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wo of Red Deer’s finest citizens were honoured for their volunteer work.

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Clubs hosted the annual 2018 Citizen of the Year gala Wednesday at the Sheraton Hotel, where Terry Loewen was named the Red Deer Citizen of the Year.

“Truthfully I don’t really know what to say. It’s hum-

bling, and I’m grateful I was chosen (for) this,” Loewen said. “The first thing that popped into my mind was, ‘My school teachers won’t believe this one.’ ” Loewen was a driving force in bringing the Child Advoca-

cy Centre to Red Deer. He’s also been involved in raising money for the Central Middle School Student Benevolence Fund, the Big Brothers Big Sisters program and rebuilding Camp Alexo in Nordegg.

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Terry Loewen, left, and Gian Carlo Estoesta were honoured for their community service work at 2018 Citizen of the Year Gala, hosted by the Rotary Clubs of Red Deer Wednesday at the Sheraton Hotel.

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MAY 24 1603 — Samuel de Champlain anchors at the mouth of the Saguenay River with Gravé du Pont and Pierre de Monts on board Aymar de Chaste’s trading vessel Bonne Renommé; his first landing in Canada.

1779 — Simon McTavish pulls together the North West Company, to do battle with the HBC. 1902 — Victoria Day first observed throughout Canada 16 months after Queen Victoria’s death.

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Council of Canadians hosting informal discussion Council of Canadians, Red Deer and area chapter, is hosting an informal discussion for the public to engage in topics such as refugee experience and reconciliation with Indigenous people.

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Canadians, Red Deer and area chapter chairperson, said experts will speak on three major topics affecting all Canadians and Albertans Saturday. The purpose of the friendly, interactive discussion is to educate people and share information.

“You can always tell people to go to websites and check things out but face-to-face contact is probably one of the most important ways to pass information,” said D’Lima.

Jan Underwood, cultural awareness community educator with the Central Alberta Refugee Effort

(CARE), will make one of the presentations at the event starting at 1 p.m.

Alongside Underwood would be Ola Zeinalabdin, a Syrian refugee, who will be sharing her newcomer experience in Red Deer.

Brenda St. Germain, Indigenous concurrent liaison/mental health therapist with Alberta Health Services will also be at the table.

“She will be talking on where are things at with reconciliation with our Indigenous brothers and sisters, what is happening? Are things working out?” said D’Lima.

Ricardo Acuna, Parkland Institute executive director from Edmonton, will speak about how power and influence play out in the oil, gas and coal industries.

The local organization hosted a similar friendly panel last year.

About 30 people attended in 2017, and the same number is expected this year.

Admission to the afternoon event is $10 per person and $5 for low income seniors, students.

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OPIOID CRISIS

Addicts have accepted death as outcome of lifestyle: Buchanan

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ne Red Deer councillor says addicts have come to accept death, but they would still prefer to live.

In an April email, obtained through a freedom of information act request, Coun. Buck Buchanan says to council addicts have long accepted death as an outcome of their lifestyle.

“Although no one wants that to happen it is a byproduct of our lifestyle,” reads the email.

The email was in response to a news story sent to city council about a mobile supervised consumption site in Grande Prairie. Red Deer council is considering allowing a mobile supervised consumption site to operate in the city.

Buchanan draws on his own experience as an alcoholic and former police officer who worked in a heroin and cocaine unit during his career.

He said people in addict circles have accepted one of three outcomes if they continue their lifestyle: being institutionalized — prison or treatment; getting sober or dying.

Stacey Carmichael, Turning Point executive director, said while Buchanan has a lot of lived experience, the three outcomes are too simple an explanation.

Speaking Wednesday, Buchanan said while it may sound harsh, “in the world of addiction, it’s the reality.”

“If you’re an addict, it’s like playing Russian roulette. Eventually you’re going to get the chamber that has the bullet in it. That’s the game you’re playing with,” he said.

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In an April email, obtained through a freedom of information act request, Coun. Buck Buchanan says to council addicts have long accepted death as an outcome of their lifestyle.

Four killed by overdoses on long weekend Page 12 Buchanan said while a possible outcome includes death, he’d prefer to have everybody get healthy.

“He has lived experience with alcohol, and I believe his intentions are not bad, maybe simplified a bit,” said Carmichael. “Everybody has a different story as how they came to use substances and because dependent on

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He said he’s fortunate to live in Central Alberta.

“There’s probably no better place in the world than Red Deer to live,”

he said. “It’s giving, it’s caring, it has great spirit. Whenever we have something in this city everyone volunteers and sticks together, and we always do a great job.”

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them. Everybody has a different network available to them if they choose to work towards recovery.”

Carmichael said there are a lot of differences in people’s genetics, traumas, mental health and how their addictions are dealt with.

“Everybody’s journey is a little bit different,” said Carmichael.

Over the weekend, four people in Red Deer died of an overdose, 20 more were prevented with the help of naloxone.

Red Deer council will debate second and third reading of granting a licence to a mobile supervised consumption site at its next council meeting May 28.

Council had debated a permanent supervised consumption site in 2017, deciding in December that the only approved location in the zoning bylaw would be the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre.

ple in Red Deer who do just as much, if not more, than he does for the community.

“To win this is great, but I know there are many people out there more deserving than myself,” he said.

Gian Carlo Estoesta, 19, was named the Young Citizen of the Year at the gala. Estoesta, a Notre Dame High School graduate, has volunteered at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre’s emergency department for more than two years.

“Volunteering gives you this unique opportunity to be more connected to people in your community and for me that’s very important. It allows you to expand your worldview a bit more and learn different things you never thought you could learn from just a classroom,” Estoesta said.

Estoesta grew up in the Philippines and moved to Red Deer seven years ago. He’s tutored students since early high school and is now transitioning into tutoring adults through the Red Deer Public Library’s adult literacy program. He has also helped with numerous “friendship meals” to feed the homeless at his church.

Being named Young Citizen of the

Year was a pleasant surprise, said Estoesta, who just finished his first year at Red Deer College.

Volunteering has shaped him into the person he is today, he added.

“I saw myself grow (more) independent, more resilient and probably (into) someone with more wisdom of the world around me and that’s really helped me transition to adulthood,” Estoesta said.

Guest speaker Beckie Scott, an Olympic gold and silver medalist in cross-country skiing, spoke about the importance of community, and contributing to the community.

“And celebrating those who have gone over and above their respective responsibilities and done their part to contribute to the greater good,” she said.

Scott is originally from Vermilion, where her parents were always big volunteers. That has given her a great respect for volunteers, she said.

Volunteerism “seems to be on the decline … so it’s heartening and encouraging to see these volunteers recognized for their efforts,” said Scott.

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WOMEN’S SHELTERS

Wheeliker takes on provincial role in shaping work of shelters

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF

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an Wheeliker will be soon be collecting and analyzing data to impact shelters across Alberta as the new director of programs and member services with Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters.

Wheeliker is leaving his position as executive director at Central Alberta Women’s Emergency Shelter (CAWES) at the end of this month and will be at a desk at the Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters (ACWS) in Edmonton June 18.

Wheeliker’s new provincial role means he will continue to shape the work of the Red Deer shelter.

“The data work is critical to the future of all shelters. Government funding is based on outcomes and results for clients,” Wheeliker said.

Programs he will work on to improve shelter services include gathering best practices and making them available to Alberta shelters. Initiated two years ago by Alberta Justice and Solicitor General, Safety from Domestic Violence project also recognizes the need to evolve collaboration between shelters, police, other government agencies and stakeholders.

Leading Change is another ACWS program focusing on engaging men and boys to take a stand against vio-

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Ian Wheeliker, Central Alberta Women’s Emergency Shelter executive director, has taken a new position with Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters. lence against women.

Wheeliker, who was CAWES’ executive director for 11 years, said being part of such a forward organization

RED DEER COUNTY

County contributes cash to build fancier playground

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF

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hildren cavorting in one of Red Deer County’s newest neighbourhood playgrounds might have a little bounce in their step.

Last year, the county approved the 86-lot Liberty Landing subdivision in Gasoline Alley. One of the requirements for developers is to build a playground for the families that will make the area their home.

Typically, the playgrounds are built with a mulch surface to take some of the “ouch” out of any falls by the little ones.

The developer proposed taking the playground up a notch by installing a rubber surface.

It was estimated mulch will cost about $12,500 and a rubber surface $40,000. The county was asked if it was willing to cover the difference of $27,500.

County senior development officer Denise Bedford said the rubber surface will save the county the annual maintenance costs of raking mulch back into the playground and taking

care of weeds, which must be controlled without the use of chemicals.

A similar rubber-surfaced playground was installed by the county in Springbrook in 2016 and has proven successful.

“Liberty Landing is considered a priority residential growth area within Gasoline Alley West,” Bedford told council.

When fully built out, the area is expected to be home to several thousands residents.

Coun. Jean Bota was in favour of the extra investment.

“The pluses outweigh the minuses,” she said.

Coun. Philip Massier noted the money will come out of a reserve fund built up by levies paid by developers.

Questions were raised about the cost of converting the county’s other playgrounds to rubber surfaces.

County current planning manager Treena Miller said the rubber surface was considered in both playgrounds because of the amount of use they will get.

“If you go to that Springbrook park, it is packed with kids.”

made his time at CAWES enjoyable.

One of the highlights was developing the Children’s Trauma Centre at the shelter, he said.

“We were doing very good work in the shelter, especially with the women we were serving. We knew we could do more with the kids.”

The trauma centre provides children with a safe nurturing environment to share their distress, learn healthy behaviour, develop positive self-esteem and learn about family violence. Children can receive individual and group support and counselling, including SNOEZELEN multi-sensory therapies, and participate in recreational activities and outings.

He said the groundwork was also completed to get ready for a new shelter building. All that’s needed is the funding.

“We really need to expand the number of spaces that we have available. We’re just not able to meet the clients’ demands, or needs, and we’re not able to house all of our staff within our current facility. We ran out of office space.”

CAWES has also been involved in a project to recognize and assist clients with past traumas impacting their lives.

In the past, the shelter did not recognize issues like addiction or mental health problems as related to abuse.

“We need to figure out a way to provide services for women who have been most traumatized,” Wheeliker said.

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Thursday, May 24, 2018

PIONEER DAYS

Two-day event centres on plowing, seeding

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earkening back to an older time, Wild Rose Draft Horse and Pioneer Days shows how things used to be on the farm.

The two-day event near Spruce View, centres around the plowing and seeding of oats at the Double Tree Village Museum.

Anna Stanton, who runs the museum with her husband, said last year about 400 people came out for the event, and she hopes for the same or better this year.

“They do everything right from plowing to seeding,” said Stanton.

“Hopefully by the Sunday it will be all seeded and harrowed.

“There’s lots going on. It’s a family weekend for sure with something for everybody to see and do.”

Last year, the biggest hitch they had was led by a team of 12 horses.

“They draft horses will be working out in the field and taking people out on wagon rides from the village to the fields,” said Stanton. “They’re going to try and do some big hitches again this year.

“You don’t see that very often, there usually isn’t an opportunity to

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Ray Stanton, owner of Double Tree Village Museum, cultivates a field on his property near Spruce View.. see that many horses together pulling.”

The event runs June 2 and 3. Gates open at 9 a.m. with a $5 admission per person. The museum is located 9 km west of Spruce View, take Hwy 54 west to Range Road 41, then turn north at the sign.

Throughout the days, people can tour the museum, attend the quilt show, watch a pack horse demonstration and participate in cowboy poetry/

jam session Saturday at 5 p.m.

A supper is provided Saturday evening during the cowboy poetry/ jam session by the Spruce View Lions Club.

Sunday morning there is cowboy gospel singing and a breakfast.

Stanton started the museum 11 years ago with her husband and since then they have been amazed at the response it has received.

“It’s a hobby that we started, but it just kind of exploded on us,” said

Stanton. “We’ve always liked antiques, and horses, of course, so it really all fits together. It was just a hobby because we had antiques and we wanted to display them so they weren’t in boxes or in the back corner of the shed.

“Now we’re up to 25 buildings on a U-shaped street.”

For more information call 403728-3875 or 403-391-3645 or visit www. northernhorse.com/doubletreevillage.

LACOMBE

City honoured for significant contribution to recreation AWARDED FOR RENOVATIONS AT THE GARY MOE AUTO GROUP SPORTSPLEX

BY SEAN MCINTOSH ADVOCATE STAFF

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acombe was awarded for the major renovations at the Gary Moe Auto Group Sportsplex.

The Alberta Association of Recreation Facility Personnel (AARFP) gave the city the William Metcalfe Award, which goes to an individual, group or organization that has contributed significantly to recreation.

The award was presented to Calvin Bennefield, Parks and Facilities manager, and Ron Selvais, facility supervisor, at the 41st annual Recreation Facility Personnel Conference and Trade Show in Banff April 15-18.

Renovations at the sportsplex, located on 54 Avenue, took more than two-and-a-half years to complete.

The $15-million project included: increased washroom capacity, new dressing rooms and expanded hallways. The arena refrigeration system was upgraded and a new pool filtra-

tion system was installed in the expanded pool mechanical room.

“Council made the bold decision … to renovate a 48-year-old facility with a small lobby, small dressing rooms and inadequate refrigeration system, up to a modern sportsplex that meets all current building and safety code standards,” said Bennefield.

Matthew Goudy, Lacombe chief administrative officer, said the project came in under budget and on time.

“The renovations ensure that the sportsplex, which is a major recreational hub in the region, serves all user groups and meets the long-term needs of Lacombe and area residents,” he said.

The AARFP is a not-for-profit provincial organization dedicated to providing excellence in training and professional development for individuals involved in the operation of recreation facilities.

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PLANTING AT CITY HALL PARK

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Red Deer city parks workers, Nicole Roberts, right, and Carrie Vivier, have their work cut out for them. Thousands of annuals are being planted this week to create a park of beauty.

FARMERS MARKET

Downtown Farmers Market to open its 10th season next Wednesday

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et set for live music, locally grown farm produce, fresh baking — and craft beer.

Red Deer’s first Wednesday market of the season is preparing to hit Little Gaetz Avenue from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. May 30 with free cupcakes and balloons to celebrate its 10th season.

Reusable tote bags will also be given away to the first 100 customers, said Piper McArthur, event co-ordinator and farmers market manager for the Red Deer Downtown Business Association.

This year there will be 25 vendor booths featuring everything consumable.

“There are no crafters this year,” added McArthur — but there will be floral vendors, along with booths selling locally grown veggies, homemade jams and breads.

There will also be more of a craft beer and spirits selection than last year: “We have wine and two craft beer vendors,” said McArthur.

“People really love how curated the vendors are,” she noted, since only producers offering “super high-quality” goods are allowed into the Wednesday farmers market, which is smaller than the Saturday public market at the Memorial Centre.

People who like stopping by after work have

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told McArthur they like this market is easy to get in and out of, without manoeuvring through a maze of aisles to find their favourite booths.

Many returning vendors have been part of the Wednesday market since it started, or shortly after.

They include: Innisfail Growers, Klein Farm, Cale’s Perogies, Markerville Berry and Vegetable Farm and West Country Kettle Corn.

As usual, a live concert will set the mood. Performing on the Ross Street Patio from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. May 30 is The Vintage 45’s band.

Underside Pattern will take the stage June 6, Wiklund vs Wiklund June 13, Ryan Marchant June 20, and Supertrucker June 27.

The Wednesday market will run weekly to Oct. 3.

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Krutisha Patel Electric Light & Power Electrical Engineering Technologist The electric industry in Alberta and the rest of the world is undergoing fundamental shifts in technology, function and expectation. As we move forward, we must manage these new demands while we build Red Deer’s next generation electrical grid, street lighting and traffic signal infrastructure.We are fortunate that our next generation of staff is well equipped, ready and eager to take on the challenge.

Since her arrival in 2015, Krutisha (Tisha) Patel has proven to be an excellent addition to the EL&P department.

Migrating from Toronto, Ontario, Tisha was originally hired as a Designer Level 1. In very short order, she has progressed to her current position as Technologist, responsible for supporting the management of EL&P Distribution Assets, Traffic, and Street Lighting designs.

Her leadership, accountability and her great attitude are critical to the success of the department. In her “off” hours, Tisha stays very busy as a full time mom looking after her 1-year-old son and with her involvement in the community.

Thank you to Tisha and the rest of our team for their dedication and professionalism. They are the foundation that we will build on as we prepare for whatever the future holds.

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CONSTRUCTION SEASON IN FULL SWING

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It’s construction season in Red Deer. Crews were working at the traffic circle on 67 Street and Johnstone/Orr Drive Wednesday afternoon. Drivers are urged to watch for construction signs in the city.

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County relaxes animal control bylaw

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ed Deer County has responded to concerns a proposed animal control bylaw was too restrictive for residents on larger acreages.

County staff had looked at other municipalities and gathered public input before coming up with a bylaw that would allow livestock for personal use on country residential and residential low-density properties two acres or more in size.

The bylaw would allow one animal unit on two- to three-acre properties and two units on properties more than three acres in size.

An animal unit might include more than one animal. For instance, it would include one cow or pig, but two calves or four weaner pigs; one horse but two llamas or three sheep, goats and alpacas; or 20 rabbits (up from 10) or 20 chickens, ducks or geese (up from six).

Several people living on acreages five acres or more said the rules restricting the number of animals allowed were too strict in their cases because they had much more land than standard-sized acreages.

One speaker at a public hearing two weeks ago said the bylaw would mean giving up some of the urban hens her family relies on for eggs.

Another resident, who owns a large

acreage, said the bylaw would mean getting rid of some of their horses.

Council agreed it was worth taking another look at the bylaw in light of what Mayor Jim Wood called “anomalies” in acreage sizes.

A staff investigation found of the county’s 1,522 acreages, there were 85 between four and five acres and 65 between five and 10 acres. Thirteen acreages were more than 10 acres.

Under changes approved by council Tuesday, the animal bylaw will not apply to agricultural properties or country residential properties over 10 acres.

Also, those who want more animals than allowed on properties of three up to 10 acres can seek permission from the county manager. Each case will be reviewed on its own merits.

Changes were also made involving urban hens. Those living on a property 1.99 acres or less are allowed six.

Those living on properties of two to three acres will be allowed up to 20, an increase from the 12 originally proposed. On properties of three to 10 acres, up to 40 urban hens will be allowed.

Acreages less than two acres can’t have any animals other than urban hens and the usual domestic pets.

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LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF

Alcohol not a factor in collision that damaged business RCMP say alcohol was not a factor in the two-vehicle collision that smashed through a downtown Red Deer business’s side window Monday.

The collision around 3:05 p.m. resulted into one of the vehicles smashing into the Dollar Tree on 49 Avenue and 48 Street – across from Sorensen bus station.

An eastbound pickup truck on 48 Street struck a northbound SUV on 49 Avenue when both vehicles entered the intersection at the same time. The Ford truck pushed the Honda SUV into the north wall of the Dollar Tree, smashing the glass and pushing in the cinder blocks.

RCMP said no tickets were issued as there were no witnesses to the collision and fault could not be determined.

Neighbouring Sunshine Oriental Store’s co-owner Li Lechica, said she

drove by the street Monday night and she saw the smashed glass was already being fixed. “It is (scary) because you never know what can happen,� she said.

The store was closed Tuesday.

No injuries were reported.

St. Joseph High School hosting art show St. Joseph High School is hosting its first ever art show including paintings and photographs at The Hub on Ross in downtown Red Deer throughout May. Visual art work of about 13 students, from grades 10, 11 and 12, is on display including drawings and digital art.

After the show ends, some select pieces will be at the school’s upcoming Cultural Street Fair May 30.

Jonas Marchinko, fine arts teacher at St. Joseph High School, said art shows allow student pieces of work to be shown not only within the classroom, but also to a larger audience in the local community. Supporting artistic endeavours and talents is im-

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portant for students growing in their artistic abilities and those looking for a career in the visual arts field. “Some students have a lot of confidence, because they have been making art for many years and have experience, whereas other students are newer to exploring their artistic identity, and they benefit from lots of positive feedback and encouragement from their family, friends and teachers,� he said.

Part of Taylor Drive closed Thursday, Friday for construction Taylor Drive will be closed to traffic, from 19 Street to south of the Hwy 2/2A turn-off from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.

Thursday and Friday.

The closure is required to accommodate a concrete pour for the new southbound collector-distributor road bridge deck over Taylor Drive.

This work is weather dependent.

Detours will be in place during the closure overnight.

Motorists wanting to head south

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on Taylor Drive will be rerouted to the Hwy 2/32 St. interchange then back to the Hwy 2A turn-off.

Motorists wanting to travel north on Taylor Drive from Hwy 2A will be detoured to the Hwy 2/McKenzie Road interchange then back north on Hwy 2 to access Taylor Drive from 19 Street.

The Hwy 2/Gaetz Avenue Interchange is scheduled to be complete in fall 2018, weather permitting. For detailed project information, visit Hwy2Gaetz.com.

Also Thursday, traffic on southbound Hwy 2, between Taylor Drive and south of Gaetz Avenue, will be rerouted back to the southbound lanes from the temporary set-up on the northbound lanes of Hwy 2. Motorists are asked to stay alert and slow down when travelling through the Hwy 2/Gaetz Avenue project site as crews reroute traffic.

The temporary traffic pattern change was required to complete the erection of girders for the Gaetz Avenue bridge.

For up-to-date information on construction and traffic delays, visit 511. alberta.ca or @511Alberta on Twitter.

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GLOBAL WARMING

Climate change is non-linear

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ere are two interesting facts. One is that the winter temperatures in the Arctic this year were the highest ever recorded.

On two days in February, it was actually Gwynne warmer at the North Pole than it was in ZuDyer rich, Switzerland. At one location in Greenland, the temperature rose to 36 degrees C higher than the usual average for that time of year.

The other interesting fact, revealed last month in two articles in Nature, one of the world’s leading scientific journals, is that the Gulf Stream is slowing down. In fact, it is now moving more slowly that at any time in the past 1,600 years (which is as far back as studies have gone).

This could be very bad news for Western Europe.

The difficulty comes in figuring out what these facts mean – if they mean anything at all, and are not just random variations of an unusually extreme kind. And this is the point in the discussion at which you start to hear the climate scientists use the word ‘non-linear’ all the time.

Most people think of global warming as a smooth, gradual process. It might end up doing a lot of damage, but it will sort of creep up on you, not smack you in the face. Unfortunately, that is not how climate change has proceeded in many past cases of warming or cooling.

The change can be abrupt and quite extreme – and once it has happened, it becomes the new normal, perhaps for a very long time. Like many complex systems, the climate is non-linear: it stays the same for a long time, and then suddenly some ‘tipping point’ is reached, and the whole thing flips into a different configuration.

Now, the warming in the Arctic is not non-linear. It’s a trend that has been continuous for decades, although it has accelerated greatly in recent years: the amount of sea-ice coverage at the point of maximum freeze-up, in late March, has been far lower in 2015-18 than ever before.

The focus of concern for the moment, however, is on what the warming is doing to the Greenland icecap. This ice is on land, and when it melts it raises the sea-level. More importantly for the near term may be the fact that it is putting a large volume of fresh water into the northern North Atlantic Ocean.

That may be part of what is slowing the Gulf Stream down. It’s a surface current of warm water from the tropics that travels at an average speed of six km per hour, contains as much water as there is in all the world’s rivers, and moves it all the way up to the seas between Iceland and Norway. Then the water cools off, drops to the bottom, and returns southwards as a deep-water cold current.

The Gulf Stream helps keep north-western Europe warm: England is at the same latitude as Lab-

rador, but the average temperature is more than 10 degrees C higher.

Norway, with 5 million people, is about the same latitude as southern Greenland (pop. 50,000). But the Gulf Stream has stopped entirely a number of times in the distant past, sometimes for centuries.

To be more precise, it stops going so far north: it ‘overturns’, dives to the bottom and heads back south long before it reaches the latitude of European countries like Ireland, Britain and Norway. And when it has done that in the past, the average temperature in those countries dropped by up to 10 degrees C. There is reason to suspect that what was happening in these incidents was that a global warming trend was melting a lot of cool fresh water into the northern seas and blocking the Gulf Stream from getting so far north. So is that about to happen again? Nobody knows, but according to the latest studies the Gulf Stream has already slowed by 15 per cent in the past 50-150 years.

When it shut down in the past it was abrupt and fast: non-linear, in other words. The 15 per cent slowdown is not necessarily an indicator that the whole northern branch of the current is on the brink of shutting down. But then again, it might be.

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PIPELINE POLITICS

Pipeline obstructionism costing Canada billions

BY ELMIRA ALIAKBARI AND ASHLEY STEDMAN ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES

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anada’s need for new pipelines is critical.

The recent decision

by Kinder Morgan, one of the largest energy infrastructure companies in North America, to halt all “non-essential spending” on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion — which would run from Alberta, through British Columbia, to the coast — made headlines across the country.

Stories have focused on interprovincial rivalries and trade wars. But an often ignored or misunderstood aspect of the pipeline debate is how much Canadians lose by not having sufficient pipeline capacity to deliver our oil to market.

According to a recent Fraser Institute study, Canadian oil producers will lose $15.8 billion in revenue this year.

Despite increased oil production in recent years, Canada has been unable to build any new major pipelines due to the cancellation of the Northern Gateway and Energy East projects, and ongoing delays in the Trans

Mountain expansion, Line 3 replacement project and Keystone XL. Take the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, for example. The B.C. government continues to oppose the project, despite regulatory approval, and is pursuing legal means to regulate the movement of diluted bitumen through the province. Such political opposition raises serious concerns about whether the pipeline will actually be built.

