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Sinclair shares message of hope, reconciliation

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF The spotlight shone brightly on Canada’s dark and ugly past at Red Deer College this week.

It was a fitting location as Justice Murray Sinclair, the chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, said it was education that got the country into this ugly mess, and it will be education that will lead the way out.

“The real question we need to ask ourselves is knowing what we now know about the past, what are we going to do

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about the future?” said Sinclair. “That’s the key because we are more aware than we have ever been about what Canadian society has done in the past intentionally and otherwise. Now we are left with this legacy that we have inherited as a society and we need to fix this society somehow. Building on the experiences of the past will require us to understand what we have done wrong and not to do it again.”

Sinclair addressed students on Thursday after sharing a message of hope and reconciliation at RDC’s lecture series Perspectives: Canada in the World on Wednesday evening at the college.

Nearly a year ago, the TRC commission tabled its report with 94 calls of action to redress the cultural genocide and forced assimilation of Indigenous children for 131 years in mandatory government-funded and church-run residential schools.

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One woman’s trash is another woman’s haute couture SYLVAN LAKE DESIGNER RECYCLES FABRICS THE CATWALK

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Elizabeth McDonnell, 8, creates a colourful spring-inspired garland in the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery’s Discovery Room on Thursday. The activity was part of the museum’s “Bring the Outside In!” drop-in craft-making on Wednesday and Thursday.

Transwalk sheds light on LGBTQ community

BY ASHLI BARRETT ADVOCATE STAFF Their numbers may have been small, but the message delivered by those participating in the city’s first ever Transwalk on Thursday evening was big.

Waving signs with the phrases “Trans is beautiful” and “Trans Two school isn’t dangerous” as they circled City Hall Park, eight of Red boards miss Deer’s non-binary citizens aimed LGBTQ to shed light on their unique minority group and the issues they deadline face during the community’s on- Page B4 ly Transgender Day of Visibility event.

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF Sylvan Lake eco-designer Sally Sandusky creates eye-catching fashions for Vancouver runways from cast-off curtains, jeans and t-shirts.

She considers her up-cycled knits a metaphor for life: “Sometimes the most messed up parts turn out to be the most beautiful … Our greatest disappointments or disasters can turn out to be our greatest gift if seen in the right way.”

While most people wouldn’t see much potential in rummage-sale materials, they are a treasure to Sandusky who has re-purposed and recycled fabrics for the SALLY SANDUSKY core of her Omeme fashion line.

For example, a crinolined ball grown that got a lot of attention during Vancouver Fashion Week last month used to be sheer polyester curtains.

“That one took quite a bit of prep time,” said the designer. First she had to snip the cleaned curtain fabric into narrow strips, then she stitched these together into long strands. The raw edges were folded over and sewn to make a sort of fabric yarn that Sandusky then hand-knit into a gown on large needles.

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SINCLAIR: Appointed a Senator For 131 years, Indigenous children were removed from their communities and forced to attend churchrun schools where they suffered unimaginable physical, emotional and sexual abuse while living in substandard conditions. The last residential school was closed in 1996.

At least 6,000 aboriginal children died in residential schools and an estimated 150,000 children went through the residential school system in Canada, of which there are some 80,000 survivors.

About 350 children attended the Red Deer Industrial School across the river from Fort Normandeau between 1893 and 1919. It was one of 130 schools operated over the years.

Today the far-reaching impacts of language, culture and identity loss, anger, resentment, mistrust, poverty and unemployment only scratch the surface.

The broad calls to actions address everything from the child welfare system, education to the missing and murdered indigenous women.

Sinclair said he has no question in his mind change will happen as a result of the six years of public hearings from residential school survivors and inter-generational survivors that informed the report.

“Since the calls of action were issued in June 2015, even without governmental action, what I saw and what most people saw was institutions of society are beginning to do things differently,” he said.

“Post-secondary institutions, education generally and churches have begun to change the way they do business. That’s the beginning of change. Change is going to come about because of the awareness that people have that they no longer say they no longer have.”

Young people in large numbers are recognizing there needs to be change and they need to be part of that change, said Sinclair.

“There is certainly a population of young people who are very angry and who are lashing out and acting out,” said Sinclair. “We see that in the suicide rates and the drop out rates and criminal involvement rates. Those problems need to be addressed and solutions need to be found for those caught in that spiral.”

But at the same time, Sinclair said, there are more young Indigenous people attending post-secondary education institutions now than at any time in Canada’s history.

“That tells me there is a population of young people out there who believe in the future and all they need is an opportunity to take advantage of that need and to fill it.” he said.

Sinclair was recently given the nod to the Canadian senate. He will continue to foster the reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigneous people. At first he was a little sad to head back to the bench because his ability to contribute publicly to the reconciliation movement would be hampered by the requirement of judicial silence.

“I think this country needs people to become advocates for reconciliation in the future,” he said.

“That isn’t my role to be the only one but I think I can encourage others to pick up that work as well.

Moving into the senate allows me to continue to do that work and do it from a different platform while still maintaining my respect for the judiciary (system).” crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

FASHION: Company a labour of love The whole process took about four weeks, said the 38-year-old, who’s also created organic-looking skirts from hunting tarps, and sweaters from unravelled knits, discarded leather jackets and distressed blue jeans.

So far, her company has been a labour of love.

Sandusky has yet to market her designs to stores — she creates clothes for custom orders. But buzz about her line is growing after a couple of runway appearances during Vancouver’s Eco Fashion Week and last month’s Fashion Week.

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Lucas Gagnon, Bella-Munro and Bobbi-Jo (left to right) wave signs as they circle City Hall Park during the city’s first ever Transwalk Thursday evening. The walk was Red Deer’s only event for Transgender Day of Visibility.

A photographer for British Vogue and Glamour magazines took pictures of her latest runway show on March 16. She was also interviewed for an upcoming article in ACF (Amazing Canadian Fashions) magazine, sold at Chapters stores.

Online photos of her clothing have attracted the notice of a televised fashion reality program, as well as international fashion show organizers.

“I’ve been invited to the Paris, London and Australian fashion weeks but it’s really expensive to go,” said Sandusky, who’s hoping to find investors to get her clothing shown on more runways, as well as manufactured and sold in retail outlets.

“I’m looking for growth. I’d like it to be seen in a store, and to work with mentors in the business.”

The designer of aboriginal heritage, was adopted into a non-aboriginal family living in Sylvan Lake.

Her adoptive parents gave her the Cree name for dove, Omeme, because they wanted her to retain something of her First Nations heritage.

“My dad is very entrepreneurial,” she said, while her mother was always involved with arts and crafts — and taught her how to knit.

Sandusky wanted to be involved in fashion ever since seeing her first runway show at Bower mall in Red Deer at age 12. She can still remember the trendy clothing, models and music combining into an exciting experience. “I just happened to be walking by, and the whole atmosphere made me feel totally alive. I decided I want to do something like that someday.”

She enrolled in the Olds fashion marketing program a few years after graduating from Red Deer’s former Camille J. Lerouge high school in 1996. After completing the college program, she worked for a while in retail, then as a health care aid.

But her love of fashion design drew her back to school in 2012 to study at the John Casablancas Institute in Vancouver, where she lived until recently returning to Sylvan Lake to help out her aging parents.

While a design student, she discovered her interest in up-cycling and knitwear. Turning something terrible into something beautiful is extremely satisfying, said Sandusky.

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“You can take stuff that people don’t want, scrap pieces, and turn them into unique masterpieces …”

Life is also a masterpiece, when you combine everything, the good and the bad, she added. “It’s a mixture of stuff — a beautiful mess.”

Her designs can be found under Sally Omeme on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.com. Anyone interested in investing or donating materials to Sandusky can also email her at omemegirl@gmail.com. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

LGBTQ: Getting rid of stereotypes “There’s such a negative stigma against gay and transgender people,” said Transwalk organizer Lucas Gagnon. “Today we’re here to get rid of the stereotypes. We’re here. We’re people.”

The peaceful procession took on an extra importance as it coincided with Alberta Education’s deadline for school boards to submit LGBTQ policies for review by the education minister.

All but two of the 61 publicly funded school boards were expected to submit their policies by the end of the day on Thursday. Red Deer Public School District submitted finalized their policies in December, while the Red Deer Regional Catholic School District only had to make minor adjustments to the jurisdiction’s safe and caring policy that has been in place for several years.

Transwalk participants, including Gagnon, were pleased by the steps made by the Alberta government to provide support and protection for those who don’t conform to male and female gender identities.

“It’s a great first step,” he said. “When I was in school, I wish there had been guidelines that teachers and faculty had to follow.

“Progress has been made and it means the world to me.”

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Marianas Trench is never boring BAND DELIVERS CONCERT FULL OF 1980S EXCESS TO 2,600 YOUNG FANS LANA MICHELIN REVIEW Josh Ramsay of Marianas Trench performed the song Stutter while spinning aerial somersaults in a harness above the audience like a Cirque du Soleil acrobat.

Central Albertans were promised a concert-full of 1980s excesses — and that’s exactly what Ramsay and his band delivered to 2,600 young fans Wednesday night at Red Deer’s Centrium.

Cue the laser light show, the confetti cannons, the theatre smoke.

Also bring on chest-baring arena-rock costumes, skin-tight ripped jeans and snakeskin boots.

Ramsay, looking much thinner and blonder than the last time he played Red Deer three years ago, revealed more of himself than usual in low-waisted pants, dog-collar and little else.

Were those his painted-on abs on display? It didn’t matter to his teenage fans — or, apparently, to the boozedup mothers a row back who couldn’t get enough of the singer as eye candy, based on their increasingly bawdy suggestions (you don’t want to know).

As Ramsay launched into the title-track of his band’s latest album, Astoria, it became obvious this was Marianas Trench as never heard before.

The group lyrical clarity was virtually lost to sound distortion as the pop-rock act went in the ear-splitting direction of Alexisonfire.

New songs such as Yesterday, This Means War, Burning Up, and even pop-infused radio hits like Celebrity Status and Desperate Measures were delivered in the aural assault style of

torchy One Love. When he returned to the main stage, he was awash in flood lights as a rain effect showered on a video screen behind him.

The screen was previously filled with Miami Vice-style neon palm trees — an appropriate backdrop for the other talented group members, bassist Mike Ayley, guitarist Matt Webb and drummer Ian Casselman. Dressed with the subtlety of an ’80s hair band, they took every opportunity to pose imposingly with their instruments.

With the incredible light show, Ramsay’s aerial acrobatics and the other retro-rock touches, what can I say? Marianas Trench is never boring.

But the strongest music of the eve-

original tunes, as well as covers from Pharrell Williams, Miley Cyrus, Adele and Gotye. Somebody That I Used to Know was performed by all five musicians on one guitar — a trick that landed the band a spot on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

As a red beach ball bounced over the crowd, Walk Off the Earth played REVO, the infectious Rule the World, and Sing It All Away, the title track of the band’s new album, with help from fans. An impressive drum line kicked off Red Hands, involving all seven musicians pounding out a militaristic beat.

At one point, a video was made with the audience to be posted on SnapPhoto by ASHLI BARRETT/Advocate staff

LEFT: Josh Ramsay, frontliner of Canadian rock band Marianas Trench performs at the Enmax Centrium on Wednesday evening.

RIGHT: Sarah Blackwood of Canadian alternative rock band Walk off the Earth waves to the crowd.

Poison or Motley Crue.

While this was arguably not the greatest fit with Ramsay’s lyrical falsetto and vocal embellishments, his devoted young fans didn’t have to hear the words to sing along. They knew every song, line by line.

The band’s followers lit up their cellphones and swayed to Dearly Departed and danced in the aisles for Shut-up and Kiss Me, Cross My Heart, Fallout and Haven’t Had Enough, enjoying the spectacle of an ’80s-style rock concert.

Ramsay was mobbed by young females as he swaggered to the back of the arena to play a piano for the

ning was created by the five-plus musicians of Walk Off the Earth.

The energetic, engaging Ontario band made its entrance amid blaring trumpets, rousing percussion and columns of stage smoke. Gianni “Luminati” Nicassio started singing Gang of Rhythm’s intro “I’ve got this old guitar…” and was soon joined by Sarah Blackwood on ukelele and Mike Taylor, Ryan Marshall and Joel Cassidy on various drums and shakers.

Their instruments were eventually expanded to include kazoos, whirly tubes, a glockenspiel and I believe a Harpejji (flat electric guitar/harp/piano hybrid), as the group performed

chat, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Apparently, even when you’re making actual face-time with fans it doesn’t hurt to also connect on social media.

Walk Off the Earth, which made a splash on YouTube, obviously hasn’t forgotten where it all started.

The concert opened with Vancouver’s Kieran Mercer performing with a trio.

Mercer is a witty, likeable artist, who plays Beatles-esque music with jangly guitars and toe-tapping beats. A highlight was Help Me Help You, which got fans clapping along. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

Former Red Deer mayor Flewwelling to receive honorary doctorate

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF

Influential judge convicted Keegstra of promoting hatred

BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF

JOHN MACKENZIE

Funeral services were to be held this morning for a humble lawyer who became one of Central Alberta’s most influential judges.

Those who were close to him found it difficult to say how Justice John MacKenzie (retired) would have felt upon learning that Red Deer courtrooms would be shut down for a few hours today, long enough to allow judges, lawyers and courtroom staff time to attend his funeral.

“I think he’d be honoured,” said fellow Justice Jack Holmes, who served on the Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench at about the same time as Justice MacKenzie and retired one year later, in 2003.

Holmes remembered his friend and co-worker as a steady man, a good judge and a reliable sounding board.

“He didn’t invite controversy. He didn’t look for it.”

Holmes said he was thus surprised to learn that MacKenzie had made his personal opinion very clear in the early 1990s, when the Red Deer branch of the Royal Canadian Legion refused to allow a Sikh member to wear his turban in its canteen.

Jamie MacKenzie, one of the youngest of John and Joan MacKenzie’s seven children, recalled his father sending the Legion’s executive a letter explaining his reasons, along with a book depicting a Sikh fighter pilot wearing his turban into battle during the Second World War. MacKenzie’s 36-year career reached

its peak in 1985, when he convicted former Eckville schoolteacher James Keegstra of promoting hatred by teaching anti-Semitic views in his classroom, said Jamie. Keegstra, who died two years ago at the age of 80, was fined $5,000. The conviction was later overturned by the Supreme Court of Canada and a new trial was ordered.

Keegstra was again convicted and ordered to serve 5,000 hours of community service.

Rob MacKenzie, who has run a restaurant and bar in Sylvan Lake for the last 20 years, called his father a great man who had a strong influence on his life and strongly encouraged him to go into business for himself.

Retired Advocate editor Rick Zemanek, who covered court while MacKenzie was on the bench, recalled him as a “country lawyer” who, in his opinion, became the best judge in Red Deer. “(He) exemplified what our Canadian Criminal Justice System stands for. He was my mentor … in fair and balanced reporting. He helped me understand and interpret what justice stands for, and why it’s paramount we must hold onto our values afforded to us under our Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms,” said Zemanek. “(He) understood the values of family and he always spoke from the heart in his decisions. He frequently injected a human element in trials.”

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Community means so many things to so many people, and the world to us.

In all we do and all we say, we’re all for community!

The Committee of Nominators of the Red Deer & District Community Foundation is accepting applications for appointment to the

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION BOARD The Foundation is an independent, community-based organization that receives and manages charitable donations, offers grants to charitable organizations in Red Deer and surrounding area for programs and projects that meet the changing needs of our community; and works with the community to identify its long term needs and opportunities, focusing on sustainable solutions.

Supported by staff, the Board’s responsibilities include: establishing strategic focus for the organization; implementing the fund development plan; making policy decisions regarding the investment of more than $12 Million in permanent and non-permanent funds; making decisions regarding the use of the investment income for community grants programs; and committing to participate in board meetings and board standing committee responsibilities as required. The Board of Directors currently meets 6 times a year, with Standing Board Committees meeting throughout the year. Board members are appointed on a 3- year term.

Please submit your application package, including your resume and a statement regarding what you feel you can do to further the goals of the Foundation by: Monday, April 18, 2016, 4:30 p.m. to: Tara Veer, Mayor, City of Red Deer and Chair, Committee of Nominators c/o Red Deer & District Community Foundation Suite 203, 4805 48 Street Red Deer, Alberta T4N 1S6 For application forms and further information, please call Kristine Bugayong, Chief Executive Officer at (403) 341 6911.

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Justice John MacKenzie’s career reached its peak in 1985, when he convicted former Eckville schoolteacher James Keegstra of promoting hatred by teaching anti-Semitic views in his classroom. MacKenzie died on Friday, March 25.

Francis “Morris” Flewwelling will add another accolade to his long list of awards.

The Order of Canada recipient and former Red Deer mayor will receive an honorary doctor of law degree from the University of Alberta on June 9.

Flewwelling, 74, said the the honor is validating because he worked very hard in many spheres of his public life in professional work but also a lot in the civic sector.

“This is very validating because it is a recognition of my own university validating the work that I did,” he said.

“I came from small-town Alberta to the big smoke and it was the university that gave me vision clearly to dedicate my life to public service,” he said.

Flewwelling said the work he did was a direct inspiration of

what the university gave him.

His accolades include being named one of Alberta’s 50 Most Influential People in 2013 and the Alberta Museums Association Lieutenant Governor’s Award for his commitment to heritage in 2012. He was Red Deer’s mayor for nine years and served on council for 21 years.

Of his community work, Flewwelling said he was quite proud of establishing the community foundation in the city at a time when they were not that common.

But the former mayor said working with the Indigenous community in Red Deer and throughout his life has been an inspiration and a real driving force.

“I was delighted when I was presented with an eagle feather, ” said Flewwelling.

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Push for privacy died after election TIM HARPER OPINION

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hen the former Conservative government agreed to hand over private banking information of Canadians to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, the Liberals led the growing chorus of indignation.

