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U.K. votes to exit EU

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON — Britain entered uncharted waters Friday after the country voted to leave the European Union, according to a projection by all main U.K. broadcasters. The decision shatters the stability of the project in continental unity forged after World War II in hopes of making future conflicts impossible.

The decision raises the likelihood of years of negotiations over trade, business and political links with what will become a 27-nation bloc. In essence the vote marks the start — rather than the end — of a process that could take decades to unwind.

The “leave” side was ahead by 51.7 per cent to 48.3 per cent with more than three-quarters of votes tally, making a “remain” win a statistical near-impossibility.

The pound suffered one of its biggest one-day falls in history, plummeting more than 10 per cent in six hours, from about $1.50 to below $1.35, on concern that severing ties with the single market will hurt the U.K. economy and undermine London’s position as a global financial centre.

But if it shocked the markets, the result delighted “leave” campaigners.

“The dawn is breaking on an independent United Kingdom,” U.K. Independence Party leader Nigel Farage said to loud cheers at a “leave” campaign party.

“Let June 23 go down in our history as our independence day!”

As results poured in, a picture emerged of a sharply divided nation: Strong pro-EU votes in the economic and cultural powerhouse of London and semi-autonomous Scotland were countered by sweeping anti-Establishment sentiment for an exit across the rest of England, from southern seaside towns to rust-belt former industrial powerhouses in the north.

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Fergus Lynch can’t get his hands on a loose ball as his teammate Wade Groenewegen fends off Grade 9 student Ricardo Martinez at St. Patrick’s School in Red Deer on Thursday afternoon. The teachers put up a good fight during the match but were no match for the skills and speed of the students. The students won the annual staff versus students soccer game 5-3.

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Postal strike would be bad for small business: Chamber

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF A lockout or strike at Canada Post, that could happen as early as July 2, would be bad for local business, says Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce.

Chamber CEO Tim Creedon said how much of an impact will ultimately depend on how long postal service may be shut down.

“Any business that relies on the invoice payment process within their business has reason to be concerned.

You can e-mail your invoice. But we rely on Canada Post to deliver the cheque,” Creedon said on Thursday.

Talks between Canada Post and Canadian Union of Postal Workers have failed to produce a collective agreement for 60,000 workers after seven months of negotiation and 60 days of conciliation. However, both sides continue to negotiate.

Creedon said small businesses would be affected more than large, global companies that depend on electronic orders and payments and ship their products by freight.

He said alternative services like couriers will be more expensive and businesses would have to shop around for the best price, especially during Alberta’s current economic slowdown.

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Water levels in Red Deer River well below average

BY MARY-ANN BARR ADVOCATE STAFF

Photo by BRENDA KOSSOWAN/Advocate staff

Two Red Deer College students take a break while fishing below the spillway at Dickson Dam on Thursday afternoon. Water levels at the dam are being held at 75 per cent of capacity with a very small amount flowing into the river downstream.

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With this year’s mountain snowpack long gone, the Red Deer River will have to depend on summer rains for replenishment.

More often than not in June, as the snowpack melt hits full stride, water levels in the Red Deer River are much higher — but not this year. The result is a much below average water supply outlook for the river.

Alberta Environment’s water supply volume forecast from June 1 to Sept. 30 at Red Deer is 66 per cent of average.

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River and reservoir levels are now dependent upon rain, Jason Penner, public affairs officer with Alberta Environment and Parks, said Thursday.

The Red Deer River at Red Deer is running at only 18 cubic metres per second, well below the normal range for this time of year.

The river flow is controlled by Dickson Dam, which stores water in Gleniffer Lake. The giant reservoir is used to maintain enough water flow to meet needs of users downstream, especially during the winter months.

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County rejects year-round fire permits

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BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF A proposal to bring in year-round fire permits was doused by Lacombe County council on Thursday.

Fire permits have always been required from April 1 to Oct. 31, the time of year when any problems with runaway fires are most likely.

During the rest of the year, farmers and other landowners could burn their brush piles without a permit.

Keith Boras, the county’s manager of environmental and protective services, said requiring yearround permits allows the county to better track brush burns and work with landowners to ensure they know their responsibilities and brush is dry enough for effective burning.

As part of the permit, those planning to burn a brush pile larger than 10,000-square feet would require an inspection before lighting it up.

One of the problems with the current system is there is little county involvement when fire permits are issued, which come through a new automated online system.

County volunteer firefighters were called out to several costly brush fires this year that might have been avoided if the county had been able to check the brush pile ahead of time.

“I think we probably could have prevented some of them,” Boras said.

In Central Alberta, both Stettler and Red Deer Counties have year-round fire permitting and Ponoka County is considering it.

The proposal, which is supported by the county’s fire chief, ignited a lengthy debate around the council table.

Several councillors said rural residents don’t need more regulations to follow.

“I’m sorry, I’m against this stuff. It’s just more regulation,” said Reeve Paula Law. Coun. Brenda Knight said in a dry winter, such as the last one where there was little snow cover, the county could reduce fire risks by introducing a fire ban as it does during dry summer periods.

Coun. Barb Shepherd said “safety is paramount.

“To me, it just makes sense to have a year-round permitting process.”

The vote to approve year-round permits narrowly lost with Law and councillors Knight, Rod McDermand and Dana Kreil against. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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Kicking back and decompressing after writing exams, Lindsay Thurber High School Grade 9 students Alex Smith and Sadie Silverthorn enjoy some beanbag chairs Thursday afternoon. During exams this week at the school, Central Alberta Youth Unlimited is hosting a room where students can quietly chill out before or after their exams.

County eyes environmental review for boat launch

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF A new Gull Lake boat launch and inland marina may be developed by Lacombe County.

The county recently issued a request for proposals to do the background environmental work for the project, which would replace the Wilson’s Beach boat launch about 500 metres to the north.

Developing a lake access point is part of a larger project to develop Anderson Park, a picnicking and recreational area between Wilson’s Beach and New Saratoga subdivisions on the east side of the lake.

The county is looking for a company to create different concept plans for double-boat launch and marina configurations with washrooms and paved trail Insight into strengths and weaknesses of the county economy and how economic goals should be ranked are other questions.

Questions are similar for businesses but with more focus on their position in the local economy.

The online surveys are anonymous and individual responses won’t show up in the economic development strategy. There is a July 8 deadline to complete the survey.

Links to the surveys can be found at www. rdcounty.ca.

Local BRIEFS County to survey residents, businesses about economic development

Traffic measures in place for Ponoka Stampede

Red Deer County wants residents’ thoughts on economic development.

A five-year economic development strategy is in the works. As part of the background work, a pair of surveys — one for residents and another for business owners — have been developed.

In the residential survey, people are asked whether they expect the county’s population and economy to grow, to rate their satisfaction, and to say what level of commercial growth they support.

Other questions ask about shopping habits and to identify or rank development priorities and identify what sectors are likely to drive future economies.

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It will soon be Ponoka Stampede time and motorists should be aware of some changes.

A number of measures will be in place from June 24 until July 4 to ensure there’s no traffic stampeding, including: ● A 30 km/h speed limit on Hwy 53 east of Hwy 2A ending at 46 St. during peak traffic volume periods. ● A temporary four-way stop at Highway 53 and 50th Street. An access road to the Stampede will be open to traffic at that intersection, making it a fourway stop. ● Access to Highway 53 will be closed to traffic at

to parking. Cost estimates for building and maintaining the new facility and reclaiming the existing boat launch are also required.

Whether the project goes ahead hinges on provincial and federal approvals. If approvals aren’t forthcoming, the project is dead in the water and a further phase involving detailed design drawings will not go ahead.

“We really don’t know for sure if it’s a good spot for a boat launch and what the environmental considerations might be,” said Phil Lodermeier, the county’s operations manager.

“We don’t know if it’s feasible, both financially and environmentally.”

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Sylvan Lake RCMP seek information about attempted child abduction Sylvan Lake RCMP are seeking more information after a man attempted to pull a 12-year-old boy into his vehicle on Wednesday.

The boy was approached at about 4 p.m. by a man near Mother Theresa School in the area of Old Boomer Road in Sylvan Lake.

The man drove up to the boy, grabbed him by the arm and tried to pull him into his vehicle. The boy was able to free himself and run away to safety, RCMP said.

The vehicle is described as an older Honda fourdoor car. One of its tires had a black rim.

The man is described as Caucasian, 25 to 30 years old, medium build, bald, wearing a black hoodie pulled over his head and sunglasses.

Investigators are asking anyone who may have information about this to contact Sylvan Lake RCMP at (403) 858-7200 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

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Crown didn’t prove case Crying mother takes stand against Vader: defence at sentencing hearing

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — The lawyer for a man accused of killing two great-grandparents, burning their motor home and hiding their bodies said the case against his client is just speculation.

“Where’s the beef?” asked Brian Beresh Thursday in his closing arguments in defence of Travis Vader.

Beresh told an Edmonton court that the Crown has failed to prove the most basic elements of its case against Vader and is relying almost entirely on a theory that things “must have happened this way.” “‘Must have happened his way’ was the standard applied by vigilante groups that often executed the wrong person,” Beresh told Justice Denny Thomas. “There is an absence of fundamental evidence in this case upon which you could ever convict Mr. Vader.”

Vader, 44, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the deaths of Lyle and Marie McCann, who were in their late 70s when they vanished while on their way to a family camping trip in 2010.

They were last seen July 3 of that year as they fuelled up their motorhome in their hometown of St. Albert, a bedroom community north of Edmonton, before they headed out to British Columbia.

Two days later their motorhome was found burning in the bush. The SUV they had been towing was later found hidden in some trees on a rural property.

The Crown has argued that Vader

was a desperate drug user living in a makeshift camp when he came across the McCanns and killed them.

But Beresh — summing up his defence in front of a packed courtroom with many members of the McCann family present — pointed out that without the bodies of the seniors, a murder weapon or even much in the way of forensic evidence, there’s no real proof the couple is even dead.

He took a similar tack with other pieces of Crown evidence. He said there’s nothing to prove, for example, that Vader ever actually had the McCanns’s cellphone, used the day of their disappearance to place calls to Vader’s ex-girlfriend.

Beresh suggested that two key Crown witnesses, who identified an SUV Vader was driving as similar to one owned by the McCanns, had conspired against his client and lied about the identification. He said the keys to the SUV, later found in a truck that Vader had been driving, could have been planted there by police officers.

The keys, Beresh said, were discovered long after the truck was first found and searched.

“We suggest those keys were not present when the vehicle was taken to the storage yard.”

DNA evidence placing Vader inside the SUV is sketchy at best, Beresh said, and doesn’t prove anything more than Vader was at one time near the vehicle. Drops of Lyle McCann’s blood, which were found on his hat, could have come from the nosebleeds to which the man was prone.

Beresh said there’s no evidence to show that Vader was broke or out of money.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS LETHBRIDGE — A weeping mother who was called to the witness stand during sentencing arguments in an Alberta courtroom today said that losing her son was the worst day of her life.

Collet and David Stephan were convicted in April of failing to provide the necessaries of life to their son Ezekiel, who died in 2012 of bacterial meningitis.

The couple failed to get medical attention for the 19-month-old, and instead treated him with home remedies such as garlic, onions, horseradish and maple syrup.

Collet Stephan told court in Lethbridge that she was depressed, suffered panic attacks and had nightmares about her children being stolen.

She said her life has been horrible largely because of lies told by the news media during the trial.

The Crown says Justice Rodney Jerke is expected to hand down a sentence on Friday.

The couple, whose family helped start a nutritional supplements company, thought the boy had croup or the flu, even though a family friend who was a nurse told them she thought Ezekiel had meningitis.

Earlier this month, the judge released a finding of facts in the case that he will use to consider the couple’s fate.

“The failure of Mr. Stephan and Mrs. Stephan … contributed significantly to the risk to Ezekiel’s life,” he wrote.

The trial heard the little boy was too stiff to sit in his car seat and had to

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David Stephan and his wife, Collet Stephan, arrive at court in Lethbridge. lie on a mattress when Collet Stephan drove him from their rural home to a naturopathic clinic in Lethbridge to pick up an echinacea mixture.

The Stephans never called for medical assistance until Ezekiel stopped breathing. He died in a Calgary hospital.

Jerke wrote he was satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that a prudent and ordinary person without medical training would have foreseen “that medical attention was required to maintain Ezekiel’s life.”

“Mr. and Mrs. Stephan did not provide Ezekiel with medical attention.

This was a failure of their legal duty to provide necessaries of life. It was a marked departure from the required standard of care,” he said. “It is morally blameworthy conduct.”

However, Jerke also noted in his findings there’s no doubt the Stephans were “caring and attentive parents and had no intention of harming Ezekiel.”

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Some 140 people forced from homes due to flooding

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HIGH LEVEL — Up to 140 people have been forced from their homes due to flooding in an indigenous community in northwestern Alberta.

Chief Joe Pastion of the Dene Tha’ First Nation says a state of emergency has been declared.

He says 120 to 140 people are being housed in the school in Chateh, one of three reserves that make up the First Nation.

Pastion says several days of heavy rain have caused Sousa Creek to overflow.

“There’s about 20 to 30 houses flooded, not submerged. The approach to the homes, the roads, are washed out. You can’t drive in for your safety, and the majority of those houses the power is out due to hazards. Our members will be losing a lot of their contents in their houses,” Pastion said Thursday.

The chief said the First Nation is assessing the damage and determining what repairs need to be done.

“I’m grateful for the help we can get … we need to make sure what we ask for is essential.”

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COUNTY: Approvals needed It is hoped the first part of the project, including lining up necessary approvals, is done by the end of the year.

Council approval will also be required to take the project further.

Meanwhile, work on the first phase of Anderson Park is expected to be completed by the end of August. It will include washrooms, trails, disc golf, volleyball courts, soccer field and an amphitheatre.

Other interesting features include bat houses, a pollinator park and a paleontology area where youngsters can dig through the sand to find dinosaur skeletons.

Phase 1 will cost around $330,000. Part of the cost of both the park and boat launch and marina — should they proceed — will be covered by contributions from developers collected in a reserve fund. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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Will 2016 be a historical turning point?

ROBERT MCGARVEY OPINION

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ome years are more important than others. The most important are a culmination, turning points that herald the end of one era and the beginnings of another.

The 410 AD sack of Rome by the Gothic forces of Alaric was the moment when the end of the Roman Empire became inevitable. Other dates in history similarly pointed to new directions: The 1066 Norman invasion of England. The year 1776 brought both Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence and the publication of Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations. And 1848 was, arguably, the most disruptive year in European history, as well as when Karl Marx published his Communist Manifesto. The 1989 fall of the Berlin Wall ended the Soviet empire and set us on our present trajectory.

Regrettably, the last year has seen the level of violence in society rise dramatically. The senseless murder of British Labour MP Jo Cox by a man

who called himself “Death to traitors, freedom for Britain” has shocked the world. But it is only the latest in a season of unprecedented violence that included last fall’s pitiless carnage at the Bataclan nightclub in Paris, the Orlando massacre, and countless other incidents of slaughter and mass murder.

The general tenor of political debate has hit all-time lows. In the U.K., the antics of the campaign to leave the European Union — with their gross exaggerations and hysterical invasion myths — feed a large and growing population driven more by irrational fear than logic.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is feeding off the same phenomenon in the United States.

Building walls with Mexico is not rational; it will not stem the rapid erosion of civil society in the U.S. nor reverse the collapse of mutual respect, which is the real source of public anxiety.

What happens next will determine the fate of western civilization. It is possible that 2016 will be the dawn of a new and better era, but it could also be the beginning of the end of one of the longest periods of global stability in history.

On the positive side, there is tre-

mendous unrealized value in society.

The creative economy is full of newer intangible forms of value, assets we don’t recognize, capitalize or distribute ownership of appropriately.

The potential for individuals to realize their dreams is greater than ever; with a change of mindset and a few reforms to our institutional infrastructure, we could unleash a new renaissance.

But an increasing number of people are being left behind in this new order and the sources of public anxiety can’t be ignored. Trump may be crude and rude, but his message that the U.S. is on the wrong path by ignoring the ‘little guy’ registers with an increasingly desperate public.

Growing armies of marginalized, disgruntled people are pushing back against an economic and political establishment that puts the interests of artificial individuals (corporations) ahead of real individuals (citizens).

The public is increasingly aware that left purely to the market, the inexorable concentration of wealth and power in society will continue and, eventually, civilization will end up in the dustbin of history.

Former U.K. prime minister Gordon Brown recently said: “Unless we strive for a culture of respect … we will be learning nothing from what happened

to Jo (Cox).”

So 2016 could either be the beginning of the end or the dawn of a new era.

We all hope for the best, of course, but respecting people is not enough — respect must be accompanied by major systemic changes that open doors of opportunity for the majority.

A society built solely around advancing the interests of large corporations, whose only responsibility is to maximize shareholder returns, will fail. Has failed. The cornerstone of a modern democracy is the owner-citizen, the politically-empowered individual with a hopeful future, whose life is meaningful to themselves, their community and society in general.

This will be a critical year. How important and in what sense is for us all to determine. Let us hope that our decisions are courageous enough to meet the challenge and the direction is positive.

Troy Media columnist Robert McGarvey is an economic historian and co-founder of the Genuine Wealth Institute, an Alberta-based think-tank dedicated to helping businesses, communities and nations build communities of well-being.

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Ottawa sleeps while Russia executes its Arctic strategy JOSEPH MICALLEF OPINION

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t the height of the cold war, the polar region was one of the centres of the superpower’s shadow

war.

Today, a rapidly melting polar ice cap is once again making the Arctic the nexus of a modern great power rivalry. Canada, whose long-standing territorial claims in the region date back to the various Hudson Bay Company land grants, seems stuck on the sidelines.

On June 16, Russia unveiled the lead ship in a new class of nuclear powered icebreakers. Aptly named Arktika, the new behemoth measures 173.3 metres long and 34 metres wide at the beam, and it cost approximately $2.5 billion to construct. Powered by two nuclear reactors, it can cut through ice three metres thick, and is described by Russian officials as “the largest and most powerful” icebreaker in the world.

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most anywhere in the polar region on a year around basis. There are a few regions where sea ice can measure up to four to five metres thick, but these are relatively rare. The ship is scheduled to begin service in 2018.

Russia has more icebreakers than any other country in the world. In fact, it has more icebreakers than all of the other countries of the world combined.

While Russia’s long Arctic coastline is clearly a factor in Russia’s nuclear icebreaker program, the Kremlin has made no secret that it has broader ambitions in the region.

Russia resumed intercontinental bomber flights over the Arctic in 2007.

That same year, it also planted a Russian flag, constructed from virtually indestructible titanium, on the sea floor directly over the geographic north pole.

Moreover, of the four million people who inhabit the region surrounding the Arctic Ocean, between the North Pole and the Arctic Circle, roughly two million are Russian. The other two million are divided between the United States, Canada, Greenland (an autonomous Danish territory) and Norway. Iceland, though technically an Arctic nation, does not actually border the Arctic Ocean. The Arctic seabed is believed to hold some 15 per cent of the world’s petroleum reserves and 30 News News tips 403-314-4333 Sports line 403-343-2244 News fax 403-341-6560 Sports reporter 403-314-4338 editorial@reddeeradvocate.com

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per cent of its natural gas reserves.

Russia has asserted that the Lomonosov and Mendeleev Ridges, which extend along the Arctic seabed, are an extension of the Eurasian continent and the territory surrounding them should therefore be included as part of the Russian continental shelf.

The Lomonosov Ridge runs some 1,800 kilometres, and spans the Arctic Ocean almost all the way to Canada’s Ellesmere Island. The Mendeleev Ridge is shorter, but covers the central area of the Arctic Ocean, including the geographic North Pole.

The United Nations (UN) Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf has declined to rule on Russia’s claim for an extended Russian continental shelf and has asked for additional documentation and research.

Danish scientists, meanwhile, have contended that the Lomonosov Ridge is actually an extension of the Greenland continental shelf. Should the UN uphold Russian claims, both the geographic North Pole and a large portion of the Arctic Ocean would come under Russian control.

Ottawa, in turn, has asserted that the two ridges are part of the Canadian continental shelf. While Canadian sovereignty over its northern territories and islands has been recognized by the other polar countries, Ottawa’s

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claims that the various channels and straits, and in particular the Northwest Passage, are also part of Canada’s sovereignty are not universally accepted. Both the United States and Russia have argued that the Northwest Passage is an international waterway.

The Arctic offers a sea route from East Asia to Europe that is some 6,700 kilometers shorter than current routes.

Various Canadian governments have announced ambitious plans to build a fleet of modern Arctic icebreakers to defend Canadian sovereignty in the Arctic Ocean, but these programs, the most recent by former Prime Minister Stephen Harper in 2007, have gone nowhere. Invariably they have fallen victim to a combination of budget cuts and escalating programs costs that have seen both the size of the program reduced and the expected deployment date pushed off into the future. As of 2016, Canada still lacks an all season ice breaker fleet capable of operating in the Arctic Ocean, and there is little prospect of having one ready anytime soon.

In the meantime, the Kremlin’s patient chess masters are planning their next move.

Troy Media columnist Joseph Micallef is a historian, best-selling author and, at times, sardonic commentator on world politics.

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FISH AND GREENS

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Quinn Wheeler, 3, looks in on the fish tank at Glendale Science and Technology School in Red Deer on Wednesday. Quinn was in the school with her mother, Lisa, waiting for Quinn’s sister Kassidy to be dismissed from her kindergarten class. The large fish tank, which contains a variety of cichlids and other fish, is supported with a plant filtration system that grows vertically up the wall behind the tank. It is hoped in time the wall of green will be all the filtration needed to keep the tank clean.

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ed in Calgary, but parcels, oversized letters and other material are sorted in Red Deer.

Wages for carriers currently range from $19 to $25 an hour.

Gord Fischer, national director of CUPW prairie region, said lower wages and benefits for rural and suburban mail carriers, who are 70 per cent women, is a major issue for the union, as well as the growing number of temporary workers.

“When someone retires, they don’t replace them, they put in a temporary employee and pay them much less. It’s a cheaper form of employment and they have no guarantees in terms of wages or benefits,” Fischer said.

He said even though strike votes for members are being held across the country, there’s been no decision on whether to go ahead with a strike.

“We don’t want to see the Canadian people and businesses affected by a disruption of services and we hope that this can be worked out sooner rather than later,” Fischer said.

In the event of postal disruption, government cheques will still be delivered and live animals will not be trapped in the mail system. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

“At a time when things are tight, you’re doubly focused on making sure you can get your payments when you need to get them.”

Creedon said Canada Post has done a great job turning the national postal service around, but a strike or lockout could drive customers to electronic payment systems and they may stick with them.

