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Curtis gets salary hike

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BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF The City of Red Deer’s highest paid employee is getting a raise.

Council approved a 3.5 per cent increase to City Manager Craig Curtis’s salary on Monday to align it with other comparable cities in Western Canada.

Curtis will take home $264,158 later this year after a CRAIG CURTIS 3.5 per retroactive increase effective November 2015, and another 3.5 per cent that will take effect on Nov. 1, 2016.

The city manager will not receive a 2016 cost of living increase because his salary is set by council policy and is reviewed every four years.

Mayor Tara Veer said council phased in the implementation of the market increase and eliminated the 2.8 per cent cost of living adjustment with the reality of the weakened economy and the fiscal climate.

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ABOVE: The historic Imperial Hotel in Mirror burned to the ground on Sunday night. The hotel was built in 1912 and served as a hub of activity in the community.

BELOW: The hotel in 1913.

“I basically have a hole in the ground where the basement was and the remainder of the building is piled to the east of that hole in the ground.

It was a complete and total loss.”

The hotel has been closed for a couple of years and was vacant at the time of the fire.

He said about 50 firefighters at the scene concentrated on preventing the fire from spreading to other nearby shops and an apartment complex.

“The winds were coming fairly strongly from the east which was carrying the embers over to the other structures.”

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF Fire destroyed the Imperial Hotel, a century-old community landmark in the hamlet of Mirror, on Sunday night.

Shortly after 8:30 p.m., a structure fire was reported to Mirror volunteer fire department and an immediate call for mutual aid went out to firefighters in Alix, Clive and the City of Lacombe.

“They rolled up to a fully involved three-storey structure,” said Lacombe County fire chief Todd Gustafson on Tuesday.

He said fire burned the building to the ground.

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Court gives woman death exemption

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — A judge has ruled that an Alberta woman with a terminal illness can have a doctor-assisted death.

The Calgary woman, who cannot be identified due to a publication ban, is in the final stages of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

The court decision released Tuesday says the woman has no more than six months to live and is in significant pain.

“I am not suffering from anxiety or depression or fear of death,” the woman, referred to as Ms. S, said in a court affidavit.

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BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF The Asooahum Crossing development is making some headway.

Since the groundbreaking in September, crews have finished the foundations on the first 16 units of the planned 32 affordable housing units for Red Deer Native Friendship Society. The actual construction on the homes will begin in May. Tanya Schur, Red Deer Native Friendship Society executive director, said they expect to have families moved into the 16 units by November.

“It’s really exciting,” said Schur.

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“Once the foundation is in and once the community can see you are really doing this that more and more people will come alongside to support it. We know that we’re in desperate need for affordable housing. We are in desperate need for healing in the communities.”

Schur said this is really what the calls to action stemming from the Truth and Reconciliation and human rights are talking about.

“Self-determination, self-reliance.

All of these things are going to be taught and practiced on that land,” said Schur.

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En guard: Rimbey club goes medieval

BY MARY-ANN BARR ADVOCATE STAFF Thanks to ancient sword fighting manuals, there’s no excuse not to be prepared should your castle come under attack by dragons, pillagers or armoured invaders.

A new club in Rimbey is attracting young and older members who want to learn the ancient martial art of medieval long sword fighting. But there is also training involving other weapons from the Middle Ages, such as short swords, daggers, and staff and quarter staffs for stick fighting.

While as close to real as possible, the edges of the blades are blunted, said Justin Skjonsberg, president of the Academy of European Swordsmanship — Rimbey Chapter.

He started the club about a yearand-a-half ago, in part because he’s always been interested in swords and their history .

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Justin Skjonsberg and Conner Burns spar in protective equipment.

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Red Deer Reads offers a selection of good conversation starters

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Red Deer men facing 62 charges plead not guilty

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF Red Deer Reads is back with a shortlist of five books for Red Deerians to select the city book club’s next book.

The finalists are biography Open Mind, Open Heart, by Clara Hughes; graphic novel The Outside Circle, by Patti LaBoucane-Benso; thriller The Masked Truth, by Kelley Armstrong; adventure Mountain Story, by Lori Lansens; and reality bender Fifteen Dogs,

by Andre Alexis.

All five books were released in 2015.

Red Deer Reads chair Briana Ehnes said the book club was looking for something with “wow factor.”

“Our guideline for that was basically a book that is a good conversation starter. Either it has a unique perspective or it tells an exciting story or something that really gets people engaged and talking. And that it appeals to a wide audience,” said Ehnes, who is also manager of adult services at the downtown branch of Red Deer Public Library.

Authors also had to be living Canadians for the chance to invite the winning writer to Red Deer for a public event in the fall with local readers.

People have until May 31 to cast their vote for their favourite book at boxes set up at all Red Deer Public Library branches and Red Deer College Library, or online at www.rdpl.org.

She said over 70 Canadian titles were nominated so interest in the club

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Briana Ehnes, Adult Services Manager at the Red Deer Public Library with the five titles shortlisted in the Red Deer Reads program this year. able as e-books from the library’s website.

An express collection will be created for the titles so more people can access the five top finalists. It means books can only be on loan for two weeks and readers can’t place holds on them.

“It’s basically first come, first serve.”

was growing since it was introduced last year featuring Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel.

“Word is certainly getting out there.

People are starting to know about the program,” Ehnes said on Tuesday.

She said four of the books set up in a library display on Monday were scooped up by readers in just 20 minutes.

Additional copies of the books have been ordered, as well as being avail-

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Four Red Deer men charged with conspiracy to commit an offence, drug trafficking and firearm offences will go to trial after pleading not guilty.

Johnny Allison, Jeromy Arsenault, Kolton Dalkin and Robert Kilpatrick were arrested together on Jan. 14 by the Red Deer Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team in Riverside Meadows.

They face a combined 62 charges from the arrest, with Kilpatrick alone charged with 35 offences. The four entered pleas of not guilty on Tuesday.

Crown Prosecutor Brittney Ashmore said the trial, which will be held in Red Deer provincial court, would take about a day to complete.

Allison is represented by defence counsel Kevin Sproule, Kilpatrick by defence counsel Maurice Collard, Arsenault by defence counsel Rick Wyrozub and Dalkin by defence counsel Patty MacNaughton.

Among the many charges, Kilpatrick is charged with conspiracy to commit an offence, credit card fraud, harassment and eight firearm charges including robbery with a firearm and pointing a firearm.

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Trump, Clinton tops on Super Tuesday

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton moved closer to winning their parties’ nominations with a series of victories in the Super Tuesday elections, the biggest day of the primary campaign.

Clinton and Trump each won at least six of 11 state races as they looked to distance themselves from party rivals and move closer to a November presidential election showdown.

Ted Cruz, a firebrand conservative senator, won his home state of Texas and Oklahoma as he sought to emerge as Trump’s main rival. Clinton’s only opponent, Bernie Sanders, also won Oklahoma, as well as his home state of Vermont.

Cruz desperately needed the win in Texas in order to stay in the race, and was likely to keep campaigning as the only Republican who has been able to defeat Trump in any primary contest.

He also won the leadoff Iowa caucuses.

For Marco Rubio, who is also seeking to emerge as the main alternative to Trump, the night was turning into a disappointment. While a flood of Republican officeholders have rallied around him in recent days, his first state victory remained elusive as results rolled in. His long-shot hopes

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks on Super Tuesday primary election night at the White and Gold Ballroom at The Mar-A-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla., Tuesday. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie listens in the background. now rest with his home state, Florida, which votes on March 15, but polls show him trailing Trump there.

Trump won in Virginia, Arkansas, Alabama, Massachusetts, Tennessee and Georgia on Super Tuesday.

Clinton, the former secretary of

state and senator, won in Texas, Arkansas, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia and Virginia. The wins reflected her strength in the South, where black voters are an important part of the Democratic base and overwhelmingly support her.

Voting was still ongoing in other contests or the races were too close to call.

Trump, the brash billionaire and reality TV star, has stunned the Republican political establishment by winning three of the first four contests, seizing on the anxieties of voters angry at Washington and worried about terrorism, immigration and an uncertain economy. Using simple terms, and often coarse language, he has soared to the top of polls with his pledge to “make America great again.”

Republican officials, fearing a Trump sweep, have been lashing out at his temperament and command of the issues in the hours before voting began.

“You’ve got a con man and a bully who is moving forward with great speed to grab the party’s mantle to be its standard bearer,” Norm Coleman, a former senator who backs Marco Rubio, said in an interview with The Associated Press. “That’s almost incomprehensible.”

Clinton, once seen as the all-but-inevitable Democratic nominee, has contended with an unexpectedly strong challenge from Sanders, a senator and self-described democratic socialist.

But Clinton, like Trump, had also won three of the first four races, including a landslide victory in South Carolina on Saturday.

Trudeau optimistic ahead of climate change talks

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — Canada’s first ministers have expressed their commitment to finding common ground in the fight against climate change, despite their sometimes conflicting views and priorities.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dismissed the suggestion on Tuesday that there is a regional divide when it comes to what Canadians and their leaders want for the economy and the environment, describing an abundance of perspectives as an asset as he heads into climate change talks with the premiers this week in Vancouver.

“When we look at that diversity and range of voices: yes, it’s a little more challenging to figure out that right place in the middle,” he said.

But he added that multiple perspectives ultimately “lead us to better solutions.”

Federal, provincial, territorial and First Nations leaders are gathering in Vancouver this week for the massive, biennial Globe clean-technology conference. Trudeau and the premiers are meeting with aboriginal leaders on Wednesday before a first ministers meeting on Thursday, Trudeau’s second since winning last October’s federal election.

“I’m very much looking forward to meeting with the first ministers this week to talk about the shared commitment that we all made in Paris a few months ago,” Trudeau said Tuesday at the launch of a cross-sectoral coalition looking to identify policies that spur innovation, generate jobs and boost

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SWORD: ‘Hooked instantly’ A friend got him involved in the actual sword fighting. “I was hooked instantly. It was completely different than anything you would see in the movies or what you would ever expect out of sword fighting.” A movie sword fight might take 15 minutes before someone finally dies, “whereas what we do, it’s very quick. A fight can be over in 30 seconds.”

Skjonsberg, 26, started taking classes with a club in Edmonton but it meant travelling back and forth twice a week. It really wasn’t feasible so he convinced the head instructor there, Johanus Haidner, to come down once or twice a month to teach.

There are three clubs in Alberta now — Edmonton, which at 25 years is the longest standing one in North America, Calgary and Rimbey.

The martial art is also known as Historical European Martial Arts and is quite popular in Europe. It is based on treatises that were instruction manuals written by fencers between the 11th and 16th centuries, Skjonsberg said.

About 50 years ago the manuals began to be translated from original German and Spanish, and more people started learning about how they actually fought then.

People came to realize this was a very effective marshal arts system because they do hand-to-hand combat — basically everything one would expect from a standard marshal arts system, but they also trained with the weapons of the times, he said.

The Rimbey club has about 30 regular members. A person can get started with about $100 in used hockey gear as armour. “The sky’s the limit. My personal kit is about $5,000,” he said.

“It is full contact. We are hitting each other fairly hard. … We teach people how to use the stuff properly and not at full speed until they have learned proper control.”

Skjonsberg said injuries are rare but he did end up once with a concussion “after I ducked when I shouldn’t

the economy while improving the environment.

At the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris, world leaders committed to take measures to limit global warming to two degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial levels.

Speaking about the first ministers meeting, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne stressed the importance of looking for points of agreement and shared goals in order to avoid the discussions immediately devolving into a disagreement over details.

“Rather than beginning with a fractious conversation about which kind of carbon pricing (and) how it’s going to work, I think we have to start with our objectives: figure out how we can come to some agreement on what those are.

Then we talk about the mechanisms,” Wynne said Tuesday in Toronto.

Each province could bring a unique approach, she added: “We don’t all have the same role to play, but we all do have a role to play.”

Wynne’s strategy may prove useful in the face of Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall’s vocal opposition to Trudeau’s proposed national carbon tax.

Wall has warned that putting a price on carbon emissions would “kneecap” his province’s energy-heavy economy, already struggling under slumping global commodities prices.

Instead, he suggested Canada focus on investing in technological solutions to reduce emissions, such as carbon capture and sequestration. have.”

Skjonsberg, who operates a small family business in Rimbey that sells a variety of outdoor equipment and supplies, said the club is also a study affiliate with a group that focuses on combat in the Viking ages, when axes and spears were weapons of the day.

The Rimbey club meets Mondays from 7 to 10 p.m. at Forshee Hall, which is between Bentley and Rimbey.

For more information, Skjonsberg can be contacted by email at aesrimbey@gmail.com or by phone at 403-843-4999. The academy is also on Facebook. barr@reddeeradvocate.com

BOOKS: Winners announced in June Ehnes said since some of the books are shorter it will give people more chance to read the top five before they vote. The winning book will be announced in June.

Finalists include: ● Fifteen Dogs, by Andre Alexis — A bet between two gods leads them to grant human consciousness and language to a group of dogs overnighting at a Toronto veterinary clinic. ● The Masked Truth, by Kelley Armstrong — In this gripping thriller, mental illness takes center stage while two young adults deal with a terrifying hostage situation. ● Mountain Story, by Lori Lansens — Five days. Four hikers. Three survivors. The Mountain Story tells a gripping tale of adventure, sacrifice and survival in the unforgiving wilderness of a legendary mountain. ● Open Heart, Open Mind, by Clara Hughes — The long awaited memoir

by Canada’s most celebrated Olympian and advocate for mental health, this book depicts Clara’s personal journey through physical and mental pain to a life where love and understanding can thrive. ● The Outside Circle, by Patti LaBoucane-Benson — In this graphic novel, two Aboriginal brothers surrounded by poverty, drug abuse, and gang violence try to overcome centuries of historic trauma in very different ways to bring about positive change in their lives. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

Scientists urge politicians to rethink pipelines EDMONTON — Scientists have written an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the premiers saying that spending on infrastructure for fossil fuels may not be the most productive use of resources.

In a second letter to the ministers, a group of 50 executives from British Columbia’s clean technology industry has proposed a series of multibillion-dollar incentives for what they say is Canada’s next source of economic growth.

Both documents seek to influence Trudeau and the premiers as they start talks on a national climate-change strategy in Vancouver this week.

“We’re trying to bring our best perspective as to what’s going on in the global oil market and what are the good investments for Canada,” said James Byrne, a climatologist at the University of Lethbridge.

He’s one of 28 signatories to a letter from members of Sustainable Canada Dialogues, made up of 60 academics across the country representing disciplines from social science to engineering. The letter argues that oil prices have permanently changed, depressed by high Saudi production and threatened by shifts away from gas-powered vehicles.

It also points out Canada has already approved and proposed new pipelines capable of moving 2.3 million barrels of oil a day. Building those lines, as well as the oilsands projects needed to fill them, will

COURT: Trial date will be set later Dalkin, Arsenault and Allison also face three counts of careless use of a firearm and one count of possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition.

Arsenault faces an additional six charges of possession of weapons contrary to a court order.

Dalkin, 18, pleaded guilty to three charges of failing to comply with his probation order, the charges were laid separate from his co-accused matter.

Granted probation in January, Dalkin did not report to probation and he didn’t live where the order required him too.

Ashmore read onto the record a portion of Dalkin’s probation officer’s report that said he was “horrendous

cost about $120 billion, the letter says.

“Given that world oil prices are unlikely to rise, it is questionable whether or not those investments will be profitable,” it says.

“Just days ago the Saudi oil minister stated oil prices will remain low until highcost producers, like oilsands, are forced out of the global market.”

The letter says renewable energy investments are a better bet for the future.

“Refocusing investment on renewable energy providers would shift oil and pipeline workers to building energy production systems that take advantage of Canada’s renewable energy potential. The transition to a low-carbon society and economy will enhance prosperity and well-being, modernize infrastructure, develop regional renewable energy sources, and create new businesses and new jobs.”

In their letter, the industry officials say Canada is actually falling behind in socalled clean technology, which includes environmental solutions in the power, forestry, energy, mining, chemicals, manufacturing, agriculture and transportation sectors.

They argue Canada has been the world’s third greatest loser of market share in the industry since 2008, falling from 14th to 19th. Other studies have found Canadian investment in renewables dropped by half last year as other countries register double-digit increases.

“The world will produce and consume more than $1 trillion of cleantech solutions,” the letter says. “The only question is whether Canada will be a buyer or a seller.”

and utterly refuses to comply with his probation order.”

Dalkin was sentenced to 80 days in prison for the three breaches, with four days added in lieu of a fine under the victim’s of crime surcharge by judge Bert Skinner. Dalkin was given credit for 73 days in custody before his guilty plea, leaving him with 11 days to serve.

Three other breach charges were then withdrawn by Ashmore.

However, Dalkin, Allison and Kilpatrick remain in custody on the co-accused matter. They have not had a bail hearing and have remained in custody by consent. Aresenault has been released from custody ahead of trial.

The trial date will be set at a later time. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

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Can media stop Trump? Cluck. Cluck.

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ainstream media in America is spinning on its head trying to stop Donald Trump from becoming President of the United States.

Mainstream media in Canada and abroad are watching the attempt in the way people would watch an agonizingly slow-motion train wreck.

My question is: who decided it’s the media’s job to overtly campaign in a presidential race in this way?

Granted, Donald Trump really is the worst choice possible to lead the world’s largest economy and command the world’s most powerful military.

Full stop. But beyond informing voters of their choices — and, yes, suggesting a better option — it’s up to voters to choose who will lead them, not the media.

The picture I get comes from old-

time farming, when families supplied their own larders. People would select a broody hen, and have it sit on a few duck eggs to hatch them. The little ducklings would follow the hen around until they caught sight of water and they’d happily toddle in. The hen would pace back and forth on the shoreline, clucking like only a mother hen can, while the ducklings did what ducklings do naturally.

That’s what mainstream media is doing right now. Clucking on the shoreline while their duckling readers flock to Donald Trump.

We’re talking about the big guys here — Washington Post, New York Times, National Review, The Atlantic, and Huffington Post to name a few. In Canada, it’s the Globe and Mail, National Post, CBC News and more. All are wondering aloud how a certified bozo like Donald Trump could possibly become President of the United States.

In Europe, if anyone pays attention at all to the U.S. primaries circus, they are horrified (but they have other, real, problems to worry about).

All are worried about the disaster

that must certainly follow the moment American voters decide they’d rather have a serial liar, a proud hatemonger, an unrepentant misogynist, a wannabe war criminal and economic buffoon as president, rather than the candidates selected for them by the elites in the backrooms, and the billionaires that fund them to enrich themselves.

Oscar winners, hyperventilating as they clutch their golden statues, exhort America to Stop Trump! while the ushers direct them offstage. TV comedian/ commentator John Oliver set himself up for a lawsuit to begin the minute Trump is elected and “loosens” American libel laws — the Constitution be damned.

Everyone who is anyone wants to Stop Trump and everyone else doesn’t seem to be listening. Cluck. Cluck.

It’s become an online game to discover the worst transgressions ever committed by The Donald. My personal favourite (so far) is his agreeing with shock radio host Howard Stern that, yes, he could have “nailed” Diana, Princess of Wales. “She was supermodel beautiful … she had the height …

she had the magnificent skin.”

Do voters know what it says about a person who can sexually objectify dead royalty? Eeww.

Do voters know what ignoring all this says about them? About all the other candidates?

The worse things seem, the worse things get. But still, it’s the voters who decide. Perhaps the mother hens in the media should check their clucking, lest the duckling voters cast their votes both in open defiance of party big shots, and the media big shots together.

People like Hollywood metaphors, so here’s the one with Donald Trump.

America is the female lead, who wakes up in a garishly glitzy hotel room the morning after the election. She looks across purple fake-satin sheets at Trump and realizes she has made The. Biggest. Mistake. Ever. A dark, pathetic spiral ensues.

In the end, the voters decide. In the end, you get the government you deserve.

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Parliament in middle of assisted suicide talk CHANTAL HÉBERT OPINION

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he first result from a committee of senators and MPs tasked with mapping the way forward on physician-assisted suicide is to put Parliament squarely back in the driver’s seat of the debate.

It’s a place it had been content to relinquish to the Supreme Court until this week.

The second is to put the full range of options on offer to Justin Trudeau’s government in the public opinion spotlight before any of them are entrenched in Liberal legislation. The third is to signal that the government bill that will result from this process is destined for relatively smooth sailing in both houses of Parliament.

Let’s take them in order.

If the government follows the prescriptions of the majority on the committee, very few Canadians would be barred from seeking medically assisted suicide.

The group — drawn from the ranks of the three main parties — concludes that suffering from a psychiatric disorder should not automatically disqualify a grievously ill person from seeking the help of a physician to commit suicide.

Patients who are handed a dementia diagnosis would — while they are still mentally competent

— be able to determine in advance at what stage in their illness they want to go through with medically assisted death.

And while the committee’s prescriptions would initially apply only to those over 18, it wants the government to consider within the space of a few years expanding their application to mature teenagers.

That the federal report sketches out a more permissive regime than the one already in place in Quebec should come as no surprise. The province’s law was drafted prior to the Supreme Court’s 2014 Carter ruling. Some of its restrictions have been overtaken by the findings of the top court.

On Thursday, Quebec Health Minister Gaétan Barrette said the law would be subject to review and, possibly, amended, once a federal framework is in place.

That the committee goes further than the Supreme Court’s prescriptions surprised many observers. But Parliament — as the Conservatives in particular so like to point out — is not merely a stenographer for Canada’s judges.

MPs and senators are not under any obligation to limit the scope of a federal policy on assisted suicide to the letter of the Carter ruling; nor did Parliament actually have to wait for the top court to force its hand to legalize on physician-assisted suicide.

A less timid political class could have taken the initiative some years ago instead of waiting for a handful of brave terminally ill individuals to fight for the right to die at a time of their choosing.

It is to pre-empt the inevitable day when an articulate 16- or 17-year-old goes to court to argue that age alone should not condemn one to additional months

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or years of excruciating suffering that the committee urges Parliament to keep the door open to expanding access to physician-assisted suicide to mature teenagers That may be the most controversial recommendation of the report, but there are others and the committee should be commended for them.

Because they are provocative, its conclusions are more likely to get the full public airing it deserves over the short months still available to Parliament before it meets a court-imposed June 6 deadline for adopting a bill.

The committee cannot be faulted for giving the government a lot of room to manoeuvre as well as opportunity to test all the possible options and sound out the provinces on the choices at hand before drafting a law.

It would not be hard to come up with a more restrictive bill than the committee envisioned and still live up to the top court’s prescriptions.

But in one form or another, the multi-party majority that backs the recommendations of the committee elevates the adoption of a federal law from probable to virtually certain.

Its work offered the first opportunity to sample the views of parliamentarians since the Carter ruling.

