is a Valentines’s Dinner Advance tickets $20 Members. Guests $25. Tickets only. ● Say “I love you” with a Singing Valentine in 4 part gentle harmony. The WildRose Harmonizers have quartets available to provide a Valentine that will be remembered forever. On Friday Feb. 12 and Sat. Feb. 13 a quartet will deliver Singing Valentine in the form of 2 love songs, a rose and a picture to your chosen someone at their home or workplace. Cost is $40 or $45 for out of town. For bookings call Fran at 403347-0436 or Ralph at 403-347-9852. Book early as spots are limited. Requests must be received by Feb 10. Visit our website at www. harmonizers.ca ● Kick off the Family Day weekend by dancing with the whole family at the Family Day Friday Dance, Feb 12, 7 p.m at Festival Hall, 4214-58 St. Enjoy live country music and Metis fiddling by Trent Agecoutay and the Uncle Brothers, as well as a variety of DJ tunes. Learn a Metis jig, enjoy homemade pie, bannock and jam and other refreshments. There will be door prizes, children’s activities and more. Tickets are $20/family of four; $10/adult; $5/youth; 3 and under free, and are available at the door, Peavey Mart and the Red Deer Native Friendship Centre. Or be eligible for a special door prize by buying tickets online at www.

countrypridedanceclub.ca. For details, contact the Country Pride Dance Club or Red Deer Native Friendship Centre. Contact: Rob Ironside, Country Pride 403-357-0483 Tanya Schur, Red Deer Native Friendship Centre 403-340-0020 ● Red Deer Table Tennis Club meets to play every Friday, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Michener Recreation Centre gymnasium. There is a drop-in fee of $10. All levels welcome.

Contact Tom at 403-872-7222. ● Hard of Hearing Support Group meets the second Friday of each month from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at ABC Country Restaurant. Discuss the highs and lows and laughs of living with hearing loss on Feb. 12.

No charge, but please RSVP to speakupcentralalberta@gmail.com 403-356-1598 ● Silver Blades senior skating is offered on Fridays, 2 to 3:30 p.m., and Seniors Skating is offered on Tuesdays from 2:30 to 3:30, both at the Red Deer Arena. Ages 50 years plus. Purchase 10 time punch card from City of Red Deer Recreation Parks and Culture, or $4.75 drop in. Phone 403-347-6883.

SATURDAY, FEB. 13

● Ponoka Senior Drop-In Centre jam sessions are held Saturdays from 1-4 p.m. next on Feb. 13. Lots of dancing. Refreshments and snacks. Please bring snacks.

Phone Linda at 403-783-8461. ● Senior Citizens Downtown House musical jam session, dance, and a sing-along will be featured on Feb. 13, from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Admission $2.50, includes coffee, tea and goodies. Call 403-346-4043 ● Royal Canadian Air Force Association Members meet at noon on the second Saturday of the month at the ABC Country Restaurant for a luncheon and business meeting. Guests are welcome. Next meeting is Feb. 13. The association preserves and perpetuates the traditions of the Royal Canadian Air Force and advocates a proficient and well eqipped air force in Canada. The local

703 Wing provides a forum for serving former participants in military and civil aviation and a meeting of like minded people. Contact All at 403-341-3253, or email to amlow@shaw.ca ● Games Day at Red Deer Royal Canadian Legion is offered every Saturday from 1-4 p.m. Enjoy board games, cards, and more.

Bring extended family and friends or come for time of fun for all ages. Contact Bev at 403342-0035. ● Flag Day Cake: Saturday Feb. 13. Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Canadian Flag with a piece of cake at the Red Deer Legion from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. ● Senior Citizens Downtown House.

Cribbage every Thursday at 1:30 p.m.; Whist every Friday at 1:30 p.m. with a tournament on Feb. 19; 500 every Monday and Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. with a tournament on Feb. 29; Fun Contact Bridge every Wednesday at 1 p.m. Games cost $3. Tournaments cost $6.

A Chicken Supper will be held on Feb. 19 at 5:30 p.m. for a cost of $12 in advance. A jam session will be featured on Feb. 13 at 1:30 p.m. for $2.50. Phone 403-346-4042. ● Valentine Tea & Bake Sale Feb. 13 at Mirror United Church at 2 p.m. Visions Country Gospel. $10. For info call Gale 788-3835.

SUNDAY, FEB. 14

● Second Gear Club is hosting Motorcycle, ATV & UTV ice race on Gull Lake (Parkland Beach) Sunday, Feb. 14 at 11:00 a.m. Extreme racing of over 100km/hrs. Hot Concession Bourbon Street BBQ on site. $5/pp, kids 12 & under FREE-PIT ACCESS FREE. ● Stettler Ranch Rodeo Competition will be held on Feb. 14 starting at 11 a.m. for various events including branding, sorting, penning,trailer loading, doctoring. Teams of four welcome. Must have at least one female per team. Entry fee is $400 per team.

A deposit of $100 is needed to hold a spot.

Register at Stettler Agricultural Office, 403742-6288. First 14 teams accepted. Free to watch. Food bank donations encouraged.

Family Day sleigh rides will be offered if weather permits from 1 to 4 p.m. at Stettler Agriculture SocietyGrounds. Coffee, hot chocolate, and more provided. Food bank donations encouraged for sleigh rides. ● Erskine Seniors Jam Session is held the second Sunday of each month - nextFeb. 14 - from 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. at Odd Fellows Hall. Jam for free. Dance or listen for $3

per person. Contact Gord at 403-742-5207. ● The Spruce View and District Lions Club Annual Cutter Rally Sun. Feb. 14, 2016. Registration 11 a.m.; Rally starts at 12:00 noon at Double Tree Village (9 miles west of Spruce View on Hyw. 54 to RR 41 then North to Village). Call Ray Stanton at 403-728-3875 for more info.

MONDAY, FEB. 15

● Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery requires volunteers to work at MAGapalooza: DIY Theatre on Feb. 15 from 1-4 p.m., with set up on Feb. 14. Contact abbey.cruikshankl@reddeer.ca or call 403-309-8405. ● Red Deer Flying Club meets the third Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the building north of the Terminal Building at Red Deer Airport. The next meeting will on Feb. 15. See www.reddeerflyingclub.org. Phone 403-350-5511.

TUESDAY, FEB. 16

● Golden West Drop-In in Spruce View.

Activities: Tuesday - line dancing. 10 a.m. to noon, and Bridge 1-4 p.m.; first and third Wednesdays - West Country Ink, and fourth Wednesday - cribbage, 2 p.m.; first Thursday - general meeting at 2 p.m. Coffee every morning at 8:30 a.m. and Wednesday at 10 a.m. For more info call Ruth 403-728-3482. ● Red Deer Celiac Support Group meets in the coffee lounge at the south location of Sobeys Inc. on the third Tuesday of every month starting at 7 p.m. next on Feb. 17. Those sensitive and allergic to gluten are invited to come out and find out more about Celiac disease, gluten free diets and products, support, fellowship, coffee and goodies.

See www.celiac.ca or contact Clarice at 403346-6235. ● Lacombe and District Garden Club meets the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at lacombe Memorial Centre. Phone Pamela at 403-782-5061 or email pamela.d.neumann@gmail.com

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 17

● Red Deer Legion Old-Time Dance with Black Velvet on Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. Cost is $7, or $13.95 with buffet starting at 5 p.m.

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person who was shot that night and called for Sirhan’s release.

The decision came after Sirhan answered questions from the California parole panel for about three hours in a small, windowless conference room.

Commissioners concluded Sirhan did not show adequate remorse or understand the enormity of his crime.

“This crime impacted the nation, and I daresay it impacted the world,” commissioner Brian Roberts said. “It was a political assassination of a viable Democratic presidential candidate.”

During the hearing, the 71-year-old Sirhan stuck to his previous account that he did not remember the

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He said he recalled being in the hotel then going to his car and returning after realizing he had too much to drink. He said he became interested in a female and they drank coffee in a hotel pantry.

“It’s all vague now,” Sirhan told the parole panel.

“I’m sure you all have it in your records, I can’t deny it or confirm it, I just wish this whole thing had never taken place.”

Sirhan, a native of Jerusalem, listened intently during most of the hearing, turning testy when commissioners pressed him on his memory.

REGISTRATIONS LOCAL EVENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS go to bkticketcentre.ca, phone 403-755-6626 or drop in to Black Knight Inn. Tickets are also available one hour before every performance at the box office at the Arts Centre & Welikoklad Event Centre. ● Central Alberta Singles Club is sponsoring a dance on Feb. 27 at Royal Canadian Legion Innisfail Hall. Music by Flashback Freddie. 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 or Bob at 403-304-7440. ● Sunday at Seven concert at Burman University features Joachim Segger on piano and organ on March 13, 7 p.m. Tickets at door; $25 for adults, $15 for seniors and $10 for students with ID. ● Day Camps and Stay Camps for ages 10-18 will be offered by Red Deer College throughout the summer. Overnight camps include filmmaking, video game design and visual arts and music. Visit rdc.ab.ca/summercamps to find dates and details or call 403-356-4900. ● Red Deer Learning Circle is a program designed to teach life skills to adults with developmental disabilities. For more information call Lexi or Dixie at 403-358-7816. ● Volunteer Central is offering professional development for those in the marketing and managing of nonprofit organizations. The Feb. 22 session is entitled Marketing for Nonprofits, Feb. 29 and March 1, is Volunteer Management Foundations, and on March 21 the session is ethical and Fiscal Management for Volunteer Managers. See www.volunteercentral.ca or phone 403-346-3710. ● The Bower Community Association will present a free legal clinic for both landlords and tenants at the Bower Hall.

Please register at newbowerevents@gmail.com or call Jesse at 403-877-1436. ● Lacombe Leadership Prayer Breakfast will be held on Feb. 18 at Lacombe Memorial Centre from 7 to 8:30 a.m.

