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Man killed trying to stop theft

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF A Red Deer man is dead after he tried to stop thieves from jacking his truck early Wednesday morning.

Police confirmed that Dawson D.J. Wegner Cramer, 23, was killed as he attempted to prevent two men from stealing his white Ford F-650 in the Normandeau neighbourhood.

“We believe he was struck by the truck when suspects drove away,” said Red Deer RCMP Supt. Scott Tod at a news conference. “An au-

topsy tops y wa wass co comp mple lete ted d to toda day y by the e Medical Examiner’s Office in Cal-gary and it was determined thatt the injuries sustained by the victim m were consistent with having been n hit by a vehicle. It is those injuriess that resulted in the death of Mr. We-gner Cramer.”

Wegner Cramer was found in n distress at an alley behind Norde-gg Crescent around 4:54 a.m. The e 23-year-old was taken to hospitall where he later died.

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Police taped off a section of Page Avenue in the Pines neighbourhood in Red Deer on Wednesday. The white cube van appeared to have blood smeared above the back tire on the driver’s side. Dawson Wegner Cramer, the owner of the van, was found in an alley behind Nordegg Crescent in the Normandeau neighbourhood. He later died in hospital.

Teen discharged from hospital without mother’s knowledge STETTLER FACILITY CONDUCTING INTERNAL INVESTIGATION OF INCIDENT

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF A Central Alberta mother is demanding answers after her 13-year-old daughter, with the mental capacity of a six-year-old, was discharged without her knowledge from Stettler hospital.

The woman from the Big Valley area was upset to discover her mentally ill and developmentally delayed child was released into the charge of people she barely knows.

“It caused mental anguish. I was worried and sick to my stomach,” said

the woman, who can’t be named to protect the teen’s right to privacy.

Her daughter has a variety of problems, including NF1, in which nerves in any part of the body develop non-malignant swellings (neurofibromas), global development delays, ADHD, and PDD (pervasive development disorder).

The mother called police on Friday to take her daughter to Stettler hospital under a mental health warrant for her child’s own safety. She said the teenager was suicidal and making threats.

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When she tried to verify this information by calling the hospital directly, the mom was told that a doctor would be contacting her before her daughter is discharged.

No doctor telephoned. But on Saturday, the mother got a text from the family of her daughter’s school friend, indicating that the girl was with them.

She was shocked by this, saying these acquaintances were not authorized to pick up her daughter. “They were not her legal guardians or next of

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Sporting some serious green, kindergarten students from the left, Kyla Viravongsa, Sofiia Eismont and Chasen Smith got into the St. Patrick’s Day spirit at the saint’s namesake school in Red Deer. St. Patrick’s Community School in Red Deer encouraged staff and students to take part in the days activities, which included a spirit day and talent show on Thursday.

Lacombe weighs urban hen bylaw

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Lacombe may be the next home for city slicker hens.

The municipality is considering a bylaw to allow urban hens, following the lead of other Central Alberta communities such as Red Deer and Rocky Mountain House.

Council gave first reading to a bylaw this week that would allow property owners up to four hens if they meet a list of conditions.

Mayor Steve Christie said there has been a push from local urban hen supporters for the past two years to have a bylaw in place.

“We wanted to see what some of the other communities were doing and see what their bylaws looked like,” he said. “We’ve got some good information, I think, to work with.”

To get informed public feedback, council needed to put a bylaw on the table.

In the next few weeks, council hopes to hear from residents on both sides of the issue.

And opinions vary, said Christie. He has received a handful of emails both for and against on the issue and is interested in hearing from more people.

Should council approve second and third readings, urban hens would be allowed after June 1, according to the timeline presented to council.

There are a number of regulations that must be met in the bylaw, which

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Normandeau School students Madison Burke, left, and Mai Nguyen get up close with one of four heritage breed chickens which have made their home in a new coop outside the school in 2014. The City of Lacombe is considering an urban chicken bylaw. is closely modelled on the City of Red Deer’s.

Any flock must be registered with the province and meet all government guidelines.

Coops must be no larger than 10 square metres and 2.4 metres high and be kept clean with manure properly disposed or composted.

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Two ride-sharing company representatives will meet with Mayor Tara Veer on Friday morning.

Veer has a meeting scheduled with the Ramit Kar, Alberta general manager, and Michael van Hemmen, Uber Policy manager in the morning.

Jean-Christophe de Le Rue, Senior Communications associate for Canada, said Uber regularly studies interest for more transportation options in different Canadian cities.

“Thousands of Red Deer residents have tried to order an Uber in the city by downloading the app and requesting a ride,” he said. “While we don’t currently operate in Red Deer, this strong user interest has demonstrated that it’s a market Uber should explore further.”

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Bowden snares $25M export terminal

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF Agriculture is providing some welcome good economic news in Central Alberta.

Winnipeg-based Paterson Grain has just announced its plans to build a $25-million export terminal near Bowden with 55,000 tonnes of capacity and a high-speed unloading system that can empty 150 railcars in seven hours.

It is the second grain terminal mega-project unveiled in a month.

GrainsConnect Canada is proposing to build its own giant grain-handling facility just outside Innisfail with a 35,000-tonne capacity in 10 storage towers and the ability to offload to a 135car train in 10 hours.

Shane Paterson, the fourth generation involved in the family-owned company, said the Bowden plans have long been in the works.

“We’ve been looking at this site for quite a while,” said Paterson, corporate development officer for Paterson GlobalFoods Inc. “It’s part of our longterm plans to grow our footprint in Alberta.”

The company also has Alberta facilities in Gleichen, Dunmore and a third facility will open this year in Daysland.

Central Alberta has a lot going for it, including good transportation infrastructure and a large number of high-calibre producers with quality crops, he said. The terminal will accept all of the area’s key crops, including wheat, canola, barley and soybeans.

Grain from the Bowden facility will be transported to Paterson’s Alliance Grain Terminal in the Port of Vancouver to customers worldwide.

A few regulatory hurdles remain to be cleared, but construction is expected to start soon with an opening date in time for the 2017 harvest.

About 30 construction jobs will be created with building materials

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A picture of the Paterson grain facility in Assiniboia, Sask. Though the Bowden terminal will not look the same, it will operate identically. sourced locally. Once open, a dozen to 20 full-time positions will be created depending on how busy the terminal is.

Paterson said the company already has expansion plans ready to go if demand warrants. Also anticipated is a crop input centre that would sell fertilizer, seed and other agriculture chemicals to its customer base. It will have a staff of six to 10 people.

Paterson’s Grains facility will see more cost-effective steel storage tow-

ers instead of the more common concrete versions.

The company bills itself as the first to use the loop track design to minimize unloading times and which has become the benchmark for all large grain terminals. GrainsConnect also uses the loop track system.

As well, Paterson will have a dual receiving area to quickly unload grain trucks.

“We’ve built our business on efficiency,” he said. “No waiting is our

goal.”

For area farmers, Paterson provides another outlet for local grain to cut transportation, a significant cost for producers.

The facilities are expected to provide a little healthy competition among grain handlers and exporters.

Paterson GlobalFoods Inc. has been around since 1908 and sources, sells and ships high-quality agricultural commodities and food products to more than 118 countries.

Three women have been honoured

by Soroptimist International of Central Alberta.

The organization, which supports women professionally and personally, and also the community through volunteer activities, offers three awards annually to outstanding women.

This year Lindsay Hudec, 52, from Camrose received the Live Your Dream Award of $2,000. The mother of nine children is currently studying at the University of Alberta for a bachelor degree, majoring in psychology and outdoor education. The award is

given to women who are the primary financial support for their families, enrolled or accepted in a vocational/ skills training program or an undergraduate degree program, and demonstrate financial need.

Poshika Dhingra received the Violet Richardson Award of $600, which recognizes for young women ages 1417 engaged in volunteer action and whose activities make the community and world a better place. The Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School honor student is a volunteer at the hospital, a member of the Butt Ugly

cast, coaches immigrant families and started a group called For Seniors, By Juniors.

Patricia Arango received the Ruby Award, which honors women who have worked to improve the lives of women and girls through their professional or volunteer work. Arango is the executive director of the Central Alberta Sexual Assault Support Centre. She is also a board member for the Education of Somalia group, and the Central Alberta Film Society.

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Damage must stop to Eastern Slopes RICK ZEMANEK OPINION

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here’s a “perfect storm” brewing along of our precious Eastern Slopes at the hands of off-highway vehicle drivers recklessly opening up deep wounds in the environmentally fragile landscapes.

A conservation group has sounded the alarm, and warned that unless the provincial government puts the brakes on unregulated access to these forests, pristine rivers and vulnerable watersheds “immediately,” we are courting a tsunami of devastation beyond recovery. And that’s not over-stating the dilemma.

“Tens of thousands of Albertans are calling for strict limits on off-highway vehicles along Alberta’s Eastern Slopes, and for a ban on OHVs in Alberta’s parks and protected areas,” says the West Athabasca Bioregional Society (in Jasper/Hinton/Edson).

“Poor management of the cumulative impacts of industrial developments from oil and gas, forestry and mining along the Eastern Slopes has created the ‘perfect storm’ of unregulated access from OHV users.”

Hinton area rancher and horse-packing guide Rocky Notnes is livid. “OHVs of all types are wreaking havoc in many local areas of land bordering the mountains of Jasper National Park and the Willmore Wil-

derness Park, all the way to Grande Cache,” says Notnes. “This kind of abuse makes it impossible for other user groups to enjoy the same landscapes.”

Further, habitat fragmentation from industrial and uncontrolled motorized recreation access is imposing a death sentence on Alberta’s native trout species.

The watershed society is part of Alberta’s conservation community that recently called on the government “to take a strong stand on years of unchecked damage to our Eastern Slopes watersheds.” And that includes areas west of Red Deer where negligent conservation practices — nothing short of criminal — have placed two native trout species in peril: the bull and cutthroat.

The bull trout, Alberta’s official provincial fish, has been awarded the unenviable title of “threatened” under the federal government’s “Species At Risk Act.” And the International Union for Conservation of Nature has named this once-plentiful salmonid to its “Red List of Threatened Species.” Central Alberta old-timers, who cut their baby teeth on West Country fishing trips, once boasted there were so many bull trout at one time “you had to hide behind a tree to bait your hook.”

The iconic cutthroat trout, named for the bright red-orange streak in the fold under its mouth, joins the bull trout as “threatened.”

Further north, in the Athabasca watershed, the unique and rare Athabasca Rainbow Trout, is under federal review to be listed as “endangered.”

That’s one step away from extinction.

“High intensity industrial and recreational land use impacts on water and wildlife, and the lack of management and protection of Alberta’s headwaters along the Eastern Slope is the foundational issue,” says the society.

Connie Simmons, watershed steward and a former board member of the watershed council, warns “The Eastern Slopes are essential as Alberta’s water tower. Impacts on the source of water for the province and beyond need to be addressed immediately.”

Continued abuse of our Eastern Slopes is out of control, the new kid on the block being OHVs. Bob Scammell, Advocate outdoors columnist recently named to the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame, calls those ripping up the West Country with these mini-tanks “kamikaze riders.”

Traditionally in Central Alberta, the May holiday weekend sees these riders emerge from hibernation and launch an all-out assault in our wilds — leaving in their wake destroyed vegetation in non-trail areas, erosion, and damaged fish-spawning streams, to name just a few. And the convoy heading out of the woods after the weekend with their OHVs caked in Eastern-Slope mud is enough evidence to back the Athabasca society’s call for tough, new laws.

This continued abuse — now unmanaged and out of control — is straining Mom Nature in healing “critical biodiversity and watershed health values,” the society warns. Such critical intrusion is also impacting Alberta’s fragile woodland caribou and grizzly bear populations.

Among the recommendations by the Athabasca society, it’s asking the government to “ban OHVs from all protected areas and parks in Alberta’s Eastern Slopes, and from areas identified as Prime Protection and Critical Wildlife Zones.”

Further, and this might be a tough pill to swallow for Central Alberta OHV riders, the society asks: “Reduce existing road and motorized trail density in Alberta’s Eastern Slopes to scientifically defensible levels.”

Ohhhh, yes! Gone are the good days when our precious West Country was largely inaccessible except by foot traffic or old logging roads. Pristine, mountain-fed streams teamed with trout and fresh-caught fish sputtered and curled in the cast-iron frying pan while a can of Libby’s Deep-Browned Pork and Beans bubbled beside the campfire. And to finish off a perfect evening meal — a cup of coffee or tea made from for-real-mountain-stream water. Back then it was safe to drink.

Our province cannot afford to remain obtuse and inactive when addressing the public’s concern over the health of our Eastern Slopes. Of late the government has been airing TV ads showing the awesome and undisputed natural wonders this province embraces and what we have to offer to tourists. But the government must remain cognizant of the fact such natural beauty blossoms only in a healthy biodiversity system.

And that includes our Eastern Slopes.

her conviction we witness the victory that truly became her legacy. Thank you Leilani O’Malley for the courage to stand up to the odds and prevail, not only for yourself, but for those you championed.

I am proud to join countless Canadians as we pay respect to your memory.

MLA Kim Schreiner, Red Deer North

appeared in the European and North American medical literature over the past few years; health care workers in Red Deer (including myself) can attest to the devastating effects seen in infants, children and adolescents.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse in the U.S. updated their information on marijuana in September 2015. Here are a few published findings: • Teens who started smoking marijuana as a young age and had a continued cannabis disorder lost an average of eight IQ points between the ages of 13 and 38. The teenage brain is particularly vulnerable to marijuana which may reduce the thinking, memory and learning functions which may be permanent.

• Marijuana use during pregnancy is linked to brain problems in ba-

bies. Developing parts of the fetus’s brain may be affected and may result in challenges in attention, memory and problem-solving in the child.

• Modest amounts of marijuana’s chemical, tetrahydrocannabinol, are probably excreted into breast milk of nursing mothers.

• Marijuana use has been linked to depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts among teens.

• Marijuana can be addictive: research suggests 9 per cent up to 50 per cent become addicted.

In short, our young people and pregnant ladies should stay far away from this substance and our community should educate and encourage them.

Dr. Josias Groble, Pediatrician Red Deer

Rick Zemanek is a former Red Deer Advocate editor.

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Leilani Muir-O’Malley was an inspiration for all Albertans I wish to express my sincere condolences on the passing of Leilani O’Malley.

Some of you might know her better as Leilani Muir, a woman who was sterilized as part of a provincial eugenics program that ran between 1928 and 1972.

She was also a resident of the Michener Centre until she left in 1965.

In 1995 she took the province to court for wrongful sterilization and won. She spent many years after that advocating for victims and keeping the history of that dark time alive. Her dedication in bringing the truth to light is an inspiration for all Albertans. Through

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Snowskates on display during final weekend of season

BY MARY-ANN BARR ADVOCATE STAFF

Operating a ski hill is expensive because there is a lot of specialty equipment, so they are always looking at ways to increase inefficiencies, Martel said, adding they want to keep the cost of a lift ticket as low as possible.

Canyon Ski Hill will host Canada’s first Sled Dog Bonefight snowskate competition on Saturday, which he compares to Red Bull Crashed Ice competitions. On Sunday they will have demos and instructors available.

Snowskates, which have been around for a few years, are making a comeback, Martel said.

“As a resort operator you have to keep an open mind.” Years ago when snowboards were introduced a lot of ski hills said they weren’t interested in them on their slopes, but maybe this is going to be one of the next big things, he said.

All lift passes on this final weekend are $10. The 5th annual Slush Cup, with a “retro” theme for costumes, is Sunday, starting at 1 p.m. For more information on the event go to canyonski. ca For more information on the snowskate races go to sleddogsbonefight. com.

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First came skis, then snowboards, and now snowskates, maybe.

Whether snowskates — imagine a ski boot with a miniature ski moulded on the bottom — will one day be as common on the slopes of Canyon Ski Resort as snowboards are now remains to be seen.

Snowskates have actually been around for awhile but haven’t taken off on North American slopes like snowboards did.

For those who are curious about how they work and looking to try them out, this final weekend of the season at Canyon Ski Resort will include snowskate races and demonstrations by racers who are largely from Europe.

Canyon Ski Resort general manager David Martel said Thursday — from Quebec where he was looking at the latest in snow-making equipment — that this weekend will also see their fifth annual Slush Cup on Sunday.

Martel said the season at Alberta’s largest non-mountain ski facility, while not one of their busiest years, has been

consistent. It was very comparable to the previous season to in terms of weather and snowfall.

Their school program and their season pass holders are a large part of their success, said Martel. They see about 17,000 school children each year.

Martel and some other family members bought the ski hill six years ago.

The previous owners had operated it for 43 years when they decided to sell

it, and it seemed for awhile the hill might close down until the new owners stepped up.

He was looking at equipment that is made in Quebec because it is made and tested in Canada, they want to support Canadian businesses, and buying with the Canadian dollar makes more sense than buying equipment in U.S. dollars, he said. They are gradually replacing their snowmaking equipment.

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Budget will restore eligibility for old-age security to 65

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS NEW YORK — Next week’s federal budget will restore the eligibility for old-age security to 65 as promised, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Thursday, committing to undo one of his predecessor’s policies.

It was part of a wide-ranging discussion where he shared some of his intentions for the budget, specifically, and for longer-term economic policy before a New York audience.

Trudeau noted the irony of the setting. It was also in a public forum abroad, hosted by a foreign news organization, where Stephen Harper announced the policy the Liberals are undoing — the plan to raise the retirement age two years to 67.

“There’s a nice parallel here,” Trudeau told a moderator at Bloomberg.

“We will confirm that we are keeping the old retirement age at 65 — not

raising it to 67. Because how we care for our most vulnerable in society is really important.”

The moderator pressed him on the soundness of his economics. He noted that numerous countries are raising the age, in order to protect the solvency of their pension systems amid the twin pressures of an aging population and longer lifespans.

But Trudeau suggested the system could be designed with flexibility. He called Harper’s two-year extension a simplistic solution, amid numerous other policies that could entice people to work longer.

“There needs to be a little bit of sophistication,” the prime minister replied.

“Obviously for someone who’s worked as an investment banker or as a lawyer all their life, 65 is not necessarily an age where they need to retire…. Anyone who has worked with their hands as a labourer… and has been in a much more physical job,

once you reach 65… there are real challenges…

“A nuanced and responsible discussion around that is what we’re waiting for.”

The Conservatives announced in 2012 that they would raise the eligibility age beginning in 2023, arguing the system was not sustainable. The Liberals pledged to reverse that.

Trudeau also downplayed expectations of an immediate gusher of stimulus spending. He said the Canadian economy doesn’t need to be jolted to life as it did with the 2008 crisis.

He said he is focused on a longer-term infrastructure spending program introduced over 10 years, with investments in projects that will lead to economic benefits for the country.

But the program will start with more modest ambitions. Trudeau said the government will spend the first two years focusing on what he called “unsexy” things — maintenance, upgrades, recapitalization.

Man who shot Mountie jailed for more than 16 years

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A man who shot a Mountie at a traffic stop in Kamloops, B.C., has been sentenced to 16 and a half years in prison for what the judge called a heinous crime.

Kenneth Knutson, 38, pleaded guilty to attempted murder earlier Thursday before joint submissions for the sentence from Crown and defence lawyers.

Knutson shot Cpl. Jean-Rene Mi-

Alberta BRIEFS Downturn makes for low bidding for chuckwagon ads CALGARY — Mark Sutherland knows first-hand just how bad the downturn in Canada’s oil and gas sector really is.

The 45-year-old chuckwagon driver was one of the first to lose his job in 2015 in community relations at a major oil and gas company after 15 years on the job.

He saw the impact again Thursday night at the annual chuckwagon canvas auction for the Calgary Stampede.

That’s the event that gives businesses a chance to bid on one of 36 chuckwagon drivers. The winners pay to have their company logo advertised on the canvas covering the rig that is pulled around a track by a team of horses.

Thursday’s auction raised just under $2.3 million, or about an average of $64,000 per driver.

That number is $480,000 lower than last year’s total of $2,782,000 and the worst showing since the last oil and gas downturn in 2010 when it brought in only $1,966,000.

Kurt Bensmiller, the two-time defending GMC Rangeland Derby Champion, received the highest bid on the night at $120,000, down about $50,000 from last year.

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chaud in December 2014, and was arrested after a 12-hour manhunt.

He appeared in court wearing orange prison garb and periodically peered into the gallery, where 10 officers were seated, including Michaud and his wife, Colleen Michaud.

Knutson was ordered to stand trial after a preliminary hearing last December before entering a guilty plea Thursday. Other charges, including aggravated assault and two firearms-related offences, were dropped against him.

Court heard Michaud pulled over a vehicle in the early hours of Dec. 3, 2014, approaching Knutson from the passenger side after the driver had failed to stop earlier.

In a statement read in court, Michaud said the vehicle’s rear window was blown out. Then a gunshot hit him in the stomach, and a second shot struck him in his elbow.

He did not pull his own gun.

Police later determined six shots were fired, and two had lodged in Michaud’s bulletproof vest.

by axing or amalgamating at least 25 of its agencies, boards and commissions.

“It’ll make us more nimble as a government, it will obviously save us money and it won’t affect our longterm governance for the important things moving forward,” Joe Ceci said Thursday.

Ceci declined to say which boards face the axe or will be reconstituted.

He said details are to be released in or around the budget on April 14.

The decision comes after a review of 136 boards that include heavy hitters such as Alberta Health Services, which has a $14-billion-a-year budget.

Electricity analyst says province has reasonable deadline to get off coal

Fired Thorhild County councillors buoyed by rally, prepare for court challenge THORHILD — More than 50 people rallied outside a county office Thursday to show support for three councillors fired by the Alberta government.

Reeve Dan Buryn and councillors Wayne Croswell and Larry Sisson were dismissed in Thorhild County last week over concerns about council infighting, conflict of interest and poor decision-making.

A judge granted them a temporary injunction to remain on the job pending the results of a court challenge to be heard in Edmonton on Friday.

Rally organizer Kathleen Bruce said the government’s decision to fire the councillors was based on a report that she said is full of errors.

“We support these three councillors who were dismissed,” she said.

“This is not democracy that is going on here.”

The province released a report last September that it had commissioned after receiving a petition from Thorhild residents, who were seeking an inquiry into the conduct of council and the chief administrative officer.

The report by a consulting firm cited poor spending practices and said laws were not being followed.

EDMONTON — The man hired to move Alberta away from coal-fired electricity says while it’s a complex challenge, time is on the side of the province.

Terry Boston said Thursday that with a deadline of 2030, there’s enough lag time to craft solutions that work best for the industry, ensure fair and consistent rates for taxpayers, and keep the system running.

“Between now and 2030 we have a

Canada wants to see plan for Libyan anti-ISIL mission

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Canada would need to hear a number of things from its allies — notably a long-term strategy — before deciding to commit troops to an Italian-led training mission in Libya to counter the advance of Islamic extremists, says Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan.

Signs that western allies are preparing for some kind of intervention in the North African country have been growing stronger in the last few weeks and Sajjan has already indicated that the Trudeau government is willing to consider some kind of involvement.

The signals became stronger in the last few days with reports in Europe that a mission to train and advise Libyan security forces was coming soon and Britain might contribute 1,000 troops.

Sajjan says Canada is monitoring the situation and no decision has been made.

But he revealed it was a topic of conversation with the German defence minister this week and that the Italians have put a series of recommendations in front of allies.

In justifying its withdrawal of CF18s from the bombing campaign in Iraq and Syria both Sajjan and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have said that the training of security forces in other nations is one of Canada’s specialities.

“Canada has extraordinary Canadian Forces with a wide range of abilities … but training is something we do very, very well,” Trudeau said last year. lot of time to analyze and to take the corrective action,” Boston told reporters in a conference call.

As part of its climate change plan, Alberta is shutting down coal-fired electricity generation by 2030 for health reasons and to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.

Twelve of Alberta’s 18 coal-fired generating units are already expected to be shut down by then, so the focus of Boston’s work will be on the remaining six.

Boston, who is from Tennessee, recently retired as the head of PJM Interconnection, which is the second largest centrally dispatched power system in the world.

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RCMP Superintendent Scott Tod of Red Deer speaks to the media regarding a death in Red Deer on Thursday.

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DEATH: Suspects seen running into woods Tod said police received a 911 report of an erratic driver in a white cube truck leaving the scene at 31 Nordegg Crescent at 4:53 a.m.

Shortly after police responded to a report of a suspicious white truck that had been parked on Page Avenue in the Pines neighbourhood. Two suspects were seen running from the abandoned vehicle into a wooded area off of the street.

The Calgary RCMP Major Crimes Unit is now investigating with help from Red Deer RCMP specialized units. Investigators were combing both scenes for clues on Wednesday.