Four Conservative MPs presented a dissenting report. But their colleagues in the Senate stuck with the majority — as did the New Democrats. And that suggests that a consensus will not be anywhere as hard to achieve as might have been expected.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The dollars are still being counted, but the amount of money donated by Canadians for overseas Syrian relief efforts will likely fall well short of the maximum $100 million the government had promised to match.

But a spokesman for a coalition of aid groups said it was unlikely that number was ever going to be met and the pressure is now on aid agencies to find other ways to get public support for the humanitarian crisis created by the five-year-old Syrian civil war.

The matching program for Syrian relief was created last fall and was supposed to close at the end of 2015.

By then, about $12.2 million had been raised and the Liberals extended the deadline until Feb. 29 to try and bring in more.

Three groups — UNICEF, World Vision and the Humanitarian Coalition — say they pulled in about $10.3 million in total during the entire matching period.

Officials at UNICEF were reaching out even in the final hours, said spokesperson Tiffany Baggetta. “We have seen an increase in donations to our Syrian crisis response through January and February — particularly in the last couple of weeks,� she said.

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Last Friday more than 100 City of Red Deer employees were recognized at the 35th annual Employee Recognition Awards Banquet. Among them was Joe Pelz, shown here with his wife, Genevieve, and other family members after he was awarded the Bob Stollings Memorial Award. This award, established by City Council on Jan. 21, 1985, to honour Robert E. (Bob) Stollings, a loyal and dedicated employee of the City of Red Deer from 1960 to 1984, is presented annually to an employee who has displayed outstanding civic performance in alignment with The City’s Cornerstone Values — Respect, Integrity, Service and Excellence. Pelz began his career at the City 30 years ago as a seasonal labourer and is currently in the role of Parks Foreman 1. Joe and his team are responsible for the planning, planting and maintenance of City Hall Park. Joe is also involved in many other events, such as Red Deer Lights the Night, the Mayor’s Garden Party, Centrefest and the Festival of Trees.

Report on fatal shooting condones ‘killing an Indian’: chief

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS GODS LAKE NARROWS, Man. — The leader of a remote northern Manitoba First Nation says the inquest into the fatal RCMP shooting of a man on his reserve essentially condones killing indigenous people.

Chief Gilbert Andrews of God’s Lake First Nation says the inquest judge didn’t condemn the 2011 shooting of Paul Duck or make any recommendations to prevent a similar tragedy.

Andrews says his community, 1,000 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg, questions whether the shooting was fuelled by racism, and many fear it could happen again given the officer was never charged or held responsible.

It seems like “this kind of behaviour — to kill an Indian — is condoned by the justice system� and gives people reason “to fear the actions of the RCMP in the future,� Andrews said Tuesday. “It’s OK in the eyes of the judge for the police to shoot our people,� he said. “It seems that way.�

Man shot and killed in targeted attack on street CALGARY — The search is on for at least one suspect after a man was shot dead on a Calgary street early Tuesday morning.

The shooting happened about 3 a.m. in a northeast neighbourhood, where investigators say a man approached a group of people at an intersection and opened fire.

The victim was found next to a vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said Tuesday it appears to have been a targeted attack and might have been the result of a confrontation between groups at a bar.

The deceased man has been identified by family as Boutros Khalfan, 26. “The family is still grieving, we are still trying to find out exactly what happened,� said his cousin, Rufus. “We lost a really good guy. He’s the

last born of the family, he’s a sweet guy. It’s a big loss.�

Witnesses said they heard several shots fired in the area. “This has been happening a lot in this area and it’s really scary,� said one woman. “I heard the gunshots and I saw the vehicle and that’s all I can say because I don’t want any retaliation.�

An autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday.

RCMP nab fugitive Moncton murder suspect MONCTON, N.B. — A public tip led police to a fugitive New Brunswick murder suspect known for altering her appearance, RCMP said Tuesday.

After a two-and-a-half-month

search, RCMP said they arrested 20-year-old Marissa Shephard at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday in Moncton. “She was located at the intersection of Shediac Road and the Lewisville Road in Moncton. She was accompanied by two other people — a man and a woman — who were also arrested,� said Const. Jullie Rogers-Marsh.

Eyewitnesses described a moment of drama outside a Comfort Inn during an otherwise routine lunch hour. “There was quite a commotion,� said Geraldine McGraw, who works at an antiques store across the street. “There were police cars and a van.�

Rogers-Marsh said the arrest went without incident.

Shephard was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for first degree murder and arson in the Dec. 17 death of 18-year-old Baylee Wylie.

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Local BRIEFS Sylvan Lake named one of Canada’s top 50 small towns With more than one million visitors each year, Sylvan Lake was named one of Canada’s top 50 small towns by a Canadian travel agency.

Flight Network released its first list of top 50 small towns in Canada to visit, encouraging Canadians to travel their own country this summer and avoid rising exchange rates.

Amongst the towns was Central Alberta’s Sylvan Lake, a town of about 12,000 people on a large fresh water lake.

Flight Network pointed to the town’s parks, boutiques, parks, quaint inns and restaurants as some of the town’s best features. The travel agency also pointed to the beach, which travel guide book publisher Lonely Plant named one of the best in the province, and nearby golf courses as other drawing features.

For winter activities, the travel agency recommended skating on the lake or a spa day.

Other Alberta destinations include Beaumont, Camrose and Foothills.

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CURTIS: Remain competitive Kristy Svoboda, Human Resources director, said the city reviews and adjusts its management salaries on an annual basis to ensure they remain competitive with other comparable municipalities and related organizations.

“However, today’s economic conditions means tighter budgets for municipalities, and this increase reflects the current economic reality while ensuring we can continue to attract and retain qualified management staff to serve the public well,” said Svoboda.

About 150 exempt (non-union) employees including directors, managers, supervisors and superintendents will see a 1.5 per cent cost of living increase.

A 1.5-per-cent cost of living adjustment for council effective July 1 was also approved.

Under its 2013-policy, council would have been due for a 2.8 per cent increase as of July 1, 2016. The annual wage adjustment is based on Alberta average wage rates of the previous year.

Veer said council voted to reduce the policy-directed 2016 adjustment to 1.5 per cent from 2.8 per cent and effectively freeze salaries for the first two quarters of 2016 in light of the current economic reality.

Eight councillors currently take home $57,016 and will make $57,871, as of July 1 with the increase. The mayor’s salary will increase to $105,220 from $103,665 as of July 1. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

HOTEL: Fire under investigation The fire was under control just before midnight and crews remained on scene until 4:30 a.m. They returned at about 7:30 a.m. on Monday to extinguish any hot spots. An investigation into the cause of the fire continues.

Gustafson estimated the value of the building at $150,000.

Built in 1912, the Imperial Hotel, was once a hub for community activity.

As a railway centre for the area, rail staff often stayed at the hotel.

Red Deer historian Michael Dawe said anyone who grew up in the area knows the Imperial.

“It was a major landmark in the heart of Mirror, literally going back to

A new wheelchair ramp is going in at City Hall.

The city will spend $180,000 to replace the existing ramp, which does not meet existing safety or building code standards.

Coun. Lynne Mulder fought for the replacement after hearing from residents about the condition of the ramp during the recent operating budget talks. Mulder said council agreed that replacing the ramp is the best option. It will meet the 2014 Alberta building codes.

Council approved the spending on Monday after a decision was put off for six weeks to allow administration to research options.

Putting in a lift on the stairs, along with the ramp, would have cost $220,000 and ongoing maintenance costs. There is also uncertainty of the lift working in all weather and security.

Online survey on outdoor rinks runs until March 21 The city wants to know who is using its outdoor rinks.

An online survey about Red Deer’s outdoor ice rinks runs until March 21.

The city is seeking information about when, why and how citizens currently use outdoor ice and future needs.

Over the past several weeks, the city surveyed more than 100 people at the 71 boarded and snow bank rinks the start of the community. When you got off the train, one of the things you saw was the Imperial,” Dawe said.

“At one time the Imperial had a really nice dining room to it. It was a fairly good size and known for the quality of its food. It was a place where people would gather and visit, not just get a good meal.”

He said the hotel’s name reflected the time it was built in a community named after the London Daily Mirror newspaper as part of a real estate promotion.

The community was expected to be an important rail centre in a growing province, but it never came to be, he said.

“Within a couple years of it being founded, the First World War broke out, the big boom collapsed. For the next generation, Alberta pretty much struggled financially. The population remained pretty stagnant. There just wasn’t that huge wave of optimism and good times that we enjoyed before the war.”

Dawe said the Imperial has met the same fate as a lot of early, significant hotels built in communities like Sylvan Lake and Benalto.

“They are disappearing. These buildings were wood frame, susceptible to fire and decline and decay as the years go by and there wasn’t the money in the community anymore to keep them in really good repair and up to date. Some of them fell on really hard times before they were destroyed by fire or were torn down.

“At one time when you got off the train in Red Deer, there was a semi circle of hotels with the Windsor, and the Phelan, and the Valley, and the Arlington and the Buffalo. There are no active hotels left down there.” szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

in Red Deer. The online survey will give those outdoor ice users who didn’t participate an opportunity to give their input and share their thoughts.

The online survey is just one component of an overall Ice Facilities Plan in the works.

The Ice Facilities Plan will assess current indoor and outdoor ice facility use, consider the state of existing infrastructure, and provide recommendations for when and where The City should focus future facility development and service delivery.

To fill out the survey visit www. reddeer.ca

Education sessions open to all cancer patients Cancer patients can learn how to maintain energy and strength through nutrition and healthy activity at workshops held monthly at Central Alberta Cancer Centre.

The series of education sessions, offered by Alberta Health Services, is open to all cancer patients free of charge.

Sessions are led by AHS professionals who share their expertise in group discussions and provide support and encouragement to participants. Classes are also a way of connecting with other participants.

Workshops include: ● Power of Nutrition (one session) held the first Tuesday of each month, 10 to 11:30 a.m., looks at how to eat well during cancer treatments including information on meal supplements, getting balanced meals and how foods can help manage side effects of treatment. The class is led by a Quebec has its own law governing what it calls medical aid in dying, which went into effect in December.

Health officials in Quebec City confirmed the first death under the law in January.

“I am satisfied that Ms. S fully and freely consents to the termination of her life,” Martin wrote in her ruling.

“Her application is not made in a moment of weakness and her desire for physician-assisted death is long standing.”

Court heard that Ms. S is a retired clinical psychologist and former award-winning dancer who was active before her diagnosis in 2013.

ALS is a degenerative neurological disease that causes muscle weakness.

Ms. S is in the final stages, unable to speak and almost completely paralyzed. She cannot swallow liquids and water is pumped into her stomach through a tube.

She is able to text words using her left hand, but “even this form of communication is rapidly declining,” wrote Martin.

The woman has frequent muscle cramps and, in the last two months, has suffered frequent breathing problems, often choking at night on saliva and mucous in her throat.

“It is not acceptable to me to live sedated to the point of unconsciousness until I choke on my own bodily fluids,” Ms. S said in the court document.

The woman has no children and her husband has acted as her main

registered dietitian. ● Energize for Cancer Related Fatigue (one session) held the first Thursday of each month, 1 to 3 p.m., looks at factors relating to cancerrelated fatigue including physical activity, healthy eating, and how to manage existing time and energy. The class is led by a physical therapist, occupational therapist and a registered dietitian. ● Eating the Best for Your Breasts (one session) held the third Monday of each month, 1 to 3 p.m., looks at healthy eating for breast cancer, eating to reduce your risk of recurrence and get up-to-date information on myths associated with cancer and food. The class is led by a registered dietitian.

The nutrition and fatigue workshops have been running since 2014 and the breast cancer workshop started in 2015.

Central Alberta Cancer Centre is located at 3942 50A Ave. in Red Deer.

For registration and more information, call 403-406-8452.

Officers to inspect convenience stores, gas bars EDMONTON — The Alberta government says it will inspect hundreds of stand-alone convenience stores and gas bars over the next three months to ensure workers are safe.

Labour Minister Christina Gray says health and safety officers will talk to employers and workers about current legislation related to working alone, workplace violence, paycheque deductions and employing young workers. caregiver. The ruling says he initially was resistant to her request to die, but after months of discussion came to respect her choice.

Court heard Ms. S plans to have two doctors medically induce her death soon on private property in Vancouver.

ASSOAHUM: Fundraising In the meantime, the society needs to raise about $4 million to build the cultural centre, next to the housing, at 4615 Riverside Drive, east of Lions campground.

On March 10, the society will host a fundraising night at Fratters featuring T Buckley Trio and Young Medicine as part of the Indigenous Music Fundraiser Series in Red Deer. Tickets are $15.

The centre will be a place where everybody can come together to celebrate Aboriginal culture and connect as a community.

The centre has about $6 million in place for 16 units.

Schur said the Red Deer Native Friendship Society will continue to seek funding opportunities for affordable housing.

To find out more about the centre, visit www.rdnfs.com crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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DYING: ‘My time has come to go’ “I would like to pass away peacefully and am hoping to have physician-assisted death soon.

“I feel that my time has come to go in peace.”

The Supreme Court ruled last winter that consenting adults enduring intolerable physical or mental suffering have the right to end their lives with a doctor’s help.

The high court has given the federal government more time to write a new law on physician-assisted death, but is allowing anyone who wants to die sooner to ask a judge for an exemption.

Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Sheilah Martin said the woman’s application is the only one she is aware of in Canada.

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REBELS SWEEP ROAD TRIP ROAR OUT TO EARLY LEAD AND HOLD ON TO DOWN SWIFT CURRENT BRONCOS

BY ADVOCATE STAFF Rebels 5 Broncos 2 SWIFT CURRENT — The Red Deer Rebels shrugged off a second-period hiccup and closed out their two-game Western Hockey League road trip with a 5-2 win over the Swift Current Broncos Tuesday.

The visitors roared out to a 4-0 lead after 20 minutes, surrendered two goals early in the middle frame, then clamped down and reeled off their second victory in as many days in front of 1,771 fans at the Credit Union i-plex.

“It was a carry-over from yesterday,” said Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter, in reference to Monday’s

2-1 triumph over the Regina Pats. “Our start was outstanding and we turned in a solid 60 minutes here tonight.”

Brandon Hagel tallied twice in the opening frame, while Adam Musil potted his 20th goal of the season and Taden Rattie scored his first.

Rookie netminder Dawson Weatherill — making just his second start since being recalled from the midget AAA Red Deer Optimist Chiefs due to an injury to Rebels No. 1 stopper Rylan Toth — turned aside all nine shots he faced in the first period.

But the Red Deer native was replaced by Trevor Martin following goals from former Rebels forward Lane Pederson and defenceman Artyom Minulin before the second period

was four minutes old.

“Dawson probably wishes he could have had both those goals back,” said Sutter, who called a timeout after the Broncos’ second marker. “We’re up 4-0 and all of a sudden it’s 4-2 and the next goal becomes an important goal.

“We seemed to regroup after the timeout and got right back at it. It’s not like we were playing bad, it was just a couple of unfortunate goals.”

Weatherill finished with 10 saves and Martin stopped all 18 shots he faced the rest of the way, including 14 in the third period.

“I thought we’d better get our experience back in there and play Marty and let him close the door,” said Sutter.

“Marty played really well for us and I thought the team play really well in front of him.

“The team played really well in front of Dawson in the first period, too.

They (Broncos) never really had any quality scoring chances in the first.”

Defenceman Nelson Nogier notched Red Deer’s final goal at 13:10 of the second period and the final frame was scoreless.

Former Rebel Taz Burman started in the Swift Current and stopped three of six shots before being replaced by Travis Child, who surrendered two goals on 24 shots.

The Rebels return to action Friday when they host the Calgary Hitmen. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

Late goal lifts Bruins over Flames

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Bruins 2 Flames 1 BOSTON — On a homestand loaded with Stanley Cup contenders, the Boston Bruins held tight to their tenuous playoff position by edging the Calgary Flames.

Patrice Bergeron scored a tiebreaking goal with 3:24 left in the third period and the Bruins hung on to beat the Flames 2-1 on Tuesday night.

“We had to make a play at some point. It was late in the game and it was an important goal obviously,” Bergeron said. “We know how hard the schedule is coming up and how important and how tight the standings are.”

The Bruins are in the midst of a four-game homestand, their longest of the season and quite possibly the most difficult stretch they’ll have.

It started with a 4-1 loss to Tampa Bay on Sunday and resumes Thursday against the Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks, followed by the Washington Capitals, who have the best record in the league.

The Bruins couldn’t afford to fall to the road-weary Flames, who were coming off a loss at Philadelphia the night before and have lost six in a row.

“I don’t think we were as sharp as we needed to be, but it was big for us that we came through on the power play at the end,” said Landon Ferraro, who scored Boston’s other goal. “It was big to get those two points and not have to try and work for the other one in overtime.”

There were few chances at either end of the ice. The Flames were the

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Boston Bruins left wing Matt Beleskey (39) reaches over Calgary Flames goalie Joni Ortio (37) in an attempt to score in the first period of an NHL game, Tuesday, in Boston. only team to reach double figures in shots during a period, getting 11 on net in the third. The only one to go in was

by Jakub Nakladal, whose first career goal tied it at 1-all 5:35 into the period.

The Flames picked up the pressure from there, but a costly penalty for too many men on the ice with 4:07 left in the third gave Boston its fifth power-play opportunity and the Bruins took advantage.

“We had too many men. It was the right call,” Calgary coach Bob Hartley said.

Joni Ortio had 23 saves for Calgary, but had little chance on either of Boston’s goals, one-timers by Ferraro and Bergeron.

“Joni was very solid,” Hartley said. “He got beat by two great shots, so nothing to fault. You know what? I can’t fault the effort all night. A bad

break at the end and that cost us the game.”

Ferraro gave Boston the lead on a one-timer from the slot off passes from Brett Connolly and Torey Krug 7:05 into the game.

Rask had a shutout going until Nakladal scored 5:35 into the third on a slap shot from the top of the left circle.

Jyrki Jokipakka and Michael Frolik assisted.

The Flames, who lost in Philadelphia 5-3 on Monday night, kept it close early with defence. Calgary held Boston to five shots in the first and nine in the second as the Flames regained their strength.

Nakladal’s goal gave Calgary a lift and the Flames nearly took a lead a few minutes later, but Rask stopped Michael Ferland three times as he attempted to swipe in a rebound from in

front of the crease.

“A lot of times when we create scoring chances then we give up a lot,” Rask said.

“Today we didn’t create a lot, we didn’t give up a lot and we ended up winning, which is a great sign.”

Notes: Boston RW Lee Stempniak, acquired Monday in a deal with New Jersey, played for his ninth team. …

Boston was without LW Zac Rinaldo, who was suspended Tuesday for five games for a hit on Lightning F Cedric Paquette on Sunday. … C Noel Acciari, recalled from AHL Providence, made his NHL debut. … Calgary D Jyrki Jokipakka, acquired from Dallas on Monday, played his first game with the Flames. … Boston coach Claude Julien entered the game two wins away from tying Art Ross for the most regular-season victories in Bruins history (387).

Chiefs eliminated from playoffs after shutout loss

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Bisons 5 Chiefs 0 The Red Deer Optimist Chiefs’ solid work ethic couldn’t save them Tuesday night at the Arena.

As a result, they couldn’t save their season.

The Chiefs had plenty of try but came up dry offensively in a 5-0 Alberta Midget Hockey League playoff loss to the Foothills Bisons, who took the best-of-five South Division semifinal 3-1.

“We worked, we competed. It didn’t go our way tonight but it wasn’t for a lack of compete,” said Red Deer head coach Brandin Cote. “We just didn’t have what we needed to have.”

Foothills, meanwhile, had more than enough to post the convincing win and move on to the South final against the Calgary Flames.

Kyle Gordon scored the only goal the Bisons needed in the final minute of the opening period and the visitors struck for two more in each of the final two frames.

“They have a veteran team over there so you have to give them credit.

They have six or seven guys who went to the Telus Cup (national midget AAA championship) last year and that experience is invaluable,” said Cote.

The Chiefs swept the Calgary Buffaloes in a best-of-three division quarter-final and were still in decent shape Tuesday, down 2-1 in the semifinal but back on home ice. ”I thought we did a real good job of battling in the first series and this se-

ries could have gone either way,” said Cote. “The first game they were better than us and I thought the next two games we were better than them.

“I really thought we deserved a better fate in Game 3 (a 4-3 loss Sunday at Strathmore). We outshot them and got a goal called back that was definitely 100 per cent a goal. Then tonight … it was one of those things that just happens.”

Tyler Petrie, Tyson Scott, Gary Haden and Cole Reinhardt also tallied for the Bisons, who got a 24-save shutout performance from Hunter Virostek. Justin Travis kicked out 26 shots in the Chiefs net.

“I have nothing but good things to say about the group of kids we have,” said Cote. “They came to work every day, they were respectful and they were a team. We didn’t have a lot of high-end talent which might have hurt us and we had some injuries down the stretch at key times.

“Our goaltender Justin Travis was fantastic in the playoffs, especially coming in after losing a goaltender like Dawson Weatherill (called up to the WHL Red Deer Rebels). He came in and stepped up and did whatever he could to help us.”

The Chiefs started the season strong, tailed off somewhat in December, then battled through a series of injuries and ended the regular season on the upswing. The Red Deer squad finished in a three-way tie — with the Bisons and Flames — atop the division but were relegated to third place via a league formula.

“Maybe if we had home ice (advantage) this would have been a different

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Red Deer Major Midget Chief Adam Sandstrom blocks a shot by CFR Bison player Cole Clayton during playoff hockey action at the Red Deer Arena, Tuesday. series, but we can’t think about that,” said Cote.

“I’m just proud of the group. When I took this over (in 2014) my priority was, and is, to help these kids develop.

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I thought we had a lot of kids go onwards and upwards and some of them are going to play at a higher level next season because of it.” gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

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McDavid leads Oilers over Sabres in OT

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Oilers 2 Sabres 1 (OT) BUFFALO, N.Y. — For much of last season, it looked like Connor McDavid might end up with the Buffalo Sabres.

The first overall pick in last year’s NHL draft got to show the city what it’s missing on Tuesday night.

McDavid scored twice, including in overtime, to lead the Edmonton Oilers to a 2-1 victory over the Sabres in an anticipated matchup against another top rookie, Jack Eichel.

McDavid and Eichel provided a buzz for this one even though the Oilers and Sabres are both among the NHL’s bottom five teams. Eichel was picked right after McDavid in last year’s draft, and both players are considered potentially generational talents.

As has been the case with the humble rookie, McDavid downplayed the matchup with Eichel before and after the game.

“To be honest, that’s not a big deal,” McDavid said. “I keep saying this game was a big deal for me because it was in front of friends and family. It just feels good to get the win in front of them.”

McDavid grew up in suburban Toronto and played junior hockey 90 miles away in Erie, Pennsylvania.