Guests of honour include Eric Rajah, founder of A Better World, Steve Christie, mayor of Lacombe, Fire Chief ed van Delden and Police Chief Steve Muray. Tickets are $25 ordered online at www.lacombeprayerbreakfast.ca, or by phone at 403-782-2910, or 403-318-6271. ● Honk — a new twist on the traditional tale of the Ugly Duckling — will be presented by Cornerstone Youth Theatre.

Scheduled performances are 7 p.m. on Feb. 26, 27, March 4 and 5. Matinees at 3 p.m. go on Feb. 27 and March 5. Tickets are $14 at the door or in advance by calling 403-986-2981. ● 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.

Tickets now available for an evening includes a champagne reception with live entertainments, buffet dinner and dessert table, raffles, silent auction and live auction of locally made cake creations.Patrons are invited to support local children with special needs and purchase tickets. A table of eight is $750 or $100 per person from inquiries@aspirespecialneeds.

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Men and spouses are welcome. Phone 403-350-5511 ● Dance to the music of Silver & Gold, Thurs. Feb. 18, 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. at Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre 4620-47 A Ave., Red Deer, AB. Admission $7/per person.

Everyone Welcome. For more info please call 403-341-4672, 403-347-6165 or 403-342-2875.

ca. All inquires may phone 403-340-2602 or see aspirespeicalneeds.ca/edd. ● Friends of the Red Deer Regional Hospital present medium Colette Baron-Reid with Messages From Spirit on April 9, 7 p.m. at the Memorial Centre. Tickets are $94.15 and are available through the Black Knight Ticket Centre or Present Trends Gift Shop in the hospital. All profits from this event go to patient care and comfort at the Red Deer Regional Hospital. ● Soroptimist International of Central Alberta Mother-Daughter conference will be offered on Feb. 27 at Red Deer College. Cost is $20 for moms or female adult with daughters age 12 to 14. The keynote speaker is Karen Lassen author of “Women Embracing Brilliance.” Other sessions include healthy relationships, bullying, self-harming, financial literacy nutrition and more. For more information or to register, email soroptimistCAB@outlook.com or call Dianne at 403588-8806 or Bonnie at 403-704-0625. ● An International Night of Comedy will be presented by HJ Cody High School on Apr. 8, 7 p.m. in the fine arts centre of HJ Cody High School in Sylvan Lake. Evening includes Ken Valgardson, comedian, a silent auction, appetizers and desserts. Tickets, $25, are available at the school office.

Email arouthier@cesd73.ca for more information. ● Visit the Volunteer Central website to find the perfect volunteer opportunity. Currently, volunteers are needed for the Red Deer and District SPCA, the Red Deer Arena celebration, Bethany Care Society, the Canadian Diabetes Association, Shalom Counselling Centre, Blackfalds Winterfest, a charity bonspiel, Relay for Life, Pet Therapy visitor, Magdalene House event, daffodil campaign and for the Decadent Desserts event. For these and other volunteer roles, visit www. volunteercentral.ca and search communities and areas of interest to find a suitable volunteer position. Phone 403-3463710. ● Alberta Health Services offers local resident the Quitcore program to assist with the quitting of tobacco use. Quitcore will be offered from 2:30 to 4 p.m. on Thursdays starting Feb. 25 at Johnstone Community Health Centre. To register call 1-866-710-7848 or go online to www.albertaquits.ca

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● Red Deer River Watershed Alliance Ambassador Breakfast will be held on Feb. 19, 8 to 9 a.m. a.m. at RDRWAoffice 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-Project AWESOME (A Watershed Environmental System of Municipal Excellence) - one of the prototype teams engaged in Project Blue Thumb, and they will be speaking about their project.Their goal is to enable change so that municipalities have the capacity to protect and restore watershed features (e.g. wetlands/riparian areas) in order to improveor maintain surface and groundwater quality. RSVP to info@ rdrwa.ca or call Kelly at 403-340-7379 by noon on Feb. 17. ● Gamblers Anonymous meets every Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Red Deer Regional Hospital. Lower Level Room 504.

Contact rdgahomegroup@gmail.com see www.albertaga.net or phone the Alberta hotline at 1-855-222-5542. ● Norwegian Laft Hus is open Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Enjoy baking, gifts and much more at the log house with the sod roof behind the Red Deer Recreation Centre, south of the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery. Contact norwegianlafthus@gmail.com 403-347-2055 for info or to arrange different times to visit. ● Central Alberta Historical Society Program, Wed. Feb. 17, 7 p.m. at Red Deer Museum 4525 47A Ave. Topic: Celebrating Black History Month. Speaker: Bertrand Bickersteth “Defining Prairie Blackness in Alberta’s History”. For further info contact Lianne 403-347-1826 ● Life is Funny — Red Deer Comedians at The Hub on Ross — Wednesdays, next Feb.17. Come early early if you want to tell a few jokes. All ages and abilities welcome to watch or participate. Phone 403-340-4869.

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● Teachers’ Convention Day Camp will take place Feb. 18 and 19 at Kerry Wood Nature Centre from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

School aged children may join an interpreter for two fun filled days of nature exploration. Cost for both days is $85 per child.

Preregistration is required at 403-346-2010. ● Raw, Warm & Hearty Winter Food Workshop Sat. Feb. 20, 1-4 p.m.,Kerry Wood Nature Centre . Feed your body and your pocketbook this winter with ideas for healthy, filling meals and snacks. Registration required by Thurs. Feb. 18. $15 + GST/members; $17 + GST/non-members. Call 403346-2010 for more info or to register. ● Central Alberta Prostate Awareness and Support Group meets the third Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at Gaetz Memorial United Church in the parlour. The next meeting is Feb. 18. This group has experience and informa-

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Fifty years is a long LONG time to be in the car business.

He was very excited to come work with Rich at RDM. Rich Anderson had been the sales manager at Festival Ford and is currently the sales manager here at Red Deer Motors.

“Working with Ed for the past 25 years has been a privilege. Ed is one of a kind. There are not many people in the world like him. He is polite and genuine. He will be dearly missed at Red Deer Motors.”

Ed is known for his one-liners and the funny facts he often shares.

Throughout his life, he has watched the economy change for better and for worse but he has stuck with the car business because he loves cars.

He loves “putting the right people in the right vehicle.” He has put his heart and soul into the vehicles he has sold and into the customers he has met along the way.

The car business will not be the same without you Ed. We feel very fortunate to have had you here for 10 years. You have been an asset to our team and we look forward to hearing about how wonderful retirement is. Ed plans to relax and put his feet up. He says “I’m tired” and at 82 that is completely acceptable! Ed you have had an extraordinary career in the sales business and we wish you all the best on the next chapter!

You are one of a kind, and the staff here at Red Deer Motors will miss you very much!

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● Join Hands for Building a Future for Somali Children Gala Night will be held on Feb. 27 at Festival Hall from 6 to 10 p.m. Highlights include international buffet, keynote speaker Danielle Klooster, entertainment by Roses and Smoke by Kaylee Rose and Paeton Cameron, Vilma Hay-Dee and others, silent auction, 50/50 raffle, photo booth, door prizes and much more. Tickets are $40 each or a table of eight for $300.

Book online at www.educationforsomalia.com, with pick up at the door or at Little Start Restaurant or The Hub on Ross.

Sponsors welcome. Contact wilson.l.@me.com, or Zainab at 403-550-4067, Zainab.mohamoud@gmail.com. ● Narnia, a production by the students of St. Martin de Porres School will be presented at the Memorial Centre on Feb. 24 and 25 at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 per person or $40 for a family of four and are available at the school office.

For more information call Cathy at 403-347-5650. ● Granny Spiel will be held on March 23 at the Pidherney Centre. Registration for this bonspiel is March 11. Call 403346-3777 or email curling@reddeercurling.ca if you are a granny or eligible. ● Spot Light Night at the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum takes place on Feb. 12 from 8 to 10 p.m. Singles can join in challenges, games and trivial while wearing colours to represent their availability. Adults only. Admission is $5. For more information call 403-341-8614. ● Central Alberta Quilters’ Guild Twenty-Fifth Annual Quilt Show will be presented on April 1 and 2 at Parkland Pavilion Westerner Park. Show hours are Friday from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. All levels of quilters welcome to submit entries at centralalbertaquilters.org until March 5. Show coordinator is Cheryl at cgwhitten@shaw. ca, 403-347-0322. ● Raffle fundraiser offered by Friends of Generations Church in Jamaica runs until April 30. Enter to win one of four $500 merchant cards. Tickets are $10 and are available by contacting Dwayne by eamil at FSOGC@shaw.ca or call 403598-3021. ● Servus Credit Union Annual Bowl for Kids in support of Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Red Deer is seeking individuals, businesses, and groups to collect pledges, bowl, and join the festivities at Heritage Bowling Centre on March 8. To get involved, or find out more see www.bbbsreddeer.ca, or call 403-342-6500. ● Ponoka Moose Lodge Old-Time Dance will be held on third Saturday of each month, 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Cost is $12, ($10 for Moose members.) Finger food potluck lunch. Top name bands. See www.AlbertaDanceNews.com, or call Jean or Fred at 403-783-8587 for more information. Next dance is Feb. 20 featuring Country Gems. ● Red Deer College School of Creative Arts Showtime series presents The Piano: It”s For the Birds featuring Dave Wheeler and at Mainstage at 7:30 p.m. To find out more go online at www.rdc.ab.ca/showtime or to purchase tickets

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Resolution coming in deadly hit and run PENHOLD MAN ACCUSED OF RUNNING OVER RED DEER WOMAN RESULTING IN HER DEATH AND FLEEING THE SCENE

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF

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With the bigger issues resolved, all that’s left is the finer details in a plea deal for a man accused of driving over and killing a Red Deer woman.

Defence counsel Maurice Collard said he had received a resolution proposal from Crown Prosecutor Ed Ring on Wednesday in Red Deer provincial.

Collard’s client, Jason John Powell, 40, is charged with four offences relating to the death of Chasity Holman, 41.

Holman was killed near the Pen-

hold Multiplex on Nov. 5, 2015. Police allege Powell hit Holman while driving a vehicle.

