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Town of Blackfalds firefighters spray foam on and around a plane that crashed in Blackfalds Thursday afternoon. The Steen Skybolt aerobatic biplane came down in a field just east of the Boston Pizza Restaurant on Cottonwood Drive and Hwy 2A.

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF BLACKFALDS — The pilot who died in a plane crash on Thursday afternoon skillfully avoided nearby houses and businesses, say bystanders.

“He was doing all he could to not hit anybody else,” said Luke Mack. “It was an absolutely heroic move on his part.”

The single engine aerobatic biplane came down around 2:30 p.m. in a narrow field between Boston Pizza and

a nearby subdivision off Cottonwood Drive. The crumpled wreckage was less than 50 metres from businesses on side and homes on the other.

“What he managed to do in avoiding the local businesses and the houses was astonishing,” said Mack. “It takes something special to be able to do something like that.”

Nick Terpstra said before the crash the plane veered straight up and then seemed to stall. It had been heading south and then turned east when it went down.

“You could feel it in the ground when he hit,” said Terpstra.

Mack said he heard the impact more than a kilometre away from the crash site.

“It almost sounded like thunder of a sort.”

As soon as the plane hit the ground, construction workers at a nearby site ran over with fire extinguishers. The pilot and lone occupant did not survive the crash.

An 18-year-old Red Deer man has been charged with two charges of dangerous driving causing death after two other Central Alberta teenagers were killed in a rural car crash on Canada Day. Dylan Beauclair is also facing two charges of dangerous driving causing bodily harm as two other teens were injured in the single-vehicle collision that occurred 10 km east of Red Deer near the ASHLEIGH SMITH intersection of Range Road 261 and Hwy 595.

Ashleigh Smith, 16, of Springbrook and John Dolliver, 18, of Penhold, were ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene.

There were five young people in the veh i c l e w h e n JOHN DOLLIVER it crashed at about 11:30p.m. on July 1.

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Red Deer cries foul over low-income transit subsidy

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF

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Mayor Tara Veer said the recent subsidy arose out of big city charter discussions that are intended to give the two cities more power and change

how they are funded.

“Part of the concern Red Deer and other mid-sized cities have had is not only that the charters would give rights and powers over and above other municipalities, but it would ultimately translate into additional funding for Edmonton and Calgary,” Veer said on RED DEER WEATHER

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She said city council immediately submitted a formal request to the province for the same transit subsidy about six weeks ago when it was announced. Council has yet to receive a response. Central Alberta Poverty Reduction Alliance also sent the province a letter supporting Red Deer’s position.

“The government did indicate that it’s a three-year pilot for Edmonton

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Exiled prince was committed to homeland

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF An exiled Burmese prince who lived in Innisfail for the past 16 years and died on Sunday was remembered for his dedication to trying to help people in his homeland.

Hso Khan Pha of Yawnghwe, the Shan state in what is now part of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, died at age 78.

Simon Robins said his father had survived a couple of heart attacks. While his death was sudden, it was not unexpected.

His father, a geologist, had only stopped doing field work eight years ago, but remained politically active, he said.

HSO KHAN PHA “He was retired, but never stopped working at his passion, the independence of the Shan state. It was definitely a full-time job for him up until his passing,” said Robins, 39, of Canmore.

Pha, also known as Tiger Yawnghwe, was the son of Sao Shwe Thaik, the last king of the Shan state and first president of the democratic and newly independent Union of Burma in 1948.

Thaik was arrested during a military coup in 1962 and his 17-year-old son, Sao Mye Thaik, was shot dead. Pha was studying in England at the time of the coup, and his father later died in prison.

Robins said his father tried to get the message out about the brutalities of the dictatorship and worked with others for the independence of his homeland.

Pha’s mother and siblings eventually came to Canada as well.

Pha raised his family in Edmonton and he went on to live in Calgary before moving to Innisfail.

“It was a nice friendly place to live. He had good connections in the community. It was a nice simple place to live.”

Robins said his father didn’t share much about his life as a member of the royal family, but there were some stories and photos.

“His life in Canada was drastically different than his life growing up. He had his heritage, but in Alberta he was a family man with a job, bills he had to pay.”

Robins said as Myanmar started opening up in recent years some family members have gone back, but his father did not.

“It’s a nice thought that we can take our families there and show them our heritage where he never had that chance because of the political environment.”

Pha had four children and eight grandchildren.

His memorial will be held on Oct. 16, at 1 p.m., at McKernan Community Hall in Edmonton. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

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Author Theresa “Corky” Larsen-Jonasson holds up her new book entitled ‘The Sharing Circle.’

Author hopes story will help people resolve disagreements

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF Theresa “Corky” Larsen-Jonasson has helped schoolyard bullies empathize with their victims by bringing both parties into a sharing circle.

This age-old form of conflict resolution, traditionally used by the First Nations and some other cultures, is now the theme of Larsen-Jonasson’s first children’s book, appropriately called The Sharing Circle.

The Red Deer author hopes her story, which was written after consultation with First Nations elders and other community members, will help adults and children learn to deal with disagreements in a more constructive way.

In the picture book, published by Medicine Wheel Education in Victoria, two little foxes get into a fight after one blames the other for shoving him into the river. Soon their squabble grows. “Everyone picks sides and it disrupts the whole community,” said Larsen-Jonasson.

With the help of woodpecker, buffalo and owl, the two foxes are brought into a sharing circle to try to resolve their issue. Larsen-Jonasson said this concept hangs on respect: “The power of the circle means you get respect for your opinion and there’s also respect for another person’s opinion and voice.”

Each individual who holds a rock, or braid of sweetgrass, gets to speak. As long as the person is still holding the object, he/she becomes the sole focus of everybody’s attention. There’s no interrupting, debating or snickering by others in the circle.

When the person is done speaking, the rock gets passed to the next person. Once again, everybody has to listen to this individual’s viewpoint until the rock

Ponoka RCMP hunting for three male suspects after carjacking attempt Ponoka RCMP are looking for three male suspects after several carjacking attempts on Wednesday near Ponoka.

No one was injured during the incidents.

Police say a truck travelling north on Hwy 2 was struck from behind by another vehicle.

Three male occupants of the second vehicle fled

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“It instills confidence in young people if they all have to sit together and work on these things,” knowing each will be respected in turn, said Larsen-Jonasson, a Métis of Cree and Danish heritage.

She feels there’s time for anger to die down and another viewpoint to sink in when no one is interrupting.

The author is considered a community elder, who has helped in schools, with the Red Deer Native Friendship Centre, Safe Harbour, and other groups.

She knows first hand that the concept works. While it doesn’t solve every problem, Larsen-Jonasson believes sharing circles at least help people gain an understanding of each other’s positions.

She was pleased to be asked by Medicine Wheel Education publisher (former Red Deer resident and aboriginal hoop dancer) Teddy Anderson to write this book.

“There’s a sacredness to these teachings and we have to be very careful (how) we make them public.”

But there’s also a need to share old ways, added Larsen-Jonasson. “What worked really well in the past could also work very well today.”

The author, who would love to see her book in schools and libraries, plans to write about other First Nations traditions to help new generations learn from old practices.

The Sharing Circle, colourfully illustrated by Jessika von Innerebner, who has worked as an artist with Pixar and Disney, will soon be available from The Hub on Ross as well as from www.teddyanderson.com. The book will be launched at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15, at The Hub with Larsen-Jonasson attending. Everybody is welcome. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com the vehicle and attempted to steal two other vehicles that had stopped near the collision to help.

The suspects then attempted to steal the truck they originally hit, before fleeing on foot.

The suspect vehicle was found to be stolen from Calgary.

The suspects are described as Caucasian, bald and wearing hoodies.

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Province tweaks road closures at interchange project

BY MARY-ANN BARR ADVOCATE STAFF Drivers have been slowly adjusting to major traffic changes in Red Deer as construction on the Gaetz Avenue/Hwy 2 interchange project is underway.

Alberta Transportation had to make an adjustment to roadway closures at the south end of Gaetz Avenue after last Saturday when a lot of drivers poured into the Southpointe Common shopping centre instead of onto the flyover that leads to Hwy 2.

The flyover was barricaded and closed off as of Oct. 1, and southbound Hwy 2 traffic is being diverted by way of 19th Street to Taylor Drive (Hwy 2A).

Julie MacIsaac, a public affairs officer with Alberta Transportation, said to further highlight the detour, the dedicated southbound turning lanes on 19th Street were subsequently closed to help resolve the problem encountered last Saturday by drivers.

“With the additional lane closures on 19th street, and local drivers becoming accustomed to the new detour, my understanding is the issue has been resolved.”

There were digital signs informing drivers of the change in place for two weeks; however, as with any significant change to a regularly used intersection, there were some issues as drivers encountered the detour, MacIsaac said.

Temporary traffic signals have been installed at the Taylor Drive (Hwy 2A) interchange ramp to handle additional traffic.

The Hwy 2 flyover at the end of Gaetz Avenue was closed for demolition and reconstruction as part of the $80-million Gaetz Avenue/Hwy 2 interchange improvement project.

One of the largest Alberta Transportation projects underway, it involves the removal of three bridge structures, constructing five new bridge structures, reconfiguration of ramps and intersections, realignment of Hwy 2, expansion to six lanes between 32nd Street and McKenzie Road and the construction of new collector-distributor roads.

It’s expected the project will be completed in the

Deer Park Alliance Church celebrating 80th anniversary Deer Park Alliance Church is celebrating 80 years in Red Deer.

The church began its journey when founders met for the first time in a rented hall in what is now the downtown.

In 1949, the church officially became part of the Christian and Missionary Alliance denomination.

The congregation outgrew its first facility and went on to build a church at the corner of 60th Street and 54th Avenue that was complete in 1962. In 1979, the church moved to its location at 2960 39th St. The 80th anniversary service will be held on Oct. 23 at 10:15 a.m., followed by a luncheon and fellowship.

All are welcome to join in the celebration.

For more information, call the church at 403-3431511, e-mail office@deerparkchurch.ca or visit www. deerparkchurch.ca Details are also posted on Facebook.

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Work on the Gaetz Avenue/Hwy 2 interchange project is underway. fall of 2018, before the 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer.

“We’ll be sticking to the construction schedule very closely and we do expect the Gaetz Avenue interchange to open before the Feb. 15 to March 3, 2019 Winter Games. We understand how important

this project is to the Red Deer region and every effort will be made to complete this project before the Games,” MacIsaac said.

For more information and updates on the project, go to www.transportation.alberta.ca/5969.htm barr@reddeeradvocate.com

RCMP need help to identify motors

contact the Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575. To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-2228477 or report it online at www.tipsubmit.com.

RCMP are looking for information on a pair of large electric motors found abandoned near the pedestrian trestle bridge downtown.

Police were notified on the morning of Sept. 26 of the two large motors, which were found near the bridge and 53rd Avenue.

One was located just off the path sitting on a yellow jack, and the second had been placed in the trees and covered with branches. Each engine weighs between 136 kg (300 pounds) and 228 kg (500 pounds).

RCMP have not yet determined how they were transported to the area.

Police believe the engines may have been stolen for the copper wire inside them, although that copper wire had not yet been removed. The motors have not yet been linked to any recent thefts or break-ins in the area.

One engine was manufactured by TecoWestinghouse and the other by English Electric Company of Canada.

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Premier tells municipalities there’s no funding for new projects EDMONTON — Alberta’s premier is warning municipalities that the cash-strapped province is going to have to refuse a lot of funding requests.

Rachel Notley has told delegates at the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association that they need to lower their expectations.

She says it’s great if municipalities want innovative, new projects, but that they’ll have to decide what other funding can be pulled to pay for them.

Notley says that with a $10.9-billion deficit, the province will keep spending growth to about two per cent, with priority given to health and education.

Alberta is being hammered by low oil prices, and unemployment and office vacancy rates are rising.

The province’s estimated debt is expected to climb to $58 billion by 2019.

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Vast fallout from falling food prices

BY SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES

per cent since last year. Egg prices are down an average of 40 per cent. Dairy and bakery products have dropped by more than 15 per cent in many regions.

High U.S. food inventories are exacerbated by surprisingly sluggish demand from export markets like China. A relatively strong U.S. dollar discourages trade.

Many European countries are also dealing with declines in food prices.

And that’s unexpected, since many believed the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union would push food prices higher as the pound weakened.

The Canadian dollar, on the other hand, has held steady over the past few months. That has kept fruit and vegetable prices lower in our stores.

At the farmgate, prices for commodities like corn, soybeans, oats, beef and pork have been cut by as much as half of what they were in 2012. High yields for North American agriculture have tended to keep prices lower and farmers with low capacity will suffer most.

Cattle prices have slipped as the result of unpredictable demand. Western Feedlots Ltd., one of the largest operators in the country, has announced it

Making money in the food business isn’t nearly as simple as it once was.

It’s becoming cheaper to buy food in Canada – prices fell in August for the first time in years in every province except Alberta. And the Statistics Canada data may indicate the start of significant ongoing food deflation.

But while consumers may be delighted to see prices decline, it creates a significant challenge for the food industry.

The tempered outlook for the rest of 2016 and beyond puts a significant strain on the industry, right down to producers.

The declining prices are the result of two factors: excess inventories for many products and a more competitive food distribution landscape.

And as bad as the drop in food prices is in Canada, it’s even worse to the south.

The U.S. faces the longest stretch of declining food prices in more than 50 years. In some parts of the U.S., beef prices have dropped by more than 40

will shut down its operations in Alberta. It’s a sign of things to come for the cattle industry.

Of course, processors benefit from lower input costs, but now face a backlash as grocers demand lower prices from suppliers in order to remain competitive. Large processors can mitigate these costs but smaller outfits may not survive.

For Canadian grocers, lower prices likely quell rumours of potential mergers, acquisitions or new entrants.

In the U.S., however, it could lead to more consolidation.

Canadians should expect to enjoy grocery savings for a while, if not with all products. At the meat counter, for example, chicken prices increased while beef and pork dropped and the trend may continue. With prices regulated at farmgate and high tariffs on imports, the supply-managed poultry sector is almost immune to price fluctuations. Poultry will remain popular for most meat-eating Canadians, but it will be interesting to see if different meat choices are made due to price discrepancies.

Canadian consumers, in general, are slowly changing their food pur-

chasing patterns. Food sales are up in convenience stores but down in specialty outlets, by more than 1.5 per cent. Supermarket sales remain robust, up 1.6 per cent since last year.

Gains by traditional grocers are likely due to creative ways of adding value to products. Offering more single servings, promoting more functional foods for health-conscious consumers and sales of ethnic foods have picked up.

It’s a much more aggressive promotional environment and consumers should take advantage of it. And it may last a while, except in restaurants, where a more consolidated industry still makes our outings a little more expensive.

In recent years, food providers have made an effort to connect with consumers. We should hope that lower food prices won’t compromise a vastly improved Canadian food marketplace.

Lower-priced foods shouldn’t marginalize the importance of food in our lives.

Sylvain Charlebois is dean of the Faculty of Management and professor in the Faculty of Agriculture at Dalhousie University.

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The inconvenient truth of a mountain of garbage

BY LOUISE MCEWAN ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES I felt guilty tossing mixed household and construction materials into container bins at the landfill. We did our very best to reuse and recycle, but we still had a couple of truckloads of stuff to discard.

I hadn’t been to the landfill for years, maybe decades, and I was shocked at the change in the landscape.

I had expected the dump of my childhood.

The dump was a place we occasionally went to with my father on a Sunday afternoon to throw things away.

Usually it was construction material.

While we never picked up any discarded items (my mother would not have been pleased had we returned home with someone else’s junk), some people went home with treasures plucked from the debris.

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There was a natural depression in the earth back then and into this depression heavy equipment dumped and buried all manner of things, from food waste to scrap metal. As we drove along the dusty road, we could look down at the garbage.

Driving along that same road today, you look up at a mountain constructed from garbage.

“Everything has an economic lifespan,” I told myself as we drove away.

And while it’s certainly true that things wear out and we have to get rid of them somewhere, that mountain of junk altering the landscape brought home an inconvenient truth.

We consume and waste too much. Of course, consumer spending is an important component of a healthy economy. But at some point, each of us needs to make a decision about our consumption. We have to decide where we draw the line between our wants and our needs.

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ne. It’s especially difficult when we are confronted with aisle after aisle of attractive goods. Never mind that it is often cheaply-manufactured merchandise that breaks down or wears out, and which we must replace within a few years.

A little over a year ago, Pope Francis issued his environmental encyclical, Laudato Si, On Care For Our Common Home. The document brought a spiritual perspective to the discussion on the environment and climate change. It also challenged people to think about production and consumption as a moral and not simply economic acts. Less is more, said the pontiff, and he advocated for a spirit of moderation in our consumption of material goods.

Most of us, particularly if we live in larger centres, rarely go to the landfill. We put out our allotted number of garbage cans on the curb for pickup.

We gradually dole out waste from a household project or from cleaning

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out overstuffed closets, putting small amounts into the regular trash. We pay contractors to haul materials away. We take advantage of free pickup days.

Presto! Our garbage vanishes. Out of sight, out of mind.

We feel virtuous when we recycle.

We feel generous when we donate our unwanted goods to charity.

It is only when something dramatic drives home the point of our wasteful overconsumption that we take notice.

For me, it was a trip to the landfill.

Until then, I felt pretty smug about my heroic efforts to reuse and recycle.

But that mountain of garbage, emblematic of the environmental damage of overconsumption, horrified and humbled me.

Louise McEwan has a background in education and faith formation.

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MP helps defeat controversial Jewish groups pleased over prof’s suspension at university animal protection bill

BY MARY-ANN BARR ADVOCATE STAFF A failed animal protection bill could have had significant implications for hunters, anglers, farmers and trappers, Earl Dreeshen said Thursday.

The Red Deer-Mountain View MP was one of a majority who voted Wednesday in Parliament against second reading of the Modernizing Animal Protections Act Bill C-246, a private member’s bill.

As well, a few days before that vote, Dreeshen introduced a motion requiring a committee to address what he said were the more pressing issues related to animal welfare, including ensuring law-abiding hunters and farmers were not adversely impacted by new legislation.

Among other things, Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith’s bill would have prohibited the practice of shark finning and the importation of shark fins.

It would have also prohibited products made of dog or cat fur or skin from being imported into Canada or manufactured, advertised or sold in Canada.

Erskine-Smith said earlier that the bill was about ending animal abuse,

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CRASH: Engine trouble Blackfalds RCMP said the biplane had flown from Lacombe airport and “was experiencing what witnesses believed to be engine trouble” before it crashed.

No one was injured on the ground.

The pilot’s name will not be released, say police.

One of those watching as firefighters and police worked at the crash site said the pilot was a friend, who flew out of the Lacombe Flying Club.

“He was a great guy,” said the emotional man, who did not want to give his name or the pilot’s.

Transportation Safety Board of Canada investigators were headed to the scene and expected to arrive in the late afternoon.

The plane was a Steen Skybolt, which is an amateur-built kit aerobatic plane. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

DEATHS: Two other teens hurt Two other teens were taken to hospital with serious injuries. A fifth person was also taken to hospital, treated and released a short time after.

not ending animal use.