Specific details about the incidents have not been released because the case is currently under investigation.

But police are now appealing to the public for information about the theft or the abandonment of the white truck.

Police would like to hear from anyone who may have seen a white F-650 driving erratically between 4:50 a.m. and 5:50 a.m. in the area of Nordegg Crescent, Nolan Street, Page Avenue, Gaetz Avenue and 76 Street.

Tod, who did not speak specifically about this case, said there have been incidents in Red Deer and other parts of the province where the owner tries to get involved.

“I appreciate it is the first reaction people have especially if they have been victimized previously, it is a dangerous road to go down,” he said. “It is unfortunate that we see that these offenders will use violence or try to escape and people get injured. Thankfully it is not that common but we urge people not to take the law into their

own hands to try and prevent theft.”

If you have any information about this matter, please the Red Deer City RCMP Detachment at 403-343-5575, or if you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS). crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

DISCHARGE: Mother wants to see paperwork

A preliminary hearing has opened for a Kelowna man accused of causing a fatal crash in Red Deer last summer.

Red Deer City RCMP allege that 44-year-old Kevin Lee Pearson of Springbrook died at about 6:30 p.m. on May 20, 2015 after his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck at the intersection of 30th Ave. and 19th St. in Red Deer.

Chad Ryan Connatty, 32, was arrested at the scene on charges of impaired driving causing death and causing death while driving when the alcohol content in his blood exceeded .08.

Denied bail on June 30, Connatty entered pleas of not guilty earlier this year and asked to stand trial in the Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench on the charges. A trial date will be set later if it is determined that the case should proceed to trial.

Evidence introduced during a preliminary hearing is normally protected by a publication ban.

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Heather Kipling, spokesperson for Alberta Health Services, said hospital policy requires parents or guardians to be notified when a patient is discharged so that they can make arrangements for pick up.

“We are currently conducting an internal investigation of this particular situation, including reviewing all applicable policies. We are very sorry for the worry and concern this incident has caused the family,” Kipling added.

The Big Valley mother is applying to see paperwork relating to her daughter’s hospital release, but this process could take up to 30 days.

The Big Valley-area parents with eight other children have been struggling to get appropriate support for their mentally ill daughter in their rural area. Although the teen has a part-time aide in her special needs class at a Stettler school, her parents want assistance at home since the girl is becoming harder to handle.

Her mother said her daughter requires constant one-on-one attention.

When she doesn’t get it, she gets angry and has been violent. “She has a very complex disability and we’re trying to find the right staff to help us deal with her.”

A meeting has been arranged with several agencies. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

Lacombe will track progress of its Sports and Leisure Complex renovation on the city website.

Construction will begin next month on the $13.6-million project to update, renovate and expand the complex with new arena dressing rooms. Work will wrap up in summer 2017.

The city was required to undertake major improvements to the facility to meet the latest building codes.

Updates on the project can be found at www.lacombe.ca/recrenos.

Lacombe awards bypass contract A bypass to reduce traffic at Lacombe’s Hwy 12 intersection will be completed by fall.

City council recently awarded a $1.47-million contract to complete the intersection at 34th Street and Hwy 2A to create a bypass around the 50th St. (Hwy 12) and Hwy 2A intersection.

“The completion of this intersection will take pressure off the Hwy 12 and Hwy 2A intersection,” said Matthew

Goudy, Lacombe operations and planning director.

“Not only will there be increased convenience, there will be a safety improvement as well.”

CP Rail and Alberta Transportation approval was required. CP Rail wanted traffic lights at the intersection, but the transportation department didn’t believe they were needed.

A third-party safety company was brought in and a compromise was worked out. Additional warning signs will be posted at the intersection for now. Within three years, another safety analysis, based on updated traffic volumes, will be done to determine if lights are needed.

Lacombe adopting new crosswalk light warning system Lacombe is adopting a new crosswalk light warning system for pedestrians at one busy crossing.

Council decided at its Monday meeting to go with the rectangular rapid flashing beacon system at the Woodland Drive and Maple Bay crossing.

Introduced in 2012 as a pilot project in Calgary, the LED crosswalk lights with a highly visible strobe pattern have proved very effective. More drivers yielded to pedestrians at crosswalks than with standard crosswalk warning systems.

The lights proved especially effective on single-lane roadways, even a year after they were installed and drivers were more used to them, says a report to council.

As an added bonus, the solar-powered lights are cost effective. The cost of installing a set of lights in Lacombe is estimated at $70,000, about 60 per cent of what had been budgeted.

The pedestrian lights will be installed this year.

Dog show on April 1-3 That special blend of elements that creates humankind’s best friend will be in full bark at Westerner Park on the April 1 weekend. Members of the Red Deer District Kennel Club, those proud owners of pugs and poodles, dachshunds and dobermans, will show off the best of their best during their annual dog show, set to run April 1-3, featuring a full slate of clinics and competitions, topped off with puppy shows on all three days.

Admission is $5 for most people, with some discounts available, and there is no charge for people under five or over 64. Details are available online at www.rddkc.com or call show chair, Suzan Humpreys, 403-307-4527.

Naturopath says she advised mother to take boy with meningitis to emergency

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS LETHBRIDGE — The trial of parents facing charges in their young son’s death was abruptly adjourned today after the defence objected to questions the Crown was asking one of its witnesses.

A doctor was testifying about Ezekiel Stephan’s condition after he was rushed to Cardston Hospital in southern Alberta in March 2012.

Court was told the toddler, who was almost 19 months old, was pale and his skin had no life or texture when he arrived at the hospital.

When the doctor suggested the child’s condition indicated severe dehydration, defence lawyer Shawn Buckley suggested the jury be excused from the courtroom.

Buckley’s concerns and discussions between himself, the Crown and the judge can’t be reported.

David and Collet Stephan have pleaded not guilty to failing to provide the necessities of life for Ezekiel, who died of bacterial meningitis.

Their trail is to resume Friday.

The Crown is arguing the Stephans didn’t do enough to ensure their son had proper access to medical care.

Meningitis, an inflammation of the lining of the brain and spinal cord, can be life-threatening if not treated right away with antibiotics.

A naturopath testified Wednesday that she advised Collet Stephan to take Ezekiel to a hospital immediately.

Tracey Tannis told the jury that she made sure an employee passed on the advice when the mother called her Lethbridge clinic in March 2012.

Tannis said she never met Stephan, although the woman visited the clinic later in the day and picked up some echinacea for the boy.

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Comets too much for Raiders ALL FOUR RED DEER TEAMS FALL IN PROVINCIALS ACTION

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF Comets 96 Raiders 59 The perimeter shooting of the third ranked Raymond Comets proved to be too much for the 14th ranked Lindsay Thurber Raiders boys as they lost 96-59.

It was never really in doubt for the Comets, who led 31-14 after the first quarter and 56-32 at the half.

Raiders coach Carl Light said they knew the team from Raymond could shoot from beyond the arc. He thought his boys picked up their defensive assignments well.

“The score obviously doesn’t reflect that with, but we played our systems very well,” said Light.

“We put a solid team effort out and we’re going to take that momentum out into the next game here at provincials.”

As a team the Panthers hit seven three-pointers in the first quarter and 17 throughout the game.

The Raiders offence was srpead out, but lead by TK Kunaka, who had 11 points and Reece Lehman with 10 points. Team captain Ben Pasiuk had nine points.

The Panthers relied on shooters like Chase Bhone with 24 points and Boomer Heggie who had 15 in the win.

The Raiders will face the 11th ranked M.E. LaZerte this afternoon at 2 p.m. at Camille J. LeRouge School.

Light said the team watched their next opponent play to do some homework in preparation.

Panthers 56 Raiders 43 It was a closer finish for the Raiders girls basketball team, but like their male counterparts they fell short in the opening match of the tournament.

The 12th ranked Lindsay Thurber Raiders fell 56-43 to the fifth ranked Spruce Grove Panthers.

Kesley Lalor did the heavy lifting for the Raiders, scoring more than half of her teams points, with 25.

Chrstine Kootenay led the Panthers with 20 points, while Jenna Harpe had 19. The Panthers led 33-19 at half time.

“We knew we were going to be in tough against them,” said Raiders coach Kathy Lalor. “We didn’t a good enough job inside. I felt like their inside players contributed quite a bit and we had to rely too much on our outside shooting.

“When you rely too much on one part of your game, you suffer a little bit.”

Late in the fourth quarter the Raiders attempted to mount a comeback, going on a 10-2 run with three minutes to go. It put them to within 12 points, the closest they had been all half.

“We were panicking a little bit,” said Lalor. “In the first half it wasn’t too bad, but when you get behind you start to try and force the ball. We got away from our game plan and it hurt us.”

Rebels post strong effort in win over Oil Kings

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Raymond High School Comet Boomer Heggie, 14, sets his feet as Lindsay Thurber Raider TK Kunaka lays up a shot during second quarter action at Lindsay Thurber High School on Thursday. Alberta Provincial High School 4A basketball championships continue through to Saturday at four venues through the city.

The Raiders now face the 13th ranked Foothills at 10 a.m. at Hunting Hills.

Rams 106 Cougars 85 A couple of late charges by the 13th ranked Notre Dame Cougars just weren’t enough as they fell to the fourth ranked Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Rams 106-85.

Cody White led the Cougars with 28 points, Ruby Soffo had 23 and Jeb Maribojoc had 21.

The two teams traded leads in the second quarter and at the half, the Cougars were down by two. However, the Rams put up a 31-point third quarter to pull ahead and never look back.

Teven Hall led the Cougars with 27 points, while Mitch Boychuk had 20.

The Cougars return to the hardwood today at 2 p.m. at Hunting Hills to face the 12th ranked Foothills.

Redhawks 85 Lightning 49 A tough outing for the Hunting Hills Lightning as they fell behind early and couldn’t keep up with the Western Canada Redhawks in their tournament opener.

The 14th ranked Lightning lost to the third ranked Redhawks 8549 on their home court.

Paige Hagel had 11 points to lead the Lightning, while Kristen Laney had seven.

The Lightning move into the consolation bracket and will play today at 10 a.m. against 11th ranked Paul Kane at Camille J. Lerouge School.

Other boys results include: #1 Archbishop O’Leary over #16 95-56, #2 Harry Ainlay over #15 Lloydminster 74-53, #5 Bishop McNally over #12 Foothills 74-58, #6 Lester B. Pearson over #11 M.E. LaZerte 63-59, #7 Cardston over #10 St. Francis 101-75 and #8 Notre Dame (Calgary) over #9 Holy Trinity 90-79 .

Other girls results include: #1 St. Francis over Lloydminster 89-19, #2 Jasper Place over #15 Charles Spencer 101-11, #4 Catholic Central over #13 Foothills 77-35, #6 Lethbridge Comprehensive Institute over #11 Paul Kane 68-52, #7 St. Albert Catholic over #10 St. Mary’s 69-42 and #8 Bishop Grandin over #9 Cardston 71-54. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

Rebels 4 Oil Kings 1 There is still a chance for the Red Deer Rebels to finish in top spot in the Central Division.

The Lethbridge Hurricanes would have to lose both of their last two games and the Rebels would have to win on Saturday, but with a 4-1 win over the Edmonton Oil Kings last night there is a chance.

Adam Helewka and Colton Bobyk both had a goal and an assist, while Michael Spacek and Braden Putrill had the other two to seal the win. Luke Philp also had two assists.

Buoyed by an early 2-0 lead, Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter said they played how they wanted to play.

“We played a more sound game tonight, our overall game was much better than it was the other night,” said Sutter.

“We need everyone playing well. Everyone has to get their game in order, playoffs start in a week. We have to make sure we are where we need to be as a team.”

Helewka got it started with his 41st goal of the year. Helewka then assisted on defenceman Bobyk’s 18th goal of the year on a five-on-three power play.

After giving up a goal less than five minutes into the second period to narrow the score to 2-1, the Rebels turned to Spacek who responded half way through the frame, restoring the two goal lead.

Rebels Goalie Trevor Martin made 30 saves in the game. Edmonton started slow with four shots on net in the first period, but finished with 14 in the second and 13 in the third.

“He made saves when he had to, but I thought we did a good job defending,” said Sutter. “Our transition game was good getting out of our own zone, making plays. He made the saves when he had to, but I didn’t think anything had to be spectacular. Defensively we were much better tonight.”

Sutter said Tuesday’s loss hurt the team’s chances of finishing first, but with some breaks they still have a chance in taking top spot at the division.

“We have to get help and you never want to be in that position,” said Sutter. “All you can do right now is focus on our own game and see how it unfolds.”

Edmonton’s lone goal came from Davis Koch.

The Oil Kings are clinging to the eighth and final playoff spot, ahead of the Medicine Hat Tigers by two points. The Tigers have one game in hand.

Putrill put in the empty net goal late in the third to ice the game for the Rebels, 4-1.

Notes: After two starts, the Rebels benched defenceman Carson Sass in favour of Ethan Sakowich … A crowd of 11,104 packed into Rexall Place to see the Oil Kings last home game of the regular season. mcrawford@redderadvocate.com

Bussard busting out as a volleyball athlete DANNY RODE LOCAL SPORT It’s funny how things work out.

When Jade Bussard first got into volleyball she did it in Grade 7 to be involved with her school mates, but she really didn’t like the sport.

Now it’s what the 15-year-old Grade 10 Notre Dame student is setting her sights on for the future.

“I really didn’t like it that much until this past summer,” she said. “And I really can’t say what happened but I began having a lot of fun. I enjoy the excitement when a team gets on a roll in a close game.”

Bussard has decided to drop several other sports, including basketball and hockey to concentrate on volleyball.

“This was my last year in hockey. It’s tough to play both sports and I feel I can go further in volleyball,” said the five-foot-11 outside hitter. “But it will be weird not playing (hockey) as I basically played it my whole life.”

Bussard, who played centre, was with the Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs midget A hockey team this season, finishing third on the team with six goals and four assists in 16 games. Last year she was with the bantam AAA Chiefs and tied for first in team scoring with 11 goals and a team high 12 assists.

Bussard, who was the St. Francis school female athlete of the year in 2014-15, also played badminton, field hockey and was involved in track and field. She plans on sticking with badminton and track in high school.

She has already shown a natural ability on the volleyball court. She played right side as a Grade 10 starter with the Notre Dame Cougars senior girls’ team, and moved to left side with the U16 Queens

Extreme Volleyball Club team. She helped the Extreme win the 2016 Rallypointe tournament in Calgary and place third and seventh in the first two Premier tournaments on the Alberta circuit.

It was during the first Premier tournament that she caught the eye of the provincial U16 coaching staff and was invited to tryout with the team Saturday in Sylvan Lake.

Bussard is strong at the net, but also enjoys the other parts of the game.

“I love hitting, but playing on the left side I’m more involved in the back row, which I enjoy, plus I enjoy serving.”

Where she will play with the provincial team is up in the air.

“They haven’t said, but it doesn’t matter, although I do like the left side more … it will be fun.”

The club season runs to June, but that’s not the end for Bussard, who will team up with Jenna StPierre and play beach volleyball.

“It’s fun, plus it’s kind of weird with only two people,” she said. “But it definitely helps work on your defence and it makes you think. You also have to be able to set, which helps no matter where you play.”

In fact having played a number of sports over the years has helped Bussard.

“I noticed a lot of things from other sports help me in volleyball,” said the Alberta Sport Development Centre — Central female athlete of the month for March.

The one sport she didn’t play was baseball, a sport her father was outstanding at.

“He wanted me to,” she said with a laugh.

As for her future, she still has two years of high school before she has to decide, but hopes to play either college or university.

“But that’s a ways away, I have time to think about it.”

Danny Rode is a retired Advocate reporter who can be reached at drode@reddeeradvocate.com. His work can also be seen at www.rdc.ab.ca/athleticsblog.

Murray Crawford, Sports Reporter, 403-314-4338 E-mail mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

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Solid debut for Sass

This week in Rebels history

16 YEAR-OLD GETS RAVE REVIEWS AFTER STEPPING IN FOR PAIR OF GAMES

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF

The Rebels opened their Eastern Conference quarterfinal Cam Ward playoff series by shutting out the Calgary Hitmen 4-0. Cam Ward made 37 saves that night, March 19, 2004. Recently named the WHL’s player of the month, Ward was quick to credit the work of his defence in helping him post the shut out. “For the most part the D-men cleared the rebounds and let me see the puck the whole night,” he said.

Rebels goals came from Joel Henituik, Ladislav Kouba, Colin Fraser and Shay Stephenson. While Ward was quick to pass the credit off to his teammates, Stephenson lauded the backstop.

“Wardo stood on his head and made some great saves for us. It could have been a lot closer than it was if it wasn’t for him.” The Rebels won the series in seven games.

Who’s hot Victoria Royals left winger Jack Walker has been better Jack than two Walker points a game since Feb. 27. The 19-year-old has nine goals and eight assists for 17 points int he seven games he has played since then.

He said it “He’s phenomenal, he’s calm in the net and I’m kind of used to Wyatt it. He had Hoflin one of these performances last year, I think it was 50 saves in Medicine Hat. I’ve seen it before, but there’s no words, really. He’s phenomenal.

You don’t really know what he’s going to do.

Sometimes he’ll come out in the butterfly, sometimes he slides at you with one knee, sometimes in practice he’ll dive at you or stack the pads. He’s not your normal goalie, but it works.”

— said Kootenay Ice alternate captain Matt Alfaro, regarding goalie Wyatt Hoflin, after a pair of big performances making 56 saves in a 4-3 win over Medicine Hat, and 51 saves in a 2-0 shutout win over the Edmonton Oil Kings in the last seven days.

It wasn’t a glamorous debut, but so few are for defencemen.

But it was enough to catch the attention of Red Deer Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter.

Last Saturday night, against the Central Division leading Lethbridge Hurricanes, Carson Sass got his first real taste of WHL action.

Then on Tuesday, in an important game for the Rebels, Sass was back in the lineup.

The Rebels didn’t fare as well on Tuesday as they did last Saturday, but Sass got some early opportunities to showcase his game.

The 16-year-old blueliner was drafted by the Rebels in th third round of the 2014 bantam draft.

Sass was paired with Red Deer Rebel veteran Austin Strand on Saturday and Tuesday. Strand has played with the Rebels for the past two seasons for a total of 122 games and this year has two goals and 12 points.

In his debut, Sass posted two penalty minutes, for high sticking, and even got some ice time during the power play.

“I wasn’t expecting to play, but they put me in,” said Sass.

“I went out there and worked hard and tried to use the opportunity.”

He finished up his season with the Yorkton Maulers of the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League as the teams top scoring defender with eight goals and 24 points.

His team lost out in the quarter-finals to the Notre Dame Hounds in five games. His midget season ended on March 4. By March 12 he was in the Rebels lineup.

Brent Sutter said Sass was called up just a few days before he made his Rebels debut.

“It was exciting when I first found out,” said Sass. “Our season was done and it is a new opportunity for me and I was excited to come out here.”

The Melville, Sask. native said he wants to bring some character to the team for the last week of the regular season and into the playoffs.

“I just want to be a guy they can depend on,” he said. “I may not be getting too many minutes, but I’m out there to work hard and hopefully get a few more minutes here and there.

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Red Deer Rebel Carson Sass rushes up the ice during first period action against the Calgary Hitmen at the Centrium on Tuesday. Sass made his debut for the Rebels on Saturday and was able to translate a strong game into another start on Tuesday.

“I want to be defence first and make the simple play and go there out and work hard.”

He described the switch from midget to major junior as different.

“You have to adjust and I think I’m starting to,” said Sass.

“I got that first game out of the

way and now I’m here.”

Sass turns 17 before the start of the next WHL season.

“I was very happy with him,” said Sutter after the game against Lethbridge. “He’s a very good, smart, intelligent defencemen. He understands the game.

“We thought we needed a little bit of a shakeup on our backend and I thought he came in and handled himself very well for a 16-year-old and he played well too.” mcrawford@reddeeradvocate. com

Royals not scared of superstition MURRAY CRAWFORD AROUND THE LEAGUE It’s one of those weird superstitious traditions that still persists in the hockey ranks.

It’s not growing a beard during playoffs and it’s not wearing a dirty, unwashed shirt all season long underneath pads.

Coaches and players are always asked if they will touch a trophy before they get to their league title. In the NHL, the Presidents, Clarence Campbell or Prince of Wales trophies are all awarded before the Stanley Cup. In the WHL, Victoria Royals coach Dave Lowry and team have clinched the Scotty Monro trophy for the best regular season record.

When asked if he would touch the trophy, Lowry showed his disregard for the superstition.

“What? If you touch it you lose (in the playoffs)?” he scoffed when asked by the Victoria Times Columnist.

The last team to win the Scotty Munro Trophy and then go on to win Ed Chynoweth Cup was the 2012-13 Portland Winterhawks.

In the big leagues, the tradition of not touching the conference trophy is more myth than fact. The famous case was in 2008 when Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins chose to not touch the Prince of Wales Trophy. They lost the cup final to the Detroit Red Wings in six games.

A year later, the Penguins tried something a little different. Crosby and crew touched the trophy. They got their rematch with the Detroit Red Wings, and this time won the more coveted trophy in seven games.

But that’s one anecdote, whether a team believes in it or not, the superstition is almost a hockey tradition. ● With two games left on their schedule, it’s do or die time for the Medicine Hat Tigers. They’ve been on a hot streak, winning seven of the past 10, and within striking distance of the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

It has been 13 years since the last time the Tigers missed the playoffs.

“For the whole season we’ve been on the outside looking in, and quite a ways away, so the fact we still have an opportunity to get into the playoffs with two games remaining, to me, it’s a great situation,” Tigers GM Shaun Clouston told the Medicine Hat News.

“The guys have been unbelievable fighting through some real adverse times and we’ve played our best hockey down the stretch, which is always positive.”

Unfortunately, which ever team wins has to face the Brandon Wheat Kings in the first round. The Wheaties have not lost in regulation in the last 11 games and have the league’s top scoring offence with 310 goals for. ● Don’t look now, but the Kamloops Blazers are red hot at the right time.

The team has won seven in a row, and nine of their last 10, heading into the weekend and three against the Kelowna Rockets, who they will likely meet in the first round.

The two are all but guaranteed to be first

round opponents in the WHL post season.

The Blazers sit in third place in the B.C. Division, with a record of 36-25-5-4, and are 15 points behind the second seeded Rockets (46-20-4-0.

Kamloops closes out the season with a home-and-home against the Prince George Cougars, who sit four points back of the Blazers for the third seed in the B.C. Division. Kelowna has their own home-andhome with the Vancouver Giants who are dead last in the Western Conference.

There are two potential outcomes from this weekend for the teams. If the Blazers can hold off the Cougars, they will draw the Rockets in the first round. If the Cougars win both games, they can vault past the Blazers and into third place in the division.

This would mean a playoff date with the Rockets, while the Blazers get the Victoria Royals.

The Blazers need just one point to secure a date with the growing rival.

“It’s the greatest thing that could ever happen if that’s who we play,” Rockets general manager Bruce Hamilton told the Kelowna Daily Courier. “We’ve been waiting for a rivalry with those guys for years, to get going again, and this could be the start of it. If Kamloops is our first-round opponent, then so be it, and that would be the best thing for our hockey club and for our fans, and our two cities.”

Either way, Kelowna hosts the first two playoff games starting next Friday.

Note: Tri-City Americans Maxwell James was suspended for six games for a cross check to the head on a Spokane Chiefs player on March 11. The lengthy suspension puts Jones out for the rest of the season.

The reason for its length was both head targeting and that Jones is a repeat offender.

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Hamilton brothers back together on Saddledome ice PLAY FIRST NHL GAME TOGETHER IN FLAMES WIN OVER JETS

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Toronto Raptors center Bismack Biyombo grabs one of his 25 rebounds, over teammate Kyle Lowry and Indiana Pacers forward Paul George during an NBA game in Indianapolis, Thursday. The Raptors defeated the Pacers 101-94 in overtime.

Raptors need OT to take down Pacers

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Raptors 101 Pacers 94 (OT) INDIANAPOLIS — With Kyle Lowry and DeMar Derozan driving from the backcourt, the Toronto Raptors are on track for the best season in franchise history.

Against Indiana on Thursday night, the Raptors duo wore down the Pacers late and gave the Raptors the clutch plays they needed to keep pace with Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland.

Both Lowry and DeRozan finished with 28 points and Bismack Biyombo set a franchise record with 25 rebounds in guiding the Raptors to a 101-94 win in overtime at Indiana after the Pacers appeared to be headed for yet another win against an Eastern Conference playoff team. Indiana was coming off a home win Wednesday over Boston.