So what are the consequences of all these delays? How is pipeline obstructionism affecting our energy industry?

Consequences include an overdependence on the U.S. market, increased reliance on more costly modes of energy transportation and rising oil inventories in Western Canada.

Because of Canada’s lack of pipeline capacity, oil producers have been shipping their crude by rail, a higher-cost mode of transportation.

Higher rail rates mean Canadian oil producers absorb higher transportation costs, leading to lower prices for Canadian crude and a wider price differential.

Moreover, rail transport is less safe

than pipelines and that’s bad news for people and the environment. In fact, pipelines are 2.5 times safer (i.e. less likely to experience an oil spill) than rail transport.

There’s always been a price difference between Western Canada Select (WCS) and U.S. crude (West Texas Intermediate) due to transportation costs and the difference in quality between the two products. Between 2009 and 2012, the difference was roughly 13 per cent (of the U.S. crude price).

And that difference was seen by producers as one of the costs of doing business in Canada.

But recently, this price difference has skyrocketed. In 2018, the average difference between Canadian oil (WCS) and U.S. oil (WTI) – based on first-quarter data — was US$26.30 per barrel, which represents a discount of 42 per cent Consequently, Canadian heavy oil producers will lose $15.8 billion this year in revenues compared to what other producers of similar products receive. That’s roughly 0.7 per cent of our national economy lost because we can’t deliver our product to international markets to secure better prices.

Finally, this loss of revenue has

far-reaching effects. It means less investment in Canada, less job creation for Canadian employers and workers, and less overall prosperity. Investment in Canada’s energy industry, particularly foreign investment, is collapsing. The federal government admitted as much by recently funding a study to find out why Canada’s industry, once a global leader, is now hemorrhaging investment.

The answer may seem self-evident to many Canadians, as obstructionism is now a constant feature on Canada’s energy scene.

Because pipelines take time to plan and construct, these losses will continue for the foreseeable future.

There’s almost no way to stem these losses in the short term. Unless Canadians are willing to continue to incur large losses and less investment, policy-makers must ensure pipelines get built over the next two or three years.

Pipeline obstructionism is inflicting tremendous damage on the country.

Troy Media columnist Elmira Aliakbari and Troy Media columnist Ashley Stedman are analysts with the Fraser Institute.

ONTARIO ELECTION

Ford says he’ll release fully costed platform

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ith two weeks left in Ontario’s election campaign, Doug Ford is refusing to say when his Progressive Conservatives will release a fully costed platform, except to insist it will be before voters head to the polls.

Ford has come under increasing attack from his political rivals for his perceived failure to produce a complete platform. Polls suggest his party is tied for popular support with the New Democrats.

But during a campaign stop in rural southwestern Ontario, Ford said he has been forthcoming about his party’s plans, priorities and projected costs.

“I’ve been pretty transparent on every item that we’ve announced,” he said. “We’ve put a dollar figure beside it, and we’ll have a fully costed plan before this campaign’s over.”

The Tories would cut gas prices by 10 cents per litre by cancelling the carbon pricing cap-and-trade program and lowering the provincial gas tax, Ford announced, but didn’t offer details on how they would make up the $3.2 billion in foregone revenue.

He has said he would run a deficit in at least the first year of a Tory government.

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Ontario PC Leader Doug Ford makes an announcement during a campaign stop on a farm in the town of Lakeshore, Ont., Wednesday.

Ford has also announced measures such as $1.9 billion in mental health spending and a small business tax cut that would cost the government just over $60 million annually once implemented.

A promised income tax cut would result in a nearly $2.3 billion drop in provincial revenue, but questions about funding that pledge and many

others have been met with vague promises of finding “efficiencies.”

The Liberals and NDP say that just means cuts to public services, but Ford has said his efficiencies wouldn’t result in a single job loss.

Liberal Leader Kathleen Wynne, who has said her governing party’s most recent budget forms “the core” of its platform, suggested Ford may be

afraid to map out a plan she claimed would be defined by reductions to government services and programs.

“We know from some of the slogans and the things that he’s thrown out that if he is going to move on those things that he’s going to have to make cuts across government,” she said in Sudbury. “But we have no idea where those cuts would come from…If people are going to make an informed decision, they need to have specifics about what he’s proposing.”

The NDP, the only party to release a traditional platform to date, also criticized the Tories’ approach.

Leader Andrea Horwath challenged Ford’s assertion that he had been transparent with voters so far.

“He’s not laying it out for people,” she said. “He’s not giving people the respect of showing them an actual platform,” Horwath said, adding all indicators so far point to a plan that favours affluent residents.

Ford has been criticized for dispensing with the trappings of a conventional campaign several times during the election contest.

The Conservatives came under fire early on for failing to provide a bus for media wishing to cover the campaign. Questions at his news conferences are usually limited to five, with follow-ups generally not taken.

Voters head to the polls June 7.

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OPIOID CRISIS

Four killed by overdoses on long weekend ‘PEOPLE ARE DYING — THE KEY WORD IS PEOPLE. CAN WE PLEASE HELP THEM. THIS IS TERRIBLE. I’VE GOT CLIENTS IN HERE I KNEW WHEN THEY WERE LITTLE KIDS. I’M AFRAID THEY ARE GOING TO DIE, AND WE HAVE A SOLUTION AND WE CAN’T DO IT.’

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF

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our people in Red Deer died of drug overdoses over the Victoria Day long weekend and 20 more overdose fatalities were prevented with the help of naloxone, according to Turning Point.

“The numbers are greater throughout Central Alberta. I know of one (fatality) for sure,” said executive director Stacey Carmichael Wednesday.

She said so far in May, the harm reduction agency has heard of six Red Deer deaths, 68 reversals and has distributed 469 free naloxone kits containing medication to temporarily reverse opioid poisonings until paramedics arrive.

“We’re in a bad cycle here for sure.

It’s frustrating because we feel like we could be doing things a lot better.”

Turning Point says operating a supervised drug consumption site at its downtown location could better reduce the death toll. But recently city council gave first reading to a bylaw amendment that would licence a mobile version of the site.

Last year, council decided a fixed site would only be allowed on the grounds of Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre, but neither Turning Point nor Alberta Health Services agree with the location.

Earlier this month Turning Point developed a new website — www. scsreddeer.com — with a petition that calls on city council to support a supervised drug consumption site at Turning Point’s office. As of Wednes-

— STACEY CARCMICHAEL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TURNING POINT

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Executive director Stacey Carmichael has boxes of syringes piled high in her office, one of the harm reduction supplies available from Turning Point. day, 110 people have signed the petition.

The website also encouraged Central Albertans to get involved by writing to city and government officials and included local data and research to support its consumption site.

Carmichael said the hospital is at capacity, and the better location is

downtown at Turning Point where its clients are already.

“People are dying — the key word is people. Can we please help them.

This is terrible.

“I’ve got clients in here I knew when they were little kids. I’m afraid they’re going to die, and we have a solution and we can’t do it,” she said

breaking down in tears.

In 2017, the fentanyl crisis took the lives of 562 Albertans including 25 Red Deerians to give the city the second highest rate of fentanyl deaths among Alberta’s cities.

In 2016, Red Deer had the highest rate of fentanyl fatalities with 23 deaths.

Carmichael said the rate may have dropped, but the number of deaths is increasing.

She said the mobile site is back on Monday’s city council’s agenda, but it will take months before it is operating. Meanwhile Turning Point will be encouraging people to sign its petition and will be hosting community meetings.

Those in need of a consumption site are not leaving the community, she said.

“The majority of people we talk to, this is their home. This is where they belong and we need to make it better.”

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CENTENNIAL PARK

Redevelopment of wading pool on hold until 2022

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF

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ater features across Red Deer are being readied for summer use — except for the former wading pool in Centennial Plaza Park.

The kiddie pool on 52nd Avenue, between 45th and 48th Streets and near the downtown McDonald’s restaurant, will remain empty for a third season — and probably until 2022.

That’s when the pool is slated for redevelopment, according to the City of Red Deer’s 10-year capital plan, said the city’s parks superintendent Trevor Poth.

The circular shallow pool was closed at the end of the 2015 season because a major infrastructure upgrade was required to its fountains by the province. (A parent had previously made the controversial criticism that it had become a “bum bath” for the city’s homeless population).

A redevelopment plan was completed after a public survey was done.

But Poth said the plan has not been presented to city council yet, since no money was allocated for the project in the past several tight budgets.

As many of the surveyed residents had asked for some kind of water feature in the downtown park that also contains a vintage city fountain, park benches and decorative arches, it could mean a spray feature is eventually install to replace the wading pool, he added.

But this will be four years away, unless the project is moved up the funding list.

Meanwhile, Red Deer children have other free ways to cool off, including at the Blue Grass Spray and Play near the Golden Circle and the Kin Kanyon cement “volcano,” which

ALBERTA NEWS IN BRIEF

Third suspect in violent home invasion arrested A third suspect in a violent home invasion in Rimbey was arrested without incident by Bonnyville RCMP Friday.

RCMP said Rimbey officers responded to a home invasion April 13, and they were able to identify the suspects with the help of Red Deer RCMP’s general investigation section.

A 30-year-old Blackfalds man was remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear in court June 1. He was charged with aggravated assault, forcible confinement and uttering threats.

A 24-year-old man, of Sylvan Lake, and a 32-year-old woman, of Ponoka, were previously arrested.

Rimbey RCMP continue to investigate and are working to

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Wednesday was a scorcher and there was no water in Red Deer’s Centennial Park Plaza Pool. It’s not due for redevelopment until 2022. are both already open. There’s also Discovery Canyon at the River Bend Golf Course, which was fully upgraded and will start running on the first weekend of June.

Poth said a couple of parks-related construction projects are underway this spring and summer.

The 2019 Canada Winter Games Committee is overseeing the creation of a Games Plaza in front of the old Central Elementary School (which is being turned into the city’s new Cultural Services building).

And in the Riverlands area, the City of Red Deer is working on the

Canada 150 Square, a public gathering space that will be connected to the parks and trails by a riverfront park development near Ross Street (southwest of Superstore).

Poth said both are expected to be completed this fall.

identify a fourth suspect.

Anyone with information about the crime is asked to contact the Rimbey RCMP at 403-843-2224 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or report it online at www.tipsubmit.com.

Payne pleaded guilty in provincial court last week to possession of a controlled substance and attempted obstruction of justice.

His conditional sentence is for one year.

He also pleaded guilty to two counts of selling or giving liquor to a minor and was fined a total of $1,150.

Counts of trafficking a controlled substance and extortion were withdrawn.

Red Deer man gets conditional sentence for giving youth cocaine RED DEER — A Central Alberta man charged with providing cocaine to young people has been given a conditional sentence.

Shawn Milton Payne, who is 48 and from Red Deer, was charged after a youth overdosing on drugs was taken to hospital in nearby Airdrie in March 2017.

RCMP said at the time that a man had given two youths some drugs and alcohol, then tried to extort another person in a bid to cover up his actions.

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WESTERN PREMIERS MEETING

Alberta refuses to sign statement

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ELLOWKNIFE — Alberta has refused to endorse the official statement stemming from the western premiers meeting in Yellowknife because it didn’t include support for the Trans Mountain pipeline.

The final communique deals with issues such as pharmacare and legalization of marijuana.

Alberta deputy premier Sarah Hoffman said without the wealth that would flow from the expansion of the pipeline, all discussions on such issues are moot.

“All of this costs money and we have one way to ensure we have that money and those resources, and that is for us to move forward with this project in the national interest. That’s what I came here to do,” said Hoffman, who was attending the meeting Wednesday in place of Premier Rachel Notley “Unfortunately we didn’t get consensus on Trans Mountain today.”

Alberta sees the federally approved pipeline, which would triple the amount of oil flowing from Alberta’s oilsands to the British Columbia

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Yukon Deputy Premier Ranj Pillai takes questions from the media as Alberta deputy premier Sarah Hoffman looks on at the Western Premiers’ Conference in Yellowknife, N.W.T., Wednesday. coast, as key to unlocking lucrative overseas markets.

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pansion in court. The province is worried about the threat of a major spill and the capacity to clean it up.

He said his position remains the same after the meeting.

“Certainly Alberta made their case as they always do in a strong and passionate way, and I laid out my concerns about risk and the court cases

that we are currently enjoined in,” he said. “Beyond that, we did make great progress on a range of other issues important to British Columbians and western Canadians.”

The pipeline has driven a deep wedge between Alberta and B.C. and their respective NDP governments.

The Alberta government has passed legislation that allows it to reduce oil flowing to B.C., which could drive up gas prices and other fuel-related costs.

Notley said Tuesday she was skipping the meeting because her time was better spent in Edmonton making sure the project goes ahead.

Pipeline owner Kinder Morgan has ceased all non-essential spending on the project until it receives assurances it can proceed without delays. The company has set May 31 as a deadline for getting those guarantees.

Notley has argued that the lack of a pipeline is taking $40 million a day out of the Canadian economy.

Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister didn’t express his direct support for the pipeline, but said free trade between the provinces is important.

“We’ve got to get some of these 150-year-old issues dealt with and sooner rather than later,” he said.

“We are taking money off the kitchen tables of Canadians every single day because we are not working effectively together as premiers.”

ROBIN CAMP

Former judge allowed to practise law again

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ALGARY — A former judge who resigned over his treatment of a sexual assault complainant is allowed to once again practise law in Alberta.

The Law Society of Alberta approved Robin Camp’s reinstatement this week.

A three-member committee said Camp’s integrity and competence were not at issue, but the central concern was the reputation of the profession.

Two lawyers and one member of the public said in their unanimous decision they were convinced that Camp learned from his mistakes.

“The committee is therefore of the view that reinstating Mr. Camp … would not only be compatible with the best interests of the public, but better serve those interests, taking into account the importance of rehabilitation both to our system of justice and to society’s fundamental values,”

they wrote.

“The committee is also of the view that reinstating Mr. Camp would not, when viewed through the eyes of the reasonable person, harm the standing of the legal profession generally.”

Court transcripts from the 2014 sexual assault trial show that Camp — then a provincial court judge in Calgary — called the complainant “the accused” numerous times and asked her why she didn’t resist by keeping her knees together.

Camp found the accused, Alexander Wagar, not guilty. The Appeal Court ordered a new trial in which Wagar was again acquitted.

Camp was appointed to the Federal Court in 2015.

He stepped down last year following a Canadian Judicial Council recommendation that he be removed from the bench.

Last fall, Camp applied to practise law again. When law society members become judges, they automatically leave the organization.

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CN to purchase hundreds of grain cars TRANSPORTATION BILL BECAME LAW WEDNESDAY

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ONTREAL — Canadian National Railway is preparing to purchase hundreds of new grain hopper cars to get shipments moving after a bill that encourages railways to make investments to avert service disruptions became law Wednesday.

CN Rail expects to buy new grain cars to replace some 200 to 300 that are replaced annually, its chief financial officer told an investor conference Wednesday morning, before the bill that imposes financial penalties on railway companies received royal assent.

Ghislaine Houle explained that the company was waiting on the passage of the omnibus bill to go out and buy the cars.

The wide-ranging Transportation Modernization Act includes financial penalties for railways that fail to deliver promised rail cars for grain shipments on time.

It also requires railways to publicly report each summer on their abilities to move that year’s grain crop, and to publish by Oct. 1 each year a winter contingency plan for keeping shipments moving regardless of bad weather.

The bill’s passage comes after Canadian Pacific Rail and Canadian National blamed severe winter weather and a larger-than-expected grain crop for a backlog in grain shipments that have hit their profits and left grain farmers complaining about their service.

It also requires the installation and use of locomotive voice and video recorders,the replacement of temporary extended interswitching with longhaul interswitching, and changes the grain cap to encourage hopper investments.

Houle said the maximum revenue entitlement system — which places a ceiling on the total revenue to be earned from moving grain by rail in any crop year — has been a disincentive to invest.

“That now fixes it where if we invest in grain cars, we’ll get 100 per cent of our investment coming to us,” he said.

The act raises the individual ownership limit in Canadian National Railway to 25 per cent, from 15 per cent. That could open the door for billionaire Bill Gates to increase his stake.

It also starts the process for a new air passenger bill of rights and increases foreign ownership limits on Canadian airlines.

The act doesn’t actually create an air passenger bill of rights, but starts consultations at a federal agency that would eventually lead to a detailed set of rules airlines would have to follow in a host of situations, including when passengers are bumped from flights or have flights cancelled.

The Senate bowed to the will of the Trudeau government Tuesday by dropping their insistence on amendments to the bill.

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The Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain oil facility is shown in Edmonton last year. With just over a week remaining until the May 31 deadline set for abandoning its Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, no suitors have publicly emerged to step into builder Kinder Morgan Canada Ltd.’s shoes.

KINDER MORGAN PIPELINE

No suitors emerge for pipeline project stake as deadline looms

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ALGARY — With just over a week remaining until the May 31 deadline set for abandoning its Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, no suitors have publicly emerged to step into builder Kinder Morgan Canada Ltd.’s shoes.

Analysts and observers say they remain perplexed by Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s comment last week that “plenty of investors would be interested in taking on this project,” after the federal government said it would offer an “indemnity” or insurance to guarantee it is built.

Kinder Morgan said Monday it has nothing to add to last week’s statement from CEO Steve Kean in which he repeated the May 31 deadline and said that discussions are ongoing but “we are not yet in alignment.”

It’s difficult to guess who might take Kinder Morgan’s place without knowing what guarantees or deals are being offered by the federal government and possibly the province of Alberta, said Samir Kayande, a director with RS Energy Group in Calgary.

He pointed out that the richer the deal, the longer the list of potential replacements for Kinder Morgan, which could include pension or private equity funds.

“There is still time to get something done around a guarantee of some sort that will satisfy Kinder Morgan,” he said in an interview on Monday.

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and provincial guarantees that are going to be offered.

The governments are in kind of a tough spot here because if anyone does step in, it’s going to take them months or longer, potentially, to ramp up the whole effort.”

The federal government has said its indemnity and suggestion of the entry of a third party gives it an advantage as it negotiates with Kinder Morgan but Dennis McConaghy, a former TransCanada Corp. executive and industry analyst, said he disagrees.

He said it would be a “political disaster” for both Morneau and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley if the pipeline in-service date is delayed beyond 2020 because both governments have staked their reputations on it being built.

“I’ve been very skeptical about the advent of third parties,” said McConaghy. “This deal has to get done with Kinder if the focus is to get the pipeline in service by 2020.

“This project is essentially an expansion and a debottlenecking of an existing pipeline so it’s very difficult to build the project without selling the original Trans Mountain asset, which is of course a very complicated prospect.”

He said the cost and delays involved in bringing in a third party makes it clear that the federal government’s best bet is to reach an agreement with Kinder Morgan.

Meanwhile, finance officials had no new details to report in an email received Monday.

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OILSANDS TAILINGS POND

Approval terms shortened for former Shell facilities

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ALGARY — The Alberta Energy Regulator says it has approved tailings pond management plans for two former Shell Canada oilsands mines in northern Alberta but has identified “deficiencies” in the plans that must be addressed over the next three or four years.

The regulator says the plans associated with the mines are inadequate in dealing with existing fluid tailings ponds, their proposed reclamation plans are uncertain over the medium and long term and there are concerns about the proposed tailings treatment technology.

It says an amendment must be submitted by September 2021, by the current owner, Calgary-based Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., to address the Muskeg River mine plan’s shortcomings and by September 2022, for issues with the Jackpine mine’s plan.

It says Canadian Natural is proposing no bitumen production expansion at Jackpine, which means its end-of-life date is extended from 2052 to 2105, but that’s inconsistent with what was previously approved.

Tailings ponds, which are considered toxic to wildlife, are giant storage lakes used to separate oil, sand and chemicals from water used in oilsands ore transportation and processing.

Last October, the AER approved a tailings management plan for Suncor Energy Ltd.’s Millennium mine after it rejected its first application, although it said it was still concerned about the length of time it will take to remediate the ponds.

It added research, monitoring and reporting requirements to ensure efforts go ahead on schedule, but the Pembina Institute called Suncor’s plan unambitious and vague.

Last week, the three countries in the North American Free Trade Agreement agreed to vote

KINDER MORGAN CONTINUED FROM PAGE 15 Trans Mountain has been operating since the 1950s, carrying as much as 300,000 barrels a day of oil and refined fuels from Edmonton to the Vancouver area, where it connects with a line carrying crude to refineries in Washington state.

The planned tripling to 890,000 barrels a day could give Canada access to alternative markets as booming production from U.S. shale plays reduces Canada’s biggest customer’s need to import northern oil.

B.C. is fighting the pipeline in the federal Court of Appeal and in B.C. Supreme Court. It has also referred to the B.C. Court of Appeal its own proposed legislation to cap oil shipments across the province.

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A company handout photo shows a tailings facility at Shell Canada’s Muskeg River mine in northern Alberta.

The Alberta Energy Regulator says it has approved tailings pond management plans for the former Shell Canada oilsands mines in northern Alberta but has identified ‘deficiencies” in the plans that must be addressed within four years. on whether to investigate if Canada is failing to en-

tal watchdog concluded there were serious ques-

force environmental legislation on tailings ponds, a

tions about how the federal government enforces

move required after the trade treaty’s environmen-

the Fisheries Act in relation to the giant ponds.

Enbridge Inc., North America’s biggest crude pipelines operator, has denied it is negotiating to take over the Trans Mountain expansion project.

Rival pipeline company TransCanada Corp. didn’t respond to a request for comment on Monday.

Oilsands producer Cenovus Energy Inc., a company hit hard by oil price discounts in the first quarter and a committed shipper on the project, refused comment when asked if it is interested in buying a stake in the project.

Kinder Morgan says it has already spent $1.1 billion of estimated $7.4 billion price of the project.

the elected chamber with 18 amendments.

The bill received royal assent Wednesday after the Liberal majority in the Commons voted Tuesday to reject additional amendments and sent the bill back to the Senate once again, where this time all but Conservative senators agreed to end the standoff.

“The Government of Canada understands the importance of an efficient and reliable rail system for moving Canadian grain and other commodities to market and we are going even further to ensure that producers and shippers of all commodities, from grain to forest products to minerals…have the tools they need to thrive,” Transportation Minister Marc Garneau said in a statement.

After a challenging winter that resulted in the replacement of CN’s chief executive, the country’s largest railway said it is seeing volumes strengthen in May and pricing for contract renewals to increase.

Meanwhile, CN Rail said Wednesday that its 1,800 locomotive engineers in Canada ratified a new five-year collective agreement.

The railway said the contract with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) includes annual wage and benefit improvements in line with the industry. The company also says work rules that were of concern to CN and engineers have been modified.

The approval stands in contrast with the expected result of a contract offer by CP Rail. Train operators and signal workers represented by two unions are voting until Friday at noon on a company offer that union negotiators recommended be rejected.

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TRACK & FIELD

Local athletes shine on the track at zone championships

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rack and field athletes from across Central Alberta gathered at Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School Wednesday for a shot at qualifying for provincials.

Nearly 450 athletes from 51 different schools competed at the Central Alberta Schools Athletic Association Zone Championships in the hopes of earning a coveted spot at Provincials on June 1 and 2 in Red Deer.

The top two athletes in each event across the junior, intermediate and senior age groups in the Central Zone earned a spot in the Alberta Schools Athletic Association Track and Field Provincial Championships.

Hayley Lalor, a member of the host school Lindsay Thurber Raiders was the top senior girl in the individual aggregate with 29 points. She edged out Kaitlyn Swartz of Lacombe who finished second with 24 points and Cassidy Maplethorpe of Wetaskiwin who was third with 23.

Lalor won the senior girls javelin with a throw of 31.70 metres and was second in the shot put at 9.76m, just behind teammate Heather Ritchie.

Ritchie won the event with a 9.95m toss.

Lalor said it was a thrill to compete on her home track and said what stood out most on the day was her achievements in a few events that aren’t normally her best, like the 400m where she finished second. She was also third in the 100m.

“It felt really good, it was really cool,” she said of the aggregate win.

“I placed in some events I haven’t been able to move on to provincials in them before. I was really excited to do that in my last year.”

She added that she’s looking forward to when the school hosts provincials next weekend.

“I’m really excited for it. It will be my last anything for athletics at Thurber. It’s the best place to end it is right here at home,” she said.

JR Tabungbanua of Lacombe was the top senior boy with 28 points in the individual aggregate.

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Ethan Predinchuk of Hunting Hills High School flies through the air in the junior boys triple jump at the Central Alberta Schools Athletic Association Zone Championships at Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School on Wednesday. Predinchuk won the event with a jump of 11.66 metres.

He finished ahead of Jeremiah Lauzon of Lindsay Thurber and Ethan McDonald of Hunting Hills High School was third in the aggregate.

Tabungbanua was first in the triple jump at 12.00m and first in the 100m hurdles with a time of 15.30 seconds.

Lauzon won the 100m in a time of 11.02 and the 200m with a run of 55.40.

Gus Wetter School’s Devon Johnson was the top junior girl with 34 points in the aggregate. Han-

nah Wirtanen of Lindsay Thurber was second and Chanelle Bauer of Camrose was third.

Wirtanen was tops in the 3000m with a time of 12:27.84 and finished second in the 1500m.