The last time contract negotiations collapsed in 2011, CUPW began a series of rotating strikes in June followed by Canada Post locking out its workers. After 27 days, workers were back on the job after the federal government imposed back to work legislation.

Two months ago, the Ontario Superior Court ruled the federal government violated CUPW members’ freedom of association and expression by legislating them back to work in 2011.

The City of Red Deer is now educating residents on payment procedures in the event of work stoppage at Canada Post.

Utility and tax payments are still due on time and are subject to penalties regardless of a disruption in mail It is only 75 per cent full right now, delivery. Customers can get account putting it at the lower end of normal information and sign up for e-billing or pre-authorized automatic withdraw- for this time of year.

Over the last few days they’ve kept als by logging onto www.reddeer.ca/ the outflow at the dam lower than what mycity. is coming into the dam upstream, but Alternate methods to make utility payments include pre-authorized with- the trend is that those inflows will start dropping off, Penner said. drawal, at their bank, online or tele“So that’s the problem and it all phone banking, at City Hall between comes back to, will we get some rain 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through in that upper part of the basin that can Friday, and at temporary drop box lobasically backfill what’s going out the cations in city recreation facilities. other end?”

Property tax payments can be made Although the flows at Red Deer at their bank, online or telephone are below normal, they are sufficient banking, at City Hall between 8 a.m. to meet the needs of water users and and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, ensure a healthy aquatic environment, and at after hours drop boxes at both he said. entrances to City Hall. People can alBeyond rainfall, there’s also the so use the city’s Tax Installment Plan issue of temperature, which during (TIP), but they had to be enrolled by low river levels can cause problems June 15 to avoid penalties. for fish and other aquatic life. But with Canada Post spokesperson Mouktar more or less normal daytime highs and Abdillahi said the company is still cooler evenings lately, it really hasn’t focused on getting a collective agreeheated up the water much. ment.

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EXIT: Will affect world economy “A lot of people’s grievances are coming out and we have got to start listening to them,” said deputy Labour Party leader John McDonnell.

With the result in favour of an EU exit, or Brexit, the U.K. becomes the first major country to decide to leave the bloc, which evolved in the ashes of the war as European leaders sought to build links and avert future hostility.

Authorities ranging from the International Monetary Fund to the U.S. Federal Reserve and Bank of England warned a British exit will reverberate through a world economy that is only slowly recovering from the global economic crisis.

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“The appeal of the anti-Establishment populist argument that we need to take back control of our borders and immigration … proved stronger than the economic risks that Brexit would entail,” said Tim Bale, a professor of politics at Queen Mary, University of London. “I think people are soon going to find out that the promise of the ‘leave’ campaign cannot possibly be realized.”

The vote is likely to cost Prime Minister David Cameron his job after the leader of the ruling Conservative Party staked his reputation on keeping Britain in the EU. Former London Mayor Boris Johnson was the most prominent supporter of the “leave” campaign and is now seen as a leading contender to replace Cameron.

Cameron promised the referendum to appease the right wing of his own party and blunt a challenge from the U.K. Independence Party, which pledged to leave the EU. After winning a majority in Parliament in the last election, Cameron negotiated a package of reforms that he said would protect Britain’s sovereignty and prevent EU migrants from moving to the U.K. to claim generous public benefits.

Critics charged that the reforms were hollow, leaving Britain at the mercy of bureaucrats in Brussels and doing nothing to stem the tide of European immigrants who have come to the U.K. since the EU expanded eastward in 2004. The “leave” campaign accuses the immigrants of taxing Britain’s housing market, public services and employment.

Those concerns were magnified by the refugee crisis of the past year that saw more than 1 million people from the Middle East and Africa flood into the EU as the continent’s leaders struggled to come up with a unified response.

Cameron’s efforts to find a slogan to counter the “leave” campaign’s emotive “take back control,” settled on “Brits don’t quit.” But the appeal to a Churchillian bulldog spirit and stoicism proved too little, too late.

The slaying of pro-Europe lawmaker Jo Cox a week before the vote brought a shocked pause to both campaigns and appeared to shift momentum away from the “leave” camp.

While it isn’t clear whether her killer was influenced by the EU debate, her death aroused fears that the referendum had stirred demons it would be difficult to subdue.

The result triggers a new series of negotiations that is expected to last two years or more as Britain and the EU search for a way to separate economies that have become intertwined since the U.K. joined the bloc on Jan. 1, 1973. Until those talks are completed, Britain will remain a member of the EU. Exiting the EU involves taking the unprecedented step of invoking Article 50 of the EU’s governing treaty.

While Greenland left an earlier, more limited version of the bloc in 1985, no country has ever invoked Article 50, so there is no roadmap for how the process will work.

“It will usher in a lengthy and possibly protracted period of acute economic uncertainty about the U.K.’s trading arrangements,” said Daniel Vernazza, the U.K. economist at UniCredit.

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Ticats tame Argos in CFL opener

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Tiger-Cats 42 Argonauts 20 TORONTO — Jeremiah Masoli and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats spoiled the party Thursday night.

Masoli threw three touchdown passes as the Ticats crushed Toronto 42-20 in the Argonauts’ official BMO Field debut. Masoli finished 27-of-37 passing for 318 yards as Hamilton was an unruly guest at its arch rival’s opening-night party.

The Argos relocated to BMO Field after 27 years at Rogers Centre. They moved to the domed Rogers Centre in ‘89 after 30 years at Exhibition Stadium, where it flourished in the 1960s and ’70s.

“It’s a rivalry and we gave it some attention before the game,” Masoli said. “This is their home opener, this is their big party and we’d love nothing more than to spoil it.”

Vidal Hazelton brought the enthusiastic crowd of 24,812 — just short of a sellout — to its feet with two third-quarter TDs that pulled Toronto to within 25-20. He took Ricky Ray’s one-yard TD strike at 9:40, then scored from 10 yards out at 10:26 after Cam Walker recovered Brandon Banks’ fumble on the ensuing kickoff.

But Masoli — who led the Ticats past Toronto 25-22 in last year’s East semifinal — found Banks on a 19-yard TD pass at 14:28 that put Hamilton ahead 32-20. Masoli then connected with former Argo Chad Owens on a 30-yard scoring strike at 7:29 of the fourth. On those two drives, Masoli was 15-of-15 passing for 176 yards.

“They got a little momentum but learning to be a great team you’ve just got to be able to respond,” Masoli said.

“I’m so proud of my guys, they did a great job responding.”

Hamilton coach Kent Austin said those two drives were pivotal.

“It was really important we respond,” he said. “It’s a sign of a team that’s maturing to be able to do that, especially in tough conditions.”

Toronto defensive back Jeremaine Gabriel left on a stretcher with an apparent neck injury at 9:23 of the fourth,

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Toronto Argonauts’ Vidal Hazleton, left, forces his way past the Hamilton Tiger-Cats defence to score a touchdown during second-half CFL action in Toronto on Thursday. The Tiger-Cats downed the Argonauts 42-20. giving the crowd the thumbs up and waving before departing.

Toronto beat Hamilton 25-16 at BMO Field during the pre-season. But the Ticats handed the Argos their first season-opening loss in five seasons.

Toronto’s last home-opening victory at Exhibition Place came in 1988, a 3411 decision over Ottawa.

“It’s so exciting,” CFL commissioner Jeffrey Orridge said. “It’s a new era for the Argos. A brand new field, new ownership (under MLSE chairman Larry Tanenbaum and Bell), new energy and new excitement and a beautiful place to play. And a place that they can call home for really the first time in a long time.”

Linebacker Simoni Lawrence, the East Division’s top defensive player last year, returned a John Chick deflection of Ray’s pass for a TD just 1:07 into the third. That gave the Ticats a 25-6 lead after Toronto pulled to within 18-6 on Lirim Hajrullahu’s 52-yard boot to end the first half.

Ray finished 26-of-36 passing for 282 yards and two TDs but surrendered an interception and lost fumble to Lawrence. Ray was sacked six times and faced constant pressure from Hamilton’s relentless defence.

“Oh for sure they wanted to ruin (Argos’ BMO debut),” Ray said. “They did a great job of batting balls, they were in my face all night.”

The atmosphere at BMO Field was electric on a brilliant summer evening.

Ticats supporters wasted little time being heard, chanting “Argos Suck” well before the opening kickoff but Toronto supporters countered by showering Hamilton players with boos when they came on to the field.

“It was awesome,’ Argos defensive end Ricky Foley said. “This field has every thing we have ever wanted … and then we came out and crapped the bed.”

Argos coach Scott Milanovich added: “The atmosphere was going to be great. The thing you hope doesn’t happen happened. They got out to a great start and took the crowd out of it.”

76ers take Simmons with No. 1 pick in NBA draft

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Ben Simmons went from Down Under to the top of the NBA draft, and a record number of international players followed.

The Philadelphia 76ers took the Australian with the No. 1 pick on Thursday night, making him the first of a record 14 international players chosen in the first round.

Nearly half the selections in the 30-pick round were international players, topping the 12 international players chosen in the first round in 2013.

Simmons climbed on stage to the sound of cheers from a Philly-filled crowd hoping he could turn around the 76ers.

Not long after the same crowd was largely quiet as the draft filled with unfamiliar names.

The picks included the first Austrian (Utah centre Jakob Poeltl, No. 9 to Toronto), the highest Greek player ever drafted (Georgios Papagiannis, No. 13, Phoenix), two Croatians (Dragan Bender, No. 4 to Phoenix and Ante Zizic, No. 23, Boston), and two players from the Caribbean (Buddy Hield, Bahamas, No. 6 to New Orleans and Skal Labissiere, Haiti, No. 28, picked by Phoenix but dealt to Sacramento).

Jamal Murray of Kitchener, Ont., went seventh overall to the Denver Nuggets.

Some of the international players won’t come to the NBA next season, and perhaps never will.

Simmons might be ready to star now.

Philadelphia grabbed the versatile 6-foot-10 forward from LSU who averaged 19.2 points, 11.8 rebounds and 4.8 assists to become the only player in Southeastern Conference history to finish in the top five in all three categories.

He comes with some questions — he made only one 3-pointer — but too

Raptors say Poeltl physically ready for NBA TORONTO — Excellent foot speed and agility for a big man, and an NBAready body.

The Raptors selected Utah forward Jakob Poeltl, a 20-year-old from Austria, with the No. 9 pick in Thursday night’s NBA draft, shoring up a front court that will likely be without Bismack Biyombo and Luis Scola next season.

And moments after the Raptors made their pick from the war room to Biosteel Centre, coach Dwane Casey talked about an impressive workout Poeltl had in Buffalo, N.Y., last week.

“Fundamentally sound, physically ready, NBA-ready body,” Casey said.

“He had an excellent workout down there. His speed and agility around

much potential for the 76ers to pass up with their first No. 1 pick since taking Allen Iverson 20 years ago.

“It feels amazing, honestly,” Simmons said. “I can’t even — my legs were shaking when I was on stage.”

Philadelphia fans who made the trip to Brooklyn’s Barclays Center loudly cheered the selection in hopes that Simmons can help them move forward after three straight dismal seasons, including a 10-72 finish in 2015-16 that was just a game better than the worst ever in the 82-game schedule.

The last No. 1 pick from LSU was Shaquille O’Neal — who will be enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame along with Iverson in September.

The Los Angeles Lakers, picking second for the second consecutive year, took Duke’s Brandon Ingram, who averaged 17.3 points as the ACC freshman of the year. He is the latest young player on a team that will begin life without the retired Kobe Bryant next season.

“I’m just going to be myself,” Ingram said. “Whatever I can do to impact the game, whatever the coach needs me to do, I’m going to do it.”

The Boston Celtics then began a busy night by picking California forward Jaylen Brown. Boston has eight picks in the two-round draft, starting with one it acquired from Brooklyn in 2013 in the deal that sent Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce to the Nets.

Bender ended the run of three straight freshmen when the Suns selected the 7-1 forward who has been playing professionally for Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Milwaukee rounded out the top 10 with Thon Maker, originally from South Sudan, and Orlando followed with Domantas Sabonis, whose rights were quickly dealt to Oklahoma City along with Victor Oladipo and Ersan Ilyasova for forward Serge Ibaka.

Maker has Canadian ties too. He

played at the Athlete Institute in Orangeville, Ont. The Raptors took Pascal Siakam, a six-foot-10 forward from Cameroon, with their No. 27 pick.

The Minnesota Timberwolves used the No. 5 pick on Providence junior Kris Dunn, a two-time Defensive Player of the Year in the Big East who should fit nicely for new coach Tom Thibodeau.

A couple of the draft’s best shooters went next, with New Orleans grabbing All-American Hield from Oklahoma, and Denver picking the Kentucky freshman Murray at No. 7.

Michigan State’s Denzel Valentine, the Associated Press Player of the Year, went 14th to Chicago to close the lottery. But that was a rare wellknown name to the crowd at the time, as Papagiannis went 13th to Phoenix — climbing out a crowd near the

the cones were really impressive. An excellent insurance policy for as us far as the centre position, the power forward position is concerned.

“His foot speed is a little bit quicker than (Jonas Valanciunas) at the same stage. That’s what struck me doing the cone drills, he was huge as far as his speed and quickness.”

Later Thursday, the Raptors added Pascal Siakam, a six-foot-10 forward from Cameroon, with their No. 27 pick.

Siakam led the NCAA in double-doubles with 27 as a sophomore for New Mexico State, and was a top10 rebounder with 11.6 a game.

Poeltl, whose parents were Austrian national volleyball players, became the first player from Austria drafted.

He played two seasons with the Utes, earning the Pac-12 conference player of the year and the Kareem

Abdul-Jabbar Award given to the NCAA’s top centre. He averaged 17.2 points and 9.1 rebounds a game this season.

“It’s definitely still surreal,” Poeltl said on a conference call. “I don’t feel like I’m an NBA player yet. It’s just an unbelievable feeling to have this day.

I feel like it’s one of those moments that you don’t really grasp, but you’re going to remember for the rest of your life.”

In past drafts, before the league’s emphasis on small ball, Casey said Poeltl likely would have gone higher than ninth.

The Raptors had talked about trading away the pick, but in the end, Poeltl, who Casey said has a strong work ethic and plays “extremely hard” became was the consensus choice, “He’s a gym rat, so that’s what’s exciting about him, is the fact that you

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Prospective NBA draft picks pose for a group photo with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, center, before the NBA draft, Thursday, in New York.

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concourse level surrounded by Greek flags — with Spain’s Juan Hernangomez going 15th to Denver and Boston selecting Guerschon Yabusele of France at No. 16.

Even they seemed surprised to hear their names called by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver.

“Nobody was expecting,” Yabusele said. “I see (the cameras) coming close to me, see my name. So I was really surprised to be in here, but I was so happy.”

Labissiere, who played with Murray at Kentucky, barely sneaked into the first round after being considered a potential lottery pick.

“It was tough at first, but one thing about the league, one thing about all of us now, everything starts over for all of us,” he said. “We all start over once we get to that level. I’m excited to get to work.” know the young man is going to work, come put his body on people,” Casey said. “Excellent screener, been wellcoached at Utah, runs an NBA style of offence at Utah which is very impressive.”

Toronto was fortunate to own the ninth pick, after finishing at the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference this season. They acquired it back in 2013 in the deal that sent Andrea Bargnani to the New York Knicks.

Poeltl watched as the Raptors came within two wins of the NBA finals, and said he’s excited to join a squad that’s riding a huge wave of success.

“I know it’s one of the best teams in the league last year,” Poeltl said.

“I can learn a lot from a lot of these guys that have had a lot of success in the NBA and are really good NBA players. That’s really what I’m looking forward to.”

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Leafs not letting anything out of the bag U.S., Finland prospects dominate top of draft board

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS BUFFALO, N.Y. — Auston Matthews will have to wait another 24 hours before learning whether the Toronto Maple Leafs are going to select him with the first pick in the NHL draft.

General manager Lou Lamoriello on Thursday said he’s going to keep everyone guessing — including the Arizona-born, 18-year-old Matthews — until it’s time for the Maple Leafs to announce the selection Friday night.

“I think we know who we’re going to pick,” Lamoriello said. “No dissension.”

What he declined to do was reveal who that player will be for a team preparing to add a significant piece in its bid to restore relevance to one of the NHL’s most recognized franchises.

Matthews, who played professionally in Switzerland last season, is ranked first by NHL Central Scouting. He has the chance to be the seventh U.S.-born player selected No. 1, and first since Patrick Kane by Chicago in 2007.

The next two rated players are Finnish-born forwards Patrik Laine and Jesse Puljujarvi.

The Maple Leafs have plenty riding on their selection at a time they’re ushering in the 100th year of pro hockey being played in Toronto.

Toronto is in the midst of a top-tobottom overhaul after finishing with the NHL’s worst record and missing the playoffs for the 10th time in 11 years. The process began last off-season, when Lamoriello was hired along with coach Mike Babcock.

“There’s no question we expect a lot out of the player we’re getting, but certainly not right away,” Lamoriello said. “I don’t think there’s any player who will be the face of this franchise.

The logo will be the face of this franchise.”

Matthews is aware of the speculation of being Toronto-bound.

“Of course the possibility kind of runs through your head,” said Matthews, who had 24 goals and 46 points in 36 games for Zurich, and then led the United States with six goals in 10 games at the world championships in Russia last month. “I’m trying to take it day by day and enjoy this whole experience. I don’t know. We’ll see what happens come Friday.”

Though Flames President Brian Burke expects the draft order to be Matthews, Laine and Puljujarvi, Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff declined to speculate who might still be available when Winnipeg selects second.

“Nothing surprises you in this draft,” Cheveldayoff said.

There’s more uncertainty regarding what teams will follow Toronto and Winnipeg.

The Columbus Blue Jackets have the No. 3 pick, and general manager Jarmo Kekalainen said he wants to see which two players are taken ahead of him before determining whether to trade out of the spot.

“We’ve been taking phone calls all day today, all day yesterday, and there’s a lot of interest in that pick,” said Kekalainen, noting he’s had trade discussions with each team in the top 10. “I think we’re getting some serious and real offers right now.”

The Edmonton Oilers are shopping the No. 4 pick, with GM Peter Chiarelli in the market to add an established defenceman to a team stocked with young forwards.

“There’s a lot of talk, and it’s no secret we’re in the market for a defenceman, and we’re fully engaged,” said Chiarelli, who guessed there’s a better than 50 per cent chance Edmonton will retain the pick.

The Vancouver Canucks select fifth

With six of the first 10 picks, Canadian teams will be front and centre at this weekend’s NHL draft in Buffalo.

But it won’t be Canadian players heading the group of top prospects in Friday’s first round. Instead, those from the United States and Finland are likely to dominate the top of the first round with American centre Auston Matthews and Finnish winger Patrik Laine expected to headline the proceedings.

Here is a look at 10 top prospects: Auston Matthews Position: Centre Country: United States Matthews is the consensus choice for the No.1 pick and an unlikely talent to emerge from Scottsdale, Ariz. Attending Phoenix Coyotes games as a kid, he learned the game in Arizona’s minor hockey system before emerging with USA Hockey’s national development team. Matthews opted to play in the Swiss Hockey League during his draft year, producing more than a point per game for Zurich, coached by former NHL head coach Marc Crawford. Matthews is viewed as the full package at centre — size, speed, skill and smarts —a talent in the mould of Kings captain Anze Kopitar or Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews.

Patrik Laine Position: Right Wing Country: Finland Laine is an exciting, high-scoring winger who thinks he should be the first player chosen by the Toronto Maple Leafs. He had a ridiculously effective draft year. Laine not only thrived as a 17-year-old in Finland’s top pro league, winning the playoff MVP for a championship-winning squad, but was a dominant presence in helping Finland to gold at the world junior championships and silver at the worlds. Confident and outspoken with a wicked shot and great size, the six-foot-four Laine models his game after Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin.

Jesse Puljujarvi Position: Right Wing Country: Finland

followed by the Calgary Flames at six in a draft order that features all seven Canadian-based teams selecting in the top 12. That’s a reflection of Canada’s franchises being shut out of playoff contention last season for the first time since 1969-70, when Toronto and Montreal both missed the post-season.

What’s also missing are top-ranked Canadian-born prospects in a draft class that could have as many as eight Americans among the first 15 players selected. Left wing Pierre-Luc Dubois, who is from Quebec, is expected to be selected among the first six picks.

The draft order has already been altered this week, with the Maple Leafs trading the 30th pick to Anaheim in a deal to acquire goalie Frederik Andersen.

The upcoming free-agency period, which opens July 1, looms over the draft, especially with teams being allowed to begin meeting with prospective free agents on Saturday. Tampa Bay captain Steven Stamkos has a chance to lead the crop of free agents, with both Toronto and Buffalo among the contenders to sign him.

Though he’d prefer going first, Laine said he’d welcome the opportunity to be drafted by Winnipeg, where former Finnish star Teemu Selanne began his career in 1992.

Puljujarvi speaks little English, but made it clear where he believes he should be selected.

“I think I go to No. 1,” he said.

Puljujarvi had minor surgery a few weeks ago to repair his left MCL.

Like Laine, he’s a teenage winger who somehow thrived against older, more experienced competition in the Finnish Elite League. The six-foot-three Puljujarvi is an imposing, highly skilled winger who led all players in scoring at the world juniors while playing alongside Laine, winning MVP and best forward honours. NHL Central Scouting director Dan Marr describes him as the “ultimate power forward package”, a “well-rounded winger” who can score and create opportunities for his teammates.

Pierre-Luc Dubois Position: Left Wing Country: Canada Dubois compares his game to Dallas Stars winger Jamie Benn, that of a big, strong, power forward who can put points on the boards, play with an edge and line up at all three forward spots. Hailing from Rimouski, Que., Dubois finished third in QMJHL scoring this season, posting 99 points in 62 games for the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles. His dad, Eric, was picked 76th overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1989 NHL draft.

Matthew Tkachuk Position: Left Wing Country: United States One key member of the London Knights dominant Memorial Cup winner, he’s also the son of long-time NHL power winger Keith Tkachuk. This Tkachuk finished fifth in OHL scoring (107 points in 57 games), lining up mostly alongside Christian Dvorak, a Coyotes prospect, and Mitch Marner, a Maple Leafs prospect, on an always threatening Knights top line. He’s described by Marr as a high-end scorer, someone “willing to go to the hard areas to score goals”. Tkachuk likens his style on the ice to James van Riemsdyk, another imposing American winger.

Alexander Nylander Position: Left Wing Country: Sweden Nylander is the brother of Maple Leafs prospect William Nylander and son of former NHL centre Michael Nylander. He led all rookies in OHL scoring for the Mississauga Steelheads, producing 75 points in 57 games, before surging with 12 more points in only six post-season games. Nylander is viewed as an electric offensive talent capable of making plays with the puck at high speeds, “extremely dangerous in one-on-one situations”, according to Marr. He was born in Calgary in 1998 while his father was playing for the Flames.