Powell is charged with dangerous driving causing death, impaired driving causing death, refusing to provide a breath sample causing death and disqualified driving. Innisfail RCMP confirmed Powell was convicted of driving while having a blood alcohol content over 0.08 on June 18, 2014. As a result he was disqualified from driving.

Collard told judge Jim Mitchell he

received a resolution proposal from Ring on Tuesday. Collard said the proposed deal contained mostly big picture elements and there were several small unresolved issues left to hammer out.

Powell appeared by closed circuit television from the Edmonton Remand Centre wearing orange prison coveralls.

Collard asked for a week adjournment to fine tune the plea deal and from there a date for Powell to enter pleas would be set.

Mitchell granted the adjournment to Feb. 17 in Red Deer provincial

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Innisfail RCMP were called to the multiplex at 5:45 p.m. on Nov 5, 2015 to a report of a pedestrian hit by a car.

According to witnesses the car with one occupant struck the pedestrian and tried to leave the area. In its attempt to leave, the car became stuck on a nearby berm and the driver fled from the scene on foot.

Police arrived on scene and arrested the suspect nearby without incident.

Holman was transported to hospital, but died of her injuries. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

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With the most comfortable seat in the house Briella Sharp kicks back and puts her feat up as her brother Jaxon watches a hockey game at the Arena in Red Deer on Tuesday. The two were taking in the Heritage Junior B Hockey League playoff action with their grandmother Cindy MacKenzie and their mother Shauna Sharp.

Although they are from Red Deer the family was cheering on the Ponoka Stampeders as they took on the Red Deer Vipers in Game 1 of their best-of-three series. Red Deer won 7-0. Game 2 was set for Wednesday night in Ponoka. Game 3, if necessary, is back at the Red Deer Arena at 8 p.m. on Saturday.

Lacombe to borrow $3.36M for arena reno

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF

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City of Lacombe will borrow $3.36 million to bankroll major upgrades to arena dressing rooms.

Council approved a borrowing bylaw on Monday, clearing the way for the project to overhaul cramped dressing rooms in one of the city’s twin arenas.

Last December, city council approved a 7,000-square-foot addition for five new dressing rooms and improved storage. The Bentley Generals — who

plan to move to Lacombe next season — will be among the teams to take advantage of the new space.

The city was already well into a $10.3-million project to upgrade the aquatic centre, arenas and lobby areas when it took another look at the dressing room situation.

Council considered dressing room improvements — but rejected them as too costly — when debating the multiplex upgrades last year.

But that was before tenders came in

$1 million lower than expected.

To create the new dressing rooms, about nine metres will be added to the east side of the arena. The existing, cramped dressing rooms will be turned into storage areas, referee rooms and locker rooms.

New dressing rooms will be 40 to 80 per cent larger than the rooms they are replacing, which were tucked in under the stands and reached by a narrow hallway.

The dressing room earmarked for the Bentley Generals will be the largest. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

City looking for Ross Street Patio musicians With patio season fast approaching, the city is looking for local musicians to take the stage at the Ross Street Patio this summer.

Peter McGee, Special Events Programmer, said this year we are looking for local, original and interactive bands.

“We know how much great talent Red Deer and area has to offer, and we look forward to bringing that talent to the patio once again,” he said.

Local musicians are invited to apply for a performance time at one of the four summer concerts. The concert series runs from June through September on the first Friday of each month.

It features live music from all genres.

“This popular summer event has proven to be a great place for local emerging artists to gain exposure, hone their performance skills and earn some money,” said McGee. “We are excited to once again bring our downtown core to life with this vibrant concert series.”

Applications can be downloaded

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The deadline for applications is April 1.

Participating artists will receive an honorarium for their work.

This marks the fifth year of the Ross Street Patio Parties in Red Deer’s downtown core.

For more information about the Ross Street Patio Parties visit www. reddeer.ca/RossStreetPatio.

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and enter and shots fired near Hwy 11 and Range Road 265.

Jones faces several firearms charges as well as possession of stolen property. He appeared in Red Deer provincial court on Wednesday.

He was held in custody for a short time after his arrest, but was granted release pending the outcome of the charges. However, he is alleged to have missed a court date and a warrant was issued for his arrest.

Appearing on Wednesday, by closed circuit television from the Edmonton Remand Centre, he is back in custody.

His counsel, Maurice Collard, told judge Jim Mitchell that Jones had a desire to resolve the matters.

A proposed resolution has been provided by the Crown Prosecutor.

Jones’ matter was adjourned to Feb. 17 in Red Deer provincial court.

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A community plan to tackle urban Aboriginal issues is in the works.

The Red Deer Urban Aboriginal Voices Society will host a strategic conversation on the issues facing Aboriginal living in the city today at the Pidherney Centre (E- 4725-43rd Street) from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

All service providers and community members are welcome to attend.

Pamela Taylor, co-ordinator, said the issues will be identified under housing, education, employment, justice, youth and family. At the end of the session, the group will prioritize items and pen an action plan to address the issues.

The project stems from the 2008

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Plea deal close to done in break and enter case A plea deal could be completed as early as next week for a man accused of firearms offences related to a break and enter east of Red Deer.

Steven Jones, 36, of no fixed address was one of three people arrested on Nov. 26, 2015 after a report of a break

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No Red Deer Mounties were hurt when a truck they were chasing ran over two spike belts and crashed into two police cars and a garbage truck.

The suspect was later arrested by the Edmonton Police Service, but only after local RCMP had identified the suspect and issued multiple warrants.

Red Deer RCMP said on Feb. 2 at about 4 p.m. they responded to a report of a suspicious truck in a parking lot at 60th Street and 51st Avenue. Police on scene confirmed the truck had been reported stolen on Feb. 1 from Red Deer.

Two spike belts were laid at the parking lot exit before they approached the parked truck. The truck accelerated toward the officers, narrowly missing them. The truck then drove over the spike belts, turned toward the RCMP vehicles and rammed two of them and a garbage truck that was also in the parking lot.

The truck fled east on 60th Street towards Gaetz Avenue on two flattened tires. With the driver refusing to stop for police, the truck ran a red light at 61st Street, colliding with two civilian vehicles stopped at the light.

RCMP ended their pursuit for public safety reasons. No one was injured in the vehicle carnage of near-collisions and collisions.

The truck was found abandoned in an alley near Newton Crescent. Police identified the truck driver and issued warrants. Edmonton Police arrested him on Tuesday.

Jared Michael Lee McLeod, 22, of Red Deer is charged with 14 offences.

These charges include three counts of possession of stolen property under $5,000, two counts of mischief over $5,000 and one count each of assault on a police officer with a weapon, mischief under $5,000, flight from police, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, possession of stolen property over $5,000, possession of bear spray for a dangerous purpose, failing to comply with a probation order, failing to remain at the scene of a collision and running a red light.

McLeod will appear in Red Deer provincial court today. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

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BY ADVOCATE STAFF Town of Innisfail’s plan to upgrade its digs is on track.

Council awarded a $121,000 contract on Monday to Red Deer-based JMAA Architecture to design, tender and oversee renovations and expansion of the town’s administration building.

The project is expected to cost $1.275 million.

Innisfail’s council and staff have outgrown their existing 35-year-old building. Council approved going ahead with a replacement during budget discussions in December.

Mayor Brian Spiller and Councillors Patt Churchill and Heather Taylor have been appointed to the building committee for the project.

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Hoping to survive in South Carolina REPUBLICAN HOPEFULS LOOK TO HANG ON AS PRIMARIES MOVE ON

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS COLUMBIA, S.C. — Republican businessman Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders moved on Wednesday after commanding wins in the first-in-the-nation New Hampshire primary, and the Republican field contracted with announcements that Carly Fiorina and Chris Christie would drop out of the race.

All signs point to a drawn-out battle in the state-by-state contests following Trump’s resounding victory in New Hampshire. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, under immense pressure to prove himself after a devastating fifth-place finish, was looking for a fight that could last for months or even spill into the first contested Republican national convention since 1976.

“We very easily could be looking at May — or the convention,” Rubio campaign manager Terry Sullivan told The Associated Press.

If Trump had Republicans on edge, Democrats were feeling no less queasy. Rejected in New Hampshire, Hil-

lary Clinton sought redemption in Nevada, where a more diverse group of voters awaited her and Bernie Sanders.

Sanders, a Vermont senator and self-proclaimed democratic socialist, raised $5 million-plus in less than a day after his New Hampshire triumph. The contributions came mostly in small-dollar amounts, his campaign said, illustrating the resources he’ll have to fight Clinton to a bitter end.

Both Clinton and Sanders — the first Jew to win a presidential primary — worked to undercut each other among African-Americans and Hispanics with less than two weeks until the Democratic contests in Nevada and South Carolina. Clinton’s campaign deployed South Carolina state Rep. Todd Rutherford to vouch for her support for minorities.

“Secretary Clinton has been involved in South Carolina for the last 40 years,” Rutherford said. “Bernie Sanders has talked about these issues for the last 40 days.”

Sanders, meanwhile, met with the Rev. Al Sharpton, a civil rights activist,

at a Harlem restaurant.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, the conservative firebrand and victor in the leadoff Iowa caucuses, returned to the centre of the fracas after largely sitting out New Hampshire.

He drew contrasts with Trump as he told a crowd of 500 in Myrtle Beach that Texans and South Carolinians are more alike than not.

“We love God, we’re gun owners, military veterans and we’re fed up with what’s happening in Washington,” Cruz said.

Far behind in New Hampshire voting, former Hewlett-Packard CEO Fiorina dropped out, and a spokeswoman for New Jersey Gov. Christie said his race was over, too. But a sizeable field remained.

Almost all the Republicans have spent months building complex campaigns and blanketing airwaves in South Carolina, which heralds the start of the Republican campaign’s foray into the South. After that primary on Feb. 20, seven Southern states including Georgia and Virginia will anchor the Super Tuesday primaries on

March 1, with a large number of delegates at stake.