Their opposition started meekly but strengthened. They tried to amend the law, which they portrayed as a loss of sovereignty and an unnecessary bow to American pressure.

They accused Conservatives of breaching Canadians’ charter rights and unconstitutionally discriminating against Canadians based on their country of origin. The opposition went to the top. Justin Trudeau said governments had to stand up for its citizens when foreign governments encroached on their rights. Liberals became increasingly loud about the Stephen Harper government’s abuse of privacy.

Then they went silent. Then they were elected and now they defend the agreement they once vilified.

The first 155,000 information slips on Canadians with U.S. roots were shipped to the IRS on schedule last Sept. 30, in the middle of the election

campaign when Washington told the Canada Revenue Agency it was not eligible to ask for an extension of the order.

This all revolves around an American law known as the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) a bully-boy move by the U.S. that allows it to reach across borders and seek the financial information of not only Americans living in this country, but dual citizens — Canadians who have returned holding green cards and those with American spouses. The net includes up to a million Canadians who have not renounced their American citizenship, including those who came to Canada as children and have never returned or earned a penny from U.S. labour.

It is all in the name of Washington’s tireless chase of alleged tax cheats. It alone compels its citizens to pay taxes regardless of where they live.

Most of the world has complied with the Washington edict. The Conservatives claimed small victories for our privacy by having the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) share the information with the IRS and winning exemptions for some types of accounts. But the Liberals opposed. Let us count the ways: “We must deny the Conservatives permission to allow the transmission of personal information without the authorization of a judge,” wrote Liber-

al MP Emmanuel Dubourg (Bourassa), now the parliamentary secretary to Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier.

His office said Thursday he had no comment and instead shared a statement from Trudeau’s office.

Vancouver MP Hedy Fry cited experts who said the agreement violated the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Marc Garneau, now the minister of transport, said the deal “infringes upon our sovereignty” and was “an attack on our privacy.”

Scott Brison, now president of the Treasury Board, tried to amend the agreement to exempt Canadian citizens.

Last week Brison and Garneau told Elizabeth Thompson of iPolitics that they both now support an agreement that is difficult to opt out of retroactively.

Then, six weeks before the 2015 campaign began, Trudeau wrote: “Targeting hard-working Canadians who pay taxes is unfair. The government of Canada has a responsibility to stand up for its citizens when foreign governments are encroaching on their rights.”

That was a response to Lynn Swanson of the Alliance for the Defence of Canadian Sovereignty, a group which has raised $700,000 to mount a court challenge to the program in Federal Court. Swanson is Pennsylvania-born but has lived in Canada for 45 years

and is a Canadian citizen.

“I’m a Canadian citizen because of Pierre Trudeau. I arrived during the Richard Nixon years and everything here was so upbeat with Trudeau,” she told me. “To see my charter rights violated so flagrantly and see his son do nothing about it … I cannot begin to describe the sense of betrayal I feel.”

To those who worry about account information, transaction information or personal identity information sent to a foreign government — not to mention the fear of hacks — Lebouthillier and Trudeau’s office offer gentle assurances that “all security safeguards are upheld.”

But those waiting for the Liberals to overturn provisions in FATCA need only to look at last week’s federal budget. FATCA has begat something known as the CRS — Common Reporting Standards — which comes into effect July 1, 2017.

The Liberal budget promised upcoming legislation to cement the Harper government commitment to join in an international agreement that will compel Canadian financial institutions to share information on expats with 60 other nations, not just Americans.

Take this saga as a reminder — sometimes it’s easy to oppose, but as Liberals are showing on this file, it is no predictor on how you might govern.

Tim Harper is a national affairs writer syndicated by Torstar.

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Alberta advantage disappearing with higher taxes

BY STEVE LAFLEUR AND BEN EISEN SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE Alberta Finance Minister Joe Ceci recently told a business audience that Alberta has the “lowest taxes overall of any province or territory” in Canada. A year ago, this was unambiguously true. At that time, Alberta had the lowest overall tax burden in the country and also had by far the lowest rates on key taxes that greatly affect economic growth and competitiveness.

Now, Alberta’s once vaunted tax advantage over other Canadian provinces is no longer what it used to be, and certain key elements of the tax advantage have been erased completely because the provincial government has enacted a suite of tax increases.

When it comes to tax competitiveness, the overall tax burden imposed by a government is of course important. But the composition of the tax mix is also important, since certain taxes — such as personal income and corporate taxes — do more harm to the economy than others by discouraging work and investment. On this score, Al-

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berta has taken major steps backwards in the past year, increasing some of its most economically harmful taxes and thereby frittering away crucial components of Alberta’s tax advantage.

Let’s start with income taxes. Up until the end of last September, Alberta had a single 10 per cent personal income tax rate. Contrary to claims made by the finance minister, the system was progressive due to the high basic personal amount, and the low marginal rates didn’t unduly distort incentives for productive economic activity.

The new five-bracket income tax system increased Alberta’s top marginal income tax rate by 50 per cent, which ties Alberta with Saskatchewan at 15 per cent, and is slightly higher than the top rate in British Columbia (14.7 per cent). While Alberta’s top rate takes effect at a higher level of income, the province can no longer boast of having a uniquely straightforward and pro-growth approach to personal income taxes. Moreover, Alberta’s combined personal and federal income tax rate used to be lower than all U.S. jurisdictions including rival energy-producing states. By the time the new fed-

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eral top rate takes effect, it will have one of the highest top rates in North America. This component of Alberta’s tax advantage is, simply, a thing of the past.

Next let’s consider corporate taxes. Up until June of last year, Alberta enjoyed the lowest general corporate income tax rate in Canada. In 2016, Alberta’s corporate income tax rate increased by 20 per cent, moving the province into a tie with Manitoba and Saskatchewan. B.C., Ontario, and Quebec all now have lower statutory corporate income tax rates than Alberta. Alberta is no longer the lowest tax province in Canada when it comes to the corporate income tax rate.

While some argue that increasing corporate taxes is a matter of fairness, in reality the burden of corporate taxes isn’t borne just by shareholders, but also by workers through lower wages and consumers through higher prices.

A recent Fraser Institute study found that increasing corporate tax rates by one per cent reduces hourly wages by between 0.15 and 0.24 per cent.

Finally, there is the recently announced carbon tax. While initially

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billed as revenue neutral, it will in fact amount to a multi-billion dollar tax increase that will be used to fund new spending initiatives.

Although Alberta’s overall tax burden may still be lower than neighbouring jurisdictions, the loss of Alberta’s advantage on key tax rates is an important blow to the province’s economic competitiveness. And it comes at a very inopportune time, as the province struggles with a weak economy and depressed commodity prices.

The finance minister is right to acknowledge the importance of tax competitiveness. However, since coming into office, his government has badly undermined Alberta’s tax advantage by increasing key tax rates. If Alberta is to remain a magnet for talent and investment, the provincial government must refocus on building Alberta’s tax advantage.

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Local BRIEFS Drug trial delayed because suspect in custody in Ontario The trial for a Red Deer man arrested in a 2013 drug sting was delayed on Thursday because the suspect is being held in custody in Ontario.

Nicholas White, 24, was one of four people arrested on Nov. 8, 2013, by police who had raided two houses, one in Red Deer and one in Innisfail.

Police alleged seizing drugs and firearms during their search of the two properties.

Represented by Red Deer lawyer Andrew Phypers, White was scheduled for trial in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench on charges of possessing drugs for trafficking, possessing proceeds of crime, possessing a weapon obtained through a criminal offence, possessing a prohibited weapon and careless use of a firearm.

Phypers and Crown counsel David Inglis confirmed in court on Thursday that they could not proceed because White could not be present for the trial.

Phypers advised the Court that White had been arrested in Ontario and was being held in Sault Ste. Marie pending a court appearance there on Monday.

White is due back in

the Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench on May 2, when a new trial date is to be set.

Mays’s preliminary hearing has been set for Oct. 3, 5 and 6.

Preliminary hearing for robbery case slated for October 2016

RCMP hunting for suspect who brandished gun during robbery

A preliminary hearing will be run in October for a Sylvan Lake man accused of multiple robberies there.

Aaron Mays, 24, was arrested by RCMP responding to complaints of a robbery in at the Bayshore Market on Jan. 11. Acting on witness descriptions, police pulled over a suspect vehicle and arrested the occupant.

Mays is charged with seven counts of robbery, seven counts of wearing a disguise while committing an offence and two counts of possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose.

Released from custody earlier on and represented

by Red Deer counsel Maurice Collard, Mays asked in Red Deer provincial court on Thursday to be tried by judge alone in the Court of Queen’s Bench, with the benefit of a preliminary hearings.

Preliminary hearings are optional and may be requested to test the strength of the Crown’s case before proceeding to trial.

Mounties are looking for a suspect who brandished a gun while robbing a pizza shop on March 30.

Red Deer RCMP say a suspect entered the Pizza 73 on 49 Avenue and 43 Street waving a handgun at 12:15 a.m. He demanded cash from the till and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash. He was last seen riding a small BMX bike east toward Rotary Park.

The suspect is described as a Caucasian male in his mid-20s and about 1.8 metres (five-foot-11) tall.

He was wearing a white hoodie with white and red writing on the front and shoulders, a red bandana, black pants, grey and black gloves, and black skater-style shoes with white soles Contact the Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575. To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-2228477 or report it online at www.tipsubmit.com.

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JUDGE: Retired in ’02 The MacKenzies named their eldest son after his father, Joseph Aeneas MacKenzie, who had a law practice in Wainwright. MacKenzie had planned to join his father in the practice, said his wife, Joan. However, Joseph MacKenzie fell ill and died in 1959, only six months after his son joined his practice.

John and Joan were married in 1960 and moved to Edmonton, where he continued in private practice until becoming a Crown prosecutor in 1964. They then moved to Red Deer and John was appointed Magistrate (provincial court judge) in 1966. He retired in 2002 after serving 13 years on the Court of Queen’s Bench.

Joan said her husband suffered from a number of afflictions and had spent a great deal of time in hospital since May of last year.

Aged 83, he died peacefully and without pain in the early hours of Friday, March 25.

Services were set for 11 a.m. today at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Red Deer. Courtrooms were closed from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. so judges and staff could pay their respects.

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THE ADVOCATE Friday, April 1, 2016

Different venue, same mindset REBELS READY TO TAKE ON HITMEN AT THE CORRAL

BY DANNY RODE SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE CALGARY — The Red Deer Rebels know a thing or two about winning in Calgary. What they don’t know much about is the Stampede Corral.

Because of the 2016 Juno Awards this weekend at the Scotiabank Saddledome, the fourth game of the Rebels-Calgary Hitmen best-of-seven Western Hockey League opening playoff series — and the sixth if needed — will be played at the 65-year-old Corral, which is hosting a playoff game for the first time since April 4, 1998.

The Rebels, who hold a 2-1 edge in the series, and Hitmen both practised at the Corral Thursday.

“A different venue, but it’s still 85 by 200 (feet),” said Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter. “The benches and boards are different., but it’s the same for both teams. I don’t think it matters where you play.

“We play well here, although it will

be a different atmosphere. with 6,500 fans right on top of you. It will be different than the ‘Dome, but it will be different for them as well. I know one thing it should be exciting.”

The Corral is loaded with history with the WHL playoffs the final hockey to be played before it’s torn down.

“You have to go in with the mindset to play as well as you can, don’t get caught up in the venue,” said Sutter, who will have the same lineup as Sunday when the Rebels got the winning goal by Evan Polei late in the third period for a 4-3 victory. It was also the third game in as many days. The Rebels opened at home, winning 3-1 Friday and losing 5-2 Saturday. ”It was a busy time, things happened quickly,” said Sutter. “This weekend will be busy again, but we’re ready.”

The four-day break in the schedule was much needed, although now the teams could play three games in four days. The fifth game is Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Centrium with the six, if

But the Rebels have the depth needed to overcome the injuries with goaltender Trevor Martin playing as well as he has all season. He takes a 2.69 goals-against-average and a .913 save percentage into tonight’s contest.

Sutter indicated you can’t look at what may have been when it comes to injuries, but look for the best out of what he has.

“We need to continue to work hard and continue to do the things we’re better at,” he said.

Sutter also liked the way his squad handled themselves Sunday.

“We took six minutes in penalties the first two-and-a-half minutes and got down 2-0. But the guys stayed at it and did a good job coming back.”

Polei (3g,1a) and Jake DeBrusk (2g,2a) lead the team with four points each while Adam Helewka has three goals.

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.

necessary, Monday at the Corral. If a seventh game is needed it’s Wednesday at the Centrium.

The Rebels are still without three key ingredients in goaltender Rylan Toth and forwards Ivan Nikolishin and Conner Bleackley.

Toth is skating on his own, but his return is still up in the air while Nikolishin, lower body, is out two to four weeks. Bleackley, who had his tendons in this wrist cut, is out indefinitely.

Vipers blanked in opener

BY DANNY RODE SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE Navigators 3 Vipers 0 After being away from competition for a month it was expected the Red Deer Vipers would need to shake off some rust as they opened the provincial junior B hockey championships against the North Peace Navigators at the Arena Thursday.

It took them a period before they found their skating legs and by then they trailed 2-0, which proved to be too much to overcome in a 3-0 loss before an excellent crowd.

“I found the first period we couldn’t get anything going offensively at all,” said Vipers head coach JD Morrical. “We couldn’t get our normal plays set up. We practised but it’s hard to simulate actual defencemen at this level.

“We did all we could before we knocked the rust off.”

Joseph Sylvain scored for the Navigators on a two-on-one at 10:22 of the first period and Lowen Lambert connected on a fiveon-three power play at 15:21. The Navigators held an 18-7 edge in shots in the first period.

“We made one mistake and they scored on a five-on-three so I wasn’t too mad about the first period,” said Morrical.

But the Vipers looked like a different team in the second period as they picked up the pace and forced the play, outshooting North Peace 11-7. In fact without goaltender Riley Medves the Vipers would have been back in the game. Medves, a lefthander, was solid when called upon and made the biggest save of the game with a spectacular glove save off Tye Munro, who walked in all alone in the middle stanza.

“I thought we out chanced them in the second and third periods and once we got the puck in deep, using our dump in sets, and played our game we had lots of chances, but just didn’t bury them.”

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Matt Krusky of the Red Deer Vipers looks to get past the defence of North Peace Navigator Tyrell Boutin during Junior B Provincial action at the Red Deer Arena Thursday night.

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Salmon helps solidify goaltender position for Kings One area RDC Kings hockey head coach Trevor Keeper doesn’t have to worry about next season is in goal.

Despite losing Kraymer Barnstable, who finished his eligibility, the Kings have veteran Mike Salmon, who is heading into his fourth season, and second-year Devon Fordyce returning along with newly signed recruit sixfoot-seven Troy Trombley of Sherwood Park.

Salmon proved to be one of the premier netminders in the Alberta Colleges Men`s Hockey League last season, and was especially strong down the stretch and in the playoffs. Salmon finished third in the ACAC with a 2.57 goals-against-average and a solid .926 save percentage and was a second team all-star. He posted a 10-4-1 record. In the playoffs he helped lead the Kings into the semifinal where they lost to a powerful, and undefeated NAIT Ooks.

The 23-year-old native of Red Deer, who will be with the Kings for two more years, was happy with his season but would rather talk about the team`s play late in the season.

“I`m happy with the way the season went but I think the team was playing real well heading into the playoffs,” he

Western Hockey League experience.

They will be a good group.”

Fordyce saw brief action last season, but impressed Salmon.

“As goaltenders we would be on the ice 20 to 30 minutes prior to practice and work on a variety of things and that was basically Devon’s idea,” he said. “We were able to work on specific things and Devon was creative and had good ideas.

“He didn’t play a lot, but had a great attitude and excellent practice habits and work ethic.”

The only negative Salmon could see from last year was not making at least the ACAC finals.

But he believes they’re headed in the right direction.

“Our goal has always been to reach the final, if not win it,” he said.

“We have several guys still here from our first year (three years ago) and see the difference in the dressing room and on the ice. There is a different feel in the room. More leadership and more belief in themselves.”

Trombley played with Kamloops, Tri-City and Saskatoon in the WHL.

DANNY RODE LOCAL SPORTS said. “We went through a stretch early in January where we couldn’t buy a win, but once we broke out of that we were like a new team. Once we started to score it lifted everyone up and it made my job a lot easier. I think that’s why we were successful.”

Salmon said he could look back and remember specific instances when he could see the difference in the team play late in the season after breaking out of their slump.

“The defence and forwards were making the extra effort,” he said.

“They were strong in our zone, which of course helped me.”

Keeper liked what he saw from Salmon.

“As a third-year guy he stepped up as one of our leaders,” he said, adding he likes what he sees for next season.

“Devon has a year under his belt and knows the league and what to expect and Troy comes in with some

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RDC Kings goalie Mike Salmon gets his shoulder on a MacEwan University Griffins shot during ACAC men’s hockey action in 2014.

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Hockey WHL 2016 Playoffs First Round DIVISION SEMIFINALS (Best-of-7) EASTERN CONFERENCE East Division Brandon (1) vs. Edmonton (WC2) Series tied 2-2) Thursday’s result Brandon 5 Edmonton 0 Wednesday’s result Brandon 3 Edmonton 1 Friday’s result Edmonton 2 Brandon 1 Sunday’s game Brandon at Edmonton, 4 p.m.

Tuesday, Apr. 5 x-Edmonton at Brandon, 7 p.m.

Prince Albert (2) vs. Moose Jaw (3) (Moose Jaw leads series 3-1) Tuesday’s result Moose Jaw 7 Prince Albert 0 Monday’s result Prince Albert 7 Moose Jaw 3 Friday’s game Moose Jaw at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.

Saturday’s game x-Prince Albert at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.

Central Division Lethbridge (1) vs. Regina (WC1) (Regina leads series 3-1) Wednesday’s result Regina 2 Lethbridge 0 Tuesday’s result Regina 3 Lethbridge 2 Friday’s game Regina at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Apr. 5 x-Lethbridge at Regina, 7 p.m.