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Olli Juolevi Position: Defence Country: Finland Juolevi could be the third Finn to be picked in the top-10 in what would be a historic, first-time feat for the country. A member of the Knights OHL juggernaut, Juolevi also helped Finland to gold at the world juniors, leading all defenders with nine assists. He likens his style to Coyotes defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson and is described by Marr as a graceful skater and puck-mover “with excellent poise and composure”.

Clayton Keller Position: Centre Country: United States Keller is an incredibly productive American centre who has committed to play for Boston University in the fall. He piled up 107 points in 62 games for the U.S. development team this season, a mark beaten by only one other player: Matthews. His 70 assists also established a new high-water mark for the program. Keller, who played his minor hockey in St. Louis, is on the smaller side at five foot 10 and 168 pounds, but is seen as having the skills, smarts and confidence to thrive in today’s NHL, where size is becoming less of a factor.

Mikhail Sergachev Position: Defence Country: Russia The Windsor Spitfire led all OHL defenders with 17 goals in his rookie season. He also had 40 assists and 57 points, good for third at his position. He became only the second rookie ever to win the Max Kaminsky Trophy as the OHL’s outstanding defenceman and at age 17, and was also the second youngest ever to do so. Sergachev skates well for his size (six foot two) and position and can be a dangerous offensive element on the back end.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS When the power brokers of Finnish hockey gathered together seven years ago, the future looked dim.

For the third straight NHL draft, not a single Finnish prospect was taken in the first round. The country’s junior hockey team was also flailing, while chief rival Sweden was seemingly bursting with quality young talent.

Some 300 officials, including coaches, managers, scouts, media, trainers and government personnel, assembled at the Finnish Sports Institute in 2009 to figure out how to fix the problems.

“We wanted to make a change,” recalled Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekalainen.

That change is now reaping major dividends. For the first time ever, two Finnish players are expected to be picked in the top three of Friday’s NHL draft, with Patrik Laine and Jesse Puljujarvi exemplifying the growing trend of elite young Finns.

Olli Juolevi of the London Knights could be the third player picked in the top-10, another potential first for Finland.

“There are a lot of young guys coming up right now,” said Florida Panthers centre Aleksander Barkov, already a star himself at age 20.

Erkka Westerlund, then the head of coaching and education at the Finnish Ice Hockey Federation, said co-operation was the key to turning things around.

“We have quite a small country and the only way we can survive is that we work together,” he said.

Two main priorities emerged from the 2009 summit.

First, officials wanted to encourage more personality from their players and allow individual skills to shine through, as opposed to squeezing them in the name of team success. The Finns always had hard workers who could operate as cogs in a wheel, but not enough stars like Laine.

“He can take the puck from all men and score,” Barkov said of Laine. “You need those kind of players.”

Second on the list was improved coaching at the youth level.

A former national team head coach nicknamed “The Hockey Professor,” Westerlund said 28 fulltime skill coaches were hired in 2012 to assist volunteers.

Kekalainen celebrated the change.

“Shouldn’t we be paying and trying to get the best coaches possible to that level to ensure that those guys get brought up the proper way as hockey players and actually learn how to play the game the right way instead of learning how to skate, stick-handle and all that?” Kekalainen asked.

Finland sought to improve how it taught the ins

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Finland players reach for the trophy as they celebrate their gold medal game win at the IIHF World Junior Championship in Helsinki, Finland on Jan 5, 2016. The Finnish hockey program went through some changes and is now reaping the rewards producing some high calibre talent heading into this year’s NHL Draft. game from his father, Aleksander Barkov Sr., a longtime player in Finland and Russia.

“He basically told me what to do on the ice: when I have the puck, what I have to do, and when I don’t have the puck, what I have to do,” Barkov said. “He’s watching every game and calling me after the game and telling me what I can do better.”

It was that kind of influence Kekalainen and others believed could be translated to Finland as a whole. Physical skills might be taught at a later age, but developing instincts needed to come early, especially for Finland, where the population is only about six million.

This weekend’s draft will only cap a special year for Finnish hockey. The country won gold at the world junior championships and silver at the world championships with a youthful squad led in scoring

by Laine.

Barkov believes it’s indicative of what’s to come.

“Of course we need good example(s) and good leaders to be on the team like (Mikko) Koivu, (Jussi) Jokinen and those kind of guys,” said Barkov, “but there’s a pretty bright future in Finnish hockey.”

and outs of the game at an age when it would be best absorbed. The shift sped up the development curve with Barkov, Laine, and Puljujarvi not only playing but thriving in Finland’s top league as teenagers.

Only recently turning 18, Laine was named playoff MVP in leading Tappara Tampere to a championship.

“Very rarely have we seen that before,” said Kekalainen whose Blue Jackets pick third overall at Friday’s draft.

Even Teemu Selanne, arguably the greatest Finnish player, wasn’t playing at the highest levels when he was that age, nor was he physically ready then for the NHL as those like Barkov, who posted 59 points this past season.

For Kekalainen, that’s the biggest change in today’s Finnish prospects: they’re not only skilled, but big, imposing forces at a young age. Their ceilings are inevitably higher.

Barkov may be the truest representative of all that’s changed in Finnish hockey.

Not only is he a skilled towering presence down the middle at six foot three and 213 pounds, but he’s been well-taught from a young age. He learned the

Canadiens GM says he’s not shopping Subban BUFFALO, N.Y. — Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin wouldn’t go as far to say never, but insisted that his team is not shopping P.K. Subban.

Speaking after the GM meetings on Thursday, which precede the NHL draft in Buffalo, Bergevin sought to quiet speculation about his Norris trophy-winning defenceman following comments earlier in the day from Vancouver Canucks GM Jim Benning, who said he inquired on Subban.

“It’s not even listening to offers is I’m taking calls,” Bergevin said. “When a GM calls me I don’t know who he’s calling me about so I answer the phone. Yes, I’ve received calls on P.K., but I’m not shopping P.K. Subban. I can tell you that.”

Asked if it was realistic that a trade could take place with Subban, who’s posted more points than every defenceman but Erik Karlsson over the past five seasons, Bergevin replied: “I would say no.”

“Of course you never say never,” he added later.

“If somebody offered me half of their team well you’ve got to make it work, but it’s not my intention.”

The Canadiens are coming off a wildly disappointing season which saw them race out to a 19-4-3 start only to unravel entirely with No. 1 goaltender Carey Price sidelined by injury.

If not quite to the Norris trophy levels he established in winning the award in 2013, Subban still posted 51 points in 68 games, tied for ninth among NHL defenders. He also boasted positive puck possession numbers. He averaged more than 26 minutes per game, trailing only four others at his position.

Still, an undercurrent of discontent lingered last season, highlighted by critical comments from head coach Michel Therrien following a mid-February game against Colorado, one that saw a Subban error lead to the game-deciding goal.

Bergevin, though, said he and the organization were happy with Subban and his growth in Montreal.

“Personally, we’ve never said anything (bad) about P.K.,” said Bergevin. “Off the ice, he’s busy, but he performs, he works, he’s on time, he does all the right things so what he does off the ice it’s good for him.

“P.K., since I’ve been in Montreal, his game has improved a lot,” Bergevin continued. “Last year as a team, and I’m sure not blaming P.K. Subban, as a team we didn’t get the job done.”

Bergevin said he was pleased to learn recently

ALBERTA OPEN EDMONTON — Unable to build off a two-under first day, Brett Pasula of the Red Deer Golf and Country Club finished tied for 25th at the Scott Venturo Alberta Open Championship.

Pasula, an amateur, shot a 70 on the first day, but followed it up with a 75 on the second day finishing with a two day 145, 11 strokes behind the winner Brett Hogan, of the Glencoe Golf and Country Club.

The tournament was held at the RedTail Landing Golf Club on Tuesday and Wednesday. For the event the course played at 7,140 yards for a par 72.

One stroke behind Pasula, was fellow Red Deer Golf and Country Club member Kyle Morrison, who shot a 74-72 for a two day 146.

Other Central Albertan scores: Tied for 40th Troy Butterfield, of Pheasentback Golf and Country Club (75-73=148), tied for 47th Logan Hill, of Red Deer Golf and Country Club (73-77=150), tied for 61st Brandan Lyster, of Innisfail Golf and Country Club (72-82=154), tied for 83rd Ron Hard, of Innisfail-Asp/Hazel (7981=160) and tied for 92nd Tim Boston (77-88=165).

that Price would be “100 per cent” for the start of next season. Price, who is expected to play for Canada at the World Cup in September, injured his knee in late November and did not return for the remainder of last season.

The Canadiens, who finished with the fourth-

worst record in the Eastern Conference in his absence, hold the ninth pick at the upcoming draft.

Montreal’s GM was forced to clarify his team’s position on Subban after Benning told TSN Radio in Vancouver that the Canucks had inquired on Subban.

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Local Sports Saturday ● Minor Baseball: Red Deer AAA Midget Braves vs. Spruce Grove White Sox, 12 p.m. and 3 p.m., Great Chief Park. Red Deer AAA Bantam Braves vs. St. Albert Cardinals, 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., Great Chief Park ● Alberta Major Soccer League:

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Edmonton Victoria at Red Deer Renegades, 2 p.m., Edgar Park

Sunday ● Minor Baseball: Red Deer Midget Braves vs. Spruce Grove White Sox, 11 a.m., Great Chief Park

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WEEK ONE Bye: Saskatchewan Thursday’s result Hamilton 42 Toronto 20 Today’s game Montreal at Winnipeg, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday’s games Ottawa at Edmonton, 5 p.m.

Calgary at B.C., 8 p.m.

WEEK TWO Bye: Edmonton Thursday, June 30 Ottawa at Montreal, 5 p.m.

Toronto at Saskatchewan, 8 p.m.

Friday, July 1 B.C. at Hamilton, 5 p.m.

Winnipeg at Calgary, 8 p.m.

Thursday’s summary Tiger-Cats 42, Argonauts 20 First Quarter Ham — Safety Hajrullahu concedes 4:52 Ham — TD Fantuz 39 pass from Masoli (Maher convert) 5:17 Ham — FG Maher 39 10:19 Second Quarter Ham—FG Maher 38 2:50 Ham—FG Maher 50 6:02 Tor—FG Hajrullahu 40 11:23 Tor—FG Hajrullahu 51 15:00 Third Quarter Ham—TD Lawrence 37 interception return (Maher convert) 1:01 Tor—TD Hazelton 1 pass from Ray (Hajrullahu convert) 10:17 Tor—TD Hazelton 10 pass from Ray (Hajrullahu convert) 10:10 Ham—TD Banks 19 pass from Masoli (Maher convert) 14:02 Fourth Quarter Ham—TD Owens 30 pass from Masoli (Maher convert) 6:03 Ham—FG Maher 33 13:45 Hamilton 12 6 14 10 — 42 Toronto 0 6 14 0 — 20

Basketball 2016 NBA Draft Selections June 23, Brooklyn, N.Y. FIRST ROUND 1. Philadelphia, Ben Simmons, f, LSU. 2. LA Lakers, Brandon Ingram, f, Duke.

3. Boston (from Brooklyn), Jaylen Brown, f, California.

4. Phoenix, Dragan Bender, f, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Israel.

5. Minnesota, Kris Dunn, g, Providence.

6. New Orleans, Buddy Hield, g, Oklahoma.

7. Denver (from New York), Jamal Murray, g, Kentucky.

8. a-Sacramento, Marquese Chriss, f, Washington.

9. Toronto (from Denver via New York), Jakob Poeltl, c, Utah.

10. Milwaukee, Thon Maker, f, Orangeville Prep/ Athlete Institute.

11. b-Orlando, Domantas Sabonis, f, Gonzaga.

12. c-Utah, Taurean Prince, f, Baylor.

13. a-Phoenix (from Washington), Georgios Papagiannis, c, Panathinaikos, Greece.

14. Chicago, Denzel Valentine, g, Michigan State.

15. Denver (from Houston), Juancho Hernangomez, f, Estudiantes, Spain.

16. Boston (from Dallas), Guerschon Yabusele, f, Rouen, France.

17. Memphis, Wade Baldwin IV, g, Vanderbilt.

18. Detroit, Henry Ellenson, f, Marquette.

19. Denver (from Portland), Malik Beasley, g, Florida State.

20. d-Indiana, Caris LaVert, g, Michigan.

21. Atlanta, DeAndre Bembry, g, Saint Joseph’s.

22. e-Charlotte, Malachi Richardson, g, Syracuse.

23. Boston, Ante Zizic, c, Cibona, Croatia.

24. Philadelphia (from Miami via Cleveland), Timothe Luwawu, g, Mega Leks, Serbia.

25. LA Clippers, Brice Johnson, f, North Carolina.

26. Philadelphia (from Oklahoma City via Denver and Cleveland), Furkan Korkmaz, g, Efes, Turkey.

27. Toronto, Pascal Siakam, f, New Mexico State.

28. a-Phoenix (from Cleveland via Boston), Skal Labissiere, f, Kentucky.

29. San Antonio, Dejounte Murray, g, Washington.

30. Golden State, Damian Jones, c, Vanderbilt.

Proposed Trades a-Sacramento traded No. 8 to Phoenix for selections No. 13 and No. 28. b-Traded to Oklahoma City. c-Traded to Atlanta. d-Traded to Brooklyn.

e-Traded to Sacramento.

NBA Draft Number 1 Selections 2016—Ben Simmons, F, Philadelphia (LSU) 2015—Karl-Anthony Towns, C, Minnesota (Kentucky) 2014—Andrew Wiggins, G, Cleveland (Kansas) 2013—Anthony Bennett, F, Cleveland (UNLV) 2012—Anthony Davis, F, New Orleans (Kentucky) 2011—Kyrie Irving, G, Cleveland (Duke) 2010—John Wall, G, Washington (Kentucky) 2009—Blake Griffin, F, Los Angeles Clippers (Oklahoma) 2008—Derrick Rose, G, Chicago (Memphis) 2007—Greg Oden, C, Portland (Ohio State) 2006—Andrea Bargnani, F, Toronto (Benetton Treviso, Italy) 2005—Andrew Bogut, C, Milwaukee (Utah) 2004—Dwight Howard, F, Orlando (Southwest Atlantic Christian Academy, Atlanta) 2003—LeBron James, G, Cleveland (St. Vincent-St. Mary HS) 2002—Yao Ming, C, Houston (China) 2001—Kwame Brown, F-C, Washington (Glynn Academy HS) 2000—Kenyon Martin, F, New Jersey (Cincinnati) 1999—Elton Brand, F, Chicago (Duke) 1998—Michael Olowokandi, C, Los Angeles Clippers (Pacific) 1997—Tim Duncan, C, San Antonio (Wake Forest) 1996—Allen Iverson, G, Philadelphia (Georgetown) 1995—Joe Smith, C, Golden State (Maryland) 1994—Glenn Robinson, F, Milwaukee (Purdue) 1993—Chris Webber, F, Orlando (Michigan) 1992—Shaquille O’Neal, C, Orlando (Louisiana State) 1991—Larry Johnson, F, Charlotte (UNLV) 1990—Derrick Coleman, F, New Jersey (Syracuse) 1989—Pervis Ellison, C, Sacramento (Louisville) 1988—Danny Manning, F, Los Angeles Clippers (Kansas) 1987—David Robinson, C, San Antonio (Navy) 1986—Brad Daugherty, C, Cleveland (North Carolina) 1985—Patrick Ewing, C, New York (Georgetown) 1984—Akeem Olajuwon, C, Houston (Houston) 1983—Ralph Sampson, C, Houston (Virginia) 1982—James Worthy, F, Los Angeles Lakers (North Carolina) 1981—Mark Aguirre, F, Dallas (DePaul) 1980—Joe Barry Carroll, C, Golden State (Purdue)

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Major League Baseball American League East Division W L Pct Baltimore 41 30 .577 Boston 40 32 .556 Toronto 40 34 .541 New York 35 36 .493 Tampa Bay 31 39 .443 Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 41 30 .577 Kansas City 38 33 .535 Detroit 38 35 .521 Chicago 36 37 .493 Minnesota 23 49 .319 West Division W L Pct Texas 47 26 .644 Houston 37 36 .507 Seattle 36 37 .493 Los Angeles 31 41 .431 Oakland 29 42 .408

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Wednesday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 9, Colorado 8 N.Y. Mets 4, Kansas City 3 Houston 3, L.A. Angels 2 Milwaukee 4, Oakland 2 Toronto 5, Arizona 2 Baltimore 7, San Diego 2 Chicago White Sox 8, Boston 6 Cleveland 6, Tampa Bay 1 Detroit 5, Seattle 1 Texas 6, Cincinnati 4 Minnesota 6, Philadelphia 5 Thursday’s Games Detroit 5, Seattle 4, 10 innings Philadelphia 7, Minnesota 3 Boston 8, Chicago White Sox 7, 10 innings Oakland at L.A. Angels, late Today’s Games Minnesota (Milone 0-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 4-2), 5:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Moore 3-4) at Baltimore (Gallardo 2-1), 5:05 p.m.

Cleveland (Salazar 8-3) at Detroit (Zimmermann 9-3), 5:10 p.m.

Boston (Price 8-4) at Texas (Martinez 1-1), 6:05 p.m.

Toronto (Sanchez 7-1) at Chicago White Sox (Rodon 2-6), 6:10 p.m.

Houston (Keuchel 3-9) at Kansas City (Volquez 7-6),6:15 p.m.

Oakland (Neal 0-1) at L.A. Angels (Weaver 6-6), 8:05 p.m.

St. Louis (Martinez 7-5) at Seattle (LeBlanc 0-0), 8:10 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Minnesota at N.Y. Yankees, 11:05 a.m.

Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 11:05 a.m., 1st game Toronto at Chicago White Sox, 12:10 a.m.

Cleveland at Detroit, 2:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 5:05 p.m., 2nd game

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transactions HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS — Signed F Michael Sgarbossa, F Joseph Cramarossa and D Andrew O’Brien to one-year contract extensions through the 2016-17 season.

COLORADO AVALANCHE — Acquired F Rocco Grimaldi from Florida for G Reto Berra.

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS — Signed D Radko Gudas to a multiyear contract extension.

FOOTBALL National Football League SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Signed CB Will Redmond to a four-year contract.

Canadian Football League WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Signed DB Travis Hawkins to the practice roster.

BASEBALL

Major League Baseball OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF BASEBALL — Suspended Seattle OF Herschel Powell 80 games after testing positive for dehydrochlormethyltestosterone, a performance-enhancing substance, in violation of Major League Baseball s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

American League BOSTON RED SOX — Agreed to terms with C Alan Marrero, LHP Kyle Hart, OF Granger Studdard and RHPs Huntes Smith and Jared Oliver and assigned them to the Gulf Coast League Red Sox. DETROIT TIGERS — Agreed to terms with RHP Matt Manning on a minor league contract.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Announced INF Omar Infante cleared waivers, making him an unrestricted free agent.

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AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS G AB R H Pct. Bogaerts Bos 71 302 56 106 .351 Altuve Hou 73 283 51 97 .343 Ortiz Bos 66 241 33 82 .340 VMartinez Det 70 248 27 81 .327 Machado Bal 67 271 50 86 .317 Nunez Min 63 247 34 78 .316 Desmond Tex 72 282 52 89 .316 YEscobar LAA 68 270 33 84 .311 Pedroia Bos 70 288 47 89 .309 Lindor Cle 70 270 45 83 .307 Home Runs Frazier, Chicago, 21 Trumbo, Baltimore, 21 Cano, Seattle, 19 Beltran, New York, 19 Encarnacion, Toronto, 19 NCruz, Seattle, 18 Ortiz, Boston, 18 Longoria, Tampa Bay, 18 Machado, Baltimore, 17 Donaldson, Toronto, 17.

Runs Batted In Encarnacion, Toronto, 62 Ortiz, Boston, 60 Cano, Seattle, 53 Trumbo, Baltimore, 52 Beltran, New York, 51 Betts, Boston, 51 Bogaerts, Boston, 50 Napoli, Cleveland, 49 4 tied at 48.

Pitching Sale, Chicago, 12-2 Tillman, Baltimore, 10-1 Happ, Toronto, 9-3 Zimmermann, Detroit, 9-3 Tomlin, Cleveland, 8-1 Hamels, Texas, 8-1 Porcello, Boston, 8-2 Salazar, Cleveland, 8-3 Hill, Oakland, 8-3 Fister, Houston, 8-3.

Washington New York Miami Philadelphia Atlanta Chicago St. Louis Pittsburgh Milwaukee Cincinnati San Francisco Los Angeles Colorado Arizona San Diego

National League East Division W L Pct 43 30 .589 38 33 .535 39 34 .534 31 43 .419 25 47 .347 Central Division W L Pct 47 24 .662 38 33 .535 34 39 .466 32 40 .444 28 45 .384 West Division W L Pct 47 27 .635 41 33 .554 34 38 .472 35 40 .467 31 43 .419

GB — 4 4 12 1/2 17 1/2 GB — 9 14 15 1/2 20 GB — 6 12 12 1/2 16

Wednesday’s Games Miami 3, Atlanta 0 N.Y. Yankees 9, Colorado 8 N.Y. Mets 4, Kansas City 3 St. Louis 7, Chicago Cubs 2 Milwaukee 4, Oakland 2 Toronto 5, Arizona 2 Baltimore 7, San Diego 2 San Francisco 7, Pittsburgh 6

Thursday’s Games San Francisco 5, Pittsburgh 3 Philadelphia 7, Minnesota 3 Atlanta 4, N.Y. Mets 3 Miami 4, Chicago Cubs 2 San Diego 7, Cincinnati 4 Arizona 7, Colorado 6 Today’s Games L.A. Dodgers (Tepesch 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Taillon 1-1), 5:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 5-6) at Miami (Koehler 6-6), 5:10 p.m.

San Diego (Rea 3-3) at Cincinnati (Reed 0-0), 5:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Matz 7-3) at Atlanta (Blair 0-4), 5:35 p.m.

Washington (Scherzer 8-4) at Milwaukee (Davies 5-3), 6:10 p.m.

Arizona (Bradley 3-3) at Colorado (Anderson 0-1), 6:40 p.m.

St. Louis (Martinez 7-5) at Seattle (LeBlanc 0-0), 8:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (Eflin 0-2) at San Francisco (Peavy 3-6), 8:15 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Arizona at Colorado, 2:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Miami, 2:10 p.m.

San Diego at Cincinnati, 2:10 p.m.

Washington at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Pittsburgh, 5:15 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Atlanta, 5:15 p.m.

Philadelphia at San Francisco, 8:05 p.m.