“We understand that someone on our team is eventually going to get hot late in the game,” DeRozan said. “I started to hit some shots and then Kyle got going.”

Toronto’s All-Star guard combo did it when it mattered most.

DeRozan scored 14 points in the fourth quarter and overtime combined, and it was his play during a 4-minute stretch in the middle minutes of the fourth that swung the game in Toronto’s favour. After Paul George gave the Pacers a 74-70 advantage with 6:35 left, DeRozan scored 10 of Toronto’s next 15 points.

His fallback jumper on the right wing with 1:25 left gave Toronto an 85-84 lead.

Monta Ellis had a chance at the foul line to put Indiana ahead, but he missed his first free-throw attempt. He made the second, tying the game at 85.

DeRozan then had a chance to win the game at the end of regulation but missed a fade-away jumper on the wing as time expired.

In overtime, Lowry did his part to help Toronto improve to 26-7 since Jan. 1. He scored eight points in the extra period and his activity with the basketball and away from it disrupted the Pacers on the defensive end. That allowed Toronto to score 16 points in the extra 5 minutes.

Toronto scored on eight of its 10 overtime possessions, including the final seven offensive chances.

“They attacked one-on-one,” Raptors coach Dwane Casey said of DeRozan and Lowry. “They had to go to attacking the rim, finding other people and trying to create off the dribble, which is very difficult against the Pacers. But they found a way.”

Lowry added four assists and eight rebounds, but he also committed eight turnovers. Biyombo added a career-high 16 points.

CALGARY — Four years after wearing the red Maple Leaf together at the Saddledome, the brothers Hamilton have been reunited by the flaming ‘C’.

The Calgary Flames called up Dougie Hamilton’s older brother, Freddie, on Wednesday from their American Hockey League affiliate in Stockton, Calif.

The siblings reunited in the morning skate before Freddie was inserted into the Flames lineup in place of Kenny Agostino for a home game against the Winnipeg Jets. They had been teammates before, but it marked the brothers’ first NHL game together.

“We’ve known of the possibility since we both got to the same organization,” Dougie said following the morning skate. “It’s something we’ve thought about for a long time and kind of pictured happening and dreamed of.

“It’s pretty cool to be in the same room right now and on the ice together again.”

The brothers stood side-by-side on the ice during the national anthem before the game.

“Can’t ask for anything more than that,” Freddie Hamilton, who had two shots on goal in 12:04 of ice time, said after the game. “I know that my parents were up there proud. A great moment.”

“I’m happy with how I played,” he added. “I thought I brought energy and competed hard.”

The Flames acquired Dougie Hamilton in a major trade with Boston Bruins in June, 2015, and promptly signed the 22-year-old defenceman to a six-year deal.

Flames general manager Brad Treliving dealt a conditional draft pick to the Colorado Avalanche for Freddie Hamilton’s rights in Oc-

tober and assigned the 24-year-old forward to Stockton.

The last season the Hamiltons were teammates was in 2012, both with the Ontario Hockey League’s Niagara IceDogs and Canada’s team at the world junior men’s championship in Edmonton and Calgary.

With the Flames’ dressing room as their digs, Canada lost a wild semifinal 6-5 to Russia despite scoring three goals in the third period.

The host team settled for the bronze medal with a 4-0 shutout of Finland.

“We were very fortunate to play junior together and that world juniors here was the best experience for us so far in hockey,” Freddie said.

The brothers were born in Toronto and spent their teens in St. Catharines, Ont., where the IceDogs are based.

Parents Doug and Lynn, former Olympic athletes in rowing and basketball respectively, were en route to Calgary on Wednesday.

“It’s great for us too, but we really want to make this moment for them too because of all they’ve done for us,” Freddie said.

The ninth overall pick in the 2011 draft by the Bruins, Dougie Hamilton jumped directly from major junior to the NHL. Treliving gave up three

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Calgary Flames’ Freddie Hamilton, left, and his brother Dougie Hamilton chat as they skate during warm-up prior to NHL action against the Winnipeg Jets in Calgary, Wednesday. draft picks, including a first-rounder, to land the six-foot-five, 212-pound defender.

Freddie Hamilton, at six foot one and 190 pounds, has spent most of his pro career in the AHL trying to gain a foothold in the NHL. “I think I’m definitely ready to come up and contribute,” Freddie said.

“It’s up to me to try to prove that.”

A 2010 fifth-round pick of the San Jose Sharks, Freddie Hamilton played 12 games with the Sharks before

he was dealt to the Avalanche. He had a goal in 17 games for Colorado last season.

Freddie has 16 goals and 19 assists in 53 games for Stockton this season.

“Just to be so young and have this opportunity this early in our careers, it’s a pretty special opportunity and a special feeling,” Dougie said.

The Regehr brothers — Robyn and Richie — played in a game together with the Flames during the 2005-06 season.

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HALIFAX — Parker Thomas scored in the fourth overtime, and the No. 2 Saskatchewan Huskies avoided an upset at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport men’s hockey tournament with a 3-2 win over No. 7 Carleton on Thursday.

Thomas picked up a rebound at the edge of the crease and put a backhand shot into an open net at 6:11 of the fourth extra period in what became the longest CIS championship game in history.

“I talked to my centre-man before the draw, and told him I was going to drive to the net,” Thomas said. “I got stopped on the first one, but I was able to put the rebound home. I don’t remember much after that.”

Later Thursday, No. 3 St. Francis Xavier routed No. 6 Alberta 6-2.

Levi Cable, on a power play, and Kohl Bauml also scored for Saskatchewan.

Brent Norris and Brett Welychka scored for the Ravens.

Jordan Cooke made 58 saves for the Huskies, while Patrick Killen turned aside 65 shots for Carleton.

“There is not much to say after a loss like that,” said Carleton coach Marty Johnston, adding his players are “an excellent group of young men.”

In the late quarter-final, Michael Clarke led the X-Men with three goals, while Adam Stevens scored twice. Zack MacQueen also scored and Eric Locke added three assists.

Jamie Crooks and Riley Kieser had the goals for Alberta.

Drew Owsley was stellar in goal for the X-Men, making 43 saves.

Luke Siemens stopped 21 shots for the Golden Bears.

UNB takes on Western and Saint Mary’s faces off against top-ranked UQTR on Friday.

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SCOREBOARD FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2016

Hockey

Local Sports

WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP W LOTLSOL GF z-Brandon 70 46 18 4 2 310 x-Prince Albert 70 37 25 7 1 214 x-Moose Jaw 70 35 26 7 2 244 x-Regina 70 35 27 3 5 238 Swift Current 70 24 37 6 3 184 Saskatoon 70 25 41 4 0 212

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

CENTRAL DIVISION GP W LOTLSOL 70 45 23 1 1 71 44 24 1 2 70 40 26 2 2 71 29 35 6 1 70 29 36 3 2 70 12 52 6 0

GF 293 253 235 195 216 148

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W LOTLSOL GF z-Victoria 70 48 16 3 3 273 x-Kelowna 70 46 20 4 0 254 x-Kamloops 70 36 25 5 4 231 x-Prince 70 36 29 3 2 239 George Vancouver 70 23 38 5 4 195

GA 195 216 232 246 241 310

Pt 98 82 79 78 57 54

GA 211 203 212 231 276 309

Pt 92 91 84 65 63 30

GA Pt 163 102 214 96 217 81 219 77 258 55

U.S. DIVISION GP W LOTLSOL GF GA Pt y-Seattle 69 43 23 3 0 219 180 89 x-Everett 70 38 24 5 3 179 164 84 Portland 69 34 30 5 0 220 214 73 Spokane 70 32 29 5 4 215 236 73 Tri-City 70 33 34 2 1 229 249 69 x — clinched playoff berth y — clinched division z — clinched conference Thursday’s result Red Deer 4 Edmonton 1

(pp).

Penalties — Baddock Edm (boarding) 1:13 Kehler Edm (tripping) 9:23 Irving Edm (delay of game) 9:47 DeBrusk RD (hooking) 16:39.

Second Period 3. Edmonton, Koch 9 (Pollock, Mayo) 4:22.

4. Red Deer, Spacek 18 (DeBrusk, Hagel) 11:30.

Penalties — Robertson Edm (goaltender interference) 14:02 Helewka RD (unsportsmanlike conduct) 15:43 Pollock Edm (slashing) 16:49.

Third Period 5. Red Deer, Purtill 2 (Philp, Bleackley) 18:53 (en).

Penalty — Doetzel RD (interference) 4:08.

Shots on goal Red Deer 11 8 6 — 25 Edmonton 4 14 13 — 31 Goal — Red Deer: Martin (W, 17-8-1-1) Edmonton: Lee (L, 12-19-3-1).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Red Deer: 1-5 Edmonton: 0-3.

WHL Scoring leaders following Wednesday’s games: G Adam Brooks, Reg 38 Dryden Hunt, MJ 56 Brayden Burke, Let 25 Jayce Hawryluk, Bdn 44 Nolan Patrick, Bdn 41 Parker Bowles, TC 38 Tyson Baillie, Kel 41 Reid Gardiner, PA 40 Alex Forsberg, Vic 30 Tyler Wong, Let 42 Brayden Point, MJ 35 Mathew Barzal, Sea 26 Tyler Soy, Vic 42 Jack Walker, Vic 35 Ivan Nikolishin, RD 31 Chase Witala, PG 40 Collin Shirley, Kam 35 Brett Pollock, Edm 28

A 77 57 81 59 60 56 51 49 58 45 51 60 38 45 49 38 42 47

NHL Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OL GF Florida 71 40 22 9 202 Boston 71 39 24 8 215 Tampa Bay 71 40 26 5 194 Metropolitan Division GP W L OL GF x-Washington 69 50 14 5 221 NY Rangers 70 40 23 7 199 NY Islanders 69 38 22 9 196

Wednesday’s results Moose Jaw 4 Prince Albert 1 Regina 5 Saskatoon 3 Victoria 7 Kelowna 4 Spokane 3 Everett 2 (OT) Friday’s games Moose Jaw at Brandon, 7:30 p.m.

Swift Current at Regina, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Saskatoon at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Prince George at Kamloops, 8 p.m.

Spokane at Portland, 8 p.m.

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

Kelowna at Vancouver, 8:30 p.m.

Victoria at Everett, 8:35 p.m.

Pittsburgh Detroit Philadelphia New Jersey Carolina Ottawa Montreal Buffalo Columbus Toronto

Saturday’s games Regina at Brandon, 7:30 p.m.

Swift Current at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Prince Albert at Saskatoon, 7:05 p.m.

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

Kamloops at Prince George, 8 p.m.

Everett at Victoria, 8:05 p.m.

Portland at Seattle, 8:05 p.m.

Vancouver at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m.

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

Thursday’s summary Rebels 4, Oil Kings 1 First Period 1. Red Deer, Helewka 41 (Philp, Bobyk) 8:41.

2. Red Deer, Bobyk 18 (Spacek, Helewka) 10:27

WILD CARD W L OL 38 24 8 35 25 11 34 23 12 34 30 7 31 27 13 33 30 8 33 32 6 28 33 10 28 34 8 24 35 11

GF 194 179 181 161 173 205 191 169 181 165

Los Angeles Anaheim San Jose

Western Conference Central Division GP W L OL GF 72 42 21 9 233 72 41 22 9 191 71 41 24 6 197 Pacific Division GP W L OL GF 69 42 22 5 190 69 38 22 9 175 70 39 25 6 207

Nashville

GP 71

Dallas St. Louis Chicago

Sunday’s games Kootenay at Calgary, 1 p.m.

Seattle at Portland, 6 p.m.

End of Regular Season

GP 70 71 69 71 71 71 71 71 70 70

WILD CARD W L OL 36 22 13

GF 196

Pts 115 113 106 103 101 94 92 89 88 87 86 86 80 80 80 78 77 75

GA Pts 172 89 191 86 171 85 GA Pts 161 105 182 87 174 85 GA Pts 176 84 187 81 185 80 182 75 192 75 220 74 200 72 193 66 218 64 206 59

GA Pts 211 93 185 91 176 88 GA Pts 156 89 162 85 185 84 GA Pts 181 85

Colorado 71 36 31 4 Minnesota 71 32 28 11 Arizona 70 31 32 7 Vancouver 69 27 30 12 Calgary 70 30 35 5 Winnipeg 70 29 36 5 Edmonton 73 28 38 7 x — clinched playoff berth.

191 188 189 167 193 182 177

199 182 212 200 218 209 216

76 75 69 66 65 63 63

Thursday’s results New Jersey 7 Minnesota 4 Pittsburgh 4 Carolina 2 Detroit 3 Columbus 1 Florida 4 Toronto 1 Nashville 4 NY Islanders 2 Dallas 4 Tampa Bay 3 San Jose 1 Arizona 3 NY Rangers at Los Angeles, late

NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Washington 11 3 Arizona 12 4 Los Angeles 10 4 Philadelphia 11 5 Milwaukee 8 6 New York 7 6 St. Louis 7 6 Colorado 8 7 Cincinnati 8 9 San Francisco 6 10 Miami 5 9 Pittsburgh 5 10 Chicago 5 11 San Diego 4 10 Atlanta 4 13

Pct .786 .750 .714 .688 .571 .538 .538 .533 .471 .375 .357 .333 .313 .286 .235

NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings games against non-major league teams do not.

Wednesday’s Games Baltimore 9, Pittsburgh 3 Washington 4, Miami 2 Atlanta 8, St. Louis 8, tie Detroit 7, Houston 3 Kansas City 10, Chicago Cubs 0 L.A. Dodgers 7, Colorado 3 Milwaukee 5, Chicago White Sox 2 L.A. Angels 6, Cleveland 3 Seattle 9, San Francisco 6 N.Y. Yankees 2, Toronto 1 Minnesota 9, Boston 4 Arizona 10, Cincinnati 6 Thursday’s Games N.Y. Mets 6, Miami 5 Boston 9, Baltimore (ss) 5 Houston (ss) 7, Toronto 5 Tampa Bay 6, Philadelphia 1 Detroit 5, St. Louis 4 Washington 9, Atlanta (ss) 7 Houston (ss) 5, Atlanta (ss) 3 N.Y. Yankees 7, Pittsburgh 2 Oakland 11, Seattle 11, tie Cincinnati 8, Cleveland 6 Kansas City 5, L.A. Dodgers 1 Colorado 4, L.A. Angels 4, tie Chicago Cubs 15, Arizona 4 Baltimore (ss) 4, Minnesota 1 Milwaukee 5, Texas 2 San Francisco vs. San Diego, late Friday’s Games

Wednesday’s results Montreal 3 Buffalo 2 (OT) Philadelphia 3 Chicago 2 Edmonton 6 St. Louis 4 Calgary 4 Winnipeg 1 Colorado 3 Vancouver 1 NY Rangers 2 Anaheim 1

ROUND ROBIN Country (Skip) Canada (Carey) Denmark (Nielsen) Finland (Kauste) Germany (Driendl) Italy (Apollonio) Japan (Fujisawa) Russia (Sidorova) Scotland (Muirhead) South Korea (Chi Gim) Sweden (Sigfridsson) Switzerland (Feltscher) U.S. (E.Brown)

W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Saturday, Mar. 19 First Draw, 2 p.m.

United States vs. Switzerland, Japan vs. Finland, Russia vs. Italy, Canada vs. Denmark.

Second Draw, 7 p.m.

Italy vs. Japan, Scotland vs. Sweden, Germany vs.

South Korea, Russia vs. Finland.

Sunday, Mar. 20 Third Draw, 9 a.m.

Denmark vs. United States, Canada vs. Switzerland.

Fourth Draw, 2 p.m.

Sweden vs. Germany, Finland vs. Italy, Japan vs.

Russia, Scotland vs. South Korea.

Fifth Draw, 7 p.m.

Switzerland vs. Denmark, Germany vs. Scotland, South Korea vs. Sweden, United States vs. Canada.

2016 Women’s World Curling Championship rosters (in order of team, skip, third, second, lead, alternate and coach): CANADA Glencoe Curling Club, Calgary Chelsea Carey, Amy Nixon, Jocelyn Peterman, Laine Peters, Susan O’Connor and Charley Thomas (coach).

DENMARK Lene Nielsen, Stephanie Risdal, Isabella Clemmensen, Charlotte Clemmensen, Madeleine Dupont and Ulrik Schmidt (coach).

FINLAND Oona Kauste, Milja Hellsten, Maija Salmiovirta, Marjo Hippi, Jenni Räsänen and Tomi Rantamaki (coach).

GERMANY Daniela Driendl, Analena Jentsch, Marika Trettin, Pia-Lisa Schöll, Maike Beer and Thomas Lips (coach).

ITALY Federica Apollonio, Stefania Menardi, Chiara Oliv-

basketball provincials at Hunting Hills, Lindsay Thurber and Notre Dame High Schools. Games start at 9 a.m. Finals at 5 and 7:30 p.m.

Major midget female hockey: Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs at PAC Saints ● WHL: Edmonton Oil Kings at Red Deer Rebels, 7 p.m., Centrium.

Sunday ● Major midget female hockey: PAC Saints at Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs, 2:15 p.m., Collicutt Centre Arena

Saturday

Basketball

Friday, March 18 Ottawa at Buffalo, 5 p.m.

Nashville at Washington, 5 p.m.

Chicago at Winnipeg, 6 p.m.

Colorado at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Boston at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB d-Cleveland 48 19 .716 — Toronto 46 21 .687 2 Atlanta 40 29 .580 9 Boston 39 29 .574 9 Miami 39 29 .574 9 Charlotte 39 29 .574 9 Indiana 36 32 .529 12 Chicago 34 33 .507 14 Detroit 34 34 .500 14 Washington 33 35 .485 15 Milwaukee 30 39 .435 19 Orlando 29 38 .433 19 New York 28 41 .406 21 Brooklyn 19 49 .279 29 Philadelphia 9 59 .132 39

Saturday, March 19 Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 11 a.m.

Carolina at Minnesota, noon NY Rangers at San Jose, 2 p.m.

Buffalo at Toronto, 5 p.m.

Montreal at Ottawa, 5 p.m.

Detroit at Florida, 5 p.m.

New Jersey at Columbus, 5 p.m.

NY Islanders at Dallas, 6 p.m.

St. Louis at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Arizona, 8 p.m.

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

Sunday, March 20 Anaheim at Winnipeg, 1 p.m.

Columbus at New Jersey, 3 p.m.

Washington at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m.

Calgary at Montreal, 5 p.m.

Minnesota at Chicago, 6:30 p.m.

Colorado at Edmonton, 7:30 p.m.

Arizona at San Jose, 8 p.m.

NHL scoring leaders following Wednesday’s games: G Patrick Kane, Chi 38 Jamie Benn, Dal 34 Erik Karlsson, Ott 13 Tyler Seguin, Dal 33 Sidney Crosby, Pgh 29 Johnny Gaudreau, Cgy 26 Evgeny Kuznetsov, Wash 20 Joe Thornton, SJ 16 Joe Pavelski, SJ 32 Brent Burns, SJ 26 Alex Ovechkin, Wash 42 Nicklas Backstrom, Wash 18 Vladimir Tarasenko, StL 33 Artemi Panarin, Chi 25 Anze Kopitar, LA 22 Blake Wheeler, Wpg 18 Patrice Bergeron, Bos 28 Claude Giroux, Pha 18 Evgeni Malkin, Pgh 27 Daniel Sedin, Vcr 26 Taylor Hall, Edm 23 Mark Stone, Ott 22 Matt Duchene, Col 29 Steven Stamkos, TB 31

A 52 43 60 39 41 44 50 51 34 38 21 45 29 37 40 44 33 41 31 32 35 36 27 24

Pts 90 77 73 72 70 70 70 67 66 64 63 63 62 62 62 62 61 59 58 58 58 58 56 55

Minnesota vs. Boston (ss), 11:05 a.m.

Detroit vs. St. Louis, 11:05 a.m.

Boston (ss) vs. Tampa Bay, 11:05 a.m.

Miami vs. Atlanta, 11:05 a.m.

Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia, 11:05 a.m.

Houston vs. Toronto, 11:07 a.m.

Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox, 2:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels (ss) vs. Kansas City (ss), 2:05 p.m.

Cincinnati vs. Milwaukee, 2:05 p.m.

Oakland vs. Cleveland, 2:05 p.m.

Texas (ss) vs. Seattle, 2:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers vs. Arizona, 2:10 p.m.

Colorado vs. L.A. Angels (ss), 2:10 p.m.

Washington vs. N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m.

Baltimore vs. N.Y. Yankees, 4:35 p.m.

Kansas City (ss) vs. Texas (ss), 6:05 p.m.

San Diego vs. San Francisco, 8:05 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Atlanta vs. N.Y. Yankees, 11:05 a.m.

Detroit vs. Miami, 11:05 a.m.

Baltimore vs. Tampa Bay, 11:05 a.m.

Minnesota vs. Pittsburgh, 11:05 a.m.

N.Y. Mets vs. Washington, 11:05 a.m.

St. Louis vs. Boston, 11:05 a.m.

Philadelphia vs. Toronto, 11:07 a.m.

Kansas City (ss) vs. Texas (ss), 1:05 p.m.

Cincinnati vs. Oakland (ss), 2:05 p.m.

Seattle (ss) vs. Kansas City (ss), 2:05 p.m.

Oakland (ss) vs. San Francisco, 2:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers vs. Chicago White Sox, 2:05 p.m.

Colorado vs. San Diego, 2:10 p.m.

Milwaukee vs. L.A. Angels, 2:10 p.m.

Texas (ss) vs. Arizona (ss), 2:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs vs. Cleveland, 8:05 p.m.

Arizona (ss) vs. Seattle (ss), 8:10 p.m.

Curling 2016 World Women’s Curling Championship Schedule of play for the Women’s World Curling Championship, to be held Saturday through Mar. 27 in Swift Current, Sask.:

● High school 4A boys and girls basketball provincials at Hunting Hills, Lindsay Thurber and Notre Dame High Schools. Games start at 10 a.m. Semifinals at 6 and 8 p.m. ● Men’s AAA senior hockey: Stony Plain Eagles at Bentley Generals, 8 p.m., Lacombe Arena

● High school 4A boys and girls

Baseball Major League Baseball Spring Training AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct Toronto 10 4 .714 Houston 11 5 .688 Detroit 11 6 .647 Texas 9 5 .643 Los Angeles 8 6 .571 Minnesota 8 7 .533 Chicago 7 7 .500 Oakland 6 6 .500 Seattle 8 8 .500 Kansas City 8 10 .444 Tampa Bay 7 9 .438 New York 6 8 .429 Boston 6 10 .375 Cleveland 6 10 .375 Baltimore 4 12 .250

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ieri, Maria Gaspari, Claudia Alvera and Brian Gray (coach).

JAPAN Satsuki Fujisawa, Chinami Yoshida, Yumi Suzuki, Yurika Yoshida, Mari Motohashi and J.D. Lind (coach).

RUSSIA Anna Sidorova, Margarita Fomina, Alexandra Raeva, Nkeiruka Ezekh, Alina Kovaleva and Svetlana Kalalb (coach).

SCOTLAND Eve Muirhead, Anna Sloan, Victoria Adams, Sarah Reid, Rachel Hannen and David Hay (coach).

SOUTH KOREA Un Chi Gim, Seul Bee Lee, Min Ji Um, Yoon Jung Yeom, Ji Sun Kim and Dong Ho Shin (coach).

SWEDEN Margaretha Sigfridsson (skip, throws first rock), Maria Prytz (throws fourth), Christina Bertrup, Maria Wennerström, Agnes Knochenhauer and Fredrik Hallström (coach).

SWITZERLAND Binia Feltscher, Irene Schori, Franziska Kaufmann, Christine Urech, Carole Howald and Al Moore (coach).

UNITED STATES Erika Brown, Allison Pottinger, Nicole Joraanstad, Natalie Nicholson, Tabitha Peterson and Ann Swisshelm (coach).

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WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB y-Golden State 61 6 .910 — y-San Antonio 58 10 .853 3 1/2 Oklahoma City 46 22 .676 15 1/2 L.A. Clippers 43 24 .642 18 Memphis 39 30 .565 23 Portland 35 34 .507 27 Houston 34 34 .500 27 1/2 Dallas 34 34 .500 27 1/2 Utah 33 35 .485 28 1/2 Denver 28 41 .406 34 Sacramento 26 41 .388 35 New Orleans 25 42 .373 36 Minnesota 22 46 .324 39 1/2 Phoenix 18 50 .265 43 1/2 L.A. Lakers 14 54 .206 47 1/2 d-division leader y-clinched division Wednesday’s Games

Cleveland 99, Dallas 98 Oklahoma City 130, Boston 109 Washington 117, Chicago 96 Charlotte 107, Orlando 99 Atlanta 118, Detroit 114 Minnesota 114, Memphis 108 L.A. Clippers 122, Houston 106 New Orleans 123, Sacramento 108 Golden State 121, New York 85 Thursday’s Games Toronto 101, Indiana 94, OT Washington 99, Philadelphia 94 Charlotte 109, Miami 106 Chicago 118, Brooklyn 102 Milwaukee 96, Memphis 86 Atlanta 116, Denver 98 San Antonio 118, Portland 110 Utah 103, Phoenix 69 Friday’s Games Oklahoma City at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Cleveland at Orlando, 5 p.m.

Boston at Toronto, 5:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.

Portland at New Orleans, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at Houston, 6 p.m.

Golden State at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

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

Saturday’s Games Denver at Charlotte, 4 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Indiana, 5 p.m.

Brooklyn at Detroit, 5 p.m.

New York at Washington, 5 p.m.

Cleveland at Miami, 5:30 p.m.

Houston at Atlanta, 5:30 p.m.

Utah at Chicago, 6 p.m.

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

Golden State at San Antonio, 6:30 p.m.

Golf Kyle Reifers Daniel Summerhays Chez Reavie Colt Knost Matt Every Robert Streb David Hearn Greg Owen Charles Howell III Ian Poulter Matt Kuchar Davis Love III Bryson DeChambeau Tyrone Van Aswegen Bryce Molder Luke Donald Harris English Billy Horschel Hudson Swafford Jonas Blixt Soren Kjeldsen Ryan Ruffels

Bay Hill-Arnold Palmer Invitational Thursday At Bay Hill Club & Lodge Orlando, Fla. Purse: $6.3 million Yardage: 7,419 Par 72 First Round Jason Day 35-31—66 Marc Leishman 34-33—67 Brendan Steele 34-33—67 Adam Scott 34-33—67 Henrik Stenson 32-35—67 Troy Merritt 33-34—67 Francesco Molinari 34-34—68 Chris Kirk 34-34—68 Justin Rose 33-35—68 Emiliano Grillo 34-34—68 Kevin Chappell 36-32—68 Cameron Tringale 36-32—68 Lucas Glover 36-32—68 K.J. Choi 35-33—68 Paul Casey 35-33—68 Jamie Lovemark 35-33—68 William McGirt 35-34—69 Adam Hadwin 36-33—69 Martin Laird 35-34—69 Smylie Kaufman 35-34—69 Freddie Jacobson 36-33—69 Chris Wood 38-31—69 Billy Hurley III 34-35—69 Keegan Bradley 36-33—69 Brian Harman 36-33—69 Maverick McNealy 34-35—69 Andy Sullivan 38-32—70 Brandt Snedeker 37-33—70 David Lingmerth 34-36—70 Webb Simpson 36-34—70 Matt Jones 36-34—70 Derek Fathauer 36-34—70 Si Woo Kim 35-35—70 Jim Herman 35-35—70 Rob Oppenheim 36-34—70 Matthew Fitzpatrick 33-37—70 Tony Finau 36-34—70 Patrick Rodgers 34-36—70 HidekiMatsuyama 35-35—70 Zach Johnson 36-34—70 Hunter Mahan 35-35—70 Retief Goosen 35-35—70 Rory Sabbatini 36-34—70 Ernie Els 36-34—70 Ryan Palmer 35-35—70 Jason Kokrak 35-35—70 Scott Brown 35-35—70 Kiradech Aphibarnrat 34-36—70 Sean O’Hair 34-36—70 Blayne Barber 34-37—71 Zac Blair 34-37—71 Jon Curran 36-35—71 Ben Martin 38-33—71 Graeme McDowell 37-34—71 Ryan Moore 38-33—71 Angel Cabrera 35-36—71 Vijay Singh 37-34—71 Brendon deJonge 35-36—71 Jhonattan Vegas 36-35—71

34-37—71 37-34—71 37-34—71 37-34—71 36-35—71 35-36—71 35-36—71 36-35—71 35-37—72 35-37—72 38-34—72 37-35—72 34-38—72 38-34—72 38-34—72 35-37—72 35-37—72 36-36—72 37-35—72 35-37—72 37-35—72 34-38—72

LPGA Tour-JTBC Founders Cup Thursday At Wildfire Golf Club Phoenix Purse: $1.5 million Yardage: 6,601 Par 72 First Round a-denotes amateur Mi Hyang Lee 35-27—62 Sei Young Kim 32-31—63 Brittany Lang 31-32—63 Giulia Sergas 32-32—64 Minjee Lee 33-32—65 Dani Holmqvist 31-34—65 Pernilla Lindberg 32-33—65 Anna Nordqvist 32-33—65 Gerina Piller 31-34—65 Annie Park 32-34—66 Sung Hyun Park 34-32—66 Eun-Hee Ji 34-32—66 Brianna Do 32-35—67 Paula Reto 31-36—67 Jennifer Song 34-33—67 Kim Kaufman 33-34—67 Jennifer Johnson 33-34—67 Mo Martin 31-36—67 Karine Icher 33-34—67 Ariya Jutanugarn 35-32—67 Pornanong Phatlum 33-34—67 Jenny Shin 34-33—67 Sun Young Yoo 33-34—67 Yueer Cindy Feng 32-36—68 Sakura Yokomine 31-37—68 Brooke M. Henderson 33-35—68 Ryann O’Toole 35-33—68 Cydney Clanton 35-33—68 Jacqui Concolino 33-35—68 Megan Khang 34-34—68 Joanna Klatten 33-35—68 Mirim Lee 33-35—68 Mika Miyazato 33-35—68 Candie Kung 36-32—68 Katie Burnett 34-34—68

Lacrosse National Lacrosse League East Division GP W L Pct. GF Buffalo 11 7 4 .636 152 New England 9 5 4 .556 120 Rochester 10 5 5 .500 113 Georgia 10 4 6 .400 133 Toronto 10 3 7 .300 108

GA 138 107 118 138 124

GB — 1 1.5 2.5 3.5

West Division GP W L Pct. Colorado 10 8 2 .800 Saskatchewan 9 6 3 .667 Calgary 11 4 7 .364 Vancouver 10 3 7 .300

GA 113 98 129 126

GB — 1.5 4.5 5

GF 125 114 120 106

WEEK 12 Friday’s game Rochester at Georgia, 5:35 p.m.

Saturday’s games Colorado at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Saskatchewan at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

WEEK 13 Friday, Mar. 25 Rochester at New England, 5 p.m.

Vancouver at Buffalo, 5:30 p.m.

Calgary at Georgia, 5:35 p.m.

Saskatchewan at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Saturday, Mar. 26 New England at Rochester, 5:30 p.m.

Calgary at Colorado, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Saskatchewan, 7:30 p.m.

Gary Bettman hopes Canadians will still watch NHL playoffs

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS With the rare prospect of an all-American NHL post-season looming large, Gary Bettman hopes Canadians still tune in to watch the battle for the Stanley Cup. The NHL commissioner acknowledged there is a sense of uncertainty regarding TV ratings in Canada, with no Canadian teams likely to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since

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Starting at 9 a.m., hockey fans have a chance to snag from a limited num-

1970. Still, he was hopeful that fans north of the border would tune in regardless. He said local teams “tend to draw better” in terms of ratings.

“But as long as the hockey is entertaining and exciting and competitive we’re hoping and expecting that fans will tune in and watch great hockey.”

The four worst teams in the NHL are Canadian, as are six of the bottom 10. The Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers currently have the fewest points in the league, just behind

the Calgary Flames and Winnipeg Jets.

Last season five clubs from Canada — Calgary, Montreal, Ottawa, Winnipeg and Vancouver — qualified for the post-season. One year earlier it was only one — Montreal, also the last Canadian team to capture the Stanley Cup in 1993. Bettman said the wealth of Canadian talent should be enough to attract interest, as should the appeal of exciting, competitive hockey.

“Fifty per cent of the players in this game are from Canada so for people to

suggest that there isn’t still a Canadian-centric focus I think is a little misleading,” Bettman said.

As for all seven Canadian teams potentially missing out on the post-season for the first time in nearly 50 years, Bettman suggested it as a cyclical, if rare, event.

“This is a league of 30 teams. Last year there were five Canadian teams in the playoffs. It happens, though I don’t think it’s happened for a long time.”

ber of single game tickets Memorial Cup, hosted this year in Red Deer.

“While the response for full packages has been overwhelming, this will give more fans the opportunity to experience this once-in-a-lifetime event,” said Merrick Sutter, co-chair of the MasterCard Memorial Cup Host Committee. “With fewer than 250 seats available at this time for all games, we encourage fans to buy early, before they are gone.”

An announcement is anticipated in the coming weeks about the entertainment for the Molson Canadian Hockey House.

The Memorial Cup runs from May 19 to 29 in Red Deer.

Tickets will be available online at www.ticketmaster.ca and cost $75.

Trio of Queens club teams bring home medals from Edmonton tournament

U12 Renegades win silver at provincials

Local volleyball teams took home some hardware with a gold and two bronze for Queens club teams at a recent tournament.

The U16 Ultimate division 2, U15 Ultimate division 3 and U15 Extreme division 2 had successful showings at the Premier Volleyball tournament in Edmonton.

The U16 Ultimate division 2 took gold, while the U15 Ultimate division 3 and the U15 Extreme division 2 both took bronze respectively.

The Red Deer Renegades U12 tier 3 soccer finished up a successful season with a silver medal at provincials this past weekend.

Throughout the season the team attended six different tournaments: two in Okotoks, two in Edmonton and one in each of Calgary and Edmonton.

The team medaled in each tournament they played in.

They fell 3-2 to the Foothills Prospects of Calgary in a close game after beating the CNEU Rebels, also of Calgary, 2-0 to earn their way into the gold medal game.

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Strong finish gives Day lead

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ORLANDO, Fla. — Jason Day felt he was playing better. He finally had a score to show for it Thursday at Bay Hill.

Day one-putted his last seven holes, including a 10-foot eagle putt on the par-5 16th to take the lead and two tough par saves at the end for a 6-under 66 and a one-shot lead in the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

Among those one shot behind was Adam Scott, which was no surprise.

Scott is the hottest player in golf, coming off two straight victories at the Honda Classic and the Cadillac Championship at Doral, and he played bogey-free in benign weather and on a course where no blade of grass seems to be out of place.

Day hasn’t played enough to have serious problems with his game, though he missed the cut at Torrey Pines and finished a combined 35 shots out of the lead in the other three tournaments he entered this year. In the five tournaments since his last victory in September, he hasn’t finished within seven shots of the lead.

“There was no sense of urgency at all for me, really,” Day said. “I just kept on saying, ‘Just make sure you stay patient and things will happen, it will happen.’ I just got to make sure I get the reps under my belt and hope it will work. This is one good round, one good round in the right direction. … So that helps.”

Rory McIlroy made a pair of double bogeys and opened with a 75, leaving him in danger of missing his second straight cut against a full field.

He hit his opening tee shot out-ofbounds and made his other double bogey with a shot into the water on No. 8.

McIlroy hit two other shots into the water and escaped with par, and he made par putts of 10 feet, 15 feet and 25 feet.

“It probably could have been a few worse,” McIlroy said. “I end up shooting this. I’ll get some good work done on the range tonight and come out tomorrow and play a good round of golf to get myself into the red numbers, at least be here for the weekend (and) I can make a charge.”

Henrik Stenson, Marc Leishman, Brendan Steele and Troy Merritt also were at 67. The group at 68 included the resurgent K.J. Choi and Justin Rose, who made two eagles.

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Jason Day, of Australia, tees off on the ninth hole during the first round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament in Orlando, Fla., Thursday. Day has the first round lead after shooting a 6-under 66.

Day doesn’t have a great history in his limited time at Bay Hill. Going into Thursday, he had broken 70 only three times in 14 rounds, nothing lower than 68. He only had one bad swing, a tee shot that soared right and out of bounds on the ninth hole for a double bogey. But he played the last seven holes in 5 under, including the 6-iron he hit to within 10 feet on 16.

Equally satisfying were the par saves from the bunker on the par-3 17th, where he blasted out to 5 feet, and a par on the final hole when he chipped to 10 feet.

Day has Bay Hill and the Dell Match Play next week before preparing for

the Masters.

“I’m just trying to win a tournament right now,” Day said. “I’m really thinking about this week and not trying to think about too far ahead with what’s coming up with the Match Play and obviously Augusta. It’s good to shoot the score that I did today because it does a lot for my confidence, and I’m just hoping that I can keep it going for the next three days after this.”

Scott wasn’t sure if he hit the ball badly, or it just seemed like that because the way he has been playing.

“I hit so many good shots the last few weeks,” he said. “Didn’t hit terribly bad shots today. My short game was

there. That’s the kind of days you’re almost most satisfied with are days like today when you shoot your lowest.”

But he doesn’t suspect that will last, especially with the course in such great shape and so many scores in the 60s.

“On one day, that’s OK,” he said.

“But I’m going to have to sharpen up, I think, to contend this week. The course is so pure, conditions are really good.

Someone who is hitting it good is going to make a lot of putts because the greens are rolling pure. If you can get it inside 20 feet you’re feeling like you’re going to make everything.”

DIVOTS: Matt Kuchar had three of

TORONTO BLUE JAYS SPRING TRAINING

Jays split squad routs Canadian juniors 12-0 DUNEDIN, Fla. — Scott Diamond tossed two perfect innings, prospect Connor Panas homered and a Toronto Blue Jays split squad blanked the Canadian junior national team 12-0 on Thursday.

Diamond, who has not allowed a run in five outings, struck out four.

The left-hander is battling for an opening-day roster spot but has not appeared in a big league game since going 6-13 with Minnesota in 2013.

Panas, a ninth-round selection out of Canisius in last year’s draft, hit an RBI double off 18-year-old starter Josh Burgmann in the second. He added a solo shot to right field in the fifth as part of a four-run inning.

Russell Martin went 0 for 1, grounding into a double play in the first.

Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said facing Team Canada has become a tradition his players look forward to each spring.

“They get a thrill out of it,” he said.

“Of course, we’ve got some of our bigger big league players that are Canadian . so it’s a fun day. You’ve got to tip your hat to the program they’re run-

ning over there.”

Four Toronto pitchers combined on a one-hitter.

STARTING TIME Team Canada: Burgmann yielded four runs (three earned) on three hits in two innings. The right-hander, who is a senior at Vauxhall High in Alberta, also walked five.

TRAINER’S ROOM Blue Jays: 1B/DH Edwin Encarnacion (strained oblique) participated in pregame warmup exercises, but Gibbons said no timeline has been set for his return.

RHP Marco Estrada (sore back) is scheduled to make his exhibition debut in relief of J.A. Happ on Sunday against the Pirates.

LHP Aaron Loup (strained flexor tendon) played catch on flat ground for the first time since being shut down for two weeks after an MRI revealed the injury on March 4.

HE CAN SING, TOO Dressed in full uniform, Blue Jays bat boy John O’Connor performed both “O Canada” and “The Star-Spangled Banner” before the game.

After finishing to a strong ovation, O’Connor got a fist bump from first base coach Tim Leiper before taking his seat next to the Blue Jays’ dugout.

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KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Carlos Correa and Preston Tucker homered and George Springer scored three times in the Houston Astros’ 7-5 split-squad win over a Toronto Blue Jays split squad Thursday.

Correa’s homer gave the Astros a 5-0 lead in the second inning against Toronto starter Brad Penny after a leadoff triple by Springer. All five runs were scored by the Astros’ first three hitters (Jose Altuve, Springer and Correa), who are batting a combined .365 and slugging .635 midway through the spring schedule.

The second spring homer for Correa, the AL’s Rookie of the Year last year at the age of 20, was hit over the centre field wall.

“He’s going to be pitched differently this year and he’s going to have to adapt to different styles of pitching,” said manager A.J. Inch. “He’s not going

to sneak up on anybody so there are no freebies for him.”

Tucker’s second homer came after a walk to Springer in the fifth.

Michael Feliz, a 22-year-old righthander who appears to be Houton’ sixth or seven starter, pitched three shutout innings in his first start for the Astros, giving up three hits.

Josh Thole had two hits and drove in two runs for the Blue Jays.

NAMED FOR THE OCCASION Wearing a green uniform on St. Patrick’s Day, minor leaguer Brendan McCurry pitched a perfect ninth to earn a save. “Hopefully he’ll be with us next March and we’ll see if we can make it an annual save for him,” Hinch said.

STARTING TIME Blue Jays: Penny gave up five runs on four hits and three walks in two innings.

UP NEXT Blue Jays: RHP Aaron Sanchez gets his second spring start Friday against the Astros in Dunedin.

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KING OF THE HILL MIKAEL KINGSBURY’S DOMINATION AND CONSISTENCY IN MOGULS SKIING DUE TO TALENT AND INJURY LUCK

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Mikael Kingsbury has thoroughly dominated moguls skiing for the past five seasons with an ability to remain at the top of his game that’s both a nod to his immense talent and knack for being able to avoid injury in a sport that’s rife with them.

At the mention of injuries, the 23-year-old leaned over to knock on a wooden carving in the lobby of a Toronto office tower Thursday. He’s also incredibly superstitious.

“I like all those kind of things, having little rituals,” Kingsbury said.

The skier from Deux-Montagnes, Que., was in Toronto for a day of meetings fresh off another world-beating season. Kingsbury won crystal globes for both the overall moguls World Cup title and overall World Cup freestyle crown. Both championships marked a record-five in a row.

He’s worn his lucky T-shirt for all five seasons. Kingsbury spotted the shirt at a shop in Portland. Black with white lettering, it reads: “It’s good to be the king.”

He first wore it at a World Cup in 2010 and won a silver medal.

“It was my first World Cup podium so I told myself, ‘Yeah I should wear it again,’ and I had other good results so it kind of became my lucky charm,” he said.

The shirt has softened and greyed

Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

Canada’s Mikael Kingsbury kisses the Crystal Globe trophy after winning the men’s dual moguls at the World Cup freestyle skiing final city event in Moscow, Russia, on March 5. Mikael Kingsbury has thoroughly dominated freestyle skiing both because he’s incredibly talented and has managed to avoid injury. At the mention of the second factor, the moguls specialist leaned over and knocked on a wooden carving in the lobby of a Toronto office tower. He’s also incredibly superstitious. The Canadian is fresh off a record fifth consecutive crystal globe for both the overall World Cup moguls title and overall title for all freestyle disciplines. over the seasons of wearing and washing.

“I think it looks nice because it’s getting old, a lot of experience. That shirt has 33 World Cup wins. That shirt never missed one,” he said with a proud grin.

He also has lucky boxers — two pairs he rotates. He rattled off other superstitions. While drinking water pre-race, he swallows the first gulp and spits out the second. He always places his skis in the same spot before runs.

His rituals extend to his everyday activities, like driving. If he drives under a yellow light, he touches a hand to the ceiling. While going over train tracks, he stomps both feet. If he forgets, he has to stomp three times and happily demonstrated.

“It’s just little things,” he said. “I don’t ever want to lose (the T-shirt), but I don’t want it to become the only

reason I do well. I like all those kind of things, having little rituals, but if I forget to do it, it’s not going to mess with me.

“I’m still going to be a great skier.

I think it’s a cool thing, but if I forget, it’s not the end of the world.”

Kingsbury’s ability to stay healthy, however, is about much more than luck. He knows when to push hard in training, he said, and when to back off.

And he’s careful to keep his body at the right racing weight.

“And I have good trainers,” he said.

“My sport, I have to stay super light and be quick and powerful, so they train me the right way so I don’t get too big and I just stay strong and that’s a reason why I’m consistent too … knock on wood for sure.

“It’s a dangerous sport but I’m intelligent. I make the right decisions and I’m surrounded by the right people too.”

With the competitive season behind him, Kingsbury will head to Sweden next week to help coach young skiers. He plans to put his feet up and watch the NHL playoffs, and maybe “find somewhere warm and sleep on the beach.”

Next season will be all about extending his World Cup records, plus qualifying for the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics. Skiers can accumulate points for qualification and Kingsbury fully intends to do that.

“I’m looking forward to that,” he said. “It’s fun to have that pressure and it’s another extra motivation to train harder with the chance to get it done this year.

“If you win the right event at the right event, you have the chance to get an early ticket. Then you can spend that summer knowing you’re going for sure and knowing you’re training for that.”

Canadian lightweight Laprise gets wish to fight Down Under UFC

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS After 12 straight fights in Canada, lightweight Chad (The Disciple) Laprise was ready to see the world.

He gets his wish Saturday night when he takes on England’s Ross (The Real Deal) Pearson on a televised UFC card in Brisbane.

“I actually asked the UFC to fight on this card. Fighting in Australia has always been a dream, of mine,” said Laprise. “I’ve always wanted to go there.”

Australia is already part of his fight resume. The 29-year-old from Chatham, Ont., who trains in Montreal, won The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia reality TV show as a welterweight.

Rival fighters became friends and Laprise has been training at Brendan (The Badger) O’Reilly’s gym in Bris-

bane. O’Reilly, a TUF bane’s Damien Brown.

Former minor-league Nations alumnus, fights enforcer Steve (The American Alan JouBoss) Bosse of Saintban on Saturday’s card Jean-sur-Richelieu, (which is actually 9 Que., fights New Zeaa.m. Sunday Australian land’s James Te Huna time). on the main card. Bosse Former heavy(10-1-0) was knocked out weight champion Frank in 29 seconds in his UFC Mir (18-10-0) takes on debut last June by Thiahard-hitting Kiwi Mark go Santos.

Hunt (11-10-1) in the The former Ligue main event at the BrisNord-Americaine de bane Entertainment Hockey tough guy was Centre. Hunt is ranked originally slated to make ninth among heavyhis UFC debut against weight contenders fellow Canadian Ryan while Mir is No. 10.

Chad (The Disciple) Laprise Jimmo in April 2014. But Laprise (11-1-0) was Bosse had to pull out of originally slated to the fight with a shoulder injury and fight Brazil’s Alan Patrick. But eight subsequently retired. days before the bout he was shifted to Bosse returned and was briefly on face Pearson (20-10-1 with one no con- the UFC 186 card last April in Montest) after Pearson’s original opponent, treal as a replacement fighter but ultiAmerican Abel Trujillo, dropped off mately wasn’t needed. the card because of visa issues.

Laprise, who won his first three Patrick will instead take on Bris- UFC fights, is coming off a first-round

TKO loss to Francisco Trinaldo last August in Saskatoon. Essentially he got caught with a punch. Ironically he says he obsessed about Trinaldo’s “monster left hand” during training camp.

“He’s not a better fighter than me …

I got cracked with one big punch,” he said.

This time, he says he’s not going to worry about what his opponent is going to do.

“I’m going to go out there and do my thing,” he said.

Laprise has also gone back to his roots, bringing striking coach Leo Loucks and former UFC fighter Jesse Ronson, whom he worked with at the Adrenaline Training Centre in London, back into his camp.

Pearson, a former bricklayer, won “The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom” in 2009. He is 107-0 with one no contest in the UFC but is 3-4-0 in his last seven.

Laprise, a slight favourite, will likely find himself on hostile ground given Pearson is married to an Australian.

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ISIS linked to genocide

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Syria’s Kurds declare de-facto federal region in north

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Omar al-Shishani stands next to ISIL’s spokesman among a group of fighters as they declare the elimination of the border between Iraq and Syria. The Obama administration on Thursday formally concluded the Islamic State group is committing genocide against Christians and other minorities in Iraq and Syria. strengthen what they consider an inadequate plan to cide from taking place outside their territory. Powell defeat the Islamic State. instead called for the UN Security Council to apKerry’s determination marks only the second time point a commission to investigate and take appropria U.S. administration has declared that a genocide ate legal action if it agreed with the determination. was being committed during an ongoing conflict.

Kerry’s decision followed a similar finding.

The first was in 2004, when then-Secretary of State Colin Powell determined that atrocities in Sudan’s Darfur region constituted genocide.

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Thursday formally concluded the Islamic State group is committing genocide against Christians and other minorities in Iraq and Syria, a declaration long sought by Congress and human rights organizations but likely to change little in the conflict against the extremists.

The determination, for which Congress had set a Thursday deadline, does not obligate the United States to take additional action against IS militants and does not prejudge any potential prosecution against its members.

Officials said the U.S. has already intensified its fight against IS and had effectively recognized the situation as a genocide more than a year ago when it agreed to increase the number of refugees, notably from Syria, that America accepts.

A day after the State Department said the administration would miss the deadline because it needed more evidence, Kerry said Thursday that he had completed his review after all and determined that Christians, Yazidis and Shiite groups are victims of genocide and crimes against humanity by the Islamic State. The House earlier this week unanimously passed a nonbinding resolution condemning IS atrocities as genocide.