Red Deer (2) vs. Calgary (3) (Red Deer leads series 2-1) Sunday’s result Red Deer 4 Calgary 3 Saturday’s result Calgary 5 Red Deer 2 Friday’s game Red Deer at Calgary (Stampede Corral), 7 p.m.

Saturday’s game Calgary at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Monday, Apr. 4 x-Red Deer at Calgary (Stampede Corral), 7 p.m Wednesday, Apr. 6 x-Calgary at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. Division Victoria (1) vs. Spokane (WC2) (Victoria leads series 2-1) Wednesday’s result Victoria at Spokane Tuesday’s result Spokane 5 Victoria 2 Friday’s game Spokane at Victoria, 8:05 p.m.

Local Sports Sunday’s game x-Victoria at Spokane, 6:05 p.m.

x-Los Ange77 46 26 5 97 211 180 les x-Anaheim 76 43 23 10 96 204 181 x-San Jose 78 43 29 6 92 230 203 Arizona 77 34 36 7 75 200 230 Calgary 78 32 40 6 70 213 251 Vancouver 77 28 36 13 69 176 223 Edmonton 79 30 42 7 67 194 234 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. x-clinched playoff spot z-clinched conference

Kelowna (2) vs. Kamloops (3) (Series tied 2-2) Wednesday’s result Kamloops 5 Kelowna 1 Tuesday’s result Kelowna 1 Kamloops 0 Friday’s game Kamloops at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m.

Saturday’s game Kelowna at Kamloops, 8 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Philadelphia 2, Washington 1, SO Ottawa 2, Winnipeg 1 Anaheim 8, Calgary 3

U.S. Division Seattle (1) vs. Prince George (WC1) (Seattle leads series 3-0) Wednesday’s result Seattle at Prince George Tuesday’s result Seattle 5 Prince George 0 Friday’s game x-Prince George at Seattle, 8:35 p.m.

Sunday, Apr. 3 x-Seattle at Prince George, 8 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Buffalo 4, Toronto 1 N.Y. Islanders 4, Columbus 3 Pittsburgh 5, Nashville 2 Carolina 4, N.Y. Rangers 3 Montreal 3, Tampa Bay 0 Florida 3, New Jersey 2 Ottawa 3, Minnesota 2 Dallas 4, Arizona 1 Los Angeles 3, Calgary 0 Vancouver 4, San Jose 2

Everett (2) vs. Portland (3) (Everett wins series 4-0) Wednesday’s result Everett 4 Portland 2 Tuesday’s result Everett 5 Portland 3 x — played only if necessary.

NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts Florida 77 43 25 9 95 Tampa Bay 77 44 28 5 93 Boston 77 40 29 8 88 Detroit 77 38 28 11 87 Ottawa 78 36 33 9 81 Montreal 78 36 36 6 78 Buffalo 78 32 35 11 75 Toronto 77 28 38 11 67 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts z-Washington 76 54 16 6 114 Pittsburgh 77 44 25 8 96 N.Y. Rangers 77 43 25 9 95 N.Y. Islanders 76 42 25 9 93 Philadelphia 76 38 25 13 89 Carolina 78 34 28 16 84 New Jersey 78 37 33 8 82 Columbus 77 30 39 8 68 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts x-Dallas 78 47 22 9 103 x-St. Louis 77 46 22 9 101 x-Chicago 77 44 26 7 95 Nashville 78 39 26 13 91 Minnesota 78 38 29 11 87 Colorado 77 39 34 4 82 Winnipeg 77 31 39 7 69 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts

GA 191 185 209 212 237 224 211 226

GF 237 224 222 214 198 191 175 198

GA 177 192 203 196 200 211 197 241

GF 256 206 213 217 212 205 195

GA 221 186 192 204 193 218 225

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AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct Toronto 17 6 .739 Minnesota 19 10 .655 Los Angeles 15 8 .652 Detroit 17 11 .607 Houston 17 11 .607 Cleveland 16 12 .571 Texas 17 13 .567 Chicago 15 13 .536 Seattle 15 14 .517 Tampa Bay 12 12 .500 New York 13 15 .464 Kansas City 14 19 .424 Baltimore 11 15 .423 Oakland 11 15 .423 Boston 12 18 .400 NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct Washington 18 4 .818 Arizona 22 8 .733 Philadelphia 15 10 .600 Colorado 15 12 .556 Milwaukee 14 13 .519 Cincinnati 15 16 .484 Los Angeles 13 14 .481 St. Louis 11 13 .458 Miami 10 13 .435 Chicago 11 17 .393 San Francisco 11 19 .367 San Diego 10 19 .345

New York 7 17 .292 Pittsburgh 8 20 .286 Atlanta 6 20 .231 NOTE: Split-squadgames count int he standings games against non-major league teams do not.

Wednesday’s Games Washington 12, N.Y.Mets 1 Philadelphia 8,Houston 4 N.Y. Yankees 2,Atlanta 0 Pittsburgh 4,Boston (ss)4, tie Tampa Bay 4,Boston(ss) 3 St. Louis 3, Miami 0 Minnesota 4,Toronto 3 Texas 5, Kansas City 1 Arizona 12,Oakland 9 San Diego 7,Seattle 5 Cleveland 4, L.A. Dodgers 3 Chicago Cubs 10, Colorado(ss) 0 Cincinnati 6,ChicagoWhiteSox 3 Milwaukee 5,Colorado(ss) 4 Detroit 2,B altimore 1 Thursday’s Games Detroit 10, N.Y.Yankees(ss) 6 St. Louis 9, N.Y.Yankees(ss) 1 Pittsburgh 13,Tampa Bay 8 Minnesota 7,Boston 4 Cleveland 3,Cincinnati 1 Baltimore 6,Atlanta 1 Colorado 6,Arizona 3 Chicago Cubs 5,N.Y. Mets 1 Milwaukee 6,Houston 1

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Canada clinched a semifinal berth at the women’s world hockey championship with a 6-1 win over Finland on Thursday.

The host country concluded the preliminary round 2-1 ranked second behind the undefeated United States in Pool A. Canada and the defending champion Americans have Friday off while Finland takes on

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Saturday’s Games Pittsburgh at N.Y. Islanders, 11 a.m.

Ottawa at Philadelphia, 11 am.

Dallas at Los Angeles, 2 p.m.

Detroit at Toronto, 5 p.m.

New Jersey at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m.

Montreal at Florida, 5 p.m.

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

Columbus at Carolina, 5 p.m.

San Jose at Nashville, 6 p.m.

Calgary at Edmonton, 8 p.m.

Washington at Arizona, 8 p.m.

Kings 3, Flames 0 First Period No Scoring.

Second Period 1. Los Angeles, Carter 21 (Doughty, Kopitar) :46 (pp).

2. Los Angeles, Carter 22 (Lucic, McNabb) 6:14.

Third Period 3. Los Angeles, Andreoff 6 (Carter, Kopitar) 12:38.

Shots on goal by Calgary 7 8 6 — 21 Los Angeles 8 15 6 — 29 Goal — Calgary: Ortio (L, 5-9-4). Los Angeles: Quick (W, 39-21-4).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Calgary: 0-2 Los Angeles: 1-3.

L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers,Late Oakland at SanFrancisco,Late Friday’s Games Tampa Bay (ss) vs.Detroita 11:05a.m.

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

Milwaukee at Houston, 12:10p.m.

N.Y. Mets vs.Chicago Cubs 2:05p.m.

Minnesota at Washington, 4:05 p.m.

Baltimore at Philadelphia, 4:05p.m.

Boston vs. Toronto at Montreal, 5:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Miami, 5:10p.m.

Cleveland at Texas,6:05p.m.

Kansas City at Arizona, 7:40p.m.

Chicago White Sox at San Diego,8:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers, 8:10p.m.

Colorado vs.Seattle 8:10p.m.

Oakland at SanFrancisco, 8:15 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Minnesota at Washington,10:05 a.m.

Detroit vs. Atlanta 11:05 a.m.

Boston vs. Toronto 11:05 a.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Miami, 11:10 a.m Cincinnati vs.Pittsburgh 11:35a.m.

Cleveland at Texas,12:05 p.m.

Seattle vs. Colorado 1:10 p.m.

Kansas City at Arizona, 1:10p.m.

San Francisco at Oakland, 2:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at San Diego,2:10 p.m.

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WOMEN’S WORLD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP

Canada downs Finland 6-1 to gain women’s world hockey semifinal berth

Icemen vs. Wainwright Bisons, 9:30 a.m..; Calgary Royals-Gold vs. Mountainview Colts, 12:30 p.m. and semi-final — 1st place pool B vs. 2nd place pool A, 8:30 p.m., games at Kinex arena. North Edmonton Red Wings vs. North Peace Navigators, 9 a.m; Killam Wheat Kings vs.

Red Deer Vipers, 12 p.m. and semi-final 1st place pool A vs. 2nd place pool B, games at Red Deer Arena ● WHL: Calgary Hitmen at Red Deer Rebels, 7 p.m., Centrium

● Junior B Provincials: Bronze medal game, 10:30 a.m. and gold medal game, 2 p.m. games at Red Deer Arena

Saturday

Baseball MLB SPRING TRAINING

● Junior B Provincials: Calgary RoyalsGold vs. Wetaskiwin Icemen, 10 a.m.; North Peace Navigators vs. Killam Wheat Kings, 1 p.m.; Red Deer Vipers vs. North Edmonton Red Wings, 4 p.m. and Mountainview Colts vs. Wainwright Bisons, 7 p.m.; all games at Red Deer Arena ● WHL: Red Deer Rebels at Calgary Hitmen, 7 p.m., the Drive ● Midget Football: Mavericks at Prairie Fire, 7:15 p.m., M.E. Global field Lacombe

● Junior B Provincials: Wetaskiwin

Friday’s Games Minnesota at Detroit, 530 p.m.

Boston at St. Louis, 6 p.m.

Chicago at Winnipeg, 6 p.m.

Washington at Colorado, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

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the Czech Republic and Russia faces Sweden in the quarter-finals.

Sunday’s semifinal winners advance to the championship game Monday.

Jennifer Wakefield led Canada with two goals and two assists Thursday. Canadian captain Marie-Philip Poulin, Rebecca Johnston, Brianne Jenner and Jill Saulnier also scored for Canada. Emerance Maschmeyer earned the win with 18 saves.

Petra Nieminen replied for the Finns. Meeri Raisanen took the loss allowing five goals on 32 shots.

She was replaced after two periods by Anni Keisala, who stopped eight of nine shots.

Thursday’s Sports Transactions

ORLANDO PREDATORS — Signed K Mark Lewis.

BASEBALL American League DETROIT TIGERS — Assigned OF Nate Schierholtz to their minor league camp.

NEW YORK YANKEES — Reassigned RHP Anthony Swarzak and OF Cesar Puello to their minor league camp.

National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Named John Schuerholz vice chairman, Mike Plant president/development and Derek Schiller president/business.

COLORADO ROCKIES — Reassigned RHP Simon Castro to their minor league camp.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Placed OF Rymer Liriano, RHP Zack Jones and LHP Sean Nolin on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 25.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Reassigned C Ed Easley, LHP Jim Fuller, RHP Jorge Rondon, RHP A.J. Schugel and C Jacob Stallings to their minor league camp.

American Association SIOUX FALLS CANARIES — Signed RHP Chase M. Johnson. Released RHP Joe Van Meter.

WICHITA WINGNUTS — Signed LHP Charlie Leesman, C Tyler Brown and OF Brennan Salgado.

HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL — Fined Washington F Jason Chimera $5,000 for butt-ending Philadelphia D Shayne Gostisbehere during a March 30 game.

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Agreed to terms with D Robin Norell on a three-year contract and assigned him to Rockford (AHL).

American Hockey League HARTFORD WOLF PACK — Signed Fs Cristoval Nieves and Steven Fogarty to amateur tryout agreements.

MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS — Signed F AJ White to an amateur tryout contract.

SPRINGFIELD FALCONS — Signed D Kevin Montgomery and D Derik Johnson to a professional tryout contracts.

ECHL ELMIRA JACKALS — Signed F Steven McParland to an amateur tryout contract. Released D Evan Moore from his amateur tryout contract and signed him to a standard player contract.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Signed G Jordan Farmar for the remainder of the season.

SOCCER Major League Soccer MLS — Suspended Vancouver F Masato Kudo one game and fined him an undisclosed amount for simulation/embellishment in a March 26 game against Houston. Fined FC Dallas D Ryan Hollingshead an undisclosed amount for simulation and D.C. United M Marcelo Sarvas an undisclosed amount for failing to leave the field in an orderly manner following the red card received during their March 26 game.

FOOTBALL National Football League BUFFALO BILLS — Promoted Pat Meyer to offensive assistant and Jason Vrable to assistant quarterbacks coach.

CHICAGO BEARS — Agreed to terms with OL Ted Larsen on a one-year contract.

CINCINNATI BENGALS — Signed WR Brandon LaFell.

DALLAS COWBOYS — Signed LS Brandon Hartson and K Matt Wile.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Signed RBs Charcandrick West and Spencer Ware to contract extensions.

MIAMI DOLPHINS — Agreed to terms with RB Isaiah Pead.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Signed DE Ricardo Mathews to a one-year contract.

Arena Football League

COLLEGE ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK — Named Wes Flanigan men’s basketball coach.

ST. JOSEPH’S (NY) — Named Gary Lawson women’s soccer coach.

TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY — Named Lew Hill men’s basketball coach.

WISCONSIN — Named Jonathan Tsipis women’s basketball coach.

WRIGHT STATE — Named Mike Bradbury women’s basketball coach.

Basketball NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE

x-Toronto Boston New York Brooklyn Philadelphia

Atlantic Division W L Pct GB 50 24 .676 — 43 32 .573 7 1/2 30 46 .395 21 21 54 .280 29 1/2 9 66 .120 41 1/2

x-Atlanta Miami Charlotte Washington Orlando

Southeast Division W L Pct GB 45 31 .592 — 43 31 .581 1 43 31 .581 1 36 39 .480 8 1/2 32 43 .427 12 1/2

y-Golden State 68 7 .907 — x-L.A. Clippers 47 28 .627 21 Sacramento 30 45 .400 38 Phoenix 20 55 .267 48 L.A. Lakers 16 59 .213 52 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Wednesday’s Games Toronto 105, Atlanta 97 L.A. Clippers 99, Minnesota 79 Milwaukee 105, Phoenix 94 Denver 109, Memphis 105 San Antonio 100, New Orleans 92 Dallas 91, New York 89 Golden State 103, Utah 96, OT Sacramento 120, Washington 111 L.A. Lakers 102, Miami 100, OT

Central Division W L Pct GB 53 22 .707 — 40 35 .533 13 39 36 .520 14 38 37 .507 15 31 44 .413 22

y-Cleveland Detroit Indiana Chicago Milwaukee

Thursday’s Games Chicago 103, Houston 100 Cleveland 107, Brooklyn 87 Orlando 114, Indiana 94 New Orleans 101, Denver 95 Oklahoma City 119, L.A. Clippers 117 Portland 116, Boston 109

WESTERN CONFERENCE

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

Dallas at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.

Brooklyn at New York, 5:30 p.m.

Orlando at Milwaukee, 6 p.m.

Toronto at Memphis, 6 p.m.

Cleveland at Atlanta, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at Utah, 7 p.m.

Miami at Sacramento, 8 p.m.

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

Washington at Phoenix, 8:30 p.m.

Southwest Division W L Pct GB y-San Antonio 63 12 .840 — Memphis 41 34 .547 22 Dallas 37 38 .493 26 Houston 37 39 .487 26 1/2 New Orleans 28 47 .373 35 Northwest Division W L Pct GB 53 23 .697 — 40 36 .526 13 37 38 .493 15 1/2 32 45 .416 21 1/2 25 50 .333 27 1/2

y-Oklahoma City Portland Utah Denver Minnesota

Saturday’s Games Indiana at Philadelphia, 5:30 p.m.

Detroit at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Toronto at San Antonio, 6:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Denver, 7 p.m.

Miami at Portland, 8 p.m.

Pacific Division W L Pct GB

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones will have to take anger management and driver improvement classes and do more community service for violating his probation from a previous hit-and-run crash.

Jones appeared in court Thursday in Albuquerque, where the New York native lives and trains.

He was wearing an orange jumpsuit and had his hands cuffed after having spent three days in jail.

His latest legal troubles came after being stopped last week for allegedly drag racing in downtown Albuquerque, not far from his gym.

He was issued five traffic citations but has denied the allegations.

His attorneys reiterated during Thursday’s hearing that they would fight the latest accusations.

“We believe they’re bogus,” attorney Nancy Hollander said of the citations.

“We believe he was profiled, but that’s obviously for another day.”

Hollander said the important thing is when the Albuquerque police officer stopped Jones last week, the fighter was sober. She said it’s significant that Jones has been sober for six months.

Jones also has made 76 public appearances amounting to 125 hours of community service as part of his probation stemming from the previous case, Hollander said.

The UFC reinstated the former champion in October, lifting what had been an indefinite suspension after its lawyers reviewed his plea agreement stemming from the hit-and-run crash in which a pregnant motorist was injured.

UFC officials said at the time that this would be a new opportunity for

Jones and that there would be significant expectations regarding his conduct moving forward.

Earlier this week, officials said they were in touch with Jones’ legal team but declined to comment further.

Jones is scheduled to fight Daniel Cormier at the end of April in Las Vegas for the light heavyweight title.

Jones was considered the most dominant champion in MMA until his turbulent personal life knocked him out of the cage.

He defended his 205-pound title eight consecutive times after winning it in March 2011 to become the youngest champion in UFC history.

Jones beat the previously unbeaten Cormier by a clear unanimous decision at UFC 182 in early 2015, but his string of misbehaviours culminated in that April 2015 crash in Albuquerque.