St. Louis at Seattle, 8:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS G AB R H Pct. 70 268 40 93 .347 60 212 30 70 .330 67 253 36 83 .328 72 270 46 87 .322 60 231 30 74 .320 66 242 43 77 .318 68 270 31 85 .315 68 272 48 85 .312 68 241 33 75 .311 67 242 47 75 .310 Home Runs Arenado, Colorado, 21 Duvall, Cincinnati, 21 Cespedes, New York, 18 Story, Colorado, 18 Carter, Milwaukee, 18 Bryant, Chicago, 17 Rizzo, Chicago, 17 6 tied at 16.

Runs Batted In Arenado, Colorado, 60 Bruce, Cincinnati, 55 Rizzo, Chicago, 54 Kemp, San Diego, 52 Duvall, Cincinnati, 51 Bryant, Chicago, 49 Story, Colorado, 47 Murphy, Washington, 46 4 tied at 45.

Pitching Kershaw, Los Angeles, 11-1 Cueto, San Francisco, 11-1 Arrieta, Chicago, 11-2 Strasburg, Washington, 10-0 Greinke, Arizona, 10-3 Lester, Chicago, 9-3 Fernandez, Miami, 9-3 Syndergaard, New York, 8-2 Bumgarner, San Francisco, 8-3 3 tied at 8-4.

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Hockey NHL Postseason All-Stars Teams FIRST TEAM Goaltender — Braden Holtby, Washington Capitals Defencemen — Drew Doughty, Los Angeles Kings Erik Karlsson, Ottawa Senators Center — Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins Right Wing — Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks Left Wing — Jamie Benn, Dallas Stars SECOND TEAM Goaltender — Ben Bishop, Tampa Bay Lightning Defencemen — Brent Burns, San Jose Sharks Kris Letang, Pittsburgh Penguins Center — Joe Thornton, San Jose Sharks Right Wing — Vladimir Tarasenko, St. Louis Blues Left Wing — Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals NHL All-Rookie Team Goaltender — John Gibson, Anaheim Ducks Defencemen — Shayne Gostisbehere, Philadelphia Flyers Colton Parayko, St. Louis Blues.

Forwards — Jack Eichel, Buffalo Sabres Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers Artemi Panarin, Chicago Blackhawks.

NHL First-Round Draft Order June 24 At First Niagara Center Buffalo, N.Y. First Round 1. Toronto 2. Winnipeg 3. Columbus 4. Edmonton 5. Vancouver 6. Calgary 7. Arizona 8. Buffalo 9. Montreal 10. Colorado 11. New Jersey

12. Ottawa 13. Carolina 14. Boston 15. Minnesota 16. Detroit 17. Nashville 18. Philadelphia 19. N.Y. Islanders 20. Arizona (from N.Y. Rangers) 21. Carolina (from Los Angeles) 22. Winnipeg (from Chicago) 23. Florida 24. Anaheim 25. Dallas 26. Washington 27. Tampa Bay 28. St. Louis 29. Boston (from San Jose) 30. Anaheim (from Pittsburgh via Toronto)

Soccer AMWAY CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP CHAMPIONSHIP Toronto vs. Vancouver (two-game, total-goals series) Tuesday’s result First Leg Toronto1 Vancouver 0 Wednesday, June 29 Second Leg Toronto at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

UEFA Euro 2016 At Sites in France Group Stage

PGA Tour - Quicken Loans National Thursday At Congressional Country Club Bethesda, Md. Purse: $6.9 million Yardage: 7,569; Par 71 (36-35) First Round Jon Rahm 32-32—64 Jhonattan Vegas 34-31—65 Jamie Lovemark 32-34—66 Kyle Reifers 32-34—66 Camilo Villegas 32-34—66 Bill Haas 32-34—66 Ernie Els 32-34—66 Harold Varner III 34-32—66 Billy Hurley III 33-33—66 Wesley Bryan 33-33—66 Si Woo Kim 34-33—67 Webb Simpson 33-34—67 Charley Hoffman 34-33—67 Fabian Gomez 32-35—67 Steve Marino 35-32—67 Sam Saunders 34-33—67 Marc Leishman 33-34—67 Robert Garrigus 33-34—67 Mark Hubbard 34-33—67 John Senden 34-33—67 Smylie Kaufman 34-33—67 Lucas Glover 34-34—68 Will MacKenzie 35-33—68 Michael Kim 34-34—68 Sean O’Hair 35-33—68 Scott Langley 33-35—68 Chesson Hadley 36-32—68 Luke List 36-32—68 Martin Laird 36-32—68 Patrick Reed 33-35—68 Rickie Fowler 35-33—68 Vijay Singh 35-33—68 Blayne Barber 33-35—68 Erik Compton 34-34—68 Jason Kokrak 34-35—69 Gary Woodland 35-34—69 Chris Stroud 36-33—69 Brian Harman 34-35—69 Tony Finau 34-35—69 Kyle Stanley 35-34—69

Texas 6, Cincinnati 4 Minnesota 6, Philadelphia 5 L.A. Dodgers 4, Washington 3

Houston at Kansas City, 5:15 p.m.

Boston at Texas, 7:20 p.m.

Oakland at L.A. Angels, 8:05 p.m.

St. Louis at Seattle, 8:10 p.m.

Group A MP W L x-France 3 2 0 x-Switzerland 3 1 0 Albania 3 1 2 Romania 3 0 2 Group B MP W L x-Wales 3 2 1 x-England 3 1 0 x-Slovakia 3 1 1 Russia 3 0 2 Group C MP W L x-Germany 3 2 0 x-Poland 3 2 0 x-Northern Ireland 3 1 2 Ukraine 3 0 3 Group D MP W L x-Croatia 3 2 0 x-Spain 3 2 1 Turkey 3 1 2 Czech Republic 3 0 2 Group E MP W L x-Italy 3 2 1 x-Belgium 3 2 1 x-Rep. of Ireland 3 1 1 Sweden 3 0 2 Group F

T GF GA Pt 1 4 1 7 2 2 1 5 0 1 3 3 1 2 4 1 T GF GA Pt 0 6 3 6 2 3 2 5 1 3 3 4 1 2 6 1 T GF GA Pt 1 3 0 7 1 2 0 7 0 2 2 3 0 0 5 0 T GF GA Pt 1 5 3 7 0 5 2 6 0 2 4 3 1 2 5 1 T GF GA Pt 0 3 1 6 0 4 2 6 1 2 4 4 1 1 3 1

MP W L T GF GA Pt x-Hungary 3 1 0 2 6 4 5 x-Iceland 3 1 0 2 4 3 5 x-Portugal 3 0 0 3 4 4 3 Austria 3 0 2 1 1 4 1 x — clinched berth in second round Note: Three points awarded for a win, one for a tie.

Wednesday’s matches Group E At Nice, France Belgium 1 Sweden 0 At Lille, France Ireland 1 Italy 0 Group F At Lyon, France Hungary 3 Portugal 3 At Saint-Denis, France Iceland 2 Austria 1 Conclusion of Group Stage Tuesday’s results Group C At Paris Germany 1 Northern Ireland 0 At Marseille, France Poland 1 Ukraine 0 Group D At Bordeaux, France Croatia 2 Spain 1 At Lens, France Turkey 2 Czech Republic PLAYOFFS Round of 16 (single-match elimination) Saturday’s matches Switzerland vs. Poland, 7 a.m.

Wales vs. Northern Ireland, 10 a.m.

Croatia vs. Portugal, 1 p.m.

Sunday’s matches France vs. Republic of Ireland, 7 a.m.

Germany vs. Slovakia, 10 a.m.

Hungary vs. Belgium, 1 p.m.

Major League Soccer EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts Philadelphia 7 4 5 26 New York 7 8 1 22 New York City FC 5 5 6 21 Montreal 5 4 5 20 Toronto FC 5 5 4 19 New England 4 4 7 19 D.C. United 4 6 5 17 Orlando City 3 3 8 17 Columbus 3 5 6 15 Chicago 2 7 5 11

Wednesday’s Games Philadelphia 4, Chicago 3 Real Salt Lake 2, New York 1 Colorado 0, Los Angeles 0, tie Saturday, June 25 New York City FC at Seattle, 3 p.m.

New England at D.C. United, 5 p.m.

Vancouver at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

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

Sporting Kansas City at Montreal, 5:30 p.m.

Toronto FC at Orlando City, 5:30 p.m.

Real Salt Lake at FC Dallas, 6 p.m.

Los Angeles at San Jose, 8 p.m.

Sunday, June 26 Houston at Portland, 4 p.m.

Ronaldo, Ireland, Iceland fuel Euro drama Cristiano Ronaldo dragged Portugal back from the brink of elimination twice, and Ireland found a late goal to stun Italy and stay in the European Championship on Wednesday.

Iceland’s winning goal in stoppage-time against Austria wrote another chapter of the tournament’s feel-good story and set up a round of 16 clash with England.

Belgium, widely seen as a potential champion, confirmed its place in the supposedly easier half of the knockout bracket by beating Sweden 1-0. The victory also signalled the start of Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s retirement from the Swedes’ national team.

Sweden and Austria are heading home now, as are Turkey and Albania, which had hung around in France hoping that results would fall their way and lead to a place in the last 16 among the best third-placed teams.

Those hopes were dashed on Wednesday.

Portugal and Ireland earned the final two slots on a day of wildly swinging fortunes and emotions.

Ronaldo showed an array of anguished expressions and gestures as Portugal, needing at least a draw to advance, trailed three times to a Hungary side that already was sure to advance — yet sought to top Group F. First, Ronaldo created one equalizer for teammate Nani, and then he scored two himself in the second half — the first with an audacious flick of his right heel — as a thriller ended 3-3 in Lyon.

“This was an insane match. Three times we were going home,” said Ronaldo, who set an all-time European Championship record of scoring in four different editions.

With one more goal when Portugal plays Croatia on Saturday in Lens, Ronaldo will tie Michel Platini’s career scoring record of nine goals at European finals tournaments.

Ronaldo seemed destined for yet

another knockout encounter with old rival England until Iceland’s Arnor Ingvi Traustason scored in the last of four added minutes. Now Nice will welcome Iceland to play the English on Monday.

If Iceland and its happy fans have become many neutrals’ favourite team at Euro 2016, they have taken a role Ireland has had at previous major tournaments.

Ireland delighted its passionate throng of green-clad fans in Lille when Robbie Brady headed an 85th-minute goal to win 1-0 against Italy, which already was sure to top Group E. Until that moment, Ireland was going home and Turkey was set to get one of the third-place slots.

Ireland’s reward is some unfinished business with France in Lyon on Sunday. When last they met, in a playoff to qualify for the 2010 World Cup, a notorious handball by France striker Thierry Henry led to the decisive goal in extra time at Stade de France.

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Oil industry lowers output estimate BUT GROWTH EXPECTED TO CONTINUE

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Canada’s oil producers have once again lowered their long-term production estimates as low oil prices take a toll on oilsands growth.

The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers says it now estimates Canada will produce 4.9 million barrels per day by 2030 — a 28 per cent increase from last year’s production of 3.8 million barrels per day, but down 400,000 barrels a day from last year’s forecast.

It’s the third year in a row that CAPP has revised its outlook downward.

CAPP — the oil and gas industry’s main lobby group — says Alberta oilsands are the biggest cause of the lowered outlook even as they continue to drive Canada’s production growth.

The association expects oilsands production to total 3.7 million barrels per day by 2030, up 68 per cent from 2015.

That’s 300,000 barrels lower than last year’s 2030 oilsands forecast, and 1.5 million barrels lower than what it predicted in 2013.

Since 2013, the oilsands have seen a number of high-profile projects shelved as companies cut back spending on high-cost projects.

CAPP estimates that since its peak in 2014, capital spending in Canada’s oil and gas industry has dropped $50 billion with an expected $31 billion in spending this year.

Employee ranks have dropped along with the lower spending, with direct and indirect job losses down 110,000 from the 550,000 peak in 2014, CAPP

Notley speaks about climate plan to Trans Mountain Pipeline panel EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says she told an environmental review panel on the Trans Mountain Pipeline that her province is doing its bit to control greenhouse gas emissions.

Notley says she told the three-member panel that Alberta’s climate plan will cap oilsands emissions to 100 megatonnes and phase out coal-fired electricity by 2030.

“Alberta has done its own homework and is on it,” Notley told reporters at the legislature Thursday, after meeting with the panel earlier in the day.

“This particular pipeline application ought to be considered on the basis of its individual merits, not as a symbol for this much larger issue (of greenhouse gas emissions in Alberta).”

Texas-based energy infrastructure giant Kinder Morgan is seeking federal approval to expand the existing Trans estimates.

Despite the reduced growth and spending, CAPP chief executive Tim McMillan says Canada’s energy industry still needs more pipelines since the infrastructure is already running near full capacity.

He said the CAPP forecast shows the need for more capacity as the oilsands are set to continue to grow, and is optimistic that the necessary pipelines will be approved.

“We have seen a substantial growth in our pipeline capacity over the last decade and there’s an

Mountain line in order to triple the capacity of diluted bitumen travelling from Alberta’s oilsands to Burnaby B.C. The move would tanker traffic on the West Coast by about seven-fold.

The project has faced heated opposition from environmentalists, politicians, and indigenous groups in British Columbia worried about the environmental impacts of any spills.

It has been a long and complicated legal process.

The federal regulator, the National Energy Board, OK’d the project last month after two years of hearings and research, saying the ultimate benefit to Canadians outweighs the potential problems.

The final decision still rests with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government.

That decision is to come in December, but in the meantime, the federal government has struck the three-member review panel to further assess the environmental risks and to ensure that indigenous groups and others affected by the line have been consulted.

expectation that we will continue to see that growth keeping up,” said McMillan.

He said the National Energy Board’s approval of the proposed near-tripling of capacity of the TransMountain pipeline between Edmonton and Burnaby, B.C., shows progress continues to be made.

“Having the NEB now approve Kinder Morgan I think is a very important step forward, probably one of the most important in that decision-making process. So I think there’s reason to be hopeful at this point,” said McMillan.

Senate seeks thousands Envied oilpatch perks a casualty of downturn in ‘ineligible expenses’ from Mike Duffy

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

CALGARY — Getting paid time off is a great perk.

Getting one or two paid Fridays off every month of the year is a Calgary oilpatch-style perk.

Or at least it used to be.

As oil prices plunged over the past two years, so too have the storied perks, including the much-envied “Golden Fridays” that some large oil and gas companies offered their office workers to ensure a healthy work-life balance.

In October, oilsands giant Cenovus Energy (TSX:CVE) announced employees would no longer automatically receive the first and third Fridays of each month off.

Instead, they are now encouraged to take earned Fridays off in July and August, when the industry typically slows down, and around long weekends throughout the year. Cenovus also plans to close its offices for about five days over Christmas to give employees a break, said spokesman Reg Curren.

Louise Wilson, human capital partner for consultancy firm Deloitte, says the energy and resources companies she works with in Calgary are eliminating everything from stock options to free high-end snacks and cappuccino. The popular once-a-week catered office breakfast buffet is becoming a thing of the past, too.

Paid time off is being reduced or eliminated “almost across the board,” she said.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — The interminable spectre of the Mike Duffy spending scandal reared its ugly head yet again Thursday as the Senate found itself once more locked in a battle with the controversial senator over dubious expenses.

This time, however, the expenses in question were from claims well-canvassed during Duffy’s criminal trial, which ended earlier this year in his sensational acquittal on 31 charges of fraud, breach of trust and bribery.

In that acquittal, Ontario Court Judge Charles Vaillancourt excoriated the Senate for spending rules that lacked clarity and oversight, allowing senators to claim expenses for anything related to what they deemed Senate business.

The Senate committee that polices spending has asked Duffy to repay seven of his claims totalling $16,955, despite last April’s court decision.

It marks the first time since late March that a senator has been asked to reimburse questionable spending — an order Duffy is fighting and could soon be entitled to take up with a special arbitrator, former Supreme Court justice Ian Binnie.

The arbitration process was originally set up to handle disputes arising from a federal audit of Senate spending — a review that missed Duffy initially, because he was under RCMP investigation and facing criminal charges.

Duffy has been subject to an audit once before on Senate orders, by auditing firm Deloitte. That 2013 audit looked only at his housing expenses and ended with a Senate committee ordering Duffy to repay $90,000, which he did after then-prime minister SteEDMONTON — Alberta’s justice minister says a phen Harper’s chief of staff, Nigel Wright, gave him the cash in order to take away a potential political new multimillion-dollar provincewide radio communications system for first responders will be running headache for the Conservative government.

Some senators on the committee tasked with over- by July 1.

Kathleen Ganley says it will allow first respondsight of Senate spending wanted auditor general Michael Ferguson to come back and review more ers to more easily talk to each other in everything of Duffy’s spending, but the majority of committee from minor emergencies to large-scale disasters.

“This is about the safety of the public and the members opted against rekindling the controversy.

But details that emerged during Duffy’s criminal trial led Senate

administrators to take an

other look at his spending, with the head of Senate finance alerting the Senate’s internal economy committee to the questionable claims. ǡ ǡ In a June 8 letter, the Ǥ clerk of the Senate’s internal economy committee cited “new information” that “had surfaced in the public domain” as the reason for the Senate taking another look at the eligibility of seven expense claims.

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safety of those who have committed to protect us all,” Ganley told a news conference outside the legislature Thursday.

The system has been in the works since 2008 and costs $438 million.

It allows first responders access to hundreds of radio towers around the province.

Ganley says it was used to co-ordinate crews during the Fort McMurray wildfire last month.

Fort McMurray deputy fire chief Brad Grainger says the system was vital, because it allowed crews to talk to each other after the department’s radio tower went down.

“Without (it) we would not have been able to respond and co-ordinate over 32 different fire departments (and) first responders,” said Grainger.

Emergency communications system for first responders launched

“Some have reduced (Golden Fridays), so maybe they were twice a month and now they’re once a month,” said Wilson. “Some organizations have stopped allowing employees to bank them if they don’t use them.”

In theory, the employees work an extra half-hour each day to make up for the Fridays off, she said, but the reality is that they became part of an “entitlement mentality” that is not affordable in a new world of low prices and cost-cutting.

Dr. Robbie Babins-Wagner, CEO of the non-profit Calgary Counselling Centre, says she’s seeing an increase in the level of distress exhibited by her exoil worker patients, linking it to a “second wave” of anxiety as workers who were laid off in the past 18 months approach the end of their severance money without finding a comparable job.

“I think that’s probably the biggest shock for people — there are jobs but they may not pay as well as the oilpatch did,” she said. “Work conditions may be different. This is a huge reset.”

She said losing benefits can be upsetting even if the perks were far above what most non-oilpatch employees would expect.

On the other hand, she said, keeping your job is important, too. People want to work.

Today’s Cenovus office workers, for example, may have lost their Golden Fridays but they still have their jobs, unlike about 1,600 employees the company has let go since the end of 2014.

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Democrats push on for gun control

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Exhausted but exuberant, House Democrats vowed to fight on for gun control Thursday as they ended their high-drama House floor sit-in with songs, prayers and defiant predictions of success. Republicans offered a dose of political reality, denying House Democratic demands and holding a Senate vote designed to show a bipartisan gun compromise can’t pass.

“They’re staging protests. They’re trying to get on TV. They’re sending out fundraising solicitations,” House Speaker Paul Ryan complained in an angry denunciation of the Democrats’ 25-hour occupation of the Capitol chamber. “If this is not a political stunt, then why are they trying to raise money off of this, off of a tragedy?”

Ryan said the House would not be giving in to Democrats’ calls for votes on legislation expanding background checks for gun buyers and keeping people on the no-fly list from getting guns in the wake of the Orlando shooting. And in the Senate, GOP leaders scheduled a vote on a bipartisan compromise by moderate Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, but only to show the “no-fly” legislation does not command the 60 votes needed to pass.

A visibly deflated Collins suggested Senate leaders were intentionally draining support from her bill by allowing a GOP alternative to also come to a vote.

“Let us not miss an opportunity to get something done,” she pleaded on the Senate floor prior to the 52-46 vote. But Republican leaders, unmoved, were ready to move on.

“I think we need to be engaged in something more constructive that would have actually stopped shooters like the Orlando shooter,” said the No. 2 Senate Republican, John Cornyn of Texas.

Yet while they may have lost the legislative battles at hand, Democrats on both sides of the Capitol were congratulating themselves on a remarkable success in gaining attention for their demands for action to curb the widespread availability of firearms, first by a 15-hour Senate filibuster last week and then with their extraordinary occupation of the House floor.

That latest effort broke up around midday Thursday after going through the night, even after Ryan moved up the Fourth of July recess and gaveled a chaotic House out of session in the early morning hours. Democrats chanted, “Shame! Shame!” and

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Germany: suspect in cinema incident dead, no others injured

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., joined by, from left. House Assistant Minority Leader James Clyburn of S.C., Rep.Al Green, D-Texas, Rep. Joseph Crowley, D-N.Y., House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., and Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, after House Democrats ended their sit in protest on the House floor.

“No bill, no break.”

On Thursday Democrats streamed onto the steps of the East Front of the Capitol, where cheering crowds welcomed them with cries of “We’re with you!” under humid skies. Rep. John Lewis of Georgia, the civil rights icon who helped lead the sit-in, urged the crowd not to give up and to vote in the fall elections.

“We’re going to win,” Lewis declared. “The fight is not over. This is just one step.”

Lewis’ voice was firm as he evoked phrases from the civil rights movement, but the 76-year-old also

showed his age and the hours of protest as members around him called “Help him up” as he stood on a makeshift podium to speak.

For hours on the floor of the House, Lewis had led members in delivering speeches that mixed victory declarations with promises not to back down in their drive to curb firearm violence. Placards with photos of gun victims were prominently displayed. As night wore into morning some members rested with pillows and blankets, sustaining themselves with snacks sent over by allied Democrats in the Senate.

BERLIN — Police say a man has been shot dead after entering a movie theatre in southwestern Germany, apparently with a weapon. They say they believe that no one else was injured in the incident.

Police spokesman Bernd Hochstaedter said authorities were told early Thursday afternoon that an armed man had entered the Kinopolis movie theatre in the town of Viernheim and that shots apparently

had been fired.

Hesse’s interior minister, Peter Beuth, said it wasn’t clear whether the weapon was real.

Hochstaedter said that the police deployment lasted around three hours.

He said: “We believe that there were no injured people, and that the people who were in the cinema with the perpetrator could be freed uninjured.”

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The author’s journey through London’s ancient history began at the Royal Courts of Justice.

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BY DIANE ROBERTS ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES

LONDON — A dragon rears up bang in the middle of the road, wings outstretched, marking an invisible boundary. She (or he - with a dragon, how can you tell?) clutches a shield with scaly claws and snarls silently westward.