McDavid scored 22 seconds into the game, and then got the winner by blowing past Buffalo’s defence seconds after Eichel spun around a defender and missed just wide with a twirling backhand attempt.

“I probably should have kept going on my forehand, just try to take it to the net,” Eichel said. “Tough bounce.

Break them out, and the puck ends up in the back of our net.”

It’s not as if Eichel didn’t have his chances. He tied for the team-lead with five shots on goal.

“I thought (Eichel) and (McDavid) were the two best players on the ice tonight,” Oilers coach Todd McLellan said. “They are fun players to watch and they didn’t disappoint by any means.”

Cam Talbot made 31 saves for the Oilers, and Edmonton began a fourgame trip with its second straight win.

Cal O’Reilly scored his first goal of the season for the Sabres and Robin Lehner made 39 saves.

Lehner made five saves during the overtime period and the Sabres killed off a 2-minute penalty for having too many men on the ice.

“The 4-on-3 was probably one of the only positives to the game,” Sabres defenceman Zach Bogosian said.

Buffalo tied it 9:06 into the third period. Rookie centre Sam Reinhart, the No. 2 pick in the 2014 draft, made a spinning, no-look, backhand pass to set up O’Reilly for a short backhand in front of the net.

Former Sabre Andrej Sekera appeared to score off a rebound in the final second of the second period, but the goal was overturned after Sabres coach Dan Bylsma challenged that Anton Lander was offside on the play.

McDavid, the NHL’s Rookie of the Month for February, made an immediate impact, creating a scoring chance on the forecheck and capitalizing on it to put the Oilers ahead before Eichel even got on the ice.

After losing the opening faceoff, McDavid stripped the puck from Bogosian near the blue line. Jordan Eberle tipped the puck back to McDavid on the left side of the crease, where he faked a wrist shot and slid to his right to tap a backhand behind a sprawling Lehner, drawing boos from the sellout crowd at First Niagara Center.

“We didn’t play well at all,” Eichel said. “It started with the way we came out.”

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Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid celebrates his overtime goal against the Buffalo Sabres in an NHL game Tuesday, in Buffalo, N.Y. Edmonton won 2-1.

McDavid snapped a five-game goal drought and has 19 points in 15 games since returning from a broken clavicle last month. He has 12 goals and 31 points in 28 games this season. Eichel has 17 goals and 41 points in 64 games.

McDavid and Eichel have been linked since September 2014, when NHL scouts projected them to be the top two draft prospects. In Buffalo, fans were so excited over the chance of the Sabres drafting one or the other they created the nickname, “McEichel,” combining both players’ last

names.

The Sabres finished last in the league last season, but were relegated to picking second after the Oilers won the draft lottery.

The game also came one day before the Canadian-born McDavid and American-born Eichel are expected to be named among the first 16 players selected to Team North America’s World Cup of Hockey roster. The squad will consist of players 23 and younger and will be coached by McLellan.

McDavid and Eichel beacons of hope for teams

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS BUFFALO, N.Y. — Linked together even before they were selected with the first two picks of the 2015 NHL draft, Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel are again forging a similar path.

Both represent the future of struggling franchises and both have mostly lived up to the hype, excelling as teen sensations for the Edmonton Oilers and Buffalo Sabres.

“They’re two fabulous players,” Oilers coach Todd McClellan said Tuesday before Edmonton beat the Sabres 2-1 in overtime in Buffalo. “We’re very lucky to have them on our teams. We’re very lucky to have them in our league and the fans are very lucky to watch them play on a nightly basis because they’re gifted, they’re skilled, they’re the future of our game.”

The first overall pick last June, McDavid has quickly become the symbol of hope for an Oilers squad on track to miss the playoffs for the 10th consecutive season. Fairly or not, he embodies the kind

of franchise-changing force who can lift the club upward. On Tuesday, his impact was felt almost immediately, scoring 22 seconds into Edmonton’s win and then again in overtime.

Taylor Hall, who joined the Oilers midway through this decade of misfortune as a No. 1 overall pick himself, doesn’t think his challenge came close to that of his younger teammate.

“I wasn’t in the same stratosphere of what Connor’s kind of been through. I was the first overall pick, but it wasn’t the same,” said Hall. “He’s had a lot of expectations and to his credit he’s blown them out of the water. It’s fun to see a kid like that come in and just go play hockey.”

Sabres teammates describe Eichel as bearing that same weight and excelling with similar composure.

The 19-year-old fronts a Sabres club that’s had a bleak run, if not as turbulent as the Oilers. Second-last in the Eastern Conference, Buffalo will miss the playoffs for the fifth straight season and seventh time in the past nine campaigns.

Like McDavid, the former Boston University star is the face of hope for a turnaround.

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Lindsay Thurber Raider Gaia Shaw eyes the net as Notre Dame Cougar Sarah Koopmans defends during playoff basketball action at Lindsay Thurber, Tuesday night.

MARTIAL ARTS Logan and Conor Bruneau not only won gold medals in their respective brackets, they cleaned up in the absolute division of the Submission Ace martial arts competition at Blackfalds during the weekend.

The Bruneau brothers accomplished a rare feat by defeating all

“From Day 1, I noticed an ease and maturity of how he’s dealt with this situation,” Sabres coach Dan Byslma said of Eichel. “I can’t even imagine what my 18th and 19th birthday would have been like if I had been put through the same spotlight.”

It certainly won’t be up to either as an individual to lift their clubs from the mud of recent seasons — that’s the challenge of management — but they can each do their part on the ice. Both have so far.

Similarities aside, the rookies seasons of McDavid and Eichel have gone differently in some ways.

Eichel has played in every game for the Sabres, giving him a slight leg up in the learning process, McClellan said.

“The good thing for Jack is he’s kind of gone through it already and figured out some of the opponents, figured out some buildings, figured out the referees, the linesmen — how they behave and act on the ice surface,” McClellan said. “He probably understands his teammates a little bit better and the coaching staff. Connor’s still going through that. He hasn’t played half a season yet.”

The Lindsay Thurber girls, with Kelsey Lalor netting 20 points, rolled over the visiting Notre Dame Cougars 79-16 in senior high girls basketball playoff action Tuesday.

The Raiders grabbed a 1-0 lead in the bestof-three Zone 4A semifinal which continues Thursday at Notre Dame.

Hayley Lalor scored 11 points for the winners and Lizzy Morneault and Morgan deBoon each added 10. Gemma Davis was the Cougars’ top scorer with nine points.

In senior boys play, host Lindsay Thurber defeated the Lacombe Rams 74-40 as TK Kunaka contributed 18 points, Ben Pasiuk scored 13 and Vince Barbuco hit for 12.

Game 2 of the best-of-three semifinal goes Thursday at Lacombe.

In the other girls semifinal, the host Hunting Hills Lightning got 21 points from Madi Nimmo and 20 from Kristen Loney in a 92-27 lancing of Lacombe.

Gabby Spenst scored 13 points for the winners, while Leah Hagel added 12. Adi Waqatabu had a team-high eight for the Rams, who host Game 2 Thursday.

Notre Dame drew first blood in the other boys semifinal series, edging host Hunting Hills 71-70.

Jeb Maribojoc drained 23 points for the Cougars, who got an additional 18 from Cody White — who also recorded eight rebounds, 11 assists and eight steals — and 14 courtesy of Josh Ballentyne. Rohit Razzaq paced the Lightning with 23, while Steele McDonald netted 13 and Joe Vincent scored 12.

The series continues Thursday at Hunting Hills.

other division winners at Blackfalds.

Logan, 26, currently trains at various gyms in Calgary and is based out of the Yanagitani Martial Training center and Genki Jiu-Jitsu, located in Red Deer, while Conor, 23, trains with team Rodrigo Resende BJJ in Edmonton.

Their father, Ed Bruneau, is a master of the Chinese boxing system which he has taught in Red Deer and Innisfail since 1982.

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EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP W LOTLSOL GF x-Brandon 63 39 18 4 2 258 x-Prince Albert 63 34 21 7 1 195 x-Moose Jaw 63 33 22 7 1 223 Regina 63 30 26 3 4 210 Saskatoon 62 24 34 4 0 194 Swift Current 63 21 34 5 3 163

GA 183 194 199 222 259 216

Pt 84 76 74 67 52 50

GF 259 227 209 179 191 132

GA 191 184 195 206 254 277

Pt 84 81 76 61 55 26

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W LOTLSOL GF x-Victoria 65 43 16 3 3 244 x-Kelowna 63 44 16 3 0 230 Prince George 63 33 26 3 1 219 Kamloops 63 29 25 5 4 205 Vancouver 64 23 34 5 2 183

GA 150 188 197 205 232

Pt 92 91 70 67 53

x-Lethbridge x-Red Deer x-Calgary Edmonton Medicine Hat Kootenay

CENTRAL DIVISION GP W LOTLSOL 63 41 20 1 1 64 39 22 1 2 63 36 23 2 2 64 27 30 6 1 64 25 34 3 2 63 10 47 6 0

U.S. DIVISION GP W LOTLSOL GF GA Pt Everett 63 36 21 4 2 166 145 78 Seattle 62 36 23 3 0 196 173 75 Portland 63 32 27 4 0 203 198 68 Spokane 62 29 24 5 4 198 209 67 Tri-City 62 30 29 2 1 206 213 63 x — clinched playoff berth Note: winning team is credited with two points and a victory in the W column a team losing in overtime or shootout receives one point which is registered in the respective OTL or SOL column.

Tuesday’s results Red Deer 5 Swift Current 2 Medicine Hat 3 Kootenay 0 Vancouver at Prince George Tri-City at Seattle Monday’s results Red Deer 2 Regina 1 Victoria 6 Edmonton 1 Wednesday’s games Saskatoon at Brandon, 6 p.m.

Kootenay at Regina, 6 p.m.

Lethbridge at Moose Jaw, 6 p.m.

Vancouver at Prince George, 8 p.m.

Spokane at Kamloops, 8 p.m.

Thursday’s games No Games Scheduled.

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

Swift Current at Regina, 6 p.m.

Lethbridge at Saskatoon, 6:05 p.m.

Moose Jaw at Brandon, 6:30 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Kelowna at Kamloops, 8 p.m.

Spokane at Prince George, 8 p.m.

Tri-City at Portland, 8 p.m.

Victoria at Vancouver, 8:30 p.m.

Seattle at Everett, 8:35 p.m.

Tuesday’s summary Rebels 5, Broncos 2 First Period

1, Red Deer, Hagel 10 (Fleury, DeBrusk), 1:33.

2, Red Deer, Musil 19 (Nogier, Polei), 9:43.

3, Red Deer, Rattie 1 (Musil, Strand), 10:44. 4, Red Deer, Hagel 11 (Spacek, DeBrusk), 12:40.

Penalties-Nogier RD (slashing), 6:25 Spencer SC (roughing), 19:39.

Second Period 5, Swift Current, Pederson 17 (Steenbergen), 1:49.

6, Swift Current, Minulin 4 (Watson, Sissons), 3:34.

7, Red Deer, Nogier 4 (Helewka, Bobyk), 13:10.

Penalties-None.

Third Period No Scoring.

Penalties-Doetzel RD (holding), 11:43 Strand RD (high-sticking), 13:49.

Shots on goal Red Deer 13 12 5 — 30 Swift Current 9 7 14 — 30 Goal-Red Deer, Weatherill 1-1-0-0 (12 shots-10 saves) Martin 12-6-1-1 (18 shots-18 saves).

Swift Current, Burman 14-13-1-2 (6 shots-3 saves) Child 5-11-0-1 (24 shots-22 saves).

Power Play Opportunities-Red Deer 0-1 Swift Current 0-3.

NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts Florida 63 36 19 8 80 Tampa Bay 63 37 22 4 78 Boston 64 35 23 6 76 Detroit 63 32 20 11 75 Ottawa 64 30 27 7 67 Montreal 63 30 28 5 65 Buffalo 64 25 31 8 58 Toronto 61 21 30 10 52

GF 174 175 197 161 188 173 148 147

GA 148 151 176 163 200 175 172 182

Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts 62 46 12 4 96 63 37 20 6 80 60 33 20 7 73 62 32 22 8 72 62 29 22 11 69 65 29 26 10 68 64 30 27 7 67 64 26 30 8 60

GF 205 180 171 167 157 158 140 167

GA 144 159 149 160 168 174 156 196

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts Chicago 64 39 20 5 83 Dallas 65 38 20 7 83 St. Louis 66 37 20 9 83 Nashville 64 32 21 11 75 Minnesota 64 29 25 10 68 Colorado 65 32 29 4 68 Winnipeg 62 26 32 4 56

GF 180 209 166 172 170 175 161

GA 153 189 162 161 162 187 186

Washington N.Y. Rangers N.Y. Islanders Pittsburgh Philadelphia Carolina New Jersey Columbus

Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 62 37 21 4 78 165 143 Anaheim 61 34 19 8 76 153 144 San Jose 62 34 22 6 74 188 167 Vancouver 61 24 25 12 60 148 175 Arizona 63 27 30 6 60 168 198 Calgary 63 26 33 4 56 170 197 Edmonton 65 24 34 7 55 158 194 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Monday’s Games N.Y. Rangers 2, Columbus 1 Philadelphia 5, Calgary 3 Pittsburgh 6, Arizona 0 Tampa Bay 2, Toronto 1 Detroit 3, Dallas 2, OT

San Jose 6, Montreal 2 Tuesday’s Games St. Louis 4, Ottawa 3, SO Boston 2, Calgary 1 Carolina 3, New Jersey 1 Edmonton 2, Buffalo 1, OT Washington 3, Pittsburgh 2 Nashville 5, Dallas 3 Minnesota 6, Colorado 3 Florida 3, Winnipeg 2 N.Y. Islanders at Vancouver, late Wednesday’s Games Toronto at Washington, 5 p.m.

Chicago at Detroit, 6 p.m.

Montreal at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Chicago at Boston, 5 p.m.

Calgary at Buffalo, 5 p.m.

Edmonton at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

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

Minnesota at Toronto, 5:30 p.m.

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

New Jersey at Nashville, 6 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Winnipeg, 6 p.m.

Florida at Colorado, 7 p.m.

Anaheim at Arizona, 7 p.m.

San Jose at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

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

Tuesday’s summaries Oilers 2, Sabres 1 (OT) First Period 1. Edmonton, McDavid 11 (Eberle) :22.

Penalties — None.

Second Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Pakarinen Edm (interference) 6:17 Eichel Buf (high-sticking) 10:57.

Third Period 2. Buffalo, O’Reilly 1 (Reinhart, Pysyk) 9:06.

Penalties — Girgensons Buf (tripping) 6:11.

Overtime 3. Edmonton, McDavid 12 (unassisted) 3:48.

Penalties — Buffalo bench (too many men, served

by Reinhart) 1:34.

Shots on goal Edmonton 13 14 8 6 — 41 Buffalo 12 12 8 0 — 32 Goal — Edmonton: Talbot (W, 14-22-4). Buffalo: Lehner (L, 4-7-3).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Edmonton: 0-3 Buffalo: 0-1.

Bruins 2, Flames 1 First Period 1. Boston, Ferraro 5 (Krug, Connolly) 7:05.

Penalties — Marchand Bos (roughing) :38 Colborne Cgy (interference) 1:42 Miller Bos (holding) 15:41.

Second Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Beleskey Bos (unsportsmanlike conduct) 1:10 Hathaway Cgy (tripping) 8:41 Beleskey Bos (goaltender interference) 9:53 Frolik Cgy (hooking) 17:31.

Third Period 2. Calgary, Nakladal 1 (Jokipakka, Frolik) 5:35.

3. Boston, Bergeron 24 (Spooner, Krejci) 16:36 (pp).

Penalties — Frolik Cgy (boarding) 9:09 Calgary bench (too many men, served by Bennett) 15:53.

Shots on goal Calgary 8 8 9 — 25 Boston 5 9 11 — 25 Goal — Calgary: Ortio (L, 0-6-2). Boston: Rask (W, 25-18-5).

Predictions for Canada’s World Cup roster An unbeatable juggernaut at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, Canada is lining up to be equally potent at the World Cup this fall. Canadian general manager Doug Armstrong and head coach Mike Babcock have an embarrassment of riches to choose from.

Here is Canadian Press’ projection for the first 16 players on the roster, which will be revealed later today: Sidney Crosby (centre): Canada’s captain for the last gold-medal winning squad, Crosby is a lock to return again at the World Cup. Struggling through an uncharacteristic slow start this season, the Penguins captain has returned to his usual high-scoring production, back among the league’s leading scorers. He should lead the Canadians once more.

Jonathan Toews (centre): The de facto captain to Crosby, Toews seems to do just about everything, be it for the last two Canadian Olympic teams or the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks. Toews can score a key goal for Babcock, lock down as a defensive stopper or win a key faceoff. He’ll line up behind Crosby in the second centre slot.

Drew Doughty (defence): A revelation at his first Olympics in Vancouver, Doughty was again a dominating force for Canada in Sochi. Doughty scored four goals, logged big minutes and seemed to transcend even the best the game had to offer at the 2014 Games. The same will be expected of the Kings star at the World Cup. Duncan Keith (defence): Along with Shea Weber, Keith was half of Babcock’s most trusted defence duo in Sochi. He brings a wealth of winning experience to the squad with three Stanley Cups and two Olympic gold medals. He was an especially effective force last spring, a unanimous choice for the Conn Smythe Trophy as the top playoff performer.

5. Shea Weber (defence): No Canadian logged more minutes in Sochi and though his game is probably trending downward, the 30-year-old

remains a heavy defensive force and someone Babcock will lean on. He and Keith should again form Canada’s top pair.

Jamie Benn (left wing): Benn scored the only goal in Canada’s riveting semifinal win over the United States in Sochi and he’s become even better since.

Benn won the Art Ross Trophy as the league’s leading scorer last season, trailing only Patrick Kane in that race this season. A powerful winger, Benn could be a fixture next to his Stars teammate, Tyler Seguin.

Tyler Seguin (centre): Just coming into his own for the Stars when the 2014 Olympic team was named, Seguin missed the mark in landing a gig on that squad. He won’t be counted out again. Seguin and Benn have been the league’s most electric duo in Dallas for the past two-plus seasons. It’s hard to envision the two not joining forces this fall.

John Tavares (centre): Tavares suffered a devastating knee injury in the quarter-finals in Sochi, missing the last two games. Still only 25, Tavares should get another shot. The Islanders captain is a powerful force down the middle and someone who could play the wing, perhaps alongside Crosby.

Steven Stamkos (centre): Stamkos wasn’t healthy enough to play for Canada at the last Olympics, but he should get another chance. The impending unrestricted free agent has been scorching for the red-hot Lightning recently, soon to reach 30 goals for the fifth time in his NHL career. Like Tavares, Stamkos will provide a goal-scoring presence, both at even-strength and on the power play.

Ryan Getzlaf (centre): Among the slowest starters in the league last fall, Getzlaf is back to being a forceful presence down the middle for the Ducks.

The 30-year-old had 20 points in February, winning the NHL’s first star of the month. An imposing presence at centre, Getzlaf can expect to be back.

Jeff Carter (centre): Like many of his teammates, Carter has a rich history performing for winning

teams, the squad in Sochi among them. Carter scored three goals and five points in six games at the Olympics. He’s also been a dominant post-season performer for the Kings with an alluring combination of size, skill and power.

Corey Perry (right wing): Like his Ducks teammate, Perry started slowly this season, but he, too, has risen, on track to reach 30 goals for the sixth time in his NHL career. Perry didn’t score a goal in Sochi, but he comes ready-made to play next to Getzlaf for the Canadian squad.

Patrice Bergeron (centre): If not near quite as potent as Toews, Bergeron can be a jack-of-alltrades for Canada. The long-time Bruins forward can score, kill penalties, win a key draw and play the wing if needed. Bergeron is on pace for his best offensive season in nearly a decade, too.

Marc-Edouard Vlasic (defence): Vlasic plays big, effective and probably underrated minutes for a quality Sharks team. He also played next to Doughty in Sochi, providing a smart, safe, puck-moving presence next to Canada’s most dynamic defender. The Canadians were the best defensive unit in recent hockey memory. Given that, there’s reason to think Vlasic will be back for the World Cup, if not with the initial 16 than later. Alex Pietrangelo is another option to join Keith, Weber and Doughty in the first group named.

Carey Price (goalie): Assuming he’s fully healthy, Price should be Canada’s guy in goal. His credentials need little elaboration. Price has been the NHL’s best goalie (when healthy) in recent years.

He gave up only three goals in six games in Sochi.

Braden Holtby (goalie): Holtby has been arguably the best Canadian goaltender this season with Price out, but the race is close. Corey Crawford and Roberto Luongo have both posted equal, if not better, numbers than Holtby, who has been a rock for the league’s best team. He should be one of Canada’s three goaltenders regardless.

Thursday

● Bantam AA hockey: South Central League North Division round-robin playoffs at Olds — Red Deer Steel Kings vs. Central Alberta, 9 a.m.; West Central vs. Red Deer Ramada, 11:45 a.m.; Red Deer Ramada vs. Olds, 5:15 p.m. ● Peewee AA hockey: South Central League North Division round-robin playoffs at Lacombe and Blackfalds — Red Deer Parkland vs. Airdrie, Central Alberta vs. Okotoks (at Blackfalds), 9 a.m.; Red Deer TBS vs. Bow Valley, 11:30 a.m.; Olds vs. West Central, 2 p.m.; Okotoks vs. Red Deer Parkland, 4:30 p.m.; West Central vs. Red Deer TBS, 7 p.m. ● College men’s basketball: ACAC championship at Olds College — Olds vs. NAIT, 6 p.m.; Lakeland vs. RDC, 8 p.m. ● Senior high girls basketball: Lindsay Thurber at Notre Dame, Hunting Hills at Lacombe, second games of best-ofthree 4A zone semifinals, 6 p.m. ● College women’s hockey: NAIT at RDC, first game of best-of-five ACAC final, 7 p.m., Arena. ● Senior high boys basketball: Lindsay Thurber at Lacombe, Hunting Hills at Notre Dame, second games of best-ofthree 4A zone semifinals, 7:45 p.m.

Friday

● Bantam AA hockey: South Central League North Division round-robin playoffs at Olds — West Central vs.

Central Alberta, Olds vs. Bow Valley, 9 a.m.; Red Deer Steel Kings vs. Red Deer Ramada, 11:45 a.m.; Airdrie vs.

West Central, 2:30 p.m.; Olds vs. Red Deer Steel Kings, 5:15 p.m. ● Peewee AA hockey: South Central League North Division round-robin playoffs at Lacombe and Blackfalds — Red Deer Parkland vs. Central Alberta (at Blackfalds), 9:30 a.m.; Bow Valley vs. West Central, 11:30 a.m.; Red Deer TBS vs. Olds, 2 p.m.; Central Alberta vs.