Police say officers were told by witnesses that Jones ran from a crash that hospitalized a pregnant motorist and then returned to his rental car to grab a wad of cash, leaving behind a pipe with marijuana and rental car documents in his name.

Jones pleaded guilty in September to a charge of leaving the scene of an accident involving injury.

He has completed one-third of the 18 months of supervised probation that were ordered.

Prosecutors said during Thursday’s hearing that this marks Jones’ third chance.

Just last week, he pleaded no contest and was sentenced to more community service for separate traffic violations stemming from a stop in January.

After accepting the latest probation conditions, Judge Michael Martinez warned Jones: “If you come back, it won’t go well.”

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No Canada!

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FLAMES VS KINGS

ALL SEVEN TEAMS MISS PLAYOFFS FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 1970

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS It’s rare — and almost unthinkable for hockey fans — but the Stanley Cup playoffs will go ahead without any Canadian teams. The Ottawa Senators were the last club to be eliminated on Wednesday night, despite beating the Winnipeg Jets 2-1. The Philadelphia Flyers’ 2-1 shootout win over the Washington Capitals mathematically eliminated the Sens. The Jets, Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks had already fallen short and will stand aside as 16 U.Sbased clubs battle for the Cup. “It’s such a big part of our culture in Canada and ever since I can remember growing up, gearing up for that first round of playoffs is huge,” said Calgary Flames captain Mark Giordano, a Toronto native. “It’s disappointing that we’re not going to have a team from Canada represented.

“But there are still a lot of great players, a lot of great teams, a lot of great Canadian players on American teams, so I’m sure the fans will still enjoy it and it will be another great playoff.”

It is only the second time it has happened in NHL history. The last was in

1970, when the Toronto Maple Leafs finished sixth and last in their division and the Canadiens ended up fifth, losing the final playoff spot to the New York Rangers on a tiebreaker — total goals scored — on the final day of the regular season. But it has been coming, with the Leafs, the Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames and Winnipeg Jets all missing the post-season more often than not in recent years. In 2014, Montreal was the only Canadian club in the playoffs. In 2011 and 2012, there were only two. It will cost the teams millions in lost ticket and merchandise sales. Bars, restaurants and retailers of team jerseys and flags will miss out on the extra sales from playoff fever.

“All the teams come into the year certainly hoping for more than we have,” said Vancouver Canucks coach Willie Desjardins. “As a country we just take so much pride in our hockey.

It’s hard to believe I guess in some ways that one of the teams wouldn’t get in.”

It also is a nervy time for Rogers Sportsnet, which in 2013 inked a 12-year, $5.2-billion deal for rights to NHL games and now hasn’t a single Canadian team to highlight in what is usually the biggest ratings period of the year.

RAONIC VS KYRGIOS

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Calgary Flames center Matt Stajan, left, falls to the ice in front of Los Angeles Kings defenseman Luke Schenn, center, and goalie Jonathan Quick, right, during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday.

The Kings won 3-0 and Quick made 21 saves to earn the shutout. Joni Ortio made 26 saves in the loss. Jeff Carter scored two of the goals, and Andy Andreoff scored the final goal of the game at 12:38 of the third period.

WORLD FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Canadians Weaver and Poje disappointed at world figure skating championships BOSTON — Canadian ice dancers Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje will go home from the world figure skating championships without a medal.

Skating to Max Richter’s haunting “On the Nature of Daylight,” the Waterloo, Ont., duo that was fourth after the short dance, scored 110.18 for a total of 182.01 points finishing fifth.

Weaver and Poje had been gunning for gold after winning world silver in 2014 and bronze last year. They arrived in Boston having won all but two competitions over the past two seasons.

Piper Gilles of Toronto and Paul Poirier of Unionville, Ont., fifth after

the short dance, scored 102.37 for a total of 173.07 points.

France’s Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron won with a score of 118.17, Maia and Alex Shibutani of the United States (113.73) were second and Italy’s Anna Cappellini and Luca Lanotte (112.07. ) Earlier Thursday, Gabrielle Dalemen of Newmarket, Ont., finished a best-ever eighth in the women’s singles short program.

The 18-year-old reeled off three triple jumps en route to scoring 67.38 points.

American Gracie Gold is the leader going into Saturday’s long program with 76.43 points. Anna Pogorilaya is second with 73.98, while her Russian teammate Evgenia Medvedeva was third with 73.76.

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VIPERS: Good line Jamie Driedger put the game away with an empty net goal at 18:55 of the third period.

Both goalies were named the players of the game with Cole Sears finishing with 31 saves for Red Deer and Medves stopped 24.

Morrical said they knew very little about the Navigators, except they had one good line.

“We tried to match our checking line against them, but other than that we knew nothing. We watched warmup but really we didn’t even know which hand they shot with, or know how they play.

We had to learn on the fly.”

Morrical knows a bit more about the Vipers opponent today as they face the North Edmonton Red Wings at 4 p.m. at the Arena.

“I saw them play three times and they also have one good line,” said Morrical. “But the thing is for us to get back playing our game. The boys do have a positive attitude and we know we need to win the next two games to get into the semifinals.”

The Vipers also face the Killam Wheat Kings Saturday at noon.

The Wheat Kings and Red Wings battled to a 4-4 tie Thursday while in the A pool the Calgary Royals-Gold edged the Wainwright Bisons 4-3 and the Wetaskiwin Icemen downed the Heritage Junior B Hockey League champion Mountainview Colts 8-5.

In other games today the Icemen face the Royals-Gold at 10 a.m., Killam takes on the Navigators at 1 p.m. and Wainwright meets the Colts at 7 p.m.

All games are at the Arena.

On Saturday, the Navigators face North Edmonton at 9 a.m. at the Arena while at the Kinex Wainwright and Wetaskiwin meet at 9:30 a.m. and the Colts and Royals-Gold clash at 12:30 p.m.

The semifinals go at 8 p.m. with the bronze medal game at 10:30 a.m. Sunday and the final at 2 p.m. Both games are at the Arena.

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.

SALMON: Committed for next season He spent the 14-15 season with Melville of the SJHL and Bonnyville of the AJHL. This past season he played with Fort Saskatchewan in the Chinook Hockey League. Keeper also announced Thursday that Red Deer

native Dustin Gorgi has committed for next season.

Gorgi, 21, played this season with Battlefords of the SJHL, scoring 28 goals and 31 assists in 58 games. The six-foot-two, 190-pound right winger previously played for the Olds Grizzlys and Grande Prairie Storm. He also was with the Telus Cup winning Red Deer Chiefs in the 2012-13 season.

As for this year’s edition of the Kings, Keeper has a solid group returning, which could even be stronger by the time the season opens.

Dylan Baer, Mike Statchuk, Tanner Butler and Alex Marcinew will be back on defence for sure with possibly David Heath, a second-team all-star, and Blair Mulder back. Mulder is recovering from a concussion sustained in a snowmobile accident and will return if cleared.

“I’ve been talk with three high-end defenceman and if we get two of them it will solidify the defence,” said Keeper, who has a solid group back up front, led by Pat Martens, Tyler Berkholtz and Riley Simpson, who were together most of the season on the top line.

Two of the team’s top rookies last season – Dylan Thudium and Ben Williams – will also be back along with Connor Patchett, Jordan McTaggart, Kirk Fountain and Logan Sceviour.

Jody Sick and Regan Wilton may also return.

“Last year we had 10 rookies and have nine back and with the veterans returning we have a solid group,” said Keeper. “We do have solid leadership with Riley a fifth-year guy and returning captain, along with Berkholtz, Marten and Sceviour.

Thudium proved to be one of the pleasant surprises last year.

“He was a walk-on and because he wasn’t sure he wanted to play he came into camp a bit overweight, but worked hard and finished as our fourth leading scorer. He’s working hard already preparing for next season.”

Adding Trombley and Gorgi is just the start of Keeper’s recruiting.

“We’re talking with a number of players, keeping in touch, and will continue to until after the Royal Bank Cup,” he said. “We have two or three forwards close, but some don’t want to commit to early so they can see what’s out there.”

One thing Keeper is starting to do in recruiting is mentioning the new RDC hockey rink to open in the 2018-19 season.

“When I send a recruiting package out on email I include a link to the video on the new facility. I know guys are excited about it. Even some of the veterans joke they’ll take a year off then return so they could play in it.

“We’ll definitely start using it as a recruiting tool.”

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.

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NEWS FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2016

Two school boards miss deadline

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

LGBTQ POLICY

EDMONTON — All but two of Alberta’s 61 school boards were expected to meet a Thursday deadline to submit policies on how they plan to make schools safe and accepting of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students.

Education Minister Dave Eggen said he was gratified by the response but acknowledged that the hard part comes now.

His staff must review the documents to determine if each plan complies with government legislation, and then work with boards to fix any shortcomings.

“We are dealing with a very vulnerable population,” Eggen said in an interview.

“I am very pleased to see how school boards across the province

have answered to this. We look forward to looking at their policies, working with them together in a collaborative manner to ensure that no one gets left behind.”

The NDP brought in legislation that says students have the right to self identify their sexual orientation and to be treated with dignity and respect.

Guidelines state that students should be allowed to wear clothes and take part in sports and other activities according to their gender identity. Students should also have access to safe washrooms and change rooms that reflect how they see themselves.

The legislation also calls on schools to allow students to form so-called gaystraight alliance clubs if they wish.

Last fall, Eggen set March 31 as the

deadline for the 61 publicly funded school boards to submit their draft polices.

On Thursday, he said the province had received policies from 55 school boards and there were more to come by the end of the day. All charter and private schools have also submitted their drafts.

The two school boards not meeting the deadline were Palliser Regional Schools and Lethbridge School District 51, both in southern Alberta.

Eggen said his department is working with those boards and expects they will submit their plans later this spring.

Some Catholic church leaders have said the LGBTQ policy would violate religious beliefs. They have said church teachings state that a person’s sexuality is a God-given gift and to alter it is to challenge divine will. They also say Catholic schools already pro-

vide safe, caring environments for all students.

Some parents have also said they are worried about allowing shared washrooms and change rooms.

Eggen said there is plenty of work ahead to achieve the government’s goal. He declined to set a date for when Alberta Education will approve the plans or when the boards must comply with the legislation.

Having so many submit their draft plans on time is a promising start, he said.

“This is an indication of the level of engagement, which I find quite hopeful, and we are there to help every step of the way to make sure that we provide a safe and caring environment for all students.

“Sometimes the things that are most difficult to achieve are the most worthwhile.”

FIXING POWERLINES

Police chief sorry for off-duty dog attack

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Calgary police are investigating after one of its dogs chased and bit a child.

The off-duty canine unit member and his handler were in the backyard of their home in Aspen Hills around 6 p.m. Wednesday when the dog, a Belgian shepherd, escaped from the yard and encountered three children playing.

A 12-year-old boy ran away from the dog, and the dog gave chase, following him into his house and biting him on the lower leg.

The dog’s handler went into the boy’s house and removed the dog, then gave the boy first aid.

The boy was taken to hospital where he was treated for puncture wounds and released.

Police chief Roger Chaffin says he met with the boy’s family on Thursday to apologize and offer support.

“The dog has been transported to the secure kennelling facilities at the CPS canine unit,” said Chaffin. “We are now working with the family to offer any assistance we can as they deal with what must have been a terrifying incident.”

Officials with the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team and Alberta’s Solicitor General’s Office have been notified.

“This is the first time I’ve heard of such an incident of this nature in Calgary and I want everyone to know that I’ll be doing everything possible to make sure this does not happen again,” Chaffin said.

The policies and procedures of the canine unit will undergo a full review, the chief added.

The dog, named Marco, was a recent graduate of canine unit training and had been working for police for about a year.

Photo by ASHLI BARRETT/Advocate staff

Crews work on the powerlines on Taylor Drive just south of near Carnival Cinemas on Thursday afternoon.

Crews have been working on the powerlines along Taylor for the last several days.

‘We can’t let those people die in vain’ CHIEF SAYS FIRE SHOULD SPUR ACTION

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS A First Nations chief says the deaths of nine people in a house fire on a remote northern Ontario reserve should spur the federal government to improve what he says are third-world conditions on dozens of reserves.

“We can’t let these people die in vain,” Isadore Day with the Chiefs of Ontario said Thursday.

“There should be a direct and immediate response to this situation.

This is typical across all First Nations that are living in third-world conditions.”

A blaze that erupted in a family home late Tuesday night on the Pikangikum reserve killed six adults and three children.

Ontario Provincial Police said investigators and a stress team were in the community, but finding the cause of the blaze could take “a week or more.”

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Alberta BRIEFS Two face several charges in road rage incident involving imitation gun RED DEER — A 26-year-old man

a community member identified the dead as Gilbert and Annette Strang, their daughter Faith, Faith’s husband Dietrich Peters and the younger couple’s three children — Ireland, 4, Aubree, 2, and eight-month-old Amber.

The Strangs’ son Gilbert and his wife Sylvia Peters also died in the fire, it said.

Previous inquests into similar tragedies have highlighted the challenges facing remote northern reserves such as Pikangikum.

Homes are dilapidated, not built to comply with any modern code and often don’t have running water, let alone a smoke detector. There are often several generations of families sharing a tiny bungalow, heightening the potential toll fires can take when they break out.

“Most homes are simply a death trap,” Day said.

Any fires spread quickly and communities are often woefully unprepared. Many don’t have fire trucks and rely on water trucks with no more

pressure than a garden hose. If a community is lucky enough to have a fire truck, there are often not enough trained volunteers to operate it properly, inquests and internal government reports have found.

Day said more than 90 per cent of homes don’t have running water in Pikangikum.

“Is there going to be a fire hydrant outside? No, there isn’t.”

Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett said Thursday the deaths underscore the need to improve living conditions on reserves.

“We are with them,” she said. “My job always is to do everything in our power to prevent the preventable.”

Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott, in Toronto meeting with her Ontario counterpart and First Nations leadership, said there’s a need for action on housing and fire services.

“We need to make sure … that it’s not going to happen again and we’re not going to hear these stories again,” she said after the meeting.

and a youth under the age of 18 are facing several charges after a road rage incident involving a imitation firearm in central Alberta.

In late February, police say two males driving a grey Kia had waved what appeared to be a long-barrel firearm at another driver in Red Deer.

The males then confronted the driver in an alley.

The males then got back into their car and were intercepted by Mounties, who seized a replica BB gun.

No one was injured.

Jeremy Wayne White of Innisfail is charged with uttering threats, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and assault with a weapon.

The male youth, who can’t be

named, is facing the same charges as well as weapons possession contrary to an order.

White’s next court appearance is April 20, while his co-accused is set to appear on April 28.Alta-Dialysis-Unit

Kidney dialysis unit being built at health centre in Lac La Biche LAC LA BICHE — After nearly 12 years of receiving kidney dialysis in a bus, residents of the Lac La Biche area of northern Alberta are going to be getting a permanent facility.

P.E.I. to allow access to abortion

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island has agreed to provide abortions within the province by the end of the year, ending decades of forcing women to travel to neighbouring provinces to access the procedure.

The Island’s Liberal government announced Thursday it will not fight a legal challenge launched in the province’s Supreme Court by the group Abortion Access Now, which says the province has an obligation to provide safe abortions under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Women from the Island must currently travel to New Brunswick or Nova Scotia to get abortions paid for by the Island government.

The group that launched the recent lawsuit said Thursday’s announcement was the culmination of years of relentless lobbying for change.

“Today is a good day for equality rights in P.E.I.,” Abortion Access Now said in a statement.

The Alberta government announced Wednesday that construction will begin on a dialysis unit at the William J. Cadzow Lac La Biche Healthcare Centre.

Residents from Smoky Lake and Vilna to Wandering River and Athabasca will benefit from the addition.

Dr. Richard Birkill, medical director for the region, said for those living with kidney disease, dialysis is a critical but time-consuming treatment.

He said an in-facility unit will provide patients in the area with stable dialysis treatment for years to come.

The unit is expected to start taking patients in early 2018 and the bus will be decommissioned after the permanent unit is open.

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Canada opens door to more refugees

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Sustained public outcry has prompted Immigration Minister John McCallum to reverse course and ease restrictions on the private sponsorship of Syrian refugees — a decision that could add thousands to the number of Syrians arriving this year.

Applications for about 10,000 Syrians that had been submitted by March 31 will be now be processed with an eye towards getting those people here by the end of 2016 or early 2017, McCallum said Thursday.

The files represent applications submitted by sponsorship groups since Jan. 1.

Under the government’s initial changes, those applications would have been counted against the overall 2016 limit on the number of refugees entering Canada from around the world — meaning, with

more applications than available spaces, that many Syrians would not have arrived in 2016 or even early next year.

Sponsors who had lined up apartments, stocked pantries and saved thousands of dollars in the bank erupted in protest, and the government moved quickly to find a compromise.

“We can’t go on to infinity, but we are doing the best we can to meet the demand,” McCallum said in an interview with The Canadian Press from Germany, where he is meeting immigration officials.

Private groups were caught off-guard when efforts to resettle Syrians were scaled back even as the Liberals were working on the goal of bringing in 25,000 people by the end of last month.

For 2016, the government had decided it would cap the number of new refugee applications from around the world at 10,500 people. Even as hundreds of Syrians were arriving and private groups were submitting applications daily, it decided applica-

tions for Syrians received as of Jan. 1 would count toward the cap.

Then, once the Liberal target of 25,000 was met, they closed the massive processing centres abroad and scaled back staff in Canada processing Syrian applications.

Though most groups say they never expected the flat-out effort to continue, the caps and staffing decreases prompted frustrations among those who spent months raising money and filling out paperwork.

Those same people were suddenly being told that anyone who submitted a file after Jan. 1 would be unlikely to see the refugee or family they wanted to sponsor arrive this year.

Sponsorship groups flooded local MP offices with complaints. Some of the furor spilled out Wednesday night at a meeting in Toronto, where groups packed a downtown church to vent their frustrations and give an earful to local Liberals.