Brandon Smith from David Thompson High School won the aggregate junior boys division with 27 points, well ahead of West Central High School’s Carson Sulek who finished second. Jared Howse of St. Joseph High School in Red Deer was tied for second with 18 points on aggregate.

VOLLEYBALL

Central Alberta Queens U17 girls win gold at nationals

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The Central Alberta Queens Volleyball Club U17 Girls earned a gold medal at the Volleyball Canada Nationals in Edmonton on Tuesday.

he Central Alberta Queens U17 Girls were crowned volleyball royalty this week at the Volleyball Canada National Championships in Edmonton.

The Queens rolled through the competition at the Saville Centre over three days. They had a sweep in round robin, another three straight match wins in the power pool before winning another three en route to the gold medal in Division 2 Tuesday afternoon.

They knocked off the South Peace Volleyball Club Blizzard in two sets (26-24, 25-16) to earn the Tier 1 Championship victory.

“Solid team affair,” Queens head coach Jeff Anderson said.

“Wasn’t that we were relying on one position to get us through… But, we were doing a really good job as a team to continue to be dynamic. That was our true foundation for success.

Getting that first pass so we could run a dynamic offence, so teams couldn’t key on our left side. That’s a credit to the whole group to get that job done.”

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TRACK & FIELD CONTINUED FROM PAGE 17 Howse won the 3000m and 1500m races easily in his age group and set a new zone record of 9.19.22 in the 3000m.

Megan Hebert was the top athlete in the intermediate girls aggregate with 34 points, ahead of Lindsay Thurber’s Jamie Lalor who was second with 23. Kassy Diegel was third with 21 points.

Jacob Berdahl of Eckville won the intermediate aggregate with 32 points. Illya Omelyanchuk of Notre Dame finished tied for second with Josh Campbell of Lindsay Thurber at 25 points. Omelyanchuck won the triple jump and the long jump with a leap of 6.29m.

Berdhal set a new record in the intermediate discus with a 40.83m throw.

ASAA Track and Field Provincials take place on June 1 and 2 at Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School.

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HIGH SCHOOL RUGBY

Hunting Hills teams make league finals

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VOLLEYBALL NATIONALS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 17 Anderson said in the final, after falling behind 6-0 in the first set, it took some motivation to his team back on track.

He issued a challenge to his group during a timeout that appeared to resonate with them as they climbed back into the match.

“As a coach, it makes your heart so happy,” said Anderson of the response by his team.

‘(I TOLD THEM) YOU GOTTA DIG DOWN DEEP. IT’S RIGHT THERE IN YOUR BELLY. YOU HAVE THE FIRE BURNING IN YOUR BELLY AND DO YOU WANT TO LEAVE TODAY, AFTER THESE THREE LONG DAYS WITH A SILVER MEDAL?’ — QUEENS HEAD COACH JEFF ANDERSON

(I told them) you gotta dig down deep. It’s right there in your belly. You have the fire burning in your belly and do you want to leave today, after these three long days with a silver medal?

“Then keep doing what you’re doing. If not, we’re going to start doing the little things and taking it one point at a time like we always do and turn it around.”

Team members included Taylor Fuller, Chenee Lehman, Kennedy Shooter, Natalie Vega, Searra Schoepfner, Jaiden Ferguson, Kaitlyn Bowe, Riley de Wit, Jamie Lalor and Jade Sinnamon.

The Queens were in Division 2 at nationals after a less than stellar showing at provincials earlier this month.

Division 2 is the second best group of 32 U17 girls volleyball club teams in Canada. Anderson said that made them more determined than ever to come away with gold at nationals.

Anderson added that after such a successful tournament, many of his players were approached about their future plans in volleyball.

“All those girls have been approached in some manner or form about what they want to do in two years,” he said.

“That makes me excited as well that they have options that they can do with their education depending on what they want to do and play.”

He noted watching the team come together over the course of six months this season was a long journey and he was proud to see his entire starting lineup emerge as leaders. Those experiences throughout the year– the highs and lows will serve them well in the future.

“The real leadership on the team– my entire starting group are incredible leaders that are going to go back to their schools and be rock stars again and hopefully come back for the U18 season and continue on their volleyball journey,” Anderson said.

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The Hunting Hill Lightning girls rugby team beat Frank Maddox High School from Drayton Valley, 37-10, putting the Red Deer squad into the league final.

winning weekend sent the Hunting Hills Lightning boys rugby team straight to their league finals.

The boys faced off against Frank Maddox High School, in Drayton Valley, aver the weekend and emerged 48-12 victors.

The win puts them atop the Tier 2 school standings and means they get a berth into the league finals.

They will play either the Notre Dame Cougars or the Wetaskiwin Composite Sabres May 30. The winner will go to provincials.

The girls team also emerged victorious, with a 37-10 win over Frank Maddox High School. They will also play for a chance at provincials on May 30 against the Notre Dame Cougars, at Settlers Place at Great Chief Park.

Scoring for the girls were Kandra Hayter, Amanda Kirk, Kristen Handley, Olivia Watson and Laurel Stephan.

Camryn Holland scored two conversion points.

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The Hunting Hill Lightning boys rugby team beat Frank Maddox High School from Drayton Valley, 48-10, putting the Red Deer directly into the league final.

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NHL PLAYOFFS

Ovechkin, Holtby shine in Game 7, Caps beat Lightning

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Capitals 4 Lightning 0 T. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Alex Ovechkin scored early and Andre Burakovsky added two second-period goals to help the Washington Capitals put a decade of playoff frustration behind them with a 4-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference final Wednesday night.

Braden Holtby stopped 29 shots for his second straight shutout and the Lightning, who led the NHL in goals during the regular season, failed to score in the last 159 minutes, 27 seconds — a stretch of nearly eight periods.

Ovechkin, who had never played a team that advanced beyond the second round, scored 1:02 into the winner-take-all showdown he had described as probably the “biggest game in my life.”

Nicklas Backstrom had an empty-netter to complete the rout.

To earn a spot in the Stanley Cup Final, where they’ll play the Vegas Golden Knights, the Capitals beat the top-seeded Lightning three times on the road, improving to 8-2 away from home this post-season.

It’s Washington’s first Cup Final appearance since 1998, and the first during Ovechkin’s 13-year career.

Two games after being a healthy scratch for Game 5, Burakovsky became the 17th player to score a goal for Washington in the playoffs this year — four shy of the NHL record — when he beat Andrei Vasilevskiy on a breakaway at 8:59 of the second period.

The winger, who played two games in the first round against Columbus before sitting out 10 straight with an upper-body injury, added a breakaway goal to make it 3-0 heading into the last period.

Tampa Bay, which rebounded from losing the first two games at home to win straight three straight for a 3-2 series lead, had plenty of chances. A couple of shots clanged off the post, Yanni Gourde was unable to get his stick on a loose puck in front on

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Hosting fee caused higher Memorial Cup ticket prices, impacting attendance REGINA — The organizing committee chair for the 100th Memorial Cup says that a high fee to host the tournament has caused increased ticket prices and impacted attendance.

Shaun Semple said that the Regina Pats, a team in which he is a co-owner, had to pay $3.65 million to host the Canadian major junior championship.

He said that ticket prices start at $75 per game and the Pats owners expect to lose upwards to $2 million between the tournament and opening ceremony, which featured a performance by The Eagles at Mosaic Stadium.

This year’s Memorial Cup has yet to sell out through the first four games at Brandt Centre, which has a capacity of 6,484, entering Tuesday’s night’s matchup between the Acadie-Bathurst Titan

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Washington Capitals left wing Andre Burakovsky (65) and defenceman John Carlson celebrate after the Capitals defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-0 during Game 7 of the NHL Eastern Conference finals hockey playoff series Wednesday, in Tampa, Fla. an empty net and the game gradually slipped away.

It was the 33rd time in league history that a Game 7 was required to determine a Stanley Cup finalist.

Home teams are 21-12 in those games.

Tampa Bay also played Game 7 in the Eastern Conference final in 2015, when they blanked the New York Rangers, and again two years ago, when they lost 2-1 to Pittsburgh.

Both of those deciding games were on the road.

The Lightning had never lost a Game 7 at home before Wednesday night.

and Hamilton Bulldogs.

Semple added that ticket sales for the tournament are around expected so far.

He said the ownership group wanted to bring the event to Regina in the team’s 100th year ever since the five businessmen purchased the franchise in 2014.

“We planned to lose money when we brought it in because we knew we couldn’t charge enough based on the number of seats we had and the fees we had to pay in order for us to break even,” Semple said Tuesday.

Regina’s opener against the Ontario Hockey League’s Bulldogs had an attendance of 5,678 — the lowest of the tournament’s first four games.

A Twitter user with the handle @ tberbs18 said in a tweet on Friday that it’s: “Sad the Pats have turned this into a cash grab!”

Carley Olfert is a billet mom for Swift Current Broncos players Colby Sissons and Tyler Steenbergen. She said that she spent $197 for three top row tickets to Saturday’s Swift Current opener against the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s Titan.

Notes: Ovechkin and Backstrom made their 11th career Game 7 appearance, one shy of Boston’s Zdeno Chara for the most among active NHL players.

In addition to Chara, only five other players in NHL history have appeared in more Game 7s: Patrick Roy (13), Scott Stevens (13), Glenn Anderson (12), Ken Daneyko (12) and Stephane Yelle (12). … Evgeny Kuznetsov’s assist on Ovechkin’s early goal extended his points streak to 10 games. … Vasilevskiy made 19 saves. The Lightning outshot the Capitals (29-23) for the first time in the series.

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NBA PLAYOFFS

Celtics beat Cavs in Game 5, lead East finals 3-2

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Celtics 96 Cavaliers 83 OSTON — Rookie Jayson Tatum scored 24 points and Al Horford had 15 points and 12 rebounds to help the Boston Celtics beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 96-83 on Wednesday night and take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals.

The Celtics remained perfect in Boston this post-season with their 10th straight victory at home and moved within one win of their first trip to the NBA Finals since 2010.

Game 6 is in Cleveland on Friday night, with the decisive seventh game back in Boston on Sunday if necessary. The home team has won every game so far in the series, and none has been closer than nine points.

LeBron James had 26 points and 10 rebounds and Kevin Love scored 14 for the Cavaliers, who are trying to reach the finals for the fourth consecutive season. James has played to the end in seven straight seasons.

The Celtics opened a double-digit lead in the first quarter and nursed it the rest of the way, holding on through a four-minute scoring drought that saw Cleveland score nine straight points to cut the deficit to 83-71. But Terry Rozier hit Horford with an alley-oop to snap the skid, and that was as close as the Cavs would get.

James seemed to tire in the fourth, scoring just two points on four shots.

He finished 1-for-6 from 3-point range in the game the Cavaliers made just 9 of 34 attempts from beyond the arc and shot just 42 per cent overall.

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Tatum added seven rebounds, four assists and four steals one day after finishing one vote shy of a unanimous selection to the NBA’s All-Rookie team. Jaylen Brown scored 17, and Marcus Morris and Marcus Smart each scored 13 as reserves.

Boston went on a 15-3 run in the first quarter to turn a three-point deficit into a nine-point lead. The Celtics scored nine in a row at the end of the first quarter and into the second to take a 36-19 lead, their biggest of the game.

That’s when the Cavaliers fought back.

After a hard defensive play by Morris sent Larry Nance Jr. into the first row of seats, Morris appeared to wander over and say something. Nance to jump up and body checked him Morris responded with a one-handed shove to the face.

Aron Baynes and Brown came in to break it up, and Terry Rozier put a body on Nance. After a review, the referees called technicals on Rozier, Nance and Morris. Kyle Korver made the foul shot to make it 36-20 and Cleveland went on a 9-0 run to cut the deficit to eight points, 36-28.

But Morris made a long 3-pointer to stop the scoring drought, and soon hit another to cap an 8-2 run that made it a double-digit lead.

TIP-INS Teams that win Game 5 to take a 3-2 lead in a best-of-seven series win 83 per cent of the time. … James had 16 points, four rebounds and three assists at the half. Tatum had 13 points, and Horford had 10 points and seven boards at the break. … Baynes made his first start of the series, subbing for Morris.

Angels come back for win over Jays Angels 5 Blue Jays 4 TORONTO — Andrelton Simmons hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the ninth inning to help the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night.

Shohei Ohtani tied the game earlier in the frame with a two-run single off Toronto reliever Tyler Clippard, who was charged with four earned runs over one-third of an inning.

Justin Anderson (1-1) pitched the eighth inning for the win and Blake Parker survived a shaky ninth for his third save.

Pinch-hitter Kendrys Morales drove in Dwight Smith Jr., in the ninth to make it a one-run game as Curtis Granderson moved to third. Teoscar Hernandez hit a fly to right field but Kole Calhoun threw Granderson out at the plate for the second out.

Morales moved to second on the play and Josh Donaldson was intentionally walked to get to Justin Smoak, who struck out to end it.

Devon Travis and Yangervis Solarte hit solo homers for the Blue Jays (23-26), who got five shutout innings from starter Aaron Sanchez.

Four relievers held the Angels (27-22) to a run to set things up for Clippard, who issued walks to Mike Trout, Justin Upton and Albert Pujols before Ohtani stroked a single to the sound of groans from

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Cleveland Cavaliers guard George Hill (3) defends as Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown drives to the basket during the third quarter of Game 5 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals Wednesday, in Boston.

the crowd of 25,504 at Rogers Centre.

Toronto has dropped five of its last six games.

The teams will play the rubber game of the threegame series on Thursday afternoon.

Travis, a recent call-up from triple-A Buffalo, homered on a 2-0 pitch from Angels starter Tyler Skaggs in the third inning for Toronto’s first hit of the game. It was his second homer of the year.

The Angels threatened in the fourth but couldn’t push a run across.

Centre-fielder Kevin Pillar denied Simmons an extra-base hit with a nice jumping catch against the wall. Ohtani, aboard after a walk, had rounded second and was forced to scramble back to first base.

The Angels would load the bases in the inning after shortstop Gio Urshela booted a Martin Maldonado grounder. Calhoun followed with a rainbow drive that died near the warning track for the third out.

In the bottom half, Solarte turned on a 1-2 pitch for his 11th homer of the season.

Sanchez entered play with 29 walks, the third-highest total among American League pitchers this season. He issued five free passes on the night but escaped damage, holding the Angels without a run on two hits.

Solarte added an RBI single in the fifth inning.

His slow roller up the middle scored Donaldson from second base.

Blue Jays reliever John Axford came on in the sixth and lasted only three batters. He gave up three singles, the final one a flare inside the leftfield foul line by Maldonado that scored Simmons.

Seunghwan Oh held the Angels to one hit for the rest of the frame. He was helped by some quality defence by Donaldson at third base.

Granderson tried to make a sliding catch on a sinking liner off Calhoun’s bat but the ball popped out. The veteran outfielder fired it to Donaldson, who squeezed it in time to get Zack Cozart with the tag.

Later in the inning, Granderson and Donaldson were at it again after Trout hit a sharp single to left. Granderson threw it in and Donaldson swung his arm around to get Calhoun with a no-look tag for the third out.

The game took three hours 45 minutes to play.

Notes: Simmons made a highlight-reel diving catch on a Donaldson liner to end the seventh inning. The Angels shortstop fully extended to his left and smacked his face on the artificial turf on the way down. He wasn’t hurt on the play and chuckled with his teammates about it on the jog back to the dugout. … Toronto FC midfielder Jonathan Osorio threw the ceremonial first pitch. … It was a breezy but comfortable 25 C at first pitch. …

Right-handers will square off in the series finale as Toronto’s Marco Estrada (2-4, 5.15 ERA) takes on Nick Tropeano (1-3, 4.45).

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Leslie Greentree

Louise Stuppard

Acclaimed author, playwright, poet and Central Albertan, Leslie’s first book of poetry, “Guys named Bill” was published in 2002, followed by “go-go dancing for Elvis”, and “A Minor Planet for You” won the Writers Guild of Alberta Howard O’Hagan Prize for Short Fiction in 2007. She has served on literary juries for the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Writers Guild of Alberta, and Saskatchewan Writers Guild. She co-wrote the play Oral Fixations, in October 2014, and has appeared in numerous theatre productions, including: The Vagina Monologues in 2007 and Blue Suede Shoes in 2006. In April 2018, she appeared in Ignition Theatre’s one-person show “the year of Magical Thinking”. Leslie is currently finishing her fourth book, entitled “This is not the apocalypse I was hoping for”.

Life-long participant in the Red Deer Youth and Community Orchestra, Louise took over developing and conducting the RYCO in 2007 from her mother, Antoinette, who founded the organization in the 1960’s. Louise led the RYCO with the vision to provide an opportunity for unique musical and educational experiences for young musicians in Central Alberta. Louise is a contributing member of the Red Deer Symphony Orchestra, holding the principal second violin position for over 20 years. RYCO consists of approximately 50 musicians, some as young as 6 years old. The RYCO raises funds annually and contribute the funds raised through their performance to a worthy cause –a model that Louise worked diligently to put into place that benefits philanthropic causes in Alberta and around the world.

Nicole Leal

Emily Thomson

Nicole Leal, a dedicated and passionate artist, is highly regarded as a leader in the arts. A 2013 graduate from RDC’s performing Arts & Creation program, Nicole landed the position as the first female Artistic Director for Tree House Youth Theatre. After Nicole’s long history of volunteer work with Central Alberta Theatre, she was hired as their Production Manager. Her work as an actor includes Prime Stock Theatre’s Bard on Bower, B.I.T.E., Butt Ugly, and alumna for RDC’s main-stage performances. Roles in film include an extra with ignition Theatre and the lead in CACHE Production’s film Are You Listening? In 2016, Nicole co-founded Red Deer’s booming improvisation group improv Jelly. The arts community values her as a dynamic resource.

Emily is a visual artist who grew up, resides, and works in Central Alberta. She was drawn to art as a young girl after her mother introduced her to the idea that you can make a living off of doing what you love. Emily is an artistic force in her community, participating in events such as The Art Alley Project, Culture Days, Art Battle, and Nuit Blanche. Emily looks forward to evolving and experiencing new mediums and ideas, and thirsts for new challenges and opportunities. She deeply respects her fellow arts-folk that help enhance, encourage, and energize the work created in this community. Emily stives to inspire through her art, while helping others by being an active volunteer in the community.

Business and the Professions

Barbara King

Lesley McMahon

Barb is a Partner at BDO Canada LLP. She has distinguished herself as a subject matter expert in agriculture, and, in addition to becoming one of the youngest female professionals promoted to partner at BDO Canada LLP, was appointed as the Agriculture Leader of Alberta. Her strong business acumen and knack for modern leadership impress upon the minds of many developing CPAs whom she mentors. Barb has been an active and engaged member in her community. By serving in various roles with the Central Alberta Women’s Emergency Shelter (CAWES) – including Director and Treasurer, and supporting Dress for Success in Red Deer, Barb has dedicated countless hours to women’s causes and fundraising efforts in Central Alberta. Her positive impact in the workplace and the community is tremendous.

Lesley attended Red Deer College in the late 80’s and early 90’s followed by a transfer to University of Calgary working on her Bachelor of Commerce Degree. She then started a family and took a break from school to be a full-time mom and employee of her family business, Balmoral Golf Course. In 1994, she enrolled in Athabasca University to finish her degree and at the same time was employed full time as the General Manager of Balmoral. She graduated in 2003 with her Bachelor or General Studies in Accounting and Finance degree after years of juggling family, work and school. Lesley is the incoming President of the National Golf Club Owners Association (NGCOA). She is an outstanding role model, leader, mom, wife and friend to many.

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Donna Abma

Nicole Lorrain

Donna is the Director of Stepping Stones, a program that supports pregnant or parenting young women and their families, through the Central Alberta Youth Unlimited in Lacombe. She provides them with connections to social support, domestic abuse support, career advice, mental and physical health care, and even spiritual well being. She has also organized many sessions on basic life skills such as budgeting and parenting. She provides this without judgement or hesitation and always goes above and beyond.

She is very compassionate, loving and always encouraging. Donna is the living and breathing definition of ‘girl power’ and believes in women helping women.

Donna works hard to elevate a generation of younger women who need the guidance of their elders.

Nicole started her professional career as a nurse, focusing on providing support to the elderly. Nicole has lived and worked in the Red Deer community for more than 20 years. A graduate of Red Deer College, Nicole has been part of raising three boys and one husband. With over 16 years in leadership roles, with the Government of Alberta, Nicole is experienced in all areas of human resources and people management. Nicole is currently a board member for the 2019 Canada Winter Games Host Society and has a lengthy history of volunteering across Alberta. Nicole has also served as an elected School Board Trustee, Greater North Central School Division and as President of l’Association Canadienne Française de l’Alberta Régionale de Red Deer.

Ardis Bramall

Christine Moore

Ardis attended the University of Alberta-Calgary where she obtained her Junior Elementary and Intermediate Certificate at the age of 17. She moved from the Dickson District to the Evarts District to teach. After a couple of years of teaching, she returned to the University of Alberta-Edmonton to obtain her Senior Permanent Certificate. In 1955, she married Dennis, with whom she raised a family of 5 children, and now has 15 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

Her leadership and personality has inspired many others through her expertise as a teacher, librarian, community volunteer, and being active in all aspects of farm life. Ardis has been a long-time volunteer of the 4-H Clubs (clothing, beef and horse), Benalto and Sylvan Lake Presbyterian Churches, Benalto Agricultural Society and the Evarts Community Ladies’ Club.

Educated in languages at the University of Liverpool, Christine and her husband David moved to Central Alberta 23 years ago to pursue business interests. Their three children attended Red Deer Catholic Schools where Christine was elected to the Board of Trustees and became Chair. She was appointed to the RDC Board of Governors in 2011 and the Central Alberta Children and Family Services Society, which she now co-chairs. She is also one of the founders of the Red Deer Catholic Education Foundation. In 2013, she was elected to Red Deer County Council, and is currently serving her second term.

Christine supports the region in a variety of ways, most notably spearheading the Sheraton Celebrity Dance Off which has raised over two million dollars to date.

Christa Duquette Aside from being a Mother of 3 children, and a farm wife, Christa is a DONA certified labour and birth doula, Stillbirthday and bereavement doula, certified Hypnobabies childbirth hypno-doula, professional belly dancer of 12 years, trained in Dancing for Birth, a mentor, and President of the Red Deer Doula Association. Christa has been serving Red Deer and Olds as well as surrounding areas since February of 2012. Christa volunteers as a member of the Red Deer Doula Association, the Doula Program at Olds Hospital, Pregnancy Care Center in Olds, and Calgary Care Center. Christa has helped expand awareness of birth options and birth support, and encouraged the normalization of support during birth and the acceptance of doulas by Care Providers.

Bre Fitzpatrick Bre is a leader and creator in the non-profit community. She is constantly pushing for the small initiatives to grow with her involvement. She is a very busy woman who outside of her full-time schedule at Red Deer College as the Alumni Development Coordinator, volunteers on numerous boards and committees. Her active life doesn’t stop her from taking on new projects, or sway her from supporting local businesses. You will find her at the local coffee shop mentoring others or paying it forward by buying strangers coffee. She believes women should help one another out and not be competitive with each other. She is here to make Red Deer a better place by creating a movement in the non-profit community.

Lynne Mulder Born into a family who believes in hard work, education, compassion and community, Lynne’s commitment and passion to ensure all the citizens of Red Deer are offered the best quality of life possible comes naturally. With a PhD in Nursing and a Masters in Education, Lynne continues to support and volunteer with various organizations such as Vantage Community Services, United Way of Central Alberta and the Canadian Mental Health Association- Central Alberta Region. A strong community supporter, animal lover and a generous soul, Lynne displays compassion, kindness, determination and dedication to creating a vibrant Central Alberta. A strong and determined leader, from nurse to Vice President of Red Deer College, to Red Deer City Councillor, Lynne continues to make a positive impact in our community, no matter what capacity.

Susan Neufeld Sue is an outstanding citizen, business owner and philanthropist. She believes that giving back to community is a moral responsibility. In 1990, she and her husband Phil built True-line Homes and continue to be renowned in their field, winning multiple awards since inception. She has made many powerful contributions to her community locally and internationally. She headed the El Salvador Project which built and provided 100 homes to people in need. With this project alone, she has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars and assembled teams locally to go to El Salvador to build the homes. She has donated much of her time and money to various charitable causes. She is an amazing mother to her three children, a true friend, and a role model.

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Debbie Coleman

Kyrstin Woods

Deb is a Registered Nurse in Emergency and Endoscopy at the Red Deer Regional Hospital. She is an incredible leader; her spirit, engagement and dedication to the cause is awe inspiring. Deb has been a volunteer with the Red Deer Festival of Trees for over twenty years. She has been involved in various capacities throughout the years; most recently, as a member of the Board of Directors, the CoChair of the Facilities committee and Chairperson of the Decorating and Trees committees. Deb is always on the lookout for new ways to enhance the event, and believes that seeing the patients and communities benefit from the donations raised is priceless. She believes wonderful things come from volunteering, and that there is something in it for everyone.

Kyrstin received her diploma in Disability Studies at Mount Royal University and has been teaming up with families for the past 7 years. She is also working towards finishing her undergrad in Psychology in her spare time. She currently teaches kids of all ages yoga at Breathing Room, in 5 schools, and in family homes. She also runs the Adapted Yoga (for families and aides) and Self-Care Yoga (for parents).

Along with this, she works 1-on-1 with children with special needs as a behavioural aide, community aide, and respite worker. Kyrstin is an incredible light to everyone she meets, and she has, and continues to, impact the lives of every child she works with.