Rubio’s campaign has looked forward to South Carolina. Yet his path grew far trickier after a fifth-place New Hampshire letdown, which terminated talk of Republican leaders quickly uniting behind him as the strongest alternative to “outsiders” Trump and Cruz.

His campaign’s suggestion that the race could veer a contested convention seemed to signal to mainstream Republicans that the party would be ill-served by allowing the Trump phenomenon to last much longer. Republican officials have already had early discussions about such a July scenario, which could be triggered if no candidate secures a majority of delegates by convention time.

For Gov. John Kasich, whose second-place showing was New Hampshire’s primary stunner, the task was to convert newfound interest into support in a state ideologically distant from his native Ohio. With a minimal South Carolina operation compared to his rivals, Kasich must work quickly.

Elephant rampages through Indian town A wild elephant that strayed into the town moves through the streets as people follow at Siliguri in West Bengal state, India, Wednesday. The elephant had wandered from the Baikunthapur forest crossing roads and a small river before entering the town. The panicked elephant ran amok, trampling parked cars and motorbikes before it was tranquilized.

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North Korea on Sunday launched a rocket that the world sees as a banned test of ballistic missile technology.

The South’s Unification Ministry says about 130 South Koreans are planning to enter Kaesong on Thursday to begin shutdown work, and that nearly 70 South Koreans who had been staying there would be leaving.

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — South Korean workers on Thursday began shutting down a jointly run industrial park in North Korea, a move that will end, at least temporarily, the Koreas’ last major co-operation project as punishment over Pyongyang’s recent rocket launch.

It was unclear how long the shutdown at the industrial complex in the border city of Kaesong would last, or even how long it would take South Korean companies to close down.

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Elephants are increasingly coming into contact with people in India, as the human population of 1.25 billion soars and cities and towns grow at the expense of jungles and other elephant habitats. In India and Sri Lanka, more than 400 elephants and 250 humans are killed each year.

On Wednesday, another wild elephant trampled a farmer to death in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. The farmer had been sleeping in his paddy field when the elephant appeared, police told Press Trust of India.

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As the frightened elephant ran amok, trampling parked cars and motorbikes, crowds of people gathered to watch from balconies and roof tops. Some followed from a distance as the elephant moved through the streets.

“The elephant was scared and was trying to go back to the jungle,” said Papaiya Sarkar, a 40-yearold homemaker who watched the elephant amble down a street near her home.

The elephant had wandered from the Baikunthapur forest, crossing roads and a small river before entering the town of Siliguri in West Bengal state.

Divisional Forest Officer Basab Rai said the female elephant appeared to be a loner without a herd, and was likely searching for food when it strayed into the town.

He said it did not attack any people, and appeared to be afraid of them. After several hours, it became clear the elephant was unable to find its way back to the forest.

Authorities eventually shot the elephant three times with a tranquilizer gun and used a crane to lift it into a truck once it had calmed down.

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Joshua Botticelli and two of his friends planned to open it for one day in June. But, after more than 50,000 people said on Facebook they wanted or planned to go, the trio decided to extend its run to at least three days.

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TORONTO — This summer in Toronto, Seinfeld fans will be able to dine at replica of Monk’s Cafe, while Friends enthusiasts will have the chance to get their caffeine fix at Central Perk.

The iconic fictional hangout re-creations are part of a trend as entrepreneurs and restaurateurs evoke nostalgia to lure in customers — a marketing ploy often used in retail.

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Millennials and their taste for artisanal products have helped boost craft beer’s popularity, according to Donna Dooher, president and CEO of Restaurants Canada.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — The family farm is going high-tech.

From robotic milking machines to data-gathering drones, industry watchers say technology is making agriculture more precise and efficient as farmers push for increased profits and yields.

“There’s a whole confluence of technologies that are adding a lot of value on the farm quickly,” said Aki Georgacacos, co-founder of Calgary-based Avrio Capital.

The venture capital firm focuses on agriculture and food innovations, and Georgacacos says changes like fine-detailed mapping and sensors for everything from soil moisture to fuel use are just beginning.

“We’re not even scratching the surface,” he said, adding an older generation of farmers have been slow to adopt new techniques.

But that’s changing.

“Right now we’re at a bit of an inflection point, where we’ve moved beyond early adopters and we’re moving now into fast followers, and so we’re getting to a point where the rate at which some of this technology is accepted is accelerating.”

On Monday, Avrio Capital finished raising $110 million in late-stage venture capital that it plans to invest in the next wave of farm-tech companies.

One of them is Fredericton, N.B.based Resson Aerospace, which has developed drone-based crop monitoring to know when fields need to be sprayed or watered.

Another is Winnipeg-based Farmers Edge, which 10 years ago was based out of Wade Barnes’s basement in rural Manitoba, where he and co-founder Curtis MacKinnon were pushing to make local farms more efficient.

Barnes started introducing farmers to technology that allowed them to apply varying amounts of fertilizer on their fields depending on where it was most needed.

“That was quite revolutionary back in 2005,” Barnes said in an interview.

Today, the company has evolved into what Barnes says is one of the biggest in the world working in farm data management, using cloud computing to crunch numbers from soil sensors, satellite imagery, weather stations and other inputs to make farms more efficient. in January, Farmers Edge secured a $58 million investment from investors including Japanese conglomerate Mitsui & Co. and Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

“The next big revolution in agriculture is big data,” said Barnes from southern Russia, where he was setting up another satellite office for the company now operating on four continents.

Already, he said, farmers are seeing 30 per cent increases in productivity by using the data available, and the technology is only getting more accessible.

A system that five years ago would have cost $15 to $25 an acre now costs under $5, said Barnes.

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Federal shortfalls could total $90B: bank study

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS The country’s dampened economic prospects could put the Liberal government on pace for $90 billion in deficits over its four-year mandate, a new report said Wednesday.

Research by the National Bank of Canada predicts the public books will sink deeper into the red due to the combination of a hobbled economy and Liberal promises of billions in fiscal stimulus.

The report offers a look at the degree of pre-budget fiscal pressure on the new government, which faces the dilemma of juggling election vows with the reality of the fading economy. The Liberals’ first budget is expected late next month.

“Repeated downgrades to the national growth outlook have … dealt a heavy blow to the federal budget balance,” wrote Warren Lovely, the bank’s managing director of public

sector research.

To help illustrate the impact of lowered expectations, Lovely said if the bank’s worsening economic forecasts eventually unfold, then Ottawa could lose $50 billion in revenue over the next four years. He said the current environment of lower-than-expected interest rates will help offset the cost “a bit.”

His $90-billion shortfall figure also accounts for Liberal electoral commitments, which he says amounted to $38 billion in new spending over four years.

The Liberals have promised to run deficits in the coming years in order to help them spend $17.4 billion over their first mandate on infrastructure projects. They predict the plan to create jobs and generate economic growth.

Since coming to power, however, the Liberals have shied away from their election vow to keep annual deficits under $10 billion as the economy

continues to falter amid falling commodity prices.

The Liberals have also promised to balance the budget in the fourth year of their mandate — a goal Lovely says will be difficult to accomplish without tax hikes or spending cuts.

In a December interview, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau insisted his pledge to balance the books in four years was “very” cast in stone.

Trudeau also said he would live up to the other fiscal “anchor” of lowering the debt-to-GDP ratio in every year of its mandate.

Balancing the books will be a tougher task than lowering the debt-to-GDP ratio, which represents a government’s capacity to pay back debt. Experts say by targeting debt-to-GDP, the Liberals can produce annual deficits of up to $25 billion in the coming years and still lower the ratio as long as the economy grows at a decent pace.

Federal delay on reform led to $3B lawsuit: aboriginal leaders

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Aboriginal leaders say seven years of federal foot-dragging over reform to an agency in charge of oil and gas on reserve lands is at least partly behind a $3-billion lawsuit filed against Ottawa this week.

“Nine times out of 10 we have to wait for government,” said Stephen Buffalo of the Indian Resource Council, which is negotiating the reforms with Ottawa.

“When they want something from us, they get it in two minutes. When

we want something from them, it could take two months.”

Two First Nations filed a lawsuit in Federal Court earlier this week that alleges Indian Oil and Gas Canada has been mismanaging the development of energy resources on reserve lands for years.

The agency is responsible for almost every aspect of energy development on First Nations land — promoting development, negotiating deals, issuing licences, collecting royalties and monitoring activity.

The Onion Lake and Poundmaker Cree bands claim the agency failed to

promote and properly exploit their energy resources and also failed to protect them from being drained by wells adjacent to aboriginal land.

Those concerns were directly addressed by legislation passed by the previous federal government, but it has never come into force.

Indian Oil and Gas Canada, which controls energy production on 76 First Nations and collected more than $150 million on their behalf in 2013-14, was the subject of major reform legislation that passed in 2009. The law remains in limbo as bureaucrats and aboriginal leaders wrangle over regulations.

Taxi drivers in Montreal descend on airport to protest against Uber

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Taxi drivers protested against Uber outside of Trudeau Airport in Montreal, on Wednesday. Traffic was disrupted at the airport as the taxi drivers hope to force Quebec’s government to make a change.

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Montreal taxi and limousine drivers targeted the city’s airport Wednesday as part of their protest against Uber, promising to increase pressure tactics if the company doesn’t suspend operations.

Drivers descended on Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport in the morning and refused to pick up passengers arriving in the city, leaving travellers stranded on the taxi platform.

The protest lasted a few hours and no flights were disrupted.

A spokesman for the cabbies, Benoit Jugand, said Uber is allowed to operate at the airport, even though the taxi industry has a $2.5-million contract with the agency that runs the facility.

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not welcome in Quebec,” Jugand told a news conference. “We have laws that are clear and we want them to be respected…The people who work in the taxi industry, mothers and fathers, are people who respect laws.”

The airport authority later issued a statement to say Uber is not available at the airport.

California-based Uber is an appbased business that operates in 40 Canadian communities as well as around the world.

It allows people to request rides over their phones and sets them up with drivers who use their personal vehicles. Getting an Uber ride is typically cheaper than taking a taxi.