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Vice Media must give RCMP info on suspected terrorist

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — A Canadian news outlet must give the RCMP background materials used for stories on a suspected terrorist, despite objections from the reporter, a judge has ruled.

In addition, Ontario Superior Court Justice Ian MacDonnell banned publication of information police relied on to obtain a court order that Vice Media and reporter Ben Makuch produce the materials related to Farah Shirdon.

The three Vice stories in 2014 were largely based on conversations Makuch had with Shirdon via an online instant messaging app called Kik Messenger.

RCMP want access to Makuch’s screen captures of those chats.

“The screen captures are important evidence in relation to very serious allegations,” MacDonnell said in his ruling. “There is a strong public interest in the effective investigation and prosecution of such allegations.”

In October 2014, Makuch cited Shirdon, of Calgary, as saying from Iraq: “Canadians at home shall face the brunt of the retaliation. If you are in this crusader alliance against Islam and Muslims, you shall see your streets filled with blood.”

RCMP charged the Toronto-born Shirdon, 22, in absentia last September with several offences, including leaving Canada to participate in the activity of a terrorist group, taking part in the activity of a terrorist group, and threatening Canada and the U.S. Police said they needed the Makuch materials as proof Shirdon had been in Iraq. They also want to know how Makuch tracked the suspect down, but the reporter said he simply monitored his online activities.

In an interview from San Franciso on Thursday, Makuch said he planned to fight the ruling, adding that the issues at stake for broader media freedoms in Canada were too important.

“You don’t want to be restrained in who you talk to and how you talk to them and have the fear that you could be faced with a production order from the RCMP if you do talk to a salacious source or some source that is obviously criminal,” Makuch told The Canadian Press.

In the worst-case scenario, he said, he would be prepared to go to jail to keep the information out of RCMP hands.

In his decision, MacDonnell accepted government arguments that Vice was the only source of the needed data. He also rejected Vice’s argument that police essentially already had all the relevant information.

He said he was satisfied the judge who issued the initial production order last year had taken into account the special position of the media, and had properly balanced the interests of law enforcement and the media’s right to freedom of expression.

Speaking in Vancouver, RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson said he was “very sensitive” of the need for journalists to be free from the RCMP forcing them to divulge information.

“I am respectful of a journalist’s right and need to be able to do their jobs freely,” Paulson said. “But when it comes to important evidence to a criminal case then I think we should bring the courts in.”

Canada BRIEFS Nunavut MLA and companions rescued from tundra after more than a week IQALUIT, Nunavut — Searchers have rescued a missing member of the Nunavut legislature and his two companions, who hadn’t been seen in more than a week after setting out on the tundra of Baffin Island.

Ed Zebedee of the territorial government’s Department of Protection Services confirmed in an email that Pauloosie Keyootak, his son Atamie Qiyuqtaq and Peter Kakkik were spotted by a search airplane on Thursday.

He said they were picked up by a CF Cormorant

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Former University of British Columbia students Glynnis Kirchmeier and Caitlin Cunningham, back, hold a news conference at the university in Vancouver, B.C., on Sunday, November 22, 2015.

Kirchmeier has filed a human rights complaint alleging the school discriminated against her and other complainants in its handling of sexual assault reports.

Families of ex-soldiers in crisis left without info and follow-up: ombudsman

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The families of ex-soldiers are often left in the dark about available programs and no one is following up to make sure they get help, says the veterans ombudsman.

A new report, released Thursday, says families of serving members get much more support now than at any other point in history, but substantial gaps remain for veterans who have left the system or are about to leave.

Ombudsman Guy Parent says there’s a lack of “direct and proactive communication with families” by Veterans Affairs to explain what programs and services might be of benefit.

But more starkly, Parent says the department conducts no outreach or follow-up with families to determine not only if their needs are being met, but whether there is a crisis that may require intervention. Many of those who shed their uniforms face a number of challenges, including finding a job and perhaps new housing in the civilian world, but those circumstances can strain families to the breaking point when the soldiers are also dealing with physical or emotional wounds.

The report, written in collaboration with the Cahelicopter, returned to Iqaluit and taken to the local hospital to be checked out.

The trio left the capital of Iqaluit more than a week ago for an overnight snowmobile trip to Pangnirtung.

They didn’t arrive the next day as expected and a search was launched.

The well-travelled route is about 300 kilometres long over tundra and mountain passes and has several cabins along the way.

Search parties from both communities retraced the route and were revisiting some areas for a second search.

The trio had been described as experienced hunters with good survival skills.

This time of year sees many Nunavummiut out on the land to take advantage of long days and lingering snow and sea ice for hunting or visiting friends and relations after a long winter.

Full review of Access to Information law two years away: Liberals OTTAWA — The Liberal government says a full review of the outdated Access to Information Act

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nadian Forces ombudsman, paints a portrait of a system that appears indifferent to families who are often the primary caregivers.

“Living with a transitioning member who suffers from an (operational stress injury) can put significant stress on the family,” said the analysis. “Due to stigma, families often face these stressful situations alone.”

There is some relief, notably voluntary, confidential short-term counselling services. There also are provisions to reimburse travel costs for family members under certain circumstances and for respite care for caregivers, but Parent’s report says the Veterans Department does a poor job of telling people what is available.

“Families need to be made aware of available programs, of how to access help and of how to identify support for mental-health issues,” the ombudsman wrote. “In the absence of good communication, important programs and services, such as respite care, may go unnoticed.”

Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr thanked Parent for the report on Thursday, saying the government “recognizes the important role that families play as caregivers” for veterans struggling with physical or mental health issues. will have to wait another two years, but some shortterm fixes could be on the way within months.

A comprehensive examination of the access law, which people use to request federal government files, is slated to begin in 2018, Treasury Board President Scott Brison said Thursday.

Meantime, the government plans to introduce legislation as soon as this year with quick fixes to the law, based on promises the Liberals made during the election campaign and consultations already under way.

“We’re looking for early wins in terms of the first phase of this,” Brison told a conference on open government.

The promised changes include giving the information commissioner the power to order release of government records and ensuring the access law applies to the offices of the prime minister, cabinet members and administrative institutions that support Parliament and the courts.

Groups that have long pushed for reform welcomed the pledge of some swift updates following years of inaction by the previous Conservative government.

“I think that it’s really, really a step in the right direction,” said Tom Henheffer, executive director of Canadian Journalists for Free Expression.

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BAMBERG, Germany — Maik, a fire-safety expert from Stuttgart, is giving me a bit of advice.

“What is this beer? You’ve ordered the wrong one!” he barks, gesturing at my squat glass mug of foam-topped, pale-golden Ungespundet.

I’m a bit taken aback, to be honest.

We’ve just met, at Bamberg’s Spezial inn, where customers squeeze next to each other around rustic wooden tables.

He’s not finished. Maik points to his glass, which contains Spezial’s famous Rauchbier Märzen, a dark amber lager with a gentle smoked character.

“This is the beer you should have had!” he adds, with a satisfied flourish.

The worst thing about it? He’s right.

Spezial’s Rauchbier (“smoked beer”) Märzen is a classic, while this Ungespundet (“unbunged,” meaning much of the carbon dioxide produced during fermentation was allowed to escape) is merely quite good. I do, however, have an excuse: I’ve had the Märzen before, and I wanted to try the Ungespundet.

And that’s fine, because, whatever Maik says, trying beers is what you do in Bamberg.

This is a city of just 70,000 people but nine breweries, at the heart of a region — Franconia — where beer comes second only to God, and then only sometimes. There was even a beer war in Bamberg once. (In 1907.

The brewers wanted to raise prices; the customers weren’t keen. The customers won.)

I’m here to find out why Bamberg has such a rich beer culture. It’s a good time to do it: this year, Germany is celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Reinheitsgebot, a law that dictates which ingredients can be used to make beer (malt, hops, water and yeast, essentially, although the current law, updated in 1993, has a number of loopholes).

Advocates say it ensures quality; a growing minority of drinkers reject that claim, insisting it’s just marketing for mediocre beer. And there’s a lot of mediocre beer in Germany these days.

Not in Bamberg, though. I arrive just before Wednesday lunchtime, and, having checked in at Spezial (a brewery, hotel and tavern rolled into one), I set out across town.

It’s the start of March, and the temperature is a little above freezing — so I’m in search of warmth by the time I step inside Kachelofen, one of the Old Town’s classic taverns.

Where to stay Brauerei Spezial 10 Obere Königstrasse 011-49-951-24304 brauerei-spezial.de With a pub downstairs and a brewery out back, this is a beer lover’s paradise. Rooms are clean and simple; a double with a shower, a toilet and breakfast is $95 a night, but cheaper if you stay longer.

Where to eat and drink Kachelofen 1 Obere Sandstrasse 011-49-951-57172 zumkachelofen.de The aroma of pork and sauerkraut as you walk through the door is a good sign of what to expect here. A huge Fränkisches Bauernpfännla is $10.50, and a half-liter of Kellerbier is $3.55.

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Mahr’s Bräu 10 Wunderburg 011-49-951-915170 mahrs.de/en Under chef Karl-Heinz Katzenberger, Mahr’s has become known for the quality of its food, but don’t expect anything unusual. It’s classic Franconian stuff: Schäuferla, or slow-roasted pork shoulder, is $12.20, while a half-liter of Ungespundet is $2.90. Open 9 a.m.-11 p.m. daily.

Schlenkerla 6 Dominikanerstrasse 011-49-951-56060 schlenkerla.de/indexe.html Very popular in the summer, but worth visiting at any time of the year.

Bratwurst and superb local boiled potatoes are $8.60, and a half-liter of Fastenbier — when it’s available — is $3.45. Open 9:30 a.m.-11:30 p.m. daily.

What to do Franconian Brewery Museum 10f Michelsberg 011-49-951-53016 brauereimuseum.de/en This quirky place will give you insight into Franconia’s beer obsession, with plenty of elderly brewing equipment to inspect. Open April-October, Wednesday-Friday from 1-5 p.m.; Saturday, Sunday and public holidays from 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

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BAMBERG: Stubborn, religious, blessed by geography With its checkered tablecloths, ceramic mustard pots and numerous native trinkets on the walls and windowsills, Kachelofen is almost a parody of a Franconian inn. Named after the beautiful but rather obtrusive tiled ceramic heaters that are a staple of barrooms here, Kachelofen offers three draft beers, with, unusually, just one from Bamberg: Schlenkerla’s Rauchbier, which is like Spezial’s but smokier.

I know it well, so — perversely, given my mission — I go instead for a Seidla (half-liter) of St. Georgen Kellerbier, which comes from the nearby town of Buttenheim.

I don’t regret it. It’s rich and honeyed, full of that unmistakable southern German grain character, with a long, almost austere bitter finish.

Served alongside a not-for-the-fainthearted classic of German country cooking — Fränkisches Bauernpfännla, or Franconian Farmer’s Pan, composed of liver sausage, liver dumplings, roast pork, sauerkraut and fried potatoes — it’s just the job ahead of an afternoon of exploring.

Reinforced, I waddle off in search of the 13th-century Bamberg Cathedral, which is less than 10 minutes away on Domberg (“Cathedral Hill”), one of seven hills in the city. This Roman Catholic cathedral’s four spires — one currently encased in scaffolding — tower over Bamberg, so it’s an easy task. It’s starting to rain by the time I arrive, so I hurry inside.

I walk slowly toward the altar, almost missing the vivid Bamberg Horseman, a statue created around 1235, which depicts an unknown young noble on horseback. I sit down to take it in. It’s a mighty structure, which reflects the huge role the Catholic faith has played in this city’s history. You simply can’t avoid faith here: there are shrines and wayside crosses all over town. Franconia is a region with both Catholic and Protestant traditions, and Bamberg is very Catholic.

Outside, it has stopped raining — good news for me, as I’ve got a meeting scheduled on the other side of town.

I’m going to meet Gerhard Schoolman, the co-owner of a bar called Cafe Abseits, reputedly one of the best places to try Franconian country beer in Bamberg. It doesn’t disappoint. I order a glass of Gänstaller Bräu’s Zoigl,

Friday, April 1, 2016 brewed about 16 km to the south in Schnaid. It’s soft and alluring, with an orange-peel aroma and a growing bitterness in the mouth. Like all the best Franconian beers, it’s extremely easy to drink.

Why, I ask Gerhard, is Bamberg such a great beer town? “Perhaps it’s geographical,” he says. “We have special mountains with sandstone, where you can chill the beer, and we have many small rivers and lakes for ice.

We have an area where we grow barley and, before the First World War, we also had a large area where hops were grown.” He thinks for a moment. “I don’t know why we have so many breweries — it’s a miracle, maybe!”

There’s that religion again. After chatting to Gerhard for an hour or so, I wander back to Spezial for a rest. It’s a good place to consider the history of Bamberg brewing, as Obere Königstrasse, where you’ll find Spezial, boasted 22 breweries-cum-inns in 1817.

It was part of the main route from Berlin to Italy. Now it isn’t, and there are just two. (Fässla, opposite Spezial, is the other.)

There’s one final place I want to visit in Bamberg, purely because I’m amazed that it exists: the Weyermann Fan Shop. Weyermann is a malt producer — a very good malt producer, it’s true, that sends its specialty products around the world, but still, just a malt producer. It amazes me that there’s a “fan shop,” so I head up there in the afternoon.

Opened last year, it demonstrates how this traditional brewing town is beginning to tangle with modernity.

You can buy Weyermann’s own beers here (some call it Bamberg’s 10th brewery), plus beers from breweries around the world that use its malt: Rogue, Flying Dog, Kona and Anchor, to name a few. There’s a framed copy of the Reinheitsgebot (for $50) or, if you prefer, a bottle of Weyermann’s Licorice Porter (which is non-compliant, because of the licorice). There’s also a whiskey distillery in one corner of the room. As I’m peering at it, Gregor Alic, who works for Weyermann, comes over to talk.

He turns out to be a mine of information. Although Slovenian himself, he knows the Franconians well enough. “They’re very aware of their heritage,” he tells me. “They’re stubborn people; although this is a part of Bavaria, they wouldn’t consider themselves Bavarian. They’re still angry with Napoleon for giving Franconia to Bavaria in 1807!”

Stubborn, religious, blessed by geography: it’s becoming clear why Bambergers have such wonderful beer.

But perhaps there’s another reason.

“Look at those old guys,” Maik says as we chat on my final evening in the city. He’s pointing at a group of friends playing cards in the corner of Spezial’s dining room, each with a glass of Märzen. “They’re 100 years old! This

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At Schlenkerla, the author ordered bratwurst and potatoes with Fastenbier, a dark red lager that’s available only between Ash Wednesday and Easter. beer is that healthy!” His estimate of their age might be a bit off — they look to be in their 60s — but otherwise, he might be right again. A beer culture

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Hawkes is a London-based freelancer and the author of Craft Beer London.

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Keeping stats on runway diversity BUT WHAT’S THE REAL GOAL? ROBIN GIVHAN ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES People want a lot of from fashion models these days. Possibly too much.

During the recent fall 2016 shows, critics wanted models who were plussize, old, transgender, Latina, black, Asian, Body Mass Index-normal, beautiful, eccentric-looking and smiling.

(Oh, by God, did men especially want them smiling because a model who is not smiling is, by default, glaring or angry or maybe just too focused, and how dare these young women strutting about in velvet puffer coats and oversized blazers suggest they might have a serious thought floating around in their head.)

We’re hearing these demands because fashion has ceased being a niche interest and is now a fascination for a wide swath of the population. Fashion is popular culture and big business.

The expansion of fashion’s audience is good for the industry and good for the social conversation. People should be more invested in the global production of frocks; it impacts us all. And models are the public face - or body - of that industry. While designers are increasingly becoming celebrities in their own right, it’s still mostly the models who are responsible for embodying the anonymous ideal of the brand -- its notion of beauty and desirability. It’s the models who are expected to connect to consumers and welcome them into the fashion fold.

Diversity should be part of that equation. But how much? And what sort?

In the last few years, the conversation about diversity has focused on race. Influential members of the fashion industry, from activist Bethann Hardison to models Naomi Campbell and Iman, have spoken up about why racial diversity matters. Part of their activism included publicly chastising brands that mount runway shows without casting models of color. That public shaming awakened a lot of designers to their subconscious prejudices, and they changed their ways.

And now, that tough love has progressed to a regular statistical analysis.

According to the The Fashion Spot, nearly 32 percent of the models on the fall 2016 runways in New York were women of color. It has been a slow slog to reach this point; in the mid-1990s, the percentage was closer to zero. But this website and others have also taken to counting the number of plus-size models, transgender models and those who are deemed “aged.” What other categories shall we add: lesbian, disabled, Native American, and so on?

After all, they are part of the great consumer melting pot, too.

Diversity is now being measured, defined and demanded in so many ways that it’s almost impossible for a single runway, a single designer, to tick off all the boxes.

It’s useful to have an accounting of who makes it onto a fashion runway in order to measure our progress towards inclusiveness, but this kind of bean-counting presumes a certain end goal. What is the magic percentage that will signal victory? Is it 36 percent, the approximate percentage of the American population that identifies as African-American, non-white Hispanic and Asian? Is it 50 percent?

Or 100 percent? And should that percentage be the same regardless of where the designer is based, the product price point and its aesthetic?

Does a designer inspired by street style have a greater obligation to express racial diversity on a runway than does one focused on fantasy cocktail dresses? Does the size or stature of a brand matter? Some critics argued “yes” after Demna Gvasalia’s runway show for Vetements and his well-received debut at Balenciaga. Both collections had aesthetics born out of street style.

The Georgian-born, Paris-based designer chose an eccentric-looking group of models -- but there was no obvious racial diversity. That caused an outcry because both shows buzzed with possibility. They were at the epicenter of cool. And being part of them meant something more than simply being gainfully employed as a model.

It meant being part of a wave of influence.