The vote was 198 against and 84 in favour of the bill. Private member’s bills rarely make it into law.

Much of the concern over the bill was that it might have unintended consequences for those who are legitimately involved with animals, such as cattle producers.

The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, hunters and anglers, and farmers and trappers, were some of those who expressed concern, Dreeshen said.

Dreeshen was hearing from rural residents worried that they would have to defend their practices in court if the bill passed.

“We have to make sure that we strike a balance between Canadians being able to responsibly use our animal-based resources and providing fair and adequate treatment … for the humane treatment of animals.”

Dreeshen’s motion asked in part that the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights undertake a study to prepare a more appropriate animal welfare bill “that better reflects the realities of a country with deep roots in traditions and cultural practices that involve our animal-based resources.” barr@reddeeradvocate.com attempted murder after a woman was randomly attacked and sexually assaulted while walking to work.

Lethbridge police say the 25-yearold woman was approached by a stranger last Friday morning.

She was struck with a weapon then sexually assaulted. She is in hospital in critical condition.

Police say items found near the victim had earlier been stolen from a nearby garage, where a homeowner found a man sleeping inside.

Denzel Dre Colton Bird, who is 20, also faces charges of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault with a weapon, aggravated assault and break and enter.

Blackfalds RCMP charged Beauclair this week and have released him on his own recognizance with several conditions. He is scheduled to appear in Red Deer provincial court in November.

CHARTERS: Isolating Red Deer reiterated its concerns about big city charters on Wednesday when members of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association approved the AUMA’s official response to the province concerning amendments to the Municipal Government Act. Veer said on the whole, Red Deer supported the AUMA policy paper, but also submitted its own paper.

“One of our predominate noted concerns was the charter process. Obviously because we’re the largest of the mid-sized cities and because of our central positioning on the corridor, our fear is that we will face the greatest risk if indeed the charters prove to be legislatively and financially isolating.”

Red Deer has been troubled by big city charters since they were first introduced by the province in 2014.

Another issue identified by the city is that municipalities be allowed to allocate larger municipal reserves for the construction of high schools, compared to other schools, to address the bigger building and parking required.

The cost of purchasing the additional land required is being borne by property taxpayers. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

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ANTHONY HALL

LETHBRIDGE — A longtime university professor whose online comments about the Holocaust and Israel have angered Jewish groups says his suspension undermines academic freedom and is unfair to students who signed up for his courses.

“I’ve been ripped out of my classroom,” Anthony Hall from the University of Lethbridge said Thursday.

“I feel great responsibility for these students who are being deprived of the right to finish their course and get their grade and move on.”

The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs and B’nai Brith Canada had called for Hall to be fired and are applauding the university’s move.

Hall said the suspension is the result of a powerful lobby putting pressure on the university’s administration.

He has been at the southern Alberta university for 26 years, initially teaching Native American studies and later as a professor of liberal education and globalization.

Hall said that as a tenured professor, he has not been treated properly.

“The institution of tenure is very vital to academic freedom. It is supposed to be a protection.”

The university said in a statement that Hall has been suspended without pay pending an internal review into possible violations of the Alberta Human Rights Act. “The university has taken immediate and active steps to ensure that the suspension of Dr. Hall will not impact or disrupt the studies of the affected students of the University of Lethbridge.”

Municipalities group debate sending letters of support for pipelines

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Delegates at the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association convention will be debating a pair of resolutions to send letters to the National Energy Board to support Energy East and Kinder Morgan pipelines.

Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson says the message should hold some weight, even if the association doesn’t have standing at the hearings.

He says it shows elected officials across the province strongly support the projects because it creates jobs and helps the economy.

The hearings into the Energy East pipeline have been delayed after protesters disrupted meetings in Montreal last month and then panel members resigned after being accused of bias.

Critics charged the panel was bi-

ased after learning that two of three panellists met last year with former Quebec premier Jean Charest, then a consultant for TransCanada.

Trans Mountain, Kinder Morgan’s $6.8-billion Alberta-to-B.C. pipeline expansion, was conditionally approved by the board last spring, but still requires government approval to proceed.

“I think it’s very significant when you get local, elected officials from across this province coming together and making a strong statement and whether that officially has standing in the NEB process or other processes is less significant politically than the fact that there’s this strong support from mayors who understand how important the oil and gas business and market access is to jobs and the economy of our province,” Iveson said.

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Big bats come alive, Estrada superb GAME PUNCTUATED WITH THREE-RUN HOME RUN FROM BAUTISTA

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Blue Jays 10 Rangers 1 ARLINGTON, Texas — It was a beatdown, but this time the bad blood stayed under the surface.

Toronto rocked Cole Hamels for five runs in the third inning and a near flawless Marco Estrada delivered 8 1/3 stellar innings as the Blue Jays thumped the Texas Rangers 10-1 Thursday to win Game 1 of the American League Division Series.

Jose Bautista, Public Enemy No. 1 in Texas, slammed a three-run homer in the ninth inning off reliever Jake Diekman to rub salt in the wound. No bat-flip this time. He put his weapon down gently after the blast to left field, where the fan who caught the ball whipped it back into play.

The Jays slugger was happy to keep the focus on baseball rather than rehash Toronto’s recent Hatfield-andMcCoy-like feuding with the Rangers.

“I wanted to avoid all the questions about the whole ordeal because we’re baseball players, not UFC fighters, and we came here to play ballgames,” Bautista said. “That’s why I wanted everybody to kind of focus on that in our clubhouse. And we did and we played a pretty good game today and hopefully we continue to do that.”

It was Bautista’s fourth home run in his last eight post-season at-bats. He is tied with Joe Carter for most playoff homers by a Blue Jay with six.

Toronto came close to its first complete game of the season — and the first of Estrada’s career. But Elvis Andrus tripled to open the bottom of the ninth and scored on a Shin-Soo Choo’s groundout. Manager John Gibbons then brought in Ryan Tepera to close the door.

“Two outs away from finishing it.

Unfortunately I couldn’t,” said Estrada, who failed to convince Gibbons to keep him in. “But who cares, we won.

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Toronto Blue Jays’ Jose Bautista and Josh Donaldson, right, celebrate Bautista’s three-run home run against the Texas Rangers during the ninth inning of Game 1 of baseball’s American League Division Series, Thursday, in Arlington, Texas.

That’s all that matters.”

Estrada (1-0) gave up one run in 8 1/3 innings on four hits with six strikeouts in a 98-pitch performance with 72 strikes. He becomes the third Jay in playoff history to record a start of

eight-plus innings while giving up one run or less (Dave Stieb, 1985, and David Cone, 1992).

In contrast, Hamels allowed a playoff career-high seven runs in the shortest outing of the 2008 World Series

MVP’s post-season career.

While Bautista relishes the big stage, Estrada says he treats it like any other game.

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Energetic Kings and Queens earn wins EXHIBITION TOURNAMENT THIS WEEKEND AT RDC

BY DANNY RODE SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Red Deer College King Cody White brings the ball in around Kings University Eagle Brandon Isaac during basketball action at Red Deer College Thursday afternoon.

Queens 72 Eagles 43 Although it’s still exhibition play and The Kings University Eagles of Edmonton won’t be one of the premier teams in the Alberta Colleges Women’s Basketball League, the RDC Queens showed they’re taking steps in the right direction.

The Queens played a solid two-way game as they downed the Eagles 72-43 in their opening game of the Ramada Inn and Suites Fall Royalty Classic at RDC Thursday afternoon.

“Our focus right now is on chemistry, ball movement and energy as a group, we’re not even talking about the technical adjustments,” said Queens head coach Ken King. “But you can see there’s a whole new level of energy that you didn’t see in the past.”

That energy was evident from not only the starters, but to the 15th person on the bench. The Queens did a good job of moving the ball and attacking the basket, and when they were left open outside, drained several threepoint shots. They also were aggressive on defence, using a full court trap more than in past seasons.

“We want to attack the basket and

on the defensive side not just throw our bodies around, but try to put pressure on the ball and play smart at the same time … have energy at both ends.”

The Queens spread their scoring around with 10 players hitting the scoresheet. Kiana Mintz led the way with 14 points, while Emily White added 11, Kristen Loney and Dedra Janvier 10 each, Kayla Guillet and Keitlyn Williams seven apiece and Brooke Kirkpatrick six. Amy Whitesell had 12 and Marta Burchett 10 for TKU. Kings 91 Eagles 82 The Kings also showed flashes of their ability and recorded a 91-82 victory despite not playing Matt Matear or Ian Tevis, two of their premier players.

Kings head coach Clayton Pottinger allowed some of his younger players an opportunity to get playing minutes and while he was generally happy he felt they need to pick it up on defence.

“It;’s still early, but the defensive effort wasn’t where it needs to be,” he said.

“There were spurts when no one knew who they were guarding, or giving up easy shots and not getting a rebound.

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Red Deer’s Risling synchronized swimming star DANNY RODE LOCAL SPORT Training at the Red Deer Recreation Centre pool is tough for the Red Deer Synchronized Swim Club.

The pool has only five lanes, which is considerably narrower than regulation, and isn’t deep enough.

Considering all that, it hasn’t stopped Kia Risling from becoming one of the top young synchro competitors in the province.

Risling has reached national calibre status in the 13-15 year-old age division after a strong performance at the provincial level last season. She also won the figures in the Alberta Winter Games and was seventh in duet.

“Last year was one of my best,” said the 14-yearold. “I was second in qualifiers in figures and solo and at the Canadian Prairie championships I was first in figures out of over 100 girls, and first in solo out of 23 competitors.”

She also placed first in the trio competition.

“That was fun. I got an opportunity to compete with two of my friends.”

Paige Greenwood is in her fifth year as Risling’s coach and third as head coach. She says it’s not hard to see why she’s successful.

“I see a lot of drive, a lot of will power. She’s a really great role model for the younger girls. She never holds back even with a long day of being in school and then training she is always trying her best. She has the goals to do so.”

Greenwood admires her ability to be at her best while training in the smaller facility.

“The pool definitely holds us back, but we make the best of it. It’s nice to see we can place every year despite the disadvantage. The girls, like Kia, find the

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way to train.”

Risling indicated the toughest part of the smaller pool is not being able to complete routines.

“You have to do part of the routine, then go back and finish the other part. It’s tough when you go to events as you have to make sure to push yourself to keep moving.”

She is the only national age class athlete with the Red Deer club, which makes it tough to compete in duet and team competition. As a result she also joined the Excel Club in Edmonton and is competing with the junior (16-17 year-old) five-member team.

“It gives me an opportunity to compete in more events and gain more experience,” she said. “I probably enjoy duets the most as you’re with a partner and you can make friendships and competing with someone at your skill level, who will push you to be better.

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WHL FRIDAY, OCT. 7, 2016

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This week In Rebels History Overage forward Ted Vandermeer scored a highlight reel shootout goal to give the Red Deer Rebels a 3-2 victory over the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Oct. 3, 2006.

Vandermeer, the seventh Red Deer shooter, used an insideout move with a backhand deke TED VANDERMEER and picked the top corner on Hurricanes netminder Justin Leclarc.

It made a winner of goaltender James Reimer. Vandermeer, who was in his fourth season with the Rebels, finished the year with 12 goals and 13 assists in 58 games.

CHL Player of the Week Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Red Deer Rebel D-Jay Jerome skates during first period action against the Kamloops Blazers at the Centrium in Red Deer on Wednesday.

Anaheim Ducks prospect Sam Steel of the Regina Pats is the Canadian Hockey League’s player of the week for last week. Steel scored four goals and added three assists and was a a plus-3 in two games. Returning from his first NHL camp, Steel had two goals in a 6-3 win over the Edmonton Oil Kings and recorded a career-high five points, including two goals and three assists, in a 7-2 win over SAM STEEL the Red Deer Rebels. The 18-year-old Sherwood Park native is in his third WHL season. He was selected second overall in the 2013 bantam draft.

Jerome finds scoring success

BY DANNY RODE SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE

WHL Goaltender of the Week Nick Schneider of the Medicine Hat Tigers was selected the WHL goaltender of the week for last week.

He posted a 2-0-0-0 record with a 1.00 goals-againstaverage (gaa) NICK SCHNEIDER and a .962 save percentage. He made 23 saves in a 5-1 win over the Saskatoon Blades and 27 saves in a 3-1 win over the Swift Current Broncos.

The 19-year-old Leduc native was undrafted but signed with the Calgary Flames. He has a 46-36-2-2 record with a 3.19 gaa and an .898 save percentage in 97 career games.

Who’s Hot Portland Winterhawks centre Cody Glass jumped into the lead in the WHL scoring race with two goals and an assist in a 5-3 win over the homestanding Prince Albert Raiders Wednesday.

The 17-yearold Winnipeg native, who is in his second season in the CODY GLASS league, has three goals and nine helpers in six games. Last season he played 65 games and finished with 10 goals and 17 helpers.

The fact he wasn’t selected in the WHL bantam draft didn’t bother D-Jay Jerome.

“It was fine I was a pretty small guy and small guys don’t get drafted,” said the 17-year-old Lethbridge native.

But he had talent, something the Red Deer Rebels saw. He was invited to the Rebels rookie camp as a 15-yearold and offered a contract.

“I was still only 145-pounds when I first attended the Rebels camp, but they saw something in me. They told me that I had a future I just needed to get bigger and stronger. They said I had the scoring touch and not to worry about that just concentrate on everything else and it would come.”

Today he’s listed at six-foot-one, 175-pounds is in his rookie season with the Rebels.

He still has that scoring touch, having connected for four goals and two assists in his first six games.

“I obviously wanted to come in and score, but even then it’s happening more than I thought it would with me being so young. I do hope it keeps going.”

Rebels coaching staff likes what they’ve seen so far.

“In think his production so far has been a bit of a surprise, but without a

doubt he has the skill set,” said Rebels assistant coach Pierre-Paul Lamoureux. “The strength of his game is the ability to make something out of nothing.”

Still the 17-year-old has room to improve.

“They talked to me about working on my defence and once they said that I started to think more about it,” he said. “I’ve worked on it as you definitely need that to play in this league no matter how old you are.”

Lamoureux agrees, adding “there are a few areas he needs to keep working on. He has to be heavier on the puck and smarter with the puck. That’s not a negative, but just learning to play at this level.

“There’s a time and place to make plays and he will have the freedom to do just that as long as he picks his spots and when to do it. We tell our guys to have a good baseline game. To learn when to beat someone one-onone or when to chip in the puck and retrieve it. There’s a time and place for both.

“D-Jay is receptive to that, but a lot of stuff we talk to him about he’s never been introduced to. It’s work in progress to develop that baseline game.

But he’s slowly understanding it and implementing it into his game, which is exciting for us.”

Jerome came up through the Lethbridge minor hockey system, which is

turning into one of the better programs in the province.

He played two years of bantam, scoring 24 goals and adding 15 assists in 33 games his second season. In his year of minor midget, he scored 17 goals and 27 assists in 36 games and one year of midget AAA, finished with 15 goals and 20 assists in 34 games.

While he’s off to a quick start with the Rebels in the goal-scoring department he looks at himself as a playmaker as well.

“Coming up I did a little of both … I like scoring, but like to make plays as well.”

Lamoureux feels he will be strong in both areas.

“At the end of the day he will have both in his game. He’s skilled one-onone with goaltenders and skilled oneon-one with defencemen and sees the ice well. He has to keep working on his strength and power. It will take time, but there’s a lot to be excited about.”

Jordan Roy, who was picked up in a trade with the Tri-City Americans, has been a perfect addition to Jerome’s line. In fact he’s assisted on three of his goals.

“Jordan (from Lethbridge) is a good friend of mine and we seem to click,” said Jerome.

Danny Rode is a retired Advocate reporter, who can be reached at drode@ reddeeradvocate.com. His work can also be seen at Danny’s blog at rdcathletics.ca

Pats making pitch to host 100th Memorial Cup OLDEST TEAM IN CHL WOULD CELEBRATE CENTENNIAL WITH PRIZED TROPHY

BY GREG HARDER SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE The Regina Pats are one step closer to representing the WHL in their bid for the 2018 Memorial Cup. The Pats informed the WHL head office in early August of their intent to pursue the Canadian Hockey League’s showcase event, which celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2018.

The next step occurs Wednesday during a WHL board of governors meeting in Calgary. The Pats — led by governor/owner Anthony Marquart — are scheduled to speak in front of the board members and ask for their support.

Multiple league sources have told the Leader-Post that the Pats are a shoo-in to receive the WHL’s full endorsement. Once the formalities are complete, Regina will become the WHL’s nominee to host the 2018 Memorial Cup, pending final approval from the CHL. The successful applicants from each of Canada’s three major-junior leagues are slated to be announced in the first week of November. That’s followed by bid presentations to a national selection committee, likely in early December.

In the past, the Memorial Cup tournament has been staged on a rotating basis between the WHL, OHL and QMJHL (the 2016 event was held in Red

Deer and 2017 is earmarked for Windsor, Ont., with Quebec originally slated to be next up in 2018).

However, the CHL elected to open up the bidding to all three leagues for the 100th anniversary.

The OHL’s Ottawa 67’s were the first team to publicly declare their intention to bid while the Oshawa Generals have also expressed an interest.

The 67’s, located in the nation’s capital, will be celebrating their 50th season in 2018. The Pats — known as Canada’s oldest major-junior team — are preparing for their 100th anniversary in conjunction with the Memorial Cup centennial.

The trophy, which has origins dating back to the First World War, is dedicated to Canadian soldiers who’ve died defending their country.

The Pats have an obvious military connection since they were named after the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry.

“We feel we have the most compelling story in the Canadian Hockey League as it relates to the 100-year anniversary of the Memorial Cup,” said Marquart. “From a hockey operations perspective, we feel very good about the team we have for this year and for next year.

“We feel great about our coaching staff and management (under former NHL coach and GM John Paddock).

That coupled with our outstanding business side of the operations led by

‘WE FEEL WE HAVE THE MOST COMPELLING STORY IN THE CANADIAN HOCKEY LEAGUE AS IT RELATES TO THE 100-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE MEMORIAL CUP.’ ANTHONY MARQUART REGINA PATS GOVERNOR/OWNER (chief operating officer) Marty Klyne, we think we’re well suited to have an outstanding year next year.”

The main hurdle for the Pats is their aging home arena, the 6,200-seat Brandt Centre. The 40-year-old facility requires significant upgrades in order to meet the CHL’s requirements.

“The Western Hockey League will be providing its facility audit review in the month of October which will assist us in better understanding what needs to be done to the facility in order to prepare for hosting a Memorial Cup,” said Marquart.

“We’ll work with the Regina Exhibition Association (which runs the arena) in addressing the outstanding items that need to be addressed. Once we have the (WHL’s) report, we’ll be able to attach a price tag and begin discussions about how we can complete those improvements. With that, we can move forward with a plan that hopefully gets us ready for a great event.”

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NAIT Ook goaltender Alyssa Moyer comes up with a save on a shot by Red Deer College Queen Morgan Fraser during first-period college hockey action at the Centrium Thursday night.