The dragon is only a statue, perched on a fancy marble base with a relief of Queen Victoria holding a threatening gold scepter, but stands at the edge of the City of London, the original Londinium, the capital founded nearly two millennia ago by the Romans. West of the dragon lies the London everybody knows: Buckingham Palace, Piccadilly Circus, Harrods, the Houses of Parliament. To the east, it’s a world financial center, with glittering skyscrapers proclaiming the names of banks, brokerages and law firms. But behind the shiny glass, concrete and steel, the London of 800 years ago, even 1,800 years ago, is still there, hiding in plain sight: a London of quasi-secret gardens, ancient stone fortifications cheek-by-jowl with digital start-ups, Roman ruins lurking in parking garages and forgotten churches where lie the bones of 14th-century queens.

Officially known as the Temple Bar monument, the dragon is my signal to get off the bus. From the early Middle Ages until 1878, there was a physical gate here, a bar, controlling who went in and out of the City, the square mile of Ur-metropolis that maintains its own mayor and its own system of governance. The “Temple” part of the name comes from the Knights Templar, who acquired property here in

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The No. 23 chugs away, leaving me on Fleet Street in front of the Victorian crazy castle that houses the Royal Courts of Justice — this whole area is a hotbed of lawyers. I cross the road and slip down a narrow passage, just wide enough for two (skinny) people, and emerge in a courtyard bright with sunny daffodils just beginning to open. All of a sudden, there’s an almost unnatural silence, as if a soundproof curtain has fallen, shutting off the grinding,

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shouting and striving of the 21st century.

The Middle Temple and the Inner Temple, the name given to the collection of libraries, lawns, dining halls, quadrangles and chambers (law offices), some dating from the time of Elizabeth I, are two of the four Inns of Court, the British equivalent of the bar. But before the attorneys took over, the Templars, officially “the Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon,” ruled this part of the

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Despite the swivel-eyed conspiracy theories of The Da Vinci Code, the Templars weren’t a sinister bunch of church enforcers hiding the marriage of Jesus and Mary of Magdala; they were an elite transnational fighting force of Crusaders with one eye on conquering the Middle East in the name of Jesus and the other on amassing money and power. In 1307, having failed to retake the Holy Land but having succeeded too well at getting rich, the Templars were accused by the King of France of paganism, homosexuality and spitting on the cross.

The real story was that the king owed them a lot of money. The order was disbanded, and many of the knights were burned at the stake.

Happily, not all traces of the Templars are gone: Their headquarters, round as a crown and consecrated in 1185, still stands here amid the stone walks and green grass. The church was supposedly modeled on the Holy Sepulchre, which features the tomb of Jesus, in Jerusalem. Henry III added a rectangular chancel in 1240. It’s one of the calmest, least-touristed places in all of London. Yet as I stand in the circular nave, surrounded by a ring of dark Purbeck marble columns, I feel as though I’m being watched. And I am — sort of — by all these carved stone faces, each with what you might call an irreverent, maybe downright rude, expression, sticking out their tongues, crossing their eyes, glaring, sneering, looking like a panel of political pundits on TV.

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LONDON: Romans liked their walls In contrast, the nine effigies of 12th-century knights on the floor are dignified and serious, though they do look a bit like a medieval slumber party.

I emerge into rare spring sunshine and stroll around the garden, three acres of plane trees and flower beds.

Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night was first performed in Middle Temple Hall in 1602; he also set a pivotal scene of Henry VI, Part I here in the Temple garden, where the great lords of England declare allegiance to rival royal heirs by dramatically picking a white rose for York or a red one for Lancaster, kicking off the Wars of the Roses. It’s complete fiction, sadly; nevertheless, in a few weeks, there will be red and white roses blooming here. At the moment, the garden is full of gem-coloured tulips, sharp-scented narcissus and barristers in sharp suits going to and from court, pulling small, wheeled carry-on bags that hold their briefs, gowns and horsehair wigs.

I walk down Fleet Street, which takes its name from the River Fleet, one of London’s now-underground streams, up Ludgate Hill, supposedly named for Lud, a mythic king of the Britons (but really from an Anglo-Saxon word for “swing gate”), past the pigeon-grey dome of St. Paul’s and the penitentiary architecture of the London Stock Exchange, arriving even further back in the past than the Temple.

To see what’s left of Londinium, the greatest city of Roman Britannia, you must go underground. Literally.

Beneath a 1960s office block on Lower Thames Street, there’s a Roman bathhouse complete with central heating, part of a 2nd-century riverside villa.

Bread and circuses, the poet Juvenal’s depiction of Roman hunger for vicious entertainment, haunt the basement of the Guildhall Art Gallery, where, in 1988, builders discovered the remains of an amphitheater dating from A.D. 70. An eerie digital display reminds you that the arena held 6,000 spectators and that countless gladiators (and animals) fought and died here for the entertainment of the masses. Most of the structure is gone, but one of the drains remains, as does the stone foundation and the sand on the ground used to soak up the blood.

The Romans were into amphitheaters, but they liked walls even better: Emperor Hadrian had one built across the top of England in 122; in 142, they built the Antonine Wall in Scotland, both to ward off “barbarians.” After Queen Boudicca and her Iceni tribesmen burned Londinium to the ground in about A.D. 61, the Roman governor figured his city needed a wall, too, though it took more than 100 years to finish.

As the centuries passed, some of the wall fell, some were cannibalized for stone, and much was covered up as the ground level rose. War and archaeology eventually revealed the Romans’ impressive handiwork. In 1940, German bombs devastated much of the City, but in the rubble they found long stretches of Roman wall as well as a Roman fort built circa A.D. 200. Below the road, called London Wall, I walk across the bridge over a little lake to the lovely, 700-year-old St. Giles’ Cripplegate, one of the few City churches to survive the Great Fire of 1666. The name comes from “cruplegate,” the Anglo-Saxon term for tunnel. The church — burial place of the poet John

Milton, who declared London “a city of refuge, the mansion house of liberty, encompassed and surrounded with His protection” — was damaged by the same bomb that uncovered the Roman remains but has been restored to sit somewhat incongruously in the midst of modern concrete on three sides and a tiny garden on the fourth.

Actually, the garden, full of flowering trees and next to the splendidly eclectic Museum of London, is one of the best places to see the Roman wall.

The lower sections are original; the higher elevations medieval. The Saxons rebuilt much of the wall beginning in the late 9th century as a defense against the Vikings, then Plantagenet princes added towers and fancier ramparts as a defense against other Plantagenet princes.

You can also see the remains of a Roman fort — a gate, a guardhouse and part of a tower — but only on a Museum of London guided tour (check the “Events” link on its website). The place where centurions paraded their cohorts and soldiers kept a lookout watching for rebellion-minded Celts and other threats is now in a locked area of an underground parking garage.

The Museum of London is a curiously underappreciated City jewel, rarely stuffed to the gills with schoolchildren and tourists, not as overwhelmingly vast as the British Museum, yet a treasure house of the ancient and the extraordinary, such as the 300,000-yearold skull of an auroch and the tooth of a woolly rhinoceros found less than a half-mile away, as well as Viking war axes and Lord Nelson’s jeweled sword.

The Roman collection has more than 47,000 objects (including some leather “bikinis”), but the most impressive are the mosaic floors uncovered in the East End and the 4th-century lady found in nearby Spitalfields.

The noblewoman was buried in a decorated lead coffin with a scallop-shell pattern. Arabian embalming oils used on her demonstrate that Londinium was no hick town on the edge of the Empire but rather a cosmopolitan marketplace. The isotopes in her tooth enamel reveal that she was actually born in Rome, and the jet beads, rich damask and gold thread of her shroud suggest she was an aristocrat.

A full flask of wine in her sarcophagus could indicate that she worshipped Bacchus, too. The wine god’s local cult had installed itself in the 2nd-century Temple of Mithras, less than a mile away, when the soldiers’ god fell out of fashion. The Mithraeum was discovered at Walbrook (yet another hidden London stream that used to run under the Roman wall) in 1954 when an insurance company started digging the foundations for its new offices. The temple was moved and placed in storage; few people have had a chance to see it.

But there’s hope that will change next year, when the temple is reinstalled on the lower level of Bloomberg’s new London headquarters, pretty much in the exact same place it was found.

The museum has a wonderful sculpture dug up from the Mithraeum — a post-party Bacchus and Pan, drunk off their immortal butts, propped up between a satyr and a maenad.

After a cappuccino in the museum cafe, watching the encyclopedic 24-hour clock proclaiming random, yet compelling, London factoids (the first London coffeehouse opened in 1652; the value of the Crown Estates in London is 6 trillion pounds; London has 460,000 trees), I head out into a spritzy spring rain to visit some queens and homicidal women.

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I stand there sheltering under my cheap umbrella, deleting the ugly commercial edifices of Merrill Lynch, British Telecom and Goldman Sachs in my head, wondering whether the ghosts will come out with the twilight.

Queen Isabella is said to walk here in silks and furs, holding the still-beating heart of the murdered king. She has some competition: Lady Hungerford, executed for her first husband’s 1518 murder, makes the occasional appearance as well, sometimes to argue with the queen over which one is better looking. Agnes Hungerford was hanged in 1523 on the banks of the Tyburn, that now-disappeared river, along with other criminals who weren’t fancy enough to merit Tower Hill.

The soft drizzle and the dying light helps roll away the 21st century, back 700 years ago when Christ Church looked over at the huge medieval spire of St. Paul’s piercing the heavens at the top of a nearby hill, then nearly two millennia ago when the Romans were making their great city on the banks of the Thames. London is itself like a cathedral built on a Roman temple that was built on a neolithic henge, layer upon layer of history, each generation making its mark on top of the other. There’s always something else to dig up. Yet London, always generous, reveals its secrets to those who bother to look a little.

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Le Morte d’Arthur author Sir Thomas Malory was buried here, too, as well as Elizabeth Barton, a nun later known as the “Mad Maid of Kent,” who went around prophesying that Henry VIII would burn in hell if he married Anne Boleyn.

The monuments that marked where these notables lay are gone now, damaged first during Henry VIII’s seizure of church lands in 1538, then burned in the 1666 Great Fire. The church was rebuilt in 1704 by Sir Christopher Wren — who also designed the “new” St. Paul’s — only to be burned again on the night of Dec. 29, 1940, when the Luftwaffe devastated the City in the “Second Great Fire of London.” St. Paul’s was saved; a score of beautiful old churches were not. Yet Christ Church Greyfriars’s outer walls, with Wren’s elegant arched windows, remain, as does the church tower, now a private residence (if you’re looking for a London pied-à-terre, it was recently on the market for $5.7 million). The nave has been turned into an elegant, slightly melancholy garden laid out on Wren’s floor plan with bay trees, pink roses and blue irises.

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Toronto’s country playground CALEDON, ONTARIO

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS PALGRAVE, Ont. — With the loonie in the mid-70 cent range this summer, many Canadians are opting to spend their hard-earned vacation in a place where they won’t feel fleeced by the exchange rate.

Home.

Toronto is one of Canada’s biggest domestic summer travel destinations, and this year there’s plenty to celebrate as the city’s iconic CN Tower turns 40 and the Toronto Blue Jays play their 40th season.

But if you’re heading to Toronto and wonder if you’ll need a break from the hustle and bustle of the city for a couple of days, the verdant rolling hills and dramatic gorges of Caledon, just an hour’s drive northwest, should beckon you.

Caledon — primarily a rural amalgamation of villages and hamlets and its major urban centre, Bolton — is studded with hiking trails along the world-famous Bruce Trail and the Oak Ridges Moraine, unique ecological sites, quaint inns, cider orchards, antiques shops, art galleries and an array of restaurants for foodies and meat-and-potatoes enthusiasts alike.

If you’re a nature-lover or hiking enthusiast, don’t miss the red clay hills of the Cheltenham Badlands, located along the Niagara Escarpment and Bruce Trail, a few minutes west off Highway 10 along Olde Base Line Road — but be aware you can only look, not explore.

The seven-hectare landscape of hummocks and gullies is considered one of the best examples of badland topography in the province, but the trails are closed as the Ontario Heritage Trust develops a long-term conservation plan for the ecologically sensitive site.

But no worries.

Less than a half hour’s drive northwest are the beautiful Belfountain Conservation Area and the Forks of the Credit Provincial Park (www.creditvalleyca.ca), with a fast-moving river, waterfalls, a suspension bridge and plenty of rugged hiking trails that span the gorge of the Credit River.

There’s even free yoga in the park at Belfountain if you’re so inclined.

And, incidentally, if you love driving, the nearby Forks of the Credit Road off Highway 10 is considered one of the most scenic in Ontario — and no wonder. It’s a lush, tree-lined roller-coast-

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One of the stately brick farmhouses that line the Forks of the Credit Road in Caledon, Ont. is shown on June 19. The rolling rural hills northwest of Toronto are studded with country inns, lush hiking paths on or near the Bruce Trail, top-notch bistros, microbreweries and cider producers, art galleries, antique shops and a world-class equestrian centre to take in dressage and show-jumping for horse-lovers. er ride of a road.

The Palgrave Conservation Area, further east off Highway 50 just south of Highway 9, is a lesser-known, more serene hiking spot for forest treks with gentle hills. Some of the creeks and ponds in the area, including the Palgrave Pond, are teeming with wildlife, including ducks, geese, herons and beavers.

It’s located close to the Caledon Equestrian Park, now one of Canada’s premier equestrian centres and a PanAm Games centrepiece, so you could combine your hike with a jaunt to take in some dressage or show-jumping.

Check the schedule at www.caledonequestrianpark.com.

End the day with dinner at The Church Public Inn (churchpub.ca), a restored 151-year-old church in the tiny hamlet of Palgrave that has become an area favourite thanks in part to its burger topped with basil mayo and locally produced beers and ciders. Make a reservation — the spot is popular on the weekends.

If you’re an art lover, the Alton Mills Arts Centre (altonmill.ca) is a collection of galleries and museums featuring an impressive collection of Canadian art in the town of Alton, southwest of Orangeville and not far from the Forks of the Credit Provincial Park.

The province’s famous Millcroft Inn and Spa (www.vintage-hotels.com/ millcroft/) is nearby, a stately four-star resort that occupies a former textile mill and dates back to the 19th century. Book a night’s stay there, or enjoy lunch or dinner in its lovely Headwaters restaurant, with cascading waterfalls as a backdrop and French cuisine made with local ingredients on the menu.

Osprey Valley Golf is just a couple of kilometres away if you’re interested in combining your visit to Alton with some time on the links. Golfers particularly rave about The Hoot, one of the club’s three scenic courses.

Less expensive accommodations in the area include bed-and-breakfasts

like the Forest Creek Bed and Breakfast and Retreat, off Highway 10 just south of Highway 9, the Stone Edge Bed and Breakfast and Estate near Georgetown and the Devonshire Guest House and Spa near Erin.

If you’d prefer to combine your foray into Toronto’s rural playground with some tippling, check out the Spirit Tree Estate Cidery in Terracotta (www.spirittreecider.com). There’s a bistro at the cidery, and on Saturdays and Sundays guided tours are available that include cider tastings and cheese pairings.

Given Caledon is abundant with pretty old red brick farmhouses, distinct with their gingerbread trim, antiques are plentiful and there’s a shop in almost every small town or hamlet offering goods.

But the Inglewood Antique Market in the town of the same name houses dealers from across the province in a sprawling old barn. They sell furniture, housewares, china, books, lighting and more.

NewLeaf Travel set to get back in the air next month

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS After a sputtered start, discount airfare ticket seller NewLeaf Travel is set to take to the skies next month.

The Winnipeg-based startup began selling tickets again on Thursday, five months after it abruptly suspended operations and refunded fares as it awaited a federal regulatory ruling.

The company now says it plans on operating 60 flights a week, with the first flight scheduled for take off on July 25.

It’s also added more destinations to its service since its original launch in January, which now include Halifax, Moncton, Hamilton, Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Kelowna, B.C., Kamloops, B.C., Fort St. John, B.C., Abbotsford, B.C. and Victoria.

NewLeaf had to stop ticket sales after a week when it hit some turbulence over whether it needed a licence to operate. The company contended that it did not require a licence because it does not operate airplanes and only resells seats from Kelowna, B.C.-based Flair Airlines.

In late March, the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) ruled in favour of NewLeaf and cleared the way for the company to resume ticket sales.

NewLeaf CEO Jim Young said the company was delayed in its relaunch following the ruling for a number of reasons, including negotiating the additional routes and ensuring that its policies were in sync with CTA’s guidelines. “We went through the act and understood what the specific guidelines were and we went back into our business practices and our marketing messages in order to be able to make sure that we comply,� he said.

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sumers are less protected if they purchase a flight through NewLeaf, which is permitted to operate without a licence.

He noted that travellers will be protected from ticket issues under their terms-and-conditions agreement with NewLeaf and from flight issues under a tariff held by the federally licensed Flair Airlines. “The way the contract of carriage and booking terms of conditions are written, the customers are as protected as they would be if they were flying with the other guys,� said Young.

NewLeaf, which bills itself as an alternative to airline juggernauts like Air Canada (TSX:AC) and WestJet(TSX:WJA), offers “no frills� flights that start at $79 one-way, including all taxes and fees.

Its tickets are discounted because its flights fly out of mostly smaller regional airports with lower landing fees and make customers pay fees for extras like carry-on and checked baggage, priority boarding and call centre assistance.

Flair Airlines, which owns and operates a fleet of Boeing 737-400 jets, will also provide the pilots and crew members.

Earlier this month, the Federal Court of Appeal agreed to hear an appeal by air passenger rights advocate Gabor Lukacs over whether the CTA has the jurisdiction to permit NewLeaf to operate without a licence, arguing that other companies that have operated under similar business models have been required to hold licences.

Lukacs questions whether travellers’ rights will be still be fully protected — for instance if a flight is overbooked — if they originally purchased their airfare from a company that doesn’t actually operate the airplanes.

Young doesn’t see the court action as an issue that will cause any more delays for the company’s operation. “We believe that it doesn’t have much basis to it,� he said. “But the individual has the right to be heard in

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Tackling the Great Wall Marathon CRYSTAL RHYNO RUNNING WITH RHYNO Two things come to mind when I think about the Great Wall of China – flip flops and thirst.

Years ago I conquered the wall with friends while I was on holiday from my teaching gig in South Korea. I wasn’t a runner then but I was a strong hiker who couldn’t wait to check another adventure off her ‘to do’ list.

Let’s just say I was unprepared for the climb and leave it at that.

So I was very curious to learn about a Lacombe runner, who had recently ran the Great Wall Marathon.

Much like Troy Schaab, the challenging race has always been in the back of my mind.

Last year when Schaab and his wife Sonia sold Sunny 94 and KRAZE 101.3, Schaab knew he would have the time to train for a serious race between new careers.

The timing was perfect to give the Great Wall Marathon a go, said Schaab.

“I had seen some videos of runs on the wall,” said Schaab. “I saw how exciting it was and I thought you know what I want to give it a shot and to test my abilities as a runner.”

Schaab said he is not a fast or strong runner but he really wanted to test his endurance. He trained hard for 10 months on hills and stairs in Central Alberta.

“As a Canadian training for heat like that it was a tough one,” he said.

“You are training over the winter months for a spring race. You had to find hills and you had to find stairs.

In Canada, in the winter, that was just impossible.”

But Schaab laughs as he mentions

that Vancouver runner (Hannah Andras Muir Hutchinson) won the women’s division in 4:25:35.

This year, a total of 2,800 runners ran either the fun run, the half-marathon or marathon. About 900 people ran the marathon, which runs a portion on the wall and villages near the wall.

Schaab travelled to China about a week before the marathon with a tour group.

Two days before the race, Schaab and the other runners were treated to an “inspection” day.

“They bus you out to the start line and they give you a three-kilometre course to check out the stairs,” said the father of two. “That was a real eye-opener for me. I don’t like heights at all. Some of those inclines are steep and the steps are very uneven … It freaked me out. I remember texting my wife saying I don’t know if I can do this. I might need a miracle for this run. But you know race day starts and that all disappears and the adrenaline takes over.”

Schaab said the marathon was extremely well-organized. There were 24 water stations packed with gels, fruit and electrolytes. The 42.2 km are not run entirely on the wall.

“Almost as exciting as running on the wall was running through the little villages,” said Schaab. “It was so neat. There were so many little kids lining the streets. All they wanted were high fives. You were giving high fives during the marathon. You’d stop every now and then and get a picture with them. That was an incredible experience just see how the local people live and to see runners from across the world run through their villages. They were so proud.”

Schaab said he struggled with the heat throughout the race but it really came to ahead at the 37K mark where he had to take a time out on the stairs.

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Lacombe’s Troy Schaab poses with local children after completing the Great Wall marathon in China. He says the race was difficult but the greatest thing he ever did.

But he dug deep and crossed the finish line and headed straight to the medical tent to be treated for heat stroke.

“I drank 30 bottles of water and I didn’t pee once,” laughed Schaab.

“It was so weird. It was well over 30C. I was thankful to get home in piece.”

Putting my body through that and crossing the finish line (is something) I

will never forget, said Schaab.

And he recommends the race to those who want to set a challenging goal and put in the work.

“It was the greatest thing I have ever done,” said Schaab.

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Some of the fittest apps for fitness

BY ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICE The health and fitness website Greatist.com tested hundreds of health and fitness apps to come up with its list of the best of 2016. The website looked at whether an app had been highly rated by users, provided something unique and was easy to use. It also looked at reliability, whether it drained a smartphone’s battery and whether the app had the ability to “grow and innovate.”

Below is a selection of the fitness-related apps it liked. (To see the full list of 39 apps, go to greatist.com/ fitness/best-health-fitness-apps.)

Couch to 5K If you have wanted to try running but never known where to start, download Couch to 5K. The free eight-week program gives users three workouts per week that get you ready for a local turkey trot or Fourth of July road race.

Zombies, Run! Running becomes way more fun when each step gets you closer to carrying out your mission, collecting materials for your base camp and keeping humans safe from the zombie apocalypse. There’s a reason this game became the highest-grossing health and fitness app on iTunes in just two

weeks: Even though it’s free to download, you’ll start shelling out money like you do for Candy Crush. Except that this game helps you sweat.

Fitnet Fitnet is the workout app for people who can’t carve out time to go to the gym. The app features an abundance of five- and seven-minute targeted workouts, so you don’t have to sacrifice time with your friends and family to achieve your fitness goals. In addition, the app uses your phone’s camera for a whole new kind of selfie - one that measures how closely you follow the moves shown on the screen.

Sworkit Tell Sworkit the type of workout you’re looking for (strength, cardio, yoga or stretching) and the amount of time you’ve got (anywhere from five minutes to an hour), and the app delivers the moves to follow during your sweat session. If you opt for premium ($4.99 per month), the app lets you get even more personalized, by setting the number of reps and the areas of the body you want to focus on.

Motion Traxx Listening to music can be the perfect way to add extra oomph to your workout, but crafting the perfect playlist is tricky. That’s where Motion Traxx comes in. The app combines

coaching from world-class trainers with music designed to set the perfect intensity for your workout.