Gvasalia embraced diversity, but not the kind that his critics deemed most important.

In contrast, the New York-based designer Zac Posen presented a show that was dominated by black models.

Kanye West populated his Madison Square Garden production with men and women of color. Both of them did so to make a point, and good for them.

But that’s not a win; that’s just part of the skirmish.

Surely success is when those models are regularly just part of the mix at Prada, Céline, Saint Laurent and other shows that have far-reaching aesthetic influence and can launch a model into a lucrative advertising contract.

Ideally, diversity should be part of the story-telling and myth-making, not a mathematical equation. All the counting is well-intentioned, but what’s the goal? If it’s to have a runway show more honestly reflect the consumer base of a luxury brand, well, clear the runway for 30-something men of Asian and Middle Eastern descent.

Is it to more accurately represent womankind -- at least the American version? Then there should be a glut of size 14 models who stand 5-foot-4. But no one is counting the number of short

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Undercover’s Fall and Winter 2016 collection at Paris Fashion Week focused on generational diversity. models on the runway (Lady Gaga in the Marc Jacobs show notwithstanding).

We understand that fashion must balance fantasy with the reality of doing business in a diverse world. Those models booked for a runway show are cast to express a unique vision, to make viewers dream. They are, by definition, a rare and lucky lot. They are the chosen.

They should also be a diverse group because they bear the responsibility of embodying a cultural standard.

But as we all become more invested in fashion, there is the temptation to

expect that each show should offer a unique representation of every conceivable consumer. To some degree, we are looking to see near mirror-images on the runway. But fashion has a responsibility to reflect the culture, not the individual.

It’s fine to dissect diversity in all its many iterations. The question is whether all those fractions add up to a more welcoming industry or just a growing list of numbers.

Robin Givhan is a staff writer and the Washington Post fashion critic, covering fashion as a business, as a cultural institution and as pure pleasure.

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Spanish-based retailer Zara recently launched Ungendered, a 10-piece collection encompassing T-shirts, joggers, sweatshirts, jeans and Bermuda shorts for both men and women.

Designer Nicola Formichetti, who previously crafted outlandish looks for Lady Gaga, is at the helm of genderless clothing line Nicopanda, with rose-printed T-shirts, hoodies with cutouts and pink parkas among its spring-summer offerings.

And Montreal-raised designer Rad Hourani has devoted his signature label to celebrating gender neutrality. While marking his fifth anniversary at Toronto Fashion Week in 2012, Hourani unveiled a utilitarian collection with military-inspired touches.

Beyond the runway, skirts have become embraced as stage style for artists like Justin Bieber and Kanye West. Jaden Smith — the teen son of star couple Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith — recently made a buzzworthy debut as the new face of Louis Vuitton when he wore a motorcycle jacket, fringed top and pleated skirt in the fashion house’s spring-summer campaign.

When androgynous styles start to surface in fashion, it’s typically reflective of a greater social shift driving the movement, said Dale Peers, professor and program co-ordinator in the school of fashion at Seneca College in Toronto.

Peers said in the 1920s, social freedoms given to women after patriotic service in the First World War and earning the right to vote translated to style changes symbolic of their new status, with more masculine-looking silhouettes seen in clothing.

The changes of a century ago seem to be resurfacing with the more recent embrace of gender-neutral styles, she noted.

“If we’re looking from a social perspective at our hopefully greater acceptance of different lifestyles and ideas, then this is social phenomenon that is being reflected once again in the zeitgeist, and therefore, it has that influence in fashion,” said Peers.

Spencer Badu can recall occasions when he’d make modifications to a female top he’d purchased because he liked certain elements, like the length of the garment.

“For me, there are no rules,” said Badu, who is currently completing studies at the Fashion Institute at Olds College in Calgary.

The Toronto-born designer said his main objective with his label S.P. Badu is to challenge preconceived notions of gender, which could only be accomplished with a unisex brand.

Badu said he is focused on inclusivity, and tries to put an emphasis on comfort in his clothes. But he acknowledged that he needs to make key adjustments to ensure the styles will fit both male and female bodies, like placing invisible zippers on particular T-shirts and crafting exaggerated sleeves.

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Running in virtual reality CRYSTAL RHYNO RUNNING WITH RHYNO Sometimes I pretend I am seconds away from breaking the tape when I am out on a run.

I can hear the crowds cheering and chanting my name while I breeze across the invisible finish line.

It’s a beautiful thing.

And you too can join my ludicrous daydreams with the latest craze in running circles – virtual races. There’s even a medal at the end of your run. I can’t promise the adoring fans.

To enter a virtual race, you simply pay the entry fee online at a virtual running website and run the specified distance anytime and anywhere. Race organizers will send you a medal and often a t-shirt.

When Amalie Tymstra, Toni Jonas and Kim Burdick started running virtual races in the winter to stay active, the Central Alberta runners noticed there was a shortage of Canadian-based virtual running websites.

So the runners took matters in their own hands and set the ground work for Make a Run For It Virtual Races, a monthly race series. Race entry will be Contributed Photo $35 per race.

Amalie Tymstra, Toni Jonas and Kim Burdick pose with their medals after completing a Spartan Race. They are in the process The trio are still working out the kinks and the registration for the first of organizing virtual runs for Central Alberta to raise money for different charities. race opens on April 15. Runners can choose to do a 5K or 10K distance. To tance either walking or running, they money for charity. there will be a beer garden following start they will allow 150 virtual run- will go online to www.makearunforit. the race. The 10K is a loop while the ners in the field.

5K is an out and back along the Red ca (launched on April 15) and the LaThe best part? The proceeds from combe-made medal will be mailed out Deer River. Find out all the details on the race will go to a different Central to the racer. its website at www. troubledmonk.com A new race in Red Deer is brewing. and about the Red Deer Watershed AlAlberta charity every month. The first Amalie said it was important for charity is the Red Deer Food Bank. them to ensure the medals are good Troubled Monk Brewery is serving up liance at www.rdrwa.ca.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MIAMI — After a few weeks of working out at CrossFit, Charles Banfield says his back hurt constantly and his joints felt terrible. The 47-year-old’s aches and pains were so bad, he initially blamed his bed and purchased a new mattress.

After feeling a searing pain during a particularly grueling exercise, the Los Angeles-based CEO of an event planning company learned he’d torn his Achilles tendon.

“You miss one step and you could really hurt yourself,” Banfield said.

Though there have not yet been indepth studies, some chiropractors, doctors and trainers say stories like Banfield’s have become more frequent with the increasing popularity of high-intensity interval training espoused by CrossFit and other similar hybrid workout gyms.

Such workouts include high-impact moves like jumping onto platforms and are performed during a shorter period of time, often without a break to maximize benefits, but some experts

say they strain participants’ bodies beyond what they’re meant to endure as they sling sledgehammers over their shoulders and perfect headstand push ups. The notion that people are overdoing it has spawned an offshoot industry aimed at delivering lower-impact exercise or to help those recovering from injuries to continue breaking a sweat but without exacerbating their problems.

Many people who do the high-intensity workouts aren’t adequately conditioned for such rigorous workouts, or have back and spine conditions that could worsen, said Marc Umlas, chief of orthopedic surgery at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami, who said his office has seen an increase in injuries from workouts at CrossFit and similar programs. Torn tendons and ligaments are a common result, he added.

“Every CrossFit athlete that I see as patients, they have something going on as a result of being in CrossFit,” said Dr. Tyler Kallenbach, a Los Angeles-based chiropractor who noted knee and shoulder injuries like torn rotator cuffs are common. He estimated 60 per cent of his patients at one point were

seeking treatment from CrossFit workouts, where Kallenbach says overtraining is common.

“I’ve got a guy in here who needs his shoulder repaired, a girl who keeps throwing her back out repeatedly. It’s always something with them,” he said.

A spokesman for CrossFit says its likely more doctors are seeing injured CrossFitters but only because so many people are doing CrossFit — not because it’s a more dangerous workout.

The brand has over 13,000 locations worldwide. A training program that’s completely safe would be ineffective, company spokesman Russell Berger said.

CrossFit is known for varied workouts that include gymnastics-style moves like pull-ups, weightlifting, burpees, running and jumping onto platforms, performed at relatively high intensity.

“There’s this view in the fitness industry that they treat safety as the golden calf, that the most important variable in training is safety and that’s just honestly not true. CrossFit is relatively safe and is as safe as anything else you could be doing,” he said.

Although strength training while injured may seem counter-intuitive, experts say it’s the best way to heal.

“Stretching can be complementary to a rehab program, but the focus is usually on the strengthening. Often what we’re trying to do is create a balance between strength and flexibility,” said Dr. Kelly McInnis, a sports medicine physiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital who is a consultant for the New England Patriots and the Boston Red Sox. Most CrossFit and similar high intensity workouts are not meant for average gym-goers, said Jorden Gold, who founded Stretch Zone, which has 33 locations in Florida and three other states. During the 30-minute sessions, therapists use bolsters and belts to stretch clients on a table from angles that are nearly impossible to stretch on one’s own. Unlike massage, clients are clothed and are stretched in a room with several others.

“The majority have no business being there in the first place. … It’s Olympic training,” said Gold. “It’s probably only (suitable for) a very, very small per cent that go.”

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PTSD can be hard on relationships KATHY MITCHELL AND MARCY SUGAR ANNIE’S MAILBOX

Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Too Little, Too Late,” whose Vietnam vet husband is robotic and unaffectionate. This sounds like my husband.

There was never an acknowledgement for the things I did, nor did I get a kiss, compliment or sign of affection. He believed because we had a home and enough money to live comfortably, it made him a good husband and father. He made me think everything was my fault — if I were prettier, smarter or kinder, then things would change. After 30 years of marriage, I was ready to divorce him. Instead, he was diagnosed with a disease that has robbed him of his ability to take care of himself. I recently had to place him in a care center. I’m there every day for hours because he wants me there all the time.

I’m in my mid-60s. The sorrow I feel at never having been loved is indescribable. The despair makes me physically ill. My advice is to run, not walk, to the nearest divorce attorney. — Also Too Little Too Late

Dear Also: How sad for both of you. The lack of affection in a marriage takes a severe toll on husbands, wives and the children who witness it. Read on for more: From Pennsylvania: I, too, am a Vietnam vet. Many of us came home with PTSD, including me. But that’s not the only thing we faced. We were spat on, ridiculed, called baby killers and shunned. Many of us are still bitter about it. Luckily, I was able to find a wonderful woman who helped get me through it.

Indiana: My husband was one of those people who went off to fight this war and returned home a completely different person. He had night terrors and would wet the bed. He would hit me and choke me in his sleep. He developed addictions that I could not live with. He refused to accept the fact that he had been damaged and wouldn’t seek treatment. For my own safety and peace of mind, I divorced him.

Dear Annie: I, too, was married to a man who never told me he loved me and showed no affection.

He was also an alcoholic and a narcissist, although I didn’t know that when we married. For 19 years, I tried to make it work, including 12 years in couples therapy. I divorced him eight years ago and married a man who truly loves me. Tell this letter writer not to throw her life away.

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just about everything. My wife listed the things she could not tolerate, so I quit them. When I suggested counseling, she said she wasn’t the one with the problem. The next coping mechanism I learned was to apologize and disassociate, which has resulted in a “comfortable, peaceful relationship” for the past 56 years, but it’s not the relationship I wanted.

Dear Readers: We are carrying on Ann Landers’ tradition that April 2 be set aside as Reconciliation Day, a time to make the first move toward mending broken relationships. It is also the day we agree to accept the olive branch extended by a former friend or estranged family member and do our best to start over.

Here’s a meaningful quote from Harriet Beecher Stowe: “The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.”

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.

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Jon Snow? Or Cersei? List of Canadian oddball job interview questions Here are the Top 9 oddball job interview questions in Canada according to a study by Glassdoor.

1. “What was the last thing you Googled?” — Tim Hortons Leadership Development Program job candidate in Oakville, Ont. 2. “Which Game of Thrones character do you like most?” — Bench Accounting Associate job candidate in Toronto.

3. “If you could sit next to one person on a transcontinental flight, who would it be?” — Salesforce Sales Representative job candidate in Toronto.

4. “How do you calculate the number of red cars in a city?” — Manulife Actuarial Associate job candidate in Toronto.

5. “If you were a utensil, which one would you be and why?” — Jack Astor’s Cocktail Server job candidate in Kingston, Ont. 6. “If you had only 24 hours left on planet Earth, how would you spend it?” — Iridia Medical Executive Assistant job candidate in Vancouver.

7. “Do you ever feel like a plastic bag?” — Canada’s Wonderland Monster job candidate in Toronto.

8. “We meet on an elevator, and you have until we reach the 10th floor to convince me that you’re right for the job. Go!” — Sunwing Airlines Seasonal Flight Attendant job candidate in Calgary.

9. “If you were a prime minister for a day, what one law would you change and why?” — Davies Ward Phillips and Vineberg Student-at-Law job candidate in Montreal.

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Friday April 1, 2016 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Debbie Reynolds, 83; Ali MacGraw, 76; Susan Boyle, 54 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Today’s stars are intense and unpredictable so pace yourself.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: You are goal-oriented and can take on too much. 2016 is the year to balance hard work with lots of social events and family celebrations.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Mental creativity is high but don’t blurt out something inappropriate. Hasty words can cut like a knife and — if you don’t self-edit — then you could end up with a fiery argument on your hands.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Do you have a problem that’s bothering you Bulls? Listen to the wise words of a trusted mentor or friend — or tune into what your intuition is telling you. It will point you in the right direction.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You’re keen to nurture old friendships — and attract exciting new acquaintances into your world. Avoid negative thinkers. Look for people who support and encourage your dreams for the future.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You’re obsessed about getting something done, as your defences go up and your patience goes down. Try to be more objective, especially when it comes to a matter involving a relative or neighbour.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Your imagination is soaring today Lions, whereas your ability to think logically may take a dive. So it’s time to pursue creative activities — rather than make decisions that require clear thinking.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The more you work on relationships, the more satisfying they will be. Don’t be deterred by bumps along the way. With Venus in your partnership zone, it’s time to consult, cooperate and commit.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Home is where the heart is as you accept extra domestic responsibilities with a rueful smile. Relationships with family members won’t be easy today but, if you are patient, you’ll manage just fine.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You’ve stewed over a complex situation for a while now Scorpio. Resentment has built up and today you might say exactly what’s on your mind. Don’t expect a favourable response from others though!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): For some Sagittarians - your creativity shines today in surprisingly productive ways. For others, expect communication with a child, teenager or friend to be intense, unpredictable or just plain confusing!

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Break free from your usual routine, and stretch yourself in exciting new directions today Aquarius. Travel, education and social media are all favoured, as you dare to do something completely different.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You’re in the mood to chop and change. All sorts of unusual situations and exciting scenarios beckon, but steer clear of making financial decisions until you feel much more calm and settled.

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AER savings welcomed by industry

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — The Alberta Energy Regulator says it has saved industry hundreds of millions of dollars in recent years through a host of process tweaks and efficiency measures, more than offsetting levies companies pay to fund the provincial watchdog.

AER spokeswoman Carrie Rosa said the cost-saving tally for industry over the 2015-16 fiscal year came in at between $411 million and $448 million, exceeding its target of $400 million.

In the previous year, the savings were $267 million, surpassing a $60-million target.

Those figures were verified by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers.

In 2014, the industry levy was $243 million.

Last year it fell to $240 million in response to the downturn and Rosa said it’s expected to be reduced even

further this year.

“Our focus isn’t just about saving money. It’s also about reducing duplicative processes and finding new approaches to regulatory oversight,” Rosa said.

While AER operations are funded by industry, the Alberta government approves its budget.

The AER was founded in 2013, taking over from its predecessor, the Energy Resources Conservation Board, and encompassing functions that used to fall under Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development.

Many of the savings have been achieved through the AER’s “nearterm action program,” which launched in 2014 in an effort to make the regulator more efficient through initiatives that can deliver results quickly.

That program was not a response to plunging oil and gas prices, but the industry has nonetheless welcomed its streamlining effects as it contends with the worst downturn in three de-

cades.

The most beneficial changes to industry have centred on highly technical matters that CAPP vice-president Brad Herald admits are “not very sexy” but add up to big savings.

“We pivoted from a growth picture to more of a cost-savings picture and these are really meaningful at times like this and the work’s appreciated,” he said.

The near-term action program involves taking a “risk-based approach,” which means “prioritizing regulatory activities so that the most significant risks receive the greatest attention,” according to the AER’s most recent annual report.

A briefing note prepared by the AER for the office of Alberta’s deputy energy minister said $356 million to $379 million was expected to have been saved by March 31 of this year as a result of the near-term action program.

The note was obtained by The Ca-

nadian Press through an Alberta freedom of information request.

“The AER has taken a number of actions to ensure its operations are fiscally responsible in response to low oil prices,” the note said.

Another measure has been to freeze the pay of staff and keep its overall head count steady at 1,200.

Rosa said the AER instituted the salary and hiring freezes during the 2015-16 fiscal year.

That is to continue through 2017-18, as per a provincial government announcement last week that salaries would be frozen across all agencies, boards and commissions.

Rosa said the AER is saving a minimum of $23.4 million through the salary freeze.

Outside of the near-term action program, there are a couple of other pilot projects on the go meant to boost efficiency, including one that allows the AER to accept one application for multiple activities.

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Economy grew by 0.6% in January

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The Canadian economy kicked off 2016 by rocketing higher, raising hopes for better-than-expected growth this year.

Real gross domestic product rose 0.6 per cent in the first month of the year, boosted by manufacturing, retail trade and the oil and gas sector, Statistics Canada reported Thursday.

The result was twice the 0.3 per cent that economists had expected for the month, according to Thomson Reuters, and triple the 0.2 per cent increase in December.

Bank of Montreal chief economist Doug Porter said the strong report changes the tone of the debate on the Canadian near-term outlook.