Queens need some work

BY DANNY RODE SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE Ooks 3 Queens 2 The RDC Queens still have a few things to work on before they can legitimately expect to retain their Alberta Colleges Women’s Hockey League championship.

Not that they’re far off, but Thursday proved to be a good example of what they need to work on as they allowed two goals in the last minute and 16 seconds in dropping a 3-2 decision to the NAIT Ooks at the Centrium.

Unfortunately our first two minutes weren’t very good and our last two minutes weren’t very good,” said Queens head coach Kelly Coulter. “The game is 60 minutes and we only played 56. That’s a lesson the girls will have to learn.

“As well our puck management in protecting the lead wasn’t that good either. You just can’t throw the puck out blindly to allow turnovers, which covert into a rush. Again that’s a lesson to learn.”

Coulter knows to have success the team needs to play better in their zone.

“Defence wins championships,” he said. “We need to be more effective moving the puck and more comfortable playing in our zone.”

Despite playing most of the third period in their zone, the Queens looked as if they would hang on for the victory.

However, the Ooks pulled goaltender Alyssa Moyer with 90- seconds remaining and Vercha Kuzelova from the Czech Republic shovelled in a loose puck even though it appeared as if RDC netminder Jen West appeared to have had it covered.

Fourty-six seconds later Hannah Fouillard scored the winning goal on a screened blast from the right point.

Alica Mihalikova opened the scoring for the Ooks at 1:31 of the first period when the Queens may have still been celebrating their banner raising. NAIT held the edge in play for most of the first period and early in the second until a string of penalties against the Ooks changed the momentum. Becky Davidson deflected a shot past Moyer at 13:48 on the power play and Ashley Graf was credited with the Queens second marker at 15:26 that went in off a defenders skate.

The Queens could have easily been up three or four goals if not for Moyer.

However, instead of maintaining their momentum in the third period the Queens let the Ooks come at them, and didn’t generate a lot of good scoring opportunities.

“The third period we were hemmed into our zone again … we didn’t move the puck effectively, even off the glass where our forwards could have pressured their defence,” said Coulter.

The Ooks finished with 37 shots on West while Moyer faced 35.

The teams meet again tonight at 7 p.m. at NAIT. The Queens next home action is Oct. 20 against the Olds Broncos.

It’s ‘Pink in the Rink’ night with a number of prizes available for those wearing pink in the fight against cancer. Prizes will include NHL tickets. The RDC squad is also looking to draw in the largest crowd in ACAC women’s history.

Danny Rode is a retired Advocate reporter who can be reached at drode@reddeeradvocate.com. His work can also be seen at Danny’s blog at rdcathletics.ca.

TORONTO — The 16-page report on Shawn Barber’s positive cocaine test reads in parts like an erotic short story.

Sex, drugs and a hotel rendezvous, with Canada’s world champion pole vaulter playing the starring role just weeks before his Olympic debut.

But hours after the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada released its report on the bizarre — and salacious — chain of events that led up to his doping violation, Barber chalked it up to a “learning experience.”

“There’s no reason to cry over spilt milk, and you can’t do anything about it, so might as well just smile and learn to love it,” Barber said on a conference call Thursday.

The 22-year-old from Toronto tested positive for trace amounts of the recreational drug prior to the Rio Olympics, but he was still allowed to compete in Brazil after it was ruled he inadvertently ingested the banned substance.

“I’m very happy with the process that we went to,” Barber said from Akron, Ohio, where he lives and trains. “It was quite an ordeal going into the Olympics, but everything worked out the way it was supposed to.”

The SDRCC rendered its decision on Aug. 11, four days before Barber vaulted to a 10th-place finish in Rio. Barber claimed he ingested the cocaine July 8, on the eve of winning the Canadian title in Edmonton, by kissing a woman he’d met through the “casual encounters” section of Craigslist. His intent for the sexual rendezvous, he said, was a way to relieve stress. He’d posted for a “professional person,” and specified he wanted someone who was drug and disease-free.

The woman, referred to in the report as “W,” testified that she consumed cocaine before she met Barber and then again in the bathroom of his hotel room. She said that he could not have known she’d used the drug, and that she felt “horrible about what happened,” and would hate to be the reason for Barber not achieving his dream.

When asked if he’d do anything differently, Barber called it “a learning experience.”

“But given the circumstances, you understand that I live my life in a hotel,” he said. “So it can be rough at times, but it’s kind of the way… I dunno…”

Barber’s lawyer Paul Greene interjected at that point, saying Barber exercised “utmost caution.”

“He felt like somebody in a bar who met him and thought he was Shawn Barber could have spiked his drink,” said Greene.

McDavid has tough acts to follow as young NHL captain

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS When Connor McDavid takes the ice in the Edmonton Oilers’ season opener Oct. 12, he’ll become the youngest captain in NHL history at 19 years, 273 days old.

McDavid was captain of his junior team in Erie and of Team North America at the World Cup of Hockey, so it was no surprise that the talented player got the “C” for the Oilers.

Oilers coach Todd McLellan called McDavid “mature beyond his years” and an ambassador of the game like Sidney Crosby, a fellow No. 1 pick who also became captain at a young age.

McDavid is only 45 games into his NHL career and his history as Oilers captain is yet to be written.

Here’s a look at how the previous five youngest captains in NHL history fared with that responsibility: VINCENT LECAVALIER Selected captain of the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2000 at 19 years, 315 days old, the 1998 No. 1 pick lasted only a season and change before he clashed with coach John Tortorella and was stripped of the captaincy, which was given to veteran Dave Andrey-

STORIES FROM B1

RDC: Sultan in midseason form “Those sorts of things will cost you.

Defence is a commitment, and you have to be 100 per cent committed.

Lucky it’s early.”

On the other side veteran guard Khurram Sultan looked to be in mid-season form as he finished with 25 points, while Kai Greene added 17, Spencer Klassen 14 and Anthony Robbs 11. Cam Bush had 22 for TKU. “Khurram played well as did Shad (Shadrak Mpiana), who is just a rookie out of high school, and Kai did a good job of pushing the pace and being strong on the ball.”

The Kings face Lethbridge today at 6 p.m. and Keyano Saturday at 11 a.m.

The Queens also meet Keyano at 1 p.m.

Saturday. All games are at RDC. Danny Rode is a retired Advocate reporter who can be reached at drode@reddeeradvocate.com. His work can also be seen at Danny’s blog at rdcathletics.ca.

KIA: Team Alberta among goals “But as of now I don’t have anyone else at the national level in Red Deer.”

Risling, who turned 14 on Aug. 9, is

chuk. Lecavalier blossomed into a star and was a point-a-game player and alternate captain when the Lightning won the Stanley Cup in 2004.

Lecavalier was the face of the franchise in “Hockey Bay” and served as captain again from 2008-2013 before he was bought out of his contract.

GABRIEL LANDESKOG One of the youngest players to lace up his skates in the top Swedish men’s league, Landeskog was captain of the Ontario Hockey League’s Kitchener Rangers and got the “C” for the Colorado Avalanche after his rookie year. The 2012-13 lockout forced Landeskog to wait several months to start on the job at 20 years, 57 days old.

Landeskog helped Colorado make the playoffs in 2013-14 and the thoughtful Swede quietly remains one of the most respected players in the league.

SIDNEY CROSBY Crosby was the No. 1 pick in the 2005 draft of the Pittsburgh Penguins and became a franchise-changing superstar. He had immediate impact and proved to be among the best in the world. Crosby was 20 years, 59 days old at the start of his third NHL season when he first served as captain and led Pittsburgh to the Cup Final several months later.

excited about getting an opportunity to compete against some of the best swimmers in the country.

“Exciting, but nervous as well,” she said. “But it will be fun competing against girls outside of Alberta, and getting to travel to different areas.”

Considering she has an out-going personality, Risling will enjoy every minute of the experience.

“It will be a lot of different emotions in that I have to focus, yet I’m a friendly person and I’m sure I’ll be talking with everyone. But it will be interKIA RISLING esting to meet them and see the difference between the girls and how they practice.”

Kia was always in love with the water and got involved in synchronized swimming when she was eight.

“I was a water baby. I did everything I could in the water. I took lifeguard lessons and did lane swimming, but once I got into synchro I fell in love with it,” explained Risling, who is in Grade 9 at St. Pat’s.

Despite not competing at the national level before this year, Greenwood feels she will qualify for the nationals.

“Last year we took her to the Aquabelles meet and she swam an exhibition routine, which she used at the provincial level, and she placed sixth, which would have qualified her for the

Crosby lifted the Cup as a 21-year-old in 2009 and again as a 28-year-old in June.

JONATHAN TOEWS The Chicago Blackhawks followed the Crosby model by making Toews captain before the 2008-09 season. He was 20 years, 164 days old in his first game with that job. He also won the Cup young, lifting it in 2010 and then again in 2013 and 2015 as the most accomplished captain of the salary-cap era.

Toews earned the moniker “Captain Serious” and along with Crosby is a gold standard for young captains.

STEVE YZERMAN Before McDavid, Landeskog, Crosby and Toews were born, the Detroit Red Wings made Yzerman captain at 21 years, 153 days old back in 1986. Yzerman had on-ice success and adjusted his game under legendary coach Scotty Bowman to the point that he was considered one of the most trusted two-way centres around and a top leader.

The Red Wings won the Cup in 1997, 1998 and 2002 with Yzerman leading the way. He’s now in the Hockey Hall of Fame.

nationals … if it wasn’t exhibition.

“So she’s ready for this level.”

This will be her only year in the 1315 year-old class, because she will turn 15 prior to the end of 2017.

“She will then move into junior which will be fine as she will have the older girls to push her to get to that level and reach her goals,” said Greenwood.

As for her goals, Risling has only one, at the moment.

“I would love to make Team Alberta for the 2019 Canadian Winter Games.”

And with her talent and desire don’t put it past her.

Danny Rode is a retired Advocate reporter who can be reached at drode@reddeeradvocate.com. His work can also be seen at Danny’s blog at rdcathletis.ca.

JAYS: Estrada retires 12 straight “I don’t change anything. I just think of it as another regular-season game.

Why am I going to add extra pressure on myself?”

Estrada is like baseball’s answer to Canadiens goaltender Carey Price.

Both are single-minded.

“Essentially it comes down to the same thing — stopping pucks,” Price said in Sochi during the Winter Olympics.

Estrada can relate.

“Basically I just try to pound the zone. I look at Russ’s glove and I try to hit it as many times as possible,” he said, referencing catcher Russell

Martin.

Gibbons, meanwhile, savoured a game where the drama came early not late.

“In reality we were due to break out … Can’t say we necessarily relaxed, but it was kind of nice to have a game where you have a little breathing room, because we haven’t had too many of those lately.”

Toronto’s performance had many rushing to the record books.

ESPN Stats says the Jays are just the third team in post-season history to win Game 1 of a best-of-five series by at least nine runs on the road (joining the 2002 Cardinals and 2011 Rays). It also notes that teams up 1-0 in a bestof-five MLB post-season series win the series 70 per cent of the time, although it didn’t work for Texas last year against Toronto.

It was 32 degrees under the sun at first pitch before a sellout crowd of 47,434 that had little to cheer about at Globe Life Park.

The Jays sent nine men to the plate in the third, scoring all five runs — all with two outs. Troy Tulowitzki did the bulk of the damage with a three-run triple.

Estrada retired 12 straight after Beltre before Andrus singled to open the Texas half of the sixth. Andrus was promptly caught stealing as Choo struck out — it was that kind of day for the Rangers.

The 33-year-old right-hander faced just one batter over the minimum over eight innings, helping ease the load of a Toronto bullpen that was looking to rest closer Roberto Osuna and his sore shoulder.

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Local Sports

Saturday

● ACAC Basketball: RDC Fall Classic, RDC vs. Keyano, Queens, 1 p.m.,

Sunday

● Junior B Hockey: Heritage League, Strathmore at Blackfalds, 3:30 p.m.; Airdrie at Stettler, 4 p.m.

Football Edmonton 40 Winnipeg 26 WEEK 16 Bye: Hamilton Today’s Games Saskatchewan at Ottawa, 5 p.m.

Saturday’s Games B.C. at Winnipeg, 2 p.m.

Monday’s Games Edmonton at Montreal, 11 a.m.

Calgary at Toronto, 2 p.m.

High School Football Rankings Tier I (Pop 1250 and over) 1. (1) St. Francis, Calgary (4-0) 2. (2) Bev Facey (Sher Park), (6-0) 3. (3) Notre Dame, Calgary (2-0) 4. (4) Harry Ainlay, Edm (6-0) 5. (5) LCI, Lethbridge (3-2) 6. (6) Henry Wise Wood, Calgary (3-1) 7. (7) Notre Dame, Red Deer (5-0) 8. (8) Spruce Grove (3-2) 9. (9) Centennial, Calgary (2-1) 10. (10) Raymond (2-3) Tier II (750-1,249) 1. (1) St. Joseph’s, Gr Prairie (7-1) 2. (2) Foothills, Okotoks (2-2) 3. (3) Hunting Hills, Red Deer (3-2) 4. (4) St. Mary’s, Calgary (3-0) 5. (7) Austin O’Brien, Edm (3-2) 6. (10) Springbank (4-0) 7. (8) Medicine Hat (4-1) 8. (9) Lloydminster( 4-1) 9. (5) Catholic Central, Leth (4-1) 10. (6) Lacombe (2-3) Tier III (450-749) 1. (1) Cochrane (3-0) 2. (2) Holy Rosary, Lloydminster (6-0) 3. (3) Cardston (3-2) 4. (4) Sylvan Lake (3-0-1) 5. (6) Crescent Heights, Med Hat (4-1) 6. (7) Bonnyville (4-1) 7. (NR) Stettler (4-0) 8. (8) Holy Trinity, Fort Mac (2-0) 9. (NR) Strathmore (3-1) 10. (5) Rundle College, Calgary (1-3-1) Tier IV (449 and less) 1. (1) Sexsmith (6-0) 2. (2) W.R. Myers, Taber (4-0) 3. (3) Ardrossan (2-1-1) 4. (6) Valleyview (6-0) 5. (5) Willow Creek, Claresholm (3-1) 6. (4) Bow Valley, Cochrane (2-1) 7. (NR) St. Paul (3-2) 8. (7) Wainwright (2-3) 8. (8) Cold Lake (3-2) 10. (9) Drumheller (2-3) Six-Man 1. (1) St. Joseph’s, Brooks (4-0) 2. (2) Millwoods Christian, Edm (3-0) 3. (3) Rimbey (3-1) 4. (4) Buck Mountain, Buck Lake (4-0) 5. (5) Breton (4-0) 6. (6) JC Charyk, Hanna (2-1) 7. (8) Sedgewick (3-1) 8. (7) Holy Redeemer, Edson (1-1) 9. (10) Redwater (1-2) 10. (NR) Oscar Romero, Edm (1-2) CFL East Division GP W L T PF Ottawa 13 6 6 1 347 Hamilton 14 6 8 0 388 Toronto 14 5 9 0 322 Montreal 13 4 9 0 287 West Division GP W L T PF x-Calgary 14 12 1 1 477 B.C. 13 9 4 0 381 Winnipeg 14 8 6 0 382 Edmonton 14 7 7 0 414 Saskatchewan13 3 10 0 251 x — clinched playoff berth.

WEEK 15 Bye: Saskatchewan Sunday’s Games Montreal 38 Toronto 11 Saturday’s Games Calgary 36 Hamilton 17 B.C. 40 Ottawa 33 Friday’s Games

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NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF New England 3 1 0 .750 81 Buffalo 2 2 0 .500 87 N.Y. Jets 1 3 0 .250 79 Miami 1 3 0 .250 71 South W L T Pct PF Houston 3 1 0 .750 69 Jacksonville 1 3 0 .250 84 Indianapolis 1 3 0 .250 108 Tennessee 1 3 0 .250 62 North W L T Pct PF Pittsburgh 3 1 0 .750 108 Baltimore 3 1 0 .750 84 Cincinnati 2 2 0 .500 78 Cleveland 0 4 0 .000 74 West W L T Pct PF Denver 4 0 0 1.000 111 Oakland 3 1 0 .750 108 Kansas City 2 2 0 .500 83 San Diego 1 3 0 .250 121 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Philadelphia 3 0 0 1.000 92 Dallas 3 1 0 .750 101 Washington 2 2 0 .500 99 N.Y. Giants 2 2 0 .500 73 South W L T Pct PF Atlanta 3 1 0 .750 152 Tampa Bay 1 3 0 .250 77 Carolina 1 3 0 .250 109 New Orleans 1 3 0 .250 114 North W L T Pct PF Minnesota 4 0 0 1.000 88 Green Bay 2 1 0 .667 75 Chicago 1 3 0 .250 62 Detroit 1 3 0 .250 95 West W L T Pct PF Los Angeles 3 1 0 .750 63 Seattle 3 1 0 .750 79 Arizona 2 3 0 .400 125 San Francisco 1 4 0 .200 111 Thursday’s Games Arizona 33, San Francisco 21 Sunday’s Games N.Y. Jets at Pittsburgh, 11 a.m.

New England at Cleveland, 11 a.m.

Tennessee at Miami, 11 a.m.

Houston at Minnesota, 11 a.m.

Washington at Baltimore, 11 a.m.

Chicago at Indianapolis, 11 a.m.

Philadelphia at Detroit, 11 a.m.

Atlanta at Denver, 2:05 p.m.

Cincinnati at Dallas, 2:25 p.m.

San Diego at Oakland, 2:25 p.m.

Buffalo at Los Angeles, 2:25 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Green Bay, 6:30 p.m.

Monday’s Games Tampa Bay at Carolina, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 13 Denver at San Diego, 6:25 p.m.

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GA Pts 16 8 15 8 11 7 14 6 21 4 10 3

GF 24 19 18 14 5 11

GA Pts 13 8 21 6 26 6 19 5 7 4 16 2

Western Conference U.S. Division W L OTLSOL GF GA Pts Everett 4 0 1 0 18 9 9 Portland 4 2 0 0 29 20 8 Tri-City 2 3 0 0 17 20 4 Spokane 1 1 0 0 8 10 2 Seattle 1 2 0 0 8 15 2 B.C. Division GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Pts Prince George 6 6 0 0 0 24 10 12 Victoria 5 2 3 0 0 8 15 4 Kamloops 6 2 4 0 0 20 18 4 Kelowna 6 2 4 0 0 15 22 4 Vancouver 6 1 5 0 0 17 25 2 Note: Two points for a team winning in overtime or shootout the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns.

GP 5 6 5 2 3

PA 80 72 82 115

Tuesday’s Games Swift Current 7 Portland 3 Moose Jaw 3 Kootenay 2 Wednesday’s Games Victoria 3 Vancouver 2 Red Deer 5 Kamloops 4 Portland 5 Prince Albert 3 Medicine Hat 5 Moose Jaw 4 (OT) Kelowna 6 Lethbridge 3 Everett 3 Tri-City 1 Thursday’s Games Saskatoon 2 Prince Albert 0 Today’s Games Lethbridge at Spokane, 7:05 p.m.