Strava Running and Cycling If you’re a serious runner or cyclist, you need one place to keep track of your most recent runs and rides, and no other app comes close to the capabilities offered by Strava. The app can track distance, speed, elevation,

calories burned, heart rate, power and cadence. Then it synthesizes all of this data into easy-to-understand graphics.

Spotify Running Part of the Spotify app, Spotify Running measures your pace and picks a song with the beats per minute to match it. It’s about time your music matched your cadence instead of the other way around.

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SCIENCE FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 2016

Practical solar living LORNE OJA ENERGY There is a sector of our society in Alberta who proclaims hydrocarbons should be left in the ground. As altruistic, if not outright utopian a viewpoint this seems on the surface, is it practical, and more importantly is it achievable? The regions of the world lacking resources, is working hard to make it happen. When the countries with the highest energy rates pay $2.42 Canadian for a litre of gasoline, or $0.53 / kWh of electricity you start to understand their motivation to finding cheaper, more environmentally friendly sources of energy.

Here in Alberta we have relatively low cost energy supplies, and coupled with our abundant resources we are a little lacking in motivation. Climate change is hard to quantify when your mind set has some doubts as to its validity. But what is living “off grid” like?

Experience dictates there is little difference from living on grid, provided the system is correctly formulated.

Design is critical; you can’t haul 20 tonnes of logs with a half-ton pickup or run a household off one photovoltaic panel and a 12 volt battery.

Your energy consumption dictates how large your system should be, a home with two retired people would use far less energy that one with four teenagers still in domicile. In general, think of it this way; in town you have a 100 amp service running 110 volts.

The math says the maximum capacity of the system would be fewer than 11000 watts at any given time.

On an acreage or farmstead, your transformer on that pole in the yard is generally 7.5 kVa so around 7000 watts capacity.

This said, properly conceived, a system should have at minimum an array that provides you with 7000 watts capacity and a battery capacity large enough to store at least four days of energy to run your home on those dreaded, dreary, “November fog” weather systems.

Ideally, your array would be larger to provide a rapid charge cycle for the battery bank while at the same time providing the energy needs for the household.

Again this depends on daily energy requirements: four stay at home residents require far more energy than say two working residents. Factor in power for an electrical vehicle, and again the array would have to be larger.

How practical? Well living off grid, is both doable and comfortable, (grid tied, which would require a smaller array, even more so), if the required heat for the home, for cooking, for hot water and clothes

Spacecraft barrelling toward Jupiter for July meetup NASA

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — A NASA spacecraft is bound for a Fourth of July encounter with Jupiter in the latest quest to study how the largest planet in the solar system formed and evolved.

As Juno approaches Jupiter’s harsh radiation environment, it will fire its main engine to slow down and then slip into orbit around the planet.

“It’s a one-shot deal,” mission chief scientist Scott Bolton from the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas, said Thursday. “Everything is riding on it.”

If all goes as planned, Juno will spend nearly a year circling Jupiter’s poles and peering through clouds to scrutinize the planet’s southern and northern lights, which are considered the strongest in the solar system.

“Jupiter is a planet on steroids. Everything about it is extreme,” Bolton said.

Since the 1970s, spacecraft have circled or zipped past Jupiter, sending back stunning views of the planet’s signature Great Red Spot — A long-lived storm — and its numerous moons.

The most extensive study came from the Galileo spacecraft, which dropped a probe on the surface.

Galileo explored Jupiter and its moons for 14 years.

Unlike Earth, which is a rocky planet, Jupiter is a gas giant made up mostly of hydrogen and helium.

Scientists still don’t know whether Jupiter has a solid core or how much oxygen and water the planet has — information that could help unravel how Earth and the solar system came to be.

The trip to Jupiter — the fifth planet from the sun — took nearly five years, allowing Juno to loop around the inner solar system and use Earth as a gravitational slingshot to propel itself into deep space.

Previous missions to Jupiter have relied on nuclear power sources because of the distance from the sun.

Juno is running on solar power, with panels designed to face the sun during most of the mission.

Juno will be about 500 million miles from the sun on the evening of July 4 when it prepares to enter orbit.

To protect against radiation, Juno’s instruments are tucked inside a titanium vault.

The spacecraft also carries a camera and scientists said the public will get a chance to decide what pictures to take.

After Juno completes its mission in 2018, it will plunge into Jupiter and burn up. Scientists planned this finale to eliminate the possibility it could smack into Europa, one of Jupiter’s watery moons.

drying, is provided by natural gas. An off-grid system can start in the $15000 range, (equipment only); again, determined by the number and age of occupants, and your resolve in cutting down on your own personal consumption.

Technological inroads are being made, but the elephant in the room is “Jack Frost”.

To be totally free of hydrocarbon is beyond the average budget, as, unless we all move south for the

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Lorne Oja is an energy consultant, power engineer and a partner in a company that installs solar panels, wind turbines and energy control products in Central Alberta. He built his first off-grid home in 2003. His column appears every second Friday in the Advocate. Contact him at: lorne@solartechnical.ca.

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The following roads will be closed and parking removed to facilitate the Woody’s RV World Triathlon.

An appeal regarding the refusal of the application for a development permit for the Discretionary Use of a Billboard Sign, on the lands zoned C4 located at 3401 50 Avenue (Lots 9 and 10, Block 6, Plan 3935HW) in Red Deer, Alberta, will be heard. The Subdivision and Development Board will hear this appeal at its meeting to be held in Council Chambers, located on the 2nd floor of City Hall (4914-48 Avenue), Red Deer, commencing at 5:00 p.m. on June 28, 2016.

Sunday June 21 from 7:00am – 9:00am ONLY: •

40 Avenue from Ross Street to the bottom of the Michener Hill on 55 Street at 42 A Avenue.

• 42 A Avenue from 55 Street to 59 Street • 59 Street from 42 A Avenue to 45 Avenue Sunday June 21 from 7:00am – 2:00pm: • Michener Bend from 40 Avenue to 55 Street

Appeal #SDAB 0262 001/2016 Hearing date: June 28, 2016

If you plan to attend this hearing, please enter City Hall using the park side (west) doors. For further information call Legislative Services at 403-342-8132.

• 55 Street from Michener Bend to Cardinal Avenue • Michener Ave from 55 Street to Michener Blvd Motorists are advised to use caution and watch for runners, cyclists, RCMP officers, volunteers, and flagmen. Obey all signs when travelling in these areas.

For further information, please contact Public Works at 403-342-8238.

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Municipal Planning Commission Decisions On June 22, 2016 the Municipal Planning Commission issued the following decisions for development permit applications.

Permitted Use Approvals: Laredo Mason Martin Homes – development of a 159.7 m2 Detached Dwelling Unit with a height of three storeys (a one storey relaxation), to be located at 22 Lindman Avenue.

Discretionary Use Approvals: Parkvale PCL Construction Management Inc. – site redevelopment for an Arena with an enclosed hockey or ice skating rink, with a building footprint of 5,090 m2 and a total developed area of 6,355 m2, to be located at 4725D 43 Street.

You may appeal discretionary approvals and denials to the Red Deer Subdivision & Development Appeal Board, Legislative Services, City Hall, prior to 4:30 p.m. on July 8, 2016. You may not appeal a permitted use unless it involves a relaxation, variation or misinterpretation of the Land Use Bylaw.

Appeal forms (outlining appeal fees) are available at Legislative Services. For further information, please phone 403-342-8132.

City of Red Deer Canada Day Holiday Hours of Operation City of Red Deer administration offices will be closed on: Friday. July 1, 2016 RED DEER TRANSIT Friday, July 1, 2016 Transit service will operate on Sunday / Holiday hours.

First departure from the terminal is at 8:45 AM and last departure at 6:45 PM. City Centre Shuttle to Bower Ponds operates every 30 minutes 10:45 AM to 6:45 PM (Regular fares including passes accepted) No service on Routes 6, 12 / 12A or BOLT Routes 100 / 101.

No County Action Bus Service.

Transit Customer Service and Phone lines are closed.

Action Bus Phone lines will be closed and limited pre-booked service will be provided.

Park & Ride service for Canada Day Celebrations operates every 15 minutes from the Memorial Centre to Bower Ponds 10:45 AM to 10:15 PM. No service during the fireworks, and service will resume after the fireworks. Cash fares only: Adults (18 & over) $1.00, Youth (6-17) and Seniors (65 & over) $0.50, Children 5 & under are free. No passes or tickets accepted on the Park & Ride.

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Michener Aquatic Centre Friday, July 1, 2016 – CLOSED Recreation Centre Friday, July 1, 2016 – OPEN 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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Development Officer Approvals On June 21, 2016, the Development Officer issued approvals for the following applications: Permitted Use Clearview Meadows 1. Arc Surveys Ltd. – a 0.47m variance to the minimum rear yard, to the doors of an existing detached garage, located at 36 Cole Street.

Inglewood 2. Adams Construction – a 0.11m variance to the minimum rear yard, to the doors of a proposed detached garage, to be located at 40 Iverson Close.

Johnstone Park 3. Moortele, T. – a 0.55m variance to the minimum rear yard, to the doors of an existing detached garage, located at 25 James Street.

Laredo 4. Sorento Custom Homes Ltd. – a 0.17m variance to the minimum side yard, to a proposed detached dwelling, to be located at 78 Lazaro Close.

5. True-Line Contracting Ltd. – a 12.54m2 variance to the maximum site coverage and a 0.26m variance to the minimum rear yard, to a proposed semi-detached dwelling, to be located at 19 Little Close.

6. True-Line Contracting Ltd. – a 12m2 variance to the maximum site coverage, to a proposed semi- detached dwelling, to be located at 23 Little Close.

7. Platinum Homes Development Corp. – a 0.55m variance to the minimum side yard, to an existing deck, located at 57 Lowden Close.

Morrisroe 8. Arc Surveys Ltd. – a 0.41m variance to the minimum rear yard, to the doors of an existing detached garage, located at 23 McCullough Crescent.

Oriole Park 9. Langley, D. – a 0.32m variance to the maximum lot width coverage, of a proposed detached garage, to be located at 156 Oswald Close.

Sunnybrook 10. Hennel Construction – a 0.45m variance to the minimum rear yard, to the doors of a proposed detached garage, to be located at 67 Selkirk Boulevard.

Timberstone 11. Laebon Developments Ltd. – a 0.26 m variance to the minimum rear yard and a 0.24 m variance to the maximum height, to a proposed detached dwelling, to be located at 52 Talisman Close Discretionary Use Bower 12. Magnetsigns Red Deer – a portable sign, until September 11, 2016, to be located at 2325 50 Avenue.

Laredo 13. Sorento Custom Homes Ltd. – a show home, until December 31, 2017, to be located at 109 Lazaro Close.

14. Erickson Homes Inc. - a show home, until December 31, 2017, to be located at 37 Lowden Close.

Pines 15. Ghannam, H. – the change of use for a restaurant to be located at 6, 6791 50 Avenue.

Vanier Woods East 16. Auman, D. – a home-based massage therapy business, within an existing detached dwelling, to be located at 129 Van Slyke Way. You may appeal Discretionary approvals to the Red Deer Subdivision & Development Appeal Board, Legislative Services, City Hall, prior to 4:30 p.m. on July 8, 2016. You may not appeal a Permitted Use unless it involves a relaxation, variation or misinterpretation of the Land Use Bylaw. Appeal forms (outlining appeal fees) are available at Legislative Services. For further information, please phone 403-342-8190.

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FASHION FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 2016

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A model wears a creation for Dries Van Noten’s Men’s Spring Summer 2017 fashion collection presented Thursday, in Paris.

It’s ‘Bonjour Paris’ as the spring men’s fashion shows begin PARIS — The world’s fashion watchers cried “Bonjour Paris” Wednesday as they bid good-bye to Milan and headed to the City of Light for the last installment of menswear shows for spring-summer 2017.

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VALENTINO’S UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Twenty-four-year-old Chinese superstar actor Yang Yang hit the front row for Valentino, alongside “American Psycho” musical star Benjamin Walker.

The American actor rocked a check Valentino suit that hit a dapper note very much in keeping with the collection’s opulent venue — the 19th century mansion Hotel Salomon de Rothschild.

The show was all about the “unfinished.”

Faded denim cowboy shirts and jackets had pockets ripped off to produce colour contrasts and random-looking intarsias on coffee cup brown coats — and on oversize outerwear — had a deconstructed effect.

Mottled camouflage prints on a slim fitting sweater, meanwhile, had a blurry incomplete feel.

Camouflage is now a signature for Valentino’s designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli, who have only been doing men’s fashion for a few years.

While many of these looks made the “incomplete” statement in a creative way — with random badges and accessorizing motifs — the styles greatly benefited when the designers widened their repertoire: Like a standout black coat with studs sprinkled, almost haphazardly, on the collar.

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The age of email and rising ecological awareness doesn’t seem to have left a mark on the fashion industry’s antiquated system of invitations.

Season after season, gasoline-guz-

zling couriers crisscross Paris to deliver personally to fashion insiders the ever-elaborate, often hand-made, show invites.

Top houses vie for the wackiest or most imaginative idea.

Louis Vuitton and Dior Homme employ trusted calligraphers who immortalize the names of each guest in baroque ink swirls — works of art that usually end up thrown on the runway floor immediately after the presentation.

This season, an invite for a jewelry house show, Surplus Sound System, was a 7-inch black vinyl record, with the show details on the B-side. It drove home the point that old school is the style of choice for Paris fashion.

The invitation to Dries Van Noten’s show was a heavy tablet of pottery with the information stamped on.

for Belgian designer Glenn Martens at his wacky collection for Y-project that saw models don slippers on the high-fashion runway.

A loose-fitting yellow satin shirt began the show twinned with cadet grey gathered silken sweat pants — and followed by an oversize lilac suit with tight 80s lapels.

With the show venue’s low shimmering ceiling and speckled lighting, pro-

ceedings had a distinct glam-rock vibe.

There was more than a whiff of Pierre Cardin in some space-age oversize buttoned cuffs and silken moon pants.

Alongside the excessive use of colour, they seemed overly outlandish.

But there were some standout pieces in Martens’ creative pot — like a fabulous cobalt sweater with an exploded cable knit motif.

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The trend for the outdoors and the utilitarian has been seen in myriad Milan spring shows — such as in Prada’s backpacks, Moncler’s multi-pocketed clothes and Gucci’s rainwear.

It also infused Christophe Lemaire’s designs for his eponymous Paris-based menswear house.

And the City of Light, which has seen historic flooding and torrential downpours burst the banks of the Seine River in recent weeks, is one city that could do with a summer raincoat.

A hardy long golden brown, with zippers, flapping lapels and a large asymmetrical pocket opened the Wednesday collection — setting the out-in-the-elements theme. This was carried on in trekking sandals.

A long Arabic tunic mixed contrasted nicely with tailored menswear pants, a moss green loose, jazzy 80s shirt and factory-worker styles.

But the touch of panache by the former Hermes designer was see in the colour palette — brightly colored coats and overalls— in ochre, saddle brown, Siberian snowflake, deep black and Prussian blue.

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BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF The biggest mistake possible in disaster planning is to overlook the lessons of the past, says the specialist in charge of emergency planning for the City of Red Deer.

“The worst thing you can do is watch somebody else go through an emergency and not learn anything from it,” Karen Mann, emergency management co-ordinator for the city, told a small gathering of business leaders during a training session at the Red Deer Chamber of Commerce on Thursday.

Within her presentation, Mann offered business leaders her insight into the variety of emergencies they could encounter along with advice on how to prepare for them.

In recent weeks, Mann has toured the Fort McMurray region to inspect the devastation from forest fires and visited the Village of Bentley during a shutdown of local Internet services.

While nowhere near the scale of the Fort McMurray disaster, the Internet failure in Bentley had wide ranging and unanticipated impacts on local businesses, she said. Retailers could not conduct Interac transactions, pharmacists could not process prescriptions and all other Internet-based business activities ground to a halt while local businesses awaited repairs to their system, said Mann.

Devastation from the Fort McMurray fires clearly affected many more people and businesses over a much larger area, including a rush of about 1,500 evacuees who sought shelter in Red Deer.

People think of police and firefighters as key first responders in an emergency, said Mann. There is a set of private businesses that provide essential or key services as well, including local radio stations.

A number of the people fleeing Fort McMurray were clearly distressed when their local station went off the air, cutting off their feed of live information as they headed for safety.

FILE Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS A business’s resilience in the face of any disaster Gover Bumatay cleans up his place of employment in Fort McMurray, as residents and businesses returned to will swing on how well that business and its people the city earlier this month. are prepared for emergencies, said Mann.

Outside the most obvious effects, potential results from fire, flooding or other emergencies could in- eryone to its upper floors and allowed staff to bring any given company could end up sick and unable to clude the loss of staff and the loss of buyer and cus- their families to work. Those staff remained loyal work, she said. That may not seem unmanageable as the city begin rebuilding from the floods. Anoth- if the losses are spread evenly throughout the comtomer confidence, she said.

Citing the Fort McMurray wildfires, Mann stated er hospital lost many of its staff because it had not pany, but it could have serious results in the more given them the same con- likely case that all the people in a single department that a number of people sideration and they no end up sick. who had been employed “THE WORST THING YOU CAN DO IS longer felt comfortable Vulnerabilities also exist where there is only one there will not come back to their old jobs because WATCH SOMEBODY ELSE GO THROUGH AN with that employer, said go-to person in a key area of the business. Mann recMann. ommended that staff be cross trained so that there they have found someEMERGENCY AND NOT LEARN ANYTHING Taking steps to look will always be someone to fill in on key positions. where else to live and after buyers and customThe costs of developing an extensive emergency work.

FROM IT.” ers is also important, she plan may appear prohibitive for smaller business, In any emergency, the business operators need – KAREN MANN, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CO-ORDINATOR FOR THE CITY OF RED DEER said, showing the hand- said Mann. She recommended that all businesses written sign from outside start by looking for their vulnerabilities and develop to keep lines of commua New Orleans restaurant a plan to deal with them, test that plan, and then connication open with all of that could no longer pre- tinue to develop and test it over time. their staff and take care Information on how to approach emergency planof their physical and emotional health. That in- pare meals, but had a plentiful supply of wine and ning is available through a variety of sources, includes ensuring that those who work during an emer- cold beer on hand for its patrons.

Business operators should also consider the po- cluding the Business Development Bank of Canada, gency are well fed, properly sheltered and getting tential for losing key operations during an outbreak Public Works Canada and the Alberta Emergency the sleep they need, she said.

For example, when Hurricane Katrina flooded of disease. During the 2009 flu pandemic, it was Management Agency. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com New Orleans in 2005, one of the hospitals moved ev- suggested that as many as one third of the people in

Generating leads SunGold hopes to broaden horizons with new lamb choices in lean times DIANNE FINSTAD FROM THE FIELD There are some new choices in the meat counter that a local food processor hopes will help boost Alberta’s lamb industry.

Late last month, SunGold Specialty Meats debuted a new line of products, under the Lamb Tonight banner. While fresh lamb is still the mainstay of Canada’s largest lamb plant at Innisfail, the company hopes to broaden the horizons for both consumers and its own business with this value-added approach.

Think lamb burgers, sausages, meatballs, and kabobs all pre-seasoned naturally, and easy to prepare.

Along with the attractively packaged products, there’s a great support system, including catchy how-to-cook videos on social media, with recipes.

Lamb Tonight represents the culmination of a lot of vision, investment and hard work by the innovative meat company.

General Manager Miles Kliner doesn’t count sheep at night while falling asleep. Instead he dreams of new ways to market lamb so there are more sheep to count in the province!

“I’m excited about this,” declares Kliner, and it doesn’t take long for that to be very evident. “We see Lamb Tonight products as a gateway for people who haven’t tried lamb before.”

“We wanted to provide consumers a more convenient lamb product. These value-added items offer a lower price point compared to lamb cuts.”

Because fewer people have experience cooking lamb, and it is a pricier meat, there’s often a reluctance to give it a try. Kliner and his team are convinced these products will change that landscape.

“They’re simple to cook. We’ve had tremendous feedback. People are looking for different choices.”

“I know I’m a ‘homer’, but these products are flatout, incredibly good.”

The social media aspect is providing a new effective way for SunGold to interact with consumers, and Kliner says the first week it was launched, the burger video got 8300 hits.

The Lamb Tonight offerings came together more quickly than SunGold had originally hoped, thanks to some creative juices, and work done with the Leduc Food Processing Development Centre. An enthusiastic response from their retail partner Sobeys/Safeways helped speed things along.

For Kliner, the big picture goal is sustainability for the entire lamb value chain.

“We’re taking underutilized cuts and creating more value out of the carcass, which is good, not just for SunGold, but also for producers,” says Kliner.

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“The reality is we need lambs to be successful, and producers need to make a living to make more lambs.”

The commitment to producers is evident when you flip over the package and get the opportunity to ‘meet’ the farmers who provide lambs to SunGold.

The pictures are accompanied by profiles of the farm, with a more in-depth version of each available on the website.

The roster includes locals like Spring Creek Acres of Ponoka; Polson’s Farm and Windpatch Farm, both at Tees; FM Livestock at Bentley; DS Half Diamond Farms at Bowden; and Seland’s Farm at Condor.

The real challenge for the lamb business has always been assuring a steady year-round supply, which is the only way to get retailers committed to a product.

While Alberta lamb production figures are steadily climbing, bucking a declining national trend, this is a tough time of year for supply, until the spring lambs are ready to come to market.

Sungold is trying to ease those supply concerns with its own state-of-the-art Canada Gold feedlot just outside Lethbridge, which is two years old now. That gives producers the option of selling feeder lambs, while the company can manage its supply more effectively throughout the season, supplementing what other lamb producers offer.

The firm also invested heavily to get into the value added end of processing, installing specialized mixing and packaging equipment at Innisfail. The $1.7 million dollar additions to the plant meant thirty new jobs over the last several months.

“This project represents another significant investment by the shareholders into the lamb industry,” says Dwayne Beaton, SunGold CEO. “It also provides new retail packing options for our current fresh lamb meat and offal business.”

Beaton and Kliner have always perceived huge potential for the lamb business.

Much of the growing ethnic population has a taste for the meat.

Canadian lamb still only makes up less than half of the total lamb consumed here, with the rest imported from New Zealand, Australia, and the U.S. Domestic lamb consumption is just over two and a half pounds per person, which is a fraction of other meats.

By offering this range of innovative new lamb products that are both Humane and Halal certified, SunGold believes it has taken another significant step in helping the industry reach its full potential. And it hopes by trying Lamb Tonight products, consumers will discover a tasty, locally produced, convenient, tantalizing eating experience… and come back for more.