Kerry outlined a litany of atrocities that he said the militants had committed against people and religious sites, as well as threats to eradicate what it terms apostates and infidels. Using the Arabic acronym for the Islamic State group, he said, “Daesh is genocidal by self-proclamation, by ideology, and by actions — in what it says, what it believes and what it does.”

However, he added that he was “neither judge nor prosecutor nor jury with respect to the allegations” and said any potential criminal charges must result from an independent international investigation.

Kerry said the U.S. would continue to support efforts to collect evidence and document atrocities.

While his determination does not carry such legal weight, Kerry said he hoped that groups he cited as being victimized would take some comfort in the fact that the “the United States recognizes and confirms the despicable nature of the crimes committed against them.”

Lawmakers and others who have advocated for the finding had sharply criticized the State Department’s initial disclosure Wednesday that the deadline would be missed. U.S. officials said Kerry concluded his review just hours after that announcement and the criticism had not affected his decision.

On Thursday, Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, the author of the House bill, commended Kerry’s decision.

“The United States has now spoken with clarity and moral authority,” Fortenberry, R-Neb., said in a statement. “I sincerely hope that the genocide designation will raise international consciousness, end the scandal of silence and create the preconditions for the protection and reintegration of these ancient faith communities into their ancestral homelands.”

Republican congressional leaders said President Barack Obama should use the declaration to

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIRUT — Syria’s Kurds on Thursday declared a de-facto federal region in Kurdish-controlled areas of northern Syria, drawing sharp condemnation from both the Damascus government and its opponents who decried the unilateral move as unconstitutional and setting a dangerous precedent.

The declaration further complicates the situation on the ground in Syria even as peace talks press ahead in Geneva. The main Syrian Kurdish party has been excluded from those talks — perhaps an indication of why the Kurds chose this particular moment for their move.

In Syria’s civil war, Kurdish fighters have emerged as the most effective fighting force against the Islamic State group and are backed militarily by the United States. More recently, Russia has backed them politically.

But despite Russia’s insistence that they should be part of the talks that started this week in Geneva, they have not been invited because Turkey considers the group to be a terrorist organization.

“Everybody rhetorically appreciates the Kurds, they all acknowledge the Kurdish fight against ISIS and that they are great warriors, but this is not being reflected in the diplomatic spectrum,” said Mutlu Civiroglu, a Washington-based Kurdish affairs analyst, using an alternative acronym for the Islamic State group.

Thursday’s announcement triggered fears that a Kurdish federal unit would lead to a partition of the war-shattered country — a formula that may make sense in principle after five years of devastating fighting but one that would be messy and unpalatable to most parties.

Some 200 Kurdish officials, who met in the town of Rmeilan in Syria’s predominantly Kurdish province of Hassakeh, insisted they are not partitioning Syria nor seeking secession — but rather making sure the country remains one nation.

“A federal and democratic Syria is a guarantee of coexistence and brotherly relations,” said an online posting from the conference.

Nawaf Khalil, an official with the Democratic Union Party, or PYD, said participants at the Rmeilan meeting included Turkmen, Arabs, Christian and Kurds.

They all approved a “democratic federal system for Rojava-Northern Syria,” he said. Rojava is a Kurdish word that refers to three distinct enclaves, or cantons, under Kurdish control in northern Syria: Jazira, Kobani and Afrin.

The Kurds, a longtime oppressed minority under decades of Assad family rule, have taken advantage of the chaos of the civil war to advance their goals of autonomy. After overstretched government troops withdrew from Kurdish areas to focus on fighting insurgents in other parts of the country, they declared their own civil administration in those three areas in 2013.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MEXICO CITY — An air pollution alert in greater Mexico City was extended Thursday, its fourth day, with authorities saying that despite slight improvements smog levels remained at almost 1 ½ times acceptable limits in some areas.

The city’s first air pollution alert in 11 years resulted in a driving ban that kept hundreds of thousands of cars from the roads Wednesday. A metropolitan commission said that had helped, but hot, dry, windless conditions were expected to last through mid-day Thursday.

In a rotating scheme, a different but equivalent set of cars will be told to stay off the streets Thursday.

The city offered free subway and bus rides to coax people from their vehicles.

Officials advised people to limit outdoor activity due to high ozone levels that were nearly double acceptable limits in the sprawling capital, which lies in a high-altitude valley ringed by smog-trapping volcanic mountains.

Amid a muddy brown haze, some residents covered their mouths with scarves or paper masks as they moved through the streets. Some schools kept kids indoors during recess.

Environment Secretary Alejandro Pacchiano said if conditions didn’t improve, further measures might be considered, such as suspending industrial activity at factories. By late Wednesday afternoon, pollution continued above acceptable limits.

Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera told Televisa news that about 1.1 million cars in the Valley of Mexico, including nearly 450,000 in the capital, were ordered off the streets under the restrictions. However, he later said only about 800,000 had stayed off the road.

He didn’t explain the discrepancy, but suggested some motorists drove despite the ban.

According to the National Statistics Institute about 4.7 million vehicles were registered in the capital in 2014, the most recent year for which figures are available.

Mexico City used to regularly reach high smog levels, but air quality has improved significantly since the 1990s.

France re-enacts Nov. 13 attacks to prevent more

have decried the plan as a cynical cave-in, sacrificing universal rights to pander to a restless electorate fed up with hosting people who are fleeing war and poverty.

Even some leaders acknowledged the EU was walking a tightrope.

“It is on the edge of international law,” Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite said before leaders signed off on the tentative deal.

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On the other side of the country, law enforcement officials bracing for this summer’s European soccer championship were training with a fake explosion reminiscent of the suicide attacks on the French national stadium that night.

The exercises aim to prevent future bloodshed and shed light on what happened when three gunmen claiming allegiance to the Islamic State group opened fire during a jam-packed rock concert and three suicide bombers attacked the Germany-France soccer match.

The metal gate of the Bataclan, which has been closed and locked to all but forensics teams and judicial investigators since the attacks, opened briefly Thursday to allow about two dozen people inside before clattering shut behind them.

Moments before, the mother of a young man killed that night complained outside the entrance about a process she said was both unnecessarily painful and did little to help families understand what happened to their loved ones.

“We parents still don’t know what time our children died, what their wounds were. On my son’s death certificate, it says he died between Nov. 13 and Nov. 14,” Nadine Ribert-Reinhart said. “It’s a farce.”

Families have not been allowed in, but Alain Marsaud — one of the lawmakers there Thursday — said someone had laid fresh flowers and photos where the victims fell.

Before entering, Georges Fenech, president of the parliamentary commission, said the lawmakers would observe a minute of silence inside.

Some also criticized Turkey, complaining it was cynically trying to exploit the situation to win concessions well beyond its reach under normal circumstances.

“Turkey is really asking for a lot. I refuse to accept negotiations that sometimes resemble a form of blackmail,” said Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel.

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A Kurdish girl of a migrant family uses chalk to draw on a freight train carriage in the make shift refugee camp at the northern Greek border point of Idomeni, Greece, Thursday. Leaders of the EU’s 28 divided nations reconvene in Brussels in hopes of ironing out disagreements on a proposed agreement with Turkey in the migrants crisis.

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At late night talks in Brussels on Thursday, leaders were assured that the draft deal would not result in mass deportations and some differences were bridged over sweeteners to give Turkey in exchange for its help.

“The 28 have agreed on a proposal,” French President Francois Hollande said. “It was late in the evening, but it has been done.”

Desperate to ease the pressure placed on Europe’s borders by the arrival of more than 1 million migrants in a year, the EU has turned to Turkey hoping to stem the flow of refugees into overburdened Greece.

The plan would essentially outsource Europe’s biggest refugee emergency in decades to Turkey, despite concerns about its sub-par asylum system and human rights abuses.

Under it, the EU would pay to send new migrants arriving in Greece who don’t qualify for asylum back to Turkey. For every migrant returned, the EU would accept one Syrian refugee, for a total of 72,000 people to be distributed among European states.

In exchange for the help of Turkey — home to 2.7 million Syrian refugees — the EU will offer up to 6 billion euros ($6.6 billion) in aid, an easing of visa restrictions for Turkish citizens and faster EU membership talks.

The summit chairman, EU Council President Donald Tusk, and the head of the executive Commission are scheduled to put Europe’s terms for an agreement to Davutoglu early Friday for his endorsement.

If Davutoglu objects, the heads of state and government of the 28 EU nations will meet again to reconsider their position.

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Cozy labs hug the shoreline at Friday Harbor marine institute.

LIFE AND DEATH IN GERRY FEEHAN TRAVEL I didn’t know what a necropsy was until we visited the marine lab institute at Friday Harbor on San Juan Island. It might have been better had my vocabulary been left unimproved — a necropsy is not for the faint of stomach.

San Juan Island is in the United States but is actually much closer to Victoria, B.C. than it is to the U.S. mainland. B.C.’s capital is a few kilometres away, across the Juan de Fuca Strait.

San Juan can only be reached by small plane or, as in our case, via ferry. We embarked with our motorhome at Anacortes, Washington and, after weaving through and around a multitude of conifer-clad islets, disembarked an hour or so later in Friday Harbor, the quaint town of 2,200 people that serves as County seat and is the largest town in the San Juan archipelago.

We had come to visit our daughter who had recently accepted a position as postdoctoral fellow at the University of Washington marine labs in Friday Harbor. Colette’s area of expertise is the interaction between sea urchins and kelp – that’s what urchins like to eat.

Friday Harbor Labs is a true scientific research facility. It attracts renowned marine biologists from around the world. Small laboratories hug the shoreline of the lovely grounds. We strolled the shore, peaking in windows, spying boiling beakers and aquariums full of life. It

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was exciting and mysterious watching lab coat-clad scientists recording data while carefully poured funny-looking liquids into test tubes.

It is encouraging and reassuring to see real science being performed — and adequately funded.

Fortunately a good relationship and camaraderie exists between Canadian and U.S. researchers, particularly in the marine science field. Data is shared and papers co-written, without regard for border fences.

For most of our stay we were “in residence” and

treated hospitably by everyone we encountered, from the maintenance people and dining hall staff to the doctoral candidates and tenured professors.

Colette’s mentor invited us to dinner and served up a tasty dish of coconut curry soup while we watched sunset from the deck of her rustic home high atop a hill overlooking the San Juans.

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CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: San Juan Island is a great place to circumnavigate on a bike; A masked moon shines over a roaring campfire at San Juan County Park; Friday Harbor Labs is a perfect place to do marine research — or to sit quietly and read a book.

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skillfully removed and splayed out upon the dock in the crisp salty air for all to see. As he cut, Dr. Gaydos carefully explained each step in the process and what role each body part played in the life — and death — of the animal, in a matter-of-fact, good-humoured fashion.

Apparently the animal died of a chronic lung infection. At least that’s what I learned after I was revived by the smelling salts.

Our last night on the island was a stargazer’s dream. We checked out of the marine lab residence and into the campground at San Juan County Park on the west side of the island. Across the Juan de Fuca Strait the shimmering lights of Victoria seemed a mere stone’s throw away. Florence knit while I lit a roaring campfire. An occasional cloud drifted by to briefly mask the moon and the Milky Way. Camping made perfect.

In the morning back in town Mike and Colette treated us to a hearty farewell breakfast before we caught the ferry back to the mainland. As we sailed away I snapped pictures of Friday Harbor Labs from the ferry deck.

A young couple was out on the windy

The islands thrive with wildlife. On our walkabouts we saw river otters, harbor seals, dolphins and orca whales swim, jump and cavort offshore. On shore deer, bald eagles, raccoons and fat native foxes frolicked in the autumn mist.

One brisk afternoon we hired a local guide for a sea kayaking tour in the cold fecund waters off Lime Kiln Point State Park. Colette and her oceanographer husband Mike pointed through the clear water at colourful sea urchins clinging precariously to rocks in the swell below. Colette gets pretty excited when she spots an urchin — particularly when a healthy bed of bull kelp floats nearby. Our guide reached into the kelp and handed me a raw blade: “Here, try this,” she said.

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Pinball Wizard’s paradise SILVERBALL MUSEUM

BY SHERYL STEIN ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES ASBURY PARK, N.J. - We didn’t have much money in the late 1980s, but my then-boyfriend and I could always grab a soda and make a few quarters last as we happily competed on, and occasionally tilted, pinball machines together.

Decades later, that guy (clearly a romantic at heart) searched high and low until he located and bought a refurbished model of the game we played most back then, Data East’s Time Machine, which has pride of place in our family room. We practically salivated with excitement when we learned of the Silverball Museum in Asbury Park, on the New Jersey shore.

The Silverball Museum - a pinball fanatic’s dream come true - opened in 2009 in a basement on Cookman Avenue, right off the boardwalk. The timing could not have been better: Redevelopment and reinvigoration of the city and its attractions, including the legendary musical outpost the Stone Pony, were in full swing. Pinball enthusiasts quickly beat a path to the museum’s door.

Founders Robert Ilvento and Steve Zuckerman immediately understood that they needed bigger and better-located digs. Not long after opening, the pair moved the museum onto the boardwalk.

From the outside, you might be forgiven if you mistake the joint for a seaside restaurant; tables with red-andwhite-striped umbrellas encircle the outside of the completely windowed building.

Just inside, the Silverball Cafe offers tomato pies, Nathan’s hot dogs, funnel cakes, soft pretzels, salt water taffy and other eats. But who can think about food when you’ve got literally hundreds of machines from so many eras and so many companies, all in fine condition, lining the walls?

Ilvento owns 600 machines - some digital, some electromechanical, some dot-matrix - and all playable. Some are in storage; approximately 200 grace the floor of the museum.

“People have told us it’s the top pinball collection in the world,” Ilvento told me. “We have games [whose manufacturer] only made 150 machines. Collectors love it because we have games they have never seen - they’re rare and we let them play them.”

He’s got a rare 1932 Ballyhoo machine as well as the recently acquired and very rare Big Bang Bar game.

Visitors aren’t playing in some darkened mall game room or smoky dive bar: The Silverball is bright and filled with the sounds of dinging bells.

Gone are the days when a quarter bought you a game. Here you pay one price - varying depending on how long you want to stay - and can take your pick from an overwhelming number of machines. Many of them are older than I am.

From a purely technological standpoint, the museum is a fascinating walk through the evolution of the pinball machine - from very simple machines to complicated models. For me, though, it was like seeing old touchstones from my life. I saw Evel Knievel, grinning down at me just as he did when I was 12.

The Bally Pinball Wizard was another old pal. And farther down the way, the Williams Cyclone was a fixture of my time in the Rutgers Student Center basement. I found myself racing around as if I were at some kind of reunion of old friends.

Fans of old-school video games can also get their fix at the Silverball: On the floor and playable are the original Pong game (released in 1972), along with Centipede, Pac-Man, Frogger, Asteroids, Galaga, Millipede, Ms. PacMan and many other favorites, some in a 300-game Ultracade machine (which looks like an arcade video-game console but has software that allows players to choose from among hundreds of video games). I revisited the Dig Dug video game, which I had played many summer evenings in the early 1980s on the Seaside Heights boardwalk. Aptly for the Asbury Park boardwalk, assorted arcade offerings abound as well: skee ball from Coney Island’s Eldorado, gun games, shuffle bowling and air hockey.

All these machines are visually gorgeous.

“They could be classified as numbered artwork that you can interact with,” Ilvento said.

“They’re really pretty machines.

They will survive us if they’re well maintained.”

It takes skill and constant attention to keep machines from different eras working all of the time, so gen-

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ABOVE; Pinball machines are lined against the wall at The Silverball Museum in Asbury Park, New Jersey.

RIGHT; The Silverball Museum has about 200 pinball machines and arcade games on display (and about 400 others in storage), and all are playable.

You don’t need to bring a sack of quarters, though there is an admission fee. eral manager Dan Toskaner and his team are constantly working the floor, keeping the place from going tilt. (The oldest pinball machine on the floor at present: 1950’s Knockout.)

Sometimes, even vigilant maintenance cannot compete with Mother Nature. In 2012, Hurricane Sandy flooded the place. Luckily, “the water was 13 inches high, but the pinball games were 18 inches off the ground,” Ilvento said.

His video games didn’t fare quite as well, and neither did the building itself.

Ultimately, he had to gut the entire museum and rebuild. Keeping everyone on payroll, he diligently met his goal: to reopen the museum two months after the disaster. “The first flicker of light on the boardwalk was the pinball museum,” he said.

In one corner, I checked out the Wall of Fame, which features some of the notables who have graced the museum’s floor. Of course, there are local heroes Bruce Springsteen and Southside Johnny (minus the Asbury Jukes). Among the others pictured: Anthony Bourdain, Paul Shaffer, Wendy Williams and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Ilvento noted that artists playing down the street at the Stone Pony often come by to play before or after their shows.

Besides the rich and famous, the museum plays host to local day camps, which come through regularly during the summer. Science classes come in to learn electronics and begin to understand the circuitry of a pinball machine.

Vow renewals and wedding rehearsal dinners have been hosted at the museum. One couple even got married right in front of the Teacher’s Pet pinball machine.

Mostly, though, patrons are people like me, who love the challenge of keeping a ball (or three) in play.

What’s good for us also benefits the machines.

“They have to be played - they last longer when they’re played,” Ilvento said. “When they don’t, they rust, they get stuck.”

Ilvento said he is planning to put some of the hundreds of machines he has in storage in a new pinball museum he plans to open in Delray Beach, Florida, sometime this year.

“If we can archive [pinball machines] through the museums, have four, five, six of these places to archive this little piece of Americana, it keeps these games restored. These games get polished, waxed, getting the TLC they need on a daily basis. We can’t let them sit there - they need the electricity running through them.”

So when we visit the Jersey shore again, I guess we have to go back … you know, to keep the machines in good shape. It’s a public service! (Also, there’s this guy I live with who thinks I can’t beat his score.)

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FITNESS FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2016

Gearing up for a world record OLDS VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER NOEL D’ARCY IS WEARING HIS FULL UNIFORM FOR A RECORD ATTEMPT AT THE CALGARY MARATHON CRYSTAL RHYNO RUNNING WITH RHYNO Wearing steel-toed boots, fire-retardant gear and helmet, Noel D’arcy is gunning to smash a world record for the fastest marathon in a firefighting uniform at the Scotiabank Calgary Marathon in May. The Olds volunteer firefighter has to beat 3:41:10, which was set by an Irish runner in June 2014.

D’arcy’s fastest marathon without gear is around three hours and four minutes. So the record isn’t entirely out of reach.

But the 30-year-old will be carrying 45 pounds of extra weight. Oddly enough, D’arcy took up running to drop a few pounds a couple years ago. His full firefighting gear is equivalent to his weight loss.

“I thought I would like to give it a try,” said D’arcy, who is originally from northwest Ireland in the County of Limerick. “Whether I can do it or not is yet to be determined.”

Training began after the Guinness World Records gave D’arcy the green light in mid-January. There’s a rigorous screening process before the record keepers officially allow someone to take a run at a record. D’arcy submitted his application in October.

He got the idea to do it after reading about his countryman beating the record in an Irish paper online.

The biggest challenge so far has been running in the heavy boots.

“I am trying to run in my turnout gear as much as I can,” said D’arcy.

“The boots are cutting my heels. The first time I wore my boots, I went out and ran 2K and I couldn’t run for two weeks afterwards.”

The Olds Fire Fighter’s association chipped in to buy a more comfortable pair of boots. D’arcy has been taping his feet and he even went up a size in boots.

“Even though they are good boots, they are not designed for running,” said D’arcy.

In order to challenge the record, D’arcy must wear his full uniform.

D’arcy expects he will get the boots sorted out before the race. He’s been hitting the gym hard to work on his strength.

“I fear the temperature that my body is going to get to,” said D’arcy.

“For that world record, that gear has to be zipped up. That gear has to be done up.”

He is allowed to remove some gear at an aid station, for example, but he is not allowed to take a step forward. An official on a bike will follow with a video camera to record the entire 42.2K. D’arcy says he doesn’t plan to stop too often to unzip because he does not want to lose time. Hydration will be key to his success.

“It is a really difficult record,” said D’arcy. “It hasn’t been broken in 10 years. Not a lot of people have attempted it.”

He is also fundraising for the Olds Fire Fighters Association in their campaign to raise money and awareness for Muscular Dystrophy Canada.

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Town of Olds volunteer firefighter Noel D’arcy gets in a short training run this week. D’Arcy will attempt to set a world record for running a marathon in his firefighting bunker gear during the Calgary Marathon May 29

Study says millennials running to stay healthy MIKE PLUNKETT ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES Researchers estimate that 42 million Americans consider themselves runners or joggers. Of those, about 18 million are millennials.

They grew up familiar with the appeal of running and have fully embraced the sport as a lifestyle phenomenon. Add in their relationship to technology and their strong sense of community, and they are a force the running industry must reckon with.

But what does running and competing mean to them? A new study tried to figure that out.

The Millennial Running Study, released in February and sponsored by Running USA and RacePartner with research by Achieve, surveyed 15,631 people born between 1980 and 2000 who have finished a race, asking about their motivations for running.

The primary reason is clear: Millennials run for their health. Amy Thayer, the study’s lead researcher, said that’s a key finding because this generation struggles with obesity. To counter that threat, millennials run - to lose weight and get in shape.

“Running is the most economical way [for millennials] to get the most bang for their buck,” Thayer said.

“From there, the motivation was to continue on to do more so that it has become a lifestyle.”

The survey found that three-quarters of respondents considered themselves fit but that only 51 percent were content with their fitness level. Seventy-three percent of respondents were women, a telling statistic: While races used to be almost evenly divided between men and women, now about 60 percent of finishers are women. In response, much of the lifestyle marketing of running is geared toward millennial women.

In addition, the study found that 76 percent of those surveyed run throughout the year and are active in other forms of exercise, such as weightlifting (49 percent) and “outdoor activities” (43 percent).

This research shows that being a

runner - in the journey to being fit - is part of a millennial’s identity.

Thayer said she was surprised by how dedicated millennial runners are to races. The study found that half of respondents signed up for races at least three months in advance.

“They are very deliberate and intentional, not only in the timing of their event but in the events they select,” Thayer said. And they are motivated first and foremost by the challenge, something Thayer said event organizers have to understand to reach them.

“A lot of events put a lot of time and energy into thinking about the event as being about ‘the total experience,’ “ Thayer said, referring to amenities such as VIP packages, additional apparel and virtual training programs.

“But from the data in the survey, a lot of millennial runners aren’t interested in that at all. They just want a quality running experience.”

The desire for quality experiences bodes well for major races such as the Boston and New York City marathons.

Yet Thayer thinks millennials should look to smaller races that are well organized and can offer the challenges they want.

That’s good news for companies such as Pacers Running.

Now in five locations in Washington, D.C. and Virginia (and one in Princeton, N.J.), Pacers sells running equipment and stages local races.

Chris Farley, the owner and general manager, said that in order to adjust to industry shifts brought on by millennials, Pacers Running focuses more on the accomplishments of all participants and less on first-place finishes and fast times.

The races are created by Kathy Dalby, Pacers’ chief executive and partner. “We’re not going to be doing super-huge races; it’s not in our DNA,” Dalby said. Instead, Pacers events, about one a month, usually have between 1,500 and 2,000 runners. “You get to see people over and over again.”

Dalby, who is in her 30s and started to work at Pacers in her 20s, brings a millennial’s sensibility to her job. “I design a race that I would like, and

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Dalby and Farley said their goal is to create events that allow for a real challenge and an opportunity to promote community. For example, the St. Patrick’s Day run on March 6 featured a 5K and a 10K course along the National Mall. Runners were encouraged to dress up in costumes and post photos with the hashtag #StPatsRun, and competitors looking for more of a challenge had the option to do a double run, beginning with the 5K, then coming back to the starting line to run the 10K. Results show 613 finished the double, 350 of whom were millennials.

That age group makes up 43 percent of the participants in the large, challenging Rock ‘n’ Roll marathon events, said Keith Kendrick, chief marketing officer of the Competitor Group, which owns and operates the series.

While millennials are often pegged as being unsure of what they want, Kendrick said that kind of participation supports the survey’s findings that millennials put a high value on being authentic.

“It’s a different generation that values authenticity and the quality of the event,” Kendrick said. “They don’t want all the extraneous bells and whistles.”

Kendrick said that because of millennials who run the Rock ‘n’ Roll races, the company had to “get focused again on the core of the race,” Kendrick said.

He said organizers emphasize the nuance of each course, touting the different challenges that racers will face.

Kendrick noted the very hilly course in Raleigh, N.C., and the challenges of a night marathon in Las Vegas.