Victoria at Seattle, 7:35 p.m.

Kootenay at Regina, 7 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Prince George, 7 p.m.

Portland at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.

Tri-City at Everett, 7:35 p.m.

Kelowna at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

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Toronto 005 200 003—10 13 0 Texas 000 000 001—1 4 1 Estrada, Tepera (9) and Martin Hamels, Claudio (4), Barnette (8), Diekman (9) and Lucroy. W—Estrada 1-0. L—Hamels 0-1. HRs—Toronto, Upton (1), Bautista (2).

PA 61 68 105 89 PA 73 111 125 84

PA 124 128 118 130 PA 50 67 97 102 PA 76 54 101 140

WILD CARD Tuesday, Oct. 4: Toronto 5, Baltimore 2, 11 innings Wednesday, Oct. 5: San Francisco 3, N.Y. Mets 0 DIVISION SERIES (Best-of-5 x-if necessary) American League Toronto 1, Texas 0 Thursday, Oct. 6: Toronto 10, Texas 1 Friday, Oct. 7: Toronto (Happ 20-4) at Texas (Darvish 7-5), 11:08 a.m. (TBS) Sunday, Oct. 9: Texas (Lewis 6-5) at Toronto (Sanchez 15-2), 5:38 p.m. (TBS) x-Monday, Oct. 10: Texas (Perez 10-11) at Toronto (Stroman 9-10), TBA (TBS) x-Wednesday, Oct. 12: Toronto at Texas, TBA (TBS) Cleveland 1, Boston 0 Thursday, Oct. 6: Cleveland 5, Boston 4 Friday, Oct. 7: Boston (Price 17-9) at Cleveland (Kluber 18-9), 2:38 p.m. (TBS) Sunday, Oct. 9: Cleveland (Tomlin 13-9) at Boston, 2:08 p.m. (TBS) x-Monday, Oct. 10: Cleveland at Boston, TBA (TBS) x-Wednesday, Oct. 12: Boston at Cleveland, TBA (TBS) National League

HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS — Assigned D Shea Theodore, D Brandon Montour, C Kalle Kossila and C Kyle MacKinnon to San Diego (AHL). Released LW Sean Bergenheim.

ARIZONA COYOTES — Signed D Jalen Smereck to an entry-level contract.

DALLAS STARS — Loaned Fs Remi Elie, Travis Morin and Cole Ully and G Maxime Lagace to Texas (AHL).

DETROIT RED WINGS — Assigned LW Dylan Sadowy to Grand Rapids (AHL). Released D Connor Allen.

LOS ANGELES KINGS — Placed RW Marian Gaborik on injured reserve.

NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Loaned Ds Kyle Burroughs, Matt Finn, Jesse Graham, Ross Johnston and Devon Johnston, Fs Michael Dal Colle and Josh Ho-Sang and G Stephon Williams to Bridgeport (AHL). Released Fs Tanner Fritz, Colim Markison, Dan Correale, Rocco Carzo and Shawn Pauly, Ds Derik Johnson and Sam Noreau and G Clay Witt.

American Hockey League CHARLOTTE CHECKERS — Assigned G Anthony Peters to Florida (ECHL). Released Fs Matt Berry and Dalton Smith.

GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS — Released D Scott Czarnowczan.

HARTFORD WOLF PACK — Announced D Troy Donnay has been reassigned by the N.Y.

Houston 30 7 12 11 36 40 32 x — clinched playoff berth. Note: Three points awarded for a win one for a tie.

Sunday’s Games Montreal 1 Orlando 0 Seattle 2 Vancouver 1 Saturday’s results New York 3 Philadelphia 2 Columbus 3 Chicago 0 D.C. 2 Toronto 1 New England 3 Kansas City 1 Colorado 1 Portland 0 Dallas 1 Los Angeles 0 San Jose 2 Salt Lake 1 Friday’s Games New York City 2 Houston 0 Saturday’s Games Colorado at Houston, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 12 Houston at Seattle, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 13 Columbus at Chicago, 6:30 p.m.

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Kelowna at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Prince George, 7 p.m.

Kootenay at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.

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Prince Albert at Swift Current, 7 p.m.

NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF Montreal 7 4 1 2 10 25 Detroit 6 4 1 1 9 22 Ottawa 6 3 1 2 8 19 Boston 6 3 2 1 7 14 Buffalo 6 3 3 0 7 10 Toronto 6 2 3 1 6 17 Tampa Bay 4 2 2 0 4 9 Florida 5 1 3 1 4 7 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF Philadelphia 7 4 2 1 9 17 N.Y. Islanders 7 4 3 0 8 16 Washington 5 3 1 1 7 11 Carolina 6 3 2 1 7 10 Pittsburgh 5 3 2 0 6 9 Columbus 7 3 4 0 6 13 New Jersey 7 3 4 0 6 16 N.Y. Rangers 6 2 3 1 6 19

GA 18 16 18 17 15 19 8 9 GA 14 18 11 12 9 22 18 19

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Colorado 5 5 0 0 10 14 4 Winnipeg 6 4 2 0 8 19 12 St. Louis 7 3 3 1 7 20 17 Dallas 6 3 3 0 6 10 12 Nashville 5 2 2 1 6 11 14 Minnesota 5 2 3 0 4 7 12 Chicago 5 2 3 0 4 13 10 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Edmonton 7 5 2 0 10 20 18 Arizona 7 4 2 1 10 20 17 San Jose 4 3 1 0 6 9 8 Los Angeles 6 3 3 0 6 17 15 Calgary 7 3 4 0 6 10 16 Vancouver 6 2 2 2 6 16 15 Anaheim 6 1 4 1 3 7 14 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

N.Y. Islanders 3, New Jersey 2 Detroit 5, Pittsburgh 2 Washington 4, St. Louis 2 Colorado 1, Dallas 0 Calgary 2, Arizona 1, SO Anaheim 2, San Jose 0 Thursday’s Games Boston 2, Columbus 1 Philadelphia 4, N.Y. Rangers 2 Montreal 6, Toronto 1 Tampa Bay at Florida, ppd., hurricane Edmonton 5, Winnipeg 2 Vancouver 4, Calgary 0 Today’s Games Washington at Carolina, 5 p.m.

Detroit vs. Toronto at Hamilton, Ontario, 5 p.m.

Buffalo at Ottawa, 5:30 p.m.

Dallas vs. Los Angeles at Las Vegas, 8 p.m.

San Jose at Arizona, 8 p.m.

THURSDAY’S SUMMARIES VANCOUVER 4 CALGARY 0 First Period—1, Vancouver, Sutter 1 (Tanev, Edler), 12:50. 2, Vancouver, Virtanen 1 (Baertschi, Granlund), 17:40. Penalties—Baertschi, VAN, (high sticking), 11:07.

Second Period—3, Vancouver, Eriksson 1 (Larsen, Sedin), 11:43. Penalties—Larsen, VAN, (holding), 2:47; Chiasson, CGY, (hooking), 9:27.

Third Period—4, Vancouver, Eriksson 2 (Hutton, Sedin), 13:28. Penalties—Virtanen, VAN, (tripping), 10:32; Wideman, CGY, (tripping), 17:21.

Shots on Goal—Calgary 10-9-7—26. Vancouver 8-8-19—35.

Goalies—Calgary, Johnson 0-0-0 (26 shots-22 saves). Vancouver, Miller 0-0-0 (35-35).

A—17960 (18890). T—2:19.

Wednesday’s Games Carolina 3, Buffalo 2, SO

EDMONTON 5 WINNIPEG 2 First Period—1, Edmonton, Mcdavid 1 (Sekera, Eberle), 5:16. Penalties—Stuart, WPG, (tripping), 4:48; Mcdavid, EDM, (hooking), 18:14.

Second Period—2, Edmonton, Maroon 1, 7:07. 3, Winnipeg, Tanev 1 (Stuart, Lowry), 11:28. Penalties—Chiarot, WPG, (tripping), 3:25; Connor, WPG, (hooking), 7:03; Gryba, EDM, (tripping), 7:32; Morrissey, WPG, Penalty Shot (interference on breakaway (penalty shot)), 8:58; Yakupov, EDM, (interference), 12:03; Gryba, EDM, (slashing), 17:24.

Third Period—4, Edmonton, Mcdavid 2 (Pouliot), 3:51. 5, Edmonton, Letestu 1 (Pouliot), 4:52. 6, Edmonton, Pitlick 1 (Letestu, Yakupov), 9:31. 7, Winnipeg, Little 1 (Connor, Postma), 15:52. Penalties—Kassian, EDM, (interference), 3:31; Letestu, EDM, (tripping), 18:13.

Shots on Goal—Winnipeg 11-14-7—32. Edmonton 10-10-4—24.

Goalies—Winnipeg, Hellebuyck 0-0-0 (32 shots-27 saves). Edmonton, Talbot 0-0-0 (1-0), Gustavsson 0-0-0 (23-22). A—18500 (18641). T—2:31.

Chicago vs. San Francisco Friday, Oct. 7: San Francisco (Cueto 18-5) at Chicago (Lester 19-5), 7:15 p.m. (FS1) Saturday, Oct. 8: San Francisco (Moore 6-5) at Chicago (Hendricks 16-8) 6:08 p.m. (MLB) Monday, Oct. 10: Chicago (Arrieta 18-8) at San Francisco, TBA (FS1 or MLB) x-Tuesday, Oct. 11: Chicago (Lackey 11-8) at San Francisco, TBA (FS1) x-Thursday, Oct. 13: San Francisco at Chicago, TBA (FS1) Washington vs. Los Angeles Friday, Oct. 7: Los Angeles (Kershaw 12-4) at Washington (Scherzer 20-7), 3:38 p.m. (FS1) Saturday, Oct. 8: Los Angeles (Hill 12-5) at Washington, 2:08 p.m. (FS1) Monday, Oct. 10: Washington at Los Angeles (Maeda 16-10), TBA (FS1 or MLB) x-Tuesday, Oct. 11: Washington at Los Angeles, TBA (FS1) x-Thursday, Oct. 13: Los Angeles at Washington, TBA (FS1) LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (Best-of-7 x-if necessary) American League Friday, Oct. 14: Boston-Cleveland winner at Texas or Toronto at Boston-Cleveland winner (TBS) Saturday, Oct. 15: Boston-Cleveland winner at Texas or Toronto at Boston-Cleveland winner (TBS) Monday, Oct. 17: Texas at Boston-Cleveland winner or Boston-Cleveland winner at Toronto (TBS) Tuesday, Oct. 18: Texas at Boston-Cleveland winner or Boston-Cleveland winner at Toronto (TBS) x-Wednesday, Oct. 19: Texas at Boston-Cleveland winner or Boston-Cleveland winner at Toronto (TBS)

x-Friday, Oct. 21: Boston-Cleveland winner at Texas or Toronto at Boston-Cleveland winner (TBS) x-Saturday, Oct. 22: Boston-Cleveland winner at Texas or Toronto at Boston-Cleveland winner (TBS) National League Saturday, Oct. 15: Los Angeles-Washington winner at Chicago or San Francisco at Los Angeles-Washington winner (Fox or FS1) Sunday, Oct. 16: Los Angeles-Washington winner at Chicago or San Francisco at Los Angeles-Washington winner (Fox or FS1) Tuesday, Oct. 18: Chicago at Los Angeles-Washington winner or Los Angeles-Washington winner at San Francisco (Fox or FS1) Wednesday, Oct. 19: Chicago at Los Angeles-Washington winner or Los Angeles-Washington winner at San Francisco (Fox or FS1) x-Thursday, Oct. 20: Chicago at Los Angeles-Washington winner or Los Angeles-Washington winner at San Francisco (Fox or FS1) x-Saturday, Oct. 22: Los Angeles-Washington winner at Chicago or San Francisco at Los Angeles-Washington winner (Fox or FS1) x-Sunday, Oct. 23: Los Angeles-Washington winner at Chicago or San Francisco at Los Angeles-Washington winner (Fox or FS1) WORLD SERIES (Best-of-7 x-if necessary) All games televised by Fox Tuesday, Oct. 25: NL at AL Wednesday, Oct. 26: NL at AL Friday, Oct. 28: AL at NL Saturday, Oct. 29: AL at NL x-Sunday, Oct. 30: AL at NL x-Tuesday, Nov. 1: NL at AL x-Wednesday, Nov. 2: NL at AL

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Rangers to Greenville (ECHL). Loaned D Spiro Goulakos to Greenville. Released Fs Brandon Alderson, Andrew Dommett, Trevor Gerling, Allan McPherson, Angelo Miceli, Matt Plesa, Nick Plesa, Peter Plesa and Mike Pereira, Ds Desmond Bergin, Joe Houk and Matt Prapavessis and G P.J. Musico.

FOOTBALL Canadian Football League WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Signed WR Tori Gurley.

National Football League NFL — Announced the Atlanta Falcons must forfeit their first three days of organized team activities in 2017 as punishment for having excessive contact in off-season workouts in May. CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed DL Gabe Wright to the practice squad. Released WR Darius Jennings from the practice squad.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Activated LB Aaron Lynch from the roster exemption list. Placed LB NaVorro Bowman on injured reserve.

BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Announced the retirement of pitching coach Dave Wallace.

NEW YORK YANKEES — Announced OF Eric Young Jr. declined an outright assignment and elected to become a free agent.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Assigned RHPs Donn Roach, Fernando Rodriguez and J.B. Wendelken, INFs Tyler Ladendorf and Eric Sogard and OF Andrew Lambo outright to Nashville (PCL).

National League CINCINNATI REDS — Claimed INF-OF Arismendy Alcantara off waivers from Oakland. Designated INF-OF Patrick Kivlehan for assignment.

LACROSSE National Lacrosse League BUFFALO BANDITS — Signed Fs Drake Smith and Josh Becker and D Brier Jonathan.

SOCCER Major League Soccer ATLANTA UNITED — Signed MF Chris Goslin.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson has delivered an abject apology to hundreds of current and former female officers and employees who were subjected to bullying, discrimination and harassment dating back as long as four decades.

Paulson made the historic apology Thursday as he announced the settlement of two class-action lawsuits stemming from harassment that has cast a dark pall over the storied police force.

“To all the women, I stand humbly before you today and solemnly offer our sincere apology,” an emotional Paulson told a news conference in Ottawa.

“You came to the RCMP wanting to personally contribute to your community and we failed you. We hurt you. For that, I am truly sorry.”

Paulson said the settlement would provide financial compensation for the women and lead to resolution of potential class-action lawsuits brought forward by former RCMP members Janet Merlo and Linda Gillis Davidson.

The federal government has earmarked $100 million for payouts, but there is no cap on the overall compensation that could be awarded. The settlement is expected to cover hundreds of women who served in the national police force from Sept. 16, 1974, when the first female officers were sworn in, to the present day.

It also includes creation of a scholarship in honour of the RCMP’s first female regular members as well as establishment of national and divisional advisory committees on gender, sexual orientation, harassment, equity and inclusivity. The national committee will issue a public annual report.

Paulson was joined at the news conference by Merlo and Davidson, as well as Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale and Labour Minister MaryAnn Mihychuk.

“The impact this has had on those who have experienced this shameful conduct cannot — must not — be solely understood as an adverse workplace condition for which they must be compensated,” Paulson said.

“For many of our women this harassment has hurt them mentally and physically. It is has destroyed relationships and marriages, and even whole families have suffered as a result. Their very lives have been affected.”

Merlo took the podium after Paulson was finished, calling it “a great day for the RCMP” and thanking the commissioner on behalf of the other female members represented in the lawsuits.

“They just wanted it to be a better place to work,” Merlo said. “For them I’m really thankful that today finally arrived.”

She then embraced Paulson, who wiped tears from his eyes.

“I love my flag, I love my country and I loved my job — I left way too early,” added Davidson, who also extended her thanks to the commissioner.

“I will continue to stand up and right the wrongs if I can,” she said. “We are, we were and we always will be your greatest asset.”

The settlement likely marks the beginning of the end of a difficult episode in the force’s history, one that has haunted Paulson’s tenure as commissioner.

“Today’s announcement … closes the door on a deeply troubling and unfortunate period in the history of our national police force,” Goodale said. “It is an encouraging moment, demonstrating a deep desire on the part of all parties to move forward in a positive and constructive manner — starting immediately.”

About 200 assisted deaths under new law

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — About 200 Canadians have received help killing themselves since legislation authorizing medically assisted suicide came into force in June, new figures obtained by The Canadian Press show, but those numbers do not paint the whole picture.

To date, 87 people have taken advantage of the law in Ontario, while the total in British Columbia is 66, the provinces’ coroner’s offices reported Thursday. Alberta has tracked at least 23 deaths, Manitoba has had 12, while Saskatchewan has had fewer than five cases. Figures from elsewhere were not immediately available.

But if an outline is beginning to emerge of demand across Canada for help in dying, a dearth of even basic information still exists.

For example, there are little data on how many people have requested help but have been refused, the medical conditions prompting such requests, those who have made requests but changed their minds, and the number of people who have died before the request could be granted.

Even statistics on gender, age and where the deaths have occurred are elusive.

Shanaaz Gokool, CEO of Dying with Dignity Canada, said it’s impossible to discern clearly what’s happening across the country, or how the legislation is being applied.

“It’s very difficult to assess what is going on,” Gokool said. “No one’s doing this in a very systematic way. The numbers don’t tell us enough.”

In Manitoba, more than 60 people have requested assisted death, a spokeswoman for the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority said. Most were turned down, although it was not clear why. The latest Alberta figures show 23 people have been refused for reasons including a mental-health diagnosis or death “not reasonably foreseeable.”

Kerry Williamson, with Alberta Health Services, said the most cited health conditions were cancer, multiple sclerosis, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, with the average age being 67.

In June, the federal government brought in a law allowing assisted suicide for those suffering from an incurable condition and for those facing a “reasonably foreseeable” natural death, a definition critics have argued is open to too much interpretation.

Andrew MacKendrick, a spokesman for Health Minister Jane Philpott, said Thursday the legislation calls for regulations on data collection and monitoring to be in place by next June.

Canada BRIEFS Canadian special forces have been in gun fights with ISIL, general says OTTAWA — A shift in the campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has resulted in Canadian soldiers spending more time on the front lines and engaging in more firefights with the enemy, a senior officer revealed Thursday.

Some of those battles included defending civilians as well as Kurdish allies, said Brig.-Gen. Peter Dawe, deputy commander of Canada’s special forces.

No Canadians were killed or injured in the “sporadic” skirmishes, he said, adding: “In all cases, self-defence is what is being exercised.”

Dawe’s comments came during a briefing at National Defence Headquarters on Canada’s mission against ISIL, which enters its third year on Friday.

The briefing coincided with Iraqi forces preparing to launch a major operation to take back the city of Mosul, the last urban centre held by ISIL in Iraq.

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ples of Canadian law, another Quebec tribunal has ruled.

But Superior Court Justice Wilbrod Decarie also said that although Rania El-Alloul’s treatment was regrettable, he could not guarantee she would be allowed to wear her hijab during future court appearances.

El-Alloul’s lawyers had been seeking a legal opinion that would clarify the rights of Quebecers who want access to justice while wearing religious attire.