Dianne Finstad is a veteran broadcaster and reporter who has covered agricultural news in Central Alberta for more than 30 years. From the Field appears monthly in the Advocate.

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The core of any company is fueled by five profiting-generating areas that drive business: Lead Generation, Conversion Rate, Average Dollar Sale, Average Number of Transactions and Profit Margins.

Lead Generation is a direct cost of client acquisition and often the most expensive function of any business – basically the marketing plan. Finding unique ways to attract people to your products and services can be time-consuming and costly.

The four lead-generating strategies highlighted below require very little, if any, upfront money, yet surprisingly I’ve found that many businesses have not implemented them.

Social Media Platforms Using social media in your business is a delicate balance of engagement and marketing. The ultimate goal is to raise awareness of your brand and direct more customers to your website.

Generating leads using social media takes time and effort. It is critical to have professional profile to create a great first impression. Engaging regularly also helps to build long-term relationships. The goal is to establish you and your business as valuable source of information.

The more “likes”, “retweets” and “posts” you generate, the more helpful you are, and the more influential you become. Answering questions and directing inquiries in a positive way builds respect. It also increases your chances of building quality leads in the future.

Facebook has something new called “live feed”.

One of my clients used it to give a virtual tour of his facility. Forty-seven people participated and got to ask questions. The entire session was six minutes long.

Do some research to discover which platform generates the most leads in your sector. Take a look at this site to really appreciate the influence social media has on business. http://www.hubspot.com/marketing-statistics Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances One of the easiest, yet effective ways to grow a business is to partner with one or more non-competing businesses to work together to achieve common objectives.

Each partner is willing to share their customer base or endorse complimentary products or services.

Any revenue earned (that is to be shared) is typically paid to the partner after the sale is made saving the first partner any initial fees.

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MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — Major stock markets in Canada and the U.S. soared to reach three-digit gains Thursday amid growing optimism that Britain will ultimately decide to remain in the European Union.

The S&P/TSX composite index in Toronto climbed 127.57 points or 0.91 per cent to 14,131.38, as major gains in metals, energy and health-care stocks buoyed the commodity-driven index.

New York markets were also solidly ahead, with the Dow Jones industrials rising 230.24 points to 18,011.07, while the broader S&P 500 added 27.87 points to 2,113.32. The Nasdaq composite advanced 76.72 points to 4,910.04.

Global stock indexes have been volatile in the past few weeks as sentiment swung back and forth on whether Britain will leave the EU and what that decision could mean for the stability of the European economies.

Either way, Cieszynski said stock markets will likely head higher if Britain votes to stay in the 28-nation economic union, and will pull back if the country decides to exit.

But in the end, it’s unclear

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 14,131.38, up 127.57 points Dow — 18,011.07, up 230.24 points S&P 500 — 2,113.32, up 27.87 points Nasdaq — 4,910.04, up 76.72 points Currencies: Cdn — 78.30 cents US, up 0.41 of a cent Pound — C$1.9007, up 1.39 cents Euro — C$1.4537, up 0.27 of a cent Euro — US$1.1382, up 0.80 of a cent Oil futures: US$50.11 per barrel, up 98 cents (August contract) Gold futures: US$1,263.10 per oz., down $6.90 (August contract)

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LEADS: Ideal A successful alliance depends of your ability to define your ideal customer in terms of age, sex, interests or income. Your proposal must be well thought out and clearly demonstrate the benefits, including a risk-free offer to their customers.

A simple discount coupon from an alliance partner adds value to your sales and creates an additional opportunity for your partner. An example would be a men’s clothing store sells a suit or a pair of pants and includes a dry cleaning coupon with the sale.

This strategy can easily be measured and evaluated to determine the value of future arrangements. Calculate the lifetime value of your clients and remember to only share revenue from the first sale.

Referrals A satisfied customer is usually willing to give a referral, especially when they have purchased the right product, received a fair deal and experienced an exceptional service.

Promote the fact that your business operates on a referral system. Offer incentives or discounts to those that secure qualified leads. Reward anyone who introduces friends and colleagues with a free gifts or even a referral fee.

Position your business up front with new clients. Carry referral cards with you and have them ready to hand out when the discussion arises. Set them in an obvious office location where every client can pick them up.

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Barley (Western): July ‘16 unchanged $171.50 Oct. ‘16 unchanged $171.50 Dec. ‘16 unchanged $171.50 March ‘17 unchanged $173.50 May ‘17 unchanged $174.50 July ‘17 unchanged $174.50 Oct. ‘17 unchanged $174.50 Dec. ‘17 unchanged $174.50 March ‘18 unchanged $174.50 May ‘18 unchanged $174.50 July ‘18 unchanged $174.50.

Thursday’s estimated volume of trade: 620,620 tonnes of canola 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley). Total: 620,620.

Business groups like local Chambers of Commerce, BNI or Executive Leads Associations expect members to share business to business referrals. Be an active member, attend meetings and functions, and don’t hesitate to direct a lead to another business.

Risk Reversal This concept is simple. Offering a guarantee lowers many barriers people have when making a purchase. A strong guarantee provides a compelling reason to buy today without fearing remorse tomorrow. Zappos guarantees their products – shoes and clothing - for 1 year.

The ‘try and buy’ guarantee works best with specific products. The customer gets to test the product beforehand with minimal risk, knowing that full payment is due at a later date.

Include bonus or sample items with the purchase. You often see this type of risk-free transaction when the customer to keeps bonus items even if they return the product.

Evaluate your own strengths. What area of your business is your strong point? Installations, maintenance, or do you respond quickly to customer queries?

Do your products or services produce consistent results? Do you have the widest selection in town? Will your customers really save money? Be fully prepared to stand behind and honour these claims.

Follow-up with each and every lead you receive.

Not all referrals will be your “ideal” clients.

Don’t be afraid to direct a lead to another business.

Be known as a friendly and trusted business professional.

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Calgary mall investors attracted by unique store ownership model

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Investors spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy retail shop space in a new Asianstyle mall just north of Calgary say they aren’t worried about Alberta’s struggling economy and low oil prices.

Investors and dignitaries gathered Thursday in a field near the main highway between Calgary and Edmonton to officially break ground for the $200-million New Horizon Mall expected to be completed by late 2017.

The project differs from other Alberta malls in that most of its more than 500 stores are being sold to individual investors who can then lease them to others or take over the space themselves.

About 90 per cent of the space available to investors has been sold. Larger stores for anchor tenants — accounting for about 30 per cent of the 320,000 square feet total— are being held by the developer.

Most malls in Canada are owned by property management companies that lease the space to retailers.

Twenty-seven-old hair stylist Eman Kherfan of Calgary says she is using savings and proceeds from a residential property investment to help buy a $370,000 unit near the entrance to the mall.

She says she hasn’t decided whether she’ll bring in a tenant or set up her own hair-styling shop, but she is confident her investment will pay off.

“When it comes to the economy, I feel like it doesn’t affect people that much when it comes to shopping and that kind of stuff. People are still there, people are still spending,” she said.

Calgary businessman Naser Abdo says he’s investing about $1 million to buy two food court locations: a 350-square-foot space suitable for a tenant that needs a kitchen and an 85-square-foot spot for a snack or juice bar.

“The location is great … and I really like the concept, you know, the fact you can own your own,” he said, adding he had a market study done and is

confident the mall will prosper thanks to its location on by highway and near the regional CrossIron Mills shopping centre.

New Horizon Mall has also attracted attention from former oil and gas workers.

Monika Swiderski and Amy Boers are both accountants who were laid off from energy company jobs in downtown Calgary in the past year. They have pooled their severance money to buy a 350-square-foot space in a highranked area near the escalator and close to a performance stage for about $500,000.

“We just think this is a unique investment opportunity. Where else would you own a piece of a big shopping mall?” said Swiderski, adding she doesn’t know yet who their tenant will be.

She said the budding entrepreneurs have also purchased a gelato franchise to be opened in July at CrossIron Mills.

Eli Swirsky, president of Toronto-based The Torgan Group, says New Horizon Mall is modelled on his company’s Pacific Mall in the Toronto area that opened about 20 years ago. He says the malls are designed to be more like an Asian or European bazaar than a traditional shopping centre.

Retail analyst David Ian Gray of Vancouver-based DIG360 Consulting said he thinks the concept of multiple owners will start out well, but could ultimately lead to a lack of a coherent theme in the mall as the original owners sell their spaces.

Swirsky said that’s not a bad thing.

“This mall, whatever is going to happen Day 1, it’s going to be different a month later, six months later,” he said. “The difference between this mall and a normal mall or mainstream mall is that the owners of the stores, they determine each day what works for them and what they think is popular.”

He said the mall will likely open with many cellphone stores, electronics shops, jewelry boutiques, and ethnic spices and fashion retailers. But what happens then is largely up to the shop owners.

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BOSCH Sheila Jan. 29, 1948 - June 18, 2016 “I came in on my star beam on January 29, 1948 and went home June 18, 2016 on a serene, sunny morning, surrounded by family. Now, free of pain, I am running and dancing in the meadow surrounded by flowers. I left a beautiful life on Earth and cherished every friend and family member to whom I was connected. Work was play so life was good. No regrets, just a sweet goodbye to all.”

Our memories of the beauty Sheila cast from both inside and out are set against the picturesque backdrops of her homes in Sylvan Lake, Alberta and Maui, Hawaii.

She shared these homes with the love of her life, her husband of 30 years, Gord Bosch. We take comfort in knowing she has been reunited with Gord, as well as her parents Harold and Alison Haywood and her brother Alan Haywood.

Sheila held a spark that was brought to flame by all things colourful and energetic. She was known for her laughter and her lipstick, both bright and ever present! Her appreciation for the vibrancy of life was reflected in her love of flowers, gardening and the healing arts. The vast knowledge she acquired throughout her life and particularly during the five years she owned Self Connection Books (Calgary, AB), was an enlightening torch she passed along generously and passionately in hopes of inspiring and healing all those around her.

We are eternally grateful for the light she shone into all of our lives. Her spark will continue to burn brightly in her children Andrea, Colby (Laurie) and Geoff (Kim), her stepchildren Stacy and Darren, her grandchildren Declan, Fiona, Catarina, Sage, Jack, Henry, Daniel, Mateo, Stella and Smith; as well as her brother Richard (Tammy) and her nephews and nieces Prue (Tim), Paige, Josh, Bryson and Holly. Donations can be made in memory of Sheila to Foothills Country Hospice Society. To view information on Sheila’s celebration of life and share photos, condolences and stories, please visit choicememorial.com

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MALSBURY Iona Louise 1928 - 2016 Mrs. Iona Malsbury formerly of the Penhold area passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2016 at the age of 87 years.

Iona is survived by her daughter Donna (Merv) Blair and their children Joel (Bonnie) Blair, Alisha (Doug) Toepfer and Aaron (Alison) Blair; son Bob (Karen) Malsbury and their children Nathan (Kim) Malsbury, Wayne (Tanya) Malsbury; son Gerry (Glenda) Malsbury and their children Braden, Courtnay, Emma and Alexander.

Iona is also survived by fifteen greatgrandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Iona was predeceased by her husband Stanley in 2011 and her parents Nelson and Jennie Stringer; a sister Thelma and brothers Leonard and Borden. A Celebration of Iona’s life will be held at the Pine Lake Hub Community Centre on Tuesday June 28, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. If friends so desire memorial tributes may be made to S.T.A.R.s Air Ambulance.

HEARTLAND FUNERAL SERVICES LTD., INNISFAIL entrusted with arrangements.

403-227-0006. www.heartlandfuneralservices.com

HUDSON Edith The life celebration of Edith Hudson is going to be held in the Bowden Lion’s Hall July 10, 2016 at 2 pm.

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MURRAY Daniel 1923- 2016 Mr. Daniel “Danny” Murray passed away peacefully at the Red Deer Regional Hospital on June 20, 2016 at the age of 92. He was born in Ballymoney, Ireland, and came to Canada at the age of three with his family, who settled in the Red Deer area.

Danny enlisted in the RCAF at the age of 17 and fought for is country in WWII. After two tours of duty in Europe he returned home and married the love of his life, Hazel Wilson. Danny’s first employment was with the T. Eaton Company where he worked until 1968. After retiring from Eaton’s, he became the General Manager at the Red Deer Golf and Country Club, until his final retirement in 1989. His love of golf contributed to many long lasting friendships; and also lead to may years of international travel and golf related holidays. In the later years, Cayucos, California became a favorite winter destination for golf, and fellowship with dear friends Dick and Jody Mooney; Tom Caldwell, the Douglas’, Mees, Stringfields and the Kerrs. Danny loved tending to his garden and flowers, enjoying a good glass of Scotch and laughs with family and friends, as well as, watching sports on TV. His loyalty to the Edmonton Oilers and Edmonton Eskimos never waivered, a source of fun and the occasional joke. Above all, Danny’s love for his family was deeply felt and will always be cherished. Danny was predeceased by his parents, Benjamin and Annie Murray; sisters, Lilly Murray, Nelly Mulrooney, and Jennie Brown. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife, of 70 years, Hazel; son, Rod (Carol) Murray; daughter, Arlene (Murray) Murray; grandchildren, Jeff (Jill) Murray, Kristin (Logan) Soppit; and great grandchildren, Brendan, Emma and Rhyan Murray and Ryder and Nixon Soppit. The family want to sincerely thank the Red Deer EMS and the Doctors and Nurses at the RDRH Emergency and Unit 33 for their compassionate care for both Danny and the family.

At Danny’s request there will not be a funeral service. If desired, memorial donations in Danny’s honor may be made to the Red Deer Regional Health Foundation. (www.rdrhfoundation.com)

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GRIEB Adolf 1934 - 2016 Mr. Adolf Grieb of Red Deer, Alberta passed away at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre, on Friday, June 17, 2016 at the age of 81 years.

Adolf immigrated to Eastern Canada from Germany as a young adult.

He traveled west spending time in Hanna, Alberta before moving to Calgary, Alberta; where he met and married Brigitte Paetow. The young couple then moved to Edmonton, Alberta.

Adolf held his Cabinet Maker Tickets from Germany and this is where he began his career as a carpenter. His talent and passion for construction accelerated his career into management.

After moving to Red Deer, Alberta he owned and operated a very successful construction company, A. Grieb Construction. He was respected for his skill as a Contractor, his craftsmanship, his high standards and work ethic.

He served a time as the President of the Construction Association and he was committed to the development of the Apprenticeship Program with the Red Deer College because of his belief in Education.

Besides being hardworking and driven, family was very important to him. Adolf will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Brigitte Grieb of Red Deer, Alberta, his son, Harold ‘Harry’ Grieb (Mary Ellen Neilson), his daughter, Karen Grieb and his grandsons, Curtis (Heather) Grieb and Derek Grieb, all of Calgary, Alberta. He will also be sadly missed by his brother, Harald Grieb of Germany and his sister, Trudi Bareiss of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Those wishing to pay their respects may do so at the Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, on Monday, June 27, 2016 between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. A Celebration of Adolf’s Life will be held at the Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer, Alberta on Monday, June 27, 2016 at 1:00 p.m.

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

403.340.4040.

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HEMPEL Mervin Lawrence Dec. 7, 1938 - June 20, 2016 Mervin Lawrence Hempel was born December 7, 1938 in Calgary, Ab and raised on the family farm in Beiseker, Ab. As a young man going out into the world, Merv embarked on numerous travel and work adventures that took him around the globe.

His careers included working for the Royal Bank, Water Survey, the offshore rigs of Australia and he then finished his working years as an Elevator Technician, retiring in 1999. Mervin was the most kind, genuine, quiet and loving gentleman, who deeply loved all of his family and they him. Merv enjoyed travelling with friends and family and had numerous hobbies, one of his most treasured was woodworking.

Merv is survived by his loving wife, Shirley; step-son, Troy; daughter-in-law, Emma; his beloved grandchildren, Cole and Taya; his brother, Neil (Audrey); sisters, Dorothy McNair and Violet Hempel; sister-in-law, Mary Hempel; Merv’s nieces and nephews and their spouses, who were all very dear to him. He is predeceased by his parents, Jake and Annie; sisters, Edith and Ruby; brother, Harvey and three younger siblings prior to Edith.

Mervin passed away peacefully at the Red Deer Regional Hospital in the loving care of his wife Shirley. Deepest Gratitude and Thanks to the following; Dr. Derouin, Dr. Jim, Dr. Lee, Dr. Ward, as well as the Caring Nursing teams on the Dialysis Unit, Unit 31 and Unit 32. A Gathering of Remembrance will be held on Saturday, June 25, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Red Deer Funeral Home, 6150 - 67 Street, Red Deer. In Lieu of flowers, please make donations payable to the Renal Dialysis Unit, c/o the Red Deer Regional Health Foundation, 3942 - 5A Ave. Red Deer, Ab T4N 4E7, In memory of the late Mervin Hempel.

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FISCHER Lynn Esther Mar. 4, 1950 - June 18, 2016 With heavy hearts we announce the passing of Lynn Esther Fischer on June 18, 2016 after a courageous battle with Multiple Sclerosis.

Lynn was born March 4, 1950 in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba. Lynn is survived by her loving daughter Julie (Scott) Townsend; son Shaun (Kim) Hopcraft; grandsons Mitchell and Marshall Townsend and great grandson Jeremiah Townsend. She also leaves to mourn sister Debra (David) Hesleton; brother Darryl (Susan) Fischer and many friends and relatives.

Lynn was predeceased by her parents Raymond and Evelyn Fischer; baby sister Shirley; Leonard and Olga Kennedy and a dear friend and caregiver Frieda Hopcraft.

Lynn had a wonderful attitude and perspective on life. She never complained even when the going got tough. She touched the lives of those she came in contact with and she will be missed. Lynn spent her last 13 years in the excellent care of the staff and volunteers at Bethany in Sylvan Lake, AB. A memorial service will be held at Bethany Care Centre, 4700 47 Ave, Sylvan Lake, AB on Thursday, June 30, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. As an expression of sympathy the family asks that a tree be planted in a place of your choosing.

Cremation entrusted to Rocky Mountain Crematorium, Rocky Mountain House, AB. Condolences may be forwarded to: www.sylvanlakefuneralhome.com SYLVAN LAKE AND ROCKY FUNERAL HOMES AND CREMATORIUM your Golden Rule Funeral Homes, entrusted with the arrangements 403-887-2151.

In Memoriam

“The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom.”

James Allen, As a Man Thinketh Arrangements entrusted to RED DEER FUNERAL HOME 6150 - 67 Street, Red Deer.

Phone (403) 347-3319.

DR. JOHN MCLUHAN July 28, 1927 - June 24, 2014 ~Forever in our Hearts~ Bruce and Jo-Anne

LAWSON George Wilfred 1924-2016 We are overwhelmingly saddened to announce the passing on June 3, 2016 of our incredibly loving husband, father, brother, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle and friend. Wilf will be forever loved and missed by his wife Pearl; son Terry (Patty), daughters Wendy (Simon) and Sherree (Tim), sister Pat, grandchildren (Chris, Andy, Kevin, Kenton, Evan, Brody, Cassy, Mandy), great grandchildren (Alyse, Ella, Kaiden, Lauren, Pearce, Landon, Drew, Josh, Jake, Mabel); and extended family and friends.

Wilf was predeceased by his parents, Fred and Florence, sisters Frankie and Nellie and daughter Sandra. In honour of Wilf we ask that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the University of Alberta, The Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, The MS Society or The Heart and Stroke Foundation.

OTTO Verne 1942 - 2016 Verne Alexander Otto of Lacombe, Alberta passed away peacefully on June 19, 2016 at the age of 73 years.

He was born in 1942 in Kindersley, Sask.. Verne is lovingly remembered by his wife of 51 years, Jean, his three children; Dean (Lisa), Lesli (Brian), Brenda (Greg); eight grandchildren; Jean’s brothers and sisters and his brother Stan.

His was predeceased by his father Alex, his mother Christina and his brothers Melvin and Lewis. A memorial service for Verne will be held on Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at the Lacombe Memorial Center, 5214 - 50 Ave, Lacombe. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Alzheimer Society of Alberta, 10531 Kingsway Ave. Edmonton AB T5H 4K1 or to the Grand Lodge of Alberta Masonic Benevolent Fund, 330 - 12 Ave, SW, Calgary, AB T2R 0H2. Condolences to Verne’s family may be emailed to meaningfulmemorials@yahoo.ca MEANINGFUL MEMORIALS Funeral Service Red Deer 587-876-4944

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REANEY Edward Stanley Reaney, 80, passed away peacefully on June 22, 2016 at the Red Deer Regional Hospital. He leaves to mourn his loving wife of 53 years Maralee; his sons Lorn (Barb), Wayne (Ann), Scott, Gary; his grandchildren Tristan (Kyle), Chad (Courtney) and Dustin; his great-grandchildren Parker and Turner. Edward was pre-deceased by his Parents, Three Brothers and Four Sisters. He is survived

by One Sister, Mildred. A celebration of life for Edward will be held Saturday June 25, 2016 at 2:00pm at Wilson’s Funeral Chapel (6120 Highway 2A Lacombe, AB). In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation (202, 5913 50 Avenue, Red Deer, AB, T4N 4C4).

Expressions of sympathy may be made by visiting www.wilsonsfuneralchapel.ca WILSON’S FUNERAL CHAPEL & CREMATORIUM of Lacombe and Rimbey in charge of the arrangements.

403-782-3366 403-843-3388 “A Caring Family, Caring For Families” For 40 years

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Anniversaries

HAPPY 50th Anniversary Ernie and Shari Mathison June 25, 1966 - 2016 With love from your family

Graduations FONTAINE HARD WORK AND PERSEVERANCE HAVE PREVAILED! Anik Fontaine has graduated with a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Alberta on June 3, 2016.

Congratulations Anik, we are so proud of you!

Love Mom and Dad

RED DEER ADVOCATE Friday, June 24, 2016 D5

JJAM Management (1987) Ltd., o/a Tim Horton’s Requires to work at these WHAT’S HAPPENING Red Deer, AB locations: #3, 5111 22 St. CLASSIFICATIONS 37444 HWY 2 S 50-70 37543 HWY 2N 700 3020 22 St. Food Service Supervisor Req’d F/T & P/T Lost permanent shift, early morning, morning, day, eves. shift weekend day BLUE and grey backpack night. 40 - 44 hrs/wk belonging to deaf 4-year8 Vacancies, $13.75 /hr. + old child taken from car in medical, dental, life and parking lot at Las Palmeras vision benefits. Start restaurant on June 14.

ASAP. Job description Backpack contained items www.timhortons.com which he needs to help Experience 1 yr. to less him hear via his cochlear than 2 yrs. Education not implants. Extremely req’d. Apply in person or valuable to him - no one fax 403-314-1303 else. Reward offered. If found please call 403-342-6590.