Cabbies are concerned that Uber drivers have an unfair advantage because they’re not subject to licensing and insurance rules.

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The S&P/TSX composite index fell 96.93 points to 12,185.72, its fourth consecutive losing session. The Canadian dollar was off 0.28 of a U.S. cent at 71.77 cents US. Oil continued its downward trajectory, with the March contract losing another 49 cents to settle at US$27.45 a barrel. The last time the price of benchmark crude hovered around these levels was more than a decade ago when it slumped to US$26.96 a barrel in September 2003.

Other commodities were also negative, with March natural gas shedding five cents to US$2.05 per mmBtu, while April gold fell $4 to US$1,194.60 a troy ounce.

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Yellen repeated the Fed’s confidence that the U.S. economy was on track for stronger growth and a rebound in inflation, but that there were still global concerns, particularly for China’s economic outlook and currency. “It is fairly obvious that the Fed is not likely to reverse course on the rates rise,� said Jean-Francois Dion, vice-president and portfolio manager at RBC World Markets. “This idea of the Fed actually cutting rates in response to the growing global risks surfacing in markets is fairly unlikely.�

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

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 12,185.72, down 96.93 points Dow — 15,914.74, down 99.64 points S&P 500 — 1,851.86, down 0.35 of a point Nasdaq — 4,283.59, up 14.83 points Currencies: Cdn — 71.77 cents US, down 0.28 of a cent Pound — C$2.0248, up 1.78 cents Euro — C$1.5735, up 0.63 of a cent Euro — US$1.1293, up 0.01 of a cent Oil futures:

Manufacturing’s rebound faces ‘significant’ structural hurdles: federal memo OTTAWA — Amid hopes that Canadian manufacturing will drive economic growth in a country reeling from low oil prices, internal federal documents warn the sector’s rebirth is staring at “significant� structural obstacles.

In a recent memo addressed to Economic Development Minister Na-

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Barley (Western): March ‘16 unchanged $190.00 May ‘16 unchanged $194.00 July ‘16 unchanged $196.00 Oct. ‘16 unchanged $196.00 Dec. ‘16 unchanged $196.00 March ‘17 unchanged $196.00 May ‘17 unchanged $196.00 July ‘17 unchanged $196.00 Oct. ‘17 unchanged $196.00 Dec. ‘17 unchanged $196.00 March ‘18 unchanged $196.00.

Wednesday’s estimated volume of trade: 808,920 tonnes of canola 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley). Total: 808,920.

vdeep Bains, advisers point to industry hurdles that include low productivity, poor innovation, a failure to scale up and weak participation in global value chains.

The fate of Canadian manufacturing will have consequences that reach beyond the industry, the briefing note says. “The manufacturing sector is a cornerstone of the economy and a catalyst for broader economic activity,� it notes, identifying several “hot issues� for the new minister.

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FARM: Sensor technology Cheaper technology and advancements in productivity are more important than ever as pressure mounts on the world’s food systems, says Viacheslav Adamchuk, an associate professor in McGill University’s bioresource engineering department. “We are not going to see more arable land land is all allocated. The population is growing, the climate is changing,� he said.

Adamchuk’s research has focused on sensor technology in farming, which he says has come down dramatically in price in recent years while at the same time growing in precision.

He estimates that farmers can shave off at least 10 per cent — and upwards of 40 per cent — of their input costs on things like fertilizer, seeds and water thanks to global positioning systems and sensors that allow them to use those resources only where needed. “You can maintain the same yield with less inputs,� said Adamchuk.

Stan Blade, dean of the University of Alberta’s faculty of agricultural, life and environmental sciences, says innovation is key for the future of farming. “The farmers who succeed are the ones who are going to incorporate new technologies,� he said. “Auto-steered tractors, yield monitors on combines — I mean we’re all using those things now because it just makes us that much more efficient.

They decrease labour, they make things more efficient, they make things safer, so it just presents a whole array of new opportunities for producers that are involved in generating these yields.�

UBER: Urged to stop operating The Quebec branch of the United Steelworkers union, which represents many Montreal cab drivers, wants to pressure the province into forcing Uber to stop operating during upcoming legislative hearings into the taxi industry.

The cabbies say they will stop their protests if Uber suspends its operations during the commission’s work.

On Wednesday, Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre called for a “truce� between the taxi industry and Uber, adding the company should “stop its activities� during the legislative inquiry. “We don’t want this to get out of hand or for the worst to happen,� he said. “It’s a very emotional situation and I think we can all sit down and talk in a calm way.�

Quebec Transport Minister Jacques Daoust said he wants Uber to stop its “illegal� activities.

Daoust noted that the government has already seized 1,000 cars operated

by Uber drivers.

Uber Canada spokesman Jean-Christophe de Le Rue said it was “unfortunate� Coderre was “seeking to protect the monopoly interests of the taxi industry while overlooking the majority of Montrealers who have made clear their desire for safe, reliable and affordable transportation options.�

The controversy surrounding Uber has raged across the country, with Edmonton city council recently approving a bylaw that would allow it and similar companies to operate legally.

The bylaw takes effect March 1 and includes two licences: one for firms called private transportation providers and the other for taxis.

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25

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Old Milwaukee beer 20070688

38

97 24 cans

Coors Light beer

24 x 355 mL

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55

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Kokanee beer 8 x 355 mL

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20

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Rickard’s Taster’s beer 20504059

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Obituaries DOJAHN Lorraine It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Lorraine Dojahn on January 30, 2016 into the loving arms of her Heavenly Father.

Lorraine will be remembered by her loving devoted husband, Don and her treasured sons, Stephen (JodyLynn) and Curtis (Dawn). As well as her dear and loving grandchildren; Cole, Hannah, Mackenzie and Trinity as well as numerous relatives and friends. A celebration of life will take place at the Alliance Community Church in Sylvan Lake, AB on Saturday February 13, 2016 at 2:00 pm.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to STARS or the Stollery Children’s hospital.

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Lost

MISSING CAT Named Smokey; she is a grey tabby, in-door cat, tattoo in right ear & has 4 white paws. She went missing from Lord Close, Lancaster on Feb. 5, 2016.

MISSED VERY MUCH. Please call 403-346-9908 or 403-392-7059

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Found

KEY on a lanyard, found on Viscount Dr. Call to identity 403-309-7751

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Personals

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 403-347-8650 COCAINE ANONYMOUS 403-396-8298 NEED someone, perhaps a golfer interested in sharing a great condo downtown Palm Springs, Feb. 26-Mar. 26 or part of these dates. For details call 403-505-2899

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All this world would be like heaven, Just to have you back again.

Always remembered and dearly missed Your family HELEN PARK February 11, 1997 Nineteen years have passed since that sad day, When the one we loved was called away, God took her home; it was His will, But in our hearts she liveth still.

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Computer Personnel

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1580

Children's Items

BABY DOLL, large, rooted hair, sleep eyes, jointed arms & legs. $15.

403-314-9603 MICKEY MOUSE collectible items, 15 items in total, $30; ETHENIC Doll Collection, 9 dolls in total, $15.

403-314-9603

1590

Clothing

EquipmentHeavy

1630

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

1660

Firewood

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

PH. Lyle 403-783-2275 LOGS Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar, birch.

Price depends on location of delivery. Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346

1710

Household Appliances

MOVING DOLLIES, swivel, NEW 30x18* $30.

403-358-5568

Household Furnishings

1720

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1810

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Items To Give Away

1940

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FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

Houses/ Duplexes

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1178 SQ.FT 3 bdrm. main floor of house, c/w 5 appls, dble. att. heated garage, Lacombe, July 1st, n/s, $1350/mo. inclds. all utils. 403-782-2007 4 BDRM. house on Kingston Dr. $1400/mo. Ron 403-304-2255 4 BDRMS, 2 1/2 baths, single car garage, 5 appls, $1495/mo. in Red Deer.

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MOUNTVIEW upper level 3 bdrm. house, 5 appls., fenced yard, large deck, rent $1,300 incl. all utils. $900 s.d. Avail.

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SYLVAN Lake, 3 fully furn. rentals, garage, inclds. all utils., $1100 - $1600. + Private room. $550/ mo. “w/cable” 403-880-0210

1010

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1100

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1180

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Handyman Services

1200

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6 locations in Red Deer, well-maintained town32” SONY TV $20, Addi houses, lrg, 3 bdrm, water cooler $15, 2 table 11/2 bath, 4 + 5 appls. lamps $5/ea., to give Westpark, Kentwood, away, older fridge, works Highland Green, Riverside well 403-346-6303 Meadows. Rent starting at 50 - BRAND NEW turn $1100. For more info, buckles, hook and eye, phone 403-304-7576 or 9-3/8” $2.00 each 403-347-7545 call 403-728-3485 SOUTHWOOD PARK ELECTRIC heater, $15.

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TIMBER Gray Wolf/ Alaskan Malamute/PittBull Pups. $400. 403-742-7872

WIRELESS 360 degree M6 mode speaker from Veho. Connect with any electronic device, 1800 ma, rechargeable battery, built-in microphone with auto music interrupt, $100. 403-352-8811

1160

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1280

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1330

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1290

5* JUNK REMOVAL Property clean up 505-4777 GARAGE Doors Serviced 50% off. 403-358-1614

Plumbing & Heating

1330

JOURNEYMAN PLUMBER Exc. @ Reno’s, Plumb Pro Geary 403-588-2619

3030

Completely Reno’d 3 bdrm., 2 storey, Move in Now, don’t pay until March $1350 + utils, Chuck 403-357-0442

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1372

New Blackfalds Condo. 2 Bdrm/2 Bath. Main floor & 2nd floor options avail. 2 powered parking stalls.

Rent $1,400. Pets negotiable. Ask about rent incentives. 403-396-1688.

10 - 2am Private back entry

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1430

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3030

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1000-1430

Welcome Wagon

1760

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2 storey, 4912-53 St. large fenced yard, single car garage, 1 blk. from school, 3 blks. from main street, $1000/mo. + utils. $500 DD avail. immed. Call Corrinne to see. ~ RENTED. Call Don to rent. ~ RENTED.