“We don’t hide the fact; we promote it,” he said. “You want a challenging course; here it is.”

Like Pacers, Competitor has invested heavily in its social media efforts to communicate to millennials. In January, the company rolled out a new digital “Finisher Zone” that offers real-time results, comparative data of times to other races and ways to customize the finisher’s certificate to different media platforms.

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FASHION FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2016

Looking beyond a major milestone GRETA CONSTANTINE LOOKS TO FUTURE AS CANADIAN LABEL MARKS 10TH ANNIVERSARY

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Fresh off of a successful showcase in Paris, Canadian label Greta Constantine is marking a major milestone on the Toronto runway while also envisioning new ways to expand the brand.

Designers Kirk Pickersgill and Stephen Wong are celebrating a decade at the helm of their luxurious womenswear label, whose moniker combines the names of Wong’s mother, Greta, with that of Pickersgill’s grandfather, Constantine.

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They’re also among the womenswear nominees in contention for the Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards being handed out April 15.

Wong said they’d love to venture into the accessories and lifestyles arenas in the future, but the duo also remains focused on the present as they reflect upon their anniversary milestone.

“It’s pretty significant for any company, I think, to hit a 10-year mark,” Wong said seated alongside Pickersgill at their spacious downtown Toronto studio, with rolling racks of colourful dresses punctuating the space.

“But being a fashion business in the fashion industry in Canada specifically … it’s a much smaller market here, and it’s that much more difficult to establish yourself enough to last 10 years.”

Making the journey abroad wasn’t initially a part of the plan, but the duo acknowledged that it became a necessity given the limitations of the homegrown market.

“You get to a point where you’ve gotten as big as you can within your own country…. And in order to grow, you have to go elsewhere, spread out your wings in the rest of the world,” said Wong.

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Slips and falls just part of the job, models say

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — The traditional runway walk proved treacherous at the kickoff of Fashion Week, with several models in the Mikhael Kale show slipping on the slickened surface.

“Unfortunately, the one thing we can’t control is the weather,” Carolyn Quinn, director of IMG Fashion Events & Properties, said in an emailed statement to The Canadian Press.

“The rain tracked inside made the runway slippery, but Mikhael Kale presented a beautiful collection and we’ve remedied the issue.”

Models taking part in shows Tuesday were still exercising caution.

Dane Carlsen said he makes a conscious decision to slow down before turning on the Toronto runway, and averted a potential slip during the Bustle show.

“As soon as I walked out, the bottom of the shoes are taped, so, when I stopped to turn at the very beginning, I did a little two-inch slide. … It’s the floor.”

Models typically rehearse for presentations on the runway well before showtime. But even the most experienced among them can be thrown for a loop as they ready for their entrance, due in part to a common catwalk issue: ill-fitting footwear.

“Heels that don’t fit, it’s a normal thing backstage,” said Amanda Laine, who has modelled for eight years. “They always have padding for us, or double-stick tape taping your foot to the shoe. That’s just something you learn to deal with.”

Laine said she started modelling at age 16, and that it’s become “second nature” to walk in heels on the runway. While she’s never taken a tumble during a show, she’s had to contend with some unexpected on-the-job challenges, recalling a Louis Vuitton show requiring models to ascend a hill and round a corner.

“The best thing is not to freak out and just go with the flow,” Laine said.

initially establishing their name in creating designs fashioned from the soft, elastic knit fabric. But as the label evolved, so too did their inventory of materials and their embrace of more structure in their designs.

They’ve cultivated a high-wattage clientele list along the way, dressing Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Hudson and Victoria Beckham as well as homegrown notables including supermodel Coco Rocha, actor-director Sarah Polley and “Orphan Black” star Tatiana Maslany.

Wong started his career in Toronto as a costume designer for Susan Dicks & Co., designing clothes for films including “American Psycho,” “Chicago” and “Hairspray.” Pickersgill was previously based in Milan and has worked for international designers including the U.K.’s Neil Barrett and Canadian-helmed label Dsquared2.

“One of the reasons these guys were so successful is that they didn’t start their brand when they were 20 (years old) coming out of school. They started it

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later in the game when they had really deep and strong experience,” said Bernadette Morra, editor-in-chief of Fashion Magazine.

“That gave them not only the skills that they needed to create fabulous, women-friendly clothing, but it also gave them time to really think about what their place was going to be in the business…. what they could bring to the international fashion scene that was unique, that did not exist, and how they could build that brand to stand out in the great sea of fashion brands in this world.”

Pickersgill said he and Wong are “basically cut from the same cloth,” and feed upon each other’s creativity.

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Discretionary Use Inglewood West • K. Hernandez & C. Mendez – an approval of use for a home-based business for massage therapy, to be located at 4823 – 53 Street.

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PUBLIC NOTICE RED DEER RIVER DYE STUDY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT ACT NOTICE OF APPLICATION In accordance with the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act, the City of Red Deer has applied to Environment and Parks for registration of hydrologic tracing analysis studies to be conducted in the Red Deer River. Rhodamine WT (Fluorescent Red Dye Concentrate, 20% active ingredient) will be the substance used in the study. The impact of the dye injection to the river will be pink coloration of the river water. The dye will have no negative impacts on aquatic life at the concentrations that it will occur in the river. Furthermore, Rhodamine WT dye will have no impact to human health and contact recreation from the activity in the river at the low predicted concentrations.

Pursuant to section 73 of the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act, any person who is directly affected by this operation may submit a written statement of concern regarding this application. Failure to file a statement of concern may affect the right to file a Notice of Appeal with the Environmental Appeals Board. Such a statement of concern must be submitted to: Environment and Parks Regulatory Approvals Center Main Floor, 9820 - 106 Street Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2J6 Fax: (780) 422-0154 Email: esrd.epeaapplications@gov.ab.ca within 30 days of the date of this notice. Please quote Application No. 002-367378 when submitting a statement of concern in regards to the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act application.

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Show is a survey, not a ‘retrospective’ ISAAC MIZRAHI

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Don’t call the Jewish Museum exhibition on Isaac Mizrahi’s work a retrospective. Those, the 54-year-old designer said, are for dead people.

This journey through several elegant rooms on Fifth Avenue is more like a mid-career survey.

“I was very, very reticent and a little bit, kind of, shocked,” he said Monday of his first reaction to the idea of a show just for him. “I hesitated, only because I feel as though it needed a lot of exploration and a lot of clarification.”

But away he went, slogging through his archives with the help of guest curator Chee Pearlman and others from the museum. The process brought on a touch of melancholy, but it ultimately felt cathartic, particularly dozens of sketches for many of his sartorial looks and an entire wall showing off his alphabet, his language — colour groupings of fabric swatches, threads and embellishments mounted lovingly on white board and meticulously preserved.

“It was such a crazy thing to amass all of those swatches all these years,” he said as he walked through the exhibition, ahead of its opening Friday.

“And I think the sketches resonate because clothes are clothes. Sketches are wishes.”

The Brooklyn native, the former Yeshiva boy who was relentlessly bullied for being different, was barely 27 when he produced his first runway show in 1988 after his Parsons School of Design graduation and jobs in the studios of Perry Ellis, Calvin Klein and other established mentors.

Years of runway shows and couture for the rich and famous followed, including custom work for two first ladies, Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama, along with Sarah Jessica Parker and Meryl Streep, to name a few.

His brand, Isaac Mizrahi New York, faltered in 1998, but he continued to create, embracing at times the highs and lows in terms of pricing, often in the same outfit, as his love of women of all ages and body types shined.

Mizrahi, with his signature head of dark, curly hair, created a line for Target and sells on QVC, but his creative

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Fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi backs prepares for a press preview tour of his solo exhibition at the Jewish Museum on Monday, in New York. output beyond clothes is represented at the Jewish Museum: as performer, writer, musician and director in dance, theatre and opera. Among projects still to come is a memoir, but it’s slow-going.

When he was doing couture collections — and who knows, he said, maybe he’ll make another someday — his shows were liberating, rule-breaking manifestos, little crowd-pleasing stories based on gestures that would lead to clothes bursting with colour or sparkling in sequins — always meticulously crafted.

It was never about alienation, Mizrahi said. Always about pleasing women.

The designer worked before social media made over-sharers of us all, yet he once gave models hand-held cameras to shoot his audience during a

live show filmed for the 1995 documentary “Unzipped.” It was an anatomy of a collection and included models changing on stage behind a transparent scrim. The same theatrical flourish is represented along the walls of the exhibit.

The film pushed Mizrahi further into the mainstream, where he continued to express just what an American designer could do absent any heavy European influence.

It was Mizrahi who once dyed standard poodles Easter egg pastels and trimmed them up like walking topiaries for the runway. He constructed a full, formal skirt out of those quilted pads that hang in freight elevators, made a standard camel-hair coat with a fur-trimmed hood as a jumpsuit instead and crafted a red Baby Bjorn carrier to match a satin, strapless

gown of the same hue, because “the birth of a child should be integrated into a woman’s social life.”

He called his clothes “quite friendly.” The last stop on his mid-career “survey” includes three roomy new coats, cut comfortably and the same but made of different fabrics, including one in oil cloth and another covered in red and pink sequins.

Coming up with “unique and new” collections of pricey couture, on a season-to-season cycle every four months, is something Mizrahi left behind.

“It takes a lot of time now to make something truly interesting,” he said.

“To really make interesting clothes, interesting enough for women to consider buying them at crazy, crazy expensive prices, I do think they should be something that you haven’t seen.

That is really hard.”

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“We’ve entered a new era of personalized performance,” said Mark Parker, Nike’s president and CEO. “Today, athletes want more than just a dash board. They want a relationship.”

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When users step into the shoe, their heel will hit a sensor. The athlete then can press two buttons on the side that

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The health minister cited a report last August by Public Health England, which says almost all of 2.6 million adults using e-cigarettes in Great Britain are current or ex-smokers. The report said most of the ex-smokers are using the devices to help them quit smoking, or to prevent them from going back to cigarettes.

Brown says he’s heard that argument and is “respectful� of it. “That’s why we’re not calling for a ban on them.

We’re just calling for regulation around them because nicotine is still addictive,� said Brown. “And secondly, there is research now emerging that is showing harmful effects of vaping and e-cigarettes. So if you think that it’s just a way of getting nicotine replacement therapy and that there are no harmful effects, then you’re wrong.�

Brown says recent research out of the Harvard Medical School shows that one of the chemicals used in electronic cigarettes can cause bronchiolitis obliterans, also known as “popcorn lung.�

“WE’RE JUST CALLING FOR REGULATION AROUND THEM BECAUSE NICOTINE IS STILL ADDICTIVE.�

SASKATOON — The ease with which young people can buy electronic cigarettes is firing up the Saskatchewan Medical Association.

Association president, Dr. Mark Brown, says there — ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT, DR. MARK BROWN are no Saskatchewan regulations around buying e-cigarettes, even though the products contain nicotine.

That is basically “damaging the lung,� he said. “And so there would be nothing to stop your fiveAlberta, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and year-old child from walking into a store and purchasLabrador are the only provinces that have not ing e-cigarettes,� said Brown. banned the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors, The doctor says he’s concerned that products, according to the Non-Smokers Rights Association. such as flavoured tobacco and e-cigarettes, could apAlberta leaves the decision to municipalities. peal to young people who may become addicted and Brown says he hopes this call generates talk as start using other tobacco products. political leaders debate health issues during the The association is calling for legislation around Saskatchewan election campaign. e-cigarettes and a ban on all flavoured tobacco to discourage smoking among youth.

Saskatchewan Health Minister Dustin Duncan said last month that there are no imminent plans to change provincial smoking laws to cover electronic cigarettes.

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Steele says the 23-year-old Woods went back to the doctor on March 4 because the swelling hadn’t gone down and he was out of pain medication.

She says the doctor asked her son if he’d been taking antibiotics, but she says Woods wasn’t given a prescription for antibiotics, only for pain medication.

Steele says he was put on antibiotics, had a “cleanup� procedure and another oral surgery to remove the infection, and then had to have part of his skull removed to reduce swelling.

The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority says it won’t discuss details of the case publicly but says it’s doing everything it can to help the patient. “I am not aware of what went wrong, but something went wrong that a kid had one tooth out two weeks ago, and today he’s on life support fighting for his life, and a third of his skull has been removed,�

Steele said.

Steele says doctors told her Woods will have to have several more surgeries. “We are devastated to hear about the experience of this patient and his family,� the authority said in a statement. “All surgeries, including dental surgeries, do carry a small risk of infection and it seems that in this case, the infection had progressed to become quite severe.

We are doing everything we can to provide this patient with the care he needs in hospital right now.�

For now, Steele said she and her family are focused on getting Woods healthy. “I just want my son to live.�

Steele wants people to know they need to be more diligent after having surgery. “If something doesn’t feel 100 per cent right, they need to jump up and down, you know, and make sure that they’re being heard and seen.

Not just trying to suck it up because it’s a wisdom tooth and it’s a little swollen and it’ll be OK.�

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Low blood pressure also has risks Is low blood pressure good for everyone?

We all know that having high blood pressure increases our risk for several conditions such as heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, and even dementia. In fact, high blood pressure is the leading cause of death and disability worldwide. It is estimated that over 60% of those over the age of 65 have high blood pressure and the incidence is actually increasing.

Recognizing the adverse effects of persistently high blood pressure, physicians have been advising those of us with high blood pressure to adopt a low-salt, low-fat diet, to exercise regularly, and to take appropriate medications to reduce our systolic blood pressure( top number in a blood pressure reading) to a target value of 140(140 mm Hg).

In 2009, National Institute of Health (NIH) launched the SPRINT( Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial) study to find out if reduction of systolic blood pressure to a lower value of 120 mm Hg, through intensive treatment, would further reduce death and disability.

The SPRINT study, which recruited around 9300 people with high blood pressure aged 50 years and above, from over 100 centres and clinical practices in US and Puerto Rico, was supposed to run for 4-8 years. Between 2010-2013, the researchers randomly divided the participants into two groups, the standard group whose target blood pressure was less than 140 mm Hg, and an intensive treatment group whose target was less than 120 mm Hg. Late last year, after 3.2 years of study, NIH discontinued the research ahead of time, to quickly share their preliminary findings with the rest of the world. The researchers found that the rates of heart attack, heart failure, stroke, and death from heart disease dropped by 25% in participants who aimed for a systolic blood pressure of 120 mm Hg, compared with those who achieved a systolic blood pressure near the currently accepted target of 140 mm Hg. According to SPRINT study more aggressive reduction of blood pressure to 120 mm Hg prima facie results in better outcomes for people aged 50 years and above. Is lower blood pressure good for everyone? Experts advise caution in interpreting the findings and rushing to the assumption that lower blood pressure is good for everyone.

SPRINT study did not include people with diabetes, kidney disease, or history of stroke.

It is difficult to determine how applicable these findings are to those groups of people, and whether it is safe to adopt lower targets for everyone.

More medication was needed to achieve the lower blood pressure target in SPRINT study, with the intensive treatment group taking an aver-

PADMAJA GENESH SENIORS age of 3 medications compared to 2 medications in the standard group.

Moreover, the incidence of serious side effects such as dangerously low blood pressure (hypotension), fainting spells (syncope), and kidney failure was 4.7% in the intensive treatment group compared to 2.5% in the standard treatment group.

For older individuals with long standing high blood pressure, and associated thickening of arteries, an intensive therapy to lower the blood pressure to 120mm Hg, could actually affect the blood flow to the brain, causing brain damage and dementia.

In such individuals the mean arterial pressure (target of 70 in the above group, opposed to 60 in younger persons) could be considered as an indicator of cerebral blood flow.

Hypertension Canada has set the target blood pressure as less than 140/90 mmHg in most patients, including those with kidney disease. In patients with diabetes, blood pressure targets are less than 130/80. In the very elderly (age >80 years), the systolic target is 150 mm Hg. Hypertension Canada advises physicians to exercise caution in managing blood pressure in elderly patients who are frail, those who have coronary artery disease, and patients with low diastolic blood pressure (bottom number in a blood pressure reading).

How is this relevant to us? If you are taking blood pressure medications, and you are having symptoms such as confusion, light-headedness, forgetfulness, or a sense of feeling foggy, you may be experiencing the effects of tootight blood pressure control.

Secondly, it is important for all of us to know that lifestyle modifications are equally essential for achieving blood pressure control as are medications.

Blood pressure and other cardiovascular risk factors can be improved by following a healthy diet, engaging in regular physical activity, moderating alcohol consumption, reducing dietary sodium, avoiding tobacco exposure and managing high stress levels. Let us work with our physicians to ensure that we achieve optimum blood pressure control, avoiding unnecessary complications.

Padmaja Genesh, who holds a bachelor degree in medicine and surgery as well as a bachelor degree in Gerontology, has spent several years teaching and working with health care agencies. A past resident of Red Deer, and a past board member of Red Deer Golden Circle, she is now a Learning Specialist at the Alzheimer Society of Calgary. Please send your comments to padmajaganeshy@yahoo.ca

1 in 5 young children given cold remedies despite warnings: study

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — About one in five kids under age six continued to be given over-the-counter cough and cold medicines, despite a Health Canada-mandated warning against use of the products in young children, researchers have found.

Since October 2009, the federal department has required that labels on cough and cold medications carry a warning that parents and caregivers should not administer the drugs to children under six because they are not only ineffective, but also potentially harmful.

But in a study that looked at parents’ reported use of the OTC preparations a year before October 2009 and roughly two years after, researchers found usage dropped only about four percentage points — from 22 per cent to almost 18 per cent by October 2011.

“It went down a very little bit, saying to us that even having a label on the bottle is probably not enough to deter its use,” said principal investigator Dr. Jonathon Maguire, a pediatrician and researcher at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto.

“And I think parents just don’t know that they’re not supposed to be used in little kids.”

Maguire said there is no scientific evidence that these off-the-shelf remedies reduce the duration of a cold or its symptoms.

The products — which typically include some combination of antihistamines, decongestants, cough suppressants and an analgesic like acetaminophen — can cause side-effects such as heart palpitations and high blood pressure, which kids under six may be unable to communicate to their parents.

If young children are given too much of the medications — due to a mix-up in measuring the dose or from overlapping doses — they could suffer seizures or a coma.

“Some of these medications are sedating and that has caused children to pass away,” Maguire said.

“We know these medications are harmful. We know they’re not recommended for use in children.

We also know a lot of families seek them because, let’s face it, when your child is sick with a cough and cold, it’s a really tough time and parents are grasping for solutions for relief.”

The study, published Wednesday in the Canadian Journal of Public Health, included almost 1,100 children aged one to five who were seen at one of seven primary-care practices in the Greater Toronto Area that make up the TARGet Kids! research network.

Researchers found that children under six who had younger parents and those in families with older siblings were more likely to be treated with cough and cold remedies, despite warning labels advising against the practice.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — TransCanada’s already hefty North American natural gas pipeline footprint is poised to get even bigger with a US$13-billion deal to buy Columbia Pipeline Group.

Columbia operates a 24,000-kilometre pipeline network that stretches from New York to the Gulf of Mexico, tapping into prolific shale gas deposits in the northeastern United States.

The deal is expected to close in the second half of this year. Once it does, TransCanada will control a 91,000-kilometre gas pipeline system that stretches throughout the continent.

“The acquisition of Columbia Pipeline Group is a rare, attractive opportunity that will create one of North America’s largest regulated natural gas transmission businesses,” said TransCanada CEO Russ Girling.

The deal, which includes the assumption of US$2.8 billion in debt, would get TransCanada a foothold in the Appalachian Basin, complementing the big presence it already has in

Western Canada.

“With this acquisition, we believe we’ve secured an incumbency position in North America’s two fastest-growing natural gas basins,” said Girling.

“We believe that these two basins have the lowest development and production costs and the highest growth prospects in North America. We believe that will lead to additional material growth opportunities not only through the end of the decade but for very many more years to come.”

Through the deal, TransCanada is snapping up assets in the Marcellus and Utica shale gas formations.

“The Marcellus shale, in particular, is one of the world’s great gas resources,” said Samir Kayande, an analyst at RS Energy Group.

With a natural gas prices at US$2 per 1,000 cubic feet, producers in the region aren’t making money these days.

But Kayande said if prices were to rise to US$3, activity would pick up substantially — a long-term view likely shared by TransCanada.

“It’s inconceivable that gas prices will not at some point rise to the point where Appalachian drilling is economic again,” said Kayande.

To help pay for the acquisition, TransCanada has reached a deal with a syndicate of underwriters led by RBC Capital Markets and TD Securities to raise about C$4.2 billion in equity financing.

It’s also aiming to sell U.S. Northeast merchant power assets and its minority interest in a Mexican natural gas pipeline business. In the interim, it has US$10.3 billion in bridge term-loan credit facilities.

TransCanada has made headlines in recent years with attempts to build new crude oil pipelines like Keystone XL and Energy East.

U.S. President Barack Obama nixed Keystone XL in November following a seven-year regulatory saga.

National Energy Board hearings have not yet begun into the Alberta-to-Atlantic Energy East proposal, which has been facing mounting opposition from environmental groups and some Quebec politicians.

TV consumers get new mechanism for complaints as queries escalate THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Consumers frustrated by their cable or satellite bills, or upset by the new, so-called skinny basic TV, will soon have a new place to take their complaints. The mandate of the country’s telecom watchdog is being expanded to include television services, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission announced Thursday.

The decision comes as the broadcast regulator fields hundreds of calls

about the slimmed-down basic TV packages that came into effect March 1.

As of Thursday, the CRTC had received 587 calls from consumers about the new $25 basic TV packages, said commission spokeswoman Patricia Valladao.

“But keep in mind, that may not only be complaints, but questions etc,” she said in an email.

Come September 2017, the Commissioner for Complaints for Telecommunications (CCTS) will handle TV service complaints as well as dealing with

unresolved problems consumers have with their cell phone, land line and Internet providers.

And if the recent past is any indication, it will field thousands of gripes from people unable to resolve issues with those providers. The complaints commissioner has dealt with roughly 10,000 complaints a year over telecom service since the body was created in 2007. At the same time, it had to turn away thousands of people who complained about TV service providers, because cable and satellite services were not in its mandate.

CALGARY — A rail company is getting ready to launch a feasibility study this spring into its plan to send trains full of oilsands bitumen from Fort McMurray to Alaska.

From Delta Junction, in the Alaska interior, the oil would move in an existing pipeline — currently running well below its capacity — to the port of Valdez, where it would be loaded onto tankers and shipped to Asia. The railway would run about 2,400 kilometres.

Under the proposal from G Seven Generations Ltd., First Nations would hold a 50 per cent equity ownership stake in the project.

G Seven Generations CEO Matt Vickers, who has northwestern B.C. First Nations roots, said consulting with indigenous peoples along the railway’s proposed route early in the process is key.

So far, support has been strong and the Assembly of First Nations has endorsed the concept, he said.

“If you don’t have early engagement with the indigenous people — whoever’s land you’re on, wherever it is in the world — I don’t believe the project is going to work,” he told the Arctic Oil and Gas Symposium on Thursday.

Last month, a preliminary study by the Van Horne Institute — backed by a $1.8-million grant from the Alberta government — found there’s merit to the idea. It estimated a project with a capacity of up to 1.5 million barrels a day could cost as much as $34 billion.

The next step will involve doing a detailed feasibility study that will narrow down the railway’s precise route.

Vickers said he wants that work to get underway before leaves return to the trees this spring so that the company can do survey work from the air.

The trains would carry raw bitumen in heated railcars. In the event any of that spills from one of the company’s specially designed cars, cleanup would be relatively straightforward, said Vickers.

“It’s going to come out like molasses and you’re going to be able to clean it up with a shovel,” he said.

Assuming a two-year regulatory review process, trains could be shipping about a million barrels a day by 2020.

That would be about the same capacity as the proposed Alberta-to-Atlantic Energy East Pipeline, which has been contending with stiff political opposition.

It would undergo a different regulatory process than the one for Energy East and other interprovincial pipelines — with Transport Canada reviewing the proposal, not the National Energy Board. Like the Keystone XL pipeline that U.S. President Barack Obama nixed in November after seven years of political wrangling, the G Seven Generations proposal would need U.S. permission to cross the border.

Vickers said the Alaska governor and Valdez mayor are keen on the proposal, so he’s not expecting politics to be as much of a headwind.

Yukon Energy, Mines and Resources Minister Scott Kent said he also expects the permitting process to be less complicated than it was for Keystone XL.

The importance of proper communication I have a confession to make.

I was in a store the other day in a small town and the talkative owner made some offhand comment in her storytelling about ‘back before everything was genetically modified…’ as in ‘back in the good old days’. I inwardly rolled my eyes and let it pass. But as I was driving away, I scolded myself.