Airdrie, 4:30 p.m.; Olds vs. Bow Valley, 7 p.m. ● College men’s basketball: ACAC championship at Olds College —

Games at 1, 3, 6 and 8 p.m. ● Senior high girls basketball: Notre Dame at Lindsay Thurber, Lacombe at Hunting Hills, third games of best-ofthree 4A zone semifinals, if necessary, 6 p.m. ● WHL: Calgary at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Centrium. ● College men’s hockey: SAIT at RDC, first game of best-of-three ACAC quarter-final, 7 p.m., Penhold Regional Multiplex. ● AJHL: Okotoks at Olds, 7 p.m. ● Senior high boys basketball: Lacombe at Lindsay Thurber, Notre Dame at Hunting Hills, third games of best-of-three 4A zone semifinals, if necessary, 6 or 7:45 p.m.

Saturday ● Bantam AA hockey: South Central League North Division round-robin playoffs at Olds — Bow Valley vs. West Central, Red Deer Ramada vs. Airdrie, 9 a.m.; Central Alberta vs. Olds, 11:45 a.m.; Bow Valley vs. Red Deer Steel Kings, 2:30 p.m. ● College men’s basketball: ACAC championship at Olds College — Games at 11 a.m., 1 and 3:30 p.m. (final). ● College men’s hockey: RDC at SAIT, second game of best-of-three ACAC quarter-final, 7 p.m. ● College women’s hockey: RDC at NAIT, second game of best-of-five ACAC final, 7 p.m. ● Senior hockey: Bentley at Innisfail, sixth game of best-of-seven Chinook League and provincial AAA semifinal, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday ● Major bantam girls hockey: Edmonton at Red Deer, 2:15 p.m., Collicutt Centre. ● College men’s hockey: SAIT at RDC, third game of best-of-three ACAC quarter-final, if necessary, 7 p.m., Penhold Regional Multiplex. ● Senior hockey: Innisfail at Bentley, seventh game best-of-seven Chinook League and provincial AAA semifinal, if necessary, 7:15 p.m.

Basketball National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 39 19 .672 — Boston 36 25 .590 4 1/2 New York 25 37 .403 16 Brooklyn 17 43 .283 23 Philadelphia 8 52 .133 32

Miami Atlanta Charlotte Washington Orlando

Cleveland Indiana Detroit Chicago Milwaukee

Southeast mDivision W L Pct 34 26 .567 33 27 .550 31 28 .525 29 30 .492 26 33 .441

GB — 1 2 1/2 4 1/2 7 1/2

Central Division W L Pct 42 17 .712 31 29 .517 31 29 .517 30 29 .508 25 35 .417

GB — 11 1/2 11 1/2 12 17 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 50 9 .847 — Memphis 35 24 .593 15 Dallas 33 28 .541 18 Houston 29 31 .483 21 1/2 New Orleans 23 35 .397 26 1/2

Oklahoma City Portland Utah Denver Minnesota

Northwest Division W L Pct 42 18 .700 33 28 .541 28 31 .475 23 37 .383 19 41 .317

GB — 9 1/2 13 1/2 19 23

W x-Golden State 53 L.A. Clippers 39 Sacramento 24 Phoenix 15 L.A. Lakers 11 x-clinched playoff spot

L 5 20 34 45 49

Pct .914 .661 .414 .250 .183

GB — 14 1/2 29 39 43

Monday’s Games Cleveland 100, Indiana 96 Washington 116, Philadelphia 108 Boston 100, Utah 95 Milwaukee 128, Houston 121 Memphis 103, Denver 96 Oklahoma City 131, Sacramento 116 L.A. Clippers 105, Brooklyn 95 Tuesday’s Games Charlotte 126, Phoenix 92 Miami 129, Chicago 111 Portland 104, New York 85 Dallas 121, Orlando 108 Atlanta at Golden State, late Brooklyn at L.A. Lakers, late Wednesday’s Games Charlotte at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Chicago at Orlando, 5 p.m.

Utah at Toronto, 5:30 p.m.

Portland at Boston, 5:30 p.m.

Washington at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Indiana at Milwaukee, 6 p.m.

Detroit at San Antonio, 6 p.m.

Sacramento at Memphis, 6 p.m.

New Orleans at Houston, 6 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Denver, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City at L.A. Clippers, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Phoenix at Miami, 5:30 p.m.

San Antonio at New Orleans, 6 p.m.

Sacramento at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Golden State, 8:30 p.m.

Pacific Division

Baseball Major League Baseball Spring Training AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct Toronto 1 0 1.000 Baltimore 0 0 .000 Boston 0 0 .000 Chicago 0 0 .000 Houston 0 0 .000 Kansas City 0 0 .000 Los Angeles 0 0 .000 Minnesota 0 0 .000 New York 0 0 .000 Oakland 0 0 .000 Seattle 0 0 .000 Tampa Bay 0 0 .000 Texas 0 0 .000 Cleveland 0 1 .000 Detroit 0 1 .000 NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct Cincinnati 1 0 1.000 Pittsburgh 1 0 1.000 Arizona 0 0 .000 Atlanta 0 0 .000 Chicago 0 0 .000 Colorado 0 0 .000 Los Angeles 0 0 .000 Miami 0 0 .000 Milwaukee 0 0 .000 New York 0 0 .000 San Diego 0 0 .000 San Francisco 0 0 .000 St. Louis 0 0 .000 Washington 0 0 .000 Philadelphia 0 1 .000 NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings games against non-major league teams do not.

Tuesday’s Games Atlanta 4, Baltimore 4, tie, 10 innings Toronto 5, Philadelphia 3 Pittsburgh 4, Detroit 2 Cincinnati 6, Cleveland 5 Wednesday’s Games Detroit (ss) vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 11:05 a.m.

Minnesota vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 11:05 a.m.

Atlanta vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 11:05 a.m.

Detroit (ss) vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 11:05 a.m.

Washington vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 11:05 a.m.

Philadelphia vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 11:07 a.m.

Cleveland vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 1:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 1:05 p.m.

Texas vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 1:05 p.m.

San Diego vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 1:10 p.m.

Arizona vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 1:10 p.m.

Free Agents Signings NEW YORK — The 125 free agents who have signed, with name, position, former club if different, and contract.

AMERICAN LEAGUE BALTIMORE (4) — Matt Wieters, c, accepted $15.8 million qualifying offer re-signed Darren O’Day, rhp, to a $31 million, four-year contract re-signed Chris Davis, 1b, to a $161 million, seven-year contract signed Yovani Gallardo, rhp, Texas, to a $22 million, two-year contract, BOSTON (3) — Signed Chris Young, of, to a $13 million, two-year contract signed David Price, lhp, Toronto, to a $217 million, seven-year contract signed David Murphy, of, Los Angeles Angels, to a minor league contract ($2 million).

CHICAGO (5) — Signed Alex Avila, c, Detroit, to a $2.5 million, one-year contract signed Dioner Navarro, c, Toronto, to a $4 million, one-year contract resigned Matt Albers, rhp, to a $2.25 million, one-year contract signed Mat Latos, rhp, Los Angeles Angels, to a $3 million, one-year contract signed Jimmy Rollins, ss, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a minor league contract ($2 million).

CLEVELAND (8) — Signed Rajai Davis, of, Detroit, to a $5.25 million, one-year contract signed Tom Gorzelanny, lhp, Detroit, to a minor league contract ($1 million) signed Joe Thatcher, lhp, Houston, to

a minor league contract ($1 million) signed Ross Detwiler, lhp, Atlanta, to a minor league contract ($1 million) signed Mike Napoli, 1b, Texas, to a $7 million, one-year contract signed Tommy Hunter, rhp, Chicago Cubs, to a $2 million, one-year contract signed Will Venable, of, Texas, to a minor league contract ($1.5 million) signed Juan Uribe, 3b, to a $4 million, one-year contract.

DETROIT (8) — Signed Jordan Zimmermann, rhp, Washington, to a $110 million, five-year contract signed Mike Pelfrey, rhp, Minnesota, to a $16 million, two-year contract signed Jarrod Saltalamacchia, c, Arizona, to a $507,500, one-year contract signed Mark Lowe, rhp, Toronto, to an $11 million, two-year contract signed Mike Aviles, inf-of, Cleveland, to a $2 million, one-year contract signed Justin Upton, of, San Diego, to a $132.75 million, six-year contract signed Bobby Parnell, rhp, New York Mets, to a minor league contract ($1.5 million) signed Casey McGehee, 3b, Miami, to a minor league contract ($1,1 million).

HOUSTON (4) — Colby Ramus, of, accepted $15.8 million qualifying offer re-signed Tony Sipp, lhp, to an $18 million, three-year contract signed Doug Fister, rhp, Washington, to a $7 million, one-year contract signed Neal Cotts, lhp, Minnesota, to a minor league contract ($1.5 million).

KANSAS CITY (8) — Re-signed Chris Young, rhp, to an $11.5 million, two-year contract signed Joakim Soria, rhp, Pittsburgh, to a $25 million, three-year contract re-signed Alex Gordon, of, to a $72 million, four-year contract signed Ian Kennedy, rhp, San Diego, to a $70 million, five-year contract signed Peter Moylan, rhp, Atlanta, to a minor league contract ($750,000) signed Brian Duensing, lhp, Minnesota, to a minor league contract ($2 million) signed Ross Ohlendorf, rhp, Texas, to a minor league contract ($1.85 million) signed Clint Barmes, ss, San Diego, to a minor league contract ($1.5 million).

LOS ANGELES (2) — Signed Cliff Pennington, ss, Toronto, to a $3.75 million, two-year contract signed Geovany Soto, c, Chicago White Sox, to a $2.8 million, one-year contract.

OAKLAND (2) — Signed Rich Hill, lhp, Boston, to a $6 million, one-year contract signed Ryan Madson, rhp, Kansas City, to a $22 million, three-year contract.

SEATTLE (5) — Re-signed Franklin Gutierrez, of, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract signed Chris Ianetta, c, Los Angeles Angeles, to a $4.25 million, oneyear contract signed Nori Aoki, of, San Francisco, to a $5.5 million, one-year contract re-signed Hisashi Iwakuma, rhp, to a $12 million, one-year contract signed Joel Peralta, rhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a minor league contract ($1.25 million).

TAMPA BAY (2) — Signed Steve Pearce, 1b-of, Baltimore, to a $4.75 million, one-year contract signed Ryan Webb, rhp, Cleveland, to a $1 million, one-year contract.

TEXAS (4) — Re-signed Colby Lewis, rhp, to a $6 million, one-year contract signed Jeremy Guthrie, rhp, Kansas City, to a minor league contract ($1.75 million) signed Ian Desmond, inf-of, Washington, to an $8 million, one-year contract re-signed Drew Stubbs, of, to a minor league contract ($1.5 million).

TORONTO (4) — Re-signed Marco Estrada, rhp, to a $26 million, two-year contract signed J.A. Happ, lhp, Pittsburgh, to a $36 million, three-year contract re-signed Maicer Izturis, 2b, to a minor league contract ($900,000) signed Gavin Floyd, rhp, Cleveland, to a $1 million, one-year contract.

NATIONAL LEAGUE ARIZONA (3) — Signed Zack Greinke, rhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $206.5 million, six-year contract signed Wesley Wright, lhp, Los Angeles Angels, to a minor league contract ($507,500) signed Tyler Clippard, rhp, New York Mets, to a $12.25 million, two-year contract.

ATLANTA (6) — Re-signed A.J. Pierzynski, c, to a $3 million, two-year contract signed Bud Norris, rhp, San Diego, to a $2.5 million, one-year contract signed Gordon Beckham, 3b, Chicago White Sox, to a $1.25 million, one-year contract signed Kelly Johnson, of-inf, New York Mets, to a $2 million, oneyear contract signed Kyle Kendrick, rhp, Colorado, to a minor league contract ($2 million) signed Jeff Francoeur, of, Philadelphia, to a minor league contract ($1 million).

CHICAGO (8) — Signed John Lackey, rhp, St. Louis, to a $32 million, two-year contract signed Ben Zobrist, inf, Kansas City, to a $56 million, four-year contract re-signed Trevor Cahill, rhp, to

a $4.25 million, one-year contract signed Jason Heyward, of, St. Louis, to a $184 million, eight-year contract signed Munenori Kawasaki, inf, Toronto, to a minor league contract ($900,000) signed Manny Parra, lhp, Cincinnati, to a minor league contract ($520,000) re-signed Dexter Fowler, of, to a $13 million, one-year contract Shane Victorino, of, Los Angeles Angeles, to a minor league contract ($1 million).

COLORADO (4) — Signed Jason Motte, rhp, Chicago Cubs, to a $10 million, two-year contract signed Chad Qualls, rhp, Houston, to a $6 million, two-year contract signed Mark Reynolds, 1b-3b, St. Louis, to a $2.6 million, one-year contract signed Gerardo Parra, of, Batimore, to a $27.5 million, three-year contract.

MIAMI (2) — Re-signed Don Kelly, 3b, to a minor league contract ($1.25 million) signed Craig Breslow, lhp, Boston, to a minor league contract ($1.5 million).

LOS ANGELES (5) — Brett Anderson, lhp, accepted $15.8 million qualifying offer re-signed Chase Utley, 2b, to a $7 million, one-year contract signed Scott Kazmir, lhp, Houston, to a $48 million, threeyear contract signed Joe Blanton, rhp, Pittsburgh. to a $4 million, one-year contract re-signed Howie Kendrick, 2b, to a $20 million, two-year contract.

MIAMI (3) — Re-signed Jeff Mathis, c, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract signed Edwin Jackson, rhp, Atlanta, to a $507,500, one-year contract signed Wei-Yin Chen, lhp, Baltimore, to an $80 million, fiveyear contract.

MILWAUKEE (2) — Signed Chris Capuano, lhp, New York Yankees, to a minor league contract ($1.5 million) signed Blaine Boyer, rhp, Minnesota, to a minor league contract ($950,000).

NEW YORK (6) — Signed Asdrubal Cabrera, ss, Tampa Bay, to an $18.5 million, two-year contract re-signed Jerry Blevins, lhp, to a $4 million, oneyear contract re-signed Bartolo Colon, rhp, to a $7.25 million, one-year contract signed Alejandro De Aza, of, San Francisco, to a $5.75 million, one-year contract signed Antonio Bastardo, lhp, Pittsburgh, to a $12 million, two-year contract re-signed Yoenis Cespedes, of, to a $75 million, three-year contract.

PHILADELPHIA (2) — Signed David Hernandez, rhp, Arizona, to a $3.9 million, one-year contract signed Edward Mujica, rhp, Oakland, to a minor league contract ($2.5 million).

PITTSBURGH (5) — Re-signed Sean Rodriguez, inf-of, to a $2.5 million, one-year contract signed Ryan Vogelsong, rhp, San Francisco, to a $2 million, one-year contract signed John Jaso, 1b-c, Tampa Bay, to a $8 million, two-year contract signed Eric O’Flaherty, lhp, New York Mets, to a minor league contract ($1.75 million) signed Matt Joyce, of, Los Angeles Angels, to a minor league contract ($1 million).

ST. LOUIS (3) — Signed Brayan Pena, c, Cincinnati, to a $5 million, two-year contract re-signed Jonathan Broxton, rhp, to a $7.5 million, two-year contract signed Mike Leake, rhp, San Francisco, to an $80 million, five-year contract.

SAN DIEGO (6) — Signed Carlos Villanueva, rhp, St. Louis, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract signed Alexei Ramirez, ss, Chicago White Sox, to a $4 million, one-year contract re-signed Brandon Morrow, rhp, to a minor league contract ($1.5 million) signed Fernando Rodney, rhp, Chicago Cubs, to a $2 million, one-year contract signed Skip Schumaker, inf-of, Cincinnati, to a minor league contract ($1.25 million) signed Casey Janssen, rhp, Washington, to a minor league contract ($1.25 million).

SAN FRANCISCO (3) — Signed Jeff Samardzija, rhp, Chicago White Sox, to a $90 million, five-year contract signed Johnny Cueto, rhp, Kansas City, to a $130 million, six-year contract signed Denard Span, of, Washington, to a $31 million, three-year contract.

WASHINGTON (7) — Signed Shawn Kelley, rhp, San Diego, to a $15 million, three-year contract signed Oliver Perez, lhp, Houston, to a $7 million, two-year contract signed Daniel Murphy, 2b, New York Mets, to a $37.5 million, three-year contract signed Stephen Drew, 2nd-ss, New York Yankees, to a $3 million, one-year contract signed Bronson Arroyo, rhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a minor league contract ($2 million) signed Matt Belisle, rhp, St. Louis, to a minor league contract ($1.25 million) signed Burke Badenhop, rhp, Cincinnati, to a minor league contract ($1 million).

Transactions Tuesday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL Major League Baseball OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF BASEBALL — Suspended New York Yankees LHP Aroldis Chapman 30 regular-season games under the league’s domestic violence policy.

American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Agreed to terms with RHP Yordi Rosario on a minor league contract.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with C Salvador Perez on a five-year contract through the 2021 season.

SEATTLE MARINERS — Agreed to terms with OF Guillermo Heredia. Placed C Jesus Sucre on the 60-day DL. TEXAS RANGERS — Agreed to terms with LHPs Alex Claudio and Yohander Mendez and RHP Nick Martinez on one-year contracts.

National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Agreed to terms with LHP Yuhei Nakaushiro on a minor league contract.

American Association GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS — Signed 1B Jeremy Hamilton and RHP Charle Rosario.

Can-Am League ROCKLAND BOULDERS — Signed LHP Michael Gomez.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association ATLANTA HAWKS — Signed F Kris Humphries.

HOUSTON ROCKETS — Assigned F Sam Dekker to Rio Grande Valley (NBADL).

Women’s National Basketball Association LOS ANGELES SPARKS — Acquired G Riquna Williams, the sixth pick in the 2016 WNBA Draft and Dallas’ first-round pick in 2017 from the Dallas Wings for G Erin Phillips and the fifth pick in the draft.

FOOTBALL National Football League BALTIMORE RAVENS — Designated K Justin Tucker as its franchise player.

BUFFALO BILLS — Designated OT Cordy Glenn as its franchise player. Released RB Boobie Dixon, G Kraig Urbik and DE Mario Williams.

CAROLINA PANTHERS — Designated CB Josh Norman as its franchise player.

DENVER BRONCOS — Designated LB Von Miller as its exclusive franchise player.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Designated S Eric Berry as its franchise player.

LOS ANGELES RAMS — Designated CB Trumaine Johnson as its franchise player.

MIAMI DOLPHINS — Designated DE Olivier Vernon as its transition player.

NEW YORK JETS — Designated DE Muhammad Wilkerson as its franchise player.

PHILADEPHIA EAGLES — Agreed to terms with QB Sam Bradford on a two-year contract.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Designated QB Kirk Cousins as its franchise player.

HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL — Suspended Boston F Zac Rinaldo five games for an illegal check to the head of Tampa Bay F Cedric Paquette during a Feb. 28 game.

CALGARY FLAMES — Assigned D Tyler Wotherspoon to Stockton (AHL).

CAROLINA HURRICANES — Recalled D Ryan Murphy, F Brock McGinn and F Derek Ryan from Charlotte (AHL).

NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Signed F Miikka Salomaki to a two-year million contract.

American Hockey League AHL — Suspended Albany LW Stefan Matteau two games for an illegal check to the head of an opponent in a Feb. 28 game at Bridgeport.

HARTFORD WOLF PACK — Assigned F Jack Combs to Greenville (ECHL).

SAN DIEGO GULLS — Released F Zac Larraza from his professional tryout contract and returned him to Manchester (ECHL).

ECHL ATLANTA GLADIATORS — Agreed to terms with G Brad Barone.

MANCHESTER MONARCHS — Announced C Derek Arnold was returned to the team by San Diego (AHL) and D Josh Brown was returned by Portland (AHL).

SOCCER Major League Soccer PORTLAND TIMBERS — Signed M-F Neco Brett and G Wade Hamilton.

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC — Signed F Oalex Anderson.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY — Released D Marcel de Jong by mutual agreement.

National Women’s Soccer League CHICAGO RED STARS — Announced the retirement of D Michelle Lomnicki.

RDC ATHLETICS The RDC Kings are ranked No. 1 heading into the CCAA men’s volleyball championship March 10-12 at Douglas College in New Westminster, B.C. The Kings, who had a 23-1 record in league play, face Atlantic champion St. Thomas Tommies of Fredericton, N.B., in their first match at 1 p.m. (PST) March 10.

The winner will meet the winner of the Camosun Chargers and the Mohawk Mountaineers contest. Camosun, the defending national champions from Victoria, won the B.C. title in five sets over Douglas. Mohawk lost in the Ontario final to the Fanshaw Falcons.

Meanwhile, the ACAC runners-up, the Keyano Huskies, are ranked seventh and clash with the Falcons at 6 p.m. The host Douglas Royals take on Quebec champion and defending silver medalist Limoilou Titans at 8 p.m.

Meanwhile in the women’s nationals in PEI Briercrest is ranked third and The Kings University fifth.

The Elans de Garneau, who the RDC Queens defeated in five sets in last year’s national final, are ranked No. 1 after losing just once all season.

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Normal rules don’t apply AMBIDEXTROUS PITCHER HOPING TO PROVE HIMSELF AT BLUE JAYS CAMP

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS DUNEDIN, Fla. — Few active baseball players have official rules named after them.

A Blue Jays reliever who can throw with his left and right arm inspired the creation of the Pat Venditte rule in 2008. According to the rule, an ambidextrous pitcher must visually indicate which arm he’ll use before facing a switch-hitter, who can then decide which side of the plate he’ll bat from.

The 30-year-old Venditte, who was claimed off waivers by Toronto from the Oakland Athletics in the off-season, still laughs when he thinks about being the rule’s muse during his first year in the pros. He doesn’t put much stock into it though.

“Yeah, it’s something,” Venditte said with a chuckle at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium. “People think it’s cool but being here pitching at this level is far cooler than having a rule named after you.”

A natural right-hander, Venditte started throwing with his left arm at age three at his father’s behest. It wasn’t until his junior year at Creighton University, however, that he really began seeing results.

“It’s still a work in progress,” Venditte said.

It’s not without its quirks.

Venditte’s bullpen sessions last twice as long as he alternates arms to mimic real game situations. He also keeps three custom-made gloves on the top shelf of his locker with plenty more in reserve.

Each glove has six fingers — two thumb slots with the pocket in the middle — so he can use it regardless of which hand he’s pitching with.

“It’s a little wider than most, but for me it functions as a regular glove,” Venditte said.

The peculiar hardware has drawn interest from his teammates, including right-hander Marcus Stroman, who tested the glove out at camp last week.

“Yeah, it definitely felt weird,” Stroman said. “But it was awesome.

It’s so cool to have that guy in my (bullpen) group and see him work. That’s a completely unique talent on its own.”

“I’ve 100 per cent never seen any-

thing like it,” Stroman added. “It still makes me laugh every time I see it.”

That’s a typical reaction to his glove, especially early in camp, Venditte said.

“Give it about a week and nobody remembers,” he said. “They see it and they move on.”

Selected by the New York Yankees in the 20th round of the 2008 draft, the Omaha native made his MLB debut with Oakland last June but landed on the 15-day disabled list with a right shoulder strain five days later.

Rather than rely on his left arm while the right was injured, both he and the A’s decided the DL was a better option.

“When you pitch in a game, just because you’re using your left hand there’s still a lot of movements that go on with your right,” Venditte said. “It would be hard for it to properly heal.”

He finished the season 2-2 with a 4.40 earned-run average through just 28 2/3 innings but had a 1.55 ERA with 40 strikeouts through 40 2/3 innings at triple-A. Venditte, who throws a low-to-mid 80’s fastball, a slider and a changeup with his left hand, has had more success from that side. Last season he held the 48 left-handed hitters he faced to a .116 batting average.

In his first spring training game on Monday Venditte faced five batters, switching from right to left for each, in an inning of intrasquad play. He gave up a two-out walk and a hit and struck out the final batter he faced.

While few spots are up for grabs in the Toronto bullpen, manager John Gibbons is intrigued by Venditte’s versatility.

“Shoot, it’s a great story,” said Gibbons. “If it works and he happens to be on the team he gives us a lot of flexibility.”

Venditte is just hoping for a solid spring training. The rest is out of his hands.

“My goal is to leave a good impression,” he said. “Take advantage of this opportunity and wherever I am to start the year, that’s where I’ll be.

“I want to show them that I can help them — if not in the beginning of the season, hopefully at some point throughout the year.”

Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Pat Venditte is seen pitching right handed, top, and left handed, bottom, during an intrasquad spring training baseball game in Dunedin, Fla., Monday. Few active baseball players have official rules named after them but the ambidextrous Venditte is hoping to be known for more than just that credit.

Jays top Phillies in spring training opener

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CLEARWATER, Fla. — Marcus Stroman got his wish to be challenged in his first spring-training outing.

The Toronto starter allowed two runs on three consecutive two-out singles during his second inning of work Tuesday as the Blue Jays beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 in the first spring-training game for both teams.

“I want to face a little adversity like I did today,” Stroman said of his expectations for his first spring start. “(I want to) get guys on, have to pitch with guys on the corners like I did.”

Stroman is no stranger to adversity. After tearing his ACL during last year’s spring training, the diminutive right-hander battled back with an intense rehab program. He pitched for

Toronto down the stretch and into the playoffs while wearing a knee brace.

But those days are over.

“No brace, I don’t even know where it is anymore,” Stroman said.

“I’m good, I’m strong.

“I’m ready to rock.”

Stroman (1-0) threw 33 pitches, 23 for strikes and struck out the first batter he faced, Peter Bourjos, on three pitches.

After a perfect first, he ran into trouble in the second. Stroman allowed singles to former Toronto catcher J.P. Arencibia, Cesar Hernandez and Carlos Ruiz before getting a groundout from Freddy Galvis to end the frame.

Stroman was also charged with a throwing error in the second that allowed Arencibia to move from second base to third.

“I pretty much got to all of my

pitches,” Stroman said. “Obviously still working on some but I feel like I have a pretty good feel for them all. Pretty good mix me and (catcher Josh) Thole had going and I feel great.

“Sinker was good, fastball command was good. Just gotta work a little bit on burying my off-speed pitch earlier in counts but that’s right around the corner. I’m pretty happy with it.”

Shortstop Darwin Barney drove in Toronto’s five runs on three hits.

Barney hit a bases-loaded double off Phillies starter Severino Gonzalez to score two in the first. He then tagged Gregory Infante (0-1) for a double in the third and drove in the final run with a single in the fifth.

Toronto acquired Barney, 30, from the Los Angeles Dodgers last September. He played 15 regular-season games for the Blue Jays but was ineli-

gible for the post-season.

“He made a great impression on us (last year),” Toronto manager John Gibbons said. “We were really disappointed he wasn’t eligible for the playoffs because he could’ve helped us there but we got him a little too late.

“He’s an old pro, great glove man and I liked the way he swung the bat.

Better than I really anticipated.”

Right-hander Drew Hutchison, battling for the fifth spot in Toronto’s rotation, faced eight batters over two innings. He allowed one hit and one run (a two-out, solo homer from Arencibia) with hitting a batter.

“I thought it was a good day,” Hutchison said. “It was good to get out there and get that adrenaline and get back on the mound again.

“For me it’s just about commanding the ball. I felt like I did that pretty well with all three of my pitches.”

Heptathlete Theisen-Eaton wants others to ‘go for gold’ OLYMPICS

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Brianne Theisen-Eaton’s goal this summer is an Olympic gold medal.

But the Canadian heptathlete said how she sets goals and achieves them is no different than anyone else.

The 27-year-old from Humboldt, Sask., and her husband Ashton Eaton — the world record-holder and Olympic champion in the decathlon — have launched a social media storytelling campaign called What’sYourGold? Its aim is both to bring people along on their quest for Olympic excellence, and to help others on journeys of their own.

“I feel like we’re pretty down-toearth normal people, and we really wanted to show people that athletes

and whoever, we’re just normal regular people, just like you. So it’s just about sharing knowledge,” said Theisen-Eaton, a two-time world silver medallist.

“I watch a ton of reality TV, there’s some kind of weird fascination with a lifestyle that you don’t have. So we thought ‘How can we use what we have to help, to maybe make other people happy or give them a little bit of insight or knowledge into what we’re doing to make our life easier?”’

Through social media platforms such as Twitter and Instagram, the couple is asking people to share their goals, whether it’s starting a business, running a marathon, or losing weight, and post their progress.

“It’s about the process: the difficulties, the doubts and the breaking points,” they wrote on their website.

“We know how it feels to struggle — to reach a place where success feels impossible. But we believe everyone possesses the strength, determination

check your

and potential to overcome obstacles and achieve greatness, and we want to celebrate that.”

A winner will be chosen and will receive a trip to the Rio Olympics.

Theisen-Eaton and her husband, who met at the University of Oregon, might be a track and field power couple and two of the sport’s biggest stars — Eaton has been photographed

by Annie Leibovitz for “Vogue,” and appeared on “Late Show with David Letterman” — but Theisen-Eaton said they enjoy feeling connected to fans.

They launched their website — www.weareeaton.com — last year, on which they post everything from workout videos to recipes. Theisen-Eaton recently posted a video on grocery shopping and meal preparation.

“I wanted to really give people a look inside of our life. So how we came up with website we have now,” she said. ” But then we said ‘Can we do something better than this?’

“I don’t want it to feel one-sided, us

just giving people information. I feel like they don’t get anything out of it, and even if they do get a little bit of inspiration, I want to be able to motivate them, and inspire them and give back, give them more. So we came up with this concept of: can we get people involved?”

Individuals from Canada, the U.S., and Europe are eligible to win the trip to Rio, and the winner, said Theisen-Eaton will be chosen more on human emotion than strictly results.

“Who has really put a lot of emotion and went through the feelings, felt all the emotions and learned something about themselves?” she said.

“If they tell us: I never thought I’d be able to do this, I realize how strong I am, and I may not have reached my goal yet, but I’m super encouraged to keep trying.”

Theisen-Eaton and her husband will compete at the world indoor track and field championships March 17-20 in Portland, Ore.

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Quebec wants injunction against Energy East

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — National cohesion on Energy East seemed to drift further out of reach Tuesday after the Quebec government announced plans to seek an injunction against the company proposing the cross-Canada pipeline.

Environment Minister David Heurtel said his government got no response from TransCanada Corp.

(TSX:TRP) to two letters it sent in late 2014 advising that the $15.7-billion project must pass a provincial environmental impact assessment.

So he said the province intends to go to court to make sure the company obeys provincial rules. The Calgary-based company insists it’s a matter of federal jurisdiction.

“In the face of its neglect, the government has taken action,” Heurtel said. “This is not only a matter of respect, but equally a question of fairness toward all companies that wish to do business in Quebec.”

Heurtel stressed that Tuesday’s announcement does not mean the province has decided whether it’s for or against the project.

He also sought to defuse any potential backlash from Western Canada.

“This is not directed at any province or region,” said Heurtel. “This is about one company that wants to do a project in Quebec which, in our opinion, is not respecting Quebec law.”

Nonetheless, Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall said the move is likely to be “divisive.”

“Let’s respect the fact that there is a national process in place,” he said. “Provinces shouldn’t be slapping their own processes on top of that, especially when it is trying to avoid the project happening at all.”

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley said if Quebec wants the power to veto the pipeline, the province will fight back vigorously.

But based on discussions she’s had, that does not appear to be the case.

“I am going to leave the gun in the holster until we are actually at the gunfight,” she said.

In Vancouver, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he understands a province’s desire to seek “social licence” for pipelines.

“Even though governments grant permits, ultimately only communities grant permission,” he said. “And drawing in from voices and a range of perspectives is going to lead us to better kinds of solutions and better outcomes for everyone across the country.”

Pipelines that cross provincial boundaries are subject to a federal environmental review process administered by the National Energy Board. The federal cabinet makes the final decision based on the NEB’s recommendation.

Provinces conduct their own reviews to help for-

Graphic by ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES

A map showing the proposed route of the Energy East pipeline mulate their positions, which are considered in the NEB process.

Quebec’s environmental regulation agency is to begin hearings Monday.

TransCanada called Tuesday’s move “perplexing” in light of that impending process. Louis Bergeron, vice-president in Quebec and New Brunswick for Energy East, said the BAPE (the French-language acronym for the environment review body) already has most of the necessary documentation Heurtel cited.

“If there’s additional information that is required, we will be providing it during the BAPE hearings,” he said.

Energy East would carry 1.1 million barrels a day of western crude as far east as Saint John, N.B., serving domestic refineries and international customers.

This isn’t the first time jurisdictional debates have weighed on pipeline plans.

Except this time, the dynamic has been flipped, said Alan Ross, a partner at law firm Borden Ladner Gervais in Calgary.

“Historically, at least in Western Canada, the approach has been to achieve a one-window regulatory process where there’s not duplication or overlap between the federal and provincial governments,” he said. “What the Quebec injunction seems to suggest is precisely the opposite, where you do have the provincial government seeking to assert its powers in respect of environmental assessment.”

Notley says Alberta won’t blaze away just yet at Quebec over Energy East EDMONTON — Premier Rachel Notley says Alberta won’t blaze away yet at Quebec about its decision to seek an injunction over the Energy East pipeline.

Notley says she has conferred with Quebec and the Prime Minister’s Office and it appears the Quebec government wants to conduct a review of the proposed project similar to one done by Ontario last fall.

She says if that is the case, Quebec would use its review to get information for a presentation it would make to the National Energy Board.

But Notley says Alberta will come out guns blazing if it turns out that Quebec wants the power to say no to the pipeline.

Quebec says TransCanada Pipelines Ltd. (TSX:TRP) must demonstrate that its plans for the Quebec portion of the project respect the province’s laws.

The pipeline would carry 1.1 million barrels a day of western crude as far east as Saint John, N.B., serving domestic refineries and international customers.

“I am going to leave the gun in the holster until we are actually at the gunfight, and we are not there right now,” Notley said Tuesday. “We are going to be monitoring this and keeping a close eye on it.”

Collegiate Sports Medicine honoured at Alberta Business Awards of Distinction Collegiate Sports Medicine took home the Women Entrepreneur Award at the 25th annual Alberta Business Awards of Distinction last week.

The award recognizes a women entrepreneur who exemplifies effective leadership, innovation, and a commitment to enhancing the well-being of the community.

Melanie Tuck is the owner of Collegiate Sports Medicine, a business that focuses on treating and rehabilitating athletes in the region.

The facility opened on Ross Street in 2002 and relocated to 5121 47th Street in in 2013. Tuck was celebrated as a Women of Excellence Award in Red Deer in 2014.

The Alberta Business Awards of Distinction recognize businesses/organizations that have demonstrated outstanding achievement and contribution to their community while having developed business acumen and management practices to ensure long term sustainability.

The awards are hosted by the Alberta Chambers of Commerce.

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The City of Lethbridge in southern Alberta is weathering the economic storm sinking Alberta’s oil and gas industry thanks to a booming agri-food sector.

Agri-business boom keeping economic downturn at bay in Southern Alberta

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS LETHBRIDGE — It doesn’t usually get as much attention as the province’s oil and gas sector, but the agriculture industry is protecting much of southern Alberta from the economic downturn right now.

The city of Lethbridge and surrounding area are enjoying a bit of a boom largely fuelled by high beef prices and a burgeoning agri-food manufacturing industry.

“It’s a very, very different picture here from the rest of the province,” said Trevor Lewington, CEO of Economic Development Lethbridge.

“We’ve never had the oil and gas, so we’ve never had the boom from that, but the flip side is we don’t see the significant downside when things go the other way.

“That’s not to say there aren’t storm shadows on the horizon. Clearly there’s risk and we’re not an impenetrable fortress over here.”

Alberta’s agriculture industry has always been at the mercy of Mother Nature and commodity prices.

But beef prices have been high, the crops have been good in southern Alberta and no matter what the economy is like people still need to eat, said Lewington.

The area is home to Maple Leaf Pork, Richardson’s canola-crushing facility, Frito Lay’s snacks plant and Cavendish Farms, producer of frozen potato products — all major employers in southern Alberta. Nearby Taber, produces sought-after table corn in the fall, sugar beets are a big crop and cattle ranches dot the countryside. Lewington said there is also an emerging information and technology sector that, although small, offers opportunity for future employment growth.

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It’s a very, very different picture here from the rest of the province.”

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But agriculture, which brings about $1 billion to the area each year, that’s the economic power behind Lethbridge’s boom, Lewington said.

“Sixty per cent of Canada’s beef industry is in this region … We’ve got a pretty big cluster of agri-food and agricultural-related industries.”

The employment rate for southern Alberta is 5.8 per cent, which is well below the province’s January jobless rate of 7.4 per cent. Lethbridge’s mayor said the unemployment rate in his city is more like four per cent and, although there have been some job losses due to low oil prices, things are pretty good.

“People are being laid off in Lethbridge who work in the oil sector,” said Chris Spearman. “We’ve had people who live in Lethbridge who got flown to Fort McMurray on a regular basis to do shifts up there, so those people would be effected.

“We’re not immune.”

Because there’s never been the benefit of oil and gas development, the goal is to attract even more agri-related businesses to a region, Spearman said.

“In the long term, agriculture is going to be the industry to be in, because the number of people growing food for the world population is diminishing. If your expertise is agri-business, you’re going to have a very bright future.”

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Electric cars in B.C. to get HOV green light, bypass current occupancy requirements VICTORIA — Electric vehicle drivers in British Columbia are about to get the green light to travel the province’s high occupancy vehicle lanes passenger free.

Premier Christy Clark is set to announce Wednesday at Vancouver’s Globe Conference on Sustainability and Innovation that drivers of eligible electric vehicles can travel the province’s HOV lanes regardless of occupancy requirements.

Currently, HOV lanes are open to vehicles with a driver and at least one passenger in efforts to reduce traffic congestion and pollution.

In the announcement obtained by The Canadian Press, Clark says the changes are immediate, with the government moving to provide decals that must be clearly displayed on the vehicles.

The government defines electric vehicles as battery-electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.

The HOV changes are part of series of vehicle emission initiatives that Clark is set to announce, including $7 million to fund more electric vehicle charging stations and to encourage people to buy electric vehicles.

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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 118.04 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 36.64 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58.56 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . 10.31 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . 1.070 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.14 Cdn. National Railway . . 79.19 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 165.22 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 33.57 Capital Power Corp . . . . 17.71 Cervus Equipment Corp 11.81 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 50.07 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 47.03 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 19.02 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.33 General Motors Co. . . . . 30.01 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 21.22 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.50 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 43.75 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 28.86 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 39.66 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . . 5.99 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 49.27 Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 135.00 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.31 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 14.80 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 70.16 DOLLAR MARKETS TORONTO — North American stock markets rallied strongly Tuesday, helped by rising oil prices and improved investor sentiment, while encouraging economic data from Ottawa gave the Canadian dollar a solid boost.

Toronto’s S&P/TSX composite index climbed 121.75 points to 12,982.10, capping a fourth straight day of gains.

Energy, metals and mining, utilities and financial stocks all helped the commodity-heavy index. Gold was the main drag, losing nearly five per cent.

Much of the strength was linked to another rise in oil prices after Russia hinted that a deal to cap oil production could be reached by OPEC countries later this month.

Saudi Arabia, Russia, Venezuela and Qatar have supported the idea of limiting supply, with the aim of boosting prices, but have said it is conditional on agreement by other producers.

So far, Iran has refused to go along, saying it wants to return to pre-sanction production levels.

Even so, Sadiq Adatia, chief investment officer at Sun Life Global Investments, says word of an impending deal is enough to quiet some investor fears that oil prices will fall much further.

It also is a sign that if the largest oil-producing countries can agree to a cap, then they might eventually also agree to a production cut.

“We’re seeing step one here (towards a cut) as long as everyone participates,” Adatia said.

The April contract for benchmark North American crude added 65 cents to settle at US$34.40 a barrel.

Higher oil prices are usually read by investors as a sign of strong economic growth.

The gain in crude also helped push the Canadian dollar higher, with the loonie adding

Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 24.65 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.62 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66.46 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 17.69 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 17.82 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 16.46 First Quantum Minerals . . 5.19 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 18.60 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 4.09 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 3.86 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.03 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 23.18 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.750 Teck Resources . . . . . . . . 7.96 Energy Arc Resources . . . . . . . . 17.96 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 24.77 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 44.26 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.50 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 19.38 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 28.79 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . . 9.28 Canyon Services Group. . 4.15 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 15.78 CWC Well Services . . . 0.1200 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . . 5.75 Essential Energy. . . . . . . 0.590 on 0.65 of a U.S. cent to 74.55 cents U.S. The currency was also helped after Statistics Canada reported that the economy expanded at an annual rate of 0.8 per cent in the final three months of 2015. Economists had expected real GDP would be flat in the fourth quarter.

In New York, indexes soared in the wake of a U.S. government report that construction spending reached its highest level in eight years in January, which traders saw as a solid vote in the strength of the economy.

The Dow Jones industrial average shot up 348.58 points or nearly three per cent to 16,865.08, the Nasdaq composite index jumped 131.65 points to 4,689.60 and the S&P 500 gained 46.12 points to 1,978.35.

Despite the current positive mood in stocks markets, Adatia cautioned that volatility will still linger for some time.

“People are getting a little optimistic considering we had a very bad start to the year,” he said.

“As we start to see this year progress, there is a lot more volatility around the world and that’s going to cause more angst. But we’ll take these good days.”

In other commodities, April natural gas gained three cents to US$1.74 per mmBtu. May copper was also positive, rising a penny to US$2.14 a pound, while April gold gave back $3.60 to US$1,230.80 a troy ounce.

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

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 12,982.10, up 121.75 points Dow — 16,865.08 up 348.58 points S&P 500 — 1,978.35, up 46.12 points Nasdaq — 4,689.60, up

Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 81.28 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 33.02 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.01 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 15.64 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 43.19 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . 1.040 Penn West Energy . . . . . 1.310 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 4.58 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 33.62 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 1.300 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 1.58 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 38.35 Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1000 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 75.98 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 57.93 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91.49 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 20.48 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 35.03 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 35.35 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 86.75 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 18.86 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 37.65 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.200 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 70.14 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 41.10 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53.34 131.65 points Currencies: Cdn — 74.55 cents US, up 0.65 of a cent Pound — C$1.8721, down 1.13 cents Euro — C$1.4578, down 1.43 cents Euro — US$1.0868, down 0.11 of a cent Oil futures: US$34.40 per barrel, up 65 cents (April contract) Gold futures: US$1,230.80 per oz., down $3.60 (April contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $20.737 oz., down 20.6 cents $666.69 kg., down $6.63 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: March ‘16 $1.20 lower $444.80 May ‘16 $2.90 lower $446.80 July ‘16 $3.90 lower $450.60 Nov. ‘16 $3.70 lower $457.80 Jan. ‘17 $3.90 lower $462.20 March ‘17 $4.10 lower $464.70 May ‘17 $4.10 lower $463.40 July ‘17 $4.10 lower $462.90 Nov. ‘17 $4.10 lower $456.50 Jan. ‘18 $4.10 lower $456.50 March ‘18 $4.10 lower $456.50.

Barley (Western): March ‘16 unchanged $183.00 May ‘16 unchanged $185.00 July ‘16 unchanged $187.00 Oct. ‘16 unchanged $187.00 Dec. ‘16 unchanged $187.00 March ‘17 unchanged $187.00 May ‘17 unchanged $187.00 July ‘17 unchanged $187.00 Oct. ‘17 unchanged $187.00 Dec. ‘17 unchanged $187.00 March ‘18 unchanged $187.00.

Tuesday’s estimated volume of trade: 345,200 tonnes of canola 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley). Total: 345,200.

Trudeau gives boost to market-oriented group on clean-economy initiative

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gave a boost Tuesday to a new cross-sectoral group of business leaders, labour, non-governmental organizations, government and academics who want to accelerate Canada’s transition to a high-efficiency, low carbon economy.

Smart Prosperity officially launched in Vancouver with encouragement from Trudeau, whose Liberal government’s climate agenda appears to dovetail with the economic transformation envisioned by the new group.

“This is really exemplifying for me the kind of co-operation and collaboration that’s going to be so essential in terms of addressing not just the challenges that we’re facing in the coming years, but the tremendous opportunities that are there for us,” Trudeau said at the launch.

Twenty-six individuals have signed on to the initiative, including an eclectic mix of top representatives from banks and insurance companies, aluminium smelters, the United Steel Workers union, a grocery chain, investment firms and the World Wildlife Federation. They’re looking to identify and promote policies that spur innovation, generate jobs and boost the economy while improving the environment and conserving Canada’s natural heritage.

“I’m a big believer in government not playing the leadership role,” Annette Verschuren, one of three Smart Prosperity co-chairs and the former president of Home Depot Canada, said in an interview before Tuesday’s announcement. “But government is critical to developing the right policy, the right triggers, the right environment.

What’s really more important is that private capital gets attracted to this industry — spurred on by policies that make sense for our country.”

Smart Prosperity’s launch coincides with four days of climate-focused networking, marketing, trade shows, pol-

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SMART PROSPERITY icy discussion and federal-provincial arm-twisting, with Trudeau on hand to meet indigenous leaders and his provincial and territorial counterparts cheek-by-jowl with Vancouver’s massive, biennial Globe conference on clean tech. The key pillars of Smart Prosperity’s opening research paper point to innovation, incentives, infrastructure and investment.