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NEW deluxe 2 bdrm. walkout lower suite, n/s, only $1145/mo. 403-350-7421

NORMANDEAU 3 bdrm. townhouse, 4 appl., fenced yard, rent $1425, S.D. $900; incl. all util., avail.

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3050

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Suites

2 BDRM. bsmt. suite, $875 + $600. d.d. Westpark area, large windows n/s, no pets, utils. incld.

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4020

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LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111

MORRISROE MANOR 1 & 2 bdrm., Adult bldg. only, N/S, No pets. 403-596-2444

NEW Glendale reno’d 1 & 2 bdrm. apartments, rent $750, last month of lease free, immed. occupancy.

403-596-6000

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1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets.

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Lrg. Lot w/det. dbl. garage Fully Fenced. 6 appl.

Freshly painted.

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SERGE’S HOMES “OPENING” Feb 11 & 12, 2 - 5 pm Feb 13, 1 - 5 pm 6325 61 Ave. Red Deer Call Bob Pelletier 403-505-8050

Condos/ Townhouses

4040

3090

Need to Downsize? Brand Rooms New Valley Crossing ConFor Rent dos in Blackfalds. Main Áoor is 1,119 SQ FT 2 BLACKFALDS rooms for Bdrm/2Bath. Imm. Poss. rent $600 fully furnished, Start at $219,900. Call all included 403-358-1614 403-396-1688.

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3060

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3060

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Auschwitz concentration camp survivor Leon Schwarzbaum presents an old photograph showing himself, left, next to his uncle and parents who all died in Auschwitz during a press conference in Detmold, Germany, Wednesday. Reinhold Hanning, a 94-year-old former SS guard at the Auschwitz death camp is going on trial this week on 170,000 counts of accessory to murder, the first of up to four cases being brought to court this year in an 11th-hour push by German prosecutors to punish Nazi war crimes.

Ex-SS guard on trial in late push to punish Nazi crimes

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4010

2 BDRM. N/S, no pets. $875 rent/d.d.

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5040

An objection has been made to the Subdivision & Development Appeal Board on November 16 2015 against a Stop Order issued by the Town of Blackfalds on November 3 2015 (Accessory Building (detached garage) with building deficiencies still outstanding. Detached garage and fence are encroaching into Lot 23MR (Town of Blackfalds lands), play structure and swing set on Town of Blackfalds lands Lot 23MR and hard surfacing required at 61 Laurel Close (Lot 16, Block 2, Plan 992 5236).

DETMOLD, Germany — A 94-year-old former SS guard at the Auschwitz death camp is going on trial this week on 170,000 counts of accessory to murder, the first of up to four cases being brought to court this year in an 11th-hour push by German prosecutors to punish Nazi war crimes.

Reinhold Hanning is accused of serving as an SS Unterscharfuehrer — similar to a sergeant — in Auschwitz from January 1943 to June 1944, a time when hundreds of thousands of Hungarian Jews were brought to the camp in cattle cars and were gassed to death.

The trial for the retiree from a town near the western city of Detmould starts on Thursday and is one of the latest that follow a precedent set in 2011, when former Ohio autoworker John Demjanjuk became the first person to be convicted in Germany solely for serving as a camp guard, with no evidence of involvement in a specific killing.

The verdict vastly widened the number of possible prosecutions, establishing that simply helping the camp to function was sufficient to make one an accessory to the murders committed there. Before that, prosecutors needed to present evidence of a specific crime — a difficult task with few surviving witnesses and perpetrators whose names were rarely known and whose faces were often only seen briefly.

Hanning’s attorney, Johannes Salmen, says that his client acknowledges serving at the Auschwitz I part of the camp complex in Nazi-occupied Poland, but denies serving at the Auschwitz II-Birkenau section, where most of the 1.1 million victims were killed.

Prosecutor Andreas Brendel told The Associated Press, however, that guards in the main camp were also used as on-call guards to augment those in Birkenau when trainloads of Jews were brought in.

“We believe that these auxiliaries were used in particular during the so-called Hungarian action in support of Birkenau,” he said.

Leon Schwarzbaum, a 94-year-old Auschwitz survivor from Berlin who is the first witness scheduled for the trial, said he can’t forget the vivid images he witnessed there.

“The chimneys were spewing fire … and the smell of burning human flesh was so unbelievable that one could hardly bear it,” he told reporters Wednesday.

Though he said he felt deeply unsettled about staring Hanning in the eyes in the courtroom Thursday, he said he thought it was important to be there and that more than punishment, he hoped the trial would give the former SS man an opportunity to give a full accounting of what he saw and did.

“It’s perhaps the last time for him to tell the truth. He has to speak the truth,” Schwarzbaum

Part 17 of the Municipal Government Act (MGA) and Part 2, Section 2.11, Contravention, of the Town of Blackfalds Land Use Bylaw 1081/09 (and amendments hereto), allows a Development Officer to issue a Stop Order where a development or use of land or buildings does not comply with the MGA, the Land use Bylaw, or a development permit or subdivision approval.

NATO ministers approve new reinforcements for eastern Europe

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Subdivision & Development Appeal Board Hearing

PLACE OF HEARING:

Town of Blackfalds Municipal Office Council Chambers – Second Floor 5018 Waghorn Street, Blackfalds AB

TIME OF HEARING:

6:30pm

DATE OF HEARING:

February 25 2016

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Any person affected by the development may present a brief at the hearing.

Written submissions should be presented to the Secretary of the Subdivision & Development Appeal Board, and must be received no later than 12:00pm on Thursday February 25th, 2016.

Date of First Publication:

February 11 2016 (Red Deer Advocate)

For information Contact: Secretary, Subdivision & Development Appeal Board P: 403.885.6248 www.blackfalds.com

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Date of Second Publication: February 18 2016 (Blackfalds Life)

BRUSSELS — NATO defence ministers on Wednesday approved new multinational reinforcements to beef up defences of frontline alliance members most at risk from Russia, the alliance’s secretary-general announced.

Jens Stoltenberg said the plan adopted by the United States and NATO’s 27 other members calls for the use of troops from multiple countries who rotate in and out of eastern European member states rather than being permanently based there. He said military planners will make recommendations on the number and composition of troops needed this spring.

The soldiers “will be multinational to make clear that an attack against one ally is any attack against all allies and that the alliance as a whole will respond,” Stoltenberg told a news confer-

said.

In all, about 40 Auschwitz survivors or their relatives have joined the trial as co-plaintiffs, as allowed under German law, though not all will testify.

Hanning’s case is one of some 30 involving former Auschwitz guards investigated by federal prosecutors from Germany’s special Nazi war crimes office in Ludwigsburg. It was sent to state prosecutors in 2013 with the recommendation that they pursue charges after the office undertook a major review of its files following the Demjanjuk verdict.

Although Demjanjuk always denied serving at the death camp and died before his appeal could be heard, prosecutors last year managed to use the same legal reasoning to successfully convict SS Unterscharfuehrer Oskar Groening, who served in Auschwitz, on 300,000 counts of accessory to murder.

Groening’s appeal is expected to be heard sometime this year, but prosecutors are not waiting to move ahead with other cases.

Hubert Zafke, 95, a former SS Oberscharfuehrer — roughly equivalent to a Sgt. 1st Class — is scheduled to go on trial at the end of February in Neubrandenburg, north of Berlin, on 3,681 counts of accessory to murder on accusations he served as a medic at an SS hospital in Auschwitz in 1944.

His attorney, Peter-Michael Diestel, says it is Germany’s “shame” that many higher-ranking Auschwitz perpetrators and other Nazi war criminals were able to escape with minimal or no sentences in the initial years after the war, and questions whether prosecutors are trying “to make up for mistakes of the past” with his client.

“He was a medic for Wehrmacht (army) soldiers and SS men — for uniformed men — and had no part of the Holocaust, but the judicial argument of the Demjanjuk verdict says that if he didn’t provide his service as a medic then Auschwitz wouldn’t have functioned,” Diestel said.

“What should a young man, even if he knew what was going on in Auschwitz, do to stop it?”

There is no question there were “some serious failures by the German judicial system in the past,” says Efraim Zuroff, the head Nazi-hunter at the Simon Wiesenthal Center. But “that doesn’t in any way change the validity of what’s happening now.”

“In a certain sense, you could say these people had the bad luck to live a long life,” he told the AP in a telephone interview from Jerusalem.

“If they had died five years ago they would never have been going to trial.”

Two others whose cases are likely to go to trial this year are a 93-year-old woman charged with 260,000 counts of accessory to murder on allegations she served as a radio operator for Auschwitz’s commandant in 1944, and a 94-yearold man charged with 1,276 counts on allegations he served as an Auschwitz guard. ence following the first session of the two-day defence ministers’ meeting.

Getting firm commitments, or even deciding how many NATO troops should be rotated eastward, may take time, however.

Douglas Lute, U.S. ambassador to NATO, said he expected defence ministers to agree on “a framework” but that actual force levels will probably be hammered out only after consultations with NATO’s supreme commander in Europe, U.S. Air Force Gen. Philip Breedlove.

One NATO official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to make public statements, told The Associated Press one proposal under consideration calls for creation of a brigade-sized force: roughly 3,000 soldiers.

On Feb. 2, the Obama administration announced its own plans to quadruple spending on U.S. troops and training in Europe.

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A whole other world at night “From goulies and ghosties and long-leggety beasties and things that go bump in the night; Good Lord deliver us!

— Old Cornish prayer

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ABOVE; A cougar prowls a game trail during a crisp fall night. Cougar attacks on humans are rare but can happen.

RIGHT; A bald eagle hangs out on a perch digesting a full belly of fish. Raptor attacks are a common form of wildlife assault on humans and injuries can be quite serious due to their needle-sharp talons and razor-honed beaks.

A week later, driving home, again in the dark, a great horned owl attacked the “loaner” compact and seemed to have survived.