They had asked for a declaration that El-Alloul’s right to freedom of religion had been violated and that she has the right to be heard in court wearing her hijab or other religious attire.

In February 2015, Quebec court Judge Eliana Marengo told El-Alloul her case involving the province’s automobile insurance board and her impounded vehicle would not proceed as long as she was wearing the hijab.

She refused to remove it and the judge put off the case. It was ultimately settled when the car was returned.

Pit bulls: Montreal considering appeal of court ruling MONTREAL — Promising to never yield to threats or lobby groups, Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre says the city must consider an immediate appeal of a court ruling that suspended its ban on new pit bulls.

“My priority will always be the well-being and safety of humans,” Coderre said on his Facebook page Thursday.

A Quebec judge ruled Wednesday that parts of a municipal bylaw can’t be enacted until a court hearing is held on the merits of the case.

That might only be several months down the road.

The ruling came after the Montreal SPCA argued the bylaw, which also aimed to place restrictions on current pit bulls, is discriminatory, unreasonable and unenforceable and would result in the entire breed being penalized.

Coderre expressed disappointment with the decision and said he is convinced the bylaw is based on solid legal ground.

OTTAWA — The federal minister in charge of employment insurance says he wants to hear from Canadians before making any changes to benefits that could have far-reaching implications for new parents and those caring for an ailing loved one.

It will only be for four weeks, but the online consultations launched Thursday may open the door for Canadians who want more changes to the benefits system beyond what the Liberals put in their campaign platform.

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Forecasters said it would then probably hug the coast of Georgia and South Carolina over the weekend before veering out to sea — perhaps even looping back toward Florida in the middle of next week as a tropical storm.

Millions of people in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina were told to evacuate their homes, and interstate highways were turned into one-way routes to speed the exodus. Florida alone accounted for about 1.5 million of those told to clear out.

“The storm has already killed people. We should expect the same impact in Florida,” the governor warned.

Many boarded up their homes and businesses and left them to the mercy of the storm.

“We’re not going to take any chances on this one,”

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Hurricane Matthew pelted Florida with heavy rains as the deadly storm steamed ever closer to the coast with potentially catastrophic winds of 130 mph Thursday. Two million people across the Southeast were warned to flee inland.

It was the most powerful storm to threaten the U.S. Atlantic coast in more than a decade, and had already left more than 280 dead in its wake across the Caribbean.

“This storm’s a monster,” Gov. Rick Scott warned as it started lashing the state with periodic heavy rains and squalls around nightfall. He added: “I’m going to pray for everybody’s safety.”

As it moved north in the evening, Matthew stayed about 100 miles or more off South Florida, sparing the 4.4 million people in the Miami and Fort Lauderdale areas from its most punishing effects.

But by Thursday night, more than 80,000 homes and businesses were without power. Streets in Vero Beach were partially covered with water, and hotel guests in Orlando were told to stay inside, though a few sneaked out to smoke or watch the rain.

The lobby of the Loews Sapphire Falls Resort was crowded with people and pets, including dogs occasionally snapping at each other. Some meals were served buffet style while other people waited more than 2 hours for a pizza delivery.

The hurricane was expected to blow ashore — or come dangerously close

said Daniel Myras, who struggled to find enough plywood to protect his restaurant, the Cruisin Cafe, two blocks from the Daytona Beach boardwalk.

He added: “A lot of people here, they laugh, and say they’ve been through storms before and they’re not worried. But I think this is the one that’s going to give us a wake-up call.”

The hurricane picked up wind speed as it closed in, growing from a possibly devastating Category 3 storm to a potentially catastrophic Category 4. Forecasters said it could dump up to 15 inches of rain in some spots and cause a storm surge of 9 feet or more.

They said the major threat to the Southeast would not be the winds — which newer buildings can withstand — but the massive surge of seawater that could wash over coastal communities along a 500-mile stretch from South Florida to the Charleston, South Carolina, area.

President Barack Obama declared a state of emergency for Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, freeing up federal money and personnel to protect lives and property.

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The hurricane swept through Haiti on Tuesday, levelling entire communities and cutting off parts of the country from outside assistance.

At least 136 people have been killed, Bibeau said, adding that there were no reports of Canadians among the dead.

Hurricane Matthew expected to spare Maritimes HALIFAX — Despite its brawn and fury, hurricane Matthew no longer poses much of a threat to Canada’s East Coast, the Canadian Hurricane Centre said Wednesday after it dropped a tropical cyclone statement from its website.

Meteorologist Bob Robichaud said the powerful, slow-moving storm is now expected to veer into the Atlantic Ocean after scraping along the coast of Florida, and it may double back for another run at the state later this week.

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BY STEPHEN BARRY BROOKES ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES It’s early on a crisp, clear morning in July — hours before the first tourists will start to arrive — and Dame Emily Naper is walking through the ruins of her old ancestral castle, thinking about butterflies.

“Manorbier is a magical place, the most romantic castle in the world,” she says of this picturesque 12th-century manor on the rugged coast of Wales, which she inherited three years ago. “I collected butterflies and wildflowers here as a girl, and I want to keep it natural. It’s better for the imagination, don’t you think?”

On this gorgeous morning, with the sun turning the high stone battlements to gold over our heads, it’s impossible to disagree. There may be few medieval ruins in the world as unspoiled and naturally beautiful as Manorbier Castle. Set on a remote ridge over a small bay, this once-lavish estate has weathered the past nine centuries with re-

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markable grace, and everywhere you turn are the ruins of a vanished world — a kitchen fireplace large enough to roast an ox, limestone floors worn smooth with time and narrow staircases spiraling up through battle-scarred towers. It feels forgotten and almost dreamlike here, as if we’d stumbled into a place undisturbed for centuries.

And when Naper pushes open a postern door to the outside, a landscape appears that nearly takes my breath away: meadows of wildflowers sweeping down to the glittering sea, with the cliffs of the rugged Welsh coastline stretching off into the distance.

“I may never leave,” I tell her, intoxicated by the view. “Well,” she says with a playful grin, “if you’re interested in investing … “ But my wife and I haven’t come to this idyllic spot — the last privately owned medieval castle in Wales — to buy in.

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MANORBIER: Steeped in history We’re here on a kind of pilgrimage.

Last year, I’d come across a long-forgotten genealogy of my mother’s family, which traced our ancestors back to a Norman knight named Odo. A leader of William the Conqueror’s invasion of Wales, Odo had been rewarded in 1093 with huge estates along the Welsh coast and been made a baron. He took the name “de Barri” from a nearby island, built a castle and settled down to start a family.

And that all led, some 900 years later, to this trip. For Odo de Barri, it turned out, was not only the builder of Manorbier Castle; he was also my 26th great-grandfather and the man who gave my mother’s family, the Barrys, its name.

So, like anyone who discovers a castle in the family, we decided to go and have a look. After tracking down the charming Dame Emily, who promptly offered to come meet us at Manorbier (from her, ahem, other castle, in Ireland), we flew to London at the end of June and caught the five-hour train to Tenby, a seaside town in the Welsh county of Pembrokeshire, just a few miles down the road.

To be honest, we’d never really paid much attention to Wales before this.

Tucked between England and Ireland, the whole country is only about the size of Massachusetts and doesn’t have much in the way of famous attractions.

As far as we knew, Wales was equal parts coal mines, Dylan Thomas and possibly sheep.

But as we waited for Naper to arrive in Pembrokeshire, we discovered that this southwest corner of Wales was both steeped in history and spectacularly beautiful. Surrounded on three sides by the ocean, it has what may be the most dramatic coastline in Britain, and if you’re ambitious enough you can hike its entire 300-km length along the protected Pembrokeshire Coast Path.

Not being that ambitious, we tackled a significantly shorter stretch, but even that was unforgettable; it’s not for nothing that National Geographic ranks this as the second-best such path in the world.

And if hiking’s not your thing, you can go whale-watching off the coast, inspect rare puffins in the wildlife preserves or try the local sport of “coasteering,” which we were told (before we ran away, whimpering) involves helmets, wet suits and “flinging yourself from towering vertical rock faces.”

Tenby turned out to be a pleasantly old-fashioned seaside resort with cobblestone streets and pastel-coloured Victorian houses, perched almost jauntily on a cliff over the ocean. With

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St. Catherine’s Island, just off the historic town of Tenby in Wales. great restaurants and any number of sun-drenched cafés to choose from, we could have happily lazed away our week there doing pretty much nothing at all.

But we’d had the good fortune to meet one of the most intriguing people in Pembrokeshire. Marc Treanor, a 50-something artist, philosopher and genial free spirit, makes a living carving vast geometric sand circles into the beaches of Wales. Intricate and immense — they can run 45 metres across — and not unlike crop circles, his creations can only be fully seen from above. Tenby, with its high cliffside promenades looking down over flat, sandy beaches, makes a near-perfect canvas.

So we met up with Treanor on Tenby’s North Beach one grey afternoon for a private workshop, and for the next few hours — using only long, wooden sticks, a ball of string and a daunting amount of concentration — we drew a series of long, intersecting curves in the sand, darkening sections here and there with metal rakes. From ground level, it just looked like a lot of scratches. But we noticed that a crowd had gathered on the cliff above us, and when we finally put down our rakes and climbed up to join them, we saw what we had created: a gigantic, mandala-like “flower of life” that seemed to blossom out of the sand. It felt like we had tattooed the world.

“Ah, but now comes the best part,” Treanor said, pointing out at the tide.

“By tomorrow, it will have all washed away. It’s ephemeral. And that’s what makes it beautiful.”

That philosophy might, in a way, also apply to Wales’s main attraction: its ancient castles. There are some 600 of them scattered around the country —

more than anywhere else in Europe — ranging from rudimentary earthworks to restored manor houses, and most have fallen into a state of picturesque, even poetic, decay. The remnants of Cilgerran Castle, for instance, are so mercilessly poignant that they were a tourist attraction way back in the 18th century, and there are few sights as sigh-inducing as the elegant ruins of Carew Castle at sunset.

That poetry, though, tends to evaporate when you’re being guided around in a herd, and Pembrokeshire’s most famous castles — Carew, the historic fortress of Pembroke, the elegantly preserved Picton and a few others — are fixtures on the well-worn tourist route, with hordes of visitors trudging through every day.

Not so at Manorbier Castle. “Nobody knows we’re here!” Naper cheerfully greeted us as she bustled around with her small staff, getting the place ready to open for the day.

Given its beauty and spectacular setting, it’s odd that Manorbier has remained so overlooked. First built with earth and timber, the castle was rebuilt in stone by de Barri’s son William around 1140 and expanded over the next 200 years to include a chapel, guard towers and barns within the high curtain walls, all of which remain.

But after passing out of the family hands in the 14th century, Manorbier gradually declined, and by 1630 was being described as “ruynous.”

Little has changed since.

“It was like the Titanic when I first came here,” Naper told us over a cup of tea in the courtyard. She has made necessary repairs, cleaned up the gardens and developed ways to boost

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IF YOU GO Check out Tenby, the historic Welsh seaside resort that offers everything from surfing to whale-watching, or just strolling its ancient cobblestone lanes. But don’t expect fancy; Tenby is a relaxed, downto-earth place with plenty of comfortable family hotels and great seafood, and is great for families.

WHERE TO STAY

The Park Hotel North Cliff, Tenby South Pembrokeshire, SA70 8AT 011-44-1834-84-24-80 parkhoteltenby.com We loved the old-fashioned Park Hotel, with its unbeatable views of Tenby. Set on a verdant cliff about a 10-minute walk from the town centre, it’s comfortable and loaded with personality. Rooms run about $160 to $250 in season.

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Plantagenet House Restaurant Quay Hill, Tudor Square, Tenby SA70 7BX 011-44-1834-84-23-50 plantagenettenby.co.uk Housed in the oldest house in Tenby (parts of it date back to the 10th century) Plantagenet House was a real find, with world-class cuisine and an old-world atmosphere. The imaginative, locally sourced entrees run $26 to $50, with most starters about $10.

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Pembrokeshire’s medieval castles offer a compelling look into its fascinating, turbulent and romantic past. There are about a dozen of them within an hour of Tenby worth seeing.

Manorbier Castle Manorbier, Tenby SA70 7SY

011-44-1834-87-00-81 manorbiercastle.co.uk Manorbier Castle isn’t the biggest castle in Wales, but it may be the most captivating. Open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., March through October (about $7.50 admission). Plan to spend a day there; after exploring the ruins, you can stroll down to the beach for a picnic, or hike the magnificent coastline. The 12th-century church of St. James and a neolithic stone tomb called the King’s Quoit are also within easy walking distance.

For a unique experience, stay in Manorbier’s fully equipped cottage, which gives you the entire castle to yourself in the evening. It sleeps 12 and goes for $4,160 per week in the summer, and about half that in winter. But book early — it’s popular.

Pembroke Castle Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, SA71 4LA 011-44-1646-68-15-10 pembroke-castle.co.uk The most important castle in Pembrokeshire, Pembroke Castle is open year-round (summer hours 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., adult admission is about $8.50) and is heavy on exhibits, special events and re-enactments of medieval life. It’s a great place to bring kids.

Picton Castle Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire SA62 4AS 011-44-1437-75-13-26 pictoncastle.co.uk Open from mid-March through October (10 a.m. to 5 p.m., admission $12.50), the 12th-century Picton Castle is wonderfully well-preserved and furnished with 18th-century antiques. It’s also home to one of the most beautiful gardens in Wales, a fine restaurant, and — awesomely — a world-class collection of antique lawn mowers.

income (castles are insatiable money pits), from opening a small café, to hosting weddings in the chapel, to presenting evenings of opera in the open courtyard. But she has little use for the guided tours and elaborate displays of some nearby castles, and Manorbier remains refreshingly low-key. Visitors can roam the castle on their own, soaking up the atmosphere and letting their imaginations be their guide.

And Manorbier has one more feature that, we were about to learn, makes it perhaps the most distinctive anywhere. There’s an unobtrusive 19th-century cottage inside the castle walls that Naper rents out by the week, and it’s usually booked years in advance. But the cottage had come open just as we arrived, and Naper, to our delight, told us we could take it for the night. We would have the entire castle to ourselves, she said, putting the key into my hand.

So after a stroll on the nearby beach and dinner in the village, we walked back to Manorbier in the summer twilight to reclaim, if only briefly, our long-lost Barry castle. And for the next few hours, as the shadows deepened around us, we wandered through the silent ruins alone. We sat in the huge, crumbling hall where my ancestors had lived their lives, lingered in the chapel where they had prayed and climbed an ancient tower to look, as they would have, out over the darkening sea.

It was, as Naper had said, magical.

And when the stars finally came out over the crenulated walls, we said “good night” to the ghosts we’d conjured up, took a last look around, and went into the cottage to dream.

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Off-the-grid sleepovers IN THE NEW MEXICO DESERT, A DISCOVERY ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY I have never felt so righteous about flushing.

At most eco-lodgings, I experience a pinch of guilt over pressing the handle, worried that I am loosening the stopper on our finite water reserves.

That’s not the case at the Greater World Community near Taos, N.M. The world’s largest off-the-grid subdivision considers the toilet a friend of Mother Earth. The blackwater from the bowl hydrates the yards of its 70 residences, including several rental properties available to overnight visitors. If you see a tropical bloom in the New Mexico desert, you can lay your thank-you flowers before the porcelain throne.

“It’s just simple homesteading stuff,” said Ryan Halpin, who works in Earthship Biotecture’s rental division and is building a Bachelorship for himself. “It’s a conscientious lifestyle.”

Earthship Biotecture is a supermodel of sustainable living. The construction firm’s houses are based on the environmental innovations and Seussian designs of American architect Michael Reynolds. The oft-called Garbage Warrior, who built his first Earthship home in 1988, discovered his calling on the side of the road. A glint of trash led to an of-this-world experience.

“Using the empty beer cans as building materials was a flash of inspiration for everything that later followed,” said Kirsten Jacobsen, Earthship’s education director.

Earthships appear in all 50 states and more than 20 countries. The homes are built for a wide spectrum of individuals and environments, such as a family residence in Guatemala, an emergency shelter in post-earthquake Haiti and a planned resort on an environmentally fragile island in Indonesia. The Taos-area community is the only site in the world that is open for tours and available for sleepovers. In July, I booked an eco-pad for the night out of curiosity — and to be prepared in case Cormac McCarthy’s The Road turns out to be a work of non-fiction.

“These are the ways people are going to have to live in the future,” said Kirsten, who owns an Earthship styled after a Manhattan loft.

The structures embody a string of self-hyphenates: -sufficient, -reliant, -sustaining, -empowering. (The “ship” in the company’s name represents the concept of autonomy.) Reynolds’s blueprints rely heavily on nature’s resources and humankind’s drinking and driving habits. He uses discarded tires packed with dirt for the exterior walls and recycled bottles and cans for the interior structures. Buried cisterns collect melted snow and rain; the filtered water flows through sinks in the bathroom and kitchen. Instead of air-conditioning, the walls absorb the heat, and knee-high vents expel cool air from subterranean depths.

In the winter, the structure emits the stored toastiness like a space heater. No doubt, a weatherman reporting from inside the Taos community would grow bored: Today, like yesterday, and tomorrow, will be a pleasant 22 C. “It has the stability of a cave,” Kirsten said. “You are never going to freeze or die from heat.”

From what had I read and heard, I could survive an apocalypse inside my one-bedroom fortress, which was named Lemuria. (The inventory changes as the homes are sold and built; five houses are available for rent.)

In addition to the cord-cutting power and self-sustaining water supply, each abode contains its own greenhouse. I could forage for figs, bananas, pineapple, broccoli, rosemary and chives in my fluffy socks. Or if the zombies weren’t looking, I could dash over to my neighbour’s place for supper. The Phoenix, a three-bedroom that sleeps six, dedicates one-third of its space to food production. Its tropical jungle supports parakeets and cockatiels (not for consumption) and a garden bursting with fruits and vegetables, including grapes, artichokes, lemons, melons, kale, squash, hot peppers and mushrooms that cling to a log. Chickens cluck around the backyard, which features a sunken den with a grill for coop-to-kebob meals. An indoor fishpond once contained a robust stock of tilapia before a group of guests threw a fish fry. Now, the littlest survivors swim laps with koi. For the dairy course, the staff is considering resident goats.

“You are the power company, the water company, the sewage-treatment plant and the food production,” Ryan said. “You control a lot of your life, instead of relying on others.”

Photos by KIRSTEN JACOBSEN/Earthship Biotecture

TOP: Private Earthship residence in northern New Mexico. As with all Earthships, this home produces all of its own electricity with photovoltaic panels.

ABOVE LEFT: The greenhouse area of the Phoenix Earthship features a sitting area amongst the tropical plants growing in interior botanical cells. The excess water from these cells is used to flush the toilets. Bunches of bananas can be seen growing on trees; a unique sight in the high-mountain desert.

ABOVE RIGHT: Earthships heat themselves passively with solar gain through south facing windows and thermal mass storage in the earth-rammed tire walls. Rarely used back-up heat may be provided with a wood stove as in this private residence.