“The number one action point is to accelerate clean innovation — to create the conditions for celebrating clean innovation across all sectors of our economy,” said co-chair Lorraine Mitchelmore, the Calgary-based former president of Shell Canada. “This is truly about market economy, not market distortion.”

Energy efficiency and resource efficiency is another top priority. So if you’re not keen on carbon pricing — the dreaded “job-killing tax on everything,” in the parlance of politics — this market-oriented group won’t be for you.

As Mitchelmore says, there’s already an incentive for industry to become more efficient. “Let’s incent it even more: You need a price signal to actually give that incentive.”

And this is not a group that is disinterested in the overall health of the Canadian economy.

Galen Weston of Loblaws will be rubbing shoulders with former Dragon’s Den investor Arlene Dickinson, Shell Canada president Michael Crothers, Telus CEO Darren Entwistle, Royal Bank special adviser Phil Fontaine and Dominic Barton, the global managing director of consulting giant McKinsey and Company.

“You don’t see this kind of powerful, diverse group of Canadian leaders come together around issues very often,” said co-chair Stewart Elgie, an environmental law professor at the University of Ottawa and founding member.

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What you need to know about the arrival of basic cable packages

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Canadians now have the choice to pay no more than $25 a month for basic cable as the deadline for the CRTC-mandated so-called skinny cable and satellite packages dawned Tuesday. The new regulations came after the federal regulator’s Let’s Talk TV campaign, launched in 2013, found Canadians wanted more choice and affordability from their cable providers. Here’s what you need to know about the skinny basic TV packages:

What’s a basic cable package?

Basic cable packages must include at least 10 local and regional TV channels, public interest channels (like the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network), educational programming, community channels and legislative channels where available.

Is that all that’s included?

That’s the bare minimum for skinny cable packages. They may also include local AM and FM radio stations, up to 10 non-local TV stations and another province or territory’s educational programming if there’s no local alternative.

Some U.S. networks may also be included. Shaw, Rogers, VMedia and Cogeco offer some U.S. channels in their basic packages, according to their online offerings, while Bell, Telus, Videotron and Sasktel do not.

What if I want other channels?

Customers can also choose to pay extra and add on supplementary channels to their basic cable packages through either individual, a-la-carte channel selections or small, pre-packaged bundles of up to 10 channels.

The CRTC mandated all cable providers must offer one of those choices

by March 1, and must offer both options to consumers by December.

Some companies are already offer-

ing both pick-and-pay individual channel and bundle choices. Rogers customers, for example, can add premium channels to the $24.99 starter package or pay for theme packs ranging from $3 to $18.

So does it cost less than previous plans?

While the monthly cost of the skinny package is capped at $25 monthly, that doesn’t include installation or equipment fees. Bell’s starter package, for example, costs $24.95 for basic channels. But new customers selecting that plan must pay another $7 monthly for an HD receiver, or $15 monthly for an HD PVR rental, or $499 to purchase the unit. There’s also a one-time installation fee of $49.95 for customers signing on for a two-year contract, or $199.95 for those without a contract.

If customers want any channels not included in the skinny package, they can pay between $4 and $7 a month per channel, or $37 for a selection of 10. Some other service providers offer individual and bundled channels for less. Customers on Bell’s starter plan cannot combine their services with any other offers, according to company’s website.

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The CRTC will not hesitate to act if it deems some TV providers are disregarding Canadians’ wishes, the CRTC’s decision or the spirit of the outcomes these companies were intended to achieve, he said in a speech in mid-February.

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Zika may cause temporary paralysis STUDY

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON — Scientists may have the first evidence that Zika can cause temporary paralysis, according to a new study of patients who developed the rare condition during an outbreak of the virus in Tahiti two years ago.

Zika is currently spreading with alarming speed across the Americas.

The World Health Organization declared the epidemic to be a global emergency several weeks ago based on suspicions it may be behind a surge in disturbing birth defects and in Guillain-Barre syndrome, a neurological illness that mostly lasts a few weeks.

Before reaching South America last year, the mosquito-spread Zika had triggered outbreaks in the South Pacific on Yap island in Micronesia and in French Polynesia, including its largest island, Tahiti.

Researchers in Tahiti, France and elsewhere went back and analyzed blood samples from all 42 adults diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome from the 2013-14 outbreak nearly everyone showed signs of a previous Zika infection.

They were compared with patients who did not have the condition and did not have any Zika symptoms but were treated at the same hospital for other illnesses. Tests showed only half of that group of 98 had apparently been infected with the normally mild virus.

The research was published online Monday in the journal Lancet.

“The evidence that links Zika virus with Guillain-Barre syndrome is now substantially more compelling,” said Peter Barlow, an infectious diseases expert at Edinburgh Napier University who was not part of the study. But he noted in a statement that more research was needed before reaching the same conclusion about the outbreak in the Americas, where local factors may be playing a role.

Zika is mostly spread by mosquito bites and in most people causes symptoms including fever, muscle pain and a rash. About 80 per cent of people who catch the disease don’t report any illness.

Guillain-Barre syndrome is typically seen after a viral or bacterial infection so a possible connection to Zika isn’t entirely unexpected. It occurs when

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Army soldiers set up a sign that reads in Portuguese “A mosquito is not stronger than an entire country” at the Central station in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as troops across Brazil try to tackle the Zika virus. Scientists may have the first evidence that Zika causes temporary paralysis, according to a new study of patients who developed the rare condition during an outbreak of the virus in Tahiti two years ago. The research was published online Monday. the body’s immune system attacks the nervous system, often for unknown reasons. It can cause muscle weakness and breathing problems about 5 per cent of patients die from the disorder. Of the patients observed in Tahiti, none died and three months after leaving the hospital, about 40 per cent could walk unaided.

The study also considered whether Guillain-Barre was the result of people being infected with both Zika and a related tropical disease, dengue, by comparing them with people who had Zika but no neurological symptoms. It found no hint that having dengue upped the risk. Based on their findings, the scientists estimated that of 100,000 people with Zika, about 24 would develop Guillain-Barre syndrome. In Europe and North America, the average rate of the syndrome after infections like flu and dengue is about one to two people per 100,000. David Smith of Australia’s Curtin University said it was difficult to know exactly how often Zika causes Guillain-Barre syndrome. Smith co-au-

thored an accompanying commentary in the Lancet. He said in an email that because the Zika virus disappears from the body by the time patients develop neurological complications, there was only indirect evidence — via infection-fighting antibodies — that Zika caused Guillain-Barre syndrome. Zika is thought to be gone from the bloodstream after a week or so. Smith said not all of the Guillain-Barre cases in Tahiti could be blamed on Zika and that the researchers’ estimate of the syndrome’s incidence was probably inflated.

Still, experts predicted cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome would jump as Zika explodes in the Americas and WHO has warned the disease is likely to spread everywhere in the region except for Canada and Chile.

The study doesn’t shed any light on whether Zika is also responsible for the spike in the number of babies born in Brazil with abnormally small heads, or microcephaly.

“That remains a mystery but our sus-

picions are very strong,” said Jimmy Whitworth, a professor of infectious diseases at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. “Both Guillain-Barre syndrome and microcephaly are neurological conditions, but I don’t think it would be the same mechanism that’s causing both,” he said.

“There may be something slightly different happening with microcephaly.”

“THE EVIDENCE THAT LINKS ZIKA VIRUS WITH GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME IS NOW SUBSTANTIALLY MORE COMPELLING.” PETER BARLOW, AN INFECTIOUS DISEASES EXPERT AT EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY

Cutting calories should always be a last resort In most people’s minds weight loss should be simple; eat less, workout more, lose weight. In its simplest form this should be true but unfortunately it’s not quite that simple.

If you’re eating a lot of processed food, then you might be eating excessive amounts of calories. Processed food often contains higher amounts of fat and sugar, both very calorie dense and low physical volume. In this situation cutting a few calories will probably help, but only a little.

Processed food in comparison to whole food is also denatured, meaning it’s deficient in vitamins, minerals and especially enzymes found more abundantly in whole, natural, raw foods.

What we have so far is high amounts of energy (calories) with low amounts of synergistic resources (think like driving your car with gas but no oil; it’s not going to work for long.) Before cutting calories always work to eliminate processed food, use as many whole, natural, raw and preferably organic foods as possible.

If you’ve struggled to lose weight in the past you must consider the state of your current physiology. These days

CABEL MCELDERRY FITNESS FX weight gain, in my opinion, is only loosely correlated to the amount of food/calories you consume. Generally your current physiology is not at the forefront of the conversation, which I guess makes sense as it’s rather vague and confusing but yet central to progress and specifically long term progress.

Cutting calories to ultra low levels may yield immediate, short-term weight loss, but it’s almost assuredly going to be met with rebound weight gain in an amount greater than what is lost. By comparison if you address your underlying physiology first, gains may be slower but they will be lasting; in fact it should become very difficult to gain the weight back.

The biggest negative influences on our physiology are stress and exposure to toxins. Whether you realize it

or not in our world of the 21st century we are bombarded with toxins ranging from chemicals in household cleaning products, to off gassing of construction materials in the buildings we work and live in, to pesticides, antibiotics and hormones in mass production food sources.

This is all fine and wonderful while we are children with a metabolism in hyper-drive and vibrant, healthy, growing organs. As we progress through adulthood the daily bombardment regularly exceeds the ability of organs such as the kidney and liver to process and eliminate these toxins. As capacity is exceeded these toxins cannot remain in our bloodstream or we would surely die. Our body instead encases them in triglycerides (fat) and stores them for later, in hopes that one day it can process and eliminate them.

Hence why men and women have those troublesome common areas for fat deposits.

When we cut calories it’s like firing workers in the factory, to a point production or capacity isn’t effected but fire to many and efficiency and production decreases as a whole.

If you are serious about losing weight and improving your health long term begin by eliminating all the processed food as you can. Replace as many things as you can with whole, natural and organic foods. If you can commit to eliminating gluten, as it’s one of the biggest and most well known inflammatory agents we’re exposed to. Keep calories at least 15% higher than your current basal metabolic rate (BMR.) You can easily find this equation on Google.

From there take note of how you feel, how your energy levels are, and how your mood is. I frequently see how a difference of a 200 calorie reduction can suddenly leave people feeling exhausted, or create feelings of procrastination toward activity, or even turn restful sleep into restless nights. If you listen carefully your body will always tell you what to do, but certainly this is a where a good trainer can help too!

Cabel McElderry is a local personal trainer and nutrition coach. For more information on fitness and nutrition, visit the Fitness F/X website at www.fitnessfx. com.

Canadian-based researcher to share ‘Nobel of neuroscience’

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — A Toronto-based researcher is among three scientists receiving the world’s most valuable prize for brain research in recognition of their work on the mechanisms of memory.

Graham Collingridge, a neuroscientist at Mount Sinai Hospital, shares the one-million euro Brain Prize with Tim Bliss, a visiting researcher at the Francis Crick Institute in London, and Richard Morris of the University of Edinburgh.

The Brain Prize, widely regarded as the “Nobel Prize for neuroscientists,” is awarded each year by the Grete Lundbeck European Brain Research Foundation in Denmark to one or more scientists who have distinguished themselves through outstand-

ing contributions to the field of brain research.

Collingridge’s focus is on the brain mechanism known as “long-term potentiation” (LTP), which underpins the life-long plasticity of the brain.

His work, along with that of Bliss and Morris, has revolutionized the approach to understanding how memories are formed, retained and lost.

The British-born scientist’s discoveries are particularly important in efforts to treat diseases such as Alzheimer’s, in which the efficiency of brain synapses is altered.

His work has contributed to a medication that temporarily slows down the progression of the disease.

“I am delighted to share this award,” Collingridge said in a statement Tuesday.

“Working on the cellular mech-

anisms of learning and memory has been both richly challenging and intensely rewarding for me. I am really excited about now translating discoveries about LTP into new treatments for dementia.”

Collingridge, a senior investigator at Mount Sinai’s Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, came to Toronto last year from Bristol, England, where he is also a professor of neuroscience in anatomy at the University of Bristol.

“Memory is at the heart of human experience,” Sir Colin Blakemore, chairman of the Brain Prize selection committee, said in a release from the Grete Lundbeck foundation. “ This year’s winners, through their ground-breaking research, have transformed our understanding of memory and learning, and the devastating effects of failing memory.”

Bliss, who earned his doctorate at McGill University in Montreal, is recognized internationally for his seminal research on the neural foundation of learning and memory. In 1973, he and Oslo researcher Terje Lomo co-authored a paper on LTP, the most widely-studied experimental model of how the brain stores memories.

In 1986, Richard Morris used a new method he had developed to show that LTP was necessary for laboratory rats and mice to learn to find their way around a new environment.

He developed the Morris water navigation task, a water maze widely used by scientists to study spatial learning and memory in rodents.

The Brain Prize will be presented to the three neuroscientists by Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark at a ceremony July 1 in Copenhagen.

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Dear Annie: One of my wife’s siblings insists that everyone remove their shoes upon entering her home.

This makes me feel like I am welcome only so long as I don’t get their precious house dirty.

My wife and I were recently invited to her sister’s house for a family party.

When I didn’t take off my perfectly clean shoes, she looked me in the eye and told me to remove my shoes or not to bother coming in. She said, “We are zero tolerance on that.” I turned and left without saying a word.

Last week, we went to another party at a different sister’s home. She met us at the door with a big smile. “Keep your shoes on if you want, but wipe your feet if they are dirty.” We had a good time. I felt welcomed.

I often take my shoes off at people’s houses. We live in a snowy climate and I don’t want to track snow or dirt into their homes. But

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shouldn’t it be my decision to remove my shoes? When people put conditions on coming in, doesn’t that give me a choice to accept the conditions or not?

My side of the family would never do this. We have been married for 40 years and I love my wife’s family, but this drives me crazy. Please advise on proper etiquette. — Clean Shoes In Wisconsin Dear Wisconsin: We think that when you are a guest in someone’s home, you should make an effort to follow their rules.

It isn’t intended to make you feel unwelcome. No matter how clean your

shoes may seem, they are still tracking in detritus from the outdoors. However, we also believe that hosts who ask you to remove your shoes have an obligation to provide slippers of some kind so you aren’t walking around barefoot or with holes in your socks. Perhaps you could work something out with your sister-in-law so that neither of you feels that the other is being rude.

Dear Annie: My husband and I are in our early 30s and come from middle-class families. We both work extremely hard. We are getting ready to build our second home and are going to complete the transaction in cash.

When people ask what kind of mortgage rate we have or which bank we are using, what’s the best way to respond? We don’t want others to be jealous or think twice about hiring our business for fear that we may charge too much. — Hardworking in the Midwest

Dear Midwest: You do not need to give out this information. If someone actually has the gall to ask, you have a few options: You can tell them a version of the truth: “We’ve been saving for a long time so we can pay in cash.

It’s taken forever.” Or misdirect: “Why do you want to know? Are you looking to buy a house? Where? Tell me all about it!” Or more evasively: “We’re working on that. Do you have some suggestions?” By turning the question around, they will feel important and wise, and will stop focusing on things that are none of their business.

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.

Want garden space in the city? Look up

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Looking out across an urban or even some suburban skylines, most people see an expanse of rooftops.

A few enterprising gardeners, however, see something different: wasted acreage just waiting to be planted.

Rooftops are an underutilized resource “in precisely the places where space is everything and fertile land is most scarce,” says Annie Novak, author of a new book, The Rooftop Growing Guide (Ten Speed Press). “It makes you want to roll up your sleeves and get growing.”

Novak is co-founder and head farmer of the Eagle Street Rooftop Farm, in Brooklyn. Her book is filled with images of rooftop gardens and farms in cities and suburbs across the country.

“Rooftop growing is nothing new,” Novak says. “It’s actually an ancient tradition that has been largely overlooked. Urban people in tight spaces have always made room for rooftop gardens.”

She offers a 5,000-year timeline that includes Scottish sod-roof houses dating to around 3000 B.C. Mesopotamian ziggurats featuring rooftop shrubs and trees the Hanging Gardens of Babylon European rooftop gardens of the 17th and 18th century and recent green-roof projects in Chicago, Portland, New York and Montreal.

“It’s important to reconnect with that long tradition and realize that you don’t need to reinvent the wheel. You just need to try to improve upon it,” Novak says. “There’s a big community of expert rooftop gardeners out there, with lots of experience and wisdom to share.”

She advises beginners to search online for “rooftop,” “garden” and their city’s name to find like-minded gardeners.

Successful rooftop gardeners, she added, must be energetic and unafraid of standing out in a crowd.

“You have hard work ahead of you,” she writes in the book’s introduction.

“You will find yourself climbing multiple flights of stairs, or riding up in an elevator in which you are the only person carrying a bag of potting mix, your flats of lettuce next to someone else’s briefcase.”

In addition to bringing fresh food and jobs to urban centres and helping the environment, some types of rooftop growing also help keep buildings cooler in summer and warmer in winter, proponents say. “Green roof” growing systems, in which the rooftop is protected by waterproofing memWednesday March 2, 2016 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Daniel Craig, 47; Bryce Dallas Howard, 34; Jon Bon Jovi, 53 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: If you don’t understand someone’s meaning, then ask for clarification.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Avoid the tendency to become obsessed about the past. Your motto for 2016 is from birthday great Dr Seuss “Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.”

ARIES (March 21-April 19): It’s a day when the lines between fact and fantasy could become blurred. Your imagination is firing, but it’s not a good time to make important decisions. Be a patient Ram and wait.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t believe everything you hear today Bulls — especially from a colleague or friend. Perhaps they’ve been rather elastic with the truth, or have you just misunderstood their meaning?

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): When it comes to a close personal relationship, avoid over-reacting today. If you handle a sensitive issue in a sensible and practical way, you’ll be pleasantly pleased by the outcome.

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This undated photo provided by Ten Speed Press shows an apple tree in the Battery Rooftop Garden, in New York, included in the book, The Rooftop Growing Guide” by author Annie Novak. brane and layered with a relatively lightweight soil mix engineered for rooftop use, can add to a flat roof’s longevity by reducing UV light exposure and helping with common problems like stormwater runoff.

Not all rooftops are created equal, though, and the first step is to check your building’s specifications and how much weight the roof can handle, along with local laws. There must be safe access to the roof and some sort of wall around the top so that no one falls off.

“Rooftop growing requires permission, practicality and patience,” Novak writes.

Consider building codes, zoning, climate and wind (a major challenge in this type of farming).

John Stoddard, whose Higher

JOANNE MADELINE MOORE HOROSCOPES sleeves and be a disciplined Crab. Re-organize your daily routine; prioritize and streamline tasks; and make plenty of time for fresh air and exercise in the great outdoors.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Venus is visiting your relationship zone — until March 12 — so it’s time to forgive and forget, as you extend the olive branch of peace. The key to peaceful partnerships is calm cooperation.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Calling all curious Virgos! Don’t accept things at face value today — look a little deeper. If you cooperate with others and work hard, then you’ll achieve something of long-term value.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): When it comes to a close relationship, keep what’s working and do your best to change things that are preventing the two of you from moving to the next level. Communication is the key.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): A friend

Ground Farm in Boston serves restaurants and farmers markets, says rooftop growing is unlike other kinds of gardening in many ways.

“We don’t have rabbits to contend with, but we have seagulls here and we have wind, so we need to stake our tomatoes accordingly,” he says.

On the upside, “Bees somehow find their way up here. We’re on the ninth floor, but I’ve seen dragonflies and plenty of ladybugs.”

There are three main systems used for rooftop gardening: container gardens (easiest for novices or gardeners on a budget), greenhouse gardens (more common in four-season climates where they can be productive even in winter), and green roof growing.

“Unlike the other two, the green roof has environmental benefits, pro-

vides an insulating layer to the building, holds storm water and can allow for gardening much the way it’s done on the ground,” Novak says.

Her guide includes sections on soil, seeds, pests, microbiology (“those teeny guys are important”) and even business 101 for when it comes time to sell the rooftop produce.

Nicole Baum of Gotham Greens, a hydroponic greenhouse grower with a staff of 120 and a total of 4.5 acres of rooftop greenhouse space in Brooklyn, Queens and Chicago, says, “People can easily farm in cities, be it on the windowsill or on a commercial scale like us. We bring our produce down on the elevator every morning. It’s way fresher and tastier this way, and there’s plenty of potential for more.”

tells you something surprising, but check the facts first before you pass it on. If you misconstrue their meaning, then you could end up with a misunderstanding on your hands.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Communication is emphasized today — especially with relatives and neighbours — so expect plenty of phone calls, texts and emails. But avoid saying something rash to a stressed relative.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): What you say — and what others hear — may be two completely different things today Capricorn, as communication is somewhat confusing. So take the time to explain yourself

carefully.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You’re keen to move ahead quickly with an ambitious project, but are you seeing things clearly?

Perhaps some tweaking is necessary, before you go off in a brand new direction?

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Today you’ll tread a fine line between being an inspired dreamer and a delusional schemer. Your imagination is firing but don’t get carried away with ideas that have no basis in reality.

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Canadian actress Alison Pill plays Willa, a political adviser and daughter of Red Pines Mayor Claire Warren, played by threetime Oscar nominee Joan Allen, in her new TV thriller, ‘The Family.’

Actress revels in deliciously dark story behind The Family TORONTO — When Canadian actress Alison Pill first read the script for her new TV thriller series The Family, she couldn’t put it down.

“Any time you think you understand who’s a good guy and who’s a bad guy, it flips on you,” she says.

And then she met the creator, Jenna Bans, and she couldn’t believe she was behind such a deliciously dark story of a son who returns home to his family 10 years after he was abducted and presumed dead.

“She’s this little mini redhead from Minnesota, which means she’s basically an honorary Canadian, and she comes up with this dark, sinister, creepy stuff and you’re just sort of shocked that that’s who it is,” says Pill with a laugh.

“She’s like, ‘Hello!”’ added Pill in a sweet-sounding voice, “and you’re like, ‘Oh my gosh, you’re messed up!’

But it’s a really exciting darkness to be working in.”

Looking at Bans’s background, it’s not hard to see where she gets her sinister influence from.

She’s written for several plot-twistfilled series, including Desperate Housewives, Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal.

And she’s worked several times with Shonda Rhimes, who created the latter two series and served as an executive producer on Bans’s medical drama Off the Map. “The rules for Shonda Rhimes are: Plot first, you figure out the solution later,” says Pill, a Toronto native who was recently in the film Hail, Caesar and starred in HBO’s The Newsroom.

“Like, create the problems and let them snowball and that’s where exciting drama heads.”

Pill plays Willa, a political adviser and daughter of Red Pines Mayor Claire Warren, played by three-time Oscar nominee Joan Allen.