“I think the manufacturing sector and exports more broadly are finally kicking into gear in a big way, both because of the comeback in the auto sector in particular, but also thanks to the lower Canadian dollar,” he said.

“Even above and beyond that though, we had pleasant surprises almost across the board in the Canadian economy and there is no single factor that I can point to.”

Porter said that in many ways it was the mirror image of what was happening in the economy a year ago.

“Now suddenly nothing can go wrong for it, which is quite an amazing turn of events given the fact that oil prices hit multi-year lows in January and financial markets were struggling mightily because of the concerns about weak growth,” Porter said.

He said that growth of two per cent this year looks doable with the federal budget stimulus announced last week.

In its most recent forecast, the Bank of Canada predicted the economy would grow by 1.4 per cent this year, but that did not account for the new spending in the budget, which forecasts a deficit this year of nearly $30 billion.

The central bank is expected to update its forecast when it releases its new monetary policy report on April 13.

TD Bank economist Brian DePratto said TD doesn’t expect the central bank to raise interest rates until well into 2017.

“With the Canadian growth rotation just getting underway and long-term inflationary pressures appearing muted, the Bank of Canada will likely want to keep its foot on the accelerator for as long as possible to support the rotation process,” DePratto wrote in a note.

But David Watt, chief economist at HSBC Bank Canada, said he was unconvinced that the underlying momentum of the economy has clearly improved and noted that business and consumer confidence remain weak.

The GDP report came the same day as the Canadian Federation of Independent Business said its business barometer index fell 2.4 points to 52.3 for March, its lowest level since March 2009.

A reading above 50 on the 100-point scale means business owners expecting performance to be stronger in the next year outnumber those expecting the opposite. Watt also said that despite the upswing in manufacturing, employment in the factory sector remains near all-time lows.

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The RONA Home & Garden Golden Mile store located at 768 Warden Ave. is photographed in Toronto. Rona shareholders approved a $3.2-billion friendly takeover offer from U.S. home renovation chain Lowe’s.

Rona shareholders approve $3.2B Lowe’s takeover shares, backed the transaction.

Still, the negative vote by the small group of investors won’t affect completion of the deal. The preferred shares will continue to be listed for trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange as a subsidiary of Lowe’s.

The transaction is expected to close by the end of May following approval by Investment Canada and the Competition Bureau.

Rona chairman Robert Chevrier said he was relieved that shareholders had endorsed the deal.

But he said it was unfortunate that one of Quebec’s largest companies had to look for strategic alternatives to compete with Home Depot in an oversaturated Canadian home renovation retail sector.

Representatives of the shareholder rights group MEDAC said they hope the federal agencies will place

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — Rona shareholders have overwhelmingly approved a $3.2-billion friendly takeover offer from U.S. home renovation chain Lowe’s.

More than 99.9 per cent of votes cast, representing 70.22 per cent of Rona’s 106.9 million common shares, supported the deal first announced nearly two months ago.

The transaction pays Rona shareholders $24 cash per common share — about double what the stock was worth prior to the offer.

However, preferred shareholders, who were offered just $20 a share, $5 less than the original purchase price, rejected the offer. Only a quarter of the votes cast, representing 44 per cent of the 6.9 million preferred

BRIEF Internet download speeds exceed advertised rates: CRTC study OTTAWA — Canada’s telecom regulator says consumers are getting as much or more than they bargained for when it comes to Internet download speeds.

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission says an independent broadband performance study has found most broadband Internet services sold in Canada meet or exceed their advertised download and upload speeds.

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Internet service providers with the exception of SaskTel, which refused to participate.

The CRTC says a preliminary report found that services using cable/HFC and fibre-to-the-home technologies both delivered download speeds in excess of the rates advertised by the service providers.

FTTH services delivered 119 per cent of advertised download speed on average, while Cable/HFC services delivered 103 per cent.

Most digital subscriber line or DSL services met or exceeded the advertised rates too.

However, DSL services in the five to nine megabits per second category only attained 88 per cent of the advertised speed rate.

The CRTC said performance was largely consistent across all regions, with the vast majority achieving between 109 and 122 per cent of advertised download speed.

A second report will be published later in 2016, which will detail the performance of individual ISPs and their specific service offerings.

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conditions to ensure Lowe’s lives up to its commitments to preserve the corporate headquarters in Quebec, keep most jobs and continue the company’s engagement with suppliers.

Outgoing Rona CEO Robert Sawyer believes Lowe’s will preserve the Rona and Reno-Depot brands in Quebec.

“Outside of Quebec it’s another ball game, probably the big box stores will be eventually merged (into the Lowe’s brand),” he told reporters.

Lowe’s has said it is aiming to double the operating profitability of the combined Canadian company over five years after identifying more than $1 billion in opportunities.

These included adding appliances to Rona stores, extending Lowe’s private label and e-commerce capabilities and leveraging its supplier relationships and enhanced scale.

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Limit short-term rentals, screen all drivers says new sharing economy report TORONTO — A new report on the sharing economy suggests governments should screen drivers on platforms such as Uber and limit what kinds of homes can be rented on sites like Airbnb.

In creating the report, research group MaRS Solutions Lab interviewed more than 136 people including taxi drivers, uberX drivers, hotel managers and Airbnb hosts.

Officials from the Ontario and Toronto governments also contributed to the report. The report makes a series of recommendations for how to effectively regulate the sharing economy.

One of the recommendations says residents should only be allowed to rent out their primary residences — and not secondary or commercial residences — on home-sharing websites like Airbnb for a maximum of 180 days a year.

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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 114.67 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 39.28 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.19 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . 10.54 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . 1.320 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.17 Cdn. National Railway . . 81.16 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 172.55 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 36.35 Capital Power Corp . . . . 18.00 Cervus Equipment Corp 11.00 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 50.86 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 50.56 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 19.07 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.71 General Motors Co. . . . . 31.43 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 21.39 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.63 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 47.45 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 33.00 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 42.28 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . . 6.04 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 51.06 Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 135.19 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.45 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 14.50

MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — North American stock markets finished the day barely changed, as investors seemed to take a breather amid a positive news week.

Toronto’s S&P/TSX composite index eased back 9.62 points to 13,494.36, weighed down by pressure from the materials and mining sectors.

On U.S. markets, the Dow Jones industrial average lost 31.57 points to 17,685.09, while the broader S&P 500 composite index faded 4.21 points to 2,059.74. The Nasdaq composite was flat, up 0.56 of a point at 4,869.85.

The Canadian dollar dipped a day after hitting its highest level of the year. The loonie closed 0.13 of a U.S. cent lower at 77 cents US despite a report by Statistics Canada that the Canadian economy grew more than expected in January.

In commodities, the May crude oil contract rose two cents to US$38.34 a barrel and May natural gas slipped four cents to US$1.96 per mmBTU. The June gold contract gained $7 to US$1,235.60 an ounce, while May cop-

Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 72.72 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 27.15 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.67 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68.49 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 20.59 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 17.64 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 16.67 First Quantum Minerals . . 6.84 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 21.07 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 4.76 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 4.43 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.75 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 22.11 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.810 Teck Resources . . . . . . . . 9.85 Energy Arc Resources . . . . . . . . 18.89 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 21.99 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 43.83 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.62 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 21.16 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 35.13 Canyon Services Group. . 3.68 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 16.90 CWC Well Services . . . 0.1600 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . . 7.92

per was down a penny at US$2.18 a pound.

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

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 13,494.36, down 9.62 points Dow — 17,685.09, down 31.57 points S&P 500 — 2,059.74, down 4.21 points Nasdaq — 4,869.85, up 0.56 of a point Currencies: Cdn — 77 cents US, down 0.13 of a cent Pound — C$1.8654, up 0.12 of a cent Euro — C$1.4777, up 0.81 of a cent Euro — US$1.1378, up 0.43 of a cent Oil futures: US$38.34 per barrel, up two cents (May contract) Gold futures: US$1,235.60 per oz., up $7 (June contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $20.829 oz., up 16.6 cents $669.65 kg., up $5.33

Essential Energy. . . . . . . 0.650 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 83.59 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 35.72 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.48 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 16.17 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 43.39 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . 1.700 Penn West Energy . . . . . 1.200 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 5.44 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 36.17 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 1.190 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 1.62 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 38.01 Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.2100 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 78.87 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 63.47 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97.02 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 24.15 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 35.74 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 39.12 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 90.93 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 18.38 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 42.49 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.170 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 74.83 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 41.90 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.06

ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: May ‘16 $1.60 higher $476.20 July ‘16 $2.20 higher $481.90 Nov. ‘16 $2.90 higher $480.10 Jan. ‘17 $2.90 higher $483.20 March ‘17 $2.70 higher $484.60 May ‘17 $2.70 higher $484.10 July ‘17 $2.70 higher $484.10 Nov. ‘17 $2.20 higher $476.50 Jan. ‘18 $2.20 higher $476.50 March ‘18 $2.20 higher $476.50 May ‘18 $2.20 higher $476.50.

Barley (Western): May ‘16 unchanged $176.00 July ‘16 unchanged $178.00 Oct. ‘16 unchanged $178.00 Dec. ‘16 unchanged $178.00 March ‘17 unchanged $178.00 May ‘17 unchanged $178.00 July ‘17 unchanged $178.00 Oct. ‘17 unchanged $178.00 Dec. ‘17 unchanged $178.00 March ‘18 unchanged $178.00 May ‘18 unchanged $178.00.

Thursday’s estimated volume of trade: 373,260 tonnes of canola 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley). Total: 373,260.

TD Bank CEO calls for regulation of financial technology upstarts

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — The chief executive of TD Bank is renewing his calls for regulations governing the financial technology sector, claiming that security breaches and solvency issues at a number of upstarts have put customers at risk. Bharat Masrani first called on regulators to take a closer look at financial technology startups last year at TD’s annual meeting.

Masrani repeated the sentiment Thursday morning in Montreal at this year’s annual meeting and added that the need for regulations is even more apparent now because of issues that he says have “plagued” a number of the new entrants.

He said that although competition is a good thing, newer technology-focused entrants in the financial services space are typically not subject to the same regulations as traditional banks.

The less onerous regulations could leave customers at risk of having their private information stolen or compromise the integrity of the financial system, Masrani said.

“Consumers must have the same assurances, regardless of who they deal with,” Masrani said.

However, Masrani declined to elaborate on what particular instances of solvency issues and data breaches he was referring to, saying only that there are “many examples” of such issues affecting new entrants.

Christian Lassonde of Impression Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on investing in the financial technology space, cast doubt on Masrani’s claims.

“Here at Impression Ventures we are tracking hundreds of fintech and related companies in Canada,” Lassonde said in an email.

“I’m pleased to say that currently we are not aware of a single instance of either a security breach or insolvency. While indeed there will always be isolated cases of both, declaring there to be a plague of them is a mischaracterization of what’s going on.”

Masrani also declined to specify which regulators or policy-makers he would like to see step in.

“It would all depend on what kind of player you are and what segment of the financial services you are after,” Masrani told reporters after the annual meeting.

Masrani noted that financial technology companies participate in various areas of the industry, from investments to lending and deposit-taking.

“When you have providers that are more bank-like, then I think it is important that they follow bank-like rules and standards that would make sure that their customers, or customers at large, are protected from issues such as solvency,” Masrani said.

He also noted that TD has struck up partnerships with certain financial technology upstarts and would consider acquiring such a company if the right opportunity presented itself.

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A quarter chicken leg in a take out box from St-Hubert in Montreal on Thursday.

The Quebec-based St-Hubert restaurant business has agreed to be acquired by the owner of the Swiss Chalet chain for $537 million. In addition to 117 restaurants, Cara Operations Ltd. will acquire two food manufacturing plants, two distribution centres and a real estate portfolio.

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Peladeau cries foul over rotisserie-chicken deal

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS QUEBEC — The sale of the St-Hubert rotisserie-chicken chain to an Ontario-based company had Pierre Karl Peladeau crying foul Thursday over what he called Premier Philippe Couillard’s indifference to supporting Quebec Inc. The Parti Quebecois leader’s feathers were clearly ruffled after he heard of the $537-million acquisition by Cara Operations Ltd. Calling it a “sad day for Quebec,” Peladeau roasted the Liberal government, claiming it is not doing enough to prevent takeovers of Quebec companies by out-of-province interests. He cited the $3.2-billion sale of hardware chain Rona (TSX:RON) to U.S.-based Lowe’s, which Rona shareholders overwhelmingly approved Thursday, as well as the purchase of the famed Cirque du Soleil by a U.S. private equity firm.

Peladeau’s Twitter account featured several messages related to the St-Hubert sale and included a map of Quebec with the slogan, “For Sale, Please Contact Philippe Couillard.”

The map also showed the names of Rona, Alcan, Cirque du Soleil and St-Hubert all crossed out.

“The indifference with which the premier watches the dissolution of Quebec Inc., as well as his determina-

tion to do nothing to defend corporate head offices in Quebec is unacceptable,” Peladeau said. “It’s as if with him (Couillard), Quebec is for sale.”

Peladeau often says he wants the government to play a larger role in helping distressed Quebec firms stay in the province. He regularly notes how Quebec’s investment arm invested heavily in cable company Videotron to keep it in the province. Videotron is a cash cow in the portfolio of Quebecor Inc. (TSX:QBR.B), of which Peladeau remains the controlling shareholder.

Francois Legault, leader of the Coalition for Quebec’s Future, took his turn lamenting how so many Quebec companies are flying the coop. He noted how the CEO of St-Hubert said he couldn’t find a Quebec buyer.

“That’s a serious statement,” Legault said. “Our economy doesn’t produce a sufficient amount of wealth to stop our corporate head offices from leaving. We are becoming a branch plant economy.”

As for Jean-Pierre Leger, St-Hubert’s chairman and CEO and a member of the company’s founding family didn’t see what the fuss was about when he was grilled for selling to Cara (TSX:CAO).

“It’s not a Chinese company, it’s not an American company, it’s a Canadian company,” he said. “So, why not? Why not?”

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Red Deer Education Day Wed. Apr. 20, 2016 Keynote Speaker: Wendy Edey, Psychologist Strength, Hope & Resourcefulness with Parkinson’s Registration Open Apr. 11, 403-346-4463 mcairns@ parkinsonalberta.ca

GAWRYLUK 1938 - 2016 Grace Gawryluk of Red Deer, passed away at the Red Deer Regional Hospital on Sunday, March 27, 2016 at the age of 77. Grace was born in New Sarepta, Alberta in 1938. She was brought up on a farm. In 1959 she married Mike, the man who would be by her side and share a life with her right up to her passing. Everywhere Grace went, she would strike up a conversation and would soon make friends with her new acquaintances. Grace loved life, friends and most importantly family. She felt that family was the most important gift one could have and she cherished every moment she spent with them.

Grace especially loved babysitting her grandchildren and great-grandchildren who brought much joy to her life.

Grace loved to cook, and would always treated her family to amazing homecooked meals. You could always be sure that if you were visiting Grace you would never leave hungry.

Grace will be lovingly remembered by her husband Mike; her son Dale; her daughter Shannon; her four grandchildren Curtis, Amanda, Kyle and Haley; her two great-grandchildren Ethan and Brooklyn; her three sisters one brother, numerous nieces and nephews and many friends. Grace was predeceased by her parents Sam and Martha Kadatz and her two brothers Irvin and Harvey Kadatz. A Memorial Service to Celebrate the Life of Grace Gawryluk will be held at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church; located at 18 - Selkirk Blvd, Red Deer, Alberta, on Thursday April 7, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made directly to the Central Alberta Cancer Center (3942 - 50A Ave, P.O. Bag 5030, Red Deer, AB, T4N 4E7). Condolences to Grace’s family may be emailed to meaningfulmemorials@yahoo.ca MEANINGFUL MEMORIALS Funeral Service Red Deer 587-876-4944

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LEISCHNER Marvin Louis Aug. 25, 1936 - Mar. 29, 2016 Marvin’s life ended quietly on the morning of March 29, 2016 at the Innisfail Health Care Centre after a lengthy journey through the complications of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Marvin was born in Huxley, Alberta to Eli and Tena Leischner. He was home schooled by Tena for first grade, taking the rest of his schooling at country schools, then attending the Composite High School in Red Deer until he left to farm east of Innisfail with his parents. He and Bev were married April 6, 1963, living and farming until his passing on their farm east of Bowden.

Marvin is survived by his wife Beverly, daughter Sandra (Steven) Coates, Logan and Selena, daughter Elaine (Rob) Klemmensen, James and Hannah, son Keith (Terri), Shelby, Kaylee, Leslee and daughter Kim. Marvin was a father and a farmer - first, last and always.

He lived by the motto “first we work, then we play”. He was able always to find the time for play either with his family in his fishing boat, trail riding or hunting with his buddies. He didn’t let the COPD deter him, climbing into the tractor for many springs with an oxygen tank (or 2 or 3) on the floor beside him. Same thing at harvest but needing more oxygen tanks as the years went on, so Keith kept a stash of them in the grain truck and could be seen climbing up the combine ladder with an armful of full tanks and back down with the empties. He did everything he loved as long as he possibly could.

Good times Dad, we’ll miss you. The family would like to thank Dr. Jesse Christiansen and Dr. Henderson for their compassionate care of Dad through this journey. It was so very much appreciated.

At Marvin’s request no formal service will be held. If friends so desire memorial tributes may be made to the Lung Association, Innisfail Health Care Centre, or the charity of one’s choice.

HEARTLAND FUNERAL SERVICES LTD., Innisfail entrusted with arrangements.

403-227-0006. www.heartlandfuneralservices.com

WALSH Elaine May Elaine passed away January 31, 2016 at the age of 73.

She is survived by her husband Ken; daughters Victoria, Anna, Karen Hagen; son Brad; and grandchildren Chase Walsh, Evelyn, and Oscar Hagen.

She is predeceased by her sister Barbara Willis, brother Allen Fredericks, and her parents.

Elaine started a 30 year accounting career at Medicine Hat Royal Bank.