From the road, Earthship Biotecture resembles Tatooine, with a few alterations: lizards instead of krayt dragons, for instance, and Priuses in place of Jawa sandcrawlers. Most of the adobe houses are built low and are camouflaged by the 630 acres of khaki-colored terrain. I scanned the sunbaked landscape, wondering which brown lump was mine.

Check-in is between 2:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. I was punctual partly out of frugality: The confirmation letter warns late arrivals of a possible $20 hourly charge. When I drove up, several people were standing on the roof of the visitors’ centre, inspecting the solar panels. I parked by a sign informing guests that the community is dronefree. On my way into the visitors’ centre, I passed tomato and melon plants suspended from buckets. Netting covered several pieces of heavy fruit, protecting guests’ toes. Inside, a gallery with a film, slide show and informational panels explained Earthship’s practices and principles. The lessons don’t stop at the bathroom door; a sign informs loo-goers that the water is reused four times.

The visitors’ centre is part of a complex of buildings that includes an academy for students and the Earthship Village Ecologies project, a sustainable testing site where worker-bee interns live and learn. Drop-in visitors pay $7 for a self-guided tour of the public areas; as a renter, I could come and go for free.

I met the bearded and blue-eyed Ryan inside the centre and followed the Wisconsin native in his car. We passed two entrances to the community before turning onto a bumpy unmarked road. I would need glow-inthe-dark bread crumbs to find my way home again.

The welcome at Earthship is much more elaborate — and academic — than at traditional lodgings. Ryan started his overview by charging up a dirt incline to the roof, where he pointed out the solar panels and water-capturing system. Back on crusty ground, we entered the 1,400-square-foot house through a side door surrounded by the bottoms of beer and wine bottles. The colourful circles shimmered like a sea glass. I stepped into a lush garden lining the windowed hallway and started to sweat in the humidity. Ryan yanked

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I trailed Ryan from kitchen to living room to laundry room (off-limits to guests) to bedroom to bathroom. Along the way, he knelt by various mystery boxes and strange cabinets, explaining the operating systems. I tried to grasp the sustainable jargon — greywater planter cell, power-organizing module, thermal mass — but I eventually gave my mind a hall pass to wander. After Ryan left, however, I realized how much I had retained. I remembered which faucets were for drinking and which ones were for washing, and how to turn on the Apple TV. I knew better than to search for the coffeepot, iron and blow dryer, because they didn’t exist: traditional hotel amenities are power hogs. When I turned on the faucet, I recognized the groaning noise as the greywater pump, not the angry remonstrations of the God of Wastefulness.

“We’re trying to show people that they don’t have to majorly change their lifestyle to live like this,” Kirsten said.

“It’s like a high-end Taos hotel.”

Before settling in for the night, I made a food run to Taos. (With no walking dead on the horizon, I didn’t want to poach the emergency food supply.) After storing my groceries in the Sun Frost fridge, I set out for a neighbourhood stroll. The residents are a slice of regular life: teachers, architects, IT professionals, businessfolk. Their homes are private and well-spaced, but by craning my neck

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As the sky darkened, my imagination started to light up with the eyes of snakes and coyotes. I hustled back to Lemuria and climbed a small hill overlooking the desert. I watched the split screen of lightning bolts to my right and triple rainbows on my left. A jack rabbit hopped down my driveway and disappeared into the yard. He was still there when I returned to the house, nibbling away at the curious patch of greenery.

The night passed peacefully. I cooked dinner on the propane stovetop, watched Netflix and contemplated a serious life change. According to a notebook on the coffee table, the utility-bill-free life of Lemuria could be mine — for $275,000. (Update: The house sold a few weeks after my visit.) I went to bed and gazed at the silvery stars through the southern-facing wall of slanted windows. I awakened at dawn to watch the sun rise and recharge my ship.

I had to check out by 11 a.m., and the possibility of a dawdler fee pushed me out of bed. However, before leaving, I made sure to water the plants with a flush and a rinse.

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Don’t expect Fitbits to improve health ‘KNOWING HOW ACTIVE YOU ARE DOESN’T TRANSLATE INTO GETTING PEOPLE TO DO MORE’

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON — Wearing a fitness tracker may help you keep tabs on how many steps you take, but the devices themselves — even with the lure of a cash reward — probably won’t improve your health, according to the biggest study yet done on the trendy technology.

Scientists say that although the activity trackers may boost the number of steps people take, it probably isn’t enough to help them drop pounds or improve overall health.

“These are basically measuring devices,” said Eric Finkelstein, a professor at Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore, who led the research.

“Knowing how active you are doesn’t translate into getting people to do more and the novelty of having that information wears off pretty quickly.”

Finkelstein and colleagues tested the Fitbit Zip tracker in a group of 800 adults in Singapore, by dividing them into four groups. Of those people, more than half were overweight and obese and about one third were active.

A control group got information about exercise but no tracker and a second group got the Fitbit Zip everyone in those groups also got about $2.92 a week. Participants in the last two groups got the tracker and about $11 for every week they logged between 50,000 and 70,000 steps. One of the groups had the money donated to charity while the other kept the cash.

After six months, people with the Fitbit and who got the cash payment showed the biggest boost in physical activity. But after a year, 90 per cent of participants had abandoned the device. The physical activity of the Fitbit wearers did not decline over the year as much as it did for those who were not given a tracker, but the higher ac-

tivity level wasn’t enough to produce any improvements in weight, oxygen capacity, or blood pressure.

“These trackers can encourage people to take more steps, but it still seems like these random extra steps aren’t enough to really improve your health,” Finkelstein said. He said what’s needed is more “active steps,” or what would amount to brisk walking or more rigorous exercise.

The study was paid for by Singapore’s ministry of health and published online Tuesday in the journal Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.

The results seem to reinforce those of another study, published last month in the Journal of the American Medical Association. In that study, conducted over two years, researchers found that adding wearable activity tracking devices to a diet and fitness program didn’t result in more weight loss. Those who didn’t wear devices lost about five pounds more than those who wore them, but both groups slimmed down and improved their eating habits, fitness and activity levels.

Fitbit, in a statement responding to the study Tuesday, said: “We are confident in the positive results our millions of users have seen from using Fitbit products.” The statement went on to say that it was in the process of improving its trackers.

Finkelstein said some of the newer fitness trackers have more advanced features, like prompts to exercise and ways to link to social media, but he still thinks it is unlikely people will radically change their exercise regimes without a more comprehensive approach.

Some experts said the results were disappointing but not surprising.

“We should not be so naive to believe that simply by giving a sleek-looking gadget to someone, they

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Brett Broviak, a manager of respiratory and sleep services at IU Health North Hospital, shows off his Fitbit fitness tracker for the camera on the hospital’s campus in Carmel, Ind. Wearing a stylish fitness tracker may help you keep tabs on things like how many steps you take, but the devices themselves — even with the lure of a cash reward — probably won’t improve your health, according to the biggest study yet done on the trendy technology. will change deeply-rooted lifestyle habits,” said Emmanuel Stamatakis, a physical activity expert at the University of Sydney who was not part of the research.

Others said the trackers might be more useful if they were aimed specifically at unhealthy people.

“People who are active are already motivated so they don’t need these devices,” said Lars Bo Andersen of Norway’s Sogn and Fjordane University College.

Fitbit shares have fallen by half since the beginning of the year, to just under $15 a share.

Can professional athletes bulk up on a vegan diet?

CONTROVERSIAL QB KAEPERNICK TALKS ABOUT HIS SWITCH TO EATING VEGAN Days after sitting during the national anthem to protest police shootings of African American men, 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick was thrust into the spotlight for another controversial choice — his vegan diet.

Kaepernick weighed in at around 225 pounds before he left the field to undergo procedures for his shoulder, knee and thumb earlier this year. Unable to work out for several months, he lost a significant amount of weight and muscle mass — a change that was not lost on fans. He recently announced that he has been following a vegan diet and not consuming animal products for the last 10 months.

Kaepernick said he feels good on the diet and that it has not hindered his ability to put on weight. Still, fans have questioned and even criticized the lifestyle change on social media, worried that without eating meat, he won’t be able to put on the pounds he needs to get back in the game.

The concern is unfounded, supporters of the plant-based diet say. They cite other professional football players who eat vegan or mostly vegan, including Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers and defensive lineman David Carter, formerly of the Dallas Cowboys, who calls himself “the 300-pound vegan” on Instagram.

Matt Ruscigno, a Los Angeles dietitian with a master’s in public health and co-author of a book called No Meat Athlete, said he has been following Kaepernick’s journey closely and believes that the quarterback, like anyone on a meatless diet, can get the protein required to build muscle mass by choosing the right combination of foods.

A lot of people lose weight when they first go vegan because they replace meat and butter with salads and don’t necessarily know where to find calorically dense foods, Ruscigno said.

But if they seek out more high-calorie, high-protein foods and eat them in

greater quantities, he said, they won’t have any trouble gaining it back.

“As soon as you mention plantbased and sports, everyone gets concerned about protein, but it comes from a place where people don’t understand nutrition,” he said. “We associate protein with animal products.

But the best sources of plant-based proteins are beans, whole grains, nuts and seeds. Even vegetables have protein. It’s just a matter of eating enough.”

NFL player Carter once told media outlets that he consumed 10,000 calories per day in rice, beans, cashew cheese, hemp protein, fruits and veggies. Ruscigno tells his vegan clients to try rice and beans with avocado and salsa, or stir-fried vegetables in brown rice with tofu and peanut sauce.

While most people on a vegan diet don’t need a protein supplement to stay healthy, Ruscigno recommends that those trying to bulk up add a protein shake made from pea, hemp or soy.

“Everyone, vegans especially, need to eat a varied diet,” he said. “You can be a lazy omnivore and get plenty of protein. Colin does have to work a little bit harder to get enough protein, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t possible once he works it out.”

However, Dr. Ed J. Hendricks, a bariatric physician at the Center for Weight Management in Sacramento and Roseville, disagrees with that advice.

“It’s my opinion that vegan diets are dangerous to your health,” he said.

“Vegetable protein is not of the same quality as protein found in meat and eggs and animal products. It doesn’t have the same amino acid mix. While it’s possible to eat enough protein to maintain your muscle mass, someone like Colin Kaepernick probably needs more protein than he’s able to get on a vegan diet.”

The problem, Hendricks said, is that people trying to bulk up on rice and beans will gain weight from the carbohydrates before they get enough

protein to build muscles. They end up overweight and without much strength, he said.

When Sacramento bodybuilder Jonna Edwinson first started giving up animal products seven years ago, she had to work hard to find the right balance of carbs and proteins, she said.

She took a break from shows for four years while she let her body adjust to veganism and found protein supplements she liked. When she started competing again in 2013, she actually had far more muscle mass than when she was eating animal products, and by 2015 she was winning competitions, she said.

“Most body builders will be on a high-protein, low-carb diet,” she said.

“You can’t really do that on a vegan diet — most of the high-protein foods like quinoa have high carbs as well.

It’s important to do enough cardio to keep your protein up but keep the weight down.”

Edwinson, 31, now competes in natural figure competitions with the World Natural Bodybuilding Federation and is sponsored by Vega, a vegan protein supplement company. Her diet consists of protein shakes, grains, beans, greens and nut butters.

“I had more energy, my skin cleared up,” she said of her appearance after going vegan. “It just showed that I didn’t need animal products to put on the muscle mass.”

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3 out of 4 uterus transplants from live donors fail POOR BLOOD FLOW CITED AS REASON

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Texas doctors have done the first womb transplants using live donors in the United States.

Four women who had been born without a uterus received one in operations last month at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas. Three of the wombs have had to be removed because of poor blood flow.

But the hospital said in a statement Wednesday that the fourth recipient still has hers and is showing no signs of rejection.

The hospital would not identify any of the donors or recipients.

There have been at least 16 previous uterus transplants worldwide, including one in Cleveland from a deceased donor that had to be removed because of complications. Two doctors from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, which has done the most of these operations, were in Dallas to assist with the four transplants there.

At least five births have resulted from the womb transplants in Sweden. Dallas doctors are hopeful the patient who still has her transplanted womb will become the first successful case in the U.S. She is part of a clinical trial that Baylor announced in January that aims to enrol 10 women born without a uterus or with a faulty one.

Womb donors can be dead or alive, and the Baylor study aims to use some of both. The first four cases involved “altruistic” donors — unrelated and unknown to the recipients, a hospital spokesman said.

The ones done in Sweden were from live donors, mostly from the recipients’ mother or a sister.

Doctors hope that womb transplants will enable as many as several thousand women born without a uterus to bear children. To be eligible for the Baylor study, women must be 20 to 35 years old and have healthy, normal ovaries. They will first have in vitro fertilization to retrieve and fertilize their eggs and produce embryos that can be frozen until they are ready to attempt pregnancy.

After the uterus transplant, the embryos can be thawed and implanted, at least a year after the transplant to make sure the womb is working well. A baby resulting from a uterine transplant would be delivered by cesarean section. The wombs are not intended to be permanent — having one means a woman must take powerful drugs to prevent organ rejection, and the drugs pose long-term health risks, so the uterus would be removed after one or two successful pregnancies.

Womb transplants are one of many newer trends in a field that has advanced many frontiers in recent years. On Wednesday, doctors at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston said they performed a double-arm transplant for a retired Marine sergeant who lost all four limbs to a bomb in Afghanistan. It was not a first, even for the hospital — at least 85 hand or arm transplants have been done globally since the first one nearly two decades ago.

Doctors from Houston Methodist Hospital and MD Anderson Cancer Center in 2014 did the world’s first partial skull and scalp transplant to help a man who suffered a large head wound from cancer treatment.

More than two dozen face transplants have been done since the first one in France in 2005 the first one in the U.S. was done in Cleveland in 2008.

A host of patients have received transplants or implants of 3-D printed body parts, ranging from blood vessels to windpipes.

Good heart attack could add a year to your life: study

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Going to the right hospital for heart attack care could add a year to your life, a new study suggests.

Using Medicare records, researchers found that roughly 17 years after a heart attack, average life expectancy was 9 to 14 months longer for patients who had been treated at hospitals that do best on widely used quality measures than for those treated at low-rated ones.

“Where you go really does matter,” not just for surviving the heart attack but also long-term, said Dr. Emily Bucholz, a study leader and researcher at Boston Children’s Hospital.

A year of life from high-quality care is a big deal consider that some cancer drugs won approval for adding a few months or weeks.

But if you’re having possible heart attack symptoms, don’t delay getting help because you’re worried about which hospital to go to, said another study leader, Yale cardiologist Dr. Harlan Krumholz.

“Just call 911. Too many people wait at home too long,” and any delay means more risk of permanent heart damage, he said.

The study was funded by the National Institutes of Health. Results were published Wednesday by the New England Journal of Medicine.

Hospitals often are rated based on their heart attack death rates at 30 days, taking into account how sick their patients were, such as how many had diabetes. But it’s not known whether doing well in the short term translates to a lasting benefit.

The new study finds it does. Researchers compared life expectancy for 120,000 Medicare patients treated between 1994 and 1996 at roughly 1,800 hospitals. The difference in life expectancy at top and low performing hospitals emerged at 30 days and remained over time.

“This is really an important study,” said an independent expert, Dr. Ralph Brindis, a University of California at San Francisco cardiologist and former president of the American College of Cardiology.

“Delivering better care not only saves lives, but that the gain persists over 17 years, independent of how sick the patients were initially.”

Heart attack care has improved a lot since the 1990s, but more recent comparisons of short-term hospital mortality rates show differences still exist.

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Lindsey and her husband Blake stand with Cleveland Clinic medical staff as they announce she was the nation’s first uterus transplant patient. Standing with the couple, from left, are Ruth M. Farrell, M.D., bioethicist, Rebecca Flyckt, M.D., OB/GYN surgeon, and Andreas Tzakis, M.D., program director of the Transplant Center. Lindsey, who didn’t want to use her last name to protect the privacy of her family, said that she prayed for years to be able to bear a child, and is grateful to the deceased donor’s family and surgeons who’ve given her that chance.

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Red Deer City Council is considering adopting an updated version of the Riverlands Area Redevelopment Plan and is considering amending the Land Use Bylaw as it’s required to carry out the vision of the Riverlands Area Redevelopment Plan.

The Alberta Utilities Commission expects to receive an application from ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. to renew its franchise agreement with the City of Red Deer, following the submission deadline indicated below.

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A model wears a creation for Belgian fashion designer Dries van Noten’s Spring-Summer 2017 ready-to-wear fashion collection. the spiraling outward of ideas and trends. They will find beautiful floral prints, breezy caftan-style dresses and broad-shoulder blazers at the mall.

Just remember to give a shout-out of thanks to Ghesquière, Van Noten, Phoebe Philo at Céline and Givenchy’s Riccardo Tisci, among others.

But fashion still can’t get a break.

Cynics still take aim at the pure bliss it may conjure. One more time: Buying an expensive frock is no better or worse than the four-figure foodie meal you just had, the fancy car you keep in your garage or the exotic vacation you can’t stop talking about.

Fashion can be political and provocative, which means that sometimes it’s disturbing, hard to look at.

Especially right now, because politics, no matter where one lives in the world, seems about as ugly as it can get. This season, fashion here has had to carry on under heightened security – bag inspections, identification checks and bomb-sniffing dogs. And then it contended with the unnerving report of the armed robbery of Kim Kardashian in her guest residence.

The assault gave everyone pause.

But fashion has pressed on, com-

menting on street culture and our state of being and attempting to show us a good time. It has been a season of debuts, with new designers taking a bow at Saint Laurent, Dior and Lanvin. And at Valentino, Pierpaolo Piccioli flew solo for the first time. This didn’t represent just a shift in aesthetics but also a moment of business upheaval. These companies have billions of dollars in revenue. And there’s nothing frivolous about that.

There’s money to be made in silk, organza and tulle. Indeed, there may be no more tulle left in the world; there was so much of it on the runway. It was embroidered and beaded.

It came in every color under the sun – a rainbow seemingly spun from sugar. And like sugar, best consumed in small doses.

But after 10 days of shows, a few linger in the imagination. The Dries Van Noten collection certainly does.

He decorated his endless runway with ice installations. Beautiful bouquets of flowers were frozen inside enormous cubes of ice that slowly melted on the runway. If there was a message in the setting, it was about how time moves forward, nothing lasts an eterni-

‘Duchess’ blazer by Canadian brand Smythe apparent staple for Kate HAIDA GWAII, B.C. — Toronto-based fashion label Smythe has become an apparent favourite of the Duchess of Cambridge.

Kate arrived at the remote archipelago Haida Gwaii on Friday dressed in an army green “Duchess” blazer from Smythe’s fall collection.

While it was the first glimpse of Kate in this particular blazer, a navy blue version has been a staple in her wardrobe since the 2011 Canadian royal tour.

Smythe co-founders Andrea Lenczner and Christie Smythe say they are thrilled to be included Kate’s wardrobe yet again.

An appearance of the duchess wearing particular brand can mean big business for designers.

Barely a day after Kate wore a grey alpaca coat

by Toronto label Sentaler, the item sold out online along with many other garments by the designer as

orders poured in from all over the world.