She is a strong advocate for children of all abilities.

Lucinda Watkins Lucinda is not only dedicated to health and fitness—she earned her Personal Training Certificate in January 2018.

She is a nutrition and weight loss coach, teaching classes such as cooking, motivation and emotional eating. She is also the founder of the Olds Lending Shelf (OLS). OLS is an organization that provides clothing to children in need and to women who require work wear entering the workforce, but don’t have the resources to purchase. When she started OLS in 2008, Lucinda stored the donations in her furnace room, then in her garage, then in a shed donated by the Rotary Club. Today, OLS is housed in a space at the United Church. Lucinda is a consummate learner; she is an inspiration, and is committed to helping and encouraging others.

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Alicia Cafferata-Arnett Alicia is a wife, a mother, an educator, a scientist, an innovator, and a mentor! Working at Red Deer College (RDC) since 2008, and serving both students, faculty and the external community in her role as the Coordinator for Applied Research and Innovation in the College’s Centre for Innovation in Manufacturing. Alicia has initiated and lead projects that have impacted the applied research activity of the institution, and has provided opportunities for individual entrepreneurs to see their dreams take flight!

Through planning and use of extreme and cutting edge technology, Alicia has advanced innovation opportunities for businesses and individuals. Her commitment to transparency and leadership has led her to work with the RDC Board of Governors and creates and supports highly effective teams.

Anna Morgan-Wold Anna was born and raised in Red Deer by a family of passionate educators. A graduate of Trinity Western University with a BA in Humanities, she held various positions related to her love of cultural anthropology and teaching before finding her place at the Central Alberta Refugee Effort; where she has shared her talents for over 10 years. Anna taught English as a Second Language to adult immigrants for six years before lending her gifts to the role of ESL Manager. Anna fosters a positive work environment by being an exemplary role model and champion for staff and students alike. She is instrumental in the expansion of existing programs and the creation of programs such as Women of the World and Community-Based Care for Newcomer Children.

Wanda Christensen

Genevieve Wiart

Wanda began teaching in 1987 and has served in several capacities, including a First Nations settlement, inner city junior high, remote K-12 school, and as an Assistant Principal. A lifelong learner she has achieved three degrees: Bachelor of Education, Masters of Education, and Masters of Psychology. Her skill, care and concern has impacted children and families throughout her 30 years as an influential educational leader. For 18 years, Wanda has fulfilled the role as associate superintendent of student services in Wolf Creek and Chinook’s Edge school divisions and promoted a developmental-relational response to children and youth who present with significant social emotional challenges. She loves spending time with her family and friends, and enjoys being outdoors tending to her small farm near Rimbey

Genevieve co-founded Wonderflow School House with her sister Theresa in 2007. She received her Early Childhood Waldorf Teacher Certification for ages 0-7 years, in 2004 and her Early Childhood diploma from Grant MacEwan College in 1991. Genevieve continues to study the vast range of knowledge associated with this ever-growing method of education and living. She successfully ran a Day Home Preschool for five years from inside her home, while taking care of her elderly mother. Genevieve has been the Director of Wonderflow School House since its inception, and continues to teach and attend to administrative duties. She is a mother of two grown sons and has three grandchildren. Throughout her life, she has travelled to many places around the globe.

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Sabrina Baker

Chelsea Bootsman

Sabrina is a caring and passionate individual for the pet community and their owners. She established a facility which brings a community together with the best education and customer service for their pets.

She is the owner and operator of Fetch Haus. After hours, you will see her volunteering or attending fundraisers to help make our community a better place.

She has a big heart not only for animals but for any community cause. As well as attending fundraisers, she hosts fundraisers for client’s pet’s surgeries or for Saving Grace Sanctuary. She is a trailblazer in stopping puppy mills and shopping local. She is a community leader, an ambassador for small business and rescue animals and is always kind, passionate and uplifting to everyone.

Chelsea is a Doula who is Still Birthday Certified, DONA trained, Rebozo trained and Spinning Babies Trained. She is a labour companion that provides emotional support, physical comfort measures, and assists women in gathering information so they can make educated decisions before, during and after childbirth. She is the owner of Gracefully Birthed, a company that creates pregnancy, labour and postpartum clothing that maintain function, fashion and comfort. She is a birth photographer, as well as the owner of Chelsea Celeste Designs, a company that designs easy to sew patterns for all levels of seamstresses. She is a mother of four, but not only that, she home schools her children. Chelsea has impacted many lives by protecting and nurturing the woman’s memory of childbirth.

Denise Gagne

Lisa Spencer-Cook

Denise is a music specialist with 39 years’ experience teaching band, choir and classroom music from preschool to grade 12. She has degrees in music and education, as well as Level 3 training in both Kodaly and Orff. Her Choirs and bands have won many awards at music festivals and have performed for various events, on national radio and even for the Queen.

Denise is a very successful entrepreneur, who is the owner and managing editor of Themes & Variations right here in Red Deer. Denise is also a mother of 3 adult children and has 5 beautiful grandchildren and one more on the way. She spends all of her spare time with her grandchildren and loves every second of it!

Multifaceted Lisa is a local business owner, community volunteer and musician. As a single mother of a child with autism, she is a tireless promoter of local business and arts, as well as an advocate for her daughter and the autistic community in general. Lisa is undaunted by challenges she faces and handles stressful situations with humour, kindness and a ‘get it done’ demeanor. Her business, LV’s Vinyl Café, is a downtown hub for local musical talent, as well as being a safe and inclusive environment for everyone to visit and enjoy. The impact she has in the community in her various roles and involvements, including serving as Vice Chair for the Red Deer Downtown Business Association Board of Directors, is obvious to all who meet her.

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Lane Tomalty Lane is born and raised in Red Deer. She is the owner of Copper Lane Hair Studio, which she opened in 2010 in Red Deer and has been innovating the industry ever since. She opened a second salon in Lacombe in 2015. Hungry for experience and education at a young age, Lane began travelling independently and has since been to over thirty countries. As a nominee in the 2017 Matrix hair colour competition, she was voted the winner by her peers across the country demonstrating her talent and the respect she has earned in the industry. With a passion for her employees, her clients, and her community, Lane has set a new standard for what it means to be an entrepreneur.

Bridget Allen At the young age of 15, Bridget has a 2nd degree junior black belt. She is currently training for an adult blue belt in Goshinkan Japanese Jujitsu. Her love of Jujitsu is shown by assisting kids aged 3-12 in the Jujitsu classes. Middle school was where Bridget found her love for woodworking; she has been an active participant with Sawing for Schools, a program at Central Middle School, where students take down trees at end of life, and salvage and recycle the lumber to create a value-added product. She takes pride in the group’s belief of ‘giving old trees, new roots’. At home, with 4 siblings and a 5th on the way, she’s always there to help, minimal questions asked. She’s a young and ambitious young woman.

Health & Wellness

Jas Badesha

Dr. Dianna Martens

Jas is a Registered Psychologist, completing her Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology at the University of Alberta and a Qualified Mediator. A member of the College of Alberta Psychologists, Psychologists’ Association of Alberta, the Appropriate Dispute Resolution Institute of Alberta, the Alberta Family Mediation Society and the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. Jas has presented at various conferences and published articles in reviewed journals, in the area of mental illness and crisis intervention. Jas is recognized for her work at the Centennial Centre for Mental Health and Brain Injury, focussing on long-term rehabilitation unit to reduce length of stay. Jas was honored with the Celebrating Excellence Award from the Health Region for her contributions to student safety at the Wetaskiwin School Division.

Dr. Martens was born and raised in Central Alberta and after graduating from chiropractic college in California she moved back. Five years into her practise she made her dream become a reality and opened up Care Chiropractic Health and Rehab- a multidisciplinary clinic and the first of its kind in Red Deer. Throughout 21 years of Care, Dr. Martens has been able to touch thousands of peoples lives. In 2017 alone, there were over 16,000 treatments delivered and over 800 new patients reached. Care Chiropractic has been active within the community sponsoring various health related events and sports teams, and helping the community with 25 years of volunteer service to the Alberta College and Associate of Chiropractors, the Festival of Trees and 100 women.

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Kim Green

Audra MacIntyre

Owner/operator of a fabulous facility in Ponoka, Kim Green Dental Hygiene & Altitude Spa, Kim is committed to high quality care. This unique business incorporates a Dental Hygiene practice and a Medi-Spa which provides a spa-like dental hygiene experience, giving guests relaxation and peace of mind. Kim’s kind heart, gentle nature and her aptitude as a great listener are apparent in the atmosphere. Kim is respected by her co-workers and clients for going beyond traditional dental hygiene treatment with her very thorough and gentle approach. She also loves supporting and attending community social functions and fundraisers with her team. Kim is a Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH), has local anesthetic certification, holds a rather unique certification among Alberta RDH’s as a dental hygiene prescriber.

Audra is a light-seeker, earth-wanderer, dark chocolate aficionado and Chief Happiness Officer at My Revolution Cycle + Yoga, her boutique fitness studio.

When she is not teaching an uplifting, empowering spin class or leading a bliss-filled, rejuvenating yoga class, you may find her golfing with her husband, snuggled up on the couch with her cat Norman, or simply finding new ways to love this beautiful, crazy life. Audra’s many accomplishments have a vast breadth and depth. Whether it be her successful career as an IT professional, or her work with numerous community organizations raising funds and/or awareness for causes directly impacting and benefitting the community, Audra is gracefully determined to promote, offer and demonstrate excellence in all that she does.

Maureen Gustafson

Shannon McQuaig

Maureen moved to Olds shortly after graduating from the University of Alberta with a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing. She quietly exudes spiritual health, one of the seven dimensions of health. Her own health and beliefs are apparent whether she is engaged with her family, church or the larger community. To support her family and her community, Maureen became a volunteer extraordinaire; volunteering in leadership and other positions for eighteen years at her children’s schools, over twenty years at her church and in music and sports organizations with which her family were involved. Intuitively, Maureen modelled spiritual health values in all her volunteer activities. Maureen encourages innovation in ideas and action, in completing tasks, no matter how monumental and in ensuring everyone celebrates their successes.

Shannon was born in Edmonton, Alberta and adopted by a loving farm family residing in Beiseker, Alberta.

At the age of 16 she moved to Lacombe, and later went on to earn an Early Childhood Diploma from Red Deer College. Shannon worked in various sectors of the education system but her heart was always in working with special needs and speech compromised children. After marrying her husband Scott in 1999 and while raising their two children, Shannon volunteered on a number of non-profit projects. In 2003, Shannon re-entered the workforce, becoming a certified DONA Birth Doula. This career has evolved into a lifelong passion and helped bring over 450 babies into the world. Shannon cherishes all her clients as she works with them to create special birth experiences.

Lisa Nicholson

Dr. Jody Dr. Jody Carrington is a high energy, “tell it like it is” mother, wife and psychologist. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from University of Alberta and her Master of Arts and PhD in Clinical Psychology from University of Regina. Her busy practice in Olds is only a small part of what she does in the mental health field. She volunteers with her son’s hockey team, her church and within her community. Her passionate love for families and school staff has translated into a job that has her travelling all over Alberta. She gladly offers her time and talents in the community of Olds and beyond for conferences, community sessions and one on one. For Jody, its all about connections, relationships and running!

Lisa founded Hope4MVCKids Society in 2013, out of a need for children with medical needs for support, financially and emotionally. Her own children, biological and adopted, have special medical needs that were not easily obtained. She knew things had to change.

The ‘pay it forward’ attitude that she possesses spread quickly and soon an entire society was created. She stepped up to challenges and overcame unfair regulations and laws. Lisa has become highly involved in the Alberta Provincial Parents Advisory Committee to the Alberta Minister of Health and continues to give to the community by being an advocate for those without a voice. Her empathy and understanding is without comparison. Accomplishments aside, her biggest success is enriching the lives of everyone around her.

Human Ser vices

Robin Chiles

Tara Hellewell

Robin has overcome challenges throughout her life and has emerged with a remarkable sense of hope and gratitude. To her these have been opportunities to learn, grow, and to help others heal physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Whether mentoring young girls through her Church, leading by example to assist and encourage her peers in the nursing program or speaking passionately to teenagers about life lessons through her 12 Step Program, Robin’s commitment to others is endless. When someone finds their purpose in life they are energized by what they love to do. The principles of service and helping others heal are deeply ingrained in her. She is a dedicated wife, mother of two, community volunteer, full-time nursing student and recognized student leader at Red Deer College.

For the past 18 years, Tara has focused her career on the charitable sector, helping some of the most vulnerable from seniors, women & children in crisis, to animals in distress. She believes in the power of the team, achieving success while helping people and animals both locally and nationally. As Executive Director of the Central Alberta Humane Society, Tara has the perfect platform to achieve positive change for animals and their humans through improvement of laws, and enforcement while elevating public thinking about the role of animals in society. Her passion overflows into helping staff to grow, and achieve success.

Tara is a positive role model for many women, and a champion for those who cannot speak for themselves.

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Leanne Holloway

Tymmarah Scheculski

Leanne grew up on a farm in Castor, with a great family. She obtained her Business Administration Diploma from Red Deer College. She is the Business Manager at Themes & Variations in 1996 until present. Leanne helped grow the company from 3 workers to the present 15 employees. Leanne got involved in Society of St. Vincent de Paul in 2011 as a way to “give back.” She had been blessed in her life and felt a calling to help the less fortunate. She is a home visitor and goes into the home of the person who called needing help and assess how they can help. In her spare time, she loves to read, travel, watch hockey, and spend time with her beautiful family and friends.

Tymmarah was born in Toronto and has lived in several communities across Canada, and holds a Masters Degree in International and Intercultural Communication from Royal Roads University in Victoria. She moved to Red Deer in May, 2015 after being hired by The City of Red Deer as its first Human Resources Specialist for Diversity and Inclusion. She was instrumental in the creation of the Welcoming and Inclusive Communities Network, a community group interested in reducing racism and discrimination and supporting The City of Red Deer as a signatory to the Canadian Coalition of Municipalities Against Racism and Discrimination. Her work has created safe spaces for conversations about diversity, inclusion and respect. She believes people look to leaders who have the courage to say what needs to be said.

Norma Klassen

Karen Simon

Norma was born the 5th child of 10 to a Mennonite family in southern Saskatchewan living in a traditional style village of farmers. Higher education was taboo for girls and thus, Norma ran away from home to attend school. Presented with challenges, she returned home to work on the farm. She was a single mother at the age of 17. She married, had another child and moved to Estevan, Saskatchewan at the age of 22. Fourteen years later, Norma once again pursued her desire to study. She moved to Saskatoon to embark on a Social Work Degree and graduated with honours. She works part-time as an adult counsellor. Norma has published books Hiisi Fits:Mennonite Soul Journey and The Stones Speak and will soon have two books ready for publishing.

Serving our community for over 35 years as a member of the RCMP, Karen leaves an everlasting and positive impact with those she interacts with. She has had a major influence in the workforce and community for women of all ages and stages, while also reaching major accomplishments herself - becoming the first women to rise through the ranks within Alberta’s detachments, to then become a commissioned officer in Alberta. In addition to serving her community through Southern Alberta’s Critical Incident Response Team, she continued taking on roles within an organization historically dominated by male influencers, mentoring other women, and serving her community through multiple volunteer positions such as the Tournament of Hearts, Memorial Cup, Women’s Outreach Society and the Air Cadets.

Maria Myers

Renee White

As a retired RCMP officer with 14 years of service, Maria’s heart was always drawn to victims of domestic violence. The court and police systems, as well as social supports are improving, but have a tremendous way to go. Maria’s unique skill set in a variety of areas provides support to those whom otherwise would be without direction. Maria is the fairy godmother of second chances. Only she does it through empowerment and provides these victims, many of them women, with the tools, the skills, and the confidence to take their lives back.

The strength gained by a victim taking back their life on their own terms, cannot be measured.” Maria is the owner of Mrs. Wolfe - Investigator/Consultant, a #HumanofLacombe and empowering people to free themselves.

Renee was a stay at home mother for twenty-five years when Harmony Care Home became her dream in 2001.

Three years later, the building and business became a reality and Renee opened Harmony on May 1, 2004. Harmony Care Home, located at 200 Inglewood Drive in Red Deer, became a long term and end of life provider specializing in dementia care. Renee saw the need in our community for dignified and compassionate care for residents needing 24-hour full-time private care services. Through her vision to provide the best care possible along with her amazing staff, Renee and her care home, Harmony, managed to create a reputation that was and is undeniably the most compassionate care home in Central Alberta.

Young Women

Jaycee Bourke

Jordanna Cota

Jaycee is a highly motivated young lady who loves assisting people when she has the opportunity, she is currently 17 years old and an honors student in Grade 12 at LTCHS. Jaycee is actively involved as VP of the Leadership Program at school, and is in charge of student community involvement. During the summer break Jaycee is a volunteer camp counselor at Camp Alexo where she makes a positive impact on the youth attending the camp. Jaycee is looking forward to a career in nursing and has applied at The Red Deer College Nursing Program. Jaycee has volunteered with many organizations including the Kinsmen Club & Kinette Clubs at many community events, The Red Deer Boys and Girls Club, Youth HQ, Festival of Trees.

Jordanna is 22 years old and is currently enrolled in the BSc in Nursing program at Red Deer College. A fulltime student, she maintains a part time job, and is the Captain of the RDC Cross-Country Running Team. Athletically, she has excelled at both personal and team championships at the provincial and national levels. Jordanna has volunteered at the Spartan Race as well as the Hypothermic Half Marathon, CIBC’s Run for the Cure, and the Nurses on the Run hosted by the Alberta Registered Nurses Educational Trust in May 2017. Most recently, Jordanna received the 2017 RDC Female “Scott Builder’s Leadership Award”, the 2017 RDC Female Athlete of the Year award and recognition, and the 2017-18 ACAC Women’s Runner of the Year.

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Fiona Duley

Ireland Murray

Born and raised in Red Deer, where her dance training began. Fiona is a dance instructor and owner of JD’s Fabulous Feet dance studio. She trained in all disciplines until completion of high school in 2013, and completed her exams to become a certified teacher with the Canadian Dance Teachers Association and Acrobatic Arts. Fiona takes pride in preparing her students for challenges inside the dance studio and in their day-today lives, training them to handle adversity with poise and a positive attitude. Fiona is a strong advocate for inclusion, diversity and teamwork. Her passion and dedication are a large part of what brings a smile to students’ faces, the success of her groups at competitions and the continued growth of the studio’s enrollment.

Ireland was born on November 2, 1998 in Wainwright, Alberta. Ireland graduated from Hunting Hills High School and is currently attending University of Calgary, taking a dual degree in Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Arts. Throughout high school, Ireland participated in and helped organize school fundraising events, received several academic and leadership awards, and scholarships.

This year, Ireland will be travelling with VESA (Volunteer Eco Students Abroad) to South Africa for two weeks, helping with the construction of houses, classrooms and bathroom blocks. She will be working with children in schools teaching English, basic sanitation, hygiene and nutrition and will be volunteering at a wildlife conservation for big cats and crocodile enclosures. Ireland is a great role model and she strives to include everyone.

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CFL rule change means coaches won’t be allowed to challenge illegal contact

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Calgary Stampeders’ Tunde Adeleke catches a football on opening day of training camp in Calgary, Sunday.

CALGARY STAMPEDERS

Rare running back job opening at training camp C

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

ALGARY — It’s been a long time since the Calgary Stampeders were asked, ‘who is going to run the

football?’

From Joffrey Reynolds to Jon Cornish to Jerome Messam, the Stampeders had a star running back at every training camp for the last decade.

But with Messam signing with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the off-season, there isn’t an heir apparent in 2018.

“There’s a job wide open there,” head coach Dave Dickenson said Wednesday. “There’s a starting job and that’s a great opportunity.

“It’s best to just open up the competition and just let the cream rise to the top.”

Calgary’s ground game has been an integral part of an offence ranked in the CFL’s top two for eight straight years, thanks in part to having a halfback capable of rushing the ball 1,000 yards or more each of those seasons.

Cornish and Messam were also both Canadian, which gave Dickenson ratio options.

“I’m confident we’re going to get it done,” Dickenson said. “We’ve brought in a lot of different body types, quickness, strength. The tough part is the Canadian game is foreign to a lot these guys. There’s a lot going on. A lot of moving parts.

“We will have a 1,000-yard rusher if a certain running back, whoever wins it, stays healthy. We are a running team. They’ll get touches and we’ve got some good athletes.”

Of the backs in camp, Terry Williams is the most experienced in the Canadian game. The 26-year-old from Morristown, N.J., impressed in his lone start last season in Week 15 against the Montreal Alouettes.

Williams was named the CFL’s player of the week after rushing for

156 yards and three touchdowns in a 59-11 win.

At five foot nine and 204 pounds, he doesn’t generate the power of the six-foot-three, 255-pound Messam, but Williams is fleet of foot.

“For me, it’s big shoes to fill. At the same time, I want to come up and prove myself,” Williams said. “I want to come and contribute, keep the legacy going with all the great backs that came before me.”

His competition is Don Jackson, Romar Morris, Rushel Shell and Regina’s Atlee Simon.

“We’ve got some good talent back there. It’s definitely different,” quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell. “It might not be the household name everybody is used to.

“It might be by committee, it might be game-plan wise and what you want that game, power runner, speed runner.”

The Stampeders signed running back Dominique Williams, who spent part of last season in Calgary, the day training camp opened Sunday.

But he injured his knee Monday and Dickenson said a subsequent MRI was not promising.

There’s employment opportunity galore for running backs at Stampeder camp as returner Roy Finch, who was Messam’s backup last season, is absent from camp.

The CFL’s special teams player of the year in 2017 was arrested in Oklahoma in April for assaulting a police officer and drug possession. Finch put his football career on hold to deal with legal issues.

Calgary’s pre-season games June 1 at home against B.C. and June 8 on the road against Saskatchewan will go a long way in telling Dickenson who is his primary ball carrier or carriers will be.

“Running backs, a big tell who plays is who performs when the lights are on at game time,” the coach said.

TORONTO — CFL coaches won’t be allowed to challenge illegal contact calls this season.

The CFL eliminated illegal contact as a challengeable call Wednesday, and the change will be in place when the regular season kicks off next month.

The rule change was one of many approved by the CFL’s board of governors and first proposed by the league’s rules committee earlier this year.

“The governors have again emphasized the importance of player safety to our league, as well as the need to protect game flow on behalf of our fans,” Darren Hackwood, the CFL’s senior director of officiating, said in a statement.

Other rule changes adopted by the league include: ● A replay official will automatically review “potential touchdowns,” plays marked down short of the line when it seems obvious a TD has been scored. ● A player can’t deliver a forcible block on an opponent while moving back towards his own goal line. This is often referred to as a “blindside” block.

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● Low blocks happening outside of the “tackle box” — the area extending from tight end to tight end and the quarterback or kicker to two yards beyond the line of scrimmage — are not allowed. ● The definition of spearing is extended to include any situation where a player delivers a blow with his helmet as the initial or primary point of contact. This doesn’t apply to a low-running ball carrier. ● A loophole in the “sleeper” play rule is closed by making it illegal for a player entering a game and remaining outside the numbers to receive the ball in any manner, including a kick or lateral. ● A quarterback making a legal pass behind the line of scrimmage is now defined as the passer having at least one of his feet on or behind the line of scrimmage instead of requiring the release point of the ball being behind the line of scrimmage. ● The so-called “force-out rule” is no longer. A receiver catching a ball must have at least one foot in bounds regardless of whether he was contacted in mid-air. ● The penalty for “pyramiding” — the use of one player to elevate another to block a kick — is increased to 10 yards from five yards. ● Allowing the replay official to fix the game clock after a challenge to what the clock should read as a result of the challenge.

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GOLF

Spieth much better at Colonial, his other hometown PGA event FORT WORTH, Texas — Jordan Spieth has always considered Colonial a hometown tournament as well. He also has had much more success at Hogan’s Alley than at the Byron Nelson, where he played his first PGA Tour event as a 16-year-old high school junior.

“I’ve been coming out here since I was 6, 7 years old, too. It was always a fun couple of weeks,” Spieth said Wednesday. “School was letting out into summertime and the PGA rolled through Dallas and Fort Worth way back when I was just falling in love with the game. … Both places have the extra aura, too.”

Now 24 and with three majors among his 11 PGA Tour wins, Spieth has won only once in his home state of Texas. That was two years ago at Colonial, where he has four top-10 finishes in five starts. He was the runner-up in 2015 and last year.

Webb Simpson, a top-five finisher in the last two Colonials, was off last week after winning The Players Championship earlier this month. He was the 54-hole leader at Colonial last year.

Simpson skipped the Colonial five years in a row after missing the cut in his first two appearances (2009, 2010), using the PGA Tour’s Texas twostep for a two-week break.

“I didn’t play well here or Byron Nelson, and so it just made sense,” Simpson said. “Then I got to the point where I really wanted to focus on courses I thought fit my game well. I watched on TV, watched guys play, and it seemed like the kind of course where if I would come and kind of learn it over again I might have success. You know, it worked.”

Kevin Kisner is the defending champion at Colonial, the longest-running PGA Tour event still played at its original site — since 1946. Aaron Wise, the 21-year-old Tour rookie who won the Nelson last week, is in his first Colonial.

Local companies are backing the event known this year as the Fort Worth Invitational . Upscale grocer Dean and Deluca withdrew as title sponsor only two tournaments into a six-year deal.

Financial services provider Charles Schwab & Co. becomes the title sponsor next year, an agreement through 2022.

The highest-ranked of the 121 players in the Colonial field is Spieth, at No. 3 in the World Golf Ranking. Fourth-ranked Jon Rahm tied Spieth for second in his first Colonial last year.

Spieth has played the Nelson eight times, the most he has played any tournament without a top 10 finish — his best was 16th in that 2010 debut as an amateur. He tied for 21st last week in the first Nelson at the new Trinity Forest links-style course.

In his three-stroke Colonial win two years ago, Spieth’s punctuating 34-foot putt was his sixth birdie in the last nine holes.

He also had a chip-in from behind the 17th green after getting relief because his approach shot landed against a temporary grandstand. That came after his tee shot had ricocheted off a marshal to keep the ball from going in much heavier rough.

“Last three years I’ve put myself in position to win a tournament on a Sunday. That’s all you can really ask for,” Spieth said.

“From there, the bounces go your way sometimes. … I look at it very positively as I’ve been in position a lot.”

Exactly where he hopes to be again this week.

“I’m looking to kind of have my first Sunday within six shots of the lead this year,” he said. “I just want to give myself a chance when I step on the tee Sunday afternoon to see where things are as we roll into three more majors this season.”

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Canadian curler Cheryl Bernard smiles during a training session for the women’s curling matches at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, this past February. Bernard has been named the new president and chief executive officer of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame.

CANADA’S SPORTS HALL OF FAME

Olympic curler Cheryl Bernard new president, CEO

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

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ALGARY — Curling allowed Cheryl Bernard to become not just a successful Olympic athlete, but a businesswoman.

Those two qualities landed her the job of president and chief executive officer at Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame.

The 51-year-old Calgarian takes over her new post June 18.

“It’s not very often you get to do a job that really means something internally to you and you believe in so much,” Bernard told The Canadian Press on Wednesday.

The Sports Hall of Fame is located in Calgary at WinSport’s Canada Olympic Park. It features 100,000 artifacts in a dozen galleries, as well as 657 inductees across 66 sports.

Bernard built, operated and sold an insurance company before skipping Canada to Olympic silver in women’s curling at the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver and Whistler, B.C. Few high-performance sports allow athletes the time to build those professional skills while competing.

“Curling, as you know, has a long life,” Bernard said.

“I started a business up when I was young and I curled at that time. I had the opportunity to get my feet wet and start a business, create it and sell it and have all of that and stay in sport.

“I think it was a real advantage I had both of those on my resume.”

Janice Smith has been interim president and CEO at the hall since Mario Siciliano stepped down last year.

Even though Bernard retired from competitive curling in 2014, she showed the longevity of curlers by becoming an Olympian again in February as an alternate for Rachel Homan’s team in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Bernard has also been a television curling commentator for four years.

She brings name recognition to her new job, which Bernard hopes will open doors for her to put

‘IT’S NOT VERY OFTEN YOU GET TO DO A JOB THAT REALLY MEANS SOMETHING INTERNALLY TO YOU AND YOU BELIEVE IN SO MUCH.’ — OLYMPIC CURLER CHERYL BERNARD

her business acumen to work. She’s got plans for the hall, which will cost money.

“I’m going to go out and see if we can’t start bringing the hall to Canadians, if we have some opportunities to set up some exhibits in different Canadian cities and share the hall,” she said.

“Not everybody is going to be able to come to Calgary and see it.”

Bernard also wants the hall to use its platform to bring about social change in sport, particularly around girls’ participation.

“I don’t think you’re looking any more at a shrine that celebrates the past,” she said. “It’s a window that can be used to show our youth what sport can give them.

“What you get by participating in sport is not as important as what you become. When you stay in sport, the doors that open and the confidence that you carry, my biggest focus is the campaigns, the messages we can send as a hall.”

Bernard was inducted into Alberta’s Sports Hall of Fame in 2016 and joked her new job is her way into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame.

Recent curlers inducted into Canada’s hall include Colleen Jones (2016) and Bernard’s television colleague Russ Howard (2013).

The 2018 class of inductees are diver Alex Despatie, football quarterback Damon Allen, fourtime Stanley Cup champion Dave Keon, six-time world champion wheelchair racer Jeff Adams, Olympic cross-country skiing champion Chandra Crawford and the late Mary (Bonnie) Baker, who was the first Canadian to sign with the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.

Dr. Sandra Kirby, a sport administrator, activist and coach and indigenous sport organizer and advocate Wilton (Willie) Littlechild enter as builders.

GOLF PGA TOUR FORT WORTH INVITATIONAL Site: Fort Worth, Texas.

Course: Colonial CC. Yardage: 7,209. Par: 70.

Purse: $7.1 million. Winner’s share: $1,278,000.

Television: Thursday-Friday, 4-7 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-2:45 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (CBS Sports).

Defending champion: Kevin Kisner.

Last week: Aaron Wise won the AT&T Byron Nelson.

FedEx Cup leader: Justin Thomas.

Notes: No one has won back-to-back at Colonial since Ben Hogan in 1952-53, the longest stretch of all PGA Tour events without a successful title defence. … Jordan Spieth has won and been runner-up twice in his last three years at Colonial. … The tournament will have a new title sponsor in Charles Schwab starting next year. … Along with a PGA Tour event, Colonial also has hosted a U.S. Open in 1941 and The Players Championship in 1975. … The field includes Jon Rahm and Justin Rose, who both skipped the European Tour flagship event this week at Wentworth. … Keith Clearwater, who won at Colonial in 1987, is playing for the 30th year. He has not made a cut on the PGA Tour since November 2001. … Matt Kuchar, Peter Uihlein and Jhonattan Vegas are the only players to compete in all five PGA Tour events in Texas this year. … Shubhankar Sharma of India is playing on a sponsor’s exemption. … The top 50 in the world after this week are exempt to the British Open if not already eligible.

Next week: Memorial Tournament.

Online: www.pgatour.com PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS SENIOR PGA CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Benton Harbor, Mich.

Course: The Golf Club at Harbor Shores. Yardage: 6,852. Par: 71.

Purse: $3 million. Winner’s share: $540,000.

Television: Thursday-Friday, 1-4 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 1-4 p.m. (NBC Sports); Sunday, 3-6 p.m.

(NBC Sports).

Defending champion: Bernhard Langer.

Last week: Miguel Angel Jimenez won the Regions Tradition.

Charles Scwab Cup leader: Bernhard Langer.

Notes: Langer will not be defending his title because his son his graduating from high school. … Steve Stricker, a runner-up at the first senior major of the year at the Regions Tradition last week, is skipping the Senior PGA Championship to play at Colonial.

That means the Senior PGA will be missing the leading two players on the money list. … This is the fourth time the Senior PGA is held at Benton Shores. The previous three winners on the course were Roger Chapman (2012), Colin Montgomerie (2014) and Rocco Mediate (2016). … The oldest of the senior majors, this dates to 1937 and was held at Augusta National the first two years. The winners were Jock Hutchison (1937) and Fred McLeon (1938). They became the first honorary starters at the Masters in 1963. … The winner gets a spot in the PGA Championship at Bellerive in August.

Next tournament: Principal Charity Classic on June 8-10.

Online: www.pgatour.com/champions and www. pga.com EUROPEAN TOUR BMW PGA CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Virginia Water, England.

Course: Wentworth Club (West Course). Yardage: 7,284. Par: 72.

Purse: $7 million. Winner’s share: $1,166,667.

Television: Thursday-Friday, 5 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

(Golf Channel).

Defending champion: Alex Noren.

Last week: Adrian Otaegui won the Belgian Knockout.

Race to Dubai leader: Patrick Reed.

Notes: This is the first of eight tournaments that are part of the Rolex Series and offer at least $7 million in prize money. … Rory McIlroy and Paul Casey are the only players from the top 10 in the world. Jon Rahm and Justin Rose are playing at Colonial on the PGA Tour. Also playing Colonial is Shubhankar Sharma of India, who is No. 2 in the Race to Dubai. … The top 50 in the world after this week are exempt into the British Open if they are not already eligible. … The field features four players who have been No. 1 in the world — McIlroy, Ernie Els, Lee Westwood and Martin Kaymer. McIlroy is the only one from that group to have been No. 1 since June 2011. … Starting with the BMW PGA Championship, points will be multiplied by 1.5 (ranking points and earnings) through the Made in Denmark tournament that ends Sept. 2. … Casey, who won in 2009, returns to Wentworth for the first time in five years. … The tournament dates to 1972. Tony Jacklin won the inaugural championship. The only American winner was Arnold Palmer in 1975.

Next week: Italian Open.

Online: www.europeantour.com LPGA TOUR LPGA VOLVIK CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Ann Arbor, Mich.

Course: Travis Pointe CC. Yardage: 6,734. Par: 72.

Purse: $1.3 million. Winner’s share: $195,000.

Television: Thursday-Friday, 7-9 p.m. (Golf Channel-Tape Delay); Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel).

Defending champion: Shanshan Feng.

Last week: Ariya Jutanugarn won the Kingsmill Championship.

Race to CME Globe leader: Ariya Jutanugarn.

Notes: Jutanugarn is the only player who started and made the cut in all 12 events on the LPGA Tour schedule this year. Henderson is taking this week off.

Jutanugarn is in the field at the Volvik Championship. … Inbee Park went home to South Korea and won the Doosnam Match Play Championship on the Korean LPGA Tour last week. … Jutanugarn and Brooke Henderson are the only two players to have won on the LPGA Tour in each of the last three seasons. …

Through 12 events this year, the LPGA Tour does not have a multiple winner. It’s the second straight year the LPGA has gone this deep into the season with different winners each week. … The tournament is in its third year. It is the first of two LPGA events in Michigan in a span of four weeks. The U.S. Women’s Open, the second major of the LPGA Tour, is next week at Shoal Creek in Alabama.

Next week: U.S. Women’s Open.

Online: www.lpga.com

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BASEBALL Boston New York Toronto Tampa Bay Baltimore Cleveland Minnesota Detroit Kansas City Chicago Houston Seattle Los Angeles Oakland Texas

AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct 34 15 .694 31 15 .674 23 25 .479 22 25 .468 15 33 .313 Central Division W L Pct 24 23 .511 21 24 .467 21 28 .429 16 33 .327 14 31 .311 West Division W L Pct 32 18 .640 28 19 .596 26 22 .542 25 23 .521 20 31 .392

GB — 1 1/2 10 1/2 11 18 1/2 GB — 2 4 9 9 GB — 2 1/2 5 6 12 1/2

Wednesday’s Games Detroit 4, Minnesota 1 Kansas City 5, St. Louis 2, 10 innings Houston 4, San Francisco 1 Texas 12, N.Y. Yankees 10 Boston 4, Tampa Bay 1 Cleveland 1, Chicago Cubs 0 L.A. Angels at Toronto, 5:07 p.m.

Baltimore at Chicago White Sox, 6:10 p.m.

Seattle at Oakland, 8:05 p.m.

Thursday’s Games L.A. Angels (Tropeano 1-3) at Toronto (Estrada 2-4), 10:37 a.m.

Baltimore (Bundy 2-6) at Chicago White Sox (Giolito 3-4), 12:10 p.m.

Seattle (Hernandez 5-3) at Oakland (Lucas 0-0), 1:35 p.m.

Houston (Morton 6-0) at Cleveland (Clevinger 3-1), 4:10 p.m.

Boston (Porcello 6-1) at Tampa Bay (Snell 5-3), 5:10 p.m.

Kansas City (Duffy 1-6) at Texas (Bibens-Dirkx 0-0), 6:05 p.m.

Friday’s Games L.A. Angels at N.Y. Yankees, 5:05 p.m.

Toronto at Philadelphia, 5:05 p.m.

Atlanta at Boston, 5:10 p.m.

Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 5:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Detroit, 5:10 p.m.

Houston at Cleveland, 5:10 p.m.

Kansas City at Texas, 6:05 p.m.

Arizona at Oakland, 7:35 p.m.

Minnesota at Seattle, 8:10 p.m.

AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS BATTING — Betts, Boston, .364; Martinez, Boston, .335; Machado, Baltimore, .335; Brantley, Cleveland, .331; Simmons, Los Angeles, .325; Castellanos, Detroit, .324; Segura, Seattle, .315; Lowrie, Oakland, .314; Altuve, Houston, .313; Duffy, Tampa Bay, .311.

RUNS — Betts, Boston, 49; Trout, Los Angeles, 39; Lindor, Cleveland, 38; Judge, New York, 37; Springer, Houston, 36; Gardner, New York, 34; Semien, Oakland, 34; Stanton, New York, 34; Segura, Seattle, 33; Martinez, Boston, 32.

RBI — Machado, Baltimore, 43; Martinez, Boston, 41; Davis, Oakland, 38; Judge, New York, 38; Lowrie, Oakland, 37; Haniger, Seattle, 36; Betts, Boston, 35; Gregorius, New York, 34; Ramirez, Cleveland, 34;

Upton, Los Angeles, 34.

HITS — Altuve, Houston, 63; Betts, Boston, 63; Machado, Baltimore, 62; Segura, Seattle, 62; Martinez, Boston, 61; Castellanos, Detroit, 59; Lindor, Cleveland, 58; Lowrie, Oakland, 58; Semien, Oakland, 58; Springer, Houston, 57.

DOUBLES — Betts, Boston, 19; Pillar, Toronto, 18; Escobar, Minnesota, 17; Bregman, Houston, 16; Lindor, Cleveland, 16; Abreu, Chicago, 15; 5 tied at 14.

TRIPLES — YSanchez, Chicago, 4; Benintendi, Boston, 3; Candelario, Detroit, 3; Castellanos, Detroit, 3; Chapman, Oakland, 3; Palka, Chicago, 3; Smith, Tampa Bay, 3; 18 tied at 2.

HOME RUNS — Betts, Boston, 16; Machado, Baltimore, 15; Martinez, Boston, 15; Gallo, Texas, 14; Ramirez, Cleveland, 14; Trout, Los Angeles, 14; Davis, Oakland, 13; Judge, New York, 13; Lindor, Cleveland, 12; GSanchez, New York, 12.

STOLEN BASES — Gordon, Seattle, 16; Merrifield, Kansas City, 12; Anderson, Chicago, 11; Betts, Boston, 11; Segura, Seattle, 11; Smith, Tampa Bay, 10; Trout, Los Angeles, 10; DeShields, Texas, 9; 3 tied at 8.

PITCHING — Kluber, Cleveland, 7-2; Severino, New York, 7-1; Happ, Toronto, 6-3; McCullers, Houston, 6-2; Morton, Houston, 6-0; Porcello, Boston, 6-1; Verlander, Houston, 6-2; 10 tied at 5.

ERA — Verlander, Houston, 1.09; Cole, Houston, 1.86; Morton, Houston, 1.94; Sale, Boston, 2.17; Bauer, Cleveland, 2.35; Severino, New York, 2.35; Kluber, Cleveland, 2.36; Manaea, Oakland, 2.71; Clevinger, Cleveland, 2.87; Skaggs, Los Angeles, 2.88.

STRIKEOUTS — Cole, Houston, 101; Sale, Boston, 96; Verlander, Houston, 93; Paxton, Seattle, 79; Severino, New York, 76; Bauer, Cleveland, 73; Happ, Toronto, 71; Kluber, Cleveland, 71; Morton, Houston, 70; McCullers, Houston, 66.

NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct Atlanta 29 19 .604 Philadelphia 28 19 .596 Washington 26 22 .542 New York 24 21 .533 Miami 19 30 .388 Central Division W L Pct Milwaukee 31 19 .620 Pittsburgh 26 21 .553 St. Louis 26 21 .553 Chicago 25 21 .543 Cincinnati 17 32 .347 West Division W L Pct Colorado 26 23 .531 Arizona 25 24 .510 San Francisco 24 26 .480 Los Angeles 21 27 .438 San Diego 21 30 .412 Wednesday’s Games Milwaukee 9, Arizona 2 Kansas City 5, St. Louis 2, 10 innings Houston 4, San Francisco 1 San Diego 3, Washington 1 Philadelphia 4, Atlanta 0 Miami 2, N.Y. Mets 1 Cleveland 1, Chicago Cubs 0 Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 5:10 p.m.

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

GB — 1/2 3 3 1/2 10 1/2 GB — 3 1/2 3 1/2 4 13 1/2 GB — 1 2 1/2 4 1/2 6

Thursday’s Games Pittsburgh (Nova 2-4) at Cincinnati (Castillo 3-4), 10:35 a.m.

N.Y. Mets (Matz 1-3) at Milwaukee (Davies 2-3), 6:10 p.m.

Friday’s Games San Francisco at Chicago Cubs, 12:20 p.m.

St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 5:05 p.m.

Toronto at Philadelphia, 5:05 p.m.

Atlanta at Boston, 5:10 p.m.

Washington at Miami, 5:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Milwaukee, 6:10 p.m.

Cincinnati at Colorado, 6:40 p.m.

Arizona at Oakland, 7:35 p.m.

San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, 8:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS BATTING — Markakis, Atlanta, .344; Herrera, Philadelphia, .343; Kemp, Los Angeles, .331; Freeman, Atlanta, .324; Gennett, Cincinnati, .324; Arenado, Colorado, .323; Belt, San Francisco, .317; Almora, Chicago, .315; Martinez, St. Louis, .312; Cabrera, New York, .310.

RUNS — Albies, Atlanta, 45; Blackmon, Colorado, 37; Pham, St. Louis, 35; Hernandez, Philadelphia, 34; Harper, Washington, 33; Freeman, Atlanta, 32; CTaylor, Los Angeles, 32; Markakis, Atlanta, 31; Marte, Pittsburgh, 30; 6 tied at 29.

RBI_Baez, Chicago, 38; Freeman, Atlanta, 35; Story, Colorado, 35; Albies, Atlanta, 34; Harper, Washington, 34; Gennett, Cincinnati, 33; Pollock, Arizona, 33; Suarez, Cincinnati, 33; Markakis, Atlanta, 32; Shaw, Milwaukee, 31.

HITS — Markakis, Atlanta, 66; Freeman, Atlanta, 59; Herrera, Philadelphia, 59; Albies, Atlanta, 58; Gennett, Cincinnati, 57; Castro, Miami, 55; Arenado, Colorado, 53; Belt, San Francisco, 53; Cabrera, New York, 53; Martinez, St. Louis, 53.

DOUBLES — Hosmer, San Diego, 16; Albies, Atlanta, 15; Bryant, Chicago, 15; Cabrera, New York, 14; Contreras, Chicago, 14; Dickerson, Pittsburgh, 14; Kendrick, Washington, 14; 4 tied at 13.

TRIPLES — Baez, Chicago, 5; Marte, Pittsburgh, 4; CTaylor, Los Angeles, 4; 9 tied at 3.

HOME RUNS — Harper, Washington, 15; Albies, Atlanta, 14; Blackmon, Colorado, 12; Shaw, Milwaukee, 12; Villanueva, San Diego, 12; Adams, Washington, 11; Belt, San Francisco, 11; Baez, Chicago, 11; Pollock, Arizona, 11; Story, Colorado, 10.

STOLEN BASES — Inciarte, Atlanta, 18; Turner, Washington, 13; MTaylor, Washington, 11; Cain, Milwaukee, 10; Marte, Pittsburgh, 10; Hernandez, Philadelphia, 9; Pollock, Arizona, 9; 6 tied at 8.

PITCHING — Scherzer, Washington, 7-1; Mikolas, St. Louis, 6-0; Nola, Philadelphia, 6-2; 8 tied at 5.

ERA — deGrom, New York, 1.54; Martinez, St. Louis, 1.62; Scherzer, Washington, 1.78; Mikolas, St. Louis, 2.24; Nola, Philadelphia, 2.37; Gonzalez, Washington, 2.38; Newcomb, Atlanta, 2.39; Arrieta, Philadelphia, 2.46; Lester, Chicago, 2.52; Corbin, Arizona, 2.60.

STRIKEOUTS — Scherzer, Washington, 104; Corbin, Arizona, 81; deGrom, New York, 77; Strasburg, Washington, 75; Syndergaard, New York, 68; Greinke, Arizona, 67; Smith, Miami, 65; Ross, San Diego, 64; Velasquez, Philadelphia, 64; Gray, Colorado, 63.

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Fulmer, Coleman (6), Jimenez (8), Greene (9) and Greiner; Gibson, Hildenberger (7), Rogers (8), Pressly (9) and Wilson. W_Fulmer 2-3. L_Gibson 1-3.

Sv_Greene (11). HRs_Detroit, Goodrum (5).

Boston 000 001003—4 5 0 Tampa Bay 000 001000—1 3 1 Price, Barnes (7), Kelly (8), Kimbrel (9) and Vazquez; Archer, Alvarado (7), Roe (8), Colome (9), Stanek (9) and Sucre. W_Kelly 3-0. L_Colome 2-5. Sv_Kimbrel (15).

New York 301 060000—1014 1 Texas 000 52401x—1211 2 Sabathia, Holder (5), Shreve (6), Dav.Robertson (6), Betances (7) and Romine; Fister, Barnette (5), Claudio (6), Leclerc (7), Martin (8), Kela (9) and C.Perez.

W_Claudio 2-2. L_Dav.Robertson 3-2. Sv_Kela (10).

HRs_New York, Gregorius (11), Torres (8), Judge (13), Walker (2). Texas, Guzman (5), Mazara (11).

INTERLEAGUE Kansas City 010 001 000 3—5 8 0 St. Louis 020 000 000 0—2 6 2 (10 innings) Junis, McCarthy (6), Keller (8), Boyer (9), K.Herrera (10) and Butera; Wacha, Tuivailala (7), J.Hicks (8), Norris (9), Cecil (10), Mayers (10) and Pena. W_Boyer 2-0. L_Norris 1-1. Sv_K.Herrera (10). HRs_Kansas City, Perez (8).

San Francisco 000 100000—1 6 2 Houston 000 13000x—4 5 0 Samardzija, Smith (5), Dyson (7), Gearrin (8) and Hundley; Verlander, Harris (7), Peacock (8), Giles (9) and McCann. W_Verlander 6-2. L_Samardzija 1-3.

Sv_Giles (9). HRs_Houston, Springer (10).

NATIONAL LEAGUE Arizona 020 000000—2 4 2 Milwaukee 100 70010x—9 10 0 Godley, Salas (4), McFarland (5), Bradley (7), Boxberger (8) and Murphy; Suter, T.Williams (6), Logan (7), Woodruff (8) and Bandy. W_Suter 4-3. L_Godley 4-4. HRs_Arizona, Goldschmidt (6), Murphy (5). Milwaukee, Shaw (12), Saladino (3).

San Diego 000 012000—3 7 0 Washington 000 000100—1 7 1 Ross, Stammen (7), Hand (8) and Lopez; Fedde, Collins (6), Gott (7), Solis (8), Kelley (9) and Kieboom. W_Ross 4-3. L_Fedde 0-1. Sv_Hand (15).

HRs_Washington, Adams (11).

Atlanta 000 000000—0 8 0 Philadelphia 001 11001x—4 8 0 Gohara, S.Freeman (5), Moylan (6), Carle (7), Biddle (8) and Suzuki; Arrieta, Dominguez (7), Neris (9) and Alfaro. W_Arrieta 4-2. L_Gohara 0-1.

Miami 000 000002—2 9 0 New York 000 010000—1 6 1 Straily, Wittgren (7), Conley (8), Ziegler (9) and Realmuto; deGrom, Lugo (8), Familia (9) and Mesoraco. W_Conley 1-0. L_Familia 2-2. Sv_Ziegler (9).

HRs_New York, Nimmo (3).

SOCCER MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE Team GP W L T GF GA Pts Atlanta 12 8 3 1 26 16 25 New York City 12 7 2 3 25 16 24 Columbus 13 7 3 3 18 10 24 N.Y. Red Bulls 10 7 3 0 26 12 21 Orlando 11 6 4 1 21 18 19 New England 11 5 4 2 18 15 17 Philadelphia 11 4 5 2 12 15 14 Chicago 11 3 6 2 15 20 11 Toronto 10 3 6 1 14 19 10 Montreal 12 3 9 0 14 27 9 D.C. 9 2 5 2 13 17 8 WESTERN CONFERENCE Team GP W L T GF GA Pts Kansas City 12 7 2 3 24 13 24 Los Angeles FC11 6 3 2 23 18 20 Portland 10 5 3 2 16 15 17 Dallas 10 4 1 5 16 11 17 Vancouver 13 4 5 4 16 24 16 Houston 10 4 3 3 23 17 15 L.A. Galaxy 11 4 6 1 15 19 13 Salt Lake 11 4 6 1 14 25 13 Minnesota 12 4 7 1 14 22 13 San Jose 11 2 6 3 18 22 9 Seattle 9 2 5 2 7 11 8 Colorado 10 2 6 2 11 17 8 Note: Three points awarded for a win, one for a tie.

Monday’s result L.A. Galaxy 1 Montreal 0 Sunday’s results Houston 3 Chicago 2 Kansas City 1 Minnesota 1 N.Y. Red Bulls 3 Atlanta 1 Saturday’s results Columbus 1 New England 0 D.C. 3 San Jose 1 New York City 4 Colorado 0 Philadelphia 4 Salt Lake 1 Portland 2 Los Angeles F.C. 1 Vancouver 2 Dallas 2 Friday, May 25 Dallas at Toronto, 6 p.m.

New York City at Houston, 6:55 p.m.

San Jose at L.A. Galaxy, 9 p.m.

Saturday, May 26 Salt Lake at Seattle, 3 p.m.

New England at Vancouver, 3:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at N.Y. Red Bulls, 5 p.m.

Chicago at Orlando, 5:30 p.m.

Montreal at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Portland at Colorado, 7 p.m.

D.C. at Los Angeles F.C., 8 p.m.

ENGLISH FOOTBALL English Premier League GP W D L GF GA ch-Man City 38 32 4 2 106 27

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Man United 38 Tottenham 38 Liverpool 38 Chelsea 38 Arsenal 38 Burnley 38 Everton 38 Leicester 38 Newcastle 38 Crystal Palace 38 Bournemouth 38 West Ham 38 Watford 38 Brighton 38 Huddersfield 38 Southampton 38 Swansea 38 Stoke 38 West Brom 38

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England Championship GP W D L GF GA Pts Wolverhampton46 30 9 7 82 39 99 Cardiff 46 27 9 10 69 39 90 Fulham 46 25 13 8 79 46 88 Aston Villa 46 24 11 11 72 42 83 Middlesbrough 46 22 10 14 67 45 76 Derby 46 20 15 11 70 48 75 Preston 46 19 16 11 57 46 73 Millwall 46 19 15 12 56 45 72 Brentford 46 18 15 13 62 52 69 Sheffield United46 20 9 17 62 55 69 Bristol City 46 17 16 13 67 58 67 Ipswich 46 17 9 20 57 60 60 Leeds 46 17 9 20 59 64 60 Norwich 46 15 15 16 49 60 60 Sheffield Wednesday46 14 15 17 59 60 57 QPR 46 15 11 20 58 70 56 Nottingham Forest 46 15 8 23 51 65 53 Hull 46 11 16 19 70 70 49 Birmingham 46 13 7 26 38 68 46 Reading 46 10 14 22 48 70 44 Bolton 46 10 13 23 39 74 43 Barnsley 46 9 14 23 48 72 41 Burton Albion 46 10 11 25 38 81 41 Sunderland 46 7 16 23 52 80 37

Barcelona Atletico Madrid Valencia Villarreal Betis Sevilla Getafe Eibar

SPANISH FOOTBALL La Liga W D L GF GA 28 9 1 99 29 23 10 5 58 22 22 10 6 94 44 22 7 9 65 38 18 7 13 57 50 18 6 14 60 61 17 7 14 49 58 15 10 13 42 33 14 9 15 44 50

GP 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38

Pts 93 79 76 73 61 60 58 55 51

Girona 38 Espanyol 38 Sociedad 38 Celta Vigo 38 Alaves 38 Levante 38 Athletic Bilbao 38 Leganes 38 Deportivo 38 Las Palmas 38 Malaga 38

14 9 15 50 59 12 13 13 36 42 14 7 17 66 59 13 10 15 59 60 15 2 21 40 50 11 13 14 44 58 10 13 15 41 49 12 7 19 34 51 6 11 21 38 76 5 7 26 24 74 5 5 28 24 61 Saturday, May 19 Celta Vigo 4, Levante 2 Leganes 3, Betis 2 Las Palmas 1, Girona 2 Sevilla 1, Alaves 0 Malaga 0, Getafe 1 Villarreal 2, Madrid 2 Sunday, May 20 Valencia 2, Deportivo 1 Athletic Bilbao 0, Espanyol 1 Atletico 2, Eibar 2 Barcelona 1, Sociedad 0

Juventus Napoli Roma Inter Lazio AC Milan Atalanta Fiorentina Turin Sampdoria Sassuolo Genoa Chievo Udinese Bologna Cagliari Spal Crotone Verona Benevento

ITALIAN FOOTBALL Serie A GP W D L GF GA 38 30 5 3 86 24 38 28 7 3 77 29 38 23 8 7 61 28 38 20 12 6 66 30 38 21 9 8 89 49 38 18 10 10 56 42 38 16 12 10 57 39 38 16 9 13 54 46 38 13 15 10 54 46 38 16 6 16 56 60 38 11 10 17 29 59 38 11 8 19 33 43 38 10 10 18 36 59 38 12 4 22 48 63 38 11 6 21 40 52 38 11 6 21 33 61 38 8 14 16 39 59 38 9 8 21 40 66 38 7 4 27 30 78 38 6 3 29 33 84 Saturday, May 19 Juventus 2, Verona 1 Sunday, May 20 Genoa 1, Turin 2 Udinese 1, Bologna 0 Chievo 1, Benevento 0 Napoli 2, Crotone 1 Cagliari 1, Atalanta 0 AC Milan 5, Fiorentina 1 Spal 3, Sampdoria 1 Lazio 2, Inter 3 Sassuolo 0, Roma 1

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GERMAN FOOTBALL Germany Bundesliga GP W D L GF GA Pts Bayern 34 27 3 4 92 28 84 Schalke 34 18 9 7 53 37 63 Hoffenheim 34 15 10 9 66 48 55 Dortmund 34 15 10 9 64 47 55 Leverkusen 34 15 10 9 58 44 55 RB Leipzig 34 15 8 11 57 53 53 Stuttgart 34 15 6 13 36 36 51 Eintracht 34 14 7 13 45 45 49 Moenchengladbach 34 13 8 13 47 52 47 Hertha Berlin 34 10 13 11 43 46 43 Bremen 34 10 12 12 37 40 42 Augsburg 34 10 11 13 43 46 41 Hannover 34 10 9 15 44 54 39 Mainz 34 9 9 16 38 52 36 Freiburg 34 8 12 14 32 56 36 Wolfsburg 34 6 15 13 36 48 33 Hamburger SV34 8 7 19 29 53 31 Cologne 34 5 7 22 35 70 22 FRENCH FOOTBALL Ligue 1 GP W D L GF GA PSG 38 29 6 3 108 29 Monaco 38 24 8 6 85 45 Lyon 38 23 9 6 87 43 Marseille 38 22 11 5 80 47 Rennes 38 16 10 12 50 44 Bordeaux 38 16 7 15 53 48 Saint-Etienne 38 15 10 13 47 50 Nice 38 15 9 14 53 52 Nantes 38 14 10 14 36 41 Montpellier 38 11 18 9 36 33 Dijon 38 13 9 16 55 73 Guingamp 38 12 11 15 48 59 Amiens 38 12 9 17 37 42 Angers 38 9 14 15 42 52 Strasbourg 38 9 11 18 44 67 Caen 38 10 8 20 27 52 Lille 38 10 8 20 41 67 Toulouse 38 9 10 19 38 54 Troyes 38 9 6 23 32 59 Metz 38 6 8 24 34 76 Saturday, May 19 Caen 0, PSG 0 Rennes 1, Montpellier 1 Saint-Etienne 5, Lille 0 Marseille 2, Amiens 1 Metz 0, Bordeaux 4 Troyes 0, Monaco 3 Lyon 3, Nice 2 Toulouse 2, Guingamp 1 Dijon 2, Angers 1 Nantes 1, Strasbourg 0

Pts 93 80 78 77 58 55 55 54 52 51 48 47 45 41 38 38 38 37 33 26

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HOCKEY 2018 CHL MEMORIAL CUP Canadian Major Junior Hockey Championship At Regina ROUND ROBIN GP W L GF GA Pt x-A-Bathurst (QMJHL)3 2 1 13 11 4 x-Hamilton (OHL) 3 2 1 7 6 4 Regina (host) 2 1 1 9 10 2 Swift Current (WHL) 2 0 2 4 6 0 x _ clinched playoff berth; Note: Two points awarded for a regulation or overtime victory; none for an overtime loss.

Wednesday’s result Regina vs. Swift Current Tuesday’s result Hamilton 3 Acadie-Bathurst 2 End of Round Robin Thursday’s game Tiebreaker (if necessary), 6 p.m.

Friday’s game Semifinal Second vs. Third Places, 8 p.m.

Saturday’s games No Game Scheduled.

Sunday’s game Championship First Place vs. Semifinal Winner, 5 p.m.

PREVIOUS RESULTS Friday, May 18 Regina 3 Hamilton 2 Saturday, May 19 Acadie-Bathurst 4 Swift Current 3 (OT) Sunday, May 20 Acadie-Bathurst 8 Regina 6 Monday, May 21 Hamilton 2 Swift Current 1 PARTICIPANTS Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL champions) Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL champions) Regina Pats (WHL, host) Swift Current Broncos (WHL champions) TUESDAY’S SUMMARIES Hamilton 3, Acadie-Bathurst 2 First Period 1. Hamilton, Gleason 1 (Saigeon, Strome) 14:33 (pp).

2. Hamilton, Caamano 1 (Entwistle, Thomas) 17:27.

Penalty _ Dobson ABat (holding) 14:11.

Second Period 3. Acadie-Bathurst, Truchon-Viel 3 (Dobson, Galipeau) 14:11.

Penalties _ Galipeau ABat (high-sticking) 0:14, Nurse Ham (elbowing) 10:29, Morand ABat (tripping) 12:05.

Third Period 4. Hamilton, Thomas 2 (Gleason, Saigeon) 1:04 (pp).

5. Acadie-Bathurst, Asselin 4 (Truchon-Viel, Dobson) 3:44.

Penalties _ Galipeau ABat (tripping) 0:34, Francis ABat (double high-sticking) 4:16, Entwistle Ham (high-sticking) 10:23, Entwistle Ham (tripping) 18:26, Dobson Ham (slashing) 19:44.

Shots on goal by Acadie-Bathurst 14 11 10 _ 35 Hamilton 16 8 10 _ 34 Goal _ Acadie-Bathurst: Fitzpatrick (L, 2-1); Hamilton: Fulcher (W, 2-1).

MEMORIAL CUP SCORING LEADERS REGINA — Official 2018 Memorial Cup scoring leaders following Tuesday’s round-robin game: Player G A Pts Truchon-Viel, ABat 3 6 9 Dobson, ABat 2 5 7 Steel, Reg 1 5 6 Asselin, ABat 4 1 5 Estephan, SC 2 2 4 Henry, Reg 2 2 4 Mahura, Reg 2 2 4 Murphy, ABat 2 2 4 Hebig, Reg 2 1 3 Thomas, Ham 2 1 3 Gleason, Ham 1 2 3 Sissons, SC 1 2 3 Galipeau, ABat 0 3 3 Saigeon, Ham 0 3 3 Crossman, ABat 2 0 2 Studenic, Ham 2 0 2 Bradley, Reg 1 1 2 Entwistle, Ham 1 1 2 Hajek, Reg 0 2 2 Ivan, ABat 0 2 2 Moore, Ham 0 2 2 Nagel, SC 0 2 2 Rubtsov, ABat 0 2 2

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2018 AHL CALDER CUP PLAYOFFS THIRD ROUND Conference Finals (Best-of-7) EASTERN CONFERENCE Toronto (N1) vs. Lehigh Valley (A1) (Toronto leads series 3-0) Wednesday’s result Toronto 5 Lehigh Valley 0 Sunday’s result Toronto 3 Lehigh Valley 2 (OT) Friday’s game Toronto at Lehigh Valley, 5:05 p.m.

Saturday’s game x-Toronto at Lehigh Valley, 5:05 p.m.

Monday, May 28 x-Lehigh Valley at Toronto, 5 p.m.

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2018 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS THIRD ROUND Conference Finals (Best-of-7) EASTERN CONFERENCE Tampa Bay (A1) vs. Washington (M1) (Washington wins series 4-3) Wednesday’s result Washington 4 Tampa Bay 0 Monday’s result Washington 3 Tampa Bay 0 WESTERN CONFERENCE Vegas (P1) vs. Winnipeg (C2) (Vegas wins series 4-1) Sunday’s result Vegas 2 Winnipeg 1 FOURTH ROUND Stanley Cup Final Vegas (P1) vs. Washington (M1) (Best-of-7) Monday, May 28 Washington at Vegas, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, May 30 Washington at Vegas, 6 p.m.

Saturday, June 2 Vegas at Washington, 6 p.m.

Monday, June 4 Vegas at Washington, 6 p.m.

Thursday, June 7 x-Washington at Vegas, 6 p.m.

Sunday, June 10 x-Vegas at Washington, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, June 13 x-Washington at Vegas, 6 p.m. x _ played only if necessary.

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WESTERN CONFERENCE Texas (P2) vs. Rockford (C4) (Texas leads series 3-0) Tuesday’s result Texas 6 Rockford 5 (OT) Sunday’s result Texas 3 Rockford 2 (OT) Thursday’s game Texas at Rockford, 6 p.m.

Friday’s game x-Texas at Rockford, 6 p.m.

Monday, May 28 x-Rockford at Texas, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, May 29 x-Rockford at Texas, 6 p.m. x _ played only if necessary.

WEDNESDAY’S SUMMARY Washington 4, Tampa Bay 0 First Period 1. Washington, Ovechkin 12 (Kuznetsov, Wilson) 1:02.

Penalties — Point TB (holding) 1:59; Wilson Wash, Coburn TB (unsportsmanlike conduct) 12:59; Wilson Wash, Coburn TB (fighting) 15:07.

Second Period 2. Washington, Burakovsky 1 (unassisted) 8:59.

3. Washington, Burakovsky 2 (Carlson) 16:31.

Penalties — None.

Third Period 4. Washington, Backstrom 4 (unassisted) 16:17.

Penalties — Niskanen Wash (high-sticking) 3:23; Kucherov TB (slashing) 19:52.

Shots on goal by Washington 9 6 8 _ 23 Tampa Bay 10 12 7 _ 29 Goal — Washington: Holtby (W, 12-6-0). Tampa Bay: Vasilevskiy (L, 11-6-0).

NHL SCORING LEADERS G A Pts Evgeny Kuznetsov, Wash 11 12 Alex Ovechkin, Wash11 10 21 Jake Guentzel, Pgh 10 11 21 Sidney Crosby, Pgh 9 12 21 Blake Wheeler, Wpg 3 18 21 Mark Scheifele, Wpg14 6 20 David Pastrnak, Bos 6 14 20 Jonathan Marchessault, VGK 8 10 Nikita Kucherov, TB 7 10 17 Brad Marchand, Bos 4 13 17 Brayden Point, TB 7 9 16 Steven Stamkos, TB 7 9 16 Filip Forsberg, Nash 7 9 16 Patrice Bergeron, Bos6 10 16 Dustin Byfuglien, Wpg5 11 16 Reilly Smith, VGK 2 14 16 T.J. Oshie, Wash 7 8 15 Paul Stastny, Wpg 6 9 15 Nicklas Backstrom, Wash 3 12 John Carlson, Wash 3 12 15 Ryan Johansen, Nash5 9 14 William Karlsson, VGK6 7 13 Lars Eller, Wash 5 8 13 Ondrej Palat, TB 6 6 12 Patrik Laine, Wpg 5 7 12 Logan Couture, SJ 4 8 12 Torey Krug, Bos 3 9 12 Patric Hornqvist, Pgh 5 6 11 Kris Letang, Pgh 3 8 11 Victor Hedman, TB 1 10 11 Tom Wilson, Wash 3 7 10 David Krejci, Bos 3 7 10 Kyle Connor, Wpg 3 7 10

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AHL SCORING LEADERS G A Pts Chris DiDomenico, RFD 6 11 Curtis McKenzie, Tex 6 7 13 Adam Clendening, RFD 1 11 Brian Flynn, Tex 6 5 11 Andreas Johnsson, Tor 3 8 Trevor Moore, Tor 3 8 11 Cody Franson, RFD 5 5 10 Chris Conner, LV 5 4 9 Matthew Peca, SYR 3 6 9 Carl Dahlstrom, RFD 3 6 9 B. Smith, Tor 3 6 9 Victor Ejdsell, RFD 5 3 8 Dmytro Timashov, Tor5 3 8 Ben Street, GR 4 4 8 Miro Aaltonen, Tor 4 4 8 Danick Martel, LV 4 4 8 Dylan Strome, Tuc 3 5 8 Lawson Crouse, Tuc 2 6 8 Chase De Leo, MB 2 6 8 Chris Mueller, Tor 2 6 8 Justin Dowling, Tex 2 6 8 Roope Hintz, Tex 2 6 8 Carter Verhaeghe, SYR 1 7 Carter Camper, Tuc 1 7 8 Brent Regner, Tex 1 7 8 Carl Grundstrom, Tor 5 2 7 Mario Kempe, Tuc 4 3 7 Oskar Lindblom, LV 4 3 7 Mathieu Joseph, SYR3 4 7 Greg Carey, LV 3 4 7 Pierre Engvall, Tor 3 4 7 Philippe Myers, LV 3 4 7 Mike Vecchione, LV 3 4 7 Travis Morin, Tex 3 4 7 Frederik Gauthier, Tor1 6 7 Sheldon Dries, Tex 6 0 6 Tyler Sikura, RFD 5 1 6 Valentin Zykov, CHA 4 2 6 Alexander Volkov, SYR 3 3 Austin Czarnik, PRO 2 4 6 Julian Melchiori, MB 2 4 6 Matthew Highmore, RFD 2 4 Luke Johnson, RFD 2 4 6 Remi Elie, Tex 2 4 6 Jason Dickinson, Tex 2 4 6 Mitchell Stephens, SYR 1 5 Trevor Murphy, Tuc 1 5 6 T.J. Brennan, LV 1 5 6 Nikolay Goldobin, UTI0 6 6 Martin Marincin, Tor 0 6 6 Gabriel Dumont, SYR3 2 5 Brendan Lemieux, MB3 2 5 Lucas Wallmark, CHA3 2 5 Dakota Mermis, Tuc 3 2 5 Matthew Ford, GR 2 3 5 Kevin Lynch, SYR 2 3 5 Mike Sgarbossa, MB 2 3 5 Andreas Martinsen, RFD 2 3

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NDIANAPOLIS — James Hinchcliffe is no longer looking for a way to get into the Indianapolis 500.

The Canadian driver used a Twitter post Wednesday to announce that, “barring unforeseen circumstances,” he would not start Sunday’s race and a decision had been made to stop “pursuing other options” after he failed to make the 33-car field during qualifying last weekend.

“There aren’t really words to describe how missing this race feels,” he wrote. “At the end of the day, we simply didn’t get the job done. No excuses. This is our reality and we will face it head on, we will use it as motivation and we will come back stronger.”

Missing IndyCar’s showcase race, which is worth double points, likely takes Hinchcliffe out of the series championship hunt. He is currently fifth in the points standings.

It appears the only way Hinchcliffe could race now would be in the unlikely event another driver is injured during Friday’s final practice session and wasn’t cleared to drive in time for race day.

Even then, it could be tough because he is the face of a national advertising campaign for Honda — eliminating the possibility he could drive a Chevrolet-powered car.

The Honda spots featuring Hinchcliffe are expected to run throughout the race and the primary sponsor of Hinchcliffe’s No. 5 car, Arrow

Electronics, has its name on temporary suites set up in the first turn at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The other driver who failed to make the field, Pippa Mann, was not expected to find a way into the race. But many figured Hinchcliffe, one of the series’ most popular and highest-profile regulars, would find another ride at the expense of less decorated or experienced driver.

Speculation centred primarily on his Schmidt Peterson Motorsports teammates: Jay Howard, an Indy 500only driver, and rookie Robert Wickens, who crashed in Monday’s practice. Instead of putting Hinchcliffe into one of those cars, team owner Sam Schmidt got Hinchcliffe’s sponsors to approve using their logos on the other cars in the team’s stable.

When race purists celebrated the return of bumping during qualifying at Indy, nobody expected Hinchcliffe to be in this position. A combination of rain, bad timing and bad luck was simply too much to overcome. His slower than expected four-lap qualifying average on the first attempt following a 2-hour, 20-minute rain delay Saturday was the only official attempt he made.

Four of his six Indy starts have come from the first three rows including the No. 1 spot in 2016. But he has had only two top-10 finishes on the speedway’s 2.5-mile oval — sixth in 2012 and seventh two years ago.

But, as Hinchcliffe has noted repeatedly, he’s also been through worse.

BASKETBALL 2018 NBA PLAYOFFS Second Round Third Round CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-7) EASTERN CONFERENCE Boston (2) vs. Cleveland (4)

(Series tied 2-2) Wednesday’s result Cleveland at Boston Monday’s result Cleveland 111 Boston 102 Friday’s game Boston at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m.

Sunday’s game x-Cleveland at Boston, 6:30 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE Houston (1) vs. Golden State (2) (Series tied 2-2) Tuesday’s result

Houston 95 Golden State 92 Sunday’s result Golden State 126 Houston 85 Thursday’s game Golden State at Houston, 7 p.m.

Saturday’s game Houston at Golden State, 7 p.m.

Monday, May 28 x-Golden State at Houston, 7 p.m. x _ played only if necessary.

TRANSACTIONS BASEBALL American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Signed OF Alex Presley to a minor league contract.

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Placed OF Brandon Guyer on the 10-day DL, retroactive to Sunday. Recalled RHP Adam Plutko from Columbus (IL).

DETROIT TIGERS — Sent 3B Jeimer Candelario to Toledo (IL) for a rehab assignment.

HOUSTON ASTROS — Placed OF Josh Reddick on the 10-day DL. Recalled OF Jake Marisnick from Fresno (PCL).

MINNESOTA TWINS — Sent RHP Ervin Santana to Chattanooga (SL) for a rehab assignment.

NEW YORK YANKEES — Optioned RHP Giovanny Gallegos to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Signed LHP Ryan Bollinger to a one-year contract and selected him from Trenton (EL). Sent RHP Tommy Kahnle to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre for a rehab assignment.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Placed DH Khris Davis

on the 10-day DL, retroactive to Monday. Designated RHP Wilmer Font for assignment. Recalled RHP Daniel Gossett and INF Franklin Barreto from Nashville (PCL).

SEATTLE MARINERS — Optioned RHP Dan Altavilla to Tacoma (PCL). Selected the contract of OF John Andreoli from Tacoma.

TAMPA BAY RAYS — Placed 2B Joey Wendle on paternity leave. Recalled SS Willy Adames from Durham (IL). Sent RHP Nathan Eovaldi to Durham for a rehab assignment.

National League CINCINNATI REDS — Placed RHP Austin Brice and RHP Raisel Iglesias on the 10-day DL, retroactive to Sunday. Reinstated RHP Michael Lorenzen from the 10-day DL. Recalled RHP Tanner Rainey from Louisville (IL).

COLORADO ROCKIES — Sent RHP Rayan Gonzalez to Hartford (EL) for a rehab assignment.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Recalled LHP Edward

Paredes from Oklahoma City (PCL). Optioned RHP J.T. Chargois to Oklahoma City.

NEW YORK METS — Sent C Kevin Plawecki and RHP Hansel Robles to Las Vegas (PCL) for rehab assignments.

SAN DIEGO PADRES — Sent RHP Colin Rea to San Antonio (TL) for a rehab assignment.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Assigned OF Moises Sierra outright to Syracuse (IL). Designated RHP Carlos Torres for assignment. Recalled RHP Erick Fedde from Syracuse. Signed LHP Josh Edgin to a minor league contract.

American Association GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS — Signed RHP Adam Quintana.

LINCOLN SALTDOGS — Signed RHP Brian Loconsole.

Can-Am League OTTAWA CHAMPIONS — Signed RHP Andrew Cooper.

QUEBEC CAPITALES — Signed OF Stephen Gaylor.

ROCKLAND BOULDERS — Signed INFs Conrad Gregor and Rylan Sandoval.

Frontier League GATEWAY GRIZZLIES — Signed INF Artemis Kadkhodaian.

NORMAL CORNBELTERS — Signed RHP Trevor Simms.

WASHINGTON WILD THINGS — Signed RHP Jamal Wilson.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association LOS ANGELES RIVERS — Agreed to terms with coach Doc Rivers on a contract extension.

FOOTBALL National Football League DETROIT LIONS — Waived TE DeAndre Goolsby.

Signed LB Trevor Bates.

Canadian Football League

EDMONTON ESKIMOS — Signed DL Jason Carr.

HOCKEY USA HOCKEY — Named John Vanbiesbrouck assistant executive director of hockey operations.

National Hockey League ARIZONA COYOTES — Signed D Ilya Lyubushkin to a one-year, two-way contract.

BUFFALO SABRES — Signed F Rasmus Asplund to a three-year, entry-level contract.

NEW YORK RANGERS — Named David Quinn coach.

COLLEGE EDINBORO — Named Callie Wheeler women’s basketball coach.

TEXAS — Announced the resignation of softball coach Connie Clark.

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Northern B.C. gas pipeline wins NEB approval PROJECT DESIGNED TO SUPPLY LNG INDUSTRY

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ALGARY — The National Energy Board has approved construction of a natural gas pipeline originally intended to supply the Pacific NorthWest LNG export terminal near Port Edward, B.C., even though that $36-billion project was cancelled last July.

The NEB says it will grant an amendment to Nova Gas Transmission Ltd., a subsidiary of Calgary-based TransCanada Corp., to remove the requirement that its construction be preceded by a positive investment decision on the liquefied natural gas export terminal on B.C.’s coast.

The approval allows TransCanada to construct the majority of its North Montney Mainline project at a cost of about $1.4 billion, allowing it to bring

THE NEB SAYS IT WILL GRANT AN AMENDMENT TO NOVA GAS TRANSMISSION LTD., A SUBSIDIARY OF CALGARY-BASED TRANSCANADA CORP., TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT ITS CONSTRUCTION BE PRECEDED BY A POSITIVE INVESTMENT DECISION ON THE LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS EXPORT TERMINAL ON B.C.’S COAST. gas from northern B.C. through 300 kilometres of pipeline to connect with existing pipe about 35 kilometres southwest of Fort St. John, B.C. It has proposed beginning construction this year and bringing it into service, with the gas flowing east instead of west, over a two-year period.