Zach Gilford plays the eldest son while Liam James of Vancouver plays the abducted youngest son. Rupert Graves co-stars as the family patriarch, Margot Bingham plays the lead detective and Andrew McCarthy plays the accused abductor.

Pill was thrilled to see so many women at the helm of the show.

“The level of complication that you can add to your lead female characters as a female showrunner with female exec producers is really exciting and Joan Allen just goes for it in every way,” she says.

Bans also goes for it, pushing the envelope in a way that Pill loves.

“There are constantly times when

I’ll get an email from Jenna or we’ll be talking and I’ll be like, ‘Do they, like, know what we’re doing?”’ Pill says with a laugh.

“Of course ABC reads all the scripts, there’s not a question. But we’re like, ‘Do they know about this?’

It’s really deeply, dark stuff a lot of the time.

“This expectation that everything must be squeaky clean (on network TV), the audience expectations just aren’t there anymore when the proliferation of all these other outlets has happened,” adds Pill.

“Everybody’s had to step up their game in really interesting, dramatic ways and it’s made the whole landscape different and better.”

Pill’s upcoming projects include Goon: Last of the Enforcers, the sequel to the 2011 hockey comedy Goon.

It’s directed and co-written by Jay Baruchel, to whom Pill was engaged from 2011 to 2013.

“Oh my God, we got to swear like nobody’s business. So many F-words,” says Pill. “It’s more swears, more hits, more opera.”

The Family premieres Wednesday on CTV and then moves to its regular Sunday night timeslot beginning March 6.

Our relationship with TV is messed up IT’S TIME FOR A CHANGE

I’ve been writing about pop culture full time for five years and part time for seven, and during that time, I’ve noticed something strange.

There is a growing consensus that television has finally come of age as a medium and that the huge profusion of new television shows includes many gems. But at the same time, many of the people I know who love television most have started to sound exhausted and stressed about their favourite medium.

At the very moment when TV ought to be most pleasurable, a sour note has come into the conversation, the idea that we’re somehow obligated to watch television. To a certain extent, this is an elite problem. I hear my critic friends confessing that, as networks begin sending us four, or five, or six episodes of a new series, or even the whole run, they feel some sort of professional responsibility to grind through the whole stack on the off chance an unpromising series suddenly finds its voice.

And as outlets like Amazon and Netflix release whole seasons of shows at once, regular viewers seem to feel as though watching a single episode of The Man in the High Castle or Daredevil constitutes a binding contract and that they’re forced to continue all the way to the end even if they’re not much enjoying what they see.

This may be a somewhat marginal problem.

But as binging becomes the norm, I think it’s important to take a stand: watching more of a television show you don’t like doesn’t automatically make you a more serious student of the medium or a more dedicated critic.

You’re not obligated to find something you like in a show that isn’t doing enough to earn your continued attention.

This sense of weary obligation started showing up in TV reviews earlier

COMMENT this year. In evaluating Love, Judd Apatow and Lesley Arfin’s glum new Netflix series, Slate television critic Willa Paskin used the series to make a point about the way that binge-watching can corrode our taste.

As a critic with a wide-ranging purview, I’m freer than my friends and colleagues on the television beat to decide something simply isn’t for me, and to move on.

If I’m going to pan a show with significant ambitions in the early going, as I did with Love, I’ll watch more than one episode of it. But as outlets like Amazon and Netflix have tried to lure ordinary viewers into binging, and as conventional networks have started to give critics more and more screeners, I find myself growing increasingly averse to this particular pop culture manifestation of the sunk cost fallacy. Rather than submitting myself to something that I either don’t like or that I think lacks artistic merit in the hopes I might come around, I’m moving on more quickly to more genuinely entertaining things.

In fact, we should resist the idea that we owe any television show anything. This glum sense of obligation sometimes feels as though it’s reversed the polarity between TV and its audience: rather than it being incumbent on shows and the people who create them to keep an audience engaged, it’s now fans’ responsibilities to give shows our time and to grant them opportunities to improve that they might not actually have earned.

This sense of duty may have grown out of fan campaigns to save low-rated shows audiences genuinely love.

But it’s an impulse that sometimes feel as though it has been corrupted to squelch criticism, or to keep us shackled to programming that is not, in fact, very good.

It takes independence to shrug off network executives or fellow fans who insist that if you stick around for just one more episode, you’ll finally get what an artist is going for. But I’d argue that a more independent relationship with television might help us reconnect with what we actually love about TV in the first place.

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HAVANA — The Rolling Stones announced Tuesday that they will play a free concert in Havana on March 25, becoming the biggest act to play Cuba since its 1959 revolution.

The Stones will play in Havana’s Ciudad Deportiva three days after President Barack Obama visits Havana. The concert is expected to draw a massive audience in a country where the government once persecuted young people for listening to rock music, then seen as a tool of Western capitalism.

“We have performed in many special places during our long career but this show in Havana is going to be a landmark event for us, and, we hope, for all our friends in Cuba too,” the band said in a statement.

Along with easing many restrictions on foreign music, art and literature, the Cuban government has increasingly allowed large gatherings not organized by the government in recent years. The Stones concert will almost certainly be one of the largest since Cuba began easing its limits on some non-official gatherings in the 1990s.

On the same week as the visits by Obama and The Rolling Stones, the Tampa Bay Rays are also expected to play the first Major League Baseball exhibition game in Cuba since 1999, part of an extraordinary string of events in a country that spent the Cold War isolated from the United States and its allies.

“It’s part of a dream to see the greatest icons of music who couldn’t come before for various reasons, above all Cuba’s isolation,” said Cuban music critic Joaquin Borges Triana. “The Rolling Stones are going to magically unite generations of Cubans, from people in their 60s to their children and grandchildren.”

Cuban fans have been buzzing about a possible concert by “Los Rollings” since lead singer Mick Jagger visited Havana in October.

The Havana “Concert for Amity” will cap the Stones’ America Latina Ole tour.

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TORONTO — Canadian singer-songwriter k.d. lang has sparked a new collaboration with folk artists Neko Case and Laura Veirs.

And all it took was a single sentence through email.

Lang messaged both women saying: “I think we should make a record together,” according to the group’s announcement.

Case and Veirs quickly agreed, and this summer the trio will embark on a North American tour to support their upcoming album.

Concerts are scheduled for Victoria in June and Winnipeg in August.

Case/lang/veirs includes 14 songs written by the performers over two and a half years. The album was recorded in Portand, Ore., and will be released June 17.

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Case, who has an extensive solo career, is also a member of Vancouver-based indie rock group the New Pornographers.

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HITCHCOCK Harry - 1932 - 2016 Harry passed away peacefully with family by his side on Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016 at the age of 83 years. Born in Abbey Saskatchewan on December 10, 1932 to Myrtle and Fred (Buster) Hitchcock, Harry thrived as a child growing up in a rural setting. His early childhood was spent on a farm near Gunworth, Saskatchewan, where Harry developed a love of animals, particularly dogs and horses. In 1940, his family moved to Bassano, Alberta, where, once again, he lived in a farming community. He loved all sports and put his small physical stature to good use in horse racing as a jockey, that is until his appetite got the best of him. In 1949, at the age of 17, Harry moved with his family to Red Deer, Alberta. At 18, Harry started a career as a geophysical surveyor that eventually took him to various parts of the world including Libya, Pakistan, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel, the US and the Canadian Far North. In the mid 1970’s, Harry wanted to spend more time with his family and went to work at Midwest Mobile Homes where he used his skills as a handyman to do repair and maintenance work until his retirement in the mid 1990’s. The most important things in Harry’s life were his family and friends (including those of the four-legged variety). He was a gentle soul who was always willing to help family, neighbours, friends, and even strangers, when they were in need. Harry is survived by four children; Guy (Barbara), Hal (Marian), Debbie Leier (Rob), and Brett (Tish), sister, Shirley Olynuk, brother, Tom, special friend, Ruth Gear, seven grandchildren, and one greatgrandchild. He is predeceased by his wife of 41 years, Joan, as well as his parents; Myrtle and Buster. A Memorial Service will take place at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820-45 Street, Red Deer, on Friday, March 4, 2016 at 1:00 p.m.

Harry’s family would like to extend their sincere thanks to the caregivers of both the Royal Oak Village and Lacombe Hospital for the incredible care he received during the final days and months of his journey here on earth. In lieu of flowers, those wishing can make a donation in Harry’s memory to the Alzheimer Society of Alberta, Unit 1, 5550 45 Street, Red Deer, AB, T4N 1L1 or the Red Deer & District SPCA, 4505 77 Street, Red Deer, AB, T4P 2J1.

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TOMALTY Verna 1916 - 2016 On Sunday, February 28, 2016, surrounded by family, Mrs. Verna Evelyn Tomalty (nee Edwards) entered into the presence of her Lord at the age of 99 years. Verna was born on June 30, 1916 at Admiral, Saskatchewan, to Louisa and Samuel Edwards.

The family moved to Alberta in the spring of 1918 and she lived most of her life in the Waskasoo District of Red Deer. She met her husband, Ross in 1937 and they married in 1945. Verna had a servant heart and served many years as a member of Balmoral Bible Chapel. She was gifted in hospitality and made people feel welcome in her home, church and community. She faithfully played the organ at the Red Deer Nursing Home. The last fifteen years, she lived at Victoria Park and after her husband passed away in 2002, she took the Victoria Park Bus to the Hospital once a week to visit residents who might be in there and anyone else she knew. Verna did this until she was over 95 years old. She was a great example to her family and friends in the way she cared for other people and put their needs and desires above her own. Well done - good and faithful servant! Verna will be greatly missed by her children; Lawrence (Vickie), Ron (Joyce), Phyllis, Shirley (Ken), Rosemarie (Doug), Cathy (Don), ten grandchildren and nine great grandchildren whom she loved dearly. She will also be sadly missed by her brothers; Ivan Edwards, Allan (Marion), Lewis (Eunice), Murray (Marbie), sisters-in-law; Beth Edwards and Ruth Edwards. Verna was predeceased by her husband, Ross in 2002, three brothers; Bill, Jack and Arnold, two sisters-inlaw, Dorothy Edwards and Norma Edwards, and a son-in-law, Mike Keoughan.

Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His Saints.

Psalm 116:15 A Celebration of Verna’s Life will be held at the CrossRoads Church, Queen Elizabeth Highway II and 32 Street, Red Deer, Alberta on Friday, March 4, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. Thanks to Unit 32 at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre and a very special thank you to the Red Deer Hospice for the exceptional way they cared for Verna and our whole family these last three weeks of her life. If desired, Memorial Donations may be made directly to the Red Deer Hospice, 99 Arnot Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta, T4R 3S6 or at www.reddeerhospice.com; or to Every Home for Christ International, P.O. Box 3636, Guelph, Ontario, N1H 7S2.

Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer. 403.340.4040.

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BEACH Darlene 1939 - 2016 Darlene was born in Lacombe the 8th child of Owen and Clara Pierson on July 6 1939. She took her schooling in Morningside. On May 17th 1956 she married Raymond Beach and they lived in the Morningside area their entire lives. Darlene loved going for long country tours, playing cards, doing crossword puzzles and picking berries with her daughters and granddaughters. Darlene is survived by her children Sharon (Harry), Danny (Edith), Johnny (Shelly), Brenda (Greg), Bonnie (Steve), grandchildren Cecil (Jennifer), Les (Candace), Pamela (Alden), Clayton, Melissa, Natasha, James, Josie, Jonathon, Emily, Jessica, Evan, Christel (Earl) and Justin, great grandchildren Jack, Olivia, Jasey, Nickoli, Gunner and August. She was predeceased by husband Raymond Beach and her son Cecil Beach. Funeral Services will be held from Wilson’s Funeral Chapel, 6120 Highway 2A, Lacombe, AB. on Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 1:00 PM. Interment will follow in the Fairview Cemetery, Lacombe, AB. Expressions of sympathy may be made by visiting www.wilsonsfuneralchapel.ca WILSON’S FUNERAL CHAPEL & CREMATORIUM of Lacombe and Rimbey in charge of the arrangements.

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BURUMA Sye (Syd) May 22, 1927 - Feb 16, 2016 One day a small plant grew in a pond in a farmer’s field, the next day there were two plants. On the third day there were four; on the fourth day there were eight. Each day the number of plants doubled, 16, 32, 64, 128 and so it went until on the 30th day the pond was full. Not even one more plant would fit. What day was the pond half full? “You quickly voiced your answer with certainty.

Did you think about the question or did you want to be the first with the wrong answer?* Born in Blija, Friesland, Holland, he spent his teenage years during the war in occupied Holland.

Then a few years in Indonesia fighting for his country? Hogan’s Hero’s was not allowed on the TV if he was in the room; “they make fun of war and there is nothing fun about it”. At 26 he immigrated to Canada with his wife to be Reimke (Pam); first to PEI for a year and then to Red Deer, Alta … “you have to go where the opportunity is, it isn’t likely to come to you”. Initially as a carpenter, then a successful contractor and businessman, he retired to Victoria, B.C. in 1980 at age 53. Retirement included travel and cruising but above all an opportunity to devote more time to investing in the stock market.

“Find the best broker you can get, write down everything he tells you and do the opposite; 80% of the time you will make money”. He wasn’t perfect. He had his demons but he loved his wife and son until he died. He was a man, just a man, my father and the best teacher I ever had.

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HITCHNER Lieselotte 1922 - 2016 Mrs. Lieselotte ‘Lotte’ Hitchner of Red Deer, Alberta, passed away at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at the age of 93 years.

Lotte will be lovingly remembered by her daughter, Dagmar (Earl) Hargreaves and son, Ralph (Melody) Esser; her grandchildren, Peter (Jennifer), Christian, Erin (Hal) and Kyra; her great grandchildren, Tyler, Graham, Erik and Bella and one great great grandchild, Kimberli.

Lotte was predeceased by her first husband, Hermann Esser in 1976 and her second husband, Victor Hitchner in 1985. A Family Interment will take place in the summer of 2016 at Kelowna, British Columbia. If desired, Memorial Donations in Lotte’s honor may be made directly to the Lending Cupboard at www.lendingcupboard.ca.

The family would like to express their sincere thanks to the Community Care Cottages for their exceptional care; and to the doctors and staff of Unit 32 at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre for all their kindness and care. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

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JARDINE Pat Jardine passed away in the Lloydminster Hospital, Lloydminster, Saskatchewan on Sunday, February 28, 2016 at the age of 78 years.

The graveside service for Pat will be held at the Lloydminster Cemetery, Lloydminster, Saskatchewan on Friday, March 4, 2016 at 2:00 PM. Donations in memory of Pat may be made to the Alzheimer Society or the Lloydminster Rescue Squad.

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McDERMAND (Sharp) May Irene Sept. 26, 1918 - Feb. 28, 2016 It is with saddened hearts that the family wish to announce the passing of May McDermand. May was born in Alix, Alberta, the only child of Frank and Florence Pinnell. She married Bert Sharp in 1941 and they settled on the original Sharp homestead in the Eclipse district east of Lacombe. Bert passed away in 1987. May was then remarried in 1989 to Bill McDermand. They spent many happy years together in Lacombe until Bill’s passing.

May is survived by her son Grant (Margaret) Sharp, granddaughters Nadene (Sergio) Teixeira, Suzanne (Nicholas) Burnett, Glynis (Wade) Koberstein, and great grandchildren Karli and Marco Teixeira, Matteo, Elliston and Alivienne Burnett; son Neil Sharp, and grandson Nigel Sharp; son Glenn (Sharon) Sharp, grandson Craig (Katie) Sharp, granddaughter Katie (Tyler) Kondratowicz, and great grandson Caleb Sharp; daughter Laura (Garry) Banfield, granddaughter Heather (Dustin) Jack, grandson Keith Banfield, great grandson Sawyer Jack.

May was predeceased by husbands Bert Sharp and Bill McDermand and son Roger Sharp (Debbie Fletcher). The family would like to thank Dr. Keller and the staff of Lacombe Long Term Care (Unit 1) for their kind, compassionate care of Mom. A celebration of May’s life will be held at Lacombe Kozy Korner on Friday March 4, 2016 from 1:00 until 4:00 p.m. Condolences may be made by visiting www.wilsonsfuneralchapel.ca WILSON’S FUNERAL CHAPEL & CREMATORIUM serving Central Alberta with locations in Lacombe and Rimbey in charge of arrangements. Phone: 403.782.3366 or 403.843.3388 “A Caring Family, Caring for Families”

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PUDWELL Beverley 1940 - 2016 It is with great sadness, that we announce Beverley Ann ‘Bev’ (Craig) Pudwell, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Friday, February 26, 2016 at the age of 75 years. Bev was born on July 10, 1940 at Haileybury, Ontario; and raised in the Haileybury Area. She graduated from the Ontario Hospital as a Certified Nurse’s Aide in 1959; and then headed west, landing in Grande Prairie, Alberta. There, she met and married Will Craig, the father of her children. Eventually settling in Red Deer, Bev worked at Sproule’s Mountview I.D.A. Drugs, and then spent many years working for Dr. Bannister and prior Optometrists. When an opportunity came to work at the Red Deer Public School Board, Bev began working as a secretary. However, eventually her passion for children inspired her to take the position of Teacher’s Aide.

Bev was especially skilled and loved working with special needs children. She retired from the Red Deer Public School Board in 2006.

“A life that touches others, goes on forever.” Bev is survived by her husband, Ron Pudwell, her daughter, Amie (Kim) Starchuk of Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, her son, Jim (Aurea) Craig of Red Deer, Alberta, and two grandchildren who meant the absolute moon to her, Tiffany (Wolf) and Jake, who miss her greatly. She will be remembered by Ron’s children, Memory Roth and her children, Graham, Braden and Christina of Edmonton, Alberta, and Dean (Sharon) and their son, Nate of Calgary, Alberta; best friends, Lois and Gary Gaalaas of Red Deer and a special friend, Shelly Beck. Bev was a kind soul who touched many lives. The countless people she held as special are too numerous to mention.

Bev was predeceased by her parents, Bruce and Margaret Baker, a sister, Sandra, two brothers, Brian and Ronnie, and the father of her children, Will Craig. A Funeral Service will be held at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, 18 Selkirk Blvd., Red Deer, Alberta on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. If desired, Memorial Donations may be made directly to the Red Deer Hospice at www.reddeerhospice.com.

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

Arrangements in care of PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

403.340.4040.

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Dad, you will be sadly missed Funeral Service will be held Friday March 4, 2016 1:00pm at Wilson’s Funeral Chapel, 6120 Highway 2A, Lacombe with internment to follow.

Coffee and snacks will be served after at the Lacombe Airport Terminal building. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Lacombe Palliative Care Society, Box 5576. Lacombe, AB. T4L 1X2.

Expressions of sympathy may be made by visiting www.wilsonsfuneralchapel.ca WILSON’S FUNERAL CHAPEL & CREMATORIUM, of Lacombe and Rimbey in charge of the arrangements.

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WASYLYSHYN It is with great sadness the family of Janice Marie Wasylyshyn (nee Braithwaite) announces her passing on Thursday January 15, 2016 at the age of 65 years.

Janice was born in Calgary on November 10, 1950 to Audrey(nee Schaefer) and George Braithwaite. She lived in central Alberta all her life and leaves behind many close, loving friends and relatives. Janice was predeceased by her first husband Fred (Bud) Soderberg in 1993 and her mother Audrey Braithwaite in 2013. She is survived by her husband Pete; daughter Cari; son Troy; cherished grandchildren Cole and Carly; father George Braithwaite; brothers Bob and Don Braithwaite; stepchildren Lisa (John) Fruscella, Steven (Rhonda) Williams as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts and uncles.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday March 5, 2016 at 1pm at the Innisfail United Church with Reverend Margaret Lange officiating.

In lieu of flowers, memorial tributes may be made directly to the Myelodysplastic Syndromes Society or the charity of choice.

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Please apply as follows: Email: btripp@unclebensrv.com Fax: Attention: Beth Tripp Drop off in Person at: 29 Petrolia Drive (East Side of Gasoline Alley) Red Deer County, AB T4E 1B3

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TIMOTHY & Brome square bales, great for horses, approx. 55-60 lbs. put up dry stored in shed $8/bale Sylvan area. 403-887-2798

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TOM TOM GPS, brand new. $200. 403-782-3847

upper level 3 bdrm. house, 5 appls., fenced yard, large deck, rent $1200 incl. all utils. $900 s.d. Avail.

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

Duties Include (Not Limited To) • Greet incoming and outgoing customers • Answer Phones in a friendly / professional manner • Direct / page calls to co-ordinating staff / departments • Take messages and distribute when required • Data Entry / Filing • General Office duties as required

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10 size, cranberry pea coat Length $75. 587-876-2914

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VIDEO Photo Tripod, extended height, 143 cm. $30. 403-346-6539

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DOLLS, (5) including Fischer Price, Furga & Goebel, all for $15. ~SOLD~

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SYLVAN: 2 fully furn. rentals, all utils., $550 $1300. 403-880-0210

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12th FLOOR luxury 1 bed room, quiet, all utilities paid, pool, underground parking, immediate, $935.

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

Rent $1,400. Pets negoBRAND NEW never used tiable. Ask about rent ultra Comfortable Pillow incentives. 403-396-1688.

Top 52” mattress & box NORMANDEAU Spring, pd. $900. sacrifice 3 bdrm. townhouse, 4 appl., for $375. 403-346-2859 fenced yard, rent $1125, T.V. Stand & night stand, S.D. $900; avail. Now or $15. ea. 403-346-2859 Apr. 1. 403-304-5337

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ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Wednesday and Friday ONLY 2 DAYS A WEEK ANDERS BOWER HIGHLAND GREEN INGLEWOOD JOHNSTONE KENTWOOD RIVERSIDE MEADOWS PINES SUNNYBROOK SOUTHBROOKE WEST LAKE WEST PARK Call Tammy at 403-314-4306

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ACROSS from park, 2 bdrm. 4-plex, 1 1/2 bath, 4 appls. Rent $925/mo. d.d. $650. Avail. now or Apr. 1. 403-304-5337

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Second Person to work the weekend shifts as follows: Saturday: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm Sunday: 11:00 am to 4:00 pm (May change to 5:00 pm during peak summer months).

SULLIVAN, Michael July 16/1960 - Mar. 2/2013 Today marks 3 long, sad, years since you left our earthly lives. Our hearts are broken every day because you are not here to guide us and love us. We feel your presence in our endeavors to carry on those things so many are desperately searching for, and, that were so very important to you, “Knowledge”, “ Understanding”, “Care”, “Compassion” and “Hugs” for everyone. You gave us many things, gifts both great and small, but most of all you gave us love, the greatest gift of all. “And” we are paying it forward. We now live our lives through you and for you, helping, learning and caring.

Miss, remember, honor and love you every day of our lives.