The influence the duchess can have on the fashion industry by inspiring both royal watchers and fashion enthusiasts to replicate her look has been dubbed the “Kate effect.”

During Prince William and Kate’s eight-day tour of British Columbia and Yukon, fans have closely tracked every outfit the duchess has worn.

Bojana Sentaler said Kate’s appearance in her label’s grey coat on Wednesday brought her brand instant global awareness.

Sentaler said she hopes the attention will help her expand into international markets.

Smythe’s made-in-Canada apparel has already gained celebrity attention around the globe, but is founders say they are delighted to see Kate continuing to choose their garments.

“We design with a woman like Kate Middleton in mind: tailored and effortlessly chic,” they said in a statement.

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ty, beauty fades. So seek your flowers now.

The clothes were such beauties. The floral prints – both abstract and realistic – were breathtaking, not too precious or garish. Dignified.

There were beautiful prints at Givenchy as well. They evoked the swirling interior of quartz and marble.

Slim dresses in contrasting blocks of color skimmed the body. It was a collection that felt lighter and less brooding than it has in recent seasons.

And finally, Sarah Burton, whose Alexander McQueen collection was inspired by the Shetland Islands, sent her models down a runway covered in traditional rugs. Lush embroidery distinguished the clothes. And several dresses looked like they had been assembled patchwork-style.

But the most delight aspect of the collection was her note that the patchwork was inspired by a Shetland tradition: When a couple marries, two Taatit rugs — bed coverings given as wedding presents — are stitched together as a symbol of love and unity.

A simple gesture, but a beautiful one. And in fashion, it delivers a spark of joy.

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PARIS — Joy. Is it so hard to come by?

Not contentment, which implies something more enduring, something that comes from within (although perhaps with the help of a therapist). Joy comes in a jolt, a sudden flush of pleasure. It may be momentary, but it’s real. This is the business of fashion. It should be able to put a smile on your face.

Lately, though, it has been a struggle. So as Fashion Week came to a close here on Wednesday, applause goes to designers such as Dries Van Noten, Stella McCartney, Chitose Abe of Sacai, Miu Miu’s Miuccia Prada and Louis Vuitton’s Nicolas Ghesquiere.

They made folks smile.

They sent out great clothes that were easy to wear, but interesting and distinctive. There was sharp tailoring and breathtaking colors and prints.

Breezy caftans, ruffled dresses, men’s shirting, shades of yellow and pink.

And sparkles.

Fashion let down its guard, at least in some quarters. It stopped trying to be fierce, bad-ass and cool. At the finale of McCartney’s show, the models danced. They clapped and howled as they ran down the runway in a dance that was choreographed, but not awkward, and their delight in actually being able to take a deep breath and laugh was evident. At Vanessa Seward, the models looked happy. It was not a strained smile, like a TV pundit who spews vitriol while maintaining some zombie grin. The models simply looked pleased to be there.

Like other industries, fashion has its difficult times. Lately it has struggled to balance creativity with pragmatism. Sales are flat in the luxury business or sliding downward. Designers are grappling with diversity on multiple fronts – both race and body shape. They have seen the aesthetics of fine collections buried under public outrage because they cast too homogeneous a group of models in their show or gave them the wrong hairstyle. Yes, yes, the models are too thin, too young, too white. But it’s getting better. Last season, Balenciaga was taken to task for not featuring women of color on the runway. For spring 2017, it was a far more diverse group of models.

Things are improving. Too slowly, but fashion is moving forward.

Yes, yes, the clothes on the runway are too expensive for the average person. But fashion lovers will save up for that one perfect indulgence. And rich folks are still eagerly handing over their credit cards. Everyone else will benefit from the trickle-down,

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‘Uncertainty lingers’: Wilkins BANK OF CANADA’S SENIOR DEPUTY GOVERNOR DELIVERS ADDRESS

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada’s senior deputy governor says there’s still uncertainty around the long-hoped-for rebound of the country’s crucial non-resource export sectors.

In a speech Thursday, Carolyn Wilkins said the future of these exports is not entirely predictable despite some encouraging signs in the numbers from July and August.

“Uncertainty lingers,” Wilkins said in the address she delivered mostly in French at the Universite du Quebec a Trois-Rivieres.

“This uncertainty comes in part due to the future growth prospects for investment in the United States. It is also possible that the effect of lower oil prices on the American economy is not as positive as anticipated.”

The Bank of Canada has been waiting for the country’s non-commodity exports to rebound ever since the collapse of oil prices and the dollar’s slide a couple of years ago. Many are banking on the sector’s eventual pickup to help lift the stubbornly sluggish economy.

Wilkins noted that while the central bank has seen “a clear upward trend” in non-commodity exports over the last six years, the weaker dollar’s influence on their growth rate has mostly faded.

She recalled Thursday how Canada’s non-resource exports underperformed in the second quarter of 2016, which was partly due to a period of weaker-than-anticipated growth and investment for the country’s most-important trading partner: the U.S. Canada, she added, also continues to face stiff competition from other countries like Mexico, where she noted the currency fell further than the loonie.

“It will take time to fully determine which factors affecting exports are temporary and which ones are permanent,” Wilkins said.

She did, however, say that Canada has seen improvements in its services sector, which accounts for about 70 per cent of the country’s economy and 80 per cent of its jobs.

Wilkins said that some high-value-added sectors have “grown quite nicely,” including cultural and air transportation industries.

Canada exports about $100 billion worth of services, or about one dollar out of every six from total exports, she said.

Still, TD economist Brian DePratto wrote in a research note to clients Thursday that the speech suggests the Bank of Canada is maintaining a “more cautious view of Canadian export performance (and by extension the overall economic adjustment pro-

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Bank of Canada senior deputy governor Carolyn Wilkins says there is still uncertainty around the long-hopedfor rebound of the country’s crucial non-resource export sectors. cess).”

“Indeed, today’s speech seems to be one that could be pointed to down the road as an ‘I told you so’ should the Bank hold or decide to cut rates,” DePratto wrote.

Going forward, Wilkins said she expects several factors to help feed stronger growth in Canada, including the federal government’s commitment to spend an additional $25 billion over two years on infrastructure projects and to increase child-benefit payments for families.

B.C. premier urged to reject Kinder Morgan pipeline

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier Christy Clark is being challenged to reject Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion proposal because it can never meet one of her five conditions to support oil pipeline development.

More than 30 environmental, social and aboriginal groups from across Canada have sent a letter to Clark reminding her that one of B.C.’s conditions for pipeline support includes assurances of a world-leading oil-spill response.

The groups say a study from the National Academy of Science concludes that oil containing diluted bitumen acts differently than other types of crude when spilled.

The study warns that diluted bitumen sinks in water and there is no known way to clean up heavy oils that

settle to the bottom of oceans, lakes or rivers.

The groups, which include Greenpeace and the Council of Canadians, say Clark must stick to her conditions and reject Kinder Morgan’s proposal, even though it is widely expected to receive federal approval by year’s end.

In July 2012, Clark set five conditions before oil could be piped across southern B.C. to west coast ports: completion of environmental reviews, world-leading practices for oil spill prevention, cutting-edge land and water cleanup programs, solutions to First Nations issues and a fair share of any profits.

Clark said in a statement Thursday that the government’s position on the five conditions has been clear and consistent and remains unchanged.

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“The effects of these budgetary stimulants will become more important as the year progresses,” she said.

She also touched on the bank’s financial stability concerns, including the high debt levels of Canadian households and sizzling housing markets.

Wilkins said she thought Ottawa’s rule changes announced this week, which seek to slightly limit borrowing and to cool housing markets, will help mitigate some of these risks.

Foes of energy projects speak their minds

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OTTAWA — New research suggests that polarizing debates over the impacts of climate change are not the driving force behind local opposition to major energy projects.

And that’s something governments and regulators need to consider as they push the transition to clean energy infrastructure such as tidal power, wind farms and hydro electricity.

A report released Thursday at an industry-sponsored energy conference looks at six controversial case studies across Canada, ranging from the Northern Gateway pipeline proposal in northern British Columbia to a gasfired electricity plant in Oakville, Ont., and shale gas exploration in rural New Brunswick.

The joint project of the University

of Ottawa and the Canada West foundation found that local communities are demanding a greater role in major infrastructure, whether it be wind farms, hydroelectric dams or pipelines.

The study concludes that “the world of elite, centralized decision-making is a thing of the past.”

It was a central theme of Thursday’s “Engage” conference at the University of Ottawa, where Perry Bellegarde, the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, gave the keynote address.

“The days of trinkets and beads is over,” Bellegarde told an audience of energy executives, policy experts and academics.

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United States election outcome important on a global scale DEREK FUCHS WEALTH WATCH Derek, how could the U.S. election impact the markets?

Although the U.S. presidential election is occurring outside of our borders, there is no doubt that the decision of the world’s largest economy will be important to the globe. While I won’t provide a political opinion on whom I think will be the best leader, generally speaking each candidate may move markets in different ways, and I can share that insight.

One of the most basic concepts to understand is that markets do not like a surprise and do not like change. The idea behind this broken down into simple terms is that the market is continuously attempting to determine what is known and what will be expected. When the unexpected occurs, prices on stocks can change rapidly as the new information is analyzed. A sudden move lower doesn’t mean that trend will continue, and we saw this already once this year with the Brexit vote. Investors didn’t expect the outcome of Brexit and global indices took a big move downward. However, most markets were back on track within a short time frame.

Said another way, a Clinton victory would likely keep the markets calm and moving in the direction that they are today. Furthermore, a continuation of

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party leadership would likely give more clarity to the investment community as far as what to expect moving forward.

A shift from leadership from Obama’s Democratic party to Trump’s Republican party would likely bring more volatility to the markets.

Beyond this, there is likely an expectation that Trump is a bit of a wildcard. No one is quite sure what he would do in the White House and his comments seem to support that. I’m not saying his policies would be bad, but I am furthering the point of how the markets do not like the unknown.

Currently investors have been anticipating a Clinton victory. This was evident after the Presidential Debate at the end of September when most media outlets confirmed that Clinton “won” the debate.

U.S. markets were higher the following day as what is expected to happen seemed to be more likely to occur. Again, this is a situation where no change is good news because it’s more predictable.

Part of the reason that a successful candidate may impact the markets has to do with their policies. For example, a Trump victory could potentially be better for companies in the health care sector and financial sector. This is due to Trump’s expected policies which could be more favourable to companies operating in those business lines. Clinton, on the other hand, seems more favourable to the consumer discretionary sector and Industrial sector.

Looking at this further, a Clinton victory may mean more expanded trade and a more welcoming U.S. economy. This could then push forward trade

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as well as clothing sales, automotive sales, and tourism. Trump on the other hand may first appear less agreeable to foreign nations which may potentially reduce trade, although Trump would likely ease regulatory restrictions on health care, banking and insurance.

For the vast majority of investors, you may not need to do anything. I am an advocate of making long-term investment decisions rather than focusing on short-term events. There is no need to try to anticipate which way an election may change the markets as your focus should remain long-term and furthermore, any changes you make may in fact end up wrong.

A good wealth adviser can work with you to determine how your portfolio should be structured. With their advice you should gain a better understanding of your long-term objectives. In either case, it may be time to review your investment strategy and see if your long-term goals are still intact. In the meantime, enjoy the debates south of the border as I’m sure there is plenty more entertainment to come.

Happy investing, Derek Fuchs, Senior Wealth Adviser Scotia Wealth Management Wealth Watch is written by Derek Fuchs, a wealth advisor with ScotiaMcLeod in Red Deer. It is provided for informational purposes only and any opinions contained in it are his own. Readers are urged to consult a wealth advisor for help with their personal investment circumstances. Fuchs can be contacted at derek.fuchs@ scotiamcleod.com.

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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 119.11 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 46.36 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.97 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . 10.50 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.76 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.19 Cdn. National Railway . . 88.50 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 202.27 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 36.67 Capital Power Corp . . . . 20.71 Cervus Equipment Corp 12.10 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 53.59 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 56.79 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 25.77 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.90 General Motors Co. . . . . 32.53 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 30.85 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.77 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 51.80 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 31.06 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 42.86 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 5.775 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 61.59 Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 130.78 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.97 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 16.20

MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — A barrel of oil has closed above US$50 for the first time since June, while North American stock markets ended Thursday fairly flat ahead of the release of the latest round of U.S. jobs figures.

The price of oil climbed to a four-month high with the November crude contract gaining 61 cents to settle at US$50.44 per barrel. The last time oil prices closed above this level was when it hit US$50.56 on June 9.

Investors are buoyed by continued signs that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries will go ahead with a deal to cap production, in a bid to put a floor on falling crude prices.

The 14-nation cartel surprised markets by reaching an agreement in principle last week during an informal meeting in Algeria.

The group, which includes members from Saudi Arabia to Venezuela, are reported to be meeting again next week in Istanbul. It previously said details of the deal won’t be hammered out until its official meeting in Vienna on Nov. 30.

The oil rally was also being driven by a report earlier this week that showed a significant drawdown on oil stockpiles in the U.S. last week. The markets had been expecting a surplus.

Paul Vaillancourt, an executive vice-president at Fiera Capital, said the agreement is a good sign that OPEC member countries realize that something must be done about the global glut. “It signals a willingness to talk and negotiate and to agree that maybe curbing production is a good idea,� said Vaillancourt, who heads the private wealth division for the Calgary firm. “It’s all very positive. It’s more than just psychological. It’s fuelled some share price gains and the price of the commodity.�

Despite the rise in oil prices, the Canadian dollar was lower even though it usually

Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 66.55 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 30.34 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69.36 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 22.46 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 20.59 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 10.63 First Quantum Minerals . 10.56 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 18.64 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 5.05 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 4.63 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.39 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 21.49 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.810 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 22.69 Energy Arc Resources . . . . . . . . 24.11 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 28.86 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 52.29 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.33 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 26.34 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 42.68 Canyon Services Group. . 5.63 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 19.98 CWC Well Services . . . 0.1700 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 14.11 Essential Energy. . . . . . . 0.630

follows oil’s trajectory. The loonie dipped 0.18 of a cent to 75.68 cents US. On the Toronto Stock Exchange, the S&P/TSX index declined 15.08 points at 14,595.50.

Energy stocks were modestly higher but gold companies were the biggest drag on the exchange, as December bullion contracts fell for a fifth straight session, pulling back $15.60 to US$1,253 an ounce.

New York was mixed with the Dow Jones industrial average down 12.53 points to 18,268.50, the broader S&P 500 composite index up 1.04 points at 2,160.77, and the Nasdaq composite losing 9.17 points to 5,306.85.

Shares in social media firm Twitter Inc. was a heavyweight on Wall Street.

Its stock plunged more than 20 per cent, or $4.99, to US$19.87 after reports emerged that some companies initially believed to be interested in buying it, are no longer interested.

Rumours of a potential deal with Alphabet Inc., Google’s parent company, had sent Twitter up 33 per cent in the past 11 trading days.

In economic news, investors are awaiting U.S. jobs figures set for release on Friday for further evidence that the economy is strong enough to support a rate hike from the U.S. Federal Reserve in December.

In other commodities, November natural gas added on a penny at US$3.05 per mmBTU and December copper contracts fell a cent to just under US$2.16 a pound.

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

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 14,595.50, down 15.08 points Dow — 18,268.50, down 12.53 points S&P 500 — 2,160.77, up 1.04 points Nasdaq — 5,306.85, down 9.17 points

Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 87.04 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 46.37 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.41 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 16.65 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 43.09 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 2.23 Penn West Energy . . . . . . 2.53 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 5.95 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 36.90 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.28 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 2.71 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 52.62 Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1000 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 84.06 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 69.72 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99.70 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 25.92 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 32.92 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 35.44 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 94.00 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 19.21 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 46.18 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.660 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 82.12 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 43.44 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58.16

Currencies: Cdn — 75.68 cents US, down 0.18 of a cent Pound — C$1.6668, down 1.32 cents Euro — C$1.4732, down 0.38 of a cent Euro — US$1.1150, down 0.55 of a cent Oil futures: US$50.44 per barrel, up 61 cents (November contract) Gold futures: US$1,253.00 per oz., down $15.60 (December contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $23.835, down 37.2 cents $766.30 kg., down $11.96 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: Nov. ‘16 $1.00 higher $468.00 Jan. ‘17 $0.70 higher $475.60 March ‘17 $1.00 higher $481.10 May ‘17 $0.80 higher $485.00 July ‘17 $0.60 higher $486.70 Nov. ‘17 $0.80 higher $489.00 Jan. ‘18 $1.30 higher $491.00 March ‘18 $1.80 higher $492.10 May ‘18 $2.90 higher $493.20 July ‘18 $2.90 higher $493.20 Nov. ‘18 $2.90 higher $493.20.

Barley (Western): Oct. ‘16 unchanged $132.50 Dec. ‘16 unchanged $132.50 March ‘17 unchanged $134.50 May ‘17 unchanged $135.50 July ‘17 unchanged $135.50 Oct. ‘17 unchanged $135.50 Dec. ‘17 unchanged $135.50 March ‘18 unchanged $135.50 May ‘18 unchanged $135.50 July ‘18 unchanged $135.50 Oct. ‘18 unchanged $135.50.

Thursday’s estimated volume of trade: 380,340 tonnes of canola 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley). Total: 380,340.

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B.C. to lead provinces in economic growth this year, Alberta in a recession: BMO

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TORONTO — British Columbia’s economy is on track to lead the other provinces in growth this year, according to a report from BMO Financial Group.

It estimates B.C.’s economy will grow by 3.0 per cent this year — more than twice the national growth of 1.2 per cent.

But BMO says neighbouring Alberta is in a recession, with its economy expected to shrink by another 2.3 per cent — following a decline of 4.0 per cent in 2015.

The banking group says the downturn in Alberta’s energy sector has

spilled into other parts of the economy and the provincial unemployment rate is above eight per cent for the first time since the early 1990s.

Newfoundland and Labrador is also expected to see its economy shrink this year — by 2.0 per cent — but Saskatchewan will eke out a small gain of half a per cent following last year’s decline.

The report says Ontario, Manitoba and Quebec are expected to have growth above the national average while the three Maritime provinces will come in below the average.

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the authors. — Project opponents are not ill-informed, as some energy industry boosters like to claim. “Energy literacy is not the issue,� states the report, pointing instead to the absence of trustworthy, timely and impartial information. — Negotiable factors, such as jobs and resource rents, may play a secondary role to “deeply held values — such as a pristine environment, clean air or anti-capitalist sentiment.� — And community engagement is about more than consultation and accommodation. It involves “true collaboration and creating a direct stake in the process.�

The findings have implications that go far beyond today’s headlines over stalled oil pipeline applications.

As the study’s authors write, “the vast majority of future decisions will focus on new ‘clean’ energy infrastructure to underpin a very low GHG economy. “As the case studies show, clean energy may be as controversial as hydrocarbon energy at the local community level.�

ENERGY: Primary focus on research What motivates all those local concerns was the primary focus of the research, which was funded by major fossil fuel players such as the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, Alberta Energy, the B.C. Oil and Gas Commission and the Canadian Gas Association.