I’d just been at farmer workshops across the prairies where the image of agriculture and today’s often misinformed and seemingly gullible consumer were major topics, because those same consumers have a big impact now on how farmers do business.

Why didn’t I speak up, in defense of modern agriculture that ensures rural economies stay alive, and gives Canadians unending safe choices when shopping for their food? Why didn’t I come up with a clever quip about how really, when it comes right down to it, we’re all ‘genetically modified’ in that whole parental genetic crossbreeding thing?

I could come up with any number of excuses for my lack of initiative, but it was a good lesson to me that op-

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DIANNE FINSTAD FROM THE FIELD portunities to help educate and inform people about the real story of farming often pop up when you least expect it. And it does take some effort to recognize those chances, and courage to address them.

It doesn’t mean having an ‘I’m smarter than you’ lecture on university level ag science. Or we don’t have to jump into full defensive attack mode.

It just means recognizing a situation where you can say ‘there is another side to the story you believe’.

One of the speakers I heard at the Agri-Visions conference in Lloydminster was Andrew Campbell (@FreshAirFarmer). He’s a bright, young Ontario dairy and crop farmer who used to do what I did – farm radio broadcasting. Now he’s farming full-time, but he hasn’t lost his passion for com-

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It became a global sensation, attracting followers, supporters and haters.

And it was truly an eye-opening experience for him.

Campbell pointed out in his presentation that communication hadn’t been so important to farmers, because there was a general assumption that ‘you (the consumer) have to eat – we produce it, so don’t worry, we’ve got you covered’. As the whole information gathering and sharing world has transformed, that line of thinking doesn’t cut it anymore for agriculture. Today’s food shopper knows less, and yet demands more, of producers than ever before. And individuals can find out more in moments with a few quick clicks on their phone than we could in hours of searching, calling and report reading in the newsroom in the past.

But whose information is at their fingertips? Is it factual or an opinionated, financed, biased perspective?

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As Campbell pointed out, everyone gets an opinion today, and you can always find someone online to support yours, thus cementing your own perception. It’s given new legs to activism of all kinds. And it’s made for some puzzling inconsistencies, not to mention outright deception. In his home province, farmers now are being denied access to a type of seed protection, because of perceived concerns of their impact on bees. Yet if those same folks pushing to protect bees were to find a beehive under their own front step, would they hesitate to reach for a can of bugkiller?

Science and regulations don’t carry the same credibility they once did. Everyone’s a skeptic, yet often the questions aren’t directed at the places that need questioning the most.

Given all the challenges already in doing agriculture as a profession, adding in a demanding consumer might seem overwhelming.

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At the close, the S&P/TSX composite index was up 143.17 points at 13,621.30. The bump came on the heels of the release Wednesday of the U.S. central bank’s outlook on rates, which was considered positive for both commodities and stock markets.

The Fed’s move also breathed new life into the loonie, which managed to poke its head above 77 cents US before closing just shy of that mark, up 0.78 of a US cent at 76.99 cents.

The last time the Canadian dollar closed above the 77-cent mark was on Oct. 20, 2015 when it finished at 77.03 cents US. On commodity markets, the April contract for benchmark North American crude closed up $1.74 at US$40.20, while April natural gas added seven cents to US$1.94 per mmBtu. April gold soared $35.20 to US$1,265.00 a troy ounce, while copper shot up six cents to US$2.29 a pound.

New York markets were also buoyed by the Fed news, with the Dow Jones industrial average rising 155.73 points to 17,481.49, while the S&P 500 rose 13.37 points to 2,040.59 and the Nasdaq composite edged up 11.02 points to 4,774.99.

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

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 13,621.30, up 143.17 points Dow — 17,481.49, up 155.73 points S&P 500 — 2,040.59, up 13.37 points Nasdaq — 4,774.99, up 11.02 points Currencies: Cdn — 76.99 cents US, up 0.78 of a cent Pound — C$1.8815, up 0.88 of a cent Euro — C$1.4701, down 0.36 of a cent Euro — US$1.1318, up 0.87 of a cent Oil futures: US$40.20 per barrel, up $1.74 (April contract) Gold futures: US$1,265.00 per oz., up $35.20

(April contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $21.692 oz., up 41.6 cents $697.40 kg., up $13.38 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: May ‘16 $4.70 lower $465.50 July ‘16 $3.30 lower $470.40 Nov. ‘16 $0.90 higher $476.70 Jan. ‘17 $1.10 higher $479.90 March ‘17 $1.20 higher $482.50 May ‘17 $2.40 higher $483.00 July ‘17 $3.00 higher $483.60 Nov. ‘17 $5.10 higher $479.30 Jan. ‘18 $5.10 higher $479.30 March ‘18 $5.10 higher $479.30 May ‘18 $5.10 higher $479.30.

Barley (Western): May ‘16 unchanged $176.00 July ‘16 unchanged $180.00 Oct. ‘16 unchanged $180.00 Dec. ‘16 unchanged $180.00 March ‘17 unchanged $180.00 May ‘17 unchanged $180.00 July ‘17 unchanged $180.00 Oct. ‘17 unchanged $180.00 Dec. ‘17 unchanged $180.00 March ‘18 unchanged $180.00 May ‘18 unchanged $180.00.

Thursday’s estimated volume of trade: 673,780 tonnes of canola 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley). Total: 673,780.

Pembina said Thursday the deal would add 250 million cubic feet per day of processing capacity in one of its core areas. That would increase the total processing capacity of Pembina’s gas services business to more than 1.7 billion cubic feet per day when its Musreau III and the Resthaven expansions come on stream by mid2016.

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Pembina Pipeline to pay $556M for Paramount sour Supreme Court confirms legal natural gas processing assets victory by Dunkin’ Donuts CALGARY — Pembina Pipeline Quebec franchisees Corp. (TSX:PPL) says it will pay more than $550 million to buy natural gas processing assets from Paramount Resources.

The Musreau complex assets, some 15 kilometres from Pembina’s Cutbank complex near Grand Prairie, Alta., include Paramount’s recently constructed Kakwa sour natural gas processing complex and associated infrastructure, a sales gas pipeline and future disposal wells.

Pembina would also get Paramount’s preliminary engineering studies, licences and surface rights for the future construction of a sour natural gas processing plant known as the 6-18 facility.

Paramount, in addition to receiving $556 million in cash at closing, says it has also received a $35-million capital commitment for an enhancement program the company planned to complete this year at its Musreau complex.

OTTAWA — Former franchisees that ran coffee shops under the Dunkin’ Donuts banner in Quebec have won a 13-year battle against the parent company.

The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday dismissed a request to hear an appeal of a Quebec Court of Appeal decision last year.

The ruling forces Dunkin’ Brands Canada Ltd. to pay the 21 former operators of 32 locations in the province nearly $18 million, including interest and legal costs.

The former franchisees sued the company in 2003 for failing to live up to its obligation to promote the U.S. donut chain’s brand in Quebec as it faced growing competition from Tim Hortons.

The company had alleged that the franchisees didn’t manage the brand according to its standards.

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FIELD: Communicating arena, backyard gathering, airplane seatmate, or grocery store aisle are just as ripe with opportunities.

Even writing a letter to the editor of the local paper.

It’s all about finding ‘common ground’ and showing how you really do line up with their values in ways they might not realize. Or, Campbell pointed out, if you don’t feel you can do it yourself, support organizations like Classroom Ag Program, Farm and Food Care, or Ag More than Ever, that do such work.

He adds it’s good to practice having consumer conversations with the cows, like he did, or with some farmer-friendly folks.

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Clothes for dogs are shown on sale at the Doghaus pet supply store, Monday, in Montreal. An unseasonably warm winter in Eastern Canada and a weak economy have taken a big bite out of sales from businesses that cater to furry best friends, the pet products industry says.

Warm winter weather, weak economy take bite out of pet sector sales

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — An unseasonably warm winter in Eastern Canada and a weak economy have taken a big bite out of sales from businesses that cater to furry best friends, the pet products industry says.

“For us, it’s a big hurt,” said Marianne Bertrand, owner of Muttluks. The Toronto-based company estimates that sales of doggie coats and boots have slipped by more than 30 per cent this winter.

“It’s an ouch.”

Muttluks, whose boots were recently given to U.S. President Barack Obama’s dogs by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during his state visit, was forced to lay off about a dozen employees when it prematurely shut production late last year.

The winter, which accounts for more than half its annual sales, was shaping up to be the worst in memory, Bertrand said.

“We thought we were going to have a Christmas party,” she said. “Instead, we laid everybody off. It was depressing.”

Montreal pet store Doghaus said the warm winter prompted it to slash its prices in half and it plans to offer even deeper discounts to help clear inventory.

“It wasn’t a wasteland or anything, but it definitely was lighter than other years,” said manager Sarah Miller-Barrington.

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Industry surveys have suggested that most pet owners are willing to spend extra for the best products available, including food, even if they are more expensive.

Like many of her customers, Miller-Barrington says she tends to “mother” her eight-year-old Shetland Sheepdog named Fergus, even though his heavy fur coat protects him from the elements.

Just as parents outfit their children for the cold, many people feel the same obligation to their pets, she added. Others simply view it as an opportunity to make a fashion statement by finding a fun new dog coat each year.

“For me personally, I think it’s more so that I feel comfortable with what I’ve done for him,” she said.

K9 Excel owner Johanne Beaulieu said she hasn’t seen this level of sales decline in the six years she’s operated the Montreal store and website, which sells clothes, boots, and dog diapers.

Buyers aren’t just the wealthy — they come from all walks of life, Beaulieu said.

“It’s people for whom an animal is their baby,” she said.

A weaker economy, especially in Western Canada, has also contributed to diminished sales of pet products, says Louis McCann, CEO of the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council of Canada.

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He’s now got a huge following for his clever and well-written posts on ordinary, everyday farm things that most involved in agriculture take for granted, but are genuinely fascinating for non-farmers (even pictures of the variance in cow hairstyles!).

Campbell noted that while you’ll never change the mind of the snarky activists who jump in eagerly with their attacks, it’s the quieter, but much larger group on the ‘sidelines’ that you can reach with real stories, pictures and experiences.

But it has to be in their language, instead of ‘farmer-ese’ terms not easily understand outside production agriculture. He suggested making it a goal to do one act a week to change or start a conversation with a consumer. Everyone has Facebook friends who aren’t involved in agriculture, and even reposting a good video or message helps.

Social media is an effective way, but not the only way. These days, the curling rink, hockey

Farmers are most comfortable talking to farmers. I know that firsthand. But the time has come to talk more, and proudly, about what you do.

As Farmer Tim put it, “If a farmer teaches one person about farming, it might not change the world, but it might change the world for that one person.”

I let one such opportunity slip by. Hope you don’t too.

P.S. The Livestock Care Conference comes to Olds March 22 & 23rd.

Also, the Advancing Women in Agriculture conference is in Calgary March 28th & 29th. Two great events to add to your farm calendar!

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Many Canadians have been enjoying an unseasonably warm winter, but the balmy weather could spell trouble for maple syrup producers.

El Nino usually has a negative impact on harvesting and production of maple syrup, said Sylvain Charlebois, a professor at the Food Institute at the University of Guelph.

“It wouldn’t be surprising to see 2016 as being a very bad year when it comes to maple syrup production as a result of the warmer weather we’ve been having,” said Charlebois. “I would say El Nino is affecting most if not all of the regions where maple syrup production is predominant.”

Those regions include Quebec, the world’s dominant maple syrup producer, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and American states like Vermont and New York.

A mix of colder, sub-zero nights and warmer days above freezing are ideal syrup-producing conditions.

The Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers, which has about 7,300 members, said the season is a few days earlier than usual in parts of the province. In contrast, the past two years have seen late starts.

Federation spokeswoman Caroline Cyr said the past five or six years have been “really, really good” while 2006 and ‘07 were poor.

“We know it could happen again,” she said. “It’s really Mother Nature who decides what will be the production.”

Cyr said there is almost 56 million pounds of syrup in reserve and Quebec usually produces around 100 million pounds in a season.

“We have half of the harvest so we could supply the market if we had one bad season with no problem,” she added.

Ray Bonenberg, who with his wife Carol Anne operates Mapleside Sugar Bush near Pembroke, Ont., said it’s too early to start worrying about the season.

“Now the last two years, remember, were abnormally late,” said Bonenberg, a spokesman for the Ontario Maple Syrup Producers Association, which represents about 550 members.

“They were extremely cold and a lot of producers didn’t get going till the end of March.

We had two good years. It came in a hurry and you had to really hustle, but this year we knew it was going to be early.”

Louise Poitras, executive director of the N.B. Maple Syrup Association, says production is just getting under way in the southern part of the province, which represents about 20 per cent of the 400 producers.

Meanwhile, producers in the north don’t expect to begin boiling sap until the end of the month.

Charlebois said a poor season will put pressure on current supplies and may push prices higher next year.

“I suspect that next year prices will go up and how much it’s hard to tell, but usually when you’re dealing with a luxury product where demand really is, in Quebec in particular, an elastic you’re likely going to see prices in-

Airlines can expect healthy profits over next 5 years: Conference Board

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — Canada’s air transportation industry is expected to earn healthy profits over the next five years despite a continuing decrease in airfares, according to a new report from the Conference Board of Canada.

The agency anticipates airlines and travel companies will earn nearly $7.5 billion in pre-tax profits over the next five years, more than twice that in the period between 2000 and 2015, which included the global financial recession.

The sector earned a record $1.56 billion in estimated pre-tax profits in 2015, up 31 per cent in one year and more than double the $685 million earned in 2012.

“The skies have rarely been as bright for Canadian air travel as they were in 2015,” said the board said in its report released Wednesday.

Revenues were $25.8 billion last year and are expected to reach $31.7 billion in 2020.

“The combination of booming demand for air travel and the drastic reduction in material costs has proved to be the most positive event to strike the industry in a very long time,” it said.

Although profits are expected to remain well above pre-2015 levels, the board they should dip roughly 2.5 per

cent annually in the coming years as companies deal with the threat of new low-priced competitors and higher costs, before recovering in 2020.

Airline profit margins are expected to decrease as revenues are partially offset by increased costs, including a forecasted nearly two-thirds increase in fuel prices between 2016 and 2020.

Meanwhile, the board said the weaker loonie has altered travel patterns.

Fewer Canadians are travelling from nearby U.S. airports and the number of Canadians travelling to the U.S. is down. Visits by Americans to Canada are up as are the number of international travellers flying to Canada.

The number of Canadians flying overseas has increased by 33 per cent since 2010, including a 10 per cent gain in 2015.

Airlines have responded by adding offshore capacity. WestJet (TSX:WJA) will start flying large planes to London Gatwick this summer while Air Canada (TSX:AC) is adding Casablanca and four European destinations.

“Healthier international demand, coupled with the fact that Canadian airlines can now tap more foreign markets than ever before, will provide the final piece that solidifies the industry’s expansion over the next five to six years,” the Conference Board said.

Manufacturing sales hit new record in January, up 2.3%

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This photo shows a maple syrup sampler Grade A Light Amber, Grade A Medium Amber, Grade A Dark Amber, Grade B in Concord, N.H. Canadians in some parts of the country have been enjoying warmer than usual temperatures, but that could sound the death knell for some maple syrup producers. crease by as much as perhaps 10 or 15 per cent,” he said.

Currently across the country a can of 540 millilitres of maple syrup sells between $7.50 and $10.

Bonenberg, who sells a litre of syr-

Business BRIEFS Paramount Resources posts 4th-quarter loss of $448.8M CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Paramount Resources Ltd. (PRMRF) on Thursday reported a loss of $448.8 million in its fourth quarter.

The Calgary, Alberta-based company said it had a loss of $4.23 per share.

Losses, adjusted for asset impairment costs and pretax expenses, were 76 cents per share.

The oil and natural gas company posted revenue of $68.4 million in the period.

For the year, the company reported that its loss widened to $675.3 million, or $6.38 per share. Revenue was reported as $282.3 million.

Paramount Resources shares have risen 68 per cent since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit $7.29, a drop of 70 per cent in the last 12 months.

Company that carried out shale gas exploration closes New Brunswick office MONCTON, N.B. — The company that carried out shale gas exploration in New Brunswick has closed its office in the province.

In an emailed statement, SWN Resources says the move comes amid uncertainty about the timetable for developing the shale gas industry in the province.

There is a currently a moratorium on shale gas drilling put in place by the province’s Liberal government.

SWN Resources says there is a reduced need for an office and future project developments will be overseen from its headquarters in Houston.

Company spokeswoman Christina

up for $23, says his costs for electricity, hydro, insurance and glass containers have increased.

“I expect prices to go up,” he said.

“It could be as much as five to seven per cent.”

Fowler says the office closure means the layoff of two employees.

Last week New Brunswick’s Opposition Progressive Conservatives distributed a letter the energy company sent to the provincial government saying it was rededicating its resources to other jurisdictions as a result of the moratorium

Statistics Canada says wholesale sales hold steady at $57B OTTAWA — Wholesale sales held steady at $57.0 billion in January as the first drop in sales of motor vehicles and parts in three months offset other gains, Statistics Canada said Thursday.

Economists had expected a gain of 0.2 per cent, according to Thomson Reuters.

In volume terms, overall sales fell 0.2 per cent for the month.

The machinery, equipment and supplies group led the gains in dollar terms as the sector increased 2.6 per cent to $11.5 billion.

However, sales in the motor vehicle and parts subsector fell 2.8 per cent to $11.0 billion, the first move lower in three months.

The wholesale sales report followed a better-than-expected reading on manufacturing sales in Canada on Wednesday that had raised hopes for the pace of growth in the first-quarter.

On Friday, Statistics Canada is expected to report retail sales results for January as well as inflation results for February.

Six provinces reported lower sales, mostly offset by gains in British Columbia, Quebec and Manitoba.

Ontario recorded the largest decline in dollar terms in January, as it fell 0.5 per cent to $29.1 billion due in large part to lower sales in the motor vehicle and parts subsector.

British Columbia gained 2.8 per cent to report sales of $5.5 billion, while sales in Quebec rose 1.4 per cent to $10.4 billion.

Manitoba rose 4.6 per cent to $1.5 billion and Prince Edward Island gained 3.8 per cent to 63 million.

STATISTICS CANADA REPORT than 80 per cent of the manufacturing sector.

However, petroleum and coal products fell 5.9 per cent due to lower prices.

Statistics Canada said motor vehicle sales reached their highest level in 15 years as they gained 9.6 per cent to total $6.6 billion.

The agency attributed the increase to a trend in the industry toward higher-end models and the lower value of the Canadian dollar.

Sales of food climbed 4.6 per cent in January to $8.4 billion, while the motor vehicle parts industry gained 4.0 per cent at $2.7 billion.

Eight provinces recorded higher sales in January, led by Ontario and Quebec.

The only provinces to report lower sales were Alberta and Nova Scotia.

OTTAWA — Canada’s manufacturing sector surged ahead in January to a new sales record, raising hopes economic growth will be better than expected to start the year.

Statistics Canada said Wednesday manufacturing sales rose 2.3 per cent in January to $53.1 billion, boosted by higher sales of motor vehicles, food and motor vehicle parts.

The result topped the 0.5 per cent gain that had been expected by economists, according to Thomson Reuters.

TD Bank economist Warren Kirkland called it a strong report, noting that excluding petroleum and coal products, manufacturing sales rose 3.1 per cent, month over month.

“We remain optimistic that much of these gains will be sustained in coming months as the past declines in the loonie and robust U.S. domestic demand continues to support Canadian shipments,” Kirkland said in a note to clients.

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1945 — Maurice Richard scores in 4-2 victory over the Boston Bruins; becomes the first

NHLer to score 50 goals in a season.

1918 — Government passes law bringing in Daylight Saving Time as a way to boost wartime production; matches similar legislation in Britain. The measure is so popular it stays after the war.

1918 — First session of 13th Parliament meets until May 24; will put 10% wartime luxury tax on cars, gramophones, records, player pianos, jewels.

1892 — Lord Stanley says he will donate a silver challenge cup to the best hockey team in Canada

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Oilfield

OVEREATERS Anonymous Contact Phyl @ 347-4188

EXPERIENCED Pigging Personnel required.

Minimum 3 years’ experience required.

Class 1 would be an asset.

Position requires you to work away from home.

Looking for mature, reliable personnel. Please email resume to decoking1@ icloud.com with current drivers abstract, and current tickets. Drug testing will be required.

Only those qualified will be contacted.

jobs TARVES Blair 1925 - 2016 Mr. Blair Dalton Wesley Tarves of Red Deer, Alberta, passed away at his home on Friday, March 4, 2016 at the age of 90 years. Blair was born on July 24, 1925 at Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

He has been a long time resident of the Michener Centre and will be dearly missed by his caregivers and many friends. Cremation entrusted to the Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, Red Deer, 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.

403.340.4040.

In loving memory: Brett John Tisdale Sept. 15, 1972 - Mar. 18, 2012 I miss you every minute of every day. xo Jodee

CLARK It is with very deep sadness that the family of Judith Ann (Judi) Clark (Toivanen) announces her sudden passing on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. A funeral will be held in Drumheller on March 19, 2016 at the Stampede Barn at 2:00 p.m. A Memorial Service will be held in Red Deer at a later date. Further details will follow as arrangements are made, so that many of Judi’s friends from Red Deer will be able to pay their last respects.

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Caregivers/ Aides

710

LIVE-IN caregiver willing to do split shifts,days and nights. High school graduate 1-2 years exp. in caring for person with high medical needs. 48hrs/week at 11.20/hr. 403-8962723 Nanny needed for 2 children in Red Deer.FT, $11.50/hr,44 hrs/wk,split shifts,days & nights rotation. HS grad, 1-2 years exp. in child care, will train if needed.apply at frh1951@outlook.com NANNY req’d, email yettepasion@yahoo.ca Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

In memory of our beloved Salvatore “Sam” Ranieri, Feb. 3, 1977 - March 18, 2011 Your life was a blessing, Your memory treasured, You are loved beyond words and missed beyond measure.

Until we meet again.

Your family and friends.

Funeral Directors & Services

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COCAINE ANONYMOUS 403-396-8298

wegot CASAVANT Leo Feb 16, 1950 - Mar 7, 2016 Please see Leo’s memorial page at: http://tinyurl.com/hlxtzcc A celebration of his life will be held on March 19, 2016 at: The Enjoy Centre 101 Riel Drive St. Albert, Alberta The Park Room will be open to Leo’s family and friends from 1 to 4 p.m.

770

LOOKING for responsible shut-down cleaners for trailers for the Dow Prentiss Plant, about 20 min. outside of Red Deer. Two people needed for day shifts, and two people needed for night shifts.

Wage $17 per hr/day, and $18 per hr./night, weekends incl. Fax resume with 3 ref. to 403-885-7006

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 403-347-8650

BAJEMA James It is with great sadness, we announce the sudden passing of James Bajema.

Our dear husband, father and grandfather went to his heavenly home on March 16, 2016 at the age of 74 years.

James and Janet were married in 1968, resided in Calgary for 10 years, during which time he worked at Standard General. He moved his family back to Lacombe and began his 29 dedicated years with Border Paving in Red Deer. He retired at the age of 65. James and Janet enjoyed their retirement traveling, golfing and spending time with their children, grand children, friends and family.

James leaves to mourn his wife, Janet (Salomons); his sons Darren and Laura Olson (Jordyn, Myah, Joshua, Elijah), Brian and Elaine (Colsen, Kaysey, Kyler), his daughter Christine and Joe Letourneau - (Lucas, Carly); brothers Gerald and Shirley, Robert and Mary, Edward and Janice; sisters Evelyn and Paul, Rita (Bruce), Marion and John, Rose and Dave; many nephews, nieces and extended family.

Funeral service will be held at Woodynook Christian Reformed Church on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 1:00 pm. If friends desire, memorial contributions may be made to the Lacombe Christian School or Central Alberta Christian High School.

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.

403-782-3366 403-843-3388 “A Caring Family, Caring For Families” For 40 years

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Farm Work

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FEEDLOT in Central Alberta seeking F/T employee for feed truck operator and machinery maintenance. Send resume to fax: ~POSITION FILLED~ Looking for a place to live?

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WE ARE LOOKING FOR FIELD STAFF IN THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT FIELD. Must: have a reliable vehicle, Be a People Person, Be Self-Motivated And be looking for a new challenge.

If you are interested you can submit your resume to info@hpman.ca Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Employment Training

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SAFETY

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In Memoriam

TOWNSEND William (Bill) March 15, 2016 Beloved husband of Sylvia.

Predeceased by wife Elizabeth.