Shirley, Michelle, Murray, Mikasa, Mitaya, Taylor and Presley

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For a full description of these opportunities and instructions on how to apply please visit our website at: www.reddeer.cmha.ca

One (1) person to work the following shift: Monday thru Friday: 3:45 pm to 6:00 pm and will increase to 7:00 and 8:00 pm during summer months.

SARTORIUS Stefanie 1925 - 2016 Stefanie Cacilie Sartorius (nee Lietzau) born May 17, 1925 in Danzig, Poland and formerly of Bentley and Calgary, passed away peacefully in Red Deer at 90 years of age at Extendicare Michener Hill on Friday, February 26, 2016. She will be lovingly remembered by her sons, Peter (Debra) and Harold (Terry), grandchildren, Samuel (Naomi) and Bethany (Jonathan Benke) and six great grandchildren.

A Celebration of Stefanie’s Life will be held at Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer, Alberta on Friday, March 4, 2016 at 10:00 a.m.

Interment will take place at the Bentley Cemetery, Bentley, Alberta.

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

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RENNEBERG Arthur Arthur Fred Renneberg -age 80- passed away February 21, 2016 in the Lacombe Hospital after suffering a lengthy illness. Arthur was born in Churchbridge, Saskatchewan and lived in the Lacombe area since 1963. He was a retired farmer and an active member of the Lacombe Flying Club.

He is survived by his wife Irene, daughter Wendy (Bob), grandson Eric, and brothers Bob (Christiane) and Roy.

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CITY VIEW APTS. Clean, quiet, newly reno’d adult building. Rent $900 S.D. $700. Avail. immed.

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2936 50th AVE. Red Deer Newer bldg. secure entry LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. w/onsite manager, SUITES. 25+, adults only 3 appls., incl. heat & hot n/s, no pets 403-346-7111 water, washer/dryer hookup, infloor heating, a/c., car plug ins & balconies.

Call 403-343-7955 1 & 2 bdrm., Adult bldg. only, N/S, Roommates No pets. 403-596-2444

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

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Contractors

1100

BRIDGER CONST. LTD. We do it all! 403-302-8550

1160

Entertainment

1200

Misc.

Services

1290

DANCE DJ SERVICES 587-679-8606

CALL NOW! 5* JUNK REMOVAL D & J HANDYMAN SERVICES Property clean up 505-4777 (No job too big or too small) GARAGE Doors Serviced ~ interior and exterior work 50% off. 403-358-1614 ~ painting and repairs ~ free estimates ~ Flooring Painters/ guaranteed work ~ quality work at fair prices Decorators NEED FLOORING DONE? Call Dennis Don’t pay the shops more. (403) 342-3846 Red Deer JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp.

Over 20 yrs. exp.

Free Est. 403-872-8888 Call Jon 403-848-0393

1180

Handyman Services

1200

BOOK NOW! DALE’S Home Reno’s For help on your home Free estimates for all your projects such as bathroom, reno needs. 403-506-4301 main floor, and bsmt. renovations. Also painting and flooring.

Call James 403-341-0617 Electrical

1150

COSBY ELECTRIC LTD. All Electrical Services.

403-597-3288

Handyman Services

Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

1310

1280

Massage Therapy

FANTASY SPA

Plumbing & Heating

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

Elite Retreat, Finest in VIP Treatment.

10 - 2am Private back entry

Seniors’ Services

403-341-4445 Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

1330 1372

HELPING HANDS Home Supports for Seniors.

Cooking, cleaning, companionship. At home or facility. 403-346-7777

2004 LEXUS RX330, 155,000 mi., exc. cond. $7500. 403-350-3766

Out Of Red Deer

4310

OPEN HOUSE SERGE’S HOMES Mar. 3 & 4, 2 - 5 Mar. 5 , 1 - 5 6325 61 AVE RED DEER

Motorhomes

5100

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2003 FORD Sport truck, exc. cond,

2004 LEXUS RX330, 155,000 mi., exc. cond. $7500.

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124,000 kms.. $5000. obo 780-916-0221

2003 OLDS ALERO, good cond., 240,000 kms. $1000.

2006 BUICK CXL Lucerne 117,000 kms, n/s, all options, winter & summer tires on wheels, $6800 obo ***SOLD***

2006 JEEP Commander full load, 4.7.

Best Offer ASAP 403-342-7798

2007 Ford Ranger Level II 6 cyl auto 4x4 loaded. Clean.

Priced to Buy Call 340-318 3040

2011 DODGE CALIBER, only 56,000 km, exc. cond., $8,900.

403-406-7600

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2012 Dodge Gr. Caravan White, 93,000 Kms. Full Inspection $13,450.

Harvey @ Reward Lease 403-358-1698

2007 DODGE Nitro 4x4, SLT V6, auto., loaded w/sunroof, low kms., CLEAN. Priced to buy Call 403-318 3040

2010 FORD FUSION SEL, 2.5L, IV engine, 6 spd., loaded.

81,000 kms. $11,800. 403-350-1608

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2004 FREESTAR Limited Edition $5600.

587-377-3547

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When you are thinking about buy a new home, it’s a good idea to turn to a CHBA builder member.

• Membership in the CHBA is a strong indication that a new home builder is a professional, dedicated to the business of home building, committed to customer satisfaction and in business for the long term.

• Membership in the Association is voluntary. Members agree to the CHBA’s Code of Ethics, which is based on principles of fairness, integrity and consumer satisfaction.

• Being a professional new home builder means constant learning. Through the CHBA, members can keep up to date on technological advances, regulations, products and materials, financing, design and so on-in short, what they need to know to provide home buyers with the best and latest in the marketplace.

• Home building is teamwork that takes the skills, expertise and cooperation of many suppliers and trades. Builders who belong to the CHBA have ready access to a network of professional companies and individuals providing services to the residential construction industry.

• Managing a successful home building business means understanding what’s going on in the community, and how it might affect the industry and consumers. Association members have access to wide range of information to keep them informed and up-to-date on important issues.

They also have opportunities to meet and work with local decision-makers.

DESIGNED FOR LIVING Good home design begins with an understanding of how people live in their homes. New home builders are offering plans and designs to meet the needs of today’s consumers, using modern technology to build homes that are attractive, highly functional and feel good to live in. Often a builder’s standard designs are just a starting point; many builders will customize their homes to suit homebuyers’ individual needs.

HERE ARE SOME OF CHARACTERISTICS OF NEW HOME DESIGN:

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Efficient use of space.

Many new homes stress spaciousness rather than square footage— smaller, well laid out homes with all the details and amenities of larger homes. High ceilings of 9, 10 and even 11 feet, and sloped or cathedral ceilings, add to the sense of space. This also allows for larger windows that extend your home visually.

Open layouts.

One of the more popular design trends is the open concept, or "the great room"—a large informal space for living, working, eating and relaxing.

Partial walls, bulkheads, lighting and floor treatment help to define and add character to individual areas within this space. Depending on the size of the home, the great room may replace or complement formal living and dining rooms.

Natural light.

Thanks to great advances in windows and doors, today's new homes are light and bright, without worries about heat loss in the winter and overheating in the summer.

Kitchens that work.

With today's open layouts, the quality and the finishing details of a new kitchen are done with careful attention to matching or complementing the surrounding spaces. Enjoy well-appointed, organized workspaces; attractive, separate eating areas; and great natural and built-in lighting.

Flexible space.

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New home layouts are designed to accommodate changing household needs over time. A den can become an extra bedroom or a nursery.

Basement rooms can be converted to a home office or a family entertainment area. These and other FlexHousing™ approaches, pioneered by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, build adaptability to life's changes right into the home at the time of construction. FlexHousing™ features can also accommodate special health and mobility needs—for instance, wide doorways and reinforced bathroom walls for grab bars.

Built-in convenience.

Living in a brand new home is easy, by design. Look for direct access from the garage to the kitchen on hard-surface flooring; mudrooms with large closets; and a ground- or second-floor laundry room. And check out details such as extra-large pantries and built-in recycling bins.

Lots of storage.

A new home is designed with plenty of built-in storage to eliminate clutter: Ample closet space in bedrooms. Drawers, cupboards and shelving in the bathroom. Linen closets. And room in the kitchen for appliances of all sizes, pots and pan organizers and pantries.

Ambience.

New looks good, and that makes you feel good. Shiny, gleaming surfaces…clean lines…warm natural materials…pleasing curves… attractive accents…it's all part of the design and another reason why a brand new home is a great place to live.

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EXHIBITOR LIST CHBA-CA Members listed in Red

EXHIBITOR NAME

BOOTH #

Carpet Colour Centre

377-382

Green Oasis

545

CBS Electrical

660

Greenside Up Landscaping

368

CC's Leggings Etc.

223

Green Star Bathroom Renos

599

Central Alberta Co-Op

306-311, 356-359

Habitat for Humanity Red Deer Region

703

Handyman Connection

409

Central Alberta Fencing

527-528 343, 344, 345

1944362 Alberta Ltd.

211-212 & 582-583

Central Alberta Flooring

360 Painting

714

Central Alberta Garment District

420-421

2 Percent Realty

393

Central Alberta Hydroseed

90

A1 Homes Red Deer

348

Central Alberta Tile One

620-621, 632-635

Abbey Homes

373 & 374

Centre Fest

715

AB Edge Painting

752

Advantage Orthotics

335

Adventure Destinations

184

Aerus Electrolux

82

Century 21 Advantage - Dale Devereaux

511

Choice Audio Video

630-631

CIR Realty - Red Deer & Area

50 & 51

City of Red Deer - Enviromental Services

203

Hannas Seeds

224 & 225

Hans Gelsing (Innotech Windows & Doors)(Fold'n'Slide Doors)(Rollshutters)

429-431

Heyde - Hans Design-Build-Energy

264

HMR Enviromental

226

Holt Fine Art

600

Home Renewals

550-552

Hot Tub Wholesale

235-237 & 240-242

Huntwood Custom Cabinets

209-210

IAlarms Inc

568 & 587 655 & 656

Air Central

254-255 & 262-263

City of Red Deer - Land & Economic Development

202

Infinite Lighting Technology:Brent Wesley, John Phillips

Alair Homes

614 & 615

194

Infinite Lighting Technology:Brent Wesley, John Phillips

655 & 656

City of Red Deer - Parks

Alberta Garage Guy Ltd.

522

City of Red Deer-Waste Management

134

Interlock Industries (Alberta) Ltd

319

Aldach Contracting Ltd

139-140

City of Red Deer - Water Utility

133

Invequity Developments

325

All Weather Windows

110, 111, 124 & 125

Classic Granite Works

541 & 542

Invisible Fence of Western Canada

169

Classic Cutlery

71

It Works

183

Coldwell Banker Ontrack Realty

362 & 363

Jade Stone

750-750A

Collective Coatings

719

Janice Mercer/Gerald Dore-Royal Le Page

174

College Pro Painters

176

Janssen Energy Technology Inc

122-123

Color By Amber

753

J.D. Enterprises

336 - 337

Colored Shale Products Inc.

339

Jaywest Country Homes Ltd

208

All Season Decking Ltd.

524-526

Allstate Insurance

596

Alta-Wide Builders Supplies (Sylvan Lake)

129

Atlasware

388

Apex Fireplace Ltd & Apex Masonry Ltd.

115-117

Arctic Spa Red Deer

569-571 & 584-586

Columbia Valley Living

256-257

Jet Set Secure

432

Ardor Homes

590

Compass Geomatics Ltd.

642

190

Art Smart Design

645-646

Complete Flooring Solutions

426 & 427

J H Home Designs (Div. of Jorgenson Homes)

A Spice Above - Western Canada

239

Corabella Handcrafted Wirework Jewellery

532

Joe's Roofing

119-120

Atco Blue Flame Kitchen

627

Cover Your Windows

338

J.Massage Tools (J.W Sales)

76-77 & 80-81

Atco Energy

625-626

Curb-Ease

220

Kastelen Sausage

513

Atco Gas

565-566

Curb Canada

523

KCB Cabinets & Renovations

354 & 367

Audio Integrations

163-164

Cutco Cutlery

612

Australian Leather Seal

717

d3h Hotels

723

B8 Ventures Ltd.

540

Dale Devereaux-Century 21 Advantage

511

Basic Vinyl Fence

162

Davex Construction Ltd

533 & 534

Bath Fitter

95 - 97

Decked Out Vinyl Products

108 & 109

Batten Industries

118, 193, 238

Detailed Designs @ Lacombe Hardwood

500-501

Details Window Tinting

601-602

BDO Canada Ltd.

615

Dietz Meats

613

Bee Right Natural Honey

572

Dimensions Design Resources

722

Kevin's Hot and Cold Air

660

Kitchen Craft

188-189

Kles-Air Mechanical

234 & 243

Krest Homes Ltd.

407 & 408

Laebon Homes

313 & 314

Lancescaping Ltd

65

Larkaun Homes

423 & 424

Leather Better

271

Lozman Canada Inc.

221-222 & 246-247

BE:Hydration

400

Divine Flooring

170-171

Big Iron Drilling

168

DLC Regional Mortgage Group

536 & 537

Life Chiropratic Wellness Centre

70

Black Sheep Design Studio

553

Door Masters

394 & 395

Lime Green Realty

636 & 639

Blue Grass Sod Farm

355, 365366

DP design Inc

422

Linwood Custom Homes

364

Dynasty Spas

98-101, 102-107

Lizwoerks Sales

126 & 127

Lumon Canada Inc.

87A-88A

Dynovac Industries

53 & 54

M & H Wood Specialities

369

Malibu Communities

94

BR Custom Furniture

219

Brenx Artistic Blacksmithing

397

BRMI Essentials Inc

516

Earth Smart Solutions

654

Brolex Landscaping & Bobcat Service

182

Edge-It Decorative Curbing

56

Bruins Plumbing & Heating Ltd

437-439

EG Auctions

608-609

Burnco Rock Products

392

Enmax Solar

538-539

Budget Blinds of Central Alberta/Tailored Living

389-390 & 398-399

Executive Home Building Centre

412

Calgary Countertop Systems

62

Canada Sweet Shop Ltd

61

Canadian Closet

402-405, 413-416

Canadian Home Builders' Association-Cen- 349 & 372 tral Alberta Can-Air Heating & Air Conditioning Canar Rock Products

562 & 563 350-351, 370-371

Candian Choice Windows & Doors

160-161

Canpro Deck and Rail (Dave Jerome)

175

Canvas Flooring

270

Canz Building Products

360 & 361

Express Plumbing & Heating

250

FairValley Landscaping

396

Falcon Homes

384

Fireplace Experience

195

G.E.M. Inc.

206-207

General Appliances Lacombe

605-607

Global Overhead Doors

85-87

Going Nuts

663-664

Granite Direct

548-549

Granite Transformations

244245/252253

Great Canadian Roofing

230

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Earl Dreeshen, M.P.

Mason Martin Homes

180-181

MC Homes

554-555

Medicine Hat Meat Traders LtdW

665

Meerkat Roofing & Exteriors

329 330

Michaud Toys

640 - 641

Milano Tile & Milano's Granite Gallery

317-318

Molly Maid

91

Mortgage Architects Central Alberta

643

My Bread

619

Nelson Lumber

199-200

New Rock Developments

215-218

N-Hance Wood Renewal Red Deer

192

Niagara Therapy By Ultrassage Inc

74-75

Njoi Trujillo Beach Residences Honduras

157

Normandeau Window Coverings (Kelly Holyoak)

347

Norwex Enviro Products

387

Nutri-Lawn

185

Oasis Water Company Inc.

135-136 & 147-151

Ocean Sales

214, 228, 341, 401, 433, 434, 519, 520, 535

Old Sign Shop/Ontra Sales

88

Oriel Windows & Doors

529-531

Outside the Box Distributors

611

Paarizaat International Ltd.

638

Pacific Homes

146

Pacesetter Enterprises

121 & 191

Parc Enterprises

156

Parkland Firbreglass

265-266

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Parkland Nurseries & Garden Centre

300 & 301

Rhineland Cutlery

573

Parkland Regional Safety Committee

705

Riplee's Ranch Pet Food

546

Pelican View - Lakefront Property

406

Roof Runner Roofing

419

Tailored Living/Budget Blinds

Perfect Turf

315-316

Ross Contracting

637

PermaCorp

186-187

Royal Lepage Network Realty Corp

321-322

Plasti-Fab Ltd.

130

Postech Metal Foundations

327 & 328

Posters Plus

589

Practically Organized

251

Prairie Flag and Pole

69

Ruby Cosmetics - L&N Your #1 Supplier Ltd.

66

Titanium Exclusive Cookware

521

Scentsy-Crystal Chandra

342

SCSR Systems (Stone Coated Steel Roofing)

592

T.J Landscaping Ltd.

512

Sealwize of Central Alberta

113

The Rock Company

436

Sentinel Storage

232 & 233

The Water Clinic

331

Serena Rohrer-Sun Life Financial

55

Top Peg Timber Frame Construction

725

Servus Credit Union

375

Total ICF

137

Shaw Cablesystems GP

658-659, 708-709

Town of Blackfalds

543 & 544

Track Hoe Services (THS Septic Solutions

172-173

Proform Precast Products

557-560

PropertyGuys.com

617-618

Rainbow

556

Rawk J Services Ltd

616

Shuzi of Calgary

720

Ready 2 Mix Concrete/Grip Construction

83-84

Siderman Ltd.

57-60

Realty Executive Red Deer

435

Signature Collection Jewellery

72

Realty In Red Deer

564

Sims Furniture

506-510

Red Deer College-Trades & Continuing Education

213

Sofie B Design

346

Solemate International Inc.

320

Red Deer Electric

196

Solid ICF Suppy

63-64

724 376

353 591

547

Red Deer Lighting

The Place to Mortgage

67-68

201

Red Deer Lawyer.com

267

The Treehouse Furniture - Div of CMG Group

Proform Concrete Services

231

418

The Home Depot The Phone Experts

Primerica Financial Services

Red Deer Home Repair O/A Home Depot

The Curvy Brush Painting Company

260-261

624

248 & 249

428

112

Precise Roofing

Red Deer Home Repair-Window Headquarters

597

Terra-Therm Systems Inc

RVP Roofing Systems

662

700 & 701

Techno Metal Post Central AB

Rustic Ranch Log Furniture

Praks Praktical Interiors

Red Deer Emergency Services

398-399 & 389-390

Spaberry by Visionwerx

593-594

Springfree Trampoline

131-132

Starline Equipment Sales

144-145

Stars

710

Stephen Pattison Investors Group

598

Stone Concept

721

Stonetile Canada Ltd

177

Student Works Painting

647

Triview Capital Ltd. - The Wealthy Edge

567

Trail Appliances

574-581

Trimmed-Line Tree Services

272

True-Line Homes

340

Tupperware/Linda Eide

352

Ukrainian Fine Foods

302

Ultimate Bath Systems

178-179

University First Class Painters

561

Up To Kode Carpentry

716

Urban Railing

610

Vacuflo Red Deer

622-623

Village of Alix

89

Vine Vera

227

Vitamix

644

Vleeming Construction

165-166

Western Metal Roofing MC

718

Wild Rose Garden & Tree Service

410

Red Deer Overdoor

303-305

Red Deer Regional Health Foundation (Hospital's Lottery)

383

Red Deer Steps for Life Walk

704

Stylecraft Window Fashions

138

Red Deer Store-it Inc

614

Suncoast Enclosures

197-198

Redfern Enterprise Ltd.

52, 82A, 92-93, 141142, 268269

Sunrooms & Awnings

152-155 588 & 603

Wilson's Beach Estates c/o Kirk Miller Properties Inc.

114

Supreme Roofing Solutions (SRS) Sweets

167

WinDoor Installations

128

Relaxation Island

273

Sylvan Sleep Centre

143

Woodbeam Company Inc.

595

Remstar Roofing

78-79

SynVix Investments Inc. o/a Dermalactives

326

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Otis the Owl 2016 CELEBRITY SPEAKER Meet along with Carol Kelly from the Medicine River Wildlife Centre Meet Kate Campbell of HGTV’s “Decked Out”, “Disaster Decks”, “Deck Wars”, and “Custom Built” If you watch HGTV, then chances are, you’ve seen the work of Kate Campbell. We’re excited to have Kate join us at the 2016 Red Deer Home Show for the first time!

Her advocacy for women in the skilled trades, combined with her expertise in the industry ensure it will be worth stopping by the main stage to hear what she has to share!

Kate was born and raised in Georgetown, Ontario. She has been working in television and the renovation industry for over seven years and can be seen on HGTV’s “Holmes on Homes”, Holmes in New Orleans”, Handyman Superstar Challenge” and “Holmes Inspection”.

Most recently Kate has been featured as one of the crew on HGTV’s hot shows, “Decked Out”, Disaster Decks”, “Deck Wars” and “Custom Built”.

Every day, in every season, we share our parks and natural areas with many wildlife species. Unfortunately, some of these species can become problems – but this may have more to do with us than we realize or care to admit. Many of the species that we often refer to as “pests” have become problems to people, often because of the environment that we have created. By leaving garbage uncovered, pet food outside, porches and sheds accessible and chickens running loose, we invite a number of species of wild animals into our yards. By simply educating ourselves on these species and changing some of the ways we live our lives, these “pest” species will no longer be a problem. Understanding our neighbours makes for healthier communities.

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Schedule: Friday, March 4 - 5:30pm Saturday, March 5 - 12:30pm

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2016 SPEAKERS Meet Carol Hanson from Servus Credit Union “Buying a home is much more than a down payment”

SHOW FLOOR MAP: RED DEER HOME SHOW 2016

Purchasing a home is an exciting time in your life, but it can also be overwhelming. It’s important for home buyers to understand that purchasing a home is much more than just having a down payment. This presentation will provide you with a better understanding of the process and additional considerations that will improve your home buying experience.

Schedule: Sunday, March 6 - 12:30pm

Meet Terry Hollman from Canadian Closets ““How to efficiently design & organize your garage with freedomRail®” Terry’s back but this time he wants to help you with your garage clutter.

Summer is the perfect time to re-organize your garage!

Today’s garages are more than a place to park the car. These days they’ve got a heavy workload; doing double duty as extra storage spaces, workshops and hobby rooms, and sometimes even functioning mud and laundry rooms. When you choose the Organized Living Garage system, you can be confident your storage system will be resilient; able to withstand everyday wear-and-tear for a lifetime of use

Schedule: Saturday, March 5 - 2pm

Meet Sofie Blunck from Sofie B Design “Meet Sofie Blunck from Sofie B Design” Terry’s back but this time he wants to help you with your garage clutter.

Summer is the perfect time to re-organize your garage!

Today’s garages are more than a place to park the car. These days they’ve got a heavy workload; doing double duty as extra storage spaces, workshops and hobby rooms, and sometimes even functioning mud and laundry rooms. When you choose the Organized Living Garage system, you can be confident your storage system will be resilient; able to withstand everyday wear-and-tear for a lifetime of use

Schedule: Saturday, March 5 - 11:30am

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