Notwithstanding the pitched public battles over climate science and environment policy, the researchers found that in the cases they studied, global warming was not a principal driver of most local opposition. “Climate change bore hardly at all on the local community attitudes in any of the cases,� writes lead author Michael Cleland.

Using public opinion research and interviews with project opponents, proponents and local authorities, the report found a “far more important� list of concerns: safety the need or rationale for the project economics local environmental impacts such as water contamination poor consultation and communication and local involvement in decision-making.

Of the seven individual projects covered, three were approved and built, three were not approved and one — Northern Gateway — was conditionally approved but not built. The cases included a major electricity transmission line in Alberta, a hydro dam project in Manitoba and a (rejected) Quebec wind farm.

The study calls for a fundamental rethinking of government regulatory structures, and it bursts bubbles on both sides of the energy infrastructure debate. — “Recent attempts by governments to develop seamless one-stop shopping, simplifying the system and making it more expeditious, have in many cases been counterproductive,� say

KINDER: $6.8B pipeline expansion Kinder Morgan’s $6.8-billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion would almost triple the amount of diluted Alberta bitumen being pumped to an export terminal in Burnaby, B.C., and would result in a seven-fold increase in tanker traffic in waters off southern B.C. “Twenty-one B.C. municipalities, 17 First Nations, environmental groups and citizens across the country are opposed to Kinder Morgan because the science clearly shows the oil-spill risk is too great and the impacts too catastrophic,� Sven Biggs, a spokesman for the environmental group Stand, says in a news release.

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BOUDREAU, Debbie Mar. 19, 1942 - Oct. 3, 2016 The family of Debbie Boudreau are sad to announce her peaceful passing at the Red Deer Hospice, on Monday, October 3, 2016.

Debbie is survived by her loving husband, Al Bean of Red Deer; son, Micheal Boudreau of Red Deer; step-son, Ron Bean of Androssan; daughter, Teresa Boudreau of Red Deer; stepdaughter, Deanna Cameron of Fort Saskatchewan; seven cherished grandsons; brother, Dale Reid of Calgary and sister, Grace Wilson of Okotoks. As per Debbie’s wishes, no service will be held. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Red Deer Hospice, 99 Arnot Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta, T4R 3S6. www.reddeerfuneralhome.com Arrangements entrusted to RED DEER FUNERAL HOME 6150-67th Street, Red Deer.

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DOYLE, Phyllis Joan Phyllis Joan Doyle age 81 passed away peacefully in her sleep on September 19th, 2016 at the Bailey House Care Home in Maple Ridge BC. She is predeceased by four sisters and three brothers all of Staffordshire, England. Phyllis is survived by her beloved husband of 60 years, Robert Peter Doyle; her son, Terry Robert; daughter, Carol Leslie; nephew, Roy Reagan, three grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Born in England, Phyllis followed her beloved husband first to Germany and then later to Canada to begin what became a long and wonderful life together. Although gone, Phyllis will never be forgotten. Surrounded by her family, Phyllis Doyle’s life was honored in a service held in Maple Ridge, BC.

RAMSAY James Bradley Mar. 24, 1957 - Oct. 1, 2016 Brad passed away peacefully at the Red Deer Hospice surrounded by love after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. He will be greatly missed, but lovingly remembered by his wife, Linda; son, Craig (Jen); daughter, Carrie (Eric) Belich; daughter, Melissa (Brandon) Shaw; six grandchildren that inspired “Grandpa” on his hard fought journey, Belle and Braxton Ramsay, Kyle and Brett Belich, & Taryn and Hunter Shaw. He will also be sadly missed by his motherin-law, Margaret Glew; sister, Dianne (John) Costa; brothers, Richard (Wendy), Doug (Barb), Keith (Sharon); sister and brothers-in-law, Karen Ramsay, Sharon Johannson, Jo-Ann and Garry Bosley, Doug and Karen Johannson, Blair and Cindy Johannson, Wade Johannson; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts and uncles and many friends. Brad was predeceased by his dad and mom, Roy and Lila; brother, Bruce; father-in-law, Chris Johannson; sister-in-law, Colleen Johannson; niece, Candice Bosley; and nephews, John Paul Costa and Brett Johannson. He was a farmer at heart and lived for the farm life. Many memories will be held close at heart. A Memorial Service will be held at the Harvest Center Westerner Park, 4847A-19 Street, Red Deer, AB on Saturday, October 8, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. Please be advised that paid parking will be in effect on Saturday at the Harvest Centre, if you are in attendance for the service for Brad - please advise the parking lot attendant and parking fees will be waived.

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KINDSWATER Margaret Florence Jean 1915 - 2016 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Mrs. Margaret Florence Jean Kindswater of Calgary, Alberta, on Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at the age of 101 years.

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UN envoy fears Aleppo could be ‘destroyed’

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SYRIA

GENEVA — The UN envoy for Syria called on alQaida-linked militants to leave the embattled city of Aleppo in exchange for an end to government and Russian bombardment, warning Thursday that thousands of civilians could be killed and the historic city “destroyed” by year end if conditions do not soon change.

Special envoy Staffan de Mistura urged fighters from Fatah al-Sham Front to leave the city in exchange for peace. The group was previously known as Nusra Front and changed its name after announcing it had split from al-Qaida earlier this year. The UN considers it a terrorist organization.

De Mistura entreated both sides to “look at my eyes” before offering to “personally” escort the fighters to a refuge of their choosing, provided they agree to lay down their arms.

The combined Syrian government and Russian bombardment of the city’s rebel-held east has killed 376 people over the past two weeks, the envoy said.

While far fewer have been killed in the western side, which has a population of over a million, presumed rebel shelling killed at least eight people on Thursday, Syrian state media and observers said. It marked one of the bloodiest days in recent memory for government-held neighbourhoods of the city.

De Mistura acknowledged that the fighters would “need some guarantees” before an evacuation to another rebel-held part of the country, but said these would have to come from the government. He also called for the local administration in opposition-held eastern neighbourhoods to remain in place after Fatah al-Sham leaves, with the UN establishing a presence there to bring humanitarian supplies to the besieged population.

His proposals marked the first major initiative by the UN to help find a way out of the Syria crisis after the United States, citing in part the Aleppo onslaught, suspended its joint effort with Russia to stop

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Employment Training

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Bicycles

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WOMEN’S 12 speed mountain bike, 24” wheels. $35. 403-391-4088

Clothing

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Ladies London Fog, size 10 reg. cranberry wool, Pea Coat. $75.

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EquipmentHeavy

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

Firewood

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

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

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Misc. for Sale

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SOLID wood book shelf with sliding doors, $20; microwave stand, $20; Christmas decorations and crafts, $30 for all; household and misc. items, $40 for all; 2 sets of twin size sheet sets, $10 each; misc. and 2 uniquely crafted music boxes, $20 each. 403-343-1266

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Dogs

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Sporting Goods

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REMINGTON Classic 700, 338 Win Mag. 6x24, custom muzzle break, $800. obo. 403-348-9606 THERA-BAND professional exercise ball. 55 cm. $35. 587-876-2914

Travel Packages

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Houses/ Duplexes

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Condos/ Townhouses

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3 BDRM. townhouse in Red Deer, 1.5 bath, 4 appl.

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the fighting. Those two powers had been leading the diplomatic push. Russia, which holds the presidency of the UN Security Council, called for de Mistura to brief members on Friday morning.

Yet rebel fighters in Aleppo expressed deep skepticism over the terms of de Mistura’s proposal. They say the Fatah al-Sham Front has been instrumental to the east’s defence, having led an August counter-offensive that briefly broke the government’s siege. The UN estimates 275,000 people are trapped in eastern Aleppo.

Ammar Sakkar, a military spokesman for Fastiqum rebel group, said the evacuation plan was “a form of trickery” that would allow pro-government forces to carry out a “longer period of killing and crime.” He accused the UN of holding a “double standard,” arguing that before calling for fighters to leave it must “first stop the head of terrorism and stop his own acts of terrorism and crime against the Syrian people,” referring to Syrian President Bashar Assad.

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Antiques, furniture and WANTED • 3250-3390 sd. Avail. now or Nov. 1.

Riverside Light Industrial, Dated at the City of Edmonton, in the Provestates. 342-2514 403-304-5337 4614 - 61 St., Red Deer ince of Alberta this 28th day of September, (directly south of Windsor 2016.

The registered owner offers ACROSS from park, Houses/ Plywood), 2400 sq. ft.

CLASSIFICATIONS Misc. for Rackel Belzil LLP the following lands for sale: 2 bdrm. 4-plex, 1 1/2 bath, CLASSIFICATIONS Per: Stephanie B. A. Bachelet warehouse space with Duplexes 4 appls. Rent $875./mo.

Sale 1500-1990 1,200 sq. ft. mezzanine • 1623384; 1; 1 700-920 d.d. $650. Avail. now or 55’ x 85’ fenced (approx. 30.54 acres) 3 BDRM. 3 bath, house in Nov. 1. 403-304-5337 100 VHS movies, $75 compound.

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4-plex, 4 appls., • Portion of 5; 5; 37; 18; NE Whatever You’re 403-406-4735 Aides 403-885-5020 $925. incl. sewer, water & (approx. 125.13 acres) Garage Selling...

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D.D. $650, BOX Spring, twin $80; Another Police Tile #162 259 559 +1 FT caregiver for 5 & 10 yr. reno’d house, main Áoor, Space Available now or Nov. 1.

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Dental 780-423-7338 to obtain parks. Great for quiet M. imitation beaver fur Bedroom Furniture – Rent $875/mo. d.d. $650.

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3 Bdrm., people. N/S, no pets, avail. terms and conditions coat, $50; 61 oak trim Duncan Phyfe Table – Available now or Nov. 1 2 bath. As Low as $75,000. immed., $1,250 + util. of the tender and a brass kitchen cabinet LOOKING For P/T Dental Lift Top Coffee Table – 403-304-5337 Down payment $4000.

Call CLASSIFIEDS 403-350-0042 handles, $20.; small tender submission form.

Hygienist Mondays Wing Back Chair – at anytime. 403-588-8820 wooden desk & chair, $30. and Thursdays. Send New Figurines (Original Submission are due at 3:00 403-309-3300 LACOMBE, 2 bdrm., 403-343-2618 CELEBRATIONS resume to: info@ Boxes) – New Jewelry – p.m. MST on October 28, house, 1 car garage, huge Suites innisfaildentalcentre.ca IPad’s – IPods – Watches CALL NOW HAPPEN EVERY DAY yard, avail. Nov. 1, $815 + 2016.

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Contractors

ABBEY MASTER BUILDER has been building dream homes in Central Alberta for 35 years!

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A-1 GARBAGE PICK-UP and Recycling avail. weekly or occasional basis.

(403) 505-4777.

Painters/ Decorators

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JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp.

Free Est. 403-872-8888

Roofing

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PRECISE ROOFING LTD. 15 Yrs. Exp., Ref’s Avail.

WCB covered, fully Licensed & Insured.

403-896-4869

Seniors’ Services

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HELPING HANDS Home Supports for Seniors.

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Snow Removal

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Upholstery

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J.J. Upholstery service!!

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Yard Care

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ADVICE

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Misplaced frustration at server’s question DEAR ANNIE ANNIE LANE Dear Annie: I have gotten to the point that I no longer like to go out to eat, especially if it is a restaurant that my wife and I have not gone to before.

Here’s why.

You have a great meal in a nice restaurant. The service was friendly and excellent. When the cheque comes and I put my money down for the waitress, she says as she picks it up, “Do you need change?”

This ticks me off to no end. I have, in the past, gone through the trouble to try to educate the servers, in the hope of breaking them of the habit. So I explain to them that you never, ever put the customer on the defensive by insinuating that he is cheap for wanting change from the bills he put down. The

servers I explain this to sometimes understand, but most of the time, they do not. They just think I am some senior citizen who complains a lot.

I usually retaliate by leaving a small tip instead of the 20 to 25 percent that I would do otherwise. (I try to tip big because I know how little they make hourly.) Depending on how you and your readers look at it, I think I will leave a copy of my letter and your response along with the tip in the future.

— Frustrated in Maine Dear Frustrated: True, it’s not the best etiquette on a server’s part to ask whether you want change. But I think you’re looking at this in the wrong light.

You’re assuming that servers are insinuating you’re cheap when they pose this question. I highly doubt that.

Sure, there may be some servers out there who would use such tactics to try to shame a big tip out of customers. But most servers are more polite than that — and more intelligent. (Why risk offending someone precisely at the moment you want him to feel hap-

piest with your service?) I find it more likely they’re oblivious and just trying to save themselves a 30-second trip back to your table. In either scenario, a smile and a “yes, please” are the appropriate response.

But if I hear a convincing case against this, I’ll print it here for you to clip and keep at the ready in your wallet.

Dear Annie: I have a friend who is planning to have her wedding at a lake next year in a state where neither she nor her fiance lives or has relatives.

Her plan is to hold a very small (with about 10 people) private ceremony, to be followed by a reception with about 150 people.

My question is: Is this proper? All the guests are coming from out of state.

Shouldn’t all the guests be invited to the ceremony? I don’t feel it’s my place to tell the bride-to-be what I think, but I’m disappointed. I always look forward to the actual wedding ceremony more than the reception. Is that just me? — Confused Guest-to-Be Dear Confused: Yes, you’re right that

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typically, everyone would be invited to the ceremony. If anything, I’ve seen more weddings where the reverse is done — where more people are free to come to the ceremony than the reception because of budget constraints.

(How generous of this couple to want to include everyone in the free dinner and drinks part!)

For whatever reason, the bride and groom want to keep the ceremony private. It might not be the traditional choice, but it’s their choice.

Don’t take this as your being excluded. It’s still important to them that you all share in this day. It sounds as if they’re looking at the party not merely as a reception but as a celebration of their love in its own right. That’s special. Have fun.

Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators.com. To find out more about Annie Lane and read features by other Creators Syndicate columnists and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

Farm stand turns outhouse into voting booth ASHLAND, N.H. — A New Hampshire farm stand is letting customers put their votes for president where he thinks they belong: right in the toilet.

Owens Truck Farm is home to an outhouseturned-fake-voting booth with mannequins of presidential nominees Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, and toilets to cast ballots.

Farm stand owner Chris Owens tells New Hampshire Public Radio that customers have been stopping by for photos and to vote at the Ashland farm.

He says he’s collected a couple hundred ballots already. Above the Trump mannequin is a sign that reads, “If I am elected, we will build a wall between Plymouth and Rumney, and Rumney will pay for it,” referring to two nearby towns. Owens plans to tally the just-for-fun votes next month.

Man arrested for broadcasting porn on billboard

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A five-week-old female white Transvaal lion (Panthera leo krugeri) explores the service accommodation of keeper Aniko Herlicska in the Nyiregyhaza Zoo in Nyiregyhaza, 245 km east of Budapest, Hungary. The cub was taken into human care two weeks earlier after her mother’s milk had dried up.

JOANNE MADELINE MOORE HOROSCOPE Friday, Oct. 7 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Yo-Yo Ma, 61; John Mellencamp, 65; Simon Cowell, 57 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: The Sun/ Pluto square makes for an intense 24 hours.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: You have a definite defiant; streak! In 2017 travel and work are linked, as you expand your current contacts to include an influential international new crowd.

Singles — love is waiting online.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): The next 24 hours looks rather stressful Rams, as something — or someone — irritates you and tests your limited patience. So avoid the temptation to play pointless power games with others.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t be too black and white about issues today Taurus! There are many shades of grey at the moment, as you negotiate and navigate your way through a changing personal or professional landscape.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You’re at your talkative best — and insensitive worst — today Twins. You’ve got plenty to say but make sure you take the time to really listen. Especially to a troubled child, teenager or close friend.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): A relationship looks problematic today, as a loved one issues orders or ultimatums.

More compromise and cooperation are needed — on both sides — if you want to avoid tears before bedtime.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Being a bossy Lion — or a demanding Diva ‚ will get you nowhere fast today. In order for your relationships to blossom, you

need to give loved others plenty of personal space and room to shine.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Today favours communicating, connecting and conversing with others in strategic ways. But avoid getting drawn into a debate or argument with someone over financial matters or business plans.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): When it comes to a personal issue or a family matter, you may have to ask some hard questions and take a firm stand. Don’t procrastinate! You won’t get far if you continue to sit on the fence.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The Sun squares your power planet Pluto, which boosts your temperamental streak and your control-freak tendencies. So, the more stubborn you are, the more challenging the next 24 hours will be.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Don’t underestimate the positive effect you can have within a group situation.

Today, personal projects need to be put on the back burner — temporarily — as you roll up your sleeves and help others.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): There is the potential for power struggles today Capricorn, especially with authority figures or work colleagues. You’ll find the more demanding you are, the more difficult the next 24 hours will be.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You’d prefer to handle a problem in an open and expeditious way, but it’s just not going to happen. There’s a lot going on beneath the surface, and people’s motives may not be as they appear.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Group activities or joint finances look problematic, as someone tries to take over.

Your natural inclination is to procrastinate but, the more passive you are, the more stressful the day will be.

Joanne Madeline Moore is an internationally syndicated astrologer and col-

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Ask The Dentist! by Dr. Michael Dolynchuk, DDS

The Lament of the Dental Receptionist Dear Dr. D: I had a tooth problem last week, and called my regular dentist. Instead of just making an appointment for me, she insisted on giving me the third degree. How much pain, where, for how long etc. I got what I interpreted as 'attitude' from her. She said she needed that information to help me, but I don't buy it. Why do they act like that?

I had to pull in the 'big guns' on this question. We had a Answer: round table discussion with our front end team. They get calls daily with people requesting to see the dentist right away. Granted, there isn't much more unpleasant than dental pain, but the reception team does have a mental checklist they must go through. They need to know where the discomfort is situated, how long has it been bothering you, is it consistently throbbing or does it come and go?

What were you doing/eating/drinking just before it started acting up last time? Has that tooth been treated before? With the correct answers to the above, only now can they use their expertise while perusing our schedule and the time available. Oddly enough, callers sometimes expect them to be mind readers when it comes to severity or intensity of pain. Some people fib! Hard to believe. Or, they'll demand to see a dentist right this minute but when questioned as to how long this has bothered them, the answer might be 'a few months'.

The time scheduling is critical. Our treatment requires a different time allotment, different team allotment, and different dental equipment. Some surgeries that we begin cannot be interrupted, or it affects the success of the treatment. We never turn away patients in pain, and our goal is to get them out of discomfort as quickly as possible. This may be an 'open and drain' procedure with antibiotics to control the infection until we can safely treat it. Your auto service centre doesn't ask you to mimic the sound your engine is making over the phone, because that is notoriously inaccurate. So is patients' description of dental pain. We had a patient berate our receptionist recently because she said we could see him, but he was going to have to wait for up to 2 hours. He was furious.

My question would be – Do you want a dentist anybody can see at any time, or do you want a dentist who is busy? We wonder how long he might be prepared to wait for a new I-phone 7? Our front end team work wonders with the information they are given. They just need to know how much time to allot you depending on the symptoms you describe.

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