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Personals

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 403-347-8650 COCAINE ANONYMOUS 403-396-8298 OVEREATERS Anonymous Contact Phyl @ 347-4188

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Trades

AECOM Calgary is looking for a Roadways Inspector and a Bridge Inspector with Alberta Transportation projects experience for a project in Red Deer.

Please send resumes to: ioana.ardelean@ aecom.com.

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jobs

CLASSIFICATIONS 700-920

Caregivers/ Aides

710

LOOKING for 2 Live-In caregiver willing to do split shifts. High school graduate 1-2 yrs exp. In caring for person with high medical needs 44 hrs/wk at 11.50/hr. karenmeeres@yahoo.ca

JOURNEMAN SHEET METAL MECHANIC req’d Good organizational skills with commercial project experience. Truck provided, competitive rates & benefits. Email resume starmechanical@ xplornet.com P/T Carpenter needed, will work into F/T seasonal. mmurphy@decks.ca

DO YOU WANT 720 YOUR AD TO BE READ BY

Clerical

OFFICE PERSON/laborer plus SHOP HELP and/or apprentice mechanic req’d for trucking company E. of Blackfalds.

Exc. wages/benefits. Fax resume to 403-784-2330 or call 403-784-3811

800

Oilfield

FRAC Water management company looking to hire experienced water personnel. Must have knowledge of pumps, running hoses, lay out of jobs, supervising crews.

Rapidly growing company with year round work.

Competitive wages and benefits. Hiring immediately. Work in Alberta in BC area.

Please forward resumes to info@ whitewatermanagement.ca

100,000 Potential Buyers???

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Central Alberta LIFE SERVING CENTRAL ALBERTA RURAL REGION

CALL 309-3300

SHUNDA CONSTRUCTION Requires Full Time

Exp’d Framers Journeman Carpenters

Competitive Wages & Benefits.

Fax resumes & ref’s to: 403-343-1248 or email to: admin@shunda.ca Start your career!

See Help Wanted

860

Truckers/ Drivers

Available www.ads-pipe.com Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc., the world’s largest and most innovative manufacturer of HDPE drainage products is expanding and we are currently accepting applications for a certified Class 1 Driver, with a minimum of two (2) years experience.

ADS Drivers are required to safely operate company equipment and provide a high level of customer service, delivering our products within Alberta.

ADS Drivers are required to be drug free and maintain legal transportation paperwork and driving practices. This position requires a valid Class 1 License; with previous off road forklift and shipping /receiving experience a definite asset. We offer quarterly safety bonuses as well as a comprehensive medical plan.

Benefits include: * Company provided Canadian Benefits Package * Voluntary Dental Plan * Life Insurance Option Plan * Short-term/Long-term Disability Policy * Retirement Savings Plan (RSP) and Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP) * Paid Vacation * Quarterly Safety Bonus All applicants are subject to a pre-employment physical and MVR check.

Interested Applicants may submit a resume, along with a current drivers abstract to: Advanced Drainage Systems Of Canada Inc. 4316 Gerdts Ave. Blindman Ind. Park Red Deer County, AB. T4S-2A8 Fax: (403) 346-5806 E-mail: lee.miller@ads-pipe.com Position closing date: JUNE 30, 2-16

You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

Business Opportunities

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Coming Events

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Trades

870

Build Shaklee online.

Operate a MiniOffice Outlet from home. Visit naturalfreedom.net

880

Misc.

Help

RED DEER Track & Field Club seeking coaches.

NCCP Certificate would be an asset. Resumes to klucas@cesd73.ca

Employment Training

900

SAFETY TRAINING CENTRE OILFIELD TICKETS

Industries #1 Choice!

“Low Cost” Quality Training

403.341.4544

24 Hours Toll Free 1.888.533.4544

R H2S Alive (ENFORM) R First Aid/CPR R Confined Space R WHMIS & TDG R Ground Disturbance R (ENFORM) D&C B.O.P. R D&C (LEL) #204, 7819 - 50 Ave. (across from Totem) (across from Rona North)

278950A5

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Restaurant/ Hotel

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stuff CLASSIFICATIONS 1500-1990

1550

Building Supplies

(15) 14’, 2x4’s, new but not straight. $35. for all ~ SOLD ~

1605

Electronics

Older XBox with games $60. 403-782-3847 PS 2 with games, $50; 403-782-3847 PSP with games, $70.

403-782-3847

EquipmentHeavy

1630

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

1640

Tools

BENCH Grinder, 1/3 HP, $25.; Metal Folding table, $15. 403-346-6539 METAL STORAGE shelves, (2) metal 3’ x 6’. $30.

Wind speed Indicator, $15.; CB Radios (2), w/accessories. $25.

403-346-6539

1660

Firewood

LOGS Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar, birch.

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

Household Furnishings

1720

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

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14 DENMARK CRES. June 23, 24 & 25 Thurs. & Fri. 4-8, Sat. 9-3 Household items, new & gently used, books, cd’s....

5313 - 43 AVE. back alley, Fri., June 24, 2 -7 and Sat., June 25, 10 - 4, Workmate, maple wall curio cabinet, collectible ceramic cats, outdoor pots, cassettes and 8 Tracks, etc., etc.

Eastview Estates

Office & Phones CLOSED Friday, July 1, 2016

RED DEER ADVOCATE Publishing Dates Friday, July 1, Saturday July 2 & Monday July 4 Deadline Thursday, June 30, 3 pm PLEASE NOTE:

our NEW Classifieds phone hours are now Monday - Friday 9 am - 5 pm Regular Deadline 4:30 pm

13 EXCELL ST June 24 & 25 Fri. & Sat. 9 - 8 Tools, jacks, household misc. items.

SOLD EVERYTHING ************ June 21 - 25, 9 - 4 Includes woodworking tools, compressor, etc.

Lancaster Meadows 48 LOUGHEED CL. June 25, Sat. only 9 -4 Children’s, men’s & ladies clothing, new ‘55-’72 Chev car parts, household items.

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Out of Town 6 MILES N. of Sylvan or 4 mi. S. of Bentley on Hwy. 20 at the Junction of Rainy Creek Road. June 24 & 25 Fri. 4 - 7 & Sat. 9 - 7 Antique & collectibles, books, toys, household & farm utensils dating back to 1917. Cash Only MULTI-FAMILY, #86 Range Road 21, Markerville, Fri., Sat., & Sun., June 24, 25 & 26, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tools, trucks, collectibles.

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Call Classifieds 403-309-3300 1010

INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilfield service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351

Construction

1085

HICKORY DICKORY DECKS For all your decking needs.

Wood or low maint. composite. Warranty. mmurphy@decks.ca (403) 348-1285

Contractors

1100

BLACK CAT CONCRETE Garage/Patios/RV pads Sidewalks/Driveways Dean 403-505-2542 BRIDGER CONST. LTD. We do it all! 403-302-8550

CONCRETE???

We’ll do it all...Free est.

Call E.J. Construction Jim 403-358-8197

Contractors

1100

DALE’S HOME RENO’S Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301

1160

Entertainment

DANCE DJ SERVICES 587-679-8606

Flooring

1180

NEED FLOORING DONE? Don’t pay the shops more.

Over 20 yrs. exp.

Call Jon 403-848-0393 TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

Handyman Services

1200

BOOK NOW! For help on your home projects such as bathroom, main floor, and bsmt. renovations. Also painting and flooring.

Call James 403-341-0617

Massage Therapy

1280

FANTASY SPA

Plumbing & Heating

10 - 2am Private back entry

403-341-4445

Misc.

Services

1290

5* JUNK REMOVAL

Property clean up 505-4777 Tired of Standing?

Find something to sit on in Classifieds

Moving & Storage

1300

MOVING? Boxes? Appls. removal. 403-986-1315

Painters/ Decorators

1310

JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp.

Free Est. 403-872-8888 TUSCANY PAINTING 403-598-2434

1330

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

Elite Retreat, Finest Roofing in VIP Treatment.

1370

PRECISE ROOFING LTD. 15 Yrs. Exp., Ref’s Avail.

WCB covered, fully Licensed & Insured.

403-896-4869 QUALITY work at an affordable price. Joe’s Roofing. Re-roofing specialist. Fully insured.

Insurance claims welcome.

10 yr. warranty on all work.

403-350-7602

Seniors’ Services

1372

HELPING HANDS Home Supports for Seniors.

Cooking, cleaning, companionship. At home or facility. 403-346-7777

Yard Care

1760

100 VHS movies, $75 for all. 403-885-5020 2 COLEMAN propane stoves, $40 each, Coleman propane heater, $20, 3 small coolers, $5 each, and 3 lrg. coolers, $20 each. 403-877-0825 2 ELECTRIC LAMPS, $20.

403-885-5020 FAN, floor model, fits in doorway, 22”x22”. $25.

403-347-3849 SIX McCall’s 1948-1967 knitting, crocheting, and sewing magazines, $10 each. 403-885-5720 SPIDERMAN figures, (4), single sheets, hat, toque and gloves. $25.

403-347-3849 VIDEO Photo Tripod, extended height, 143 cm. $40. 403-346-6539 WATER HOSE REEL, $35. 403-885-5020

Travel Packages

1900

TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone.

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Wanted To Buy

SMALL TABLE with two chairs for indoor use wanted. Call 403-358-3597.

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rentals CLASSIFICATIONS

FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

Houses/ Duplexes

3020

4 BDRMS, 2 1/2 baths, single car garage, 5 appls, $1595/mo. in Red Deer.

403-782-7156 403-357-7465 MOUNTVIEW entire home, across from school, 4 bdrm., dbl. garage, lrg. lot backs onto park, fully dev., 2 full baths, new reno’s, 5 appls., $1549 + utils. July 1.

Call Alex 403-519-2944 SYLVAN LAKE Split level att. garage. $1600. + utils. & DD. 403-887-4610

Condos/ Townhouses

3030

2 BDRM, 2 bath condo for Rent Lancaster Red Deer.

Available Jun 30. 1200 incl util.Text/Call 780 885 7351 2 BDRM. townhouse/ condo, 5 appls., 2 blocks from Collicutt Centre. $1150/mo. + utils., inclds. condo fees. 403-616-3181 RED DEER - 3 bed, 2 bath town home for rent. $1200 monthly. July 1st.

Call 403-352-2642

1430

YARD CARE Call Ryan @ 403-348-1459

3060

Suites

Houses For Sale

4020

2 BDRM. lrg. suite adult bldg, free laundry, very clean, quiet, Avail. now or JULY 1. $900/mo., S.D. $650. 403-304-5337

PUBLIC NOTICES

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Condos/ Townhouses

ADULT 2 BDRM. spacious suites 3 appls., heat/water incl’d., ADULT ONLY BLDG, no pets, Oriole Park. 403-986-6889

4040

CITY VIEW APTS.

2 bdrm in Clean, quiet, MICHENER Hill condos newly reno’d adult building. Phase 3 NEW 4th flr. corRent $900 S.D. $700. ner suite, 1096 sq. ft., 2 Avail. immed. Near hospi- bdrm, 2 bath, a/c, all appls, tal. No pets. 403-318-3679 underground parking w/storage, recreational DOWNTOWN well-manamenities, extended care aged, quiet adult bldg., centre attached, deck. avail. now, 1 & 2 bdrm.

403-227-6554 to 4 pm. with balcony, $850 and weekdays or 588-8623 $895/mo. Heat and water anytime. Pics avail. on Kijji. incld. 2 wks. free with 6 mo. lease. No pets.

403-348-1262 or 403-347-3213 Acreages

4050

GLENDALE, 2 bdrm., $800/mo., D.D. $850, N/S, no pets, no partiers.

403-346-1458

PINE LAKE - Let the kids and horses run free on 13 ac and live in an open, stunning 2180 sq ft log LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. home and 2 br guest SUITES. 25+, adults only cabin. Adjacent to 18 hole n/s, no pets 403-346-7111 golf course. Must be seen as words fail to describe.

Greg Cripps - Re/Max Real Estate Central Alberta 403-391-2648 Rental incentives avail.

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

Manufactured 403-596-2444

MORRISROE MANOR

Homes

4090

Income Property

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NEW Glendale reno’d 1 & 2 bdrm. apartments, rent $750, last month of lease 2 BDRM. mobile home, free, immed. occupancy. stove fridge, washer, dryer in Rimbey Mobile Home 403-596-6000 Park. Good cond. $19,500. obo. 1-780-465-7107

NOW RENTING SELECT 1 BDRM. APT’S. RARE OPPORTUNITY starting at $795/mo.

2 CLEARVIEW MEADOWS 2936 50th AVE. Red Deer 4 plexes, side by side, Newer bldg. secure entry $616,000. ea. 403-391-1780 w/onsite manager, 3 appls., incl. heat & hot REVENUE PROPERTY water, washer/dryer @ IT’S FINEST hookup, infloor heating, a/c., 4-Plex’s, Innisfail Location car plug ins & balconies. • 4612 - 56 St., Call 403-343-7955 2 bdrm. units. $529,900.

• 5612 - 49A Ave., PENHOLD 1 bdrm., 4 3 bdrm. units. $510,000. appls., inclds. heat & water, no pets, $760/mo. 348-6594 Lister! Peggy Lane, Assoc.

Brokers, Coldwell Banker Ontrack Realty PENHOLD, deluxe 3 bdrm., 403-872-3350 hrdwd. flrs., inclds. heat and water, $1100. 403-348-6594

THE NORDIC

Rental incentives avail.

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

403-596-2444

Industrial Property

4120

QUEEN’S BUSINESS PARK New industrial bay, 2000 sq. ft. footprint, $359,000. or for Rent. 403-391-1780

VICTORIA PARK STUDIO

6 locations in Red Deer, well-maintained townhouses, lrg, 3 bdrm, 1/2 1 bath, 4 + 5 appls.

Westpark, Kentwood, Highland Green, Riverside Meadows. Rent starting at $1000. SD $500. For more info, phone 403-304-7576 or 403-347-7545 SOUTHWOOD PARK 3110-47TH Avenue, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, generously sized, 1 1/2 baths, fenced yards, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets. www.greatapartments.ca

Manufactured Homes

3040

WELL-MAINT. 2 bdrm. mobile home close to Joffre $810 inclds. water, 5 appl.

403-348-6594

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

3050

1 & 2 Bdrm renovated apts in quiet adult only building in the South Hill. Rents range from $875 to $1050.

No pets. For more information please call 403-340-1222 (no txts please).

1 MONTH FREE: 2 bdrm.

Lacombe, 45+ condo, ground floor. $1250/mo w/some utils. N/S, no pets.

Avail July 1 780-484-0236 ACROSS from park, 2 bdrm. 4-plex, 1 1/2 bath, 4 appls. Rent $925/mo. d.d. $650. Avail. now or July 1. 403-304-5337 CLEARVIEW: TWO WEEKS FREE + $150. move-in, 4 plex, 2 bdrm. + den (bdrm), $975.mo. n/s, no pets. 403-391-1780 2 Bdrm. 4-plex, 4 appls., $925. incl. sewer, water & garbage. D.D. $650, Avail. now or July 1.

403-304-5337

tour 403-309-1957

Roommates Wanted

3080

2 ROOMS in Normandeau 153 Northey Ave. N/S, no pets, no parties. $450 each. $250 d.d. Everything incl’d. Employed person.

403-350-4191 Buying or Selling your home?

Check out Homes for Sale in Classifieds

Rooms For Rent

3090

BLACKFALDS, $500, all inclusive. 403-358-1614 ROOM TO RENT very large $450. 403-350-4712

Mobile Lot

3190

PADS $450/mo.

Brand new park in Lacombe.

Spec Mobiles. 3 Bdrm., 2 bath. As Low as $75,000.

Down payment $4000. Call at anytime. 403-588-8820 Looking for a place to live?

Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

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homes CLASSIFICATIONS 4000-4190

Realtors & Services

Lots For

4160

GLENDALE

Condos/ Townhouses

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wheels CLASSIFICATIONS 5000-5300

Antique & Classic Autos

5020

BRADFORD Exchange Plates, 4 complete sets (32 plates), with certificates. $5. per plate.

403-885-5720

Fifth Wheels

5110

1995 TRAVELAIRE, 25.5’, very good, clean cond., sleeps 6, new awning, full propane tanks, full size fridge, 4 burner stove/ oven, microwave, queen bed, x-long couch, makes into bed, N/S, no pets. $7000. obo. 403-350-6695

Boats & Marine

5160

Boat Slips Available For Sale or Rent Sylvan Lake, AB 403.318.2442 info@watersedgesylvan.com www.watersedgesylvan.com

HERE TO HELP & HERE TO SERVE Call GORD ING at RE/MAX real estate central alberta 403-341-9995 Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

Tires, Parts Acces.

5180

TWO Bridgestone tires, 175-70-13, 85% treadwear, $40 for both.

403-505-3113

3030

SOUTHWOOD PARK 2 & 3 Bedroom Units • 1 & 1/2 Baths

Space to live!

Every 2 and 3 bedroom unit has a full bathroom upstairs and a half bath on the main floor. There is a full basement and your own private yard.

A place to call HOME in Red Deer.

Check us out at www.greatapartments.ca Call for details. Sorry no pets.

403-347-7473

6010

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS Estate of Glen Ian Huntley who died on January 27, 2016 If you have a claim against this estate, you must file your claim by July 25, 2016 with Andrew J. Luft Johnston Ming Manning LLP Barristers and Solicitors 4th Floor, 4943 – 50 Street Red Deer, AB T4N 1Y1

and provide details of your claim.

If you do not file by the date above, the estate property can lawfully be distributed without regard to any claim you may have.

TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 403-314-4300 ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Wednesday and Friday ONLY 2 DAYS A WEEK CLEARVIEW RIDGE CLEARVIEW TIMBERSTONE LANCASTER VANIER WOODLEA/ WASKASOO DEER PARK GRANDVIEW EASTVIEW MICHENER MOUNTVIEW ROSEDALE GARDEN HEIGHTS MORRISROE Call Prodie at 403-314-4301

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Wednesday and Friday ONLY 2 DAYS A WEEK ANDERS BOWER HIGHLAND GREEN INGLEWOOD JOHNSTONE KENTWOOD RIVERSIDE MEADOWS PINES SUNNYBROOK SOUTHBROOKE WEST LAKE WEST PARK Call Tammy at 403-314-4306

CARRIERS NEEDED WatersEdge Marina

ORIOLE PARK

3 bdrm., 1-1/2 bath, $975. rent, s.d. $650, incl water sewer and garbage.

Avail. now or July 1st.

403-304-5337 WESTPARK 2 bdrm. 4-plex, 4 appls.

Rent $925/mo. d.d. $650.

Avail. now or July 1 403-304-5337

Gull Lake, Lot #25, lot size 45’ x 94’, close to marina, beach, golf course, and walking trails. Fully serviced, $88,900. NO GST. Call 403-358-2070.

4010

3 Bdrm. 4-plex, 4 appls., $975. incl. sewer, water & garbage. D.D. $650, Avail. now or July 1. 403-304-5337

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For CENTRAL ALBERTA LIFE 1 day a week INNISFAIL PENHOLD LACOMBE SYLVAN LAKE OLDS BLACKFALDS PONOKA STETTLER Call Sandra at 403- 314-4303

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED INNISFAIL 6 DAYS A WEEK BY 6:30 AM Call Joanne at 403- 314-4308

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ADVICE FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 2016

Wife’s physical contact disappeared after stroke KATHY MITCHELL AND MARCY SUGAR ANNIE’S MAILBOX

Dear Annie: My wife and I are in our 60s and recently celebrated our 15th anniversary. I know she loves me, but the physical side of our marriage has gone completely down the toilet.

It started about six years ago when my wife suffered a massive stroke, causing her to lose the ability to speak, as well as some coordination on one side.

She also becomes easily confused. Less than a year later, we were in an auto accident where she suffered two compressed vertebrae in her neck, requiring surgery. She also developed severe osteoarthritis (it’s mostly genetic, but the accident triggered the onset), which affects nearly every joint in her body.

Now the problem: My wife has lost all interest in any form of physical contact, including sex, saying the pain is excruciating when I touch her.

I barely get a half-hearted hug with no contact other than her head on my chest. We still kiss and hold hands, but no other body parts touch.

We have been to multiple doctors and so-called specialists, and all they want to do is throw prescription pain meds at her, only one of which her body could tolerate.

Physical therapy has not helped.

I love my wife, but sorely miss being able to touch, cuddle or make love to her. I find myself drinking a lot at night just to kill the urge. I’m going absolutely nuts over this. I am not one to stray, but the drinking isn’t doing me much good and the antidepressant the doctor recommended isn’t helping much, either.

I know there has to be some treatment out there that would help. What can I do? — Tilting at Windmills Dear Tilting: Let’s recap — your wife had a stroke which has left her somewhat incapacitated, she was injured in a car accident and had neck surgery and now has severe osteoarthritis and is in constant pain. And you are disappointed that she doesn’t want to be closely held? Please understand that every time you try, you are hurting her. A lot.

It seems your wife has made every effort to alleviate her pain through medication and therapy. Now it’s your turn. You need to find a way to deal with your current situation and accept your wife’s physical limitations. Counseling may help. Please ask your doctor for a referral.

Dear Annie: I am responding to “Need to Get Moving,” the dog owner who doesn’t want strangers to pet his dogs.

We have two large German shepherds. Our vet advised us to tell people, “For your protection and theirs, we would appreciate if you do not pet them.”

For the past couple of years, we have also been using the yellow ribbon you mentioned.

We spend our summers at a boat marina and see many different people and dogs each day. When asked about the yellow ribbons, we are happy to explain.

With the help of columns like yours, I believe it is only a matter of time for this practice to become very well-known. — My Kids Have Paws Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@ creators.com, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

You can also find Annie on Facebook at Facebook.com/ AskAnnies

SNOW LEOPARDS

Gen X bigger purchaser of cottages than Baby Boomers ROYAL LEPAGE REPORT

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — A new report from realtor Royal LePage says members of so-called Generation X are buying twice as many cottages as Baby Boomers.

The report says retirement planning and vacationing are among the reasons most often cited by those looking to purchase recreational properties.

Royal LePage says the typical cottage buyer is a couple with children, most likely in the Generation X demographic, which the report defines as those aged 36 to 51.

The report defines Baby Boomers as those between 52 and 70.

Its findings are based on a national survey of Royal LePage recreational real estate experts.

The report says foreign buyers — predominantly from the United States — make up 10 per cent or less of Canada’s recreational property market.

“We found it interesting that a majority of respondents identified retirement as a driving factor for a recreational property purchase consideration, but Gen Xers, still decades from retirement, were identified as the typical buyer in the current market,” Phil Soper, president and CEO of Royal LePage, said in a statement.

“This cohort, having reached a place of stability, and often owners of primary residences in the country’s city centres, is making recreational property purchases for family enjoyment in the near-term and as a key strategy for retirement.”

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