Raptor attacks, hawks in daylight, owls at night, are a common form of wildlife assault on humans, especially if the humans are moving quickly, as in running, biking, skiing, and even boating. Injuries caused by the needle sharp talons and razor–honed beaks, especially to eyes, can be very serious.

On a spring bear and walleye fishing trip to Bistcho Lake in the far north west corner of Alberta, there was a large gathering of bald and golden eagles. Out in the boats we were often challenged – swooped for the walleye we were catching. Fortunately most of the big raptors were semi–comatose from gorging on winter–killed fish.

Red Deer’s fine trail system where the recent owl attack took place is in the prey and predator-rich Red Deer River corridor. Most human – critter interactions along the river involve cow moose with calves, although there are big bulls in that cover that can get more than testy during the early fall rut.

But what really has to be a concern for people who use the riverside trails for “moving” recreations is the presence in the valley of cougars. Books, such as Paula Wild’s The Cougar, Beautiful, Wild and Dangerous, are full of documented accounts of North Americans killed or injured by cougars while they were engaged in the moving recreations.

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A lot of grants available for public greening

Greening neighborhoods, eating grants of up to $4,000 to add fruit and locally and sustainability are catch nut trees to the community. Funding phrases that are becoming more prev- is available to community gardenalent. ing groups, schools, housing projects, People or organizations wishing to parks, arboretums or any group that is decrease their footprint can do so but developing an orchard that is open to it comes at a cost. Plants and materials the community. are not cheap.

Yes it is possible to develop orMoneys are available. The Tree chards in Central Alberta. There are Canada website lists a number of op- numerous fruiting trees and shrubs tions that are available. that thrive. Berries are plentiful as TD Green Streets have are apples, crab apples and been greening Canada cherries. since 1994. Since its incepTo be accepted it must tion the organization has be a community initiative given out over 500 grants to that includes planning for municipalities, aboriginal the care and upkeep of the communities and business project for at least 3 years improvement associations. by which time the plants Grants can go as high as should be starting to be $25,000. productive.

TD Green Streets supThe deadline for this apports the reforestation and plication is the end of Feblandscaping of urban cenruary. ters. Money can be spent on Toyota Evergreen LINDA planting, education, or proLearning Grounds School tecting urban forests or urTOMLINSON Grounds has been in exisban landscapes that already GARDENING tence for 26 and have proexist.

Interest groups should vided over 2000 schools and start gathering information daycares. One of the stipuand support now to have the paper- lations is that the garden be developed work in place for next fall’s deadline. on School Board property.

Schools that are interested in Toyota Evergreen provide funding greening their grounds can apply for for native plant materials, heritage funding from Tree Canada. They look berries and vegetables, with funding at applications throughout the year. up to $3,500.

Start by gathering a group of likemindSchools that have worked together ed people: parents, teachers, students to improve a watershed, can apply for and others from the community. De- an award from RBC-Evergreen. There cide what type of garden to create and are nine different awards available develop a detailed plan. Note that this that are split into different categories is requires commitment for a number dependent on the age of the particiof years as gardens take a number of pants. Cash prizes are $2,500 for the years to develop. Once completed, maintenance is necessary. Students first level and $3,500 for the grand winthat develop the garden have pride in ner.

Deadline for applying is April 8, their work and are more likely to pro2016 tect it.

These are the best known grants but CN EcoConnections From the Ground Up have partnered with Green not the only ones available for public Streets to provide grants up to $25,000 greening.

These are just a few of the grants to green up municipalities and aboriginal communities. Priority is given to that are available to communities that communities along rail lines. Commu- wish to shrink their environmental nities that are interested should read footprint by creating and maintaining through the information on the www. unique green areas.

Linda Tomlinson is a horticulturalist cnfromthegroundup.ca website.

The edible tree program gives that lives near Rocky Mountain House.

ta’s only cougar fatality, was killed in 2001, near Banff, when a cougar jumped on her back as she skied by… in broad daylight.

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

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After last week’s column and the front page great horned owl – attack story that preceded it, there has been considerable interest in our other – world, the night world, and what goes on in it.

Suffice it is unrecognizable from the day world in exactly the same locations, Much of what I know about it, I learned from my long addiction to fishing at night, which, in turn, led to my mantra and BOB credo, that marvelous old CorSCAMMELL nish prayer.

OUTDOORS Two of our giant mayfly hatches, the Hex and the Brown drake occur at night, driving scotopic (acute night vision) and photophobic (afraid of the light) species like the brown trout and the walleye in the north to transports of gluttony and a rare few anglers like myself to endless amnesiac nights of fabulous fishing.

You see little, but perhaps hear too much of the life and death world going on around you: the swish of millions of Hex wings, the plops and gushes of big brown trout feeding on them, and God’s dogs singing from sunset to paralyze their prey.

Occasionally you get swooped by owls of various species and sometimes hook bats on the back cast, even a skunk, once, when releasing becomes a dark and dangerous art.

One night Bruce Masterman and I were fishing the Brown drake hatch on Prairie Creek when prolonged wails, screams, and howls of agony came from the ridge behind us. A cougar was eating a coyote alive … or someone’s pet. We left.

Predators are up and about their business in the dark, because so is their prey.

One night I was walking the trail back from the Perkins Pool along the base of that same ridge when I heard a great swishing of bush in front of me.

A small four-by-four mule deer buck, facing away from me, was browing raspberry shoots. Stupidly I “goosed” him at the base of his tail with the tip of my eight foot fly rod. He leaped, turned a 180, and landed, facing me in the fight position.

At night, years earlier, I came upon a conspiracy of tuxedoed lawyers and judges leaning over and scratching the ears of a couple of mule deer bucks bedded on a lawn at Jasper Park Lodge. They were sore amazed to learn what those antler tines would do if a deer merely stood up, but not so sore as if cummerbunds got split and innards spilt.

Walking to the road after fishing the Tay River one night, I heard barbed wire twang, staples screech and pop, then was engulfed and spun in a black hole as a moose ran over me. She meant me no harm and did none. I heard the Cornish prayer for the first time that night from fishing friend, the late Vern Caddy.

Outdoors recreating can be hazardous in the dark, even by vehicle.

Late one summer as I was travelling home from night fishing below Dickson Dam, a trophy white tail buck crossed Hwy 54 in front of me, then turned and ran back, just as I got the rig down to less than 80 km/ hr but it was $10,000 damage to my beloved diesel Landcruiser.

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February 11 2002 — Canadian pairs figure skaters Jamie Salé and David Pelletier awarded the silver medal behind Russian skaters Bereznaya and Sikharulidz at the Salt Lake City winter Olympics. Salé and Pellettier will be awarded gold medals after the French judge said she was pressured into voting for the Russians; Canada’s first-ever gold medal in pairs.

1999 — Record 145 centimetres of snow falls in a 24-hour period at Tahtsa Lake, in a remote area west of Prince George, B.C.; largest one-day snowfall measured in Canada.

1978 — Pacific Western Airlines Flight 314 crash-lands at Cranbrook, B.C. killing 43 people. A snowplow on runway during PWA jet’s landing was likely cause.

1967 — Opening of First Canada Winter Games held in Québec City, Québec.

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BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF Jenna Goldade is already scoring on her goal of expanding the live entertainment scene in downtown Red Deer.

Every weekend in February and March features either comedy, music or theatre events at the Scott Block — starting with a Valentine’s Dirrty Dating show this weekend.

Goldade, co-founder of Bull Skit Comedy, signed a one-year lease for the Scott Block, with the responsibility of taking bookings for the building at 4816-50th Ave. “We want to become an equal opportunity arts venue,” she said.

If all goes well, the lease could be extended to three years. And so far, things are going great, she added, with some dance and Tree House Youth Theatre events planned for the spring, and a possible downstairs art gallery installed this summer.

Goldade hopes to interest more local groups in using the building for performances or other events throughout the year.

Some upcoming entertainment at the Scott Block are: ● The Dirrty Dating Valentines Day Special on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 12, 13, at 7:30 and 10 p.m., and Sunday, Feb. 14, at 7:30 p.m. Bull Skit Comedy and The Dirrty Show join forces for a musical and improv night at the Centennial Stage (accessed from the back of the building). Hear your favourite songs from the movie Dirty Dancing parodied. (Coarse language and mature themes). Tickets are $15 from www.bullskitcomedy.com. ● Come release your inner Weird Al in front of an audience during the Gerry-oke song parody night, 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 19, on the Centennial Stage.

The microphone is open to anyone, but all song parodies must be originally written. Tickets are $7, or $10 with drink included, from the Bull Skit website or at the door ● On Saturday Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m., a staged reading of the original play The Girl Who Didn’t Know Too Much, by Red Deer playwright Jeremy Robinson will be held at the Centennial Stage. Admission is free, but donation are appreciated. The Sci-fi comedy is about 12-year-old smart aleck named Megan, who receives a message from her dead father, and suddenly has to deal with a space agent, alien monsters and the complete destruction of the universe. ● Monthly Bull Skit shows at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 26 and 27. (Doors open at 7 p.m.) The main stage shows feature the troupe’s senior players delivering brand-new, high- energy sketches and

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BRIEF Eagles band members to honour Glenn Frey at Grammys NASHVILLE — Singer and songwriter Jackson Browne will join members of the Eagles in a tribute to the band’s founding member Glenn Frey during Monday’s 58th annual Grammy Awards.

Frey died Jan. 18 of complications from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis and pneumonia at the age of 67. Browne will join the Eagles’ Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmit and Bernie Leadon during a special performance during the show at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Browne and Frey wrote together early on in their careers, including the Eagles’ first single in 1972 and one of their signature songs, “Take It Easy.”

The Grammy Awards will be broadcast live from Los Angeles on CBSat 8 p.m. EST.

NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s first place finish among the GOP candidates in the New Hampshire primaries was greeted by a mock online documentary of the brash businessman starring a furiously wigged Johnny Depp.