In hearings, several producers and pipeline companies argued that the new pipeline shouldn’t be approved because it will add natural gas to a

western Canadian marketplace already swimming in it, further depressing prices at the marketing hub in Alberta.

Nova responded in an NEB filing that the need for the line is demonstrated by its 20-year contracts with 11 North Montney customers for a total of 1.485 billion cubic feet per day.

One of the clients is Progress Energy Canada Ltd., the exploration and production arm of Malaysia’s Petronas Bhd., the main proponent of the Pacific NorthWest LNG project.

Petronas bought Progress Energy in 2012 and it has been one of the most active drillers in northeastern B.C. in recent years.

The NEB says the current Nova tolling method is not appropriate and directed provisional measures until a new methodology is developed and approved.

LAWSUIT DECISION RENDERED

Ecuadorian villagers lose $9.5B U.S. fight against Chevron Canada

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ORONTO — The Canadian subsidiary of U.S.-based oil giant Chevron Corp. cannot be held liable for a US$9.5-billion award a court in Ecuador ordered against the parent company in favour of Ecuadorian villagers, Ontario’s top court ruled on Wednesday.

Even though the Court of Appeal expressed sympathy for the plight of the Indigenous villagers, it found that ordering Calgary-based Chevron Canada to pay them in what it called a “tragic case” would amount to twisting current laws out of all recognition.

“There can be no denying that, through no fault of their own, the appellants have suffered lasting damages to their lands, their health, and their way of life,” the Appeal Court said in its ruling. “Their frustration in obtaining justice is understandable.”

At the same time, the Appeal Court said, Canadian courts must decide cases based on the laws and jurisprudence in place in Canada. What the villagers argued, the panel said, found no support in either legislation or case law.

“What is really driving the appellants’ appearance in our courts is their inability to enforce their judgment in the United States,” Justice William Hourigan wrote for the court. “(But) the appellants are asking us to radically alter our law.”

The protracted legal struggle began in 1993 when 47 plaintiffs representing about 30,000 villagers sued Texaco, later bought by Chevron, for polluting 1,500 square kilometres of rain forest in northern Ecuador that fouled streams, drinking water and garden plots, and caused lasting and

ongoing serious health effects — a consequence disputed by Chevron.

The villagers ultimately won their US$9.5-billion judgment in Ecuador in 2013 — an award the company insists was obtained fraudulently. However, because Chevron no longer had assets in the South American country, the villagers turned to courts in other countries, including the U.S. and Canada.

The Canadian action, which began in 2012, aimed to have Chevron Canada pay even though the villagers alleged no wrongdoing against the company. Essentially, they argued Chevron Corp. should not be able to hide behind a subsidiary to avoid its creditors.

In an earlier ruling, Superior Court Justice Glenn Hainey found the parent and subsidiary were two distinct entities and the latter could not be held liable for the debts of the former. The Appeal Court agreed.

“If this court endorsed this interpretation, it would result in significant changes to fundamental principles of our corporate law and the law of execution,” Hourigan wrote.

“It would also create new substantive rights.”

Chevron had no immediate comment but the villagers called the ruling “profoundly unjust.” In a statement, they said they would seek to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada.

“We will continue to fight — not only because of the need to realize environmental justice in Ecuador, but because this decision allows wealthy corporations with creative lawyers to achieve absolute immunity by placing assets in shell companies,” Patricio Salazar, the plaintiffs’ lead Ecuadorian lawyer, said in a statement. “This

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A Chevron logo appears at a gas station in Miami. The Canadian subsidiary of U.S.based oil giant Chevron Corp. cannot be held liable for a US$9.5-billion award a court in Ecuador ordered against the parent company in favour of Ecuadorian villagers, Ontario’s top court ruled Wednesday. decision must be resisted to protect the rights of Indigenous peoples from corporate injustice all over the world.”

The villagers were partially successful on appeal in terms of costs.

Hainey had awarded $533,001 to Chevron Canada and $313,283 to Chevron Corp. after rejecting the villagers’ argument that the litigation was in the public interest and, at most, they should only have to pay a nominal amount.

“The appellants are seeking to enforce a judgment in which they have

no direct economic interest,” the Appeal Court noted. “Funds collected on the judgment will be paid into a trust and net funds are to be used for environmental rehabilitation or health care purposes. This is public interest litigation.”

As a result, the Appeal Court said, the legal fees awarded against the villagers were “excessive.” The court ordered them to pay $150,000 to Chevron Canada and $100,000 to Chevron Corp.

In addition, the villagers will have to pay Chevron $100,000 to cover the costs of the appeal.

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Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.27 Cdn. National Railway . 107.90 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 235.18 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 31.48 Capital Power Corp . . . . 25.24 Cervus Equipment Corp 15.00 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 40.77 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 32.11 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.87 General Motors Co. . . . . 37.85 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 30.87 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 55.50 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 32.67 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 45.43 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . . 6.71 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 54.22

Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.00 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 18.00 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 65.87 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 29.29 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83.01 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 20.35 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 17.09 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 13.72 First Quantum Minerals . 21.17 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 17.62 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 9.03 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 4.60 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.75 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . 1.220

Diversified and Industrials ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 38.95

BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54.52 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . 14.87

Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 166.24

Energy Arc Resources . . . . . . . . 13.75

MARKETS CLOSE The price of oil dragged down Canada’s main stock index Wednesday, while indices south of the border made gains on positive news from the Federal Reserve.

The S&P/TSX composite index fell 10.99 points to 16,133.80 as the price of oil continued to fall. The July crude contract fell 36 cents to US$71.84 per barrel.

Shares in the energy sector lost an average of 1.05 per cent of their worth.

“There was a big report today,” said Michael Currie, vice-president and adviser at TD Wealth.

“The oil benchmarks all took a dive because the U.S. crude and gasoline inventories had an unexpect-

ed build up.”

U.S. commercial crude inventories increased by 5.8 million barrels in the week ending May 18, according to a weekly petroleum status report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Analysts expected about 1.9 barrels, said Currie.

Meanwhile, in New York, markets rebounded. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 52.40 points to 24,886.81, the S&P 500 index advanced 8.85 points to 2,733.29 and the Nasdaq composite index rose 47.50 points to 7,425.96.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent comments about trade and being unhappy with deals pulled markets down in recent days, said Currie, but they

got a boost after the Federal Reserve released the minutes from a meeting held over two days at the start of the month.

The minutes of the Fed’s May 1-2 meeting released Wednesday showed that officials were generally upbeat about the prospects for the economy and said that the next rate hike would “likely soon be appropriate.” Many economists expect that hike to happen at the next meeting in mid-June.

The Fed pretty much guaranteed at least two interest rate hikes this year, Currie said, with one in June and a second in September.

It also left the door open for a third.

A gradual path of interest rate hikes eased investor

worries about slowing economic growth should the opposite path be taken.

The Canadian dollar averaged 77.66 cents US, down 0.55 of a U.S. cent.

In commodities, the July natural gas contract rose about two cents to roughly US$2.96 per mmBTU. The June gold contract shed US$2.40 to US$1,289.60 an ounce and the July copper contract retreated about six cents to US$3.07 a pound.

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

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 16,133.80, down 10.99 points Dow — 24,886.81, up

Thursday, May 24, 2018 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 28.77 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 36.04 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.64 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 16.61 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 47.00 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 14.01 CWC Well Services . . . 0.1800 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 17.10 Essential Energy. . . . . . . 0.600 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 82.15 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 52.92 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.02 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 19.03 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 41.60 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . 1.060 Obsidian Energy . . . . . . . . 1.53 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 4.89 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 52.21 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.26

Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 1.95 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 45.89

52.40 points S&P 500 — 2,733.29, up 8.85 points Nasdaq — 7,425.96, up 47.50 points Currencies: Cdn — 77.66 cents US, down 0.55 of a cent Pound — C$1.7176, down 0.02 of a cent Euro — C$1.5066, up 0.01 of a cent Euro — US$1.1701, down 0.81 of a cent Oil futures: US$71.84, down 36 cents (July contract) Gold futures: US$1,289.60 per oz., down $2.40 (June contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $22.04 oz., down 4.8

cents $708.59 kg., down $1.54

Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . 101.73 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 80.29 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115.09 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 34.82 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 33.53 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 39.36 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 97.21 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 25.01 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 62.84 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.290 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . 101.12 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 55.28 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.50

ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: July ‘18 $2.50 higher $535.20 Nov. ‘18 $3.10 higher $522.70 Jan. ‘19 $2.80 higher $526.90 March ‘19 $2.50 higher $528.90 May 19 $2.20 higher $529.80 July ‘19 $2.00 higher $530.20 Nov. ‘19 $0.90 higher $509.40 Jan. ‘20 $0.90 higher $509.90 March ‘20 $0.90 higher $509.90 May ‘20 $0.90 higher $509.90 July ‘20 $0.90 higher $509.90.

Wednesday’s estimated volume of trade: 268,640 tonnes of canola.

NATIONAL SECURITY

Canada blocks Aecon takeover by Chinese state-owned firm

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TTAWA — The federal government has blocked the proposed $1.5-billion takeover of Aecon Group Inc. by a Chinese state-owned company for reasons of national security.

After markets closed Wednesday, Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains confirmed the government’s decision to prevent CCCC International Holding Ltd. from acquiring the Aecon construction firm.

The Trudeau government had been warned by experts to proceed cautiously when weighing any investment bids by Chinese state firms and to be as transparent as possible in reviewing the proposed deal.

D I L B E R T

Ottawa announced a full national security review of the Aecon deal in February.

“As is always the case, we listened to the advice of our national security agencies throughout the multi-step national security review process under the Investment Canada Act,” Bains said in a statement.

“Based on their findings, in order to protect national security, we ordered CCCI not to implement the proposed investment,” he said.

“Our government is open to international investment that creates jobs and increases prosperity, but not at the expense of national security.”

Aecon has a long history of participation in Canadian construction and engineering projects such as the CN Tower, Vancouver’s SkyTrain, the St. Lawrence Seaway and the Halifax

shipyard.

The Toronto-based firm could not immediately be reached for comment late Wednesday.

CCCC International Holding Ltd. (CCCI) is a subsidiary of China Communications Construction Company Ltd. (CCCC).

A representative of CCCI said Wednesday that it had no immediate comment about Ottawa’s decision to block the takeover.

The Chinese government had been highly supportive of the potential Aecon takeover.

It remains to be seen how Ottawa’s decision will be received by Beijing and how it could affect Canadian-Chinese relations.

Last month, China’s ambassador to Canada defended the proposed deal.

Lu Shaye said there was no reason for concern about the acquisition of Aecon because the Chinese side was strictly focused on business and market interests.

“My first impression, to tell you the truth, (is) that I think the Canadian media or the Canadian public is too sensitive about the Aecon case because Aecon is just a construction company,” Lu said in response to a question about the takeover bid

during a news conference at the Chinese embassy in Ottawa.

“From your side, you have your rules and regulations on the foreign companies overtaking Canadian companies.

“I think for the national security issue it is your internal affairs. The Chinese side does not want to interfere (with) it.”

Lu, who spoke through an interpreter, added that China just wants to ensure Canada has the same standards for Chinese companies as it does for foreign companies from other countries proposing to take over Canadian firms.

An internal federal document prepared last fall described CCCC as one of the world’s largest engineering and construction firms.

The Infrastructure Canada memo said CCCC generated revenue of US$62 billion in 2016 and has core business activities that include the construction of ports, roads, terminals, bridges, rail and tunnels.

Aecon, it continued, generated revenue of $3.2 billion in 2016.

The briefing document was obtained recently by The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act.

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ELECTION LAW REFORMS

Government cuts short debate, opposition outraged

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TTAWA — The Trudeau government shut down debate Wednesday on a massive bill to overhaul federal election laws, rushing in a bid to ensure the reforms can be implemented in time for the 2019 election.

After four days of preliminary debate on Bill C-76, the government invoked time allocation to cut off further discussion, force a second reading vote and send the legislation off to committee where it can be examined in depth and amendments can be proposed.

The bill received approval in principle by a vote of 196-85, with support from New Democrats despite their outrage over what they called heavy-handed tactics on legislation dealing with Canada’s most fundamental democratic process.

“This is the height of hypocrisy from the Liberals,” said NDP democratic reform critic Nathan Cullen, noting that Liberals railed against the previous Conservative government when it unilaterally rammed through widely denounced changes to election laws.

“This is a crisis of their own making,” he added, recounting how the government sat on an election law reform bill for 18 months without lifting a finger to move it along, the contents

of which have now been rolled into C-76.

Cullen predicted the government will also cut short a committee study and final debate on the bill.

Government House leader Bardish Chagger said it would be “ideal” if the bill could be approved by both the House of Commons and the Senate by the time Parliament breaks for the summer at the end of June — an incredibly tight timeline that would likely necessitate further time limits on study and debate.

“It would be ideal to have royal assent, so hopefully all parliamentarians can work together to strengthen our democratic institutions so that it can be fully in force for the next election,” she said in an interview.

Chagger suggested lengthy debate is not necessary since 85 per cent of the measures are recommendations from Elections Canada and many have already been studied by the committee.

It’s not just C-76 that the government is determined to see passed by the summer.

Chagger said she will soon introduce a motion to allow for evening sittings of the Commons for the next four weeks in a bid to ensure a raft of other bills are wrapped up, including legislation dealing with firearms, budget implementation, national security and environmental assessment.

“There’s so many good pieces of

legislation that need time to have meaningful debate, as well as to go through the process, and if we don’t endeavour or at least attempt to get them as far as possible, then it will be unfortunate,” she said.

“So it seems it’s necessary to extend the hours so that we can get more work done for Canadians.”

On C-76, Chagger echoed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s insistence that the government looks forward to “robust discussions” at committee and is open to opposition amendments to improve the legislation.

“This is about our democratic institutions. It belongs to all Canadians and we want all Canadians to be represented and heard,” she said.

The NDP has proposed that the committee hold cross-country hearings on the bill. Chagger said it’s up to the committee, which is dominated

by Liberals, to decide how it wants to proceed.

Among other things, the bill would reverse some the most controversial changes made by the previous Conservative government, including restoring the voter information card as a valid piece of identification, reviving the practice of vouching for a voter without ID and restoring the chief electoral officer’s authority to conduct voter education and outreach.

It would also repeal the prohibition on voting by expat Canadians who have been out of the country for more

than five years; limit the amount of money political parties and advocacy groups can spend in the three months prior to the official election call; cap the maximum length of a campaign at 50 days; attempt to limit the use of foreign money by third parties and require parties to publish their policies for protecting the privacy of personal information they amass on voters.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer signalled Wednesday that his party will certainly propose amendments. He kept up his criticism of the bill, arguing that it would allow two special interest groups to outspend a political party during the pre-writ period.

“Leadnow, Unifor, the Dogwood Initiative, all together could massively outspend … an opposition party and that opposition party would be hamstrung in terms of responding to that,” he said, naming groups that in the past have campaigned against the Conservatives.

“We want the government to take into account the effect these changes are having, which is hamstringing political parties who raise their money freely from donors while at the same time empowering third party special interest groups who have access to foreign funding to quickly outspend those political parties.”

TORONTO

City opening 800 emergency spaces to deal with influx of refugee claimants

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oronto is opening two emergency reception centres to deal with an influx of refugee claimants, less than a week after the mayor warned that the current system was nearly at capacity.

Beginning Thursday, Toronto will temporarily house refugee claimants and new arrivals in 400 beds at the Centennial College Residence and Conference Centre in the city’s east end.

And the city says it will also begin using 400 beds at Humber College in the west end to house refugee claimants as of June 1.

Last Friday, Mayor John Tory said the city would have to take emergency measures if the federal and Ontario governments didn’t act to relieve the growing pressure refugee claimants are putting on the city’s shelter system.

The city said the province facilitated the availability of the college dormitories and has committed up to $3 million in Red Cross staffing costs

as part of an anticipated $6.3 million total cost of operating the sites for the next 75 days.

These contingency sites will only be available until early August, when the rooms will be required for returning students.

At that time, the city’s emergency protocol may require the use of municipal facilities, including active City community centres, to relocate refugee claimants and accommodate new arrivals, officials said.

The city says 368 refugee claimants have entered Toronto’s shelter system since April 19.

At the current rate of arrivals, the city projects that refugee claimants will represent nearly 54 per cent of Toronto’s shelter population by November.

“We have triggered our emergency protocol to help these families in their time of need, with some support from the government of Ontario, but require the federal government to take immediate steps to permanently relieve this unprecedented pressure on the city’s shelter system,” Tory said Wednesday.

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WILDFIRE

Evacuation criticized after First Nations surrounded by fire

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INNIPEG — The federal government said it is stepping up efforts to evacuate two Manitoba First Nations that are threatened by a raging wildfire.

Public Safety Canada said about 600 people were expected to be evacuated from the Little Grand Rapids and Pauingassi First Nations by the end of the day Wednesday with more to follow.

“Evacuations can continue into the evening as additional lights have been set up at the community airport,” the department said in a release. “Evacuations will continue into the evening and tomorrow.”

The Canadian Red Cross estimates about 1,400 people will be forced from their homes about 260 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg.

Federal officials said the fire conditions early Wednesday evening indicated the wind was blowing the flames away from the communities.

Crews were deployed to fight any fires that break out on the reserves.

Leaders from Little Grand Rapids First Nation are furious, saying the federal and provincial governments

hindered their efforts to evacuate their fly-in community earlier in the week.

About 630 people were huddled, many with blankets covering their faces, in a smoky gymnasium at the school in Little Grand Rapids, the leaders said.

“It’s very frustrating, and in the back of your mind when you think about it, it could have been prevented. Measures could have been taken,” said Little Grand Rapids Coun. Clinton Keeper.

The fire started on Monday and was caused by person, said a statement from Manitoba Sustainable Development. It was small and fire crews thought it could be contained, but as the winds picked up it grew to about 50 square kilometres. By Wednesday it was 200 square kilometres.

The chief and council said they contacted Indigenous Services Canada on Monday requesting help with an evacuation. Keeper said the federal government sought guidance from Sustainable Development, which relayed the message that the fire was under control.

However, Sustainable Development said staff attempted to contact the chief and council but couldn’t

reach them.

As the flames crept closer and the sky filled with smoke, the chief and council said they reached out to the federal government for help again on Tuesday. It wasn’t until ashes started falling on the community that action was taken in the evening, the First Nation leaders said.

“People were so happy to get out.

They were told to go to the airport.

They went to the airport and next thing you know they were told to wait,” Keeper said.

The blaze had burned too close to the airport and the thick smoke kept the planes from landing. Only 63 people were able to be removed. The rest were taken back to the school, which was being protected by sprinklers.

The province “knew … that it was dry, that the fire was going to spread, that it was going to get bigger, but it got worse,” said Keeper.

“They are luckily there’s nobody that died in there so far. There’s been quite a few houses that burnt and luckily there’s nobody in there.”

Initial reports said 11 houses were destroyed.

Communities make their own decisions about evacuation with input and consultation from agencies like

Sustainable Development, the provincial department said in a statement.

In this case, the chief announced the evacuation without any consultation with the province, the statement said.

Indigenous Services Canada is monitoring the situation closely, said spokeswoman Martine Stevens, and regional staff have met with the chief and council.

Grand Chief Jerry Daniels of the Southern Chiefs Organization said the delayed response shows that First Nations need to oversee emergency services and responses for their own communities.

“We shouldn’t be asking for help on these things. We should be given the proper resources to help ourselves,” he said.

Amik Aviation, which provides transportation to northern communities in Manitoba, cancelled all of it’s regularly scheduled flights to help Wednesday. Manager Terrence Owen said the company used float planes to land on the water and then transport people by boat to the plane.

“It’s pretty bad. I can see it on everyone’s faces,” he said. “No one has seen a fire like this before.”

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TRANS MOUNTAIN PIPELINE

Singh sides with B.C. in hornet’s nest of pipeline politics

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NDP MPs Alexandre Boulerice, left, Finn Donnelly, and Nathan Cullen, right, stand with NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh during a rally against the proposed Trans Mountain pipeline project, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa Tuesday. line is a political hornet’s nest. B.C. Premier John Horgan campaigned on a promise to oppose the pipeline and his minority government depends on the support of the B.C. Green party, which requires Horgan to continue to oppose it with “every tool available.”

As the premier of a province where the energy industry accounts for about one-quarter of GDP and one-tenth of the jobs, Rachel Notley’s political survival hinges on the pipeline being built.

VICE MEDIA

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Media are not an arm of the police, lawyer tells top court hearing

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TTAWA — Journalists are not an investigative arm of the police, a lawyer representing Vice Media told the Supreme Court of Canada in arguing there should be clear protections for the media when enforcement agencies come knocking.

Counsel Philip Tunley said Wednesday the result of current law and practice is “a chilling effect” on the media’s important role in gathering and publishing news in Canada.

Vice Media reporter Ben Makuch is challenging an Ontario Court of Appeal ruling that he must give the RCMP the background materials he used for stories on an accused terrorist.

In 2014, Makuch wrote three articles about the involvement of Farah Shirdon, formerly of Calgary, with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

Shirdon had left Canada for Turkey in March 2014. A month later, he appeared in an ISIL propaganda video that turned up on the internet. He tore up his Canadian passport, threw

Federally, the NDP have but one seat in Alberta compared with 14 in B.C. But Singh’s own designs on a House of Commons seat could also be in play: MP Kennedy Stewart is vacating his Burnaby seat later this summer, creating a tantalizing opportunity for a leader who desperately needs to make his presence felt in the House.

Stewart himself told The Canadian Press this week Burnaby is the NDP’s stomping ground, noting all four pro-

it into a fire and said, ”with help from Allah, we are coming to slaughter you.”

Makuch’s articles were largely based on exchanges he had with Shirdon through a text messaging service.

In 2015, the RCMP obtained a production order under the Criminal Code, directing Vice Media and Makuch to provide documents and data relating to communications with Shirdon, who may now be dead.

Makuch brought an application to quash the production order, but it was dismissed — a decision upheld by the Court of Appeal.

The Supreme Court agreed to hear Makuch’s case, which squarely pits press freedoms against the investigative powers of police.

In a previous case, the court set out nine conditions for assessing the reasonableness of a search of a media outlet.

Vice Media argues that lower courts have been misapplying, or failing to apply, the balancing test.

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TTAWA — Jagmeet Singh planted the federal NDP flag firmly on British Columbia’s side of the Trans Mountain dispute Wednesday after months of trying to stay neutral in the bitter feud between his Alberta and B.C. counterparts over energy and environmental policy.

In fact Singh said he hasn’t even had a conversation with Alberta Premier Rachel Notley in months — not since Notley called him and his position on the pipeline “irrelevant” last fall, nor since Notley’s description of him last week as “absolutely, fundamentally, incontrovertibly wrong.”

“We’ve not have a chance to speak yet,” Singh told a news conference after his weekly caucus meeting.

Until recently, Singh had called for a more thorough environmental review process on the proposal to twin an existing pipeline that runs between Edmonton and Burnaby, B.C. He now says he is 100 per cent opposed, since Ottawa wants to put money on the table to cover any cost overruns caused by political interference — largely from a court challenge by the NDP government in B.C. “This was a very difficult decision for me,” Singh said. “It wasn’t something I took lightly but leaders have to make tough decisions.”

The NDP’s positioning on the pipe-

vincial seats and the entirety of the city council are NDP members. Singh would ”have a very good chance of winning here” were a byelection to be held, Stewart said.

He also said after the high cost of housing, the pipeline is the biggest concern in the riding.

Singh denied the suggestion that the byelection had anything to do with his position on the pipeline. He said he hasn’t even decided whether to run there, noting only that he won’t make a decision before discussing it with his team and taking their advice.

His position really changed, he said, because the Liberals now want to force Canadians to shoulder not only the environmental risk, but now the financial risk, of the pipeline “to benefit private shareholders of a corporation in Texas.”

The Liberal government’s financial commitment to Trans Mountain is just another subsidy for the fossil fuel industry, something Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to do away with, said Singh, who urged the government to spend its $1.3 billion in grants and tax credits on clean tech instead.

Singh did not take aim at Notley himself Wednesday, instead choosing to praise her for doing what she promised to do to stand up for the people of Alberta. He even called her carbon tax plan the “best climate change plan in the country.”

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NAFTA

Trump asserts Canada being ‘difficult, spoiled’

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TTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump says Canada and Mexico are “spoiled” and difficult to deal with in NAFTA negotiations.

But Canadian officials are playing down the typically bombastic comments, insisting progress is still being made — particularly on the pivotal issue of automobiles — towards a deal that will be mutually beneficial to all three countries.

“Mexico has been very difficult to deal with. Canada has been very difficult to deal with,” Trump said Wednesday.

“They have been taking advantage of the United States for a long time. I am not happy with their requests but I will tell you, in the end we win, we will win and we’ll win big.”

Trump said what Canada and Mexico are asking for in a renegotiated NAFTA is “not fair” and he called both countries “spoiled because nobody’s done this” — presumably referring to previous American administrations that have not stood up to their NAFTA partners.

He also predicted that American auto workers “are going to be extremely happy” with what emerges.