Survived by children Doug and Stacey Townsend, Patti and Gordon Wong, Debby and Peter Lea; grandchildren Matthew and Alexis Lea, Kendra and Jeremy Duprat, Katherine and Amanda Wong, Liam Townsend; brother Bob; and the van der Hoek family: Tim, Christine, Rocky, Brock, and Chandler. Bill was a teacher and principal in Calgary for many years, a proud former member of HMCS Tecumseh, and had lifelong friends from the SPI fraternity. In his retirement he enjoyed carpet bowling in Calgary and Red Deer. A private family service will be held in Calgary at a later date. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Red Deer Hospice, 403-309-4344 or reddeerhospice.com

Brent (Nev) NEVILLE Oct. 5, 1984 - Mar. 17, 2006 It’s been 10 years since Brent’s life and future was stolen. Every day in some small way memories of Brent come our way. Though absent, Brent, you are always near, still missed, loved and forever dear. A part of us died with Brent on that dark Friday morning. Our hearts will bleed forever. On March 17th, 2006 (his Mom’s birthday) Brent was killed by an impaired driver in Calgary. Brent was 21.

Brent’s death put our family into a spiral of grief that countless other victims’ families can relate to. For all the families suffering the loss of someone you love, you don’t get over it; you just get through it. You don’t get by it, because you can’t get around it. It doesn’t “get better”; it just gets different. For those who understand, No explanation is needed, for those who do not understand, No explanation is possible. For those who knew Brent “Take a Moment” to reflect on his memory and who he might be today.

In time we found the strength to put one foot in front of the other and keep going forward knowing that we will one day meet again and always “Keep the Faith”!

The Neville family has created a registered charity for Brent to keep his memory alive and to make sure his short life is not in vain. Nev Foundation has a “NEV SUITE” to honour Brent at the Ronald McDonald House Central Alberta, Brent’s charity supports MADD Canada programs and Educational Scholarships. www.nevfoundation.com.

Mom, Dad, Shelley, Ryan, extended family & friends.

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CELEBRATING 90 YEARS! The family of JIMMY DOUGLAS are proud to host his 90th Birthday celebration on March 27, 1:30 - 4 pm at Cumberland Hall All friends invited No Gifts Please

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15” TV working order $20 obo, 30 Peacock feathers, some white, $1/ea, 6 large Currier & Ives cookie cans $ .50/ea. 403-346-2231

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2 BDRM. Sylvan Lake Shore Dr. balcony, Àreplace, n/s, no pets, $1000/mo., 403-350-4230

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AVAIL. IMMED. large 2 PADS $450/mo. bdrm. in clean quiet adult Brand new park in Lacombe. building, near downtown Spec Mobiles. 3 Bdrm., Co-Op, no pets, 2 bath. As Low as $75,000.

Down payment $4000. Call 403-348-7445 at anytime. 403-588-8820

3 BDRM. townhouse in Lacombe, 11/2 baths, single BLOW OUT SALE, CITY VIEW APTS. car garage, $1495/mo., die cast models, cars, 2 bdrm in Clean, quiet, 403-782-7156 / 403-357-7465 newly reno’d adult building. trucks, and motorcycles, Children's biker gifts, replica guns, Rent $900 S.D. $700.

NORMANDEAU tin signs, framed pictures, Avail. immed. Near hospiItems clocks, fairies, and dragons. 3 bdrm. townhouse, 4 appl., tal. No pets. 403-318-3679 fenced yard, rent $1275., Two stores to serve you HAPPY HOLLISTER (8) S.D. $900; incld’s all utils.

LARGE bsmt. suite, better, Man Cave and Richard Scarry’s (1) avail. Now or Apr. 1. shared kitchen & laundry Gold Eagle, entrance 2, $5. each 403-885-5720 403-304-5337 facilities, Michener area.

Parkland Mall.

CLASSIFICATIONS $725. 403-358-2955 SEIBEL PROPERTY ELECTRIC heater, $15.

Equipment4000-4190 6 locations in Red Deer, LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. 403-885-5020 well-maintained townHeavy SUITES. 25+, adults only houses, lrg, 3 bdrm, n/s, no pets 403-346-7111 Realtors 11/2 bath, 4 + 5 appls.

TRAILERS for sale or rent Collectors' LIMITED TIME OFFER: Westpark, Kentwood, & Services Job site, ofÀce, well site or Items One free year of Telus Highland Green, Riverside storage. Skidded or internet & cable AND 50% Meadows.

Rent starting at wheeled. Call 347-7721.

GAMING System, off Àrst month’s rent! 2 $1100. For more info, Intellevision with key Bedroom suites available. phone 403-304-7576 or board, joy sticks, guide Renovated suites in central 403-347-7545 book, 28 games & music location. Cat friendly.

Firewood synthesizer, $50. for all.

SOUTHWOOD PARK leasing@rentmidwest.com 403-347-5846 3110-47TH Avenue, 1(888) 784-9274 B.C. Birch, Aspen, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, GARFIELD collectible Spruce/Pine. Delivery avail. generously sized, 1 1/2 phone, 10”h x 8”w, speaks PH. Lyle 403-783-2275 baths, fenced yards, phrases when it rings, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, uses regular phone jack, LOGS Sorry no pets.

Rental incentives avail. $40. 403-347-5846 Semi loads of pine, spruce, HERE TO HELP www.greatapartments.ca 1 & 2 bdrm. adult bldg. tamarack, poplar, birch. & HERE TO SERVE only, N/S, No pets.

Price depends on location 403-596-2444 Travel Call GORD ING at of delivery. Lil Mule Manufactured RE/MAX real estate Packages Logging 403-318-4346 NEW Glendale reno’d 1 & 2 Homes central alberta 403-341-9995 bdrm. apartments, rent TRAVEL ALBERTA $750, last month of lease WELL-MAINT. 2 bdrm.

Household Alberta offers free, immed. occupancy.

Condos/ mobile home close to Joffre SOMETHING Furnishings 403-596-6000 $810 inclds. water, 5 appl.

Townhouses for everyone.

403-348-6594 Make your travel CHAIR, recliner, very good NEED to Downsize? plans now. cond. medium brown. $60.

Brand New Valley Crossing 4 Plexes/ CARD Table, folding, $10.

Condos in Blackfalds.

403-347-5846 6 Plexes Wanted Main Áoor is 1,119 SQ FT NOW RENTING 2 Bdrm/2Bath.

Imm. Poss.

To Buy WANTED 3 BDRM. 4 plex, Innisfail, SELECT 1 BDRM. APT’S. Start at $219,900.

Antiques, furniture and heat included, $750 starting at $795/mo.

Call 403-396-1688. estates. 342-2514 WANTED Laminate wood w/laundry connection.

2936 50th AVE. Red Deer (Golden Select), honey 403-357-7817 Newer bldg. secure entry oak, one package (23 sq.

Farms/ w/onsite manager, Misc. for 3 BDRM., no pets, ft.) new or used. Phone 3 appls., incl. heat & hot Land $1000 mo. 403-343-6609 Rene 403-346-5132 Sale water, washer/dryer ACROSS from park, hookup, inÁoor heating, a/c., RANCH FOR SALE: 100 VHS movies, $75.

2 bdrm. 4-plex, 1 1/2 bath, car plug ins & balconies.

17 deeded quarters of For All 403-885-5020 4 appls. Rent $925/mo.

Call 403-343-7955 ranch land in Sask, some d.d. $650. Avail. now or with aggregate. Will con2 electric lamps Apr. 1. 403-304-5337 sider acreage, small $20 403-885-5020 business, commercial ORIOLE PARK property as partial paybdrm., 1-1/2 bath, $975.

Rental incentives avail.

CLASSIFICATIONS 3rent, ment. Call 306-531-8720 s.d. $650, incl water 1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, for details N/S, No pets.

FOR RENT • 3000-3200 sewer and garbage. Avail.

Apr. 1st. 403-304-5337 403-596-2444 WANTED • 3250-3390 WESTPARK WEST PARK 2 bdrm. 4-plex, 4 appls.

2 bdrm bsmt. suite, 4 Houses/ Rent $925/mo. d.d. $650. appls, private entry, n/s, Avail. Apr. 1 Duplexes n/p, rent $675 rent/dd. + 403-304-5337 utils. 403-845-2926 1/2 DUPLEX, 2 bdrm. c/w stove/fridge, no pets, n/s, Rooms Adult bldg. $800 + utils., Suites CLASSIFICATIONS $800 s.d., 403-348-0241 For Rent

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4 BDRM. house on Kingston Drive, $1400/mo.

Ron @ 403-304-2255

1 BDRM. N/S, no pets. $700 rent/d.d.

403-346-1458

4 BDRMS, 21/2 baths, single car garage, 5 appls, $1695/mo. in Red Deer.

403-782-7156 403-357-7465

2 BDRM. N/S, no pets. $800. rent/d.d.

403-346-1458

SYLVAN: 2 fully furn. rentals, incld’s all utils., $550 - $1300. 403-880-0210

For delivery of Flyers, Wednesday and Friday ONLY 2 DAYS A WEEK CLEARVIEW RIDGE CLEARVIEW TIMBERSTONE LANCASTER VANIER WOODLEA/ WASKASOO DEER PARK GRANDVIEW EASTVIEW MICHENER Condos/ MOUNTVIEW Townhouses ROSEDALE GARDEN HEIGHTS MORRISROE

ADULT 2 BDRM. spacious suites 3 appls., heat/water incld., ADULT ONLY BLDG, no pets, Oriole Park. 403-986-6889

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2 ROOMS, $380 & $450, All utils incl. Furnished, cable, internet. n/s, working, clean adults only.

403-550-1298

S.E. House, 2 rms. avail. $475./mo. 403-396-5941 TWO fully furn. rooms, all util. incl., Deer Park, AND Rosedale, 403-877-1294

Warehouse Space

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30 x 50 heated shop Penhold $900/mo.

403-886-5342 357-7817

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10’ X 26’ INDOOR space $175/mo, 403-348-0241

2011 DODGE Caliber, only 56,000 km, exc. con., $8,900. 403-406-7600

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2006 FORD 350 Lariet 4x4, diesel, crew cab, topper, 403-887-4670 1997 FORD F-150 in exc. cond. 403-352-6995

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2 & 3 Bedroom Units • 1 & 1/2 Baths

Space to live!

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED

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MAIN Áoor in Grandview, all utils. incl. shared kitchen & laundry. $695.

403-318-5416

SOUTHWOOD PARK

Call Prodie at 403-314-4301

5000-5300

Every 2 and 3 bedroom unit has a full bathroom upstairs and a half bath on the main floor. There is a full basement and your own private yard.

A place to call HOME in Red Deer.

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2009 Grand Caravan, exc. cond, extra set winter tires, DVD, extras, $12,500 obo 403-505-5789

Motorcycles

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For delivery of Flyers, Wednesday and Friday ONLY 2 DAYS A WEEK ANDERS BOWER HIGHLAND GREEN INGLEWOOD JOHNSTONE CLASSIFICATIONS 1000-1430 KENTWOOD RIVERSIDE To Advertise Your Business or Service Here MEADOWS PINES SUNNYBROOK classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com SOUTHBROOKE Painters/ WEST LAKE Flooring Decorators Accounting WEST PARK

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INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilÀeld service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED

Contractors

For early morning delivery by 6:30 am Mon. - Sat. SPRINGBROOK VANIER Call Joanne at 403- 314-4308

COUNTERTOP replacement.

Kitchen reno’s.

Wes 403-302-1648

NEED FLOORING DONE? JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp.

Don’t pay the shops more. Free Est. 403-872-8888 Over 20 yrs. exp.

Call Jon 403-848-0393 Plumbing

Handyman Services

1200

BOOK NOW! For help on your home projects such as bathroom, main Áoor, and bsmt. renovations. Also painting and Áooring.

Call James 403-341-0617

DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301

1130

VELOX EAVESTROUGH Cleaning & Repairs.

Reasonable rates. 340-9368

Electrical

1150

COSBY ELECTRIC LTD. All Electrical Services.

403-597-3288 Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

1160

Entertainment 7119052tfn

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BRIDGER CONST. LTD. We do it all! 403-302-8550

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CARRIERS NEEDED For CENTRAL ALBERTA LIFE 1 day a week INNISFAIL PENHOLD LACOMBE SYLVAN LAKE OLDS BLACKFALDS PONOKA STETTLER

1100

DANCE DJ SERVICES 587-679-8606

1310

& Heating

1330

Massage Therapy

1280

FANTASY SPA

Roofing

Seniors’ Services

1372

HELPING HANDS Home Supports for Seniors.

Cooking, cleaning, companionship. At home or facility. 403-346-7777

Yard Care

1430

10 - 2am Private back entry dethatch, clean-up, eaves, cut grass. Free estimates.

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1290

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5* JUNK REMOVAL SPRING LAWN CLEANUP

Property clean up 505-4777

5100

$17,950 28’ C Class Corsair XL, island bed, generator power plant, full load, Call Harold 403-350-6800

Tires, Parts Acces.

5180

1370

Elite Retreat, Finest in VIP Treatment.

SECOND 2 NONE aerate,

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Motorhomes

JOURNEYMAN PLUMBER 2014 HYUNDAI Accent Exc. @ Reno’s, Plumb Pro Weather Tech Áoormats, Geary 403-588-2619 front and rear, Something for Everyone $200 403-347-1992 Everyday in Classifieds Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

PRECISE ROOFING LTD. 15 Yrs. Exp., Ref’s Avail.

WCB covered, fully Licensed & Insured.

403-896-4869 D - HANDYMAN Painting, Reno’s Repairs & Junk Removal Call Derek 403-848-3266

2007 YAMAHA 30,003 km V-star 1100, Silverado new tires, exc. cond. $5500. 403-318-4725

Call Ken 403-304-0678

PUBLIC NOTICES

Public Notices

6010

Notice of Certificate of Intent to Dissolve (Business Corporations Act)

Notice is hereby given that a Certificate of Intent to Dissolve was issued to “Larcom Heating Systems Inc” on March 14th, 2016.

Dated at Red Deer, Alberta on March 16, 2016.

Larry Cunningham, President

Business BRIEFS B.C. airline owner can’t fight loss of company’s licence following 2006 crash VANCOUVER — Canada’s highest court has refused to hear an appeal from a British Columbia man who owns a now-bankrupt charter airline.

In a decision released Thursday, the Supreme Court of Canada rejected the appeal from Ranjit Gill, the owner of International Express Aircharter Ltd. The airline went bankrupt shortly after its air operator certificate was suspended in 2006 following a crash near Tofino, B.C., that injured five people and killed three others, including a three-year-old boy.

Gill argued Transport Canada was wrong to lift the airline’s licence and use an inapplicable regulation to order the suspension.

Transport Canada did not dispute use of the inapplicable rule, but Gill lost the case in B.C. Supreme Court and then the B.C. Court of Appeal.

As usual, the high court offered no reasons for its refusal to hear the case.

Katanga Mining says it doesn’t expect to find survivors from Congo landslide TORONTO — Katanga Mining Ltd. says it doesn’t expect to find any survivors from a landslide at an open pit copper mine in Congo that it operates for Glencore.

The publicly traded mining company, which lists its shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange, says only three bodies have been located despite an extensive search over 10 days since the landslide occurred.

A local official previously said last week that two bodies had been recovered and five people were missing.

Richard Muyej, special commissioner of Lualaba province, says five of the seven people were employees of the Kamoto Copper Company, a subsidiary of the Swiss mining company Glencore, while two were guards.

Katanga (TSX:KAT) is a publicly traded subsidiary of Glencore that operates the mining complex.

It said Thursday in a statement from Zug, Switzerland, that one of the three recovered bodies has yet to be identified.

“Despite all available resources being made available for the search effort, no further individuals have been located,” Katanga said.

“Therefore, it is with deep regret that the company must now assume that any individual who was in KOV open pit at the time of the incident will not have survived.”

Katanga said it’s working with authorities to determine the cause of the “geotechnical failure.”

IKEA recalls Gothem lamps after reports of electric shock from worn cables BURLINGTON, Ont. — IKEA Canada has received three reports that one brand of table and floor lamps may cause electrical shocks.

The retailer says it hasn’t received any report of injury but is recalling all three models of Gothem lamps.

It says customers should immediately stop using the lamps and return them to any IKEA story for a full refund.

Proof of purchase won’t be required.

The Gothem lamps have been sold by IKEA since last October.

About 1,260 pieces have been sold in Canada and 53,000 worldwide.

IKEA says the metal body of the lamps can become electrified if the cables are damaged.

Barrick Gold reshapes management team, names new CFO TORONTO — Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX) is making changes to its senior management team, including two promotions.

The company says Rob Krcmarov has been named executive vice-president for exploration and growth.

Catherine Raw will become chief financial officer after the company’s annual meeting on April 26, replacing Shaun Usmar.

Raw and Krcmarov will be on a three-member committee focused on growth strategies for the Toronto-based company.

The third member of the committee is Kevin Thomson, Barrick’s senior executive for strategy.

Krcmarov joined Barrick in 2001 and has been most recently its senior vice-president for global exploration.

Raw joined Barrick in May 2015 and was previously co-manager of mining funds for BlackRock.

Usmar will be leaving Barrick after a transition to lead a new venture focused on mining investments.

Automakers agree to put automatic braking in cars by 2022 WASHINGTON — Automatic braking will be standard in most cars and light trucks within six years, and on heavier SUVs and pickup trucks within eight years, according to an agreement that transportation officials and automakers announced on Thursday.

The voluntary agreement with 20 car manufacturers means that the important safety technology will be available more quickly than if the government had gone through the lengthy process of issuing mandatory rules, said Mark Rosekind, head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

However, some safety advocates have filed a petition asking the government to issue mandatory regulations.

They voluntary agreements aren’t enforceable.

Automatic braking systems use cameras, radar and other sensors to see objects that are in the way, and slow or stop a vehicle if the driver doesn’t react. It’s the most important safety technology currently available that’s not already required in cars.

Many automakers already offer automatic braking, but it is most often part of an options package available on high-end vehicles that consumers have to pay extra to get.

“A commitment of this magnitude is unprecedented, and it will bring more safety to more Americans sooner,” Rosekind said.

Deborah Hersman, president of the National Safety Council, said the agreement “has the potential to save more lives than almost anything else we can accomplish in the next six years.”

There are about 1.7 million rear-end crashes a year in the U.S., killing more than 200 people, injuring 400,000 others and costing about $47 billion annually.

More than half of those crashes could be avoided or mitigated by automatic braking or systems that warn drivers of an impending collision, NHTSA has estimated.

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Woman feels like sex object for husband KATHY MITCHELL AND MARCY SUGAR ANNIE’S MAILBOX

control the relationship and keep you in what he sees as a subservient position. But lest we be accused of practicing psychiatry without a license, we strongly urge you to get into counseling and figure this out. Derek may have adult ADD or some other problem that interferes with his ability to hold onto a job.

Obviously, it would be best if Derek would go with you for counseling, but if not, go on your own. Check to see if your workplace has an employee assistance program that can help.

There also are low-cost counseling options available through your clergyperson, United Way, Catholic Charities and the Department of Children

Dog with no legs leaves Korea for new life in Arizona

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOENIX — A dog that was left in a garbage bag behind a South Korea meat market has a new life — and new limbs — on the other side of the world in Arizona.

Chi Chi, a golden retriever mix, hit the ground walking but not quite running Saturday at her new home in Phoenix. The 2-year-old dog has spent the two months in a veterinary clinic in Seoul learning how to live with prosthetic paws. Now she will be living with Richard and Elizabeth Howell and their 12-year-old daughter Megan.

“She can run. She can walk,” Megan Howell said. “She can pretty much do anything a real dog can do except go up the stairs.”

Chi Chi was shepherded over by Los Angeles-based Animal Rescue, Media & Education, or ARME. Chi Chi, which means “loving” in Korean, was likely intended to be slaughtered for food, president Shannon Keith said.

Ju Yu, who heads an animal rescue group in South Korea, said the dog was found among the garbage outside a meat market in the countryside. In Korea, dogs are considered a traditional delicacy and have only recently become popular as pets. Chi Chi’s legs were bound with wire. Her tendons and bone visible were visible.

FOR RELEASE: Friday, March 18, 2016 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Queen Latifah, 45; Adam Levine, 36; Lily Collins, 26 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Approach problems in a thoughtful and sensitive way.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: You are intuitive and diplomatic. July and August are the best months to start a romance, propose, get married or renew your wedding vows.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): With plenty of planetary emphasis in your contemplation zone, you’ll feel more reflective than usual.

Plus it’s the ideal time to solve a problem or research a topic that has always intrigued you.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t be an unsociable Bull. It’s time to put extra love, care and commitment into your local community. The more you contribute to group endeavours, the more connected you’ll feel.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You’re keen to move forward but make sure you’ve done all the reality checks — especially involving work. And do your best to balance the budget before you start splashing cash around.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Some Crabs are feeling impatient. Your daily routine seems to be moving along at a snail’s pace but there’s a lot happening behind the scenes. So take the time to investigate what’s

The rescuers whisked the dog away to the veterinary clinic where it was determined that for any chance of survival, all four legs would need to be amputated. Afterward, the dog was fitted with prosthetics. ARME has been showcasing Chi Chi’s recovery on YouTube and Facebook, which is how the Howells learned about her. Ardent supporters of rescuing dogs, they were initially just going to give money.

“When it came down to it, the biggest need was that she needed a place to live,” Richard Howell said. “I think ultimately as we progressed with her story, we just felt a connection with her. Chi Chi is different. She might actually change the world.”

The family has three other dogs.

The Howells know Chi Chi will require a team for the rehab she has ahead of her, Elizabeth Howell said.

“We are still in the process of figuring out what she needs,” she said.

“She’s already got some appointments this week.”

Chi Chi’s apparent triumph over adversity, however, could make her the perfect therapy dog.

“Maybe she can encourage people who have to have amputations themselves like soldiers and kids,” Richard Howell said. “We want to use her story to make the lives of humans better. I think if we do that, we’re doing something positive in the world.”

JOANNE MADELINE MOORE HOROSCOPES really going on.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Express yourself!

It’s time to work hard on cultivating your Cat creativity. So take the time to connect with your inner muse as you write, act, dance, draw, paint, perform, play music or sing up a storm.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): When it comes to a problem with your partner or a family member, be proactive about finding a satisfactory solution. But you must do so in a subtle and sensitive way, that doesn’t ruffle feathers or rock the boat.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Nurture yourself with good food and a fun form of exercise. Loved ones are demanding so the more flexible you are, the more pleasant the day will be. Compromise is the key.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): It’s time to make business and financial connections, as Mars and Mercury help you initiate communication with others. You’ve got a strategic Scorpio business brain so make sure you’re

being sleazy and exploitative.

Here is where we differ: She should not be telling her husband how to run his office.

We would say the same if her husband objected to something at his wife’s office — it’s none of his business. She has registered her complaint with him, but how he deals with it is entirely his decision, not hers.

If she finds his response to be inadequate or offensive, and it changes how she feels about him, that is a different matter and should be taken up with the nearest marriage counselor.

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

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Perched atop a metal chimney cap this flicker would sing a song and drum on the metal cap. He was very entertaining. using it.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): With Mars and Saturn both moving through your sign, life feels very stop/start at the moment.

Timing is absolutely crucial as you get the balance right between taking prompt action and being patient.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Mind planet Mercury is moving through your neighbourhood zone, so there is much to learn from people within your local community.

Your motto for the moment is “Think global, act local.”

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Venus is visiting your cash zone, which is usually lucky financially. Don’t be extravagant though!

You’ll find the more you respect and conserve money, the more cash will come your way.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): With the Sun, Mercury, Venus and Neptune all visiting your sign, you’re the quintessential Piscean at the moment as your creativity and compassion are on display for all the world to see.

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

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Most women I know would be upset if their husband willingly encouraged the exploitation of women by allowing this calendar to hang for all the other boys to ogle in the bathroom. This is sleazy.

If a woman has any class or values, this would bother her, as it goes against everything women have been fighting for — not to be looked at as sexual objects and to be taken seriously.

It’s offensive at any workplace, whether women are present or not.

If it were my husband, this would be a huge character issue. For women like you to say this is OK is shocking!

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Derek recently lost his job and we were evicted, so we moved in with my mom. The longest Derek has ever held a job is four years. He looks for work, but then sits and plays games on the computer while my mom and I do chores and help the kids with their homework. I was raised with a strong work ethic, and have been the primary breadwinner for most of our marriage.

I resent Derek for not respecting me when I say no to his constant demands for sex. Even in the midst of a kidney infection, he still wanted me to mess around. I am ready to leave him over these issues. Please help. — Indiana Sex Object Dear Indiana: We think Derek feels inadequate as a provider, and instead of fixing that, he uses sex as a way to

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