Funny or Die Presents Donald Trump’s The Art of the Deal: The Movie was released Tuesday on the Funny or Die site with Ron Howard narrating,

improvisation. The musical guest is Altameda from Edmonton. Tickets are $23 from the website or $25 from the door. ● Calf Skit entertains the whole family on Saturday, Feb. 27 at 2 p.m. on the main stage. Watch Calf Skit players put a spin on classic fairy tales, using a blend of improv and sketch comedy. Kids have a say in how the story unfolds and they get free popcorn.

This month features The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Tickets are $20 per family at the door. ● On March 4 come down to Feature Fridays on the Centennial Stage. The first Friday of every month becomes an experimental, energy-packed experience as Bull Skit players have to surmount various challenges to come up with some gut-busting material for future shows. Tickets are $10 from the

website or at the door. ● The Dirrty Show girls perform their naughty music with a full band at a release party for their new album, Cream, from 8 p.m. Saturday, March 5, on the main stage. This Bull Skit presentation will also include some cheeky comedy. Tickets are $12 or $20 including a CD, from the website or at the door.

(Coarse language and adult themes).

Further entertainment listings are available from the Bull Skit website, Facebook page, or from www. scottblock.ca.

The Bull Skit troupe is available for parties or staff development exercises. To book the group, or the Scott Block (which has space for wedding receptions, etc.) email Jenna at lol@bullskitcomedy.com. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

music by Kenny Loggins and co-starring Jack McBrayer, Patton Oswalt, Stephen Merchant, Alfred Molina, Henry Winkler and Andy Richter.

The 50-minute film takes its name from Trump’s 1987 bestselling advice book and pretends to be a TV special that Trump petulantly tossed away when it got pre-empted by a football game.

The film, grainy and faded, portrays Trump as a megalomaniac and a buffoon. It was written by Joe Randazzo, a former editor of The Onion, while Jeremy Konner, a creator of the television series Drunk History, directed the spoof.

It was produced — and kept a secret — by Adam McKay, a co-founder of Funny or Die, which also counts Will Ferrell and Judd Apatow as principal partners.

boxes and reels of fuzzy audio recordings has given two Canadian music archivists a shot at Grammy glory.

Producer Jan Haust and engineer Peter Moore are nominated in the best historical album category this year for bringing Bob Dylan’s The Basement Tapes to life.

It’s one of several projects on which the Toronto-based duo has worked, meticulously restoring tapes that were seemingly lost to time.

“We reach into that netherworld of records that have been recorded but neither erased nor released,” says Haust, a native of London, Ont. “I like to think we pull them through time and give them liberty.”

Those efforts come with a heaping dose of patience, as for every gem recording there are countless fruitless searches.

On other projects, Haust and Moore have spent endless hours cold calling strangers in hopes they’ll locate something — anything — tied to one of their historical music endeavours.

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‘Weird’ ritual has boyfriend wondering Dear Annie: My girlfriend has a came back into the kitchen and we ate. thing that she does with her 10-yearBefore I left, I said to my girlfriend, old son that I find borderline weird.

“I see he likes to play horsey with The first time I was at you,” and my sweetie says, her home, while we were “Yeah. Well, I told him he’s cooking dinner togethgetting a little too old, but I er, her son started whinfigure it’s OK as long as we ing, “Can we do it now, only do it in the house.” She please? Please?” and seemed perfectly comfortable she says OK and tells me with it, but I’m not. she’ll be back in a minute.

Do most mothers do this The two of them then with their 10-year-old sons? go into the living room.

I understand some roughShe sits on the sofa and, housing, but taking off his within view of the boy’s clothes and bouncing on her sister and myself, he lap, I’m not so sure. strips down to his underWe dated for a year before MITCHELL wear and jumps on her I met her kids, but after see& SUGAR lap. She starts bouncing ing this, I’m not sure about him up and down on her us living together. — Is This ANNIE leg, pinching his butt and Normal? tickling him, with his legs Dear Normal: And you only wrapped around hers. find this “borderline weird”?

I asked her 12-year-old daughter This is shockingly inappropriate. how often they do that, and she said It’s one thing for a 10-year-old boy every night. Half an hour later, they to sit on Mom’s lap. It’s something else

entirely when he strips down to his skivvies, wraps his legs around her and gets tickled, pinched and bounced up and down.

Does she truly not understand what her son enjoys about this?

Please suggest to your girlfriend that she discuss it with her pediatrician and ask about the best way to stop before she does serious emotional damage to her child. And if you still want to move in with her, make sure these little shenanigans are over first.

Otherwise, her son will blame you for ending his fun.

Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Old and Trapped,” who resented her husband for sitting on the sofa all day while she cooks and cleans.

Please tell her to investigate continuing care senior communities so she can live a happy and carefree life while she’s still young enough to enjoy it.

It will be her true “retirement” when she finds a place that will free

her of household chores, while also providing entertainment and activities amid friendly peers.

My husband was reluctant at first, but ditching the big house and keeping only the things that meant most to us was the best move we ever made.

We are only sorry that we waited until our 80s, but we are relishing each day here. — Not Trapped Here Dear Not Trapped: Many folks in retirement communities arrive kicking and screaming, but find that they are thrilled with the busy life they have, and they no longer have to do much cooking or cleaning. Thanks for mentioning it.

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

Orange collar project aims to get lost cats home

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — Cartoonist Matthew Inman would like to see every housecat wearing an orange collar with its name and number on it. Then if the cat gets loose or lost, by escape or mistake, the collar will signal, “Help me!”

Inman calls the collar campaign the Kitty Convict Project, and its aim is to up the percentage of cats that can be reunited with owners.

While loose dogs are often picked up on the assumption that they’re lost, loose cats are usually ignored on the assumption that they’re either allowed outside by their owners or that they are feral.

“We want to change what people see when they see a cat,” said Inman, Seattle-based author of The Oatmeal blog.

This isn’t Inman’s first venture into the feline world. Inman was part of a trio that created the popular Exploding Kittens card game, now an app.

“It was a horrible name for a game,” said Inman, adding that the Kitty Convict orange collar project is cat atone-

ment (he calls it catonement).

Fifteen per cent of pet-owners have lost a dog or cat, according to the ASPCA’s most recent study on the topic. Of those lost pets, 85 per cent are recovered — 93 per cent of dogs but just 74 per cent of cats, according to Dr. Emily Weiss, vice-president of ASPCA shelter research and development.

“People look for their cats differently than their dogs,” Weiss said. “Overall use of collar IDs is lower for cats than dogs. And the likelihood of you being reunited is lower if it’s a cat.

People wait longer to look and about 25 per cent don’t come home.”

Weiss said she was astonished by the findings of a 2011 study about collars and identification tags. Over 80 per cent of pet owners said it was extremely important for pets to have them, but only 30 per cent of those same owners said their pets wore them.

Matt Hucke lives in a small apartment in Seattle and has put the Kitty Convict orange collars on his cats, Harold, 6, and Harold’s mom Maude, 9.

“Because they have always been indoors, they don’t really know what to do when they are outside,” he said.

Thursday. February 11 VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): With Jupiter CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: in your sign and your Virgo work ethic, youíre Jennifer Aniston, 46; Kelly Slater, 43; Damian in a lucky period. As birthday great Thomas Lewis, 44 Edison wrote, “Good fortune often THOUGHT OF THE DAY: happens when opportunity meets Today’s stars favour working with preparation.” hard on creative projects.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): HAPPY BIRTHDAY: You’ll With Mercury, Venus and Pluto achieve a great deal in the moving through your domestic coming year, but don’t become zone, it’s time to be proactive and so self-absorbed that you neheal a relationship rift. When it glect loved ones. February and comes to family, the buzz word for March are marvellous months the moment is forgiveness. for romance and family celeSCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): brations.

Don’t sit on the side-lines ScorARIES (March 21-April pio! When it comes to a personal 19): You’ll be shining in the matter or a tricky family issue, the JOANNE MADELINE public spotlight today — hopemore proactive you are, the better.

MOORE fully for all the right reasons!

Rather than focusing on problems, HOROSCOPE The Moon helps you empalook for solutions. thize with others, while MercuSAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. ry boosts communication and 21): Your motto for the moment is creativity. from birthday great Thomas Edison, “Many of TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Stubborn life’s failures are experienced by people who Bulls can get stuck in a rut by being too cau- did not realize how close they were to suctious to try anything new. Today the Moon cess when they gave up.” and Mercury urge you to be slightly more adCAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don’t asventurous as you creep outside your comfort sume you know what is best for those around zone. you. If you walk a mile in someone else’s GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Many Gem- shoes, you’ll see things in a different light. inis have short attention spans. The stars Give a family member room to move. encourage you to stick with projects until they AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Life’s busy are finished. Mercury boosts creativity so at the moment but try to find some room in there are no excuses for being bored. your hectic day to slow down, wind down, reCANCER (June 21-July 22): It’s time to lax and recharge. After some quiet solo time, focus on your professional peer group as you you’ll feel reinvigorated and renewed. nurture friendships and initiate new ones.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Pisceans Also re-evaluate your aspirations for the fu- long for peaceful partnerships. Cool comproture — perhaps they need some creative mise and cooperation will lead to love and tweaking? laughter.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): There’s a fine But a financial arrangement may need to line between reaching for the stars and over- be re-visited and re-tweaked. reaching. If you take on too much, youíll end Joanne Madeline Moore is an internationup in a disorganized mess. A child or friend ally syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her wants to talk so drop everything and listen. column appears daily in the Advocate.

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by Matt Hucke shows his cat, Harold, wearing an orange Kitty Convict Project collar in Seattle. Hucke got collars for both his cats after he moved to an apartment with a balcony. The project’s aim is to up the percentage of housecat that can be reunited with owners.

The collars, he says, provide “assurance they will be safe” in case they ever do get out.

Inman said thousands of the orange collars have been sold. They’re available on Amazon.com for $14, a price subsidized by the $9 million raised on Kickstarter for Exploding Kittens,

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The collars are custom-stitched with the cat’s name and a contact phone number.

But no matter what colour a collar is, if you see a cat outside, said Weiss, “see if you can him get home.”

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