That was after starting the day with a tweet suggesting that “there will be big news coming soon for our great American autoworkers. After many decades of losing your jobs to other countries, you have waited long enough!”

The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that the Trump administration is considering a plan to impose new tariffs of up to 25 per cent on imported vehicles.

That could impact NAFTA negotiations insofar as it could bolster U.S. demands that vehicles must have greater American and North American content to be eligible for duty-free status under the trade pact.

Trade experts have warned that if the requirements are too onerous, auto and auto parts makers will opt out of NAFTA and pay the existing 2.5 per cent tariff on imported vehicles — a

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Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland stands during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa Tuesday. move that would be less attractive if the tariff was dramatically increased.

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said Wednesday that NAFTA negotiations continue “at a very intense level,” with officials from all three countries in close contact. She spoke to her counterparts, U.S. trade czar Robert Lighthizer and Mexican economic secretary Ildefonso Guajardo, on Monday and said they all agreed “to be in constant contact.”

“We all agreed that the three of

us are ready to jump on a plane and meet anywhere to get this done,” she said. “My suitcase is packed.”

Since the U.S. put forward a “creative set of proposals” on auto rules of origin in March, Freeland said the NAFTA partners have been “working very hard at a great level of detail on advancing that discussion.”

“We have been making steady, consistent progress on rules of origin on cars and that is the primary focus of the hard work that officials have been

doing this week,” she added.

Freeland said she’ll let others decide “which adjectives” they’d use to describe Canada’s negotiating stance.

But she said it hasn’t changed since the outset of negotiations last summer, which is to be “absolutely resolute in our defence of the Canadian national interest” while “looking creatively for compromises, for win-winwin solutions.”

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EMILY CARR

Renaming of painting spurs debate about reconciliation in art

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ORONTO — The painting depicts a colonial structure in an Indigenous setting, but it’s the name of the work that’s spurred a debate about how the art world should address reconciliation.

The Art Gallery of Ontario has renamed a painting by Canadian artist Emily Carr as part of a broader effort to eliminate culturally insensitive language from titles in its collection, a curator says.

But others in the artistic community contend that displacing a work from its historical context does far more cultural damage than a name.

In the 1929 painting, a pallid white church stands out amid the verdant forest in an Indigenous village on Vancouver Island, with dense foliage encroaching on a thin steeple from above and a scattering of crossmarked graves from below.

Carr exhibited the painting as Indian Church, and for nearly nine decades, the name stuck.

But at the Toronto’s Art Gallery of Ontario, the work now hangs under the title Church at Yuquot Village, a reference to the Mowachaht/Muchalaht community where the missionary-built church was located.

A panel near the painting notes the name change beside an asterisk, explaining that the artist’s title was in keeping with “the language of her era.” The text goes on to say that the gallery is in the process of amending titles containing terms that are considered “discriminatory” by modern standards.

“People are wondering about this idea of: “If we change this title, does that mean that we’re changing the past?” And my argument is not at all,” said Georgiana Uhlyarik, the gallery’s curator of Canadian art.

“We’re interested in inviting people into this conversation that we’re having in order for us to move forward, so that we learn from the past and that we figure out what is constructive.”

Uhlyarik said the effort to ”contextualize” Carr’s painting is of a piece with the gallery’s decision last October to appoint her and Indigenous curator Wanda Nanibush to jointly head the newly rebranded Canadian and Indigenous Art department.

As part of their “nation-to-nation” artistic approach, the co-curators are working to remove “hurtful and painful” terminology from the titles of works on a case-by-case basis, Uhlyarik said, but the Carr painting marks the first time the gallery has revised a name in such a public and “deliberate” way.

“I don’t think that it changes the meaning of the work itself at all. I think the painting of the church is incredibly powerful, and the title is simply what it’s referred to as,” she

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The Art Gallery of Ontario has renamed a painting by Canadian artist Emily Carr to eliminate culturally insensitive language from titles in its collection. said. “I wanted to make sure it wasn’t a poetic title in any way, that it was in some ways, much more descriptive.”

After consulting with the residents of Yuquot and Carr scholars, Uhlyarik said she decided to swap the word “Indian” for a geographical descriptor, hoping that the new title would prompt further examination of the history of the church, which she said burnt down and was rebuilt as a community centre due to its significance to the village.

“I think this is how we open up a conversation about colonial history,” she said.

“If there’s a way for us to still have the conversation, and still display the work and remove this immediate insult, then we’re trying to figure out what that way is.”

But for Ligwilda’xw interdisciplinary artist Sonny Assu of Campbell River, B.C., changing the name of the painting does not spark a conversation about colonial history so much as it “revises” it.

“I think (the painting) becomes more hurtful and problematic, because it does erase that history,” Assu said. “It comes off as almost revisionist in a way where it’s repainting that picture of inclusion and of tolerance that just wasn’t there.”

He said he would rather the gallery feature a panel offering Indigenous perspectives on the work.

Jan Ross, curator at Emily Carr House, said renaming a work in con-

tradiction with the artist’s intentions is tantamount to “censorship.”

“That is sacrosanct,” she said. “It robs the artist … I think it behoves us to examine things within the context of their day.”

She said the best way for a curator to affirm their commitment to the principles of reconciliation is to place a work within its appropriate context, not impose one’s curatorial perspective.

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Smoked salmon ‘poke’ bowl has taste buds swimming with delight

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oke bowls are “poking” up everywhere these days, and it’s time Kitchen Confessions jumps on the bandwagon, too! Poke (pronounced POH-keh) is a Hawaiian dish made from marinated chunks of raw fish (usually tuna), tossed together with rice and vegetables and topped off with an amazing sauce and then unchoices of garnishes and topShannon limited pings. The big appeal in this mixture Yacyshyn is how all of the different flavours and textures are packed into every single bite.

Big question: do you trust yourself handling raw fish? I definitely do not, so I simplified things by using smoked salmon (some people refer to it as lox), which is easy to find in the frozen fish section at any local grocery story. Smoke salmon tastes great, is pretty affordable, has a nice texture and minimizes the stress of dealing with raw fish — so it’s a win for me!

As with almost every recipe I put together, the poke bowl is totally customizable and can be made to fit everyone’s needs and wants; a bit of ingredient prep can make for a pretty quick dinner on a hot night — or even better, what about a poke party complete with a poke buffet? Before I use the word poke anymore, I’m going to break down the recipe for you: Smoked Salmon ‘Poke’ Bowl Step 1: The Base Steamed rice Soba noodles (pictured) Vegetable zoodles (spiralized carrot, zucchini or daikon) Step 2: The Sides More vegetables: cucumber, cabbage, broccoli, get creative!

Step 3: The Poke Smoked salmon, cut into slivers Any other fish that you feel comfortable using Try marinated tofu cubes for a vegetarian option Step 4: The Sauce Store bought Ponzu sauce (in the international aisles of grocery stores close to where soy sauce is) Home-made Asian Vinaigrette (*recipe below) Spicy mayo (store bought or easy to make by mixing a bit of sriracha with some mayo) Step 5: The Garnish Avocado, cilantro, sesame seeds, wasabi, pick-

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Smoked salmon poke bowl combines a number of ingredients, designed to tempt the taste buds with every bite. led ginger, sliced green onion *Asian Vinaigrette recipe: 1/3 cup light soy sauce or coconut aminos 1 tsp sriracha 1 ½ tsp sesame oil 1 tbsp maple syrup 2-3 cloves garlic, minced 1 tbsp minced ginger Zest and juice of one large lime

Mix all ingredients in a mason jar and shake to combine. I often double this recipe because it keeps in the fridge really well and can be enjoyed with so many different things.

Once you’ve assembled all of the different “stations” grab a bowl and follow the steps to building your own poke bowl!

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Garden centres: one-stop shop for all gardening needs

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entral Albertans are fortunate in the amount of choice they have when it comes to purchasing bedding-out-plants.

They have many choices from year round garden centers, big box stores, commercial greenhouses to locally owned establishments.

Year round garden centres offer Linda everything that is needed for the garden. One stop will get you perenniTomlinson als, trees, shrubs, seeds, bulbs, soil, fertilizer and the list goes on. Staff in the spring are often seasonal but most know where to direct customers if they can’t answer your questions.

Big box outlets bring in seasonal merchandise and plants arrive each spring. Purchasing is not always done at the store level resulting in products arriving on the prairie at the same time as it does in warmer provinces. Expect to see some varieties that are too tender for most locations in central Alberta but might survive in a yards micro-climate. Buying power of these large cooperation’s can mean lower prices. As the plants are housed in temporary locations the set up in less than ideal. Plants have little protection from late frosts, snow or excessive heat.

The only way for staff to keep the plants watered is to drag hoses across pathways causing a tripping hazard making it hard to keep up with plant maintenance.

Commercial greenhouses, ones that sell to other outlets, are scattered throughout the region. At the end of their season, which is earlier than the outlets, some of the establishments open their doors to locals to purchase what remains of their crop. It is a matter of knowing the right people or chancing on an advertisement to know when the doors are open to the public. Typically, plants that are for sale are in excellent condition at a reasonable price.

Locally owned seasonal greenhouses abound.

Visit a number of them and find different varieties of plants at each. While some of the plants are brought in as cuttings many are still started from seed which can provide more selection. The selling season is now long enough that is a variety proves popular the staff will continue to seed to meet the demand.

Prices between all the greenhouses will vary as it depends on the amount of product bought, cost of heating, soil and the distance most customers have to travel.

When purchasing plants always look at the ratio of root area to plant growth. A small plant in a large pot will transfer with little injury to the roots cre-

ating very little plant setback. When this is the case be prepared to cradle the root mass as there might not be enough roots to hold the soil in place.

Too large of tops compared to pots means that the roots will be encircling the inside of the pot.

These plants are still viable but the roots will need to be cut or tore when they are transplanted. The easiest way is to make an X on the bottom of the root ball then spreading the roots outwards in the hole when planting. If roots that circle the pot are left intact, the roots often continue the circling pattern when they are replanted. It results in a small mass of roots in one spot to gather moisture and nutrients. As a result, the plants do not thrive.

A perfect balance of top growth and roots is a found when the roots are just reaching the pot edge but not circling the container. The dirtballs stays intact when it is removed from the pot without a danger of crumbling. Plants transplant with ease suffering from a minimum amount of transplant setback.

As the season progresses, expect the plant selection at all plant outlets to dwindle. Plants will become larger and the roots will fill the pot. Take advantage of the local selection, selecting the best plants available.

Linda Tomlinson is a horticulturalist that lives by Rocky Mountain House. She can be reached at your_ garden@hotmail.com

WHY SOLAR

Those who employ air travel should pay more

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ydrocarbon has endowed the world’s population with many advantages our ancestors could scarcely imagine. In their day, getting to a foreign land involved travel with vehicles driven by LORNE sails, pulled by assorted beasts of burden, or OJA failing either, walking.

A hundred miles, (160 kilometers), required long energy draining effort.

Oil and its components, gasoline and jet fuel, have drastically altered that paradigm.

Nowadays we simply use a vehicle to travel to the nearest airport, and at speeds inconceivable to our antecedents, whiz away through the sky to destinations far and wide. The younger generation has grown up with this motive ability to the point they take world travel for granted; almost a right of citizenship.

Only an ignorant fool, too lazy to do a modicum of research, would deny the assets hydrocarbon has provided modern civilization. But as a greater majority of the world population is gaining access to these benefits a wide collection of astute and observant people are noticing that this energy supply also comes with side effects.

The consequence of affluence, the very derivative of wealth, allows for

more and more travelers to ply the world’s airways in search of holiday destinations. The impact this travel has on the environment has been studied by the Integrated Sustainability Analysis research group at the University of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia.

The research group published a paper in the peer reviewed journal, Nature Climate Change, which revels that the carbon foot print of global tourism forms a significant contribution in the generation of greenhouse gases, — GHG’S. Their study showed that from 2009 to 2013, tourisms global carbon footprint increased from 3.9 to 4.5 GT CO2. Global tourism now accounts for about 8 per cent of the world’s GHG. Spending on tourism in this same time period jumped 30 per cent from $2.5 trillion to $4.7 trillion.

Affluence and aviation seem to be most prevalent in the United States, with domestic travel accounting for the largest percentage of global emissions. Not far behind India and China are rapidly increasing their contribution to this phenomenon. Air travel for entertainment, by just three of the modern civilizations largest nations, accounts for over five times the emissions of Canada’s total GHG output.

The plague of wood and coal smoke once smothered the United Kingdom as it modernized into an industrial powerhouse. Gasoline and oil removed that very visible sign of commerce and replaced it with an invisible consequence. Previously

technology has remediated massive environmental hazards, it will again as case in point, electric aircraft have become a reality and surely, one day will replace the current models in worldwide use.

Until that day arrives, those who employ air travel should pay more. It is unfortunate that the elected leaders of this nation are so willing to use

the environment as an excuse to penalize its citizens, residents who are the least responsible. Carbon taxes on the masses somehow seem iniquitous and egregious when affluent nations other than Canada contribute so much more to the problem.

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HOUGESTOL, Dale 1949 – 2018 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Mr. Dale Edward Hougestol in Red Deer, Alberta on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at the age of 69 years.

Dale was born in Wetaskiwin, Alberta on March 15, 1949.

Dale will lovingly be remembered by his spouse, Jean Geisler; daughter, Trina (James) Dawson; sisters, Joyce Schmidt, Sharon Jensen and Marilyn (Ted) Michaylow; brothers, Ron (Elizabeth) Hougestol, Doug (Sandy) Hougestol, and Brian Hougestol; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Dale was predeceased by his parents, Roy and Louise Hougestol, and a brother, Dennis Hougestol and Muffy.

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Panel urging Canada to boost efforts to collect blood plasma

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TTAWA — Federal cabinet ministers pledged money and diplomatic leadership on Wednesday as they promised that Canada will spearhead international efforts to stop the campaign of ethnic violence against Myanmar’s ethnic Rohingya people.

Yet Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau also found themselves on the defensive as the amount of Canadian aid dollars earmarked for the crisis fell short of expectations.

Bob Rae, Canada’s special envoy to Myanmar, called on the government last month to set aside $600 million over the next four years to help the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims affected by the violence.

Freeland and Bibeau, however, announced during a news conference that Canada would contribute $300 million over the next three years, which will go towards emergency assistance as well as education and reproductive health programs.

The ministers admitted their plan amounted to less than Rae had requested, but said it nonetheless represented a significant amount of money and was largely in the spirit of his recommendation.

“We carefully evaluated the situation, the report by Bob Rae and other humanitarian crises that are currently ongoing,” Bibeau said in French.

“Canada needs to do its fair share, but also take into consideration that there are several crises happening.

The $300 million over three years is a major response.”

The money is expected to be channelled through the UN, the International Committee of the Red Cross and various NGOs and will include a

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Refugees stand outside their make shift shelters at Kutupalong refugee camp near Cox’s bazar, Bangladesh. specific focus on helping women and girls, especially those dealing with the aftermath of sexual violence.

The government’s plan for this crisis, which Freeland described as a classic case of ethnic cleansing, comes amid mounting concern from foreign-aid and human-rights groups about the fate of the Rohingya.

Freeland promised that Canada would support efforts to hold those responsible to account.

That includes imposing sanctions on those in the Myanmar government and military deemed responsible for atrocities against the Rohingya and supporting any UN Security Council referral to the International Criminal Court.

“They will face justice,” Freeland said. “The world community is watching. We are determined. We will stick to this. We will gather our facts. There will ultimately be no place to hide.”

Human rights groups have report-

ed mass executions, rapes and arsons by the Myanmar military, which is predominantly Buddhist, though Amnesty International reported evidence Wednesday that Rohingya armed groups had massacred dozens of Hindus.

“There is certainly violence on both sides, but I think it’s very important not to muddy the waters here,” said Freeland, who noted that there were reports of serious atrocities against an estimated one million Rohingya.

“The core objective is for the crimes against the Rohingya to stop.

And persecution is still happening and people are still fleeing.”

Despite that, the ministers said the government doesn’t have any intention — at least not yet — to begin resettling some of the estimated 700,000 Rohingya who have fled Myanmar and are now living in squalid conditions in neighbouring Bangladesh.

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Small town that rejected rainbow crosswalk to hold Pride Week

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PRINGDALE, N.L. — A Newfoundland town that received national attention when it refused to permit a rainbow crosswalk has now agreed to hold a Pride Week.

The town of Springdale came under scrutiny last month after refusing to allow the colourful crosswalk near Indian River High School.

The town council rejected the students’ bid, with Mayor Dave Edison saying he feared it would create di-

vision rather than promote inclusion of the LGBTQ citizens within the community.

Now the council and the school’s Gender Sexuality Alliance have announced they’ll celebrate Pride Week from June 4 to 8.

A joint statement released Wednesday says the purpose of the week is to create a safe and inclusive community that supports LGBTQ persons, their friends, families and allies and showcase that support through activities and events.

The week is to begin with the sign-

ing of a proclamation and raising of the Rainbow Pride Flag at Springdale Town Hall.

“The partnership between the Town of Springdale and the Indian River High Gender Sexuality Alliance is the result of a productive, open dialogue on the issue of inclusion and both groups been encouraged by these discussions,” the statement reads.

“Together, we are committed to continuing respectful, informed conversations for the betterment of our entire community.”

TTAWA — Canada needs to do more to collect and stockpile its own homegrown plasma, the blood component used to make various medical treatments including life-saving drugs known as immune globulins, a federal panel of experts recommended Wednesday.

In its newly released final report, the panel appointed last year by Health Canada was careful to point out it has found no evidence of a looming crisis in the supply of immune globulins, which help the body fight infections, or other products derived from blood plasma.

Nor can it point to any evidence that plasma derived from paid donors is unsafe, the report notes.

Canada — the second-highest per-capita user of immune globulins in the world — is dangerously dependent on paid donors in the U.S., which provide some 83 per cent of the plasma used north of the border, it says.

Domestic donations comprise just 17 per cent.

Jurisdictions like the U.S., where paying donors for plasma is allowed, have significantly higher rates of plasma collection compared to others where compensating plasma donors is prohibited, the report says.

Collecting large volumes of source plasma using volunteer donors can be up to four times more expensive than commercial plasma operations, it adds.

“Evidence indicates that, notwithstanding the funding for blood operators to meet collection targets to achieve self-sufficiency, often source plasma programs based on volunteer donors just simply can’t make their targets.”

Private, paid-plasma clinics currently operate in Saskatchewan and New Brunswick, where Canadian Plasma Resources — which has an operating license from Health Canada — pays donors up to $50 for each contribution they make. And Prometic, a manufacturer in Winnipeg, has for years operated a source plasma collection centre using paid donors.

Ontario, Alberta, and Quebec have banned for-profit plasma companies; British Columbia introduced legislation last month that would also ban the practice.

The report says there is no evidence that plasma from paid donors — a growing trend in some jurisdictions in Canada — is unsafe.

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ear Annie: Last fall, my friend “Olive” and her boyfriend of five years, “John,” broke up. Of course, I wasn’t happy to see her going through the tough emotions that come with any breakup, but man, I sure was happy to see that guy out of the picture. He was a jerk. He cheated on her multiple times and hardly Annie let her see her friends. The rare times she got to see any of her friends, John Lane would text her after an hour (sometimes less), saying it was getting late and she should come home. He would even come pick her up sometimes if she didn’t respond. Anyway, I was practically doing Snoopy dances when they ended things in November, and our mutual friends felt the same way.

For about six months afterward, Olive was way more social than she had been. She spent more time with friends and started taking a class at the local community college. In short, she seemed to be living her best life. She even started seeing another guy about three months ago. He was incredibly sweet and head over heels for her.

I think you can guess by now where this letter

is headed. About a month ago, Olive started flaking on our plans at the last minute and texting less frequently. Last week, she texted me that she and John were back together. She’d moved back in to his place already and everything.

Annie, I’m so frustrated by this news, but I’m not sure what to do. I’m supposed to see Olive next weekend (provided she doesn’t flake). I don’t want to give her a hard time, but I also don’t want to pretend I think it’s fine she’s back with John. Whenever he cheated on her in the past, she would tell me things such as, “All men cheat. They can’t help it.”

It seems obvious she’s just trying to rationalize his behavior. I don’t want to nod along when she says that stuff, but I don’t want to get into an argument with her about it, either. How can I help her see things clearly? — Wanting to Be a Good Friend Dear Wanting to Be a Good Friend: Olive and John’s relationship sounds unhealthy at best and abusive at worst. I completely understand your frustration, but try your best to be patient. If this is an abusive relationship, then it’s important for her to know she’s got a friend standing by to offer support when she finally is ready to leave. You might try inviting her to more group outings instead of making one-on-one plans. That way, you won’t be too put out if she cancels, and she’ll know she’s still

part of the group.

For more information on helping friends in abusive relationships, visit http://www.thehotline.org.

Click the “Get Help” tab, and view the page “Help for Friends and Family.”

Dear Annie: You recently published two letters from office workers who asked for assistance in approaching a co-worker with objectionable body odors. Your suggestions were valid, and the admonition to shower before work was good, but that may not be enough. Body odor isn’t always caused by a lack of hygiene. Some medications, some medical conditions, cigarette smoking and what a person eats can contribute. In college, I had a roommate who exuded very objectionable smells almost immediately after a shower and deodorant application. He was a smoker, but the stale smell of cigarettes was not the odor emitted. So your advice should have suggested looking for some internal condition that could be the root cause of the problem. — G.S. Dear G.S.: You make a great point. Diabetes, kidney and liver dysfunction, and rare genetic disorders can also cause body odor. If good hygiene practices aren’t getting at the source, it’s best to talk with your doctor.

Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@ creators.com.

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sell them to heed our warnings and not use overthe-counter products containing benzocaine for teething pain,” said FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, in a statement.

The FDA said it will take legal action against companies that don’t voluntarily remove their products for young children. Manufacturers are expected to comply as soon as possible.

Benzocaine is also used in popular over-thecounter products for toothaches and cold sores in adults, including Orajel and Anbesol and generic drugstore brands. Products for adults can remain on the market but the FDA wants companies to add new warnings.

Benzocaine can cause a rare blood condition linked to potentially deadly breathing problems.

The pain-relieving ingredient can interfere with an oxygen-carrying protein in the blood. Symptoms include shortness of breath, headache and rapid heart rate.

Teething products with benzocaine include

Baby Orajel. The packaging states: “Instant relief for teething pain.”

New Jersey-based manufacturer Church and Dwight Co. Inc. said Wednesday it would discontinue four Orajel teething brands, including Orajel Medicated Teething Swabs.

“We are not discontinuing other Orajel products, which represent the majority of our Orajel offering,” the company said in an emailed statement.

The American Academy of Pediatrics does not recommend teething creams because they usually wash out of the baby’s mouth within minutes. Instead, the group recommends giving babies teething rings or simply massaging their gums to relieve pain.

The FDA issued warnings about the teething products in 2006, 2011 and 2014, but it did not call for their removal from the market. Officials reviewed 119 cases of the blood disorder linked to benzocaine between 2009 and 2017, including four deaths, according to the FDA.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22): There may be some surprises at home or on the job, as a work colleague or family member makes an unpredictable move. So flexibility is the key to a calm and stress-free day for Crabs.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The Sun/Mars trine gives you a terrific energy boost today Cats. Motivation is high as you initiate a relationship change, lead the way in a group situation or start making a dream come true.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Watch that small talk and trivial matters don’t divert your attention from exciting big developments that are brewing at work, school or college.

You need to keep your focus firmly on your goals.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Expect a sociable day when you’ll connect with a wide range of people. With the Sun and impulsive Mars activating your romance zone, some lucky Librans are set to fall in love very fast!

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Don’t get stuck in a domestic rut Scorpio. It’s time to shake up your daily routine.

And are you confused about a close relationship? If you sleep on it, you’ll have more clarity in the morning.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Today’s stars are perfect for studying and travelling, plus initiating innovative ideas and exciting joint ventures. Keep your mind busy with stimulating company and interesting conversations.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): When it comes to a business proposition or a money matter, look at the situation from a creative angle. If you want to improve your relationship with a family member, try giving them more freedom.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): It’s time to channel your creative talents and express yourself to the max! For extra inspiration, look to avant-garde Aquarian role-models like Mozart, James Dean, Bob Marley and Yoko Ono. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Is your domestic life in a mess? Don’t put your head in the sand Pisces! Use your imagination to come up with creative solutions. Having fun with family members is a good place to start.

Joanne Madeline Moore is an internationally syndicated astrologer and columnist.

FDA warns teething medicines unsafe, wants them off shelves WASHINGTON — Federal health officials warned parents Wednesday about the dangers of teething remedies that contain a popular numbing ingredient and asked manufacturers to stop selling their products intended for babies and toddlers.

The Food and Drug Administration said that various gels and creams containing the drug benzocaine can cause rare but deadly side effects in children, especially those 2 years and younger.

The agency has been warning about the products for a decade but said reports of illnesses and deaths have continued. Now, it wants teething products off the market, noting there is little evidence they actually work.

“We urge parents, caregivers and retailers who

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY: You are energetic, expressive and very social. September is the best month for lashings of love, romance and togetherness.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Today’s Joanne spontaneous stars increase your restless Madeline side and your independent streak. Travel Moore and communication are also favoured, as you connect with friends from close to home and far away.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): When it comes to a problem at home or work, be creatively proactive and come up with a fresh solution. If you keep doing what you’re doing, you’ll just keep getting what you’re getting!

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