She married Ken in 1963, and moved to Red Deer. Ten years later, she bought and operated the Jubilee Motel in Penticton, BC. After selling the motel, she was an accountant for a Penticton company. She moved back to Red Deer, and was an accountant for Manor Management. She retired to Kelowna to be near her children. While in Kelowna, she excelled in Genealogy Research.

Remembering Elaine will be held at the Pioneer Lodge, 4324 - 46 Avenue, Red Deer, AB on Friday, April 8, 2016 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

ADVANCE NOTICE BUD HAYNES & WARD’S Firearms Auction Sat. April 2 @ 10 A.M. 11802-145 St. Edmonton Over 600 Lots, Modern & Collectable Firearms.

On Line Pictured Catalogue & Bidding To Consign: Linda @ 403-597-1095 Brad Ward 780-940-8378 www.budhaynesauctions.com www.wardsauctions.com

McIntosh House Antique Estate Auction Sunday April 3

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BABY doll with extra clothes, rooted hair, sleep eyes $15 403-314-9603

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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. 403-896-2723 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

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Help In Memoriam

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10 a.m. * Viewing 9 a.m.

Location: Ridgewood Community Hall Partial List only Having received instructions, Cherry Hill Auction will be selling by Absolute Auction the complete contents of antiques from the McIntosh Personals House (Circa 1906) Red Deer, AB. In addition, there ALCOHOLICS will be 2008 Rockwood ANONYMOUS 403-347-8650 5th Wheel – 2005 Dodge Magnum, Police Seizure, COCAINE ANONYMOUS Furniture, Tools, Collector 403-396-8298 Coins, Misc. and More.

OVEREATERS Anonymous Complete list and Contact Phyl @ 347-4188 Directions visit www.cherryhillauction.com Cherry Hill Auction & Appraisals Phone 403-342-2514

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

Firewood

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

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

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

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PRO-LINE Manufacturing Garden Inc. is a growing business in the dairy and ag industry, Supplies and we are presently looking LARGE well maintained to fill the position of a space avail. for PARTS MANAGER garden Some of the major duties free 403-782-4292 will include: managing inventory and stock levels, Household coordinating logistics, overseeing parts counter Furnishings sales, pricing, as well as overall organization of the MOVING Must sell 4 pc. parts room and staff. We bdrm. suite (dbl. bed) are looking for an $200 403-342-2245 energetic candidate with a WANTED min. of 3 yrs. exp. in parts Antiques, furniture and with previous management estates. 342-2514 exp. who possesses strong attention to detail and is team oriented, has Misc. for knowledge of computer based inventory systems, Sale customer service skills, 100 VHS movies, $75 and exc. communication for all. 403-885-5020 skills. We offer a comp. benefit package. E-mail 2 electric lamps, $20. resume to 403-885-5020 info@prolineinc.ca BLOW OUT SALE, Celebrate your life die cast models, cars, with a Classified trucks, and motorcycles, ANNOUNCEMENT biker gifts, replica guns, tin signs, framed pictures, clocks, fairies, and dragons.

Employment Two stores to serve you better, Man Cave and Training Gold Eagle, entrance 2, Parkland Mall.

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LAURA KILBACK Feb. 14, 1933 - April 8, 2011 Generous heart, resilient spirit, shepherd and teacher to many.

Loving memories of our time with you, Your husband Don and your children; Maureen, Glen, Brent, Cheryl Grandkids Anthony and Ethan

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DUCHCHERER Glen 1952 - 2016 Mr. Glen Duchcherer of Red Deer, Alberta passed away at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre, Unit 32 (Palliative Care) on Monday, March 28, 2016 at the age of 63 years. Glen was born at Wilkie, Saskatchewan and raised on a farm near Unity, Saskatchewan. He attended school in the country and then in Unity. Later, Glen attended Technical School at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan; graduating as an Electronics Technician. He worked for RDTV and CKRD in Red Deer, Alberta for seventeen years; then Kohen Electronics briefly; and most recently at Flint Energy, (AECOM). Glen married his wife, Delores on July 28, 1973 at Wilkie, Saskatchewan, and the couple had two children. Glen’s life revolved around his grandchildren and he was forever known as Papa when his first grandchild was born in 2004. Glen loved the outdoors; especially camping and hiking. He loved the mountains and the water; and most recently enjoyed a trip to Europe for their Fortieth Wedding Anniversary in 2013. Glen will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Delores, son, Michael (Jenn), daughter, Marliss (Justin) and four grandchildren. He will also be sadly missed by his mother, two brothers, two sisters, and his in-laws; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Glen was predeceased by his father and two brothers. A Memorial Service will be held at Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer, Alberta on Monday, April 4, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, Memorial Donations in Glen’s honor may be made directly to the Red Deer Regional Hospital Foundation, c/o Unit 32 (Palliative Care) at www. rdrhfoundation.com/donate-now or to the Canadian Cancer Society at www.cancer.ca.

Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

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NEWLY refinished 3 bdrm. duplex, fenced yard, close to schools, avail. Apr.1. $1350 + utils, Sylvan Lake Call/Text 780-887-4430 for appt.

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3 BDRM. townhouse in Lacombe, 11/2 baths, single car garage, $1495/mo., 403-782-7156 / 403-357-7465

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4 BDRM. house on Kingston Drive, $1400/mo.

Ron @ 403-304-2255 4 BDRMS, 21/2 baths, single car garage, 5 appls, $1695/mo. in Red Deer.

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3 Bdrm. 4-plex, 4 appls., $975. incl. sewer, water & garbage. D.D. $650, Avail.

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2 BDRM bsmt suite avail. immed. $775/mo. + 1/3 util. Bob 403-872-3400 2 BDRM. lrg. suite adult bldg, free laundry, very clean, quiet, Avail. now or April 1. $900/mo., S.D. $650.

403-304-5337 2 BDRM. N/S, no pets. $800. rent/d.d.

403-346-1458 ADULT 2 BDRM. spacious suites 3 appls., heat/water incld., ADULT ONLY BLDG, no pets, Oriole Park. 403-986-6889 AVAIL. IMMED. large 2 bdrm. in clean quiet adult building, near downtown Co-Op, no pets, 403-348-7445

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

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HOUSE FOR SALE 4 bdrm, 3 full baths, S.E. Red Deer 1344 sq.ft.

Triple car garage, $374,900. 780-404-6475

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Spec Mobiles. 3 Bdrm., 2 bdrm in Clean, quiet, newly reno’d adult building. 2 bath. As Low as $75,000.

Down payment $4000. Call Rent $900 S.D. $700.

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LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS n/s, no pets 403-346-7111

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SYLVAN LAKE SMALL OFFICE 1,050 sq. ft. office for lease, center of downtown, one block from the beach, parking on site, already partitioned, excellent rate of $8 sq. ft. plus triple net, bhibbert@shaw.ca

BLACKFALDS, $600, all inclusive. 403-358-1614

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Brand New Valley Crossing Condos in Blackfalds.

Main floor is 1,119 SQ FT 2 Bdrm/2Bath. Imm. Poss.

Start at $219,900.

Call 403-396-1688.

Rental incentives avail.

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

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Storage Space

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Houses For Sale

PENHOLD 1 bdrm. 4 appls, inclds. heat & water, no pets $760/mo., avail.

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Rooms For Rent

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Call 403-343-7955

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VELOX EAVESTROUGH Cleaning & Repairs.

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Entertainment

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COSBY ELECTRIC LTD. All Electrical Services.

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Massage Therapy

Roofing

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FANTASY SPA

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5* JUNK REMOVAL

Property clean up 505-4777

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Seniors’ Services

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HELPING HANDS Home Supports for Seniors.

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TECHNOLOGY FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2016

Augmented reality mapping out tech’s next mind-bending trip MULTIPLE COMPANIES WORKING ON NEXT STEP

“

We are giving people a paintbrush to paint all the world.”

-Rony Abovitz, Magic Leap CEO

technology as “an extension of your mind because it is built on the principles of your mind.”

Instead of staring at display screens while pecking at clunky keyboards, Gribetz foresees people navigating through an array of holographic screens suspended in front of their faces and controlled with the touch of their hands. Virtual keyboards will appear for data entry.

People will be able to reach into their holographic screen, pull out a drawing of the human anatomy and remove the skeleton to study. Or they might look inside a shoe they are thinking of buying. Phone calls will become obsolete as everyone in a conversation appears as holograms that can exchange documents and data.

“Virtual reality is cool, but it’s just a stepping stone to augmented reality,” says Gribetz, 30. “We are going to build something that is 100 times easier to use than the Macintosh and 100 times more powerful.”

Meta plans to use its own workers as lab rats. By next March, Gribetz plans to removes all computer screens from the company’s offices in Redwood City, California. Instead, employees will use virtual screens that are seen and touched through Meta 2 headsets.

Magic Leap, a startup based in Dania Beach, Florida, has created an even bigger buzz given its ties to Google, whose CEO Sundar Pichai sits on its board. In addition, Chinese e-commerce powerhouse Alibaba Group was among the investors in a $793.5 million round of fundraising completed in February.

But Magic Leap has also raised intrigue with flashy videos providing brief glimpses at what it’s working on.

One clip shows a whale leaping out of a gymnasium floor and then splashing down before disappearing. In another scene, a pair of hands open to show a miniature elephant leaping into the air.

The company has said little else about what its plans are other than its technology will make people feel like they are wizards starring in their own Harry Potter movie.

“We are giving people a paintbrush to paint all the world,” Magic Leap CEO Rony Abovitz said during a rare appearance at a technology conference last year.

Kipper believes tantalizing images and promises like the ones coming from Meta and Magic Leap make it more likely that people will be disappointed when they first experience augmented reality. He predicts a major breakthrough is still five to 10 years away.

“When you first see an augmented reality demonstration, you say, ‘Hey, this is great,” and then when you actually get it, you realize it’s not quite what you saw in the video,” Kipper says. “Everyone in the race pushing for augmented reality is sort of in a dead heat, taking millimeter steps forward.”

Over-regulation could stifle driverless cars

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS KANATA, Ont. — Driverless cars, trucks and buses are going to cause a major economic headache, and the federal government needs to be ready, say advocates for the country’s high tech and automotive sectors.

But Ottawa also needs to tread lightly as it moves to regulate Canada’s blossoming autonomous vehicle industry, they caution.

Tucked away in last week’s federal budget was a pledge to spend $7.3 million over two years to improve motor vehicle safety.

Part of that money was earmarked for developing regulations for emerging technologies, including automated vehicles.

The Canadian Automated Vehicles Centre of Excellence welcomed the investment.

But the amount being spent in Canada on studying how to regulate is almost nothing compared to what other countries are investing to get autonomous vehicles on the road, said Barrie Kirk, the centre’s executive director.

Canada lags far behind its G7 counterparts in preparing for what will be

a hugely disruptive digital technology, Kirk told industry, government and academic leaders gathered in an Ottawa suburb Wednesday.

Britain’s government last year set aside almost $200 million for research and development of driverless vehicle technology and to build wireless and other infrastructure to support the vehicles.

The money has led to an influx of matching private-sector spending to support research by automotive, IT and telecoms companies. Testing is also being conducted in the U.K. in advance of new driverless vehicle regulations.

In the United States, where vehicles are regulated state by state, the federal Department of Transportation has floated a model set of rules it hopes all states will adopt.

In Canada, ground transportation falls under provincial and territorial jurisdiction, making it difficult to enact regulations that would be consistent across the country.

Too much — or worse, inconsistent — regulation will stifle the industry by making Canada less attractive to companies wanting to conduct vehicle research, said Kirk.

Photo by the ASSOCIATED PRESS

While startups like Meta have been making the most visible progress in augmented reality so far, technology heavyweights are also eyeing it.

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ADULT RESIDENTIAL SUPERVISOR LOA COVERAGE: MAY 2, 2016 - MAY 1, 2017

Parkland CLASS is currently seeking an Adult Residential Supervisor to manage the overall program delivery for 3 individuals with developmental disabilities living in a residential home. Responsibilities include: providing direct care, participating in the development & implementation of personalized plans, training, supervising a team of approximately 11 employees & budget management. Hours of work are 40 hrs. /wk., primarily days, Mon-Fri; however, you will be required to work two evening shifts and one weekend shift per month.

Qualifications: A Degree/Diploma in Human Services, Social work or a related field. Preferably, you will have 3–5 years of experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities, as well as, excellent interpersonal, team building and leadership skills. Experience responding to behaviours of concern, assisting with a lot of personal care and/or working with medically fragile individuals would be ideal.

Salary: $4,004.15 - $4,073.49 A valid class 5 driver’s license and your own transportation are required.

We offer an RRSP Plan, a Group Benefit Plan, a Health & Wellness Plan and an Employee Assistance Plan after 3 months of employment.

We look forward to hearing from you; please forward your resume by April 6, 2016 quoting competition # 5477SUP to:

Parkland CLASS, Human Resources, 6010-45th Avenue Red Deer, Alberta T4N 3M4 Fax: 403-986-2404 email: hr@pclass.org We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Competition will remain open until all positions are filled.

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CORPORATE CONTROLLER A long established Red Deer Company that supports Hotel & Casino operations in the Province is currently seeking a Corporate Controller. This position, based in Red Deer, will prepare financial statements for the Deerfoot Inn & Casino in Calgary. This multi department company requires a strong organized accountant. Your responsibilities will include coordinating administrative and accounting efforts of this company. This is a one year maternity leave term position.

More details: • Coordinate and prepare the financial statements, reports and analyses by the 6th working day.

• Develop and implement accounting procedures.

• Approve and process revenue, expenditure and control documents.

• Supervise payroll of hourly staff as well as process payroll for salary positions.

• Analyze cash flow, cost controls and expenses to guide the company. Analyze financial Statements to identify any weak areas & implement controls.

• Establish and maintain appropriate internal control safeguards, and ensuring records are maintained.

• Establish and implement short and long range goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures for the department.

• Site visits are expected to assist with month-end cash & inventory counts, internal control monitoring & internal audits as required.

Skills and Experience: • 5+ years of experience in a senior accounting position.

• Accounting Designation or actively enrolled in a program.

• Experience using Simply Accounting software.

• Excellent knowledge of Excel & Microsoft office.

• Experience in the Hospitality Industry considered an Asset.

• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to work with Operations @ the site level.

• Motivating staff to work within tight timeframes and pressures.

• Knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting and cost controls.

• Strong financial systems acumen with multicompany accounting.

We offer an excellent benefit & wage package. Please send resume in confidence to:

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SAN FRANCISCO — Virtual reality is a trip, but an even wilder ride could be around the corner as mind-bending startups and technology trendsetters try to emblazon the world with interactive holograms that enlighten, entertain and empower us.

The concept, known as augmented reality, looks like something out of a science-fiction movie. Think Tony Stark, the comic-book character who scans information-filled holograms beamed in front of his “Iron Man” mask, or John Anderton, the character that Tom Cruise played while flipping through digital screens floating in the air in “Minority Report.”

It hasn’t yet advanced as far as virtual reality, which is getting attention with this week’s release of the muchhyped Oculus Rift headset from Facebook.

But augmented reality has the potential to touch far more people because it’s designed as a seamless supplement to everyday living instead of an escape into the artificial dimensions conjured by VR, which so far revolves around video games and 360-degree video clips.

“Augmented reality is going to have a lot more practical applications simply because there are a lot more people out there who interact with things in the real world,” says Greg Kipper, who studied the technology’s potential in his book, “Augmented Reality: An Emerging Technologies Guide to AR.” With augmented reality, the three-dimensional holograms seen through a headset are meant to be a helpful or amusing companion to the real world. When you walk through a grocery aisle, you might see a list of ingredients for making an Italian dish appear on a virtual screen before your eyes. Or an image of the solar system might start orbiting around you as you read an astronomy book.

Don a VR headset, though, and you’re surroundings are blocked off.

You are cast into a different world, as a dinosaur charges through a jungle, or you’re on the precipice of a 100-story skyscraper looking perilously at the street below. It has a lot in common with an amusement park ride, including the tendency to cause nausea or dizziness if you wear a VR headset too long.

While startups like Meta, Magic Leap and Atheer have been making the most visible progress in augmented reality so far, technology heavyweights are also eyeing it.

Microsoft has just started shipping a $3,000 version of its augmented reality headset, HoloLens, to a limited audience of computer programmers, while Alphabet Inc.’s Google has been a key investor in the $1.3 billion that Magic Leap has raised during the past two years. Apple Inc. signalled its interest last year when it bought a startup called Metaio, spurring speculation that the iPhone maker is exploring ways to infuse the project in its future products.

Meta, a Silicon Valley startup with about 100 employees, is scheduled to ship its second-generation headset this summer. It’s being sold as part of a $949 kit tailored for programmers to design more three-dimensional, interactive applications for the new headset.

If Meta CEO Meron Gribetz realizes his vision, his company will spawn a new form of computing that will be just as revolutionary as the graphical interface that enabled personal computers to be controlled with a mouse and the touch-screen technology that helped turn smartphones into indispensable utilities. He describes Meta’s

AUGMENTED REALITY

Tom Hazlett, Comptroller, Will Group of Companies, Fax (403) 309-3505 Email: thazlett@willinns.com

Support Nurse (Panel Manager) Our Support Nurses are excited about being part of an innovative organization that puts patients ¿rst. Continuous quality improvement is in our DNA. A day in the life of a Support Nurse at the Red Deer Primary Care Network includes: • Identifying patient panels with physicians and clinic staff and working with them on strategies and processes for routine screening • Collaborating with a team of RDPCN family physicians and other health care professionals to engage, encourage and support patient health • Prevention and health promotion through routine screening according guidelines

If you: • are a Licensed Practical Nurse • hold membership in good standing with CLPNA • have experience with panel management • are interested in full ti time ime work

Act now. APPLY Submit your curriculum vitae to hr@rdpcn.com or by fax to 403.342.9502 Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Open until suitable candidate selected.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS